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ASA Distributor Members Continue to Roll
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February 2012 was the 21st consecutive month of increased revenue for American Supply Association distributor members. It also marks the first time the national rolling 12-month revenue has broken into double digits. February per day revenue, as compared to 2011, was up 11.8 percent. This percentage is up 25.3 percent as compared to 2010, up 13.9 percent as compared to 2009 and up even 9.8 percent vs. a very strong 2008. The PHCP and PVF distributors are also up 10.4 percent on a trailing 12-month basis. Geographically, all regional monthly revenue showed positive double-digit growth with the exception of Texas and adjacent states market, which was up only 1.3 percent. Again, as in January, distributors with less than $10 million in annual revenues had significantly less growth reporting in at only a 0.5 percent growth for the month. Conversely, the industrial pipe, valve and fitting segment continues to be red hot; showing a very hearty 23.7 percent growth for 2012 and a 16.6 percent growth on a trailing 12-month basis. More
ASA, MwDA to Host Spring Networking Receptions
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Following on the success of similar events sponsored by the Wholesalers Association of the North East (WANE) last month in Boston and Philadelphia, ASA and the Midwest Distributors Association (MwDA) have scheduled similar events in Dallas from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, and Kansas City from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 12. All owners, principals and managers who represent member and nonmember wholesalers, manufacturers and independent manufacturer representatives serving the PHCP-PVF industry are invited to attend these brand-new events — especially bright and talented individuals who represent the future leadership of these businesses as well as the industry. Click here for complete details available on the Industry Calendar at www.asa.net.
Medal of Honor Recipient Meyer Among NetworkASA 2012 Speakers
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Dakota Meyer gained national attention in 2009 for his actions in Afghanistan during his second deployment with the U.S. Marines. On Sept. 8 of that year, near the village of Ganjgal, Meyer learned that three U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman were missing after being ambushed. Meyer charged into an area known to be inhabited by insurgents and under enemy fire. He eventually found all four men dead and stripped of their weapons, body armor and radios. With the help of some friendly Afghan soldiers, he moved the bodies to a safer area where they could be extracted. During his search, Meyer personally evacuated 12 friendly wounded and provided cover for another 24 Marines and soldiers to escape likely death at the hands of a numerically superior and determined foe. For these actions, Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama on Sept. 15, 2011.
Dakota Meyer is only part of the incredible speaker lineup set for Network ASA 2012 - Own It! Your Company, Your Industry, Your Future, Oct. 17-20 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek. Click here to see what else ASA has in store for the event and here to register today!
ASAU Sneak Peak: 3D Commercial Schematic© Training Expands
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In late 2012, ASA University will add a second system to the popular 3D Commercial Schematic© online training program. The new Powerhouse training courses will showcase commercial pipe, valves, and fittings and their applications within a boiler room in the fictitious ASA Hospital. Five lessons will drive learning through interactive steam systems, steam boilers, burners and combustion, steam traps and feedwater systems.
For more information about the 3D Commercial Schematic© — Central Chiller Plant currently available and other ASA University programs, please click here.
Health Care Law Turns Two This Week — Where Do We Stand?
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On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. Since then, it has been considered both landmark and contentious, depending on who is being asked. To many members of the American Supply Association, it has been viewed negatively. However, some do see some positives as a result of the law. If you would like to see what your peers have said about the law, click here. More
Iron Ore Producers Undeterred by Slowing Growth in China
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The world's largest miner may have sent a chill through global markets with a warning that growth in China's steel output is slowing, but Canadian suppliers of iron ore have no plans to slow their expansion plans. Rio Tinto Group, which controls Canada's biggest producer of iron ore, a key ingredient in steel, said in a presentation that it's continuing to build mines in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steel maker and the No. 4 producer of iron ore, is pursuing a $2.1 billion expansion in Quebec. More
Economists Optimistic on New Construction Numbers
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Economists brushed off a decline in new residential construction starts last month and instead looked at an increase in permits issued for houses and apartment buildings as a positive indicator that the real estate market is on the mend. Housing starts fell 1.1 percent from the prior month to hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000, the Commerce Department reported. That was a 34.7 percent surge from February last year. More
US Jobless Claims Fall, Manufacturing Holds Up
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U.S. economic growth showed signs of becoming more self-sustaining as the number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits fell back to a four-year low, and manufacturing activity in the Northeast picked up this month. But the impact of higher oil prices also was starting to be seen in data. Producer prices racked up their biggest increase in five months in February, while manufacturers in New York state reported a surge in input costs in March. The recent gains in oil and gasoline prices have raised concerns the higher costs could start to squeeze businesses and consumers and put a dent in the recovery. Still, producer prices last month did not rise as much as economists had expected, and underlying inflation pressures were contained. More
Breaking Down the ISM's Recent Manufacturing Report
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Steady and sustainable growth seems to be in store for the manufacturing sector and the economy as a whole over the course of the next few months. At least that's according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. It states economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February for the 31st consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 33rd consecutive month. More


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(NEW YORK-AFP) – The album "21″ by British singer Adele has become the first to pass three million digital sales in the United States, the leading online tracking company Nielsen said Wednesday.
Three years after its release, the album, Adele's second record, continues to have robust sales and so far has shifted 26 million copies worldwide.
A Nielsen spokeswoman confirmed "21″ had passed three million digital sales in America, building on its top-selling global status in 2011 and 2012, on the back of the singles "Rolling in the deep" and "Someone like you."
The 25-year-old singer enjoyed an outstanding 2013, winning the best original song Oscar for the 007 movie theme tune "Skyfall," at the 85th Academy Awards.
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Woodroffe, J.
1. One of the grounds taken in this appeal is that set out in the 8th paragraph of the memorandum of appeal. It is urged that the Court of Appeal below has omitted to come to a finding whether the holding (assuming, though not admitting, it to be an occupancy holding), is or is not transferable by custom as alleged by the defendant, and that in the absence of a definite finding upon this point the decree for ejectment is wrong and liable to be set aside. The point was undoubtedly dealt with by the Court of First Instance, the judgments of which state (after finding that the plaintiff gave no permission to purchase the holding), that it was for the defendant to prove the alleged custom and usage with regard to transfer. It holds that he has failed to discharge that onus of proof, that his witnesses did not carry conviction, and that the defendant's evidence does not establish that the Zamindars are bound to recognize the transferee as a tenant whenever nazrana is paid. The learned Munsif also expresses himself as not being, satisfied on the materials placed before him that nazrana is paid by custom. In the judgment of the Subordinate Judge in appeal, it is pointed out that the contention which is set out in the 1st paragraph of his judgment, which is the last point there referred to, was that which had been most strongly pressed before him. Then in the conclusion of his judgment he says that as regards the other objections there is no substance in them. There is an affidavit that, the point was argued before the learned Subordinate Judge. Therefore, it has been contended that there should be a remand. It is possible that the points might have been mentioned. But it is quite clear that it was not the chief point pressed before him, and it was in fact disposed of by the learned Subordinate Judge by his finding; that there was no substance in the other objections taken in the case. I do not think that under such circumstances as these the appellant is entitled to a remand as regards this matter.
2. The objection taken in the 5th ground of appeal, is, that at any rate the Courts below failed to notice that one of the co-sharer original tenants, not being a party to the mortgage and the suit and other proceedings that followed, there was no transfer of the whole holding by the auction sale, and under the circumstances the landlord could not re-enter. This objection was not taken in the lower Courts and involves a question of fact and, therefore, cannot be gone into in appeal.
3. The third ground is that the Court below has erred in not holding that the holding in suit is mokarari. Very clearly this ground has no substance, because it has been found as a fact upon the evidence that the term 'Makara' has a local technical significance which is that given in the evidence. The learned Judge has accepted that evidence and points out that 'in some of the dakhilas the word 'Makara' has been used, but it is explained that this word is used in order to distinguish the land from halhasili lands in which rent may vary from year to year according to the areas cultivated with bhadoi crops.' Both ho and the trial Court have accepted the evidence on this head and this ground fails. There remains to be considered the last ground in this appeal, involving a discussion of the question whether there was a complete transfer and if not, whether there has been such an abandonment as entitles the plaintiff to re-enter. The last ground is that the minor not being properly represented in mortgage suit his interest did not pass in execution of the mortgage-decree. Therefore, there was no complete transfer and the plaintiff is not entitled to recover. The lower Courts found that the minor's interest did pass. On behalf of the respondent it is urged that even assuming that there was some irregularity as regards; representation it makes no difference in the present case, because in fact there was an abandonment of land entitling the plaintiff to re-enter. As against this it is contended that there is no finding upon the point. The word abandonment is not used, but there are findings which may be taken to show that there was an abandonment in fact. The point is not altogether free from doubt. But, having regard to facts and circumstances of the appeal, I am not disposed to dissent from the view taken by my learned brother that the facts made out a case of abandonment and that this conclusion is involved in the findings of the lower Court.
4. Therefore, the appeal is dismissed with costs.
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5. The plaintiff seeks in this suit to recover khas possession of two holdings in the following circumstances:
The defendant purchased the holdings in execution of a mortgage-decree against the original tenants in 1910 and entered into possession of them. In 1918 the plaintiff instituted this suit to eject the defendant on the ground that the jotes were non-transferable occupancy holdings and that the defendant was in wrongful possession of them. The defendant in his first written statement pleaded in defence that the holdings were mokarrari and transferable, and that he was in possession of the same by purchasing them from the tenants thereof. Subsequent to the filing of the written statement one Monmohan, alias, Mohan Lal, brought a suit against the defendant for recovery of possession of 30 bighas out of the holdings in suit on the allegation that, as he was a minor at the time of the mortgage suit and as he was not properly represented in that suit, his interest did not pass by the execution sale in which the defendant bought the holdings, and also that he was not bound by the mortgage-decree and the sale thereunder, and as ha was dispossessed by the defendant during his, Mohan Lal's, minority he should be put in possession of his share. That suit was shortly after its institution compromised and Mohan Lal was given 5 bighas of land out of his entire claim. Thereafter the defendant filed an additional written statement in this suit averring that as one of the original tenants, Mohan Lal, was in possession of a part of the holdings and as the tenants were not made parties in this suit, the plaintiff had no right to recover possession of the holdings.
6. The parties went to trial on the issue as to whether the holdings ware transferable or otherwise, both the Courts have held against the defendant, finding that the holdings were non transferable. The defendant appeals to this Court, and the main ground taken before us is that in the events that have happened subsequent to the institution of the suit, ending in Mohan Lal obtaining possession of a portion of the holdings, the plaintiff is not within his rights to claim re-entry, challenging the transfer to the defendant as unauthorised or treating the holdings as abandoned, This ground was not taken in the Courts below in the form in which it is pressed before us, but the point is not separable from the real points in controversy between the parties and I propose to examine it on the findings of fact arrived at by the Courts below.
7. Now, both the Courts below are decidedly of opinion that Mohan Lal's suit was collusive arid brought on purpose to thwart the plaintiff's claim. If by this finding the Courts below meant that the alleged relinquishment of the 5 bighas by the defendant to Mohan Lal was also unreal and fictitious there is an end of the defendant's contention. But I will proceed on the assumption that there was a show of reality in that suit.
8. As I have stated, the defendant's case is that he was in possession of the entire holdings since his purchase for 9 years till the alleged recovery of a very small portion of it by Mohan Lal. On this point the first Court records its finding thus : 'it is abundantly clear that the defendant was in exclusive possession of the entire holdings by virtue of his purchase during that period.' The Court of Appeal below endorses the finding about the exclusive possession of the defendant and is of opinion that at any rate the defendant being in sole possession of the entire holdings from before the institution of the suit the plaintiff has a good cause of action and 'the subsequent act of returning a small portion of the land to Monmohan cannot affect the plaintiff's right.' In my judgment this view is correct. It is contended that the Court ought to take cognisance of the event that has come to pass since the institution of the suit, namely, the recovery of a portion of the holdings by Mohan Lal, and to hold on the authority of the Full Bench case of Dayamayi v. Ananda Mohan Roy (1914) 42 Cal. 172, that there was no transfer of the entire holdings to the defendant giving rise to plaintiff's right of re-entry. If this argument is to prevail, in every such case the landlord's right of re-entry may be defeated by the transferee putting an original tenant in ostensible possession of a portion of the holding or pleading defect in his own title. The position appears more anomalous, as the result of it will be to cast the burden of proving validity of the transfer to the transferee on the landlord. In my opinion the landlord in such a case need only prove that there has been a transfer of the entire interest of the tenant and that the transferee is in possession of the entire holding by virtue and in pursuance of such transfer. In this case both the elements have been found in favour of the landlord and are not disputed by the defendant.
9. The respondent also argues that the holdings should be treated as abandoned entitling the plaintiff to re-enter. It is submitted for the appellant that, as there is no finding by the Courts below that the holdings were abandoned by the tenants, there should be a remand to the Court of Appeal below for such a finding. To my mind such a course is unnecessary. It is true that the Courts below have not used the technical expression 'abandonment,' 'but the conclusions on the evidence they' have recorded leave no room for doubt as to what was actually meant. Their finding put categorically comes to this. There was a transfer of the entire interest of the tenant to the defendant, the defendant got into possession under that transfer and remained in exclusive possession of the holdings for over nine years and was so admittedly in possession at the date of the institution of the suit; since the transfer for about nine years the tenants had no concern with the jotes and did not pay rent in respect thereof, nor did they make any arrangement for payment of rent. These findings taken together constitute what in law is considered abandonment. If they do not, I cannot conceive what does. I am of opinion, therefore, that no useful purpose will be served by remitting the case to the Court below requesting it to say what it has already said, though not in so many words. I think the plaintiff's., suit ought to succeed on both the grounds noticed above.
10. Some other points were urged in appeal which we have already disposed of.
11. In the result this appeal fails and ought, to be dismissed with costs.


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- Catalan President Puigdemont announced that he had received the mandate to pursue independence from Spain but said it would not be implemented for a few weeks
- Asian equities traded broadly higher following a positive Wall St close. USD nursed losses against majors overnight
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Asian equity markets were mostly positive as the region got a tailwind from Wall St where all 3 major indices posted fresh all-time highs amid optimism ahead of earnings and with strength in retailers after Wal-Mart's investor day in which it announced profit guidance and a USD 20bln share repurchase. This broadly supported sentiment with ASX 200 (+0.6%) also lifted by energy names after WTI reclaimed the USD 51/bbl level to the upside. Nikkei 225 (+0.3%) pared opening weakness as USD/JPY nursed losses, although Kobe Steel woes persisted after further confirmation of product data falsification. Elsewhere, Shanghai Comp. (+0.3%) and Hang Seng (Unch.) were choppy after a feeble liquidity effort by the PBoC and with Hong Kong benchmark just about kept afloat amid Chief Executive Lam's policy address and profit tax cut announcement. Finally, 10yr JGBs were subdued amid a positive risk tone in Japan and after a mixed 30yr auction where the b/c increased but accepted prices declined from last month.
PBoC injected CNY 20bln via 7-day reverse repos. (Newswires)
PBoC set CNY mid-point at 6.5841 (Prev. 6.6273)
Catalan President Puigdemont announced that he had received the mandate to pursue independence from Spain and later signed a document declaring independence from Spain, but said it would not be implemented for a few weeks. (Newswires) Spanish Deputy PM Saenz said Catalan President has put Catalonia into an uncertain situation and that PM Rajoy is to consider next steps at cabinet meeting tomorrow. (Newswires)
UK Chancellor Hammond said he will not commit money for a no Brexit deal in the budget. (Newswires)
FX price action was relatively rangebound in which most major currencies initially extended on the prior day's gains against the greenback amid a lack of fresh catalysts and light economic calendar. However, price action then reversed as the USD nursed losses which saw GBP/USD briefly dip below the 1.3200 handle and EUR/USD test 1.1800 to the downside, while antipodeans also failed to hold on to early advances as AUD/USD and NZD/USD met resistance around the 0.7800 and 0.7100 levels respectively.
Commodities were quiet overnight in which WTI crude futures mildly extended on yesterday's 3% increase to above the USD 51/bbl level. Elsewhere, gold was flat with demand subdued amid gains in riskier assets and as the USD nursed losses, while copper was indecisive amid a similar tone in its largest consumer China.
US President Trump was briefed by Defence Secretary Mattis and a top military leader, in which they discussed a range of options to respond to any North Korea aggression. (Newswires)
There were reports that 6 planes including 2 US B1-B bombers flew over the Korean peninsula as a show of force. (Newswires)
North Korea is reportedly looking as if it could be ready to launch multiple scud missile. (Asian Business Daily)
Treasuries were choppy and initially benefited from a notable flattener block trade, although US fixed income finished shy of best levels in which US Dec'17 10y T-note futures settled 5+ ticks at 125.08+, before paring the moves post-settlement.
Fed's Kaplan (voter, soft hawk) said will be assessing progress of US economy towards full employment and looking for more signs of upward inflation. Kaplan added that he is mindful waiting too long to raise rates could leave the Fed behind the curve and increases chances of a recession, but also commented that the Fed can afford to be patient on rate hikes because economic growth is not running away. (Newswires)
US President Trump dismissed rumours that Chief of Staff Kelly will be fired soon, in which he blamed the dishonest media and said Kelly is doing a fantastic job. (Twitter)
US may seek stricter NAFTA rules of origin and may require 85% of content to come from 3 NAFTA countries, may also seek 50% US content requirement, according to reports. (Newswires)


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K.K. Birthday, also known as Your Birthday, is a song by K.K. Slider. The song is based off the popular Birthday Song sung during birthdays and birthday parties. K.K. Slider will give this song to the player on their birthday if they visit him on the Saturday before.
No villagers play K.K. Birthday inside of their homes, as it is considered a secret song in both Animal Crossing: New Leaf and My Animal Crossing.


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The Venetian Macau Resort Hotel opened its doors in 2007 with 3000 luxury rooms in a 40 story building located in Cotai Strip Macau. Boasting its distinctively design interior which resembles like that of the city of Venice Italy, this hotel and casino offers a lot from delightful accommodations, exciting entertainment, gratifying dining and pleasurable shopping.
This Las Vegas Sands Corp owned hotel-casino was noted as the 6th largest building in the world in terms of area and considered as the largest casino in the world with 51T sq m total gaming space. Guest who loves shopping will definitely enjoy the 600+ luxury duty free shops. And for the hopeless romantics, the Gondola Ride with the gondolier serenading them while cruising through the Grand Canal Rivers will be a sure treat. Children have their place too at the Qube, designed not just for fun but to boast children's confidence and abilities while playing around the 800+ sq m playground equipped with multilevel climbing facility, slides and computer games. Of course it was built to give casino players the luxury in playing their kind of games in 550T sq m casino space with 3400 slot machines and 800 gambling tables. A gamblers haven as they say.
The cool air of the air-conditioning was a refreshing welcome when we entered the lobby of The Venetian Macau Resort Hotel. Our tour guide immediately gave us instructions where to go. We only have about an hour and half to explore this place (a not so good factor with a guided tour) because we still have about 3 more places to visit in Macau. We immediately went where the most talked about gondola ride is located. This place was really awesomely amazing, clouds were running in the ceiling and it looks like a perfect daytime all day and night . Too many luxury shops and it's so confusing to choose which one to buy. There are jugglers performing in the hallway that immediately caught the attention of my niece. We lost tract of the time while roaming around and it made me realized that an hour and half is not enough if we wanted to enjoy this place. I should be coming back here.
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Text Analysis Across Disciplines: Text Mining Boot Camp
Tuesday, April 10-Friday April 13
Monday, April 16-Friday, April 20
Two lectures/workshops each morning (9:30-10:50; 11:00-12:40) -- mandatory
Lab session in the afternoon (13:30-15:10) -- optional
Classes will be held in Nádor 13: Rooms 302 and 303*
*except Thursday, April 18: Rooms 301 and 302
The goal of this course is to provide training in text mining simultaneously on two distinct levels. The material from both levels should be accessible and useful to social scientists as well as humanists, as strategies such as text mining, content analysis, sentiment analysis and entity extraction are becoming fundamental to research on large and diverse digital corpora.
The basic level is offered with no prerequisites, and is designed for students from the humanities or from qualitative social science backgrounds who are interested in learning the fundamentals of text analysis using computational methods. We will begin with typical source materials for qualitative research (archival records, interviews, print and online media, primary and secondary literature) and demonstrate how to collect and curate a full-text, machine-readable corpus, extract and standardize metadata, and then analyze and visualize the text. The last section of the course will look closely at how such techniques can be integrated with non-computational methods to create a balanced and nuanced analysis, which is informed by the 'distant reading' but does not sacrifice the complexities offered by close reading.
The more advanced level of the boot camp is designed for students who have some exposure to statistically-informed methods and query languages (SQL, python, R) and would like to apply these methods to the computational and statistical analysis of texts. Prerequisites will include Introduction to Statistics (or equivalent) and Introduction to R (or equivalent). We will also take students through the process of corpus creation, but at a much faster pace, as we will assume basic familiarity with scraping, OCR, and dataset curation. The more advanced level will offer more specific training in stylometry, entity extraction, and other features of natural language processing.
Topics covered:
- corpus selection and cleaning
- metadata collection
- research question design
- basic programming for textual analysis (R software environment and relevant packages: TM, stylo, ggplot2, topicmodels, klaR, etc.)
- applied statistical evaluation of results
- topic modeling
- stylometry (authorship attribution and forensic authorship analysis)
- frequency analysis and genre
- classification, variable selection and discriminant function analysis
- natural language processing, part of speech tagging, named entity recognition
By the end of this course, students in the basic level will be able to:
- create and clean a full-text corpus selection
- extract relevant metadata
- design research questions appropriate to textual analysis
- use out-of-the-box tools for textual analysis (Voyant, stylo, and basic packaged in the R software environment)
Students in the more advanced level will be able to
- create and clean a full-text corpus selection
- extract relevant metadata
- design research questions appropriate to textual analysis
- use out-of-the-box tools for textual analysis (Voyant, stylo, and basic packaged in the R software environment)
- carry out stylometric analysis (authorship attribution and forensic authorship analysis)
- carry out classification, variable selection and discriminant function analysis
- work with the basic features of the Natural Language Processing Toolkit, part of speech tagging, named entity recognition
Attendance (50% of the final grade) This is an intensive course (4 meetings/week) which will only be effective is students commit to coming to every class, barring a major emergency or other unforeseen circumstances.
Practice sessions (25% of the final grade) We will assign exercises in each of the relevant methodologies to ensure that students deepen their comprehension from the receptive level to the pragmatic level.
Final Evaluation (25% of the final grade) In the last week of the boot camp, students will be asked to evaluate which of the text mining methodologies seem most relevant to their future work, and identify areas or skill sets they would like to learn more about. We will distribute a survey with such quetions at the end of the course, and ask students to answer questions thoughtfully, in order to help us identify future possible areas for workshops and methods courses.


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EXCLUSIVE: JoJo Siwa Spills on Her Huge Nickelodeon Deal & 'School of Rock' Guest Spot & More
JoJo Siwa just booked a huge deal with Nickelodeon — and JJJ could not be more excited for her.
The former Dance Moms star and singer has signed an overall deal with the network, which means that JoJo will be appearing in live events, original shows on the network, and more.
There's even JoJo-themed consumer products and she's starring in a brand-new docu-style special that will give viewers an exclusive look into her exciting world.
The half-hour special will follow her as she embarks on a new journey full of surprises with the help of some Nickelodeon friends, AND JoJo will appear in the Sizzling Summer Camp Special, a live-action variety special, and on Nick's hit series School of Rock!
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JJJ: Are you taking acting lessons to prep for your School of Rock arc?
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JJJ: What's your relationship like with Maddie now?
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Tips To Consider When Designing Surveys
Designing a survey requires skills and creativity because it needs more than just selecting questions to ask. There are a number of factors to consider when designing surveys. They comprise mode of data collection, influence for survey exhaustion and effects of questionnaire question wording. You will find other things to take into account however. Below are a lot of these discussed so that you can acquire tips in case you intend to test out.
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Last week I went to pick up the girls after school and ran into Buffy's Nursery teacher. Despite not being Buffy's teacher this year, she had a Buffy story for me. That afternoon Buffy's current teacher, Ms. S, had come into the staffroom laughing. She found Miss W to relate the Buffy story of the day. Oh yes, these are regular.
Ms. S's class were working on /i/. They read a story about Inky the mouse who had lots of /i/-related adventures. Then Ms. S opened it up to the class. Did they know any /i/ words? Buffy's hand shot up. Yes, Buffy? "INCONCEIVABLE!!"
I don't think Ms. S is as familiar with The Princess Bride as we are, but she found it hilarious. We found it hilarious, too, but for slightly different reasons. She can quote liberally from The Princess Bride. She's one of us!
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Will Ferrell is set to travel around the Cactus League by helicopter Thursday to "debut" as a ball player in every position in different games across the league.
The stunt will be part of a segment of Ferrell's HBO special Funny Or Die.
Thus far it has been announced that he will be appearing during at least five games, including the Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics, the Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Cincinnati Reds at Arizona Diamondbacks.
The stunt is similar to what the actor performed in 2010, most memorably as "Rojo Johnson," who incited a faux brawl during the game.
The Saturday Night Live alumnus is no stranger to mixing sport and comedy. In addition to producing and playing a Ric Flair-inspired Ashley Schaeffer in HBO's baseball-themed Eastbound & Down, Ferrell performed as the title character in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, starred in Blades of Glory, and performed as an aging player-coach in an ABA-style league in Semi-Pro.
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Higgins & Gage Shift The Status Quo In "Batman Beyond Universe"
SPOILER WARNING: Some spoilers for "Batman Beyond Universe" #1 lie ahead.
This week at DC Comics, the future is brand new.
For readers not following along with DC's screen-ready digital first comics, the publisher just kicked off their "2.0" versions of serials in the "Beyond" universe. Established by the 1999 cartoon series "Batman Beyond," the comics continue the future world where Terry McGinnis has taken over for Bruce Wayne as the guardian of Gotham City. Meanwhile, the original Man of Steel (though a bit more grey) struggles to find his place in a new Justice League.
While the "Batman Beyond" and "Justice League Beyond" serials have been top performers for DC's digital-first line for a number of years now, new writers Kyle Higgins and Christos Gage (who team with artists Thony Silas and Iban Coello respectively) opted to skip ahead one year in their 2.0 narratives to offer up readers a fresh jumping on point. On the Batman side of the equation, that one year gap meant a major shift in Terry McGinnis' crimefighting life while the Justice League is marching forward with a Superman whose powers have been going haywire.
CBR News spoke with both writers about the series, and below Higgins and Gage explain how shaking things up in their books have allowed them to take the Beyond Universe in a new direction, why bringing back old "Animated Series" villains is something they'll do radically but sparingly and how writing for the digital first format has upped their cliffhanger chops to an insane degree.
CBR News: Gentlemen, I assume knowing you guys that you were watching "Batman: The Animated Series" as it was originally on and probably followed right through to "Batman Beyond" for at least part of its broadcast run. What's your memory of watching the show, and how do your early impressions on the animated series influence what you want to do in these books?
Kyle Higgins: In 1999 when "Batman Beyond" came out, I had been watching all the DC animated stuff before it –Â "Batman: The Animated Series," "Superman: The Animated Series" and then that fourth season of Batman which had the updated animation style. So I was hooked immediately by the cold open of the "Beyond" pilot where we saw an old Bruce Wayne in his '40s or '50s on his final mission out as Batman. His heart gives out, and he hangs up the suit to say "Never again." We transition from that to 15 years later and see Bruce even older with the cane, and all the relationships and dynamics that I had been a fan of in "The Animated Series" had changed and were different.
At that time, I think the original Batman series was still on the air, so it was a cool back and forth because of all these mysteries that were raised by "Batman Beyond" being around: what happened to the former Robin? What happened to Barbara Gordon, Jim Gordon and the Joker? That's what really kept me hooked even as I fell in love with Terry McGinnis as this kid who is learning to become Batman and screwing up along the way as he's constantly in the shadow of old man Wayne. It's a lot of the same reasons I like Nightwing as much as I do. It was like Nightwing in a "Blade Runner" world.
So when it came time for me to take over the book, the first thing I wanted to bring to it was the feeling that I had — that sense of intrigue I got from watching the pilot. That's where my one-year advancement of time came from as well as the big change in the status quo from the end of Chapter 1.
Christos Gage: I actually wasn't watching it at the time. That was around the time I was getting married and had a lot going on, so this has been a lot like my exposure to "Buffy" where I'd never seen any episodes of "Buffy" or "Angel" before I got the job writing "Angel & Faith." I just ended up watching it all in rapid succession — 12 years of TV! And now I'm doing the same thing with "Batman Beyond" through "Justice League" which maintains the continuity of the whole world. And that stuff is just awesome.
But my first exposure to "Batman Beyond" was actually in the comics. I became aware of what it was all about with the first Adam Beechen miniseries, which I really enjoyed. I think it's a really cool universe on its own. It's a unique potential future, and now with the New 52, it's great because there are elements that are a part of this which are no longer part of the current DC Universe like Superman and Lois Lane being married — not that that still couldn't happen. But it's kind of its own thing, which I find a lot of fun.
One of the features of the "Beyond" comic stories over the past few years has been the idea that we're not just seeing a follow up to the animated episodes, but ideas and characters from the regular DCU comics have wormed their way in as well. How much have you guys been playing with those elements or the expectation of what "really happened" in the past as you've written your stories?
Higgins: I definitely have. I think Chris probably deals with that more often because your cast is so big.
Gage: Yeah, that's probably true. What I've tried to go by with Alex, our editor, is that you don't just want to bring in a character for the hell of it. Everyone is always asking, "What happened to so-and-so in the future?" and you don't want to say, "Here's Ra's Al Ghul, and he's exactly the way he used to be." You want to put some "Beyond" spin on whatever you use and ask, "If I'm going to bring a character back, why am I doing this? What new approach can we take while staying true to who the characters were?" That's been my idea. And I haven't done it yet because we have a pretty big cast, and I wanted to establish that first. But by the end of the story arc we're telling — within the next couple of chapters –Â we'll see the return of a classic villain from "Superman: The Animated Series" as well as a new character with a name that fans will remember.
It's funny because Kyle's "Batman Beyond" story was structured where the opening chapters make you do a double take and go, "Whoa! What's going on here?" So I decided to not be repetitive and take an approach where we start out a year later, but the Justice League is in the same general place they were when we last saw them. But by the end of my first arc, hopefully we'll have that double take reaction.
Higgins: And to the idea of bringing old characters back in a "Beyond" way, I totally agree. Finding a new spin is important. And at the same time, it's a real fine line we find ourselves walking much like the animated series did. They were very hesitant to bring a lot of characters back because then the story will only be existing on a kind of nostalgia factor. They really pushed themselves to develop for Terry a rogue's gallery. Obviously, there's a heavy Spider-Man influence on all the rogues, but they're not just a bunch of former Bruce Wayne villains. That way, when we do bring a character from the past back, it's that much more impactful because it's not something that happens all the time.
Let's talk about where the characters are when you pick up. This is the world from "Beyond" that readers know, but it's a little different for each side. Terry is now enrolled in college and has a new roommate and some other personal complications. The Justice League is dealing with Superman feeling his age a little bit through some changes to his powers. What did you want to do in your serials to open these characters up to readers who may not have been following the series before now?
Higgins: The first thing I pitched was the twist at the end of issue #1. That was the big thing for me, and it came out of the idea of "How far can we push changing the status quo?" The stuff with college has the potential to be really interesting as well and drive things in a new direction. I was actually having a conversation with Alex yesterday about how hard it is to find the room to do stuff with the college because of the nature of the book. It's structured in these ten-page chapters, and we really need some action in each of those, which makes developing subplots trickier.
Gage: For me, I just wanted to make sure that potential new readers got exposed to who everyone was and what's going on right away. I know the idea of Superman's powers going out of control is not anything new in comics. We've seen that before, but A) it's not the whole of this story arc and B) as you pointed out, it's got a bit of a different context for someone who's getting older. Even Superman doesn't know what it means for a Kryptonian to get older. He has a decision to make, which is how he's going to continue on given this situation, and it gave me an opportunity to harken back to when he and Lois were married and they first found out she had this condition that led to her death.
Higgins: So it's a comedy issue is what you're saying.
Gage: It is. It's a laugh a minute! [Laughter] Actually, there is some comedy in it because what ends up happening too along the line is that Superman has been widowed for some time now. In his new civilian identity, he's a firefighter, and a lady coworker who's a little younger than him asks him out. Then he's got to go to the other members of the Justice League and say, "What does somebody do on a date nowadays?" And they all have some different ideas on what that is. I thought it'd be a fun way to give everyone a moment of "This is who this character is" through their idea of what a good date would be. I've said this before, but my favorite version is the Wizard Shazam's because the way Captain Marvel works now is that he's pretty much time sharing a body with all the members of the Marvel Family. So when Superman goes to talk to Captain Marvel, the Wizard Shazam is in control, and he gets the response of "Dating is a barbaric practice. How big is this woman's dowry? How many cattle will you get if you marry her?" Superman is supposed to be the out of touch guy, but the Wizard Shazam is 1,000 years old!
Let's talk about Kyle's big twist — the positioning of Nightwing in the mentor/command role for Terry. As we've seen in the early "Justice League Beyond" chapters, Bruce Wayne has not gone anywhere, so this turn of events is something that will be shared between the two strips. Kyle, tell me about why this new dynamic worked for you and how it ended up impacting all things Beyond.
Higgins: For me, it was a couple of things. First as a fan, a lot of the qualities I like in Terry McGinnis are the same qualities Dick Grayson has. There's a dynamic there that's different than the dynamic between Bruce and Terry. While Bruce has always been able to give crimefighting advice, Dick is able to give the working-with-Bruce advice. And he has some empathy for the things Terry has gone through which led to his falling out with Bruce. That's something we won't be revealing right away, but we'll build up to it as the story progresses. I think it's a different status quo in that Dick respects Terry a little more than Bruce does. That's not to say that Bruce doesn't respect Terry, but when you put his feet to the fire, Bruce tends to take over. He has trust issues, and he's very much an alpha personality. That's where a lot of the conflict came from between Bruce and Terry. But Dick is someone who's a lot more open to teamwork. He's a lot more open to relationships, and even in his hardened, cynical old age, he's still not nearly as cynical as Bruce. There's a dynamic we play up there in this first arc, and we'll see it in the second arc as well.
Gage: And in "Justice League," we do actually see that Superman is talking to Bruce Wayne via hologram. And because Superman can hear radio signals, he knows Bruce is not talking to Terry anymore. Of course, Bruce doesn't want to talk about it. He's very Bruce Wayne about it. So I want to acknowledge that we're in the same world and the same things are happening, but that specific storyline will be moving forward in "Batman Beyond," so it's not like I'm suddenly going to go, "And then this happens" and leave Kyle to deal with the fallout. Though that would be fun in its own way. [Laughter] What you will see is this being reflected. For both Bruce and Terry, the way they're behaving in "Justice League Beyond" will be informed by this new status quo.
Higgins: And I should mention too because you commented on Dick being the new mentor in Terry's life, I think that's true, but I've been kind of been approaching it –Â and Terry comments on this at one point –Â is that Dick is a lot more of a partner to Terry. If Bruce was the mentor, Dick is the partner. There's a lot more back-and-forth between them. Bruce is not out of the book by any stretch of the imagination. He'll still be around, and you'll see how he's taking the news that he's been pushed out as early as Chapter 3. It's been a lot of fun, and when we get into what happened between them, fans will respect Terry even more. And it's not as black and white of a situation as you think either. I don't mean to paint Bruce in a bad light there. It's very complex.
Kyle mentioned this a moment ago, but you are both writing this for the digital format for the first time, and that creates some unique storytelling challenges all its own. What's it like to be coping with this new format when you're writing stories about a future, technological society?
Gage: We really have to give a lot of credit to our artists who are probably the ones who have to do much more than us on that front. They have to be conscious of the format because from a visual standpoint, they're trying to tell the story in the most exciting way possible while also saying, "This is being read first on a screen and then is becoming part of a comic page." So I'll give all the credit to my artist Iban Coello for doing an amazing job with that.
As far as my take on it goes, at the end of the day I'm trying to tell the best story I can, but there is a degree where the pacing changes. I feel that it's funny because this is a new medium, but it's almost harkening back to the old movie serials — the kind of thing Indiana Jones was based on. I've tried to model my cliffhangers off that while keeping things character-focused. But really I've got to call out the art teams first.
Higgins: Yeah. I think it's very poetic that the two "Beyond" books are digital first, future device comics. They're pushing the threshold of storytelling at DC. But as far as my writing process goes, I fully agree with Chris. What Thony Silas has been doing on our side has really changed the way I thought about doing a digital story. In the past, I did a few one-shots for "Masters of the Universe," but I was still getting the hang of things through the first chapters of "Batman Beyond." But once I saw what Thony was able to do and how he was breaking the page up, it allowed us to have even more cliffhangers. You don't just have a cliffhanger every ten pages. You actually have a cliffhanger every half page within the issue since it's designed to be swipe-driven. In the traditional comic, if you're writing it on page 2 and you want to put a reveal on page 3, you can write that in. But what happens is that the reader's eye is going to see it before they've read there. So you can only have one true reveal, and that comes on an even page or a page turn. With digital, you can have one with every swipe of a finger. And as far as that translates to the print comic, my pages end up looking like a George Perez comic from 1985…
Gage: Which is AWESOME.
Higgins: [Laughs] Yeah, it is. I haven't seen the final print version of issue #1, but I feel like it's going to be pretty dense. When you go to print, every page of the comic is two iPad screens stacked on top of each other, and each of those has three or four panels. So in print, every page has seven or eight panels. It's more bang for your buck.
To wrap, there have been a few cliffhangers even in the earliest chapters and some mysteries seeded as well from what's up with Ghoul to what's up with Superman's powers. What are the moments coming up that you're most looking forward to building to in the weekly digital format?
Gage: I'm excited for what may have come out in our solicits: the Phantom Zone showing up. That's an aspect of the Superman universe I've always wanted to explore, and I'm really excited for people to react to the big cliffhanger we hit at the very end of the first arc. But in the meantime, we're going to have some fun seeing Superman get down and…well, not dirty. Superman doesn't get dirty. But things are going to get real when his powers go out of whack, and he finds himself more vulnerable than people are used to.
Higgins: I'm excited for the end of Chris' arc too because I forgot what it was. [Laughs] I kept hearing you talk about it in interviews, and then I finally IMed Alex and said, "What happens at the end?" and when he told me I knew the end of the first "Justice League Beyond" arc was going to leave some jaws on the floor.
For me, the big moment has already happened at the end of the first chapter, but going forward, the reveal of our new villain and how his story plays out in the book is huge. The dynamic between Terry, Bruce and Dick is something I'm excited to play with, and ultimately –Â this is way down the line of course –Â when we get into what happened in the past, there is some stuff that were the first things I pitched. Part of me thought, "There's no way in a million years DC will let me do this," but then they approved it the same day.
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Better Late than Never
Here it is, Sunday evening, and I am only now getting around to composing this blog post. Not much chance that you'll slip out to the grocery store for last minute ingredients for tomorrow, is there? Just one of those weekends when there was a lot going on, I guess. Family party yesterday and then a trip to the cabane a sucre today (we didn't drive to Quebec, just our local one) means no real quality time with my keyboard and the wifi. Next week will be better.
This week's recipe is a flavourful curry which uses some past vegetables of the week--sweet potato and kale. It is pretty easy to prepare and don't worry about your blood pressure, it is low sodium as always. Enjoy!


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Energy saving legislation is helping to increase the uptake of energy saving electric heating systems installed by our electricians. The Building Regulations are continually revised to suit the ever increasing requirements of sustainability. The Planning Policy Statement 22 otherwise known as the 'Merton Rule', states that 10 per cent of any new building development's energy must come from renewable energy sources. Architects, electricians and building designers are forced to consider energy efficient electric heating systems in combination with cost-effective low carbon heating systems. Click here for more information on Energy Saving Legislation.
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The UK is following the rest of Europe and similar large market economies in heat pump technology. Not that many electricians have the capability to install these new energy efficient electrical products but Solutions Inspired Ltd has the experience through our qualified electricians. Heat Pumps draw heat from the air, ground or water, therefore the ambient environment that surrounds us. As our advisor will confirm the heat is compressed to run this energy saving electric heating system. When heat pumps were first installed by electricians in the UK they were more relevant for self-build projects or specific electrical installations.
Recently, the technology has been enhanced to make the solution more widely available for many different buildings. Air source heat pumps do not require extensive underground collectors to be installed by an electrician, which means they are now suitable for an installation in a new build or retro-fit application. Click here for more information on Air Source Heat Pumps.
The advantage of a heat pump installation by our electricians is that heat pumps can extract heat from the air to a low of minus 20°C. Their energy efficient performance is highlighted by the co-efficient of performance, which are generally around 3.4 to 4.0. Our advisor from Soltuions Inspired will explain that every 1kWh of electricity used to run the heat pumps compressor, there will be 3.4 – 4kWh of energy that is produced for use in the domestic or commercial location.
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The installation of an energy efficient electric heating system is a good idea, however our electricians will also discuss the controllability required to maximise energy efficiency. Our electricians will install electric panel heaters that have the electricity controlled by an electronic thermostat, which closely regulates the room temperatures. Certain electric radiator systems that our electricians install can achieve a high SAP (Standard Assessment Procedure) score as a result of the smart heat management system. The electric panel heaters take heat from the environment to balance the off peak and peak performance, which means it uses less energy to operate.
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Some of you may think that running a heating system for every room in the home is the right option for you and our electricians can assist you with this type of installation. For residential homes, heating in all rooms is often very important but for those of us that only use certain rooms, there are disadvantages with this approach. Why do you need to control the heating in empty rooms, wasting valuable heat? Our electricians can install energy efficient options that will help you reduce energy costs. Such electrical installations may include specific heating options for each room. As our advisor will discuss with you in more detail you can have an energy efficient electric heater installed to suit each room in the house.
Here are some points on what our advisor will discuss with you about energy efficient electric heaters:
- A Solutions Inspired Ltd advisor will provide the installation option of installing an energy efficient electric heater to be mounted on the skirting boards of your house. Installed in such a way it can be unobtrusive and there are a number of lengths available. An electric heater can be mounted by our electricians in such a way and is available in different lengths. Longer heaters offer the advantage of heating the room quicker and disperse the air more evenly to heat the room in a more efficient way.
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Noticia completa publicada por Financial Times el 12 de octubre de 2015
Spanish taxi-booking app Cabify secures funding from Rakuten
Tobias Buck in Madrid and Leslie Hook in San Francisco
The market for Uber-style taxi-booking services is hotting up, with Cabify, a Madrid-based application with a rapidly growing presence in Latin America and Spain, securing fresh funding led by Rakuten, the largest e-commerce company in Japan by sales.
The deal announced on Monday will provide Cabify with $12m to further fund its push into Latin America. It also provides the company with the stamp of approval from one of the most high-profile investors in internet services.
Cabify's latest financing round underscores growing investor interest in the rivals to Uber in specific markets, that often have a leg up on their US rival due to language and regulatory context. In Madrid, for example, Uber has been banned, leaving the market largely to its Spanish rival.
For taxi-booking companies, winning market share is increasingly about who can raise the most cash, as steep discounting and bonuses are used to attract riders and drivers. The global fundraising leaders Uber, China's Didi Kuaidi and Lyft have collectively raised more than $6bn this year alone.
Cabify's latest investment, while smaller than its rivals, will help fund expansion into 20 new cities in Latin America and Spain in the next eight months. The deal also deepens Rakuten's ties with the taxi-booking upstarts, after the company led a $530m investment round in Lyft, Uber's chief US rival, earlier this year.
"Cabify has established leadership positions in markets across Spain and Latin America. We are really excited about their future and want to be instrumental in helping Cabify expand to other markets," said Oskar Miel, managing partner at Rakuten's FinTech Fund. He will join the company's board of directors.
Cabify declined to reveal the size of the stake acquired in the latest financing round, but it is understood that the deal values the company at about €100m.
Cabify was launched in Spain in 2011, and has expanded into Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia. Its revenues have been rising rapidly, from $1m in 2013 to $10m in 2014 and an estimated $40m this year. According to Juan de Antonio, founder and chief executive, revenues are forecast to reach close to $200m next year, on the back of an ambitious launch programme in the next two years.
"We have been growing in our markets for a while but with this new round of funding we can increase the density of our networks and enter new markets," he said. "There are still virgin markets in Latin America."
Cabify's basic business model is the same as Uber's but with several twists. Unlike its US-based rival, Cabify only operates in cities where it can obtain a regular taxi licence — sidestepping the legal troubles that have beset Uber in several key European markets.
The Spanish company also relies to a much greater extent than its rivals on corporate clients rather than individual passengers. It places heavy emphasis on repeat customers, for example by steering its cars in peak hours towards habitual users rather than those that offer the most lucrative one-off fare. The Spanish start-up says its approach means that — unlike many of its rivals — it has no need to subsidise drivers or offer steep discounts to users.
The biggest shareholder in Cabify is Seaya Ventures, a Madrid-based fund that invested both in the current and in an earlier funding round. "Competing with Uber is not easy — but they have done a very good job. Despite limited funding Cabify has beaten the competition in markets such as Peru and Chile," said Beatriz González, managing partner at Seaya Ventures.Publicado el


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Having played with my new iPad for over a week, I have come to the conclusion that while it may not yet replace the laptop, it creates a new category of tech devices.
The large format screen and familiar iPhone OS were easy to get acquainted with. The touch interface and keyboard is much easier to thumb type with. The A4 CPU feels much faster and scrolling is quite smooth. I am still trying out different apps to find what works well for my needs but so far the redesigned mail application is truly an experience.
Netflix has a free application for the iPad and iPhone that allows subscribers to watch their instant watch library via the app. It is a great way to watch movies on the go or without turning on a computer. The built in Youtube app is also great for those who like independent content.
Drawing programs are another breed of fun applications. There are many to choose from, but a good price to feature app is ArtStudio. The $0.99 price belies the advanced features found on this app. With layer support (up to 3 layers), brushes and image import/export, you can save to your photos or email them to others.
News readers are another really excellent group of apps. Many newspapers have free apps allowing easy access to their content. I haven't gotten a chance to check out most of them, but the WSJ app is pretty nice. The interface takes a little getting used to, but once you get the hang of it, it is far superior to searching thru the printed version. SkyGrid is another news aggregator and allows searching multiple sources for recent news.
Back to the post topic. WordPress is a popular blogging software (which powers this blog), and this post is being written on their iPad app. The app is open source as well, so if you are interested in developing iPhone/iPad apps, you can start by checking out the code. My complaint about this app is the save feature is a little broken. This is my third attempt at writing this post. When you click the home button, it seems to recover your changes, but when you hit save, it reverts to the older version. So hit Save before you go play a tune.


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Charity update:
Doughnuts sales are still going well, during the warm weather we will be located near the Sports Hall at the entrance of the field.
Look out for further news with regards to the Sherwood refreshment stall on Sports Day.
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Olivia Harrison S11 for competing in National Dressage Competitions – well done Olivia for a fantastic effort in your sporting achievements.
Max Bird S09 for being awarded Academy Player Of The Year 2015/16 for Derby County Youth team – an amazing achievement – many congratulations.
Megan Parker S09 who is going to donate the majority of her hair to The Little Princess Trust, for hair loss in children.


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