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Newport Beach is known for its yacht filled harbour and is the epitome of the Orange County lifestyle: soft-sand beaches, laid-back approach and luxury. Spend the day lounging in style aboard a yacht whilst you watch the local surfers on the big waves, or take the tender ashore to the Balboa Fun Zone, an old-school amusement park with a Ferris wheel and ocean views.
Newport Beach is a coastal city in southern California known for its large, boat-filled harbor, its two piers, Newport Beach Pier and Balboa Pier and its man made-islands. Yachts, canals, waves and pristine patches of sand are common in Newport Beach's opulent oceanfront area. Cruise through the man-made islands to explore a mix of luxury living with some of the best beaches in the region.
Please note that your YachtLife charter specialist will be able to assist in planning your bespoke itinerary in Newport Beach, so the below should be considered as inspiration for your Newport Beach yacht charter. Additionally, we have created a 7-day Southern California yachting itinerary you may enjoy.
1. Visit Newport Pier & Journey back to the 1940's at Balboa Pier
A cruise along Newport's coastline, will take you past the city's two famous piers, the Newport Pier and the Balboa Pier. Newport Pier extends from the busy Balboa Peninsula into the pacific and offers fine, soft sand with plenty of room to lounge at the beach – you will most certainly spot surfers, swimmers and sunbathers all basking in the warmth of the beautiful Southern California sunny days.
Whilst Balboa Pier, the original Ruby's location, will take you on a time travel journey back to the 1940s with its bright red vinyl booths, white Formica tables, and soda fountains. Behind the Balboa Pier, you will find the Balboa Fun Zone, an old-school amusement park with a Ferris wheel and ocean views, that will make for an exceptional location for an afternoon on land if cruising with children.
2. Step Ashore at Balboa Island
In front of Balboa Fun Zone, is one of the most charming Newport Beach man-made islands, Balboa Island; it is a one-of-a-kind, man-made treasure. It is a Newport gem that feels more like a quaint East Coast harborfront village than the rest of Newport's distinctly Southern Californian vibe. Its Marine Avenue boasts chic coastal shops, restaurants and quaint bistros serving up a variety of dishes bursting with flavor and obviously Balboa Island's two famous desserts, the Balboa Bar and Frozen Banana.
3. Explore Newport Bay
Take your yacht further into the Newport Bay to explore all the city and its bay has to offer. Take a cruise through the marina to see the exuberant water-front mansions and later choose from a plethora of water-front restaurants such as The Balboa Pavilion or Rusty Pelican or Balboa Bay Resort, to dock for lunch.
Later continue your cruise down the bay and drop anchor at the Wedge to observe the surfer's in their natural habitat in one of the most notable surf spots in Southern California, where you will find near-shore waves as high as 30 feet.
4. Go Whale Watching
Additional to all of the on/near land attractions that Newport Beach offers its visitors, it is also home to one of the best waters for whale watching. Sail out to sea to view gian blue whales during the summer and fall and grey whales in the winter and spring.
5. Visit Laguna Beach
If time permits, take a day cruise to the iconic Laguna Beach with its 30 beaches and coves. At Laguna Beach you will be able to spend your day snorkelling, swimming, enjoying your water toys or simply lounging aboard your yacht. As night falls, step ashore to visit the city's one-of-a-kind specialty shops and boutiques or one of its many distinct restaurants.
Yachting in Newport Beach will prove to be an experience not to be missed and will make for lifelong memories for you and your guests. Enjoy this stunning part of the world as it was meant to be seen – by the water.
How to Charter a Yacht in Newport Beach?
Chartering a private yacht in Newport Beach should be simple and stress-free.
Whether we are working with you to create the perfect itinerary, or you would like water toys or provisions, at YachtLife, we do our absolute best to ensure your yacht charter in Newport Beach will be one to remember.
We spend so much time and focus on the smallest details so you can focus on what matters most – enjoying your Newport Beach charter vacation.
If you are looking to charter tomorrow or you are planning your next vacation, YachtLife is here to help you find the perfect yacht for any occasion.
Go onto our website or mobile apps (Android and iOS) and browse browse our hand-selected inventory of yachts to charter in Newport Beach. View photos, specs and pricing, and reserve without having to call a broker.
If you have any questions, or need help planning, our team of professional yacht brokers are more than happy to assist in finding the perfect yacht for your charter vacation.
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iger Delta Minister Godsday Orubebe on Tuesday told the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg that despite the grievous harm that the October 1 2010 twin bombings caused to families of the victims, dialogue with members of warring factions has proved the best strategy in restoring peace to the oil-rich state.
"Throughout his tenure, [Jonathan] has always preached about the use of dialogue as a better way of getting to mutual consensus on contentious matters. If the accused is ready for dialogue, we would be very pleased to bring him on board," Orubebe said during his testimony against Okah.
Okah, the alleged leader of the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), is facing terrorism charges. Okah allegedly masterminded the twin car bombings that led to the death of 12 people and injured 36 more in Abuja, Nigeria, during the country's independence anniversary.
Jonathan, like Okah, comes from the Niger Delta state.
Okah has been in custody since his arrest on October 2 2010, with courts turning down all his bail applications. Defence lawyers maintain Okah played no role in the fatal bombings.
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The defence claims the Nigerian government fabricated charges against Okah and closely liaised with the South African government to deny him bail on allegations that he would continue to destabilise the Niger Delta on his release.
Orubebe told the court that whereas MEND, formed in 2005, has two factions led by ex-militant, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and a minority faction linked to Okah, former militants under Tompolo had taken up amnesty and abandoned an armed rebellion while those under Okah fight on.
"When the Nigerian government initiated amnesty in June 2009, militants under Tompolo saw the benefits of the government's gesture and handed over their ammunitions. These have been trained in practical skills to enable them initiate gainful employment activities in the area. But those linked to Okah declined to hand over their weapons until the elapse of the amnesty," Orubebe said.
Orubebe is the first witness to testify against Okah in the terrorism trial.
Proceedings were adjourned on Tuesday when Justice Neels Claassen failed to grasp the accent of the second prosecution witness, Victor Ben Selekaye.
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We all know who has been bombing everywhere. Boko haram indeed! Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is a terrorist


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text: Back Thursday, July 27, 2017 Click here for Rating Reckoner Security and Intelligence Services (India) High cost security for your portfolio CM RATING42/100 Security and Intelligence Services (India), promoted by Ravindra Kishore Sinha and Rituraj Kishore Sinha, is a leading provider of private security and facility management services in India. The company's portfolio of : Private security services comprising :Security services: The company is the second largest security services provider in India, in terms of revenue, as of FY16, and the fastest growing security services provider in India, based on revenues for FY10 to FY14, according to Frost & Sullivan. In addition, Freedonia ranks its wholly-owned subsidiary, MSS Security Pty (MSS) as the largest security services provider in Australia, jointly with a competitor, in terms of revenues, as of FY15. It provide a comprehensive range of security services ranging from providing trained security personnel for general guarding to specialized security roles in India and Australia. In Australia, it also provide paramedic and allied health, fire rescue services, mobile patrol, loss prevention and other related services.The security services business in India consists of providing security solutions, including planning and deployment of security guards, security officers, armed guards, firemen, dog handlers, consulting, investigation works and command and control centre employees. The security services business employed 96,504, security guards and rendered security services at 9,328 customer premises servicing 3,000 customers, as of April 30, 2017. The key customers in India include leading businesses in a wide range of sectors such as banking and financial services, IT/ITeS and telecom, automobile, steel and heavy industries, governmental undertakings, hospitality and real estate, utilities, educational institutions, healthcare, consumer goods, engineering and construction. It also provides security services to several government organizations and public sector undertakings in India. Six out of top 10 customers have been customers for over five years. For FY 2017, 16.55% of its revenues from operations from security services in India were derived from these customers in the top 10, who have been with it for over five yearsThe company provides a full range of services across all market segments in Australia ranging from providing trained security personnel for general guarding to specialized security roles. It provide static guarding, including access control and control room monitoring, aviation and maritime screening, centralized video surveillance, alarm monitoring and response, roving and mobile patrols, escort guards, emergency response, planning, and exercises, first aid and medical support, traffic management, customer service security training, risk analysis, consulting, concierge and event management services. It deliver these services and other quality paramedic and allied health, fire rescue and specialized training services to key customers in the aviation, defense, healthcare, mining, natural resources, manufacturing, education and heavy construction industries. It also provides security services to several government organizations in Australia. Its market share of the Australian security services industry was 18%, in terms of revenue, as of FY15, according to Freedonia. All of its top ten customers in Australia have been its customers for over five years and together accounted for 42.82% of revenue from operations for FY17. Cash logistics services: The company is the second largest cash logistics service provider in India, in terms of market share by revenue, number of employees, ATMs served and cash vans utilized, as of March 31, 2015, according to Frost & Sullivan. Its cash logistics business in India includes services such as cash in transit including transportation of bank notes and other valuables, doorstep banking as well as cash processing, ATM related services including ATM replenishment, first line maintenance and safekeeping, and vault related services for bullion and cash. In December 2014, the company acquired the cash and valuables services division of ISS in India to grow cash logistics business. The acquired business enlarged its footprint in south and west India with its strong customer base and wide network in these regions adding to its significant presence in north and East India. It has also been able to grow its cash logistics business in underserved markets such as north east India. In addition, its joint venture entities, SIS Cash and SIS Prosegur, entered into a business transfer agreement dated October 20, 2016, to acquire specified business contracts, vendor contracts, licensed properties, employees and related assets from Scientific Security, by way of a slump sale, effective December 10, 2016, for an aggregate consideration of up to Rs 18 crore, subject to certain conditions.Cash logistics business consists of the following heads of operations: (a) cash in transit, including transportation of bank notes, coins, smart cards, passports, documents and other valuables, (b) doorstep banking, including pickup and delivery of bank notes, coins, smart cards and any other valuables as well as cash processing, (c) ATM related services including ATM replenishment, first line maintenance services delivered around the clock and cash processing for ATMS including counterfeit note verification, cash sorting and specialized packaging; and (d) safekeeping and vaults related services including transporting and storing valuables such as jewelry, bullion and cash. Through its cash in transit, doorstep banking, ATM related services and bullion and cash vaulting services in its cash logistics operations it service a diverse set of clients which include leading banks, financial institutions, the organized retail industry and jewelry processing units, thus reducing reliance on any particular set of customers or business segments. As of April 30, 2017,it provided services in cities and towns across India, including major cities such as Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata, with a network of 80 branches including shared branches, having 59 vaults and strong rooms. In addition, as of April 30, 2017, it operates 2,518 cash vans, both owned and leased. It also operated 2,748 cash routes and has set up a secure cash processing unit at New Delhi, to service its customers' needs.The company's market share of the cash logistics industry in India was approximately between 10.0% and 11.0%, in terms of revenues, as of March 31, 2015, according to Frost & Sullivan. 79.80% of the company's revenue from operations for cash logistics, for FY17, was derived from top 10 customers. Electronic security services and home alarm monitoring and response services: In India, the company provides electronic security services including integrated and turnkey electronic security and surveillance solutions combining electronic security with trained manpower and recently entered into a joint venture in order to provide home alarm monitoring and response services.The company works with reputed system integrators and installers to provide integrated and turnkey electronic security and surveillance solutions combining electronic security with trained manpower, i.e., a blend of physical and technology based services, comprising Man-Tech solutions. These services utilize physical security presence with smart use of technology like camera, NFC cards, GPS devices, remote monitoring among others to optimize service offering. The company's service and product offerings also include CCTVs, access control systems, entry automation solutions, intrusion detection systems, scanners and explosive detection, metal detection solutions, fire detection and public address systems. It provide end to end services including conducting surveys, requirement analysis, solution designing and implementation and installation of electronic security systems. It also offer customized security packages to meet the needs of customers in India in a wide range of industries such as warehousing, construction, retail, banking, educational institutions and hospitality and also provide electronic security solutions to certain customers of its security services in Australia. Its electronic security business employed 46 personnel as of April 30, 2017 Home Alarm Monitoring and ResponseIn January 2016, the company entered into a joint venture with Singpai Alarms Pte. Ltd. (Singpai Alarms), an affiliate of Prosegur, with the intention to provide home alarm monitoring and response services in India, through SIS Prosegur Alarm Monitoring and Response Services Private Limited (SIS Alarms). In terms of the joint venture agreement, Singpai is to provide technical support and expertise including procuring, supplying or licensing products and processes and allowing it access to its international distribution network. Further, it provide certain shared services to SIS Prosegur Alarm, including provision of ERP platforms, accounting support services, legal support, insurance, treasury support, employee administration support and liaison with government and regulatory authorities. In addition Prosegur and the Company have licensed the use of the Prosegur and SIS trademarks, respectively, for use by SIS Prosegur Alarm in its business.The company has commenced home alarm monitoring operations in November 2016. It is initially offering services to households, though it also intends to offer such services to small businesses in 2017. It currently provide end-to-end alarm monitoring and response covering installation, monitoring and emergency response in relation to fire alarm systems, fire suppression systems, intruder and burglar alarms, medical and personal emergency systems and perimeter protection systems. It has established a remote alarm monitoring centre that is operational 24 hours a day and seven days a week. It has also entered into arrangements to enable its customers to avail of easy monthly payment options to utilize its services. Facility management services: The facility management services in India include cleaning, janitorial services, disaster restoration and clean-up of damage, as well as facility operation and management such as deployment of receptionists, lift operators, electricians and plumbers, and also pest and termite control. Effective August 1, 2016, the company acquired 78.72% of the outstanding equity shares of Dusters Total Solutions Services Pvt Ltd (Dusters), with the agreement to increase its shareholding to 100% over the next three years. Dusters is the fourth largest facility management services provider in India, in terms of revenues, as of March 31, 2016, according to Frost & Sullivan. The company has developed its portfolio of services in order to cater to the needs of diverse consumer segments, including, business entities, Government organizations and households, and to leverage the growth and potential of such customer segments in India Cleaning and Facility Operation and Management servicesIn March 2008, the company entered into an exclusive license agreement with ServiceMaster for the ServiceMaster Clean brand, and associated proprietary processes, operating materials and knowhow in order to develop its facility management business in India. Subsequently, the company assigned its rights associated with the license agreement with ServiceMaster, to its subsidiary, Service Master Clean. In addition, effective August 1, 2016, it acquired 78.72% of the outstanding equity shares of Dusters for an aggregate acquisition cost of Rs116.9 crore. Further, the share purchase agreement provides for acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity shares of Dusters, by August 2019, in one or more tranches, and at a price to be determined according to a pre-agreed valuation formula.As of April 30, 2017, the company service 2,541 customer premises in India through 30 branches, including shared branches. The company's customer premises and branches spanned across major cities in India such as Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata. The cleaning and facility operation and management business employed 38,567 personnel, as of April 30, 2017. The key customers include businesses in the industrial and manufacturing, IT/ITeS, retail, commercial space, hospital, hotel and educational sectors. The facility management business also services certain government organizations and it intend to leverage on Government outsourcing initiatives in India, including the Swachh Bharat cleanliness and sanitation drive covering rural and urban areas in India, as well as tenders from large governmental and public sector enterprises including the Indian Railways to further grow its business. 17.33% of its revenues from operations from its facility management business, excluding the impact of Dusters acquisition on FY 2017, were derived from customers who have been with it for over three years. Pest and Termite ControlIn August 2011, it entered into a joint venture agreement with an affiliate of Terminix, SVM Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd (SVM Services) to set up Terminix SIS India Pvt Ltd (SIS Terminix) and provides pest control and termite solutions for households, businesses and industrial establishments including distribution of allied pest control products in India. In terms of the joint venture SVM Services provides technical support, knowledge and expertise in pest and termite operating models and customer service solutions to SIS Terminix. Terminix has licensed various operating materials, processes, recipes, information, hardware, methods mechanisms and knowhow to SIS Terminix. SIS Terminix also conducts business through its branches and it provide certain shared services including accounting, legal, insurance, treasury, employee administration. Terminix and the Company have licensed the Terminix and SIS trademarks, respectively, to SIS Terminix to develop a co-brand SIS Terminix. The company's services include treatments for termites, cockroaches, rats, mosquitoes, flies and other common pests that are health hazards. The key customer segments include restaurants, food processors, healthcare facilities, lodging and hospitality, manufacturing and warehouses, offices, educational facilities and residences. As of April 30, 2017, it rendered pest and termite control services through 13 branches, including shared branches. The branches spanned across major cities in India such as Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.Australia businessThe company entered in Australia by acquiring Chubb Security's security services business in August 2008. Between FY 2013 and FY 2017, its revenue from operations from security services business in Australia grew at a CAGR of 7.7% in Australian dollar terms. On June 9, 2017, it has signed definitive agreements to increase voting rights in Southern Cross Protection Pty Ltd (SXP) from 10.0% to 51.0%, with effect from July 1, 2017. With effect from July 1, 2017, the company, through its 100.00% Subsidiary, SIS Australia Group, acquired an additional 41.00% of the voting rights in SXP, formerly one of its associates (SXP Acquisition). As a result, SXP has become one of its Subsidiaries.The company has entered into strategic relationships in India with several multinational companies. For its cash logistics and alarm monitoring and response businesses, it have entered into joint ventures with affiliates of Prosegur CompañÃa de Seguridad, S.A (Prosegur), a global player in cash management and alarm monitoring. It has also entered into a joint venture with an affiliate of Terminix International Company, L.P. (Terminix), a multinational provider of termite and pest control services. In addition, it has licensed the 'ServiceMaster Clean' brand, and associated proprietary processes, operating materials and knowhow for its facility management business in India from The ServiceMaster Company LLC (ServiceMaster) group, a commercial and residential cleaning service provider. Its strategic relationships with reputed industry participants enable it to offer a one-stop-shop for the portfolio of private security and facility management services, benefit from know-how, technology, staff and market reputation of its partners, leverage its existing infrastructure, branch network and customers, and share risk and costs associated with starting new businesses, including by lowering capital expenditure.The company has set up an extensive employee platform which spans recruitment, customized training and development, deployment, incentivizing and management of personnel. It has deep geographical reach for manpower sourcing and training and currently operate 18 training academies across India and four training academies across Australia. In India, the security services personnel undergo extensive physical and classroom training. The personnel recruitment, training and deployment initiatives are process oriented and technology driven with detailed performance indicator tracking, reporting and evaluation of personnel. The company benefit from a pipeline of operational managers from the graduate trainee officer program undertaken at its training academy at Garhwa, Jharkhand, which is focused on developing a management cadre with in-depth knowledge of its business and operations. Its security personnel in Australia hold the required state security licenses and undergo both company-specific and site specific training.As of April 30, 2017, the company has a widespread branch network consisting of 251 branches in 124 cities and towns in India, which cover 630 districts. It employs 148,678 personnel in India and rendered security and facility management services at 11,869 customer premises across India. In Australia, it operates in each of the eight states and employed 5,754 personnel servicing 245 customers, as of April 30, 2017. Its widespread branch network enables it to service a large number of customer premises and render customized services across India and Australia.The company categorize its employees as 'billing' employees who are deployed at customer premises and 'non-billing' employees who perform non-customer facing functions, including administrative and support functions. As of April 30, 2017, it has an employee base of 154,432 personnel across India and Australia, with billing employees of 102,064 security personnel, 37,997 housekeeping and cleaning staff and 9,980 employees engaged in its cash logistics businessCompetitionAccording to Frost & Sullivan, the market for security services in India is highly fragmented and consistent growth in demand has led to entry and expansion of competition. Organized players currently dominate about 20% of the market revenues and unorganized companies constitute the remaining 80%. However, Frost & Sullivan anticipates that competition from national and regional operators is likely to dominate close to 90% of the market in India by Fiscal Year 2020. The company's key competitors in the organized sector include G4S, ISS, Checkmate, Securitas, Tops, Premier Shield and Peregrine. Further, according to Frost & Sullivan competition in cash logistics services market is restricted to organized companies owing to the nature of business which involves huge volumes of cash and associated risks, with some of its key competitors being CMS Info Systems, Brink's Arya, Writer Safeguard and Securevalue.According to Freedonia, approximately 60.00% of the Australian security services market is controlled by the top seven providers, with MSS being one of the two largest providers. The key competitors in the security services industry in Australia are Wilson Security, Securecorp, SNP and ISS.The competition for electronic security services market includes large original equipment manufacturers that possess system integration and service capabilities dominate the market, distributors and system integrators with installation and operation and management capabilities as well as unorganized companies and private security companies. The facility management market in India is highly unorganized and currently consists of more than 500 companies operating across different regions in India. Some of its competitors in this segment are ISS Integrated Facility Services, Bharat Vikas Group, Updater Services, Property Solutions India, Quess Corp Limited, Tenon Property Services, OCS India and Krystal Integrated Services. The Indian pest and termite control services market is highly fragmented with the presence of many small service providers. The key competitors include Pest Control India, Hicare, Rentokil, Updater Services, Orion Pest Solutions and Indo Gulf American Pest Control.Issues Size and PurposeThe company is coming out with an initial public offering (IPO) with a fresh issue amounting to Rs 362.25 crore at an price band of Rs 805-815 per share of face value Rs 10 each. Out of Rs 362.25 crore, the company will spend Rs 200 crore for repayment of certain borrowing, Rs 60 crore for funding working capital requirements, and rest for general corporate purpose.Beside the fresh issue of shares, there is also offer for sale of 51.2 lakh equity shares by selling shareholders comprising up to 34 lakh equity shares by Theano Pvt Ltd, 68.33 thousands by AAJV Investment Trust (together, the investor selling shareholders), 7.86 lakhs by Ravindra Kishore Sinha, 5.24 lakhs by Rituraj Kishore Sinha and 3.39 lakhs by other selling shareholders. The offer for sale size at lower price band of Rs 805 per share works out to Rs 412 crore and at higher price band of Rs 815 per share, works out to Rs 417 crore.StrengthsThe company has diverse portfolio of services which comprises of security services, cash logistics services and electronic security and home alarm monitoring and response, as well as facility management services. This extensive portfolio of services enables it to grow its customer relationships and scope of engagements and serve as a single point of contact for multiple services, driving high customer retentionThe company's multiple service offerings allow it to derive operational efficiencies, by centralizing certain key functions such as finance and sales and also certain other administrative functions.The company is second largest security services provider in India, in terms of revenues as of FY 2016, and the fastest growing security services provider in India, based on revenues for FY 2010-FY 2014, according to Frost & Sullivan. Between FY2013 and FY2017, Freedonia ranked its wholly-owned subsidiary, MSS, as the largest security services provider in Australia, jointly with a competitor, in terms of revenuess, as of FY 2015.The second largest cash logistics service provider in India, as of FY2015, in terms of market share by revenue, number of employees, ATMs served and cash vans utilized, according to Frost & SullivanLeading position in facility management services in India.Spread across the country. As of April 30, 2017, it had 251 branches in 124 cities and towns in India, which cover 630 districts, and rendered security and facility management services at 11,869 customer premises, giving it a nation-wide presence and reducing dependence on any one particular region.The company has diverse customer base. It provides private security and facility management services to several customer segments such as business entities, government organizations and households. These customer segments range across a variety of industries and sectors, which include banking and financial services, IT/ ITeS and telecom, automobile, steel and heavy industries, governmental undertakings, hospitality and real estate, utilities, educational institutions, healthcare, consumer goods, engineering and construction, which reduces vulnerabilities to economic cycles and dependence on any particular set of customersWeaknessesThe market for its services in India is highly fragmented and intensely competitive.The company's business is highly working capital intensive.The company has a large workforce deployed across workplaces and customer premises. Consequently, it may be exposed to service related claims and losses or employee disruptions that could have an adverse effect on its reputation, business, results of operations and financial conditionThe company's businesses are manpower intensive and its inability to attract and retain skilled manpower could have an adverse impact on growth, business and financial condition.The company derives a significant portion of its total revenue from security services business. The company's security services business in India and Australia contributed a significant portion of total revenue from operations, which was 87.19%, 89.86% and 92.30% of total revenues from operations for FY 2017, FY 2016 and FY 2015, respectively. Further, within security services business, revenues from security services business in Australia (not including the pro forma impact of the SXP acquisition) were 52.43%, 57.15% and 63.40% of total revenues from operations for FY 2017, FY 2016 and FY 2015, respectively. The cash logistics business exposes it to additional risks in relation to the conduct of its employees, contractual liability and inadequate insurance cover.The cash logistics business derives a significant portion of its revenue from a few customers and its Australia security services business relies on customers in certain industry sectors. Given the nature of the industry, the cash logistics business is dependent on a limited number of customers for a significant portion of its revenues. For FY 2017, FY 2016 and FY 2015, the top ten customers contributed 79.80%, 81.66% and 80.29% of revenues from cash logistics business, respectively. Further, in Australia, public sector undertakings and governmental customers, including customers in the defense sector, contributed 30.90% and 31.59% of revenues from the Australian security services business, for FY 2017 and FY 2016, respectively. The loss of one or more such customers, the deterioration of their financial condition or prospects, or a reduction in their demand for services could adversely affect business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.The company is required to obtain, maintain or renew statutory and regulatory licenses (including PSARA or the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005, Approvals) in respect of principal business lines, and if it fail to do so, in a timely manner or at all, it may be unable to fully or partially operate businesses and results of operations may be adversely affected. As on the date of this red herring prospectus: (i) Company operates in 34 states and union territories, but has obtained valid PSARA approvals only in 23 states and five union territories. The company's applications for grant/ renewal of PSARA approvals in four states are pending, while two states where the company operates are yet to notify competent authorities to which an application can be made; (ii) SIS Cash operates in 27 states and two union territories, but has obtained valid PSARA Approvals only in nine states and one union territory. SIS Cash has made applications for grant of PSARA Approvals in 18 states and Union territories which are pending, while one of the states in which SIS Cash operates is yet to notify a Competent Authority to which an application can be made; and (iii) SIS Prosegur operates in 14 states and two Union territories but has not obtained any valid PSARA approval. SIS Prosegur has applied for grant of PSARA approvals in 16 states and union territories, which are currently pending. PSARA approvals pertaining to operations in certain states have been suspended in the past. If any of current PSARA approvals are revoked, suspended or rescinded, private security business could be adversely affected.Any decrease in the use of cash as a mode of payment could have an adverse effect on cash logistics business.As of FY 2017, FY 2016 and FY 2015, the aggregate contingent liabilities (on a consolidated basis) amount to Rs 82.4 crore, Rs 67.4 crore and Rs 126.2 crore, respectively. The customers may delay or default in making payments for services rendered by it which could affect profits, cash flows and liquidity. Trade receivables constitute a significant portion of total assets, and were 22.54%, 19.72% and 21.48% of total assets for FY 2017, FY 2016 and FY 2015, respectively. The trade receivables outstanding for over six months were 10.57%, 9.87%, and 10.95% and 8.85% of total trade receivables. An increase in bad debts or defaulting customers may lead to greater usage of operating working capital and increased interest costsValuationThe company's consolidated net sales for year ended March 2017 (FY 2017) increased 19% to Rs 4567.09 crore. The sales of security service has increased by 16% to Rs 3982 crore, facility management service by 368% to Rs 386.94 crore and pest control service by 50% to Rs 8.04 crore. Cash logistic business revenue declined by 42% to Rs 165.13 crore. OPM increased by 40 bps to 4.9%. The net profit after share of associates and MI has increased by 21% to Rs 91.28 crore Revenue from operations increased primarily due to an increase in revenues from security services in India and Australia in local currency terms, cleaning services and facility management service (including the effect of acquisition of facility management business of Dusters in India with effect from August 1, 2016), the effect of the acquisition of specified business contracts, vendor contracts, licensed properties, employees and related assets from Scientific Security, with effect from December 10, 2016 by joint venture companies, viz., SIS Cash and SIS Prosegur, which was partially offset by the full year impact of the conversion of SIS Cash from a subsidiary to a joint venture with effect from February 1, 2016.The revenue from cash logistics services fell primarily due to the full year impact of conversion of SIS Cash from subsidiary to joint venture in FY 2017 as compared to a two-month period in FY 2016. The company was also impacted during the time frame of November 2016 to February 2017 as a result of the demonetization efforts of the Government of India as there were lower cash replenishment in the ATMs's served by the company on account of shortage of currency notes of newer denomination.At the lower price band of Rs 805 per equity share of Rs 10 face value, the P/E works out to 64.6 times the annualized consolidated EPS of Rs 12.5 (on post-IPO equity) and at upper band of Rs 815, P/E works out to 65.3 times the annualized EPS of Rs 12.5 (on post-IPO equity) for the financial year ended March 2017. There is no direct comparable listed company. However Quess Corp (largest IT staff augmentation provider and 3rd largest general staffing provider in India) is trading at P/E of 100 times FY17 EPS of Rs 8.95 while Teamlease Services (leading player in providing temporary staffing services to various industries) is trading at P/E of 34 times FY 2017 EPS of Rs 38.8. Security and Intelligence Services (India): IPO Highlights Fresh shares offer size (in Rs crore)362.25Price Band (Rs)805-815No. of fresh shares on offer at Rs 805 per share(crore)0.45No. of fresh shares on offer at Rs 815 per share (crore)0.44Offer for share sales (No in crore)0.51Offer for share sales size at Rs 805 per share (in Rs crore)412.21Offer for share sales size at Rs 815 per share (in Rs crore)417.33Total issue size (Rs crore)774-780Post issue equity at Rs 805 per share(Rs crore)73.21Post issue equity at Rs 815 per share(Rs crore)73.16Post-issue promoter and promoter group stake at Rs 805 per share (%)65.18%Post-issue promoter and promoter group stake at Rs 815 per share (%)65.23%Issue open date31st July 2017Issue close date2nd August 2017ListingNSE & BSERating 42/100Security and Intelligence Services (India): Consolidated Financials Particulars1303(12)1403(12)1503(12)1603(12)1703(12)Net Sales2643.693097.663550.633836.224567.09OPM (%)126.96.36.199.44.9OP124.43147.77159.29169.42221.67Other Income14.0210.0314.5213.9010.04PBDIT138.44157.80173.81183.32231.71Interest31.0725.6147.7447.5274.88PBDT107.38132.19126.07135.80156.83Depreciation and Amortization25.5330.5245.4443.1645.65PBT 81.85101.6780.6492.64111.18Tax28.5836.9733.0929.6322.35PAT53.2764.7047.5563.0188.83Share of associate and JV1.090.740.9310.841.71MI-2.80-3.23-14.20-1.88-0.74Net Profit57.1568.6662.6875.7391.28EPS (Rs)*184.108.40.2060.312.5EPS (Rs)**22.214.171.1240.412.5* Annualised on post-issue Equity of Rs 73.21 crore; Face value Rs 10 (issue price Rs 805)** Annualised on post-issue Equity of Rs 73.16 crore; Face value Rs 10 (issue price Rs 815) EPS excludes EO (extra ordinary items) and relevant taxFigures in croreSource-Capitaline corporate database Security and Intelligence Services (India): Breakup of revenue Particulars1303(12)1403(12)1503(12)1603(12)1703(12)Security services2528.542935.553277.203447.393982.02Cash Logistics71.59110.31202.06286.96165.13Facility Management Services33.2945.0151.2682.65386.94Pest control services1.092.834.335.358.04Training fees6.121.5220.127.116.11Investigation service0.220.190.440.520.26Other revenue0.250.481.321.3612.28Revenue from sale of electronic security devices2.571.7112.9210.876.93Net Sales2643.693097.663550.633836.224567.09Figures in croreSource-Capitaline corporate databaseSecurity and Intelligence Services (India): Contribution to sales Particulars1303(12)1403(12)1503(12)1603(12)1703(12)Security services96%95%92%90%87%Cash Logistics3%4%6%7%4%Facility Management Services1%1%1%2%8%Pest control services0%0%0%0%0%Training fees0%0%0%0%0%Investigation service0%0%0%0%0%Other revenue0%0%0%0%0%Revenue from sale of electronic security devices0%0%0%0%0%Source-Capitaline corporate databasePowered by Capital Market - Live News


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Dutch people have never been so mobile. Thanks to the car, train and aeroplane we can spend our free time wherever we want.
A downside to this is that we are still spending a lot of time in traffic jams and traffic causes air pollution (particulate matter, greenhouse gases), noise pollution and traffic accidents and takes up space.
Getting around by bicycle or on foot can have a positive effect on people's fitness and health. If people cycle more often than taking the car, this will be beneficial for the environment (lower emissions of CO2, NO2 and particulate matter, less noise), traffic flows and people's health. People who cycle regularly will be less susceptible to cardiovascular diseases, breast cancer, diabetes and obesity. What is more, cycling and walking are relaxing activities and lead to less absenteeism due to illness. There is a particular focus on reducing commuter travel by car because that would also reduce the number of traffic jams.
An analysis of (inter)national cycling projects has revealed that bicycle usage is highest in towns and cities where there is an overall approach in the field of mobility. In addition there is less car mobility in towns and cities where there is an active cycling and environmental zoning policy.
In short, if we can replace short car journeys with journeys by bike, this will be good for people's health and the environment. The health and environmental benefit certainly outweighs the costs of constructing a cycling infrastructure and any additional measures to prevent cycling accidents.
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Back in Iowa (Everybody's Favorite Word is…)
Juxtaposition! One can't scratch one's ass out here without elbowing two or three people who just uttered the word, or who are writing the word in their journal, or who are debating the relative merits of it in whatever genre in which they work. It's the word I've heard the most out here this summer, discounting articles such as "a," "an," and "the," of course. The work shop leader quipped the other day that the University of Iowa mascot should be the Fighting Juxtapositions. I qualified that by pointing out that they'd actually have to be passive. Haha…
Juxtaposition: the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
It's an important concept, actually. Actually, it's critical. It can be the basis by which a poet or other writer makes incisive commentary on whatever he is writing. Take two things and put them side by side and see what happens. What observations do you make? What things do you see that you didn't see before? What unexpected things come up? Bingo… you got yourself something to write about, and it might be fresh and original or at least amusing.
I rarely have set out as a writer to intentionally juxtapose two things. Never have I sat down and said to myself, "Hmmm… what can I do with juxtaposition today…???" Nonetheless, I have done it. Heck, the first poem I submitted to workshop was about a two-for-one prostate exam I inadvertently received a few years back. True story. How the hell does one bring an uncomfortable and even disgusting (albeit necessary) medical experience to the elevated and insightful realms of verse? Well, that's the poets job. And I did it. But truth is I set out to be an irreverent wiseass when I started writing it. Most of my writing starts that way. Turns out I was also using juxtaposition.
Two weeks into workshop, the "j" word was echoing through my mind when I was doing a cross-out poetry exercise with a fine dining article I found in a local publication. It sounded like the writer was using a lot sexually suggestive language in his writing, so I was crossing out the rest to focus my attention on what wasn't crossed out. Then, later that night, I heard someone at a bar make an off-handed and dirty comment about his dating life, and for the first time perhaps ever in my life, my juxtaposition bell was rung. I worked on putting the statement with the language from the recipe article. Don't know how well I did it, and I haven't gone back to redraft it since it's been workshopped, but in the least the practice was enough.
This all sounds well and good but that I'm on a college campus—one renowned for its MFA writing program. Thus we're running the risk of "juxtaposition" becoming part of what a writing acquaintance of mine terms "MFAspeak." That's a type jargon that evolves when a group of writers or others in the same discipline start throwing around fancy-sounding terms without necessarily backing up the usage with solid evidence. All too often, speaking above one's head is a cover for not fully understanding something or not having done enough work on it. One good example of this is the term "agency," as in "Who has agency in this poem?" or "What can be done do increase the narrator's sense of agency in this story?" or "I couldn't really decide who has agency in this narrative." Those are such general and vague questions that they can lead most anywhere, but they sound clever and insightful.
So "juxtaposition" is cool and all that, and I'm glad it's fully on my radar as both a writer and reviewer, but it's also on my bullshit radar. Hopefully the former will overpower the latter.
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Irreverent wiseass? I'm having a hard time reconciling that with how we know you are.


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Sunday 10th February 2013
Jason Praill
What on earth was I doing running a half marathon?! It was snowing and in conventional terms I hadn't actually entered the race…
I'd heard two of my work colleagues talking about Liversedge and their training. It seemed that they revered this event because any mention of the race itself seemed to be accompanied with the puffing out of cheeks and the general nervous look of men thinking they'd bitten off more than they could chew. It's not an easy race, it is quite hilly and February is not known for its fair weather. But this is a good race and could easily be seen as a race to target in itself, or as a stamina test as part of your spring marathon training.
When one of my workmates got injured they offered me their place. I've been off the boil for a couple of years and certainly hadn't been doing any training for this distance. But despite the talk of a tough course and elevated expectation I relented and accepted the challenge. The reason do it – I'm new to Leeds and new to Abbey Runners, and thought that there's no better way to be part your club than by turning out at a road race.
The course is quite scenic – apparently! At around the 12 mile marker there was a bench looking out over the hillside, but on race day what you would see in the distance was a mystery. The sleety snow at the start had turned to a mist of drizzle by the end which felt even colder. I had a peaked cap on but during the warm up my head was freezing so I found some plastic to line the inside of my hat. Even Duncan Clark wore a long sleeved top!!
If you run this next year, you'll probably run your fastest starting mile of any half marathon! It drops early on to really get your legs turning, keep a steady pace on the following ascent and you'll soon be well up on your schedule. Mine was 8 minute miles and was almost two minutes up after a mile. I set my target 8 minutes for the next mile and beat it, and again and again. Each mile undulates mostly with a bit of descent to balance the climbs. There was a water station at 4 miles which offered a choice of cups or bottles. It's one of the things that shows that this is a well run race. I've never had a choice before, bottles are nice if you want to receive water like in a big marathon, but I just had a small cup.
Between mile 5 and 6 there's a sign showing a hill with 14% gradient – don't worry, this one is in your favour! At 7 miles there's the climb up Thornhills Beck Lane. It's very steep for maybe half a mile I guess, it was 'enjoyable'. There are some nice lanes afterwards to get some breath back. I answered back with a "I hope not" to a kind but mathematically challenged supporter just before 8 miles who informed me that I was nearly at half way. My comment was obviously a sign of things to come. I wish that I had a gel for a boost because mile 9 is a little sod! A long drag of a climb, horrible! I dropped back into a small group and we worked together to the top. That effort had lowered my reserves even further. It's undulating all the way home from here. If you are feeling good on the day you'll get past this final test, if not, then that bench at 12 miles will be appealing!
The race finishes where it starts and there was someone on the PA announcing my name and saying that I "looked in control", in control of what I don't know! So in summary, it's a really tough challenge but is a well run local race with bigger race features such as chip timing. A long sleeved T-shirt and excellent cake afterwards capped a very well run race. It's obviously popular amongst runners – this race can fill up by Christmas so enter and treat yourself to an early present in December.
Six Abbey Runners completed the course, I think there could be more next year.
Duncan Clark 1:27 3rd M50
Andy Wicks 1:37.50 PB
Me 1:46.22
David Nahal 1:48.42
Liz Willis 1:54.34
Garry Brownbridge 1:59.45


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Re: Soldiers of Valhalla - nominations and discussion
Thank you superfrog, I threw up in my mouth a little.
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Uzog has passed United Fanscape review and moves forward in the process.
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Re: Soldiers of Valhalla - nominations and discussion
Elgos Knights by Ixe
The Elgos Knights are a custom whose name you should know, but are they the hippest trip in America or just a bunch of jive turkeys? As always in parting, we'll see if they have what it takes to make it into the... SOULDIERS OF VALHALLA!
The Knights just don't look so good in this department. You can get the Horned Skull Brutes with the same base stats for a little over half their cost, or get the Minions for 20 points less and get around the same stats (counting 2 attack with deadly strike as roughly equal to 4 attack) all the time as the Knights have when fully charged. Both of those squads are common, and have augmented movement of some type, which are huge advantages for a melee squad. Even with the resurrection power, I'm not seeing the Knights being worth such a steep price over those two.
Undead using souls as a resource is a pretty common fantasy trope, and it's clear what both of the powers are doing thematically. The minis all look suitably evil knightish and fit reasonably well together. Overall, very cohesive theme here.
Shield of Lost Souls is just Blood Lust for defense, but the addition Dark Resurrection makes the power more interesting than it otherwise would be. Not a bad little package altogether.
They're too expensive to be worth using, simple as that. Even when fully charged, they're honestly nothing that special for their points. You'd be lucky to get them to that point in the first place though. They need kills to fuel either of their powers, and even against other melee squads it's pretty much a total gamble that they'll fuel up enough to matter before they're put down. Ranged squads and Unique Heroes are even more of a challenge for them.
Once you do get charged up, you are almost always going to have to immediately burn two of the markers to replace your loses. The choice between one or two figures with 6 or 7 defense and two or three figures with 4 defense isn't really much of a choice at all. Granted, bringing back a figure is a pretty good trick, but it's obviously nothing the original designers considered that game breaking, compare how much easier the Zombies, or Marro Warriors, or even the Dividers to a degree, can resurrect at far cheaper prices.
Overall, while they can have a good game with enough dumb luck (which you could say about pretty much any card), they never felt like they were worth drafting to me, and that's a pretty big problem.
The Elgos Knights are going in an interesting direction, but at the moment they are far too expensive for what they do. Even at a lower price, I'm not entirely sure they'd pass, but I do know they're not up to par as they stand now.
I vote to induct the Elgos Knights to the SoV.
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Re: Soldiers of Valhalla - nominations and discussion
Thank you for the consideration to the Elgos Knights. I will contemplate further changes to their design, but figure limitations are what moved them down from 4 to 3 figures in the first place and I pushed them out this round since it looked like availability was dropping further so prognosis is grim.
Re: Soldiers of Valhalla - nominations and discussion
The Elgos Knights have received two Nay votes to induct (Scytale and Soundwarp SG-1) and have been removed from the process.
Re: Soldiers of Valhalla - nominations and discussion
Uzog by Kinseth
In Heroscape lore the savages of the Durgeth Swamp were thought to be wiped out. Uzog disagrees.
Uzog's stats are very good for the price. He shares the Ogre Pulverizer's stat line and also bonds with the Death Chasers but lacks Double Attack and is 25% cheaper. Double Attack is certainly important for an attacking hero, though Uzog partially makes up for that with the ability to boost his Attack value. While both have a negative power, Uzog's inability to take turns is a doozy. I'd say 75 points is on the low side, but not clearly overpowered.
Is this what a Durgeth looks like? United Fanscape seems to agree.
The powers definitely paint a picture (a gruesome one) that goes along with the Savage designation. The Wild personality fits well enough (though "Single-Minded" or "Dumb" would fit him better) and it is important for his bonding potential. The mini is appropriately ugly.
The Trophy Skulls concept is clearly inspired by the miniature and is implemented in an interesting way, giving Uzog both a positive power and a negative one. Both powers are simple, important for the unit, and thematic.
There are a handful of negative powers in Heroscape. Most of them don't have a huge effect on gameplay, and ones that do often have it as an option that can provide a big boost (like Stinger Drain). Uzog doesn't give the player an option; the big dope goes about turning his victims into trophies regardless of anything else around him. The inability to take turns is pretty painful, especially for a front-line fighting melee hero.
As such, he's generally bad alone. He's terrible at cleanup, for example, unless he's going up against a very small number of figures (which could be heroes). Walking into a crowd alone with simply get him killed, as he kills one thing per round and happily goes about creating his trophies while the other enemies beat on him.
Alongside other units, though, he can work quite well. Obviously, the best way to play him is with a squad that gives him free activations, like the Death Chasers. Not only do they provide order marker rerouting so you don't waste order markers on a Trophy Skull-ing Uzog, but they can bond with something else while the big Savage is busy. Not only that, but they also provide a more immediate threat for the opponent to focus on instead of a helpless Uzog. But he also works decently alongside other solo units, if you mix up your order markers and activate Uzog sparingly.
I actually found playing against Uzog more interesting than playing with him. After he gets his one kill he's no longer a threat for the remainder of the round, like a unit without any unrevealed order markers. That makes the other potentially-attacking figures more immediate threats. But ignoring him can come back to bite you, as he can put on quite the Gruesome Display if he's got a few trophies in his belt.
Uzog has really good stats for the price plus a self-boosting power. While his negative power is something that can be played around, it certainly affects play, both for the player that uses him and his opponent(s). Overall I did not find him to be overpowered or a "must pick" with the Death Chasers, but rather a different and valuable option. The big Savage does provide something new and unique, playing with and against.
I vote to induct Uzog into the SoV.
Re: Soldiers of Valhalla - nominations and discussion
Glad to see you thought of the Savage as something new and unique to play along side the Death Chasers with. You are right about how an opponent can decide to ignore Uzog if he is "Stuck" for the rest of the round. Great review! Thanks for your time in reviewing him Scytale.
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Viceron the Dark Knight by Ixe
He is vengeance... He is the night... He is... Viceron!
There is a song the good folks sing!
Song the good folks sing!
About a villain on the wing!
Villain on the wing!
He is Toril's Darkest Knight, the heroes' darkest fright, but can he turn on the signal light for the Soldiers of Valhalla?
Viceron's a fairly expensive hero, but he has some beefy attack and defense, and two very useful powers to help earn that cost. The big area he's lacking in is threat range, he's an almost melee figure with only average move and no flying or other mobility boosting powers. Compared to most of the other solo heroes in his point range, he's going to have a tough time getting into the fight efficiently or chasing down ranged figures. Still, 150 seems reasonable considering the potential of Bloodstorm Ritual.
The overall design works well thematically for me, he's an evil knight with blood magic, and it's clear what both of his powers are doing. Bloodstorm Ritual gives him some extra points here for sounding like a heavy metal album, which is just the right mix of awesome and silly that works for Heroscape. My only real complaint here is that the figure's head reminds me of Beaker from the Muppets, but that's pretty minor.
The tension between a powerful but self-harming attack or a weaker (when there are multiple targets to hit anyway) but self-healing attack is interesting and rather unique. No problems here.
Viceron is definitely a light that burns twice as bright and half as long. You need to use Bloodstorm Ritual to get much out of a turn with Viceron against most armies, but you're slowly killing your own figure each time you use it, and Beaker isn't exactly cheap. It's not a pleasant feeling when you blank on your Bloodstorm attack roll and all your turn accomplishes is a wound to Viceron himself, especially since his life isn't terribly high to start with. Still, with a good attack roll and enough figures in range, Viceron can really earn his keep. That's basically all the strategy there is to Viceron, run at the enemy and hope you get to blow-up enough times with enough skulls before inevitable death.
Sanguine Sword can theoretically keep him in the game longer, but considering even at full health he's one or two bad rolls away from death, I rarely used it if I could get a decent Bloodstorm instead. I'd much rather potentially kill a bunch of enemy figures than only get a shot to kill one and heal a wound that might not even matter. The power is far from useless though, it's a nice 'reward' of sorts if you manage to mostly clear out Viceron's immediate area, letting him go be suicidal on some other group of schmucks later on.
As a said in the Balance section, Viceron lacks a bit in the mobility department, and it's hard to use your blood to kill everyone if most of it already leaked out of the bullet holes you got on the way to the fight. That makes carriers like Brunak and Theracus Viceron's best buds, and both have their advantages for Viceron. Theracus is faster and cheap enough that it's not the end of the world if he's a Bloodstorm causality. Brunak isn't as mobile and losing him is a bigger deal, but he can turn Viceron into a cruse missile with Ornak around. Either way, unless you're in a Heat of Battle game, I found having one of the two to be almost mandatory if you want the most out of Viceron.
Overall, I though Viceron was great fun to play. He's a swingy figure, but a properly costed one. He might take out everyone around him, he might fizzle and do nothing, but either way, there will be blood. Rock on, Viceron.
I vote to induct the Viceron the Dark Knight to the SoV.
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"either way, there will be blood."
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Another review from yours truly. In case anyone is wondering, I'm not rushing these out or anything, I just like to review my assignments as a group. That I have time to take a step back and reflect on card while I'm working on someone else and not get burnt-out on one guy. So the end result is my reviews tend to come out in spurts like this, but I'd like to assure everyone that they're all getting plenty of review time from me.
Jaraptara by Kinseth
I smell the blood of an SoV submission,
Be she balanced, or be she broken
I'll grind her bones to make my bread... No wait, that's too violent (and not very tasty).
Actually I think I'll just see if she has what it takes to become one of the Soldiers of Valhalla!
Jaraptara has a decent stat line for her point cost, especially compared to some of the other giants and big monsters near her price range. She is a low variance figure though, what you see is pretty much what you get here. While part of a unit like Shurrak's (who shares her stats, but is 30 points more expensive) cost is covering the unlikely-but-devastating chance that he'll knockback 3 heroes into molten lava and other craziness, all Jaraptara will ever do is give you a single attack that's sometimes long-ranged. Even with bonding, her point cost doesn't seem unreasonably low to me.
I love the idea of a rock chucking giant, it's a very iconic image. The long range on Boulder Toss really works for me here; the 'thrown weapon' range in Heroscape is apparently 3 spaces for medium figures, makes sense that a giant is getting around double that distance. I'm not a fan of Reach in general, but it fits in well here considering she's clearly more of a ranged fighter than the other giants.
She's a little petite for a huge figure, but honestly the difference between large and huge is so vague it really doesn't bother me. It makes more sense for her to be huge mechanically (no Deathchaser bonding) and I like that it makes her vulnerable to Sir Denrick's Giant Killer.
It's nice to see another 'ammo' mechanic in the game, and this one is implemented in a reasonably simple, thematic way.
Jaraptara is a fun addition to the Dreadgul army, even if I find Dreadguls bonding with Giants a little nonsensical personally, she gives them a decent heavy hitter and a ranged special attack for a decent price. She's not terribly useful solo, but that's true of many bonding heroes.
You're not always going to use Boulder Toss that much, especially since she also has Reach, but I love the options it brings to the table. The long range plus the lob means she can force melee and low range units to come to her and the Dreadguls, and that can make a big difference, especially in the end game. Granted, I also had games where I only threw one rock and never had a good reason to pick up another, but that's not a terrible thing; the Airborne's Grenade SA is still plenty useful as a one time deal.
I really love having a rock throwing giant around, it's just plain fun. Jaraptara fits the bill without being overpowered, or unfun for your opponent, or what-have-you. Overall, she seems like a worthy addition to me.
I vote to induct Jaraptara into the SoV.
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Death Streams addon at some zones location is not working as we wish on our kodi device. It's will be extra effort when you install kodi addon and got some error report. But how to fix Death Streams addon error issue? for the first time you have to ensure your Death Streams addon installations is correct. Set your kodi addon get an automatically update from Death Streams addon repo source, so it's make your kodi addon always stay uptodate. If all steps done, you need to make sure your ISP not blocking Death Streams addon to stream contents from the internet. Use VPN to bypass your internet provider such as IPVanish, we already testing Death Streams addon use this private connections and works very well, check out our Death Streams addon install guide bellow.
Despite its' ominous sounding name, the Death Streams addon focuses on movies and other videos. We like this one a lot because of the multiple categories it offers. It is definitely one you won't want to miss out on. To get it, use our guide to help you download and install it.To make Death Streams Addon installations works on your Kodi, you have to use a VPN connections. We are recommended you to use IPVanish because our team already testing the Death Streams addon use IPVanish and it's working very well. You can Save 60% Off IPVanish VPN by using our coupon code, the coupon applied automatically when use our link.
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How to Install Death Streams for Kodi v17 Krypton
First, we will start with the Krypton version of Kodi.
- Start by opening Kodi.
- From the home screen, click on the Settings icon (it looks like a gear). On the next screen, you'll see several rows of icons, so look for the one labeled File manager. When you see the list, scroll down and select the Add source heading.
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- Open Kodi Jarvis (v16.1)
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- Click in the box that says <None>, enter http://repo.mrblamo.xyz and click Done.
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- Once added, go back to the home screen, and click on the heading that says System.
- From here, click on Add-ons and then choose the option that says Install from zip file.
- Choose blamo. Next, select the option that says repository.Blamo-x.x.zip.
- Wait for the notification message.
- Now, select Install from repository, and then Blamo Repo.
- Next, select Video addons and then Death Streams.
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Here's the full list of who voted for and against H.B. 314, otherwise known as the pro-life, anti-abortion bill:
Voted in favor of the pro-life bill:
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- Tuscaloosa-Republican, State Sen. Gerald Allen
- Montgomery-Republican, State Sen. Will Barfoot
- Madison–Republican, State Sen. Tom Butler
- Pratville-Republican, State Sen. Clyde Chambliss
- Geneva–Republican, State Sen. Donnie Chesteen
- Fairhope–Republican, State Sen. Chris Elliott
- Huntsville–Republican, State Sen. Sam Givhan
- Cullman-Republican, State Sen. Garlan Gudger
- Centre-Republican, State Sen. Andrew Jones
- Trussville-Republican, State Sen. Steve Livingston
- Anniston-Republican, State Sen. Del Marsh
- Springville-Republican, State Sen. Jim McClendon
- Florence-Republican, State Sen. Tim Melson
- Decatur-Republican, State Sen. Arthur Orr
- Opelika-Republican, State Sen. Randy Price
- Jasper-Republican, State Sen. Greg Reed
- Birmingham-Republican, State Sen. Dan Robert
- Guntersville-Republican, State Sen. Clay Scofield
- Mobile-Republican, State Sen. David Sessions
- Trussville-Republican, State Sen. Shay Shelnutt
- Sheffield-Republican, State Sen. Larry Stutts
- Vestavia Hills-Republican, State Sen. Jabo Waggoner
- Alabaster-Republican, State Sen. Cam Ward
- Wilmer-Republican, State Sen. Jack Williams
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- Mobile-Democrat, State Sen. Vivian Figures
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Addiction is not a common factor for all the people, however, it might be quickly possible who want to start it for fashion and go on as a passion and crazy for it. Today that slogan should include: "Smoke more towards a shorter life." Ten years shorter, in fact.
I believe that this is the best comment that anyone can be scared of regarding beauty, women love their beauty very much and they simply cannot take the risk of beauty parameters. "Kill your beauty with smoking".
Wrinkles your skin fast
You heard it right, smoking kills all the active cells in your body and starts killing your skin cells too which causes the problem of wrinkled skin and you look aged very soon.
Poor Skin Tone
Smoking deprives the skin which is filled with oxygen and nutrients and skin start looking pale and dull. It starts to look uneven like patches on different spots, as it also effects skin turned into dull and dark soon.
Rheumatoid arthritis
Women who start smoke are more likely to get rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This being an inflammatory, chronic disease, undergo serious swelling and pain in their joints.
Sagging Skin
You might wonder how this is because there are more than 4000 chemicals in tobacco and this might trigger the destruction of collagen and elastin in the body fibre and as it is common of losing the tightness on skin. As skin loses its elasticity, parts that were once firm may begin to droop. This includes the inner arms and breasts and you might want to see yourself just like that in the mirror would definitely scare you for sure.
Lines on your Lips
Lips are the sexiest parts, any one would love to check out, obviously as you smoke with puffing from your mouth, it is in general certain muscles around their lips that cause them to have dynamic wrinkles that non- smokers do not.
Damaged or Yellow teeth
Smile a mile I want to see is the comment that generally women love to hear from their loved ones, if once they start smoking it would certainly effect the teeth by making them look damaged or yellowish in colour.
Loss of Hair
It is almost less chance for a women to conceive a baby in the womb of lady who smoke as this can also lead to certain disease at time of delivery if conceived which is called as crib death.
Smokers are more likely than non-smokers to go through menopause at a younger age, and they may have worse symptoms of menopause. This can also lead to severe complications in life.
Teen girls who smoke have lungs that don't grow as much as non-smokers' lungs, and adult women who smoke have lungs that don't work as well as non-smokers' lungs.
Smoking is always dangerous to health, it might be men or women, we strongly recommend not to go for smoking or QUIT smoking as earlier as possible. Many methods are available for getting back from those habit.