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Genmab and Synaffix Enter into License Agreement for ADC Technology
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- Synaffix to provide access to proprietary antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technologies
- Genmab secures rights for conducting research on ADCs against multiple drug targets with options for exclusive worldwide development and commercialization ofresulting therapies
- Synaffix to receive an upfront payment of USD $4.5 million with a total deal value of up to USD $415 million plus tiered single digit royalties on sales of successfully commercialized therapies
COPENHAGEN, Denmark andAMSTERDAM, Netherlands; 4 January, 2022— Genmab A/S (Nasdaq: GMAB) and Synaffix B.V., announced today that Genmab and Synaffix have signed a license agreement providing Genmab broad access to Synaffix's ADC technologies. Genmab is granted exclusive research rights to utilize Synaffix ADC technologies for one drug target with the option for the worldwide development and commercialization of the resulting ADCs. Genmab has the option to exercise exclusive research and commercial licenses for additional targets.
For each specific target nominated under the license agreement, Genmab gains exclusive access to Synaffix's clinical-stage GlycoConnect™ antibody conjugation technology, HydraSpace™ polar spacer technology, as well as select toxSYN™ linker-payloads, each designed to enable ADCs with best-in-class efficacy and tolerability for the development of multiple potential therapies.
Genmab will be responsible for the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of any resulting ADC therapies. At the same time, Synaffix will support Genmab's research activities, including manufacturing of components that are specifically related to its proprietary ADC technologies.
"At Genmab, we are committed to bringing differentiated medicines to patients, and we believe collaborations are foundational to accelerate innovation," said Jan van de Winkel, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Genmab. "We look forward to working with Synaffix toward our shared goal of developing best-in-class or first-in-class antibody therapies and make an impact on the lives of patients."
"In what represents our fifth out-licensing deal in the last six months, we are thrilled to partner with Genmab, an international biotechnology company," said Peter van de Sande, Chief Executive Officer of Synaffix. "In deploying our cutting-edge ADC technology platform together with Genmab's robust antibody development capabilities, Synaffix is privileged to once more play an essential role in strengthening a partner's pipeline with our innovative ADC technologies thereby aiding the transformation of cancer treatment."
Financial Terms
Under the terms of the agreement, Synaffix will receive an upfront payment of USD $4.5 million and, on a target-by-target basis, is eligible to receive option-exercise, development-, regulatory- and commercial milestone payments. The total potential deal value is USD $415 million plus tiered, mid-single digit royalties on commercial sales.
About Genmab
Genmab is an international biotechnology company with a core purpose to improve the lives of people with cancer. For more than 20 years, Genmab's vision to transform cancer treatment has driven its passionate, innovative and collaborative teams to invent next-generation antibody technology platforms and leverage translational research and data sciences, fueling multiple differentiated cancer treatments that make an impact on people's lives. To develop and deliver novel therapies to patients, Genmab has formed 20+ strategic partnerships with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Genmab's proprietary pipeline includes bispecific T-cell engagers, next-generation immune checkpoint modulators, effector function enhanced antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates.
Genmab is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark with locations in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. and Tokyo, Japan. For more information, please visit Genmab.com and follow us on Twitter.com/Genmab.
About Synaffix B.V.
Synaffix B.V. is a biotechnology company that enables ADC product candidates using its clinical-stage, site-specific ADC technology platform. In addition to GlycoConnect™ and HydraSpace™ technology, the toxSYN™ linker-payload platform rounds out a fully complementary technology platform that enables any company with an antibody to develop proprietary best-in-class ADC products under a single license from Synaffix.
The Synaffix platform enables a rapid timeline to clinic due to the established supply chain of technology components. Granted patents covering Synaffix' technology provide end-to-end protection of the manufacturing technology as well as the resulting products through at least 2035. The business model of Synaffix is target-specific technology out-licensing, as exemplified through its existing deals with ADC Therapeutics, Mersana Therapeutics, Shanghai Miracogen, Innovent Biologics, ProfoundBio and Kyowa Kirin.
Synaffix is backed by a top tier, life science-focused investor syndicate that includes Aravis, BioGeneration Ventures, BOM Capital and M Ventures.
For more information, please visit the website at www.synaffix.com.
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Everyone's favorite Captain, Hyun Bin, is officially unveiled as Bench's newest ambassador!
The announcement came from Bench's official Instagram account, just a few hours after they posted a series of teasers. Fans are left wanting more as the caption read, "Ready your hearts for the biggest, swoon-worthy reveal—rolling real soon."
The brand's founder, Ben Chan said, "We're officially welcoming Hyun Bin to the BENCH/ fam. Steady those hearts and stay tuned for a dose of your newest #GlobalBENCHSetter." Exciting!
After over a month of waiting, Hyun Bin's Bench campaign reveals a slew of everyday 'fits that are equally stylish. He's seen wearing a comfy striped tee, a denim button down, and our fave: A t-shirt emblazoned with "Captain." So cute!
The Crash Landing On You super star joins the Hallyu heartthrob club who endorses Bench—with Park Hyung Sik, Park Seo Joon, and Ji Chang Wook listed as its latest members. Now, the question is: Will Hyun Bin be landing in Manila for a fan meet, too?
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It is a therapeutic method that practices an intense laser radiation beam to eliminate undesired hair from the body. Laser hair removal efficiently prevents hair germination for lengthy stretches. It ordinarily doesn't succeed in permanent hair replacement. Various laser hair replacement procedures are required for first hair removal. Simultaneously, preservation methods might be necessary as well. Laser hair removal is prevalent beneficial for somebody who has bright skin and darkish hair. The laser transmits the light, which is consumed by the melanin in the roots. It reconstructs the light energy into the radiation that degrades the hair follicles which exhibit hair. It's also feasible to manage unwanted hair in almost every area, besides the eyelid or surrounding area. In conclusion, expected hair growth has hindered or restricted.
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It is a perpetual treatment of hair reduction, which is often misinterpreted by many people as permanent hair removal — it the hair reduction process.
Risks are infrequent, those occur when the wrong person performs the laser hair removal. Some of them may include burning, rash, etc.
It merely stings when the laser beam hits the root of the hair follicle. It doesn't cause any severe pain on or after the treatment.
No, it's just a renewal treatment, after which people resume their jobs, activities, and work, which is safe.
One would be satisfied with the instant change after the first sitting itself. It varies from person to person of about 10-30%.
The hair reduction lasts from months to years, depending on the number of sittings and a person's hair growth.
Any gender can get laser hair removal done. This treatment doesn't forbid anyone.
The laser ray targets the hair follicle and damages them. Hair follicles are held accountable for hair germination. Damaged hair follicles indicate no hair extension or more inferior hair growth than before.
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"Tsk tsk, isn't this just human nature!" Su Tang had long known about Luo Xingchen's family circumstances, but hearing that they really dared to treat her friend that way she couldn't help but let out some sarcastic words.
What family bonds? What father-son affection? Once money was involved, all of those beautiful ideals would fly away. Human nature, ah, did it really have to be so ugly, so pragmatic?
Luo Xingchen smiled along wryly, "En, it's human nature!"
Truth be told, as the years went by she would sometimes tell herself that she was already used to it. That she had been doing this for so long that she had even forgotten she was a woman but, occasionally, she had to admit she was very tired. At the end of the day, she was also a regular person. She had truly worked hard on behalf of her family to establish this connection with Su Tang and bring back an excellent opportunity for cooperation and development.
But what was her reward? Her father feared her. Her mother didn't understand her, and was even more afraid than her father. Her mother would praise her for working so hard, but she also spent every day in fear, not knowing what the future would hold. After all, the more Luo Xingchen stood out, the higher chance that she would be found out. And what then? Would her mother be divorced?
All these things weighed heavily on Luo Xingchen. She was a normal person, so she would get tired too. But whenever she came to visit Su Tang, although the furnishings around weren't lavish, she at least had a friend she could see eye to eye with and relax in front of.
Facing hardships was, of course, difficult, but when she came here she at least felt that there was one other person who understood her, one person who she could freely express her emotions in front of with having to be constantly guarded.
"It seems you can't stay long this time, right?" Su Tang asked.
Thinking about it, the Spring Festival was only half a month away. Luo Xingchen was undoubtedly very busy, so Su Tang estimated she wouldn't be able to stay very long before she needed to leave again to handle her matters. As for the matters regarding the Luo family, Su Tang didn't feel there was a need to say things too clearly. After all, the two of them already had a certain understanding.
However, after hearing that question, Luo Xingchen glared over at Su Tang and muttered: "Tang, I've just arrived, but you already want to kick me out?"
But before Su Tang could reply to the playful question, Zhang Cuilan arrived with the freshly brewed honey hawthorn tea and set it on the table in front of them. Then she asked, "One of the little brothers from the Luo family asked me where to put all the things Master Luo brought along?"
When Luo Xingchen heard mention of the things she had brought, she hurriedly said to Su Tang, "These are all New Years' gifts I'm sending to you."
As she spoke, she pulled a list of all the items she had brought along out of her sleeve and handed it over to Su Tang. Su Tang wasn't polite and directly received the list. Then she handed it over to Zhang Cuilan and said, "Collect everything and have them bring them over to the shop."
Although the cafe's courtyard wasn't huge, there were still a few empty rooms where things could be stored.
Having received Su Tang's answer, Zhang Cuilan neatly saluted and then went to tell the servants from the Luo family who had just started unloading the goods to quickly pack them back up. All the hustle and bustle also drew the curious Su Nuo out of his room, and he followed Zhang Cuilan over to take a look.
When Luo Xingchen heard this, she made a gesture and sent her two followers outside so she could have a proper conversation, and then said: "Wait, shop? What shop? Have you opened a shop?"
Su Tang nodded, "En, that's right. When are you planning to leave? I'll make you some cakes and toffee that day to take back with you as a return gift. After all, these goods, they're all from you, right?"
Su Tang didn't believe for a second that the Luo family, who had only just decided to begin cooperating with her, would especially send her some New Years' gifts. It was unlikely that they would take her so seriously. Instead, these gifts were all probably given to her by Luo Xingchen personally.
And, indeed, when she glanced at the gift list just now she had seen that the name signed at the bottom was 'Luo Xingchen', so she felt her guess was right. But, from the start, she had believed more in her cooperation with Luo Xingchen than her cooperation with the Luo family. It had always been a cooperation between the two of them before anything else.
Luo Xingchen slowly took a sip of her tea. The honey hawthorn tea brewed with water from the space was the perfect mixture of sour and sweet and, as it touched her tongue, Luo Xingchen suddenly felt a bit more spirited and she nodded along.
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Getting the best insulated ice bucket is a matter of looking at quality, construction, capacity, specs, and other user reviews. So to make things easier, we compiled a list of top-rated such products for you to pick from.
Whether you enjoy throwing parties, own a business that entertains clients, or just like to have cold ice on hand while relaxing in your home, a good ice bucket is essential, so take a look and find out more!
7. Stainless Steel Ice Bucket with Scoop
Many users are pleased with this product and consider it one of the best insulated ice bucket variants as it can keep the ice cold and intact for hours. It comes with a scoop versus tongs, making it easier to collect the ice.
While this ice bucket could be used for both home and commercial purposes, its smaller size means that it will most likely be most useful for personal use.
6. OXO SteeL Ice Bucket and Tongs Set
This ice bucket comes with bottom channels which give the water a place to go as the ice melts, preventing the cubes from sticking together. People have been successfully using it for both home and commercial use. The only complaint some users had is that the lid spring can break if not used carefully.
The lid itself is clear, to make it easier to check on the ice levels, and is a flip-top, to ensure easy but secure access. OXO's handle is also comfortable, soft, and made to provide a non-slip grip.
The packet includes tongs that can be cleaned in a dishwasher and one of the best insulated ice bucket options, which the makers recommend handwashing.
5. Oggi Double Wall Ice Bucket
This is yet another best insulated ice bucket that can be used for both commercial and home purposes. It has a large capacity and can keep the ice cold for hours.
Also, it comes with an easy to use acrylic flip-top lid and has a no-slip bottom. The Oggi Double Wall Ice Bucket comes with a scoop instead of tongs. Some users have reported that the handle felt sharp to them.
4. OXO Good Grips Double Wall Ice Bucket with Tongs and Garnish Tray
This product made it on the best insulated ice bucket list thanks to the fact, among others, that it comes with an awesome little extra in the form of a garnish dish. It can be used at home and commercially and includes a handle that makes it convenient and easy to carry.
The internal reservoir also keeps any meltwater from getting to the still intact ice cubes.
3. Bellemain 3 Liter Insulated Stainless Steel Ice Bucket
This is an excellent ice bucket thanks to both its functionality and looks. It can be used both at home and for your business. One of its excellent points is that it comes with an extra-long chill time of 6 hours. Made of stainless steel, it also helps prevent condensation on the outside.
2. FC Double Wall Ice Bucket
This is an excellent ice bucket which has the added benefit of being dishwasher safe. The lid is not stainless steel, but the rest of the bucket is, and its high precision mirror surface ensures that it will remain fingerprint-free. It is great for home or business use, especially since it is so easy to clean, as wiping it with a damp microfiber cloth.
1. TeamFar Ice Bucket
This is an attractive ice bucket that is completely insulated, this including the lid. It does have a smaller capacity than others, so it might not be suitable for commercial use. The bucket has double body knobs that ensure a balanced, secure, and convenient grip.
One of the best insulated ice bucket for home use, its matte surface makes it elegant-looking, and its stainless steel constructions make it durable as well.
Each of these ice buckets has unique features that easily made them deserve their place on this best insulated ice bucket list. If you consider that other insulated ice buckets should have made it on this list as well, please share them with us!
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'Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.' – Benjamin Franklin
Ever wondered what it would be like to have your personal beer pipeline attached to the brewery? Well, it seems like someone has turned this dorm room joke into a reality.
A brewery located in Bruges, Belgium called De Halve Maan has laid down the world's first underground beer pipeline. It connects this 160-year-old brewery to its bottling plant outside of town two miles away.
According to Xavier Vanneste, the owner of De Halve Maan brewery, the pipeline will help in reducing the number of beer trucks driving in and out of the city.
It took Vanneste four long years to hatch this audacious plan. The process involved convincing the authorities as well as local beer enthusiasts to contribute towards this noble cause. To achieve this, he came up with a plan. He said to DailyMail –
We have several formulas: bronze, silver and gold. If you put in €7,500, you will receive for the rest of your days, every day one bottle of Brugse Zot; one case of 24 bottles of Brugse Zot Blond a year for life for €800 and one presentation bottle of 75cl of Brugse Zot Blond a year for life for €220.
And guess what? His idea worked and about 10 percent of the total investment for the pipeline came from crowdfunding. Who would refuse such a great offer, anyway?
The beer pipeline, which is all set to open on 16 September, will be able to pump 1,500 gallons of beer an hour. Isn't it awesome?
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Evonik has invested a double-digit million euro sum to increase production capacity for isobutene derivatives at its Marl location. The isobutene part of the C4 production network produces the petrochemical specialties Tertiary Butanol (TBA), Di-isobutene (DiB) and 3,5,5-Trimethylhexanal (TMH). The expansion, which was recently completed, increases capacity for isobutene derivatives by more than 50 percent. In addition, the expansion improves security of supply, flexibility and product quality for the customers.
Evonik's isobutene specialties are already in high demand as intermediates for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. "As a leading European key supplier of high-purity isobutene derivatives, we willingly rise to the challenge of supporting our customers' dynamic growth and continuing to invest in product quality and security of supply," says Dr. Hinnerk Gordon Becker, head of the Specialties market segment at Evonik Performance Intermediates. "That's why, in June 2020, we already began the targeted expansion of our C4 Verbund and to eliminate existing bottlenecks in production and logistics. In this way, we are further expanding our position in the field of high-purity isobutene derivatives and also living up to our leadership role," Becker continues.
The conversion work has increased the purity of the 3,5,5-Trimethylhexanal produced in Marl from around 88 to more than 95 percent. Customers will benefit from this: In future, they will be able to use the isobutene derivative directly in their own production process without having to purify it first.
Along with the capacity expansion, the business line is also optimizing logistics to meet customer needs even better. "In the course of the expansion, we have taken extensive measures to significantly increase both production and delivery flexibility. We are currently also working on optimally serving highly specialized customer industries with smaller requirements, such as those in the field of flavors and fragrances. This opens up completely new applications for our petrochemical specialties," Becker continues.
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Best time of the year is here, I really, really love December and its magic. I do think it's the most wonderful time of the year and I also try to make it that way for me and my family.
This year I decided to include some Christmas classics reading to it, not to do only movies or shows watching. So, I've read the most classic of all classics: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
I'm sure you heard at least some version of this story somewhere, as it's been used as inspiration in so many things, but in principle the book talks about a rude, miserable (today we could call it also Grinchy) and stingy man Scrooge. He hates Christmas and doesn't want to share any of his fortune with the poor, as well as he is even trying not to pay fairly his worker. In any words we could say he has no Christmas spirit at all. But one night he was visited by his dead partner's ghost and after him came three ghosts of Christmas' past, present and future. To show him how he used to be, what is today and how in the future things will be if he doesn't change. Of course, ghosts were very convincing, and Scrooge found his long-lost softness and kindness in his heart and changed the way he acted and lived.
This book is amazing on so many levels, but few things really stayed with me while and after reading it
First, we can be so lucky to live in the world we live today, that we cannot even imagine the world explained in this book. I know many don't have much, sometimes close to nothing, I know many are struggling quite hard. But this is even more the reason why we must be even more grateful for what we have. And even if we don't have much, we can still be grateful for many things.
This book was written at the times where child labor was very common, poverty was really spread and there was not a lot of things people could do except working in more or less super bad conditions. Today, if we have roof over the head and some heat coming in, we could count ourselves super lucky. Don't need to think about how we will put food on the table every day? Even more lucky. And what stuck with me from this book is: You don't need much, just your close ones, family and/or friends, to be grateful, happy, cheerful and enjoy holidays with. This is enough. You don't need fancy things and gifts to bring you true happiness, while closeness and sharing the joy can and will. Enjoying the little things and each other's company, being kind, humble and grateful can make a big difference.
Therefore, Christmas it's not about buying presents and all this shopping craziness, it's also not about any craziness at all. It's about the spirit and having your values at the right place. This is why I really love this time of the year, because all seems possible and the most important thing for me is the time we spend together with family and friends. The memories we make, the good times we have, the smiles and laughs we experience, and I really try to make an extra effort every year to make this happen, especially during December.
Honestly, I also try this during the year, but with everything that goes on regularly, we cannot be as focused on this all the time as during December, but we do always try and prioritize being with each other, doing things together and having fun. In December for example I prepare Advent calendar that is filled with activities and fun stuff we do together and for others. It is the best thing for us, and it also builds this magical Christmas spirit filled with love and joy.
It's all about Christmas spirit
A Christmas Carol holds one more important message: to never lose hope and always believe in good, even if there is a lot of evil around us. I think sometimes all it takes is also just to change your perspective, from focusing on the bad, to focusing on the good. From focusing of what all is wrong, to focusing on what all is right. With a little bit of this and a little bit of gratefulness, things can be seen at a totally different light. Remember when we were kids, when we believed everything is possible, when we had that magic and love and kindness at heart?
In the end, to help others can be a small thing, that will make us feel better, but even more important, we can change people's life when we try and give a hand to the one in need. Let's rethink our ways and values, is it really impossible to do a bit better? It might just happen that our world will become even a better place to live in because of that. Therefore, don't forget what Christmas is really about and A Christmas Carol is teaching us exactly that.
If you have any other good Christmas books recommendations, please leave a comment below.


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This multi-part plastic kit gives you the components needed to assemble twenty-four Skinks. Some carry meteoric javelins and star-bucklers, some shoot forth crackling projectiles from boltspitters, and others fight up close with moonstone clubs; plenty of variety to choose from.
One model can be optionally assembled as an Alpha. 132 components in total, with twenty-four Citadel 25mm Round bases.


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She was the author of Fun toyre un khsides, 4: leynbukh in mosades khinukh fun idishe tekhter (Of Torah and Hassidism, 4: Reader in institutions of education for Jewish girls) (Brooklyn, 1978) 205 pp. Several sections have not been seen.
Berl Kagan, comp., Leksikon fun yidish-shraybers (Biographical dictionary of Yiddish writers) (New York, 1986), col. 531.


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TopFruit: "We expect ARRA 33 – ARRA Honey Pop™ will dominate early white seedless in coming years"
Most Limpopo grape growers have started harvesting their Early Sweet™ grapes while the early Namibian grape growers have also kicked off.
"The Limpopo Early Sweet™ blocks that I have visited look very good," says AJ Jansen van Vuuren, table grape manager at TopFruit (right, in a Namibian block of ARRA 15) which manages grape varietal licenses in Southern Africa.
"In Namibia small amounts of ARRA 33 – ARRA Honey Pop™ have been planted and will be harvested this week. Thereafter, the next ARRA™ varieties to start will be the ARRA 29 – ARRA Passion Fire™ and ARRA 30 – ARRA Sugar Drop™ in Limpopo and in Namibia it will be ARRA 13 – ARRA Passion Star™."
Namibian Grape Growers Association annual information day
Last week the Namibian Grape Growers Association (NGGA) hosted the annual Namibian info day where the guest speaker was Ms Stacey Pinto, CEO of the Namibian Trade Forum. She delivered a very interesting speech about her mandate to promote market access for Namibian grapes in the rest of the world, AJ notes. TopFruit used this opportunity to present and showcase their varieties and visit some of their producers.
"All round it was a well-planned day with a good turnout of producers and various role players. TopFruit wishes to thank the NGGA for the invitation and wish them well for the coming season," AJ says.
Varieties such as ARRA 15 – ARRA Sweeties™ and ARRA 29 – ARRA Passion Fire™, now planted in large volumes, performed admirably during the rollercoaster ride in the 2020/21 season, he remarks.
We are delighted to report that when it comes to net profit, ARRA 15 – ARRA Sweeties™ is one of the leading varieties according to local research groups, and the other ARRA™ varieties are not far off."
During the past season, varieties such as ARRA 15 – ARRA Sweeties™ and ARRA 29 – ARRA Passion Fire™ received excellent quality reports and market feedback.
The reduction in labour, the ability to withstand rain and good storage ability are attributes that have become almost synonymous with ARRA™ varieties, he adds.
ARRA range assists in risk management
"ARRA 33 – ARRA Honey Pop™ (right) is another very good example of a variety with very low production cost as it hardly needs any labour intervention.
We are very excited about this variety and optimistic that it will dominate the early white seedless market in the coming years. The word is out, producers are also interested, and orders are streaming in for ARRA 33 – ARRA Honey Pop™."
He notes that the ARRA™ range has shown that obtaining the highest price per carton should not always be the main goal. "Looking at net profit over a five-to-ten-year period, TopFruit has gathered sufficient data that clearly indicate which varieties are best suited to which areas. The ARRA™ range has many attributes that allow producers to manage risk effectively and ensure that even in difficult seasons it will perform well."
"Climatic challenges, container shortages and the Covid effect on buyers had a very negative impact on our industry. Some producers had a very bad season due to the effect of seasonal rains but some producers were very fortunate to reap the rewards of early varieties that were packed before the rain had an effect."
Such dreadful seasons give one the chance to see how varieties measure up against these challenges, he continues. "We had the chance to see how our varieties perform in such a difficult year, and we were very pleased."
"We are proud to report that in all provinces and growing areas, the TopFruit varieties are looking extremely good. Fertility is looking good on all varieties and we are looking forward to the harvest."
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Twitter reports small user growth and small profits
Profit of $37 million and 5 million more daily active users in the quarter.
If you ever needed proof that Twitter has reached a natural ceiling for its user figures, then its second quarter numbers are perfect. In the last three months, the company added just five million new daily active users, and coined a net profit of $37 million. Those aren't blockbuster numbers, but they do show that the platform now exists in a pleasant, and profitable, form of stasis.
Twitter calculates its daily user figures not by the amount of people using its platform, but by the number they can sell ads against. These "monetizable" daily active users (mDAU) have increased from 134 million in the first quarter to 139 million today, of which just 29 million are based in the US.
In the last year, that mDAU figure has risen from 120 million at the start of 2018 to 139 million now, an increase of 19 million in 15 months. By comparison, Snapchat added 13 million daily active users in the last three months, although that was rebounding from a seasonal lull.
As part of a policy announced a long while back, Twitter has stopped reporting on its Monthly Active User figures, although we can probably guess why. The company has bounced around the 310-to-330 million figure since the back half of 2015, and much of its growth is wiped out by departing users and purges of fraudulent and automated accounts.
On the finance side, Twitter reported an operating income of $76 million, a drop from the $94 million it reported in the last quarter. On total revenue of $841 million, that resulted in a net profit of $37 million. -- again, a healthy but not jaw-dropping amount.
In the US, Twitter made $379 million, while Japan is the company's second most popular territory, making $133 million in revenue for the quarter. Overall, Twitter made $727 million selling ads and a further $114 million from its data licensing side hustle.
Twitter has downplayed its user figures to focus on the "health," of its conversation and removing the toxicity of its culture. The company says that it has seen an 18 percent fall in reports concerning spam and "suspicious behavior" on tweet pages.
The company believes that recent rule tweaks surrounding hate speech and a new redesigned layout will help juice growth. Although it says it will flag, but not delete, hate speech tweets written by public figures, it has previously come under fire for not applying that policy against its most famous user.
In order to manage expectations, Twitter doesn't expect to see big blockbuster results in its near future, but small and consistent profits. It expects its operating income to between $45 million and $80 million, with total revenue coming in around the $875 million mark.


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Chapter: 12 Aftershock
That's quite a handshake ya got there. Got some back story coming !
Steve Dallas in the shades?
JY: Yup!
Knew it! Now if only I could put my finger on Pops' newly one handed friend…
JY: Just go back to the first appearance of any character and hover the comic for the answer. I'm doing this now so that you will not drown in the depths of my comic strip deep-dives.


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Hey loves, I wanted to share six must-haves for the new mom with you guys. When I had my baby, I was starting from ground zero on the knowledge of comfort scale. Most of the women I had giving me advice hadn't had a baby in at least 10 years, so I kind of had to figure it out on my own as far as small comforts were concerned. So I've put together a list of things that helped me get through pregnancy and earlier months in motherhood.
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1. A Pregnancy Pillow
My back pain started pretty early in my pregnancy, around four months and is currently ongoing. I decided I wanted to try a pregnancy pillow. Wowzers, the difference it made! The shape I have not only completely alleviated my lower back pain, when my belly got bigger, it provided support and assisted with the pulling weight when I laid on my side. It is also currently functioning as support (which I can't do without when I nurse), so that's another plus.
The drawback? It's huge and takes up half of a queen-size bed. We had to be very creative to still manage to cuddle. If you know about Jamaica, you know the summer heat, is no joke! It was very uncomfortable when I needed the support but would sweat buckets being cocooned.
Where: They are available on Amazon. I had made up my mind to have my mom make me one when I lucked out. I visited the Ping's Half Way Tree store, and when I described what I wanted to make, the sales rep said she thought they may have one. She found 3, and I was able to purchase it there for JMD$3000. It was definitely a win!
This is the shape pillow I had, however, there are a wide variation of shapes.
2. DIY Body Butter
I knew that moisture would be essential if I was going to have any hope of limiting stretch marks, but instead of relying on manufactured creams, I made my own DIY Body Butter Recipe. MOISTURE is imperative, not just oil. I bought Unrefined Shea Butter, coconut oil and olive oil and made a mixture that I used every day on my breasts, belly, sides and lower back. I would encourage you to add your hips to your own regimen.
Where: Olive and coconut oil can be found virtually anywhere on the island. Shea Butter a little more scarce. I bought mine on Amazon and had it shipped through ShipMe to Jamaica. (They charge per pound.) The good news is I have been using this every day since March 2016 and have since made two of the containers (shown below). The second container is not yet finished and I've also been using the product in my baby's hair for a few weeks now (It does wonders for a dry patch her scalp has). I also still have enough Shea Butter left to make another container or two of the product.
3. Lansinoh HPA Lanolin
Another product that is definitely a must-have for the new mom is Lansinoh HPA Lanolin Nipple Cream. This little tube of product saved me from screaming bloody murder while my nipples got used to breastfeeding. I would never attempt to go without it if I had another child. It's safe for the baby and doesn't need to be removed before feeding (I removed it anyway and reapplied). It's also great for chapped lips! It's now a handbag favourite. It's only 1.41 oz of the product but a little goes a long way. I am still on my first tube though I no longer need it for breastfeeding (3 1/2 months later).
Where: Amazon.
4. Lansinoh Stay-Dry Nursing Pads
These are awesome! You can put them in your bra or stick them onto a close fitting top or dress if you want to go braless. They really do keep you dry. I never notice if my breasts have been leaking until I notice the difference in the weight of the pad. It never ever, ever feels wet.
Where: Available on Amazon.
5. Silicone Breast Pump
So you know when your breasts are engorged and folks casually suggest express by hand? Nope, nope, nope, nope and oh yea… NOPE! It's PAINFUL! Not to mention you're there enduring all this pain for two drops of milk to casually drip. Nope! When I tried to find a pump locally, I found myself facing JMD$7000 price tags for single manual pumps. Again, nope! Considering I only pump if I'm engorged or need to go on the road for hours, I wasn't about that life. I decided to try a silicone pump. This is sooo good! Hassle free and it's great to take the edge off when engorged. The cap is only good to keep milk covered so watch out. If it turns over, all your milk is gone. I transfer to a bottle immediately so I've never had an accident.
Where: Available on Amazon.
6. Ovia Pregnancy Tracker App
I loved this app. It gives bits of helpful information every day and week as well as an update of what you can expect regarding symptoms each coming week. There are helpful tips for alleviating them (symptoms), a community where you can ask questions and a cute little hand diagram that compares the approximate size of your baby's hand in relation to the hand size at birth.
Where: Google Play and Apple Stores. It's free!
I hope this helps someone and congratulations on your baby!
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Preach On The Beach: Meet The Young French Missionaries Sermonizing To Sunbathers
Youthful believers in Brittany target vacationers with God's word, hoping to return "asleep" Catholics to the path to faith.
CARNAC — Last week's World Youth Day in Brazil, attended by Pope Francis himself, drew more than three million young Catholics from all over the world. But not every young faithful could afford to travel to South America, and that left some youthful French believers to turn to projects launched by their local dioceses.
While the Pope and his tender flock were 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles) away, Carnac's "Holy Beach" evangelization mission, which together with Lourdes and Saint-Malo received the 2013 World Youth Day stamp of approval, hoped to stir and inspire unwitting vacationers and sunbathers.
About 50 young missionaries met here, in this western French city of 4,900 inhabitants — much more during the holidays — located between the Quiberon peninsula and the Gulf of Morbihan, south of Britanny. Aged 20 to 30, they went from beach to beach to preach the Gospel.
The apprentices listened very carefully to two priests, writing down their advice. "Never corner someone when you talk to them," Abbot Vincent Hauttecoeur explained. "You have to give the person a way out." The young missionaries had many questions: "When should we introduce ourselves as young Catholics? What words should we use to talk about Jesus?"
A few hours before leaving for the beach to meet the vacationers, they began to worry. "I couldn't go to Rio, but I felt that the Holy Spirit wanted me here," said Capucine, a 21-year-old communications manager. She heard about the missions on the beach during a trip to Israel last summer.
Like Capucine, many of them were voicing their faith publicly for the first time. For them, it was a new step in their lives as believers, more proof of the strong bond between them and the Church.
His hands still shaking a bit, Martin distributed leaflets inviting the people on the beach to join the missionaries for the daily mass. Around him, people seemed curious, amused — or clearly disapproving. The 25-year-old, who's just become a civil servant, has become increasingly involved with his religion over the past couple of months. "I used to live my faith in a passive way," he said. "But now I know that it is something I cannot keep for myself. It may upset some, but all the same, people need to know I'm not afraid of expressing my faith."
A radical approach
In a country where 48% of Catholics who practice on a regular basis are 65 or older, young believers are critical. "Our mission is to show that being Catholic nowadays is everything but ridiculous," explained Louis. This young seminarian will leave France to do humanitarian work in Asia next year — but before that, between Carnac's beach towels and sand castles, he and the other "messengers of God" must face new obstacles.
The criticism of French Minister of Justice Christine Taubira's support for same-sex marriage has brought a lot of tension. "Now, when we introduce ourselves as Catholics, people call us homophobics," Cécile said. The 21-year-old law student hasn't missed a single protest against gay marriage. And this isn't the only prejudice against the young Catholics, who are often compared to Jehovah's Witnesses during their street actions.
This new generation of believers, born "too late to follow John Paul II," has followed Benedict XVI"s vow of trying to awaken "asleep" Catholics to the church.
"We have to adopt a radical approach," said William, a French-American who took holy orders as he was "about to become engaged." "I think we are also here to wake up uptight Catholics." Louis agreed: "You can't call yourself a Christian only when it's convenient for you, before you die or when you are ill."


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Inner City Road Tolling: An Old Town Meets the Future
There's a lot to see on a stroll through Bergen's picturesque fish market. Traders hawking fresh lobster and oysters, sailing ships anchored in the harbour, and wooden buildings over 1,000 years old, which make the district a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Not recognisable at first glance is the new tolling station, which is discreetly integrated into the street scene nearby. With the all-in-one box, EFKON has developed a pioneering solution for equipping even historic cities with intelligent tollcollection systems. This made the Styrian STRABAG subsidiary the market leader in Norway.
Camera with machine-learning algorithms
The ground-breaking thing about the new system is the concentrated technology in a slim design. "Conventional toll collection systems are large steel structures packed with lots of equipment from laser to radar. This seriously impacts the cityscape," says Heimo Haub, Head of Sales, Marketing & Business Development at EFKON. "Our system needs only a single component and can be integrated into the urban space in an excellent way." The centrepiece is a high-quality camera that simultaneously identifies and classifies vehicles – across two lanes and at speeds of up to 160 km/h. Thanks to machine-learning algorithms, the system is constantly learning in order to deliver even more accurate results in detecting vehicle number plates.
Before and after: Compared to the sleek new EFKON system (picture at right), conventional designs look old-fashioned and outdated. © ArTo / Fotolia.
New technology for the Norwegian market
This was just what the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) was looking for. EFKON was commissioned by the state agency to set up around 100 toll collection stations in Bergen and Oslo since the beginning of 2019. In the middle of the year, additional orders followed in the regions of Nordhordland and Damåsen. "The requirement was to equip historic cities with old buildings and large usable areas with new systems that fit harmoniously into the cityscape," said Haub. "We meet these requirements 100 %." The compact box can be mounted on masts in the city centre as well as on freestanding single toll bridges in the suburbs. It is an easy-to-install solution that also saves costs.
Future solution for clean cities
What drives a Styrian company to expand into northern Europe? "Toll collection systems will be increasingly in demand in cities, also to curb traffic in urban areas, for example with the help of environmental zones," says Haub. "Norway has a leading role here and is therefore one of the most exciting future markets for us." Already in 1985 Bergen was one of the first cities in Europe to introduce a city toll for entering the city centre. To this day, investments in modern infrastructure projects are being made with great enthusiasm.
EFKON, with its 600 employees, is a successful international provider of toll collection solutions. From its headquarters in Austria, the company develops its products for distribution in Europe, Asia and Africa. Upon customer request, EFKON also offers the installation and operation of the systems.
Global player from Styria
EFKON, with its 600 employees, is a successful international provider of toll collection solutions. From its headquarters in Austria, the company develops its products for distribution in Europe, Asia and Africa. Upon customer request, EFKON also offers the installation and operation of the systems.
Full service including maintenance
The latest EFKON solution includes much more than the box visible from the outside. Around a dozen experts developed a comprehensive and complete system in one and a half years. "Our camera takes 30 pictures per second, evaluates them and chooses the best for further processing. We have also developed a back-end that provides the customer with the data in real time," says Haub.
The cooperation includes an eight-year maintenance contract with an option to extend to 17 years. The basic concept is quite simple: swivelling poles allow the maintenance team to repair any damage within four hours without having to completely block the roads. When the camera at the Bergen fish market is dirty and needs to be cleaned, for example. This guarantees that the new EFKON toll system will work smoothly at all locations.
A smart camera
Precise and lean: with its N-FORCE AVT100, EFKON has developed a pioneering toll solution. The facts about the sensor box at a glance.
- Camera: with state-of-the-art CMOS image sensor, high dynamic range and infrared flash, capable of capturing 30 frames per second
- Embedded machine vision engine: powerful image analysis directly in the box
- Performance: identification, classification and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) of vehicles across two lanes and at speeds of up to 160 km/h
- Security: secure data access with integrated SAM (secure access module)
Haub sees great potential for the future – not only on the Norwegian road network with its more than 250 checkpoints. "We are currently converting all our systems to the new solution and are applying for promising tenders in this regard," he says. Exciting projects all over Europe are in the works.


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At age 23, Brie Larson is already well into the second act of her career. The former musician – personally signed by no less than Tommy Mottola – has gone on to appear in movies like "Greenberg," "The Spectacular Now," and "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (in which, fittingly, she played a rock star). She stars in the acclaimed "Short Term 12" which won the Grand Jury and Audience Award at the South by Southwest Film Festival, and is now available on DVD and streaming services.
Rico Gagliano: Could you summarize your role in "Short Term 12"?
Brie Larson: Oh sure. I think the easy way to explain it is that I play a line staff at a foster care facility for at-risk youth. But it's kind of more complicated than that I think.
I mean, you saw it…
Rico Gagliano: Absolutely. And your character of course is not without her own troubles.
Brie Larson: But of course. So it is kind of about someone who's supposed to be a mother figure who also needs help herself.
Rico Gagliano: The hard part here though to get across is that this movie is really funny at times. But it obviously takes on a lot of difficult issues. It seems like it could have been a really fraught atmosphere on that set.
Brie Larson: It wasn't. It was the most loving and most fun and most laughs I've ever had on any set.
Rico Gagliano: Well how did that happen?
Brie Larson: I don't know. I think about it now and I just think that the only way we could have gone to those dark places was that we weren't living it. We came out of it at the end and there were smiles and hugs and lots of support afterwards. Otherwise I don't think that we would have felt comfortable.
There's also kids, you know. They have this incredible ability to go into the character and then come out of it right away. The second you yell "cut," they're not those characters anymore. And the second we told them there was an ice cream truck outside they just fled! They don't care about the scene anymore.
Rico Gagliano: Now on the other hand, there are moments in this that feel almost documentary. What did you do in a given day to create that atmosphere where that could happen? I mean, were there times when the cameras were just roaming around and you were left to your own devices?
Brie Larson: Yeah. There were times when for me, most of my day was getting to work and then putting my headphones on, and listening to Norwegian black metal and getting myself in this sort of like intense negative tizzy where I… that's the feeling that I had in my head.
Rico Gagliano: That's really your preparation, listening to Norwegian black metal?
Brie Larson: Yeah, it was. It's really intense, but then it became this contradiction of me trying to battle what was going on in my head and what was happening in a scene where I had to be a caretaker. And in order to create that, they would sometimes just put… like, a lot of the group therapy sort of scenes, they would just have the kids in the room — [The kids] would just think that we were just setting up the camera. I wouldn't even be in the room, I'd be in the other room listening to something awful, and Destin would just come in and say "Whenever you feel like it," and then I'd just go into it.
Rico Gagliano: Destin, by the way, is writer and director Destin Daniel Cretton.
He worked in a facility like this. He experienced what it's like. But there's reality, and then there's good storytelling and acting. Was there a point in the making of this where you were like, "I know this is how it really went in real life, Destin, but emotionally this doesn't make sense?"
Brie Larson: Yeah, there were a few times. I mean, anytime there was sort of a confession in the film, especially the one towards the end that Grace gives… I was terrified of it. Because you spend all this time playing somebody who really has the inability to communicate, and you fear that giving some sort of speech about the specifics of their past… instantly an audience member's gonna go, "Oh gosh, here we go."
Rico Gagliano: Cliché.
Brie Larson: Yeah.
So by the time we actually hit those scenes, Destin was the one that was like, "I don't know, I don't know about this."
And that confession scene, after feeling like maybe we were gonna cut it without even trying, we did one take and Destin was like, "Oh! Actually I might be a better writer than I realized." And I think that was the take that's in the movie.
Rico Gagliano: We have two questions that we ask everyone on this show.
The first question is, if we were to meet you at a dinner party, what question should we not ask you? What is the question you kind of least want to be asked?
Brie Larson: What attracted you to the script of "Short Term 12"?
Rico Gagliano: Did I ask you that? I can't remember.
Brie Larson: No, you didn't.
Rico Gagliano: Okay, good.
Brie Larson: I would like to talk about anything, anything other than the specifics of the film. 'Cause I've never gone to, say, a magic show and then stayed afterwards to watch a Q & A because I want to know how he did it, you know?
Rico Gagliano: Oh, interesting.
Brie Larson: Part of the fun of it is the mystery that's involved in it. Like, don't we all want to believe — I'd want to believe — that Grace is real? It's more interesting that way.
Rico Gagliano: This is the paradox of being involved in the arts though, isn't it? You go and at some young age you think that it's magical, and you want to know how they pull it off, and then you learn, and then it's like watching sausage get made. It's never the same.
Brie Larson: Yeah! But I think that it's the artist's responsibility to make sure that the magic is saved. We're doing a disservice to it by constantly cutting it down and showing what's happening behind the curtain. We don't have to.
It's very easy for me to say, "I just don't talk about that." You know, we can talk about a lot of things. I watch a lot of Khan Academy videos, you want to talk about the Renaissance? That's more interesting I think, than hearing me talk about–
Rico Gagliano: What videos?
Brie Larson: Khan Academy, Are you familiar?
Rico Gagliano: What's that?
Brie Larson: Oh it's fantastic. You've gotta join.
It's just like an online school. And they just have all these great videos and they have everything from cosmology to ancient arts and… math if you want to learn algebra again.
I don't have stock in this company, I just really love it.
Rico Gagliano: Also the name Con Academy sounds like it's a school to become a criminal.
Brie Larson: Oh, 'Con' Academy. I see. Different spelling than that.
Rico Gagliano: Well let me ask you our second question — you sort of already answered it — which is "Tell us something we don't know." I didn't know about Khan Academy, but perhaps there's something else that you'd like to share that maybe blows peoples' minds at a dinner party?
Brie Larson: Well there's a few things I found out recently that I've kind of been plagued by a little bit. Maybe there's somebody out there who can contact me in some way and help me feel more comfortable with these things.
One, I found out that they're changing the DNA of the orange.
Rico Gagliano: What's wrong with the orange?
Brie Larson: I think this is a conspiracy you guys — why isn't anyone talking about this? There's this thing called "greening." It's this virus. The orange trees, there's like two and half million of them have been hit by this virus where they don't grow, they just kind of stay green. So they've had to find a new strain of DNA, and now pretty much all oranges are gonna be genetically modified.
Rico Gagliano: All oranges?
Brie Larson: It seems like it. I mean from… the article was in the New York Times, and the way that it was posed was that it looks like there's really no other option at this point. The epidemic that might happen, you know… people might have to switch to apple juice, it would be so terrible… that we've just got to fix it.
Rico Gagliano: It's fruit apocalypse.
Brie Larson: Yeah, it's crazy.
I was also reading about these lobsters that are eating each other. There's a rising cannibalism.
Rico Gagliano: Brie, these are terrible things to talk about at a dinner party.
Brie Larson: Well, I'm struggling with them!
Rico Gagliano: It's frightening and it means no more eating lobsters.
Brie Larson: Well lobsters are already eating each other. Why can't you eat them?
Rico Gagliano: Well, cause they'll all be gone. There will just be one mega-lobster left.
Brie Larson: Yes, exactly. My friend was like, "This is terrible. They just realized how good they taste, and now it's all over!"


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Maize fields Nacfa Eritrea.
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Here you can find the sites of the liberation struggle. Underground offices, hospitals, school and homes, trenches and bunkers...
Freedom fighters at Hishkib (Sahel) Eritrea (1983)
Subterranean residence of Freedom fighters at Hishkib (1983)
Ethiopian Migs guaranteed that little in Eritrea moved during daylight
Subterranean residence of Freedom fighters at Hishkib (1983)
Subterranean workshop of Freedom fighters at Amberbet (1983)
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Should the Pittsburgh Steelers notch their eighth win Sunday at home against the New Orleans Saints, head coach Mike Tomlin will be able to add his name to a very short list of distinguished former NFL head coaches when it comes to winning consistently.
According to Steelers PR/Media Manager Dom Rinelli, with a win Sunday, Tomlin would become the seventh head coach in NFL history with at least eight wins in each of their first eight seasons.
Of the six head coaches in NFL history that have won at least eight games in each of their first eight seasons, only three of them managed to do so with one team. Those three coaches were Dennis Green, John Madden and George Seifert.
That will be quite an accomplishment for Tomlin, who will almost certainly win at least eight games this season unless the team closes out the season 0-5.
The Steelers opened up as three-point favorites over the struggling Saints, who lost Monday night to the Baltimore Ravens. Since Tomlin took over as head coach in 2007, the Steelers have compiled a 20-12 in November, 10-5 at home and have won last three home games at Heinz Field in November.
With a win Sunday, @steelers @coachtomlin would become the 7th head coach in NFL history w/ at least 8 wins in each of their 1st 8 seasons.
— Dom Rinelli (@drinelli) November 25, 2014
George Allen (LAR-WAS)
Dennis Green (MIN)
Mike Holmgren (GB-SEA)
John Madden (OAK)
George Seifert (SF)
Don Shula (BAL-MIA)
— Dom Rinelli (@drinelli) November 25, 2014


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The European Commission has proposed giving EU officials a 1.7% pay increase.
However, the Commission said that, even with the proposed increase, EU officials in Belgium would still be worse off. This is because the figures take into account the cost of living index in Belgium, which is currently 3.6%.
The 1.7% increase (which is for 2011, as the award is made retroactively) is calculated using the 'method', a formula that calculates the weighted average of changes in the pay of civil servants in eight national administrations.
As inflation is relatively high in Belgium compared to other EU member states, the nominal increase is lower in other countries. For example, the increase for EU officials based in Germany is 0.6%, it is 0.4% for officials based in the Netherlands, and 1.9% for EU staff working in France.
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The Commission said that civil servants working for the national administrations in those three countries will receive higher increases. In Germany, local civil servants have been awarded an increase of 1.3% while in the Netherlands the increase is 2%. In France, civil servants are also getting a 2% increase.
For EU officials working in Athens, Ljubljana, Prague, Rome and Sofia, there will be a pay cut ranging from 2.7% (Prague) to 0.1% (Rome).
The Commission rejected a request from national governments to suspend the use of the method this year. A suspension is possible if there is "a serious and sudden deterioration in the economic and social situation". The Commission decided that this was not the case.
The decision to grant the pay award recommended by the Commission is taken by EU national governments. In 2009, member states refused to approve the award, which led to a challenge in the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The court upheld the complaint and the increase was paid out in full.
The decision on the 2011 pay award comes as national governments, the Commission and staff unions fight over changes to EU officials' pay and conditions.
The Commission has proposed a range of measures to save €1 billion in staff costs by cutting staff numbers by 5% and raising the retirement age from 63 to 65. But a majority of national governments want the Commission to make bigger savings by reducing pension benefits and cutting allowances.
EU staff unions have threatened to take strike action over plans to cut their pay and benefits.


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If you're a landlord that's suffered at the hands of tenants, then it's quite probable you ignored the red flags that they came bearing. However, you are not alone. A number of landlords routinely skip or waive the tenant screening process in order to get their rentals occupied faster or simply because they were too naive. More often than not, bad tenants are at the root of every problem a landlord faces, so it's imperative you keep your eyes, ears and nose peeled for all signs of trouble.
You might be a landlord who follows the rulebook on tenant screening, doing the customary third party credit check, verification of references and background checks for criminal activity. However, these checks will not necessarily reveal the temperament of the applicant, which can only be understood by observing their habits, body language and choice of words.
Without further ado, here are 25 common red flags that you must look out for when you meet a potential tenant, show them around your property and sign a lease with them.
Wants To Pay In Cash: If an applicant insists on paying either the bond or the rent in cash that is a major indication of trouble. In most cases, the money is illegal and gained from criminal activity. This could also mean that they get paid in cash at work, which would be the case if they're temporarily or illegally employed.
Is Self-Employed: If a person claims to be self-employed, do the due diligence to find out if their business is established enough to support them. Many landlords realize too late that the applicant was speaking in the future tense.
Asks If There Are Payment Plans: If an applicant asks you if they can pay the bond in installments, then they're clearly not yet financially equipped to pay rent on time. Firmly refuse such requests unless you don't mind not receiving your bond money.
Is a Glib Talker With A Sob Story: One of the first ways a bad tenant reveals themselves is by trying to fast talk you into waiving off your rental policies. These are people who come prepared with a sad story that depicts them as the victim, aimed at gaining your sympathy. Avoid, by a long distance, any applicant who wants to smooth talk you into hurrying through your set screening process.
Owns Objectionable Pets: If an applicant is evasive about his pets, their types and breeds then that is a tenant you're better off without. Particularly, if your tenant owns large or aggressive breeds of dogs, then that by itself is a red flag that you should steer clear of. Not only does an aggressive breed pose a threat to the lives of your other tenants, they're also generally owned by people who like "riskier" lifestyles – the kind of people you want to avoid.
Is In A Hurry To Move In: When an applicant is visibly disinterested in your property or its condition and maintenance, but appears very eager to move in as soon as possible, you should be on the alert. Why are they in such a hurry to move in? What are they getting away from? If you're planning to go ahead with such an applicant, make sure you carry out all the steps in your screening process before they move-in. It might mean lots of work in a very short span of time, but you will thank yourself later.
Fails to Complete Application Form: While it's quite possible your potential tenant might have physical difficulties in reading and filling out a form, you must be on the lookout for others who refuse to complete the form; hesitate to provide personal information; or worse, argue with you about details requested in the form. If they do, then it's time to move on.
Jumps Ship Too Often: If a person's employment history reveals that they keep switching jobs without acceptable reasons, then you need to steer clear of such tenants. They might just as easily put your property back on the market by vacating real quick after quitting yet another job.
Brings A Crowd To The Inspection: If a potential tenant brings an entire crew of friends, family and well-wishers just to check out your rental, then here's someone who's clearly not used to be being independent or calling the shots for themselves. While it's honestly none of your business, it could become a problem if they fail to pay rent on time or keep complaining about even the smallest issues – such people are invariably disorganized and cannot handle responsibility well.
Reeks of Alcohol, Tobacco or Weed: If a person comes to meet you mostly with alcohol, tobacco or weed on his breath then it's time to say goodbye. It's a clear indication that the applicant is in no way going to keep these substances away from the house – especially weed and cigarettes which leave lingering smells behind.
Tries To Sway You With Money: If a person offers to pay a higher bond; six months' rent in advance; or, a higher monthly rent, do not be swayed by the extra dollars. They may be trying to surpass other better suited applicants, trying to cloud your judgment with money. Or, they may be paying you from their savings which might run dry soon and leave you hanging for the next month's rent. So don't skip the step of checking their bank account statements to ensure their capacity to pay rent in the future.
Worries About Fire And Smoke: If an applicant asks too many questions about the smoke detectors and is too interested in checking out the smoke detectors, then you need to stay alert. Are they just double-checking the safety measures of your rental or are they worried about getting caught for smoking inside the property or worse, setting of a fire with a stray cigarette?
Argues With Their Spouse Openly: If a couple can't keep it together in public and breaks out into an open argument during the inspection, then they're probably not going to be pleasant with each other once your rental becomes their home either. One of the most common complaints landlords hear from tenants (at multifamily properties) is about a neighbor who is too loud and argumentative. So, avoid such people to keep your existing tenants at peace.
Is Personally Untidy: If an applicant walks into the inspection looking untidy, then that says a lot about how they will treat their home too. Although there's no need for an applicant to come dressed in formals, you need to beware of those who turn up in dirty, ripped clothes that look like they've not been taken off for a long time. People who lack in personal hygiene cannot be expected to maintain your property's cleanliness.
Rides A Car That Is Filthy: A person's car and it's cleanliness is an extension of themselves. So, when an applicant walks in for an inspection, make sure you discreetly check out their car and its condition because it will reveal a lot about how they will care for your property too.
To Be Continued…


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Cameroon's Hip hop frontliner Stanley Enow has released the video for his sizzling club jam "Bounce" featuring honey-voice Locko and South Africa's trending rapper A.K.A.
This powerful tune is off his album "Soldier like my papa".
Enjoy !