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The rocketship rise of trivia app QuizUp continues.
Plain Vanilla Games, the Icelandic startup behind the uber-addicting app, just raised $US22 million in funding from the likes of Tencent Holdings and Sequoia Capital. This round closely follows the $US2 million it raised last month.
Since QuizUp launched in November, more than 5 million people have signed up to compete against strangers and friends in nearly 300 quiz categories, making it the fastest growing iPhone game in history.
Founder Thor Fridriksson told Business Insider that Plain Vanilla will launch QuizUp for Android and iPad in January, with plans for Windows phones and gaming consoles, like Xbox, in the future. The company will also use the funding to expand QuizUp to other languages with regionally specific trivia categories and continue to explore new social networking aspects of the game.
"The most impressive part — the biggest surprise we had — was how the community has grown," Fridriksson says. "If you go into discussions happening on the chatboard for the psychics category, for example, you're going to see thousands of people talking about different theories of psychics. People are practically writing essays on their mobile phones."
Plain Vanilla has grown from 20 to 35 employees since QuizUp launched a month and a half ago and has a slew of new hires on the horizon.
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Joseph Philip Square, 77, of Eastpoint, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at the Bridges of Bay St. Joe in Port St. Joe.
He was born June 2, 1936 in Painesville, Ohio to Philip J. and Laura M. Square.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Roy �Skippy� Square; sister Laura Square; and granddaughter Akysha Gray.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Helene A. Square; brother Philip W Square, and wife Sandra; sisters Kathleen Justice, and husband Chuck, and Rachel Berger and husband Tom; sons John D. Square and Philip J. Square; daughter Tracy L. Gray, and husband Rick; and grandchildren Christopher, Melissa, Colby, Lindsey and Harley Gray; Timothy and Anthony Marshall; and Joe, Jimmy and Michael Square.
A longtime resident of Eastpoint, Mr. Joe retired from the St. George Plantation after 13 years. He loved going outside working in the yard on his tractor. He spent time with the only pet he ever had, his Africa Gray parrot �Byrd.�
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The board is responsible for two yearly meetings; one in the late spring and one in January. The spring meeting is a short late day meeting for all the members to catch up on current issues. The winter meeting shared with New Hampshire Landscape Association is an all day meeting with a more formal structure. We continually work on improving the quality of the NHPGA; this has included developing a new web site, more efficient ways of handling the day-to-day operations of the NHPGA and working with New Hampshire Farm Burea on issues at the State House that might have a direct impact on our industry. The board is just one part of the NHPGA the members are the largest and their imput is the most important, we are here the make the horticultural industry in New Hampsire thrive.


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In commemoration of the Africa Day 2017, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has declared that all of humanity would benefit by listening, learning and working with the people of Africa. "Africa", he continued, "provides the majority of United Nations peacekeepers around the world. African nations are among the world's largest and most generous hosts of refugees."
Mr Guterress in his message to mark the Day disclosed that the UN partnership with Africa is also rooted in a deep sense of gratitude. "Africa includes some of the world's fastest growing economies." He noted.
The Secretary General reaffirmed his commitment as a partner, friend and committed advocate for changing the narrative about the diverse and vital continent.
Mr Guterres added that "Crises represent at best a partial view. But from a higher platform of cooperation, we can see the whole picture – one that recognizes the enormous potential and remarkable success stories throughout the African continent."


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My 10 favorite TV shows of 2014
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Kim Powell, a local television news reporter at KWES in Midland, Texas inadvertently drops some Blackalicious on air. It's been 15 years since the Sacramento rap duo released "Alphabet Aerobics" on their A2G album but apparently the hip hop tongue-twister lives on as a vocal exercise — at least for this reporter. It went down […] …
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Republic continues to rise; Expressjet falters on announcement of further funds for securities repur
The majority of North and South American airline stocks were on the rise on Thursday (20-Aug-09), on the back of a rise in the broader market, due to a positive forecast of economic activity by The Conference Board and increased factory activity. As a result, the AMEX Airline Index (+2.1%) rose, as did the Dow (+0.8%) and oil prices (+0.2%), to USD72.54.
The rise in stocks was led by Republic Airways (+11.1%), presumably a continuation of its rise since its winning bid for the acquisition of Frontier. The carrier's stocks were followed by Allegiant (+5.2%) and TAM (+4.8%), as the Bovespa (+1.2%) rose for the third day in a row, due to advancing commodities and an unexpected drop in Brazilian unemployment.
Southwest (+0.4%) stocks were up, following CEO and Chairman, Gary Kelly's interview with the Wall Street Journal, in which he stated he would "endorse the view that things are not getting worse in the economy".
JetBlue was (3.7%) also stronger, after it suspended sales of its unlimited flight pass on Wednesday, as were all legacy carriers – US Airways (+4.2%), Continental (+3.6%), United (+3.2%), Delta (+3.0%) and American Airlines (+2.6%).
Expressjet (-5.4%) continued to fall on Thursday. The carrier announced late in the day that its Board of Directors has authorized an additional USD10 million for its previously announced securities repurchase program. The carrier stated it expects any purchases of the notes or the stock to be made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, with the timing of any repurchases under the program will depend on a variety of factors, including market conditions, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. Common stock acquired through the repurchase program will be available for general corporate purposes, and convertible notes repurchased under the program will be cancelled.
Other carriers to fall included GOL (-1.6%), ending its rally, and Air Canada-B (-1.1%) stocks.
North & South America selected airlines daily share price movements (% change): 20-Aug-09
Southwest potentially set to continue its fall
Southwest Airlines (+0.4%) may be set to fall again, following a Reuters report late on the day, stating the carrier's slump could persist in the short term, following its failed acquisition of Frontier Airlines, three losses on the past four quarters, fare cuts and the offer of buyouts to staff. Jesup & Lamont Securities also lowered its rating of the carrier to "sell" on 19-Aug-09, and lowered its price target for the carrier's stock to USD4.00, as it believes Southwest's "slow growth strategy during the current economic downturn will limit its earnings potential over the next 18 months."
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The material palette maintains yet modernizes the feel of the space. The base cabinets and the short leg of the "L" are walnut, while the upper cabinets are white and backsplash stainless steel. These white materials visually recede to provide an illusion of depth and a feeling of serenity to the room.
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1960s Dryad Leaf sandals (now in the shop!).
1950s gold bow heels.
1960s black pilgrim pumps.
1940s white pumps.
1970s magazine clutch.
1950s black deerskin clutch/wallet.
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1960s white box purse with jeweled clasp.
Devilish 1940s studded red felt sculptural hat, by Glenover.
1950s tartan beret.
Mod 1960s black and white hat.
1970s fish buckle and belt.
1980s blingy leopard in chains belt, by Carolyn Tanner.
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It's just like in the movie - Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal arrive on the Harvard University campus in an antique MG convertible - back to where it all began.
MacGraw and O'Neal starred in 1970's "Love Story," which became an iconic film.
Now reminiscing about the whirlwind four days spent shooting the film in Cambridge, Massachusetts, they prove their chemistry, and humor, have not diminished over the years.
A new generation can now see the co-stars reunite in "Love Letters" - running at Boston's Shubert Theatre from Feb. 2-7.


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Kyle Wilder shoots his wife, Nani, then kills himself. Or did he? Something doesn't sit well with Ginger about it.
Since the ghosts aren't spilling the azuki beans, this time with the help of her other quirky assistant Reese, Ginger hunts for the one item that could link to the murderer. Unfortunately, in the process, puts their lives in danger.
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This paper looks at coordination of 1-round transactions, which are different from general transactions that involve multi-round interaction with the client. 1-round transactions execute at the participant nodes, with no communication with other nodes except for at most a single commit/abort vote.
There are 2 types of transactions in Granola: coordinated ones, and uncoordinated ones. Actually, better/less-confusing names for these 2 types would be lock-coordinated transactions and timestamp-coordinated transactions, since the latter type of transactions still involve coordination among the repositories.
To reflect this duality in coordination mode, each repository runs in one of two modes. When there are no coordinated transactions running at a repository, it runs in timestamp mode. When a repository receives a request for a coordinated transaction, it switches to the locking mode.
Uncoordinated transactionsThere are two kinds of uncoordinated transactions: single repository transactions, or independent distributed transactions. Granola uses a timestamped-based coordination to provide serializability to both kinds of uncoordinated transactions and avoids locking for them. Examples of independent distributed transactions include read-only transactions, and local-read transactions, such as give every employee a 2% raise.
(In our previous work, the slow-fast paper (2010), we had also made an analysis similar to the independent transactions idea. Our slow-fast analysis inspects the program actions, which are precondition guarded assignment statements, and determined for which actions the atomicity can be relaxed so that they can execute in an uncoordinated manner. Our finding was that if the precondition of a program action is "locally-stable" (i.e., this precondition predicate cannot get falsified by execution of other program actions), then it is safe to execute this program action in an uncoordinated/nonatomic manner.)
Repositories are assumed to have access to loosely synchronized clocks (say NTP synchronized clocks). The use of timestamps in Granola are for ordering/serializability of transactions, and logical clocks would also suffice. Granola needs time synchronization for performance/throughput not for correctness. This separation is always a welcome one. (I can't resist but refer to our hybrid logical clock, HLC, work here. I think HLC would improve exposition of Granola, and would make it tolerant to malformed clients which may increase highTS and deny service to normal clients' requests.)
In the "pure" timestamp mode, all single repository and independent distributed transactions commit successfully, and serializability is guaranteed as they are executed in timestamp order. This provides a substantial reduction in overhead from locking and aborts, which improve the throughput.
While in the timestamp mode, coordinated transactions may also arrive which may lead to conflict decisions to be returned for the single or distributed independent transactions executing on those repositories. Those repositories will switch to coordinated mode to serve the coordinated transactions. Once all coordinated transactions have completed those repositories can again transition to the timestamp mode.
Dually, in locking mode, repositories can still serve single repository and distributed independent transactions provided they do not conflict, i.e., they do not need to update a locked item. (In effect, the timestamp mode is just a shortcut to denote the lack of any coordinated transactions in the system.)
Coordinated transactions
DiscussionThis paper is written with a focus on describing the system in reasonable detail to potential users of the system. This diverges a bit from the academic style, which would put the focus on the novelties and "intellectual merit" (a la NSF). Maybe this is because of the style/focus of the USENIX ATC conference. The evaluation section is also really nice and detailed. (Granola performs like Sinfonia for coordinated transacations, and improve throughput for uncoordinated transactions.)
It seems that Granola does not offer much advantage over Calvin. The paper compares in the related work with Calvin and states the following. "The Calvin transaction coordination protocol was developed in parallel with Granola, and provides similar functionality. Rather than using a distributed timestamp voting scheme to determine execution order, Calvin delays read/write transactions and runs a global agreement protocol to produce a deterministic locking order."
I think Granola may have an edge over Calvin for low-latency, especially for transactions that involve a couple repositories. The best way to see why is to consider this analogy.
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Indian Institute of Foreign Trade was set up in 1963 by Ministry of Commerce to help professionalize the country's foreign trade management. The institute has since then evolved into the only one among the top 10 B-schools to offer the coveted Master of Business Administration programme in International Business.
The success of the institute can be gauged from the fact that it is the major think tank when it comes to formulating policies concerning foreign trade and international business. IIFT has undertaken research studies with organisations like World Trade Organisation, World Bank, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
A B-school life is incomplete without competitions where two B-schools or rather two students from the same B-school are pitted against each other. The institute firmly believes that this is where an individual's competitive nature kicks and he/she starts punching above their weights.
For the same, IIFT's Kolkata campus is organising Vivaan, a three day summit to be held at IIFT in its Kolkata campus from 4th to 6th September. The event has under its bonnet pan-India competitions aiming to provide a platform for budding managers and inspired thinkers to showcase their mettle to the world. The theme of the symposium is 'Prism of Opportunities: India and the world'. Each club at IIFT will be hosting various competitions that require the right mix of radical thinking, unceasing efforts and unbridled optimism. The event would also witness eminent speakers from various industries with provide their insights on their industry and current trends.
BLASH - The Trade Club & SCOPE - The Operations Club in collaboration with SC Next will have the primary and largest discussion on 'International Shipping and Logistics'. The club also holds an International Trade & Logistics Challenge which includes a quizzing event and a Supply Chain and Operations case study.
Socrates, the Strategy and Consulting Club at IIFT, will be holding a session on theme 'Transformation of Vision into Action: Journey of a Leader 'to present. The event includes "CaseQuest" a case study competition in association with BizResearchLabs focusing on an actual business problem faced by the industry today.
Entrepreneurship-Cell partners with Little Internet Pvt Ltd, and Zovi, to present a Business Plan Competition, where students from all across India will lock horns for a chance to pitch their business idea to a panel of esteemed investors.
Systemix, the Systems Consulting Club of IIFT will be holding a session on the theme 'Technology making people's lives better'. It also hosts a Business Analytics Case Challenge emphasizing the relevance of analytics in day-to-day business operations for aspiring managers and entrepreneurs.
For Finance enthusiasts, Capital, the Finance and Investments Club of IIFT, will host the Finance Forum with theme "The Indian Economy: Crouching Tiger or a Sauntering Elephant". It also conducts Vitt- Neeti, a three round event comprising Online Quiz, Virtual Stock Trading and Case Study – competition.
The Social Awareness Cell of IIFT, Koshish, conducts an online case study competition in association with the Bengaluru based non-for-profit organisation The Akshaya Patra Foundation – 'unlimited food for education'.
Brandwagon, the Marketing Club, hosts Foreign Market Entry Challenge will be holding a session on the theme 'Branding India'- Marketing of Indian products and services around the world. The event includes a case study competition focusing on the introduction of an Indian brand in a foreign market.
Cash prizes worth over Rs 2.5 lakhs and goodies worth Rs 90,000 are up for grabs. So far, the event has been flooded with an overwhelming response as over 700 students across India have registered for various competitions on Dare2Compete. Students from various B schools expressed their interests in the event when they flooded the IIFT handle with tweets during the recently held Twitter contest where they were asked to describe their MBA journey so far in one line.
"Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition-in having put forth the best within you." Vivaan promises all this and much more.


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I was digital-less for about two hours yesterday and I was pretty sure the world was going to end. Actually…it wasn't that bad. Before I headed out to meet my friend for lunch, I wanted to update my phone to get some new music on there for a run later in the afternoon. I've had some trouble with my phone syncing to iTunes for awhile now, but with some persistence, it usually works. Not so much this time.
The phone was three-quarters of the way through the update when it decided the phone was no longer plugged in and demanded that I do plug it in. Well, I hadn't touched a thing. I tried to re-plug it in and it told me to restore it, then proceeded to say that it needed to be plugged in to be restored. Um. My phone was gone. There was probably a way to fix it at some point, but I was running short on time and was planning on getting a new phone the next day anyways.
Phoneless, I met my friend Molly for lunch. Everything was fine and I was barely thinking about it until I realized I couldn't snap a picture of my lunch when I tried for you fine people. Hmph. It was a tasty meal with chicken curry, green beans, carrots, baby corn, and a side of pad thai. I don't eat Thai food frequently, but I do enjoy it a lot. There's always a ton of veggies involved, so it makes the other indulgences not seem so bad.
After lunch, Molly was kind enough to trudge over with me to the mall. Let me tell you, getting a new phone is a hassle. It's fine. I'm okay with it. I just didn't expect my current phone to go down as it did. Whatever. First selfie on the new phone.
Once again equipped with my lifeline, it was time to walk. Rain was threatening, so I put my phone into a plastic baggie into another bag and prayed for the best. We did bring an umbrella solely to cover our electronics for extra precaution. How have we fallen so far down?
Our walk took us in the way of ice cream, which I will never complain about. I chose a flavor that had a vanilla base, fudge swirls, and peanut butter cups. Uh huh. It was divine. More walking entailed after with a little drizzling, but nothing extreme. It wasn't necessarily hot out so much as humid, so by the time I arrived home, I was sweaty. I still had a run on my mind, especially after I pulled out an old iPod and threw a new playlist together- no, I'm not running with my new bad boy, I think it's too hard on it's joints, er, systems.
My legs were a little sore from the past few days of workouts and from walking, but I took off strong from the start. I ran three miles straight, walked up a gigantic hill, then ran another mile or so. Overall, it was a five mile trek that left me hot, sweaty, and feeling strong. My mom did not want me sitting on the couch once I got home because I was covered in and dripping sweat.
For whatever reason, I most always feel strong during my run, but I feel terrible after. It's a stomach thing. I chugged a few glasses of water and tried to eat something to recover, but my appetite was null and my stomach was having none of it. I didn't even feel hungry later. It was a good-looking meal though.
I need to get back into a more realistic routine, but last night, I got into the writing flow and I couldn't very well stop it. I've started writing a book based on my experience with my weight and weight loss with lots of encouragement from my parents and my Grandma and it's coming together pretty well. I'm excited about it. By means of an outline of sorts, I actually developed chapter titles that sum up what I want to cover throughout. I don't lead a scandalous life by any means, but I do think it will be fairly interesting. Who knows?
I woke up a little later than usual this morning and had eggs on the brain. I fried up two with a chicken sausage and a whole grain english muffin. Strawberries and blueberries made an excellent accompaniment.
Before a swim and a body strength workout later this afternoon, I picked up where I left off last night and started to write some more. You can blame that for the delay in my post this morning. Exciting things are happening today, so I will be back tomorrow morning to check in with you all.
It's almost Friday! Yay!


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What broadband network is fit for UK future? Have your say
There is less than a month left to respond to the government's Digital Communications Infrastructure Strategy consultation.
The government seeks guidance on what people think will they require from a communications ecosystem that is fit for their purposes.
In preparing the consultation document it consulted "companies, organisations and individuals from across the communications industry, consumer representatives, the regulator, other government departments and the devolved administrations".
A glance through Annex A shows that the consultation is, from the outset, framed by an insiders' view of how the debate should go. "Our assumptions were developed through discussion with stakeholders and draw on a review of published reports and articles. The assumptions include:
- Users will need more bandwidth as data consumption continues to rise;
- Expectations to gain access to services and applications on the move will become the norm;
- Technological advances in telecommunications and broadcasting will continue to be rapid;
- We can expect changes in the communications market, potentially including new players and possibly market consolidation; and
- Resilience and reliability will become increasingly important as aspects of what constitutes a good service, alongside availability and speed."
Last year the Confederation of British Industries (not credited) said in a study of the UK's broadband infrastructure that it was "a mistake to hold back the investment until after the next election" and that "households and firms in rural internet 'not-spots' need to be connected faster".
The Federation of Small Businesses (credited) said earlier this year the networks are not "fit for purpose". "Many urban or semi-urban businesses can experience poor coverage too, and even where broadband is available the range and quality of services often fall short of what businesses require.
"Tailored business packages offering symmetrical upload and download speeds are often prohibitively expensive, while business parks and premises have been overlooked in the roll-out of local fibre networks to residential areas. If the full potential of small business is to be harnessed and the economic benefits of broadband connectivity realised, this must change."
In 2012 the Forum of Private Business (credited) said, "Energy costs and access to effective telecommunications, including broadband, are the most important infrastructure issues faced by small businesses."
To be fair, HMRC recently acceded to FPB's call to delay the compulsory online submission of VAT and tax returns until there is adequate access to high speed broadband across the country.
But that is a small victory.
The well-connected Philip Virgo shows that the scenarios envisaged DCMS are already out of date. By 2020, DCMS's most extreme view is likely to be commonplace, at least in other countries. Describing the background material as "myopic", Virgo says, "…publicity for the consultation has been muted and its timing might seem to imply HMG is going through the motions and in not serious. But the politicians are serious and the consequences of a lack of response other than from those contacted will be profound." (His emphasis.)
Virgo makes the point that the government's ambition for government services to be "digital by default" is at odds with the delivery mechanism. For him there are two questions: are the on-line services of government usable by the target audience, and how is that usability measured?
As policy issues, those are a lot more useful than most of the 44 questions posed by the DCIS consultation (see Annex C for the summary.) Should government policy really consider technical issues like IPv6? Should it really care how UK network speeds compare to other countries?
A disciple of economist Michael Beesley, Virgo strongly believes that regulators can, or rather should, do little more than control price, quality of service and predatory behaviour. "The recent histories of Ofcom and Ofgem indicate why he was right," he says.
The Rwandan telecoms regulator RURA has taken this to heart. Last year it set out easily understood and measured Quality of Service standards for mobile and fixed line operators. How the operators do it is up to them. Either they hit it or they don't. At risk is their licence. That concentrates the mind.
But to return to the consultation. TechQT has put up the entire document plus annexes in an easily commentable online format, thanks to DigressIT. It will collect comments and forward them to DCMS by deadline. And it won't "disappear" them the way inputs to the Digital Britain report have mysteriously vanished.
Comments close on 1 October. Have your say. It may be your last chance for 10 years.


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Lithium Race Moves Into Ludicrous Mode: Elon Musk - Tesla Will Build 1 Million Electric Cars A Year By 2020.
"Now we can talk about the mass market for electric cars for real! Despite all naysayers and enormous challenges Elon Musk accelerates our lithium race into a ludicrous mode. Not only Tesla Model 3 will get this "Ludicrous Mode" option as well, but Tesla production estimates are now moved into that area. Elon Musk is talking about reaching 500,000 electric cars a year two years earlier now in 2018 and mind-boggling production rate increase for Tesla to 1,000,000 electric cars a year in 2020!
In order to comprehend the magnitude of this very complex manufacturing operation you have to check the production rate this year: in 2016 Tesla is aiming to deliver ... 80,000 to 90,000 EVs. Financial pundits are rushing to explain already how it cannot be done on time and that Tesla will need capital and short sellers are announcing their positions. Elon Musk response is a sleeping bag next to production line to check the quality of Tesla model X on-line. Life will never be easy for those who are making things to happen. Pundits will be pundits - they will continue to talk, Elon Musk will be Elon Musk - a billionaire with the sustainable vision for this world to move forward and he will continue to make unbelievable and disrupt $12 Trillion Industry of Energy and Transportation. Read more"
InsideEVs provides the latest data on electric cars sales. Tesla Model S is closing on Nissan Leaf with its 16,824 sales this year from January to May vs Leaf's 22,982. As no surprise to us, BYD is the world's top EV manufacturer with 33,209 electric cars produced vs Nissan's 24,246, with Tesla claiming the 3rd place with 21,677 EVs made. Elon Musk is aiming for 80k - 90k Teslas to be produced this year. Now let's put it into perspective with his announcement of 500,000 Teslas to be produced in 2018 and 1 million EVs by 2020! But the real story is happening in Asia right now, China has become the largest market for electric cars last year already and you can see the new names coming into the EV Top Ten Manufactures like BAIC with 10,464 in sales. There are now 28 companies producing 51 models of electric cars in China already!
Lithium 2.0 Launch: Security Of Supply - Galaxy Resources To Buy General Mining In Lithium Takeover.
Now you can appreciate that my scenario of lithium demand doubling within next 5 years as the conservative one. Only Tesla with its plan of 1 million EVs produced by 2020 will consume at least 60 GWh of lithium batteries capacity assuming the average of 60 KWH batteries per EV. Knowing the Elon Musk's maniacal insistence on producing the most of all components in-house, we can add Gigafactory 2 in Europe as well to the list above.
Where will all this lithium come from? This is the very good question to ask the best experts at coming Benchmark Minerals Intelligence Lithium Batteries Supply Tour 2016, which will start in London on June 6th at UBS. I will give you a teaser and few links on this blog to dig out your own conclusion. Albemarle is the top lithium producer now. SQM is struggling with political issues, FMC is struggling with lithium production and both are producing Lithium for less than 20% of revenue. It means that even if you can technically produce more, you have to sell 80% more of other products as fertilisers as well. Ganfeng and Tianqi are taking the market by the storm and both are in fierce competition. Now Tianqi controls Talison with Albemarle (Albemarle has acquired Rockwood Lithium) and Ganfeng is buying lithium spodumene from Talison and lithium brine concentrate from SQM. It is not very well constructed base for the exponential growth and at AGM on 21st of September 2015 Ganfeng Lithium has officially informed its shareholders: "its major risk is the security of lithium supply." Ganfeng has invested in Neometals and approved budgets for International Lithium J/V projects in Ireland and Argentina. Ganfeng owns 15% stake in International Lithium. The presentations below will provide you with more initial information for your due diligence. Read more."
International Lithium At Wentworth 2016 Presentation.
Over 54,000 plug-in electric cars were sold in May worldwide, which is about 42% more than year ago.
With nearly 3,300 sales in May, the Nissan LEAF remains best selling model YTD by a sizable margin.
Second best is the Tesla Model S (with some 2,250 sales in May), which will need to pay some attention to the BYD Tang(3,249 moved in May), which is approaching quickly.
Thankfully for Tesla, June is the "big push" month of the quarter, so it will likely take the Tang into August before it can realistically make a run for the #2 spot. We estimate some ~5,000 Model S sedans were sold in June – however, there is generally a lag time of about 3-4 weeks until all worldwide numbers roll in.
The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV continues to sit comfortably in fourth, as the model has already crossed the 10,000 mark this year.
After first five months, we also note that plug-in models now need to average nearly 1,500 sales a month to find themselves in the Top 10 this year.
(1) – Includes Chevrolet Volt I and II, Holden Volt, Opel and Vauxhall Ampera;
BYD is the clear leader among plug-in electric manufacturers, and there is likely no stopping them in 2016…or in 2017.
The Chinese company not only has the high selling Tang plug-in hybrid SUV, but a growing lineup of several different models (three in Top 10 YTD), which makes BYD's lead difficult to overcome.
Nissan and Tesla take 2nd and 3rd so far this year, but it is interesting to find that BMW is now in 4th ahead of Mitsubishi.
Ford also found its way back to the Top 10 in May, tallying just over 8,700 sales.
Our thanks to EV Sales Blog for tallying up and estimating the individual sales by OEM.


text: London - Wimbledon came under the microscope on Thursday with three matches at this year's tournament set to be investigated for possible match-fixing, according to the Tennis Integrity Unit.Two qualifying matches at Roehampton and one from the main Wimbledon draw triggered some bizarre betting patterns and are to be examined further, said the anti-corruption body that polices professional tennis. "These will be assessed and reviewed in keeping with the TIU match alert policy below," the TIU said on its website. The TIU's match alert policy means that the unit checks on irregularities such as strange betting tendencies, but it insisted the alerts are not evidence of match-fixing. One match from June's French Open will also be looked at - just four of 53 alerts received by the TIU since April, although the majority came from matches at the lower level Challenger, Futures and ITF Women's tours. There has been a decline in the number of alerts received by the TIU this year with 83 triggered in 2017 thus far - 38 fewer than at the same stage last year.


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Can't Hold Me Down - Snap #708
On the next Snap, "Can't Hold Me Down." The world has a natural order that we all abide...except when we don't.
Texas Ranger
Back in the 1970s Bob Favor signed up to be a Texas Ranger. He proudly helped local police solve some of their toughest cases. But there was one case that kept getting away from him.
For more of Bob Favor's exploits as a Texas Ranger, make sure to grab a copy of his book: My Rangering Days.
For more of Luke Quinton's work check out his website: brighttypewriter.tumblr.com
Producer: Luke Quinton
Sound Design: Leon Morimoto
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Message In A Bottle
Hurricane Sandy brought a very special message to a grieving mother. This piece originally aired on the BBC 4 Short Cuts Podcast. [www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mk3f…episodes/downloads]
Producer: Eleanor McDowall


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Top>Research>Research on Color Vision and Colorweak Compensation
Chao Jinhui [Profile]
Chao Jinhui
Professor of Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University
Why can the human eye see a variety of colors? This simple question has continued to spur intellectual curiosity since the times of ancient Greece. Today, the Young-Helmholtz trichromatic theory has been confirmed by the existence of L, M and S cone cells in the retina which sense colors of red, green and blue . Furthermore, in order to decipher deep mysteries related to color perception, a wide range of research has been conducted through physical, physiological and psychological approaches including study of information processing mechanisms in the human brain.
Recently, there has been a rapid increase in the population possessing personal terminals such as computers or smartphones. There are a large number of projects seeking a universal design in order to enhance both visibility of displayed information and user amenity.
As a part of paradigm shift to human-centered science and technology, adaptation of the visual information and the compensation of the color vision of color-weak observers is one of the most important and challenging tasks in universal design and barrier-free IT technology.
Color blindness is mainly caused by a defect in one of the L, M or S cone cells in the retina. However, a through defect of a single cone is not always the cause of color-weakness. Instead, abnormalities in color perception can be caused by a variety of genetic and acquired factors. As a result, the form and degree of color-weakness varies greatly depending on the individual. Approximately 5% (1 person out of 20) of Asian males are color-weak for red and green. This percentage is about 8% for Caucasian males and approximately 4% for African males. The same color-weakness occurs in approximately 0.2% (1 person out of 500) of Japanese women. This equates to about 3 million men and 120 thousand women from the entire Japanese population,comparable to the population of a single major city.
The majority of people with color perception abnormalities is consisted of color-weak obersers. Currently, a variety of compensation methods are available for colorblind people. Such methods include compensation using glasses or a filter, ussag of compensation software on computer displays, and color design based on colorblindness simulation. However, methods which differentiate ground and text by amplifying the color contrast between them are mainly useful for images such as text or symbolic information. These methods cannot be applied to complicated color images such as natural images.
On the other hand, in the case of people with color-weakness, there are no effective methods which can cope with individual differences in color perception. In particular, human color perception possesses complicated characteristics which differ for each color. It is impossible to externally observe such characteristics, which makes it difficult to create an objective model of colors seen by humans. Accordingly, it is impossible to objectively measure the degree of color-weakness and the necessary extent of compensation, therefore to objectively determine the compensation rate or compensation criteria. Even more, color-weakness and other characteristics of color perception are complicated phenomena which are unique to individuals. In principle, it is difficult to conduct precise color compensation as required for different individuals . Another major obstacle is absence of linearity and reproducibility of human perception. All of these complications have made it difficult to find a precise and objective method.
Figure 1: MacAdam ellipses
In spite of the well known fact that color science frequently is greatly influenced by objective factors, it is possible to objectively measure the color discrimination threshold, which is data regarding the minimum color difference at which it is possible to distinguish between different colors. The possibility of objective measurement makes color discrimination threshold the most important characteristic of color perception with small color differences. Figure 1 shows the MacAdam ellipses (enlarged 10 times). MacAdam was the first researcher to measure the thresholds on the chromaticity plane. When one departs from the center of the ellipse and changes the test color in a certain direction, human observers will not immediately notice the change in color. The entire set of colors closest to the center point at which difference is perceived is the color discrimination threshold for the center color and is in the form of anellipse The size and direction of ellipses changes for each color. It is particularly difficult for people with color-weakness to distinguish colors in a direction of their ellipse which extends further than people with normal color perception. Generally speaking, color discrimination threshold data is unique to each individual and expresses the unique color perception characteristics of the observer.
Our research started from trials to see if this data could be used to create a compensation method for individuals with color-weakness.
First, from the common sense that the color discrimination threshold ellipse, as colors with the same color differences from the center point, should be shaped like a circle, one could understand that this data actually describes distortion or curveness of the color space of each observer. Riemann geometry is a mathematical method that handles such types of curved spaces. Using tools inthe Riemann geometric theory, we discovered a method to connect the color discrimination threshold data at each color with objective color differences of the entire color distribution. We then derived correspondence between the colors seen by people with color-weakness and people with normal color perception, as well as an objective criterion for compensation of color-weakness. In other words, we used the color discrimination threshold as a basis for creating a color perception compensation method which shows the same color perceived by people with normal perception to people with color-weakness. This method can be adjusted for each individual.
In order to express human color perception in a form which can be objectively assessed, we first used a psychophysical experiment to measure the color discrimination threshold of people with color-weakness and people with normal perception. Figure 2 shows the average ellipses measured as the color discrimination thresholds of people with normal perception, while Figure 3 shows the ellipses measured as the color discrimination threshold of a person with colorweakness.
Figure 2: Threshold ellipse of people with normal color perception
Figure 3: Threshold ellipse of a color-weak observer
Using the compensation criterion discussed above, we applied the proposed model to natural images in order to generate an image of color seen by people with colorweakness from the perspective of people with normal perception (known as a color weakness simulation), as well as a compensated image which shows people with colorweakness the same colors that are perceived by people with normal perception. We confirmed compensation results by performing both quantitative and subjective assessment of this color weakness simulation and color weak compensation
Figure 5 shows the original image, Figure 4 shows the image of the colorweakness simulation, and Figure 6 shows the compensated image.
Figure 4: Color weak vision simulation
Figure 5: Original image
Figure 6: Compensated image


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We're proud to announce that CCE at Assumption is embracing technology to help more students continue their education and advance in their careers. Online classes have come a long way over the past few years, allowing for an equally amazing experience as traditional classrooms. Are you trying to earn your degree as fast as possible? Here's how online classes can help you earn your degree faster.
Work at your own pace
Depending on the professor, you may have complete independence of your schedule. Some instructors may upload all assignments for the semester onto the portal, allowing you to accomplish the work in one fell swoop instead of many installments. For example, you could spend a snowy Saturday afternoon taking online quizzes for your class instead of trying to tackle them after work during the week.
Enjoy more flexibility
Achieving work-life balance is difficult, especially when you're trying to earn a degree. Online classes allow students to plan studying around their other commitments, instead of planning their days around classes. Students may even have the opportunity to take more classes at once because they don't have to worry about classes having conflicting schedules.
You can concentrate harder
Everyone learns differently, and some students have found that they perform better when taking online classes than in-person ones. Being able to choose your study environment is helpful to many students. Perhaps you thrive working in the chatter of your local coffee shop. Or maybe you'd rather throw on your pajamas and work on your couch. You can do that with online classes.
You also may get more out of a class online if you're shy. Researchers founds that shyer students had a higher participation rate in online classes versus being physically in a classroom. Having stronger focus in class can help you perform better and earn your degree faster.
Save time by eliminating your commute
According to Reuters.com, the average American spends 42 hours annually in traffic jams. Keep in mind that's total time stuck in traffic, not even your entire commute. Imagine how much free time you would have if you didn't have to worry about racing from your job to your night class. Not having to worry about punctuality or finding parking is also a benefit of taking classes online.
Take advantage of distance learning
What makes a college unique? The courses and degree programs it offers. Not every higher education institution in your area will offer a degree program you're interested in or transfer your credits. Online classes take distance out of the equation, making your commute as simple as the click of a button. This allows students to take advantage of CCE's most popular online programs, even if they aren't local to the area.
Online education is more affordable
Some colleges offer online classes at a discount, while others cost the same as an in-person class. Regardless of tuition prices, online classes let you save money in the long term. You don't have to worry about commuting costs. Not to mention that many online classes don't require textbooks. Many professors email PDFs for students to read instead of asking you to buy pricey textbooks. Lower education costs means a lot less stress for your wallet.
What programs does CCE offer online?
CCE at Assumption offers a wide variety of online and blended learning experiences for our students. Some of our most popular online degree and certificate programs include:
- Digital Marketing
- Business Administration
- Humanities
- Aging Services
- Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling
- Social Sciences
Are you interested in learning more about the online classes we offer? Request more information today.


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How Suite It Is
This story appears in the June 2007 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
To understand what NetSuite is, we must first be clear on what it isn't: accounting software on your hard drive.
Yes, it looks like accounting software and includes every accounting feature and function you can find in robust small-business accounting programs like QuickBooks or Peachtree Complete. But your books aren't on your office server, available only to PCs with a particular program. They're in one of NetSuite's clean-room data centers, where they're updated continuously and are accessible by web browser from anywhere in the world.
That's critical to the co-founders of Irvine, California-based China Manufacturing Network. President Everette Phillips, 47, and 60-year-old chairman Al Tien log lots of frequent-flier miles shuttling between the $5 million company's U.S. business customers and its Far East contract manufacturers. Phillips and Tien need to be able to see the same up-to-the-minute accounting entries and work-in-progress details no matter where they are.
Mobility may not be as critical to your business. But even desk-bound entrepreneurs can profit from NetSuite's most significant feature: Any data entered is immediately available to all appropriate accounting and business processes and to a robust set of decision-making tools.
What you do with NetSuite isn't just bookkeeping or even managerial accounting. It's end-to-end business management that addresses all those enterprise resource planning and CRM tasks that fill your day--with a strong e-commerce platform thrown in for good measure. Instead of discrete programs operating on data in disparate formats, NetSuite's tools are just different views of the same records kept in an Oracle 10g database. Your monthly NetSuite subscription buys you just the amount of transacting you need from this Fortune 500-class distributed data manager, and you have the option to buy the amount you'll need later when the time comes.
What that means for SOHO entrepreneurs like Jeff Block, president of Davie, Florida-based JustPaperRoses.com, is the freedom to grow more quickly than old methods allowed. Before NetSuite, the 52-year-old paper floral designer gave his bookkeeping to an outside accountant, while changes to his gift website had to be sent to a contract designer who coded them in HTML. One of his three employees spent a large part of each day retyping web orders into different forms for accounting, shipping and customer resource management.
"It was hard getting all the orders out the door by the end of the day," remembers Block. "And every time I wanted to change a price or add a photo to the website, my designer would tell me, 'I'll get to it in two weeks.'"
Block says he never could have reached this year's revenue goal of $600,000 using the old system. He now operates sans accountant, web designer and order clerk, saving JustPaperRoses.com more than $60,000 annually. Block keeps his own books and makes changes to his website by clicking boxes in NetSuite item records.
Not Just for Starters
Even so, JustPaperRoses.com doesn't really put NetSuite's inventory management and transaction-crunching limits to the test. But Ilan Douek, president of TonerZone.com, does. He has used NetSuite to more than double his company's toner and ink SKUs and increase customer orders from 80 to 1,100 a day without a corresponding surge in capital equipment.
While his staff has grown with his company, the 37-year-old e-tailer figures that under his pre-NetSuite order fulfillment regimen, he would have had to spend $500,000 annually for 16 more clerical workers to keep up with the business's projected $18 million run rate this year. The old way required the time-consuming re-entry of data into QuickBooks and separate shopping cart, shipping and CRM programs.
"Think [about] what it takes for a bookkeeper to reconcile 1,000 bank transactions a day," says Douek. "But when I see a drop-down list of 1,000 deposits pending in NetSuite, I just hit 'enter.'"
NetSuite isn't cheap. An entry-level subscription to its a la carte services starts at $499 a month, and Douek is spending about $30,000 annually. But he is saving the $48,000 a year it would otherwise cost to run a website like TonerZone.com. And the money Douek spends with NetSuite helps grow his Bell, California-based company's sales and profits directly instead of being sunk capital costs. Financial leverage is just one potential benefit that software as a service, or SaaS, offers growing companies.
Another advantage unique to NetSuite is its easily customizable dashboard for business alerts, to-dos and all those process and financial metrics you need to monitor. Sales per employee, inventory turns, days sales outstanding and the age of payables are standard gauges watched by entrepreneurs. But each user can populate his or her dashboard with whatever data comparisons he or she prefers.
Phillips and Tien use theirs to choreograph an intricate ballet of product designs, work orders and manufactured parts moving between their U.S. customers and 90 overseas factories. Besides extreme inventory and process challenges, Phillips and Tien have to closely watch numerous variable costs, including a complex skein of tariffs and other landed costs that can cut deeply into margins. Says Phillips, "Managing cost by customer is key, but I can't even count the number of factors that go into it."
New Economy markets like his are complex and move quickly, he explains, and it takes the freshest information and the latest tools to keep up.
Do You Need It?
Your business might be a candidate for NetSuite if:
- You'd like more timely insight into your financial records and business processes than accounting reports can provide.
- You'd like customer and vendor records, bookkeeping and inventory tightly integrated with your e-commerce site.
- Duplicate data entry of file transfers are hindering your company's transaction growth.
- Team members need access to company records from more than one location.
- You lack the capital to invest in IT, but your cash flow could support NetSuite's subscription expense if it improved sales and/or margins.
Mike Hogan is Entrepreneur's technology editor.


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Script.: Read Eccles. 3 and know, "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven"
Song: The Storm Is Over Now – Kirk Franklin
My condolences goes out to Brenda Sue and the entire family of the late Joseph Edward Williams. I met Joe years back in the 80's while working at Glenoit Mills Inc. Joe went to work at Honeywell Inc. and I went to work there shortly after. Joe was the same from the 1st time I met him until I seen him on this past Sunday at St. James Temple while I was videoing Women's Day.
Tarboro, North Carolina
Mr. Joseph Edward Williams, 59, died Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later by Dickens Funeral Service, Inc. of Tarboro, North Carolina. (Read more)
Viewing – 2 PM – 6 PM Friday July 21 Dickens Funeral Home
Funeral – 12 AM Saturday July 22 St. James Temple McNair Road Tarboro NC


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French Paper - Newsprint Extra Whit
Artcrank, the long-running series of "poster parties for bike people" has answered its demand for online poster sales with a resounding YES. Many posters of this first 30-day artist's series are proudly printed on French (visit artcrank.com for specific artist and paper info).
Artcrank Posters Online
- Various - Artcrank
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Dur-O-Tone Butcher Extra Blue, Newsprint Extra Whit / Muscletone Kraft / Pop-Tone Banana Split / Mod-Tone Aqua
- Tim Peters
- Urbana, IL
French Paper Company: Past Present Future is an over-sized brochure is a tour-de-force of printing that shows off our impressive array of whites and pastel papers including Pop-Tone Banana Split, Speckletone Starch White, Dur-O-Tone (Butcher Off White, Butcher Blue, Newsprint Extra White) and Construction Grout Grey.
Did you know French Paper Company began on the year of the Great Chicago Fire? The history of this family-owned American company is told here with a stunning engraved-style illustration* and includes a timeline for for perspective, contrasting French's story with the U.S. and world events that influenced the same 140 + years.
* Illustration from the CSA Images collection.
Pop-Tone Banana Split, Speckletone Starch White, Dur-O-Tone Butcher Off White / Butcher Blue / Newsprint Extra White, Construction Grout Grey
- Franklin Printing
- Plymouth, MN
Newsprint Extra White
- Big Table Studio
- St. Paul, MN
via: 35maplestreet
Newsprint Extra White
Graphic Design: Now in Production
Museum catalog printed on:
custom made French Dur-O-Tone Newsprint Exra White
Also featuring French's Pop-Ink products
Dur-O-Tone Newsprint Extra White (Custom Weight)
- Walker Art Center
- Minneapolis, MN
Dur-O-Tone Newsprint Extra White
- Doe Eyed Design
- Lincoln, NE
Dur-O-Tone Newsprint Extra White
- Michael Korfhage


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There are two ways to achieve the sum of $1 using exactly 50 coins. The first approach takes 45 pennies, one quarter, two dimes and two nickels. The other way to do it is with 40 pennies, eight nickels and two dimes.
In the first example, 45 pennies equals $0.45. One quarter is $0.25. Two dimes equals $0.20, and two nickels is $0.10. In the second way, the 40 pennies equals $0.40. Eight nickels is another $0.40. The two dimes completes the dollar, as they are worth $0.20. The first approach with more pennies offers slightly better payment flexibility when making change.


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December 29, 2006 3:26 AM | Simon Carless
In this relatively quiet week, worth pointing out another Gamasutra article of interest to GSW-ers - that would be 'Mars Sucks - Can Games Fly on Google Earth?', a piece written by some Intel engineers about making games using Google's 3D satellite imaging app.
The team explains: "Google Earth is a standalone application; it is not web browser based like most of Google's other tools. Google Earth also makes use of 3D hardware acceleration and is thus quite fast and responsive on a modern PC. There are a few games available for Google Earth such as "Find Skull Island" and EarthContest. These and other existing games we found all require switching back and forth between a web browser window and Google Earth. Our goal was to develop a game with all the action inside a single window, similar to a traditional video game, leading to a more immersive and responsive experience."
Unfortunately, the game itself is a little, uhm, basic: "We decided to overlay an image of a Martian craft cockpit over the Google Earth window and let the standard Google Earth controls handle moving around the globe. In the cockpit, players see a sequence of clues about the location of each Martian invader... when the player stops with a Martian craft in his sights, firing begins automatically." But hey, all the source code is provided, so you can play around yourself.
The most interesting part, though? "As we write this, rumors are that Google is planning to release an application programming interface (API) for Google Earth, and we hope that will indeed happen soon. That step would really unleash the potential for building games and other applications over Google Earth. With the API release, we are hoping to find it's much easier to display text on the screen and handle mouse events." Will game building get a lot easier in the app real soon? We shall see!
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Here are some tips to help you look after your heart.
Quit smoking now: Twelve months after quitting, your increased risk of dying from heart disease will be half that of a continuing smoker.
Improve your diet Include wholegrain cereals, legumes, fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts in your diet and lower your risk of heart disease.
Exercise regularly: Walk briskly for 30 minutes a day and reduce your risk of heart attack by one third.
Maintain your friendships People with supportive friendship networks are at less risk of heart disease.
Eat more fish Oily fish like tuna, sardines or salmon are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and will boost your good cholesterol.
Avoid salty and high sodium foods Don't add salt when preparing or eating your meals.
Have a diabetes test Uncontrolled diabetes can damage your artery walls and contribute to heart disease.
Make fitness fun Choose activities that combine exercise and socialising like pilates, water aerobics, dancing, cycling or yoga.
Following are some of the benefits of sleep and how it improves the quality and the length of your life.
Sleep helps to repair your body.
Your body produces extra protein molecules while you're sleeping that helps strengthen your ability to fight infection and stay healthy.
These molecules help your immune system mend your body at a cellular level when you are stressed or have been exposed to compromising elements such as pollutants and infectious bacteria.
Sleep helps keep your heart healthy.
Your cardiovascular system is constantly under pressure and sleep helps to reduce the levels of stress and inflammation in your body. High levels of "inflammatory markers" are linked to heart disease and strokes. Sleep can also help keep blood pressure and cholesterol levels (which play a role in heart disease) in check.
Sleep reduces stress.
A good night's sleep can help lower blood pressure and elevated levels of stress hormones, which are a natural result of today's fast paced lifestyle.
High blood pressure can be life threatening and the physical effects of stress can produce "'wear and tear" on your body and degenerate cells, which propel the aging process. Sleep helps to slow these effects and encourages a state of relaxation.
Sleep improves your memory.
That 'foggy' feeling that you struggle with when deprived of sleep makes it difficult to concentrate. This often leads to memory problems with facts, faces, lessons, or even conversations. Sleeping well eliminates these difficulties because, as you sleep, your brain is busy organizing and correlating memories.
One of the great benefits of sleep is that it allows your brain to better process new experiences and knowledge, increasing your understanding and retention. So, next time you hear someone say "why don't you sleep on it," take their advice.
Sleep helps control body weight issues.
Sleep helps regulate the hormones that affect and control your appetite. Studies have shown that when your body is deprived of sleep, the normal hormone balances are interrupted and your appetite increases.
Unfortunately this increase in appetite doesn't lead to a craving for fruits and veggies. Rather, your body longs for foods high in calories, fats, and carbohydrates.
So, if you're trying to lose those stubborn few pounds that just keep hanging around, consider the benefits of sleep on weight control and make sure that getting enough sleep each day.
Sleep reduces your chances of diabetes
Researchers have shown that lack of sleep may lead to type 2 diabetes by affecting how your body processes glucose, which is the carbohydrate your cells use for fuel.
The Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School reports that a study showed a healthy group of people who had reduced their sleep from eight to four hours per night processed glucose more slowly.
Other research initiatives have revealed that adults who usually sleep less than five hours per night have a greatly increased risk of developing diabetes.
Sleep reduces the occurrence of mood disorders.
With insufficient sleep during the night, many people become agitated or moody the following day. Yet, when limited sleep becomes a chronic issue, studies have shown it can lead to long-term mood disorders such as depression or anxiety.
The benefits of sleep are extensive and can make a difference in your quality of life, as well as the length of your life. Therefore, it is vital to place a priority on getting ample, consistent sleep.
To improve the quality and quantity of your sleep, you need to make sleep a top priority in your life. Take a look at your present sleep habits and compare them to the following guidelines on how to sleep better. Then, pick one area at a time on which to focus. Human beings are creatures of habit and your body takes time to adjust to change.
For best results, make the following changes slowly and methodically. Once you've got one area in line with your goals, move onto the next one.
Set up a regular bedtime.
To get a good night sleep, your body needs the foundation of a regular bedtime. Your individual sleep requirements will then establish your natural wake-up time.
Getting your internal body clock in step with your sleep schedule will have a big impact on the quality of your sleep.
Formulate a bedtime routine.
The habit of following a certain pattern of events and behaviors every night before bed helps prepare your brain and body for sleep. A soothing, pre-sleep ritual helps reduce the stress and worries of the day and enables you to ease into sleep faster.
Avoid activities that disrupt sleep.
Be careful not to sabotage a good night sleep with activities that overstimulate your brain or body in the two or three hours before bed.
Watching action shows on TV, reading a suspense novel, exercising, checking e-mail, or eating a big meal are examples of activities that can cause you to stare at the ceiling for a while instead of enjoying sweet dreams.
Create a soothing sleep environment.
Your bedroom should provide peaceful, comfortable surroundings that help prepare you for sleep.
Remove excess clutter; make your bed inviting with nice sheets, soft pillows, and a good mattress; use light-blocking curtains; remove your television, computer and other electronics; and keep your bedroom smelling fresh and clean.
Learning how to sleep and cultivating these healthy sleep habits will lead to better sleep. In return, you'll benefit from a host of positive changes in your daily life.


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Scotty: Fur so badly matted they could not tell if he was a boy or a girl.
Can you imagine what it is like to have your fur so matted that you can barely stand or walk? So matted that it is hard to chew when you DO find food? Hard to even go potty? Hard to open your eyes, and because you also have bilateral cataracts hard to even see even if you could? Thanks to the rescuers at Rescue Dogs Rock this boy has a second chance at life.
The shelter didn't know if he was a boy or girl. How does that happen? It happens because the fur is so knotted that you cannot untie yourself to stand up straight and so painful from pulling against your skin that your skin is red and raw and you want no one touching you.
This is the sad life of an 8 year old named Scotty. He was neglected beyond believe, suffering from Bilateral cataracts and dental issues. Dear Scotty, it's time for a change! Folks - We need your help to make that change for him!
Rescue Dogs Rock NYC
Rescue Dogs Rock, Inc., rescues puppies and dogs from high kill shelters, owner surrenders, puppy mill throw aways and medically neglected and suffering dogs and give them the proper medical care, then we do our best to find them the perfect home. We are deeply committed to healing the physical and emotional wounds these animals have suffered.


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Industry News
February 22, 2019
New set of International Standards for BIM to flourish across projects and borders
The global construction industry is booming, bringing with it global construction projects and the need for efficient tools such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) for managing information. A new set of International Standards has just been published to enable BIM to flourish across projects and borders, benefitting the industry as a whole.
As populations and economies grow, so too does the need for housing and infrastructure, fuelling growth forecasts in the global construction industry of up to 85 % – or USD 15.5 trillion – by 2030). More construction means a greater need for efficient ways of working, which is why the 3D model-based approach of BIM in delivering construction projects is gaining traction worldwide.
BIM gives architects, engineers and construction professionals the ability to plan, design and manage building projects more efficiently. It is growing in popularity, creating the need for an international framework that allows the industry to work together across projects and national borders.
To address this, the first two parts of ISO 19650, Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) – Information management using building information modelling, have just been published, providing a framework for managing information through collaborative working using BIM.
"ISO 19650 was developed on the basis of the tried-and-tested British standard BS 1192 and publicly available specification PAS 1192-2, which have already been shown to help users save up to 22 % in construction costs," spokesman of the ISO technical subcommittee said.
"Taking this to an international level not only means more effective collaboration on global projects, but allows designers and contractors working on all kinds of building works to have clearer and more efficient information management."
Future standards in the series include a Part 3 on managing the operational phase of assets and a Part 5 dedicated to security-minded building information modelling, digital built environments and smart asset management.
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Tropical Bungalow-Inspired Residence in Singapore by Guz Architects
By on in Inspiration
Guz Architects completed the design and development of a spectacular tropical bungalow-inspired residence in Singapore. Obeying the architects' creative rush induced by the Fish House and the Sun Residence, Dalvey Road House displays an exotic vibe, with nature playing the lead role in the design scheme. The challenging triangular site with sloping terrain and a narrow entrance was the client's dream location for a tropical hideaway.
Inspired by her visit to Fallingwater (by Frank Lloyd Wright), the owner commissioned Guz Architects to develop a startling contemporary home According to the official description, this house "is very much in keeping with the spirit of Fallingwater, whose design seamlessly integrates nature into the home. Just as Fallingwater's stair shaped cantilevers emphasized its horizontal features, Guz used the different levels to stratify the different generations of the family living under one roof". Enjoy the virtual tour!


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Home remedies for piles
There is no doubt at all that creams and lotions can be very soothing and often give some welcome relief-particularly if you are using one which includes a local anesthetic. Some contain components which help the enlarged blood vessels in order to dilate, and this can help the symptoms too. Logic says that we need to handle the original source of the discomfort, and that is exactly why we put treatments directly onto the piles. However, what you must remember is as a result, you are only managing the symptoms of the condition and not the root cause.
This Means that Although Your Symptoms Might Subside, this is Likely to Only be Temporary
Piles are swollen blood vessels under the tissue or skin in the rectum and anus. Many people will have the problem but because they have no symptoms, such as pain or blood loss they will live with them. Symptoms are usually felt when passing a bowel movement because the contents of the bowel irritate the tender piles. There are various causes of piles, with the main one being pressure inside the anal location.
This can be Due to Constipation, Heavylifting, Diarrhea, Childbirth and Lack of Exercise
If you have experienced piles for some time, you don't me in order to tell you how they can be notoriously difficult to eradicate and because of this, many sufferers resign themselves to living with this embarrassing and downright painful condition long-term, mopping up the symptoms where possible with expensive creams and potions.
What Is A Hemorrhoid and What Causes Hemroids or Piles Disease
What is a Hemorrhoid or haemorrhoid that are also known as piles. More info @ http://links4me.info/natural-hemorrhoid-relief/ To find out what causes hemroids ...
Popular Remedy for Piles is to Drink Milk
Milk helps reduce the heat in the body and this evens the blood circulation. Radish paste is also a popular method in reducing the pain caused by piles. Other methods used are drinking juice made out of coriander and applying cumin seeds paste in the affected area. Well, it was said that you are what you eat. Diet is also a critical factor when dealing with hemorrhoids because what you eat also tells whether you're going to get diarrhea or constipation.
Keep Well Hydrated by Drinking Around 6-8 Glasses of Water Each Day
This will help make stools easier to pass. In addition, you should also take a diet rich in fiber which includes foods such as fruits, vegetable and pulses. Avoid sitting for long periods of time. For those who have have to be sitting for your job, try to walk around for at least a minute or two each hour. If you find that you have diarrhea or constipation-do something about it as both conditions encourage the formation of piles and can worsen existing ones. Do not eat hot and spicy foods, as these can irritate the bowel. Additionally, hot beverages can sometimes make the bowel to be slow and so should be drank in moderation. You should also make sure the anal area is kept clean and dry by using wet-wipes after defecation and leaving to air dry if at all possible. Watered down witch hazel applied on a moistened sleeping pad can help.
Based on my exploration, one of the proven and also natural way of healing hemorrhoids is actually H Miracle. H Miracle is a guide which contains the easy to follow step by step techniques you can apply to be able to heal the piles from the comfort of your home. Unlike products and pills which may have side effects, this one is different because you will not encounter any side effects from using it. It is a permanent method of curing hemorrhoids and not for temporary. I urge you to check it out today and find out the magic in using natural system.
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Have your GPS running 24/7 without worrying about draining your smartphone battery with this Qualcomm 3.0 Dual USB Car Charger.
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
When charged with Qualcomm 3.0 compatible devices, the charging time speeds up to 175% compared to regular chargers. Never worry about that battery running low!
Dual USB Ports
Charge two devices simultaneously with this power inverter featuring two USB outlets.
Put this inverter into your car's cigarette lighter socket and enjoy lightning-fast charging experience. You can now listen to music and turn that GPS on as much as you want without draining out your battery.
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
- Compact design, fits in any car's cigarette socket
- Safe and durable
- Two USB ports for you to charge 2 devices simultaneously


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Charlotte Leis
The Importance of Policy Decisions
The future of cities depends on the decisions we make about self-driving cars today. If we do nothing to regulate the use of AVs before they hit the roads, they will most likely replace human-driven cars—not improve upon them and reduce their negative impacts on cities and on lives, but simply replace them.
Cities today are dominated by cars, even when ignoring cities like Los Angeles that feel designed with cars specifically in mind (e.g., wide lanes on wide streets that go through underpasses to avoid intersections). Having AVs rather than human-driven cars roam the streets will not make them any safer or more pleasant if we don't change the underlying priorities that shape cities.
Right now, there is still significant resistance to road changes that reduce speed and improve safety in some places. In Los Angeles, some drivers put up so much resistance to a road dietthat it was reversed, despite studies proving road diets save lives. Clearly, we do not yet have the political will to prioritize safety over speed on city streets. If AVs become common before our priorities and policies change, we might be stuck with cities that are increasingly hostile to everyone but AV passengers. It's much smarter and easier to create policies that anticipate potential problems with AVs, rather than try to play catch up once AVs are on the roads and passengers feel entitled to maintain the status quo.
Without preemptive policy interventions, the potential benefits of AVs (and there are many) may not be realized, or may only be realized for a small portion of society. There is good reason to fear that, just as with cars, AV users will be the primary beneficiaries of goods all members of society pay to provide (just like roads today).
With preemptive policy interventions, however, AVs could do wonders for our cities and lives. They could revolutionize streets, parking, how we commute, and how goods are delivered in cities. Pre-emptive policies can make AVs another tool that helps us achieve our societal goals—hopefully furthering the previous, not current, administration's goals, although AVs could promote either.
My overall hope for AVs is that they will help empower citizens to reduce our overdependence on personal vehicles. The world is continuing to urbanize, and AVs could make that transition easier for both cities and individuals. If AVs are shared and work as a fleet with every vehicle being essentially interchangeable, they could supplement public transportation to offer even greater mobility in cities. They could provide first- and last-mile transit, and could replace public transit service during the middle of the night when demand is low (i.e., primarily third shift workers) but still needs to be met for equity reasons, and to avoid federal complaints about civil right violations.
AVs could open up new space in cities that can be used to meet people's needs (housing; small-scale food production; green space; civic space; businesses), and thus make it easier to increase density in cities. Without a glut of personal vehicles clogging up space, higher density cities become much easier to achieve, and much more pleasant to live in.
Our policy decisions will determine the impacts of AVs – depending on our actions, AVs could make society more equitable, less polluting, and more enjoyable to live in, or they could compound all the issues we already face. This video does an excellent job of summarizing the importance of the choices we face with AVs:


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Welcome to the Urban Archaeology Lifelong Learning Module blog at the University of Southampton.
Posts are created by teaching staff and learners from this module.
We are teaching from the 4th October 2012 to the 10th January 2013, but this blog will remain live after the module has finished as a record of our experience.
Each week we will be covering a different topic on the theme of Urban Archaeology, you can read more about the course structure on the Topics page.
Please do follow along, and add comments to our posts.
We hope you enjoy this module as much as we do!
Nicole & Gareth Beale


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Catalogue App
Catalogue App for Phone, Tablet and Pc (Ios, Android and Windows 8 systems).
The application allows you to have the pictures of all our products from the kitchen to furnishing accessories.
Discover the models and items that make your house a part of you, an expression of your way to be.


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