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The 'musou' style of gameplay has become a popular fit for anime series' and Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star is the latest series to tackle the Dynasty Warriors-style mechanics where you're blowing away hundreds of enemies per battle.
It has been developed in-house at Marvelous rather than the IP being handed to developer Omega Force who specialise in these types of games, and it's a good effort although it lacks the same polish. I'll get into that with the gameplay though, as Marvelous have certainly put a lot of effort into telling a story but it personally didn't grip me and, well, if I get called 'master' one more time I might actually lose the will to live — Fate/EXTELLA almost wants to be a dating simulator with how much some of the characters ask you to bathe with them or sleep in their bed, but there's no dating to be seen here!
The story itself focuses on your character who is the winner of the Holy Grail War, and you're fighting to keep control of the land as opponents try to win it back, and a new threat has arrived to threaten all of existence in SE.RA.PH. You play through 3 separate stories as Nero, Tamamo no Mae and Altera with many intertwining threads and whilst there are a lot of unique characters in each of the 3 routes, there is retread ground so you may get a sense of deja-vu every now and then.. There's a lot of talking which I feel could've easily been trimmed down as very little is actually being said, and there's a lot of fan-service that'll either please or disappoint long-time fans of the series — unfortunately, Fate/EXTELLA is unlikely to convince people to check out more of the Fate series as the game's plot and characterisation is rather underwhelming and most of the characters only feature in minor roles in the main story. Those who are die-hard fans will likely enjoy being able to play as their favourite characters though, and it's clear that this was made with Fate fans in mind rather than to make new ones.
If you've played a musou-styled game before then you know what you're getting here as it takes many cues from them. The mechanics are solid and it's very easy to play through, but the mission structure isn't quite as nice as it could be. Whilst stringing attacks together by mashing the face buttons is satisfying I feel that the missions outstay their welcome, especially as there tend to be several big enemies you need to defeat before you can claim an area — they end up feeling like artificial padding because they're not particularly challenging, and take a large chunk of time to defeat. As in other games similar to this, you have to capture several areas before fighting the big bad and claiming victory.
The map and navigation is straight-forward and although your character runs pretty slow, you can do long dashes that'll get you where you need to be in seconds. On PS4 this game runs smoothly with very little issue, although there are a lot less enemies on screen on the Vita version which leads it to feeling rather barren, and the visuals and performance are notably worse — I definitely recommend the PS4 version for Fate/EXTELLA, although cross-save makes continuing from where you left off a breeze if you're looking to buy both.
The story mode will keep you busy for a few hours and then there are several side-stories focusing on other characters providing plenty of content, although it can become rather repetitive — if you enjoy the game though, then you'll find dozens of hours worth of gameplay to plough through. The gallery to see character models is a lovely addition, especially on PS4 where the character models are smooth and look great, and I dig the general aesthetic even if some of the maps feel quite similar to one another. As mentioned earlier, the PS4 version is far superior with smooth gameplay and more detail, whilst the Vita version looks rough around the edges and the enemy count is far smaller which isn't a pro when defeating hundreds of enemies is the aim of the game. It's far from a bad game on Vita but PS4 is undeniably where you're going to get the best of what the game offers. The 2D artwork, however, looks fantastic on both systems!
Many Japanese voice-actors and actresses are reprising their roles for Fate/EXTELLA which is exciting – I love it when voice talent return to reprise their roles, and I know that it can greatly enhance the experience for fans! There's no English dub but fortunately the subtitles are large, clear and easy on the eyes, and I found them easy to read during the heat of battle too. The soundtrack, particularly the menu theme, makes for an enjoyable listen and fits the fast-paced gameplay well, and there are a few more light-hearted tunes for the abundance of time spent playing around with your primary Servant.
Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star is far from a bad game on whichever platform you opt for but there's a lot that Marvelous could learn from Omega Force, and a sequel could really shine if they tighten the gameplay so it doesn't feel as if each area takes unreasonably long to claim — I understand there's supposed to be an abundance of enemies and I enjoy that aspect, but the balance between the game being genuinely challenging and its length is skewed, making it feel like a chore after a while. I'll definitely return to play more in the future and Marvelous are certainly on their way to creating great games in the Fate universe, but this effort is unlikely to create new fans and even long-time fans might be a little disappointed with it. I'm overall pretty torn because, again, it's far from a bad game but it grew dull relatively quickly with its uninteresting story and lengthy battles — there's fun to be had, but it makes you work for it.


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It seems now that most are in agreement that an ebook wave is coming. It's no longer dismissed as it was even a year ago, but now many of the predictions are loaded with doom. Yet as with any other paradigm shift, there is massive opportunity. Yes, those who resist may get swept under, but those who embrace it can benefit.
Here's a few predictions on why this transition will, in the end, be good for scribblers:
People will still read books. I've heard that people won't read anymore when their "book" also sends text messages, plays Tetris, and (heaven forbid!) rings. My hunch is the percent of people who read is just as high today as it was in the days of Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, and the days of Hemingway and Steinbeck. Most people don't, some do. My 11-year old niece spends some time on her Nintendo DS, and some time with her favorite authors. She's a reader. Back in the 18th century, if you didn't like novels you didn't spend your time reading, you spent it gossiping. Now, gossip has moved online. And the readers, read. Plus, as the level of disposable income continues to grow in places like India, the number of readers that a digital book can reach will explode.
This isn't going to happen overnight. While ebooks sales will eventually be higher than paper book sales–once ereaders become essentially free, like cell phones are today–this is not going to happen quickly. Readers tend to harbor Luddite proclivities. Books will continue to be printed. They may get more expensive, but that's nothing new. Remember the $1.99 paperback? (Yeah, I don't either.) People who love the look, feel, smell, and touch of books (and there are droves of them) are going to keep buying paper books for a very long time. My hunch is the paper book will never disappear completely, but will instead become a premium, collector's item for classics and newer ebooks that have proven themselves worthy of paper.
Pirates will stay at sea. Pirating for novels at least won't be a huge problem. Yes, there will be free pirated versions of every book available from the millisecond the first edition appears. Yes, some otherwise law-abiding folks will download them for free. But readers tend to be an older crowd, and they have more disposable income. Music pirating took off on college campuses. College students are notoriously poor and busy reading what they're told to read, and drinking. They have little time and inclination to pirate other books. (Though getting a book on a required reading list will no longer be a boon for sales.) Most readers out there are more than willing to pay for books. They demand two things. One, no wait. Two, no price gouging. If publishers make their ebooks available at the same time as their paper counterparts, and price them fairly, all will be good. Whether fair is $9.99 or $14.99 doesn't matter, the market will figure it out soon enough.
More writers will get published. Small publishers will emerge that focus exclusively on ebooks, as will imprints for all of the majors. These will bring books meant for a mass audience to market quicker and cheaper, just like the paperback pulps did when they were first created. Publishers will see this as a testing ground, a quick and dirty experiment to see what resonates with readers. And writers who get nowhere with the publishing world will have direct access to the reading community. Most will drown in the sea of slush, but a few will sail over it. Everyone gets a bite at the apple. Think your book is the best vampire/werewolf/mummy teenage ménage à trois the world has never seen? Publish it. Market it. See what happens. At the very least, those who fall flat will stop submitting and be one less query for publishers to worry about.

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Numerous blogs and news sites are reporting that PGP inventor Phil Zimmerman will unveil a new scheme for encryption of VoIP calls today at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
Currently VoIP can be encrypted using TLS/SSL for the signaling, and SRTP for the media, but that approach typically requires the use of digital certificates on all end points.
According to IP Inferno, Zimmerman's solution will not use public keys. Stay tuned!


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August 24, 2017
It's past time we give a little attention to some of the "WHAT THE-- ??" (otherwise known as "Didn't See That Coming!" ) snippets of our past.
After the Fact (see link below) tells, in 14 chapters, how several people from various historical events fared after the event in which they are partly, or fully, famous. Very interesting book.
My favorite is the chapter about James Cook. It tells how Cook and four others "ended up."
In the beginning, Cook and his crew were wined, dined, and partied hearty (in every sense) after being greeted by THOUSANDS of Hawaiian natives in canoes. The royal treatment times a squillion! And then suddenly the mood changed and they were bum's-rushed out to sea. And finding the seas very rough, they returned to make repairs. And met, a month after the Day of the Big Welcome, with a mega-chilly reception. Instead of gifts, libations, willing girls girls girls and lavish kindness, NOW it was frowning priests, sneaky thieving, and hard- bargain-striking.
You'd think they'd found out that the strangers had given them ugly diseases, which they surely had, but it was too soon to be sure of that.
So... arguments ensued, rocks were thrown, bullets flew, a melee broke out, Cook and four crewmen were killed, Cook was roasted and partially eaten, and the crew reacted: burned the natives' homes, and killed around a hundred.
The book explains the weird change of behavior. Cook's ARRIVAL coincided with a festival that honored the god of peace and fertility. PAR-TY!
The sudden bum's rush was because the festival time had closed. Cook's RETURN coincided with a festival of the god of WAR.
A huge slave rebellion had arisen on the island of St. Domingue. Some 20,000 additional French reinforcements were sent to supplement the surviving troops in late 1802, and French General Victor-Emmanuel LeClerc was replaced by General Rochambeau.
Toussaint L'Ouverture was the slaves' leader, and his aides came to him in a panic. How could they fight against so many?
Don't worry, we don't need to, he reassured them. We have the mosquito.
In 1802-1803, yellow fever at St. Domingue ravaged almost 50,000 French soldiers due to their lack of immunity. The slave armies HAD immunity.
By November, 1803, Rochambeau retreated to France with only 3,000 survivors.
Almost twice as many French troops were felled by yellow fever on the island of St. Dominique than were slain in the Battle of Waterloo years later.
Napoleon reacted decisively.. He abandoned all ideas about expanding his empire into the Louisiana Territory of the US, and offered it for sale to the Americans for $15 million.
We bought it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On January 8, 1815, the British marched against General Andrew Jackson's lines of defense in New Orleans.
The British battle plan was for an attack against the 20-gun west bank battery, which would then both reduce the American artillery danger and enable those same guns to be turned on the American line.
The canal being dug by British sailors collapsed... and the dam, made to divert the flow of the river into the canal, failed, leaving the sailors to drag the boats of their west bank assault force through deep mud.
The main attack began under darkness and heavy fog, but as the British neared the main American line, the fog lifted, exposing them to withering artillery fire.
British Lt. Col. Thomas Mullins had forgotten the ladders and fascines ( a bundle of rods, sticks, or plastic pipes bound together, used in military operations for filling in marshy ground and for strengthening the sides of embankments, ditches, or trenches).
These were needed to cross the eight foot deep and fifteen foot wide canal.
Most of the British senior officers were killed or wounded.
British infantrymen ...flung themselves to the ground, huddled in the canal, or were mowed down by musket fire and grapeshot from the Americans.
4,732 Americans 14,450 British
Casualties and losses
Americans 55 killed 185 wounded 93 missing or captured Total: 333
British 386 killed 1,521 wounded 552 missing or captured Total: 2,459
The American reserve was used to cover the retreat of what was left of the British army in the field. Jackson and Commodore Patterson reported that the retreating forces had spiked their cannon, leaving no guns to turn on the Americans' main defense line, but Major Mitchell's diary makes it clear this was not so... he relates that the (British) retreated, taking a few American prisoners and cannon with them. ~~~~~~~~~~ I am, as always, looking out for your interests.
In case you should need it sometime... here's some information on spiking your own cannon: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1towcv/ive_heard_of_soldiers_spiking_their_cannons_when/">https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1towcv/ive_heard_of_soldiers_spiking_their_cannons_when/
~~~~~~~~~~ Read more in
The Nine Lives of Andrew Jackson, online, Mental Floss
After the Fact by Owen J. Hurd
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GNU Time 1.8 Rolls Out Some Improvements [2]
Lizard: Yet Another Compression Algorithm Joins The Party [3]
Lizard was previously developed as LZ5 and is a lossless compression algorithm that yields a compression ratio similar to zip/zlib/Zstd/Brotli but at very fast decompression speeds.
NetworkManager 1.9.90 Adds OpenVSwitch & WPS Connection Support [4]
NetworkManager 1.9.90 was quietly released last week as the release candidate in preparation for the upcoming NetworkManager 1.10 stable release.
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- As the only Iranian International University, IKIU attracts a large number of foreign students annually. Admissions process of foreign students is based on the students' scholarship or non-scholarship status. Foreign applicants' scholarships are considered by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology's Organization for Student Affairs, which introduces the qualified applicants to the IKIU. Non-scholarship admissions are considered based on the application forms and the other required documents sent by the foreign applicants, based on the Imam Khomeini International University's "Regulations for Foreign Non-Scholarship Admissions."
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Jan 20, 2014, 07:08 EST
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This Frost & Sullivan research study covers the state of the North American intelligent pumps market, examining drivers and restraints for growth as well as pricing, distribution, technology, demand, and end-user trends. Market growth is forecasted for regional segments and for market segments as well as the total market. In addition, an in-depth analysis of the competitive situation, including market participant shares, is performed. The base year of this study is 2012 with forecasts running through 2019. The market is further divided into 2 segments, including centrifugal and positive displacement pumps. A detailed analysis of each of the segments is included.
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• In 2012, the intelligent pumps market saw a revenue of $X million.
• The intelligent pumps market is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of X% from 2012 to the end of the forecast period.
• The United States and Canada both offer tremendous opportunities due to the shale gas boom, which has positively affected the chemicals process industry and power generation sector (natural gas power plants), resulting in increased expenditure in these sectors in intelligent pumps.
• Building automation water and waste water industry are the biggest sectors with tremendous growth opportunities because they are heavily focused on energy efficiency. Heavy process industries are heavily focused on reliability of pumps. Due to these factors, there is increased adoption across all end-user sectors.
• Centrifugal intelligent pumps are eating into the positive displacement (PD) intelligent pumps market share because centrifugal pumps offer functionalities that are unmatched.
• Centrifugal intelligent pumps will witness a CAGR ofX%.
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1. Oil and gas, chemical process, and power generation will see increased adoption.
2. Retrofitting components to the existing pump offers great opportunities.
3. Adoption of PD pumps is decreasing and hence a technological change is required to increase adoption.
4. Intelligent packaging systems are what customers are looking to buy from manufacturers as compared to buying individual parts.
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Next week, members of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will
converge on the city of New Orleans for its 37th Annual Convention & Career Fair. In an ironic
twist, it will also be a week to the day that Advance Publications, parent of the iconic Times-
Picayune newspaper, announced that 84 of its 173 people in the newsroom were losing their
jobs, effective Sept. 30.
On the same day in Alabama, three major daily newspapers laid off approximately 400
employees, many of them in the newsrooms at The Birmingham News, the Press-Register in
Mobile and The Huntsville Times. Among those losing their jobs were Birmingham chapter
founding member Eddie Lard -- the newspaper's lone African-American editorial voice -- along
with former chapter president Sherrel Stewart and current officer Roy Williams.
"It is truly a sad moment in the industry as my hometown newspaper, the Times-Picayune
and the other Newhouse Gulf Coast newspapers have been hit hard," said NABJ President
Gregory Lee, Jr., a New Orleans native who worked in the sports department at the Times-
Picayune from 1993 to 1999. "The lack of diversity that will be suffered in these newsrooms
is unacceptable, and will result in more losses for these companies as consumers will go
elsewhere to find news that is truly representative of their community."
Sadly, our brethren at the Times-Picayune are not alone. The website Paper Cuts has
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according to Paper Cuts, the Washington Post had almost 50 employees take buyouts,
including a large number of journalists of color. Illinois' State Journal-Register cut 21 editorial
jobs, the Worcester Telegram and Gazette lost 64 and Advance Publications' MLive Media
Group and Advance Central Services Michigan assumed control over mlive.com, annarbor.com
and eight Booth newspapers, leaving 55 without jobs.
It is journalists of color who are bearing the brunt of these cuts. The number of African-American
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from 4.68 percent in 2011 to 4.65 percent in 2012, according to a newsroom census released
in April by the American Society of News Editors (ASNE) and the Center for Advanced Social
Research (CASR), a unit of at the Missouri School of Journalism.
Since 2002, African American journalists have lost 993 newsroom jobs - more than any other
group of minorities, including Hispanic, Asian and Native American, according to the census.
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Lee. "Diversity is a choice, and while it may be a tough choice for some in challenging economic
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journalism to academia. NABJ has also partnered with the Online News Association to bring
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newsroom innovations.
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drive for school children, creating a Day of Service to help restore a home ravaged by Hurricane
Katrina and holding a Town Hall meeting on education reform in a post-Katrina landscape. Vice
President Joe Biden will speak to attendees, and the Welcome Reception and Concert will
include a performance by R&B artist Melanie Fiona.
Members will attend newsmaker plenaries covering key issues including the Trayvon Martin
case, the Affordable Care Act, the African-American electorate in battleground states and a talk
with top media executives.
Cedric the Entertainer and Niecy Nash will offer a special screening of their new TV Land
show "Soul Man," a spin-off of the hit "Hot In Cleveland." Director Spike Lee will provide a
special screening of his new movie "Red Hook Summer." Ava DuVernay, winner of the Best
Director Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival for "Middle of Nowhere" will do a special
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The main project of Heritage Ukraine is working with children living in orphanages. Teams visit the children in the orphanage each month doing a variety of different activities including sharing Bible stories, playing games, doing crafts, teaching life skills lessons, and establishing mentor relationships.
Currently teams are working in these orphanages: Zhovten, Andreevo Ivanovko, Pishana, Karolina Bugaz, Nickolaevka, Balta #1, Balta #2, Ananiev, Ananiev Lost Boys, Kotovsk, Krasnosyolka, Izmael, Kilia, Borshi, Chornaya, Troitskaya, Utkonosovka, Limonskaya, Belgorod.
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Auspherix, as part of the BEAM Alliance, Signs Industry Declaration on Beating Antibiotic Resistance
Auspherix, an early stage anti-infectives company, today announces that it has signed the BEAM Alliance's call to governements and industry to work in parallel to take comprehensive action against drug-resistant infections, launched today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Full release below.
More than 80 leading international pharmaceutical, generics, diagnostics and biotechnology companies, as well as key industry bodies, have come together to call on governments and industry to work in parallel in taking comprehensive action against drug-resistant infections – socalled 'superbugs' – with a joint declaration launched today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The statement sets out for the first time how governments and industry need to work together to support sustained investment in the new products needed to beat the challenges of rising drug resistance.
The Declaration on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance – drafted and signed by 85 companies and nine industry associations across 18 countries1 – represents a major milestone in the global response to these challenges, with commercial drug and diagnostic developers for the first time agreeing on a common set of principles for global action to support antibiotic conservation and the development of new drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines. The industry is calling on governments around the world to now go beyond existing statements of intent and take concrete action, in collaboration with companies, to support investment in the development of antibiotics, diagnostics, vaccines, and other products vital for the prevention and treatment of drug-resistant infections.
In particular, the Declaration supports a continuation of efforts towards improved conservation of antibiotics, including a call for improved uptake of rapid point-of-care diagnostics to improve how antibiotics are prescribed, and changes to incentive structures within health systems that directly reward doctors, pharmacists and veterinarians for prescribing antibiotics in greater volumes.
In what the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance recognises to be a notable step for the industry, the signatory companies call on governments to work with them to develop new and alternative market structures that provide more dependable and sustainable market models for antibiotics, and to commit the funds needed to implement them. These mechanisms are needed to provide appropriate incentives (coupled with safeguards to support antibiotic conservation) for companies to invest in R&D to overcome the formidable technical and scientific challenges of antibiotic discovery and development. These include mechanisms to ensure that, where appropriate, the pricing of antibiotics more adequately reflects the benefits they bring; and novel payment models that reduce the link between the profitability of an antibiotic and the volume sold. An integral part of these models is a reduced need for promotional activity by companies.
As well as calling for continued progress by governments on these fronts, the Declaration sets out a commitment to further action on drug resistance by its signatories, which the Review warmly welcomes. These span across three broad areas:
- Reducing the development of drug resistance. The companies commit to encouraging better and more appropriate use of new and existing antibiotics, including through work that supports the antibiotic stewardship principles set out by the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and via improved education of clinicians. This support extends to promoting more judicious use of antibiotics in livestock, as part of a 'one health' approach.
- Increasing investment in R&D that meets global public health needs. Recognising the need to increase research into new antibiotics, diagnostics, vaccines and other alternative treatments, the companies commit to a continuation and extension of collaborative initiatives between industry, academia and public bodies to improve how R&D in the field is done and provide greater opportunities for the scientific barriers to antibiotic discovery to be overcome.
- Improve access to high-quality antibiotics for all. In light of the gaps that remain in global access to our existing antibiotics and vaccines, and the importance of ensuring that new generations of products are available to all those who need them, the signatories commit to supporting initiatives aimed at ensuring affordable access to antibiotics in all parts of the world, at all levels of income.
By bringing together such a wide range of companies in this unprecedented way, the Declaration provides a valuable roadmap to guide further collaborative efforts between industry, governments and NGOs in the global fightback against AMR. The Review will continue to work to drive progress towards a series of key international milestones in 2016 – including likely discussions on AMR at the UN General Assembly and as part of China's G20 programme in the autumn – and in support of progress against the WHO Global Action Plan on AMR. The Declaration will be updated every two years, to take account of the evolving global landscape of AMR and changing challenges and priorities. It remains open to accept new signatory companies and bodies at any time, with a complete list maintained on the Review on AMR's website, www.amrreview.org/industry-declaration
1 This reflects the final confirmed number of signatories at the time of publication, and updates the figure used in earlier versions of this press notice.
Notes to Editors
About antimicrobial resistance
1. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the natural process by which bacteria and other microbes develop resistance to the drugs commonly used to treat them. Antimicrobials include antibiotics (which act only on bacteria), antivirals, antiparasitics and antifungals. The independent Review on AMR, chaired by the economist Lord Jim O'Neill, estimated in 2014 that without effective global action, the rise of AMR could claim 10 million lives globally each year by 2050, and result in a cumulative loss from global output of 100 trillion USD.
2. The growth of resistance to antibiotics represents a particular threat to modern healthcare. We rely on effective antibiotics to treat common infections and to ensure that other medical procedures (such a surgery or cancer chemotherapy) remain safe and routine, but a combination of scientific, regulatory and commercial challenges has meant that the discovery of new antibiotics in recent decades has failed to keep pace with the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections. Meanwhile, we face the dual problems of pervasive over-use and misuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobials in animals and humans in most parts of the world – something that exacerbates the development of drug resistance – and a lack of affordable access to antimicrobials in others.
About the Declaration
3. The Declaration by the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Diagnostics Industries on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance marks a major step forward in the global battle against the growing problem of AMR. It reflects and welcomes the progress towards a comprehensive global response to AMR made by governments over the past 18 months in major multilateral forums including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the G7, and the contribution to these efforts provided by the work of the Review on AMR and other key international organisations.
4. The Declaration has been signed by 85 companies (74 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and 11 diagnostics companies) and nine industry associations from 18 different countries. This final count reflects the number of signatory organisations at the point of launch, and updates the figure included in earlier versions of this press notice. The Declaration remains a living document, with signatories free to add or remove their endorsement at any time.
5. The Declaration text was collectively drafted and agreed by its signatory companies. The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance is not a signatory to the Declaration but it has assisted its development and supports its aims. The Review has agreed to host the Declaration on its website (www.amr-review.org/industry-declaration – page live from Thursday, January 21) on behalf of the signatory companies.
About the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance
6. The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance was commissioned by the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, in July of 2014 to address the growing global problem of drug-resistant infections. The Review has been exploring in detail the challenges associated with drug resistance over the past 18 months, working extensively with companies, NGOs and governments around the world to identify the interventions required to overcome these challenges and to reinvigorate antibiotic discovery and development. The Review will deliver its final report and recommendations by the 9 summer of 2016, and has so far published a series of interim reports looking at individual aspects of AMR.
7. The Review is Chaired by Lord Jim O'Neill and backed by the Wellcome Trust and the UK Government, although operates and speaks independently of both. Lord Jim O'Neill is also the current Commercial Secretary to HM Treasury, but chairs the Review in an independent capacity. He is an internationally published economist and until 2013 was Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, having previously been the organisation's Head of Economic Research. The Wellcome Trust is providing part-funding for the work of the Review, and hosting the team at its London headquarters.


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Friday, December 10, 2010
All too often, we have been willing participants. The exploiters use our tolerance and open-mindedness against us. They infect a club and twist the definition of naturism to suit their purposes. They tempt us with the money that many clubs are always short of. Because naturists are intelligent, they understand that life is not black & white so some compromise is sometimes necessary. But those small concessions can lead to a very slippery slope.
In this episode, we discuss two infamous clubs in Roselawn, Indiana that were victimized by exploiters. We listen to a 1966 radio interview with the founders of one of the clubs that illustrates the lofty initial goals of the club as a contrast to the current situation.
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One of the pieces of purchased equipment was the AMBR, a micro-scale bioreactor for cell line development and the selection of media and cell culture strategies enabling greater productivity and cost reduction in material. Another piece of equipment acquired by the company is the Octe Qke, a platform for the quantitative analysis of proteins that simplifies the analytical workflow so that it does not suffer the effects of cell debris.
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Fired and liars rhyme. Just sayin'.
This week, Bobby Petrino, a married father of four, was canned from his gig as head football coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. As Hair Balls previously rapped about, Petrino was let go for lying about his motorcycle accident, his extramarital affair with a fellow employee and for not coming clean when he had the chance to.
How does Petrino's charade rank amongst his fellow fibbers?
5. Tom Williams, Yale Before last season's Harvard-Yale game, Yale senior quarterback Patrick Witt had to choose between a Rhodes scholarship interview in Atlanta and playing one final time against rival Harvard. Witt went with the latter, partially based on the advice of head coach Tom Williams, who said he, too, was a Rhodes Scholar candidate at Stanford. Turns out that wasn't true. Additionally, Williams's claim of practicing with the San Francisco 49ers also turned out to be poppycock. By the way, Harvard obliterated Yale 45-7 and Williams resigned in December.4. George O'Leary, Notre Dame
In 2001, the longtime Georgia Tech coach scored his dream job for...five whole days. The résumé padder, after signing on with Notre Dame, was exposed for a fib he had started 29 years earlier about playing varsity football at the University of New Hampshire and completing postgraduate work from the nonexistent NYU-Stony Brook University. Since 2004, he's been with the University of Central Florida -- not exactly the same as South Bend.3. Mike Price, Alabama
In December 2002, the ex-Washington State head coach was hired to take over the lucrative Alabama Crimson Tide program that Dennis Franchione had run into the ground. In May 2003, before ever coaching a game, Price was out of Tuscaloosa after news reports surfaced of him having a good ol' time at a Pensacola, Florida, strip club. The lie in this case occurred during Price's job interview with the University of Alabama about being a stand-up guy (though he probably was avery
stand-up guy at the strip joint). Since the 2004 season, he's been at UTEP -- not exactly the same as Tuscaloosa.
2. Jim Tressel, Ohio State Former Ohio State head coach Tressel was knocked from his wildly successful perch after the NCAA called him out for lying -- Tressel later admitted that he hadn't told the truth -- regarding his knowledge of the tattoo-gate scandal that involved multiple Buckeye players trading championship rings and other merch for permanent ink. For a snippet of time, it looked as if Tressel, the third-winningest coach in school history behind Woody Hayes and John Cooper, would keep his job, but then Sports Illustrated unearthed more dirty laundry from the controversy. In December, the NCAA put the smackdown on OSU, banning the school from postseason play in 2012. The organization also instituted a five-year "show-cause" penalty on Tressel, which means that any school wishing to hire the 59-year-old may be subject to new sanctions -- it's basically the death penalty for a coach.
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1. Bobby Petrino, Arkansas According to an Associated Press report, Petrino and his mistress Jessica Dorrell exchanged more than 4,300 texts and close to 300 phone chit-chats over the past seven months. Petrino also gave $20,000 of his own loot to Dorrell. Man, Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long didn't have any other choice but to fire the cat, did he?
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Margot Robbie Films a Fight Scene For 'Suicide Squad'
Margot Robbie carries around a baseball bat on the set of Suicide Squad on Wednesday evening (May 6) in Toronto, Canada.
The 24-year-old actress was getting into character as Harley Quinn to shoot a scene featuring a big fight.
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Margot was joined on set by Will Smith, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach, and Jai Courtney.
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Before you actually make a decision to go on a "diet" program, you should make your first step setting clear, written goals for your future. This is the beginning and perhaps most critical step when making any dietary or lifestyle change. Personal success expert Brian Tracy says that being absolutely clear about your goals will account for fully 95% of your success. After working with hundreds of clients whose main goals were weight loss and shedding unwanted body fat, there is no doubt that being clear about your goals has proved time and time again to be the most important factor!
One of the best methods of goal setting ever developed is referred to as the "10 goals a day method." This method has dramatically changed my life and has transformed the lives of millions of other people who have tried it. This is what you do: Start each morning by taking 3-5 minutes to write down a list of 10 of your most important goals. When using this method, remember the 3 critical "Ps". The goal should be positive, present tense, and personal. Thus, each sentence should begin with the word "I." Also, whenever possible, you should include a deadline for this goal. By writing down your goals in the present tense as if you already have achieved them, you will begin to see yourself more and more as the person you want to be. Here are a few examples to get you started:
1.) I weigh X number of pounds by September 15, 20XX.
2.) I eat the correct food for my body type every day.
3.) I plan every day and every meal in advance.
4.) I spend 45-60 minutes a day exercising.
5.) I am full of health, energy, and vitality every day!
6.) I am clear about what I want to accomplish in my business, career, and personal life.
7.) I earn x # of dollars per year by December 31, 20XX.
8.) I love to eat healthy food & exercise daily.
9.) I have a body fat percentage of only 18% by October 31, 20XX.
10.) I use this 10 goal a day method every morning before I get going!
This simple, yet powerful technique can change your entire outlook on life. By forcing yourself to put your ideas into words, and your words onto paper, you begin to activate your creativity and innate mental powers. By constantly repeating positive statements, you begin to become what you think about more and more. By becoming crystal clear about what you want in your life, you simultaneously become more clear about the things you don't want. This will begin to transform any negative thoughts and emotions into positive, creative energy that you can use towards the areas of your life that are most important to you. For example, you could make healthier food decisions. You could begin a structured exercise program. You can use this newfound energy for practically any other goal that you can set for yourself!
As the saying goes, "you can't hit a target that you can't see!" Your success in any goal or desire you have can always be traced back to your initial goal setting process. This is perhaps the single most important factor in dieting or in any other area of life!
My client Karen explains: "Changing my thinking was the biggest part of changing my body! Before you began coaching me on the principles of psychology and emotional eating, I never knew how to change my bad habits. I used to crave and eat processed sugar products every day and then beat myself up about it. I suppose I knew this wasn't helping, but I could never figure out what to do about it. Now that I've set clear, written goals for myself, I no longer obsess about food and therefore make much better decisions about what I eat."
Karen is just one of the many clients who have made significant changes in self-confidence, body shape, and overall quality of life after learning how to set, clear, written goals. Good questions to ask yourself before getting started are: What is my main goal for going on this diet? How much weight am I trying to lose (or gain)? What time frame is realistic for achieving this goal? How serious am I about making this happen TODAY? Why is achieving this goal important to me? Am I able to take on this journey by myself? Do I need professional coaching to help guide me towards my goal? What steps do I need to take to make this happen safely and effectively?
These questions should get you started thinking positively about your goals and desires. Once you know what you want to achieve, you have a track to run on!
Neil is a dynamic Speaker, Author, Corporate Wellness Educator, Personal Trainer, & C.H.E.K Practitioner. Neil has lived in St. Petersburg his entire life and has been involved in the health & fitness industry for the last 8 years. Neil specializes in providing weight loss, strengthening, & health solutions to clients of all ages, and holds many certifications and credentials including a BS degree from the University of South Florida, C.H.E.K Practitioner Level I, C.H.E.K Holistic Lifestyle Coach, PPS Mastery Practitioner, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), Certified Personal Trainer, Sports Fitness Specialist, and Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM), and Advanced Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor (Health Excel).
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I can finally start officially planning, yay! The date is set, this is both of our second wedding so we want an intimate low key event. So I've been researching courthouse weddings, I like the idea of a few special guests and then book a private room at a nice restaurant after for a fun meal/cocktail party 🙂
i had originally wanted a pretty light blue as a main color for bouquet, shoes etc – based on inspiration from photos of my mom and dad's courthouse wedding over 40 yrs ago. But I feel like the light blue doesn't "go" with the fall colors – we are probably getting married in northern MN and hopefully fall colors will be peaking then….or do I even need to worry about that? I'm not doing the whole venue thing like most bees here are?
Help! Any one doing something similar? I will be scouring the October board for help, and to see what all my month twins are doing!


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FS17 – La Normandie Map V 2.2
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Version 16.0 Patches
AccessLog, Analyzer and Monitor Version 16.0 Fixes (Not Included in the base release)
All of the latest patches require .Net Framework Version 4.0 which can be downloaded from Microsoft.
The files on this page are upgrades only, you must have already done the full install to use these upgrades.
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Patch 16.5
Download the Patch 16.5 zip file
Patch releases now contain all patches to AccessLog, Analyzer and Monitor Version 16.0. The patches are cumulative so only the most recent patch file needs to be applied. The patch file includes a Readme document (Readme Patch 16.3), which contains information on how to install the patch and what it contains.
This patch contains all previous following fixes and new features:
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In this article i am going to explain some of TS features that every developer who uses Angular should know. features that i am going to explain shown below.
- what do we get with TypeScript ?
- types
- classes
- Access Modifiers and Properties
- Static and Instance Members
- Function Overloading
- Constructors
- Inheritance
- Interfaces
- modules
- language utilities
- Fat Arrow Functions
- Template Strings
what do we get with TypeScript ?
- TypeScript is a super-set of JavaScript that provides typed nature to your code.
- The TypeScript transpiler takes our TypeScript code as input and outputs ES5 code that nearly all browsers understand.
- Typescript in an official collaboration between Microsoft and Google.
class Customer { // -------- Fields ------ customerId: number; companyName: string; contactName: string; country: string; // --------- Methods ------- addCustomer(): number { //some code here return 0; } }
The above code uses TypeScript specific keywords such as class and data types such as number and string. When you compile this code the resultant JavaScript that gets outputted is this:
var Customer = (function () { function Customer() { } Customer.prototype.addCustomer = function () { return 0; }; return Customer; })();
To compile the TypeScript code to JavaScript you can type after installing nodejs to use npm and install typescript in ur machine globally. "tsc file.ts; node file.js"
Data Types
When you declare any variable in JavaScript you typically do so using var keyword without specifying any particular data type for the variable. For example consider the following variable declaration:
window.onload = function () { var data = 10; alert(data); data = "hello world"; alert(data); }
In the above piece of code, variable named data is first assigned a number and then a string. As you might have already guessed both the alert() calls correctly output the respective value. However, this can lead to hard to maintain code and can introduce serious errors.
TypeScript allows you to declare variables with a specific data type. The types can be classified as primitive or object types.
- The primitive types include number, bool and string
- object types include modules, classes and interfaces.
As you can see three variables viz. age, firstName and flag are declared of type number, string and bool respectively. If you try to assign values to any of these variables that are not of the specific type, the TypeScript compiler will throw an error.
Types can also be used with function parameters or return values of the functions.
MyFunction(message:string,flag:bool): number { if (flag) { document.getElementById("div1").innerText = message; return 10; } else { document.getElementById("div1").innerText = message; return 20; } }
As you can see, the MyFunction accepts two parameters of type string and bool respectively and returns a number. TypeScript also has a data type called any that can accept any type of data.
By allowing you to declare variables of a specific type, TypeScript avoids lot of errors that may otherwise be introduced in the code.
Built-in Types
- Strings
- var fullName: string = 'Ahmed Yehia';
- Number
- var age: number = 36;
- Boolean
- var married: boolean = true;
- Array
- var jobs: Array <string> = ['IBM', 'Microsoft', 'Google'];
- var jobs: string[] = ['Apple', 'Dell', 'HP'];
- Enums
- enum Role {Employee = 3, Manager = 2, Admin = 1};
- var role: Role = Role.Employee // 3
- Any
- any is the default type it receives any kind of value.
- Void
- Using void means there's no type expected this is usually in functios with no return value
function setName(name:string): void { this.fullName = name;}
- Using void means there's no type expected this is usually in functios with no return value
In JS ES5 object oriented programming was accomplished bu using prototype-based objects. this model doesn't use classed, but instead relies on prototypes.
The following class declaration shows how:
class Customer { customerId: number; companyName: string; addCustomer() { //some code here } removeCustomer() { //some code here } updateCustomer() { //some code here } getCustomer() { //some code here } }
The above code creates a class named Customer using the class keyword of TypeScript. Just like C# classes a TypeScript class can have properties, methods and constructors. Once created you can initialize an object of Customer class as shown below:
var obj = new Customer(); obj.customerId = 100; obj.companyName = "Some Company"; obj.addCustomer();
Access Modifiers and Properties
Access modifiers control the accessibility of the members of a class. TypeScript has two access modifiers – public and private. By default the members are public but you can explicitly add a public or private modifier to them. Consider the following piece of code that declares two public and one private variable.
The above code defines a class named Customer that has three members viz. customerId, companyName and country. Since by default members are public the customerId can be accessed from theoutside world as shown by the IntelliSense window. On the same lines the companyName is explicitly marked as public and hence it is accessible from the external world. The country, however, is marked as private and hence won't be accessible outside the class as can be seen from the IntelliSense window.
When you declare members as private you may want to allow access to them them via public get and set properties. Luckily TypeScript allows you to do just that. The following code shows how:
get Country(): string { return this.country; } set Country(value: string) { this.country = value; }
Here, the get and a set functions for Country property are defined. Inside the get function you return the value of private variable country whereas in the set function you assign a value to it. Once created you can use this property as follows:
var obj = new Customer(); obj.Country = "USA";
Note that in order to compile the above code correctly you must use –target switch and set its value to ES5 (ECMA script version 5). This is because the property get and set are supported in ECMA5 and later versions (the error thrown at you will be "Property accessors are only available when targeting ES5 or greater"). To compile the above code from the command line you would run the following command:
tsc.exe --target ES5 app.ts
Static and Instance Members
The classes you create in TypeScript can either contain static members or instance members. For example consider the following piece of code:
class Customer { customerId: number; companyName: string; static data: string; static test() { alert(Customer.data); } }
The above code declares a class named Customer. The Customer class declares a static property – data – of type string. The static function test() then displays this property value to the user. Notice how static members are accessed using
<class_name>.<static_member_name> syntax.
Function Overloading
addCustomer(custId: number); addCustomer(company:string); addCustomer(value: any) { if (value && typeof value == "number") { alert("First overload - " + value); } if (value && typeof value == "string") { alert("Second overload - " + value); } }
As you can see the first two are merely function signatures without any implementation. The first signature has one parameter of type number whereas the second signature has a parameter of type string. The third function contains the actual implementation and has a parameter of type any. The any data type indicates that any type of data can be passed in the parameter. The implementation then has a series of if blocks, each checking the type of the supplied parameter. Accordingly a different piece of code is executed. If you see the IntelliSense for the addCustomer() function it will indicate all the overloaded versions of the function as shown below:
Constructor is a special method that is executed when a new instance of the class is being created. constructor can't return any values. if a class has no constructor defined explicitly one will be created automatically.
constructor(custId:number,company:string,country:string) { this.customerId = custId; this.companyName = company; this.country = country; }
The above code declares a parameterized constructor for the Customer class. The constructor has three parameters and inside the constructor their values are assigned to the respective properties. Once created you can instantiate the Customer class as shown below:
var obj = new Customer(100,'Some Company','USA'); alert(obj.country);
constructor(public customerId:number, public companyName:string, public country:string) { }
The above constructor has three parameters and they are marked as public. This way the Customer class gets three public properties, viz. customerId, companyName and country, even if you didn't explicitly defined them. You can then use these properties just like any other explicitly defined properties.
TypeScript allows you to inherit from existing classes. By inheriting classes you can extend their functionality as per your requirement. For example, you may have a class named Person. You can create specialized classes based on the Person class by extending it in the other classes (say Employee or Contractor). The following code shows how this can be done.
The above code defines two classes Person and Employee. The Person class has two properties viz. firstName and lastName. The Employee class inherits from the Person class using the extends keyword. Notice how the base class constructor has been called in the inherited class using the super keyword. As shown in the IntelliSense the Employee class in all has four properties – two properties from base class and two properties of its own.
Just as TypeScript supports inheritance, it also supports interfaces. You can define an interface and then implement it in one or more classes. For example, you may have an interface called ITax that defines some properties and functions. You can then implement ITax in other classes say IncomeTax and ServiceTax. The following code shows how this can be done:
interface ITax { taxpayerId: string; calculateTax(): number; } class IncomeTax implements ITax { taxpayerId: string; calculateTax(): number { return 10000; } } class ServiceTax implements ITax { taxpayerId: string; calculateTax(): number { return 2000; } }
As you can see from the above code an interface ITax has been defined using the interface keyword. It has one property named taxpayerId and a function calculateTax(). Then there is a class IncomeTax that implements ITax using the implements keyword. It is mandatory for IncomeTax class to implement taxpayerId property and the calculateTax() method. Similarly, another class named ServiceTax implements ITax.
As your TypeScript code base grows it becomes important to organize classes and interfaces for better maintainability. TypeScript modules allow you to do just that. A module is a container for your code that helps you organize your code in a neat way. Conceptually you may find them similar to .NET namespaces. Let's see how to create a module.
module Company { class Employee { } class EmployeeHelper { targetEmployee: Employee; } export class Customer { } } var obj = new Company.Customer();
The above code defines Company module using the module keyword. The Company module contains three classes – Employee, EmployeeHelper and Customer. By default all the classes from a module are accessible only within that module. That is why it is alright to access the Employee class inside the EmployeeHelper class from the same module but you can't access the Employee class from outside the Company module. If you wish to access a class from a module from the outside world you need to "export" it as in the case of the Customer class.
TypeScript provides a number of syntax features that make programming really enjoyable. Two important ones at:
- fat arrow function syntax.
- template strings
Fat Arrow Functions
fat arrow => functions are a shorthand notation for writing functions.
// ES5 var data = ['Alice Gren', 'Paul Pfifer','Louis Blakenship']; data.forEach(function (line) { console.log(line); });
However with the => syntax we can instead rewrite it like so:
// TS var data: string [] = ['Alice Gren', 'Paul Pfifer','Louis Blaken']; data.forEach( (line) => console.log(line); );
One important feature of the => syntax is that is shares the same this as the surrounding code. this is important and different than what happens when you normally create a function in JS. Generally when you write a function in JS that function given its own this. (Function Scope concept ins JS)
Template Strings
the two great features of template strings are
- Variables within strings (without being forced to concatenate with + ).
- Multi-line strings
Variables in strings
var firstName = 'Ahmed';
var lastName = 'Yehia';
var greetin = `
Hello ${firstName} ${lastName}`;
Multi-line strings
there is a great feature in TS is "Backtick" (`
what's the difference between let and var ?
- check this answer.


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Dark matter, Galaxies: clusters: individual (Abell 3833), Galaxies: distances and redshifts, Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics, Gravitational lensing: weak
Abell 383 is a famous rich cluster (z = 0.1887) imaged extensively as a basis for intensive strong- and weak-lensing studies. Nonetheless, there are few spectroscopic observations. We enable dynamical analyses by measuring 2360 new redshifts for galaxies with r Petro ≤ 20.5 and within 50' of the Brightest Cluster Galaxy (BCG; R.A.2000 = 42014125, decl.2000 = –03529228). We apply the caustic technique to identify 275 cluster members within 7 h –1 Mpc of the hierarchical cluster center. The BCG lies within –11 ± 110 km s–1 and 21 ± 56 h –1 kpc of the hierarchical cluster center; the velocity dispersion profile of the BCG appears to be an extension of the velocity dispersion profile based on cluster members. The distribution of cluster members on the sky corresponds impressively with the weak-lensing contours of Okabe et al. especially when the impact of foreground and background structure is included. The values of R 200 = 1.22 ± 0.01 h –1 Mpc and M 200 = (5.07 ± 0.09) × 1014 h –1 M ☉ obtained by application of the caustic technique agree well with recent completely independent lensing measures. The caustic estimate extends direct measurement of the cluster mass profile to a radius of ~5 h –1 Mpc.
Publication Title
The Astrophysical Journal
Required Publisher's Statement
© 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
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Recommended Citation
Geller, Margaret J.; Hwang, Ho Seong; Diaferio, Antonaldo; Kurtz, Michael J.; Coe, Dan; and Rines, Kenneth J., "A Redshift Survey of the Strong-Lensing Cluster Abell 383" (2014). Physics & Astronomy. 27.


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Everyone seems to love Shark Tank.
Many people tell me that they (and their families) are glued to ABC engrossed in the dogged entrepreneurs' search for private capital and the ensuing road to riches while trying to guess what Mr. Wonderful and the gang will invest in and at what terms. Don't get me wrong. I love reality TV at least as much as the average viewer, but as a long-time private equity and angel investor it is fascinating to reflect on the media's embodiment of my career.
Shark Tank is entertainment first, last and always.
As such we must assume and consider that timelines are altered, presentations are staged and edited for maximum broadcast value and results are not always as depicted. In other words, what you see on TV may not actually play out in real life. For example, every "contestant" who accepts an offer is not necessarily the recipient of the sharks' funding. Many of the "investment deals" will fall apart on due diligence, documentation and the like. This proportion is probably reasonably high given the lag between episode taping and broadcast. And the producers' selection process will naturally skew toward the startups that close/succeed. But many of the investments will fail, founders will be fired, sharks may lose interest and move on and companies will pivot based on internal and external opportunities.
The closed or limited nature of the shark tank is an interesting dynamic.
The Sharks have a natural negotiating advantage. For each one who says: "I'm out," the remaining Sharks gain negotiating leverage. That limited and shrinking addressable investment pool, coupled with the open nature of each offer and the open ability to team up against the entrepreneur is unique and instructive. In negotiating almost anything, close control of information is an advantage that cannot be overstated.
I also wonder why the sharks do it. Making $50 or 100,000 investments in early stage startup companies is expensive (according to a Business Insider interview with Damon John, each Shark has hired 15-20 people to help manage the investments), takes a lot of work, failure rates are high and total dollars can't be that interesting (particularly for Mark Cuban). So maybe they're revitalizing their own careers and personal brands, "giving back" and in the process gaining a few true bargains and or strategic partners to other portfolio companies.
But back to the original question: what can we apply to the process of pitching and investing?
Here are some takeaways for startups and would-be "sharks".
Shark Tank Lessons for the Entrepreneur:
- Be prepared. Know your finances (particularly gross margin), use of proceeds, competition.
- Remember that investors bet "on the jockey not the horse" – so listen closely, be personable, sincere and show your willingness to adapt to opportunities.
- Does it scale? The investor wants to know that the model has been proven to the point that by adding money and expertise they can greatly accelerate sales and profits. If your startup has a proven model, you will likely be able to capture a higher valuation for you and stronger returns for the investor.
- Know your audience. What else does the investor own or influence that can help your company? Positive experiences elsewhere will make for a much more receptive potential partner.
- Anticipate changes. As noted above, many things will come up in investors' diligence or during the term of the investment.
Shark Tank lessons for the Investor:
- Be prepared, know the market and defer to the experts. There's a reason that the other Sharks want to partner on Internet deals with Mark Cuban or with Barbara Corcoran on Real estate deals.
- Develop a portfolio. Even with drop-outs, the average Shark probably closes 10 deals per year through the show (and other, larger ones outside). Investing in more deals has been proven to improve your likelihood of having one of your investments become successful.
Shark Tank- it's good entertainment and instructive to boot.


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A simple embedded pingable server that runs in the background. http://github.com/RobertFischer/pong-server#readme
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A useful Haskell library for running a pingable server within another application, which is useful for health checks and the like. This library runs a background server that listens on a port, and when a connection comes in, it writes "pong" and closes the connection. Details in the README on GitHub.
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San Jose Family Shelter "Kids to Camp"
For the fourteenth year in a row Holy Cross is helping to send 30 homeless children from the San Jose Family Shelter for a week to hear about Jesus and have fun at Mt. Cross summer camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains. You can help! Check out the "Shelter Kids Camping Tree" in our narthex starting June 8th. Camping items needed are written on tags hanging on the tree. Simply grab the tags, purchase the NEW items, and place the items under the tree by Sunday July 13th. You may also grab tags to donate money for duffle bags and Bibles which will be pre-purchased. Just place the donation in the offering plate in an envelope marked "Kids to Camp". Thanks for helping! Contact Kathy Spenhoff for info 408-257-4851 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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The current state of the Tigers is confusing.
On one end, there were only dire predictions among preseason forecasts, most suggesting the Tigers are going to lose more than 100 games and rival the Marlins for the dubious honor as MLB's worst team.
On the other, the Tigers, at least until Sunday's sloppy 8-5 loss to the Royals, have played pretty good baseball lately. It has led to a groundswell of comments such as, "This team might be better than people thought."
The answer, as usual, lies somewhere in between. The Tigers may not be that bad, but it doesn't mean they are that good, either.
The Tigers were 5-3 on this just-completed homestead. They have won nine of their first 20 games.
"We would have liked to be 8-0 (on the homestand)," Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. "Everybody would like to be. But our guys are playing (hard)."
I covered three of the Tigers' worst teams: 1996 when Buddy Bell replaced Sparky Anderson, 1989 when they collapsed after the '84 world champs aged and the 2003 disaster that rivaled the '62 Mets as MLB's all-time worst.
I don't think this version of the Tigers is quite as inept as those three clubs.
The Tigers pitching is not stellar, but there is some promise. The starting rotation - Micheal Fulmer, Francisco Liriano, Matthew Boyd, Mike Fiers and Jordan Zimmermann - is not great, but it doesn't qualify for the gas-can level.
Miguel Cabrera and Nick Castellanos are, at minimum, solid MLB hitters. Jeimer Candelario definitely has MLB regular potential. The rest of the lineup is a bit iffy, but at least there is more overall athleticism with the likes of outfielders JaCoby Jones and Leonys Martin, who are off to good starts.
The Tigers' farm system, although hardly at the level it needs to be, has improved. You can envision some players arriving to MLB this season, who will contribute.
Also, the Tigers have benefitted from an unusual number of organizations in the same re-tooling mode.
The blue print is to rebuild by developing a nucleus of young players - and then spending money. You know, the formula that worked so well for recent World Series champions such as the Cubs, Royals and Astros.
The Tigers have beat up a bit on the likes of the White Sox, Orioles and Royals, teams that frankly don't seem to be any better. The Rays have won a few games lately, but aren't exactly good. The Rangers and A's aren't, either.
There is a wider than normal separation in MLB between "have" and "have not" teams.
Expect the Tigers to just get destroyed by the Yankees, Cleveland, Red Sox, Angels and Astros.
But, if they play the game fundamentally right, along with consistent collective effort, they should be competitive against about half their opponents.
It's more like the Tigers are less-than-good rather than really, really bad.


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Prayer room and Halal food are available.
Prayer room has been set up on 3rd floor of Marketplace next to Kaiyukan.
The restaurant "Istanbul Table" offer Halal food (Kebab, etc.) and alcohol-free beer.
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Prayer room has been set up on 3rd floor of Marketplace next to Kaiyukan.
The restaurant "Istanbul Table" offer Halal food (Kebab, etc.) and alcohol-free beer.
→Infomation page
On October 10th, 2017, Pata, our female sea-otter lived out her life.
Pata, 21-year old female, was born on July 28, 1996 at Kaiyukan and the oldest sea-otter born in Japanese aquarium.
We wish to express our appreciation for Pata gave many people a smile and for all of you who continued loving her all the time.
We select fishes with characteristic face, like unique, cute and a little scary, and introduce their characteristic and function with live fish exhibit.
"The Face - Secret about face of fish"
Date: March 17, 2917 - spring, 2018
Time: Same as Kaiyukan's opening hours
Place: Kaiyukan Entrance building 4F
Fee: Including in Kaiyukan's Admission fee
New items with image of Marine animals arrive at 2 cafes in Kaiyukan, Drink Bar "SEA SAW" and Café "Mermaid", for example...
"Jinbe Soft": Mixed soft ice cream with Soda pop flavor and Vanilla flavor
"Jinbe Late": Cafe Late with Whale Shark drawing with Cocoa powder
Osaka Aquarium KAIYUKAN was selected as Japan's and Asia's best aquarium by TripAdvisor®, the largest travel site in the world. In the TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice™ Awards 2014 for Zoos and Aquariums, which are given to top zoos and aquariums worldwide based on reviews and opinions posted by TripAdvisor travelers, the KAIYUKAN ranked first in both Japan's and Asia's top aquarium categories. It is a great honor for the aquarium to receive high recognition by visitors from both Japan and abroad. Osaka Aquarium KAIYUKAN strives to make continued efforts to convey beautiful natural environments created by precious marine life to visitors.