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App Monetization Strategies: An Inside Lookcompany news, tips September 20, 2017 • 7 min read
When it comes to in-app ad monetization strategy, there are a plenty of options for app developers to choose. However, just a few of them are familiar with the most efficient and profitable ones. There are strategies that an app developer can use - manual monetization, ad mediation, or app monetization platform. So, what are the con's and pro's of each of them? We are going to uncover them below.
Manual Ad Network Monetization
Manual management of individual ad networks requires a lot of resources. App developer has to monitor placement performance by himself or hire an entire in-house monetization team that will constantly audit the effectiveness of campaigns. There are too many demand sources and too many ad networks. However, none of single ad networks will solve all of publisher's problems. Especially, if you use multiple ad formats and have to choose different ad networks to serve them. This might be complicated to find the right balance between various networks.
However, the biggest drawback of working with numerous ad networks is ineffective general approach to monetization that leads to lower revenue. Managing multiple ad networks can be difficult from the technical side, as well as, from the perspective of insufficient experience.
Monetization Through Ad Mediator
Ad mediation has become a popular tool for developers in their app monetization strategy and there is a good reason for that. Ad mediation allows developers to run ads in their application from multiple demand sources. Thus, the ad requests are sent to various ad networks and demand side will compete for your impressions. The competition arises, the eCPM arises, and, finally, revenue for publisher arises as well.
All-in-all, this is just a good instrument for app publisher that simplifies the monetization process. Afterwards, an app developer has to do everything by himself - set up the campaigns, waterfall tags in order to sell remnant inventory, choose the ad networks and mediate them. Publisher has also to keep in mind that optimization of ad campaigns is totally his responsibility. This can be rather stressful, especially for those who are newcomers in this process.
The results of monetization using mediation are much better that using a single ad network, however a publisher does not reach maximum effectiveness.
Smart Ad Mediation as the Most Profitable Monetization Method
The most effective and the most profitable way of monetization is smart ad mediation with app monetization platforms, and Epom Apps heads its list. Apart from the advanced technologies, the company handles all the monetization processes by themselves.
It has a number of direct sales, established relationships with agencies, as well as exclusive agreements & rates with advertisers on audience purchase. This is a day-to-day objective of app monetization team: to analyze the campaigns and to scale them up. Mediation between ad networks, choosing the right advertiser that fits your requirements and brings most revenue, suggesting publishers top-performing placements - all these things are just the top of the iceberg of what Epom Apps does.
The company constantly participates in global industry events embracing the latest trends and acquiring trusted partners. The mix of relevant market expertise, mediation technology, and precise matching algorithm helps Epom Apps to generate revenue from numerous applications of various categories.
Epom Team has worked with thousands of developers in hundreds of apps to help them build successful businesses. Trust us with your app monetization and be sure we won't let you down.


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Happy First Day of Fall! My favorite season is finally here. And I'm even more excited because I get to experience it in New England! The leaves have not started to turn yet, but we're getting close. I imagine that in just a few weeks, we'll be in full fall color mode.
Since the leaves aren't getting us into the fall spirit yet, I figured I would add a little autumn touch myself. I changed out the centerpiece on our dining room table. I have pulled out our fall wreath (just need to figure out how to hang it on the door.) And I have changed up our entryway. Take a look.
This hutch is right where we come into the house, and I love coming home to blasts of orange pumpkins and little leaf turkeys. And I love getting to remind all of us to "Always be Grateful" with my little sign. It's these little touches that really make me think of fall. Next weekend, I'm hoping to bring home a few pumpkins with which to decorate our front stoop. I've been trolling the web and Pinterest for some alternative ideas for pumpkin decorating. These are my two favorite right now.
Now just to implement. I think I'll need to pull Jeremy onto the design team to get it executed the right way. (He is way more creative and crafty than me most of the time!) Then we'll be "Going Fall" all over this house!
P.S. I got to reward myself with apple crisp! In trying to stay in the healthy spirit, though, I tried the Low Cal Apple Crisp. Sorry, but it's just not the same. It was decent the first night, but then I just felt like I was forcing myself to eat it so as not to waste it. I eventually threw the rest away. I'm realizing that some things are just worth the extra calories. Apple crisp is one of them. We're filled up on chocolate chip cookies this weekend and then will be having birthday cake next weekend to celebrate Nana's birthday. But once we're through all those sweets, I'll try another apple crisp recipe. I need to experiment to find just the right one that will become my staple. If you have one you recommend, please post a link or the recipe in the comments. I'd love to add a few more to the taste test!

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American Bridge Designs
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American Bridge – Latest Design
San Diego Coronado Bridge, California
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San Diego Coronado Bridge
An international team led by London based artist Peter Fink (Form Associates) and lighting designer Mark Major (Speirs + Major) in association with Buro Happold in Los Angeles has been announced as the winner of the largest interactive green energy lighting project in North America. The San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge, built in 1969 in the spectacular context of the bay, has become a symbol of the San Diego area – just as the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges are symbols for San Francisco. The San Diego bridge is characterised by its graceful 2.5 mile long curved deck supported by over 30 towers reaching a height of 200 feet over the navigation channel. The shipping channels are spanned by the world's longest continuous three-span box girder measuring 1,880 feet.
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Bridge for Laboratory Sciences at Vassar College, City of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York State, USA
Design: Ennead Architects
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Bridge for Laboratory Sciences at Vassar College
The building is both literally and figuratively a transformative connector ‒ bridging the disciplines of science and the surrounding wetland, while built like a bridge for minimal impact on the environment.
American Bridges
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Brooklyn Bridge East River, Brooklyn / New York, NY
Date built: 1883
Design: John A. Roebling, designer / civil engineer
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Brooklyn Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Design: Irving F. Morrow / Gertrude C. Morrow
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Golden Gate Bridge
Manhattan Bridge, New York, NY
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Manhattan Bridge
The Manhattan Bridge, the youngest of the four East River Bridges, celebrated its 100th birthday in 2009. While the youngest of the East River Bridges, the Manhattan Bridge has long experienced problems of aging due to its design. Essentially "under built," the 1,470 foot suspension bridge consists of four main cables draped over two, sleek piers. The designer, Leon Moisseiff, assumed that the inherent structure of suspension bridges made them stronger and decided as a result not to use stiffening trusses like those used, for example, on the Williamsburg Bridge (opened in 1903).
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Dallas, Texas
Design: Santiago Calatrava Architects
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Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge
Rector St Pedestrian bridge, Lower Manhattan, New York
Design: ShoP Architects
Sundial Bridge, Turtle Bay, Redding, California
Design: Santiago Calatrava Architects
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Peace Bridge Calgary, Canada
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It seems like just about everything in the online world comes back to traffic.
Yes, I know there can be good and bad traffic.
If you're selling to sweaters you probably don't want to target folks that live near the equator.
But in general more traffic leads to more business. It all kind of starts there.
A big source of traffic for many business websites is SEO traffic or organic search engine traffic.
Another (potentially) big source of traffic is referral traffic. Traffic from other websites or other online sources.
I've found referral traffic to be really good. Good in terms of visitors converting into customers.
Do you want more referral traffic?
Here are some strategies.
1. Podcast Guesting
I was on the Side Hustle Nation podcast over two years ago.
That one page has sent a good number of visitors to Ghost Blog Writers. And a good percentage of those visitors have converted into customers.
I've been on probably a dozen or so podcasts over the years. Some send consistent traffic. Others never really send any.
I look at most things in business as being a numbers game. Maybe you do 10 podcasts and one delivers consistent traffic and new business.
That still makes it worthwhile for just about any business to pursue guesting on podcasts.
There's really no secret to guesting on podcasts. Just reach out. Ask to be a guest. Ask what the host is looking for from guests.
Then over time hone your pitch. The more emails you send the better you'll get at pitching.
2. Best Of Lists
There are "best of" lists for just about everything.
The best dentists in your city.
The best restaurants in your city.
The best this service.
The best that service.
GBW has been organically included on a couple over the years. There is one that sends consistent traffic and that traffic converts pretty well.
By the way, we ask every new inquiry how they find us and it's a simple and pretty effective way to learn if referral traffic is bringing in new business.
Anyway, a good tip for getting on best of lists is to start small. Search for "best of" and your industry. See if any lists exist.
Maybe go to page 2 or 3 of the results and find the less popular lists. Reach out to them and introduce yourself. Offer the person a free trial of your service.
A lot of these lists are kind of curated from the same source material. If a blogger wants to create a list they'll check the lists already created. They'll maybe use 5 that are the same as the others and 5 new ones.
So if you can get on one you can usually get on more.
It comes down to networking too. Just emailing bloggers and introducing yourself. Asking them what they're working on. Getting to know them. Introducing them to your service without any intentions.
3. Forums
Don't overlook those old forums and message boards. They've been around for 20+ years, but they're still as popular as ever.
And they can be a great source of referral traffic.
These forums have been abused from an SEO perspective in the past. People would post answers in forums and leave anchor text-type links back to their sites to build rankings. But Google's cracked down on that. They're better at seeing natural links vs. these more manipulative links.
However, we're looking at forums for referral traffic. That means you posting things in forums. Leaving a specific link to some type of content (individual blog post, ebook, etc.) or just to your homepage so that people interacting with you that are curious can click it and visit your site.
Some forums allow these links in signatures. Others might be more restrictive. But even if you can't add links it can still be a source of referral traffic. If you're helping people they can still google you and find your site.
4. Guest Posting
Like podcast guesting, writing guest posts is a great referral traffic source too.
Again, guest posting has been abused for SEO reasons, but we're talking about referral traffic.
I've seen a few different strategies work. You can link to a specific type of content like a big ebook. Then guest post snippets of it and link to the full ebook.
Or simply posting and linking to your homepage.
Like podcast guesting, some guest posts will bring zero traffic. But once in awhile posts will bring consistent traffic.
I see a lot of people implement the strategy of writing regular articles for other sites as well as writing for their own site.
I'm a fan of just adding a link at the end of the post. Letting people read the content they're interested in. Then when they're done leading them to your specific content or to your homepage.
5. Free Tool
An all time example of this strategy is the HubSpot website grader.
I remember when my boss several years ago came into my office and told me to check my email. He had sent me a link to the HubSpot grader.
That's referral traffic.
But bloggers and other content creators also love writing about tools. They create lists of useful tools. They'll sometimes even do entire posts about one tool.
Tools are very linkable.
6. Original Research
Bloggers love linking to research.
Emarketer has to be one of the most linked-to sites on the web. They publish so much research that bloggers are linking to them all the time. I know that I do.
Case studies are one way to create your own research that others will link to.
But you can also do surveys. Sometimes surveys really catch on and you can do them over and over each year. I know that HubSpot and Moz do regular surveys and after they publish the results and people link like crazy.
They also run their own internal experiments. Then they analyze the results. Publish them and maybe let a few influencers know and those influencers get early access to the results and can write about it.
7. Co-Creating Content
Publish it on the other person's site, but have them include links to you.
I've talked about this before as a good strategy in general. It's a great strategy for building referral traffic.
Find an influencer in your industry with an audience. Brainstorm an idea for content. Do an initial outline. Then reach out with your pitch.
Ask if they would be interested in fleshing out the outline with you. Then you write all the content. Then they add a few things if they like. Then they publish it on their site with you as the co-author and a link to your homepage in your author byline.
You do the work, but you get access to their audience.
8. Increase Social Media Frequency
It's really that simple. No tricks. No gimmicks.
Just share more often on social media.
More regular updates will get your more attention and followers.
And more linking to the content you create on your site, like blog posts, will bring in more referral traffic from social media.
Right now I share 24 items a day on social media. 8 from GBW. 8 from another site. And 8 from other websites that I regularly read.
That's an increase from a few months ago, but so far the followers have increased and so has the referral traffic.
Not a huge jump, but a steady climb. And I like steady climbs.
9. Mention People In Content
Influencers and also up and comers.
If you can get people caring about what you're writing and invested in the success of your content they will link to it and bring you traffic.
I don't know if you want to overdo this, but maybe six pieces of content a year.
You could create a list of industry influencers and reach out to them when you publish it. You could identify a topic and reach out to influencers and ask for their thoughts.
You could host a podcast episode with a guest and when it's live let them know so they can share it with their followers.
10. Out Of Office & Signatures
In regular emails.
This one is kind of fun. Your email ecosystem is a great source of referral traffic.
When you're out of the office (maybe every weekend) include a link to a new blog post. Or just to your homepage. Maybe to a new product offering.
I'm out this week, but check out this great new product…
And even your regular signature can include links. Links to new case studies. Links to new blog posts. The more you update it the more repeat traffic you'll get too because the people you email all the time will continually see new links to click on.
Referral traffic is a great form of traffic…in general. The strategies here are ones that have worked well for me over the years. Sometimes you'll get huge bursts of traffic, but more often it'll be a numbers game. Where you do 10 things to get one great source of traffic.
But even then these strategies are well worth the investment.


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Title: Kedi (2016)
Duration: 80 min
Date: Sun, 24th September 2017
Time: 2000hrs (8:00pm)
Venue: Suria Sabah Shopping Mall (5th Floor, Event Hall)
Hundreds of thousands of Turkish cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely. For thousands of years they've wandered in and out of people's lives, becoming an essential part of the communities that make the city so rich. Claiming no owners, the cats of Istanbul live between two worlds, neither wild nor tame — and they bring joy and purpose to those people they choose to adopt. In Istanbul, cats are the mirrors to the people, allowing them to reflect on their lives in ways nothing else could. Critics and internet cats agree — this cat documentary will charm its way into your heart and home as you fall in love with the cats in Istanbul.
Tajuk Filem / Title: Kedi
Jenis / Type: Documentary
Tahun / Year: 2016
Negara Asal / Country: Turkey
Tempoh Tayangan / Duration: 80 min
Bahasa / Sarikata: Turkish with English and BM subtitles
Pengarah Filem/ Penerbit / Director / Producer: Ceyda Torun (Director and Producer), Charlie Wuppermann (Producer)
Syarikat Pengeluar / Production Company: Termite Films


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By Bob Ficalora,
Montauk, rev. 10/22/98
Liberty, a free and democratic government. As Americans we claim this as our birthright, it is what keeps us free as a people in a world in which tyranny has not yet been vanquished. America's sons have died in battle to protect these rights for us and in the hope of bringing them to others. We should know the origins and nature of our liberties, for it was in East Hampton that the first legal demand for democratic American government was made.
The story begins with the original settlement of New England. The settlement program of the English involved the introduction of English private property law to the Americas by land patent, grant or charter from the King. These legal documents established ownership of the land and in many cases corporations to administer them. These "proprietaries" were given - and established - broad legal dominion over the lands conveyed. Any reservations upon the use and/or administration of the land were contained within the chartering or granting document.
Although in most cases the claim to the right of ownership of real property under these documents was through the King, there was at least one notable exception. East Hampton, and the colony of Connecticut of which it was a part, did not make its claim to ownership or powers of governance through the King. The colony of Connecticut and the Town of Easthampton were self constituted and claimed their ownership of the land through deeds from the Indians. Connecticut was an independent and sovereign member of the Commonwealth of England and made full use of this liberty in establishing the first democratically constituted government. (This is why Connecticut is the "Constitution State.")
What you will find below is the story of the struggle by the men of East Hampton to retain their liberties while their Dutch neighbors were fitfully overcome by Great Britain and jurisdiction was claimed by James the Duke of York and Albany subsequent to the restoration of King Charles II in 1660. Upon receipt of his charter of 1664, the Duke of York made claims to that part of Long Island (now Suffolk county) which was then claimed by the independent colony of Connecticut. This history gives meaning to the Nicholls and Dongan Patents which confirmed the settlers' ownership of the land, affirmed their jurisdictions, and guaranteed fundamental liberties to the owners and inhabitants of East Hampton forever.
The existence of the colony of Connecticut began with the Massachusetts Bay Company being established by a royal charter on March 14th, 1629. The Bay Company was made up almost exclusively of Puritan men anxious to flee the religious persecution which they suffered in England. In 1628 the Puritan men of Parliament (which included young Oliver Cromwell) had delivered the Petition of Right to King Charles I which demanded certain fundamental civil liberties and the guarantee that taxation would be by representation only. The King at first assented but then, in 1629, dissolved Parliament and refused the Petition. The charter specified no location for its annual meeting and the settlers quickly transferred the company to New England and transformed it into a self-governing commonwealth.
In 1636, following unrest in the Massachusetts Bay Colony due to inadequate pasturage, a group of settlers headed by John Winthrop the Younger settled at the mouth of the Connecticut River. Winthrop, the son of the Bay Colony's governor, was accepted as governor of the new Colony, and the Massachusetts General Court (assembly) laid down a plan of government which placed final authority in the hands of the "inhabitants."
It is important to understand that the Colony of Connecticut was established without a patent, grant or charter from the King. The land was purchased directly from the Indians (a contractual practice which the settlers adhered to). Connecticut was an independent colony, beholden only to the laws of God, nature, and those of its own making.
It was in this setting of absolute liberty that the settlers of the Colony of Connecticut drafted, adopted and put into operation the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut the first written constitution of democratic government in America. (This is why Connecticut is called the "Constitution State.") The Fundamental Orders self-constituted an independent and sovereign nation with a fully functioning democratic assembly. Under this document the Colony of Connecticut was established as a confederation of Townships (at first Hartford, Windsor, and Wethersfield), and utilized a process of regular assemblies and elections. Mindful of the tyranny from which they had fled, it was designed to protect the democratic liberties of the inhabitants. The absolute sovereignty of the Colony is reflected in the fact that the King is not mentioned within the Fundamental Orders.
In 1642 the English Civil War broke out with full fury between the Puritan men of Parliament and King Charles I. The war was to continue until the King was to be executed for high treason in January, 1649. England was then governed without a King until the Restoration in 1660. It was during this period that the Commonwealth of England was established and the roots of much of our system of English law were established. During most of this period England was governed as a protectorate under Oliver Cromwell.
In 1648 the governors of the Colonies of Connecticut and New Haven together purchased East Hampton up to the Montauk line (at Napeague) from the Montauk tribe of Indians. In 1650, Connecticut entered into a treaty with the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam dividing Long Island. A north-south line was drawn at Oyster Bay establishing Connecticut's independent claim of jurisdiction to the lands of the eastern half of Long Island (East Riding, now Suffolk). This was the first international boundary in America.
In 1654 the settlers of the 1648 purchase lands (East Hampton) studied the Fundamental Orders and passed a resolve to "associate and conjoin ourselves to be one Town or Corporation." This resolve established the Town of East Hampton. Three years later, in 1657, the Town of East Hampton joined the confederated townships of the Colony of Connecticut. Southampton had already joined.
The Fundamental Orders set forth an activist and highly participatory model of government. The settlers were almost without exception very involved in the process of government (sometimes laws were passed to compel participation!). They well understood the liberties which they possessed.
When the restoration of 1660 threatened the independent existence of the Colony of Connecticut, John Winthrop, Jr., the Governor of Connecticut since 1657, obtained a royal charter (May 3rd, 1662). This charter altered fundamentally the governance of Connecticut by mandating the repeal of the law requiring approval by the towns of laws of the General Court (enacted March 1664). The democratic link between the bodies politic of the people assembled and the regional head which was to oversee their laws had been severed.
In 1664 the Dutch ceded their colony of New Amsterdam (NYC, NYS up to Albany, and western Long Island) to the English. A charter was issued by the newly crowned King Charles II to his brother, the Duke of York for the Dutch lands. Based upon this charter, the Duke claimed all of Long Island as included in his grant and under his jurisdiction. Southhampton and East Hampton protested the arbitrary rule of the Duke and petitioned to continue under the government and jurisdiction of Connecticut. They showed their claim of ownership of the land and demonstrated their orderly governance of it. They made known to the Duke their determination not to pay taxes to him.
In 1666, in the midst of the second Anglo-Dutch war, Col. Richard Nicholls, governor of the colony of New York, issued the "Nicolls' Patent" to the settlers of Southampton and East Hampton confirming their ownership of the lands through deeds from the sovereign Indians and recognizing their township governments. Promises were made at the conveyance of this patent that the freedoms and liberties to which they were accustomed would be respected. The second Anglo Dutch War ended with the Peace of Breda in July of 1667.
In March of 1672 the Dutch attacked New York and quickly reoccupied their historic territory. Only the five towns of the East Riding (Suffolk County) were not occupied. The East Riding again asserted that it was a part of the Colony of Connecticut. When the Treaty of Westminister in February of 1674 restored the Dutch lands to England and the Duke of York, his new governor Sir Edmund Andros acted quickly to reestablish the Duke's Laws. He reappointed the previously ousted English officials, confirmed previous land grants, and secured the submission of the East Riding which claimed to be under Connecticut's jurisdiction.
The democratic liberty enjoyed by these Puritan men was not easily given up by them, however, and popular demands for an assembly were made by them. In January of 1676 the Duke of York indicated his opposition to a popular assembly on the ground that such a body would "prove destructive ... to the peace of the government."
At the General Training of the militia in 1682, the men of East Hampton issued a grievance and petition for the right to government by a general and free assembly of their representatives. The comparison between this assertion of fundamental democratic liberties and the Declaration of Independence ninety-four years later is interesting. The Puritan settlers were not demanding independence from England. They knew that the Duke's charter specified that if their grievance was not satisfactorily addressed they could bring the matter to the King. They sought a Royal guarantee of the liberties which they had come to know and cherish for themselves and their posterity.
On August 28, 1683, a new Governor was delivered by the Duke of York to his American Colony, a Catholic Irishman named Thomas Dongan, the Earl of Limerick. Pursuant to instructions from the Duke he called a general assembly of delegates from assemblies across the Duke's vast charter.
The assembly was convened on October 17th, 1683, at Fort James (by New York City). This was the first convening of what is today the State Assembly of the State of New York. Although calls and protests had been previously made for an assembly by other parts of Long Island, most notably by John Young of Southold, they had all been ignored or denied by the Duke. The Court of Assize had also made a recommedation that an assembly be convened which was being ignored. East Hampton must be given the credit for delivering the effective moving papers to the Duke which established the assembly. East Hampton is responsible for establishing the State Assembly of New York.
The first Assembly did not waste its opportunity. On October 30th, 1683 it enacted New York's first Constitution of democratic government. the Charter of Liberties and Priviledges. Note that this document drew upon the Petition of Right and the Magna Charta for its tenets. This Constitution has been substantially continued to this day as the Constitution of the State of New York.
This charter was first approved by the Duke but after his accession to the throne as James II (6 Feb. 1685) he disallowed the legislation of the assembly (29 May 1686). He then expressly empowered the Royal Governor to exercise full legislative as well as executive power in conjunction with the council. The assembly was dissolved (Jan. 1687), never to meet again.
The foregoing events set the stage for further rebellion in the East Riding, particularly East Hampton. At the first convening of the Duke's new autocratic corporate government, on December 9th, 1686, Thomas Dongan issued a second patent over the lands at East Hampton (known as the "Dongan Patent" or "Town Patent") which confirmed the Nicolls patent, established the Trustees of the freeholders and commonalty of the town of East Hampton as a municipal corporation, and at its conclusion states that:
"Wherefore by virtue of the power and authority aforesaid, I do will and command, for and on behalfe of his said Majesty, his heirs and successors, that the aforesaid Trustees of the freeholders and commonalty of the town of East-Hampton and their successors, have, hold, use and enjoy, and that they shall and may forever have, and they shall hold use and enjoy, all the libertyes, authorityes, customes, orders, ordinances, franchizes, acquittances, lands, tenements and hereditaments, goods and chattels aforesaid, according to the tennure and effect of these presents, without the let or hindrance of any person or persons whatsoever."
The Kings and their courts were fairly consistent in the administering of their courts. King James II had done for the men of East Hampton that which had been done for the men of the Massachusetts Bay colony subsequent to the denial of the Petition of Right: he had released significant powers of sovereign dominion over land. In both cases the release was received through a contract and incorporation which is attached to and runs with the land. These contracts confer extraordinary home-rule powers to govern upon these municipalities.
The events in England continued apace, with the men in England outraged by the King's impositions. In 1688 the Glorious Revolution to the dethroning of King James II. In 1689 an assembly enacted the English Bill of Rights which ended forever the devine right of Kings. The Glorious Revolution and the enactment of the English Bill of Rights brought the supremacy of Parliament. The events in East Hampton and New York must be considered among the most important in the history of western civilization.
Later, during the American Revolution, the protection of the charters and the form of government which had been obtained by this history were central to the Declaration of Independence.
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text: Today ABC played one of my favorite movies to watch during the holidays, The Family Man. This movie nevers get old. The older I get, the more this movie reminds me of the importance of choices. The more you think about it, the more you realize that each and every choice you make affects you at some point down the line, whether big or small in magnitude. In the movie, Jack Campbell faced a crossroads early on his life: go to London and chase after his professional aspirations, or stay stateside and marry the love of this life. In reality, Jack chose to pursue his personal ambitions and ends up becoming a super successful Wall Street man. When Jack gets a glimpse of what his life could have been had he chose Kate, his college girlfriend, we see that his life would have been different myriad ways. I adore this movie because it reminds you to do what makes you happy, and to chase after what's truly important in life. The end of the movie reminds you that it's never too late to start over, or try for a second chance. Reminds me of the F. Scott Fitzgerald quote about living a life you're proud of. Good stuff.


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Two South Park Township police officers were injured Friday after scuffling with a man accused of trying to steal cigarette papers from Schoeb's Sunoco at 5660 Brownsville Road.
Sgt. David Starzynski was about 50 yards away from the store when a clerk called police around 1:23 a.m., said Deputy Chief Dennis McDonough.
McDonough said the suspect, Branden Stromberg, 24, whose last known address is in the 6200 block of Library Road, Bethel Park, had scuffled with the unidentified clerk while allegedly trying to steal cigarette papers from behind the counter. The clerk was uninjured.
McDonough said Stromberg confronted Starzynski with a large metal chain as he walked out of the store. Stromberg broke away and was trying to steal Starzynski's car when the second officer, Gerard Fox, arrived.
The two officers subdued Stromberg, who McDonough said police believe was high on marijuana and other narcotics. The department is awaiting the results of toxicology reports.
Both officers complained of back and shoulder injuries and were treated and released from Jefferson Hospital. Stromberg was treated at the hospital and then sent to the Allegheny County Jail. He was released on bond later the same day, McDonough said.
Stromberg is charged with two counts of assault on a police officer and one count each of robbery, attempted auto theft and resisting arrest.
A preliminary hearing has been postponed until the officers return to duty, McDonough said.
Copyright ©2019— Trib Total Media, LLC (TribLIVE.com)


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Cover picture: Olivia McGough, CHS sophomore, with the sign she made. Picture by Kari Gottfried for the CHS High-O-Scope.
CHS students walked out of 5th period on Wednesday, November 9th and again during 7th period on Friday, November 18 to protest the Trump presidency. Donald J Trump, the Republican party nominee was chosen as the president-elect, and many students were unhappy. Sophomores Maysam Abugrain, Madeleine Moreland, Brigit Paterson and senior Jack Turner were in charge of organizing the Wednesday event; Moreland, Paterson, and Turner continued with Friday's rally. Junior Brianna Brady was also a moving force on Friday. "I wasn't [originally] part of the group; I was added to the group. I was asked to speak because I have a loud voice and presence… I was [also] the one keeping the ideas of the group in check." Moreland states, "A Trump presidency [to me] means a leader of hate, which will lead to a nation of hate, which will lead to hate in the hearts of most all American people." But why have a walk-out? What are they trying to say? The president has already been determined, and that is a key point. The purpose isn't to reject Trump as president of the United States or demand the Electoral College change their votes. Olivia McGough, a sophomore, says that "[the purpose is] to let minorities know that they aren't alone and to prevent Trump's beliefs from becoming a societal standard." Moreland adds, "We wanted to do this walkout to show everyone that this election is unacceptable, it is something we will not support, and we will continue to be heard… [It doesn't matter if] politicians attempt to stifle our voices."
The students who started this movement at Corvallis High weren't class presidents. They weren't people who planned on doing anything political. "I haven't always been interested in politics… I became more and more involved and aware because it began to affect me more and more, being a poor queer woman", mentions Moreland. Paterson agrees, adding, "The thing that got me interested was hearing how messed up this election was… I wanted to know if it was true."
She continues to describe what happened when she left class on Wednesday. "It was definitely scary standing up in front of my class and walking out. Luckily I wasn't the only one in my class…My teacher asked what we were doing… We walked out before she could say anything back. I was surprised because I didn't think many people would come."
An estimated 5o people attended Wednesday's walkout, that number increasing to around 70 for Friday. There was representation from all grades, but sophomores and juniors made up the majority of students. At Friday's event, students from Crescent Valley and Linus Pauling Middle School were also in attendance. Two students, Sierra and Lily, even made the journey from West Albany. "[We decided to come because] we support diversity within the community," says Sierra.
"Overall I think the walkouts went pretty well. We were a group of people who cared strongly about our beliefs, and we needed a way to be heard", remarked Turner. He continues, "If I were to say anything to [Donald Trump], I would ask him why he thinks he can ask for the respect of the American people when we speak rudely about women, Muslims, Mexicans, people of the LGBT+ community, the mentally ill, et cetera."
"Just because Trump ran a campaign of hatred and bigotry doesn't mean we have to continue it,"adds Joo-hee Lee, another sophomore. Paterson assents, saying, "You can still stand up for what you believe in."
The walkouts weren't district sponsored. Everyone who attended received an unexcused absence from class, which some students cited as a reason to not attend. But when weighing the consequences of an unexcused absence, Moreland implores, "The future of our country, and our part in it is [more important] than one unexcused absence." Paterson adds, "It's worth it because you are fighting for what you believe in… It's about your future."


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Smash Up: Cease and Desist
Card game, expansion, area control
Designer: Paul Peterson
Artists: Gong Studios, Alberto Tavira, Francisco Rico Torres
Publisher: AEG
Number of Players: 2 (up to four with other sets)
Playing time: 30-60 minutes
As I mentioned in last week's Legendary: Deadpool review, Marvel Legendary is one of the games I go full-completionist on: I grab every expansion expansion that gets released, without fail. The only other game I dedicate as much time towards is another personal favorite, Smash Up. What I love about Smash Up is its similarity to card games like Magic: The Gathering, except its completely self-contained while still boasting impressive variety. It's also a tactical game, rather than strategic. In a 4-player game, chances are any plan you set up has disappeared within the three turns it takes to get back to you, so you need to react and adjust yourself accordingly. On top of that, it consistently has a great sense of humor and fantastic artwork.
Smash Up is a game where each player picks two sets of "factions," such as Pirates, Ninjas, Zombies, Robots, Aliens, etc., and "smashes" them together to create a single 40 card deck. Decks are made up of minions that are played on bases, and actions that are used as permanent or one-time effects. During each player's turn, they can play one action and one minion (in either order), and when a bases's number is met or exceeded by the numbers on the minions, it's scored and each player there gets points based on how much power they had. Play continues until someone has 15 points, which makes them the winner. This is by no means a thorough explanation of how the game is played, but it's the basic premise. It's a very popular game, and the original base set was featured in an episode of Geek & Sundry's TableTop with Wil Wheaton. Smash Up has numerous expansions, now totaling 46 different factions. Note: When I play, I use a common variant where we reduce the number of bases equal to the number of players (but three with 2-players).
This newest expansion can be played by itself as a 2-player game, or combined with other sets to play up to 4 players. This set's theme is based on popular intellectual properties that may have spawned millions of dollars in film, TV shows, books, toys, clothing, etc. Maybe. There's no way to prove it, and no allegations will stick. Everything within is a total and complete coincidence.
New Factions
- Astroknights: The faction that is certainly not based on Star Wars. The Astroknights, using the power of the Fours, focus on increasing their power: most of their actions revolve around adding power to their minions, but only temporarily. They have one of the most unique sets of minions I've ever seen in the game. The standard makeup of a Smash Up faction consists of 10 minions divided among 4 types, usually a bunch of 2s, 3s, a couple of 4s, and one large 5 or 6 to round out the top end. The Astroknights, however, have 10 unique minions, each with their own ability. So instead of having only four abilities on your minions total, you have a veritable arsenal of answers for any situation. This makes the Astroknights incredibly versatile, and combined with a lot of actions that help you boost power and draw cards, they're a Force (sorry, Fours) to be reckoned with. They also have the most in-jokes based on a certain film property, or at least that's what I've been told. This faction would go well with others that allow for extra minions and actions to be played, such as Wizards and Ignobles, as almost every person who played Astroknights found themselves reaching their hand limit and having to discard cards at the end of their turn. Because of their multiple unique minions, this faction does not necessarily combine well with sets like Star Roamers, Zombies, or Killer Plants, which have actions that care about having multiples of a single minion. The "Hive of Scum and Villainy" base plays off of their ability to raise minion power with actions, and "No Moon™" is thematic for a giant planet-sized space station that can destroy other planets but is totally not the Death Star, whatever that is.
- Changerbots: I have mixed feelings about this faction that is definitely not anything at all like Transformers. It's probably because they're the least-flashy and most direct of the new factions, but they're efficient and get the job done. (I'm also not a particular fan of the property that this set might be similar to.) Like the Astroknights, the Changerbots are versatile, with minions that can change "shape" to either gain or lose an ability by losing power. "Huffie," for instance, is a 3-power minion that can move to another base but loses a power for the turn by doing so. Because they are robots disguised as vehicles (where have I heard of that before?), a lot of their actions revolve around moving them from base to base and giving them "upgrades." Two stand-out actions include the "Matrix of Bossiness" that can turn any minion into a base 5 (imagine that on a 2 power minion or even a 0, like Astroknight's "Ghost Knight") and the excellent removal card "Change into a Gun" that is played on a minion and kills any other minion on that base with 4 power or less. This set would pair well with other factions that care about actions played on minions and moving around the board. Their location "Changing Room" plays off of all of their minion's talents for changing shape, and their "Unicrave" location adds a level of randomness to the bases by replacing itself with another location when scoring.
- Ignobles: A royal family that is undoubtedly not based on Game of Thrones and House Lannister in particular. The Ignobles have the coolest mechanics in the set, one that was briefly explored with the Kitty Cats faction in Pretty Pretty Smash Up: gaining control and giving control of minions to to other players. This faction wants to give control of its own minions to other players, as doing so benefits them later when they steal them all back. Both of their locations revolve around this ability: the "Spikey Chair Room" would allow you to destroy one of the minions you've given to another player (or taken from them) to draw a card, and "Wintersquashed" allows you to automatically give minions to another player and, like the Ninja bases, gives the most points to the second-place winner. The Ignobles are a lot like the Ninjas, in that they're sneaky, good at destroying other minions, and rely on perfect timing and good draws. Unfortunately, the Ignobles did not deliver on their promises. In all of the games where they were used, their player lost. A lot of games found the Ignoble player sitting with a hand full of actions that said "Take control of a minion you own" in some capacity or another, only to have no minions it could apply to. That's not to say that the Ignoble's actions aren't powerful. In fact, they have some of the most effective and sneaky actions I've seen, and some powerful means of removing other minions or forcing them back to their player's hands. But most of them only work effectively when you have given up control of a minion, which just doesn't always happen. I don't think the Ignobles combine well with any of the factions here (maybe Star Roamers?), but I'd like to see them with Kitty Cats or sets that allow for more card-drawing.
- Star Roamers: A faction of space-traveling explorers that have absolutely no similarities to other science fiction properties like Star Trek. The Star Roamers, like the Aliens faction before it, care about returning minions to player's hands, and moving from base to base (just like Pirates, Bear Cavalry, Changerbots, Twisters, etc.). I've never really been a fan of factions that focus on moving from one base to another, but the Star Roamers impressed me. They can create a huge blowout with the "Hyperspeed 10" action that moves all minions from one base to another. Another focus for the Star Roamers is their longevity, as it's tough to get rid of their minions. The "Ensign" minions, for example, redirect minion destruction to themselves (how interesting that the "Ensign" has a Red Shirt...). The "Medical Officer" allows you to return a destroyed minion to your hand instead, and the "Ship's Engineer" lets you move a minion instead of returning it to your hand. If you can get them all out, it makes it incredibly hard to kill Star Roamers minions, as they'll just bounce from base to base. The final two minions, "Ship's Captain" and "Science Officer" are incredibly powerful and work well within the faction (I love that the "Ship's Captain" essentially drags along a Red Shirt). Their bases reflect these abilities pretty well: "Neutral Space" makes it near impossible to affect other player's minions, and the "USS Undertaking" acts like an actual spaceship where minions can be "beamed" to and from other locations. I see Star Roamers working well with a lot of other factions that could benefit from having low-powered minions stay on the board, like Killer Plants and Superheroes, or from sets that rely heavily on having other minions join them on specific bases, like Magical Horses.
My biggest fear with this set was that Smash Up was running out of ideas for general factions and that they had to resort to ripping off known properties as opposed to making the usual few references or call-outs. I know that's not the case, as the competition for the last expansion, It's Your Fault, had a whole list of factions that people wanted (I'm still peeved that Cowboys didn't win). Even with Smash Up's solid expansion record, their few duds usually come from basing a set off of a particular property (I'm looking at you, Obligatory Cthulhu Expansion). With all that in mind, I really enjoy this expansion. Of the four new factions, Star Roamers, Astroknights, and the Ignobles were my favorites. Changerbots is fine, it's just not one I'm particularly wild about, and even though the Ignobles didn't seem to work as well as I would have liked it to, it was still a lot of fun to use. It's a bit of a shame that the Ignobles and Star Roamers are the only faction that really try to shake up the game. A lot of what we're seeing is very standard, and it does make me wonder if Smash Up is reaching its limits in terms of new mechanics it can use without adding entirely new elements (like the "Madness" cards from Obligatory Cthulhu). This is a set that's not necessary to own unless the abilities really intrigue you or if you like the properties that have "inspired" the factions. And trust me, the theming, references, and jokes on these card are excellent. It is a solid expansion, just not revolutionary.
I think it's also worth pointing out that this set introduces a whole new level of rules confusion. The rulebook gives definitions and clarifications, but for a lot of newer players there might be a some issues over the difference between "controlling" a minion and "owning" a minion, which is necessary for the Ignobles to work. The Changerbots also have a card, "The Touch," that removes all other abilities from a minion. However, what counts as an ability and what doesn't is not exactly obvious at first. Even if you're familiar with Smash Up, it's still worth it to review the card clarifications in the back of the rulebook, and to have it handy when playing with new players.
Overall this is a pretty solid set with a few unique touches, but a lot of this will make you wonder if you've seen it all before. If you're feeling Smash Up fatigue, then this set probably won't fix it. But if you're a fan of any of these properties and just have to get more factions, then I highly recommend it.


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The 2017 North Carolina Wildlife Artists Society Fall Exhibition will run August 19 - November 15. The Opening Reception will be held Saturday, August 19th from 5:00pm - 8:00 pm. The public is invited to attend. Free event.
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Earlier Event: August 18Bingo with the Down East Library
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Wireless upgrades in classrooms are based upon systematic surveys of coverage and reports from faculty and individual students.
During Q1 of 2017, upgraded access points, new access points, and network switches were added to increase wifi coverage in more than 30 classrooms, including: Humanities Hall first floor, Social Science Lab first floor, MSTB, DBH, PCB, HSLH, and EH. These classrooms total 2,262 seats.
The next phase of enhancements has been approved and is due to be completed in 2017. This includes more than 30 additional rooms such as: AIRB 1030, BS3 2130, HG 2nd floor, ICS, MSTB computer labs, RH, SSL 2nd floor, SST, and SSTR. At the same time, a new wireless network feature is being looked at for deployment in active learning classrooms. This allows for the creation of local wireless networks within a classroom, enabling instructors and students to wirelessly present and collaborate.


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Caracterización de secuencias de los genes Ahas y psbA relacionados con resistencias a herbicidas en Lupinus albus L.
Vásquez, S., Mestanza, C., Riegel, R.
Original Research Article, Crop Science
White lupine (Lupinus albus L.) is an important legume for human and animal consumption. However, this crop is a poor competitor with weeds, so their management is essential to increase yield. Among the herbicide most widely used for weed control in major crops, are inhibitors of acetohydroxyacid synthase (Ahas) (imidazolinone and sulfonylurea) and inhibitors of photosystem two (PII) (triazines, triazinones ureas). This study aimed to isolate and characterize Ahas and psbA genes related to resistance to herbicides inhibitor of Ahas and PII respectively. The coding region of these genes in Lupinus albus was amplified (PCR) and sequenced. These are potential sites containing the mutation involved in resistance to the described herbicides. In the gene Ahas we confirm the existence of a mutation (Gly654 → Asn) at a site previously reported to cause resistance to imidazolinones in other species. This point mutation is conserved in various legumes.


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Confirmation of Tower Insurance's position regarding the Limitation Act 2010
Tower is focused on settling our customers' claims as quickly as possible to allow them to move forward. We aim to treat our customers fairly and respectfully, and to settle claims as quickly as possible in an open and honest way. To date we have received claims covering 11,162 properties.
Tower continues to make good progress across all claim types with 99% of all claims settled and closed.
Cash settlements give customers the ability to manage their own rebuild or repair, or to purchase a new home.
Our progress is summarised in the tables below. There are also a number of videos below of customer feedback and innovative techniques that we've used to help our customers.
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As a REALTOR®, you know that many aspiring first-time homebuyers in Louisiana find it hard to save for a down payment, especially young families that are heavily burdened by student debt. Inline with our mission as the Voice of Real Estate, Louisiana REALTORS® is working with REALTOR® & Representative Paula Davis (District 69) to pass House Bill No. 383 - First Time Home Buyer Rebate as part of the 2018 Legislative Session.
This bill would allow first-time home buyers up to $7,500 in closing costs and down payment in the form of a rebate filed for after the completion of the purchase.
But this program helps more than just first-time homebuyers. These rebate dollars will be spent by these homeowners on improvements and products for their new home. This, in turn, would give additional business to people employed in the home improvement industry and stores where home products are purchased. Other states like Mississippi and Iowa have had success in getting similar programs passed.
While we recognize our state is in a budget crisis and there is an uphill battle in getting this legislation passed, we want to be proactive for consumers. Should our state's budget be a barrier to passing this new program, our goal is to introduce this concept and educate legislators and the public about the important role REALTORS® and home ownership plays in our communities.


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Accepted sessions: PDF (click here)
Abstracts of oral or poster communications should be between 200 words and 300 words maximum, and submitted before March 31, 2018.
The communications can posted directly to the organizers of panel or via the email of Panaf. Panaf. firstname.lastname@example.com
The official languages of PanAf Congresses are French and English. Therefore, the filing of communications is allowed in one of these two languages.
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After April 30, the Organizing Committee will send notifications of acceptances on the papers, after validation of the Scientific Committee.
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Lake Tahoe Adventures
Hitting the road for an adventure has been a time-honored tradition for decades and something we do frequently here. Whether you hate flying, or just like to experience a new destination from a front-seat view, road trips are often the best way to explore.
After visiting Trevor's family for Mother's Day up in Sacramento, we were craving an adventure so decided to drive up to Lake Tahoe to spend a few days with our friends Chris and Megan.
We've been to Tahoe a few times, but it's always either raining or snowing. Thankfully this time we were lucky to experience it with blue skies which meant we could finally explore more and capture the picturesque lake to highlight how blue and mesmerizing it is. I mean seriously wtf... Look how beautiful this place is!
Hope you enjoy the visuals below x


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Thanks! It will be fun to watch especially during the summer sessions.https://www.woodenboat.com/webcam
Thanks! It will be fun to watch especially during the summer sessions.https://www.woodenboat.com/webcam
Pretty scene, 12*f I'm happy to watch from far away.
A great addition!
I was born on a wooden boat that I built myself.
Is that Little Babson with Conary in the background to the left of it?
"If it ain't broke, you're not trying." - Red Green
Ha! Thought so. I spent time on Conary growing up & helped in building (& rebuilding years later) their pier. Also spent some great vacation time on the Reach near the bridge. That is truly a beautiful area.
"If it ain't broke, you're not trying." - Red Green
Does the camera setup include time, temp and wind info in one unit? (Some local yacht club members are pushing for such a website to be set up so they can check on moored boats and kids' sailing classes/activities, and see weather conditions remotely.)
Don't know. Also not certain which model, but this is the outfit: HIKVISION
My computer shows a static picture, not a live video. How's it supposed to work?
I was born on a wooden boat that I built myself.
I think it updates every minute or so.
"If it ain't broke, you're not trying." - Red Green
We have live HD panning zooming webcams on the Solent! This one pans up Southampton water from Cowes.
Take a look. Notice the grey skies, obscurred industrial features of the power station and oil refinery on the horizon and grey green brown water. Feel the dank cold clamminess of it all. Oh look a bird! But I find them relaxing and interesting.
Seems odd without the boats.
Cool. This needs a link at the top of the page that we can click on.
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
-Henry David Thoreau-
Up to 39F now. It's more bearable. I'll bookmark this one for the summer.
Actually... we have it at the top of our Store site page, upper left, "web cam" icon. And on our Store site's "Visiting Brooklin" page.
Thanks for the tip!
Looks like the current is running:
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There are two kinds of boaters: those who have run aground, and those who lie about it.
no winter-sticks? Do they pull the moorings out completely for the winter?
No adversary is worse than bad advice.
Interesting to compare! The weather looks better than on our side of the globe . Neither autumn, winter or spring type weather, just miserable these days.
Cheers !
Gernot H.
P.S. the club's Youtube channel shows time-lapse videos of previous months. You can follow how the water temperatures etc. changed and see the boats coming out for winter.
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I've been checking the webcam every day mostly observing the tide. I'm waiting for those -35*f days to see how the ice forms.
Also https://www.plimoth.org/mayflowerlive
If you have to step down into your life raft your leaving to soon !
Gorgeous morning in Brooklyn Me.
Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria Australia webcam
and here's the Brighton Yacht Club on Port Phillip Bay
Looks like a pretty day in Brooklin.
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There are two kinds of boaters: those who have run aground, and those who lie about it.
Morning of Egg Reach Regatta
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Post race...
And, before they head out on Sunday morning
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I hope the results will be posted sometime soon. Always interesting. Any list of what and how many boats were racing?
Thanks Gareth. Nice to see an Ostkust and Alec Brainerd on his NORA do so well.


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* Italian yields soar; Italy-Spain yield gap widest in six years
* Investors fret over coalition plans by League and 5-Star
* Italy's stock market down, broader European market up
* Euro also on back foot, falls vs dollar, Swiss franc
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr (Updates price moves, adds comment on euro, charts)
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Danilo Masoni
LONDON/MILAN, May 21 (Reuters) - Italy's borrowing costs surged further on Monday and its stock market touched six-week lows as two anti-establishment parties that plan to ramp up spending appeared set to form a coalition government.
The 5-Star Movement and League will seek the president's backing later in the day for their choice of prime minister, expected to be Giuseppe Conte, a university professor. He would lead a coalition seeking billions of euros in tax cuts, additional welfare spending and a roll-back of pension reforms.
The prospect of a spendthrift government taking shape in Italy, the euro zone's third-biggest economy and its most indebted after Greece, has rattled markets.
Italian two-year bond yields jumped more than 10 basis points to 0.23 percent, their highest since December 2016, before pulling back in afternoon trade to 0.17 percent. A week ago, that yield was at minus 0.11 percent.
The gap between 10-year Italian and Spanish bond yields was at 81 basis points — the widest since 2012, when the euro area was starting to emerge from a debt crisis.
As 10-year Italian debt yields hit 10-month highs at almost 2.30 percent, the gap over benchmark German Bund yields pushed out to 175 bps — the widest since October.
"If this is the government we're going to get, the Italian/German bond spread north of 180 bps is certainly a possibility," said Patrick O'Donnell, investment manager at Aberdeen Asset Management in London.
"There is focus on the individual names of the government and that may be a positive if they are seen as mainstream, but at the end of the day we are going to get a programme that is very confrontational with Brussels and mean more BTPs (Italian bond) issuance."
The cost of insuring exposure to Italian government bonds jumped to its highest in almost seven months at 131 bps , according to data from IHS Markit.
The Italian-German bond spread, however, remains below the 200-plus bps levels seen early last year when euro zone break-up fears gripped markets ahead of French presidential elections.
Also, most euro zone bond yields were down on the day, except in Spain and Portugal, where markets felt some pressure from the sell-off in Italy. Portugal's 10-year yield jumped 10 bps on the day.
Italy is far from being in crisis, with its economy growing, interest rates low and the European Central Bank's asset purchase programme a potent backstop for its and other bond markets in the euro zone.
Aberdeen's O'Donnell reckons this will cushion Italy from further selling, although the situation would have to get "materially worse" before the ECB considered any action.
ECB Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny acknowledged that potential policy changes in Italy were creating a lot of nervousness, but said it was necessary to wait to see what is actually put into practice. But the rise in Italian risks is giving investors another reason to sell the euro against a resurgent U.S. dollar.
The single currency was down 0.3 percent at $1.17360. It fell for a sixth straight day against the Swiss franc , taking cumulative losses to more than 2.2 percent — its biggest six-day loss since June 2016.
Speculative long euro positions, essentially a bet that single currency will rise, have been cut back and are now flat for the year.
Italian stocks fell as much as 2.1 percent in early trade, further weighed down by a number of stocks going ex dividend, but trimmed the losses as the session went on. They were down 0.8 percent by 1330 GMT.
Futures on the FTSE MIB rose 1 percent as bargain hunters stepped in following a week of heavy losses. But some investors warned against rushing back.
"I would wait before considering the current phase of widening spreads and stock losses as an interesting buying opportunity," said Alessandro Balsotti, a portfolio manager at JCI Capital in Milan.
The FTSE MIB suffered its biggest one-week loss in more than two months on Friday, but it remains the best performer among major European stock markets and is up over 7 percent this year.
Nick Gartside, chief investment officer at JP Morgan Asset Management, added that bonds also offered an opportunity after a sharp sell-off.
"We have seen a big readjustment in spreads in short order, and we now see that as an opportunity in terms of the bond markets," he said.
"Italy has a bit of room to extend the budget deficit and globally governments are doing that. Maybe if we get some more detail on the government posts and spending plans we could see stability in the spread."
Reporting by Dhara Ranasinghe and Saikat Chatterjee in London, Danilo Masoni in Milan; Editing by Sujata Rao and Catherine Evans


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When You're Happy Dance "The Jig"
Why is it that when I'm ecstatically happy about something I dance the "jig?" What might you dance a jig about, you might ask? Well… in midst of a tough business decision, I decided to upgrade my computer (which will not only minimize my task-load… but will create new and creative projects for me). With the tragedy that befell my external hard-drive (destroying my sole copy of instructional materials)… I can now remake them bigger and better. If you must ask another question… might I say, "I'm well ahead of you?"… she's a big, beautiful iMAC. [Coach Joyce returns to dancing the jig]
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YAY!!!!!!!! Another new Mac user!!!! ANYTHING you need, Michael – holler. I am hard-core mac user and have friends who are mac experts – we will help you! No problem!!!! 😀 Welcome!!!!
Dont' get me started on Fed Ex, LOL… They probably use FedEx Home, they deliver Tuesday through Saturday.
PS: Make SURE you get yourself an external Hard Drive so you can make good use of the Time Machine Software!!
Well – it makes precious little sense to back up to the same drive that you could potentially have issues with. Right?? Honestly – and I don't want to jinx you – I have never had a HD problem with one of my macs… Still – the Time Machine works, it is useful to use even without a hd failure. Anyway – I am prattling on and on… holler if you need me!
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I'm writing this paragraph whilst listening to the 'Rudimental' album, 'Home', having just read through the CD sleeve. It's a powerful album and in the sleeve I came across a powerful thought. They say "Surround yourself with good people and everything else will fall into place."
It's a beautiful thought and it's sort of true. But only sort of. Having good people around, any good people, is important and great, but that's not enough to make everything fall into place unless you have only good people around you.
Take prison for example. I've met some genuinely good people in here. I've met prisoners who I am sure are innocent and others who say they are but really just wish they were – people who made one stupid mistake that haunts them every day and would not dream of ever repeating it. I've met people who openly admit their guilt and express their remorse – people who have genuinely changed, and I've met others who are guilty and really don't need to change – people who are prisoners of conscience in ways I can't even begin to explain here. And staff too. I've met officers who do the right thing no matter what – even if it costs them the support of certain colleagues or loses them their job (and it often does). I've also known prison teachers who have genuinely changed my life – including one who has been a real friend even since leaving the job (Abby, you're a legend and a friend for life). I've seen humanity come even from the people prisoners expect it from least – psychologists. Prison is full of good people.
However, I have also met some mad, a few sad, and a whole lot of bad people along the way too. So I steer clear of them, sticking to those I trust whilst trying my hardest not to judge those I don't. The trouble is, not all of the bad ones are prisoners. Some of the worst are in uniform. It might be true that they are not all bad, but it's not easy to stay away from those that are when they impose themselves on almost every aspect of your daily life.
No matter how many good people you surround yourself with, as long as there are cons and staff intent on sucking the light from the world around you, things will never just "fall into place". Life becomes a fight. A fight to stay positive. A fight to do things right. A fight not to fight.
Only one thought gives me heart; A thousand shadows can never extinguish a single match. Light will always triumph over the dark.


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The action bar is the bar that in applications appears at the top of the screen. The action bar contextual, appears after a selection action on a list of elements of an app. In the case of Calcoliamo Birra, the elements are our recipes, and we can select them with a long-click 1 2 the […]Read More »
Pre boil volume this, unknown
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many apply, as the software calculates the liters of the pre-boil volume ?. We have always tried to explain the formula to our interlocutors. But since this question has become commonplace, we decided to write this article, where we explain how the pre-boil volume is calculated. The logic behind the formula is very simple: It […]Read More »
Notification Center
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From version 3.0.0, in Calcoliamo Birra a Notification Center has been added, it is an archive of events and news that can come from multiple sources: For example, go to the notification center, the list of ingredients to buy , if you check the cost of a recipe, or simply communications that will be transmitted […]Read More »
IBU contribution current hop
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With version 2.3.5, a new function was introduced during the insertion of the hops. In fact, when we insert or edit a hops, the data related to the total ibu in the recipe are loaded into the screen, and the value of the contribution of that add, or multiple add (in the case of multiple […]Read More »
Adding Multiple Hops
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This function is very useful for those designing IPA or APA beers, where numerous hops of the same hops are required, only changing weight, time and use. Let's start the function of inserting ingredients and choose "Hops and Spices" Choose Multiple Add and fill the required data, making […]Read More »
Calculation FG (final density, Final Gravity) of beer
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Rather than calculating the FG, it would be more correct to estimate the FG, in fact, to determine the FG of a beer, many variables concur, often difficult to control and manage, so we can limit ourselves to estimating its value. We have always tried to find formulas that estimate this value, in truth they […]Read More »
The style of beer according to the BJCP
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Set the style of beer we want to design: The beer styles have been cataloged by the BJCP organization (Beer Judge Certification Program). Let's tap the BJCP button We can choose beer based on the style the substile, a list of styles recognized by the BJCP can be found at the following address: //www.bjcp.org/style/2015/beer/ […]Read More »
Design new beer recipe
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To create a new recipe of beer, click on the "+" icon A screen for entering and editing beer recipe data will appear: 1) At the top we have the card that will contain the ingredients of the beer recipe 2) Then we have a box that shows the significant design data for the chosen […]Read More »
Boiling parameters
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Boiling time It is the time that we generally use for boiling the wort. This value will be repeated every time we create the design of a new beer. Also in this case from time to time we can vary the value in the beer design data sheet. – Hourly evaporation: it may vary depending […]Read More »
Mash parameter
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– Mash efficiency: Brewery is the result of a chemical process, of transformation of starches into sugars. For each malt we use, we know exactly its potential, that is the quantity of theoretical sugars, which we can extract. So we have a certain amount of starches, which thanks to a certain amount of enzymes, appropriately […]Read More »


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Having a new job now based in Norwich has placed me within close proximity within prime locations along the River Wensum and from Mousehold hill that gives views over the city. When looking for photo ideas I look at other people work on Flickr and http://www.shothotspot.com/. Also being a member of a local Facebook group also provides inspiration.
Another good way to find locations is to simply just walk around and keep in mind where you have been for future photo opportunities, I have walked along the river many times but I now know where the good places.
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By now, just about everyone in the U.S. has heard about Flint, Michigan's water woes. Despite the many issues raised by that incident, urban water systems are not the sole reason the 2017 Report Card from the American Society of Civil Engineers gives the U.S. drinking water infrastructure an overall "D" grade. Hidden within that disheartening rating are the harsh realities faced by rural water systems.
The Scope Of The Problems
The bulk of the U.S. population is located in major metropolitan areas, with half the population packed into just 5 percent of the counties. That still leaves millions of Americans living in more remote areas served by small drinking water treatment plant (WTP) operators who are least financially prepared to take on major capital improvement projects to protect water quality.
There are more than 150,000 public water systems (PWSs) in the U.S. — systems serving water for human consumption to at least 25 people or 15 service connections. About one-third of those PWSs are community water systems, and 97 percent are considered small systems. Many of those small systems exist in rural areas that do not have the financial resources to accommodate all potential threats to water quality — natural or man-made.
Geography is not the only determinant in water quality trends, however. Regional economic conditions also correlate with drinking water system violations, according to findings in the "National Trends in Drinking Water Quality Violations" study published by Maura Allaire, Haowei Wu, and Upmanu Lall in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Those researchers found that between 1982 and 2015, 9 million to 45 million people annually were affected by water quality issues, and that low-income, rural regions were most vulnerable. Infractions were more numerous in "hot spots" in Texas, Oklahoma, and Idaho. Overall, the study showed that between 3 percent and 10 percent of U.S. water systems have violated federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) health standards each year over that timeframe. In 2015 alone, as many as 21 million Americans might have been exposed to unsafe drinking water.
In terms of violations of the Stage 2 Disinfectants And Disinfection Byproducts Rule instituted in 2012-2013, urban systems averaged fewer than one violation per 100 systems, suburban systems averaged around two violations per 100 systems, high-income rural systems averaged about three violations per 100 water systems, and low-income rural systems averaged around five violations per 100 systems.
The Sources Of The Problems
Whether community water systems depend on groundwater or surface water sources — rivers, streams, lakes, or reservoirs — a variety of external influences challenge WTP operators.
Hope For The Future
In the face of such widespread water-quality issues, smaller community water systems have traditionally had a hard time funding large capital improvements. One source of financial assistance for plants of all sizes is the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program, which cites a variety of options and provides funding to deal with such issues, including special opportunities for small and disadvantaged communities. The program is open to both publicly owned and privately owned community water systems, as well as nonprofit non-community water systems. Opportunities include:
Perhaps the best short-term opportunities for existing WTPs to operate at higher efficiency are training sessions. These include a wide range of small systems training opportunities — workshops, webinars, and e-learning programs — offered through the American Water Works Association (AWWA). The programs address a variety of issues ranging from "Achieving and Maintaining Compliance With SDWA" to "Pricing Water For Full-Cost Recovery." Additional training opportunities are also available from the EPA , the National Rural Water Association (NRWA), and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP).


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Shannon Allen, who was pregnant with her fourth child, was on her way to the grocery with the rest of her kids in tow. It was 2008, and her husband, two-time NBA champion and 10-time NBA all-star Ray Allen, was out of town on a long road trip. Continue reading "Grown Restaurants Offer Healthier Fast Food Alternative"
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Professional athlete behavior deemed appropriate during the "The Star-Spangled Banner" is at the forefront of a heated debate involving civil rights, social injustices, patriotism, racial equality, and nationalism in the United States. The debate has heightened exponentially following a slew of recent comments by President Donald Trump, criticizing NFL players kneeling and protesting the national anthem. Continue reading "NBA Requires Players to Stand for National Anthem"
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This letter from Richard J. Hinton was written from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, to Reverend Thomas W. Higginson, who was a radical abolitionist and agent of the Massachusetts Kansas Aid Committee. The letter is filled with information about the struggle for Kansas Territory. Hinton mentions the trials of the free state prisoners at Lecompton and Governor Geary's order to arrest other free state figures. Colonel Titus is also threatening to help the U. S. troops arrest free state men. Apparently a Captain Homes [sic] from New York had become so frustrated that he had collected several followers and was determined to administer his own brand of justice. Hinton does not completely approve of such action, claiming that while it is understandable, it is "not generally beneficial to our cause." Hinton had experienced some personal troubles as well, when some thieves who claimed to be free state men carried off the belongings of his company, which was settled at Lexington, Kansas Territory. The letter concludes with updates about the various men in his company.
Creator: Hinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901
Date: November 6, 1856
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Call Number: Thomas W. Higginson Coll. #380 Box 1 Folder 3
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Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hinton, Richard
People - Notable People - Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Places - Cities and towns - De Soto
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Cities and towns - Lexington
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Johnson
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
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In the mid 1970s I went to Delft University to study applied geosciences or mining engineering as it was called at the time. I was attracted by the sky-is-the-limit mentality of the oil men of the era. This was the heyday of exploration in the North Sea: oil was found almost daily and new fields were developed in turbulent seas using technology that had to be invented along the way. This was the vibrant, high-tech industry that I joined after graduation.
In the 30 years since, I have worked for a major oil company and a large R&D organization, and formed my own company. I have been fortunate to always work with the latest technology in my chosen field of seismic interpretation. This field has gone through a fantastic evolution. It is hard to imagine that when I started, a coloured pencil was the most important tool in the technical arsenal of a seismic interpreter. And look at us now — we immerse ourselves in a 3D model and steer a horizontal well through a thin layer of reservoir rock to extract the last drop of oil for an energy-hungry world. This is cool stuff that surely supports the image of a vibrant, high-tech industry. But are we indeed so vibrant and high-tech?
Personally, I don't think we are. We certainly have great technology, but it takes ages for innovations to become accepted and to be used widely. A former R&D director of the major oil company I worked for once told me that it takes 10 years from invention to production mode. Sadly, I believe he was right. And he's still right today.
It seems to me that when it comes to innovation, ours is a very conservative business. Only a handful of geoscientists and companies stick their neck out to try something new. Most prefer to wait for new technology to be proven time and again before they adopt it themselves. In my experience early adopters are more successful than followers, which makes me wonder: why are we not innovating at a much faster pace?
The following analysis is not complete and it has no scientific foundation. I merely highlight a few factors that may explain why innovation in the field of seismic interpretation is going at a snail's pace, and suggest what we can do to speed it up.
• Demography. The G&G population is skewed with lots of old guys (like me). Most prefer to press the same buttons they have pressed for the last 20 years. Only few are willing to learn new tricks. Be one of them!
• IT departments. In large companies IT departments control rather than service the user community. Standards are important for IT people because standards make life easy for them. New technology does not fit into standards hence is blocked by them. In the rigorous drive towards standards there is no room for new technology that subsurface specialists need to find and produce our precious commodity. Help your IT department see the big picture by showing how you will help meet standards with new technology.
• HSE consciousness. The emphasis on HSE has made our industry a much safer place for people and the environment. I cannot agree more: HSE should be a top priority in everything we do. Still, I wonder whether we have changed the mentality of our work force somewhere along the line such that no one dares to take any risks at all. The risk-seeking spirit of the pioneers who built this industry has gradually been replaced by office workers who are not willing to stick out their necks and try something new. Learn to recognize when the reward is greater than the risk.


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Asher Bayne Shaw joined our family one year ago today. It was a crazy day, he was overdue by 10 days and the doctor said it may be a few more, so I did what every crazy-pregnant-overdue lady does-I went walking. I spent the morning walking laps at Colorado Mills, thinking something might be happening, but trying not to get my hopes up. So I went home. About 2 I called my husband and said I think this is it, he then proceeded to come home, ask me a thousand questions, and then drive me to the hospital. We arrived at the hospital and they said there is no way, go home.
This was baby number 2 in 2 years, he was "supposed to come fast".
So we drove back home in rush hour on 6th Ave. We got out of the car and decided we needed to turn right back and go to the hospital.
Sparing you all the gory details, two hours later Asher Bayne Shaw was here.
I am not going to lie, this has been a very hard year for me. Having two kids just 16 months apart as well as planting a church with my husband has taken a significant toll on me. I struggle severely with post-partum depression for most of the first year, so the first birthday always marks a new season for me. I share because I want other moms to know it's okay, it's okay to tell people you need help, it's okay to lean on others-it's what they are there for.
With all the emotions and craziness of life we couldn't be more grateful for this boy. He has tested us in every way possible, in a quick year. From Colic, to not breathing at birth, to never sleeping, all this with a brother just 16 months older. But we made it, and I can honestly say our lives would not be the same without you. We love you little guy and can't wait to see what a Blessing you are to the world.


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A smart man knows when to keep his mouth shut. The following is sage advice; "No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut".(Sam Rayburn)
Men in anger management have a hard time doing that. Full of anxiety, they must speak , they must over bear, they must have the last word. Silence on the other hand is a great way to keep control. In an awkward discussion a sequence can be to make an assertive statement, to get a comment back, to then reflect that comment back to the other person and then say nothing. Let the remark take time to sink in, let it hit home. Even when there can be some additional comeback say nothing. Be aware to how you feel, be aware as to how the other person is feeling. Appreciate what your body language is telling you and what is the other's body language saying about them.
It is not easy to keep your mouth shut but gives you time to observe. If the other gets overly defensive say little and reflect that back. In some cases there is no point in saying anything. How important is the relationship? If it is a very nourishing relationship there is motive to work things out. If the relationship is too toxic there is little point in pushing too hard because where will it lead to in the longer run? Knowing which battles to fight and which ones to walk away from is a measurement of maturity. Ask yourself "Why do I need to win this?"
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How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.
Google it, its all there.
One is slower than all the others. Another is slower than two but faster than one. Then you have the 2nd fastest which is slower than one medium but faster than the other two. Finally, you have the one that is faster than all the others.
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