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On 12 April 2019, Donnelly Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd, has merged with Gallagher. From this date onwards the business will be known as Gallagher and will be operating under a new brand and licence.
While the sign on the door may have changed, the fundamentals of how we work with your business will remain the same. For you, it’s business as usual, your current broker will continue to service you, and our contact numbers remain the same.
Gallagher is the broker of choice to over 100,000 Australian businesses. We provide insurance solutions and risk management advice to businesses of and sizes – from small businesses through to multinational corporations and iconic brands.
With more than 25 regional and metropolitan branches across Australia, we understand local business communities because we’re part of them ourselves. Globally, as part of the Gallagher network of more than 850 offices in over 30 countries, we are able to leverage relationships with major national and international insurers to arrange insurance programs and manage claims outcomes beyond the reach of many smaller brokers.
Gallagher is also committed to ethical business and has been recognised as one of the ‘World’s Most Ethical’ companies by the Ethisphere Institute for eight consecutive years from 2012-2019. We’re the only insurance broker in the world to have achieved this accolade.
Our aim is to provide “best value-for money” insurance solutions for our clients assessed from our market research which means high quality coverage, competitive premium cost, financially sound insurer with good claims service reputation. We save our clients time and effort by researching the market for covers available from reputable insurance companies and make recommendations so that you can make an informed buying decision about which coverage suits your needs.
We represent our clients’ interests first and foremost to ensure your assets and liabilities are properly protected through our professional advice. Insurance brokers are the only insurance entities that can legally provide insurance product comparisons to clients under the Financial Services Reform Act. Others can only provide only factual information about their product.
Every insurance policy premium contains an administration cost element which is either expended on an insurer’s advertising & marketing, sales staff, policy administration and claims, or payment of commission to insurance brokers for reimbursement of their range of services often performed electronically to minimise an insurer’s range of expenses.
Therefore the perception by some people that an insurance intermediary automatically adds to the cost of an insurance premium is not correct. In fact, in most cases an insurance broker can negotiate a lower cost premium through its knowledge and experience which insurance companies are likely to offer the best value quotation for particular client risk profiles.
Some insurers like high value or complex insurance policies and price them accordingly while others prefer lower risk and values and therefore price their premiums lower to attract this type of business. Insurers are now tending to price risks according to their individual profile by street address instead of post code which means premium costs can vary markedly depending upon their technical ability to rate risks on a variety of factors. Former level community insurance premium rating methodology is now diminishing towards paying for individual risk exposure.
Insurance brokers do however sometimes have trouble matching the premium cost offered by some high profile direct sellers of insurance over the internet or through TV advertisements because these policies have been constructed with less coverage features to attract unsuspecting buyers without any knowledge of insurance contracts and who presume all policies are the same, which could not be further from reality.
So it makes sense to let us do the insurance shopping for you. Even if you could shop yourself and obtain a competitive premium quotation how would you know whether the policy cover will protect you when you need it most as no two polices provide the same coverage … it’s like comparing an apple with an orange!
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To commemorate the NCWHL’s 25th anniversary, we are excited to unveil new jerseys with our updated logo! If you would like to replace your old set, here is your chance to do so at a discounted price of $70.
Existing skaters will not be required to purchase the new jerseys, but going forward, we will be transitioning to this new look.

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The Renaissance Haikou, located at Mission Hills has world class dining options and some of the most adventurous golfing experiences anywhere in Hainan.
The fully integrated resort has everything a newly arrived pleasure seeker could possibly want, all located in one place. The hotels interiors and aesthetic are characterised by raw materials and clever use of natural light, the hotels public spaces and each of its 287 suites are designed to invoke relaxation. Food options include an East-West fusion experience at Food Studio, with traditional Hong Kong bakery fare next door at China Baking Company. Perfect for refuelling after 18 holes at one of 22 different nearby golf courses. For those not inclined to don knitwear and swing a club, there’s also a wealth of shopping choices and spa facilities.
A very good environment and an inviting atmosphere are characteristics of this bar. The place is also known for their selection of varied beers.
The volcano inside this geopark helped to create the beautiful landscape you see today.
This geopark features several volcanoes, along with rich lava landscapes and lava tunnels. Be sure to explore this rare spectacle while in Haikou.
Explore stands bursting with tropical fruit. There are many kind of fresh and good quaintly tropical fruit.
Spend a morning wandering through this massive fruit market. Sample delicious delicacies and buy some for an afternoon snack.
Visit the largest seafood square in Haikou offering an extensive array of seafood delights.
Each section of the Dingcun Seafood Square is named after a bay in the Hainan Province. Come explore this large culinary attraction, fill up on seafood delicacies, and learn about the local practices in Hainan.
Enjoy coffee in a beautiful natural setting. You are sure to find yourself in a serene mood.
Sitting in the backyard of Free Coffee, a cup of freshly brewed coffee in hand, you are sure to find yourself in a serene mood. Try some of this cafe's small snacks and enjoy the flowers blooming in their patio area.
You can eat local mutton here.
At Shishan No. 1 Mutton Restaurant, You can relish a wide range of delicious lamb varieties. Meat of locally raised goat and sheep prepared along with different spices make everything served here delicious and a must try. You are sure to enjoy one of the masterfully crafted delicacies offered at this popular restaurant.
Find delicious treats at this outdoor market. Here you will find dried calamari and a variety of other dried seafood.
The East Door Market is filled with vendors selling dried seafood, a local delicacy. Here you will find dried calamari, fish and a variety of other dried seafood. Be sure to stop by the antique market next door.
You cannot miss the place named Qilou Arcade street when you travel in Haikou.
The Moon And Sun Square is located in the Guoxing avenue. From a cinema to a salon, you are sure to find something to fit your needs here. You will also find western-style restaurants, delicious hot pot spots, and brand shops.
Recreation bar is located in the center of the man-made island of Haikou. There are many characteristic drinks to choose from, and the food too is very popular. You don't need a reservation, but you may need to wait in line.
Humungous movie set in the heart of the city.
Movie Town, as the name suggests, is a haven for cinema lovers. This artificial town where the shooting of films and series' take place on a regular basis is a popular tourist attraction. Sprawling across 1400 acres (566.5599 hectares), Movie Town is home to numerous beautiful buildings that prove to be an ideal location for the shooting of films.
Coconut House sells Qingbuliang, Jisiten, traditional rice cakes, and other Hainan snacks.
Coconut House specializes in delcious coconut-based snacks like Qingbuliang. The store was so successful that you can now find it in locations throughout Hainan. Be sure to try all of their tasty treats.
The first Chinese location to establish a tropical wild fauna and flora park.
The first Chinese location to establish a tropical wild fauna and flora park, Haikou is very excited to have this park nearby. View tropical rainforest animals and plants at this unique establishment.
The tea quiet house that's very famous for their green tea.
Very local shop, the store has many kinds of tea, the Hainan Baisha green tea is recommended. The teahouse is near the sea, you can see the sea while drinking tea.
Wander China.Perfume Street and take in the sights and smells.
This colorful street has a variety of shops that you can browse and enjoy. Try out different perfumes or grab a bite to eat at one of the food stalls.
The largest volcanic mineral springs in Asia.This opulent resort is brimming with refined and luxurious characteristics.
This opulent resort is brimming with refined and luxurious characteristics. Soak in the natural hot springs and feel your worries float away on the currents.
Dongzhai is where several rivers meet: the Yangzhou River comes from the east, the Sanjiang River comes from the south, and the Yanfeng River flows from the west. All of them converge in the harbor and then head together out to the sea.
This is the world's largest public golf course with 180 holes.
Haikou Mission Hills Golf Course opened in October 2010 and was designed the famous American design team Schmidt-Curley. The course boasts outcroppings of volcanic rock, ancient lychee forests other natural features.
Sit on a large outdoor veranda facing a championship golf course while enjoying a drink. Flair Bar offers an impressive selection of beverages. At night, a DJ spins beats.
This is a famous food of the Hainan province. It has a long history. It's flavored with coconut and tastes sweet.
This shop is very famous in Hainan and has many branches. Among also the drinks they serve, the most popular drink is Ching Bo Leung. It is made with a variety of fruits and tastes refreshing.
This street is very famous in Haikou because of the delicious, local snacks it has on offer.
TaiLongCheng Snack Street is quite popular for rich Hainan snacks, but the attraction also has several Chinese snack food stalls. In addition, globally popular foods can also be sampled here.
Located in Haikou in the Renaissance hotel, the R bar is a well-decorated establishment. The service is delightful, which adds to your evening bliss. Lastly, the collocation of wine and music is quite memorable.

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There are numerous beaches in our area including Thines, Vartholomio, Glyfa, Arkoudi, Kyllinis and Kastro, which are rated as the best beaches in Greece and are distinguished every year with the Blue Flag.
The Ionian Sea, only 2 km away, with a heavenly 4 km long beach of fine sand, deep blue, crystal clear and turquoise water invites you to dream and relax. Because the beach slowly slopes into the sea it is a true paradise for children as well as beach walkers, or beach-tennis enthusiasts.
Whether you have a desire for lounging around or getting moving, nothing is left to be desired on this less frequented dream beach. You have the choice of enjoying the unique feeling of a private beach, or making yourself comfortable at one of the few small beach oases beneath an umbrella on a chaise lounge with a Greek frappé. Either way - you will be delighted.


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Planet Word made great strides in 2017! We found our future home, the beautiful Franklin School, and hired a fantastic team of exhibit designers to help us fill it with the wonder of words. And, as we wait for construction to begin, our website has helped us get a head start on our mission: to inspire a love of words and language. From interviews with lexicographers to advice from a crossword puzzle pro, here are some of our favorite blog posts from 2017.
Back in January, lexicographer and Wordnik founder Erin McKean introduced us to some obscure, exciting, and intriguing words. Want to know what a semordnilap is? And what on earth is a dord? Check out her blog post for these and more!
Linguist, lecturer, and prolific author David Crystal gave us a taste of one of his latest titles, We Are Not Amused, as he answered some questions about accents and pronunciation as sources of humor. Why exactly do we find accents so funny? Here's his expert opinion!
Poetry shouldn't be the intimidating, unapproachable monolith it's sometimes made out to be. So argued Harvard professor Lisa New, founder of the Poetry in America initiative. Read about how her classes, television specials, and teacher programs help make poetry accessible to all.
Tucked away in the winding streets of Paris is a curious museum and a haven for language lovers. Take a look inside Mundolingua and hear from its founder, Mark Oremland.
New York Times puzzle master and enigmatologist Will Shortz helped us round out the year with some advice for crossword puzzle enthusiasts! Read his contribution to learn the five words you should know before tackling your next crossword puzzle.
We hope you've enjoyed keeping up with the blog so far! If there's a word- or language-related story you think the Planet Word blog should share with its readers in the new year, or anyone you think we should interview, please drop us a word at connect@planetwordmuseum.org.

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The Christian Restoration: Part 4.
It is the fourth installment of a planned seven-part series on the restoration of the gospel.
I hate this subject. I hate that is it necessary to discuss such indignities. There is so much that needs to be taught and learned. It perplexes me why it is necessary to address so basic and obvious an evil to people who say they want to follow God.
It does not matter if this sin is advocated under a new name. No change of vocabulary will justify this sin. Calling it celestial does not make it less hellish. Teaching it is no sin to engage in adultery because you and your victim were bonded to one another before the foundation of the world is a lie designed to seduce the foolish.
The restoration began with the Lord offering to extract us from this perversity. In the first message to Joseph Smith Christ quoted language from scripture to describe the world. The rest of Paul’s passage from which Christ’s words were taken declares that people are, “lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof. From such turn away, for of this sort are they which creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded with sins, led away with diverse lusts, ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” (NC 2 Tim. 1:8) Diverse lusts can be given any name a clever man or woman chooses, but it does not improve the sinful and destructive nature of the failure.
There are many ways to prevent Zion. One of the most successful tools to bar individuals from rising up to Zion is to have them defile the marriage relationship through sexual sin. Having sexual relations outside the marriage covenant is unholy, ungodly and designed to create so corrupt a people that they will be barred from God’s presence.
There is a great mountain to climb. A beast guards the passageway. That beast takes many forms. Sexual sin is one of its forms. Do not let it destroy you.
Fornication will prevent you from inheriting the kingdom of God. It is as offensive as adultery, and often condemned in the same statement alongside adultery.
Those who teach this evil often conceal their teachings from the public, choosing to do so in secret. They teach it secretly because they are ashamed of this false, repugnant idea. Teaching in secret is an indication they recognize what they teach is false.
By concealing their sin, they hope their lies will protect them. The scriptures make it clear this will do them no good. “Last of all, these all are they who will not be gathered with the saints, to be caught up unto the church of the Firstborn and received into the Cloud. These are they who are liars, and sorcerers, and adulterers, and whoremongers, and whoever loves and makes a lie. These are they who suffer the wrath of God on the earth. These are they who suffer the vengeance of Eternal fire. These are they who are cast down to Hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty God” (T&C 69:27).
Part of the success of such false teachings comes from carefully keeping it hidden. Hiding their false teachings only makes them liars who love and make a lie to advance their adultery and whoredoms.
From all such teachings and teachers you should flee. Their teachings are calculated only to corrupt, deceive and destroy.
There is a reason why such a serious sin as adultery ought to be avoided altogether, even if it is only as a foolish temptation contemplating the possibility of a plural wife. We all need greater light and knowledge. The only way it can be acquired is by heed and diligence to the commandments of God. Any other path is a diversion, intended to waylay you and prevent you from developing as God intends.
Peter urged in his second letter: “And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge, temperance, and to temperance, patience, and to patience, godliness, and to godliness, brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness, charity. For if these things be in you and abound, they make you neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (NC 2 Peter 1:2) Peter explained the required steps for our progression. As soon as you acquire the faith to act, you next must add virtue. Virtue in turn leads to knowledge, because it is only through heed and diligence we gain knowledge.
As the people of King Benjamin demonstrated by their conversion to the truth, and their covenantal commitment to obey the truth, they gained the strength to do good. They no longer had any desire for evil: “Yea, we believe all the words which thou hast spoken unto us! And also, we know of their surety and truth because of the spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually.” (NC Mosiah 3:1) A person who has the disposition to do evil and commit adultery is NOT yet converted. They are NOT yet redeemed. They still must repent and turn to God.
Joseph Smith explained that the gospel path requires us to increase in obedience to God. There is nothing static or stationary about the gospel. We must increase our obedience to participate in gospel conversion, “We consider that God has created man with a mind capable of instruction, and a faculty which may be enlarged in proportion to the heed and diligence given to the light communicated from heaven to the intellect: and that the nearer man approaches perfection, the clearer are his views, and the greater his enjoyments, till he has overcome the evils of his life and lost every desire for sin; and like the ancients, arrives at that point where he is wrapped in the power and glory of his Master and is caught up to dwell with Him.” (TJPS p. 51) If you remain attracted to adultery and fornication, you have not yet lost every desire for sin. Your views of right and wrong cannot be clear if you fail to see the evil in such disobedience.
There is a revelation for our day that says, “And that which does not edify is not of God, and is darkness. That which is of God is light, and he that receives light and continues in God, receives more light, and that light grows brighter and brighter until the perfect day.” (T&C 36:4) Light grows if you are in the gospel path. It grows brighter and brighter only when you forsake sin and give heed and diligence to the commandments. Adultery destroys that progress and robs you of light.
Those who think they can follow God and yet commit adultery are deceived and giving heed to a false spirit. It is impossible to be both on the path to greater light and also engaged in such a serious sin.
Adultery has been a plague on the restoration beginning while Joseph was still alive. Nauvoo was filled with adulterers. Once John Bennett was exposed in 1842, Joseph Smith brought charges before the Nauvoo High Council against any of those he learned were involved.
As part of the many High Council proceedings Joseph brought, when men or women confessed and named others, those others were also charged before the High Council.
From 1842 till his death, Joseph publicly and privately condemned adultery. Despite all Joseph said to oppose it, the formal practice of that abomination was adopted by the highest levels of the church as a sacrament as soon as Joseph and Hyrum were killed.
Hyrum’s letter accurately described what Joseph was doing: bringing adulterers who took plural wives before the High Council to be cast out.
That false idea is still propounded by the same false spirit that derailed the restoration at the beginning. Today there are still false claims of ‘higher priesthood’ with the ability to violate the commandment against committing adultery. That spirit appeals to the pride and vanity of the foolish and gullible. No one ought to be taken in by it.
Consider what the effect would be on a society that welcomed and practiced such an abomination. It would destabilize families, produce broken homes, leave children victims of their parents selfishness and betrayal, and foster such widespread disunity and division it would be impossible to become of one heart and one mind.
The very purpose of the temptation to adopt adultery as a sacrament is the destruction of Zion. Adulterous people cannot be part of Zion. Their abomination is contrary to the very idea. That sin is urged by a false spirit. It has succeeded in preventing Zion before, and must not be permitted to do so again.
Those with adulterous hearts require something coarse to convince them because they lack faith. When they obtain a sign and follow after it, they still do not have faith, because signs cannot produce it.
When signs attract followers, the resulting congregation of followers are all vulnerable to the sin of adultery. This is one of the reasons why so many were adulterers in Nauvoo, and later in Utah, and today among various splinter groups. It is a plague that can only be avoided by removing adulterous thoughts from the heart.
No adulterer is fit for Zion. The nature of that sin is to destroy families, create conflict, inspire violence, and prevent the Spirit of God from holding influence over the victims. When put outside that influence, these victims of their own lusts are open to the influence of other, false spirits. False spirits gladly minister to sign-seekers.
I replied that you can disagree without an angry disputation. You can have good humor even while you detect a false spirit and reject it. You can wish people well as they go on their way, while altogether condemning their message as originating in a malignant source.
It is not required that you attempt to persuade every person of their errors. If you make it clear you do not want to participate in their errors, that is enough.
And you can do all those things without ever becoming angry and allowing your heart to become stirred up to contention and argument.
If you refuse to make your rejection of false spirits clear, then you are contributing to evil. It is impossible to stand for the truth without rejecting errors and false spirits when they come to confront you. Christ expected us to do that. He even rebuked Peter, telling him: “Get thee behind me, Satan” when Peter opposed the will of the Father. Yet the same Christ announced the doctrine that we are not supposed to “contend” in “anger” with one another. The only conclusion we can reach is that Christ followed the principle He taught, and we can do so also while standing firm and detecting a false spirit when confronted by it.
Two emissaries from a Canadian fellow who I’ve been informed is an advocate of plural wivery, just left my office. They delivered a written message from Joseph Rockwell and Dean Taylor. Joseph Rockwell was the author of the “Escape to Polygamy” website. On that site on September 5, 2010 he wrote a post titled “Engagement” in which he said his wife wanted him to take another wife and so he was now engaged to marry again. Another post on September 11, 2010 “Into the Light” wrote about the “deep longing to bring more wives into our family and have our family grow.” So he’s an adulterer.
The message is couched in “Thus Saith the Lord” and commands me to not fight against the work of some “Father” that Rockwell submits to obey. The whole contains a spirit that I recognize. It is false. It seeks to portray wickedness as righteousness, and to gain control and authority over others.
I am now commanded by this false spirit to “repent” and not fight against this Rockwellian foolishness. I don’t intend to obey.
I’m not supposed to “seek to destroy that which the Father has commanded.” But, since I have no part in obedience to this deceiving “Father” I plan to give it no heed.
It occurred to me that, for whatever entertainment value this has, I would put this note up on my website.

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I have an advertiser at $200 per annum who reminds me that I cannot stop posting. This means each post, at one post a day, is worth approximately $0.55 USD. I feel like Virginia Woolf, commenting on the economy of a small college for women in Three Guineas, or like Thackeray and other writers who were paid by the word. I myself know a writer in Uruguay who is paid by the character, that is, the worth of his output is measured in units comprised of individual letters and punctuation marks.
I recently read a book, and I am reading another. The first was the first novel of a former student of mine, now a friend; he is a creative writing person and this is the first novel he has had come into print. I bought it from a store, of my own free will, because I want to support this person’s work and also because I am interested. I read it and enjoyed it and it was recreational since I had no responsibility toward it, and I was also genuinely interested to see what a longer piece by him would look like, since we have discussed writers and writing a fair amount. I also read novels with new eyes now that I am writing one, so it was interesting. This is what it is to read the work of one’s friends and students for pleasure, without pressure or obligation.
The book I am reading is an edited collection of essays I agreed to review. One is well advised not to agree to review books, but I agreed to this for various reasons. But the book is further out of field for me than I’d realized it would be, and it is very uneven. I do not really have full authority to say that, and I do not want to alienate the authors or any of the related editors, in the case of this book and these texts.
For me to say anything I would actually like to say, I would have to undertake research to write this review. That is out of place and I am reduced to writing one of those dull reviews that describes and summarizes. I am reminding myself that these reviews are in fact useful. If you have not seen the book, a review that describes it with minor comment is a good substitute for standing in a bookstore or library looking at it. But this review, this kind of reading and writing, is a real chore.
Then I have a pile of books received. People write books or publish them and send them to me, because I can have them added to university library collections, or review them myself, or give distribute them to others who may review them and bring attention to them books in that way. I am glad that when people send me these books, they do not send specific instructions on what I am to do with them. I am happy do do all the professional courtesies I can, as I have often been a beneficiary of these; often, though, for reasons having to do with time, the best I can do is have their book catalogued and placed in our library.
But what one does, at least in the Mediterranean and South American venues I inhabit, is not to press for them. This may be a major difference between the atmosphere I am used to and the way people function in more British, or North/West European, or “whiter” venues what was called “Anglo” where I grew up. I don’t really know how to word this but the image I have of this “Anglo” attitude is one of expansion: it marches in like an army, punches you in the face, and tells you what to do or say, or how, in general, you should function to promote it.
Another difference I notice between the venues I primarily inhabit and the ways people act in the English department, say — and this is particularly true of Americans — is that they never say anything even vaguely negative about anything they have been asked to read. They say laconic things sometimes, or use evasive formulae such as “I am so glad you are writing, I really want to support you in that;” but they do not say anything negative.
I also noticed the other day that it isn’t quite proper to be too positive: I told one of the English students last week that he should send his essay to a journal, and he laughed derisively in my face. It was an insecure reaction, I know, discomfort with praise, but it was interesting how condescending he, a student just past the M.A., suddenly became to me: tsk, tsk, little professor girl, you could not know how hard it is to publish and what kind of quality is really required, whereas I, a man, understand the wide world.
But back to having actual reactions, giving one’s point of view: in my venues, that’s what one does if one is genuine, even if it means telling someone something like, you know, I would omit this scene if I were you, it doesn’t seem to fit. Not to do this would be the sign of disrespect, and saying anything that indicates you have read and not skimmed, is a sign of respect even if it is not gushing praise.
It is hard for me to use the word Anglo, especially to refer to an Other, because it is a stereotype coming from a place and time I am not in; because in that place and time I was, at least technically and interms of privileges held, a member of that group, and would not have presumed to allege otherwise; and finally, because from where I am now, I feel that to speak in a grossly negative way about “the Anglos” is to support the French colonial attitude, and I want no part of that. Nonetheless, I am about to use this word to refer to another, in a situation in which I feel the Anglo is the Other and I am not one.
Oh dear, I forgot, I am dealing with an Anglo here. I forgot that I need to be prepared for extreme aggressiveness on their part and for their expectation that others will subordinate themselves to them.
Stop worrying about what I or anyone like me thinks of your work. You have a Ph.D. now and two complete manuscripts, an academic one and a creative one, and both are good. If I were you I would be shopping them around to good presses — I mean Routledge, HarperCollins, White Pine, or for the creative manuscript any press no matter how small which will do distribution for you. Focus on what these presses think of your work and on what African writers and critics say about it.
As you know, there are several African literature series in good presses. There are more academic literary journals like Calaloo and more journalistic and creative cultural journals like Transition. You should be looking at venues like these. You should create a truly professional website — not just fool around with Facebook and YouTube. You should do these things whether you want an academic career or not, and you should consider getting an agent; because whether or not you decide to be an academic, you have already become a writer.
You need money for yourself and your projects; you might as well put yourself in a position to make some. Self-publication and guerrilla marketing have their place and I see the point of refusing to touch the “establishment;” there are real dangers in professionalization, too, I know. At the same time there is a romantic quaintness to these ideas that may not serve you well. For instance, you should be discussing memoir, Bataille, and formlessness with a Leiris scholar.
My main department has, at this time, so far as I know, one transgendered person, three lesbians, two gay men, two bisexual men, and two members of polyamorous households; there may be more queer people in it I am not aware of. I am from San Francisco where everyone is gay, and I lived in Barcelona where everyone is gay, too. When we hired our fourth lesbian she was upset with us all because she wanted us to be upset about her orientation. She wanted to be our first. She wanted to experience discrimination from us and then teach us about it. She was frustrated with us because we as a group were not equipped to provide this experience. She was also a rather presumptuous person, and when she did not get the things she wanted, she understood this to be discrimination by reason of gender, and race, and sexual orientation.
She was right on a certain level. Our institution is a plantation and every woman, every non white person, and most if not all queer people are somehow discriminated against. And our field is discriminated against because we teach languages, literatures, and cultures of brown people. But this is a systemic situation and was not directed at her as an individual, and it was certainly not mobilized against her by any individual.
I am of German, British, and Russian descent and my family moved to what had been New Spain in the nineteenth century. Once a television repairman went to my mother’s house. He seemed foreign and she, out of friendly curiosity, asked where he was from. It turned out that he was literally from her property. He was Chumash and my mother’s house was on his land belonging to his ancestral village. I am arguably more culturally Mexican, which means mestizo and “Indian,” than I am “American” but I hold a U.S. passport and when I am not speaking Spanish am usually taken for white. And on this weblog, I am a sculpted detail on a Mayan stela. I am assuming, however, that that man would like his land back, and I am sure the pinto beans and poblano peppers I am eating right now, having bought them in a nice supermarket, were grown by actual Mexicans. There is a difference and I insist upon respecting it. By that I do not mean I insist upon preserving hierarchies; I mean I refuse to deny what class I am actually in, even if I do not like it.
Here is a trivial, yet telling example of that difference. At Christmas, I was at an apartment in Brazil that my friend had rented for her son. They had a star shaped hanging light fixture they were trying to install, very beautiful. The problem was that given the architecture and angles of the place, the way in which the fixture could be installed made it look like a pentagram. They were concerned about this — it looked good, but was it a good idea to hang a pentagram in one’s room? I said, go ahead and don’t worry. It looks good and it may attract nothing bad; if it does, deal with it then, but for now, I recommend putting up the pretty fixture and assuming the best.
They looked at each other and said: “She is a free Anglo-Saxon, that is why she is in a position to say that.” And it is true on so many levels, even though the dollar is now weaker in some ways than the real. It had been true eighteen months earlier, too, when I was in a bus accident in Peru. People wanted to complain to the bus company and the police but were so accustomed to being oppressed by authorities that they were not sure they would have the fortitude to hold their ground. By then they had figured out I was American and the man organizing the crowd said to me, “Look. As an American you will have had a civic education that teaches you you have rights as a citizen and as consumer. You also carry a passport which gives you a certain kind of protection the rest of us do not have. I know you will not forget these things when the police arrive. I know that formally, I have the same rights as you, but I also know that I will forget this fact sooner than you will. Therefore, when the police come and I negotiate with them, if you see me start to back down, please place yourself in my line of vision and look at me; I will understand you to be reminding me that I have rights.” I thought then of Toussaint l’Ouverture and his position in the morass of Western civilization.
When the police arrived, it turned out that they were Indians, too, and had no power against the bus company. We all laughed in Spanish and Quechua, and cracked jokes about the ideals of the French Revolution we have imprinted in our bones, and the wisdom of Adam Smith and Marx that was operating. The passengers in the car we had almost sent flying down the ravine, and who had originally armed themselves with rocks and keened in Quechua, as true senderistas might, preparing to attack so as to exact monetary reparations from the bus passengers, relaxed and laughed, too. And these people were all descendants of the builders of great Baroque churches, and of that famous defender of Inca culture and humanist and Latinist and scholar of Renaissance Italian literature when it was contemporary literature, the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. And yes, this incident took place in some interstices of Western civilization and of the ancient culture of Markahuamachuco, and this area is quite remote, and the old culture lives.
And the world is wide. The hills are high, and the canyons are deep; every mountain is a god. And the rivers have many bends, and there are sacred stones at the way-stations, and at one of them you sit watching sheep and spinning. Next to you is a covered basket and you say, I have fresh bread, will you buy, Mother? Or you are wearing a business suit and waiting for a ride because yes, a bus has broken down and you have errands in town. And we are all mixed and we have been mixed for a very long time.
And I have up until now largely discounted as elitist and criollista the discourse of Ariel; I have found the evocations of “the America of Bolívar and Martí” uncomfortably close to the idearium of Sarmiento. But at this moment, speaking as a person from Greater Mexico and also as a skull on a Mayan stela, I am turning decidedly Bolivarian (although not unreservedly Chávez-ian, you understand, unless we are talking about César Chávez).
I will also never again nod and smile when any white person, from any country, no matter how much they may have been mistreated by other white people and no matter whether they are just students with growing pains and moments of confusion, I will never again merely nod and smile when any white person decides to take it upon themselves to teach me certain things they imagine I do not know, namely, that I carry a passport from a country which is an imperialist power and which, despite deep inequalities, is one of the most opulent in the world, and that I ought to be aware of that fact and think about it for once; or that I am a white person and I have white privilege which I should learn to curb; or that I am a part of Western civilization and I should perhaps consider that there might be other civilizations.
I am a professor of Spanish and Portuguese, and I work in Latin American literature, and that means I have to be aware of a thing or two. I am also a direct descendant of the masters of Wye House in Maryland, which in its heyday had over one thousand African and Caribbean slaves, and I have the papers of this establishment and could tell you a great deal about its economy. My uncles were faithful members of the International Workers of the World. My aunts worked for woman suffrage and went down to the docks in San Francisco to welcome Emma Goldman. The city was full of Chinese and they were heavily discriminated against. Then they became my roommates; that is how I picked up the habit of stirring all pots with chopsticks. They kept telephoning Shanghai and speaking in Chinese, but mixing in words and phrases like “registration” and “driver’s license.” I am not Hispanic but I learned the second national language of my country as a child, and I first picketed with the United Farm Workers when I was nine. All of these things and more are parts of me and I, too, sing America. I will never bow down to any self righteous whites, from any country, because colonialism is a world system and we are all implicated; I want liberty or death. I am beyond needing elementary lessons in the the depravities of marauding Europeans and of U.S. policy, and I have heard of instrumental reason and the Cartesian “I.” Some of the information I have for you might be details on our prison system and our arms industry, not to mention the question of petroleum; my information goes beyond nice pieties and beyond anything most People Sitting in Whiteness want to hear.
Speaking of buses, though, when I returned from Brazil in January I took a bus to Maringouin because my suitor had sequestered my car. I thought nothing of it because I was coming from Brazil where it is normal to ride the bus, but in the United States, at least this part of it, riding the bus is a down and out and very Black thing to do and the bus officials treated us like prisoners. I mean they literally treated us like prisoners; I have direct knowledge of what that is because I have been going fairly regularly to some of the less elite parts of Angola, and I have also been interpellated there as a participant in some ways and to some extent. And when I speak of my experiences in the United States of America generally, where in most spaces many lack visas, I am not always speaking of experiences involving people endowed with the first world rights of Man and Citizen.
The reason I know peer review is not anonymous is that I have an essay I cannot publish; I cannot publish it because I have an Anglo name. It criticizes, from a left and S0uth American point of view, the work of an American writer who is a member of at least three oppressed groups. It cannot be published, nice white reviewers from English departments have said again and again, because a person with an Anglo name cannot criticize the work of a person without an Anglo name, because such criticism is necessarily conservative and “racist.” It is actually one of the best things, if not the best thing I ever wrote, but it is condemned to circulation in samidzat. So I, too, am discriminated against by white people for being white, but you know, dem’s da breaks; I could be out working in the fields right now, too, but I am sitting on a nice couch in a pleasant living room in incandescent lighting with the air conditioning on since it was in the nineties today, and I am writing in a blog.
I think I was right about this, and I do not expect the trust of persons sitting in situations and historical positions worse than mine, situations which exist because of the activities of my ancestors (of which I am not guilty, but for which yes, I am responsible). However, I also do not owe apologies or justifications to other persons who, like myself, sit in whiteness (no matter how culturally Other they may feel).
Not including the present paragraph this post has 3662 words, which is 14.68 pages. That is a lot for one day. I wrote it in a total of 5.5 hours — in the office, waiting for students who did not come; in a waiting room, waiting for an appointment, and after dinner; I did not know I could carve that much writing time out of this particular day, and this is the most I have written on any day, ever. It is worth $0.55, American. That means each page is worth 3.7 cents, American; so each word is worth .015 of a cent. In terms of time, I have been paid exactly 10 cents an hour for this post.

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However, there is currently no way (that I know of), to get the Indonesian ITB version for the Android program.
So, I am forced to use another Bible app for accessing my Indonesian Bible.
Hopefully, Accordance will find a way to get the Exchange Bibles into the Android program also, or include the ITB Bible by default into Accordance.
Syncing of content, including User Bibles, will eventually come to Accordance Mobile for Android. There’s just not a date yet to announce when that will be.

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» Movie Review: THAT’S MY BABY (1944).
Movie Review: THAT’S MY BABY (1944).
THAT’S MY BABY. Republic Pictures, 1944. Richard Arlen, Ellen Drew, Leonid Kinskey, Minor Watson, Richard Bailey. Director: William Berke.
The setting for this definitively minor comedy effort from 1944 is supposed to be that of a comic book publisher’s office, which is why I rescued the DVD it’s available on from the $3 bin at a local record store. In truth, however — and the truth always comes out — Moody Productions looks more like an animated cartoon production facility, a supposition heavily reinforced by, well, the animated cartoon they produce on the quick that ends the movie.
It turns out that the head of the firm (Minor Watson) is suffering from a bad case of the blues, and to cheer him up, his daughter (Ellen Drew) and her beau (Richar Arlen) bring into his home a whole host of vaudeville acts, with no success. Not until they discover what it was in his past that has not allowed him to even smile in some twenty years.
This is a small time capsule of the kinds of acts that made people in small town America laugh. I don’t believe too many of these acts were ever preserved on film in many other ways. Many of these are pure corn, others are mildly amusing, and one, Gene Rodgers, the astoundingly good piano player, makes you wonder why you never heard of him before.
Personally, if you were to ask me, it is a wonder that both Richard Arlen and Ellen Drew, both consigned to B-movie stardom at the time, ever had careers after making a movie such at this, with one of the weakest storylines of any comedy musical I’ve ever seen.
William Berke is a minor director who is rarely studied.
My records show I (mildly) liked his “The Falcon’s Adventure”, part of the Falcon detective movies. And the “Steel Ribbon” episode of the Gene Autry TV series.
Freddie Fisher’s Schnickelfritz Orchestra was an ancestor band to Spike Jones’s City Slickers.
More than a few of Fisher’s players wound up with Jones, most notably trumpeter George Rock (Is he in this movie? You can spot him in a couple of other Schnickelfritz film appearances – e.g., Gold Diggers In Paris).
You can also wonder how Richard Arlen got his hair gunked up like that – and how he managed to keep it that way well into the 1960s.
Pigmeat Markham’s the one I’d fast forward to see!
Almost nobody remembers any of the various acts today, except people who read this blog, but I’m sure all of them had at least some name recogniton at the time.
Thar the Schnickelfritz Orchestra left footprints that Spike Jones followed in is well established today, but that Pigmeat Markham was doing break dancing before there was break dancing, and before he became a comedian, was something I didn’t know until now.
One other act deserves a mention, I think. Doris Duane did was can only be called a reverse strip strip tease dance. She’s the one in the second photo down. The act starts with her in a bathing suit, then her partner (male) comes out with a single swath of fabric and begins to wrap it around her in such a way that when he’s done, Doris has a dress on that’s suitable for going out on the town.

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Gradually, however, Malin becomes ever more invested in the young patients, and beyond translating, he reads them stories and has them write their own, or draw pictures of their experiences, their hopes, and about who they are.
The film does a powerful and moving job of communicating just what nuclear technology can do to children if it goes wrong, as it did in Chernobyl, whose explosion spewed radiation densely across Belarus and parts of Russia and Ukraine, with the plume spreading over Europe and eventually touching the U.S.
Genadijs Dolganovs delivers a moving performance as a stricken parent.
It is hard to watch this film and not ask why anyone would support an industry that harms children in this way — and inflicts such agonizing grief on their parents. Malin befriends one particular boy, Alexi, who is in isolation from the other children due to his compromised immune system, and superbly played by Nikita Semenov. At one point, the boy’s father (movingly played by Genadijs Dolganovs, also in The Shape of Water), describes the irony of radiation now being used to treat his child’s cancer after having caused it in the first place. “How much radiation do you think one body can take?” he asks Malin.
Dolganovs, a Canada-based Latvian actor, has few scenes in the film but he owns every one. He describes with bitter and regretful pride how honored he had felt to be invited to Pripyat as the high school science teacher for the children of the eminent scientists working at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
There are also two great performances by the leading women in the film — Maricel Álvarez as Gladys and Yoandra Suárez as Malin’s long-suffering and, at first, detached wife, who sees him drifting away from his own family the more absorbed he becomes with the Chernobyl children. She focuses on her job arranging art exhibitions, on their young son Javi, and on her pregnancy, temporarily moving away but eventually reconciling with Malin.
Maricel Álvarez as the Argentinian nurse, Gladys, provides the emotional anchor to the film.
Gladys serves as the emotional center of the film, maintaining a stern exterior to suppress her inner turmoil, committed, constantly drawing Malin back to the work he finds so desperately painful. As Malin’s marriage begins to crumble, one wonders whether a romance between them will blossom. Whether loyal to the biographical truth, or simply to avoid Hollywood cliché, the screenwriter, Lindsay Gossling, thankfully does not go there.
Ultimately, the film follows Malin’s gradual awakening to the harsh realities of the world beyond his comfortable job and home life. When petrol shortages mean Malin can no longer drive, he takes to his bicycle, from which he is thrown one rainy evening on his way to the hospital, limping in battered and bloodied as he desperately tries to get to Alexi’s side in time for the boy’s latest treatment.
Only at the end of the film is it revealed that the directors are Malin’s (real name Manuel) own sons, Rodrigo and Sebastián Barriuso. It is shot almost entirely in Havana, which likely has changed little since the 1980s. And while it touches on the political shifts as Gorbachev moves away from Soviet communism, it’s main message is humanitarian. It is a touching, important piece of filmmaking that conveys all too directly just how painful, tragic and ultimately unacceptable, the risk of using nuclear power really is.
Watch an interview with lead actor, Rodrigo Santoro, and the Barriuso brothers below.
Headline photo taken from the trailer of Un Traductor.


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Manfred is lonely. He’s all by himself, and needs your child to help him explore his world! This interactive game contains no menus, ads, or instructions, and allows infants and toddlers to discover and enjoy by tapping on things that move. Your child can follow visual storylines, play with interesting elements over and over again, or just fling the Manfred character around the screen. There are new mini-adventures to reveal each time you play!
Just a good, clean, simple, enjoyable game for young children.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


text: Renovation of the City’s 2,400-seat theater will include new floors, seats, and glass and steel exterior walls. Upgrades will also be made to lighting, acoustics, lobby and disability access. The renovation is slated to begin in 2019.


text: Contents: 2 Comice Pears, 1 Mango, 1 Crimson Red Pear, 2 Braeburn Apples, 1 Granny Smith Apple, 1 Bosc Pear, 2 Navel Oranges, 3 Mandarins, 1 Fruit in Season, 6 oz. Fresh-Style Natural Cheddar Cheese, 6 oz. Creamy Jack Cheese, 6 oz. Italian Style Sausage, 4 oz. Dried Fruit Bag, 4pc. Milk and Dark Chocolate Covered Sea Salt Caramels, 3 oz. Roasted and Salted Almonds, 2 oz. Partners Olive Oil Sea Salt Crackers. Tied with Happy Valentines Day Ribbon.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


text: One of the largest filters you can put on your scooter. K&N quality with K&N logo stamped on top. Cleanable.


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Howdy The Happier Homemaker readers! I’m Trisha D. from Black and White Obsession and today I’m ridiculously excited to share a very special Project Brainstorming free printable with y’all!
Alright so the stickies are tidier and prettier in this example.
You see before creating a mega blogger planner— really, that thing is 132 pages!— I found it increasingly difficult to track down each and every last sticky note filled with random scribbled ideas. Since those sticky note concepts were only a few words and at times, difficult to read, it caused some frustration figuring out where the line of thought went and if it was something we really wanted to peruse.
The original planner version, as part of that 132 page FREE blogger planner (above), was slightly smaller at a half-page and was geared toward blogger specific projects– boring stuff like how to present the project for optimal internet exposure.
This blogger version was of little help to the beau, since he doesn’t usually get involved in the blog stuff- you know besides letting me get all paparazzi on him. Which meant that we needed something more general to house all his crazy-genius ideas.
So that’s when it was time to take matters into my own hands by redesigning the worksheet. This would organize all his brilliant ideas with the ultimate goal of clarity by drilling them down into smaller bite-sized steps.
Although not shown, you could totally print them double sided, staple them together, and convert them into a little project planning book. You could look back at old projects or keep referring to the open projects when you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. <– a special creative Pinterest Board you may find useful. I’m an enabler, you’re welcome.
The free printable comes in four colors: Coral, Mint, Gold, and Gray in PDF or PNG format. Also, the PDFís are packaged as a four page bundle for those who enjoy some color variety in their life or individually for those who prefer one color at a time.
I hope you find the free project brainstorming printable useful in your own home! What types of projects do you find yourself daydreaming and sketching about? Are you gearing up for spring/summer projects?
Looking for more freebies from me, Trisha D.? You can find those here. You can also spot me getting all social on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
In case you missed it, Iím one of Melissa’s new Thursday Contributors, and I’m so honored to meet y’all!


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text: Come out and meet the team behind Tales of Blood & Fire: The Gideon Todd Chronicles this weekend. We will be at table 1340. While your there also see the my exclusive 2012 Stan Lee Comikaze Expo Poster.


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Founded in 1982, the Charlotte Film Society began as a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a choice in movie going. The Charlotte Film Society’s primary mission is to bring foreign, classic, and independent films to Charlotte that might not otherwise come here. We believe Charlotte can support alternative cinema as well as cities half the size. As much as we love mainstream cinema, we also know there is another side to filmmaking.
From 1982 through 2000, the Charlotte Film Society offered a “Subscription Series“, typically from September to May, of ten to twelve foreign, classic, and independent films The series made it’s home first at the Queen Park Theater, and, then in 1988, at the Manor Theatre in Myers Park. This series was a staple of the organization until 2000.
In September 2000, the Society introduced the “SECOND WEEK Series“, programming three-four films the second week of each month. Each second Friday of the month through Thursday of the following week, a line up of films at various times were shown. This series was originally hosted at the Manor Theatre and then later at Regal’s Stonecrest Theatre in Ballantyne. Our list of films included the popular alternative films playing in other major cities, as well as some of the smaller, more obscure films that often do not make their way to Charlotte.
In February 2007 the Charlotte Film Society formed a partnership with Charlotte-based Consolidated Theatres, with the Park Terrace Cinemas acting as host for the “SECOND WEEK Series” and other film society events.
In 2008, the Film Society began the “SECOND WEEKEND Series” which showcased one film a month Friday through Monday for a four-day weekend experience in alternative cinema.
Beginning in July of 2009, The Charlotte Film Society began its current model with the screening of six films, one a month, in the “Saturday Night Cine Club series” at Theatre Charlotte on Queens Road in Charlotte. The SNCC also marked a new chapter of the Film Society’s development by bringing in guest speakers for each screening to speak about the film and moderate discussions by the attending audience immediately following each screening. Due to the success of this program, the CFS and Theatre Charlotte have continued to build a strong relationship as screening partners with a series that continues to this day.
Beginning in 2011, The Charlotte Film Society continued its expansion of alternative cinema presentations in the Charlotte community with the “Back Alley Film Series” at Crownpoint Stadium 12 on Monroe Road in Charlotte. The BAFS proudly continues the exhibition of diverse and alternative fare from all around the world that otherwise would not be shown in the Charlotte area.
Charlotte Film Lab is the newest series which aims to provide a viewing ground for innovative, artistic and truthful cinematic works as well as an intimate conversation with the creators of the films in a unique setting built around their work screened. Supporters of the Saturday Night Cine Club will love the opportunity to be able to speak with the films’ creators to find out what motivated their decisions and to hear tales of the production not seen in the final works. Fans of the Back Alley Film Series will also enjoy seeing a wide array of truly independent films, often shown by the directors who travel with their films in tow and share their story one crowd at a time.
A volunteer-based Board of Directors plans and oversees the Society’s activities to help assist in the continued cultural growth of Charlotte and to ensure that a variety of cinematic experiences are offered to the larger community. While the programming and locations have changed throughout the years, our Society’s mission remains the same: to bring foreign, classic, and independent films to Charlotte that might not otherwise come here and to promote a broad range of current and classic titles from all countries and genres.
The Charlotte Film Society has operated since 1982 without the help of grants or funding from other non-profit or government agencies. It relies solely on nominal membership dues and promotions from sponsors.


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QUEBEC CITY (AP) - For generations, farmers have despised milkweed and done their best to rid their lands of it. Now some farmers in Quebec and Vermont are planting it.
They're looking to help the sinking population of monarch butterflies and to serve a new market for the milkweed fiber. Monarchs will only lay their eggs on milkweed and the plant is the only food for the caterpillars. Quebec researchers have turned the silky floss from milkweed pods into insulation for pricey winter clothing.
It's tough to process, making the market uncertain even as farmers approach what could be their best milkweed harvest since the experiment began five or so years ago.
Lac-du-Cerf, Quebec, farmer Nathalie Leonard says the milkweed pioneers could fail but it's worth trying, for the sake of the butterflies.


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How much is real estate close to TTC Stations?
Torontonians may have their fair share of gripes about our local transit system – but love or hate the TTC, the truth is, it pays to own real estate with easy access to a subway or LRT stop.
Properties in close proximity to public transit often command a price premium, and their location is typically used as a leading selling feature when listing a home for sale on the Toronto MLS. And, while living steps from the subway can certainly make for a more convenient daily commute, such neighbourhoods also tend to be home to booming local businesses and amenities, and often have desirable walk scores.
How much more could buyers expect to pay to live within a stone’s throw of the TTC? To find out, Zoocasa analyzed average 2018 house and condo prices in neighbourhoods within an 800-metre radius of a subway or LRT stop – approximately a 10-minute walk. Home prices were collected from the Toronto Real Estate Board for the time period between January 1 and December 31, 2018.
The findings reveal homebuyers looking for the most affordable homes should head east, specifically along the Scarborough Light Rapid Transit line; there, houses (including detached, towns, and rowhouses) cost, on average, in the $740,000 range by Ellesmere, Midland, and Lawrence Park stations.
Condo affordability was also best in the east end, particularly close to Kennedy station, where subway lines 2 and 3 converge. There, the average multi-family home costs $392,530. Lawrence East and Ellesmere LRT stations also ranked in the top three for affordability, with nearby condos costing $364,656 and $382,752, respectively – well below the city-wide average of $558,728 TREB reported in the fourth quarter of the year.
The most expensive homes in Toronto, not surprisingly, were found along the Line 1 subway route, which runs through several higher-income neighbourhoods. Houses near York Mills fetched the most - an average of $3,426,000, followed by Museum at $3,002,150, and Summerhill at $2,932,837. Even condos located in the Yonge corridor cracked the $1 million threshold; the most expensive in the city can be found by Summerhill, at $1,424,618 per unit, Rosedale at $1,172,898, and St. George, at $1,141,827.
Penelope Graham is the Managing Editor of Zoocasa.com, a real estate website that combines online search tools and a full-service brokerage to let Canadians purchase or sell their homes faster, easier and more successfully across the nation, including condos for sale in North York and Etobicoke condos for sale. Home buyers and sellers can browse listings on the site, or with Zoocasa’s free iOs app.

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19 relations: Acceleration, Bugatti Veyron, Cubic centimetre, Doppler radar, Gizmodo Media Group, Kilometres per hour, Launch control (automotive), List of fastest production cars by acceleration, List of fastest production motorcycles by acceleration, Metre per second, Miles per hour, Motorcycle testing and measurement, Porsche 918 Spyder, Radar gun, Supercar, The New York Times, United Kingdom, United States, Vehicular metrics.
The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined sports car, designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by Bugatti.
A cubic centimetre (or cubic centimeter in US English) (SI unit symbol: cm3; non-SI abbreviations: cc and ccm) is a commonly used unit of volume that extends the derived SI-unit cubic metre, and corresponds to the volume of a cube that measures 1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm.
A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that uses the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance.
Gizmodo Media Group is an online media company and blog network operated by Univision Communications in its Fusion Media Group division.
Launch control is an electronic aid to assist drivers of both racing and street cars to accelerate rapidly from a standing start.
This list is limited to unmodified production cars which meet the eligibility criteria below.
This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1/4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
Metre per second (American English: meter per second) is an SI derived unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector quantity which specifies both magnitude and a specific direction), defined by distance in metres divided by time in seconds.
Miles per hour (abbreviated mph, MPH or mi/h) is an imperial and United States customary unit of speed expressing the number of statute miles covered in one hour.
Motorcycle testing and measurement includes a range of more than two dozen statistics giving the specifications of the motorcycle, and the actual performance, expressed by such things as the output of the engine, and the top speed or acceleration of the motorcycle.
The Porsche 918 Spyder is a mid-engined plug-in hybrid sports car manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Porsche.
A radar speed gun (also radar gun and speed gun) is a device used to measure the speed of moving objects.
A supercar is a luxury, high-performance sports car or grand tourer.
There are a broad range of metrics that denote the relative capabilities of various vehicles.
0 to 100 km/h, 0 to 60, 0 to 60 time, 0 to 60mph, 0 to60mph, 0-60, 0-60 mph, 0-60mph, 0to 60mph, 0to60mph, 0–60, 0–60 mph, Zero to sixty.

industry_corpus2: Automobiles


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Former UN Ambassador John Bolton may become Trump’s new NSA director.
John Bolton was one of the key forces behind Bush’s illegal invasion of Iraq.
John Bolton is a top neoconservative who believes that regime change is good for American foreign policy.
In the interview below with Tucker Carlson, Bolton goes so far as to conjure up the myth that Iran now has WMDs, and states that the Iraq regime change invasion under former POTUS George W. Bush was a good thing.
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson has the balls to challenge Bolton on his hawkish, warmonger beliefs, and comes out ahead with an awesome zinger at the end of the debate.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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One of my favourite affordable skincare brands, Dirty Works, has been nominated for two awards in this year’s Sainsbury’s Beauty Awards. This is for the Buff Your Stuff Body Scrub in the category of Premium Bath and Body and for the Banish The Bags Eye Cream, one of my favourites- review here, in the Beauty Hero category. These are two great products that would really deserve to win your vote.
VOTE FOR DIRTY WORKS HERE!
I’ve mentioned this a few times on my blog over the last few weeks but it’s the last push before the voting closes on 31st October and we all know you’ll be out trick or treating then, so why not take a couple of minutes out of your day to vote now? I’d really love to see Dirty Works win, so PLEASE get voting!

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


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At just 2-3/8 inches long when folded, the Tiny Trapper weighs only one ounce. That's light enough to compete with ultralight emergency knives built to much lower standards. Strong nickel silver bolsters brace both ends of the knife handle, and panels of natural India stag horn provide a durable gripping surface. The knife uses slip-joint construction, holding blades securely in both open and closed positions through steel spring-bar tension. Neither blade locks when open, so be cautious when applying piercing pressure -- pressing on the back of the blade closes the knife.
Trapper knives contain two blades which pivot from the smaller end of the handle. Originally designed for hunters and trappers, the knife offers clip point and spey point blades of equal size. The clip point pierces and carves, while the spey point is best at shallow cuts and controlled slicing. The raindrop Damascus high carbon steel blades of the Tiny Trapper were created from steel stock specially forged at Devin Thomas Damascus. Thomas developed a total of 15 unique damascus patterns, only one of which was chosen for Case knives. The raindrop pattern results from controlled hammer blows on the hot steel, distorting the layered metal in precise geometric designs.
If you need a larger knife, the Case Stag Trapperlock adds lockback safety to this very popular outdoorsman's knife.


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The Serai Resorts are one of the best and most premier options available to you for your team outings. Set in destinations by which we are inspired, the Serai resorts offer a wide array of options in terms of conference rooms, activities at the destination, and also exciting sightseeing opportunities.
This resort is set practically on the edge of the jungle & is a wildlife enthusiast’s dream come true. With the welcoming deer at the verandah of your room to the roar of a wild cat in the night, The Serai Bandipur promises to be an exciting story for you to tell your loved ones. With 24 rooms, all of which are overlooking the Nilgiri mountain range. The view here is as dramatic as the destination itself.
We have 24 independent accomodations overlooking the jungle. The resort is a 2 hour drive from Mysore, 1 hour drive from Ooty and 245 kms away from Bangalore.
All the accommodations at The Serai Kabini open right onto the riverbank where tales of history, adventure, wildlife and the local lore of native fishermen await you. Late evenings here could be spent at “The Outpost” or the Bar where stars in the sky put up a show of sorts just for you against the darkness of the night.
We have 20 waterfront villa / verandah in accommodation. The resort is a 2 hour drive from Mysore and 220 kms away from Bangalore.
Riding past hills with the aroma of coffee in the air, thick with the drama unfolding before you, Chikmagalur is all about adventure. This picturesque town in Karnataka is the origin point of coffee cultivation in India. The place itself is dramatic in every sense. You ride past chapters of a history book before entering Chikmagalur which is sprinkled with villages, temples, lakes, hills and coffee estates; The winding paths and the sound of your bike is what will keep the action alive.
We have 29 Private Pool Villas. The resort is at a distance of 250 kms from Bangalore which takes about 4hrs to reach.
Conference hall – ARABICA The total area of the conference hall is 2112 sq ft & can accommodate 200 pax in theatre style.
Board room – ROBUSTA The total area of the board room is 816 sft (34 x 24) & can accommodate 40 pax in theatre style & 20 pax in cluster style.


text: The nice weather is finally here and everyone is itching to get out on the trails! Please be patient. Stay away from wet areas and let the land dry out to be respectful of our landowners, including the North Salem Open Land Foundation. And remember, stay to the edge of fields and away from homes and barns. Thank you!


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1 Enter Service Centres available in Bhubaneswar (Odisha).
Enter Company has Its Service Centres Located at 15 Cities / Towns in india.
Contact Enter Bhubaneswar : Plot No: 335, Sahid Nagar Odisha, India.


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On Monday, January 7, 2013 Rona Seider died. Rona (also known as “Rona from Nassau” in her funny and thoughtful calls to WNYC Radio describing everything from legal issues to making gefilte fish for Passover) was a life-long advocate for civil rights and women’s rights. The Nassau County Women’s Bar Association recognized her extraordinary contributions to women and the law by creating an annual award named for her. I loved Rona’s strength, commitment, courage, and kindness. I will miss her greatly.
All of us at NAPW appreciate Rona and Hal's longtime support of NAPW. We are grateful beyond measure and profoundly moved that her family requested that donations be made in her honor to National Advocates for Pregnant Women.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Now that “unconventional” resources make up the lion's share of new reserve bookings and data analytics has moved from esoteric to essential, reserves evaluators are faced with the challenge to stay competitive and relevant in today's operating environment. Quorum Software, together with three representatives from different reserves evaluation firms, deliver a panel discussion on "The Changing Face of Oil and Gas Reserves Evaluation in North America" to answer questions about industry trends, reserves, unconventional resources, data analytics, and the effects of technology and innovation.
How knowledgeable is the industry in understanding unconventional resources?
What are the priorities for the new generation of Reserves Managers?
What innovation is required to stay competitive and relevant?
Has the large influx of Private Equity money changed how we look at Reserves?

industry_corpus2: Petrochemicals


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A PR maven updates her Toronto kitchen to create a chic space with staying power.
Christine Faulhaber is no stranger to trends. “It’s my job to be on the pulse of what’s new and now,” says the head of Faulhaber Communications, a PR and marketing firm in Toronto. When this in-the-know gal’s kitchen got an update last year, it was destined to have a covetable current look. But first, the 420-square-foot space – which hadn’t seen more than a coat of paint since the ’80s — needed to be brought into this decade.
Seeking help to gut the room and start over, the well-connected homeowner pulled out her loaded Rolodex and called in designer Amy Dillon of AyA Kitchens and Baths. “For the most part, we kept the layout pretty similar,” says Amy. “But we tweaked things to improve usability.” The upgrades included replacing cabinets with space-saving pullouts, swapping bulky appliances for sleek, well-integrated options and supplanting the old island with a longer narrower one that accommodates seating without impeding flow.
With function taken care of, Amy focused on the finishes, opting for elements befitting this fashion-forward professional. She cites the sleek two-tone cabinetry, open storage and a feature wall sans uppers as examples. “Trends can date themselves down the line,” says Amy, “so I incorporated them in a subtle way, using a neutral palette.” The über-popular encaustic-look backsplash tiles are case in point. “The slew of prints is a bit aggressive,” admits Christine. “But they’re monotone, so it’s a safe choice.” Time-tested additions, such as Mid-Century Modern-style seating, grasscloth accent wallpaper and copper accessories round out the room, cementing its staying power.
Designer Amy Dillon grounded the white cabinetry with dark grey accents — but only a few. “I wanted the space to age gracefully, not look like that typical two-tone kitchen you see so much,” she says. Marble-look Caesarstone countertops, which flow into a waterfall edge on the island, help achieve that goal.
For the dining area, Christine went with one of the hottest trends — Mid-Century Modern furniture — and chose chairs in a punchy shade of blue.
Christine incorporated touches of copper, the metal du jour, starting with a Tom Dixon pendant light in the eat-in area. The zone received the same space-smart treatment as the rest of the kitchen with dual-tone built-ins.
The whimsical artwork printed on Plexiglas is actually an image from a photo shoot Christine produced five years ago to mark the 10th anniversary of her PR and marketing agency, Faulhaber Communications. She used classic grass-cloth wallpaper as a backdrop to amplify the piece.


text: This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth to speak in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.” Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!


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The first production of the Russian Mil Mi-1 (USAF/DoD reporting name: 'Type 32', NATO Designation: 'Hare') series, a modernised modification of the Mil GM-1 prototypes. It is the first mass produced helicopter made by Russia. The aircraft capacity is the same, carrying the crew and 2 passengers; however, the main rotor consists of 3 blades and the powerplant is upgraded to the AI-26GRF radial engine.
Resources related to the Mi-1 , provided by the Vertical Flight Society.
Resources related to the Mi-1 , provided by public sources across the internet.

industry_corpus2: Aerospace


text: “San Huan” in English means “three rings” which represents the three links of R&D, production and market are closely related. Zhong Ke San Huan has its origin in R&D and has been paying great attention in research and innovation since its establishment. It has a high-level research team with its members specialized in various disciplines including physics, material, chemistry, metallurgy, machinery, electronics, automation and so on. This research team has solid theoretical foundation and rich practical experience. The company has established a research and innovation system with market and customer needs as guidance, Zhong Ke San Huan Research as basis and research teams in subsidiary factories as outposts. In the meanwhile, With strong support on fundamental research by the State Key Laboratory on Magnetism, the company also have been keeping close cooperation with universities and academic institutes, which gathers high-level and good quality innovation resources.

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research


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It has been an eventful few weeks for Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans and her husband David Eason, and their actions are resulting in some severe consequences. Will their controversial social media activity end up pushing the couple towards divorce?
It all started last month when Eason posted a picture of Evans posing with a firearm just hours after the Parkland, Florida school shooting that claimed 17 lives. Fans were not happy, and the instant negative response prompted Eason to get into a political debate with fans who didn’t agree with his politics.
In response to the backlash, Eason started hurling homophobic slurs towards his critics and made a bad situation much worse.
As a result, MTV quickly fired Eason, and Evans’ future with Teen Mom 2 is currently up in the air, so people are now questioning the future of their marriage.
Divorce rumors are nothing new for the couple, but they have accelerated since Eason’s firing. And, fans believe that Evans will dump her husband now that he can’t appear on the show.
With MTV removing Eason from the cast, it greatly affects Evans’ screen time, so it wouldn’t be a shock to fans if she decided to bail.
She has dumped guys in the past for far more ridiculous reasons. And since she has never had a job other than reality star, it would make sense for her to get rid of anyone in her life that would threaten her career.
Plus, when MTV fired Eason, the couple was already in the middle of a rough patch. The couple publicly fought when he went into a jealous rage after the network aired a special about her exes.
According to The Hollywood Gossip, Eason was so furious about her kind words for some of the men that she dated that he went on social media to declare that their relationship was over. He changed his relationship status on Facebook to “complicated,” and both went insane after the show.
Both stars are also dealing with custody battles over kids from past relationships, Evans admitted to doing drugs while pregnant, and the couple has been involved in several gun controversies since the original post after the school shooting.
These struggles, plus the fact that they have never had a stable relationship, could push the couple to split.
Right now, the couple still appears to be together, so fans are just going to have to wait and see what happens.
Filming on Jenelle Evans was halted amid all the controversy, but she should return for at least part of the new season of Teen Mom 2 later this year on MTV.


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Documenting actual travel expenses causes administrative headaches for employers and employees. The IRS offers simplified methods for reimbursing employees’ out-of-town lodging, meals and incidental expenses that may be worthwhile for some companies. Here we discuss government-approved per diem rates, the mechanics of the high-low method and changes that go into effect for travel beginning October 1, 2015.
As the holidays approach, food is an easy way for employers to thank their staff for another year of service or to entice them to stay late to meet year-end deadlines. But many companies are unsure about the IRS rules for deducting employer-provided meals, parties and gifts. In many cases, businesses may be able to deduct 100% of these costs. Here’s what you should know before bringing in pizza or organizing a holiday luncheon.
In the 20 years since the Federal Networking Council coined the term “Internet,” this technology has revolutionized our personal and work lives and the transformation has only begun. Here, we look at recent Internet trends, speculate about the future of the “Internet of Things” and cover the Commerce Department’s decision to renew its contract with ICANN to manage Internet domain names.
Are Rental Properties the Next Big Investment Opportunity?
A recent study finds that a growing number of Americans are renting their homes instead of buying them. And those who do buy are likely to wait longer to own homes than previous generations. These trends are good news for investors in residential rental properties. Here are the hottest rental markets to invest in where property values are still affordable and rents are expected to rise.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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Captain Raphael Semmes, Alabama’s commanding officer, standing by his ship’s 8-inch bore gun, which brought havoc to the Union navy.
Despite the challenges, dangers, bankruptcies, and in some cases, exploitation, by the mid 19th century Galway had a small but profitable fleet of sailing ships. In previous weeks I have outlined some of the achievements and failures of the Galway Line, which between 1858 and 1864 completed a total of 55 trouble free return voyages to New York and Boston. One of its ships, the Circassian, which I discussed last week, sailed from Galway on September 21 1859 to New York with 342 passengers of whom 108 were first class. One hundred and seventy persons who applied for passage were turned away as the ship was full.
The Yorke family* owned a number of the largest vessels in the Galway clipper fleet, including The Gladstone, the Joseph Hinsley, the Celt and the Ocean Child. The last vessel, had built a reputation as a fast clipper on the South American guano route, before being converted for steerage passengers, with minimal comforts. In fact the Ocean Child became little better than a ‘coffin ship’ offering cheap one-way passage to America.
From Galway’s harbour Guinness, Persse’s whiskey, and manufactured goods from as far away as Belfast were exported; while imports from the United States included tobacco, wheat, corn, timber and farm machinery.
The imporance of Galway as the nearest transatlantic port in Europe was fully realised by the American government. As early as 1851 America had appointed Samuel W Talbot as its first vice-Consul, and he was succeeded by Thomas M Persse. While a young man Persse had worked in New York, and now used his position to boost the sales of his family’s whiskey. He was owner of the barque Bonita, which traded as a clipper on the Atlantic, and was part-owner of several other ships trading in the Caribbean, important for sugar, rum and molasses.The Persse family and their contemporaries, the McDonaghs, the Delargys, the Comerfords and the Yorkes, exemplified the Galway seafaring and maritime tradition since medieval times.
After the outbreak of the American Civil War, President Lincoln insisted that all members of its diplomatic corps take an oath of allegiance. Persse found this difficult to do. Although he was reappointed consul at a later date, a new vice-consul William Boxwell West, a Wexford-born naturalised American, was appointed in August 1861.
Even though vice-consul West implied, in a despatch to Washington, that ‘Galway’s streets were full of Confederates’, his suspicions were not aroused when he inspected the locally-built Hiawatha, pride of the Galway clipper fleet. It was owned by John B Purdon of Victoria Place. Surprisingly it was converted from cargo to accommdate emigrants. Yet when West inspected the boat he criticised that there ‘no mode of ventilation’, the berths were made from ‘rough boards’. He worried that the lack of ventilation would produce ship-fever and other sickness.
But what William West did not know at the time, and he would have been furious had he found out, was that John Purdon had other plans to profit from the Civil War. After completing the run to New York and disembarking 132 emigrants and a cargo of scrap iron, the Hiawatha then sailed south to Nassau and was chartered as a Confederate blockade runner. Under the command of John Ballantyne, the Hiawatha made a number of successful runs through the blockade into Richmond. Considering she was a sailing ship, it was a remarkable feat to race with chasing steam boats on its tail.
Poor West never seemed to have relaxed. He believed that Confederate sympathisers were attempting to enlist recruits from among the poor and homeless in Galway. But he becomes even more exercised with the disappearance of a newly launched merchantman, later named CSS Alabama. After her launch from the Merseyside shipyards of Cammell Lairds, the ship disapeared. The American authorities feared that she was on her way to serve in the Confederate navy. The Alabama, anxious to avoid American war ships, steamed out of the Mersey on an apparent test cruise, then headed at speed across the Irish Sea, where dockyard staff and visitors were hurriedly put ashore, before sailing north around the Irish coast. It possibly did make one port of call before crossing the Atlantic to meet up with Confederate forces.
West and the Union authorities had every reason to be worried. The Alabama was commanded with ruthless determination by Captain Raphael Semmes who, over a period of two years, captured, burned and sank some 58 Union vessels and their cargoes, with an estimated value of more than $6.5 million. In June 1864, having sought safe harbour in Cherbourg, France, for essential repairs, he was followed by the iron hulled USS Kearsarge, which waited outside the harbour. The Alabama had no place to run. Semmes chose to come out and meet his nemesis.
NOTES: *The Yorkes were responsible for building the first lighthouse on Aran, at Eochaill on Inishmore, in 1818. To aid the construction of the lighthouse tower, a powerful stallion was brought to the island to drag blocks of limestone up to the site.
The stallion so impressed the islanders, who were used to the smaller Connemara ponies, that the colloquialism ‘Stail Yorke’ went into the vernacular as a byword for enormous strength. Yorke himself married the daughter of the family Wiggins, with whom he had lodged during the building of the lighthouse. They lived on Long Walk, Galway (Tim Collins ).
**An ancestor Col William Persse fought alongside Washington during the American War of Independence.
*** The battle was witnessed by the artist Manet, who went out to paint it; and the owner of an English yacht who had offered his children the choice between watching the battle and going to church.
Again I am leaning on Transatlantic Triumph and Herioic Failure by Galway historian Tim Collins, and other sources.
Did Capt John Wilson ever receive his well earned plate?
Justice at last for the Indian Empire incident?
Did a midsummer murder silence a guilty pilot?
Did Liverpool scuttle Galway’s Atlantic dream?
GBC - A Galway tradition for eighty years.


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MassFinder 4 is a software tool to visualise and interpret GC/MS data by comparing mass spectra with a mass spectral library. MassFinder allows you to identify peaks, assign names to these peaks and produce reports of which compounds are present in the GC/MS run. Further, MassFinder enables you to create and employ your own mass spectral libraries.
MassFinder is of interest for everyone involved with GC/MS analysis and will greatly enhance your productivity. MassFinder was originally developed in context of essential oil research and is still bundled with the unique Terpenoids Library, which is widely used in the flavour and fragrance, food, beverage and tabacco industry as well as in natural product and terpenoid chemistry.
User interface: Highly convenient and intuitive user interface which takes the scientist's needs serious: MassFinder is made by GC/MS experts for GC/MS experts.
Real time search: Search multiple mass spectral libraries effortless in real time just by selecting the GC/MS scan of interest: with a minimum of interaction you will instantaneously receive reliable results.
Retention indices: The unique two-dimensional search algorithm considers both mass spectral similarity and retention index, thus drastically increasing the hit rate and quality.
Annotated chromatograms: Identify constituents and label peaks with just one click, then export your results in high-quality graphics or tables to Powerpoint, Word, or Excel.
Library maintenance: Create and maintain your personal mass spectral libraries easier than ever before.
Two GC/MS runs: Compare two GC/MS with each other; transfer annotations from one to the other chromatogram; create result tables which compare both GC/MS runs with just a few clicks.
Everyone can access the whole online Reference Manual or the Beginner's Tutorial and learn all about MassFinder's exciting features.
Users of previous MassFinder versions might want to read What's new in MassFinder 4.
If you are interested in purchasing a MassFinder license, please visit Ordering and Prices.
Should any questions remain unanswered, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will gladly reply to all inquiries.
MassFinder's main window always displays the gas chromatogram vertically and you may zoom into or stretch the visible area. Peaks can be marked with colored arrows: yellow indicating manual identification, red for unknown peaks and blue for automatically assigned peaks.
Three consecutive scans are shown (left column) to facilitate detection of co-eluting peaks, overloading effects or to study substracted spectra and ion traces. You may zoom into, stretch or shift the mass axis of the spectra with the mouse.
Three library entries are shown (right column) in order of hit quality. By selecting another scan of the GC/MS, the library is automatically searched and the best hits are displayed without further user interaction required.
The user has full control with a minimum of interaction. For navigating the chromatogram, identifying signals and labelling peaks a mouse click is all that is needed.
MassFinder inherently uses retention indices. Based on an alkane pattern of your method MassFinder automatically calculates retention indices for each GC/MS scan. MassFinder libraries, both our Terpenoids Library and your proprietary libraries created with MassFinder, store retention indices and are employed when doing library searches.
Thus, MassFinder can distinguish very similar mass spectra frome ach other by taking their retention indices into account. This unique two-dimensional search drastically improves identification quality.
Another of MassFinder's unique features is the capability of "reverse search". Just select any library entry and click with the right mouse button on its spectrum and MassFinder will search whether this library entry occurs anywhere in the GC/MS run. It has never been easier to search for compounds of interest like substances to isolate or contaminants to be aware of.
If MassFinder can not find the desired substance, it navigates to the retention index (retention time) the library compound is to be expected at, and you may have a look yourself for traces or co-eluting peaks.
MassFinder can export chromatograms and mass spectra in high quality for direct use in word processors or presentation software. The exported clipboard graphics can be edited and re-colored.
MassFinder 4 can compare two GC/MS runs with each other and display them superimposed, stacked or butterfly-style (see below).
MassFinder automatically assigns integrals and lets you re-integrate peaks very rapidly and intuitively. All results are reported in a table that can be printed or exported to Excel for further processing.