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SEC Rule 147. Intrastate Offers and Sales.
An issuer is not required to register its securities offered and sold through a registered general dealer or a registered Texas crowdfunding portal (TCP), if all offers and sales are made to Texas residents, completed solely within this state, and all the requirements of Rule 139.25 are satisfied. See Rule 139.25(a).
Offers and sales of securities in Texas must be registered with the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unless both a state and a federal exemption from registration are available. Section 37 of the Texas Securities Act places the burden of proof on a person claiming an exemption to prove up the availability of the exemption. Failure to register when registration is required can result in criminal, civil, and/or administrative action being taken against the violator as well as control persons of the violator and persons who aid in the violation.
Rule 139.25 is only available if the issuer is an entity that has filed a certificate of formation with the Texas Secretary of State and is authorized to do business in Texas. Only certain types of business entities file a certification of formation. The most common ones are corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships. More information can be found on the Secretary of State's website. A sole proprietor, general partnership, or joint venture would not be eligible to use the exemption since those types of entities do not file a certificate of formation with the Texas Secretary of State.
A business entity is authorized to do business in Texas if it is operating under a currently valid certificate or charte. It is not considered to be authorized to do business if the entity's charter or certificate has been terminated or forfeited for failure to timely file a required report, to pay franchise tax or penalty, or to maintain a registered office or registered agent. More information on termination or forfeiture of an entity's certificate or charter can be found in the Texas Tax Code and Texas Business Organizations Code.
the principal office of the issuer must be located in Texas.
a company that has not yet defined its business operations, has no business plan, has no stated goal for the funds being raised, or that plans to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unspecified business entity. These types of companies are usually referred to as blank check companies or blind pools.
An issuer cannot use the exemption in Rule 139.25 if the issuer, the issuer's predecessors, any affiliated issuer, or any control person of the issuer is subject to certain disqualifications arising from past violations of the law. "Control person" in this context means an officer; director; other person having the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management or policies of the issuer, whether by contract or otherwise; or a person that owns 20% or more of any class of the outstanding securities of the issuer.; Rule 139.25(m).
the issuer establishes it did not know and exercising reasonable care, based on a factual inquiry, could not have known that a disqualification existed.
An issuer cannot use the exemption in Rule 139.25 if the issuer or any control person of the issuer has been involved in certain other securities offerings. "Control person" in this context means an officer; director; other person having the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management or policies of the issuer, whether by contract or otherwise; or a person that owns 20% or more of any class of the outstanding securities of the issuer. Rule 139.25(m).
the proceeds of the offering will be combined with the proceeds of a securities offering by another issuer as part of a single plan of financing.
Before the issuer's securities offering can appear on the TCP's or general dealer's website, the issuer must make a notice filing with the Securities Commissioner. The filing consists of Form 133.17, Crowdfunding Exemption Notice, the issuer's disclosure statement, and summary of the issuer's offering that will appear on the Internet website.; See Rule 139.25(j).
The issuer's information may include a video that appears on the same Internet website on which the issuer's offering appears. To the extent that the video includes information required in the disclosure statement or the offering summary it should be treated as part of those documents and included as part of the notice filing made by the issuer with the Securities Commissioner.
Coordination with federal intrastate exemption.
So that the securities offered and sold have an exemption from securities registration at the federal level, the securities offering made under Rule 139.25 must also be in compliance with the federal exemption for intrastate offerings in Section 3(a)(11) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. §77c(a)(11)) and SEC Rule 147 (17 CFR §230.147).
The exemption provided by Section 3(a)(11) of the 1933 Act is for transactions in any security which is a part of an issue offered and sold only to persons resident within a single State, where the issuer of such security is a person resident and doing business within such State. The legislative history of this federal provision suggests that the exemption was intended to apply only to offerings genuinely local in character, which in reality represent local financing by local industries, carried out through local investment. SEC Rule 147 was enacted to provide more objective standards that local businesses could rely on when raising capital from local sources under the Section 3(a)(11) exemption.
These provisions in the federal law should be carefully reviewed as compliance with the federal exemption is a requirement for the Rule 139.25 exemption. See Rule 139.25(c).
Offers and sales of an issuer's securities must be made exclusively through an Internet website operated by a registered general dealer or a registered TCP. Rule 139.25(d).
The maximum amount that can be raised by an issuer in a 12-month period pursuant to the Rule 139.25 exemption is $1 million. This amount is reduced by the aggregate amount of securities sales by the issuer in any other securities offerings that take place within the six months before the Rule 139.25 offering; during the Rule 139.25 offering; and within six months following the close of the Rule 139.25 offering. See Rule 139.25 (d).
A similar period running from six months before through six months after the offering is found in SEC Rule 147(b)(2), which was designed to provide some certainty by identifying certain types of offers and sales of securities which will not be integrated with and deemed to be part of the Rule 147 offering. Compliance with SEC Rule 147 is a condition to claiming the Rule 139.25 exemption. See Rule 139.25(c).
Are the offerings part of a single plan of financing?
Do the offerings involve issuance of the same class of securities?
Are the offerings made at or about the same time?
Is the same type of consideration to be received?
Are the offerings made for the same general purpose?
Example 1: An issuer could conduct a Rule 139.25 exempt offering and raise $300,000 (Offering A) over a three month offering period. The issuer could immediately conduct a second Rule 139.25 offering and raise an additional $500,000 (Offering B) over the next six months. These two Rule 139.25 offerings would not exceed the $1 million cap in a 12-month period (a total of $800,000 was raised over nine months). If the issuer wanted to raise an additional $400,000 using Rule 135.25, it would need to wait until twelve months after Offering A concluded. An offering prior to that time would exceed the $1 million cap permitted under Rule 139.25.
The calculations become more complicated if the issuer has raised money in other securities offerings that don't involve Rule 139.25.
Example 2: An issuer made a private offering to friends, employees, and family (Offering #1) using the exemption in Section 5.I(a) of the Texas Securities Act and raised $150,000. Two months after Offering #1 concludes the issuer wants to raise additional monies by conducting an intrastate crowdfunding offering using Rule 139.25. Since Offering #1 occurred within six months prior to when the Rule 139.25 offering begins, the maximum the issuer could raise in the Rule 139.25 offering would be $850,000 ($1,000,000 Rule 139.25 cap less the $150,000 raised in another offering occurring within six months before the Rule 139.25 offering).
Example 3: Let's assume the issuer in Example 2 chooses instead to raise only $400,000 (Offering #2) using Rule 139.25 crowdfunding. If Offering #2 is well received and the issuer is now confident that it can raise an additional $5 million using SEC Rule 506(c) (Offering #3) from accredited investors, the issuer would have to wait until after six months have elapsed after Offering #2 concluded since the $1 million cap for Rule 139.25 offering is reduced by amounts raised in other securities offerings that are made within the six months before the Rule 139.25 offering, during the Rule 139.25 offering, and within six months after the Rule 139.25 offering is completed.
Example 4: The issuer in Example 3 also has the option of terminating Offering #2 before any monies are released from the escrow account. All money in the Rule 139.25 escrow account would be returned to the prospective investors in full. The issuer could then immediately begin making public Offering #3 for $5 million using SEC Rule 506(c). In such a case, no proceeds would be raised from the Rule 139.25 offering so the $1 million cap and the six month look back, during, and forward reductions contained in Rule 139.25 would be inapplicable.
Although an issuer in Example 4 could conduct an immediate public offering as Offering #3, it would not be able to conduct a private offering (like a SEC Rule 506(b) offering) or a limited public offering (like a Rule 139.16 or 139.19 offering) since those exemptions limit the manner of offering (a private offering) or limit the information an issuer can publicly disseminate about the offering. An issuer would have to have a cooling off period, after a terminated or failed public offering, before it could conduct a private or limited offering. Otherwise it could be concluded that the issuer could use the terminated public offering to raise interest (test the waters) for the private or limited offering. An issuer would also run the risk that the terminated public Rule 139.25 offering and the later private or limited offering would be considered integrated. If the offers were integrated, the issuer would lose the private or limited offering exemption because the issuer conducted activities (a public offering) inconsistent with claiming the private or limited offering exemption. Without an exemption for the offers and sales and having failed to register the securities, the issuer would have engaged in unregistered offers and sales of securities and would be subject to administrative, civil, and criminal action for the unlawful activity. A minimum period of six months would need to elapse between the public offering and private or limited offering to override this conclusion.
The issuer's filing with the Securities Commissioner must be received by the TSSB before the offering materials appear on the TCP's or dealer's Internet website. Rule 139.25(j).
An issuer's disclosure statement and offering summary must be made available online for 21 days before the issuer's securities can be sold. Rule 139.25(h)(3).
The dollar amount of securities that a purchaser can buy from an issuer is capped at $5,000 unless the purchaser is an accredited investor. There is no cap on the amount that an accredited investor can purchase. Rule 139.25(e).
Since accredited investors are not subject to the $5,000 cap on securities purchased, the issuer, TCP or general dealer operating the Internet website may wish to determine if a potential investor is an accredited investor. Before allowing an investor to exceed the $5,000 investment cap, the issuer must have a reasonable basis for believing that the purchaser is an accredited investor.
Accredited investor is defined in Rule 107.2, which references the definition that appears in SEC Rule 501 (17 CFR 230.501).
an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person's spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.
in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.
The SEC is in the process of re-examining the definition of "accredited investor" under the Securities Act of 1933 under a mandate in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, so check the SEC website for updates and possible changes to the definition.
The Rule 139.25 exemption requires that the issuer have a reasonable basis for believing that the purchaser is an accredited investor. Rule 139.25(e). Since a TCP can only offer and sell securities pursuant to the Rule 139.25 exemption, the TCP must also establish that a prospective investor is accredited before permitting the investor to exceed the $5,000 cap. The issuer's responsibility to ascertain accredited status may be accomplished through a third-party provider, most likely the TCP or dealer. The issuer should investigate and understand the procedures used by a third party to determine if it is reasonable to rely upon the results provided by the third party. Whether conducting the accreditation check itself or relying upon a third party, the issuer must have a reasonable basis for believing that the check was accurate and thorough. Rule 139.25(e).
One way to confirm accredited status is to have the prospective investor complete a detailed investor questionnaire prior to transferring any shares or finalizing the sale. The questionnaire should solicit information necessary to confirm the purchaser's status as an accredited investor. A purchaser can self-certify accredited status. This can be accomplished by having the prospective purchaser provide information that confirms the status, such as by identifying the accreditation category applicable to the purchaser. Simply asking a prospective purchaser if he or she is accredited and having the purchaser check “yes” or “no” would likely not be considered a reasonable step. It is prudent to have prospective purchasers that self-certify affirm that the information provided to confirm their status is true and accurate to the best of their knowledge. Another way to confirm accredited investor status include relying on lists of accredited investors created and maintained by a reliable third party, such as a registered dealer.
Investor questionnaires and any other information or method used to confirm accredited investor status should be retained by the issuer, TCP or dealer.
Only Texas residents can view offering materials.
Before a person visiting the TCP website (Visitor) can view securities-related offering materials on the website, the TCP must obtain an affirmative representation of Texas residency from the Visitor. A Visitor who affirms that he or she is a Texas resident to the TCP would be an Authorized User. Only an Authorized User can view the securities offering materials on the TCP website. See Rule 115.19(b)(2).
It is anticipated that, since the registered dealer or registered TCP must check a website visitor's Texas residency before allowing the visitor access to securities offerings on its Internet website, that most issuers will work with the dealer or TCP to check residency or the issuer may delegate the verification process to the dealer or TCP. However, since the rule also requires the issuer to have a reasonable belief that an investor is a Texas resident, the issuer should not permit the purchase of its securities if it has reason to believe that the purchaser is not a Texas resident or if it is not comfortable with the process utilized by the dealer or TCP. See Rule 139.25(h)(1)(B).
Verifying Texas residency before a purchase can be made.
All investors must be Texas residents. An issuer must have a reasonable basis for believing that the purchaser of a security is a Texas resident. See Rule 139.25(e).
Since the TCP or the general dealer would already be checking Texas residency before allowing a visitor to view securities-related offering materials on its Internet website, it is anticipated that the TCP or dealer will also verify Texas residency on behalf of the issuer. See Rule 115.19(b)(2) and Rule 139.25(h)(1)(B). Whatever method used should be verifiable through an independent or governmental source. An affirmative represen-tation by a prospective investor is not sufficient to meet this requirement.
Payments received from investors for the purchase of securities must be directed to and deposited in an escrow account with a bank or other depository institution located in Texas. The funds must be held in escrow until the amount raised from all purchasers is equal to or greater than the minimum target offering amount specified in the issuer's disclosure statement. If the offering is withdrawn or terminated by the issuer, TCP, or general dealer, or if the target amount of the offering is not raised by the time stated in the issuer's disclosure statement, all funds must be returned to the investors in full. See Rule 139.25(f).
The escrow account needs to be in a federal or Texas-chartered bank or depository institution located in Texas. An account at a Texas branch of a federal-charted bank or depository institution would meet this requirement. A depository institution is an entity with the power to accept deposits under applicable law and so could hold funds deposited into an escrow account. A trust company with the power to accept deposits under Texas law could be among the Texas-chartered entities permitted to hold funds in an escrow account. There is no requirement that the escrow account be interest bearing.
Offerings raising $1 million or less may opt to use a segregated account in lieu of an escrow account. When a segregated account is used, additional disclosures must be made to investors and other requirements apply. Information specific to use of a segregated account to hold investor funds is provided in Use of a Segregated Account.
If the offering is terminated without being funded or closed, each investor receives back the full amount of his or her investment from the escrow account. Rule 139.25(f). No deductions may be made from the investors' funds. Any fees collected by the escrow agent for maintaining the escrow account or issuing checks to investors must be paid by a party other than the investor. It is anticipated that the other party to the escrow agreement (whether the dealer, TCP, or the issuer) would pay any such fees charged by the escrow agent.
Payment of commissions and other remuneration.
Generally, an issuer may not pay a commission or other remuneration for the offer or sale of its securities unless the person receiving the compensation is registered in Texas as a dealer, TCP, or agent of one of these registered entities. Securities of an issuer may not be listed on an Internet website of a general dealer or TCP that holds an interest in the issuer or that is affiliated with or under common control with the issuer. The issuer may not compensate a general dealer or a TCP by providing a financial interest in the issuer as compensation for services provided to or on behalf of the issuer. See Rule 139.25(l).
An exception from this prohibition is provided for a Section 44 Texas crowdfunding portal (S44TCP). A S44TCP is permitted to have a financial interest in an issuer that lists on the S44TCP's web portal. See Rule 139.25(l).
A TCP is required to conduct a reasonable investigation into the background and regulatory history of an issuer whose securities are offered on the TCP's website. This check includes the issuer's control persons.
The TCP must deny an issuer access to its website if the TCP has a reasonable basis for believing that the issuer or any of its control persons are subject to a Rule 139.25 disqualification, if the issuer has engaged in, is engaging in, or the offering involves any act, practice, or course of business that will, directly or indirectly, operate as a fraud or deceit on any persons. Rule 115.19(d).
These checks are conducted to help assure both investor protection and the health of the crowdfunding industry by aiding in fraud deterrence and detection.
The Internet website operated by the TCP or general dealer that is used to offer the issuer's securities must meet certain requirements.
To preserve the intrastate character of the offering and avoid engaging in interstate activities, the Internet website must contain a disclaimer that reflects that access to securities offerings on the website is limited to Texas residents and offers and sales of the securities appearing on the website are limited to persons that are Texas residents. See Rule 115.19(b)(1) and Rule 139.25(h)(1).
The Internet website must provide communications channels that permit the issuer, prospective purchasers, and investors to communicate. All communications must occur on the Internet website and the communications must be visible to all persons with access to the securities offering materials on the website. See Rule 139.25(g)(1). Since all communications between the issuer and potential purchasers are required to be made through the Internet website, there could be no offers made except through the website operated by the TCP or general dealer. The exception to this is the issuer's notice permitted by Rule 139.25(g)(2).
One of the integral elements of crowdfunding is to have access to communications with others to tap into the “wisdom of the crowd.” No particular methodology is provided in the rule for how the communications channels should be structured so the TCP or dealer has flexibility in setting up this mechanism. The registered dealer or TCP is permitted to remove obscene, illegal, or irrelevant communications from the Internet website and has the option of removing or barring a user that makes such postings. All communications, including any removed from the website, must be archived and retained by the TCP or dealer as part of its recordkeeping responsibilities. See Rule 115.19(e) (TCPs) and Rule 115.5 (dealers).
An issuer could supplement its information with a video on the TCP's or dealer's Internet website where the issuer's offering appears. Such a video would be included in the information required to be made available to the Commissioner and potential investors for a minimum of 21 days before any securities are sold in the offering. See '139.25(h)(3). Since all communications between the issuer, prospective purchasers, or investors must occur through the Internet website of the registered general dealer or TCP, the video could not appear in another location where any prospective purchasers or investors could view it until after the Rule 139.25 offering has concluded.
Affirmation and verification of Texas residency.
Before a person visiting the TCP's or dealer's website (Visitor) can view securities-related offering materials on the website, the TCP must obtain an affirmative representation of Texas residency from the Visitor. A Visitor who affirms that he or she is a Texas resident would be an Authorized User. Only an Authorized User can view the securities offering materials on the website. See Rule 139.25(h)(1). The confirmation of Texas residency before a Visitor can gain access to the securities offering on the Internet website is a safeguard to keep the issuer, registered dealer, or TCP from inadvertently making an interstate (rather than an intrastate) offering and losing both the state and federal exemptions.
A separate verification process of Texas residency occurs before an Authorized User is permitted to invest (become a Verified Purchaser) in any of the offerings on the website. See Rule 139.25(h)(1). This is to assure that the intrastate character of the securities transaction is preserved and all purchasers will be Texas residents.
general property tax records show that the Authorized User owns and occupies property in this state as the Authorized User's principal residence (homestead exemption filed).
See Rule 139.25(h)(1) and Rule 115.19(b)(2).
To provide flexibility, these are not the only methods that can be used to verify Texas residency. Whatever method used should be verifiable through an independent or governmental source or other auditable records. An affirmative representation by the Authorized User is not, in and of itself, sufficient to meet this verification requirement. A record of the method used to verify Texas residency is required to be maintained by the TCP or general dealer. See Rule 115.19(e)(2)(D) (TCPs) and Rule 115.5.
Since the issuer must also have a reasonable belief about any Authorized User's or Verified Purchaser's Texas residency and, if applicable, accredited investor status, if the issuer is relying on another for the residency and accreditation checks, the issuer must be familiar with the processes used by the third party and comfortable that they would meet the issuer's obligations.
Issuer information on the Internet website.
Information about the issuer and the offering is available to Texas residents on the TCP or general dealer's Internet website. This information consists of the issuer's disclosure statement and a summary of the issuer's offering. The disclosure statement and summary must be made available on the Internet website for a minimum of 21 days before any securities can be sold in the offering. See Rule 139.25(h)(3).
A sale is considered to have occurred if the prospective purchaser enters into a binding agreement to purchase the securities. However, an issuer could, through the website, accept nonbinding solicitations of interest prior to the expiration of the 21-day posting requirement and grant those interested persons priority when the securities can legally be sold.
The summary of the offering and disclosure statement appearing on the website are among the documents that must be filed with the Securities Commissioner before the offering can appear on the Internet website. Rule 139.25(j).
a description of the securities being offered and of any outstanding securities of the company, the amount of the offering, and the percentage ownership of the company represented by the offered securities.
The issuer's disclosure statement must be made readily available and accessible to each prospective purchaser when the offer of securities is made on the Internet website. See Rule 139.25(i).
An issuer's disclosure statement contains all information material to the offering, risk factors, and financial information. Included in the disclosures should be a discussion of significant factors that make the offering speculative or risky.
any litigation and legal proceedings.
More detailed guidance on the categories of information to include can be found on this website.
Disclosure statement - financial information.
An issuer must provide current financial statements certified by its principal executive officer to be true and complete in all material respects. If the issuer has audited or reviewed financial statements prepared within the last three years, those financial statements must be provided to investors as well. See Rule 139.25(i)(3).
Disclosure statement - mandatory disclosures.
Since the exemption requires that the securities be in compliance with SEC Rule 147, the issuer must also provide written disclosures concerning the limitations on resale of the securities contained in SEC Rule 147(e) and(f) (17 CFR §230.147). Additionally, an issuer must place a required legend on the securities certificate or other document evidencing the securities issued in the offering.
Section 33.N of the Texas Securities Act contains a provision that may limit liability in certain small business offerings. If the limitation applies, the maximum amount that may be recovered against a person to which the limitation applies in a civil action brought under Section 33 of the Texas Securities Act is three times the fee paid by the issuer to the person for the services related to the offer of securities. The limitation does not apply if the trier of fact finds the person engaged in intentional wrongdoing in providing the services.
See Texas Securities Act, Section 33.
The issuer could choose to provide the notification through the TCP or dealer, which could provide a mechanism to receive signed acknowledgments from purchasers of the securities.
Limitations on resale of the securities.
Placing a legend on the certificate or other document evidencing the security stating that the securities have not been registered and that any resale of the securities for a period of nine months after the date of the last sale by the issuer in the offering, can only be made to Texas residents.
Issuing stop transfer instructions to the issuer's transfer agent, if any, with respect to the securities, or, if the issuer transfers its own securities make a notation in the appropriate records of the issuer.
Obtaining a written representation from each purchaser as to his residence.
If an issuer fails to comply with the terms of the Rule 139.25 exemption from securities registration, the issuer and those assisting the issuer in the offer and sale of the unregistered securities are subject to criminal, civil, and/or administrative action. A securities dealer (including a TCP) involved in an unregistered offering may also be liable for assisting or offering securities when there is no exemption for the offer and sale of those securities. This includes criminal, civil, and administrative liability. Section 37 of the Texas Securities Act places the burden of proof on a person claiming an exemption to prove up the availability of the exemption.
If the out-of-state offers and sales also result in the loss of a federal intrastate exemption from securities or dealer registration, additional remedies and liability exist under federal law.

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Workforce Staffing Solutions: What is the Shewhart Cycle?
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How Is The Shewhart Cycle Used?
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As a gardener and mother of sons, this is a moment I’ve been waiting for. A few days ago, my oldest son Jacques, aged 36, turned to a mate at work – they’re woodworkers – and said: “I think gardening is the new drum and bass.” Most small children love messing about in gardens, but during their teenage years, apart from a saintly few, they become interested in other things and rediscover those gardening genes only once they have green spaces of their own.
Perhaps gardening really is on trend among the younger generation. Did I imagine hearing Franz Ferdinand’s über cool singer Alex Kapranos asking a question on Gardeners’ Question Time? Was it smooth presenter George Lamb who I saw skulking around the marquee on Press Day at Chelsea? His shed definitely featured in Elle Decoration. And, as keen readers of Living will know, Hollywood star Noah Huntley certainly digs his allotment in west London. Even so, according to research by bifold window manufacturers Origin, 2,000 25-35 year-olds they surveyed said that limited time and lack of know-how stopped them gardening.
More than two thirds couldn’t identify a tulip, almost 90 per cent were foxed by a geranium and three in 10 under-35s were apparently baffled by a garden hoe. Origin’s research suggested that 40 was the magic age when the horticultural penny dropped, and it has created a series of how-to videos (origin-global.com) with RHS Chelsea Gold medal winner and YoungHort director Jack Shilley, who is just 19.
My son Jacques’s garden in Walthamstow, east London is 40ft by 15ft and has a shed, tree house and sand pit. He has built all sorts of garden structures, including my henhouse and a bathing hut on Margate beach (moosejawwoodworks.com). But he seems to have found gardening overwhelming. “Everything you plant relies on you to keep it alive,” he says. “There is so much to learn. Every plant seems to have completely different needs and there are so many varieties.”Now, however, he has really got into it. He has kick-started his newfound passion with edibles – windowsills of herbs (often the first step for beginners); a vine from an old vineyard in Suffolk; my presents of a plum and a cherry tree to celebrate the birth of each of his sons; a fig tree in a pot; and strawberries in a window box.
It’s the hope of increasing that harvest that encourages him to find out the needs of his plants. He goes online for help occasionally, but usually his first ports-of-call are his in-laws – and me. Jacques’s mate Dom, 47, has three sons and lives nearby. His garden is 150ft by 15ft and features sheds, a deck, a climbing frame and a vegetable plot. Dom thinks that gardening programmes are worlds apart from his Seventies semi. His father, Bernard, has been his greatest help when he has wanted specific advice.
I watched a group of students recently in the garden of a stately home gazing at a huge perennial border. Asked what they saw, one replied: “Thousands of things I don’t know.” It’s up to established gardeners to be there to answer queries and offer their modest efforts – errors and all – as inspiration. After all, we’ve all learnt more from our gardening mistakes than our successes.

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It is a time of darkness where clockwork powers the world. Evil permeates society causing great mayhem, and man’s morals are questioned. Kain, tortured by his past sins, seeks to earn redemption by saving mankind. But can he, whom the gods no longer praise, redeem himself?
Pride is an orphan, who along with his brother, got adopted by a high class assassin.
Envy is a rich girl who was shipped off to dancing school.
Greed was a street urchin who had to become a thief to survive.
Wrath worked at a steel plant that made the cogs that turn the town.
Lust is a high class French stripper who seems to be in the wrong place at the right time…. all of the time.
Gluttony is a baker from the Netherlands who takes a bite out of his problems.
Sloth is an ex-opium addict and just so happens to be Greed’s older sister.
Then there is Depression who has lived her whole life in a cemetery.
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Your adventure takes place in Victorian London 1892, but dark deeds are afoot, the streets seem eerily quiet but you are soon to realize why, the dastardly Professor Rattwurm is attempting to enslave the fine English folk with his army of clockwork automatons raging havoc all over town.
The Skillington Arms – A good place for the locals to hide out!
Using this new-fangled steam power and some state of the art 19th century gadgetry along with the guidance and expertise of Doctor Obadiah Springhorn you should be more than capable of victory.
As you look around the Springhorn’s command centre in the Airship ‘Horndenburg’ you will see the other weapons which will be at your disposal in the full game, but our demo ‘drops’ you right into the action and sees you kitted out straight away with three beautiful weapons, the Steam Hammer, the Steam Cannon and the Magnetic Beam.
Tragedy of Progress is a Steampunk Tabletop RPG-Skirmish game which allows players to create custom groups of characters and compete, or sometimes cooperate, with others. Our models are what make us stand out when compared to currently available tabletop miniatures games. We will be offering a selection of 3D printable miniatures players can purchase for a low cost and print themselves, either at home on their own 3D printer, or at a publicly available printer, which can be found in more and more in public libraries.
The most important fact about Tragedy of Progress is that the game itself will be free to play for everyone. All the necessary rules, instructions, and items (such as basic dice) will be posted online once the game is complete and will be freely available for download and use.
Steampunk Wolf runs a successful online shop as well as an Amazon Handmade Store. Steampunk Wolf is ready to expand our brand. We are offering some amazing costume accessories to potential pledges, many in time for Halloween.
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As the Curator at The Mysterious Package Company I have told many stories, but today I don’t want to tell you a story. Rather, I want you to experience one! It is a story about a house and its many guises: a family residence, a clinic, an illusionist’s abode, and a club of ill repute. This house harbours a type of madness, a mystery that taints the lives of all of its inhabitants. It began with secrets and shame, but where will it end?
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ROUND 2, same bloody result as last week… 0 on our scoreboard but I’m holding onto faith, give it a couple more rounds and we’ll start gelling together.
Our ladies in Red and Black welcomed Brisbane Roar to Marconi Stadium, on this fine warm Sydney afternoon (Not a cloud in the sky but there’s the typical Western Sydney smog that makes up for it).
The West Sydney summer has arrived and it’s 5 more degrees here than anywhere else in the city. The East don’t know how well they have it.
Playing well, with high momentum and speed in the first 20 minutes, loving how these ladies are finding giant pockets in the Roar defence when they can, and using it to their advantage.
We’re back to square 1! It’s still 1 – 0 and the tension rises, I’m bobbing my knee nervously as I watch my girls as we continue into the second half. We’re playing so well, chances upon chances, next comes a free kick from Ledbrook, 40 metres out. It’s on it’s way in, I’m convinced this is going to be the equaliser, then I find myself cursing out loud one minute and then clapping for the pure class, that is Mackenzie Arnold, the next.
Lemmi tell ya something, as on edge as I am, this Brisbane Roar team is a joy to watch because they’re not making it easy for us at all.
As we continue, we get chances by Yeoman-Dale, chances by Cooper, chances by Siemsen, CHANCES THAT AREN’T GOING IN AND IT’S ABOUT NOW, MY LEG THAT HAS BEEN BOBBING UP AND DOWN NERVOUSLY, HAS CREATED A HOLE IN THE GROUND LIKE A JACKHAMMER!
The whistle blows, we’ve received the same result that haunted us last round, it didn’t go our way again, but like I mentioned the week prior, we’re getting there. I swear, we are. These ladies are amazing on paper, hard working on the training ground and all in good time, they’ll get their chance again to show it on the field. They already basically do! We just need a goal to finish it off! We’ve seen the skill that each of them have in teams and seasons in the past. We just need that one last spark to light the fire of what is, THIS Western Sydney Wanderers Womens team.
MARK MY WORDS! A win is coming to West Sydney.

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Most financial specialists look in the wrong place to discover speculation property available to be purchased. Investigate the web for venture properties and you may feel that it’s impractical to locate a decent property available to be purchased that isn’t over estimated. The key when you are searching for speculation land available to be purchased is to comprehend that the best arrangements are not normally publicized. On the off chance that you’ve perused my most recent book, “Business Real Estate Investing” at that point you likely definitely realize that the way to discovering great arrangements on land ventures is in making associations with land specialists.
A portion of the absolute best arrangements on speculation land originate from something known as a “Pocket Listing”. This is the point at which a dealer thinks about a property available to be purchased, yet they have not yet formally declared it to whatever remains of the purchasers who are searching for a property. With single family homes, this declaration is normally done by adding the property to the MLS or Multiple Listing Service. With a business property, people in general declaration can be adding the property to Loopnet.com, mailing a postcard out, or by adding the property to the organization’s site.
The land agents work is to get however much as could reasonably be expected for the speculation property relying upon the proprietor’s circumstance. On the off chance that the proprietor of a property is in no rush, and has no convincing motivation to offer immediately, at that point the agent can value the property forcefully and sit tight for a retail offer to come in. Then again, if the merchant is propelled by a separation or business association that is coming fixed, or maybe the dealer is managing an earnest therapeutic condition, at that point the specialist’s activity is to get the speculation property available to be purchased immediately, regardless of whether it implies bringing down the cost or offering some inventive financing terms.
So in a perfect world, you will work to make a circumstance where the property should be sold rapidly, the vender is spurred, however the specialist has not yet discharged the inclining to the general population. This is the pocket posting circumstance that you are searching for. The issue is that you can’t just call up a handle that you don’t know and ask them “Do you have any pocket postings for me?” The appropriate response will be no.
The purpose behind this is the point at which an intermediary has a pocket posting, much of the time the agent will call the financial specialists that they know and trust to offer them the chance to get an awesome arrangement on a speculation property before they discharge the property available to be purchased to the overall population.
So your objective when calling or searching for business property available to be purchased ought to be twofold.
Your best arrangements presumably won’t be the publicized business properties that you at first call about. Rather, once you make an association and affinity with the intermediary, you’re in a situation to gain admittance to take postings which is the place a portion of the absolute best speculation property available to be purchased can be found.
Numerous individuals are contemplating the likelihood of purchasing property available to be purchased in Spain today, and on the off chance that you are one of them you would like to guarantee that you get the ideal property for your requirements and objectives. Spain is generally thought to be among the most excellent nations in Europe, and as the second biggest nation in Western Europe, it offers many miles of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea and also fields, valleys, mountain crests, and different beautiful scenes. With more than 46 million occupants, the nation is one of the biggest in Europe too, and is known for its differing society and rich gastronomy. Unmistakably, the nation offers bounty for those living in or going to appreciate. To start with, however, you need to locate the ideal property to purchase.
The most imperative factor to consider when you consider purchasing property available to be purchased in Spain are your very own objectives. Numerous individuals purchase such a property as their full-time habitation, while others purchase a property for speculation purposes as it were. Still others may purchase a property now as a speculation or to make a wellspring of rental salary, however they may have feasible arrangements to involve the home in their retirement years.
Obviously, once you have your objectives for the property limited, your next assignment is to pick the best area. Spain offers much in the method for amusement like swimming at shorelines, skiing on mountains, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg, yet it likewise offers culture, live diversion, and more in real urban areas like Madrid, Seville, and others. On the off chance that you live in the property, either now or later on, you will need to discover a property available to be purchased in Spain near a territory that takes into account your very own large portion interests. In the event that your property will be exclusively a speculation, consider a property area that takes into account the interests of most.
When you are thinking about purchasing a property available to be purchased in Spain, the age of the property ought to be thought about. This is a centuries-old nation with numerous wonderful, memorable homes available to be purchased. These are homes that offer flawless design detail and frequently have a story all their own, yet numerous likewise accompany repairs and support costs that are higher than more up to date homes. As of late, there has been a vast increment in the quantity of new homes manufactured, so you will have a lot of amazing decisions to consider whether you are keen on more up to date or more seasoned homes.
It can appear like finding the ideal property available to be purchased in Spain resembles finding a needle in a bundle. The nation is huge in estimate, and there are a huge number of homes available to be purchased on any given day. Be that as it may, once you set aside opportunity to consider these elements all the more completely, you would then be able to approach a land operator in the zone to enable you to limit your decisions and locate that impeccable property.
In the event that you are a man who wish to get some property at a less expensive cost, the bank claimed property available to be purchased will be a decent determination for you. At the point when individuals were not able payback their advances with in a given sensible time span, the property move toward becoming dispossession to the bank. So on such a circumstance, you will get the most obvious opportunity to make a speculation in like manner.
With contrast with alternate properties accessible in the market, this bank possessed property available to be purchased can be found at a shabby cost. Since these properties are claimed by the banks and they are much worry to get back the cost which cause in regard of the property with a specific end goal to keep their income dynamic. Since if that on bank possessed property available to be purchased barters, banks dependably attempt to finish the arrangement at the best offer and you have to do the best offer on the double to get a possibility in like manner.
Additionally you can simply investigate the bank possessed property available to be purchased so as to get an unmistakable thought on the present economic situation and it will be anything but difficult to make the arrangement. In any case as dependably you should do the market inquires about with a specific end goal to get the best determination accessible in the market and you can get it for the best offer. Additionally you should dependably think about the present condition on the same and need to keep your offer in the wake of thinking about every single other cost on this respect.
At any rate when of now, this bank claimed property available to be purchased has turned into a noteworthy piece of the showcasing area and a great many people are intrigued to get in to the business. Likewise it has been spread over the web and we have the choice to get to various assets in the meantime. What’s more, it isn’t important to make every single investigation concerning distinctive kinds of property and we can do the greater part of this stuff simply remaining at home.
Be that as it may, it is constantly prescribed to check the lawful understandings which are reinforced with this property with the help of an expert in the business so as to ensure the arrangement is extremely important. You can simply get this help for a sensible charge and it will influence you to issue free as to the business. Additionally you have the alternative to employ an abandonment dealer and he will influence fundamental game plans keeping in mind the end goal to give the best business answer for you.
At long last as dependably you have to think deliberately before put your cash in land’s as in some cases they can be estimated to a higher cost than the real esteem. So you should make a few request from the pertinent business to get the unmistakable comprehension on the specific cost appropriately. What’s more, on the off chance that you could stick into the previously mentioned most straightforward practices, at that point it will be an awesome help to remain in the business with the greatest execution and you will have the capacity to make a few benefits appropriately.

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Hulu, a joint venture owned by Walt Disney Co. (DIS), 21st Centry Fox Inc. (FOXA), Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) and AT&T Inc. (T), said that from February, it will start charging just $5.99 a month for its basic, ad-supported subscription plan, down from $7.99. The non-ad-supported plan will continue to cost $11.99 a month.
The move comes a week after Netflix (NFLX) raised the price of its U.S. service by 13% to 18% to help cover the costs of its content. The company has been taking on a lot of expensive, high-yield debt to cover the costs of the shows and films it makes itself, growing its long-term debt to about $10.4 billion at end-2018 from $6.5 billion at the start of the year.
It also comes a day after Netflix made history when it garnered 10 nominations for the 91st Academy Awards (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/favourite-and-roma-lead-oscar-noms-with-10-each-2019-01-22) for the Alfonso Cuaron-helmed "Roma," tying for first place with Yorgos Lanthimos' "The Favourite."
It was the streaming giant's first nomination for Best Picture. Netflix has won many Emmy nominations, but its practice of releasing films on its own platform at the same time as in theaters has irked Hollywood, where the typical release period is 16 and a half weeks, before a film goes to video-on-demand services.
That practice had seen Netflix excluded from award eligibility at major film festivals (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/netflix-will-not-compete-at-cannes-film-festival-after-rule-change-2018-04-11), including Cannes. "Roma" had a limited theatrical run in November before it was made available to stream on Netflix.
The film's Oscar backing is a positive, not just for Netflix, for all streaming services, said one expert.
"As global viewership continues to grow, so will investment in content and original programming for streaming," said Bill Demas, chief executive of Conviva, a real-time measurement and analytics platform for streaming TV publishers.
"Over the past year Conviva-measured, video-on-demand viewership grew 111%, so it is unsurprising that leaders in streaming like Netflix, Hulu, and others have become serious contenders for the most coveted awards in entertainment," he said.
"Netflix is a rocket hurtling towards Mars, while legacy media companies are bicycles with engineers that only have the ability to make more bicycles. By the time they learn to make cars, let alone rockets, Netflix will be another planet or even solar system away."
Netflix shares have gained 28% in the last 12 months, outperforming the S&P 500 , which is down 7% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average , which has lost 6%.

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Shopping in Lisbon is an all-day affair with plenty of major shopping malls, including two of Europe's largest, namely Centro Colombo and the Amoreiras Shopping Centre. Some of Lisbon's smaller independent shops can be found downtown in the Baixa quarter and strolling through these streets, visitors can marvel at the unique exteriors of shops lining the pavement.
The most famous market in Lisbon has to be the Feira da Ladra, held every Tuesday and Saturday on the Campo de Santa Clara. Here, bargain hunters can sift through clothing, hand-made goods, CDs, books, antiques, furniture and second hand bits and pieces. It's a must when shopping in Lisbon but tourists should beware of pickpockets.
Shops in Lisbon are generally open from 9am to 1pm and 3pm to 7pm, Monday through Friday. On Saturdays, shopping hours are from 9am to 7pm and many of the larger shopping malls stay open until midnight.
There is a sales tax of 23% included in general prices and part of this tax can be reclaimed by non-EU visitors when leaving the EU. Visitors wanting to reclaim this tax should ask for a refund cheque at the point of purchase for more expensive buys. This is then stamped by a customs official on departure and is only offered by participating stores in Lisbon.

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United Nations Special Missions fighter capable of limited interstellar and complete interplanetary travel.
As with most fighters, the Peregrine has a tiny interior capable of one pilot and a very small amount of personal belongings. However, unlike most others, it has a full augmented reality targeting system and a variety of instruments for sensing and tracking both airborne and continental targets.
H&K Kinetic Shields: Capable of deflecting small, high velocity objects. Can take one torpedo max before shields drop.
UNSMV1 Torpedoes: Twin launchers on each side of the hull firing experimental close-assault paired disruptor torpedo tubes.
UNSVM1 Laser Chaingun: Singular chain gun on the underside of the hull rapid firing lasers intended for wrecking havoc on shieldless targets and other fighters.
UNSMV1 Sensors: Variety of passive and active scanners, such as visual, thermographic, and radio detectors, radar, and LADAR (Laser Detection and Ranging).

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as well as falcon zebrahz alchemy and avenger.
effects vs external effects. For example should I put reverb and delay on from alchemy or use Pro-R on the same track? Which synth of those mentioned has the strongest integrated effects?
Choose whatever sounds better to you. I don't know any synth which has effects which are on par with good dedicated effect plugins though.
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Most of the time, I prefer external effects, especially delays and reverbs. You can pan and process (EQ, compression, side-chaining, gate) them separately from the actual synth sound, and send multiple synths through the same reverb so it doesn't sound like the song was recorded in 15 different spaces.
Saturation, compression, EQ, phaser, chorus etc. feel more like they're part of the synth preset itself.
Depends....sometimes i find internal FX better than any third party tool.
F.e. Mod FX from Alchemy or plate reverb from P900.
Also often you have more options to modulate internal stuff.
At the end let your ear decide.
I don't know any synth which has effects which are on par with good dedicated effect plugins though.
Take the old Alchemy1, it has/had reverb from Arts Acoustic. Now in version 2, it also has convolution reverb, so it's as good as the IRs supplied or the ones you feed into it.
The old Synth Squad synths had the great sounding Breverb.
MODO has great amp simulators.
Uhe Repro effects are top notch, with a vicious waveshaper that would make a superb standalone effect.
Strobe2/Cypher2 have amazing sounding Chorus (Amber Chorus), a Formant filter and various ring-mods plus some unique stuff like the PhaseModArray all of which are 'stand-alone' kind of quality.
The days when effects in synths were an afterthought are largely long gone. Yes, there are still examples of 'weak' effects bundled in some synths or maybe effects that are simplified, but overall, I see some very good effects, definitely on par with dedicated plugins.
I'd agree that it doesn't necessarily make sense with reverb and delay, but then having been tinkering with the FX modulation options in Rapid recently, there's a lot you can do that would be irksome to extremely difficult using external fx (e.g. keyfollow for filter delay frequency) and you have essentially 7 separate send channels if you require them.
I tend to use third-party for delay (because I just love Echoboy that much) and reverb (because it's more cohesive), but for chorus I almost always do synth. For phaser, I do third-party if I want a more vintage feel (PhaseMistress) or synth if I just want the movement.
The biggest advantage of synth effects is they tend to be more immediate to apply and the settings save with the preset. I have a text file where I make note of combinations of saved sounds and third-party effects that I like, but that's pretty cumbersome and inconvenient. The biggest advantage of third-party plugins, at least the ones I use, is they tend to be extremely customizable, and you can combine the character of any instrument with them.
Its all down to the synth and/or company that makes it. I love T2's verbs in the synths, I remember V-Stations Chorus was nice and it's verb. Alchemy had nice delays, so some synths their in built effects are really good. But most of the time I just reach for external ones, probably as I know them better, just from using them more often, especially when using audio.
I used to be much more prejudiced against internal FX.
But ironically enough, based on convenience/usability, I still use external FX all the time.
By convenience/usability I mean, in terms of control during mixing or even in the sound design stage, as I tend to stack synths on top of one another basically everytime and that requires external FX to process the entire thing as a whole.
IMO some VST's/synths have amazing built-in effects ie. serum, nexus. On the other hand, some don't But its entirely your call. Try them both out and see what suits your track better.


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RDX is pretty well established British Company and it certainly became really popular in last years. Because it has certainly really good quality gloves on the market. Some of them are actually incredibly resilient and provide the same training quality performance for years! These pairs also have really good prices and this is another reason why it became really popular and in this RDX Boxing Gloves review, you can find these pairs’ pros, cons, exclusive features and also sizing information for your hand.
This pair is made for all training types. It is made of full grain cowhide leather which is durable.
RDX pairs do not have flashy design or colors however the company obviously cares about the quality of gloves. You will notice that this pair is more padded at the upper side. This feature makes RDX Elite good for defending yourself in a sparring session. Tetra padding is actually a lot however it delivers shock quite well and protects your knuckles at the same time. It has no break-in period, so you will start having same quality punching experience as soon as you put on them.
Lots of pairs start losing “hold of the padding” with time however reinforced stitching of this pair gives extra durability, helps with hold of the padding and provides longer usage. RDX has a very similar product to this one. With that, the other pair doesn’t have a quality wrist strap. However, this one has it and your wrists will be safer with it. I can easily say that RDX Elite is the best pair of this company. It also has a seriously great quality-price ratio and in my opinion, you get more than what you pay.
Nylon mesh feature makes your hand comfortable and sweat- free (I always look for this feature). It is also very easy to wear and take it off. You can do all training types with this pair including focus mitts and you can click here to get your own RDX Elite according to the sizing information below. Another plus of RDX Elite, it has a really good fitting rate.
Note: All RDX pairs on this list are training type gloves so you can choose all of them according to the sizing information above.
This company’s motto should be “you get what you pay for”. Maya Hide leather is less durable than cowhide. It will tear apart after 2 years and once this progress starts, it will have rough spots and be useless in no time. With that, you can expect to use it more than 2 years and it will surely give solid training performance during this period. It also has no break in time. So once you wear RDX Maya, you can start getting smooth punching experience.
RDX Maya Hide is suitable for all training types and it has four layers of padding. The padding distributes shock and according to a myriad of feedback on boxing forums, it protects your hand well.
Honestly, you can only get poor quality vinyl pairs in this price range whereas RDX offers good leather and training performance. RDX Maya Hide also has a ventilation system to keep your hands fresh.
Last but certainly not least it has an incredibly cheap price and you just can’t get any better quality in this price range. If these are appealing to you, check out the most recent price on Amazon. As a final note, it has many color selections including green and red.
This pair is made of very durable Kevlar and it is very sturdy. RDX gloves are for all training types including this pair, however, thanks to the material quality it actually outlasts many other RDX pairs. This actually helps you have really long sessions with heavy bag, double end bag or punch mitts. Since the cover material faces a lot of deformation during these training types and surely kevlar can take it.
The ventilation system gets rid of excess moisture and its design is different from other pairs. The padding quantity at the upper side is less than others and padding is mostly concentrated on the front side of the pair. So you can punch faster with it and all of these features make it incredibly ideal for heavy bag training sessions. Its mold allows the shock to distribute throughout the padding. So your hands will have less soreness than usual. If you consider spending time with bags and punch mitts, this pair is simply perfect. Thanks to hook and loop feature it is also very easy to wear and take off. If you are interested in getting really good training performance from heavy bag sessions, check out RDX Kevlar.
RDX definitely is a good company and I can even say it is the best UK based boxing company. If you need all around genuine leather pair, which is fairly priced, then RDX Elite should be your definite first choice. If you need a training pair and want to get same training quality more than 3 years, then I strongly suggest you get your own RDX Elite. It provides good training performance for all training types and solid durability with sturdy leather.
I hope that you enjoyed my RDX Boxing Gloves review and if you any experiences, questions related to these pairs, please just leave a comment.
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When it comes to these gloves, do they work best with a certain type of fighter? Example, with the Cowhide leather gloves would you suggest these gloves for a power puncher, due to the more durable material? Does it even matter?
Actually it does. For example Cleto Reyes is truly for knockout artists. These deliver the shock quite well and cowhide is also used for delivering shock better. I know so many gloves, which is made from that material, are used for heavy bag.
I would have thought the kevlar gloves would have provided the best protection, although I’m not surprised they pretty much come out on top on other things.
Well you guessed it right 😉 Kevlar is really durable and actually it is really hard to design boxing gloves which are made of Kevlar. But RDX is managed to do it and RDX Kevlar can be really good for your heavy bag training Josh.
This is a really nice site that should be like paradise for boxing lovers and professionals. I like your reviews of the RDX Elite Boxing Gloves here. With all the qualities listed, they should be a good buy.
Hi man, I am glad to see you here again. Well, Elite is one of the most preferred boxing gloves on the market and if I am looking for RDX pair, I would go with it too.
I really like how you had comparisons and reviews on both types of gloves. That allowed me to compare with other brands as well. My son is a boxer and we are always looking for the right type of glove. We look for comfort in the fit, the impact to the hand as well as the weight. Really appreciate the info.
I try doing them in every review but sometimes it takes some serious research, after all, I don’t know all the things about boxing gears.
It seems like Rdx Elite will be a good fit for your son since it has a bit denser padding (protection) and the comfort is almost same for all training type gloves.
Hello and thanks for sharing this post on quality boxing gloves. The world of boxing has gotten so much attention over the years that there are now so many people that are involved and what is so good is that you are providing them with the kind of gloves that can not only give them comfort but has all that other good stuff. Your post will offer much help to those who are in the market for quality boxing gloves.
Hey Norman. Exactly back then the padding type was generally horse hair and some kind of basic chemical components. Now there is injected foam and there is a myriad of foam types which are used for padding. And in many cases, these provide better experiences and also provide gloves to have better prices.
I also update the writings including this writing with the reviews of new boxing gloves and remove the reviews of old ones.
A few months I back I purchased a heavy bag for my garage. Soon after I realized I should probably need gloves I became somewhat of a fan of boxing gloves. The ones I ended up buying where some mma style gloves. These seem pretty solid as well. Thanks for writing this piece.
There are only a few MMA gloves which I can recommend for heavy bag sessions. Other than these, stick to boxing gloves as you will less likely to get injured. You can check out Heritage if you are thinking of buying RDX pair as it is the most suitable one if you will only pound the heavy bag.
I love the RDX Boxing Gloves Ego (Maya Hide Leather). The colour scheme makes me look like a superhero while equipping it. They are comfortable in my hands and it does not cost me much. Amazon’s shipping is expensive to send it to my country but I could not find the same boxing gloves in my nearby stores either. I will order again when it gets worn out.
In my opinion, thanks to the good price of Maya Hide many countries buy this and sell to people. So many people can afford them and this is a safe strategy which I see in many countries. With that being said, if you like them, you can go for it. But this pair gets worn out sooner than many other RDX boxing gloves because Maya hide is not the sturdiest material out there.


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"I never thought of an opportunity to even catch a plane, let alone leave this country to study abroad, but thanks to TETFUND; we came out and we studied," the elated Muhammed said.
During a monitoring and inspection exercise by the TETFUND officials to Sudan, the Director, Research and Development, Malam Aliyu Na'Iya, said there were less than 15 per cent of PhD holders in all Nigerian universities when the policy was made.
He said TETFUND decided to open up and sponsor scholars to acquire their PhDs and meet the requirements, as part of efforts to ensure that Nigeria's tertiary institutions compete favourably with other world class institutions.
Addressing the scholars studying at the International University of Africa, Sudan, Na'Iya said the annual exercise would ensure that the scholars are in tune with what the fund is doing and ensure that they are actually studying. He said TETFUND was reforming the programme due to the failure of some benefiting institutions to comply with laid down rules. He added that the fund would no longer allow scholars benefitting under its scholarship programme to attend any lowly ranked university in the world.
"Only universities that meet the World University Ranking of the Times Higher Education and are top on the league table of universities in a particular country would be approved for the purpose of TETFUND scholarship," he said. This, he added, would ensure that TETFUND scholars are trained in the best universities in the world.
"We are strongly impressed with the efforts of TETFUND in supplementing the efforts in our institutions. I appreciate the issue of ranking. To be sincere, most universities here are not even better than the Nigerian universities, so it is a commendable effort," said the PhD student from the Taraba State College of Education.
Speaking on what informed his choice of Sudan, Muhammed further said: "I was motivated to come outside by the bad experience I had when I was doing my master's degree. A Nigerian professor is like a demigod; he wants to be worshipped literally and I promised myself never to study in Nigeria again.
"I don't know whether our professors are really teaching or they want to show us their level of divinity when it comes to relationship with people."
"We were forced to come out because of frustrations in Nigeria. Something has to be done to our system, particularly the PhD and master's. In fact, there is a need for complete paradigm shift from the way they operate," he said.
"This is the most important thing, but in Nigeria it is not applicable. Most Nigerian universities spend longer years for master's and PhD, which is terrible," he said.
"The problem of the Nigerian university system is us, the academics. We are the problem. There is the need for us to change. The problem is excessive quest for personal aggrandizement," Mohammed said.
"Professors who are your supervisors look for you; they visit you. It happens only in Sudan, not Nigeria," he said.
Jimoh said: "When you look at the student-to-teacher ratio, there are many professors. Also, when you are qualified, you get admission; it's not like ours where, out of 100, only 10 would get admission. We have the potentials in Nigeria, only that we are not using them."
"Immediately I went back, I was supervising my students the way my professor treated me. I invited them to my house and served them drinks. They were very surprised, wondering what was happening. I said that's the advantage of studying abroad," he said.
"The moment you come to his office he gives you a cup of tea and you relax. That relationship is lacking in Nigeria," said Mohammed.
"If we can borrow from what they are doing here, I am suggesting if TETFUND can give incentives to every professor in Nigeria, if they are able to graduate a particular number of students, it may encourage them to fasten their belts," Usman said.
Another scholar, Fatima Muhammed Shehu, from the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, studying Arabic Language in Al-Jazeera University, Sudan, said it was hectic because she got admission in 2015 but wasn't released from her place of work until September 2016.
"When I applied for visa, I was told that admission letter had expired and I had to renew the admission. In that process, I faced different problems, which desperately made me change university because I couldn't renew my admission," she said.
She, however, said she didn't have any problem with acquiring the fund. "I was told it was N9 million, which was what I was given."
"Every lecturer here knows that Nigerian students are very loyal, committed to their work and very polite. They are not like other scholars, both in the B.A and postgraduate levels," he said.
Speaking on method of funding, a member of the TETFUND Board of Trustees, Mrs Roseline Kolade, said the entire intervention money should not be released to the scholars at once by their institutions. She noted that the money was supposed to be released annually. "After paying the tuition fee, the money for cost of living should be sent to them annually. This is to discourage them from spending it before time and becoming stranded later," she noted. She, however, said the Board was working towards bridging all the gaps identified by the scholars in order to make the scheme better.


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The tool was created after INA engineers became aware of premature failures of the timing belt tensioner stud on the popular range of diesel engines used in many Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen models. The combination of a steel stud and alloy head can create issues unless great care is taken during stud removal and installation.
VAG recommends replacing the stud – either a M8 fine thread or a stepped M8 to M10 stud – during the toothed belt service change interval, which INA includes in its timing belt kits; however, technicians must be extremely careful when removing the stud and should check for any aluminium deposits which may have been pulled out during the process.
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When installing a new stud, it is important that it is tightened to the correct torque settings according to the VM specifications (usually around 15Nm), always using a calibrated torque wrench. Once torqued correctly, the mounting thread must sit either flush or just below the surface of the cylinder head. Failure to insert the stud to the correct depth will result in the stud being subjected to ‘cyclic stress’, meaning the irregular firing pulses of the engine will vibrate through the stud and cause it to become loose or snap off.
To ensure the stud has been correctly installed, technicians should place the tool over the stud to check if any of the thread sticks out – if it does, the stud is not fitted correctly.
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Removal of boiler from the cradle to enable final installation of all the steam, exhaust and water pipework, as well as insulating and cladding the boiler.
Superheaters and main steam pipes have been fitted in the smokebox (above and below).
Work on the sanding gear; sandboxes, air sand traps and pipework.
Overhaul of cylinder and linkage for the rocking grate, including manufacture of new components as required.
Refurbishment and manufacture of components for the lubrication system, including overhaul of the Wakefield Lubricator (above) and assessment of dividers, atomisers etc. for the lubrication lines (below).
Manufacture and fitting of blowdown valve linkage.
Riveting of the running boards to the boiler cradle, and grinding back of rivet heads.
The manufacture of pins and bushes for the valvegear continues, with many parts trial fitted to the engine units.
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That, [bs], is one of the most brilliant ideas I have heard today.
This idea does not actually crack the nut. Therefore it should not be referred to as a nutcracker.
In the "Systematic Inventive Thought" method, the study of opening hazelnuts used to be part of the curriculum. It turns out that its done by pressurizing the container, and then releasing the pressure rapidly. The shells move outwards without damaging the nuts.
[Max] I wouldn't say that it was BS, it actually sounded quite believable.
[pocm] The original invention was named the Miniature Mitre Saw Walnut De-shelling Kernel Extraction Apparatus, but our marketing department insisted we went for something "snappier".


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If you are looking for a mix of sea-side, rural, and urban lifestyle in Canada, New Brunswick is the place to be. The province has incredible parks, beautiful rivers, walking trails, inexpensive homes, and a generally excellent quality of life.
New Brunswick is one of the least populous provinces in Canada, with a total population of about 750,000. It is, therefore, not surprising that there are major job gaps in the tourism, oil refinery, industrial, and fishing sectors. The New Brunswick government has several programs aimed at bringing in skilled labour to fill these gaps.
One such program is the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP). This is the easiest way for applicants who have relevant skills to immigrate into the province. This immigration option allows you and your dependents to get permanent residency status.
If you are nominated, the NB PNP adds your nomination certificate, which automatically adds 600 Express Entry CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) points (out of a possible 1,200). With an injection of 600 points, you will have a high enough CRS score to get an Invitation to Apply (ITA) as a Permanent Resident.
1 You could get a Provincial Nominee Program NB nomination certificate by simply sending an EOI (Expression of Interest) form to Immigration New Brunswick.
Immigration authorities will consider your application and if they are satisfied, they will nominate you. You then create a new Express Entry profile and key in the provincial nomination certificate credentials.
2 You could also apply by first creating an online Express Entry profile and then formally expressing an interest to immigrate to New Brunswick.
The New Brunswick immigration authorities will then consider your application and they will contact you directly through the Express Entry system if you qualify, inviting you to apply to the program.
New Brunswick prefers the second method because you will be able to include your Express Entry Profile ID alongside the EOI.
When you apply through the Express Entry system, the process is fast enough and should take no more than 6 months.
This is a new category that is meant for applicants in all National Occupational Classification (NOC) levels leave for level C or D ranging from bookkeepers to industrial electricians and mechanics and from business analysts to certified accountants.
Eligibility criteria include a signed commitment that you will work and reside in NB, you must be aged between 22 and 55, you must meet language requirements, and you must score at least 67/100 points in Canada Skilled Worker Program factors.
You will be given priority if you have previously worked in New Brunswick for at least 1 year in the past 5 years, if you are currently working in NB, if you have family living in the province, if you have a permanent job offer from an NB employer, and if you speak French as a first language.
As an example, if you are a language translator, when sending an EOI email to the NBPNP you must use the email subject line “Open Language Translator.” If you do not use the right format in the email subject, you will void the EOI.
This category is meant for foreign nationals who are able to contribute to the province’s economy through a business idea, willingness to invest, or management experience. You may buy an existing business, you can start a new business, or you can enter into a partnership with an NB entrepreneur.
Eligibility criteria include a personal net worth greater than $300,000, a deposit of $75,000 (that is refundable on conditions), being aged between 22 and 55, intention to operate a business in the province, at least a high school education, sufficient French and English speaking ability, a score of at least 50 on selection grid, relevant management experience for 3 years in the 5 years prior to application, and a business plan demonstrating how the enterprise can benefit the NB economy.
As the term suggests, this category is for applicants who have received a permanent offer of full-time employment in NB by an NB employer.
Eligibility criteria include at least a high school diploma, relevant qualifications, certifications, licenses, or education, intention to live and work in NB, sufficient French and English proficiency, age between 22 and 55, at least a 50 on the NBPNP selection grid, and work experience with the employer for NOC occupation level C or D applicants.
This category is meant for applicants who have close ties to New Brunswick. You do not require a job offer to be eligible under this criterion.
Eligibility criteria include having a close relative who can sponsor you, be aged between 22 and 50 years, sufficient language ability in French or English, education, qualification, certification, or license to perform work in your occupation, at least $10,000 and an extra $2,000 for each family member to allow you immigrate to NB, and intention to work in NOC (National Occupation Classification) skill level A, B, O, C (category 1,3,7,8,9) or D (category 1,3,7,8,9).
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Have you ever thought that some women do not have SANITARY TOWELS because they are too poor and they do not mix with their own community when they are menstruating. It is a subject seldom talked about in their community.
Did you realise that some women do not have KNICKERS or SANITARY TOWELS because they are too poor to buy such things?
If they have no KNICKERS they cannot use SANITARY TOWELS.
I discovered that in many places around the world women do not have this BASIC NECESSITY. Every month teenage girls cannot attend school. Old rags are used and washed as best as they can be BUT in MPONGWE there is no running water and urinary and uterine infection is always a risk. At first I was going to make reusable towels but with no water that was pointless.
I discovered a man in India who has made an inexpensive, basic piece of machinery that can make SANITARY TOWELS in unsophisticated rural situations. So I cancelled our summer holiday to Cornwall and went to India instead to meet Mr Murugananthum and see his machinery working. Once I saw that it could work I began fundraising.
I launched a CROWDFUNDER in UK to build “THE EMPOWERING WOMEN SANITARY TOWEL FACTORY”.
Then more fundraising followed, there was The Big Knicker Walk along Southend on Sea seafront with KNICKERS adorning everyone’s clothing, The Big Knicker Pop up Restaurant in my house, “An Evening of Poetry and Prose celebrating Women for International Women’s Day”.
I have gathered supporters along the way. Huge thanks for those people who have given me generous donations. I am delighted to have met JOANNA LUMLEY. We have had many conversations and I am thrilled that she has generously contributed to the fund and is now my patron and she is passionate about what I am trying to do to help underprivileged women.
www.KNICKERLADY.com has now handed the reins to The Mumba Children’s Project in Zambia, to plan, build and run “The Empowering Women’s Sanitary Towel Factory. We wish them good luck and hope that my original vision will come to fruition and change the lives of the women and through their endeavours, the lives of all the people in the village.

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