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Is Lufthansa Travel Insurance Good Value? - Company Review
Lufthansa Travel Insurance
- Available at Check-Out
- Expensive
- Poor Benefits
- Insufficient Travel Insurance Cover
Lufthansa travel insurance is offered during check-out from its website, here in the USA. Have you ever wondered if it was good value, or did you just click the box and hope you were covered? Lufthansa's travel insurance is twice as expensive as its competitors'. It has very weak cover. There are much better options available.
We like Lufthansa as an airline, particularly for its European short-haul cover. Its long-haul fleet had gotten tired, but Lufthansa has worked hard to update and improve. Certainly, a direct trip from the USA to Germany is worth experiencing with Lufthansa.
Lufthansa Travel Insurance – San Francisco to Munich
We love Munich. It is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. It sits in the foothills of the mountains of Bavaria. Great food, wonderful beer, hospitable people. We looked at a flight departing in May, which is one of our favorite times of the year in Bavaria.
You will note that at the check-out page for our $1,320 flight, Lufthansa travel insurance is offered. Actually, it is referred to as an 'International Air Ticket Plan'. Now, that just sets alarm bells off for us. It is telling us that this probably does not have the sort of cover that we would expect to see in a regular travel insurance.
Lufthansa Travel Insurance – Weak Cover
And, when we check it out, that is exactly what we see. Really poor cover. For example, only $10k in Accident Sickness Medical Expense. That's just not enough. We struggle to find a policy that offers less than $100k of Medical Expense cover.
Just one example, but the Lufthansa travel insurance plan is littered with the same. Weak cover across the board.
Lufthansa Travel Insurance – Expensive, Poor Value
It's bad enough that the Lufthansa travel insurance has poor cover. But to then make it twice as expensive as better trip insurance products seems just plain wrong.
Take a look at the same trip, quoted from a few of the Travel Insurance Carriers at AardvarkCompare.
Remember that the Lufthansa Travel Insurance was quoted at $76. Well, RoamRight Essential comes in at $37. iTI Travel Lite at $42. TII Worldwide Trip Protector Lite comes in at $43.
These plans are half the price of the Lufthansa Travel Insurance, yet all offer much better value.
Personally, in this instance we would take the iTI Travel Lite. $250k of Medical Evacuation versus $20k from Lufthansa. $100k of Medical Sickness versus $10k from Lufthansa.
The iTI policy offers cover if your vacation is canceled by your employer. The Lufthansa policy has no such cover.
And it does all this at half the price.
This is why it makes sense to shop around when looking for Lufthansa travel insurance. There are great options to choose from.
AardvarkCompare – One Site – Many Carriers
Think of us at Aardvark as Amazon for travel insurance. Comparison shopping is easy. At AardvarkCompare we make comparing travel insurance easy. You do not need to go to every insurance carrier. You do not need to leave your contact details with every trip provider.
Why Bother to Compare?
At Aardvark we typically like to compare around 30 different insurance plans for our customers. Most of these plans can be divided into Silver, Gold or Platinum types of cover as we did above. Silver is basic, Gold is normal, Platinum has more coverage. Platinum would tend to incorporate Cancel for Work and Cancel for Any Reason benefits.
So when buying trip insurance, which should you choose? That's the beauty of insurance comparison – you get to see all the best prices in the market.
Does AardvarkCompare charge More?
You won't find the same trip insurance plans available at a better price – price certainty is guaranteed as a result of anti-discriminatory insurance law in the US. This is really powerful consumer protection.
A travel insurance marketplace like AardvarkCompare will offer a multitude of different plans from some of the most respected travel insurance carriers in the country. You will only need a few minutes to check value for money, cover, and insurance carrier ratings.
Enjoy your next trip to the Germany with Lufthansa. Remember to pack your travel insurance. And remember, our German friends serve beer in proper glasses. Beware!
Safe travels.
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Billy Corgan Reveals Details on New Smashing Pumpkins Album 'Oceania'
The Smashing Pumpkins, well more specifically Billy Corgan, have seen it all in the band's 24-year existence. From earth-shattering success to bitter breakups, Corgan has weathered the storm longer than most of his peers. With a new Pumpkins album entitled 'Oceania' on the horizon, the musician has shed some light on the disc.
'Oceania' will be released June 19 and contains 13 tracks. It is part of Corgan's 44-song 'Teargarden by Kaleidyscope' epic and described as an "album within an album." 'Oceania' is the first studio album from the Smashing Pumpkins since 2007's 'Zeitgeist.'
Corgan feels the days of needing hit singles on an album are gone. Every track needed to be as good as the other in order to make the final tracklisting.
"From a production standpoint I was dead set on making an album where every song was just as valuable as any other, ignoring the typical claptrap you hear about needing a single," he says in a Q&A-styled press release. "The only way to make the case that every song on 'Oceania' is worth hearing is to put your heart into the sequence as a cohesive whole. Once we felt we'd achieved that balance, only then did we let anyone outside our world hear the record we'd made."
'Oceania' is the first Smashing Pumpkins album to feature the current lineup of Corgan, drummer Mike Byrne, bassist Nicole Fiorentino and guitarist Jeff Schroeder. Corgan is the only founding member after the group originally disbanded in 2000, but believes this lineup is the best one yet.
"Jeff, Mike, and Nicole have all made significant contributions to the tone and texture of 'Oceania,' which is an album that is unlike any I've ever made," Corgan explains. "Yet at the same time I believe it upholds the same musical values I've always pushed for with the Pumpkins, be they progressive, emotional, epic, or restless."

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In the Precision Software News Round-Up: 5 October 2018, the WTO downgrades global growth, the USMCA changes rules of origin for cars, and we explain how free trade origin works. Plus, XPO is to deploy 5,000 robots, DHL tests medicine delivery by drone, and Londoners and the Welsh love their subscription boxes.
The recently agreed NAFTA replacement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, will include rules of origin changes for cars. As a result, carmakers such as Daimler and Nissan have stated that they will have to reconsider their supply chains. If not, the companies could face higher import tariffs on auto parts sourced outside of North America. Under the new rules, 75 percent of a car's content must be built in North America. This is up from 62.5 percent under NAFTA. Cars that do not meet this requirement will face duties. For more on this story, please see Forbes.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has cut its growth expectations for global trade for 2018 and 2019. This is as a result of the ongoing US-China trade war. The WTO had projected 4.4 percent growth this year. This has been scaled back to 3.9 percent. Furthermore, the organization predicts growth of 3.7 percent next year. However, even by these projections, trade growth will outperform GDP by a factor of 1.3.
"While trade growth remains strong, this downgrade reflects the heightened tensions that we are seeing between major trading partners. More than ever, it is critical for governments to work through their differences and show restraint," said WTO director general Roberto Azevêdo. For more on this, please click here.
DHL has tested medicine delivery by drone to Ukerewe Island in East Africa's Lake Victoria. This was the first test in DHL's "Deliver Future" project. An unmanned aerial vehicle — the fixed-wing "DHL Parcelcopter 4.0" — flew 37 miles (almost 60 km) to Ukerewe Island on Lake Victoria, which sits between Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. Residents of Ukerewe Island suffer from a variety of water-borne illnesses, such as cholera, dysentery and typhoid which are treatable. However, given the remoteness of the island, getting medicine there presents logistical difficulties. Issues include lack of infrastructure and the threat of heat spoiling temperature-sensitive products. This often means that people do not receive the medication they need. Drones, which can take off and land vertically, and offer fast delivery could present a solution. You can read more about this here. To watch the video of the drone flight, please click here.
XPO Logistics is planning to add 5,000 intelligent robots to its facilities in North America and Europe. The logistics giant has a strategic partnership with robotics manufacturer GreyOrange Pte. Ltd. The collaborative robots — or cobots — work alongside warehouse staff and are part of a modular goods-to-person system. In addition, the robots can move racks weighing up to 3,500 lbs (1,588 kg) and bring them to warehouse staff. You can read more on this story here.
People in London and Wales are driving growth in the UK's subscription box service. Just over half — 50.7 percent — of Londoners subscribe to at least one box service. The Welsh have the most subscription boxes — an average of 4.3 per person. Recipe boxes are particularly popular in London. There are a number of regional favorites. Residents of East Anglia are most likely to sign up for beauty boxes, while those in the East Midlands favor DVD subscriptions. You can read more on this story here.
Understanding the Rules of Origin for free trade agreements is complex. Preferential and Non-preferential Rules of Origin use different metrics to determine the origin of goods. Because of this, the Country of Origin — ie the place here the last substantial transformation of the good took place — is not the same as origin under free trade agreements. In the latest Precision Report we examine the differences between FTA Origin and Country of Origin. To read the full report, please click here.
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The economic and financial implications of the coronavirus crisis on the Caribbean is the focus of the newly released Caribbean Quarterly Bulletin of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The report assesses the economic impacts of the virus on key sectors including trade and tourism, reviews policies being undertaken by governments in the region, and provides recommendations on further efforts policymakers should take in order to mitigate the economic fallout of the crisis.
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The Group will finance a response to the public health emergency; safety nets for vulnerable populations; economic productivity and employment; and fiscal policies to ameliorate economic impacts. The Inter-American Development Bank and IDB Invest have outlined their focus for deploying the financial and technical resources made available to borrowing member countries and companies to address the crisis created by COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
New Study Reveals Women Entrepreneurs in STEM in LAC are on the Rise
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The study commissioned by the IDB Lab also shows that 54% of women entrepreneurs in STEM have raised capital Women entrepreneurs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics are on the rise in Latin America and the Caribbean, with 54% successfully raising angel or venture capital and almost 80% planning on scaling up their company internationally in the next five years, according to the new study "wX Insights 2020: The Rise
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The IDB invited leaders from across the region to celebrate its 60th anniversary Washington, D.C. -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today concluded its official 60th anniversary celebration with a "Voices for Development" seminar, where leaders discussed the importance of women's empowerment, sustainable infrastructure and the challenges that the digital revolution represents for institutions.
Investment in social development and efficient institutions, keys to better security
September 13, 2019
The IDB confirmed its commitment to work with Latin American and Caribbean countries on innovations that can contribute to prevention and crime reduction The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), during the Citizen Security Week 2019 that wrapped up yesterday, emphasized that to improve long-term citizen security, it is necessary to have greater investment in social development and more effective, efficient and transparent institutions.
Citizen Security Week will address the future of citizen security and justice
September 03, 2019
The Inter-American Development Bank and countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will discuss what digital innovations can contribute to the fight against crime and citizen security The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will hold the Eleventh Citizen Security Week, at the Headquarters of the IDB in Washington, DC from September 9-13, 2019.
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Contest seeks short films on crime prevention and citizen security in Latin America and the Caribbean by young people and professionals The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the SmartFilms® Film Festival today launched a new citizen-security contest category and is calling for submissions on the theme "I am not afraid to enjoy my city."
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In its second edition, the call for proposals will be open from March 4th to May 17th, 2019. The Superheroes of Development Award will recognize executing agencies of IDB-financed projects that have successfully addressed challenges during its implementation. The contest will identify eight finalists from across Latin America and the Caribbean who will travel to IDB's Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to present their solutions.
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February 07, 2019
A US$150 MILLION OPERATION WILL CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE COUNTRY'S ROADS The Inter-American Development Bank approved a US$150 million operation to Guatemala to implement an ambitious improvement and rehabilitation program of the roads connecting productive areas and departmental capitals to the main networks.


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Not 100% sure yet, but I'm hoping Justin will do the handoff with me Sunday morning in Lordsburg, NM.
if you dont trial spin the camshaft in the head and cover you are a novice,with no natural mechanical appitude,destined for destruction.
The way things went today, I'll be doing good to make it to Tempe late tomorrow!!
So, we had no NM riders?Thanks for the update.
With the last hand-off complete and G in Arizona, it is safe to say that we have done our part. Thank you to everyone who participated, or provided support in one form or another!
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Day 237/365 – Photowalk in Trinidad
We got in at around just after midnight.. Got to the hotel and crashed. @photowalktt was beginning at 8:30am.. Oye!! I have been looking forward to this but felt badly for my kid. She was exhausted, not sure she'd survive the hike but she was a real trooper, up and ready just in time to be picked up.
Turns out my kid ended up spending the day with @cupcakewench making what else, cupcakes! for us on our return.. NOm NOm. Part of me wished she came along for the experience but happy to know she was relaxing after a long travel night. (confused mama feelings)
There ended up being about 20 of us on the walk/hike. It was quite a trek, plus it had rained, so parts of the trail were muddy and we really had to be careful.. I had the help of hubby the whole time. YAY! We stopped to photograph along the way but reviewing photos, I realised I didn't take too many. It was drizzling still and I kept putting my camera away and being careful to watch where I stepped.
When we got to the base of waterfall, you simply couldn't help but feel insignificant. It was breathtaking. I vaguely remember going here as a kid with school and by vaguely, i mean, barely no memory.. I just have to wonder why we never did family trips.. Hmmm, let's see… "too lazy" "in-active", "don't do hiking" quickly comes to mind..
The Beauty of Trinidad and Tobago is so under-explored by it's Nationals.. It makes me angry. Fear of the "unknown", fear of being attacked. Why wouldn't the Government set up Police along the trail if that is the biggest fear? Make it safe for every Trinidadian child to explore the island's lush beauty. Maybe we won't yearn to leave and explore other places. Unless it can involve cooking and drinking, it seems like families simply don't make the time to explore. The island goes so unappreciated..
But next time I visit Trinidad, I will definitely pay another visit with daughter in tow. This is really worth seeing in her lifetime.
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It's poor form for a so-called writer not to be able to express this without beckoning the aftertaste of half-digested Gouda but so be it: we are the leaders we're waiting for.
This is true and has been said many times, often with a Coelho-esque earnestness that's left those with the misfortune of hearing it with as much energy and nourishment as candy-floss would provide. No wonder then that prominent thinkers who consider themselves practical have dismissed this notion and instead expend copious amounts of time and effort lambasting this country's elected leaders for the conditions we find ourselves in today. Strong leadership is what this country needs most at the moment, these thinkers say.
Who can blame them? Recent years, especially the previous two or so, have provided ample material to fashion a bulletproof argument that we are in the throes of multiple crises of leadership.
A strong leader would not have let public-order policing deteriorate to the point where seven police officers killed Andries Tatane. A man who had every reason to expect that those very officers would uphold his right to protest. And even if that leader had slipped up there, they certainly afterwards would have made sure that when they said "never again", as Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa did, they meant it. With a strong leader in place, the deaths of 34 Marikana miners at the hands of police would have never happened.
The Dalai Lama visa debacle too could have been less of an issue as a strong leader would have anticipated that a diplomatic kerfuffle was to ensue the moment Desmond Tutu invited him to the country. That kind of a leader would have, long before it made global news headlines, reaffirmed to China that South Africa's default stance is a bias for human rights, as required by our Constitution. This means that we support and affirm Tibetans' right to religious and cultural freedom. That leader would have stood firm that the visa application would be subject to the normal processing procedures, like any other application (and ensured that it was) yet reaffirmed that whatever the decision, the country's position, in line with every other UN-member state, remains that Tibet is a territory of China. That leader would have assured China that South Africa enjoys the growing and mutually beneficial economic ties between the two countries, yet reminded China of its own commitments toward fundamental human rights.
It would not have been popular but it would have been decisive and clear and in line with the country's policy positions. And Tutu would not have publicly likened the current government to the Afrikaner nationalist government, which had no regard whatsoever for human rights.
A strong leader would have responded decisively on the side of the right to education when confronted by early warnings that the Limpopo provincial treasury was in trouble and would not be able to order textbooks for the province's pupils.
A strong leader would have long ago cut through the policy paralysis that's dogged the state and drawn a clear line between government policy, the policies of political parties and the frequent (and necessary) policy debates political parties have.
A strong leader with a commitment to the values of the Constitution would not celebrate the frankly misleading percentages of how many South Africans have access to water and sanitation: "97% having access to sanitation is not good enough," that leader would say. That leader would also query what is considered access. Is a poorly maintained, dangerous loo shared with more than 25 other people considered access? And commit to doing better more rapidly.
A strong leader with respect for the rule of law would not need a special act to shield him from criticism, no matter how acerbic, nor would that leader glibly precipitate multiple crises in the judicial system just to save his own skin.
But there is a fundamental flaw with this appeal for strong leadership, which is embedded deeply in theories of corporate leadership. Unlike corporations, where the power relationship is top down, with the board and the executive at the top and employees at the bottom, a democracy is the other way around. The people have the power, which they vest in the executive. This is what our Constitution means when it says government is by the will of the people.
This isn't hollow, toothless bumf, either. Specific mechanisms exist by which the will of the people is to be brought to bear elected leaders, no matter the electoral system. Voting is one such mechanism but more important than that is taking an active role in supervising how government sets and performs against its objectives — and what objectives it sets. In addition, Parliament puts out calls for comment on bills, rules and nominations regularly, as do the other legislative authorities, yet most of us leave it to the tiny handful of civil-society organisations monitoring this to alert us when our freedoms are threatened.
What we have in South Africa is not a crisis of leadership but an absence of citizenship, which no leader, no matter how strong and just, can save us from. So we need to stop looking for stronger leaders and instead, as cheesy it may sound, become the leaders we want.


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Techno, Techno! The term techno when used in reference to music doesn't refer to the genre that I thought it was a label for, or at least it doesn't anymore at least. It seems that anything with a BPM of over 120 that uses fairly obvious synthesised tones is now described as techno, and by that definition, half the songs in the charts at the moment are of the genre! The problem I have is twofold when talking about techno: firstly, it isn't my first choice of musical style by any means – I'm a fan of minimal, house, progressive, DnB, and Dubstep (pretty much anything that isn't techno, actually; secondly, even if I did enjoy this music in a big way, I wouldn't know whether the term techno would even be the right categorisation for them. Either way, I have a construct in my head about what techno music actually is, and I'm going to use this construct to come up with an in-no-particular-order list of songs that I particularly enjoy that straddle the no-man's land between dance, house and techno, often being neither one nor the other fully, but possessing characteristics of any three or even all of the aforementioned genres. Sit tight, you may be about to see a strange mix of songs and genres here.
Aphex Twin – All Aphex Twin Songs (But Particularly Alberto Balsam)
It's difficult to talk about electronic music without referring to the innovation and astounding originality of Aphex Twin. I know I'm cheating by not mentioning a specific favourite song but this artist is of a level of greatness that allows the bypassing of traditional rules. Many Aphex Twin tracks are as close to old-school techno in the modern day as you will get. If you look past the disturbing videos such as that for Windowlicker and listen to the music's abundance of layers, you notice a definite progression in thickness throughout most of the songs, brilliant use of synthesisers and acoustic instruments, and production that can make each song sound simultaneously eerie or happily mellow, depending on what mood you're in or what colour you yourself wish to put on the music.
Afrojack – Take Over Control
Such a leap to the commercial now with Afrojack, whose songs are more often than not bangers of the glorious kind, and Take Over Control is the perfect mix of electro-style house with a fantastic melody, strong vocals, and a generally catchy feel to the whole thing
Avicii – Levels
More and more commercial I go here, and with Avicii having several fingers in several musical pieces in the chart at the moment, most of you will likely scoff at the fact that I'm referencing commercial tunes here, but when a tune's a tune, there's nothing you can really do about it. I'm no pathetic hipster that dislikes a band or artist instantly if they become a commercial success regardless of their music; I enjoy the descending techno-like melody of Levels with the amazing vocals that soar in-between drops. I also like the Skrillex remix too: you mad?
Daft Punk – Aerodynamic
Before their recent swing back to the era of disco with the massive hit Get Lucky, Daft Punk were legendary in their propagation of unreasonably catchy tunes with an electronic twist. Aerodynamic is still their best song to date, if only for the breakdown where some not-very-technical but melodically brilliant guitar tapping builds the song back up to crescendo. Genius.
LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem (bear with me here)
More music that has tickled the charts, but I'm not ashamed. I was over the tongue-in-cheek video before I even saw it to be honest, but it doesn't change the fact that Party Rock Anthem catchy piece of largely-synthesised dance-ish music that packs a punch and always gets feet moving with its 3-note hook.
Duck Sauce – Barbara Streisand
Though this came and went faster than good weather in the UK, it's difficult not to give credit for a song that can consist of a man saying "Barbara Streisand" intermittently whilst a wailing melody consisting of "ooooo's" instersect it and still be considered great.
Swedish House Mafia – Don't You Worry Child
As the final song released before the group's split, this song was always going to be liked by its fans, but the vocals – which think nothing of raising the hairs on the back of your neck – combine with a fantastic melody that builds up and drops back down at just the right times. This is one of the more commercial house songs you'll hear, but its melody and sound is almost flawless throughout and lyrics (https://genius.com/Swedish-house-mafia-dont-you-worry-child-lyrics) deep and meaningful. Check it out
Moonbeam – Stay With Me
A bit of Moonbeam to placate those of you that are crying tears of idiocy over the abundance of "commercial" tracks above now. Stay With Me is quite literally a song whose basis is a one-note melody that is perfect in rhythm, building up with vocals in true Moonbeam style and hitting us with that soft synth-like sound that is Moonbeam's trademark
Moonbeam – Life Tree
Double artisting in a best-of song rundown? You're damn right, and the reason for this is that Moonbeam are fantastic at what they do and should be more well-known for the songs that they have. Life Tree is a vocal-less (almost) track with Moonbeam melody that typifies the duo yet differentiates this song from the rest. Minimal house/trance at its best.


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Prof John Blair FBA, FSA
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I grew up in Surrey, and local history interests were an early stimulus for my research on the English landscape. I graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1976, and after five years as a research student and Junior Research Fellow there, I was appointed to my present position at Queen's in 1981. Alongside my academic duties I maintain a long-standing involvement in practical archaeology, and in the worlds of building and landscape conservation. I appeared several times on Channel Four's 'Time Team' series, and have recently made a Channel Four documentary on medieval beliefs in vampires.


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Dating sites are a gold mine of information. Think about it: You have to say a lot about yourself in order to put up a decent profile and attract someone similar to you. OKCupid has a hilarious and well-written blog, OKTrends, collects and studies that information, posted by "hundreds of millions of … user interactions."
For instance, in their latest post, they looked at keywords of different races to see what tastes and interests each group prefers.
So, how do you think you stack up against other members of your race?
You can't really call the answers stereotyping, since each group picked their own likes and dislikes. Here are just some of the top picks from different races. How do you fit in with yours? Because I am perplexed to find I am actually a black man who eats like an Asian.
White Men:
- Self-Description: "I can fix anything"
- Music: Phish, Soundgarden, Megadeth
- Sport: Golfing, boats, skiing, Nascar
- Food: Grilling, beer
- Movie: The Big Lebowski
White Women:
- Self-Description: "A country girl"
- Music: Kenny Chesney, country music, Carrie Underwood
- Sport: Nascar, horseback riding, the Red Sox
- Food: Diet Coke
- Movie: When Harry Met Sally
Black Men:
- Self-description: "I am cool"
- Music: Mos Def, The Roots, Kanye West
- Sport: Basketball, NFL, Xbox 360
- Food: Soul food
- Movie: Menace to Society
Black Women:
- Self description: "God-fearing"
- Music: Alicia Keys, neo soul, Maxwell
- Sport: Basketball
- Food: Soul food
- Movie: The Color Purple
Latino Men:
- Self description: "I'm a funny guy"
- Music: Merengue, reggaeton, salsa, hip hop
- Sport: Soccer, baseball, UFC
- Food: "Some drinks"
- Movie: Saving Private Ryan, Full Metal Jacket
Latina Women:
- Self description: "I love dancing"
- Music: Merengue, salsa, Alicia Keys
- Sport: The Yankees
- Food: Seafood, Italian food
- Movie: Sixteen Candles
Asian Men:
- Self description: "I'm a simple guy"
- Music: (None mentioned!)
- Sport: Basketball, cricket, tennis
- Food: Pho, sashimi
- Movie: The Rock
Asian Women:
- Self description: "I'm a simple girl"
- Music: Jason Mraz, Michael Buble
- Sport: Badminton
- Food: Sashimi, pho
- Movie: Slumdog Millionaire
So, are you in line with OKCupid users of your race? Can you relate, or no? Tell us in the comments!
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"Brother, are you going to pick that girl in the afternoon?" Kazumi suddenly asked.
"How low are you going to continue picking her up?"
This question has also caused Rumi to eagerly watch.
"It should be another day or two. I think that's about it."
"I'm afraid you won't be able to stop picking her up, after all, she is the sister of teacher Naoko, how bad could she be?" Kazumi said passive-aggressively.
"Hey, don't speak as if I'm going to buy her goldfish will you (TL: Goldfish is slang for pedo)?" Masashi didn't understand what was it that made her angry.
"Did you really never attempt with that girl?" Kazumi stared at him.
Truly deadly, even the serious word like 'attempt' came out. "Frankly, I have no interest in the little kid."
"What kind of girl are you interested in? Is it a woman like teacher Naoko?" Kazumi pressed the matter step by step.
"Do I look like I'm horny? How could kids these days ask this kind of question." Masashi rolled his eyes at her.
"Other people are curious about you. Brother, tell me." Kazumi used the soft and hard method. Rumi also came helping her launching an offensive eye contact from the side.
"Kazumi, you set a bad example for Rumi." Masashi wryly smiled.
"Don't change the subject, quickly talk."
"I don't know what kind of woman that I like, at least, for now, I don't know. Maybe one day I'll meet a woman who I want to be buried together with, it means I've found the one." Masashi said dismissively.
"What kind of answer is this?" Kazumi was very unhappy.
"Well, I'm going back to the classroom, you two also need to hurry up." After that, he stretched himself and went toward the door.
Kazumi started to pick up the lunch boxes, seeing Rumi in a trance, then patted her on the shoulder, "What are you thinking?"
"I think senpai has something on his mind today." Rumi woke up from her daze.
"With that fellow's character, if he refuses to say, nobody could guess what's in his mind."
"But you can rest assured, it seems that he doesn't have any interest in that girl." Kazumi suddenly turned and grinned at her.
"I….I don't know what are you talking about, I….need to go…." The Kendo girl blushed like blood, stood up and left in a hurry.
"Little fool, let me tell you, that guy in some ways is quite slow, and sometimes you have to learn to take the initiative. Otherwise, he will never understand." Kazumi said these words behind her.
Hearing this, Rumi's body involuntarily paused for a moment and then hastily ran downstairs.
After she left, Kazumi suddenly sighed softly and then continued to clean up.
"You must be proud right? Gennai Masashi." In the hallway, Masashi encountered a gloomy-faced Nagasaki.
"Today you are just alone? That's very rare. Where's your group of fans?"
"All of that is thanks to you." Nagasaki looked at him coldly.
Masashi looked at him and burst out laughing, "I initially have no feeling at all about it, but seeing you like this, all of a sudden I think that this is something that should be welcomed. I've said this before: that was a very poor play. Especially since you used this idiot actor Mizato, that's the biggest mistake you made."
"You are right. It was my mistake. But what can you do, as long as I flatly deny it, they can't possibly deal with me." Nagasaki sneered.
"I think you misunderstood. I did not think that this would impact you at all. That idiot just happened to be in the doorstep, so I grabbed him to prove my innocence. My account with you hasn't even started yet." When it came to the last sentence, Masashi looked at him dismissively.
"People have to take responsibility for what they've done. I left this sentence to Mizato, and now, I leave it to you." With that, Masashi bypassed his side and walked to the classroom.
Nagasaki watched him gradually walked away, at that moment, he suddenly felt as if he did something wrong, messing with someone that shouldn't be messed with.
When he was about to arrive at the classroom, Masashi suddenly changed his mind and without another word, he turned and went downstairs.
When he walked out of the school gate, a blue "BMW" suddenly came toward him.
"Mr. Gennai, if you don't mind please come aboard." The car window open, revealing a beautiful bright face of a beauty.
Masashi took one look at her and then opened the front door to sit in.
"Where do you want to go?" Sakurai looked at him and said with a gentle tune.
"Just drive, anywhere you want." He turned on the radio.
Sakurai no longer spoke, quietly started the car.
"I forgot to appreciate your effort, thank you for helping me deal with Ikeda." In the moving car, after nearly half an hour of silent, Masashi said something.
"Your welcome, this was what we suppose to do."
"Do you know what day is today?" Masashi suddenly said some irrelevant words.
Sakurai wanted to say: "Sorry, I can't think of anything."
"Today, actually there's nothing important, it's just the anniversary of the death of my friend." Masashi dismissively said.
"I am sorry."
Masashi smiled, "It has nothing to do with you, you don't need to apologize. Previously, every year at this time, I would visit her. But I didn't go this year.
"Do you have some matters that makes you unable to go this year?" Sakurai's voice was gentle as water.
"No, I have many free times. It's purely a matter of heart." Masashi looked at the scenery outside the window in a daze.
Sakurai paused for a moment, and then quietly said: "My father once said, life is but dozens of years. If someone arrives at his or her death door with little remorse, that is a happy thing."
Masashi said nothing, just quietly looking out of the window.
After what seemed to be a long time, he turned to smile at Sakurai, "Thank You. Perhaps you're right, things that you want to do, you have to do it. Don't think too much, or it will only increase your worry. Please, I would like to go home."
"Alright," Sakurai smiled at him and put the car back.
Five minutes later, Masashi wearing casual clothes walked out from the house.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." He opened the door again to sit in.
"Where do you want to go now?" Sakurai looked at him.
"Sorry to trouble you, the airport, please. I hope we're not late."
"Ok." Sakurai immediately started the car and sped away toward the airport.
Late at night, in a mountainous area in southern Nepal, a teenager sitting quietly in front of a white tombstone.
Looking at this piece of erect stone, the teenager suddenly remembered an old song that he listened in a church.
I'm not here, please don't stand at my grave crying, because I'm not sleeping. I'm everywhere along the wind. I'm the glistening white snow. I'm the light of the Sun that brushes the field. I'm the stars in the night sky….
Please don't stand at my grave crying, because I'm not here, "A Wei, I am Lei Yin…." The boy felt his throat went dry.
"It's been ten years. I haven't come to see you in ten years. I have been hesitant to come to see you again. Because I'm not that Lei Yin. I hope that you're not here either, otherwise, my ash underneath yet I am still here, this is so unfair to you." Finished this sentence, the boy was silent for a long time.
"No matter what, I still came. Tonight, I'll be right here with you, just like before, to accompany you to see tomorrow's sunrise." With that, the boy quietly drunk the wine, leaning against the stone.
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THE smile on the face of Wokingham District Council leader Frank Browne says it all.
Lucky people living in the district will enjoyone of the lowest Council Tax increases in the country and the smallest in Berkshire at 1.9 per cent.
It means that a Band D Council Taxpayer will see an increase in the Wokingham District Council share of the tax of just £19.19 to £1,006.62.
This figure does not include the additional police, fire brigade, parish and town council payments. With these included, the average total bill will go up by 2.4 per cent.
Nevertheless, the district council's tight budgeting on a total budget of £149 million means that its tax rise is the lowest in Berkshire, the lowest for any unitary authority in the country and in the lowest five increases of any council in the country.
Councillor Browne said: "I am delighted
that the council has managed to set the lowest Council Tax increase for a decade.
"A Council Tax increase of just 1.9 per cent is a major achievement, which sees no adverse effect on our services.
"It was significantly helped by the successful conclusion of several years' lobbying of
central government to get a fair deal for Wokingham.
"We, with the help of the people of Wokingham district, got them to accept that they were treating Wokingham unfairly and needed to fund us more equitably.
However Wokingham Liberal Democrat leader Coling Lawley said the ruling Tories squandered an opportunity for a more imaginative budget.
He said: "With 13.4 per cent increase in their Government funding representing £10
million extra and a one-off payment of £1.3 million dating back from Berkshire County Council days, the coffers were full to overflowing.
"They had an opportunity not only to bring in a zero Council Tax increase but also to make improvements in services."
South Oxfordshire District Council set a budgetary increase of 2.5 per cent with a Band D level of £116.17p which, added to the Oxfordshire County Council precept of £966.46 and the Thames Valley Police and Berkshire Fire Brigade costs, brings in a total of £1255.07 before the parish and town council precepts are added.
The county council set a 4.5 per cent increase in its budget.
South Oxfordshire Councillor Rodney Mann said: "I have been able to identify further savings that I can pass on to the taxpayers of South Oxfordshire."
Reading's Council Tax is to rise by 4.75 per cent and West Berkshire will set its rate tomorrow night.


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Roboethics as Topical Issue in Paladyn Journal
In 2018, Paladyn Journal of Behavioral Robotics published several articles on robot and machine ethics. In a message to the authors, the editors noted: "Our special attention in recent months has been paid to ethical and moral issues that seem to be of daily debate of researchers from different disciplines." The current issue "Roboethics" includes the articles "Towards animal-friendly machines" by Oliver Bendel, "Liability for autonomous and artificially intelligent robots" by Woodrow Barfield, "Corporantia: Is moral consciousness above individual brains/robots?" by Christopher Charles Santos-Lang, "The soldier's tolerance for autonomous systems" by Jai Galliott and "GenEth: a general ethical dilemma analyzer" by Michael Anderson and Susan Leigh Anderson. The following articles will be published in December 2019: "Autonomy in surgical robots and its meaningful human control" by Fanny Ficuciello, Guglielmo Tamburrini, Alberto Arezzo, Luigi Villani, and Bruno Siciliano, and "AI for the Common Good?! Pitfalls, challenges, and Ethics Pen-Testing" by Bettina Berendt. More information via www.degruyter.com/page/1498.
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Creating a message rule in Thunderbird.There is more than one way to go about this, but I find this the easiest way.Here is what I plan to do. I am going to make all Personal Messages from Pctipforum.com go into a specific folder automatically. I am choosing in this instance to create that folder in the 'Local Folders' account, but I could just as easily choose one of the other 3 accounts you'll see in my screenshots.Firstly, I'll create the folder I want to place these emails in.Right-clicking on the heading 'Local Folders', I'll choose 'New Folder'.I'll enter the name of the new folder, which I am going to name 'Personal'.Now as you can see, I have a sub-folder named 'Personal' in the 'Local Folders' folder.Now its time to set up the message rule. Clicking on 'Tools' , I'll select the 'Message Filters' option.Clicking on 'New', I am now ready to create a new filterI'll name the filter 'Forum PM's' , as you can see in the filter name, and I'll select 'match all of the following'. Since I know that the subject line when I get personal messages from Pctipforum.com always contains the words 'Personal Message from...', and I dont get any other emails with a similar subject line, I am going to choose 'Subject' and input 'Personal Message' as the keywords.Expanding the first menu, which by default will contain the word 'Subject', you'll see there are a number of ways you can sort your emails. In this case I am using 'Subject', but if you just want all of the email from your sister or boss to go into a particular folder, you would choose 'From'. If you wanted all emails that contained the words 'Send this email to' ( ie. 'send this email to 50 people in the next 5 minutes or your hair will fall out'.. great for sorting the junk mail from your supposed friends into its own folder!) then you would choose 'Body' as you would be looking for those words in the body of the email.Now I'll input what I want the subject of this filter to do .. in this case, contain particular keywords, so everything with the subject line containing those words will be filtered. Again, you have alternatives, these are pretty self explanatory I think. Bear in mind that if you choose
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My Kind.
Of people. Those people you meet for the first time and you just gel in like you were meant to be. All of a sudden it feels like you've known each other for a lifetime despite you being strangers not so long ago (seconds, hours, days). You have so much in common, so much more than you can comprehend. It gets surprising that most of the stories that you have and choose to narrate, somehow you relate because you've either been there done that or are doing it or just because it makes so much sense to you. It's almost inexplicable that even in things that you haven't quite experienced and they have, you can still relate and sort of build a picture. You know the way you read a novel and think the writer had you in mind as they wrote. That kind.
There's a void they fill no one else yet has. It's like a puzzle, you know how each piece has its design and hole and there's just one other piece that can be able to fill and fit its design and hole. These designs or holes could be one thing about us that this person needs in their life. Something that others can't do as well as you would do in their life and somehow you're just drawn to each other.
It's funny how we could have a friend and we want to be everything to them or vice versa. Sometimes
I'm being modest with words here, I don't think it's possible to be someone's everything in as much as you would love to be. That's why puzzles have pieces, and each piece has its function. Unless you really give yourself up and try to live someone else's life, for you to be able to there for them in all capacities. There's that one thing or few things that makes someone fit into your life, that piece. Something about their character or trait or ability, one that only suits a certain part of your puzzle which is your life. Then I thought of what "My Kind" is. At least 5 things that have drawn people to me:
Humour – You know those people who make you laugh, laugh and laugh again … despite the situation as it could vary from a not so bad situation to a very bad situation and there's nothing much left to do. I think it's what keeps most of us sane, if not all of us. Sometimes you need to laugh some situations away, you know where you narrowly escape due to the humor in your life. I mean, what would you do without some laughing? Or someone making sense of this life in a 'not so serious' way?
Non-Judgemental – You want someone who you'll open up to candidly and they won't look at you like "how could you" or "no, you just didn't". You want to just be you and have them accept you for who you are. Don't we all look for that? Then if it's something that needs some intervention or help, they can offer in whichever capacity they can.
Down to Earth – My other name was supposed to be simple, complex nags me, like you have no idea. So the moment I see complexity in a person, I want to take to my 'heels' (okay, flats since I'm rarely in heels…lol). I like people who don't make other people's lifes difficult. You work with what you have, bila 'no' pressure.
Realistic – "Head in the cloud, feet on ground" kind of people are my kind of people. Because then you're sure that you can make whatever it is that you talk about happen sooner or later. Your ideas and opinions can help the current situation. These are the people who ground you when you're busy flying away into the unknowns.
Self-Confident – Nothing says to me "good friend" than one who's confident about themselves; who they are, what they do and what they want. Not bossy though, I can't stand bossy, they get to my nerves. It basically means, you know yourself, you're comfortable with yourself and you love yourself enough to accommodate someone else without feeling like you're losing yourself or being a burden. You can help and motivate each other.
Maybe you could also look at what kind of people you get drawn to and why? That would be a good question to ask yourself for self-evaluation purposes. It was such a random one, this one. For me, it helps me understand the people who I call my friends a little better. You know the ones I have, the ones I once had and lost touch and the one's I am gaining. Doesn't make sense having so many people in your life and not knowing why they are there, ain't it? That creates content for another post.
This one is my #ThrowBackThursday post. It's taken me back yo! To you, you and you, now have yourself an ah-mah-zing one won't you? Your answer best have been a YES!
Signing Off ~~~ *Kawi*


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The Australian dollar has pushed higher today after coming close to a new 7 year low, and brushing off weaker than expected data from China.
At 4.52pm (AEDT) the Aussie dollar was trading at US 69.01c up from US69.64c in yesterday's trade.
Quarterly GDP figures out of China hit the market earlier today at 1.6 percent against analysts' expectations for a figure of 1.7 percent, while the yearly figure released showed a number of 6.8 percent and in line with expectations.
After initially falling on the news, the Australian dollar recovered strongly, pushing back up through the US69c mark as Asian equities rallied and the Chinese central bank fixed the Yuan against the US dollar a little stronger than the market had anticipated.
In the 2nd half of 2015 many analysts were predicting that the Reserve Bank of Australia would need to cut interest rates further in 2016 in order to bolster the economy and help bring the Aussie dollar down to the RBA's preferred level of around US70c.
The market may have done RBA governor Glenn Stevens a favour by forcing the currency lower, as many now see interest rates in Australia remaining on hold throughout the year.
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Aww, I guess this is my fav outfit ever! I styled this second hand cardigan with these Lala sweatpants and white sneakers adding gold accessories and a black eco bag and I am so loving the outcome! It was the 1st day of spring when we took the photos near the beautiful castle in Leśnica (Wrocław, Poland) and then the next day the weather got so damn bad but... the sun will rise again and it'll be warm and nice :)
I love this time of early spring when you can leave your jackets and coats at home and just go for a walk enjoying the nature that is slowly awakening :) I waited for the spring for so long (and yep, I know I'm not the only one ;))!
Photos: Piotr Stokrocki
Cardigan (Only) - SH | Pants - Vinted.pl | Tank top - House | Shoes - czasnabuty.pl
Bracelet - Allegro | Ring - Lokaah | Earrings - Stradivarius
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BEFORE you appeal for a course drop, refund or withdrawal, review the guide below. A printable, pdf version of this Guide is available on our Official Forms page.
The appeal form is to be used to request an exception to MnSCU policies regarding deadlines for course drops, refunds and withdrawals. You must complete all steps and submit the signed form with appropriate documentation in order to be considered for an appeal.
You will receive all communication regarding the appeal, including any financial implications and the final decision, in your Normandale email account within 10 business days. It is important that you check your Normandale email during this time.
There are three types of appeals:
- A late course drop with tuition and fee reversal or refund. A late drop means the class has been removed from your record and tuition and fee charges have been reversed after the last day to drop the course has passed.
A drop appeal may be considered when you can document extenuating circumstances existed and you attended the course less than half the semester.
- A late course withdrawal changes your course grade to W after the withdrawal deadline has passed. The class remains on your record, but your GPA is not impacted.
A withdrawal appeal may be considered when you can document extenuating circumstances existed and you attended less than 80% of the term (or length of the course).
- A course exchange is to drop a withdrawn class and apply the tuition and fees paid for that class to another class added in its place.
To be considered, you must have already withdrawn from the class you no longer want, and you must have added the new class.
If the class you add has fewer credits than the class from which you withdrew, you will be approved for the number of credits equal to the added class. The course exchange option may not be available for financial aid recipients.
Your appeal must include -
- A typed statement that describes your situation; and
- The documentation required for your situation, as indicated below:
Appeal due to student illness:
Your health care professional must provide the following information on medical facility letterhead:
- The dates you were unable to attend class due to a medical issue
- The name of the facility where you were treated
- The name and signature of your healthcare professional.
The illness should have prevented your attendance from all classes for at least two weeks. An appeal based on a pre-existing or recurring condition may not be approved.
Appeal due to illness or death of immediate family member:
Appeals will be considered only for a spouse, child, sibling, parent, or other of whom you are the legal dependent or legal guardian (documentation of legal dependent or guardian status is required).
Your appeal must include:
- The dates you were unable to attend class,
- The identity of and your relationship to the person you were responsible for assisting,
- Official documentation of the person's medical situation and a written statement that addresses why it was necessary for you to act as the primary care giver.
The circumstances should have prevented your attendance for a minimum of two weeks. If your situation required out of state or country travel, attach a copy of your travel itinerary prepared by the airline or travel agent.
If the appeal request is due to a death of an immediate family member, include a copy of the obituary or death certificate.
Appeal due to college (Normandale) error:
Include an explanation of the error and supporting documentation. Without supporting documentation, your appeal will not be considered.
Appeal for other reasons:
When appealing for other reasons make a clear case for your appeal and submit supporting documentation.
Appeal Deadlines:
Submit your complete appeal to the Records Office by the appeal deadline. The results will be emailed to your Normandale email account within ten working days.
Drop or refund appeal:
The deadline is the last business day of July for the academic year in which the course was taken.
Withdrawal appeal:
The deadline is one calendar year after the semester in which the course was taken.
Financial aid recipients:
If approval of your appeal results in an increase in the amount you owe to the College, information will be sent to your Normandale email account. You will be required to respond within 3 business days of the date the form was processed by the Financial Aid Office. If you fail to respond by email within that time period, the College will assume you do not wish to pursue the appeal, and the appeal will be terminated.
Appeals for course drops and/or refunds based on the following circumstances will not be considered:
- Inability to pay
- Disregard of/lack of knowledge of College's drop, refund and withdrawal policies or deadlines
- Failed online drop/withdrawal attempts
- Dissatisfaction with the instructor, class or grade
- Change in marital status
- Taking a new job
- A condition pre-dating the term start date
- A recurring condition, when previously approved for a prior term
- Work schedule change (unless a condition of maintaining existing employment; documentation on employer letterhead required)
- Child care or transportation issues
- Disregard or lack of understanding of course prerequisites or placement requirements


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Show week is usually exciting, nerve racking, confidence boosting and amazing, all in one. For those of you that perform, you'll know how all of that actually wears you right out. You can eat crap all week, and still lose weight because it requires so much energy. It can be truly exhausting.
So, here's my problem. I'm already exhausted. I have no energy. So how am I supposed to perform every night and deliver a performance that is fun packed and energy filled? My biggest fear, is actually collapsing - which is obviously, not good! Thing is, if I don't perform to my self set standard, I'll punish myself even more. Even coffee isn't picking me up any more - maybe those diet energy drinks will be worth a shot?
And here's the other thing. Part of me can't believe I'm even contemplating diet energy drinks. Part of me just wants, nothing more than to enjoy what will be my last show before university. I know I will just be shattered all week though.
I really wish I wasn't like this


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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other WPX Energy investors own include Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), Micron Technology (MU), ConocoPhillips (COP), Bank of America (BAC), General Electric (GE), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Cypress Semiconductor (CY), Oasis Petroleum (OAS), Chevron (CVX) and Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET). Who are WPX Energy's key executives? WPX Energy's management team includes the following people: Mr. Richard E. Muncrief, CEO & Chairman (Age 60)Mr. Clay M. Gaspar, Pres & COO (Age 47)Mr. J. Kevin Vann, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 48)Mr. Dennis C. Cameron, Exec. VP & Gen. Counsel (Age 56)Mr. Bryan K. Guderian, Exec. VP of Bus. Devel. (Age 60) What is WPX Energy's stock symbol? WPX Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WPX." Who are WPX Energy's major shareholders? WPX Energy's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.68%), State Street Corp (4.35%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (3.60%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.52%), AQR Capital Management LLC (2.17%) and Jennison Associates LLC (2.08%). Company insiders that own WPX Energy stock include Clay M Gaspar, Karl F Kurz, Kimberly S Lubel, Robert Herdman and William G Lowrie. View institutional ownership trends for WPX Energy. Which major investors are selling WPX Energy stock? WPX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Advisory Research Inc., Van ECK Associates Corp, BlackRock Inc., Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc., and King Luther Capital Management Corp. View insider buying and selling activity for WPX Energy. Which major investors are buying WPX Energy stock? 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WPX Energy has a market capitalization of $4.32 billion and generates $2.29 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $256 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.33 on an earnings per share basis. WPX Energy employs 600 workers across the globe. What is WPX Energy's official website? The official website for WPX Energy is www.wpxenergy.com. How can I contact WPX Energy? WPX Energy's mailing address is 350 ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK, 74172. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at 855-979-2012 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 6/6/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff


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The MacBook Pro Review (13 & 15-inch): 2011 Brings Sandy Bridgeby Anand Lal Shimpi, Brian Klug & Vivek Gowri on March 10, 2011 4:17 PM EST
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Improved WiFi Performance
One of the more notable changes in the 2011 MacBook Pro lineup is a completely different WiFi chipset and subsequent RF design. The previous 2010 MacBook Pro included 802.11a/b/g/n support using a BCM4322 which included full 2x2 MIMO support, meaning two spatial streams were supported. Bluetooth 3.0 was provided by a BCM2070, and the whole solution was simply a BCM954224HMB reference design.
2011 MacBook Pro WiFi+BT Module—Courtesy iFixit
Back when the new Airport Extreme (Simultaneous Dual-Band II) launched, it included one little-hyped feature. One of the most notable improvements over the previous design was inclusion of a full 3x3 radio—again 3 spatial stream support. At the time, there were no Apple products that could actually use 3 spatial streams, and as a result many assumed the feature was completely locked down.
My wall-mounted Airport Extreme (Simultaneous Dual-Band II)
The Airport Extreme has had 3 spatial stream support for a long time to little fanfare. The Airport Extreme still only allows 20 MHz channels on 2.4 GHz spectrum. Other WiFi AP vendors ship firmware which will automaticaly selects 40 MHz channels on 2.4 GHz spectrum per WiFi Alliance rules, but Apple uniformly uses 20 MHz channels on 2.4 GHz. It's a design choice Apple made a while ago which still exists to this day – for two reasons. The first is that it prevents you from being, well, less than courteous and eating up to over 80% of spectrum on the already crowded 2.4 GHz ISM band with one AP. Apple's rationale for disabling 40 MHz channel support on the 2.4 GHz spectrum (for both clients and APs) is that Bluetooth needs lots of bandwidth to hop around on, and already a wide variety of Apple desktop and notebook products come by default with Bluetooth peripherals. Maintaining a good A2DP stereo stream for example requires considerable 2.4 GHz bandwidth. Instead, if you really want 40 MHz channels Apple recommends using 5 GHz, which Apple clients and Apple APs both allow to work with 40 MHz channels.
2011 MacBook Pro WiFi+BT Module—Courtesy iFixit
The 2011 MacBook Pro refresh is the first line of Apple products to bring 3x3 radios that can finally enable faster transfer rates and better performance at the edge of WiFi range. 3x3 MIMO support is starting to become relatively common in the PC notebook space, but this is the first for Apple. Inside the 2011 MacBook Pro is a BCM4331 and three clearly U.FL antenna connectors (on the left) for WiFi, as opposed to two in the previous design.
The fourth on the right is for Bluetooth, which remains 3.0 and provided by the same BCM2070 as previous models. Interestingly enough, though the Bluetooth controller is the same, the 2011 MacBook Pro includes newer firmware (37 vs 20), and software (2.4.3f1 vs 2.3.8f7). Hopefully at some point the older design will see a firmware update and bring whatever changes and improvements were made. Though the software versions are different, we couldn't detect any notable differences between the two in practice.
Left: 2010 MBP Bluetooth Hardware, Right: 2011 MBP Bluetooth
However, there's a dramatic improvement in both WiFi range and performance between the 2010 and 2011 refresh. With 400 ns guard intervals 40 MHz channels, 64-QAM modulation, each spatial stream adds n*150 Mbps. With 20 MHz channels, it's 72.2*n Mbps. For example, 1 spatial stream has a data rate of 150 Mbps, 2 has 300 Mbps, 3 has 450 Mbps, and so forth all the way up to 4 spatial streams and 600 Mbps as defined in the 802.11n specification. The reality of the matter is that what physical layer rate you'll see depends on the modulation and coding scheme and how many streams are going. You can look those up at any time by holding option and clicking the WiFi indicator, and looking them up in a table.
We tested a 15" 2011 MacBook Pro alongside a 15" 2010 MacBook pro connected to an Airport Extreme (Simultaneous Dual-Band II) running latest firmware. I originally suspected that 3 spatial stream support wasn't enabled, and that Apple would push a firmware update out right after their first 3 spatial stream products started shipping. Interestingly enough, it's always been there, enabled, this is just the first client I've gotten my hands on that does it. I'm not a huge fan of the Airport Extreme (I use a WRT54G-TM with Tomato and a WRT-600N with DD-WRT), but it's the only thing on hand with 3x3 MIMO. I tested in four different locations in my house—in my office, living room, kitchen, and outdoor patio. The base station is in my office mounted on the wall close to the ceiling, and those locations are subjectively ordered from best to worst.
To test, I initiated a large transfer over SMB (from a Windows Server 2008 R2 install with a 5 TB RAID5 array connected over gigabit ethernet) on each client, continually pinged AT, and at each location checked the reported transmit rate and RSSI. What we're reporting here is again the physical layer link. I'll show in a second that real-world transfers also improved, this just gives some perspective for what raw link rates are being negotiated at each location.
|WiFi Transfer Rate Differences—802.11n
|2011 MacBook Pro
|2010 MacBook Pro
|Transfer Rate (Mbps)
|Transfer Rate (Mbps)
|Location 1—Office
|Location 2—Living Room
|Location 3—Kitchen
|Location 4—Outdoor Patio
In most cases, RSSI is within the margin of error. RSSI is generally not something you can compare, but since both wireless chipsets are Broadcom and the numbers are so close, it seems they're reported the same way and probably just dBm. Just know that generally it doesn't work that way unless you're lucky. What's important, however is that the negotiated link speed is noticeably better in essentially all locations on the new 2011 MBP. Even when the extra antenna isn't being used for a spatial stream of its own, it's actively improving link quality and helping the new MBP negotiate higher physical layer speeds.
So how much of a difference does 450 Mbps 3x3 make over 300 Mbps 2x2? With both in the exact same spot in my office, I saw throughput of 98.1 Mbps on the 2010 MBP compared to 113 Mbps on the 2011 MBP. The modest 15% improvement over the previous generation's wireless chipset isn't dramatic, instead the dramatically improved range is.
110.28 Megabits/s over WiFi. I later saw sustained 113 Megabits/s.
Subjectively, I found many more APs visible with the new MBP. I was able to cling onto my AP all the way out to the curb (just like smartphones) when connected on 2.4 GHz, something the old generation just couldn't do.
The only complaint I have about the new wireless chipset is that it seems to hunt around for what rate it wants negotiated. I saw a number of different MCS (modulation coding scheme) values with the 2011 MBP in the exact same place. Link rates from just below 300 Mbps all the way up to the expected 450. It seems to settle out at the expected 450 Mbps in the same room as the AP, it just takes a while, whereas other 2x2 stacks I've seen always lock onto 300 Mbps and stay there in the same room and position.
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IntelUser2000 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - linkYou don't know that, testing multiple systems over the years should have shown performance differences between manufacturers with identical hardware is minimal(<5%). Meaning its not Apple's fault. GPU bound doesn't mean rest of the systems woud have zero effect.
It's not like the 2820QM is 50% faster, its 20-30% faster. The total of which could have been derived from:
1. Quad core vs. Dual core
2. HD3000 in the 2820QM has max clock of 1.3GHz, vs. 1.2GHz in the 2410M
3. Clock speed of the 2820QM is quite higher in gaming scenarios
4. LLC is shared between CPU and Graphics. 2410M has less than half the LLC of 2820QM
5. Even at 20 fps, CPU has some impact, we're not talking 3-5 fps here
It's quite reasonable to assume, in 3DMark03 and 05, which are explicitely single threaded, benefits from everything except #1, and frames should be high enough for CPU to affect it. Games with bigger gaps, quad core would explain to the difference, even as little as 5%. Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, March 11, 2011 - linkI should have another dual-core SNB setup shortly, with HD 3000, so we'll be able to see how that does.
Anyway, we're not really focusing on 3DMarks, because they're not games. Looking just at the games, there's a larger than expected gap in the performance. Remember: we've been largely GPU limited with something like the GeForce G 310M using Core i3-330UM ULV vs. Core i3-370. That's a doubling of clock speed on the CPU, and the result was: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/236?vs=244 That's a 2 to 14% difference, with the exception of the heavily CPU dependent StarCraft II (which is 155% faster with the U35Jc).
Or if you want a significantly faster GPU comparison (i.e. so the onus is on the CPU), look at the Alienware M11x R2 vs. the ASUS N82JV: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/246?vs=257 Again, much faster GPU than the HD 3000 and we're only seeing 10 to 25% difference in performance for low detail gaming. At medium detail, the difference between the two platforms drops to just 0 to 15% (but it grows to 28% in BFBC2 for some reason).
Compare that spread to the 15 to 33% difference between the i5-2415M and the i7-2820QM at low detail, and perhaps even more telling is the difference remains large at medium settings (16.7 to 44% for the i7-2820QM, except SC2 turns the tables and leads by 37%). The theoretical clock speed difference on the IGP is only 8.3%, and we're seeing two to four times that much -- the average is around 22% faster, give or take. StarCraft II is a prime example of the funkiness we're talking about: the 2820QM is 31% faster at low, but the 2415M is 37% faster at medium? That's not right....
Whatever is going on, I can say this much: it's not just about the CPU performance potential. I'll wager than when I test the dual-core SNB Windows notebook (an ASUS model) that scores in gaming will be a lot closer than what the MBP13 managed. We'll see.... Reply
IntelUser2000 - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - linkI forgot one more thing. The quad core Sandy Bridge mobile chips support DDR3-1600 and dual core ones only up to DDR3-1333. Reply
mczak - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - linkmemory bus width of HD6490M and H6750M is listed as 128bit/256bit. That's quite wrong, should be 64bit/128bit.
btw I'm wondering what's the impact on battery life for the HD6490M? It isn't THAT much faster than the HD3000, so I'm wondering if at least the power consumption isn't that much higher neither... Reply
Anand Lal Shimpi - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - linkThanks for the correction :)
Take care,
Anand Reply
gstrickler - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - linkAnand, I would like to see heat and maximum power consumption of the 15" with the dGPU disabled using gfxCardStatus. For those of us who aren't gamers and don't need OpenCL, the dGPU is basically just a waste of power (and therefore, battery life) and a waste of money. Those should be fairly quick tests. Reply
Nickel020 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - linkThe 2010 Macbooks with the Nvidia GPUs and Optimus switch to the iGPU again even if you don't close the application, right? Is this a general ATI issue that's also like this on Windows notebooks or is it only like this on OS X? This seems like quite an unnecessary hassle, actually having to manage it yourself. Not as bad as having to log off like on my late 2008 Macbook Pro, but still inconvenient. Reply
tipoo - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - linkHuh? You don't have to manage it yourself. Reply
Nickel020 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - linkWell if you don't want to use the dGPU when it's not necessary you kind of have to manage it yourself. If I don't want to have the dGPU power up while web browsing and make the Macbook hotter I have to manually switch to the iGPU with gfxCardStatus. I mean I can leave it set to iGPU, but then I will still manually have to switch to the dGPU when I need the dGPU. So I will have to manage it manually.
I would really have liked to see more of a comparison with how the GPU switching works in the 2010 Macbook Pros. I mean I can look it up, but I can find most of the info in the review somewhere else too; the point of the review is kind of to have it all the info in one place, and not having to look stuff up. Reply
tajmahal42 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - linkI think switching behaviour should be exactly the same for the 2010 and 2011 MacBook Pros, as the switching is done by the Mac OS, not by the Hardware.
Apparently, Chrome doesn't properly close done Flash when it doesn't need it anymore or something, so the OS thinks it should still be using the dGPU. Reply