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MINOT, N.D. — If something can go wrong in the cattle business, Todd Wilkinson has seen it.
Wilkinson, of De Smet, S.D., partners in a feedyard with his brothers and a cow-calf operation with his son, but his day job as a lawyer specializing in agriculture means he gets caught up in some ugly cases. Wilkinson told some of his horror stories during Cattlemen's Education series presentations on "Protecting Your Investment" Sept. 19 at the North Dakota Stockmen's Association convention in Minot.
One such case is playing out in South Dakota, where Robert "Bob" Blom operated a feedlot. In February 2019, First Dakota National Bank determined Blom owed principal of $6.74 million to the bank, with additional interest of more than $1,000 per day. After the bank foreclosed, officials discovered Blom may have been operating a Ponzi-like scheme in which he would resell the same cattle over and over again and collect feeding bills from customers on what were often non-existent cattle. Now cattle producers from across the region who worked with Blom are waiting to see whether they will recoup any of their losses.
Wilkinson said 19 law firms are representing 56 interested parties in the Blom case. The parties include investors who would "buy" pens of cattle from Blom in exchange for a return after the cattle were sold, cow-calf operators who were having their calves fed by Blom, cattle buyers and others who had done business with the Corsica, S.D., man. In total, the number of cattle Blom led people to believe he had in his feedlots added up to 32,758. When the banks seized control of Blom's four feedlots, which had a capacity of 7,000 head, they found only 4,953 head of cattle.
With that case and others in mind, Wilkinson gave a stark warning, again and again:
"The No. 1 thing I'm stressing to any producer, in this economy, this is when bad deals come up. And you need to get things in writing."
Go beyond handshake deals
The presentations in the "Protecting Your Investment" series on Sept. 19 included a talk from Wilkinson and a panel discussion, emceed by Wilkinson, featuring Shaun Quissell of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, Kraig Rousch with U.S. Department of Agriculture Packers & Stockyards, Chelsea Good with the Livestock Marketing Association, Lynn Paulson with Bell Bank and Blaine Northrop, the chief brand inspector with the North Dakota Stockmen's Association.
Dan Rorvig, president of the Stockmen's Association, said the purpose of the presentation wasn't to scare anyone but to "arm you with information." North Dakota farmer and rancher Clark Price introduced Wilkinson with an opinion that runs contrary to how many people have done cattle business: Handshake deals are not necessarily working for the industry.
Though it may make people from the outside looking in scratch their heads, it's not unusual for thousands of dollars in cattle business to get done with nothing but a conversation. But Wilkinson and others on the expert panel urged changes, and not just for cases like the Blom one. In fact, most of Wilkinson's stories had nothing to do with criminal behavior but instead focused on misunderstandings and bad luck.
For instance, Wilkinson explained how one common misunderstanding can prove ruinous. Someone taking cows "on share" is not an unusual way for a young producer to start up a herd. If someone puts 100 cows "on share" with a rancher, the rancher gets a set percentage of the calves and the cow owner gets a set percentage of the calves. The problems arise, Wilkinson said, when the agreement doesn't address which party will be supplying replacement heifers for cull cows. A written contract that considers things like replacement costs, death loss, feed costs and other variables can protect all parties in a variety of arrangements, he said.
The other speakers backed up Wilkinson's insistence on getting things in writing. Paulson, senior vice president of agribusiness at Bell Bank, said taking steps to protect oneself can make them a lower risk for lending.
"When you get into one of those things, nobody wins," he said. "Once things go south, so to speak, you can't unring the bell, and there's nothing like doing it right on the front end the first time."
Wilkinson advised producers to get their banks involved in protecting their interests. He also advised producers to do more checking into the people they're doing business with, including calling the other party's lenders. People placing cattle for feeding should register their interest in the cattle through the manner allowed in their state, which a bank can help them determine. Feedlot operators should not let bills go unpaid, and if a bill is unpaid, they should make sure the cattle being fed don't leave the yard.
'A horrible situation'
While misunderstandings and bad luck make up a lot of the cases Wilkinson and the other panelists discussed, more nefarious cases can be particularly devastating, with the Blom case being just one recent example. Paulson said such cases are outliers, but they are more common in tough economic times.
"Sometimes when things get real tough, it causes people to lose their moral compass and they do things they may not otherwise do when things are better," he said.
Blom earlier this month was sentenced to five years in prison with all but 180 days suspended and ordered to pay restitution of $134,837.14 for writing a bad check to Gader Livestock of Lehr, N.D. He faces another felony bad check charge in Douglas County, S.D., and Douglas County State's Attorney Craig Parkhurst said he expects more charges will follow. Criminal charges, however, aren't going to help anyone get their money back, Wilkinson said.
"It's a horrible situation, and it's probably going to put some producers out of business that relied upon and trusted somebody that they've been doing business with for a long time," he said.
Wilkinson said due diligence before getting involved in a deal — including checking with another party's lender — can help. Contracts can't solve all of the problems; being able to trust someone is vital in the business, Sargent said.
"My advice is, make sure you really trust whoever you're doing business with. So much of the livestock business is done on a handshake and on people's word," he said. "In the end, if you can't trust the person you're doing business with, it's hard for even the lawyers to protect you when it's all said and done."


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ireport, or jasperAssisstant for eclipse is perfect tools.
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ireport, or jasperAssisstant for eclipse is perfect tools.
modify directly on the jrxml file, immediately see the design, and continuous modifications. perfect tool for jasper design.
the own official web site provides the best documentation.
Compiling Report Designs
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A report design is represented by a JRXML file that has the structure defined in the jasperreport.xsd file, or by an in-memory JasperDesign object. In order to generate reports according to such a report design, this needs to be compiled. Report design compilation can be done using the compileReportXXX() methods exposed by the JasperCompileManager class and results into a *.jasper file or a JasperReport object.
When compiling a report design, the engine first performs a validation to ensure that the template (JasperDesign) is consistent and then transforms all the report expressions in a ready-to-evaluate form, storing them inside the resulting compiled report template (JasperReport or .jasper file).
This transformation implies either the on-the-fly compilation of a Java class file that will be associated with the report template, or the generation of a Groovy or BeanShell script to use when evaluating report expressions during the report filling process, depending on the specified report expression language for the report (see the language property of a report template).
Before reading more about report compilation, you should understand when do you need to compile your report templates and which is the best way to do it by reading the following FAQ:
When should I compile my report templates and how?.
To make report design compilation process as flexible as possible, a special interface called JRCompiler was introduced.
As seen above, there are several different types of classes implementing this interface shipped with the library:
1. Java creport compilers. These report compilers generate and compile a Java class containing the report expressions evaluating methods; \\
2. The Groovy report compiler that generates a script for runtime report expressions evaluation.
3. The BeanShell report compiler that generates a script for runtime report expressions evaluation.
For more details about report compilation, check The Ultimate Guide to JasperReports.
Ant task for compiling report designs
Since the report design compilation process is more like a design-time job than a runtime one, an Ant task was provided with the library in order to simplify development.
This Ant task is implemented by the JRAntCompileTask and is very similar to the Ant built-in task, as far as syntax and behavior are concerned.
The report design compilation task can be declared like this, in a project's build.xml file:
In the example above, the lib folder should contain the jasperreports-.jar file along with its required libraries (including the jdt-compiler-.jar, which is the recommended report compiler, in case you use Java as the report expression language).
This user-defined Ant task can be then used to compile multiple JRXML report design files in a single operation, by specifying the root directory that contains those files or by selecting them using file patterns. Attributes of the report design compilation task:
Attribute Description
srcdir Location of the JRXML report design files to compile. Required unless nested elements are present.
destdir Location to store the compiled report design files (the same as the source directory by default).
compiler Name of the class that implements the JRCompiler interface (optional).
xmlvalidation Flag to indicate if the XML validation should be performed on the source report design files (true by default).
tempdir Location to store the temporary generated files (the current working directory by default).
keepjava Flag to indicate if the temporary Java files generated on-the-fly should be kept and not deleted automatically (false by default).
The report design compilation task supports nested and elements, just like the Ant built-in task.
To see this in action, check the demo/samples/antcompile sample provided with the project source files.
Viewing a report design
Report designs can be viewed using the JasperDesignViewer application.
In its main() method, it receives the name of the file which contains the report design to view.
This can be the JRXML file itself, or the compiled report design (*.jasper file).
Filling Reports
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A compiled report design can be used to generate reports by calling the fillReportXXX() methods of the JasperFillManager class. There are two flavours of the fill methods in this fa?ade class. Some receive a java.sql.Connection object as the third parameter, and the others receive a JRDataSource object instead.
This is because most of the times reports are filled with data from a relational database to which we connect through JDBC and is very convenient to have the SQL query inside the report template itself. The JasperReports engine can use the connection passed in and execute the SQL query, thus producing a report data source for filling the report.
In cases where data is available in other forms, the fill methods receiving a data source are to be used.
View, Print and Export Reports
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Generated reports can be viewed using the JasperViewer application. In its main() method, it receives the name of the file which contains the report to view.
Generated reports can be printed using the printReport(), printPage() or printPages() static methods exposed by the JasperPrintManager class.
After having filled a report, we can also export it in PDF, HTML or XML format using the exportReportXXX() methods of the JasperExportManager class.
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Parameters are object references that are passed-in to the report filling operations. They are very useful for passing to the report engine data that it can not normally find in its data source. For example, we could pass to the report engine the name of the user that has launched the report filling operation if we want it to appear on the report, or we could dynamically change the title of our report.
An important aspect is the use of report parameters in the query string of the report, in order to be able to further customize the data set retrieved from the database. Those parameters could act like dynamic filters in the query that supplies data for the report.
Declaring a parameter in a report design is very simple and it requires specifying only its name and its class:
<parameter name="ReportTitle" class="java.lang.String"/>
<parameter name="MaxOrderID" class="java.lang.Integer"/>
<parameter name="SummaryImage" class="java.awt.Image"/>
There are two possible ways to use parameters in the query:
1. The parameters are used like normal java.sql.PreparedStatement parameters using the following syntax:
SELECT * FROM Orders WHERE CustomerID = $P{OrderCustomer}
2. Sometimes is useful to use parameters to dynamically modify portions of the SQL query or to pass the entire SQL query as a parameter to the report filling routines. In such a case, the syntax differs a little, like in the following example:
SELECT * FROM Orders ORDER BY $P!{OrderByClause}
There are also the following built-in system parameters, ready to use in expressions:
Data Source
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JasperReports support various types of data sources using a special interface called JRDataSource.
There is a default implementation of this interface, the JRResultSetDataSource class, which wraps a java.sql.ResultSet object. It allows the use of any relational database through JDBC.
When using a JDBC data source, you could pass a java.sql.Connection object to the report filling operations and specify the query in the report definition itself (see the <queryString> element in the XML file) or could create a new instance of the JRResultSetDataSource by supplying the java.sql.ResultSet object directly.
With other types of data sources, things should not be different and all you have to do is to implement the JRDataSource interface, or use one of the implemetations that are shipped with the JasperReports library to wrap in-memory collections or arrays of JavaBeans, CSV or XML files, etc.
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Report fields represent the only way to map data from the data source into the report generating routines. When the data source of the report is a java.sql.ResultSet, all fields must map to corresponding columns in the java.sql.ResultSet object. That is, they must have the same name as the columns they map and a compatible type.
For example:
If we want to generate a report using data retrieved from the table Employees, which has the following structure:
Column Name Datatype Length
EmployeeID int 4
LastName varchar 20
FirstName varchar 10
HireDate datetime 8
We can define the following fields in our report design:
<field name="EmployeeID" class="java.lang.Integer"/>
<field name="LastName" class="java.lang.String"/>
<field name="FirstName" class="java.lang.String"/>
<field name="HireDate" class="java.util.Date"/>
If we declare a field that does not have a corresponding column in the java.sql.ResultSet, an exception will be thrown at runtime. Columns present in the java.sql.ResultSet object that do not have corresponding fields in the report design do not affect the report filling operations, but they also won't be accessible.
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Expressions are a powerful feature of JasperReports. They can be used for declaring report variables that perform various calculations, for data grouping on the report, to specify report text fields content or to further customize the appearance of objects on the report.
Basically, all report expressions are Java expressions that can reference report fields and report variables.
In an XML report design there are several elements that define expressions: <variableExpression>, <initialValueExpression>, <groupExpression>, <printWhenExpression>, <imageExpression> and <textFieldExpression>.
In order to use a report field reference in an expression, the name of the field must be put between $F{ and } character sequences.
For example, if we want to display in a text field, on the report, the concatenated values of two fields, we can define an expression like this one:
$F{FirstName} + " " + $F{LastName}
The expression can be even more complex:
$F{FirstName} + " " + $F{LastName} + " was hired on " +
(new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy")).format($F{HireDate}) + "."
To reference a variable in an expression, we must put the name of the variable between $V{ and } like in the example below:
"Total quantity : " + $V{QuantitySum} + " kg."
There is an equivalent syntax for using parameters in expressions. The name of the parameter should be put between $P{ and } like in the following example:
"Max Order ID is : " + $P{MaxOrderID}
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A Report variable is a special objects build on top of an expression. Variables can be used to simplify the report design by declaring only once an expression that is heavily used throughout the report design or to perform various calculations on the corresponding expressions.
In its expression, a variable can reference other report variables, but only if those referenced variables were previously defined in the report design. So the order in which the variables are declared in a report design is important.
As mentioned, variables can perform built-in types of calculations on their corresponding expression values like : count, sum, average, lowest, highest, variance, etc.
A variable that performs the sum of the Quantity field should be declared like this:
<variable name="QuantitySum"
class="java.lang.Double" calculation="Sum">
For variables that perform calculation we can specify the level at which they are reinitialized. The default level is Report and it means that the variable is initialized only once at the beginning of the report and that it performs the specified calculation until the end of the report is reached. But we can choose a lower level of reset for our variables in order to perform calculation at page, column or group level.
For example, if we want to calculate the total quantity on each page, we should declare our variable like this:
<variable name="QuantitySum" class="java.lang.Double"
resetType="Page" calculation="Sum">
<initialValueExpression>new Double(0) </initialValueExpression>
Our variable will be initialized with zero at the beginning of each new page.
There are also the following built-in system variables, ready to use in expressions:
Documentation pending…
Report Sections
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When building a report design we need to define the content and the layout of its sections. The entire structure of the report design is based on the following sections:
Sections are portions of the report that have a specified height and width and can contain report objects like lines, rectangles, images or text fields.
When declaring the content and layout of a report section in an XML report design we use the generic element <band>.
This is how a page header declaration should look. It contains only a line object and a static text:
<band height="30″>
<reportElement x="0″ y="0″ width="555″ height="25″/>
<reportElement x="0″ y="0″ width="555″ height="25″/>
<textElement textAlignment="Center">
<font fontName="Helvetica" size="18″/>
<text>Northwind Order List</text>
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Subreports are an important feature for a report-generating tool. They allow the creation of more complex reports and simplify the design work.
Subreports are very useful when creating master-detail type of reports, or when the structure of a single report is not sufficient to describe the complexity of the desired output document.
A subreport is in fact a normal report incorporated into another report. One can overlap subreports or create subreports containing subreports themselves, up to any nesting level. Any report template can be used as a subreport when incorporated into another report, without anything inside it having to change.
Like other report elements, the subreport element has an expression that is evaluated at runtime in order to obtain the source of the JasperReport object to load.
There are two ways to supply parameter values to a subreport. First, you can use the <parametersMapExpression> element which introducest the expression that will be evaluated to produce the specified parameters map. And/or you can supply the parameters individually using a <subreportParameter> element for each relevant parameter. When using simultaneously both ways to supply parameters the parameters values specified using <subreportParameter> will override values specified with <parametersMapExpression>.
Subreports require a data source in order to generate their content, just like normal reports, behave in the same way, and expect to receive the same kind of input when they are being filled.
Values calculated by a subreport can be returned to the parent report. More specifically, after a subreport is filled, values of the subreport variables can be either copied or accumulated (using an incrementer) to variables of the caller report (master variables).
See the Subreport sample for details.
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I've recently been researching reporting tools for a project I will be soon be working on. One of the tools I've been looking at is JasperReports. JasperReports is a very popular open source (LGPL) reporting library written in Java. Unfortunately it is not very well documented and I had a hard time coming up with a simple report. After some research, I was able to generate a simple report, this article summarizes what needs to be done to get started with JasperReports. See Resources for information on how to find additional information and documentation about JasperReports.
Getting Started
JasperReports' reports are defined in XML files, which by convention have an extension of jrxml. A typical jrxml file contains the following elements:
<jasperReport> – the root element.
<title> – its contents are printed only once at the beginning of the report
<pageHeader> – its contents are printed at the beginning of every page in the report.
<detail> – contains the body of the report.
<pageFooter> – its contents are printed at the bottom of every page in the report.
<band> – defines a report section, all of the above elements contain a band element as its only child element.
All of the elements are optional, except for the root jasperReport element. Here is an example jrxml file that will generate a simple report displaying the string "Hello World!"
<?xml version="1.0″?>
<!DOCTYPE jasperReport
PUBLIC "-//JasperReports//DTD Report Design//EN"
<jasperReport name="Simple_Report">
<band height="20″>
<reportElement x="180″ y="0″ width="200″ height="20″/>
<text><![CDATA[Hello World!]]></text>
For this simple example, I omitted the optional <title>, <pageHeader> and <pageFooter> elements. The <staticText> element, unsurprisingly, displays static text on the report, as can be seen, it contains a single <text> element defining the text that will be displayed.
jrxml files need to be "compiled" into a binary format that is specific to JasperReports, this can be achieved by calling the compileReport() method on the net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperCompileManager class. There are several overloaded versions of this method, in our example, we will use the one that takes a single String parameter, consult the JasperReport documentation for details on the other versions of the method.
public class JasperReportsIntro
public static void main(String[] args)
JasperReport jasperReport;
JasperPrint jasperPrint;
jasperReport = JasperCompileManager.compileReport(
jasperPrint = JasperFillManager.fillReport(
jasperReport, new HashMap(), new JREmptyDataSource());
jasperPrint, "reports/simple_report.pdf");
catch (JRException e)
A jrxml file needs to be compiled only once, but for this simple example it is compiled every time the application is executed. Before a report can be generated, it needs to be "filled" with data, this is achieved by calling the fillReport() method on the net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperFillManager class. Again, there are several overloaded versions of the fillReport() method, here we will use one that takes three parameters, an instance of net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperReport, a java.util.HashMap containing any parameters passed to the report, and an instance of a class implementing the net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRDataSource interface. The line that accomplishes this in our example above is
jasperPrint = JasperFillManager.fillReport(
jasperReport, new HashMap(), new JREmptyDataSource());
Since our simple report takes no parameters, we pass an empty HashMap as the second parameter, and an instance of net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JREmptyDataSource as the third parameter. JREmptyDataSource is a convenience class included with JasperReports, it is basically a DataSource with no data.
Finally, in our example, we export the report to a PDF file, this way it can be read by Adobe Acrobat, XPDF, Evince, or any other PDF reader, the line that accomplishes this in our example is
jasperPrint, "reports/simple_report.pdf");
The parameters are self-explanatory.
JasperReports is a very good and popular open source reporting engine, this guide provides enough information to get started with JasperReports. For additional documentation, please see my book JasperReports For Java Developers .


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The Cursillo focuses on showing Christian lay people how to become effective Christian leaders over the course of a three-day weekend. The weekend includes fifteen talks, some given by priests and some by lay people. These talks are called "rollos". The major emphasis of the weekend is to ask participants to take what they have learned back into the world, on what is known as the "fourth day." The method stresses personal spiritual development, as accelerated by weekly group reunion (after the weekend).
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When Tamo and Tima's egg is threatened to be stolen by poachers, Matica and her father must help them to save their egg and keep it safe until it hatches. The story conveys an excellent message about the danger to wildlife conservation programs posed by poachers and their unscrupulous methods. The poachers resort to shooting wildly at Tamo when he attempts to save his egg by attaching them.
The book provides some interesting insights into life for a Western family in the village of Pucara which is not at all sophisticated and is lacking in all technology and modern aids. It teaches children subtlety about persevering to overcome obstacles, acceptance of difference, respect for nature and wildlife and also about love and developing relationships with, and having respect for, other creatures.
Michael liked this book so much we already have the next book in the series. I would really recommend Talon, come fly with me to children aged 9 to 13 years old. My rating for this book is five out of five stars.
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Cruise the northern end of the Pumicestone Passage with it's sandbanks and amazing bird life. Venture into the Marine Park and learn why 400 Black Swans make this wetland their home. Hear some quirky tales of the past. Relax and enjoy the changes of scenery, kayaks and sailboats.
See the new developments - Pelican Waters Town Centre and Marina.
By midday, return to the Pelican Waters Tavern for great lunch choices (at own expense) - Great food! Great value!


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Very nice, soft cover collection, one photograph per page, all in black and white shot with a 35mm SLR and taken btween 1967 and 1971, 29 in all including cover. Subjects include, but are not limited to, the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Santa Barbara, the Golden Gate Cemetery and Cuba.
Title: Portfolio I Larry Frank Photographer
Categories: Art & Photography,
Publisher: Washington D.C,, Baker-Webster Printing: 1971
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Duke ChangeWorks Global Social Innovation Challenge 2018
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At the end of June, 2018, the winners of the Duke ChangeWorks Global Social Innovation Challenge, Claudette Nitard, Zak Kramer, and Tao Damrongwet pitched in the finals at San Diego on their venture to combat the Opioid Epidemic. Over 40 finalist student teams from 27 participating universities in Australia, Egypt, Ghana, India, Ireland, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Portugal, Uganda and the United States of America pitched their social innovations on June 23, 2018 in San Diego, California.
We pitched very well first thing in the morning on Saturday. While we did not win any prize money, we did walk away with some secondary prizes. These included free consulting time with a social innovation focused firm based in San Diego and a year subscription to a customer relationship management software program called HoneyBook! The event was amazing and we made many new friends. We'll send some pictures of our time there. We learned from the event creators as well as from all of the participating teams. The winning teams had much further developed ideas and had been working on them for years now. They were more robust and concrete. We hope to use our prizes to get us to that point. Thanks again from team Zemya for bringing this event to Duke! -Zak Kramer
We were grateful to have the opportunity to pitch our idea at the Global Social Innovation Challenge finals at San Diego University. The staff were incredibly welcoming and helpful. The best part was getting to meet and hear teams pitch from around the world. It provided a global perspective of the challenges students from different nations are working hard to solve. Most teams had been working on their ideas for about two years and were already making great progress. Thank you, Duke I&E, for giving us the opportunity to represent Duke at the GSIC! -Claudette Nitard


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The ACCC has form when it comes to exposing dodgy tech promotions, having busted HP over its less than stellar cashback offers and taken Nokia Care Centres to task over substandard service. Now it has taken Panasonic to court over a 2008 promotion offering a free Wii console with some TV models.
The big issue with this promotion was that consumers were required to submit the serial number from their TV within 14 days of purchase, meaning if the TV wasn't delivered in that time frame, the consumer couldn't get the number and apply for the offer. That's a definite no-no according to the ACCC:
It is not enough to give the impression that 'conditions apply' to an offer in circumstances where particularly unusual and onerous conditions may render a consumer ineligible to receive the goods or services offered.
Got your own horror stories of trying to get bonus offers with electronic goods? Tell us in the comments.


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Trumpet/Mermaid Illusion Sweep Train Tulle Lace Wedding Dress With Beading Sequins #83689
Product Reviews
Beth Austen
2019-04-29 05:56:53
Ordered a standard size 12, as I thought that the sizing might be a bit bigger. It was perfect size & didn't even need a dress fitting! In love with it so much, the detail is amazing and exactly as the photographs show! Thank you so much!
I also had a tiara which I didn't wear on the day which was from here under 107521!
Amy Leach
2019-04-01 01:20:12
Very satisfied, of course I was nervous but I after reading so many good reviews and the great prices I could keep from taking the chance. I'm very happy! I chose custom size due to me haveing larger hips and smaller chest. I had sent question in messages and received prompt reply. Unfortunately I did the measuring myself and I did it wrong.
** I highly recommend you get a seamstress to do them* I was off in the hip area so I had sent smaller measurement. MY FAULT..she measured dress and it was exactly what I requested. But it is getting fix. Remember brides it is EASIER to alter to make smaller than it is to make BIGGER !! I knew this and still messed up. I will post picture soon wedding is 5/3. It is beautiful. It is lined and held up well with me tugging to put it on. I've bought pricey prom dresses from high end stores that were not as well made as this. My favorite part is the back and neckline gives it the sexy yet classy look. My seamstress was relived that there was no need to alter the top half due to the sheer lace. But do not be afraid to order, no it is not a 3,000$ dress but it also doesn't weigh 20lbs by itself. I bought an awesome 9$ personalized cake topper also that I love also. Ordering my flowers and shoes today! I wish you all a wonderful wedding and joyful marriage !!
Megan Richmond
2018-07-13 06:25:28
I ordered a custom size and it fit wonderful!! It was a bit large in the chest but I am getting it altered to fit. Which is a first for me because I have a very large chest. I absolutely love this dress and the quality is amazing. I will update with photos but I cannot express how lovely and fast the shipping was. I had my dress in less than a month!!! Great quality too. It was not a super heavy dress which I love.
2018-03-01 09:39:54
Beautiful dress! Definitely recommend custom size, it fit perfectly! Wearing it with:
for my beach wedding in july...
flower girls outfit...
my bridesmaids and flower girl are having these flowers...
2016-11-13 18:21:30
Really love this dress good quality a little bulky around the waist and a little to big around the waist but luckily my sister used to be a seamstress and can help me with that!! All in all it looks just like the photo and can't wait to walk down the isle in it
2016-10-14 08:14:51
Ecellent buy. Dress fits perfect
Fame Clabaugh
2016-05-27 02:48:30
Thank you so much, JJ'SHouse.
I loved the dress very much !!!
I just received it today.
The quality of the dress was very good.
And I loved the shape of the dress.


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Wheel Love Enamel Mug
Regular price £10.00
Absolutely stoked on our new mugs, we thought enamel is the way to go as it's truly a mug for life, it won't ever let you down! Virtually unbreakable, unless you smelt it in a furnace, or run over it in a jeep!
Ideal for camping, home use and all that tea brewing int woods.
If you've seen 50to01's Wheel Love, you know what its all about!!
All hand printed by ourselves here in Sheffield :)
Please bare in mind, each mug is unique and may contain some blemishes and/or black dots, this is perfectly normal and expected with enamel mugs. Customers are advised to consider this before purchasing.
Have one mug for life! - Keeping it Green & Clean = Keeping it real , Peace & love to all


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September is National Chicken Month, and a great opportunity to share some healthy meals for busy professionals and families getting into the swing of school again.
Soups & Stews
Chicken and dumplings
Morrocan chicken stew
Chicken and white bean stew
Chicken chili
Chicken edamame chowder
Wild rice chicken soup
30 minute chicken gumbo
Moroccan chicken stew with sweet potatoes
Salad & Sandwiches
BBQ chicken and cheddar quesadillas
Curried chicken salad
Mango chicken salad
Onion, walnut and cilantro chicken salad sandwiches
Cold soba noodle salad with chicken and peppers
Asian style chicken wraps
Caesar grilled chicken sandwiches
Main Dishes:
Quick chicken cutlets
BBQ chicken pizza
Thai chicken pizza
Chicken pot pie
Cayenne rubbed chicken with avocado salsa
Brown sugar BBQ chicken drumettes
Fast chicken fajitas
Chicken parmigiana
Southwest chicken skillet
Chicken broccoli mac and cheese
Ham, chicken and cheese roll-ups
Spicy apricot glazed chicken
Pineapple stuffed jerk chicken
Chicken chilaquiles
General Tso's chicken
Chicken enchiladas
Sesame chicken
Buffalo chicken salad
Pot pie
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There was a bit of contention yesterday when these were first seen on Youtube but LEGO gave the go-ahead to post these so here are the official images to the first half of the LEGO Star Wars 2019 sets!
I'm liking the Death Star Escape (75229) as it is a nice vignette that hasn't been done before and it's a really nice touch that they are making sets from the games like the Inferno Squad Battle Pack (75226).
There are no prices yet but I will update this once I get the information.
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'Vain trifles as they seem, clothes have, they say, more important offices than to merely keep us warm. They change our view of the world and the world's view of us.'
JW Anderson Fur
London Collections Men Spring Summer 2017 brought a new-generation range of collections to the catwalk that appeared to have a unified voice: men and women united. MCM X Christopher Raeburn 'one fits all' silhouettes and Nasir Mazhan backpacks and sporty, unisex athletic wear advertise a gender-neutral street wear generation.
Charles Jeffrey took his Loverboy fashion to the next level by allowing the club kid muses from Dalston merge the boundaries between the runway and the dance floor in androgynous attires.
The last highlight of the show was JW Anderson's collection. The Northern Irish designer presented his characteristic and unique interpretation of the men-women unified trend. Once again, he proved that his modern interpretation of masculinity and femininity is not only aesthetically provocative but also, a clear reflection of this new generation of designers that believe in a conscious cross-pollination between menswear and womenswear elements. This year though, combined with a nostalgic pre-gendered peace place found in childhood, he makes it very hard to deny that he is one of the most exciting designers in the fashion show scene. He references every year on an overarching theme: childhood, space odyssey. And this award-winning designer always does it while surprising us without losing his recognisable style.
His last collection (AW16) had a futuristic approach with a paradoxically use of draped details and organic lines. Details such as shoulders winged in every way and use of studs helped him give the final touch to his Star Wars version of androgynous beings. The use of layering of natural material with feathers, silk and fur jackets work as a reminder to keep our feet on planet earth.
Anderson presents to every London Fashion Week what his generation is all about: story tellers of a time where gender fluidity and reinvention are constants. This has to be considered every season, as there are precisely these constants that define the times, the story and the world. There is no holding back in the materials and shapes he uses to achieve his goal. It could be that the secret of his successful career is based on his ability to change our view of the world. His world, or his story of what the world could be, can become ours.


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10 Ways to Improve your Credit Score
Your credit score is based on the information held in your credit report. This score is an important part of your financial picture. Lenders combine your credit score with the information in your credit report to assess your risk as a borrower – super important if you're planning on applying for a mortgage, credit card or loan! It can also affect your ability to get mobile phone contracts, monthly car insurance, bank accounts and more. The aim of this guide is to help you understand and boost your credit score.
1. Fix mistakes on your report
Your report contains information such as how much money you've borrowed and if you repay bills on time. If your credit report isn't correct then your credit score won't be either. You should dispute any incorrect information. If it does turn out to be an error, the relevant credit reference agency has to correct it. Wrong addresses can also have a disproportionate impact so it's worth checking those too!
You're legally entitled to a free copy of your annual credit report from each of the three major credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
2. Get a credit card (and use it sensibly)
Using credit regularly and responsibly will help you build your score. Spending small amounts and paying off your bill each month will show lenders that you can be trusted to pay back any money you borrow. To improve your credit score further, try not to use too much of your available credit (preferably under 30% of your limit), this shows lenders that you can manage your credit sensibly. Avoid withdrawing cash on credit cards too – many lenders see this as evidence of poor money management.
3. Pay off debts
The amount of debt you have is part of the information lenders have access to. Having too much debt that you're not able to pay off will hurt your file. Use any savings to pay off debts, pay off the most expensive debts first and speak to a debt charity if you feel that your debts are out of control.
4. Get on the electoral roll
Getting on the electoral roll (registering to vote) can help improve the way you're viewed by lenders. Being on the electoral roll will allow credit reference agencies to verify who you are, making you appear more stable to lenders. You can register for the electoral roll here. Note that you'll need your national insurance number to hand when registering. If you aren't eligible to vote in the UK, you can still send Experian, Equifax and Callcredit (the 3 credit reference agencies) proof of your residency. This should help non-Commonwealth and non-EU foreign nationals get credit. Some foreign nationals are allowed to vote in local elections, and therefore can register on the electoral roll in the normal way.
5. Avoid making multiple credit applications in a short space of time
Every time you make an application for credit a mark is left on your credit report. Make too many credit applications in a short space of time and lenders will think that you are desperate for credit. So if you're rejected for credit, try to resist the temptation to re-apply and use an eligibility checker to make sure you don't get rejected.
6. Use an eligibility checker
You can avoid getting rejected for credit by using an eligibility checker before you apply. This does not affect your credit score and will show you how likely you are to be accepted for credit before you apply. Don't apply for products that you're unlikely to get!
7. Get your name on some bills and pay them on time
Utility bills (including your mobile phone contract, energy bill, etc.) count as a form of credit. However, you won't get the boost to your credit score if you're not down as the bill payer (even if you're contributing to the bills). So it's worth putting one or two utility bills in your name to help boost your credit score. Paying bills on time will also show lenders that you can be trusted to pay back reliably. To avoid forgetting to pay bills, set up direct debits to pay all your contracted bills on time.
8. Be aware of financially linking to your partner or flatmate
If you are financially linked to someone their files are looked at as part of assessing whether to accept you for credit. There are four products that can cause you to become financially linked – a joint mortgage, a joint loan, a joint bank account, and utility bills (in some cases). Being jointly named on a bill with a flatmate will not mean that you are financially linked. This only happens when the energy firm is confident that you're a couple ("Mr and Mrs"). Therefore, if your partner/flatmate has a poor history, keep your finances separate! Once your finances are no longer linked, write to the credit reference agencies and ask for a notice of disassociation.
9. Soon paying rent could improve your credit file
The Rental Exchange Initiative allows millions of private renters and social housing tenants improve their credit file just by paying their rent on time. The scheme records your rental payments and adds them to your Experian credit file (improving your credit score).
10. Protect yourself from fraud
Falling victim to identify fraud could damage your credit score, as any credit actions taken in your name will reflect on you. Keep an eye on your credit report so that you can spot financial fraud quickly. If anyone is trying to open credit in your name, you'll be able to see the early signs in the searches section of your report. Report any fraudulent activity to Action Fraud as soon as you spot it. If you believe that you are vulnerable to identity fraud (e.g. you've had your personal information stolen) sign up for the protective registration service from CIFAS. This service means there'll be extra security checks whenever credit applications are made in your name.
Build your credit score by focusing on using credit sparingly and make payments on time. It takes years to build good credit, but it's worthwhile to be patient. If you have a bad credit score remember that negative information ages off your report after 7 years.


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Frantic Farms Clay & Glass & Gallery — Potter Monica Johnston and glassblower Paulus Tjiang celebrate 14 years of business in Warkworth at their gallery. You will find exquisitely made functional studio pottery, blown glass, whimsical art, glass and fine jewelry and turned wood. Monica's studio is onsite so you can watch the pottery process or see a pottery class in action. 2 Mill St., Warkworth. 705-924-9173. franticfarms.com


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Motorists in Skiatook are enjoying a newly paved stretch of roadway thanks to a $2 million road-widening project with $1.7 million of the funding coming from the Osage Nation.
A one-mile stretch of Oak Street has been extended to three lanes with the center lane designated as a left turning lane for both traffic directions. According to a news release, the Nation footed $1.7 million for the project and Skiatook contributed $300,000 in pre-construction and construction engineering costs.
Officials from the Nation and Town of Skiatook celebrated the road project's finish with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 5. Oak Street is south of W.C. Rogers Boulevard, which is State Highway 20 and runs east/west out of Skiatook.
"The Osage Nation is dedicated to improving the infrastructure in all of Osage County," Principal Chief John Red Eagle said. "Making sure our residents have quality roads to travel to and from work, school or play is one of our top priorities."
The road project covered one mile along Oak Street between South Lenepah Street and Lombard Avenue. The project also includes a new intersection at Lombard and Oak as well as 3,150 feet of sidewalk, according to the release.
Skiatook Mayor Josh Brown also applauded the town-Nation partnership for the project completion.
"This project will benefit Skiatook tremendously," Brown said in a statement. "We are proud to be a partner with the Osage Nation and are thankful for their investment in our community."
The project completion ends traffic detours experienced by motorists who frequently use Oak Street to access places along the impacted road stretch including Newman Middle School, apartment complexes, and Skiatook Sweet Things Day Care which is operated by the Osage Nation.
The Osage Nation Roads Department has 28 projects identified on its current five-year construction plan, according to the news release. In the past year, four miles of construction projects have been completed, including the Okesa Bridge and Hill west of Bartlesville, the 39 Hill near the Bartlesville Osage Casino and the Guesso Creek Bridge just three miles south of Skiatook.
The majority of the funding for the ON Roads Department comes from the Indian Reservation Roads Program that is jointly administered by the Federal Highway Administration's Federals Lands Highway Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in accordance with an interagency agreement.
All federally recognized tribes are eligible to receive funding and the allocation amounts are determined by a funding formula that includes lane miles, traffic volumes and Indian population. The Nation provides nearly $5 million in funding on an annual basis, according to the release.


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Another great video from the Periodic Table of Videos.
So, what is your favorite chemical reaction?
Another great video from the Periodic Table of Videos.
So, what is your favorite chemical reaction?
One of my top five chemical reactions is the thermite reaction.Sometimes it is difficult to demonstrate it due to lack of space or safety concern. Here is a neat way to show the redox reaction in action:
Watching the videos was frustrating so I only watched the 1st; too many interputions (plus the ad was annoying).
I love color, in art, chemistry, whatever so I guess the various clock reactions, especially the Orange and the Black Princeton Clock Reaction would rank quite high on my list of favorite reactions. However, I've never run one so my favorite reaction that I have run--many times--would be the Diels-Alder Reaction. The first was in Advanced Organic Lab as an undergraduate at the Univ. of Minnesota in 1960. This was followed by several preparations of 3-vinylindoles and subsequent Diels-Alder reactions with Prof. W. E. Noland at U of M. As a grad student with Prof. E. C. Taylor at Princeton, one of my projects involved DA reactions of aminodienes and dienediamines. Something about the deceptive apparent simplicity of the reaction, ordinarily not requiring catalysis, just mixing the reagents and watch it "zip up". Fascinating, even after sadly leaving the lab 40 years ago (but still a chemist--for life). Sorry--no videos.
My favorite is "Dichromate Volcano":
N2 + 4H2O + Cr2O3
It is very easy to set up for demonstration and students like when "something is burning". This is a great experiment to discuss the signs of a chemical reaction, introduce the concepts of decomposition, enthalpy and oxidation-reduction.
The screaming gummy bear (Haribo or generic gummy bear in molten potassium chlorate). I remember being very intrigued by the original discovery in J Chem Ed, and now there is a video!
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Screaming_Gummy_Bear&video_id=581 72
My favourites are two simple reactions: The trans-esterification and the esterification reactions. Both preferrably with fatty acids involved.
Biological oils and fats usually consist from triglycerides of fatty acids and glycerol with some amounts of free fatty acids (0,1 - 100%) depending on the general quality of the oil. During the trans-esterification reaction is the glycerin replaced by another alcohol, usually MeOH or EtOH by the aid of a catalyst, usually NaOMe or KOMe. This reaction turns the oil or fat from a viscous hard-combusted liqud into a fluid easily combusted thin oil. The properties of this oil are of course depending upon the lenght and unsaturation degree of the fatty acids involved, but it is nevertheless a remarkeble change taking place. The same goes for the esterification reaction, with the exceptions that there is water formed during the reaction and that there is another catalyst empoyed, usually H2SO4.
These reactions open up new political and technical perspectives, I guess that everybody is aware of how much people all over the globe that are using this reaction in order to produce heating oil and engine fuel for themselves and their customers on a small-scale basis. Not always good quality, but it still indicates that energy can be produced and consumed locally with very low carbon footprints ,also a less vunerable system than that of today. And all this thanks to these simple reactions.
My favorite reaction is the catalytic air oxidation of heavy hydrocarbon stocks such as oils, waxes, and bitumen under mild conditions. The process may convert such stocks into fractions suitable as fuels and as intermediates. Redox couples such as Co(III)/Co(II), Mn(III)/Mn(II), or Fe(III)/(II) may be used as catalysts for this purpose.
Oscillating reactions are indeed fascinating, this one in particular. They're even observed in industrial processes. The Briggs-Rauscher Reaction is not listed in "Name Reactions, 3rd ed." (Jie Jack Li, Springer, 2006). It, along with other named oscillating reactions, should be listed in future compendia. Also, is there a descriptive compendium of oscillating reactions?
Here's an interesting article published in the Journal of Organic Process Research and Development:


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The story of Beatrix Potter and her world of Peter Rabbit in her books has been told through the years to many generations of families. When it comes to adapting those classic stories onto the big screen is not always s easy as you may think.Like something like this much loved in the country and around the world, you have to tread delicately not to offend those who love the books. The first trailer proved how easily things can go wrong, the second trailer seemed to fix things.
In a new behind the scenes Featurette called 'Bringing The World of Peter Rabbit to the Big Screen,' we get a look at that journey. With James Corden and Daisy Ridley (voice of Peter and his sister Cotton Tail) share their thoughts on the movie amongst the snippets of new footage…
In Peter Rabbit™, the mischievous and adventurous hero who has captivated generations of readers now takes on the starring role of his own contemporary comedy. In the film, Peter's feud with Mr. McGregor (Domhnall Gleeson) escalates to greater heights than ever before as their fight to gain control of McGregor's coveted vegetable garden and the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover who lives next door (Rose Byrne) extends to the Lake District and London. James Corden voices the character of Peter with a playful spirit and wild charm, with Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki, and Daisy Ridley performing the voice roles of the triplets, Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail.
Related: The Adventure Begins In Peter Rabbit UK Trailer Two
You can get a taste of Peter's adventure when Peter Rabbit will be released in UK and Irish cinemas on 16th March 2018. The movie also stars Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, Sam Neill, Margot Robbie and Elizabeth Debicki.


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Earlier this year, FANGORIA brought in the first word on NEITHER HEAVEN NOR EARTH, the existential terror title that brings a supernatural spin on the horrors of war. Now, with the film's New York opening only a month away, FANGORIA has the exclusive first look at the fright film's inaugural poster! Directed by Clément Cogitore, here's […]
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A slew of improvements are now arriving in your phpList account, beating santa to the punch. A much improved public face for your lists has arrived in the form of an optional new theme for subscribe pages. Faster campaign alteration and oversight has been introduced, with more control over subscribers you import.
New copy to draft feature
This new option now makes it possible to duplicate a sent campaign, saving it as a new draft, and leaving the original with its content and statistics untouched. When you have to send a campaign with content similar to an existing one you simply copy it with one click and make any necessary changes to the new one. Copy to draft does not copy attachments yet, but if it would be useful to you then send us a message and let us know.
Recipient lists at a glance
Faster access to the lists assigned to receive a campaign is available thanks to an additional section on the List Campaigns page. Mistakes with list assignment can now be more quickly spotted.
New design for subscriber-facing pages
A fresh look for new public pages has been introduced, including subscribe, unsubscribe, and preferences pages. Check out the subscribe page for the phpList.com newsletter to see the design in action. To avoid overwriting custom designs, the new style is not automatically applied to existing subscribe pages. However all subscribe pages now have the option to reset style to default, which can apply the new theme conveniently if you prefer it over what you have. Style updates can be made for each subscribe page independently.
Import unconfirmed subscribers
With the Advent of the GDPR subscriber consent and confirmation took on a new dimension of importance. Not sure about the status of a group of subscribers? Uncertain if a list of contacts are still interested in receiving your content? Now you can import them as unconfirmed and determine how to handle them later. As with all unconfirmed subscribers, they won't receive any campaigns until their status changes, so you can encourage them to reconfirm themselves without sending unwanted campaigns.
phpList Plus accounts perks
A separate article reveals the segmentation plugin powers – now available for phpList Plus accounts
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Other recently introduced improvements include:
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- Subscription already confirmed page now displays the lists the subscriber is a member of
- Back to top button for easier navigation on long pages
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Regardless of whether it be rats, insect pests, unwanted pests birds or any kind of other Pest situation none of us likes to share their own house or business with harmful pests. Any time unwanted pests enter our houses or businesses they are able to lead to distress, damage and moreover pose a legitimate health risk. Although a lot of Do-it-yourself pest solutions are accessible many are unsuccessful as put to use without a particular in depth understanding of the pest issue the treatment method is often carried out incorrectly.
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The Oak Ridge High School Lady Wildcat Volleyball team's season came to an end Tuesday night at Heritage High School. The Lady Wildcats were dropped in straight sets in the Region Semi-Final by Farragut. "This was a disappointing way to end a very good season," said Head Coach Dave Kolodney. "This is a super talented team and I really thought we'd make a true run through the playoffs – but in the end, the Admirals we're too much for us tonight." The Lady 'Cats held the lead throughout the entire first set through solid blocking and hitting, only to fall behind late and drop the set 23-25. Oak Ridge was never able to get it back together and keep it close over the final two Sets. "In a way, this was a microcosm of the whole year," Kolodney continued. "We were always on the precipice of greatness but weren't able to make it over the top. That's what happened tonight. We fell back on the problems that plagued us all year – we lost our energy and couldn't finish points." In the last two Sets, the Wildcats had more Hitting Errors (15) then Kills (11). "This one will sting for awhile but I'm very proud of this group for what they've done all year and even tonight where they fought until the last point and never gave up. We're going to miss our Seniors but we've got great young talent and the future of Wildcat volleyball looks strong," finished Kolodney. Senior Co-Captain Piper Halcrow was named to the Region All-Tournament Team for her performance despite the Wildcat loss.
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A year went by – and wether or not we keep track of years, a new beginnings and ends are time to reconsider and draw a line. One more journey around the sun is over, as we go towards the new stories and challenges, it's a time to think of lessons learned…
At the same time,
2016 could be the most beautiful and the most challenging
year of my life…
For me, 2016 was the year I broke many rekords – both good and bad.
2016 was the year I travelled most, the year I held my first TEDx speech, the year I translated my first book, went through the worst depression in my life, had a month I earned most, a month I earned least, worked for the most clients from different countries, started a publishing house, started MSc at Rome Business School and a journalism course at London School of Journalism, seen the most favorite artists perform live and read some of the best books in my life…
New year is not only for new resolutions,
It's a time to reconsider and say thanks
I was never really a huge fan of New Year's resolutions, euphoria about the calendar or keeping record over this and that, but at least for the last few years, beginning of a new year was a time to look back at what happened last year.
Maybe it's a matter of aging or experiencing bigger changes in life as you start working and everything gets more turbulent than when you were just a student. Maybe it's just in my temperament, or the fact that winters make me look at myself more, just like winter in Changing of the seasons "makes me reconsider it all"…
Anyhow, when a year ends and we slowly start a new one, I seem to take a moment and look back.
At first I didn't even want to write a blog post about this – it seemed almost like bragging – oh, I did this, oh, I did that – but in the end I decided I'll do it.
And I am not doing this only to look back and list important things for me – I want to encourage you to take a look back for yourself as well!
When you look back, you'd be surprised how many things were not even aware of.
I usually go through the photos on my phone, from the beginning of the year, towards the end, just scroll through all those moments, places and people… Maybe this could work for you as well…
What made you happy last year?
Who did you hang out with?
What made you sad?
Where did you travel?
What did you learn?
What were the high points?
What were the law points?
Here are some of mine:
2016 was the year I traveled most.
I've been to 12 countries, and stayed in Norway for a month.
2016 was the year of new beginnings.
I started a publishing house, I worked for clients from over 10 different countries…
2016 was the year of though periods.
I went through one of the hardest periods in my life and fought with depression. It made me feel scared, vulnerable and week at times. But in the end it made me learn a lot about myself, and appreciate the good times more.
2016 was the year I did a lot.
I held my first TEDx speech, I translated my first book from Norwegian, I started MSc in Marketing and Communications with a partial scholarship from Rome Business School and I finally took a London School of Journalism course.
For the whole 2016, I am honestly grateful…
New beginnings and new stories are ahead of us – I look forward to all the ups and downs, good and challenging surprises the next year will bring… There's a lot of things to do, but before you go on – remember to take a look back and say thanks to all that's behind us.
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Perhaps the 2010s can be explained simply as the law of averages catching up with the Yankees, a reminder of just how remarkable it was to navigate the postseason so flawlessly while winning four championships in five years two decades ago.
More likely the teams of this decade simply weren't quite as clutch or complete as those Joe Torre ballclubs that remain the last dynasty we've seen in baseball.
Either way, this decade will be remembered dubiously in the Bronx as the first one in 100 years in which the Yankees didn't make at least one World Series appearance.
That memory could be amended at least partly in the coming years, however, if Brian Cashman's rebuild on-the-fly in 2016 winds up being the foundation of a new championship era in the 2020s, with the signing of Gerrit Cole in the final month of the decade proving vital to winning a title or three.
As it was, the 2010s were two distinctly different eras, the early years of the decade ushering out the Core Four, and the later years heralding the arrival of the Baby Bombers.
That divide makes selecting an All-Decade Team a bit tricky, with only CC Sabathia and Brett Gardner spanning both eras.
But here goes:
First Base: Mark Teixeira
Seems easy enough, but actually Greg Bird had a chance to sneak in here if he'd lived up to his early promise in 2016. Teixeira was a vital piece of the 2009 championship team, but his production fell off dramatically after 2012, due to age, injuries, and the dawn of the defensive shifts that hurt so many left-handed pull hitters.
Even in decline, however, Teixeira was a dangerous hitter, allowing him to hang on as the regular first baseman through 2016, giving the Yankees their money's worth on that eight-year, $180 million deal they signed him to going into 2009.
Second Base: Robinson Cano
He only played four seasons for the Yankees in this decade, but they were four brilliant seasons that saw Cano finish third, sixth, fourth, and fifth, respectively in the AL MVP voting from 2010-'13, while winning two Gold Gloves and four Silver Sluggers awards.
As it turned out, the Yanks got the very best of Cano. For although he had some good years in Seattle, he also incurred a PED suspension, and he's in decline now as a Met, with four years still remaining on his 10-year, $240 contract. On the other hand, if the Yankees had gone the extra mile to keep Cano, they never would have signed Jacoby Ellsbury.
Shortstop: Didi Gregorius
This really isn't a difficult choice, even if Derek Jeter did finish out his Hall of Fame career with five seasons in this decade -- the same number as Gregorius. The reality, however, is that Jeter's last great season was 2009, when he hit .334 with an .871 OPS, and not only did his numbers drop off dramatically from there, he also missed all but 17 games in 2013, recovering from that broken ankle suffered in the 2012 postseason.
Gregorius, meanwhile, proved a worthy successor to a legend, providing mostly excellent defense at short and better-than-expected offense, including left-handed power that proved important to the Yankees' return to the post-season the last three seasons.
Third Base/DH: Alex Rodriguez
I'm combining these spots since A-Rod had more impact than anyone else at either of them during the decade, despite his PED suspension for the 2014 season and his feeble final season in 2016.
All of which is another way of saying I just can't bring myself to go with Chase Headley at third base, in addition to needing more than a season apiece from Miguel Andujar and Gio Urshela to justify giving one of them the nod there. Likewise I just can't put Giancarlo Stanton, Matt Holliday, or even Jorge Posada at DH for essentially one season from each of them.
Catcher: Gary Sanchez
Sanchez may always be a lightning rod for sports-talk debate, with his defensive lapses and his extended slumps off-setting his sometimes spectacular offense, but there's no denying he earns this spot. His 105 home runs since he arrived in 2016 are the most by any catcher in the big leagues over the last four seasons, and he only played in 53 games as an August call-up in his rookie season.
There's really not much competition, considering that Posada didn't catch after 2010, and retired -- reluctantly -- after DHing in 2011, while successors Russell Martin and Brian McCann each played only two seasons in the Bronx.
Left Field: Brett Gardner
This is easy enough for the only Yankee position player to play the entire decade, playing at least 140 games every season but one, and most of them in left, where Gardner played great defensively and should have won more than one Gold Glove.
Offensively, his speed alone won his share of games over the decade, and at age 35, he hit a career-high 28 home runs last season. All of that in addition to developing into a leader in the post-Jeter years, highly respected by teammates young and old.
Center Field: Curtis Granderson
I'm tempted to go with Aaron Hicks here, in large part because of his defense. But he's missed too many games to injury during his four seasons as a Yankee, so Granderson gets the nod for his 2010-13 stint in the Bronx.
He had one great season in 2011 when he put up 41 home runs and a .916 OPS, earning a fourth-place finish in the AL MVP voting, and a couple of other good ones. Granderson was off to Queens after 2013, seemingly setting up Ellsbury to claim this spot on the all-decade team. Or not.
Right Field: Aaron Judge
The only competition comes from Nick Swisher, who had three good years at the start of the decade, but it's not really close as Judge has blossomed into one of the best all-around players in the big leagues, as impressive defensively as his power at the plate is imposing.
Judge had a case to win the 2017 MVP, when he finished second to Jose Altuve, and he almost certainly will win one or more in the coming years, if he can avoid the injuries that have cost him significant time the last two seasons.
Starting Rotation: CC Sabathia
Like Gardner, Sabathia was there for the entire decade, and while he wasn't anything resembling an ace after 2012, he managed to re-invent himself as more of a finesse pitcher his last four seasons and still be valuable. And he gets bonus points for leading the Yanks to their last championship in 2009 -- his first season in the Bronx.
Starting Rotation: Masahiro Tanaka
He was looking like a truly dominant ace in his first season in the Bronx in 2014, with a 2.10 ERA after 16 starts, but then he suffered the partially torn elbow ligament and was never quite the same. Still, he has managed to be durable, even with the tear, and deliver some postseason gems to secure his spot here.
Starting Rotation: Andy Pettitte
Pitched only three seasons in this decade -- 2010, 2012-'13 -- the last two after coming out of retirement. But there aren't many other worthy candidates. And Pettitte was solid-to-very good right to the end of his outstanding career, making four strong postseason starts in this decade to add to his October legacy as baseball's winningest post-season pitcher.
Starting Rotation: Luis Severino
Injuries and puzzling inconsistency have kept him from turning stretches of dominance into ace-like status, but Severino has put together a resume since 2015 that makes him an easy choice here. For his career, he's 42-26 with a 3.46 ERA, and he'll be just 26 in February.
Starting Rotation: Hiroki Kuroda
Only pitched three seasons for the Yankees, 2012-14, and was only on one playoff team. But the only other real candidates are Phil Hughes and Ivan Nova, and Kuroda was far more durable and consistent in his three years, delivering sub-4.00 ERAs while making 97 starts and pitching well in the 2012 post-season.
Closer: Mariano Rivera
Much as I'd like to fudge this a bit and reward Dellin Betances for his body of work since 2013, he has struggled when asked occasionally to close, while injuries and control issues kept him from being a factor in the 2017 and '19 postseasons.
Meanwhile, Rivera has the clear edge over Aroldis Chapman. The Hall of Famer was brilliant even while winding down his legendary career, putting up ERAs of 1.80, 1.91, and 2.11 in 2010, '11 and '13 (he needed knee surgery in 2012 after that rather famous batting-practice injury). And he was his usual dominant self in the '10-11 post-seasons, allowing no runs over 7 1/3 innings.


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Fall Anime Second Impressions
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A week has gone by since the last time I updated my thoughts on the fall anime series, and while my general opinion is still unchanged – "This is the best season in years" – there's a lot to be said about what's going on. With most series having two episodes under their belts, let's jump into it.
I'm Hooked
To Aru Majutsu no Index II – This is mostly based on my love of the books, which admittedly have their flaws, but have kept me reading for months. The new opening song gets special props for making me giggle whenever I think Kawada Mami is singing "No paaaaants!"
The World God Only Knows – Captures the feel of the manga quite well, with the addition of some excellent production quality on the part of Manglobe and the staff. Elcea is like 20 times cuter in the anime than she is in the manga, though I'm still not fully convinced by Shimono Hiro's portrayal of Keima.
Star Driver – I wish I had maids who sparkled at me when I took my shirt off. It's from the "Don't think about it too hard" school of fun, and I'm still in.
MM! – Still a guilty pleasure.
OreImo – It's a very well-researched look at the social dynamics of otaku, and I appreciate that. Saori "Bajeena" also amuses me, since I know some people like that.
Gave it a chance, and…
Squid Girl – This show made me laugh a few times, but I don't see myself sticking with it for very long because I'll get tired of the humor fairly quickly.
Iron Man – Dropped until it airs on G4. I want to see it in English.
Super Robot Wars: The Inspector – Worth sticking to. I may be biased though, since I started playing Alpha 3 recently and have become weak to cheesy robot fun (see: Star Driver).
Otome Youkai Zakuro – Better than I expected, but still not really up my alley. Some old Sakura Taisen fans are clinging to it, though, so maybe after a few more episodes I'll pick it back up.
No Sir
Soredemo Machi ha Mawatteiru – This one's actually pretty funny, but I absolutely can't stand Omigawa Chiaki's acting. She belches and whines her way through scenes, and it's just not fun to listen to. Sakurai Takahiro as the old woman deserves props, but I want to take a chopstick to my eardrums every time Omigawa's character opens her mouth.
Bakuman – Slow. Dull. No.
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt – Some people took a look at this image of Panty and went "God, that's hawt." I went "Holy crap, what happened to her left eye?" I will not mock you for liking it, since it's massive parody in action, but I don't like it myself.
Motto ToLoveRu + Samurai Girls – Lumped into the same category of "My quality meter is not controlled by my hormonal urges." I didn't watch Seikon no Qwaser, I didn't watch High School of the Dead all the way through, and I won't watch these for more than a few minutes.
How're you guys doing with the new season?
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This is indeed one of the best seasons in a long time. Index, Arakawa, TWGOK, OreImo and Star Driver are all showing well. As for the rest…
Squid Girl: I thought it was entertaining. The potential is there to fall off later, but I think it has a decent chance of sticking around.
Panty & Stocking: Very hit or miss. I actually did end up liking the first half of the second episode, but hated the second half. I imagine this will be my seasonal show that I finish and wonder why.
Otome Yokai Zakuro: Growing on me, its the kind of show I would normally love, but the characters continue to bother me.
MM!: Didn't really like it. I'm not entirely sure why, it just didn't click.
Fortune Arterial: Already a forgotten show in most minds, it seems like. There really isn't anything interesting about it.
Soredemo Machi: Didn't think much of it.
Pretty much just sticking to To Aru II and Star Driver, although so far I'm enjoying P&SwG. I enjoy the sense of humor, I love the animation, it's just stupid and fun to me.
Well, Dom: I think you're disappointed with Keima's choice of Seiyu because you -and it's probably safe to assume- pretty much everyone else who knows about these things were expecting someone who could do Smug-yet-likable in the way that probably only Jun Fukuyama can. The anime for KamiNomi is still pretty darn good, anyway.
Index and, to be honest, quite a lot of light novels in general, suffer from a general lack of consistent pacing as a whole. Most good novels, however, translate surprisingly well to anime. It's the same for Index.
OreImo, Arakawa, and STAR DRIVER are still pretty okay in my list, too. So, YAY for this season so far. Now let's hope this prepares me for the shoujo-tastic fact that I can swoon, laugh and cry over Mamiko Noto's Sawako once more.
Yeah Star Driver isn't bad I'm enjoying Rio rainbow Gate right now and Dragon Crisis.


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Me and my roomie decided to go and visit a castle today!
Bellver Castle is just on the way out of Palma going to the West of the island. From where we're staying it's about a half an hour walk, but we quickly decided that in this heat it seemed too damn far. And we got the bus.
However, the bus doesn't go all the way to the top (not the one we got anyway) so we still got some vital exercise from walking up the hundreds of steps to the castle itself.
It was built in the 14th century by the King of Mallorca at the time and was used firstly as his residence, then as a military prison throughout the 18th to mid-20th century. The castle is now one of the main tourist attractions of Mallorca.
I'd recommend it for the breathtaking view over the whole city and harbour (and the lush breeze you get at the top!)