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This thread contains some references to my previous thread: To click or not to click? The veteran new player experience.
Unpolished diamond, polished dice - Trust
It will not be a serious exaggeration to say that first-world modern economy model is based on trust. Educated societies are fully aware that money they deposited in the bank are not fully covered, money flows, and no bank can guarantee withdrawal of all the financial resources for all participants at the same time. Bank just simply does not have this money. The exchange ratio between gold and US dollar (so-called Gold Standard) is gone since its abandonment in 1933. That is why so-called "run on banks" is the biggest nightmare in the world of banking – best latest example could be 2012 Cyprus banking crisis. Lack of trust can ruin every economy. Nowadays, the paper you carry in your wallet represents the value of items that can be bought on the market. Technically, it is nothing more than a piece of paper. What makes it a legal tender is you trust. Trust backed by central banks and governments – institutions that supposedly guarantee that piece of papers and chipped plastic in your wallet have real value and can be exchanged to some goods.
From perspective of a customer, all the money deposited to the bank seem to be bank's asset. Bank can simply borrow that money to someone and make a profit on interests. In accounting theory everything that can be considered a resource with economic value and can provide future benefit is an asset. As a person with experience in banking/accounting area I can tell you that in banking it works a bit differently. All your money deposited on your account are also bank's liability.
When you choose your bank you mainly seek for an institution that guarantees high level customer care, provide convenient solutions and treat you and your money with respect. That's how trust is gained. You expect your bank to be always up to date with all law regulations and safety rules. It makes you happy to pay your bank small fee. Why shouldn't you be happy paying for some products? The services provided by your bank are high quality and make you happier.
But why am I referring to banking area when in this forum we discuss a MMO game? It seems that basic structure of MindArk is very similar to bank deposits. And, as we speak about RCE, this company is also subject for all economical and psychological aspects of money management. In this area, the most important aspect is trust. I have studied recent projects conducted by MindArk (EU itself, Deeptoken, ComPet) and started to think how MA situation looks from accounting perspective. To have clear view I checked their financial report. Some of you probably analyzed the Financial Report already but let me give it a second look and put it between the trust issue and MindArk recent decisions.
Let's just book the provision
Provision (Accrued Expense) in accounting represents the value of expense recognized in the company accounting books which have not yet been paid. In fact, we just recognize some potential liability that may occur in next accounting period to fully reflect the true financial condition of a company.
As you may expect, MindArk is putting similar provision in their books. This provision covers the money they expect you could withdraw from the game. Since 2017 accounting period, they treat the total value of your avatars as "Unconsumed user holdings". Basing on their 15 year experience they noticed that in long term players usually withdraw approximately 30-35% of the initial deposits. In fact, that is a lot. Financially, they must always be more or less ready to liquify third part of their business. Let's investigate some MA's financial data from an accounting perspective, which most likely will provide answers for the questions I have raised in my previous thread.
All the further figures will be calculated according to MinArk official USD/SEK exchange rate (8,58SEK). All financial data is based on issued 3rd September, 2018 "Annual Report for MindArk – Financial year 2017".
To click or not to click?
Should I buy the product? Should I click "Proceed the payment" or not? Well, it looks like many of you during previous year answered: No.
Why "No"? Last financial year was a huge disappointment for MA revenues. The sales has dropped by approximately 10% and were equal to 6,698,308 USD. In world of finance, 10% drop is a disaster. Such drop usually indicates that something bad is happening in the company and this seems to be a serious warning for MindArk. You expect your business to grow and develop. Bad managing and thoughtless business decisions lead to such outcome. Some may say that drop in sales was caused by external reasons but it will not be true. Last couple of years have been good for global economy, there were no major threats or turmoil, the prosperity mode was on and people's wallets were growing.
As we already know, approximately 30-35% of deposited money is being withdrawn from the game (15 years average figure). Total of player debt (your money in MindArk's pocket) mentioned in the report is 105,4 million PED (they actually use PED equally to other currencies in their financial report) which equals to 10,54 million USD. Value of allocated provision for potential withdrawals is 29,459,145 SEK (3,433,466 USD). It means that from accounting perspective, they forecast that they will have to be able to withdraw a total of 3,4 million USD. But can they do that? Let's then try to evaluate the financial stability of MindArk.
"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem."
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In the latest 2017 Financial Report issued in 2018 MindArk reported the value of Cash & Bank balance to be 7,760,760 SEK (904,517 USD). They have also short-time account receivables of value 2,285,976 SEK (266,430 USD) . These receivables are usually invoices/receivables issued to customers and their due date is no longer than 90 days. It means that, if counterparty has the money, it should soon reach MindArk bank account. I shall also mention, that the positions mentioned in report "Receivables from payment providers" and "Other receivables" are considered open items – in fact part of those receivables can be disputed or could be even written-off in future. MindArk have not yet received those payments in the moment of report creating. I guess MindArk should shed some more light on it, additional information does not cover full details about those positions.
Honestly, the whole Financial Report is not very well prepared. That is why it is not easy to retrieve all the required data form the report as it is not detailed and deep enough but still we are able to check the Current Ratio for MindArk (CR Indicator - The Current Ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations).
Before we move forward let's get familiar also with one simple financial term:
Liquid Asset - A liquid asset is an asset that can be converted into cash speedily, with little impact to the price received in the open market.
I will consider the total of current assets as stated in the Report (929,377 USD)
Current Liabilities will be:
Accounts Payable - invoices that MindArk must simply pay to vendors - unconsumed user holdings (your money in MindArk's pocket) are not present here,
Accrued Expenses (here I bet MA prepares accruals for future expenses related to some vendor invoices),
Liabilities group companies (those may be related to planet partners – lack of details in the Report),
Other liablities(all other liabilities that do not fit previous categories).
The total value of short-term liabilities is 15,234,476 SEK (1,775,579 USD).
Let's calculate CR then (Current Assets/Current Liabilities):
In theory, CR Ratio below 1,2 indicates that company may have some serious problems with paying their short-term debts and it can directly endanger the financial stability of the company.
And we haven't even touched the mentioned 10,54 million that MindArk owes you – players. Mostly because MindArk simply do not treat 10,54 million nor the 3,4 million provision as the current or long-term liability. They just allocate the provision on the "Equity and liability" side of the Balance Sheet. If MindArk is clearly not able to withdraw to you most of the PED's, not even cover their short term liabilities, how can they repay you if most of you decided to withdraw all the money? This is the moment where we should move our curiosity towards MindArk Intangible and Financial assets.
MindArk Assets – what do they 'own'?
Every company have assets and positions listed under intangible and financial are always interesting. The biggest MA asset is of course the game itself – in the report listed as "Entropia Platform and Entropia Universe" – the value of the game is 53 070 759 SEK (6,185,403 USD). There is zero further information what makes up this value. Clear information what method stands behind the valuation of this asset is not present. Lack of this information in Financial Statement in my opinion is not professional. This information would be very important from investors perspective but only information that we get is:
What is even more interesting is fact that they treat ComPet Game as their asset with value of 9 533 760 SEK (1,111,160 USD). As far as I know the project has been announced dead so we can expect serious drop in the value of this asset in future or it's liquidation in next Financial Report. Note 18 mentions that next stages of the company growth will be based on token sale (Deeptoken). Maybe they planned to make Deeptoken wallet/platform their intangible asset too. Now we know that it will not happen – no deeptoken equals no growth. I guess we can say that all main growth and development plans for company have failed. This may be a serious threat for MindArk in terms of their future business continuity. They will have to come up with new ideas for development – new solid way of acquiring funds and sustainable growth.The value calculated regarding the intangible asset was SEK 52M. The valuation is based on careful consideration of the future number of users and estimated costs.
For now, there were no new announcements about MindArk/EU future so we can make clear and simple statement - if you would request all your money to be withdrawn, they would be simply forced to sell their most valuable intangible assets – the game itself and then shut down the company. But still, they somehow are alive…
Otto von Bismarck model
Germany was the first country in the world to introduce social insurance program in 1889 for old-age people who are not able to work anymore but still need money to live. Simply, they have invented pensions. Many countries adapted it later also and created a mode in which current generations work and pay taxes so the State is able to withdraw gathered tax money to the old people as a pensions. This kind of socialism also work for MindArk and keeps their head above the level of water.
Similarly to banks, MindArk would not be able to withdraw all the money they owe to players, not even a fraction of it. As the Current Ratio shows, they may even face serious problems with covering their short term liabilities to make sure their business is still going. I know that one indicator does not fully show the financial state in which MindArk is. But imagine you are MindArk's accountant, you see the current short-term liabilities to be paid valued 15,234,476 SEK and all you have for now are receivables you must chase and 7,760,760 SEK on the bank account. All you can do is to prey that players will not withdraw too much money. What would you do if suddenly some players requested only 2% of total player debt (approx. 2 million PED)? Most likely, you would have to perform the withdrawals and cover them with the money inflow that comes from current sales (StrongBoxes, Deposits) – here we can find the spirit of von Bismarck. MindArk would probably have to cover current withdrawals for players who do not play anymore with money of players who currently deposit. What would then happen if some players suddenly requested withdrawal of substantial amount of player debt, let's say 10% or more?
Money is power – no doubt. You decide if they deserve your trust… and money of course. According to MA Income Statement, Personnel costs (I expect this position to include Salaries, salary-related spending) in 2017 were equal to 27 599 451 SEK (3,216,719 USD). Statement claim that currently they hire 44 employees on average. It means that on average, one MindArk employee cost you 73,107 USD yearly, 6,092 USD monthly. That seems to be nice salary, isn't it?
That is why, in my humble opinion, the only fuel MindArk runs on is trust. Your trust. The whole project in fact is in your hands. Life and death of Entropia depends entirely on you. You, as a community, entirely decide if EU servers tomorrow will be up or down. You decide if you want to pay Henrik Nel Jerkot's salary or not. You decide whether other MindArk employees deserve and would receive their salary or not. Entropia is yours, you can develop ideas, provide feedback, make the most of it and the only role MindArk should play is to be your servant and create the Entropia the way you like it or at least provide detailed explanations why particular idea cannot be implemented. I guess MindArk should think of it in the light of recent events, the Deeptoken, ComPet and other failures. I guess everyone deserves second (third, fourth?) chance. And if chance is given to you, it is good to pick it up and make a brand new start – especially when millions of dollars are involved. Entropia community brings a lot to the table, what will MindArk bring in 2019?
Additional fact's – post scriptum.
In my previous thread I asked community why there is no Marketing and Advertisement of Entropia Universe at all. Report seems to provide the answer:
Lack of marketing is intentional. They don't do any serious marketing to avoid additional costs. By reducing the marketing operations, they saved up to 5M SEK (approx.. 582,000 USD).Operating expenses amounted to about 58.5 million SEK (last year about 63.5 million SEK), a decrease of 5 million SEK. The decrease is mostly due to decreased marketing.
Also, the drop in revenue hit them hard and they admit it:
Most interesting, how do they explain the 10% drop in revenues? It's simple – current customers "are not right type":Revenues did not reach the company's budget targets. The reason why was largely due to the fact that the active customers have not used their funds to the extent expected.
My entire previous post was about new player experience and I provided some details why is it bad and how to improve it. I was not surprised that they know that this aspect is bad and even mention it in their report:Another reason is the difficulty finding the right customers, that is, just that type of player who appreciates Entropia Universe's complexity
The company is also working intensively to make the beginner experience more understandable so that new users more easy start spending money.


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May 11, 2018
Love to attend although I'm not a lawyer. Can't afford to break away from my deadendshit job anyway, am looking forward to top shelf Mexican sativas in the U.S. soon. Vincente Fox has it right, the Mexican cannabis community should not have to fear the cartels or the government.
Sure would be nice if Pennsylvania had a cannabis super pac to speed adult retail up a helluva lot.
Thanks for the link, Oracle. I too am exited abit the announcement of Vicente Fox as keymote speaker of the upcoming Cannabis Business Summit & Expo in Oakland. The link in your link didn't work so here it is:
While we activists all wish we could attend every expo and business summit from Mexico City to Denver and Oakland, there is so much more we can do locally to further marijuana policies especially leading up to our midterm elections. The federal and international powers are swayed by our local policies and our local economies… what we purchase… being legally taxed or illegal marijuana. There was a time when purchasing illegal marijuana was the only way to keep any market alive. But now we have state legalized markets that we need to strengthen and support with the tenth and every amendment we have left.
While we continue to save our hard earned dollars for national lobbying and cannitourism, lets remember a hen at the roost is worth two in the bush.
(With that said, I'm still trying to change my plans to visit DC to two weeks later for NORML Lobby Day in July to corner Senators Cruz or Cornyn on hemp policy).
AMEN, well said, Julian. A beautiful season and year for legalization! And Federal is coming, Canada, too! HUGE YEAR!
and Fox is great! Very open-minded, intelligent! and yes, DONATE 🙂
I would love to go too, but also can't do it. Such beautiful country, Aspen. If I were a skier . . .
Julian and Oracle, here's some icing on your cake. Mexico's front runner Lopez Obrador (AMLO) seems very open to cannabis legalization and to ending the insane war on drugs. https://herb.co/marijuana/news/will-amlo-legalize-cannabis-in-mexico
Lopez Obrador has been trying to be prez of Mexico for 12 years now without much luck. While he openly supports marijuana legalization, he has some corrupt past to contend with when he was Governor of the State of Mexico and in his political party, AMLO.
AMLO preceded PRI, the corrupt party that is currently represented by the unpopular President Penia-Nieto, but compared to AMLO, Mexicans will probably settle on another more popular PRI candidate, Jose Antonio Meade.
Meade supports marijuana and drug law reform:
"He also said the United States and Mexico needed to reach an agreement on anti-drugs cooperation that reflected the reality that laws in many U.S. states no longer match federal policy.
California this year became the sixth U.S. state, and by far the most populous, to allow the sale of recreational marijuana.
"An agreement that reflects consistency between U.S. federal and local policy is very important," Meade said."
Obrador is a bad choice:
Mexicans still recognize AMLO as corrupted by narco trafficking, even though it has shifted to the left. And even though AMLO shifted to the left, they represent conservative ideas like anti abortion and anti-American nationalist views that have inspired the interests of Russia:
"Moscow likely views Lopez Obrador as a potential ally, based on his conservative stance on values issues like same-sex marriage and abortion and nationalist, anti-American rhetoric. By devoting propaganda resources to amlo, Moscow likely hopes to ensure that a divisive and anti-U.S. candidate wins the presidency, and that it can curry favor with him once he is in office. "
AMLO also supports Maduro, the horrific dictator of Venezuela who was recently caught snacking on state television while his country starves.
While I like to consider myself a single-marijuana-reform-issue voter here in current US elections, I'm afraid it's more complicated in Mexico. We'll have to wait for further cues from Mexico's Congress to legalize marijuana, and what happens economically between Mexico and Canada as Canada legalizes this summer. Ultimately, Mexico's legalization of marijuana is dependent on the U.S. ending marijuana prohibition federally and the black markets WE create. Otherwise, even a great Mexican President like Vicente Fox would have his hands tied in office.
In any case, for what it's worth, I hope Meade wins.
Julian, I love your posts, and I appreciate your perspective. I'm not saying AMLO is perfect, but I reject the characterizations about him being some sort Hugo Chavez of Mexico, or a Putin cut out. It's all a bunch of black propaganda being served up by the neoliberal press. I don't trust Meade. He'll be more of the same and put Mexico on a neoliberal path to nowhere. I believe AMLO will stand up to Trump. Meade, I'm not so sure. Let's agree to disagree on this one. Obviously the Mexican voters will be the judge of this. Cheers.
Part #2 Reply: Julian, I confess that I was taken aback by your reply. It came to me unexpectedly as if I were a baby seal waiting for the bat. Here's a sober and thoughtful link on Lopez Obrador from Foreign Policy Magazine http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/17/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-is-no-hugo-chavez/
As for Maduro, I personally think that he is an unmitigated klutz. That said, if Obrador gets along with Maduro, maybe Obrador can reach Maduro in a contructive manner. That's a hell of a lot better than America's fetish for imposing regime change which I will not stand for. I think Americans have grown to desistized to regime change. They feel like they are entitled to overthrow any government they don't like. Democrats like Shumer and Feinstein and Republicans like McCain and Graham are prime examples of their fetish for regime change. BTW, not all leftist governments are failures. Evo Morales's Bolivia has been a stunning success, but the neoliberal press won't say a damn thing about it. I'm irritated (but not surprided) that Americans are being fed a bunch of baloney about Obrador. Julian, I honor your contributions to Cannabis reform, you are one of the best and the brightest. But frankly, I'm royally disappointed with your response, but to each his own I guess.
*too desensitized
I Always appreciate an open minded comment that cites their sources, especially when it contradicts my own perspective. That is education.
With that said, allow me to reveal that my perspective comes vicariously from my father-in-law in Mexico who follows politics closely there and remembers the corruption from each candidate personally.
I am also deeply influenced by the tragic reality I mentioned in my previous post that Mexico and LATAM drug policies are deeply dependent on the drug policies of the United States and the UN drug conventions. There is an inherent disconnect between the US public attitudes on foreign policy, the pathetically small number of Americans who actually vote and what they think about foreign policy, then the DOJ who has consistently gone around topling Democratically elected leaders throughout LATAM and the world since the CIA was founded after WWII. This is how Trump gets away with unconstitutionally separating familes by blaming Central American Drug War Refugees from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala for violence our DOJ created since the CIA assassinated a Democratically elected President in Guatemala during the 50's and continues to create civil wars and political violence through the CSAct. Again, a civil war is being waged in the US by corporate anarchists like the Koch brothers, Defense Contractors from Eric Prince to Northrup Grummand and through AG Jeff Sessions with help from pharmaceutical conglamorates that have no allegiance to US sovereignty; just to bait and switch poor people into voting against their own interests or not vote at all.
So you see how it gets complicated when we look both at what the candidates have personally done as well as which corporations/cartels donate to them and the surrogates/narcos that sponsor them. There are emoluments even bigger than marijuana reform, Sean. Let's keep our eyes on Congress.
A President is most important and influential as a role model. That's a scary thought considering what we have in the oval office. Some of the most attrotious violations of our civil rights and our Constitution occurred under Presidents that disobeyed the Supreme Court and did what they wanted, much like any domestic terrorist, just to see who would stop their hateful vengeance. Andrew Jackson killing a third of the Cherokee Nation on the Trail of Tears despite our Supreme Court declaring the Indian Removal Act unconstitutional comes to mind. We should expect no less from Trump when SCOTUS rightfully declares he should obey a subpoena. After Trump pardons himself, I find it hard to believe we can get %50 of Texans to show up to the polls from the pathetic %11 that showed up to the primaries.
But that's the point of foreign advasaries, isn't it? It's not so much to see how many votes can the Russians fraud or steal… hell, between the Republican Crosscheck Program and us simply not voting we do a good enough job of ruining Democracy on our own… no, it's all about ruining our faith in our Democratic Republic and not participating in the legislative process at all.
And when Obrador or any presidential candidate attacks those virtues, we should all see red flags coming from the Kremlin.
Julian, I apologize for saying that I was disappointed. That was a bad choice of words on my part. You really didn't disappoint me, you educated me by giving me another perspective, and I should be thankful. It would be a boring world if everyone agreed with me 24/7. But you and I can both agree that the situation in Mexico is complex.
Happy are those who are attending to the ultimate unenslavements of mankind. In what other universe would the most beneficial and harmless of natural medicines be outlawed?
sounds delicious, all expos rock, wish I could attend, maybe MI will have her first soon! Can't wait! 😀 Detroit in June CannaBiz event, tho! Have fun! Remember Denver… food, wine, women, art, weed, and intelligent conversation. Bong Appetit! legalize, and to the future! 🙂
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How Zendaya, Rowan Blanchard, & Yara Shahidi Are Powerfully Standing Up Against The Refugee Ban
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning citizens of seven countries from entering the United States, and halting the acceptance of refugees, even those who were already in route to the United States. Immediately, citizens began pushing back, including three young stars who are fighting the refugee ban with courage and wisdom most people twice their age would envy. Zendaya, Rowan Blanchard, and Yara Shahidi have spent the weekend sharing information on how to help refugees, how to contact senators, and where protests are being held, and their words are incredibly inspiring.
Blanchard took to Twitter to speak out against the idea celebrities should stay silent to protect their brand. The Girl Meets World actor received praise from her fellow Disney star Zendaya, who has taken a similar stance on her own social media accounts. Finally, 16-year-old Black-ish star Shahidi, who is black and Iranian, shared an emotional plea for love and common sense to prevail in the face of Trump's horrifying move to bar refugees from the country.
"I am the result of love," Shahidi wrote in an open letter on her Instagram page. "More specifically, Black and Iranian love." Her powerful post is a must-read, and a reminder that the United States is and always will be a country of immigrants, and is stronger for it. Here is her full message of love:
Stars like Shahidi, Blanchard, and Zendaya not only represent the voices of the next generation, but give their generation the confidence to speak up against injustices before they are old enough to cast their vote. Of the three, only the 20-year-old Zendaya is of voting age, but all of these women are astounding in their level of political activity. They saw the government doing an injustice to humanity and everything the country stands for, and they took it as a call to action. Blanchard had particularly strong words for celebrities who did not use their influence for good over the weekend.
After sharing her thoughts on accountability culture, she then began retweeting ways to help refugees and detainees. She shared tweets from the ACLU, the Women's March account, and kept her fans apprised of victories as the matter was taken to court. By using her social media platforms to share as much information as possible on how to help, she gave those who look up to her, who are just as young, the tools they needed to make a difference. Once again, Blanchard, who has been a tireless advocate for feminism, LGBTQ rights, and human rights, made sure her generation knew they were not powerless in the face of injustice.
Zendaya did her part as well, not only by showing solidarity with Blanchard, but by flooding her feed with images from protests around the country. She turned her Twitter page into a place where her fans could stay informed and feel empowered. She kept her own message short and to the point, but simply tweeting, "resist."
Over the weekend, these young stars proved they shine even brighter when they're not acting. Their desire to help refugees in big ways and small, by sharing their stories and the stories of others is incredibly empowering. With women like these three leading the way, the next generation is sure to be far wiser than the one currently trying to spread hate and fear throughout the country.


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The Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL) was created on December 17th, 1968. Commonly referred to as the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Act, it prohibits businesses from participating in unfair or deceptive trade practices. It also protects consumers from unfair competition.
In the event that a company violating the UTPCPL, the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection and the Pennsylvanian Attorney General's Office will investigate and prosecute the companies under federal and state law. However, the act also states that consumers have the right to bring about private lawsuits against businesses. The UTPCPL states that a lawsuit may be filed by
"[a]ny person who purchases or leases goods or services primarily for personal, family or household purposes and thereby suffers any ascertainable loss of money or property, real or personal," as a result of conduct that the statute prohibits. (73 P.S. section 201-9.2.)
Unfair Trade Practices According To The Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Act
The UTPCPL outlines 21 specific actions that are considered unlawful. Here are some unfair trade practices that you might experience that also fall under the realm of lemon law:
(i)Passing off goods or services as those of another: (for example, going to a used car dealer and they sell you a BMW that is actually a Mercedes)
(iv) Using deceptive representations or designations of geographic origin in connection with goods or services: for example, the authorized dealer states that the car was made in the United States but was made in a factory in Japan
(vi) Representing that goods are original or new if they are deteriorated, altered, reconditioned, reclaimed, used or secondhand: for example, trying to pass a used car for a new car
(ix) Advertising goods or services with intent not to sell them as advertised: see: bait and switch dealer fraud
(xiv) Failing to comply with the terms of any written guarantee or warranty given to the buyer at, prior to or after a contract for the purchase of goods or services is made: for example, if brakes are under warranty and they do not work three or more times within a one year period, you can file that the car is a lemon
(xvi) Making repairs, improvements or replacements on tangible, real or personal property, of nature or quality inferior to or below the standard of that agreed to in writing: for example, the authorized dealer fixes the issues temporarily and not permanently
(xx) Failing to inform the purchaser of a new motor vehicle offered for sale at retail by a motor vehicle dealer of the following: (A) that any rustproofing of the new motor vehicle offered by the motor vehicle dealer is optional; (B) that the new motor vehicle has been rustproofed by the manufacturer and the nature and extent, if any, of the manufacturer's warranty which is applicable to that rustproofing: for example, the dealer sold you a new car that had not gone through the process of rustproofing and failed to mention this to you
However, these are just a select few examples, if you feel that you've been misled or misinformed at all before, during or after the sales process of a new car, then you should fill out our case review form.
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In order to file a claim, but you must be able to prove that an unlawful trade practice occurred before, during or after the time of purchase. If you are able to bring a successful claim under the UTPCPL, you can recover actual damages (i.e. the amount you paid) or $100.00. This is in reference to unlawful trade practices on lower end consumer goods.
When it comes to the UTPCPL in regards to lemon law, most likely you will be able to settle your case quickly and claim "actual damages". This is because the UTPCPL also states "the court may in its discretion, award up to three times the actual damages sustained" plus attorney fees. This fear usually prompts businesses to settle out of court as quickly as possible because they are afraid in the event that the claim goes to court, they will be penalized a significant amount of money.
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Wolves can:
Live in packs of up to 42 but also survive alone.
- Survive in forests, prairies, tundra, mountains, deserts and swamps of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Weigh as little as 29 pounds in the desert of Israel and as much as 172 pounds in the Northern tundra.
- Tolerate temperatures from minus 70 to plus 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Prey on large mammals living near them and eat fruits and berries too.
- Travel more than 43 miles in a day.
- Run at 34 to 38 miles per hour.
- Swim up to eight miles.
- Wolf down as much as 22 pounds of food at a time.
- Fast for months if necessary.
- Repopulate suitable areas with remarkable success - if given half a chance.
- Thrive in areas with high human density such as Europe and Asia.
- Live up to 13 or more years in the wild - if all goes well.
(Source: "Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation." Mech and Boitani)
Wolves can't:
Speak up for their protection as an endangered species. That's up to us, and the battle is on.
Politicians in Washington are conniving to pass two bills that would strip wolves of protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. More than 50 world-renowned scientists, representatives of five Native American tribes, 24 business leaders and 82 organizations sent letters to Members of Congress asking them to oppose that legislation.
The Endangered Species Coalition reported the scientists wrote in their letter:
"The best available science indicates that the gray wolf occupies a mere fraction of its historic range and therefore has not yet recovered from centuries of systematic persecution."
"Wolves in states that no longer have federal wolf protections have been subjected to increasingly hostile state management practices."
Please take action too: ask your US Congressional Representative and Senator to oppose any legislation that would strip wolves of Endangered Species Act protections. This is not a petition; from this link you can send a preprepared email or customize the email: http://bit.ly/1CSAjla
Rick Lamplugh is a wolf advocate and author of the bestselling "In the Temple of Wolves." Available as eBook or paperback at http://amzn.to/Jpea9Q. Or as a signed copy from the author at http://bit.ly/1gYghB4.


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Microsoft has said it will acquire Israel-based cloud management company Cloudyn.
"Microsoft has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cloudyn, an innovative company that helps enterprises and managed service providers optimize their investments in cloud services," the software giant announced.
"This acquisition fits squarely into our commitment to empower customers with the tools they need to govern their cloud adoption and realise the strategic benefits of a global, trusted, intelligent cloud," said Jeremy Winter, Director of Programme Management, Microsoft Azure Security and Operations Management.
Cloudyn gives enterprise customers tools to identify, measure and analyse consumption, enable accountability and forecast future cloud spending.
Microsoft did not disclose Cloudyn's price tag. It said that closing of the acquisition was subject to regulatory approval.
A Microsoft study said on Friday claimed that the one thing India's millennial workforce values the most is flexi-work styles that enable them to be mobile professionals with a personalised way of how they work and live.
Adoption of practices and advanced technology that enable flexi-work was ranked number one reason for joining and staying in an organisation by most respondents of the study titled "Microsoft Asia Workplace 2020".
The findings suggest that 74 percent of respondents are already spending 20 percent or more of their time working outside of the office.
The study was conducted between February and March 2017 and involved 4,175 respondents in 14 Asia markets including India, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.


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Don't make excuses trying to down-play the horror of assault
For all the commentary about sexual assault on college campuses and instruction on how to avoid becoming a victim, there is one undeniable cause of rape: rapists.
It's not alcohol. It's not clothing. It's not poor upbringings or poor grades.
Rapists cause rape.
But that simple fact seems to have been lost on a judge who missed an opportunity to make a strong statement about the gravity of the crime while sentencing a Stanford University student convicted of sexually assaulting an inebriated woman on campus.
Judge Aaron Persky had the option of giving 20-year-old Brock Turner, a three-time All-American high school swimmer who at one time aspired to be in the Olympics, up to 14 years in prison. Prosecutors recommended six years. Instead, Persky spared Turner any prison time, directing him instead to spend six months in county jail and three years on probation. The sentence triggered a national uproar, with good reason.
In justifying the light sentence, the judge pointed to the many character references sent in by Turner's friends and members of his family. He also noted Turner's lack of criminal history.
"A prison sentence would have a severe impact on him," Persky said.
If only Persky was more concerned about the impact on the victim, who was unconscious as she was being assaulted behind a Dumpster following a fraternity party in January 2015. It's not that the judge didn't have a chance to hear from the victim. Just moments before the sentencing, the 23-year-old woman offered a long impassioned statement in which she explained what she remembered the moments before and after she woke up in the hospital and discovered what had happened to her. She didn't want her body anymore, she told the court.
"I was terrified of it," she said. "I wanted to take off my body like a jacket and leave it at the hospital with everything else."
Instead, by handing down a sentence more fitting of a bicycle thief, the judge, too, treated the victim like a piece of clothing.
Worse, he appeared to have been influenced by the Turner's father who, by virtue of his comments in defense of his son, seems to have bought into the notion that rape is merely an unfortunate byproduct of alcohol, hormones and youthful indiscretions.
"His life will never be the one that he dreamed about and worked so hard to achieve," Dan A. Turner said in arguing that his son should receive no jail time. "That is a steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action out of his 20 plus years of life."
Twenty minutes of action?
It's worth remembering that the victim in this case did not know the man who attacked her and, if not for the courageous response of two graduate students who saw the assault occurring and were able to detain Turner until police arrived, may never have been able to identify her assailant.
The judge may be right that Turner has learned his lesson and "will not be a danger to others."
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Living in Digital Times and CEA have announced the launch of Beauty Tech and Baby Tech as part of CES 2016.
The two-day series of showcases and panel discussions at CES 2016 will focus on technology for the beauty and baby product industries.
Robin Raskin, founder and president of Living in Digital Times, said in a press release:
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Even you use the makeup brushes daily, they still look pretty clean, but just dip some cleaner and you will know how dirty they actually are, ewwwwww!!
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I hurt my right foot last week. Finally I can't resist the pain and went to see Chinese doctor today, now my foot is wrapped by bandage that can't go anywhere :( so I keep browsing online stores and my wish lists are now growing so big! Yeehooooo! I know it's still summer time but I just can't wait for the coming winter, and the new collection as well! XD
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I don't really like belt leather bracelet, the loops always move here and there, kinda annoying to me. One time when my colleague, Mr. John and I were doing photo shoot, we investigated how brands hold the loops in place. We found that some twisting do help, so we start developing our own versions and here you are.
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Midnight in Paris is always fascinating, finally I have time to walk through the city in dark and I am totally falling in love.
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text: Research is something many Early Childhood Studies students struggle with; for many it's intimidating and something 'other people' do. When we asked the authors what common problems students struggle with they said: Students find it hard to understand research methodology and theoretical frameworks within which to conduct research Sometimes students struggle to come up with an appropriate research design Students often find it hard to come up with precise research questions Analysing research data and presenting it clearly for the reader are also areas students find difficult As a result, the authors have designed this book with their early childhood student in mind to help them through the research process. The book covers the whole research journey both in terms of understanding the different methodologies & principles and in actually undertaking a research project. It follows a linear and progressive structure that logically helps students work through their course. In this new edition, the chapters have been reorganized to better suit the learning journey and a brand new reader guide to research at the start of the book has been added to aid navigation. A new chapter on research proposals as well as more on alternative ways of presenting research have also been added. The book assumes no prior knowledge and really introduces the topics to beginners in simple terms. The supportive writing style and the way difficult concepts are clearly explained is often feedback we hear from both lecturers and students. Once students have gained confidence, they are able to delve into the further reading suggestions and the topics and content covered extend into enough depth for those who want to go further in their studies. This means students really can use it throughout their whole course. Research in Focus boxes look at international published examples of research to show what it looks like in the real world and understand the effects and implications. (Countries covered are USA, Canada, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, England, Norway, Sweden, Finland, France, Italy, Belgium, South Africa, India, Singapore, Australia & New Zealand.) Activities for students to work through help them cement knowledge and understanding. Case Studies give examples and scenarios of real student research. These demonstrate best practice and show students how to present their findings in a way that conveys the decisions they have made in their own personal style rather than rather than regurgitating textbooks. Extended glossary which gets students familiar with complicated terminology. . This new Third Edition includes:Videos pre-chapter relating to chapter outcomes Flashcard glossary to consolidate learning MCQs to test understanding Penny Mukherji and Deborah Albon will be discussing ideas from Research Methods in Early Childhood in the SAGE Early Years Masterclass, a free professional development experience hosted by Kathy Brodie. To sign up, or for more information, click here.


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Anando is one of the women in the ASHA Foundation, UK, list of 240 "influential, inspiring women from all walks of life and from around the world who are outstanding in their fields."
She has over 30 years experience of practicing and working with Osho meditations and transformative techniques. Her workshops have taken her to every corner of the world, to work with people of all nationalities.
Anando worked closely with Osho for many years, and her loving joyful and direct approach allows people to quickly realise their own potential for inner bliss and joy.
Anando was formerly a lawyer and business manager, so she understands well the tensions and stresses involved in everyday life.
Her book YES - A Practical Guide to Loving your Life is available in English, Italian, Chinese (both Taiwan & mainland China versions), and Russian. It includes the guided relaxation CD Watching the Mind.
Three other guided relaxations have been released by New Earth Records. They are Healing the Heart, Healing the Inner Child and Sleep Deep.
Her e-course, Easy Meditations for Everyday Life is now available from DailyOm.
Anando is on Facebook and is available for sessions by Skype.
Originating from London, Shunyo travelled to India in the seventies. Her training in awareness began whilst living close to Osho for fourteen years, as part of his household.
She has been practicing Osho's meditation techniques for over thirty-five years.
Shunyo now shares her experience, facilitating meditation courses and groups for women as she travels to many countries.
She also conducts trainings for people who would like to teach meditation to others.
Music, dance and celebration are an important part of Shunyo's work, and this, coupled with her intuitive heartfelt way of working, allows participants to touch very deep levels of peace and silence.
Her book "Diamond Days with Osho" has been translated in eight languages.
Shunyo works with musician and friend, Marco.
A talented and successful recording artist in his own right, Marco's own compositions of ethnic-swing and meditation music, played live, are an invaluable addition to the group experience.
He has been playing music to dance and celebrate as well as meditation music in Osho's meditation establishments for more than twenty years and now travels the world.
Shunyo and Marco have released two CDs with music and voice guiding you through two meditations from the ancient Book of Secrets: Center of Sound and Just Being.
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Uglyworld #2043 - CD Ripperings - (Project Cinko Time - Image 245-365), a photo by www.bazpics.com on Flickr.
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Baz and me has been super busiers all day, sorterings out loads of boxes of olders stuff that Baz was storings at his mums.
I findereds loads of old CD's in some of the boxes and suggestereds to Baz that I could rippers them to his computers if he wantereds, and sures enough he likereds my idea!
The only problemer is that from what I can tells, there is arounds fiveteen thousand CD's hiderings in alls of the boxes here, so this could takers me forever to rippers them all!
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Proper training is key. Survival is not a skill set, it's a mind set.
SSG can provide your firm with Active Shooter Response training and prepare your staff to mentally and physically respond to worst case scenarios. SSG has conducted Active Shooter Response training to both Police and Civilian personnel.
We are Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Certified Instructors and have conducted training for schools, law firms, theaters, churches and businesses.
SSG will work with C-level executives, legal, human resources and your security departments to ensure you have an Active Shooter Response Plan which protects your firm and your employees both physically and legally.
Utilizing our 178-acres Firearms Training Facility and our 'Simunition' license, we can also provide realistic, force-on-force, scenario-based training at our Texas facility or at your business/firm.
Our goal is to provide you with the essential knowledge and skills to prepare for, manage, and respond to constantly evolving security needs.
We apply decades of operation experience, supported by academic rigor to all of our training programs and consulting engagements.
We trained some of the best Counter Terrorism Teams, SWAT teams, and Police forces in the world by using innovative methods to confront today's threats.
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