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Emerging Era of 'Personalized Medicine'
- Era of 'personalized medicine' which utilizes new technologies regarding genome, metabolites, and proteome has arrived, thanks to revolutionary BT and fusion of IT and NT.
* It was declared, at the GET (Genomes, Environments, Traits) Conference held in April 2010, that the era of the Personal Genome has arrived after decoding more than 6 billion base codes of human DNA.
- The U.S. government, as part of its healthcare policies, is continuing to provide incentives and financial support for the legislation of 'personalized medicine' and relevant researches.
Many countries are preparing strategies for the emergence of the 'Aged society'
- Furthermore, various aged-friendly technologies to predict and prevent senile diseases, enhance immune systems and mobility of the senile population, are continuing to be developed in many countries around the world.
- In this context, technologies related to personalized medicine, disease-specific nutrition therapy, and prevention of aging-related chronic diseases, have emerged as new growth engines.
Botanical medicine has become a new leading paradigm for drug development.
- Paradigms for new drug development have shifted to the goals of Predictive, Preventive, Personalized, and Participatory medicine.
- Medicinal heritage, with its rich clinical experiences, has become substitutes for synthetic drugs by securing efficacy and safety.
Ayurvedic medicine of India is one of the most successful examples of the reverse pharmacology, where new botanical drugs were developed through cross-national governmental projects.
* The traditional medical system of Tibet and India, the Ayurveda, recorded more than 1,500 medicinal heritages and 10,000 prescriptions in detail.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, has been integrated with modern drug discovery technology to investigate materials for new drugs and functional foods.
* According to the reports from WHO, sales of drugs that have been developed out of Chinese medicinal heritage reached $14 billion in 2005, and $20 billion in 2010, in China.
To construct national development plan based on public health
- Early diagnosis and prevention of disease has become important in the upcoming medical environment; and the need has arisen to solve public healthcare problems due to the aging society and prevailing infectious diseases.
- Newly developed biotechnology and cultivation of basis for pharmaceutics industry can contribute to enhancing national quality of life and economic development.
- Due to Westernized food habits, health of people in their teens to 30s has significantly deteriorated. Governmental policy to enhance the public health is needed, therefore, giving each of the generations' new hope.
- Diseases influenced by food include cancer, infertility, obesity, diabetes, and atopic dermatitis, etc.
- Frequency of cardiovascular and circulatory disease in people over 40s increased. (Cardiovascular disease is no. 1 cause of death for South Korean women population.)
To construct high-efficiency, low cost special support system for biological research
- The support system will act as basis for enhancing research efficiency and shortening development duration of bio-pharmaceutical section.
- The system will also help changing the overall landscape of the bio-industry by improving general levels of related pharmaceutical companies and researches by venture companies and universities (with close connection between large drug development R & Ds, and high-tech medical complexes)
To set more differentiated strategy than the advanced countries
- In the USA, more than 2,900 drug candidates have been discovered in 2009 through various clinical trials with large support from R & D.
Through the process, 750 new anti-cancer drugs, 312 cardioprotective agents, 150 anti-diabetic agents, 109 anti-AIDS agents, and 91 anti-Alzheimer and dementia agents have been discovered.
* Source: Analysis reports from Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and Burrill & Co.


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This is the third book of Katie's ballet adventures at Cloudberry Castle, full of dancing, friendship and gorgeous girly charm.
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Examine the significance of the royal wardrobes of English monarchs over the last 400 years. Learn why most kings and queens have carefully choreographed every aspect of their apparel and why, for those who haven't, the consequences have sometimes been calamitous.
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Feeling good about how much Americans donate to charity is easy—until you put the numbers in context.
Numbers look good at first glance. Last year, Americans gave $390 billion to U.S. charities, up 2.7 percent from 2015. What's more? Giving USA Foundation reported that donations grew across all recipient categories, meaning that donors are supporting organizations in a wide spectrum of religion, educational, cultural, international and environmental affairs.
Cullen Schwarz, a former communication professional in Washington, D.C., realized that Americans spend a lot on charity, but spend a whole lot more buying things—about $130 trillion, or 333 times more than how much they donate. That friction triggered the idea for a startup where consumers could keep buying things as well as channel their expenses towards social good.
In-depth news coverage of the Greater Boston Area.
Enter DoneGood, a Boston-based online shopping platform that raised over $460,000 in an equity crowdfunding campaign on SeedInvest—bringing the company's total funding to date to over $1 million. Launched in late August, the campaign will run until Oct. 12.
"We work to make it easier for people to know they can feel good about every purchase they make."
"We work to make it easier for people to know they can feel good about every purchase they make," Schwarz said. "We've seen an explosion in the number of folks who want to buy ethically-made, sustainably-made, organic, non-toxic products."
As its nickname suggests, 'the Amazon for social good' features products from clothing to home goods, from food to beauty, from 300 brands. It also provides a free browser plug-in that suggests DoneGood-approved providers when consumers shop online on other platforms.
The difference with its monster competitor is that every brand allowed on the DoneGood marketplace makes the world better with day-to-day practices, Schwarz said, including fair pay for workers, no child labor and eco-friendly practices.
The process to verify a company starts with aggregating data from independent organizations certifying different types of business, Schwarz said. It moves forward thanks to internal research and info request to companies.
DoneGood makes money by earning a commission – around 10% – on sales when users make a purchase from one of its partner brands.
Currently in-between office spaces after being incubated at Harvard Innovation Labs, the company will use the crowdfunded seed round to add people with e-commerce experience to its team of five.


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Truly Unique and Out-of-the-box Ideas to Make Your Date Momentous
The zephyr is plotting to bring the two of you together, and even the beautiful moon seems to have enlarged itself to create the most enigmatic atmosphere for the two of you.
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Last Updated: Dec 13, 2018
With Cupid going out of his way to see the two of you together, shed all garbs of inhibition and see how your beloved is swept off the floor right into your arms forevermore. Simply follow these ideas and feel the mercury rising!
Unique Ideas for a Date
Snapshots Galore
Here's something that you should plan a little ahead of the 'D' day, and it is truly one of the most romantic date ideas at home. It's very simple, but you need to keep it hushed before the surprise opening.
Just click a lot of photographs of your partner whenever she isn't paying attention. For instance, take a snap of hers when she fell asleep on the sofa, while trying to wait up for you, or maybe when she smiled shyly at her friend's innuendos, or a shot of that contemplative look while looking out of the restaurant window.
Just random shots like these, but things that innately represent her and sketch out her personality. Preferably opt for black and white snaps, as somehow the play of shadow and light in those photos reflect much more than colored photos.
Now, choose, say, 8 to 9 snaps that you like best and get them enlarged and framed. Put up the photos on the walls of a room (ideally white walls and a tall window), clear out all other furniture from the room except for a small table for a cozy two, chairs, and a hearthrug with some pillows thrown in.
Put on your lady's favorite love song, dim the lights, blindfold her, and bring her into the room. Then remove the cloth and brighten the lights. The rest shall be history.
Truth and Dare for Two
Truth and dare is the best way to get to know another person in the most personal ways possible, unlocking all those pent-up emotions in the fun way. Have a drink or two with your romantic interest before rolling out the rug for the game.
Remember, games are fun, so this is your chance to privy out all those things that either you would feel embarrassed to ask otherwise, or she would not divulge comfortably under normal circumstances.
The naughtiness of this game actually opens the doors for you to bring out those spicy passions without offending the other person. Indulge in naughty questions and dare ideas sans hesitation and you shall see that irresistibly implicative smile, and the gleam in the eye appearing in no time.
Explore all the possibilities of becoming closer, not only physically, but more importantly mentally, that this game throws up in front of you. If the two of you have been dating for quite sometime now, then too you can play this game to add that zing to your love life.
Booking the Basket
Take your girl to a bookstore that has nice comfy sofas and may be even a house coffee shop. The smell of books and thousands of people who have penned down all their most ardent passions, all around! Bliss! Just walk around and share your feelings about the authors.
With all those pages around, conversation just naturally flows. And even if the two of you don't talk, just feel the presence of each other in the same space and drink in the feeling of being together. Also, just keep a lookout for the books and DVDs your partner seems to like.
Later, sit her down for some coffee, excuse yourself (to go to the loo maybe) and pick up all that she liked in the course of that evening. Place them all in a basket and just ask a waiter to give it to her as she sits there waiting for you return. Write a note and place it on top to add that dash of romantic twist!
Unique First Date Ideas
A first date just has to be made special as it decides the fate of the relationship, so you have no choice but to get it right. Here are some unique ideas for a date that shall keep the butterflies in your stomach up for times to come even after that date.
Away on a Rooftop
You literally need to do nothing in advance for this date except for maybe burn a CD with all your love's favorite songs. Look around and you shall find a lot of tall buildings around you, or even may be a well-maintained park with very few people after sunset. Carry a portable music system with you, and, of course, a rug and a few comfy cushions.
Now, just take your partner to the top of the building, roll out the rug, put on the music and voila! The setting is ready. You can even put on that perfect song for slow dancing, and dance under the stars with your partner. Totally romantic and gives you lots of uninterrupted time to talk your madly in love hearts away.
Dinner on Water
Here's one of the perfectly romantic unique dating ideas that can turn your first date to a sheer magical experience. Find out the nearest lake in the neighborhood that provides boating facilities. Make the dishes loved by your partner and arrange for a sweet dinner on the boat in the middle of the lake! Of course embellish it up with some candles and music.


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Shopping at the commissary is an important part of your military benefits, especially if you live somewhere where food is expensive or American products are not available. However, not every eligible commissary patron lives near a commissary store. This might include reservists, National Guard, retirees, or active duty members stationed remotely, and all of their eligible family members. To bring the commissary benefit to some of these customers, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) sponsors special commissary sales at locations that don't have a bricks-and-mortar commissary store. DeCA calls them Guard and Reserve Sales because they are typically held in or on National Guard or Reserve facilities. I like to call them remote location sales because I think that is a good description of their location and doesn't accidentally imply that they are only for National Guard or Reserve-affiliated folks.
For each listing below, the hyperlink takes you to the store information for the commissary store that is coordinating the sale. Be sure to call them to confirm dates and get specific times and the exact location. It's also good just to confirm that it is going to happen; you never know with these slightly complicated projects.
Here are the dates for some of the upcoming sales:
July 8-9
4675 State Route 181 N
Greenville, KY 42345
July 20-22
Military Family Support Ctr
1901 Terrell Mill RD Ste 200
Marietta, GA 30067
August 3-5
29050 Coral Sea Blvd
Homestead ARB, FL 33030
August 5-6
8202 S. Access Road
Columbus, OH 43217-5931
August 15-17
Coast Guard Island
Bldg 16 MWR Campbell Blvd
Alameda, CA 94501
August 17-19
Military Family Support Ctr
1901 Terrell Mill RD Ste 200
Marietta, GA 30067
August 25-26
3323 E. Deseret Drive
St. George, UT 84790
Sometimes locations are added to the list a little later than you might expect, so be sure to check back to keep track of the sales coming near you.
These sales can be a good way to stock up on commissary products and prices without having to travel hours to a base with a commissary. It's probably worth checking out if a sale comes near you!


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an old house in Old Town Alexandria.
Plaster walls and ceilings preserve the historic integrity and beauty of these old houses, and stand up to the abuse that stairways receive.
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|Ceiling has started to set and is ready
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trowel look. Venetian plaster and Marmorino tend to be a rough surface.
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|Finish plaster is mixed with
in a garbage can.
|Finished room. No need to paint.
|Keene's cement and finish lime are used for
the finish coat. I used Keene's because it sets slow and can be mixed with a drill.
It really is more of a plaster than cement,
and gets super hard.
|A real colored portland cement finish is put on the
addition of this old house.
I mixed paint tint in the mortar forthe color.
|Brown coat has set for over a week
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|Metal lath finished waiting for scratch coat.
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|Here is the bottom edge of the stucco on the old house.
|We duplicated the bottom edge by nailing
a wood strip around the bottom of the
addition. When the brown coat sets we
take the strip off.
|I left a gap of about an inch over the roof for
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Web attacks are on the rise, up 30% in six months, according to security vendor Imperva.
The second edition of Imperva's Web Application Attack Report (the first report was issued in July) identifies cross-site scripting (XSS) as the attack vector of choice (29% of the attacks reported), followed by directory traversal (DT), accounting for about one in five attacks. Imperva also tracked SQL injection, remote file inclusion and local file inclusion attacks.
It's important to note that these are not necessarily the highest risk attacks. The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) identifies injection attacks, followed by XSS as the highest risk vulnerabilities in its annual OWASP Top 10 report. OWASP bases its risk assessment on a combination of the ease of exploiting a particular attack vector, the prevalence of the vulnerability type, the ease or difficulty of detecting the problem and the severity of the technical impact. OWASP's methodology further allows organizations to customize their own risk assessment by factoring in the threat agent (skill, motive, opportunity, etc., and the impact of a successful attack on the business.
Imperva monitored attacks on 40 Web applications and observed an average of 38,000 attacks per hour.
In addition to the five common web application vulnerability attacks, Imperva also tracked business logic attacks, email extraction and comment spamming. Comment Spamming injects malicious links into comment fields to defraud consumers and alter search engine results. Email extraction collects email addresses for building spam lists.
The volume and intensity of the attacks reflect the widespread use of automated tools, Imperva notes. Automation gives attackers the biggest bang for their buck, enabling them to point, shoot and profit. They often have built in detection evasion capabilities, such as changing the HTTP User Header. They have multiple exploit capabilities, so that if one attack fails, no problem. The success and the value proposition of these automated tools lies in the proliferation of targets.
And therein lies the challenge. Web applications are so rife with vulnerabilities that there is no chance of eliminating them. Organizations are gradually being won over to adopting secure development practices, but this has taken years and is very far from standard practice. And even if every new piece of production code going forward was developed with security in mind (highly hypothetical), there are countless Internet-facing web applications that have to be tested and remediated.
Organizations need to start by baking security into their software development lifecycles (SDLC). This is an oversimplification, but the program should include:
- Support from top management, making application security a priority requirement.
- Educating developers in secure coding practices, such as validating user input. Developers have by and large been trained and paid to develop functionality — on time and with as few bugs as possible.
- Inclusion of security personnel in the SDLC, with authority to enforce policy.
- Rigorous code testing at each stage of development.
- Combinations of source code, compiled code and static site testing at appropriate stages.
- Accountability. The business managers who are ultimately responsible for developing and deploying the application should be accountable for security as well as functionality and business success.
Legacy applications present a whole other set of problems. Large enterprises may have thousands of them, each riddled with SQL injection, XSS, etc. There are a number of black box testing products, testing services and expert penetration-testing consultants who can help you identify application vulnerabilities. Automated testing tools and services are the best way to cost-effectively cover the largest applications in the greatest number, augmented with manual testing for priority applications.
You should also deploy web application firewalls (WAF) as part of your layered web application defense. WAFs don't solve the application security problem, but they do offer a measure of protection for unpatched vulnerabilities. If your organization is subject to PCI DSS, chances are you already have deployed WAF to met your compliance requirements. But bear in mind that WAF is not a install-and- forget tool. You'll need to tune it regularly based on your vulnerability findings and your changing application environment. Web application testing services should be able to help you create rules for WAF based on their findings.
But the cost of remediation in precious developer resources can be staggering. A good approach is to prioritize your legacy applications based on value to the business and potential risk of exploitation. Then prioritize the risk presented by each set of vulnerabilities, using the OWASP or similar methodology, and fix the most urgent problems on the most aggressive feasible schedule.


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An anxiety-ridden high school girl is faced with the challenge of giving a class presentation.
WORLD PREMIERE – HollyShorts Film Festival
SCREENPLAY SEMI FINALIST – Broad Humor Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Lady Filmmakers Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Shorts on Tap
OFFICIAL SELECTION – New York Shorts International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Queen Palm International Film Festival, Best Young Actress Nominee
OFFICIAL SELECTION – New York Lift Off Online Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Los Angeles Lift Off Online Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Independent Shorts Awards, Silver Award for Best Student Short
STARRING: Emily Rey
FEATURING: Lily Brooks O'Briant, Vanessa Britting, Regina Pasqualino, Damien Bosco, Kendra McCulty
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Danielle Kampf
PRODUCED BY: Jamie Sweeney, Caitlin Lawrie, Victor DiBianchi
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: David Krumholtz, Ernest Kampf
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Nadia Gilbert
EDITOR: Will Thede
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Mollie Charlotte Suss
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Sidney Butler
2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Hannah Middlekauff
LINE PRODUCER: Sabeen Shalwani
COSTUMES: Dannie Giglevitch
STORYBOARD ARTIST: Max Nero
1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA: Clara Hughes, Reed Yurman
2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA: Josh Charrow, Cecilia Chan, Grace Gao
GAFFER: Konstantin Lyubimov
KEY GRIP: Jenny Chan, Max Maluso
GRIPS: Troy Enoka, Zachary Field, Zhaohan Dong, James Qui
MAKE UP ARTIST: Lily Li, Meagan Coyle, Lea Maurer
PRODUCTION SOUND: Elizabeth Demmon, Calvin Darden
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Paige Dillon, Noelle Gambino
ART ASSISTANT: Joyce Lee
SOUND DESIGN: Elizabeth Demmon
COLORIST: Taylor Schafer
ADDITIONAL SOUND DESIGN: Violet Morrison
VFX ARTIST: Avishai Weinberger
MUSIC SUPERVISOR: Ryan Carrion
COMPOSER: Harrison Holmes
MUSIC: "Warsaw" Written by Nathan Paul Hamer, Performed by Kuinka. Used with permission by Kuinka, LLC and Andrew Palmer.
A word from the Author:
"Presentation, executive produced by David Krumholtz (Numb3rs, The Santa Clause), was made as an undergraduate thesis film at NYU. It's a coming-of-age dramedy about Holly, a teenage girl who's anxious about a class presentation and considers self medicating with Xanax. All the while she's dealing with a careless guidance counselor who tells her she "thinks too much" and an annoying younger sister who pokes fun at her insecurities. My goal with this film is to open up honest conversations about mental health, especially to teenagers.
Presentation made its world premiere in August 2018 at HollyShorts Film Festival. It has since played at Lady Filmmakers Film Festival, Shorts on Tap, New York Shorts International Film Festival and was named a screenplay semi finalist at Broad Humor Film Festival."
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7865966/
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A HIT-and-run accident is what claimed the life of Ken "Professor" Philmore contrary to earlier reports. In eulogising her brother, yesterday, Antoinette Philmore said he did not run off the road as first reported.
"He was struck from behind. He told us this with his own mouth," Antoinette told the Newsday after the funeral held at the National Academy for the Performing Arts, San Fernando. She said she did not know if police were pursuing the case from this angle, but he was able to give the statement to the cops before he passed.
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Author: UNESCO-MAB Secretariat
February 2002
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This colourful book traces the progress and pitfalls of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme. It provides a useful guide for anyone involved or interested in the Man and the Biosphere network.
The book outlines the analytical and historical foundations of the MAB concept as well as major environmental conventions. It also presents concise portraits of diverse reserves to highlight accomplishments as well as difficulties encountered in promoting sustainable development in different socio-economic, cultural and geographic contexts.
This is not an easy read, but the book is well laid out, with some useful project descriptions from around the world.
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- SPECIAL REPORT: Bringing nature back to Holland
- Bees at risk from chemicals increase
- Over 100 endangered species on course for recovery in the United States
- We are using 50 per cent more natural resources than planet can sustain
- European zoos are failing animals and conservation says EU report
- Will crocodiles soon be gone?
- New Russian park will protect world's rarest cat
- Suriname survey reveals 46 new species
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Over the past eight years we have been working in partnership with our suppliers, and one thing we did about a year ago was to suggest to one of our most local cheesemakers ( the Keen family in Wincanton) , to mature their unpasteurised cheddar for a longer period.
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MIC - Interactive Museum of Cinema
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The MIC - Interactive Museum of Cinema - is entirely dedicated to the seventh art, set up by the Lombardy Region and the Fondazione Cineteca Italiana (Italian Film Archive Foundation).
The museum houses the heritage preserved by the Film Archive and makes it available to cinema fans through an interactive platform that adapts to the different needs of visitors. A 300m2 space in the ex-Manifattura Tabacchi (former tobacco factory) in Viale Fulvio Testi now hosts 20,000 films, 15,000 original posters, 100,000 stills and 300 precious devices, including original film equipment that once belonged to the Lumière brothers.
The MIC has been created as a teaching museum aimed primarily at schools and groups with reservations; they are offered genuine itineraries of knowledge and experience created ad hoc, plus, training workshops with industry professionals.
The tour is divided into three sections full of film simulation devices and rare items: "Pre-cinema and early cinema", "Milanese cinema animation" and "Films, directors and sets in Milan."
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For our anniversary, Michael surprised me with a night at the Carnegie House. We had an 8pm dinner reservation, and the suite on the top floor for the night. We woke up to the first real snow of the season – making it a truly perfect night.
The real star of the show, though, was the food! Here's what we ate:
In the lounge area we had apéritifs, amuse-bouche of creamed cauliflower soup with a swirl of red pepper cream, and mandarin orange salad. Then, our wine selections (an Oregon Pino Noir for me and a Merlot for Michael).
At our private table we had a rustic rosemary bread with olive oil for dipping (which had cloves of roasted garlic in it), followed by our salads (mine: roasted beet salad with chèvre and fennel; Mike's: Caesar made tableside). Next they served the entrees (mine: butternut squash ravioli in a brown-butter sage sauce with roasted hazelnuts, served in a roasted acorn squash; Mike's: penne pasta with roasted red pepper, tomatoes, spinach, olives, and pine nuts in a white wine and garlic sauce), and finally a dessert of crème brûlée for me and key lime pie for Michael, with port and espresso…
Not to mention the champagne with chocolate truffles waiting in our room when we got back.
I'm still full from it all – and it was SO worth it. I'd point anyone to the Carnegie House for a special occasion. Just be sure you have money to spend, because for the State College area the prices are steep – probably the steepest. I can't think of a restaurant of its equal – not the Gamble Mill, not Zola's, not Alto. It was fantastic!


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Ingredients: Green beans, olive oil, potatoes, carrots, onion, garlic, salt and pumpkin.
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Nothing quite brought home to me the bonkers state of the Auckland housing market as Monday's release of Auckland Council's revaluation of my modest 212sq m slice of Ponsonby. It seems that in the three years to July, while I scribbled away for a living, my geriatric two-bedroom home was by far the primary income earner in this relationship.
Just by sitting there and doing nothing, it earned me more than $260,000 a year in untaxed capital gain or $790,000. And all I had to do to keep it happy was put on a new roof to replace the one I'd installed 30 odd years before. Since 2014, it had jumped 74.5 per cent in value - from $1.06 million to $1.85m.
This was a much better return than in the three years prior to that, when it earned me a more modest $100,000 a year, again, by just staying upright. Is it any wonder that the whole world has been seeking a bit of the Auckland action? I guess I should be excited by this "on paper" windfall.
But that's not why I bought the place and to recoup it I'd have to sell up, flee Auckland and become a refugee in the provinces. And who in their right mind would voluntarily walk away from the cultural and social advantages of living in the country's only big city?
As a semi-retiree, I'm more concerned about its effect on next year's rates bill. Prior to the announcement, Auckland Council's head of rates Debbie Acott tried to sweet-talk central Aucklanders into believing that the inner suburbs had got stung by a big increase in value at the time of the 2014 readjustment and that the new CVs "are now moving roughly along the [city-wide] average" of 45 per cent. Therefore there'd be no sudden adjustments upwards in my rates.
Further reassurances came in the council chart reporting the "indicative residential average change in CV since last revaluation" for Ponsonby was a rise of 38 per cent. Yet with the aid of the Herald's online valuation tool, it became obvious that at my end of the street we were mostly well above average, ranging from my 74.5 per cent through the 60s and 50s down to - admittedly - the odd 34 and 27.6.
The council wrote in the Herald that because it's impossible to inspect all 549,000 homes, "mass appraisal techniques" were employed such as sale prices in the neighbourhood, type of property, rental trends and changes to the property since the 2014 revaluation. This doesn't begin to explain the dramatic house-to-house variations around me.
However it does highlight the craziness of the Auckland property market, and raise again the perennial question of whether the main source of local government funding should be a land-based tax, linked to the vagaries of a highly speculative, internationally fuelled property market.
Only last week, Local Government New Zealand president David Cull was calling for "swift action" from the new Government to review funding sources of local government.
"Relying primarily on property rates and the current development contributions regime to fund incredibly expensive new infrastructure for new residents is not sustainable or fair," he said, pointing out that many councils are reaching their debt limits.
The problem is, local politicians have been seeking new funding streams for decades, with little sympathy from successive central governments who set the rules. The most recent attempt was in 2015, when LGNZ launched a 10-point funding review plan, which included in its wish list the right to levy local fuel taxes and tourist levies and even a share of mineral royalties from the local area.
They wanted mandatory rating exemptions on central government property like schools and hospitals and office blocks - and even conservation land - removed, and that when central government imposed costs on local government, such as enforcing regulations, then central government should start sharing the cost. There were also calls for the right to levy a value uplift tax on businesses that gain from public expenditure adjacent to their enterprises, such as, for example, Auckland's new rail tunnel.
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The Streak
"It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief." – Lionel Trilling
Growing up, I was a huge baseball fan and at the same time was fascinated by math and numbers. Naturally, I devoured the many statistics that came along with America's pastime: batting average, earned run average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, etc. I could rattle off any of these stats for the league leaders and every player on my favorite team, the Mets (yes, the Mets; have some compassion Yankee fans).
I also loved studying the history of the game, learning of the great players of the past and the many records they had set. While most kids were enamored with the home run record of 61 set by Roger Maris (in 1961, of course), I was always more intrigued by another record: the consecutive game hitting streak. The extraordinary consistency of this record stood out to me as a much more remarkable feat.
On May 15, 1941, "Joltin'" Joe DiMaggio went one-for-four in a game against the Chicago White Sox. It was just an ordinary game, except for fact that it was the start of what was to become known as simply "The Streak." DiMaggio would go on to hit safely in each of his next fifty-five games, with the streak finally ending on July 17, 1941. DiMaggio's fifty-six game hitting streak pulled the Yankees out of an early-year slump, and led them to an eventual World Series win.
"The Streak" is one of the few major league records that still stands today. Many have tried to best the record over the years but have fallen short, with Pete Rose's forty-four consecutive games in 1978 as the closest attempt in recent history.
Interesting, you say, but what does any of this have to do with the current market?
Everything, if you step back for a moment and reflect on what we have achieved since November 21, 2012. On that otherwise ordinary day, the S&P 500 first crossed above its 200-day moving average from below it. This was the equivalent of DiMaggio's first hit in May of 1941.
The S&P 500 has remained above its 200-day moving average each and every trading day thereafter. Since the S&P 500 went to its present form of 500 stocks in March 1957, there has never been a longer run in history. At a current total of 390 days and counting, it has broken the prior record of 385 trading days set in 1995-96 and 1963-65.
From my perspective, this is the DiMaggio hitting streak of markets. Some might challenge this notion with the 80+% gain for the Nasdaq Composite in 1999 or the five consecutive 20+% years (total return) in the S&P 500 from 1995-1999. These are incredible feats, for sure. But the consistency of a steady advance, day in and day out, in my subjective view is more impressive.
What can we take away from this streak, if anything?
First, when you are operating in markets that are driven in large part by human emotions and sentiment, you need to have the ability to suspend disbelief. This is easier said than done, of course, as we are inherently skeptical beings. My colleague Michael Gayed is often saying "nothing surprises me." I'm usually with him on this but for some reason this one still did, just as I will be surprised if DiMaggio's record is ever broken. I always viewed the 1995-96 period as untouchable, but here we are today.
Second, the fact that the market seems as if it will never go down again is not lost on investors today. They may not know about the 200-day MA streak, but they know that stocks are hitting new all-time highs almost daily with little volatility. The famous "Wall of Worry" has been broken into pieces, as I wrote about in my last post. This extreme optimism tends to lead to a more difficult market environment going forward.
Third, don't assume that the recent past is a template for what the market is going to look like in the future. This is rarely the case, especially following extreme moves. In March 2010, the market environment looked a lot different than March 2009. A year from now we could very well be saying the same. Prior to the current streak, the most recent streak on the list above occurred from August 2006 through July 2007. I remember July 2007 very well and can tell you that, like today, there were few concerns about anything. I recently wrote of the similarities between this year and 2007, which persist today.
Lastly, really enjoy the streak while it lasts because it won't last forever. I know it's impossible to do so in the moment, but try to appreciate how rare of an environment this has been for the market and that we are making history each and every day.
It has now been 73 years since DiMaggio set the consecutive hitting streak record. No one has really come close since. Will investors be looking back 73 years from now, talking about the 2012-2014 historic run and referring to this blog post? Probably not, but it's fun to think about.
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Charlie Bilello is the Director of Research at Pension Partners, LLC, an investment advisor that manages mutual funds and separate accounts. He is the co-author of two award-winning research papers on Intermarket Analysis. Mr. Bilello is responsible for strategy development, investment research and communicating the firm's investment themes and portfolio positioning to clients. Prior to joining Pension Partners, he was the Managing Member of Momentum Global Advisors, an institutional investment research firm. Previously, Mr. Bilello held positions as an Equity and Hedge Fund Analyst at billion dollar alternative investment firms, giving him unique insights into portfolio construction and asset allocation.
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We can't list all 350 parks across Singapore (yes, 350!).
But, here are 10 secret naturesque spots to start where you can spot rich wildlife in their natural habitat, take a dip in the swimming pool, unleash your inner kid playing a life-sized board game and more.
On a more serious note, if you do see any wild animals lurking around in public spaces whilst exploring, don't provoke them. These wild animals are protected by law and deserve better handling and care. Call the Acres wildlife rescue hotline at 9783 7782 for emergencies.
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This nature park in Bukit Panjang skirts around the Central Catchment Nature Reserve and serves as its green buffer. Because of its link to the nature reserve and its diversity of plant life, the park attracts rich wildlife – think olive-backed sunbirds, flameback woodpeckers, and even long-tailed macaques. Oh, and squirrels, of course.
Facilities include a pavilion, a multi-purpose lawn, a children's playground, an exercise station, public toilets, shelters, as well as jogging and cycling tracks for both young and old.
This park is a favourite spot for residents nearby to exercise and relax – and even a transportation shortcut that makes for a relaxing walk.
The green space is home to an array of tropical fruit trees like durian, star fruit, coconut and more. Bring the kids to the two children's playgrounds, one which has a sand pit – an uncommon feature in new Singapore playgrounds; plus, fitness corners, an amphitheatre, a multi-purpose court, as well as the Safra Clubhouse which houses a swimming pool and more.
An ecopark is designed to look like a savannah – with various natural habitats such as marshlands, secondary forests and freshwater ponds – walking trails are covered with creeping grass in place of typical concrete footpaths.
The park doesn't allow cyclists or pets (It's supposedly a savannah, remember?); instead, take a stroll through to spot close to 200 species of birds, butterflies and more.
It also features the first flush-free ecotoilet in public parks here. This converts human waste into compost using bacteria and wood shavings.
Tucked away in the northern corner of Singapore facing the Johor Straits, this park features one of the few remaining natural beaches in Singapore, making it a favourite spot for anglers to hang out.
The park, which is laid out on undulating terrain, also offers visitors a glimpse of Singapore's colonial past – the Sembawang Naval Base was developed there by the British in the 1920s to 1930s, and some remnants from that era remain even today. Overlooking the jetty is Beaulieu House, built around 1910 as a private seaside retreat and later occupied by the British during the naval base years. It now houses a restaurant, which serves Chinese seafood, Western cuisine and local delights.
In 2011, a new playground was built in the form of a giant battleship, to tie in with the park's past as a naval base.
Jurong Central Park brings a new twist to the board game experience. At its snakes and ladders playground, the pavement on the ground is marked with numbers and players move through the playground based on the number they "roll".
Complete with, well, snakes and ladders. When players land on a ladder, they have to climb across an obstacle to a higher number. When they land on a "snake", they have to go down a slide to a lower number.
Meanwhile, the Ludo Garden features a life-sized Ludo board game and players act as the "pieces" that move around on the board.
A 3-hectare seawater fishing pond can be found at this park, which is full of mature shady trees. Alongside this are smaller ponds for catching crabs and prawns.
While the park is now a more commercialised version of its former, quieter self, it's not much to complain about – the space nonetheless remains a great space to seek respite in nature. Hungry? By the ponds are two bistro-bars and a halal seafood restaurant, that are popular at night.
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With the opening of the Northern section of the park in February this year, it's now Singapore's largest park, spanning across 81 hectares of land (That's more than 110 football fields!).
Located next to the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, the park offers separate biking and hiking paths. Haven't got a bike? There's a bike-renting kiosk in the park, too.
You'll also find remnants of old kampung (olden day village) dwellings, rich biodiversity and local bird species to watch and more.
More than half the size of its eponymous New York cousin, this hipster-beloved destination is completely off the grid – perhaps the farthest away you'd be able to get from civilisation on mainland Singapore.
Even the signages and seats are made from Casuarina timber from uprooted trees in a bid to keep the island as untouched as possible.
Casuarinas – tall, slender trees – line the gravel paths that run along the length of the island, connecting the West and East entrances to frame a picturesque scene. Earth paths lead you to the beaches, where along the beach promenades, you'll even be able to spot Johor Bahru in the distance.
Do note, though, to bring along sufficient water and snacks to refuel, as there are no amenities on the island.
This park witnessed one of Singapore's most significant WWII battles, and visitors can drop by the nearby Reflections at Bukit Chandu museum to learn more the nation's history.
Walk along the park's Canopy Walk and let the hooting calls of the blue-collared kingfishers lead you to the rich wildlife. On the eastern side of the park is a natural pond teeming with turtles and fish.
Once you reach the vantage point, take in magnificent views of Singapore's offshore islands like Pulau Duran Darat.
You'll need to catch a 10-minute ferry ride from Changi Point Ferry Terminal to nearby Pulau Ubin, but it is well worth the effort, as you get to enjoy the island's good food, rustic charm and, of course, the Ketam Mountain Bike Park that's an Ubin hotspot even for non-bikers.
At its highest point, Ketam offers a bird's-eye view of Pulau Ubin that makes the climb – an adventure to remember in itself – worth it.
For a post-hike indulgence, head to the seafood restaurant on the island, or fuel up with a cooling coconut.
By Pinky Chng, adapted from The Straits Times, August 2017 / Updated January 2019
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As the name suggests, Mesón del Quijote is a restaurant, located in Varadero, Cuba, that pays homage to Don Quixote. The restaurant is situated on top of a small hill next to a monolithic stone tower and a metal statue of Don Quixote. There is also a patio and outdoor bar with a view of the ocean. When I visited the restaurant for lunch, there was a horse in the front lawn munching on some grass.
Inside, the restaurant is beautifully decorated with a wall of wines, windmills and large sweeping windows. The tables are posh picnic tables painted a glossy blackest black. The atmosphere is serene and peaceful. The servers are smartly dressed and unassuming.
The first food item to arrive at my table was a complimentary basket of garlic bread. The garlic topping placed on crispy toasted bread was delicious. The menu includes starters such as soups, salads and fries, a variety of seafood dishes, pork, chicken or beef prepared in a number of ways and paellas. There are also many samplings of seafood such as their seafood paella, shrimp cocktail and lobster medallion. I tried the meat paella which arrived at my table piping hot, bursting with flavour and large, soft, juicy chunks of meat in a smooth creamy rice mixture.
After my meal, I couldn't leave without trying Cuba's most famous drink, a mojito. This popular drink is made with rum and garnished with green mint leaves. It has a hint of liquorice flavour to it and is especially refreshing on a hot day.
Mesón del Quijote is located directly across from the tourist resorts in Varadero. Many of the resorts are all inclusive so the restaurant is often missed which is unfortunate. Sitting inside the beautiful restaurant, gobbling the delicious food and staring outside into the picturesque scenery is a perfect dining experience.


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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Smartphones Could Soon Help The Visually Impaired Safely Cross The Street
The prototype Mobile Accessible Pedestrian Signals (MAPS) system uses technologies built into the latest smartphones—including Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, digital compasses, and wireless networking— to help people with limited or no eyesight cross intersections safely.
While standing at an intersection, the user can point a smartphone in the direction he or she wants to cross and call up information about the intersection and the signal phase by tapping the unit's touchscreen once. A double tap sends a request for a crossing signal to the traffic signal controller. Feedback is then given to the user as to whether it is safe to cross.
Cool huh? And pretty amazing. Here's the entire article from the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies.
2 comments:
- Charles Hansen said...
Sounds interesting, not sure how a blind person could use a smartphone, but maybe a nearly blind person.
- January 4, 2012 at 10:51 PM
- SRTC Staff said...
That hadn't occured to me @Charles. Guess I didn't fully think that through when posting that, so I went back and did a little research and found that there's a phone developed specifically for the visually impaired. The 'Voim' (which means 'seeing' in Korean) features route navigation, word recognition and object identification, with a braille system on the screen.
Just in case you want more info: http://imod.co.za/2010/12/14/smartphone-for-blind-people/
- January 5, 2012 at 8:31 AM
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|I can't say that it was wholly unexpected, but I also can't say that I imagined it would be this extreme. Saturday afternoon, 2 full days after our planned departure (which was, in itself, delayed by 4 days) we've made it as far as....Centralia! There wasn't one thing that caused the delays but a bunch of little things. First, the veggie oil system took longer to install than we thought (more on the veggie system later). Then a bunch of air got in the diesel system (that's bad). Then we had to shuttle everyone around to leave their cars here and there. Then we had to get veggie oil, which is quite difficult to pump when it is 34 degrees out*. Then, 10 miles out of Bellingham (at 4 am), we break 3(!) alternator belts, and have to stop at a rest stop until the auto repair shops open in the morning. Then some switches are hooked up wrong and something shorts out so we aren't pulling veggie oil but regular diesel. Now there is some filter issue that is slowing the flow of the veggie oil to the system.
Yep, lots of little things. But the moral of the story is we are making progress. Plus, I'm learning little bits about diesel engines. We're hoping to pull through the night and be to Arizona by nightfall tomorrow. Yeah, I know that is ambitious, but it's a goal.
As for the cooking, I've done one cooked meal on the road (let them eat cereal for breakfast), and I've realized that cooking on a moving bus isn't the best idea. I narrowly avoided a few big spills (as the driver avoided a few big accidents). Yeah, I'm thinking sandwiches for dinner.
Anyway, I hope to get a better post up when I'm not cooped up in a bus with 12 people all playing their own music and discussing what is going to go wrong with the bus next*.
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|on Fri 28th Dec, 2007 11:50 am PST mandy said:
weren't your previous stories from a year ago mostly consisting of the bus breaking down too?
on Fri 28th Dec, 2007 08:05 pm PST MOM said:
Or was that a scooter breaking down??
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FDI in retail: FM says govt trying for concensus
"Commitment on FDI, PFRDA all the major legislations, which are part of the new generation reforms, are very much in the mind of the government. We are working hard to build consensus," he said while speaking on the annual general meeting of the industry chamber PHDCCI.
The Minister said the government wanted to push the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill, but could not do so because the UPA did not have the requisite numbers in the Rajya Sabha.
"We decided to have PFRDA legislated in this session of Parliament but could not do so …not because of lack of intention or commitment…you have to recognise the very hard fact that legislation requires numbers which unfortunately Indian electorate has not given to us," Mukherjee said.
PFRDA law, which seeks to increase participation of domestic and foreign players in the pension sector, has been pending with Parliament for past several years. According to reports, UPA ally Trinamool Congress has been opposing the Pension Reforms Bill.
On FDI in multi-brand retail, which has been put on hold, Mukherjee said, "Sometimes we have problems and it creates confusion that even after announcement of a policy, government has to stop…that does not mean that we have shelved it".
Referring to growth prospects in the current fiscal, he said that economic is likely to clock a growth of about 7.5 per cent. "When I am talking of 7.5 per cent I am not disappointed…situation is difficult…at the same time we have the capacity and resilience to overcome the difficulty." The economy grew by 8.5 per cent in 2010-11.


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Lesbianism issue in Africa : issues and debates
In African culture, sex is so sacred that it is considered abomination if an unmarried person engages in it,or if a married man or woman commits adultery. In fact in most cases,the victims or doers of such wrong doing are usually disgraced publicly, and in some cultures,they are abolished to cleanse their lands.
The issue of lesbianism is not popular in African society, but since its existence and appearance, anyone caught with evidence is convicted in prison for 14 years in Nigeria constitution, while it is even more severe in other African countries.
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