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The rain did put a bit of a damper on our progress through Oxford and the Cotswolds, but the sun started to peak out when we were leaving Stratford-upon-Avon.
|Harris Manchester College
Harris Manchester is one of very few mixed-sex higher education colleges whose undergraduate places are exclusively for mature students (aged 21 or over, Paul is 25). It is also the smallest of the constituent full colleges of the University of Oxford.
There can be an intense rivalry between the various colleges of the university, and therefore pranks between them are both common and expected.
|All Souls College
Even the Presidents of the colleges are not above pulling pranks, from what we were told. For many years, there has been a traditional and fierce rivalry shown between the students of Trinity and those of its immediate neighbor to the west, Balliol College.
In college folklore, the rivalry goes back to the late 17th century, when Ralph Bathurst, President of Trinity, was supposedly observed throwing stones at Balliol's windows. However, Oxford's history has a darker side to it as well. One of the most famous violent confrontations between town and gown was the Battle of St. Scholastica Day, an altercation that occurred on February 10, 1355 in the Swindlestock Tavern (where a bank now stands) between two students of the University of Oxford, Walter Spryngeheuse and Roger de Chesterfield, and the taverner, John Croidon. The students complained about the cloudiness of the ale they were served, which led to an exchange of rude words that ended with the students throwing their drinks in the taverner's face and assaulting him.
|St. Scholastica Day Clash
The rioters were severely punished, and thenceforth, the Mayor and Bailiffs had to attend a Mass for the souls of the dead every St. Scholastica's Day thereafter and to swear an annual oath to observe the university's privileges. The dispute was eventually settled in favour of the University, when a special charter was created. Annually thereafter, on 10 February the saint's day of St Scholastica, the Mayor and councillors had to march bareheaded through the streets and pay to the university a fine of one penny for every scholar killed. For nearly 500 years, Oxford observed a day of mourning for the tragedy until 1825 when the mayor refused to take part.
Another dark moment in Oxford's history concerns three Anglican bishops who were tried for heresy in 1555 and burnt at the stake in for their religious beliefs and teachings under the reign of Queen Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, who is also known in history as "Bloody Mary."
|Thomas Cranmer at the stake
The bishops were executed just outside the city walls to the north, where Broad Street is now located. Latimer and Ridley were burnt on 16 October 1555. Cranmer was burnt five months later on 21 March 1556.
|Martyrs' Memorial
A small area cobbled with stones forming a cross in the center of the road outside the front of Balliol College marks the site. The Victorian spire-like Martyrs' Memorial, at the south end of St Giles' nearby, commemorates the events. It is claimed that the scorch marks from the flames can still be seen on the doors of Balliol College.
We'll be staying in tomorrow because of the broken bed, so I'll post more about our trip and add some photographs then. Until then, goodnight.


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A new report says health risks connected to BC's oil and gas industry are low.
Health Minister Terry Lake says the report also concludes that the current regulations are protecting public health, but improvements can be made in areas such as groundwater testing and air quality objectives.
The first in this series of reports done in 2012 detailed concerns from residents about their health trouble, including asthma, bronchitis, and cancer, which the report concluded weren't linked.
West Moberly First Nations Chief Roland Willson is doubtful of the conclusions, saying the investigation overlooked key areas in order to support the expansion of the oil and gas industry.

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Today kids and I went, with friends of us, for the first time to the Botanic Gardens of Utrecht University. There are so much things to say about this place and so much things to photograph that one visit and one post on this blog would not be enough. I could resume it to one word, wonderful and I could add an other one, peaceful.
Here are photos of some of the wonderful butterflies you can see in their butterflies room during the tropical butterflies festival.
If you want to see them don't be too long, the festival is until September 15th, after that you will have to wait until next year!
May you all have a blissful day.
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Taking a look at the ETL product survey for 2009 from Dutch firm Passionned International – it costs 425 Euros but you can read my review for free.
There are precious few ETL tool comparisons available online because they are very hard to compile and keep up to date. Normally companies narrow it down to a handful and do either proof of concept or presentations from each vendor to work out what they want. Passionned take a systematic approach to comparing each ETL tool – though they rely on some honesty from vendors and the product users they interview. It's also a great place to get a fix on DataStage versus Informatica or Pentaho versus Talend or SAS versus Business Objects in data integration.
The report is available at www.etltool.com for 425 Euros, and if you are wondering about the exchange rate that works out to be about 90,000 Icelandic Kronurs. That gets you a copy of the report that is up to date:
Publication Date 5 May 2009
Revision Date 21 July 2009
With a product review comparing the following products and versions:
|List of ETL Tools
|ETL Vendors
|Oracle Warehouse Builder (OWB)
|Data Integrator & Services
|Business Objects, SAP
|IBM Information Server (Datastage)
|SAS Data Integration Studio
|SAS Institute
|Elixir Repertoire
|Elixir Newest version examined
|Data Migrator
|Information Builders
|SQL Server Integration Services
|Talend Open Studio
|Talend Newest version examined
|DataFlow Manager
|Pitney Bowes Business Insight
|Data Integrator
|Transformation Server
|IBM DataMirror
|Transformation Manager
|ETL Solutions Ltd.
|Data Manager/Decision Stream
|IBM Cognos
|Clover ETL
|Javlin Newest version examined
|DB2 Warehouse Edition
|Pentaho Data Integration
|Adeptia Integration Server
This has a mix of premium (expensive) ETL tools like DataStage and Informatica PowerCenter, cheap tools like Pervasive or IKAN and open source tools like Pentaho, Clover ETL and Talend.
Oracle Data Integrator was in a previous version of the report but has bailed out from this one – although Oracle Data Warehouse remains in there. I'm sure the other data integration vendors love seeing Oracle sit out on the sidelines! Expressor Software has been invited to participate but has not yet responded which is kind of odd for a company that posts a lot on social network sites.
The product evaluations were done via vendor demonstrations and a vendor questionnaire and presentation. There was also feedback from developers and users although if you want feedback on the open source tools you can just Twitter a question.
The tools were evaluated based on:
- Functionality
- Ease-of-use
- Connectivity
- Platform support
- Architecture
- Market stability
- Growth potential
What did I learn?
There is more information in this report than I could have compiled myself off the vendor websites. There is more information than is in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for data integration tools – there is useful information about open source products for a start! I cannot show you the results of the report, if I blabbed all over the internet they wont be able to charge money for it any more! I will release some interesting facts from the report to give you a flavour of what it holds.
The report shows some of the differences between premium ETL tools that cost a lot of money and those that don't. There was a survey question sent to each vendor on whether the ETL function supported Symmetric Multi-processing (SMP) and Massively Parallel Computing (MPP) and some categories for Data Pipelining and Partitioning. The three most expensive ETL products on the list were the only ones to answer Yes to all these questions so you do get some value for your license price when it comes to scalability.
I found the platform, connectivity and parallel processing sections quite interesting along with the commentary about each vendor. There are a number of tables of scores and criteria and a score breakdown and a couple of paragraphs about each of the main vendors.
- Possibly the most complimentary or damning measure in the report is user friendliness – if a tool doesn't get a good score here I can't see how a reader would consider it for further evaluation.
- InfoSphere DataStage got a perfect score (16 out of 16) in basic ETL functionality.
- There is one tool that was recently given very high praise from an analyst report that gets the worst usability score of any tool in the survey.
- There are cheap or open source tools that do not rate on the Gartner Magic Quadrant that rate well in this survey.
- Cognos Transformer gets some bad scores and you can see why Cognos and now IBM are not too fussed about pumping money into it when they can send customers in the direction of the Information Server.
How Accurate is it?
Not all the marks are driven by vendor answers – there is some tool evaluation and user survey information in there for balance.
There is a category called "Native connections" which is a count of the connectivity to databases via a native connection or client interface (IE not ODBC). I think some vendors have a creative way of counting in this category – for example you can have several ways to connect to Oracle – API, JDBC or Load. There are also several ways to connect to Teradata. You could also count connectors for different versions of databases. I think this category should be split across the number of databases that support native insert/update connectivity and the number of databases that have built in support for bulk load and the number of databases that have built in parallel insert/update support. It doesn't have a big impact on the overall ratings as you don't score bonus points beyond a certain threshold.
I'm not sure I believe some of the vendor answers and I can spot a couple of them that look fudged. The functionality and usability scoring makes up for that where it comes from non vendor sources.
There are some honest evaluation of the tool, they do not shy away from pumping up or dumping on a product:
- Product X is a very complete ETL tool; but it appears to be relatively expensive
- A reasonable product that doesn't excel at anything except the price.
- Product Y continues to be the most user-friendly ETL tool on the market today.
Open Source de ja vu
A few months ago I posted ETL Benchmark Favours DataStage and Talend about how an ETL benchmark report from an independent tester had open source data integration vendor Talend trouncing fellow open source vendor Pentaho on performance in just about every category. In this report Talend and Clover ETL score better marks in most categories than Pentaho Data Integration (Kettle project). There are problems in Pentaho land. They are an open source BI and data integration vendor, it's rare for a BI vendor to maintain a good data integration suite – the focus is usually on putting your best people onto the more lucrative BI development. The Pentaho KETTLE project has data discovery, profiling and cleansing on the wish list for a future release while Talend are delivering those functions right now.
Most Improved Players
Cover ETL and Talend would both head up a most improved player list for 2009 enhancements. It's interesting to see that the five IBM software products on the list on the Information Server shows any improvement between the Spring 2007 report and the Summer 2009 report. Being acquired by IBM does not seem to do much for these data integration products and the SPSS data integration tools are now in the same basket.
Is the report worth buying?
If you have narrowed down your ETL search to two or three products you might not get much out of this report – but if you have an open mind this can help give you a run down of the main players. It is handy to have all the information gathered together in one place and to have open source compared against premium ETL – especially the list of supported platforms and ETL functions.
If you are weighing up open source versus premium ETL it's a good comparison report as the feature comparison and usability scores give you an idea of what to look for when you run your own evaluation.
What is missing?
Not much in this report about product support – but then that's dependant on what region and country you are in and what training and resources you can find to help you out with it. On top of reading this report you want to validate whether the tool and architecture can handle your data volumes, whether it supports your data latency (batch versus real time / micro batch / SOA) whether it is compatible for the versions of your databases and operating system, whether you have the right support staff for the underlying repository and transformation coding language (if there is one).
I would like to see more categories around ETL control and auditing and ETL governance such as automated restart, canned operational metadata reports (row counts and job statuses tracked and graphed over time). I would move the scheduler and automatic documentation into this category. I would like to see some type of score around the ease of administration – the setting of things like user ids and passwords, the verification of error and warning messages, the deployment from DEV to QA to PROD etc.


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FCAC and Moondani Balluk at VU present FILM REAL: Black Screen — November
Directed by Rachel Perkins, One Night the Moon is a film based on events that took place in 1932, about a young girl who goes missing on the night of a full moon. Her family, though desperate to find her, fail to employ the skills of a local tracker Albert Riley (Kelton Pell) due to their own racism.
WHEN: Tuesday, 14 November, 6.30pm for a 7pm start
VENUE: FCAC Basement Theatre
COST: Free, bookings required.
Presented in association with National Film and Sound Archive
as part of FCAC's Indigenous Cultural program.
1 – One Night the Moon.
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Transport SPC Special Meeting on Speed Limits
The Transport SPC met on 1st September for a special meeting to consider speed limit revisions in Galway City.
Derrick Hambleton attended as GCCN's representative. His report is available here:
- GCCN Report on Transport SPC 1st Sep (PDF, 465KB)
The documentation presented at the meeting is available here:
- Inner City Special Speed Limit of 40kmh (PDF, 171KB)
- Summary of Special Speed Limits for discussion at the SPC Meeting on 1st September (PDF, 84KB)
- Speed Limits 2014(Bye Laws 2017) Model (PDF, 6MB)
It is expected that Galway City Council will be opening a public consultation on speed limits in early October.
Derrick Hambleton and Niall O Brolican are GCCN's representatives on the Transport SPC. Questions or comments can be sent to the GCCN representatives by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com


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Alright, I'm just going to come right out and say it…I've never had a Twinkie. True story! Maybe it was because growing up my mom didn't let us eat a lot of sugary treats {can you imagine?!} I mean the closest my brother and I got to a "sugary cereal" was Kix, and that's not even sugary! My dad also had a bad experience with a Twinkie so they were off limits in the Malpedo household. So why after all these years do I just now decide to make Twinkie cupcakes you ask? You would assume it's to rebel against my parents or something, but that's not why. I decided to make the cupcakes because my friend Amanda has been asking me to make them for oh, I don't know…about 2 years! I decided it was time. Better late than never, right?!
I met Amanda a little over 4 years ago. At the time, she was going through her second battle with cancer. She had previously beaten breast cancer, but in 2010 the breast cancer had metastasized spreading secondary tumors to her liver, pancreas, ovaries and spine. Amanda is beyond brave, she is beyond beautiful and I'm one of the lucky ones who gets to call her my friend. She is currently going through cancer again…for the fourth time. I tell you, I have no idea where she gets her strength and courage from. She is one of the strongest women I know and she is always positive and upbeat. I think we could all take a page from her book. Besides being a true inspiration to all, she is so many things to so many people! In a word, Amanda is AWESOME!
Amanda is also one of my best customers and up until yesterday, her favorite cupcake was our chocolate PB cupcake. After I dropped off the Twinkie cupcakes to her, I wasn't even in the car 5 minutes and I got a call from her. "They are amazing! They need to be a regular on your menu. They were well worth the wait!" Maybe Amanda has a new favorite cupcake now?!
I can't say enough wonderful things about this woman. I'm pretty sure that if you asked everyone who is blessed to know her, they would all agree. If cupcakes could take away her cancer, I would bake cupcakes every single day for her. I know that's wishful thinking, but I figured I could at least bake them for her and hopefully brighten her day just as she brightens mine whenever I see her.
Amanda, you are brave, you are beautiful, and you are not alone. We are all here to help you fight. Thank you for being amazing, thank you for being you!
As always, thank you for taking the time to read. Be kind to yourself. Until next time, keep it sweet {and wear pink!} -Ange
Recipe: {Twinkie Cupcakes}
*makes about 24 cupakes
{for cake}
3 cups flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 Tablespoon vanilla
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs plus 4 large egg yolks, room temperature
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
{for cream filling}
1 {7.5 oz.} jar marshmallow creme/fluff
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
*confectioners sugar for dusting or top with your favorite vanilla frosting*
*Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
-In medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder & salt. Set aside.
-In mixer, cream butter & sugar until light and fluffy. Add vegetable oil & vanilla. Mix well. Add eggs & egg yolks one at a time. Mix well.
-{Beginning & ending with flour mixture}, add to butter mixture. Alternate with buttermilk. Mix well.
-Place cupcake liners in cupcake pans. Fill cupcake liners about 3/4 full. Bake 18-20 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.
*Let cupcakes cool completely before filling them with creme filling.
-In mixer, beat marshmallow fluff & butter. Add vanilla and continue to beat well.
-Once cupcakes are completely cool, hallow out the center of the cupcakes. Fill the centers of cupcakes with creme. I used a spoon to fill them.
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Join Thom Tremblay for an in-depth discussion in this video Using the exercise files, part of Autodesk Fusion 360: Designing for Wood.
- [Male Narrator] If you're a lynda.com premium member, you have access to data files from the main page of this course. These data files are not available, or not intended for use, with every chapter of this course, but are available for substituting or short-cutting to key elements. There are data files available for leading up to assembling components, changing the appearance of components, patterning assembled components, creating a rendering, creating drawings, and creating cam output.
Once downloaded, these files can be added to Fusion 360 from their f3d extension. This is done by launching Fusion 360 by using the File, New Design From File, and going to the Exercise Files folder, selecting the data set that you'd like, and saying Open. You can then save this data set into your active project. Note that some behavior, regarding linked files, will be different when using these files than building the files through the course yourself.
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We run software for independent venues, promoters,and festivals to manage show listings and sell tickets. More about us here.
I ordered tickets through the site but haven't gotten them in the mail.
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Hard Candy
I saw this finally last night, has anyone else? Just curious to hear what other people's opinions of it were. A refreshing take on a sensetive issue? Or OTT, over-acted Hollywood trash?
Not seen it.
What's your opinion of it?
It's ok
but seemed like a two-handed stage play rather than a film.
Not a great film
but I enjoyed it nevertheless. It is extremely powerful in places and I hope a lot of people get to see it.
I thought
it was powerful in places but really contrived and melodramatic in others. The reasons for the girl's actions weren't explained remotely well enough, and neither was the man's psychology. I think it went for shock value where it could have done something really interesting instead.
I didn't get any real sense of psychological trauma or emotional motivation from her to make her actions believable - it all seemed a bit too 'Hollywood' for my liking.
I thought this would be about -
Jolly Ranchers. Yum.
Saw it yesterday
Wasn't very good, really, on the whole.
Nicely filmed; provocative; disturbing - yes. But not really enough depth to it. Just a film that you sit and watch and it makes you uncomfortable for a couple of hours.
Part of it is that it's stretching the limits of the imagination that a 14 year old would really be that strong smart and fucked up. It just doesn't seem remotely realistic, although it's clearly trying to be. Perhaps if they made some attempt to explain her character.
Also what's the message? Don't be a paedophile, k thanks? I was expecting at least some kind of plot twist where he turns out to be innocent or something... but no. Just one idea behind the whole film really, and you just sit there and watch it play out and feel uncomfortable.
Saw this with my girlfriend - think she it enjoyed more than I did, albeit mainly so she could watch me squeam by threatening to castrate me. Constantly.
As a film, I thought it was average although casting the paedophile as a good-looking, wealthy professional was a nice touch. The first half an hour promised a hell of a lot more than it delivered; the subsequent torture scene was hugely melodramatic and as a whole it seemed a little too much like an cynical attempt to stir controversy. The background story was a bit confused too - just a vague allusion to a girl who'd been abused and murdered.
You're right about the message too - I was hoping for a bit more ambiguity in terms of morality at the very least. Still, there's always Snakes On A Plane to look forward to...
Film was good IMO
I have seen more films than i want to on the subject (Mysterious Skin, Happiness etc) and i now can't watch anymore. Saw Hard Candy not knowing what the film was about and thought it was really good. The point above about the type of guy playing the paedophile is something that struck me as well.
I don't take the "too hollywood" point. The fact that you have lots of questions surrounding her motivation is surely a good thing. Talking points, what's a film without them. Also a too Hollywood film would show more gore, voilence etc.


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- Delay results from additional time needed to complete consolidated financial statements
- Confirming 2015 guidance and actual 2015 shipments
- Expects to announce 2015 financial results on March 22, 2016
- Conference call rescheduled for Wednesday, March 23, 2016
NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa., March 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The ExOne Company (NASDAQ:XONE) ("ExOne" or "the Company"), a global provider of three-dimensional ("3D") printing machines and printed products to industrial customers, announced today that it will delay the release of its fourth quarter and full year 2015 financial results until after the closing of financial markets on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. The Company is also rescheduling its conference call and webcast to review the financial and operating results for the quarter, along with its corporate strategies and outlook from Wednesday, March 16, 2016 until Wednesday, March 23, 2016. A question-and-answer session will follow.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Earnings Conference Call
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
8:30 a.m. Eastern Time
Phone: (201) 689-8470 (No pass code needed)
Internet Webcast: www.exone.com.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available from 11:30 a.m. ET on the day of the teleconference through Wednesday, March 30, 2016. To listen to a replay of the call, dial (858) 384-5517 and enter the conference ID number 13628059, or access the webcast replay via the Company's website, where a transcript will also be posted once available.
The Company needs additional time to complete its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015. This timing issue is exacerbated by the Company's previously reported material weaknesses in controls over financial reporting that require the Company to take additional, manual steps to prepare its consolidated financial statements. The Company has filed a Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") requesting an automatic extension of up to fifteen days to file its 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company expects to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K on Monday, March 21, 2016.
The Company confirmed its 2015 guidance:
- Revenue expected to be approximately $40 million
- Gross margin expected to be between 17% and 21%, excluding anticipated non-recurring costs estimated at $0.5 million to $1.0 million to complete facility integrations
- SG&A expenses expected to be in a range of $21 million to $23 million, excluding approximately $0.5 million to $1.0 million of costs associated with ongoing implementation of the Company's enterprise resource planning system
- R&D expenses expected to be in a range of $6.5 million to $7.5 million
- Cash and cash equivalents expected to be between $18 million and $22 million
- Capital expenditures expected to be approximately $9 million
The Company also reconfirmed that it shipped eleven 3D printing machines to customers in the quarter which ended December 31, 2015, as previously announced. In total, the Company shipped 38 3D printing machines in 2015.
About ExOne
ExOne is a global provider of 3D printing machines and printed products, materials and other services to industrial customers. ExOne's business primarily consists of manufacturing and selling 3D printing machines and printing products to specification for its customers using its in‐house 3D printing machines. ExOne offers pre‐production collaboration and prints products for customers through its nine production service centers ("PSCs"), which are located in the United States, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Japan. ExOne builds 3D printing machines at its facilities in the United States and Germany. ExOne also supplies the associated materials, including consumables and replacement parts, and other services, including training and technical support, necessary for purchasers of its machines to print products.
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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are identified by words such as "expects," "estimates," "projects," "typically," "anticipates," "believes," "appears," "could," "plan," and other similar words. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning future revenue and earnings, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such statements, which include our ability to qualify more materials in which we can print; the availability of skilled personnel; the impact of increased operating expenses and expenses relating to proposed acquisitions, investments and alliances; our strategy, including the expansion and growth of our operations; the impact of loss of key management; our plans regarding increased international operations in additional international locations; sufficiency of funds for required capital expenditures, working capital, and debt service; the adequacy of sources of liquidity; expectations regarding demand for our industrial products, operating revenues, operating and maintenance expenses, insurance expenses and deductibles, interest expenses, debt levels, and other matters with regard to outlook; demand for aerospace, automotive, heavy equipment, energy/oil/gas and other industrial products; the scope, nature or impact of acquisitions, alliances and strategic investments and our ability to integrate acquisitions and strategic investments; liabilities under laws and regulations protecting the environment; the impact of governmental laws and regulations; operating hazards, war, terrorism and cancellation or unavailability of insurance coverage; the effect of litigation and contingencies; the impact of disruption of our manufacturing facilities or PSCs; the adequacy of our protection of our intellectual property; material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; the impact of customer specific terms in machine purchase agreements on the period in which we recognize revenue and the impact of market conditions and other factors on the carrying value of long-lived assets and other factors disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Because they are forward-looking, these statements should be evaluated in light of important risk factors and uncertainties.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of ExOne's underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those currently anticipated. The Company disclaims any obligation to update or publicly announce any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained in this news release.
For more information, contact: Brian Smith Chief Financial Officer (724) 765-1350 firstname.lastname@example.com Deborah K. Pawlowski / Karen L. Howard Kei Advisors LLC (716) 843-3908 / (716) 843-3942 email@example.com / email@example.com
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A New Year, A New Agency – A New Begining?
Welcoming us back from holidays was new letter head for a new agency – the Child and Family Agency. Is it just a new name or is it something more significant?
In the past, it has been gently suggested I try and be a little more positive, focus on the optimistic parts of the job, but being totally honest I don't know if this is one of the (very few) optimistic parts of the job – equally I cant say that its not so I am keeping my mind open. Again being totally honest, I think it will take at least a year if not more to properly judge this new agency fairly and you shouldn't really listen to any wild opinions in the meantime (including mine).
That said, I will now offer some rough thoughts and some wild opinions on the subject.
When he first arrived in this country Gordon Jeyes got himself in trouble for some frank remarks about the HSE and Social Work, in follow up interviews he did very well in spinning it to sound reasonable and displayed the sort of political skills you need to rise through the ranks. Since then he has been very quiet and said very little, even his emails to staff have stopped coming. I am optimistic that he has a clear and positive vision (as seen by his remarks), and the experience and skills to make it real (as seen by his political skills). This new agency gives him freedom to move and be more independent so I wait optimistically to see what he can do.
However there is much of the old HSE that has come over too, many people who some of us wish hadn't, perhaps even some of the same attitudes and entrenched mindsets – the sorts of things that cause me to be more cynical. Equally the climate of austerity hasn't changed, the impact the lack of funding has on the services we rely on hasn't changed, the deficiencies of CORU haven't changed, the wider social problems of the communities in which we work haven't changed. The wider context in which we work hasn't changed. These are the sorts of things that cause me to be more cynical.
Changing the name and changing a few people only wont make a difference, but for now I am waiting with cautious optimism that this new agency will be different, and that despite working within the same overall context, will produce in its own limited way better outcomes for our clients.
If we want these improvements to be more than limited we need to look at that wider context and work in whatever way we can, big or small, for positive change there too – even if it is beyond what we normally see as the social work role.
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The Newbry family was also here. They are more like family than friends.
Here's Kelly...I know she is not going to like this picture, but it was the only photo of the "food line." We had glazed ham, baked turkey, baked beans, quiche, homemade macaroni and cheese, potato salad, and rolls. It was YUMMY...if I do say so myself!
The "kids" sat outside. It was a beautiful day despite the earthquake...ah, ya an earthquake on Easter Sunday. Scarey...I bet my friend Jill is happy she didn't come to visit for Spring Break!
Darrell, Diane, and Larry...
Grampy (aka Larry) and Maggi were here, but my Mom was in Kansas. We missed you Mom, but I'm sure you had fun visiting Granny and all of your sisters!


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1. Florida State
The Seminoles appeared to have discovered their offense after some early season woes. FSU has a ACCCG in it sights, but has big showdowns with Georgia Tech and Maryland looming.
2. Virginia
What a climb from the depths of the ACC standings for Virginia! Ever since getting Cedric Peerman back, UVA has been a force in the ACC. Al Groh is in the running for a second straight coach of the year award after being left for dead in September.
3. Maryland
So maybe the Terps have achieved a small level of consistency by beating a team they were supposed too. Maryland is another mid-year reclamation project who earlier this year lost to Middle Tenn State.
4. North Carolina
I thought after Brandon Tate went down, UNC would have real trouble on offense. Shows how much I know as they exploded for 45 against BC.
5. Virginia Tech
The Hokies are reeling on offense even more so than before with both Tyrod Taylor and Sean Glennon going down in the loss to FSU. However, VT still controls their destiny in the Coastal Division.
6. Georgia Tech
The loud pop you heard may have been Georgia Tech's ACCCG hopes popping along with the rest of the homecoming balloons in Saturday's loss to red hot Virginia. The Yellow Jackets have to find a way to hold onto the ball Saturday vs FSU.
7. Boston College
8. Miami
9. Wake Forest
10. Clemson
11. Duke
12. NC State
I am not so sure top to bottom, the ACC isn't the SEC's equal at this point in the season. I mean Duke did go into Nashville and beat Vanderbilt. The SEC is clearly better at the top, but after LSU there is a huge drop off to the rest of the conference right now.
Combined ACC & SEC Rankings
1. Alabama
2(tie). Florida
2(tie). Georgia
5. Florida State
6. Virginia
7. Maryland
8. North Carolina
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10. Georgia Tech
11. South Carolina
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15. Vanderbilt
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18. Clemson
19. Duke
20. Arkansas
21. Auburn
22. Tennessee
23. Miss State
24. NC State
Last Week: 3-2 ATS, 3-2 SU
Season: 23-9-2 ATS, 23-11 SU
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alexis1988: "24 volt" solar panels and correct charge controller questions
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alexis1988 Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭✭Hello People. I,m new here, i just want to make a question about the system that i want to get. Here is the panels that I'm getting. 3 panels of 345w. With VMP 37.35. Imp. 9.237a. I guest these are 24v panels...right? And im planing to put them im parallel. And four battery to Serie. At 24v. Which MPPT charge controller will support or i need? 40amp controller or 60a?0
Hi Alexis,
I have moved your question to your own thread... That way we can keep the Q&A focused on your issues.
Yes, you are correct Vmp~35-40 volts are "24 volt" panels for charging a 24 volt battery bank directly (typically with PWM charge controller).
With an MPPT charge controller, you really want Vmp-array > ~40 VDC to have the MPPT operate optimally. Vmp-array for a MPPT controller on a 24 volt battery bank would work very nicely around 60 Volts Vmp-array... Depending on the charge controller, roughly Vmp-array of ~100 VDC maximum (for very cold climates with a higher end 140-150 VDC maximum Vpanel input MPPT charge controller).
The "issue" with the Vmp~37 volt panels, is that 2x in series will work fine... However, 3x in series may be too high of voltage (if you live in/visit very cold locations). Matching your array to the charge controller+battery bank is kind of a pain.
Do you have a charge controller brand you are interested in? Many companies have a website where you can input the solar panels+battery bank+temperatures to make sure that all works well together.
Can you tell us a bit about your battery bank (type of battery, voltage, AH rating, etc.)? And about your loads (Amps*Hours, Watt*Hours per day, etc.)? Where the system will be located?
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alexis1988 Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭✭Ok. Now. As u said it it would need more vmp. To work with Mppt to charge 24bank battery. But if i use the battery as 12v in parallel(3 batteries 12v) of 105 ah each. The batteries are Marine deep cycle. Will the panels work with the LASolarEpic 40A MPPT Solar Charge Controller 100V input Tracer A Series 4210A. And a 2000w Inverter. Do you think the 24v panels will work with the MPPT and charge 3 batteries in parallel as 12v?0


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Imperial Dreams
Utility Items (Zelda)
Roc's Feather- This item allows the character to jump without having to take their own body weight into effect. It can be upgraded to allow you a double jump
Roc's Cape- This cape will allow you to to glide through the air up to 10 feet, used best in combination with the Roc's Feather.
Hookshot- This returning item allows you to shoot out a blade that will then take yto that location. Only connects to organice objects (Wood, vines, etc). It can be extended with an object known as a longshot, which instead of the original 15 feet will take you 30 feet. IF used against a living target, it will deal a single point of damage. The Nice Longshot will be able to pull switches and deal 1D3 damage instead
Switch Hook- This strange item has a range of 15 feet, and if used against either an un fettered item of the same weight as the user or a living creature, will switch places with them. THe Long Switch extends this to 30 feet.
Clawshot- Very similar to the Hookshot, this item is basically a giant claw on a chain (range 15 feet) and if it can grab unto something (like a grate, or a vine or a ledge) it will allow you to hang from that point. While the Hookshot takes you to that location and then lets go, the Clawshot will let you hang out for a little bit while in that position. Unlike the Hookshot, you can stop yourself part way up the chain.
Grappling Hook- Its basically a grappling hook, its only advantage over the Claw or Hook shot is that you can use your body weight with it and you can swing yourself.
Deku Leaf- This small leaf serves two purposes. Firstly it can be used to blow a gus of air that will knock objects over or knock flying creatures to the ground. However in the Short term it can be used for floating through the air like a massive parachute, draining 5% of ones mana per round
Gus Jar- This strange item can be used to suck things into the area, anything in its range (15 feet) that weighs 50 pounds or less will be sucked into the jar, living creatures must make a strength check to resist. It can also shoot out said objects at a very high speed dealing 1D6, 1D8, or 1D10 points of damage
Gust Bellow: this object can shoot out a massive gush of air, like a hose, that will blow almost anything back that goes up against it
Spinner: This strange top automatically allows the wielder to ride it without risk of falling off. The spinner will move at a rate of 20 feet per round for 4 rounds before running out of energy, dealing 1D8 damage to any foe in the way. However if it has a a railing or track to attack itself too, it can move at a vastly increased pace and move independently for as many rounds as it was on the rail.
Hint Glasses: These allow you to see a hint ghost you filthy cheater
Tornado Rod: This Rod can serve as a hand held helicopter for 5 rounds, moving at a rate of 10 feet per round
Ravio Braclet- Lets the user turn 2-dimensional at will, provided there is a wall there
Bow of Light: This bow is the only weapon that can be used in two dimensional Form
Fireshield earings: These allow the user to put out any small non magical flame within 10 feet
Waterdragon Scale: This item allows the user to create a whirlpool in any water they are located in…be careful
Fairy Bugcatching Net: this net is used for…well capturing bugs. However once a creature is caught in the net, it cannot escape.
Fishing Rod: Figure it out
The Beetle: THis odd little object sends out a flying claw that will pick up various objects and move them around remotely.
Magnetic Gloves: These Gloves can mostly be used to either bring metal towards you or pull yourself towards metal. Its awesome.
Minish Cap: This can shrink you down to the size of about a 10th of an inch
Gnat Hat: this allows you to shrink to about a single inch
Magic Mantle: This cloak allows the wielder to turn into a ghost for a brief period, letting him move through physical barriers and avoid enemies. However every round doing this costs 30% of MP
Magic Powder…this….odd item that does a great deal of stuff; Firstly it will make a shapeshifter reveal their true self or an alternate form if they don't have a true self, removing status effects and lighting fires. It uses up 5% of MP when used however.
Book of Mudurna: This book allows you to read (though not speak) any language
Ramble Nut: This nut allows you to speak (Though not read) any language
Lence of Truth: This item allows you to see through any illusion. Cost 5% of MP per round
Deku Nut: When thrown, this small nut will cause a flash of light, blinding opponents for 1 round
Deku stick: These light sticks can deal 1D10 damage but break after one hit. They also work as makeshift torches
Stone of Agony: This stone starts to rumble if a magic item is near by
Magnifiying Glass: Lets you see the Minish World
Fairy Shovel: This item lets you automatically dig three feet into the ground below you
Mole Mitts: Lets you burrow through the Earth


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Services for Local Schools
School-Based Writing Curriculum Development
At Elephant Community Press, we have been offering English writing and publishing workshops for students at both international and local schools across Hong Kong since 2008. Over the past three years particularly, we have done a substantial amount of work with local primary schools to develop school-based creative writing curricula to supplement and be integrated into the regular English curriculum. During this process, we have collaborated closely with the school English teams to develop the curricula, as well as offered teacher training and co-teaching of the workshops to ensure that the programme is sustainable after we conclude our contracts with the schools. For some school partners, we have also coordinated the publishing of student work at the end of our writing workshops to give students a specific goal and share their work with others. Please contact us for more details.
Extra-Curricular Activities
In addition to curriculum development, we also offer extra-curricular activities that guide students through the entire process of writing and publication. From idea generation to drafting and revision, students develop the skills and confidence to see their projects through to completion. Our Young Reporters and Young Writers activities offer students the opportunity not only to improve their writing skills, but also to publish their work in a school newspaper or school literary magazine for sharing with the entire school community. Distributed to all students, teacher and parents, these publications can contribute to the English language learning environment and encourage students to both read and write more in English. For more details on these two programmes, please see our Young Writers and Young Reporters pages.
Besides these activities, ECP also has experience designing workshops to meet schools' interests and needs as they apply for Quality Education Fund (QEF) funding for special projects. For example, we have previously run a Green Reporters workshop that combines magazine writing and journalism skills with a focus on learning about environmental issues and sustainability. Please contact us for more information on custom-designed writing workshops or activities.
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Books By Kids
10th Anniversary Book Bundle
- Author Ages:6-10, 11+
- ISBN:Various
- Published:Various
- Price:HK$300
- Charity Beneficiary:Various
Taming of the Zoo
- Author Ages:8-10
- Published:June 2017
- Price:HK$75
- Charity Beneficiary:Hong Kong Dog Rescue
When in Monsterland
- Author Ages:6-8
- Published:June 2017
- Price:HK$75
- Charity Beneficiary:Bring Me A Book Hong Kong
Take A Stand
- Author Ages:10-12
- Published:June 2017
- Price:HK$70
- Charity Beneficiary:WWF-Hong Kong
What It Takes
- Author Ages:10-12
- Published:December 2016
- Price:HK$80.00
- Charity Beneficiary:InspiringHK Sports Foundation
Ice Cream Incoming!
- Author Ages:8-10
- Published:December 2016
- Price:HK$75.00
- Charity Beneficiary:Foodlink Foundation
If Only
- Author Ages:6-8
- Published:December 2016
- Price:HK$75.00
- Charity Beneficiary:Make-A-Wish Hong Kong
- My favorite thing about the workshop was exactly the whole thing!- Rohaan, aged 8
- My son asked if he can come back again! It is good to see that my son loves writing and I am happy to see that he has started to write more!
- Our daughter has enjoyed reading and writing very much since early childhood. She's always dreamed of becoming an author having her own book to share with family, relatives and friends. I've seen an obvious improvement in her work in the last few months. My wife and I thank you so much for your fruitful advice during and after the workshop.- Parent
- I liked making the school magazine because it's a great honour and I was very proud when I received it. Also, others could have a copy of the magazine too! I think the magazine is a good chance for us to show our writing and it's a keepsake for us.- Karen, aged 11
- This Fall, my daughter would like to sharpen her writing skills. I think ECP has inspired her to write better. Thanks for all of your effort.
- I cannot wait to read our book! Thanks for your time to teach and help me. I really learned lots from you! - Student, aged 12
- My daughter really enjoyed the class and said that you gave her lots of useful tips! Thank you.
- As always, Elephant Community Press offers interesting programs for kids of different learning ages. We surely keep that in mind when we re-organize our time table.
- Thank you so much for providing this wonderful opportunity to my children and many other children in Hong Kong. I really appreciate your efforts.
- We always put Elephant Community Press in our top priority in every long holiday. Baron loves your writing class very much.- Mandy Lam, Parent
- I LOVE this writing class. It's my favourite thing to do each week!!!- Ella, aged 9
- My daughter has enjoyed reading and writing very much since early childhood. She's always dreamed of becoming an author and having her own book to share with family, relatives and friends. She has made an obvious improvement in organising her work in the last few months. My wife and I thank you so much for your fruitful advice during and after the workshop.
- During the last couple years, Jocelyn gained a lot from your teaching and guidance and we can see improvement in her overall English presentation and writing. She will be moving to an undergraduate programme in the UK in Sept, which is a new milestone in her life. I have to express my sincere thanks to you.
- Susan Siu, Parent
- Thanks for the writing report and your effort to make a "boring" writing class interesting. Your encouraging feedback will definitely energize my daughter to go further.
- Thanks for your patience and professional coaching. My daughter loves it so much!
- Thank you for your email and detailed feedback. My daughter thoroughly enjoyed the class and has benefited a great deal. I would like to thank you especially for the report which shared in depth both her achievements and nature.
- Thanks very much once again for the wonderful program you have conducted in the school. The kids have enjoyed it thoroughly and of course learnt a lot. I can clearly see that my daughter has benefited from all the guidance and encouragement you have provided. There was a lot of personal attention given to each child, which is truly mazing given that these were group sessions.- Deepika Deshpande, Parent
- Thanks for sending us the report. I can see my son has built up his interest in writing. He even writes small stories on his little iPod when we travel!
- I think my son has improved a lot since he started the writing class. He now finds it easier to put his ideas into writing. Thanks very much. I am sure with your help, his writing technique will improve as well.
- Elephant Community Press is an amazing organization with innovative ideas for encouraging young writers. Having her work published helped build my child's sense of self-worth and having the proceeds of the books go to charity taught her about how her work can make a difference. My daughter has built her self-confidence and deepened her love for writing. This is hands down her favorite extracurricular activity — and as a side note, it has helped her enormously in school too!- Rosa Joshi, Parent
- My child has definitely flourished in her writing skills. She loves coming here and always feels that she has accomplished a lot by the end of every class. Thanks for your guidance!
- My son used to hate English writing but he enjoys your class very much. I am so grateful for the motivation you have given him.


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Facebook? Twitter? Plenty of people wonder about social networking and how the virtual world of the Internet is interacting with the real world. Here's a good example.
DriversAlike.ning.com is an online social network for drivers. Next month, it is sponsoring a real live on-site benefit for an OOIDA member who is sick with cancer.
That member is Tim Bennett, a 41-year-old truck driver who lives in Bybee, TN, with his wife and children. Formerly a driver for Averitt Express, Tim has been diagnosed with renal cell cancer and is no longer able to drive. The family reports his cancer is in an advanced stage.
The benefit is planned for March 14 at the National Guard Armory in Newport, TN. Festivities begin at 2 p.m. and include a concert performed by Long Haul Band. Hot dogs and refreshments will be available along with a raffle to give those that attend the chance to win prizes. All proceeds will go towards helping Tim and his family. Click here for more information.


text: IT & Internet OnGuard C3 software suite clears the path to payment and optimizes working capital By CreditMan Wednesday, May 11, 2011OnGuard provider of business-to-business credit, collections, and complaints management solutions, has today announced the launch of OnGuard C3, a suite of advanced software tools designed to enable organizations to reduce the cost of working capital while enhancing customer relationships. By providing users with a 360-degree view of customer behavior and elevating accounts receivable to a strategic level, OnGuard C3 brings credit, collections and complaints management into the heart of an organization, allowing businesses to realize tangible financial and operational benefits.Comprising OnGuard ICMS (Integrated Credit Management Solution), OnGuard DCMS (Distributed Credit Management Solution), and incorporating OnGuard's new Dashboard and Windows Gadgets solutions, OnGuard C3 provides all of the functionality required by a modern credit, collections, or complaints manager. Its distributed interfaces disseminate information to every area of the business and any type of user providing oversight to managers monitoring the process of credit, collections and complaints, end-to-end. OnGuard Gadgets also provide much needed transparency to c-level executives on balance sheet items such as accounts receivable, write-offs and DSO."A good credit, collections and complaints policy is no longer a luxury and is certainly not a burden for companies looking to reduce the cost of their working capital and improve their bottom line," states David W. Taylor, CEO, OnGuard. "The fragility of today's client-supplier relationship and the detrimental impact of late payment call for a new approach. OnGuard C3 enables businesses to directly benefit from the level and type of customer engagement that the credit, collections and complaints functions provide – unlocking the true value tied up in accounts receivable and clearing the path to payment."OnGuard Gadgets delivers unlimited distributed access to the wealth of content stored in the central OnGuard database – such as invoicing patterns, payment patterns, and customer behavioral patterns. OnGuard C3 can be deployed in both centralized and distributed environments and is scalable to meet the requirements of any size/type of B2B organization operating in a national and/or international market.OnGuard's technology has been recognized by numerous industry accolades in recent weeks: it won the most innovative ICT company at the 2011 TIMMIES awards and has also been shortlisted in the 2011 Credit Today Awards' best use of technology category.About OnGuardOnGuard is pioneering a new approach to credit, collections, and complaints management in the business-to-business market, by redefining the role of accounts receivable and maximizing the customer intimacy within these business functions.Focusing on accounts receivable allows businesses to optimize working capital and reduce the financial risk posed by write-offs and late payment. OnGuard operates on the principle of bringing credit management into the heart of an organization, driving product and service developments on the basis of strong business ethics and on-going innovation.An international company headquartered in the Netherlands with regional operations in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand, OnGuard services more than 850 customers with 10,000 daily users across 30 different countries. Along with its primary focus on the development and implementation of credit management solutions, OnGuard provides related consultancy, business intelligence services, training and a professional service center to support its global users in the day to day use of the software.OnGuard : most innovative ICT company 2011. www.onguard.comRead more at www.onguard.com


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Come on now, the market was behaving like an "Energizer Bunny" running on its original battery for the last six years. As in all things that have not been recharged or refreshed, the energy will eventually be depleted.
Albeit a green bar with a positive close, it looked like a down bar. Notice the tail on the top is longer than the tail at the bottom. This mean the bull could not keep it up. Meanwhile, the 79 & 89 MA are serving as support which is good. But the bull needs to kick some ass or it will lose ground very quickly.
Today, I decided to sell out $UEC to lock in gain. Why? Simply because price was struggling at the major resistance point. Notice that price is also at the upper end of the Bollinger band. Anytime when price is around resistance, I like to see it move higher and further away from resistance (that turn support) as quickly as possible. If it languishes around the resistance, the odd of falling back down is high because many traders are looking for the upward momentum to justify holding their position. If no upward momentum is forthcoming, there may be profit-taking in the "musical-chair" format. While price may as well continue on higher from here, I preferred to take profit now and see how price reacts to the resistance in the next few days. I know, I know, I risk missing another run from here.
Price bounced off the 5 MA line and recovered some ground. I'll be looking to buy back either at lower price or at higher price.
$CERS opened strong and price continued to move higher. I wanted to add more and that prompted to look at $UEC a little harder. With the proceed from an initial sales of $UEC in the morning, I added more $CERS.
This is the kind of up movement I like to see when price passed the resistance point from previous high. See how the last two green bars continued to move away from the former resistance (now support)? If $UEC has done the same thing today by moving higher, I wouldn't have sold to lock in gain.
I'm very bullish on $AMRN after the federal judge vacated the FDA denial of 5 years exclusivity for Amarin. I truly believe this decision is the inflection point for Amarin to move higher from here. In other words, the wind has shifted in favor of $AMRN. Thus, I continued to add after the open and then added even more after I sold more $UEC. $AMRN is now the 2nd largest position in my port after $LRAD.
$AMRN closed the day as a doji bar. I like to see this doji as a "pause" before continuation of current trend.
$BIOC did good today even though the sell-off after the open was unnerving. Unnerving to the point that I sold 25% of my position to reduce risk. I'm just glad I didn't end up selling the whole lot.
Now, price needs to go higher to breakout of the symmetrical triangle to the upside.
$LRAD made a nice come-back after taking out the low of last Friday.
Good to see price close right at the uptrend line. Btw, the dash-line by the lower range of the consolidation box is the Fib 50% retracement of the recent high of $3.88 and the low price at $0.99 in Dec 2012. I'm betting that today bounce from this 50% retracement is the final correction for $LRAD. Supposedly, the $LRAD sales team is in the Middle East city now demonstrating their mass notification system (per recent earning update). Let's see where it goes from here.
Thanks to $LRAD, $CERS, and $BIOC closing the day with gains, my port gained back 1%. YTD gain is now at 14.7%.
Current holdings:
LRAD, AMRN, CERS, BIOC and 12% cash.
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Excel VBA in easy steps, 3rd Edition
Shows you how to get more out of Microsoft Excel. Use the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language that's built into Excel to make it much more powerful – in easy steps!
Pages: 192
Publication: February 2019
About the book
Excel VBA in easy steps, 3rd edition neatly demonstrates VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) Macro programming in a clear and concise manner, so you can get more from the popular Microsoft Excel spreadsheet application. Areas covered include:
- Recording and editing Macros
- Creating your own Macro programs
- Coding with the VBA language
- Responding to Worksheet events
- Programming Excel procedures
- Making 'DataForms' for data editing
- Producing 'UserForms' for data entry
- Displaying dynamic Charts
- Sharing your Excel apps to impress your colleagues!
Whether you're upgrading to Excel 2019, exploring Excel in the Office 365 suite, or new to the Macro programming concept, use this guide to learn the key features constructively and get more out of Microsoft Excel – in easy steps!
About the author
Mike McGrath now lives in South-east Europe, on the sun-kissed shores of the Aegean Sea. Mike gained his extensive knowledge of computer languages while working as a developer contracting to companies around the world. His interests include coins of ancient Greece, dining-out with friends, and the ongoing evolution of the world wide web.


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Lot 152 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Winemaker's Notes:
Notes: Whoa, I am writing my tasting notes one day after doing the video, and now we have a very different wine here … considerably more open. Upon first opening this wine I got classic cassis, but today the nose is almost pure blackberry jam with just a few chocolaty raspberries underneath. Beautiful and piercing. The palate is rich and long, showing more cherry fruit and, again, chocolate. The finish is broad and expansive (with deep, dark chocolate tannins), but it ought to be: After all, this wine has been open for a day now. Yummy stuff worthy of a long decant and plenty of cellaring. Cameron Confidential: This wine is sourced directly from a $58 per bottle program in Alexander Valley. The vineyard was planted in the early '70s and has never been replanted. New owners bought it along with other vineyards in Mendocino in the early '90s and spent a lot of time fixing up the vineyards to their true potential.
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The summer is almost with us once again. Its time to get the garden in shape, clean the barbecue and put a bottle of sparkling wine on ice.
We may be trying to spend as much of the summer enjoying the sunshine as we can, but cant we reflect our cheery outlook with the inside of our homes? Here we will skim through some options to get your house summer ready, with tips about getting the best from a sunny make over.
After you have given the windows a good clean, it is time to change the curtains. Take down the warming browns and amber tones to be replaced with vivid yellows and pastel pinks. I recommend a floral pattern match your blooming flower beds, the other side of the glass.
Cushions and throws
Try livening up your lounge with new cushions. The more different the better. Guests will be flocking round for diner and drinks this summer, and you will want some new touches to impress and inspire. Colourful and bright throws will inject live into your lounge and cover that slightly faded sofa you haven't got around to replacing.
Bed covers and mattress
It is a must to invest in a low Tog rated duvet to avoid sweaty summer nights. A thin duck feather is always a good option that well last many summers as long as it is stored well over the winter months. This is also an ideal time to replace your mattress. A super comfortable and hypo-allergenic memory foam mattress will complement your new duvet in keeping you cool on the warm summer nights.
Alfresco dinning
While the barbecue is flaming away ready for the lamb kebabs and sirloin steak, the salads, bread rolls, condiments and side dishes need to be prepared and presented. Why not add a touch of class to proceedings with a new set of salad servers with matching bowl, a small touch with a big impact. The party would also have a cool new style if you used fresh white linen and lace table runners.
Fresh Flowers
Why should the garden flower beds have all the fun, we can have fresh cut flowers in beautiful vases all over the home. Bring the colours and aromas of summer inside, and complete your June make over with a natural flourish that isn't too hard on the bank account.
Wishing you all a sunny and happy June!


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Blogs vs. Traditional Media
Over on the National Review Online (yeah, a conservative rag), blogger Matt Rosenberg makes a fascinating case for the power of blogs with respect to traditional news media.
...Bloggers serve an invaluable function: not just by rebutting or correcting the news; but by watering and "sunshining" stories that are dying on the vine. ... Many bloggers who depend on the news hold in low regard the person whose job title is "Page One Editor," "National Editor," or "Foreign Editor." ...
While his post is largely about the dust-up over Bill Cosby's recent comments, he makes a great point: The blogosphere can serve a role in pushing stories to the forefront. Why? Blogs can post anytime (24/7, as well as only when news breaks), blogs usually reflect a single author's viewpoint, and blogs link obsessively to each other. Oh, and reporters troll blogs looking for stories, tips, and the zeitgeist. It's that snowball-rolling-down-the-mountain effect that the traditional news media can't ignore.
I'm skeptical of the boosters who say that the blogosphere will take over traditional media - but there's a kernel of truth in that oversized claim.
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Determining just what to do when making a brand-new item could be tough. Is the product or service probably going to be well received by customers? Are there any kind of possible difficulties with the product or service? Company owners can need to be sure they'll have a person they can get in touch with for guidance any time they will need it for their own enterprise.
Business owners need to be careful when they may be developing a brand-new item to make certain it will likely be well accepted and also to be able to make sure it won't cause virtually any difficulties. It's often a great idea to work with a specialist advisor who can aid in this area so the company owner can easily get the advice they will require to make the new product successful. It is important to work with an advisor who may have a great deal of experience as well as who is likely to be in the position to work along with a business proprietor anytime they need to have aid so they can be sure things are all done properly for their own enterprise.
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Robin Goodfellow: A midsummer night's imp
Watch out, watch out, there are imps about! Charles Kightly in his The Perpetual Almanack of Folklore (Thames and Hudson, 1987) tells us that the red-stalked Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) blooms around English houses in June, associated with Summer Solstice (June 21) and Midsummer (June 24). (In North America, however, it is a noxious weed.) Herb Robert is also known as Death-come-quickly, Robin's eye, Robin Hood, Robin-i'-th'-hedge, Stinking Bob, Stinker Bobs and Wren flower.
Weed or not, beware how you treat it, for it is Robin Goodfellow's flower and he might direct a snake to bite you, especially if you destroy it.
Robin Goodfellow is an English imp, a trickster from the woods. As a forest dweller, he symbolises the pagan (wood-dwelling) pre-Christian peoples who the Church worked hard at converting from their wicked ways. Robin is a cognate of the famous European Green Man (a name coined by Lady Raglan in 1939 for a medieval image usually found in churches), and of Robin Hood. The English sometimes called him Puck, frequently representing him as a goat, while the Irish knew similar fantastic beings as Pooka. In Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland annually on August 10 - 12, a goat is still the mascot of the ancient Puck Fair ...
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Thixotropy article tells about the technology of anti-shoplifting tags used on store merchandise. They are high-Q tank circuits which if carried between a transmitting and receiving panel at a store's doorway, they enhance 9 MHz signal propagation between those two panels and the alarm goes off.
When a purchase is made, the store clerk deactivates the tag with a high energy 9 MHz energy burst that blows the capacitor to a short circuit.
For information on other types of tags used for the same purpose, check Electronic article surveillance article.