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Norway has stunning scenery. The lakes, the mountains … they are beautiful and popular with travellers. But what can be done for those who live in the small towns and villages that are set in the shadow of these mountains?
The tallest mountain in Norway, Gaustatoppen, looms over the small town of Rjukan – so much so that for six months out of every year, the light from the sun barely gave the inhabitants any sort of proper daylight.
In 1913 one man, Oscar Kittilsen, wrote in the local paper about an idea he had to overcome this problem. Why not, he asked, erect a huge mirror that would reflect the sunlight down into the town? I can imagine that people thought he was, well, kind of crazy.
They must have done because although a cable car was built to take people up the mountain to get some sunshine into their lives, nothing was done about the idea. That is, until one hundred years later.
In 2013, three huge solar mirrors were fitted on the hillside to reflect the sun into the small town square. The authorities provided plenty of benches so that the locals could sit and 'sunbathe'. The mirrors are controlled by computers which slowly move the reflectors to face the sun and thus make the most of the sunlight.
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Ceasair was the leader of the first people to come to Ireland. It is said she was the granddaughter of Noah who refused her passage on his Ark because she was not part of a pair. And so, Ceasair made her own journey across many oceans with forty nine women and three men to become the first inhabitants of Ireland.
Shaping The Clay
I was the first person to set foot on this land. My feet sank into deep green under trees ancient and alight with birdsong. Fish leapt like rainbows on the river showing off to the sun. Forests lurked with wolves who knew the world with never a man in it. The caves whistled, the sea boomed and nothing that I saw needed anything I could bring. But I stayed and I listened, to the air, the water, the hills, to every stream and every mountain and I wondered, at the peculiar slant of light bearing a half light I had never seen before, warning me, telling me that my first step would violate flawlessness. My second would be the beginning of a path that would disturb perfection as it travelled into story and tragedy.
I had come from where a world had already begun, where there was a god who said he made us. We were his creation and we had vexed him and so he would make chaos again. Chaos, to discard all but the cream that would rise to the top. He spoke to his chosen one, Noah, my grandfather. He told him he would send a flood. He instructed him to make an Ark, to set sail and to bring with him only the mortals he deemed free from sin. Man, woman and beast to go with him in pairs so they could procreate fresh and new. So Noah set to the task of making choices. Righteous man and righteous woman, animals full of health, tame and wild went too. And I, the granddaughter of Noah who was still complete in myself, still sensing for myself, as I had made no union with a man, was left behind to find my own way.
Many forsook Noah's God for the sake of life itself and I did too. I proceeded with my own council. Ceasair made a boat. Ceasair set herself free from restraining goodness. Ceasair made her fate. Ceasair is my name. And those that I brought with me had to bring with them their own sacred accompaniments. Talismans they brought to witness the souls inside themselves for they would need a second seeing on such a quest. The God they knew had forsaken them and so their journeys were their own to make. And for good and for bad a journey makes a story and a woman is a story and a man is a story.
And so, both separate and together we made our ways not knowing what our fates would bring. And all that way from there we fled forsaking the God of Noah, forsaking the gold and Iron of Meroe, the beauty of the golden suns and shadows of the Tyrrhene Sea, for eighteen days on the Caspian, lost and almost dead of heat. On then to the Cimmerian sea passing by all the wealth of people gathered to point us out from the comfort of their dogmas. On and on, through land, river and sea. To Asia Minor and along by the alps to Spain only to come upon this fair untouched land. And I brought with me forty nine sisters and three men came too and we found a land free from beasts of greed and mountains of fire. We found paradise. If we could live with paradise.
And the promise was fulfilled in the seeing. I smiled when I saw its shores as if they were part of me, my mouth became a wave crisply whitened which made me fresher to look upon. The sun was setting and the colour of the world was changing as we approached and we rejoiced because it was fulfilling a promise that had suffered chance all along the way. So we pressed our feet into the land and stopped in sacred naming, for to name it, as we were on it, was all we would ever do, to harm it.
We separated when we came upon three sister rivers. I and my sisters and brothers saw it as a sign that we would split our group into three, where three rivers meet to make our parting into a flowing thing. The men who joined us were Fintan who went with seventeen women. Seventeen also went with Bith (Bih) and sixteen with Ladhra (Laire) and though Ladhra did complain that the numbers were not equal he did his best for them and died doing his best for them there in Ard Ladhrann (Laouran) called after Ladhra who was the first man to die Ireland.
The women who had gone with him came back to me. I divided us again in equal numbers. Twenty five went north with Bith, twenty five with Fintan. And we made our way as best we could, for alas upon the men were the tasks of many. And so, Bith died too in Sliabh Betha (Shleeve Beha) and the women buried him there in the stone heap of Slieve Beagh (Shleeve Beg) and returned to me again for they now had no man save ours and because there were fifty again in number and Bith and Ladhra were dead, Fintan forsook us, for he saw with his second sight what we did not. I see it now but at that time my second sight was blinded by a woman's love for a man as I had been loved by him on the soft moss of Ireland. Then without him I went to Cul Cesrach (Cool Sesra) and my heart burst open for without sun for my earth I was lost. For all of my quest though it had been full of toil, though I had weathered storms, though I had been hungry and thirsty and cold; nothing could help me to find a way to stay in this world without my love and so I died into the land and in this land I stayed. It was love that was the death of me, it is love that lives here still.
The women buried me there and named the land where I lay; Carn Cesra (Kayrin Sesra). And the birds stopped singing as I went into the clay and to this day when you hear a bird silence in the morning it is me on my dying day.
Fintan, in parting from me had also parted from the world as he knew it but he did not die. He went to join the land as a changeling would from fish to foul to beast, from river to lake; over Bun Suainmhe (Soovne), over Sliabh Betha, (Shleeve Beha) naming it, to Cenn Febrat (Cein Febrat) to Mic Sin, lefthand-wise from Shannon eastward, to Tul Tuinne (Tool Tina) and over Loch Dergderc (Lock Derg) flowing through streams, down mountains; being the land, being the water, being the fish, the foul and the beast.
But sadly the flood of the world was follow us and it washed away the women who had not the sense to die. What was left under water were the names on the land and the spirit of Fintan flowing through it and I lying in it, in love, waiting to tell it. Then I departed from thought and I tell it now to bring life to the ground again, in places where silence can be heard, where everything is connected and everything is life. Where rivers form like veins in sisterhood to share their blood, their water and their wisdom.
And while I waited others came to live in my shadow. Partholon, to conquer and possess. To take the nature away from a woman so she will only have one man to love her, if by chance he chooses to. To make marriage into something to own her, lest she make a man blush, or bring his children's heritage into doubt, or take away his champions faith. He will leave death behind as if death is not for him and as he conquers, everything will die or be maimed on his path. Earth and sea, as they are, will fade except to see their uses. He will forget that everything is moving from bee to flower, from the fish in the rivers like the veins we cannot live without. He will tell himself he is lord and forget to mock himself for that. Drinking wine from red gold, eating meat dripping with blood will be how he will measure success. His people will build houses for guests to come but the guests will not be the equal of the host. Though, not one will ever be the equal of the worm or the bee, for we can lose the man you see.
A cauldron will replace simplicity with plenty, and plenty and fear will be wed and combat will come. Spears and swords will be forged and there will be those who make guarantee as if a payment in gold could insure against fate. And when everything is deemed to be safe and sure, ale will be made from the fern of this land and men and women will loose themselves into seeing the world they have made as good. Then he will fool himself into being one who can bestow on the world, greatness. Adoration of what is perceived to be greatness will be rife. Kings, champions, gold and cattle will multiply. The land will be ploughed, mills will be built, milk will be churned into butter for human consumption, when its purpose is to feed the calf. To own the land is to desecrate it, and to forget that it is sacred ground will bring desecration for it should only ever be touched in caressing and in joining.
Then one day when the sea is a lake, the clouds will collect, holding that peculiar half light that is the character of this place. There will come a host of cormorants diving for the kill, heralding the one eyed Formorian coming darkly to these shores. They who lived only on the birds of the air and the fish of the sea will come for what men will be calling their own. And they will kill for it. No harmony will be found. Partholon's armies will beat them back, once, twice but they will come again, always and always I wait.
Look, the sun is behind the clouds, warmer than it has been for a while. You can still see me emerge from the ploughed earth in girl shaped wisps. Today is a perfect day for it and though I am always here I am not always seen as shapely as this. He has called me out. His rays warm me, the clouds shade me, it is perfect for me to be seen like this. The wisps of air dancing in the earth are me. I am dancing this island's dance, shaping the very clay. Everything in front of you is united and drawn together by the force of me. Look they are pairing even as I speak. The stallion is in the mare, the bull is in the cow, the wolf is in the bitch, the sun is in the ground making her dance as I continue to watch the worm air the soil of Carn Cesra having named it with my mortal death.
The retellings on this site (though true to the myths them selves) are my own work and copyrighted to me so please ask before using elsewhere.
1. Ard Ladhrann East coast of County Wexford
2.Slieve Beagh North west of County Monaghan

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Ola Muchachos,
I am the ultimate slacker? Don't worry I know. I honestly don't even have a viable reason as to why my posting habits are this bad. Truthfully, when I get really busy with work, I tend to push some things away and the blog ends up being one of them. All I can say is "pray for me". Hehe. In the meantime, lets get a taste of something I'm sure you guys missed. My posts.
So in November (just after graduating), I went to Portsmouth. I had kept saying I would visit the city but my schedule just wasn't allowing it. Despite the fact that I had two friends who lived there who kept inviting me. 🙁
Im really happy I finally found the time considering its one of those must see cities in the UK.
Portsmouth is mainly known for the Spinnaker Tower which gives you the best view of Portsmouth. Its literally termed as Britains best viewing tower. Its about 170m (560ft) high. The best thing about it is its only 10.50 for students or 11.50 for adults for a full days worth of visit. Basically you can walk in or out of the building as many time as you would like. So what we did was ensure we take advantage of the day and night views.
The Spinnmaker has a glass floor that basically tests your fear for heights. Luckily for me, my genuine fear of heights didn't stop me from walking on the glass floor
Day Vs Night Views
I have a lot of content that I haven't posted from cute tourist spots I visited in the UK; so bear with my irregular posting habits and stay tuned. Hehe.
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The Soup Spoon started its first retail outlet at Raffles City in Jun 2002. If this company has one thing on its mind - it's creating a sensational product that will turn The Soup Spoon into the premier soup establishment in Singapore. Soup should not be relegated to the wings as a bit player - it deserves a place on centre stage! That's what The Soup Spoon is all about. Creating a soup culture, where soup takes its rightful place as the focus of a meal. We aim to provide innovative, fresh and nutritious soups that stand alone, filling enough to satisfy the hungriest patron. We're all about changing people's attitudes to what soup can be - a wholesome meal in itself and a divine culinary experience. In time, the soup culture will produce soup connoisseurs, capable of detecting subtle flavours, nuances and characteristics of a soup, just like wine aficionados.
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Asian soups are not my thing. I feel like asking: where is the beef? Thick chunky western soups that you have to ladle out with a backhoe are my thing: mulligatawny, pumpkin, mushroom, and the Soupspoon, by and large, provide just what I like.
Despite the calories, I love the bread bowls, even if it does mean I have to run an extra 5kms after I eat one.
I mentioned the words "by and large". I have had one bad experience where I felt that the bread was old, stale, ancient, hard: I spoke to the manager. I wrote to the owners. The reply? Sir must be mistaken. That upset me. The customer is always right, right?
But I have forgiven them. One bad apple may spoil a barrel but one stale loaf of bread can be used as croutons, in stuffing, to make breadcrumbs and, if the worst comes to the worst, can be thrown at burglars.
So go along, and enjoy. Their soups are great.
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I love how Soup Spoon offers an alternate choice of food, not pastas, not fried chicken, not Asian cuisine, but hearty soup. Love it, especially on cold days!
I had always viewed The Soup Soon as an over-priced place that served Western-style soups, something I was not used to growing up in an Asian family. I had always thought that soups couldn't possibly be a meal on its own, much less a healthy alternative to regular fare. That was until I tried their soups, which won me over easily.
The soups are thick and flavourful, with each bowl of soup usually comes with a side of artisanal bread. The first soup I tried was the mushroom soup, which was chockful of sliced mushrooms and was creamy and rich. The bread, although not warm, was an excellent accompaniment to the hearty soup.
My first experience at The Soup Spoon totally changed my outlook on Western-style soups and following that, I have tried various soups at The Soup Spoon. I am not disappointed by the different soups that I have tasted thus far. A nice warm bowl of soup indeed warms the heart, and The Soup Spoon has warmed my heart with their delicious soups.
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"How can you have soup for a meal?" asked everyone, as I went on and on about this place. They just didn't understand. Having soup at The Soup Spoon, wasn't 'eating water'.
The Soup Spoon serves soups that are hearty, substantial, and definitely filling. I usually recommend first-timers the Beef Goulash or Tokyo Chicken Stew, which are also both personal favourites of mine. The Beef Goulash provides generous servings of beef chunks, potatoes, and carrots - more than enough to fill your tummy. The clear soup of the Tokyo Chicken Stew may be less filling, but it has a homely, almost nostalgic, taste that you will find yourself craving even weeks after.
Meals here are on the pricey side, which may put off diners greatly. But The Soup Spoon is a place that you have to try at least once in your life - maybe then you'd realise that the money you're forking out is worth the value.
Don't be fooled - a warm bowl of soup may not seem sufficient for a meal, but after downing one of the Soup Spoon's creamy soups (or their one non-creamy one), one would beg to differ.
Whatever it is the soup you order, you can be assured that it will be two things: hot, and homely. Having tried their Boston Clam Chowder, Velvety Mushroom Stroganoff, Tangy Tomato, and their Simon/Garfunkel Chicken and Mushroom Ragout, I can safely say that while their different soups offer different variety and flavours, they are all tasty nonetheless. They are certainly generous with their ingredients when it matters - plenty of mushroom in their VMS and clams/seafood in their clam chowder.
They keep 8 soups on their permanent list - these are soups that people have generally shown to like, but if you get bored of them, The Soup Spoon has seasonal promotions where they have "chef speciality" soups (with three choices) which can spice up your Soup Spoon experience if you've grown tired of drinking the same soups over and over again.
Of course, there are also their wraps and salads, which are done surprisingly well for a company which specialises in soups. For under $15, you can get a full (and rather filling) meal with a half salad/wrap (which really, is a full one especially if you're a light eater), soup, bread, and a drink (I recommend Ice Lemon Tea since it comes in a cup instead of a can).
The Soup Spoon provides a wholesome and complete meal experience - it's my go to restaurant when I'm feeling under the weather, in the mood for something lighter (that's where the salads come in), or simply have no idea where to go. Their homely environment and warm soup will complete your experience. On a final note - they also offer a 10% discount with NTUC or Nebo cards, so that's quite a plus point there.
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Soup Spoon is where I will go when I want to have a healthy meal. The calories are all displayed on the menu board so you will know how much calories you consume when ordering a soup.
I love the SG chicken and mushroom ragout, meatless minestrone and tokyo chicken stew, although I find meatless minestrone and chicken stew not filling enough for me. Hence, I will usually order a set with the Caesar salad.
I like it that when I order the set meal, I have the freedom to choose between a drink, a packet of chips or an apple.
I am a soupaholic, but I haven't been adventurous enough to try anything else except for their mushroom soup and caesar chicken wrap, but these two are enough to make me smile in glee whenever my friends decide to have The Soup Spoon. Their mushroom soup is filled with yummy mushroom bits even until the very last spoon, and not once have I been disappointed by the quality of their food. Even the caesar chicken mushroom wrap made me leave as a very happy customer!
It's always a delight to see a huge bowl of warm soup sitting right under your nose, and it's an even greater delight when it fills your tummy with utmost comfort. So far I think The Soup Spoon is the best place for soupaholics like myself to get a filling soup fix! I aim to try the bread bowl the next time I visit because soup in a bread bowl sounds extreeeemely tasty.
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I am a staunch supporter of The Soup Spoon. I love their Tangy Tomato soup, and their sandwiches, wraps and salads are not bad as well. There's just something about scooping up spoonful after spoonful of hot, delicious soup that is comforting. It warms your stomach and makes you feel better.
The Tangy Tomato soup is my favourite because it's just the right amount of sour and spicy. I prefer thick soups compared to clear, bland ones, so Soup Spoon's soups are perfect for my taste buds. I also love the bread that comes with the soup, whether it's the multi-grain nutty one or the plain one, both work equally well as something for me to mop up the last drops of soup with.
It's a great place to go to if you want to catch up with your friends, because it's never too noisy for you to have to shout.
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The Soup Spoon brings to mind warm, satisfying meals in the company of close friends, in a cosy environment. I like how thought was put into the interior of their outlets to provide a place for customers to loosen their muscles over warm, wholesome soup.
I haven't tried a whole lot of their different soup flavours but know that you can never go wrong with a bowl of their Velvety Mushroom. The soup is generously strewn with mushroom bits and have a deep, rich flavour. I also love the small multi-grain bun that comes with it. Perfect for dipping into the soup or eating it on its own!
Price wise, it can range from $8 to $11 and maybe even more per bowl. Not very affordable as an everyday meal for students like myself, but still a welcome end-of-week treat!
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I went out with my friends to The Soup Spoon to celebrate the end of our finals together. Needless to say, it was a good choice to go there for dinner. Upon request, The Soup Spoon provides you a sample of your soup choices so you can consider what you would like to buy. Although it is pricey, the bowl I got was huge and absolutely delicious. For those without a big appetite, this may be too filling for you as it really is that tummy-satisfying.
I don't really like their bread because it has a queer sour taste to it. Their outlet down at Kallang Leisure Park is big and has ample space even during dinner time. It also has a great atmosphere; as a graphic designer, I was already pulled in by the interior design of their store. It's a great place to sit down with friends to chat, especially if you just want to unwind after a long day and take your own time.
For starters, I'm not a fan of their soups just because I find it to be on the bland side. I however like their ceasar mushroom wrap! It's light and tasty, although S$9 for a chicken wrap is slightly pricey.
This is more about the bad service I went through one evening. Soup spoon is free seating, but any self-respecting customers would form a line especially if there was only one narrow entrance to the shop. I arrived to a lady waiting at the entrance so I naturally assumed the position behind her. Another teenage boy and his mother (just a guess) came after me but decided to go around the lady in front me and I and scurry for places inside.
None of the staff who witnessed this happening stopped them. In fact they helped them look for tables! I just stood there dumbfounded, engaging in my own pity-party. I got a table and my wrap in the end but also ended up feeling like a really stupid customer.


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Adult Karate
Plug Research Music, 2016
Review by Kent Manthie
One of the latest indie albums to hit the street is LXII, an EP representing the latest release from Adult Karate. So: make tracks to your nearest independent, "neighborhood" record shop and look for it – if not there, ask for it! Walk up to the clerk at the counter and let him know that you want to buy a copy of the new Adult Karate EP, LXII. He will, no doubt, inform you that "you know, uh, that, uh, you can…you know, download this album from the internet, or, at least, most likely find a copy available for sale on www.amazon.com – but, after politely listening to the spiel, you, who are, like, quite aware of the fact that you could either find a downloadable version on the web or that you could go to Amazon. Jesus, tell me something I don't know! That clerk is right, though, even if he shouldn't be telling customers they oughta go shop online at Amazon, for better deals (ha ha ha) – Amazon and like sites on the internet are making the physical "brick and mortar" stores more and more irrelevant, as people don't have to go all over town to find something. They can usually locate it online, whatever the online mart it is. Anyway, I'm digressing here. So, back to our band, Adult Karate and this new EP that has just come out: LXII.
Adult Karate is the latest project by KC Maloney, who makes up half of the duo that is Radar Cult. Starting from where Radar Cult leaves off, in terms of a minimalistic, cryptic hybrid of myriad electronic based subgenres. Atmospheric austerity would be one way to describe, at least, in part, the Radar Cult/Adult Karate style. Somewhere I read one description of AK as "Haunted House Music", albeit, I'd add to that, "…haunted by a long-dead German or German-inspired minimalist (maybe tied to the Bauhaus school of German minimalism, circa 1919-1929.
The music on LXII washes over you like a cold but exhilarating shower of sound. For one, the title track grabs a hold of you with its pulsating keyboards and synths, Maloney providing some reflective, self-aware lyrics, his singing like a plasma that keeps all the parts stuck together.
Some songs worth mentioning include "Chased", hauntingly exhilarating House music. "This is Never" also has a bit of a dark, yet groovy with the smooth synths, the "nightmare vibes" that course through this, as well as its magical attraction. The final track, "So Low" is a duet with Adaline. It's a nice way to bring one down from the headiness of the album as a whole.
Interested in finding out a little more or are you up for buying a copy? Well, check out: http://www.plugresearch.com/2016/08/adult-karate-so-low-feat-adaline/ – that's a link to the video for "So Low", featuring Adaline. Here is a site I found where you can buy LXII: https://themusic.today/release/adult-karate-lxii/7808663 – Happy Trails! -KM.


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Oomnitza can allows our users to track and manage a large database of assets. Oomnitza also allows for reports to be pulled up quickly and also be automated.
Saved Search:
In both assets and people view the left hand search bar can be used to quickly pull up data based off different data points. For an example we will pull up a report that shows us all laptops that are based in San Francisco.
Here we have set the parameters for the search we would like to report on. In this case we have set the asset type to Laptop and the location to San Francisco HQ. Once you set these search parameters in the left hand search tool all of the assets that meet the parameters will automatically be brought up in asset or list view.
To Export the data to a Excel Spreadsheet or a CSV click on the export link in the bottom right hand corner as shown in the figure above, a popup will show asking you to Choose which format you would like to export the file.
After a file format is chosen a popup will show which asset information has been exported successfully, if an asset is not able to be exported there will be a quick explanation of why the asset is not exported, this text will be orange.
Once the export log popup is shown you can download the file by pressing the download button in the popup.
To save the search to pull up the report in an instant at any moment follow the stepf in the image below.
Step 1 - Click the Save link to the Right of Search results in the top right corner
Step 2- Enter the name of the search you would like to pull
Step 3- Click Save at the bottom of the popup to save the search
To Bring up Saved Searches for up to the minute reporting in your instance click on the arrow next to All Assets in the top left corner as highlighted in the image below.
Generating Monthly Reports with Workflows
In Oomnitza's workflow creation there is a Monthly Report workflow Block that can be used to generate automated Monthly Reports. In a Monthly Report workflow the begin block is used to determine the data the will be generated in the monthly report.
In the image above, the monthly report has been set to generate a file containing all Laptops that are located at the San Francisco HQ.
You can also set the monthly report to generate files based on scheduled data points such as End of Warranty or Loan Return Date by switching the actions drop down schedule. Below is an example on how to generate monthly reports on assets that have a loan return date occurring in the next 30 days.
In the Monthly Report block you chose who you would like the report to be sent to.
Once you have chosen the parameters of the report in the begin block and the recipient of the report in the monthly report block, preview the logic and launch the workflow to save.


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South African Journal of Industrial Engineering
versão On-line ISSN 2224-7890
versão impressa ISSN 1012-277X
S. Afr. J. Ind. Eng. vol.29 no.2 Pretoria Ago. 2018
The value of money and the flaw-of-averages
P.S. Kruger*
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Given the state of uncertainty in the world, decision analysis and decision-making under conditions of uncertainty are becoming more important. However, any rational decision-making requires a criterion on which to base the decision - which implies the availability of a value system. This paper will provide a short introduction to the basic principles of some value systems and related concepts such as the value of money, the flaw-of-averages, interest and discount rates, utility theory, and decision analysis. It will employ a Monte Carlo simulation approach to investigate the possible influence of the flaw-of-averages on interest calculations, net present value calculations, and decision trees. It will show that, under certain circumstances, the flaw-of-averages might be present and significant.
Besluitanalise en besluitneming onder toestande van onsekerheid word meer belangrik gegee die heersende toestand van onsekerheid in die wêreld. Enige rasionele besluitneming benodig 'n kriterium waarop die besluit gebasseer kan word. Dit impliseer die beskikbaarheid van 'n waardestelsel. Hierdie publikasie sal 'n kort inleiding verskaf tot die basiese beginsels van sommige waardestelsels en verbandhoudende konsepte soos die waarde van geld, die gemors-van-gemiddeldes, rente- en verdiskonteringskoerse, utiliteitsteorie, en besluitanalise. Dit sal gebruik maak van 'n Monte Carlo simulasie benadering om die moontlike invloed van die gemors-van-gemiddeldes op renteberekeninge, huidige waarde berekeninge, en besluitbome te ondersoek. Dit sal aantoon dat, onder sekere omstandighede, die gemors-van-gemiddeldes betekenisvol teenwoordig mag wees.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
"The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark", Act 1 Scene 3, by William Shakespeare
The purpose of this section is to provide a short introduction to some of the principles of selected concepts that will be used in sections 2 and 3. The reader with intimate knowledge of, for example, the value of money, the flaw-of-averages, the time and utility value of money, and decision analysis, may skip this section without loss of continuity.
Unless otherwise stated, all Monte Carlo simulation experiments in this paper have been conducted with a sample size of 10,000 replications, and all statistical inferences have been conducted at a five per cent level of significance.
Table 1 provides a summary of all the symbols and variables that will be used.
1.1 The value of money
Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde
The concept of money has been part of everyday life for millennia. It has developed, for example, from the use of gold coins, with intrinsic value to the present-day paper money with no intrinsic value at all. It is nevertheless the absolute core of any economic activity. The value of money might be defined as the purchasing power of the money [1], which is determined by the demand and the supply of money, like the prices of all other economic goods and services. This value might be influenced by numerous other factors such as interest rates, inflation rates, exchange rates, the state of an economy, business confidence, the political, social and financial stability in a country, and many more.
1.2 The flaw-of-averages
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
The flaw-of-averages is a phenomenon that is well-known to mathematicians. Ignoring it, and only using averages, might have the result that the calculations performed with a model and the decisions based on it were wrong [4]. In its simplest form, it states that the convex transformation of a mean is less than or equal to the mean after convex transformation. In the context of probability theory, it is generally stated in the following form: If X is a random variable with expected value E(X) and the function F(X) is convex, then
where F(E(X)) is the function of the expected value and E(F(X)) is the expected value of the function [4]. This is often known as the flaw-of-averages (FoA) [5].
All that is required for the possible existence of the FoA is for a model or system to have a nonlinear input-output transformation function, and for at least one of the model input variables to be subjected to uncertainty [4].
1.3 The expected value of money
Fear of harm ought to be proportional not merely to the gravity of the harm, but also to the probability of the event.
"Logic and the Art of Thinking". An unknown co-author, possibly Blaise Pascal
The expected value (EV) is a concept used extensively in decision analysis as a criterion for decisionmaking, and was formulated independently by Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat [6]. The EV of an alternative subjected to uncertainty may be computed by multiplying each possible outcome (gain or return) by the number of ways in which it can occur, and then dividing the sum of these products by the total number of cases [6]. It therefore attempts to incorporate both probability and return in one concept. However, the use of the EV might lead to erroneous decisions. This was first pointed out by Nicolaus Bernoulli, and became known as the St Petersburg aradox [6], which might be briefly described as follows [6, 7]:
"A game of chance for a single player consists of the tossing of an unbiased two-sided coin. If a head appears, the gambler receives two Rand and the coin is tossed again. If heads appears again, the gambler receives four Rand. This process is repeated until tails appears, at which time the game is terminated and the gambler may take his money. The question is: How much should the gambler be willing to pay for the privilege of playing this game?"
The expected value (EV) may be calculated as follows:
with pn being the probability for a head to occur on toss n (assumed to be ½ in this case), and n the number of tosses.
If the gambler is a true expected value decision-maker, they should be willing to pay almost any very large amount to play the game. However, no right-minded gambler or decision-maker will be willing to do this. It seems as if something else is playing a role in this decision process that is not included in the concept of an expected value.
In 1738 Daniel Bernoulli, the brother of Nicolaus, published an influential paper titled Exposition of a New Theory on the Measurement of Risk, with the central theme that "the value of an item must not be based on its price, but rather on the utility that it yields" [6]. Daniel argued further that "any decision relating to risk involves two distinct and yet inseparable elements: the objective facts and the subjective view about the desirability of what is to be gained or lost" [6]. He argued that the expected value considers only the facts resulting in the St Petersburg paradox [6]. Since then numerous attempts have been made to resolve the St Petersburg paradox [8], but Daniel Bernoulli's arguments resulted in the development of what became known as utility theory [7]. Utility theory and related concepts such as a utility function, the attitude towards risk, diminishing marginal utility, and the influence of wealth on decision-making have developed into some of the important concepts in economics and finances, and will be discussed in more detail in section 1.5.
1.4 The time value of money
Take no usury or interest from him; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you. You shall not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit.
The Bible, Leviticus 25:36-37
Charging interest on loans or receiving interest on investments has been common practice for many years, but has been condemned by many cultures. However, the concept of interest is a vital part of any economic and financial system. For long periods in the past, the basic interest rate was considered as virtually constant; but in more recent times the interest rate has displayed more volatility, as shown in Figure 1 (obtained from the World Bank data base [9]). This might be the result of the increasing political, social, economic, and financial uncertainty experienced throughout the world [10]. The data shown in Figure 1 might contain some systematic variation but also some randomness. The data displays a typical time series characteristic; and it was decided to use an auto-regressive-moving-average (ARMA or Box-Jenkins) modelling approach [11, 12] to isolate and evaluate the random component. A piece-wise linear function was fitted to the data (or, equivalently, the calculation of first order derivatives) and used to transform the data into a stationary process, as required by the ARMA-modelling process [11, 12]; it is shown in Figure 2. The autocorrelation function of the data set is shown in Figure 3. The auto-correlation function shows a diminishing sine wave pattern; and, based on this, a second-order autocorrelation model (AR(2)) was fitted to the data [11], enabling the estimation of the noise-term by calculating the residuals, as shown in Figure 4.
The mean of the residuals is zero, as can be expected; but it has a standard deviation of about three percentage points, indicating a significant random component.
This estimate of the random component might suffer from several inadequacies. For example, it might overestimate the random component, since some systematic errors might still be included. Furthermore, it might underestimate the true random component, since the Reserve Bank uses its control over the prime rate to limit the volatility of the interest rate. The use of instruments such as various commissions and services charges levied by financial institutions might further inflate the nominal interest rate. The data shown in Figure 1 is an annual average. This averaging might cause some smoothing that might hide some of the variance inherent in the interest rate. Nevertheless, it seems as if the interest rate might contain a significant random component; and it might be appropriate to consider it as a random variable, or at least as a variable containing a significant random component. This is important, since the interest rate is often one of the principle input variables of financial systems, and its stochastic characteristics might cause the effect of the flaw-of-averages to be present. This possibility will be investigated in section 2 for the calculation of compound interest and net present value.
1.5 The utility value of money
The utility resulting from any small increase in wealth will be inversely proportionate to the quantity of goods previously possessed. Wealth is anything that can contribute to the adequate satisfaction of any sort of want. "Exposition of a New Theory on the Measurement of Risk" by Daniel Bernoulli
Utility theory was only properly formulated by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern as part of their development of game theory in the late 1940s [3], and might be summarised as shown in Figure 5. Consider a simple decision-making problem consisting of only two possible decisions with outcomes X1 and X2, and associated probabilities of occurrence of P1 and P2 respectively. The expected value (EV) might be calculated, as well as the expected utility (EU) given a utility function U(X). Using the value of the EU and the inverse function U'(X), the certainty equivalent (CE) might be calculated.
The EV and the EU might be used for purposes of decicion-making, and the CE and the risk premium (RP) provide estimates of the decision-maker's attitude towards risk. Proper definitions of these concepts are available elsewhere [3, 7]. Tables 2, 3, and 4 provide an illustration of the calculations required and the output obtained for a hypothetical example.
The exponential expression chosen to model the utility function is used often because of its flexibility in modelling various utility functions adequately, and the availability of the inverse function in a closed mathematical format.
More detailed definitions and discussions of the important concepts of utility theory, such as the certainty equivalent, can be found elsewhere in the literature [3, 7]
1.6 Decision trees
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A decision tree [13, 3] is one of the important techniques available as support for decision-making under conditions of uncertainty. The concept is straight forward, and is best illustrated by an example, albeit a somewhat facetious one. Consider the dilemma faced by Charles Robert Darwin about whether he should commit to marriage or not. He might have constructed his problem as a decision tree - as shown in Figure 6, which illustrates most of the concepts and structures found in a typical decision tree. The decision tree indicates that, if Darwin is an expected value decisionmaker, he should get married to his rich first cousin, Emma Wedgwood, as soon as possible. They were married for 43 years til Charles' death in 1882, and the union produced 10 children. The possible effect of the flaw-of-averages on decisions based on decision tree analysis will be discussed in section 3.
The power of compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe.
Attributed to Albert Einstein
2.1 Compound interest
In section 1.2 it was mentioned that, for the flaw-of-averages (FoA) to be present, at least one of the input variables should be subjected to uncertainty, and this variable should be transformed by a non-linear relationship. The following equation, used for calculating compound interest, shows that F is a linear function of P. Furthermore, n and t are constants in a specific situation. However, as shown in section 1.4, the interest rate, i might be a random variable, while F is a non-linear function of i, and therefore the FoA might be present. A Monte Carlo model was designed as a base line case with parameter values and results, as shown In Table 5. A symmetric triangular distribution was assumed for the interest rate, since there is no better information available to the contrary; and the triangular distribution is often used under such circumstances [14]. The parameter values chosen are like those obtained for the World Bank data shown in Figure 1 of section 1.4.
With: F, the final value,
P, the principle (assumed to be one),
i, the annual interest rate,
n, the annual compound frequency (assumed to be 12) and
t, the transaction time (years).
The Monte Carlo model was designed and used to execute a few experiments to investigate the sensitivity of the output to the input. These results are summarised in Figures 7, 8, and 9.
The mean does not show a significant influence on the FoA; but both the transaction time and the standard deviation of the interest rate have a significant influence. This confirms the results obtained and published elsewhere [4].
If the FoA is ignored, it might result in incorrect decisions. Consider two hypothetical investments, A and B. The parameter values for these examples are summarised in Table 6, and the results are summarised in Figure 10.
Figure 10 shows that investment A is better than investment B for some combinations of the values of the assumed standard deviations of the two interest rates, but that investment B is better than A for other combinations. Furthermore, the typical risk profiles shown in Figure 11 indicates that, although one investment might be the better one, there might be a higher risk associated with it. This is the result of the differences in the assumed values for the standard deviations of the investments. However, the FoA might not be so important in the case of compound interest. A typical financial institution usually has control, within limits, of the interest it charges or offering, and might compensate for the effects of the FOA, whether wittingly or not. Various other instruments, such as financing fees, might also be used for this purpose.
2.2 Net present value
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the present moment.
The Buddha
The net present value (NPV) is in many ways the mirror image of simple interest, and does have some disadvantages [15]; but it is one of the best-known and most widely used available measures for choosing between two projects and incorporating the time value of money [15]. The NPV may be calculated using the following formula:
with: NPV, the net present value,
Rt, the cash flow at time t,
i, the discount rate,
t, the time of a cash flow and
n, the total number of time periods.
This formula shows that the NPV is a linear function of Rt and a non-linear function of i and t. However, t is usually a constant in a specific situation, and will be treated as a parameter. It will be assumed that the interest rate, i, is a random variable (see section 1.4).
A Monte Carlo model was designed as a base line case with parameter values and results, as shown in Table 7. A symmetric triangular distribution was assumed for the discount rate.
The Monte Carlo model was used to execute a few experiments to investigate the sensitivity of the output to the input. These results are summarised in Figures 11, 12, and 13.
The mean of the discount rate and the project duration do show a small influence on the FoA%, but the standard deviation of the discount rate has a significant influence. If the FoA is ignored, it might result in erroneous decisions. Consider two hypothetical projects, 1 and 2. The parameter values for these examples are summarised in Table 8, and the results are summarised in Figure 14.
Conclusions and remarks similar to those made in section 2.1 about the compound interest are appropriate for the net present value (see section 2.1).
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The branch of operations research concerned with decision-making under conditions of uncertainty is known as decision theory [3, 7, 16], and one of the best-known techniques for supporting decision theory is known as decision trees [3, 7, 13). The basic principles of decision tree were briefly discussed in section 1.6. The idea of a decision tree was probably first used by Blaise Pascal in the formulation of his famous wager [6], which might be stated as:
God is, or he is not. Which way should we incline?
Figure 6 of section 1.6 might be used to define a basic building block from which most decision trees constructed. Such a basic building block is shown in Figure 15. The symbols, variable definitions, and variable values that will be used are shown in Table 9 and Figure 15. The decision tree shown in Figure 15 will be used as a base line case.
From Figure 15, decision D1 is the best if the EV is used, but decision D2 is the best, based on the EU. However, the existence of this event is dependent on the shape of the assumed utility function. A Monte Carlo simulation model was designed and executed for the basic building block. The results are summarised in Table 10, indicating that the FoA% for the EV, the EU, and the CE are all significant.
The Monte Carlo model was also used to conduct several experiments for values of the input variables close to the values for the equivalent variable values of the basic building block. The results are shown in Figures 16 and 17 as Tornado and Spider sensitive plots respectively. Both Figures 17 and 18 indicate that the EV is not sensitive to the value of the assumed utility function parameter. This value determines the shape of the utility function, which does not have an influence on the EV. The value of the utility function parameter will therefore not be included in the following sensitivity analysis.
However, this kind of sensitivity analysis - that is, changing one input variable value at a time while keeping the values of all the other input variables constant - might suffer from some drawbacks, such as not being able to identify any two-factor interactions. A significant two-factor interaction might indicate that the sensitivity of the output for the value of a specific input variable might not only depend on the specific value of that input, but might also be influenced by the value of another input variable. This problem might be resolved by using the principles of experimental design [11, 17].
An appropriate six-factor fractional factorial design was identified [17]. The characteristics of this design are summarised in Table 11 [17].
The 32 experiments, each of sample size of 10,000, were conducted using the Monte Carlo simulation model. These results may be used to conduct sensitivity analysis for the main effects. Several such measures are available, and are shown in Figures 19, 20, and 21.
Regression coefficients may be obtained by fitting a regression equation using the results from the Monte Carlo experiments for the main effects as follows:
with Xi, for i=1 to 6 the main effects
ai, for i=0 to 6 the regression coefficients
The values of the regression coefficients are shown in Figure 19.
Secondly, correlation coefficients may be calculated from the Monte Carlo results for the main effects relative to the EV; these are shown in Figure 20. Thirdly, the main effects may be estimated by calculating the averages of the high value minus the average of the low value [17], as shown in Figure 21.
The approximate patterns provided by these different approaches are very much the same.
The results of the Monte Carlo experiments might also be used to fit a regression equation that includes both the main effects and the two-factor interactions, as follows:
with Xi, i=1 to 6 the main effects (variables),
XiXj, i=1 to 5 and j=2 to 6 the two factor interactions and
ai, i=0 to 21 the regression coefficients.
The regression coefficients and P-values are shown in Table 12, which indicates that two of the main effects are non-significant. However, one of the two-factor interactions is significant. The presence of a significant two-factor interaction implies that the results from this section cannot be assumed, without further investigation, to be applicable to all decision trees. Therefore, every decision tree should be investigated on its own for the presence and severity of the FoA.
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
Francis Bacon
One of the main insights provided by this paper is the important contribution of uncertainty, typically manifested as the standard deviation of one of the input variables of a model, on the existence and severity of the flaw-of-averages. The crucial role played by the standard deviation in many aspects of statistical modelling is well-known.
This paper investigated the possible existence and severity of the flaw-of-averages (FoA) in three well-known and widely used industrial engineering models: compound interest, net present value, and decision trees. It was determined that the FoA is significant in all three of these situations, albeit under certain circumstances. The FoA might play a significant role in numerous other widely used models - for example, any inventory control model such as vendor problem subjected to uncertainty, will probably display the FoA [4]. Therefore, it might be prudent to consider the use of a Monte Carlo simulation model to evaluate the effect of the flaw-of-averages in any situation where a significant uncertainty of one or more of the input variables is present or suspected.
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I woke up this morning to the alarm going off. Why else would I wake up? I turned over and opened my eyes and read the numbers on the clock.
"Mmm. 9:15. Too early."
I pulled the covers back over my head and told myself that I could squeeze in nine more minutes of sleep if I just hit snooze. I thought about it for a minute and decided against it.
Today was the day. My magic number had finally come up.
I threw back the covers and sat up. Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, I looked around my room and saw the neatly packed boxes in the corner. My entire life was packed into those boxes. Childhood momentos, clothes, extra food... it was all there.
I got out of bed and streched for what was the last time in this room. I had spent close to 20 years here and today I was leaving for good.
I could hear my parents going through their usual morning rituals - coffee pot being knocked against a cup, the newspaper rustling - and walked out of my room into the hallway.
"Oh, you're awake." My mother looked down the hall to see me walk out. She came towards me with a cup in her hand. "Come, sit down with your father and I."
I followed her to the kitchen and saw a fantastic spread on the table. She'd really gone all out this morning. It was likely the last time I'd ever see them and I guess she wanted me to fill up on her cooking before I left.
"Good morning, son." My dad set the newspaper down and seemed to want to talk to me. In all the years I sat at this table for this meal, he'd never set the paper down, never mind wanted to talk to me. Breakfast to him meant catching up on the scores from last night.
"Morning, Dad." I sat in my usual seat and poured myself a glass of orange juice. Mom handed me a plate of pancakes and I took a few. After drowning them in syrup, I began to eat.
"Darren? Can we talk to you?" Mom took her seat and reached for my hand. I put my fork down and let her take it.
"Son, we're very excited for you. This day doesn't happen every day, you know." Dad had taken off his reading glasses and was looking very intently at me. I wasn't sure if it was because he had something important to say or if it was because he couldn't see me.
"I know, Dad. I'm pretty psyched about it too."
"I'm sure you are. I, or rather, your mother and I want you to know that we're proud of you. And we want you to succeed."
"Thanks." I tried to get my hand away from my mother, but she squeezed it and held on to it for dear life.
"Son, if it's possible, we'd like to hear from you every once in a while."
"Um... I'm not sure if I'm allowed to do that. They've been pretty strict about no contact with the past from what I've heard."
"Yes, we understand that, dear." Another squeeze from my mother. The woman was just not going to let me eat my last breakfast in her house... dammit. "What I think your father wants to say is if you can find a way, somehow, we want to know you're okay."
"I can see what I can do. I don't want to get in trouble or anything..."
"Of course not. Darren, I know some people who might be able to help you. If you want their names, I can give them to you." I already knew that Dad had a list of names and addresses of people drawn up and in his pocket. If I didn't accept it, he'd be hurt. But if I took it and they found it, I could be in for some serious trouble.
"Sure, Dad, I'll take whatever you've got." My mother finally let go of my hand and I finished my meal. My parents sat in silence while I cleaned my plate and went to my room to get ready to leave.
I showered and dressed in the suit I had bought for the day. Looking in the mirror, I barely recognized myself. I was used to seeing myself in a t-shirt and jeans, not a three-piece business suit. I looked like a kid playing with his dad's clothes.
I went back to my room and phoned the contact number to be picked up. After confirming the meeting time - noon - I went back to the kitchen.
My mother burst into tears the minute she saw me. My father's eyes misted up. I felt like a dolt. Being an only child and having this happen to me, it was something they both hoped for and dreaded.
For the remainder of my time with them, we sat at the table and talked about old times and what they planned to do now that they had all this free time on their hands. Because of today, my parents could retire. They'd worked so long to do so much for me, it only seemed right that now that I was leaving, they could rest. Dad told me about the trip they planned on taking across the country. Mom told me about how she was going to join a couple of clubs and volunteer more. I felt good about the plans they'd made and didn't really seem concerned that their lives would go on without me - their only son, their only child. I wondered before today whether I'd feel cheated out of not 'knowing' them longer, but I came to the conclusion that they had their own lives to live. I was just an extension and they would cut me out, slowly, over time no matter what. Today just meant that the cutting would be faster and hurt more.
At quarter to twelve, the phone rang.
"Hello?" I knew who it was and what it was about.
"Darren Filson?"
"Darren, your pickup will be there in fifteen minutes. Are you ready?"
"Yep. As ready as I'll ever be."
"Okay. Thank you."
I hung the phone back up and turned to my parents. I kissed my mother's cheek and shook my dad's hand. I took both of them into a hug and inhaled deeply. My dad's spicy cologne mixed with my mother's fruity perfume - a smell I wanted to hold with me forever.
A few minutes later, the doorbell rang. I opened the door and was met by a muscular man in a suit similar to mine.
"Darren Filson?"
"Come with me, please." He turned and started down the walk. Two other men, of roughly the same build, came up to the door. They passed by me and followed my dad into my old room.
I went to the large van parked on the street. Gabe, as his nametage proclaimed, opened the passenger door for me. I climbed in and buckled my seat belt. Gabe went to the other side and got in.
"Well, Darren, how does it feel?"
"Okay, I guess."
"Good, good. Nice weather, eh?"
"Yeah. Warm for this time of year."
"Yep. Yep. Good for the farmers, though."
"Yeah." I wanted to sit in silence and think about what was going to happen in a little while. I had no real idea what would happen, but for months now, I'd been imagining what the next few hours would hold.
The other large men loaded my belongings into the back of the van and slammed the doors shut. As they were getting into their seats in the back, I looked towards my old house and saw my parents standing on the front porch - my mother leaning against my father, both of them crying. I could feel my chest tighten and I resolved not to let myself show any emotion in front of these people. I had to be strong - I was a grown man and I needed to start acting like it.
Gabe put the van into gear and slowly pulled away. Vignettes of my life flashed through my mind - playing baseball with the neighbourhood kids in the park at the end of the street, riding bikes up and down the hill on the other side of town, fairs attended, cruising the main street for girls on Friday nights... these were all things that I would remember for the rest of my life. No one could take them away.
Gabe and the other men - Hank and Morty - carried on their own conversation while I was lost in my memories.
And this is where I've been stuck on this story for a year and a half. I've tried a few things, but it gets sappier and sappier every time. Help!
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Following an 8-goal thriller at Old Trafford and a City win at Molineux, the title race is back on! Many had written off City a few weeks ago but so much can change in the game of football. We all assume that we can predict the future but it's the unpredictability of football which attracts us to it. Here is a round up of the top fantasy football performers from Gameweek 35 in a valid Fantasy Premier League formation:
- Paddy KENNY (10pts, 4.4m) – QPR gave their survival hopes a real shot in the arm by upsetting the odds and beating Spurs 1-0 at the weekend. Kenny's efforts in goal were vital in keeping a clean sheet, making 6 saves and rightly being rewarded with 2 bonus points.
- Philippe SENDEROS (11pts, 4.1m) – Fulham finally brought Wigan's impressive recent form to a halt with a 2-1 victory at the weekend. Senderos showed us his attacking potential by grabbing the late winner and managed to pick up the maximum 3 bonus points for his efforts.
- Gael CLICHY (11pts, 5.6m) – Clichy inspired the first goal against Wolves with a delightful through ball for Aguero. He also picked up a clean sheet and was given 2 bonus points for his ability to pick up fantasy football points at both ends of the field. Despite playing the last 4 City games, there is always the risk of rotation with Kolarov waiting in the wings.
- Liam RIDGEWELL (9pts, 4.5m) – West Brom pulled out a shock by inflicting another defeat for Liverpool at Anfield with their 1-0 win at the weekend. Ridgewell was singled out by the bonus judges for his performance and 3 premier league fantasy bonus points were handed out in addition to his clean sheet points.
- Martin PETROV (17pts, 5.2m) – Gameweek 35 has been very important for Bolton's survival hopes grabbing a vital 4 points including a victory away at fellow strugglers Aston Villa. Petrov has been central to Bolton's performances collecting a goal, an assist and 5 fantasy football bonus points, leading to a massive 17-point haul.
- Yohan CABAYE (17pts, 5.9m) – Cabaye had an excellent game against Stoke picking up 2 goals and an assist before picking up a knock in the 60th minute. Pardew will be hoping that he shakes it off to finish the season and continue Newcastle's challenge for a Champions League spot.
- Chris EAGLES (16pts, 5.1m) – Another Bolton player who had a brilliant gameweek was Chris Eagles. He also picked up a goal and an assist but fell short of Petrov by only 1 bonus point over the 2 games. If Eagles and Petrov can continue their form, Bolton fans may have something to cheer for come the end of the season.
- Luis NANI (15pts, 9.9m) – Nani made his long-awaited return against Everton with his first start since Gameweek 27. He didn't hang around, getting his name on the scoresheet and setting up 2 goals. If United are to get a result at City in Gameweek 36, they will be hoping that Nani can repeat such a performance to make up for lost time.
- Danny WELBECK (12pts, 6.5m) – Welbeck followed up his goal against Villa, with a brilliant premier league fantasy performance at home to Everton. Welbeck created 2 goals and set up one in a strong attacking performance from United. At 6.5m, he is a cut-price differential but there remains the risk of rotation with Hernandez and the small matter of the title decider away at City in the next gameweek.
- Nikica JELAVIC (11pts, 6.0m) – Jelavic is proving to be a great acquisition by Moyes, adding to his impressive goal tally so far with a brace at Old Trafford. With a full pre-season under his belt, Jelavic could be one for us to keep our eyes on for next season. In addition, fantasy managers may want to consider bringing him in for the final fixtures, especially as Everton face both Fulham(H) and Stoke(A) in Gameweek 36.
- Wayne ROONEY (13pts, 13.0m) – Rooney grabbed his second brace in consecutive gameweeks to continue his strong fantasy premier league form. Despite not hitting the heights, Rooney continues to deliver the points but he may find it difficult with a trip to the Etihad next on the fantasy agenda.
That concludes our round-up of the top performers this fantasy football gameweek, how many of these players were present in your squad? Did any of you fantasy football addicts bring in one of these players at the last minute only to be rewarded with a strong points haul? Feel free to get involved by commenting in the boxes below or joining the conversation on Twitter with @FFAddicted. Also, don't forget to like us on the Fantasy Football Addict Facebook page for your chance to win a detailed analysis of your fantasy premier league squad!


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After reviewing the Quick Access Bar just two days ago, I have another toolbar for you that docks to the top of the Windows desktop. InfoBar is a fully customizable toolbar that can display information about a computer's hardware,,software and online activities.
All information are made available by so called modules. It is possible to block some modules from being installed, which makes sense if you do not plan on using them. Modules range from displaying the current cpu and memory utilization to the current bandwidth, Google Mail notifications, a uTorrent watcher, weather conditions or a volume control.
The toolbar docks to the top of the screen where it is always visible. It is blank by default which means that you need to activate the modules first that you want to see on the toolbar.
This is done with a right-click on the toolbar and the selection of Modules in the options.
Click on the items that you want displayed and then on the OK button. All modules are then displayed on the toolbar. Each module comes with its own configuration page where you can modify how the information are presented and how often the graph and tooltip get updated.
You could for instance switch from displaying all cpu cores individually as text on the toolbar to a graph, and even show both a graph and textual information.
You can move the mouse cursor over a module in the toolbar to get additional information in a tooltip. The memory module for instance not only displays the overall memory usage but also the top processes that use memory in the tooltip.
InfoBar ships with several skins that change the appearance of the toolbar significantly. You find default Windows 7 and Vista skins in the settings as well as Microsoft's Luna skin and custom made skins from third party designers.
The infobar is not shown if a fullscreen application is started. The idea is nice: Give the user direct information that are always visible on the screen. Some users might not like the fact that they lose part of their screen for the toolbar. Then again, it does not use that much space on the system, and there is an autohide option.
The modules are responsive and all configuration changes that I made during tests worked out fine and were shown on the toolbar more or less instantly.
Interested Windows users can download the latest version of InfoBar from the project website over at Sourceforge.Advertisement
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While I'm not a big fan of Toolbars, this one looks rather interesting.
A novel idea to keep track on PC usage and performance.
Might just take a good look at this!
Another great post, Martin.
Tried this. After install, turned auto-hide on. But the toolbar would not display when I brought the cursor up against the top of the screen. Terminated the app and tried again. Same issue. Running WinXP SP3
And there is no contact that I can for the author on the SourceForge pages. When I tried to create a new ticket, I got a 403 error screen saying I didn't have write access.
Oh well.
That's some bad user experience. Sorry to hear about it.
Infobar is a Win7 app that is a wonderful app, but a little out of date. For Win XP & Vista you need Stat Bar. This is the address that I just checked it out from and it clean of viruses and malware: http://www.statbar.nl/getfile.php?file=StatBarSetup.exe&mirror=9 … Just in case this DL link doesn't work, here's the site address: http://www.statbar.nl/ … It's in the Netherlands, hence the .nl . I have this comment email linked to let me know if you find this info, If you have problems, leave a comment and I can email it directly to you . It's only a 1.65mb DL. Dave
Wow! At last Infobar update !! I user some toolbars info, how Infobar, Winbar (this project is too old,. and dont have new releases, but is a good stuff!!) I install this version now and see C00L !!!
but I miss my native language (Spanish Latinamerican) i try to contact to leader project for colaborate to traslating to spanish language !!
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深圳市高技能人才公共实训管理服务中心是深圳市人民政府批准设立的公共服务机构,以高质、高效的人性化服务实践 "用先进科学技术,训练高技能人才,为深圳的现在和未来服务"的基本理念。以"高"、"新"、"前"、"宽"为建设方针,努力把深圳高训基地建设成为具有"先进设施设备、先进服务理念、先进管理手段、先进运作模式"的一流的高技能人才公共服务平台。
Introduction to Shenzhen Public-training Center for Technician
Shenzhen Public-training Center for Technician (simplified as SPCT) is the first public service platform on which technicians trained by high technology are cultivated. It is a high-tech training center combined by seven functions of high-tech training, high-tech appraisal, high-tech competition, skills-reformation experiment, skills communication, service for technicians and high-tech demonstration. With the developing strategy of establishing "Efficient Shenzhen and Harmonious Shenzhen"and "Creative City and Internationalized City", Shenzhen Government has conducted the training center as a socialized public production with the nature of opening and commonweal. It is invested with the credit of "China (Shenzhen) Public-training Center for Technician"and "China Vocational Education Demonstration Center"by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security PRC in 2006.
The first Project SPCT has constructed includes seven Training Workshops, namely, Digital Printing Technology, Modern Auto-repairing Technology, Industry Automatic Control Technology, Intelligentized Building Control Technology Industry Design, Lighting-acoustics Decoration Design and Manufacture, and Glass-screen Wall Decoration Design and Manufacture.
With the tenet of "ability-training orientation and working-achievement first", SPCT has exerted to aim at the construction of "trainees-centered; working abilities-cored and tasks-carried"to establish the pattern of high-tech training further to form the evaluation system for technician training.
According to the needs of technicians, SPCT has intensified the skills training of trainees with the doctrine of operation skills promotion and high attainments of occupation. By means of comprehensive skills training combined by contents and tasks, the promotion of trainees'operation skills, occupational moral and ability have been greatly consolidated.
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Continuous Integration Insecurity
December 10, 2015 | DevOps | Wes Davis
We at Conjur see little value in fear as a motivator. Whenever we do find legitimate reasons to be afraid, we like to build them into constructive conversations around better practices.
Today's focus is on (in)security for continuous integration (CI) tools.
This year, penetration tester and infosec researcher Nikhil Mittal has given the same presentation at both Black Hat conferences (USA and Europe). Mittal isn't being lazy, he's being relevant. For his talk "Continuous Intrusion: Why CI tools are an attacker's best friends," he tested five different tools — Jenkins, CruiseControl, Go, TeamCity, and Hudson — and found serious security issues with all of them.
When I say serious, I'm talking fundamental infrastructure security threats.
Thanks to low default security settings and practices that are far from "best," Mittal shows that gaining access to CI tools can result in ownership over anything from the build process, source code, Git credentials, SSH keys, even all the way down to the machines running the slaves.
The bluntest version:
"I have not been through a single Pen Test or Red Team engagement where access to a CI tool did not result in Domain Admin access."
The better practices he outlines are the classics for any automation tool:
- password policy enforcement
- more security-conscious configuration and development
- eliminating plaintext credentials on the master
These are fantastic first steps, but they fall short of best practices, especially from an audit and compliance standpoint.
Our technical wizards have been hard at work lately putting together the Ten Factor CI Job.
Beyond these standards, it would also be great to see an iteration of Mittal's test with Conjur's orchestration platform providing auditable role-based identity and access management for the CI tool masters, slaves, and teams of users.
Conjur's Jenkins solution, for example, not only secures all the credentials and keys that otherwise might wind up in source control, our RBAC model allows fine granularity in granting temporary access to jobs and managing privileged access for engineers.
Awareness is always the first step, and for raising it with reference to CI insecurity, we thank Nikhil. Now it's time to take steps two, three, and beyond…


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They had told me there would be a snack served. An understatement if ever there was one. There was just about any kind of finger food you could think of there and some great desserts and fruit salads.
Here is an image when they were about half way set up. These tables were full by the time for the meeting to start,
and information tables.
You could even take home a big hand
full of hot peppers.
She grows her Roses well too.