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AMAYA GAMING GROUP INC AYA.
60%: Land-based, where AYA offers operators (casinos, cruise ships, etc) solutions that are physically at the operator’s sites. This consist primarily of games and game systems, and related services and support, for the North American market, including tribal, casinos, commercial casinos, charitable gaming establishments/bingo halls, the video lottery terminal (VLT) market and racetracks.
Per AYA’s filings: Revenues are generated primarily through participation agreements with the gaming operator, under which Amaya receives a percentage share of the revenue generated by its gaming machines and systems or in other instances a daily fee. Revenues are also generated through the sale of gaming machines either on an outright basis or on a finance lease basis, as well as from software licensing.
The company is in the process of entering the much larger and more lucrative Class 3 machine market. Class 3 machines have more sophisticated and diverse algorithms that we see in Vegas/Atlantic City casinos. This move will diversify its current almost singular (93%) focus on Class 2 machines (more standardized, “bingo-like” algorithm machines, employed typically in Indian tribes run casinos). AYA aims to benefit from the continued market share erosion experienced by IGT - the historical leader in the class 3 market. Importantly, it will allow it to create further synergies with its online offerings to its casino customers as they enter the online market.
35%: Interactive and Mobile: With its content library of 500+ popular games (Amaya has licensing agreements in place with DC Comics, Paramount, Marvel), live dealer table games, and poker games, AYA’s integrated model takes care of costly and highly specialized activities (content development, technology development, maintenance, 24/7 multi-lingual technical and player support, etc.) for its partners. Allowing casinos to focus on sales, marketing and other revenue generating tasks, brings efficiency and profitability for online gaming operators. AYA positioned itself as a state-of-the-art business-to-business operator (as opposed to business-to-consumer) thus eliminating marketing and other typical b2c costs entirely, improving ebitda margins and lowering leverage. The b2b model also removes them from competing with its casino clients, eliminating conflicts of interest and making them more attractive for potential partners.
Per AYA’s filings: Revenues are primarily generated via software licensing based on a percentage of the gaming operator’s net gaming revenue (or rake in the case of Amaya’s poker platform), hosting and network administration fees, and set-up fees for platform integrations (poker, CGS, AGO, third party tools), training, and consultancy services. Other revenues in 2013 were generated via hosted casino related to online casino operations.
AYA acts on-line in one of two capacities: a content provider or a platform provider. In the former case it simply provides the actual games with all the accompanying support and customized according to the casino’s parameters. In the latter case it assumes a much larger role of building and integrating and running all of the casino’s online operations. While running an individual platform is a more profitable activity, the overwhelming share of AYA’s online revenues come from providing the content. That is because for competitive reasons no two casinos in a single online market would want to run the same platform as their rival, and therefore an AYA-type company can only run one platform in a given market, while it can license and customize games to all of them.
The main thesis behind the trade is that you are buying a well run company with proven management at a reasonable price while you wait for the investments it made to prepare for New Jersey to pay dividends when the eventual legalization of online gaming in other states occurs. There is also scarcity value, as we believe this is one of the few ways to invest in the growth of online gaming, and the only good way if you are limited to North American companies.
The CEO, David Baazov (highly regarded in the industry) is the largest shareholder with 26% of the shares, with interest clearly aligned with that of the shareholders.
The stock only listed on TSX in 2013, does not trade in the US and has limited sell side coverage. But with NJ opening to online gaming late last year, and with regulatory landscape changing across the US and globally, AYA became one of only 2 North American vehicles to invest directly in the growing area.
CACQ was distributed via a rights offering with $8.64 subscription price, which gives CZR a max strike price for its call on CACQ of $16.88 as early as Nov 2016. In other words, regardless of how profitable online gaming is for CACQ, CZR has the right to buy back all outstanding shares at a maximum price of $16.88 (as long as CZR remains solvent, with net leverage less than 9x and available liquidity of at least $1B). With CACQ trading at $13.80 now, we don’t believe this is a viable alternative to invest in online gaming.
That leaves us with AYA.
It is one of a handful of solutions providers used by the online gaming operators. The other main ones, such as 888, Bwin and BetFair are non-North-American based companies with the b2c expertise (meaning they run their own online gaming sites with gamers being their direct customers). And when it comes to providing a one-stop solution for a casino trying to establish its online presence AYA’s offering appears very competitive despite company’s smaller size.
When a Caesars-type house is looking for an online partner, they evaluate the candidates according to multiple criteria: technical expertise, experience, speed of implementation, flexibility (e.g. can we quickly change the “skins,” logos, overall appearance, etc of the product?), strong back-office capability, tech/customer support, depth, uniqueness and popularity of game library, internal controls (fraud detection/prevention, monitoring) regulatory compliance, etc. AYA has developed a track record and reputation of excellence in all of these parameters as demonstrated by its successful penetration of the NJ Market.
On April 14 NJ released its 4th monthly internet gross revenue report since the market opened in December 2013. Though the early numbers fell short of very aggressive initial estimates, the growth has been steady and the aggregate win revenues grew from $7.3m in Dec to almost $12m in March. The slow start is primarily attributed to payment processing difficulties (major credit card companies are still working on their control systems to address the newly legalized online gaming world), which in turn caused the casinos to hold back their marketing effort.
It is telling that of the 7 casinos operating gaming sites in NJ Amaya participates with 6, securing exposure to 84% of gross win for the state. While the company does not disclose the exact numbers, with the exception of www.CaesarsCasino.com (where it runs the entire platform) Amaya is compensated through participation agreements. The most recent addition to this list was Trump Taj Mahal announced on March 31.
As explained above, no two casinos want to have the same platform provider in the same market. Therefore with one platform and 6 out of 7 content partnerships Amaya did as well as it possibly could in maximizing its NJ presence. In fact, it is the only company with such stellar performance. AYA managed to secure such vast exposure during a very brief window of opportunity after NJ decided to regulate the space. Its experienced and well-prepared team quickly obtained necessary licenses and formed relationships with the casinos and the online partners.
Such impressive performance and aggressive projections driven by market enthusiasm over the online gaming potential helped the stock to a 40%+ run between Sept and early March. As the initial online win numbers reported by NJ fell short of the estimates based on the State’s own and analysts’ projections, the stock drifted down until it finally cracked after its earnings, when it became clear the online revenues would have to wait.
One more thing worth noting in this context is AYA’s relationship with Bally Technologies. In 2012 AYA signed an agreement with SHFL to exclusively distribute AYA’s Ongame Poker Platform in the US for 10 years, with AYA receiving an upfront $10m followed by a 50/50 revenue split. Further, per the agreement AYA is to receive $8m contingent upon regulated online poker commencing under either Fed statute or in California (more on CA later). SHFL was purchased by Bally in early 2013 and this deal was followed by a further agreement to integrate and license AYA’s poker platform and casino suite into Bally’s iGaming platform. It is through these agreements that we see AYA participating in Golden Nugget NJ online business which retains Bally.
AYA’s 15% post earnings drop on March 31, followed by a slide in growth stocks lead to a precipitous drop to the high CAD$5 range. The Q4 report and the call afterwards spooked the market because it did not show the expected revenue growth and management deferred providing 2014 guidance till May. The latter was consistent with last year’s guidance release timing, but disappointed the market which was eager to hear a lot more details regarding the newly opened NJ online market.
One reason for the market’s unpreparedness for the Q4 results was that since its last guidance the company refrained (for what it called confidentiality reasons) from communicating the details of the sale of WagerLogic’ B2C business as well as some other “strategic” asset sales. At the end of the day, disposing of the cost-intensive B2C part of the business fits well with the company’s strategy of positioning itself as a pure one-stop B2B operation, but the resultant disconnect between the reported numbers and the analysts’ models proved to be too confusing to the market. If anything, the disposition of Wagerlogic’s B2C business reflects management’s prudence when it comes to capital allocation, and the series of acquisitions we saw over the past 3 years appear to be all part of a disciplined plan, not a simple roll-up play.
While we wrote most our analysis when the stock was trading in the mid $6 handle, we believe the recent snapback is part of a larger move as the market finally sorts out the earnings mess, digests the recent news and learns to once again appreciate the on-line gaming optionality part of the thesis.
Its already wide network of relationships and track record, being based in North America (unlike most of its European-based peers), and successful NJ experience give Amaya a tremendous edge as the new markets start opening up across the US (CA being the most talked about, but others, e.g. Maryland, Illinois and most recently NY actively considering online regulation) .
With an estimated one million resident poker players CA would become by far the single largest Internet gaming market in the U.S. with gross poker wagers potentially exceeding one billion dollars. There is every reason to expect Amaya to do as well or even better in CA once it opens up. On top of demonstrated ability to quickly form new relationships, gain necessary licenses and capture market share, AYA has additional advantages in CA (As a caveat, please note that several of the largest Indian tribes have announced partnerships with various on-line gaming providers other than Amaya in anticipation of legalization of online poker. We believe the market will be large enough that Amaya will be able to meaningfully participate).
Amaya is already actively operating in the state and has strong long term relationships with the Indian tribes operating casinos for which it supplies class 2 machines. This also introduces potential for land-based / online synergies that AYA and its peers have been realizing for some time now in European markets.
Some of these synergies are more applicable to games-of-chance played against the “house” (e.g. slots, roulette, black jack etc), rather than poker (game of skill played against other gamers) which is the only type of on-line gaming currently on the agenda in CA. Still, these need to be considered as it is expected that the poker approval will eventually be followed by the expansion into games-of-chance. For instance, that is exactly what happened in Spain recently as the original Poker-only approval lead to approval of other on-line gaming a year later) Per company’s explanation, the synergies come in several forms. E.g. empirically, a player who enjoys their land-based machine becomes accustomed to and comfortable with the characters, brand, math algorithm behind it, and has therefore been drawn to the online equivalent. So the casinos will find it compelling to complement their land-based offering with the online "extension" to capitalize on this loyalty and keep the customer playing on and off-premises. Same works in reverse.
Also there are some licensing savings, given that they already have gained licenses for the specific type of games and algorithms. Other savings for the operator such as marketing and selling costs are also realizable in this model.
As CA currently is only considering poker for its foray into online gaming, AYA becomes an immediate plug-and-play candidate to serve as the online provider, with its widely recognized market-ready online poker solution. Amaya spent a large amount of money building a new poker platform from scratch to participate in online gaming in New Jersey. Much of the costs in building out an online platform for California should it legalize online poker has already been incurred. Further, in CA (unlike the NJ market) AYA will have the ability to provide a common platform to multiple tribes enabling them to take advantage of pulled liquidity, vital for the successful poker offering.
Finally, one of AYA’s board members, Harlan Goodson, is a former Director of CA’s division of Gambling Control, bringing invaluable expertise in both regulatory and tribal relationships sides of the California story.
To be fair, the timeline for CA action is subject to a lot of debate and uncertainty, and whether it will happen this year is a very open question. Several competing groups have not been able to reach an agreement on a structure that would accommodate their interests and concerns for three years now. As recently as last month two competing bills were introduced by rival coalitions. Both bills are backed by coalitions of Indian tribes with divergent views on several key aspects of regulation including eligibility requirements, licensing and launching costs, security rules, number of websites a licensed operator could employ and numerous other provisions.
The current legislative session will end on August 31st and the Governor will have another month to act on any bills reaching his desk.
Being listed exclusively in Toronto has clearly been a disadvantage for the mostly US-operating company and with most of its peers trading in NY or London. Listing in one of these two markets would be a huge benefit to the stock as it will expose it to a wider, more informed audience of investors, and more educated analyst coverage. Management is aware of this potential benefit of a dual listing and has made public statements alluding to its intention to list either in New York or London. Our base case is that this is a 2015 event. In discussing the pros and cons of NY vs London, management pointed out that given that most of its cash flow is USD denominated , NYC listed company would present a clearer security to investors.
Tyler, thank you for the write-up. I understand from the annual report that AYA has a large number of warrants outstanding. I can only see the strike price related to the convertible debentures at $6.25 in filing which represents a small portion of the total warrants outstanding. Can you break out the warrants and their respective strikes? I see that if you include the warrants and stock options that the shares oustanding increases by about 11% from your totals. Thanks.
I think the stock is still a generally decent value at these levels. Legalized Ipoker in CA this year (I am starting to become more of the opinion that it is finally going to happen this year) or a transformative acquisition with the cash they recently raised is gravy (if they blow the money on something stupid, that would obviously be a negative).
For anyone following, Amaya was halted during trading today and announced after the close that it is acquiring the parent of PokerStars, by far the world's largest online poker brand, for a purchase price of $4.9 billion. This is an enormous acquisition and will make the company the largest online gaming company in the world. PokerStars has been barred from the U.S. ostensibly for failing to withdraw after the Federal Government banned on line poker in 2006 (many argue the real reason is competitors know they can't compete against PokerStars). PokerStars settled civil litigation with the Federal Government in 2012 without admitting wrongdoing, but there is a criminal indictment against Isai Scheinberg, the founder of PokerStars. I believe that Amaya will be able to operate the PokerStars brand in states where it curently operates.
In California, they have been trying to legalize on line poker for eight years. The legislature will do whatever the Indian tribes and to a lesser extent the card clubs want them to, they just have never been able to reach agreement. The Morongo band of Indians, the second most influential tribe, and the card clubs, had announced that they would be partnering with PokerStars. The rest of the tribes, fearing that they could not compete, announced that they had agreed on all issues and had submitted draft legislation prohibiting any "bad actor" who had operated in the U.S. after 2006, which would include (was really targeting) PokerStars, from operating in the state. It also prohibited any operator that purchased more than 10% or 15%, ( I forget which) of such a bad actor from operating in the state, and had a nonseverability clause. In other words, if Amaya buys PokerStars, it can't operate in California under the proposed legislation, and if it challenged the legislation in court and won, online poker would be illegal. Remember, this is proposed legislative language of the other Indian tribes, not an actual bill.
My take: re: California, a deal gets done. Amaya's entry may be delayed, but they are in it for the long term. All the Morongos were ever asking for was for the decision as to who would be suitable to operate in the state be left up to the regulator. Amaya is already in the states where online gaming is allowed, and the PokerStars brand will dominate. For online poker in general, this is huge. Until now, there have been a bunch of substandard offerings, and as a result, online poker participation has been underwhelming. Once PokerStars reenters the market things will change. They will offer much better, more trusted service, and much better promotion, which will attract much more interest and participation, and a much better experience.
I don't have much to say about Baazov other than that I think he is very diiriven to make this a big success. He has alarge stake so i thnk he is incentivized correctly. Other than that, I agree completely with Avahaz with two notes. I would note that the CA regulator has already said that they would place a lot of weight on what the NJ regulator does, and agree that Pokerstars will be allowed back into NJ. I also don't think you can call coming back into the U.S. a small part of the story, although I hope I am wroing on this. If getting back into the U.S. (including CA) turns out to be a small part of the story, than this stock is very, very cheap.
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ASB is not a kiwi bank. They were sold to Commonwealth Bank of Australia (as the name would suggest, a publicly listed Australian company) in 1989.
Eh? Nobody picks JetStar because of the quality of the onboard service. They are a discount airline – cheap and cheerful.
Why do they choose to highlight the exact things they are not?
Both obviously feel they need to respond to their competitors’ advertising.
Kiwi Bank nicely mocks the “Australian banks” in their ads. And, Air New Zealand has done well to position themselves as the slightly-more-expensive-but-worth-it alternative, by highlighting all of the hidden extras that are not included in the discount airlines’ prices.
So, what should ASB and JetStar do?
Why not focus on the things that are important to customers that they actually are.
ASB is a more difficult example, because, it seems to me at least, that Kiwi Bank has them on most of the areas that customers care about. Perhaps the long slow queues at Post Shops, including people trying to send their Trade Me parcels, is one area of weakness to focus on?
Either way ASB need to stop talking about the things they used to be – kiwi owned, leaders online (where is the ASB iPhone app?), etc – and find a current point of difference.
Whatever happened to BankDirect, I wonder? They had a great brand, but it seems to have been left to rot on the vine recently. I remember one ad with attitude they had years ago which said something like: “Our credit cards are black, because we think they look cool” – it convinced me to switch!
This is just another good example of something that smaller companies seem to find much easier – talk straight and be yourself.
Great post Rowan. This seems to be part of a PR belief, that if you tell a lie often enough it sometimes becomes reality. I’ve noticed many politicians do this, and annoyingly it often works for them.
I wonder if consumers are as susceptible when brands do it? People seem to be very motivated to complain when corporates do things they don’t like; see for instance the Cadbury palm oil stuff-up earlier this year.
My personal favourite: NZI’s campaign “everybody’s always steeling your stuff” featuring lots of Kiwi icons (like Pavlova and Phar Lap) being claimed by the Aussies. Given that NZI was purchased by IAG (Insurance Australia Group) in 2003, was this purposely ironic?
My workmate recently flew Jetstar from Australia.
It was 2 hours late leaving and he didn’t get his luggage back for a week.
I’ve flown JetStar once, when my tickets were booked by the person I was going to meet.
The flights were on time, and everything was no frills, but no problem, as you’d expect from a budget airline – as I said in the post, cheap and cheerful.
I suspect the only stories you hear are the horror stories, so experiences like mine for example aren’t part of the conversation.
I think the important thing is that your expectations are in line with the likely service, and ads like the one I included above don’t help at all with that.
I think Gerry McGovern has answered my question above about how much people trust brands now.


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For this personal challenge, I set a limit of two motifs and seven colors. And a really loose time limit: Not All Day. And I surprised myself. In less than an hour, I created this cute little hippie print. Tonight I'll see what I can produce in 30 minutes.

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The Charter School Orchestra took to the stage at the National Finals of the Music For Youth UK competition in Birmingham on July 7th.
The venue was magnificent and awe inspiring, we were led to the Green room to await our performance slot. Through the wall we could hear Dulwich Prep Symphony Orchestra blasting the hall with the magnificent sound of Dvorak's Slavonic dance, we looked upon each other in awe wondering if we would be able to create such a wall of sound. They ended with a medley from the tried and tested favourite, 'The Sound of Music' to rapturous applause.
Following this fierce introduction came Egglescliffe School Symphony Orchestra, who ended with a powerful and robust version of Beethoven's Symphony no 1... the bar had firmly been raised and set.
Next came Impington Village College Orchestra with a slick and stylish tribute to Henry Mancini, followed by the classic - Themes from 007.
At this point came our call to take to the stage.
TCSO were in quietly confident mood, unlike their conductor and leader who found himself parched, excessively tired but quietly focused.
With a strong confident opening of Beethoven's unmistakeable Fifth, Temi started the rhythm and we were in flight!
The string section, expertly led by Martha, began to own the stage and love their sound, the clarinets were in feisty mood, the flutes led by Isobel danced with style in jazzy motion and Luke played the ivories with poise, style and elegance.... The Charter School Orchestra were here and had something different to say.
Playing with verve and joyful but accurate execution, cascading strings, commanding cellos with Clara at the helm, they rose and fell with the conductors wand...we were one, together in this arena, in this moment.
Walter sang out his trumpet solo like Donald Byrd, and Miles Davis, sassy, cool and understated, yet brilliant. Louiza followed this with punch and funk, 'I'm having a ball!' her sax rang out, whilst Joey, playing the anchor role kept a solid funk groove.
We ended bold, tight, and together.... now, we had to ..Go The Distance.
The triumphant trumpets rose to announce the end with power and poise, instruments pointed to the air and Alfie shot another thunderbolt to sign off our performance.
We came, we saw, we played (boy did we play) and they loved it!
As one of the judges said ...'Charter brought fun, enjoyment, infectious energy and attention to detail, with an ending that was bold and triumphant'.


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Recently there is a wave of ads/posts on my facebook about solar energy, ranging from installations to solar tax.
I did a quick calculation from https://www.energywise.govt.nz/tools/solar-calculator/, using all the standard attributes and costs, it worked out that I will save a HUGE(not) $1100 in 22 years, that is without any issues within 22 years. I don’t really think it’s worth installing right now, but if you are so concerned about the environment, it doesn’t hurt to go ahead I guess.
So what is the bottleneck for us to save money from? The solar panels seems they are reasonably efficient, so that shouldn’t be the problem. If it’s not the panels then must be the batteries! After some research on the batteries offered with the solar package, they don’t store enough energy to last the whole night, especially if you rely electricity for heating. Based on the following battery specs, the biggest one is 9kwh, if you use heatpump + fridge + hot shower + watch some TV + do some cooking, the battery will prob only last 3-4 hours.
I guess right now it’s not the best time (cost effective) to install solar panels, until there is a breakthrough/revolution on battery technology.

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text: Paul affirms Timothy as a man of God and encourages him to look after his spiritual health. He urges him to strive for righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, and gentleness. Paul tells Timothy that faith is a fight. We should remember that a life of faith is not delivered from struggle, a life of faith brings one into a life of struggle, a fight.


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Have I talked about this already I can’t remember. But it has been impressed on me again how much useless ‘stuff’ we acquire. It really isn’t stuff its JUNK and I don’t need it so why do I buy it?
This is a new way I can ‘save the world.’ By not buying things that I don’t need those things aren’t needing to be manufactured or transported. Its true that one person not buying extra stuff might not have a impact on the manufacturing world but what if you joined me, and told a few friends?


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When you reserve your wedding reception place, make sure you ask if it’s fine to bring your own drinks (B.Y.O.B.). By delivering your own ale, wine beverage, and liquor, you won’t need to pay the inflated prices that the location will charge if indeed they were to provide that service.
When your reception is perfect for four time, consider only having wide open pub for the first hour or two. Many friends will have a glass or two when they reach the reception while they are simply looking forward to the festivities to commence and will not need another drink. Others will leave after supper is served and can not be there for the next half to take pleasure from an open pub. Another option is to close the pub during the meal hour. Most friends will be active eating and conversing and won’t desire a beverage throughout that time.
When you have your heart place on having a specific wedding wedding cake that is expensive, see when you can downsize it and provide smaller pieces. Most bakers demand by the cut, and if they are getting two portions per slice, they could be able to trim you an escape.
Breakfast and lunch break cost a lower amount than meal so consider creating a daytime wedding. I visited a wedding a couple of years ago that dished up breakfast time at the reception. I acquired a made-to-order omelette and pancakes! WHEN I brought up, food is in which a huge chunk of your cash goes for a marriage. Since food is normally charged by the top count, ask fewer people in an effort to save some dough. This pertains to wedding invites as well.

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text: Wow! Check out this completely remodeled home in the Lincoln Village area. 3 bedrooms with possible 4th room, flex or den. New floors, new paint, updated kitchen, brand new HVAC system with central air, updated bathroom. Everything has either been updated or replaced. Close to shopping and the Casino.


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The word "serial" in warez context means a unique number which identifies the license of the software as being valid. All retail software uses a serial number or key of some form, and the installation often requires the user to enter a valid serial number to proceed. A serial can also be referred to as a "CD Key". When you search for "handy blacklist serial" for example, you may find the word "serial" amongst the results. This usually means your warez download includes a serial number.


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Keith Lovetro has been appointed ceo at OIA Global, the Portland, USA-based supply chain management company.
Lovetro has 35 years of experience in shipping, freight and transportation services and will assume overall responsibility for the financial performance of the company as it continues through a period of rapid growth, according to OIA.
Prior to joining OIA Global, Lovetro was ceo of TRAC Intermodal, the large North American intermodal chassis pool manager and equipment provider for the international and domestic shippers in North America. He has previously worked for multiple organisations including FedEx, DHL and YRC Worldwide.
Readers may recall that OIA Global strengthened its position in project cargo services when it acquired UK-based Bellville Rodair as HLPFI reported here.

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text: The Deep Soil Mixing (DSM or Wet Soil Mixing method) is an in situ soil treatment technology whereby the soil is blended with cementitious and/or other materials, in order to improve bearing capacity of soil. The cementitious slurry is prepared in automatic mixing plant, such as MA2C-aut plant, or in compact Grouting Sets (GS). Once the slurry is mixed, it is pumped to a drilling hollow auger and mixed with soil at great depths. The complete soil mixing process is monitored and registered with the help of special software, such as Soil Mixing Master, developed by MODEL&CO. The process starts with drilling with low flow, once the auger reach maximum depth, it is withdrawn and higher slurry flow is pumped and mixed with soil until the required soil-slurry mixing ratio is reached.


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I've designed the logo for my next company. I don't know what its gonna do yet, maybe sell ice cream or heavy weapons. Well who knows, but at least I have a name, and for allot of companies thats all you need. A brand and a CEO, I'm already the company of the future. Watch out soon you maybe working for, via an outsourced sweatshop franchise.
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It has taken me a week to post about our farewell to Tyler. He and his family moved back to Louisville KY last Wednesday. Yes, we are all very very sad. I miss so much of his sillyness. One day we looked down the hallway to see he and his greatgrandmother playing horsey. She had an old hobby horse between her legs "galloping" down the hall with Tyler laughing and following right behind. He was getting into trains and we would spend hours on my bedroom floor playing with his Uncle's Brio train set. He especially liked the bridges and could make a wicked good train whistle imitation. Needless to say, Thomas has become his favorite bedtime ritual.
I know God knew they were leaving even if we refused to believe it. We were able to book two weeks at Nicks Lake late in the season so we could spend some great moments with Tyler and his family. It was so worth the time I took off from work even if it meant that I didn't get caught up until 4 weeks later.


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Could someone explain the Comp/Expand Filter settings located in the effect folders.
If you care to explain the other filters in that folder please do. I can not find any documentation on these filters. Yes, some of these filters are self-explanitory...others...it would be my guess.
But as for the Compressor/Expander, it is set just like a hardware one, the settings are the same.
First, don't check the expander on, in my experience, that will risk blowing your speakers and not do anything you want it to.
Note that the compressor is a soft knee compressor with a 3dB window of gain reduction. Therefore I chose 6dB for my threshold to keep my maximum level between +3 and +6dB on the VT's meter.
Yes, docs definitely would help.
For example, how does one tell an audio filter what it is filtering? Will it be applied to everything above it on the timeline, or does it lock to a particular clip the way a DVE does?
Yup, which can be useful at times, but which can also be a significant weakness at times.
It was my understanding that 0 had no compression so it has to be - 6 or in some case -10 and the makeup gain at6 ish alesis comressors are this way useing -# and thats how iv been useing it workes great.


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The new Aizen Intermediate HIBIKI model offers the advancing player a high quality upgrade instrument for a relatively low cost.
Designed by the sax technicians at Aizen the HIBIKI has a bright, colourful tone that is suitable across all genres. Perfect for players moving up from their beginner Saxes and looking for something to take them to the later grades and into higher levels of playing.
Bright lively sound with plenty of depth.
Excellent option for advancing players wanting an upgraded Sax.
Supplied in leather style shaped case, inc.mouthpiece and accessories.
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text: I started ‘Am I Allowed to Like Anything’ because I wanted to create a space for people to feel good about shouting out the stuff in culture they’re into, during a time when it’s easier to riff about the things we hate. I talk to guests about their work, their lives, and how they maintain their optimism in this world. #AIATLA is a capsule podcast. There will be 100 episodes.


text: Basset girl good with other dogs. used to other pets and car travel looking for new permanent home due to unavoidable live changes with extended periods abroad. She is a typical opinionated Basset that loves comfort and food and is not overly keen on long walks.


text: Vituro Health provides comprehensive prostate care, empowering men during all stages of their lives. Our integrated, concierge-care model encompasses total prostate health management and provides services that improve the quality of life for men who are focused on prostate health. From partnering in choosing the right physician, navigating the diagnostic process to ensure a personalized plan to assisting each patient with appointments, necessary travel and making each patient a priority. For individuals with prostate cancer and patients requiring prostate treatment, we enable our partner physicians to offer therapy through High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), a new, FDA-approved, minimally invasive procedure that yields maximum efficacy with reduced recovery time and fewer side effects. We arm our partner physicians with this precision technology and other patient-centric, concierge services to elevate the standard of care and their patients’ experiences.

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Many Christians fail to realize that there are a number of different kinds of baptisms taught in scripture. Not every baptism talks of water. Hence, we need to consider the following verses.
Eph.4:4-6 "One body, and one SPIRIT, even as each of you are invited in one expectation of your invitation; One ADONAI, one faith, one baptism, One ELOHIM and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."
We see from these verses that there is only one faith - that being the faith of the Son of God (Gal.2: 20). How far we err when we talk of a Catholic faith and a Protestant faith! There is but one faith. It is not a Baptist faith, a Methodist faith, or a Presbyterian faith. It is not an Independent faith, an undenominational faith, or an interdenominational faith. It is the faith once for all delivered unto the saints. God never distinguished believers into different camps, and when people do separate themselves into separate groups, God rebukes them! (Read carefully 1 Corinthians 1:11-13). I, myself, am blessed to be a Christian, with no allegiance to any man-made organizations. In this way, I can allow the Word of God to be my authority not some man -- made denomination.
Eph.4:5 states there is only "One Baptism." It is on this point that most Christians often break the Unity of the Spirit and fail most miserably in keeping that unity in the bond of peace. Believers, for centuries, have been hopelessly divided on the question of Baptism; there are differences as to the proper mode, the proper purpose, the proper subject, and the proper authority. Some immerse, some sprinkle, and some practice effusion. Most denominations use some adaptation of the formula of Matthew 28:19, "in the name of the Father, the Son, and the holy Spirit" (which none of the apostles ever used as far as the Acts record is concerned); others use the formula of Acts 2:38, "in the name of Jesus MESSIAH." Some immersionists are satisfied to place the candidate under water but once; others practice "trine immersion," once for each member of the Godhead.
Many groups insist that the purpose of baptism with or in water is the remission of sins (just like Peter preached on the Day of Pentecost, and Jesus commanded in Mark 16). Of these groups, some such as Roman Catholics believe that sins are remitted when the water is sprinkled upon the candidate- whether he is an infant or adult. Others, such as the churches of Christ, believe the sins are forgiven only if the candidate is an accountable believer who has repented of his sins and confessed his faith in Christ. The baptism, in order to be valid, must, according to them, be complete immersion with both the baptizer and the baptized in the water. The Greek Orthodox church practices immersion, but they immerse babies as well as adults. Baptists, on the other hand, insist that water baptism has nothing to do with salvation. To them, it is a witness to the world, or a door to church membership. Mark 16, which is used so frequently as a proof text by members of the Church of Christ, "he that believes and is baptized shall be saved," is interpreted by Baptists and others to mean, "he that believes and is saved should be baptized" (even though the verse is clear that baptism is for salvation). It is interesting to note that the remainder of Mark 16 promises miraculous healings, speaking in tongues, and other signs as proof of salvation. If our marching orders for today are in Mark 16, where are the signs?
(1 Peter 3:13-21). Note that the occupants of the ark did not get wet.
(1 Corinthians 15:29). Note this is the verse Mormons use to support their view on baptism for the dead.
(1 Cor. 10:2). Note again, these who were baptized "in the cloud and in the sea" went across on "dry ground" according to the Exodus account; their baptism was apart from water. This is obviously not a "water baptism" for Israel crossed the Red Sea on "dry ground" (Exodus 14:22). Pharaoh and his army, were the ones dipped into the water as it crashed down on them in divine judgment. However, it was Israel who was said to have been baptized. Hence, this was a dry baptism!
(Mat.3:14; etc.). Note, the Lord states it was necessary, not that it was for a testimony.
"For in one SPIRIT we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one SPIRIT."
The answer to these questions, is a resounding no. Hence, the traditional denominational definition is a totally inappropriate definition.
Therefore, it is from this unsound definition that the whole idea of baptism as a burial with MESSIAH in water has evolved. But the fact remains that MESSIAH was not buried in water. No one buries people in water, except perhaps at sea as an expedient.
While it is beyond the scope of this paper, it is interesting to note how few of these 12 baptisms could possibly be water. If you are honest with yourself, it is clear that baptism is not always synonymous with water. In fact, only numbers 8-12 have water, and one of these is a man-made baptism! Out of those that do contain water, it is accepted by almost all Christians that numbers 8-10 do not apply to anyone but Old Testament Saints, or those who made the Word of ELOHIM of no effect. Therefore, we need to trace the doctrine of Water Baptism in scripture.
Water Baptism was not a New Testament innovation. This fact will be something new to many people, and may even shock some. Many baptismal ceremonies were prescribed in the Mosaic Law. The following verses should be enough to show this irrefutable fact: Exodus 29:4, Exodus 30:17-21, Numbers 8:5-7, Numbers 19:1-22 (pay close attention to verses 7-9, 13, 20-21), and Numbers 31:23. The King James Bibles, and many other Bibles do not use the word "baptism" in any of these passages because that word is a transliteration of a Greek word and not an English translation, as we have already seen.
In John 1:25 John the Baptist was asked, "Why baptize you then, if you be not that MESSIAH, nor Elijah, neither that prophet?" Visibly these inquirers were not shocked by Johns practice of water baptism as though it were something innovative to them. Rather they anticipated the practice of water baptism in connection with the coming of Messiah. Where could this expectation have come from except the prophecies found in Old Testament Scriptures? Furthermore, we need to keep in mind the Mosaic economy was still in force during the ministries of both John and Jesus. Hebrews 9:17 declares a testament is of force after men are dead. Thus the new covenant could not possibly replace the old until after the death of MESSIAH.
Hence, Johns baptism was not something new, rather it was a ceremony thoroughly understood by those to whom he ministered. Therefore, water baptism did not begin with John the Baptist. When we permit scriptures to be our authority rather than a denominational bias we quickly learn that water baptism is a ceremonial cleansing that pertains to the kingdom promised to the nation Israel.
In Exodus 19:5-6 at the very giving of the Mosaic Covenant, YAHWEH tells us what His intention in giving birth to the nation of Israel was.
Isaiah 61:6 But you shall be named the priests of YAHWEH; men will call each of you the ministers of our ELOHIM: you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their glory.
In due course this will be accomplished during the kingdom reign of MESSIAH when Israel is dwelling in her land and the nations find salvation and blessing through her instrumentality.
First must come cleansing or purifying, done by a washing with water.
Exodus 29:4 "And you shall take Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of congregation. And you shall wash them in water."
Exodus 29:7 "Then shall you take the anointing oil, and pour it on his head, and anoint him."
Exactly as the sons of Aaron were the priests through whom the people of Israel could draw near to YAWEH, so the nation Israel itself will one day be " a kingdom of priests and an holy nation," through whom the Gentiles will draw near to YAHWEH (Gen.12:1-3; 22:17-18; Isa.60:1-3, Zech.8:20-23). It is in this light that John the Baptist appears on the landscape preaching his "abaptism of repentance to all the people of Israel" (Acts 13:24).
To state it another way, John's "the baptism of repentance for all remission of sins" (Mark 1:4) was a mechanism of national repentance and readiness to be the kingdom of priests YAHWEH intended that favored nation to be.
Matthew 3:1-2 "In those days came John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent all of you: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
How were they to prepare for the arriving of the kingdom?
Matthew 3:5-6 "Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, And were baptized of him in Jordan, acknowledging their sins."
Matthew 3:8-12 "Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: And do not think to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you that ELOHIM is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and put into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water to repentance. but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He shall baptize you with the holy SPIRIT, and fire:"
Pay attention to the choice set before Israel: there was a judgment coming and if they wanted to be the "wheat" that is safely carried into the barn and not the "chaff" that is to burn with the fire of judgment they must be identified as the believing remnant through the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Exactly as in Numbers 31:21-24, if they wanted to avoid the fire they must "go through the water." Thus they would be "purified with the water of separation" and recognized collectively as the believing remnant in Israel set apart as "an holy nation."
John's baptism became a break through issue for Israel.
Luke 7:29-30 "And all the people having heard, and the tax-collectors, declared ELOHIM righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John, But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected ELOHIM's counsel as to themselves, not being baptized by him."
This is the underlying principle involving water baptism, and how it was associated with salvation and the remission of sins. Salvation was by faith, but the only way they could articulate their faith was by doing what ELOHIM required. What ELOHIM mandated, was the nation of Israel to prepare itself to function as a "royal priesthood. First must come the purification; then the service.
Ezekiel 36:25 promises Israel that they would be cleansed by the sprinkling of water. This was the necessary first step of faith in forming the nucleus of the coming kingdom, the group of Jewish believers, which our Lord called His "little flock."
Luke 12:32 "Awe not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."
The next stage in preparing this believing remnant was Matthew 3:11's baptism with the SPIRIT. This baptism would correspond with the second rite of consecration to the priesthood (the anointing). The baptism with the holy SPIRIT would impart the needed empowering for the nations impending service.
Hence, this explains why Jesus post-resurrection ministry ties these two things the baptism of repentance and the anointing of the holy SPIRIT so intimately together. One need only to read Mark 16:15-17, Luke 24:47, Acts 1:4-8, etc. to see this.
Following the coming of the holy SPIRIT at Pentecost, Peter's plea to Israel is unmistakably a further development of Johns call to repentance (Acts 2:38). Those who think the role of water baptism somehow changed after Pentecost should notice that the pre and post resurrection baptisms were identically the same. "Repent, and be baptized for the remission of sins" is exactly what John proclaimed in Mark 1:4. Nothing had changed. More exactly there had simply been the historical development of the crucifixion and resurrection of MESSIAH, followed by the outpouring of the holy SPIRIT. The kingdom was no longer merely "at hand" as it had been with John; now the time had come to in fact offer it to Israel. Furthermore, even after Pentecost those who refused to be baptized stood as condemned before ELOHIM as did those in Luke 7:30, for Peter declares such in Acts 2:39-40.
This indispensable issue of assembling collectively the believing remnant of Israel the "little flock" of Luke 12:32 runs all the way through the ministries of John, Jesus, and the twelve in early Acts. This "little flock" represented the core of the governmental authority for the approaching kingdom. Those in Israel who refused to "repent and be baptized" to identify themselves as those who had changed their minds about Jesus being their Messiah through the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins were to be "destroyed from among the people." (Acts 3:23). Hence, it is very clear in scripture, water baptism is a ceremonial cleansing that pertained to the kingdom promised the nation Israel.
"Also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean."
The "nations" of Matthew 28:19 were of course considered "unclean" by Israel and thus must be baptized be cleansed in order to gain access to Israel's kingdom and acceptance into ELOHIM's favor. Both Israel and the Gentiles needed to be acknowledging their need of cleansing; the former in order to be worthy to minister the things of YAHWEH; the latter to be the recipient of those things.
In Acts 10, we find a most unusual account. The Apostle Peter, who received the commission of Mark 16 to "proclaim the evangel to every creature," had never preached to anyone but the Jews. ELOHIM gave a miraculous threefold vision to him to persuade him to go to the house of an ELOHIM-fearing Gentile, Cornelius, a man who was earnestly seeking the truth. But when Peter went to his house, he did not give him an invitation to salvation. On the contrary, he made apologies for entering a Gentiles house, and rehearsed the blessings of YAHWEH to Israel. As he was in the midst of this, he said, "To this One all the Prophets witness, so that through His name everyone believing into Him will receive remission of sins." This is the message Cornelius was waiting to hear! As soon as they heard this message, Cornelius and those Gentiles with him believed it and were baptized with the holy SPIRIT and began to speak in languages! Peter then remembered the words of ADONAI (see Acts 11:15-16) and identified this experience of Cornelius and his household as the baptism with the holy SPIRIT promised by MESSIAH. He then required them to be baptized with water. This was still a time of 2 baptisms, but this time, the baptism with the holy SPIRIT was first, followed by baptism with water! This seems to be the pattern during the remainder of the book of Acts.
As long as ELOHIM dealt with Israel as a nation, he continued the sign program, for the Jews require a sign" (1 Corinthians 1:22). The very last account of water Baptism in the Bible occurs in Acts 19, and the same believers who were baptized, spoke with languages. Paul as well as Peter, practiced water baptism during this period, but he baptized only a few and thanked ELOHIM that he had baptized no more, "for," said he, MESSIAH sent me not to baptize but to proclaim the evangel (1 Corinthians 1:17). Had Israel been willing, as a nation, to accept the Messiah, the commission of Mark 16 would have been used by these believing Jews to reach every creature, beginning at Jerusalem, extending to Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost part of the world. MESSIAH would have returned in the lifetime of that generation, according to the promise made in Acts 3:19-21, a promise conditioned on Israel's conversion.
With the close of the book of Acts, the Apostle Paul pronounced this divine judgment upon the nation Israel and turned to the Gentiles (Acts 28; 25-28). From that time forth in his ministry, as a prisoner of ELOHIM for the Gentiles, he never gave Israel priority; he never performed a miracle or a sign. On the contrary, he left a young fellow worker sick and prescribed medicine for young Timothy. See 2 Timothy 4:20, and 1 Timothy 5:23. He never engaged in external rituals or ordinances; and he preached only One Baptism - the work of the holy SPIRIT that identifies or baptizes the believer into the very death of MESSIAH (see Romans 6:3-4 with Galatians 2:20; Colossians 2:11-12).
This act of the holy SPIRIT (the Baptizer) baptizing the believer into the death of MESSIAH (the "element") and thus so identifying the believer with his ADONAI as to make him a member of the Body of MESSIAH, takes place the moment one believes the evangel of the Favor of ELOHIM; this is the One Baptism (and only) for today. (Note Ephesians 4:5 with 1 Corinthians 12:13). It is an operation of ELOHIM, not of man (Colossians 2:11-12). Thus, we stand complete in MESSIAH, apart from the works of men, either our own or anothers. This one baptism that identifies us with MESSIAH as members of His Body was a part of a revelation received by the Apostle Paul, which he calls "the mystery"-- a secret that had been kept hidden in ELOHIM before the foundation of the world, never made known to men of other eons. See Ephesians 3:1-10, Colossians 1:25-29.
1 Corinthians itself is, of course, a transitional book, written during the Acts period. It told its readers clearly that the sign program was to cease (1 Corinthians 13:8-11). It told them that while Paul had baptized a few and spoke with languages (more than all of them), he was not sent to baptize (1 Corinthians 1:17) and languages would cease (13:8). Peter could never have made this statement, for he was sent to baptize with water, and speak in languages (Mark 16:16-19). In fact, anyone who labors under the so-called "great commission" could never make that statement with Paul. By his conveying "MESSIAH sent me not to baptize," he is also telling us that the "great commission" is not the commission he, nor we, in the Body of MESSIAH are to follow.
While I steadfastly maintain that the Scriptures are our sole authority in this as in other matters, and I do not base any doctrine on ecclesiastical history. We find many Christians who are disturbed because they feel that the doctrine of the one baptism, (a SPIRIT baptism apart from water), is a 19th or 20th century innovation with none of the earlier believers holding such teaching. I am mindful that not only this truth, but also many other truths of the Scriptures were corrupted and lost, even in the first and second centuries. But my heart rejoices when I find on the pages of ecclesiastical history a group of believers who were very active in Asia Minor and the Mediterranean area some one thousand years before Martin Luthers reformation, who preached and practiced completeness in MESSIAH, and stressed the one baptism of the SPIRIT, with no water baptism. They preferred to be called "Christians" only, but they emphasized the ministry of Paul so much that their enemies called them "Paulicians." The Quakers, or Society of Friends, have from their beginning preached the one baptism of the SPIRIT. Roger Williams, who was for a number of years a Baptist evangelist and who may have established the first Baptist Church in America in Rhode Island during colonial times, in his later years left all denominations and became what he called a "seeker" for truth; he gave up water baptism and preached this one baptism. He also called the "great commission something God never intended for the Body of Christ." These cases are cited only as proof that many of ELOHIM's children down through the history of Christianity have maintained this position.
Today there is no priestly nation or class high-ranking above others. ELOHIM is now reconciling Jews and Gentiles to Himself in one body purely through faith in the completed work of the ADONAI Jesus MESSIAH at Golgotha (1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Ephesians 2:13-18). The very instant a believer trusts the Evangel (1 Cor.15:3-4), he is "by one SPIRIT baptized into one body" (1 Cor.12:13) and thus "baptized into MESSIAH" (Gal.3:27). There is no opportunity for a water ceremony here. No human rite or ceremony can consign the believer "into MESSIAH." No, the "one baptism" (Eph.4:5) of the "one Body" is performed by "One SPIRIT" not by preacher or priest.
Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed be the ELOHIM and Father of our ADONAI Jesus MESSIAH, who having blessed us with every spiritual blessing among the epouranian (literally-the heaven far above the heavens), in MESSIAH;"
In light of such completeness in MESSIAH afforded to even the simplest believer the very moment of salvation it will soon be apparent that not only does water baptism have no place in ELOHIM's program today, but to practice it is to cast an insult on the glorious, all sufficient, finished work of the ADONAI Jesus MESSIAH (Col.2:20).
I thank ELOHIM that "by one SPIRIT are we all baptized into one body." ELOHIM forbid that we should add to that "one baptism" which makes us complete in Him.


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Animals are treated poorly in zoos. Zoos don't have enough space for a big animal like a lion or an elephant. Animals in the UK are also forced to do tricks like in a circus.
Zoos are places for animals, mostly endangered and on the brink of extinction. It is also beneficial to the research and studies of people and helps people to notice and realize that we would have to take care of these animals. This human action is far better than those in the wild, poaching and cutting down trees. Reputable zoos are accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Is the zoo you have mentioned accredited by this association?
In the article it said, "This dead wallaby was left to rot by staff at Tweddle Farm Zoo for two weeks and the zoo refused to carry out a post mortem to establish why the animal died" It did not mention at all that it was because of the zoo's environment that the animal died but because of the staff. Perhaps, it would be better to hire new staff.
As for the space, would you rather have the polar bears, elephants, tigers and lions have as much space as they would like but would not be able to live and survive in it? The animals that are brought in to zoos are ones that need the help.
Stereotypes not only occur in zoo animals but in household pets too. In this website http://en.wikipedia.org..., it says "These behaviors may be.. involving self-injury or reduced reproductive success" The point of zoos is to assess these problems and find ways to solve them.
Also, just because one zoo may have treated animals poorly, it does not mean other zoos are the same.
You asked me that " would you rather have the polar bears, elephants, tigers and lions have as much space as they would like but would not be able to live and survive in it?" My answer to that is is neither. I would switch to national parks if i were you. National parks give animals much more space than zoos. also, national parks don't interfere with the animal. this way, the animals can learn how to hunt for itself. Would you like to see an animal in a zoo being released into the wild without the knowledge to hunt? this will just make it an easier target and they will die out faster, from starvation and predators.
You say zoos try to solve problems, well according to the source above (in round 2) animals die earlier in zoos than in the wild.
Also, my opponent's source is vague and not direct.
My opponent asked me "Would you like to see an animal in a zoo being released into the wild without the knowledge to hunt?"
No, I would not. But if my opponent is implying that zoos let animals out with no knowledge to hunt, they are wrong.
Ok, so there is an organization that teaches animals, but are all zoos in it?
All national parks are hand-free. So no one will bother the animal and their ecosystem.
The IUCNSSC organization is global.
National parks may be hand-free but people still come into national parks to camp and do many other activities in them.
http://tourismimpactsnp.wordpress.com... This article is written by someone who has worked in a national park and has commented on the amount of waste left behind. Now, I know that there are people that clean the garbage up but they only come every single morning as the author said so it leaves plenty of time for animals to be able to reach the garbage which is harmful for them. As you have also mentioned, the national parks are a big space. It would be very hard to cover that space by clean up crews.
The animals brought into zoos are endangered and in need of help. I don't think you can compare them to those that are healthy and roam in the wild because you wouldn't have known how long those animals being brought into zoos would live in the wild.
National parks can only also accommodate animals that can live in the climate of that specific are so more endangered and animals in need of help wouldn't be able to go into national parks unlike zoos that can accommodate animals in an indoor environment.
National Parks can also help endangered animals. Take the wolves for example, they were extinct in the US before they were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park.