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★★★★ The Last Odinian by Alec Arborgast is the story of Edward Koenig and the days he spent in the small town of Pinemist Bay. When his wife and four-year-old daughter are kidnapped, Edward heads to Pinemist Bay to try to get them back. There is a strange cult in Pinemist Bay that lies hidden among the other townspeople. Known as the Vucari, men in hooded robes sacrifice people to a strange malevolent being called Muka Vechny. Muka Vechny resides in a dimension the Vucari get to through the act of year-walking, which is a mystical ritual designed to take them into the spirit realm of Drugoy Mir. Koenig meets up with a trio of young people who are interested in year-walking, Drugoy Mir, and the Vucari—each for their own reasons—and together they decide to help him find his wife and daughter who are being held by the evil Vucari.
The Last Odinian places a strong focus on its characters at the occasional expense of its plot, which can sometimes go into long-winded explanations to reveal large portions of the novel's inner-workings. To a certain degree, this detracts from the readability of the book, though it is still a wildly creative and intriguing story with well-developed characters and a beautifully described setting that makes the reader feel as though they are there in the town of Pinemist Bay right along with Edward Koenig. Full of suspense and danger, this book keeps the reader wondering what will happen next. It pulls the reader in by presenting likable, yet imperfect characters, and keeps surprising the reader with the intricacies of the mystical realm of Drugoy Mir.
To purchase a copy of The Last Odinian, click here to find it on Amazon.


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Measurements of the underwater polarized light field were performed at different stations, atmospheric conditions and water compositions using a newly developed hyperspectral and multiangular polarimeter during a recent cruise in the coastal areas of New York Harbor -Sandy Hook, NJ region (USA). Results are presented for waters with chlorophyll concentrations 1.3-4.8μg/l and minerals concentrations 2.0-3.9mg/l. Angular and spectral variations of the degree of polarization are found to be consistent with theory. Maximum values of the degree of polarization do not exceed 0.4 and the position of the maximum is close to 100° scattering angle. Normalized radiances and degrees of polarization are compared with simulated ones obtained with a Monte Carlo radiative transfer code for the atmosphere-ocean system and show satisfactory agreement.
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Four-Ring Company has released pricing for the 2018 Audi RS4 Avant. The awesome wagon starts at €79,800 in Germany, which is almost $93,000. Yes, it sounds like too much for the topper, but the vehicle really provides the ultimate experience. Here is why:
Performance Figures
The RS4 Avant is using an amazing powertrain. The motivation comes from 2.9-liter TFSI biturbo V6 engine. The mill is paired with Quattro all-wheel-drive system which gets power via an updated 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. The topping Avant gets all 444 horsepower and 443 lb-ft of torque from the V6. That's enough for a 0-62 mph sprint of exactly 4.1 seconds. Audi set a top-speed limit to 155 mph, but the drivers addicted to high-speed ride can always add more money for optional RS Dynamics Package that pushes the limit to 174 mph.
Available Options and Platform Benefits
The RS Dynamics Package isn't everything that the potential buyers can add. No, they can also choose between standard 19-inch wheels and optional 20-inch alloys. Plus, there are extras like dynamic steering and ceramic brakes, as well as a mode-adjustable suspension.
That's not everything of course. The 2018 Audi RS4 Avant is featuring a new, significantly more attractive exterior design, which sits on the new platform. The lightweight architecture managed to shed around 176 pounds, regardless of significantly more equipment and a range of new safety aids.
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The 2018 RS4 Avant hosts a gorgeous cabin as well. Audi added a carbon trim with aluminum contrast elements and specific sports seats. There is a popular head-up display with G-force indicator and flat-bottom steering wheel, which fits perfectly to the car.


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Pondering the Pundits" is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from> around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.
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B Jessie Hill: Could abortion become illegal in America? All signs point to yes
America is facing a full-frontal attack on Roe v Wade. There is no guarantee that the supreme court will protect the right to terminate a pregnancy
On Tuesday night, the Republican-controlled state senate in Alabama voted to effectively ban abortion at every stage of a pregnancy, including in cases of rape or incest. The legislation would ensure that doctors who perform abortions could face up to 99 years in prison.
The measure is just the latest in a spate of anti-choice legislation that has recently been passed in the United States. Last week, Georgia became the fourth state to pass a so-called "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2019. (Two other states – Iowa and North Dakota – passed similar laws in prior years.) These laws – the Center for Reproductive Rights calls them "bafflingly" unconstitutional – are designed to be full-frontal attacks on Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 US supreme court case recognizing the fundamental constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.
Rather than pursuing the sort of incremental strategy that anti-abortion activists have favored in the past – such as banning abortions late in pregnancy, or attempting to gradually regulate abortion clinics out of existence with increasingly burdensome regulations – these newer laws are written to prohibit virtually all abortions in the state.
Richard Wolffe: Barr's inquiry into the Trump-Russia inquiry is corruption eating itself
This investigation by the attorney general should scotch any illusion that Trump would be held in check by Washington's institutions
What happens to a government when the man in control is a delusional conspiracy-theorist desperate to cover up his own corruption?
This is more than a rhetorical question, and we're not just asking for a friend.
At this stage of the presidency (See: The Decline and Fall of the Empire), the corrosive effect of Donald Trump is decaying and degrading some of the most powerful institutions that represent the United States.
One of the most-repeated conceits at the start of the Trumpian epoch was that the culture of good government and the rule of law were so ingrained in Washington that public servants of sound mind would thwart the wingnut whims of a demagogue.
How quaint. Now we find ourselves in a country where the attorney general is combining forces with the entire intelligence community – the directors of the CIA, FBI and national intelligence – to investigate how the whole Russia investigation began.
Spoiler alert for all the spooks and prosecutors about to waste what's left of their reputation: it was the Trump campaign.
Peter Bergen: John Bolton is Donald Trump's war whisperer
John Bolton, President Trump's national security adviser, seemingly hasn't met a war he doesn't love.
Bolton was a prominent proponent of the Iraq War and he has never evinced any doubt about the wisdom of that decision, telling the Washington Examiner four years ago, "I still think the decision to overthrow Saddam was correct."By contrast, last year President Trump said the Iraq War was "the single worst decision ever made."Just before he was installed a little over a year ago as Trump's national security adviser, Bolton advocated for a pre-emptive war against North Korea in the Wall Street Journal. [..]Bolton's enthusiasm for the muscular use of the military seems out of place in the administration of a President who has repeatedly questioned and sought to end America's wars in the Middle East.Yet while Trump and Bolton may be out of step with each other on policy toward Venezuela and North Korea, one country they both seem to be on the same page about is Iran.
Whose side is Lindsey Graham on? His constituents — that is, the American people? Or the Trump family.
The ever more obsequious US senator from South Carolina has made his position clear: He's here to protect the Trump family, regardless of any alleged crimes, and regardless of the will of the American people, his Senate colleagues, or even the law. To Graham, defending the Trumps is more important than the pursuit of justice.
His latest lackeying: Publicly advising Donald Trump Jr. on Fox News last Sunday to ignore a subpoena from the Senate Intelligence Committee, or, if Jr. does testify, Graham clarified for reporters Monday, he should plead the Fifth so that he doesn't actually have to answer any questions.
"You'd have to be an idiot as a lawyer to put your client back into this circus, a complete idiot," Graham told reporters. By Tuesday, Trump Jr. and the Senate Intelligence Committee reached a deal for the President's eldest son to appear before the committee behind closed doors in mid-June, a source told CNN.
But why in the world would the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee want to step up to undermine the intelligence committee's efforts to gather intelligence? Because Graham began disregarding right and wrong many months ago in favor of sucking up to the "First Family." Turns out the man who went from calling Trump a "kook," "crazy," and an "opportunist" "unfit for office," to doing the man's dirty work, knows a little something about opportunism.
Andrew O'Hehir: Democracy's in real trouble: If you have to keep asking whether we're in a constitutional crisis, it may be too late to stop one
If you have to keep asking if we're in a constitutional crisis, it may be too late to stop one,
Democracy is in trouble, both as a guiding theory for human society and in practice. This really isn't news: Over the course of the last decade, throughout the self-described democratic nations, a crisis has been spreading like a viral infection. This is clearly the most serious crisis democracy has faced since the end of the Cold War, and probably since World War II. It's also categorically different from those historical examples because, to use an overused phrase, the call is coming from inside the house.
Nobody really knows what to do about this, but at least the world has finally noticed. Those of us who've been standing on the margins of mainstream discourse shouting about this, like fundamentalist preachers in a New Yorker cartoon, are no longer alone.
A Google search of news articles using the terms "democracy crisis" turns up any number of examples published in the last few weeks — in Vox and Slate and the Guardian, in academic journals, public opinion research and financial publications, in multiple foreign newspapers and even on Fox News. (That was only in a relatively straightforward news article quoting House Judiciary chair Jerry Nadler. Fox didn't add "LOL" after the word "democracy," but it really doesn't have to.)


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Join Liz Sutton Wednesday, May 8 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm and Thursday, May 9 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in the West Hall group fitness studio for some some Liz-led yoga!
The Wednesday class is for the Honors community only and is capped at 15 students, so sign up early.
The West Hall Fitness Center has lots of yoga mats or you can bring your own. No prior experience with yoga is required. Just wear clothes you can move in and bring an open mind! Feel free to email Liz with any other questions.
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Antonio Brown is being accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
In the suit filed in the Southern District of Florida, Britney Taylor claims Brown sexually assaulted her on three occasions after the wide receiver hired her as a personal trainer during his time with Pittsburgh.
The receiver claims Taylor attempted to secure an investment from Brown for one-point-six million dollars, attempted to capitalize financially on her relationship with him, and that any sexual interaction between the two was consensual.
Two of the incidents happened in June of 2017 and the other in May of 2018.


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Jack the Ripper, also known as the "Leather Apron" and "Whitechapel Murderer", was an unidentified serial killer in England. He is one of Zapp Brannigan's History's Greatest Villains.
In a malfunctioning of the holo-shed on the Nimbus, the hologram of Jack the Ripper along with the holograms of Attila the Hun, Evil Lincoln, and Professor Moriarty came to life and caused mayhem on board the ship, until Zapp sent them by accident into the vacuum of space by blasting a hole in the ship's hull. While it is presumed that this event would have killed him, he may have been brought to life again after in another instance of the simulator malfunctioning. This can be guessed based on the fact that Evil Lincoln who accompanied him in the first malfunction later appears back on the ship in Kif's room.


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Men and women living with a substance abuser often face the choice, "Should I stay or should I go." That most likely includes Khloe Kardashian, estranged wife of Lamar Odom. In this week's Love Essentially, published yesterday in Chicago Tribune Pioneer Press, I interview certified drug alcohol counselor, David Cohen about what it's like to be the spouse of a substance abuser, and what you can do to get help.
Can Lamar and Khloe's Marriage Survive? by Jackie Pilossoph
"There is a very long road ahead of him, and he has to walk that road by himself. But I'll be there supporting him every step of the way."
That's what Khloe Kardashian told People magazine with regard to her husband, Lamar Odom, who authorities suspect overdosed on cocaine and other drugs before being found unconscious at a Nevada brothel.
The reality TV star, who in conjunction with Odom recently filed a petition to dismiss their divorce filing, said they decided to put the divorce on hold for medical and other reasons, but that by no means does this action mean they are back together.
While Odom and Kardashian will have to confront this situation together, millions of other Americans deal with their own challenges balancing relationships with substance abuse.
David Cohen is a Chicago-based licensed clinical social worker and certified alcohol drug counselor, who describes addiction as a chronic, progressive and often fatal disease that requires treatment and ongoing maintenance for remission.
"The only way to sustain recovery is to get treatment through a 30-day residential or intensive outpatient therapy program, along with individual therapy, which is an important ingredient in sustainable recovery," said Cohen, a 15-year veteran in the field, who said he is personally in long-term recovery from addiction.
Cohen said addiction is characterized by denial, minimization, manipulation, rationalization and blaming others alongside the chemical use, and that what ends up happening is the spouse begins to exhibit these same traits, becoming codependent.
"A codependent will say things like, 'Oh, it's just beer,' or 'He is still able to work and bring home a paycheck,' or 'He's never been arrested,'" Cohen said. "It's the same minimizing and rationalizing that the addict does."
Cohen said codependents often do things like hide alcohol, hide money, talk to the spouse's coworkers and friends about the addictive behavior, and become "obsessed with trying to fix the problem."
"The addict is obsessing over the chemical and the codependent is obsessing over the addict," he said. "None of it helps. The addict has to want recovery for him or herself. You can't force the person. It's that person's journey."
Another extremely difficult aspect of living with a substance abuser, according to Cohen, is that if the addict decides to get help, the spouse and family often go untreated. In other words, the spouse and family doesn't experience rehab, and therefore they don't get the emotional support they need to understand the disease, heal and move forward.
Cohen suggests Al-Anon and Families Anonymous, which he said are both great programs for spouses and families of substance abusers, whether the addict is in recovery or not.
"There are three 'C's' they talk about in Families Anonymous: 'I didn't cause it, I cannot control it and I cannot cure it,'" Cohen said. "You can't fix him or her, but you can help by helping yourself. That's something you have control over."
I can't judge any man or woman living with a substance abuser when it comes to deciding whether or not they will stand by the loved one or choose to leave. Either decision surely takes immense courage and strength.
And, just as I would for any married couple facing challenges…Click here to read the rest of the column, published yesterday in Chicago Tribune Pioneer Press.


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CloudDeakin news: retiring and decommisioning old DeakinAir
Dear Colleagues
It has been nearly a year since we have launched the new DeakinAir as our video platform for Deakin University. This platform has been seamlessly integrated with our CloudDeakin environment and we have observed an increased usage of Deakin hosted video for teaching and learning through this application.
As a result, we are now planning to retire and decommission the old DeakinAir platform by 3 October 2016. In order to assist with the decommission process, videos that are less than 2 years old or had more than 9 plays were already migrated to the new video platform. This requirement resulted in close to 20,000 videos being transferred.
After 3 October, video on the old platform will be inaccessible to all users and systems. If you feel that a particular video has not been migrated and is important, please contact the eSolutions ServiceDesk.
Privacy regulations
Deakin staff are required to take measures to maintain the privacy of students and other staff whose identifying information is evident in the video. Downloaded files must be protected from misuse, loss and unauthorised access. Files must be stored in a safe location and staff are prohibited from sharing the downloaded files beyond the participants of the original teaching and learning event and/or meeting.
It is recommended that staff DO NOT store downloaded files on a portable hard drive or USB flash-drive as the storage device may be easily lost.


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Trump's decision towards imposing tariffs on allies continues to influence price action of major assets in the market. Traders await macro data for short term trading cues while geo-political events provide directional influence.
Summary: US Wall Street last night opened subdued amid disappointing macro data from China and US which pressured US T.Yields. However, news of delay in US President Trump's plans for imposing tariffs on European auto imports helped offset early loss helping Wall Street indices close in Green. US tariff on China's Huawei added fuel to fire in ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war which caused Asian indices to decline slightly but all major markets – China, Singapore and Hong Kong closed on positive note. European indices are also trading in green given positive influence in market over US decision to delay tariff plans. While tensions surrounding U.S. decision to blacklist Huawei caused market to sway earlier in the day, all major indices and equities continue to trade in green indicating healthy risk appetite in the market today. In forex markets, USD denominated major global currencies are seeing some level of positive price action but gains remain limited.
Precious Metals: As risk appetite returned to market, precious metals saw dovish price action. However, US decision to blacklist China's Huawei fuelled tensions surrounding Sino-U.S. trade war which fuelled some level of safe haven demand capping downward price action. Both silver and gold are expected to see range bound price action with slight bearish bias for rest of the day.
Crude Oil: Crude oil price trades with positive bias today and is up more than 1% in the global market. OPEC enforced supply cuts, increased tensions between US and Iran over US decision to call back all non-emergency diplomatic staff to US, attacks on multiple Saudi Arabian crude oil shipments and pipelines add concerns of supply disruption in the market influencing positive price action.
USD/JPY: The pair remains trapped within weekly price range. But USD has gained slight upward momentum in current session as US decision to delay auto tariff boosted risk appetite while US decision to blacklist Huawei capped prospects for gains resulting in pair seeing range bound price action with positive bias.
On The Lookout: Geo-political issues remain in focus. US continue to wage trade war against its major allies but the main focus remains on China. While US has decided to continue trade talks with China, it is trying various intimidation tactics to try and make china submit to its demand and possibly sign a trade deal. However, China remains stubborn in its stance and won't submit to US demands unless they seem to benefit China in some way or doesn't affect their business and economy too much. Traders continue to exercise caution as US's tactics could likely cause China to respond with retaliatory tariffs. In the meantime, investors focus on macro data updates for short term profit opportunities and directional cues. Some of most notable updates ahead include US Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz's speech.
Trading Perspective: Prevalent risk on mood in the market is likely to reflect in Wall Street's price action today. Forex market will continue to see range bound action as cautious investor tone limits possibility for sharp move on either side.
US Market: US index futures trading in the international market were positive ahead of Wall Street opening. Positive influence from update hinting at delay in auto tariff improved risk appetite in the market. But caution owing to escalating Sino-U.S. trade tensions may limit gains. Earnings influenced rally could inspire some level of strength for market bulls in early trading session.
EUR/USD: While Italian debt woes continue to pressure Euro, the pair managed to gain positive bias on news of Trump's decision to delay auto tariffs. However, Sino-U.S. trade tensions escalate on US decision to blacklist Huawei. The pair remains at mercy of USD bulls and Trump's decision resulting in the pair struggling to hold fort at 1.12 handle while waiting for US macro data for short term trading cues.
USD/CAD: Canadian Dollar has managed to regain upper hand as crude oil price regained positive momentum in the market. Escalating tensions in the Middle East suggest that crude oil price may remain high in near future. This is positive factor for commodity linked currency Loonie. Traders now await US macro data for short term trading cues. Meanwhile, prevalent risk appetite in the market suggests continued rally in favor of CAD.


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Canvs Surveys technology allows market researchers to use advanced AI for fast, accurate topical and sentiment analysis
NEW YORK, NY, USA, November 7, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — Canvs AI has released the market research industry's first AI-powered platform for coding open-ended survey responses automatically, Canvs Surveys. Allowing researchers to uncover consumer insights more quickly, while gaining a deep understanding of how their audiences think and feel and how those emotions drive behavior. By eliminating time-consuming hand-coding, the Canvs Surveys solution delivers accurate, consistent insights that are free of subjective bias.
"A key part of our vision at Canvs AI is to enable organizations to make better business decisions based on the power of emotional insights," said Jared Feldman, founder and CEO of the company. "Canvs Surveys allows market researchers to truly understand their customers, faster and more efficiently than ever before. By applying our advanced AI, companies can uncover the real value in open-ended survey responses and get a more complete picture of how their customers are feeling and, therefore, how they will make decisions."
Researchers can use Canvs Surveys to algorithmically process the majority of open-ended survey responses, both topical and emotional, while giving the user controls to teach the system and refine results. In addition, Canvs Surveys solution means that users can:
– Analyze the majority of open-ended responses in minutes rather than days, by replacing time-consuming hand coding with proprietary and patented AI
– Uncover common ideas in survey responses, created by unique patterns of emotions and topics, nearly instantly
– Benchmark survey results against a historical performance to contextualize results over time
– Process results in a consistent, standard manner that eliminates subjective bias
– Analyze data within a flexible framework and customize outputs by Canvs (42 emotions), Ekman (six emotions) or Plutchik (eight emotions) and achieve greater alignment among initiatives
By applying Canvs' deep understanding of modern language, and highly trained AI, alongside an intuitive, seamless user experience, researchers can instantly uncover the in-depth answers their audiences are providing in order to make better business decisions.
Join us at the IIeX Behavioral Conference in Boston on November 12-13 for our workshop, or register now for the Canvs Webinar "Creating Efficiencies in Survey Research: Using AI to Understand Your Customers Through Emotion Measurement" on November 19 at 11am Eastern. Register here.
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Canvs is the industry standard in measuring emotion. The company uses patented semantic AI and machine learning systems to understand how people feel, why they feel that way, and the business impact created for brands, agencies, and media companies. Organizations including Comcast, Fox, Turner and Netflix use Canvs daily to create research efficiencies, unlock authentic marketing opportunities and increase revenue by enabling emotions to be used as a currency in business-critical media decisions. Canvs has been named to the ARF A List, recognizing the most innovative companies in measurement. The company is also an official Facebook Media Solutions partner and has a strategic relationship with Nielsen as the sole provider of qualitative insights. For more information, please watch.
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Commence with the trumpets! I am super duper excited to announce this next project because it involves not only one of my great passions, but you get to play along with me. It's time to roll up your sleeves and get messy with some art journaling.
So, what's an art journal you might be wondering? Simply put, it's a journal you use to practice art and express yourself. You might paint in it, draw with pencil, stick down papers or stamp with inks, but the main thing to remember is that there are NO RULES. You can use something as cheap and basic as a composition notebook or as fancy as a leather-bound diary. It's totally up to YOU and what YOU want to do.
All through the month of March you will have a daily prompt as a starting point for your journal page. Think of each prompt as an inspiration NOT a rule. For example, March 1st's prompt is 'day.' Here are a couple of directions you could go
I'll post my pages and give you plenty of help and inspiration all month long, so sign up for my newsletter (over there on the right >>>) so you don't miss anything. If you've never tried something like this before, now is the perfect time. Don't let your fears get the best of you... everyone art journals in their own way and I'll be right with you the whole time.
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Greetings from Seward!
We really haven't had winter yet, but no one's terribly upset. I swear, someone was mowing their lawn just before Thanksgiving!
Our group has been pretty busy, but some are like ravens distracted by something shiny. There's Splendid Sampler, all things Elizabeth Hartman (penguins, arctic animals, and in January everyone will be making Swan Island). The swans will be a sew along.
Speaking of sew alongs, mysteries, and other fun things; some of us are trying to finish up last year's Bonnie Hunter mystery, Ringo Lake, so we can get moving on this year's mystery, Good Fortune. Now, even more fun to come, Gudrun Erla has started a sew-along for her pattern Stella. We've had both Bonnie Hunter and Gudrun Erla as instructors for the Guild, so we can relate to these. Yikes!!
Poor Heather. She has taken the task of managing our UFO club, and is doing a great job. But as I mentioned, there are ravens after a shiny tidbit who aren't getting their UFO's done!! Heather is very patient, and keeps sending reminders, and status reports.
December 2nd we'll be having a Christmas Sew Sunday. We'll make a day of it, and will be using both the patterns we all learned at Getting Ready for Christmas, and another project by one of our gals here. This will be a fun time.
We'll be having our annual Polar Bear Quilt Show on Saturday, January 26th. It will be in the same place, basement of Resurrection Lutheran Church (alley access). The church is on the Northeast corner of 3rd & Jefferson. I know it's a bad time to travel, but we'd just love to see you!
Have a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and see you all in February! We're all looking forward to being with you at retreat!


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To make a list like this in good conscience – it's to celebrate the launch of Katy Brand's Big Ass Show on BBC America this Saturday night (March 3rd) – you've got to be fairly sure you're not suggesting that these are women who are so good at comedy, they could almost compete with their male counterparts. That's not just condescending and rude, it undersells the funny in their work by a considerable margin.
You've also got to be careful not to draw any kind of parallel between the actual work they do and their gender, as if all women think the same way. Victoria Wood couldn't have written Nighty Night any more than Ricky Gervais could have, nor could Julia Davis or Steve Coogan come up with The Royle Family. And our final example wrote her biggest hit with a man! Go figure!
So, all I can really say is that this is a list of five of Britain's greatest female comedy exports. By which I mean they are female, and they are great comedy exports, not that they export great female comedy. That's not a thing:
(Note: we already did French and Saunders in Five Great British Comedy Double Acts, so don't get narky.)
Victoria Wood
No one ever knew there was a gap that needed filling between Alan Bennett and Morrissey before Victoria Wood came along. This is possibly because Morrissey hadn't arrived yet either, but that doesn't mean the lineage isn't there. Victoria's ear for dialogue is her secret weapon, and one that sees her equally at home constructing comic monologues from overheard speech at the bus queue, writing a sitcom (Dinnerladies) in which everyone brings a little too much of themselves to work, or writing pin-sharp spoofs of bad TV (the ever-giving wonder of Acorn Antiques, the sketch that became a West End musical).
Here's her pitch-perfect spoof on Brief Encounter. Don't you just long for a world in which ANYONE still talks like this?
Caroline Aherne
To anyone who has never seen it, this clip possibly does not explain the full glory of The Royle Family – Caroline's towering gift to British comedy, on a par with The Office in achievement – although almost every episode does continue in this vein from start to finish and only really changes when something moving happens. The gags are there, but they're hidden. They're in the little selfishnesses that families tend to settle into over time, and the tiny acts of kindness, and the conversations about nothing in particular, and the lies we all tell ourselves about who we are and what we're doing.
Catherine Tate
In Britain, the arrival of Catherine in the TARDIS in 2006 was the bringing together of two mighty brands. Doctor Who we all know about, but The Catherine Tate Show was a huge hit at the time. Her characters, from the gloriously judgemental and sweary Nan to the unimpressable schoolgirl Lauren, became such a national obsession that she even got to perform a sketch with the then Prime Minister Tony Blair. Naturally, being a consummate politician he nicked all of her catchphrases.
Here she is, at the height of her Doctor Who experience, revisiting an old friend with a new friend:
Julia Davis
For all that comedy likes to flirt with darkness, no one has ever quite mastered the queasy art of being a black-hearted rogue with quite the disgusting glee that Julia did in Nighty Night. The character of Jill is vile, everyone can see that she's a monster, she has no redeeming features whatsoever, least of all the charm to keep an audience watching a comedy show, and yet she continues to blaze a trail of destruction through the lives of everyone she meets. It's the closest TV comedy comes to the act of watching a snake stalk a rodent, catch it, and eat it. And all in a delightful Somerset burr.
If you can, try and find Lizzie and Sarah, the one-off comedy Julia wrote with Jessica Hynes (who really should be on this list, I don't know what I was thinking). It wasn't commissioned for a full series, although it should really have been. Both women playing a fairly bleak situation with astonishing pathos, and then astonishing voilence. It's the kind of comedy that makes you a bit scared, and a bit sad, but secretly thrilled.
Ruth Jones
As detailed above, it's a nonsense singling out Ruth's achievement in the creation of Gavin & Stacey, at the expense of James Corden's. They did it together, although, credit where it's due, Ruth's Nessa is a true grotesque, compared to James's more everymannish (but still very petulant) Smithy. Nessa's backstory alone is legendary. She's had relationships with former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, Russell Brand and Dodi Al Fayed. She was one of the original members of All Saints. She shamelessly rigs the slot machines at work so they pay out to her. She can beat you up without breaking a sweat and she doesn't share curry. And by the end of three series and a Christmas special, we still don't really know her any better than we did at the start.
"At the end of the day….when all's said an done….d'ya know what I mean?"
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Striking Custom Cushion Covers
We give you some ideas to choose the custom cushion covers for your sofa, whatever. A sofa of this color is like having a blank canvas and the cushions represent his artistic work. This means that the cushions for a white sofa can be of any shade and pattern. That is the advantage. Everything combines perfectly and, in addition, will be much more highlighted.
Bearing in mind that a white sofa transmits an atmosphere of visual peace and serenity, depending on the color of custom cushion covers you choose, you will be able to break that harmony more or less intensely. It's up to you. The turquoise color on a piece of furniture like a sofa, brings a refreshing breath to the space, monopolizes all eyes and manages to tear off the smile of those who want to settle on such a heavenly paradise.
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Custom cushion covers for blue sofa, better in light colors as they will allow perpetuating that sensation of freshness. Another option is to bet on the opposite, strong and striking tones creating an explosive set of light and color in the center of the room. It is the color par excellence, one of the preferred ones today for the sofa, standard bearer of the Nordic style. For its maintenance and its ease to adapt to any decorative style, whatever the intensity of the tone.
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Asking for help is not one of my special gifts.
Considering how many books, blogs and articles are written on the topic, I also suspect I'm in good company here.
Why is asking for help so hard?
After all, as a species, we have evolved to depend on one another.
And not only that, but once our early tribal selves mastered the basics of asking each other for help and accepting each others' help, we then added in dogs, farm animals and eventually even cats (although here, the cats might beg to differ) into our little trusted "asking for help/accepting help" inner circles.
But yet we struggle – or at least I personally struggle – to ask for help.
I also struggle to accept help, whether it is offered after I ask for it or even when I don't ask for it.
Here, it is worth noting, I think, that I don't struggle at all to offer help. I love to offer help. I like to serve. I like to take care of loved ones and help make their lives easier. And sometimes I get frustrated when my help is declined, even though it seems clear it is needed and could be very beneficial.
It is also here where I've noticed I'm not alone in struggling both to ask for and to accept help. For example, when I offer my help to a fellow homo sapiens (whether family, friends or partner), I often have to work my way through several rounds of excuses or protestations before I get to the "yes."
Sometimes after all that, the "yes" still never comes.
But when I offer my help to a non-homo sapiens, say, my parrot, Pearl, or my two shells, Malti and Bruce, I never have to wonder if it will be accepted.
Every morning I wake up and spruce up their habitats, change their water, bring fresh food, provide grooming as needed, offer a variety of entertainment options…whatever need they may have is not only provided for but often anticipated and then provided for.
Never do I hear, "Oh, no, really, you shouldn't have!" If Pearl hears a loud noise and springs into spontaneous flight which ends up with him trapped behind the couch, he eagerly accepts my help to return to his cage. I never hear "Oh thanks for coming but I've got this!"
No way.
Unlike Pearl, who is a flocking being to his core, both of my shells, Bruce and Malti, are independent souls at heart. They like to do things for themselves, including eating, bathing, navigating difficult terrain and snoozing.
But Malti in particular has often needed help when she has wanted to climb up or down something or keep from flipping over while exploring. Once she wandered off and got lost for six days, and she really needed my help to find her way back home.
I helped. I didn't hear a "thank you," but I didn't get any resistance either.
I just feel like, with animals, the early lessons of how much safer, easier and better life can be when we lean on each other have survived intact.
Not only do my three animals welcome my help, but sometimes they even ask for it (Pearl in particular, will do this, since he has a non-working left wing and often needs my assistance to get around inside the house).
There is no shyness, no endless protestations of gratitude or "I owe you" to cope with, no keeping score, no promises to never ever again in the future ask for help….they will deal with next time when next time arrives. For now, they need help, I am there, and so they ask.
And they always receive.
This is so inspiring to watch and be a part of.
For them, asking for help and receiving it is just a normal part of each and every day. For me, on the other hand, asking for help can be so traumatizing that I worry for weeks both before and after each incident about whether I asked the right person in the right way for the right reasons and if I was really sure I couldn't do whatever-it-was on my own….
Just this morning, in fact, I worked myself up into such a fit because I couldn't get the teensy little screw back into the teensy little holes that would reattach my glasses arm to the glasses frames. I was so upset I couldn't decide whether to rage or cry or both. I even said out loud to myself how I would rather buy a whole new pair of glasses than have to go to a vision store and ask them for help to put the little screw back into place.
And let's not even talk about the hour I spent trying to do exactly that.
What on earth was I so upset about? I don't really know. But I do know I was bound and determined not to ask for help no matter what.
(By the way, I did end up popping out the lenses, throwing the broken frames and arms away and putting the new lenses into an older pair of glasses that were still intact.)
But at least I did it myself. I guess.
Today's Takeaway: Do you ever find yourself involved in convoluted or ridiculous-feeling scenarios like the glasses incident I just described – all in the attempt to avoid having to ask someone else for help? If yes, why do you think asking for help is difficult for you? And has it always been difficult or can you remember a time when you found it pretty easy?


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Discussion in 'Droid RAZR' started by rda990, Jun 23, 2012.
What this guy said.
-- Wiping cache...
Formatting cache...
Cache wipe complete.
-- Wiping cache...
Formatting cache...
Cache wipe complete.
-- Install /sdcard
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
Deleting facebook cache folder...
Verifying current system...
updating BP...
assert failed: motorola.motoflash("/tmp/bp.img")
E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
I swear I am following these instructions to the very last letter and I am not a complete computer I.D.10.T. What next?
What else do you have on the sd card with the update file?
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I was just now able to hold the 3 buttons and while the screen was black, I hit the vol- button and it went to fastboot mode...as soon as Matt's utilityfull downloads, I'll try to save it......and then wait for the official I guess.....
Absolutely nothing. I have a spare microSD that was completely empty (actually never used). Put the file on that through my wife's phone and then put sdcard into my phone. Ran hashcalc before I did and the numbers were perfect compared to OP.
Can you use your wife's phone again to format that card and try for a clean shot?
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some sort of finger print error
and then the error everyone else is getting too
i don't think this zip file is good because it is not the same size as the official update
right now been installing for about 10 minutes its to unpacking new files now.
assert failed: mount("ext3", "MTD", "system", "/system")
E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
let me see if she will let me use it
It worked fine.for my phone. I had one error on the first run and it worked great the second time.
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1. Introduction.
1.1 This is the second "example code" article I am writing to demonstrate custom marshaling.
1.2 In the first example code extension to my "Understanding Custom Marshaling" series of articles, I wrote a custom marshaler that can be used to transform a C# long type (a 64-bit number) to an unmanaged LARGE_INTEGER structure.
1.3 In this article, I shall touch on a subject that some may find practically useful : to transform a managed FileStream type into an unmanaged HANDLE type.
2. The FileHandleMarshaler Class.
2.1 In software development work, file access is a very common activity.
2.2 In C#, one of the ways that files are accessed is via the FileStream class.
2.3 In unmanaged Windows development work, e.g. in C++, files are managed through HANDLEs.
2.4 The custom marshaler that I provide in this article is called FileHandleMarshaler. The basic mission of the FileHandleMarshaler is to marshal a data of type FileStream to an unmanaged HANDLE.
3. Source Codes of the FileHandleMarshaler.
3.1 The following is a listing of the FileHandleMarshaler class :
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.IO; using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; namespace FileHandleMarshalerClassLib { public class FileHandleMarshaler : ICustomMarshaler { public object MarshalNativeToManaged(IntPtr pNativeData) { return null; } public IntPtr MarshalManagedToNative(object ManagedObj) { // Managed Object must be a FileStream type. if (!(ManagedObj is FileStream)) { throw new ArgumentException("The input argument is not a FileStream object."); } FileStream file_stream = (FileStream)ManagedObj; SafeFileHandle safe_file_handle = file_stream.SafeFileHandle; if (!(safe_file_handle.IsClosed) && !(safe_file_handle.IsInvalid)) { bool bSuccess = false; safe_file_handle.DangerousAddRef(ref bSuccess); IntPtr pHandle = safe_file_handle.DangerousGetHandle(); return pHandle; } return IntPtr.Zero; } public void CleanUpNativeData(IntPtr pNativeData) { SafeFileHandle safe_file_handle = new SafeFileHandle(pNativeData, false); safe_file_handle.DangerousRelease(); } public void CleanUpManagedData(object ManagedObj) { // Nothing to do } public int GetNativeDataSize() { return -1; } public static ICustomMarshaler GetInstance(string cookie) { // Always return the same instance if (marshaler == null) { marshaler = new FileHandleMarshaler(); } return marshaler; } static private FileHandleMarshaler marshaler; } }
3.2 The following is a summary of this class :
- It is a one-way marshaler that transforms managed data to unmanaged hence the trivial implementation of the MarshalNativeToManaged() method.
- The main action is performed inside the MarshalManagedToNative() and the CleanUpNativeData() methods.
- MarshalManagedToNative() first ensures that the input parameter is of type FileStream. If not, it throws the ArgumentException.
- MarshalManagedToNative() then transforms the C# FileStream parameter into an unmanaged HANDLE by using the services of the SafeFileHandle class.
- For more information about the SafeFileHandle class see the SafeFileHandle class and the FileStream.SafeFileHandle property.
- See also my article Using the SafeHandle Class to Customize the Management of Unmanaged Handles.
- MarshalManagedToNative() eventually returns an IntPtr that can be construed as an unmanaged HANDLE and can be used in unmanaged code directly.
- Note well that this returned unmanaged HANDLE is owned by the FileHandleMarshaler instance and will remain so throughout the duration of the external API call.
- This HANDLE is later released in CleanUpNativeData().
4. Client Code.
4.1 In this section, we present some client code that will invoke the FileHandleMarshaler.
4.2 We need both a C# client as well as an exported DLL function that will be called from inside the C# client.
4.3 The following is a listing of a C++ exported function that will be called in C# :
void __stdcall WriteToFile(HANDLE hFile, const char* lpszString) { DWORD dwNumberOfBytesWritten = 0; WriteFile ( hFile, (LPCVOID)lpszString, strlen(lpszString), &dwNumberOfBytesWritten, NULL ); }
- The purpose of the WriteToFile() function is to write a line of C-style character string into a file.
- WriteToFile() takes a HANDLE "hFile" as parameter and a constant pointer to a C-style string.
- It then calls the WriteFile() Windows API to perform the file write.
- The WriteFile() API takes a handle to a file as first parameter and so it is a very good test of the viability of our FileHandleMarshaler custom marshaler.
- The hFile parameter is an "in" parameter and so WriteToFile() will must consider it "read-only" and must not alter it in any way.
4.4 The following is how the WriteToFile() function is declared in C# :
[DllImport("TestDLL.dll", EntryPoint = "WriteToFile", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi)] private static extern void WriteToFile ( [In][MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.CustomMarshaler, MarshalTypeRef = typeof(FileHandleMarshaler))] FileStream file_stream, [In] string str );
- Note that the first parameter "file_stream" is of type FileStream.
- It signifies that a FileStream object is used at the fundamental level and that we shall be using the services of a custom marshaler to transform it into something else.
- The second parameter "str" is a string and we will rely on the default marshaler to transform it into a character string.
- The DllImport CharSet field being set to CharSet.Ansi indicates that the string is to be marshaled in ANSI format.
4.5 The following is a sample C# function that we can use to call the WriteToFile() API :
static void DoTest() { FileStream file_stream = new FileStream(@"c:\test.txt", FileMode.Append); if (file_stream != null) { WriteToFile(file_stream, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.\r\n"); // Close the file stream when done. file_stream.Close(); file_stream = null; } }
- Inside DoTest(), a new FileStream object is created and a test text file "c:\test.txt" is specified to be appended.
- Then the WriteToFile() API is called with the newly created FileStream object together with a string indicating what is to be written to the file.
5. How LongMarshaler Works at Low Level.
5.1 Central to the FileHandleMarshaler are the MarshalManagedToNative() and the CleanUpNativeData() methods.
5.2Let's examine how the FileHandleMarshaler class works at low-level :
- When the WriteToFile() API is called, a new FileHandleMarshaler instance is created via the static GetInstance() method.
- Next, the MarshalManagedToNative() method is called on the instance.
- The input argument "ManagedObj" must be of type FileStream otherwise an ArgumentException is thrown.
- We then obtain the SafeFileHandle property of the input FileStream object.
- According to MSDN documentation, a SafeFileHandle object represents the operating system file handle for the file that the current FileStream object encapsulates.
- The SafeFileHandle is then checked whether it is still open (via the IsClosed property) and checked for validity (via the IsInvalid property).
- If these criteria are met, then the underlying OS handle of the file is returned via the DangerousGetHandle() method.
- Before that, the DangerousAddRef() method must be called to increment the reference count of the file being managed.
- This is important because we are passing the OS handle of the file to the unmanaged side. Calling DangerousAddRef() will prevent the CLR from inadvertently reclaiming memory used by the handle.
- Control then passed to the WriteToFile() API which will write a string to the open file.
- Right after WriteToFile() returns, CleanUpNativeData() will be called.
- The parameter "pNativeData" is the same value that was returned from MarshalManagedToNative().
- This is of course the file handle.
- A SafeFileHandle instance is created out of this file handle and DangerousRelease() is called to decrement the reference count of the file handle.
6. In Conclusion.
6.1 And there we have it. Yet another custom marshaler.
6.2 I do hope that you will find FileHandleMarshaler interesting and inspirational.
6.3 With a little bit of tweaking you may even find it practically useful in your actual projects.
6.4 Drop me a comment anytime you have any ideas on how to improve it further.


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This is a short piece by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. December 312,000 jobs created with upgrades in previous months. This is a strong economy.
US unemployment rates for African Americans dropped from an all time low of 6.6%, to a new historic low of 5.9%. Hispanic Americans currently have an unemployment rate of 4.4%, near its historic low.
In November 2018, unemployment rates were lower for the year in 18 states and remained essentially unchanged in 32 states and the District of Colombia. The largest declines occured in New Mexico (-1.4 percent), Georgia (-1.0 percent) and Alaska (-0.9%). Hawaii and Iowa had the lowest unemployment rates in November of 2.4 percent each. Idaho was 2.6 percent with Missouri at 3.0%, with New York reporting 3.9%. Alaska had the highest unemployment rate of 6.3 percent. Note that 5,000,000 new jobs have been created since November 2016, with the total number of employed surpassing 150,000,000. Wages have increased 3.2 percent in the past 12 months.
There were 13 states with unemployment rates below the national average, while 12 were higher than the national average of 3.7 percent. The remaining 25 states were not appreciably different than the national average.
Thirty-seven states had significant employment increases for year ending November 2018 as job creation fell in the 12,900 to 60,901 (or higher range) for that one year period.This change in nonfarm payroll employment by state was only adding to accelerated job creation.
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Winslow HousePremier property with excellent design
Setting a high benchmark in the early revitalization of the vibrant riverfront, Winslow house was built from the ground up in 1980.
With panoramic views, units at Winslow House are treated to sights of St Anthony Falls and the downtown skyline.
Designed by a prestigious architect, Winslow House has established itself as a premier property with excellent design.
- Cable TV
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Building Info
Winslow House has 9 floors which house 58 units ranging from 1375 sqft to 2190 sqft.
There is also a party room with full kitchen for residents.
Built: 1980
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# of Units: 50
Winslow House features 1, 2, & 3 bedroom units. Units can feature hardwood floors and granite countertops.


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It's not uncommon for people to attend funerals for friends and family who don't share the same religious beliefs – or who don't have any religion at all.
What if the deceased is religious, but you don't know how to pray for them?
You can still make sure prayers that individual would appreciate will be voiced.
For those in the growing number of America's non-religious who don't know, praying is when people speak to their God, or to other holy figures.
Here are a few sources of prayer for the three most-followed religions in the U.S.
In the case of Christianity, adherents pray for the dead by asking Jesus, God, the Saints and other holy figures to forgive their sins and let them into heaven.
I'm unsure how much those in the ranks of the "non-religious" know, but for the sake of clarity, Heaven is the place where Christians, for example, believe they will go after death to live eternally with their God and with the people that died before them.
Actually, that's my basic definition for all "heavens" that I've heard of.
Regardless of your religious affiliation, if you want to do something to ensure that prayers take place for a Catholic who has passed away, you can find help online.
The Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Community of Lake George, NY, for example, accepts prayer requests from a contact form on their website.
Just click the "Prayer Request" box and type in the name of your friend or relative for whom you are requesting prayer.
Many churches have this offering, but some are not online. In this case, you may have to make a phone call.
Look up contact information from the faith community your loved one joined. You can contact the officiant – often called a "priest," a "pastor" or "Father," and ask them to place your prayer request in the faith community's Bulletin.
This will ensure dozens or more people will pray for your loved one. They'll also pray for your friend or loved one if they are ill.
Members of the organization "Chosen People Ministries" will bring your prayer request to the Western Wall of Jerusalem in Israel – considered by some to be among the holiest of places.
They leave "prayer notes" on paper within the crevices of this historic wall that's stood for more than 2,000 years.
The online interface only asks for your name and email address and you get up to 150 words to make your request. CLICK HERE to visit "Notes to God," and make a request.
You can also view the Western Wall, and request a note in the wall, on the website of Aish Ha Torah Israel Programs.
CLICK HERE to visit the Aish.com website.
Western Wall Prayers is another site which offers to have your prayers "heard here for 40 days," here being the Western Wall. According to the website, you can request Classic Prayers or an entire chapter of a holy book, and a prayer will be composed for you and "pious scholars of Jerusalem" will be chosen as a prayer agent.
The website will also send you daily reminders, if requested, and suggest "good deeds" that you can perform which can strengthen your prayers.
Visit the Western Wall Prayers website AT THIS LINK.
Prayer requests for your Islamic friend can also be made online.
Among the options are the Aisha Mosque website. A recent check on the website revealed 303 prayer requests from individuals – some seeking prayers for healthy recovery of sick friends and relatives, others asking for prayers to pass their final exams.
"Whatever your need, whether for healing for sickness or help with finances, career, or relationships, please give us and our many readers the privilege to pray for you!" the webpage states.
You can visit the Aisha Mosque website AT THIS LINK.
The nonprofit Ziyara Muslim Spiritual Care is dedicated to "meeting the spiritual needs" of patients and works on behalf of their families, dispatching the faithful to hospitals to care for their spiritual needs.
This organization also provides a prayer request form on their website. You can provide some information and a faith community leader, called "Imam," will make a prayer for you.
Visit the Ziyara Muslim Spiritual Care website AT THIS LINK.
For many, prayer is an important element of life – and death.
If you want to do your part to help with prayers but are unsure what faith to reach out to, just ask the funeral director when you're at the funeral.
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Slowing new home market bringing GTA sales back to normal: BILD
In November, the GTA new home market saw more typical activity levels—both in new home sales and new project openings—after a relatively strong October, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced today.
There were 2,823 new homes sold in November, according to Altus Group*, BILD's official source for new-home market intelligence. Condominium apartments in low, medium and high-rise buildings, stacked townhouses and loft units accounted for 2,454 new home sales in November, down 24 per cent from November 2017, but only 6 per cent less than the 10-year average. Single-family home sales, with 369 detached, linked and semi-detached houses and townhouses (excluding stacked townhouses) sold, were up eight per cent from last November but down 71 per cent from the 10-year average.
Remaining inventory increased month over month, to 16,797 units, comprised of 11,254 condo apartment units and 5,543 single family units. Remaining inventory includes units in preconstruction projects, in projects currently under construction, and in completed buildings.
"The condominium apartment market in the GTA is finishing off the year on a stronger note than it started," said Patricia Arsenault, Altus Group's Executive Vice President, Data Solutions. "Both builders and buyers have re-engaged in stronger numbers in recent months, signalling that the downturn that followed record activity last year may be coming to an end."
The benchmark price for both condo apartments and single-family homes increased slightly in November compared to the previous month. The benchmark price for condo apartments was $786,602, which was up 11.9 per cent over the last 12 months. The benchmark price for single-family homes was $1,150,823, down 5.9 per cent over the last 12 months.
Although the housing market continued to show signs of recovery in November, it will continue to operate below capacity until fundamental issues that are restricting supply and demand are addressed through government policy, according to David Wilkes, BILD President & CEO.
"The time for talk is done and our region needs action now to ensure we build the more than 50,000 new homes needed annually to support the GTA's growing population," said Mr. Wilkes. "Our industry is encouraged by the provincial government's commitment to unlocking supply. We will continue to call on municipal governments to expedite approvals of new developments, and on the federal government to undo the negative effects of the outdated stress test on consumers' ability to purchase homes."


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Have you ever thought that you cannot sleep properly at night because you are not eating right? Insomnia can develop from bad or deficient eating habits, notably from lack of calcium, zinc, magnesium and potassium. Other vitamins that may cause insomnia are folic acid, vitamins A and D and vitamin B5.
If you are deficient in one or more of these nutrients, you will probably not be sleeping properly, and are most likely feeling tired throughout the day.
Try and analyse your exact symptoms to determine if you are effectively lacking in one or more of these nutrients, and you will probably find the missing ingredient!
An result of deficiency in vitamin A besides insomnia, is brittle and dry hair and night blindness. If you do suffer from any of these symptoms, then you probably are lacking in vitamin A.
Once you have managed to pick out which nutrient you need to compensate for, you can purchase mineral or vitamin supplements to re-integrate the nutrient missing. It is important at this stage to choose carefully. Not all products have the same values and offer reasonable quality. Most supplement products have a broad-spectrum of multi-vitamin and mineral content; you should look for those, which are more specific for your personal needs. Check the list of ingredients and values, which will give you the recommended dosage and the percentage of a determined nutrient that particular product contains.
While supplements are a good solution to help your body absorb the vitamins or minerals it is lacking in, you should also re-organize your dieting habits. A well-balanced diet alone, should give you the necessary nutrients to lead a healthy lifestyle, and avoid any unpleasant condition or fatigue. While it is true that, at times our body requires more of a determined nutrient, due to cold weather, increased stress conditions or other variant factors, we should be able to cover our daily needs if we eat properly.
For the next two weeks plan your meals by including enough fruit and vegetable types, lean meat, fish, eggs and dairy products. Vary each day, in order to eat different food types. Drink plenty of water, you will be surprised at the high mineral content water can offer and drink fresh fruit juices, which also contain plenty of vitamin C, A and other fundamental vitamins.
Be consistent and patient, you will notice the results after a few weeks, so do not expect miracle results. Our body needs time to assimilate and adapt to its new eating habits.
If you are eating properly, you will soon notice the difference. If you still feel the fatigue after a few weeks, you can then opt for vitamin and mineral supplements to help you through this phase.
It is important to note that organic food will offer higher percentages of nutrients than other regularly grown food types.
There are many natural remedies and correct eating habits we can use to cure our many disorders, do not turn towards drugs that will only add further problems to the ones you already have.


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Many consumers have begun receiving letters from their banks and credit card companies notifying them that they will soon be getting new cards enabled with EMV chip technology. While chipped credit and debit cards have been the norm in Canada and Europe for several years, the technology is new to most U.S. cardholders. However, in the wake of major security breaches at retailers like Target and Home Depot over the past year, cards with chips are a welcome security upgrade.
A chipped card provides an extra layer of security for customers paying at credit card terminals or using an ATM. Instead of sending all of the details about the transaction and the customer's information over the network — information gathered from the magnetic strip on the back of the card — the chip turns all of the transaction information into a unique one-time use code that is transmitted to the processing center. This code is far more difficult for hackers to intercept and crack, meaning that even if they do manage to infiltrate a payment system, customer details will still be encrypted and secure, preventing thieves from duplicating card information into a fraudulent card.
The problem, of course, is that not only do banks need to send the chip-equipped cards to customers, but also retailers that accept credit cards need to install readers in order to accept them. This transition is what has many people concerned.
Who Is Liable for Fraud?
The major credit card issuers, including MasterCard and Visa, have set a deadline of October 1, 2015 for retailers accepting their products to have chip-enabled card readers installed. Gas stations that allow customers to pay at the pump have until 2017 to install the necessary readers. Businesses that do not install the chip readers by that date will then be liable for any fraud that occurs because of fraudulent transactions at their business. This is a significant shift from the current standard of bank liability for fraudulent transactions.
With the new requirements, customers will still be exempt from liability for fraudulent transactions on their accounts. Many small businesses, though, are balking at the requirement to install the chip readers. They say that the cost of the readers — which can be well into the thousands of dollars — is much higher than their typical liability for fraudulent transactions. For a major retailer like Target, though, the cost of installing the new readers is far less than the liability associated with a major breach; in the 2014 incident, the company paid out $67 million in damages to customers who had their identities compromised in the breach.
Are Chips the Answer?
While EMV-chip enabled cards do offer an additional layer of protection — and customers comparing credit cards are beginning to look for the security feature when evaluating their options — some experts suggest that chip-enabled cards may not be the final solution to security risks.
One of the major issues with the cards is that unlike their European counterparts, the U.S. versions of chip-equipped cards will not require a PIN when making a transaction. According to the American Bankers Association, this is due to American customers being accustomed to simply swiping and signing to use their cards, and being unwilling to set yet another security code in order to use their credit cards. In initial market research about EMV-equipped cards, many customers indicated that requiring a PIN to use a credit card would be a turnoff, thus banks opted not to drive customers away and continue with the current standard of requiring a signature only.
By not requiring a PIN, though, the banks have effectively removed one of the ways that the chipped cards are impervious to fraud. Because you don't have to enter a PIN to make a purchase, it is still possible for a criminal to use the physical card and make fraudulent purchases. In other words, criminals may not be able to hack into a bank or retail network and steal credit card information electronically, but that won't stop them from stealing actual cards.
Another drawback to the EMV cards is that they do not provide any protection when used online. The same vulnerabilities still exist when using a card online whether it has a chip or not, so existing liability standards will remain for online merchants.
For now, the main effect of the October 1 deadline for installing EMV card readers is a shift of liability for fraudulent transactions, and customers using their chipped cards at the terminals will have more peace of mind that their information won't be exposed in a breach. There are likely to be more security changes going forward, but many see this change as a step in the right direction.


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Xperio Labs appoints Ericsson's Vineet Somakumar as VP & GM
MUMBAI: Xperio Labs announced that Vineet Somakumar has joined the company as VP & GM, Somakumar would be primarily responsible for the P&L of the sales organization with sharp focus on South Asia and other emerging markets.
Earlier Somakumar worked as the head of media sales and TV¬media Practice (Ericsson) in India. He took Ericsson to a leadership position in the cable sector besides maintaining its leadership position in the broadcast/DTH space. Besides South Asia, Somakumar also managed the sub Saharan Africa business for Ericsson for a brief period.
Prior to joining Tandberg/Ericsson, he also worked for global brands namely Cisco/Scientific Atlanta, Siemens & Alcatel both in the Service Provider & Enterprise space.
On his appointment Somakumar said, "The consumer IoT space is soon getting at an inflection point and Xperio labs is well positioned to lead this space in emerging market. I am excited to start a new chapter with Xperio. Having worked with most of the founding team members in Scientific Atlanta/Cisco, it's a kind of home coming for me".
Commenting upon Somakumar's appointment Xperio Labs president Roshan D'Souza said, "Vineet brings along with him wealth of experience, industry knowledge and strong CXO relationships in the Service Provider space. I'm confident Vineet will play a key role in providing and implementing high quality solutions for our clients enabling them to offer their subscribers the best of Consumer IoT"


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The TechWadi Roadshow Powered by Google for Entrepreneurs came to Beirut, Lebanon for the first time on October 24 -25, 2015.
TechWadi RoadShow was developed in partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs (GFE) a division of Google designed to support entrepreneurial ecosystems as an opportunity to expand outreach to the MENA region.
The "TechWadi Roadshow" consisted of two day-long educational workshops led by TechWadi and powered by Google for Entrepreneurs that brought experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and stakeholders straight from Silicon Valley to mentor local startups in Beirut.
The mentors included seasoned professionals from companies like Google, Yahoo, Facebook, as well as founders of various Silicon Valley startups. The event took place in UK Lebanon TechHub, the local host and partner who worked with additional ecosystem partners to accommodate as many entrepreneurs as possible.
The event kicked off with Daniel Navarro, Marketing Manager at Google for Entrepreneurs (GFE) & Christina Ashtary, Program Manager at TechWadi, who welcomed the attendees and introduced TechWadi Organization and it's dedication to building bridges between Silicon Valley and the MENA region in partnership with GFE.
The event consisted of multiple sessions that provided engaging presentations discussing entrepreneurship, market development phases, startups and investments in the MENA region allowing attendees to learn from established experts including Sherif Badawi, a serial entrepreneur and technology executive, who currently serves as a partner to VCs and startups at Google, Ramy Adeeb, Founder & CEO, Snip.it (Acquired by Yahoo!), Walid Hanna, Managing director at MEVP and many more.
Day 2 was exclusively limited to a selected group of partners startups and entrepreneurs and focused on tailored mentorship meetings and design thinking workshops.
Attendees shared their excitement during the event by live-tweeting speaker quotes and photos of the event on social media using the following hashtag:
For those who missed the event, you can find slide decks of mentor presentations here. You can also apply for the 2016 TechWadi Sprint Acceleration Program or the TechWadi Mentorship.
Sony showcased it's latest products in an exclusive event at Beirut's Le Yacht Club, including the latest range of BRAVIA 4K LCD televisions and a new line-up of high resolution audio products including stylish headphones and a Walkman.
The high-end, invite-only event included Sony's key customers in Lebanon, Club Members and media, was hosted by the head of Sony Middle East Marketing Company, Satoru Arai and in the presence of his excellency Seiichi Ostuka, Ambassador of Japan featured a DJ set, live jazz and live demos and exclusive first looks of some of Sony's recently launched products.
Some of the key features of Sony's New Bravia 4K LCD televisions include a new 4K processor X1 and color accuracy. The new series are thinner than the iPhone 6 making it Sony's thinnest range of TVs. It also enables video, streaming, voice search and utilizes Google's latest Android TV operating system.
Sony has also unveiled the new headphones and Walkman with a distinct finish in a vast array of colors that lets customers match their own style. Sony's expanding range of High-Resolution Audio products aim to reproduce music just as artists truly intended.
Head of Sony Middle East Marketing Company, Satoru Arai, said Sony has exciting plans for Lebanon.
"We are delighted with the high resonance and uptake that Sony products continue to enjoy in Lebanon. We are looking to bring in more products and ensure that product release dates are unified globally to allow local consumers to experience the technology at the same time as the rest of the world. We look forward to hosting much more events in lebanon in the future," he said.
Hadafi, the women entrepreneurship program launched in 2013 is a FREE development program that provides female entrepreneurs with expert training & consultancy, financial support, entrepreneurial coaching and, of course, lots of priceless media exposure.
The program is directed towards women, aged 18 years and above, located in the MENA region with a scalable business idea, a startup or a newly established business.
Hadafi provides multiple awards for the winners including:
- Cash prizes,
- Being featured on "UN Women",
- Invitation to "AllWorld Network Summit" at Harvard
- Coaching from "Girls in Tech"
- Access to the "Ahead of the Curve" training program
- A Booth in one of "Mompreneurs Bazaars"
- Training by Arab "ArabWomenPreneurs"
- Special Offer from "Eureeca- Crowdfunding "
Potential, Hadafi founders, just announced the launch of its fifth season. Participating in the program requires 3 simple steps:
The program is offered in collaboration with multiple strategic partners such as MBC TV, Pepsico and Ministry of Youth in Kuwait in addition to multiple regional and local partners such as Girls in Tech, Embassy of the United States in Kuwait, AllWorld Network, Eureeca, Arab Womenpreneur, In5, Flat6lab and many more.
Check out this video recap of the previous season:
Hadafi is a great program for all women out there with innovative ideas. Make sure to register & give your business the head start it deserves!
For the first time in the MENA region, Intel announced on August 10, 2015 the launch of Challenge ME! An IoT (Internet of Things) competition in collaboration with reputable educational institutions and non-profit entrepreneurship across the Middle East and North Africa.
If you have a start-up idea or you're an entrepreneur developing technologies for the Internet of Things (IoT) market, make sure to sign up and submit your prototype before the closing date of the submission on October 22nd. The project idea should be aimed at developing or using new technology trends within the areas of the Internet of Things (IoT) with great business potential, such as: Drones, Wearable Products, Smart Homes/Cities, Automotive, Aerospace….
Experts from Intel corporation and the business community will assess the submitted projects based on two major areas; Innovative aspects of the IoT Technology Components and the attractiveness and scalability of the Business Model. Shortlisted projects will be invited to travel to Beirut in November 2015 for the final pitching with a chance to win over $15,000 in prizes and an opportunity to attend the Intel Innovation Summit in UK.
Eligibility: Participants must be above 18 years old and located in the MENA region: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Intel will also be conducting a series of webinars to assist participants and answer any questions regarding the submission process. Webinar Details
Visit challengeme.intel.com or ChallengeME! Facebook Page for more info about the competition's; Timeline, Webinars, and Process…


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My Interview in California School Business Magazine
A boyhood dream has come true. I was interviewed by California School Business Magazine!
I certainly sized the opportunity to pull no punches. I left no myth behind. Perhaps a few school business administrators will think differently about some of their decisions in the future.
A PDF of the article is linked below. I hope you enjoy the interview and share it widely!


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A product of the Wanderers Academy, Tass Mourdoukoutas says he's delighted with the chance to continue his development at the club after signing a two-year senior contract last week.
Mourdoukoutas has become a familiar face in the Wanderers Academy's first team having been part of the club's Foxtel Y-League Championship winning team and NSW NPL 2 first grade team.
For Mourdoukoutas, the transition from youth to senior football has been greatly assisted by some friendships he's made at the Wanderers Academy.
First-team player Keanu Baccus and former Wanderer Jonathan Aspropotamitis have been great sources of friendship and guidance for Mourdoukoutas, providing advice and tips to the talented young defender.
"I've spoken a lot to both Aspro (Jonathan Aspropotamitis) and Keanu actually and they've both been a really good help for me in the past year in helping me prepare for my contract," said Mourdoukoutas.
"The boys basically said as long as you are working hard and you are following what the rest of the boys are doing you will be fine."
Working hard has been a consistent mantra for Mourdoukoutas who has credited the hours spent in training and the guidance from senior players as the catalyst for his promotion to the Wanderers first team.
"I believe training hard is really important. As long as you are working and you see what the older players are doing then you will be fine," said Mourdoukoutas.
"The experience in Wellington was hard to describe but even coming on for few short minutes was frantic but I really enjoyed that and it was good.
"I'm honoured to play for this club and I'm excited to get underway. It's a really big moment for me."
The central defender has also been part of a special group of players in the Academy that have been chosen on a number of occasions to represent the Wanderers on the world stage with the Young Socceroos.
For Mourdoukoutas, representing Australia at such a young age has only driven his passion further to one day play for the Socceroos.
"Any young footballer looks forward to playing for the Socceroos one day in their career and the Young Socceroos has been a good stepping stone," explained Mourdoukoutas.
"The Young Socceroos is a good learning experience to play at that kind of Australian international competitive level and I really enjoy each time I meet up with the Young Socceroos and I look forward to what the future has in store."


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Hello Ghoulies!
Welcome to my 5th video in my halloween craft series for 2015. Today I got to play with some new digital stamps by Maria from MMedelillustrations on Etsy. These cute monster digis melt my heart, they are adorable!!
Maria kindly shared 8 monster digital stamps to giveaway AND some fun halloween critters like pumpkins, bats, eyeballs and more! To see what you will be winning watch til the end of the video for still pictures of your prize!
Here's a closer look at the adorable images!
I was able to use my very own Serena Bee Monster Bash Stamp set for the first time! I used the sentiments from my set for this pocket letter. You can pick up your very own set <<HERE>>
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I hop you enjoyed this pocket letter tutorial and don't forget to join in the giveaway for you chance to win these cute digital images and more! Info on how to enter can be found in the video above.
Thanks for stoping by and Happy Haunting!!
Project #1: Halloween Town Pocket Letter Tutorial
Project #2: October Daily Cover Page & Shaker Intro Page
Project #4: Witchy Cauldron Sign: Easy Halloween Home Decor