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Readers of a certain age (i.e. those who are beginning to get a bit long in the tooth, like me) may remember the original version of The Magic Roundabout, in which, among other lovable characters, a rabbit called Dylan (who was very long in the teeth) spent much of his time asleep, periodically waking up and saying things like, “Crazy, man!” and falling asleep again. He may say more in the recent re-working of the series, but I haven’t seen the newer version.
Anyway, London Mining Network’s dealings with UK regulatory authorities reminded us of both Dylan the rabbit and the roundabout itself.
Last week, I was giving evidence on LMN’s behalf to a parliamentary inquiry into British extractives companies. The inquiry is being undertaken by the cross-party House of Commons Select Committee on Business, Innovation and Skills, which keeps an eye on the work of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS) and makes recommendations to it from time to time. LMN welcomed this inquiry when it was announced last May and submitted written evidence last autumn. We were really pleased to be invited to present oral evidence as well. At last, some official body was willing to listen to what we have to say!
The experience of trying to get someone to listen was what reminded us of the Magic Roundabout – or at least of a roundabout, even if it isn’t magic. In early 2012 we published a report on the need for stricter regulation of UK-listed mining companies, because of the terrible environmental, social and human rights impacts of many of their operations. This was intended as a contribution to debate on the Financial Services Bill which was being discussed at the time. That Bill was replacing the Financial Services Authority with the Financial Conduct Authority as the body with responsibility for ensuring that companies listing on the London Stock Exchange act according to some basic standards. We thought this would be a good opportunity to ensure that the new body took account of companies’ environmental, social and human rights impacts.
Inspired by this suggestion, our friend John McDonnell MP proposed an amendment to the Financial Services Bill. He spoke about it in debate on 22 May 2012, but the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, would not accept the amendment, saying that this was not the right Bill for this sort of thing. He suggested that London Mining Network meet with the Minister at DBIS responsible for corporate governance. John spent a long time trying to arrange a meeting for us, and then the responsible Minister was changed and the trail went cold. In a debate about British mining companies held on 28 November 2012, John asked Jo Swinson MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills, to meet with him and LMN, but nothing came of it.
Discouraged by the apparent impossibility of actually meeting with a Minister, and as Mark Hoban had suggested that we write to the Financial Reporting Council with our concerns, we did so, in February 2013, but we never got a reply.
So in April 2013, we tried writing to the Financial Conduct Authority, saying that they need to exercise stricter control over companies listed on the London Stock Exchange or trading on its Alternative Investment Market (AIM), to prevent environmental destruction, negative social impacts and human rights abuses.
They DID reply – to the effect that, with respect to the London Stock Exchange, they could only act within the powers given them by the Government, and could therefore not take into account the kind of issues that concern us. The implication was that, if we think they haven’t got sufficient powers, we should take it up with the Government. As for AIM, well, goodness, THAT’s regulated not by the FCA but by the London Stock Exchange (but surely, YOU regulate the Stock Exchange…?) so if we had concerns about AIM, we should write to the Stock Exchange.
So we wrote to the London Stock Exchange. We didn’t bother complaining about the behaviour of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange itself, as we now understood that the Exchange would be ENTIRELY unable to do anything about THEM, given that THAT’s the job of the FCA. No, we restricted ourselves to declaring what a rum bunch of companies trade on AIM, and that it’s high time the London Stock Exchange did something about it.
Well, what an absurd suggestion THAT was! The London Stock Exchange explained to us (carefully, because we are clearly VERY slow) that they can only enforce the rules of AIM, which deal with disclosure of certain information and aim to ensure orderly markets for investors. They can’t go worrying their heads about things like forced displacements of communities, loss of agricultural livelihoods, pollution of air and water, assassinations of mining opponents or violation of Indigenous sacred sites. It’s more than their job’s worth.
Presumably, if we don’t like that, we should contact the Government.
Ah, but I fear I can guess what THEY might tell us to do – and we would just start the whole merry-go-round all over again.
Except that it isn’t very merry. It involves the death and intimidation of people that we know, and the loss of their livelihoods, and the destruction of the lands that they love, and the breaking of their hearts. If this roundabout is magic, it’s magic of the Voldemort variety, not the benevolent, Harry Potter sort.
And ALL the UK regulatory authorities – DBIS, the FRC, the FCA and the LSE – are behaving like Dylan the rabbit, asleep on the job, waking up from time to time (like when Bumi’s financial misdeeds became so blindingly obvious that the FCA could not avoid an investigation) and saying “Crazy, man!” before falling asleep again.
So let’s hope the MPs on the Select Committee for Business, Innovation and Skills, who actually took the time to listen to us (and to Christian Aid, and WWF, and to one of our member groups, WDM) come to the conclusion that mining (and oil, and gas) companies listed on UK investment exchanges really DO need to be more strictly regulated, and that whatever recommendations they make to that effect get acted on by Government.
At the end of every episode of The Magic Roundabout when I was a lad, the spring-loaded, moustachioed Zebedee would spring down from the sky and say, “Time for bed!” before springing away again. But now we need to make clear to those with responsibility for regulating UK-listed mining companies that it’s NOT time for bed – it’s time to wake up and take their responsibilities seriously for a change.
“NOT time for bed,” said Zebedee.
You can read LMN’s written submission to the Select Committee inquiry here: Final submission to BIS inquiry September 2013 referenced.

industry_corpus2: Mining


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Centre Del Hall played a handful of NHL games with the California Golden Seals in the early 1970's. His offensive contributions were far more substantial in the WHA and the minors.
Born in Peterborough, Ontario, Hall spent a year each filling the net for the junior B Chatham Maroons and St. Clair College. Prior to the 1971-72 season he was signed as a free agent by California. Over the next three years he played eight NHL games but spent most of his time with the California Seals of the IHL and the WHL's Salt Lake Golden Eagles.
After recording consecutive 30-goal seasons in Salt Lake, Hall joined the Phoenix Roadrunners of the WHA in 1974-75 and notched a personal best 47 goals. He scored 38 times the next season but was sold to the Cincinnati Stingers by the financially-troubled Roadrunners. Hall's production decreased and he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers where he played one game before retiring in 1978.
Signed as a free agent by California, October, 1971. Selected by Edmonton (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 13, 1972. WHA rights traded to Phoenix (WHA) by Edmonton (WHA) for cash, June, 1974. Traded to Cincinnati (WHA) by Phoenix (WHA) for cash, April, 1977. Traded to Edmonton (WHA) by Cincinnati (WHA) for Butch Deadmarsh, December, 1977.


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Alfred Molina is one of the most brilliant actors of our time. The show was well written and wonderfully acted. The show was given no chance. It was at a bad time and half the times it aired it was competing with the world series. Had this show not been canceled so early in it's run, CBS would have had a huge success.
The first time I heard about this show was when it was canceled (which was after two episodes). I happened to look it up.
Network idiocy, all the way. This show had one of the best casts a sitcom could ever hope for.
Alfred Molina is probably Hollywood's most underrated actor. He's been in wide range of projects, good and bad, and he's always been much better than the role demanded, whether playing the effeminate Harvard professor in "Species" or the Mexican villain in "Maverick" or the nasty Greek lawyer in "Before and After". He finally, now, has been given a major role (as Diego Rivera, in "Frida") after about 25 years in Hollywood.
Traylor Howard should be ranked with Renee Zellweger and Julia Roberts for likeable talent, but she keeps getting stuck in failing projects that don't do her any justice. At least she's free, again, to go pursue something else. She should've been given a break-out role five years ago, already.
The rest of the "Bram and Alice" cast was strong, too, although because I never heard of the show, I never saw it, so I can only guess at the chemistry.
I've asked around. I don't know *anyone* -- in person or online -- who saw this show or even saw an ad for it. The network simply decided to waste its money and kill the show even before they canceled it. Sheer incompetence, and someone ought to be fired.
A different, irreverent little show.
I hadn't been expecting much from this show, but it came on after "Becker" so I decided to give it a shot.
Alice O'Connor, an ambitious young writer, discovers to her shock that her real father is Bram Sheppard, famous writer and a bit of a lech. She moves in with him they try to form a relationship, with Bram's assistant, Paul Newman, offering a slightly more normal perspective on things.
The writing is good and very funny; one reaction shot of Bram's made me laugh for minutes. Alfred Molina totally captures Bram, and Traylor Howard does a good job as his slightly irritating daughter Alice. Roger Bart turns in an amusingly understated role as Paul, and Katie Finneran and Michael Rispoli are good stand-outs as Katie the young professional, and Michael the priest-turned-bartender. Whether these two will be recurring roles or not I cannot say, but I sure hope so.
"Bram And Alice" got off to a good start. Let's hope it can sustain this level of comedy and wit.
The pitch for this show sounded boring before I ever watched the first episode. Alice is one more sweet, talented girl with low self-esteem looking to have her dreams fulfilled who goes to meet the father she never knew (and never knew she didn't know--that Bram was her father was news to her). The character is a cliche (though a fairly modern one) and a bit of a waste of Traylor Howard's talent. This is her third series in a relatively brief time, which tells us that she is appealing but they're not sure what to do with her. The character of Bram has potential as a laughgetter but I don't really think he has much potential to be sympathetic. I was more interested in his assistant, though the "same name as a famous person" gag was pretty much played out by "The Tony Randall Show" and "Busting Loose" in the Seventies. For "Bram and Alice" to work out, they're going to need to bring more meat to the casserole than they have so far.
I caught the pilot of "Bram and Alice" and saw potential in it, but not as a network TV show. Bram is the author of one successful book, being hounded by his publisher to produce a second. He passes his days avoiding the publisher's phone calls and spending his advance money seducing pretty young women writers who come to him seeking advice or an entrée into the writing business. Alice is a daughter Bram didn't know he had, from a years-ago indiscretion with her mother, a woman he hardly remembers. Alice wants to be a writer and journeys to meet Dad to establish herself both as his daughter and as a writer.
For anyone who remembers NBC's "Buffalo Bill" from the mid 1980s, the same principles apply here: unlikeable characters in key roles and abundant cynicism. Of course, the door is open for redemption and unexpected kindness to blossom, but the show would need to have lasted for more than a couple of episodes.
On one of the cable networks this show could possibly have survived, even thrived, because its thorny matters of plot and character could have been worked out. On network TV (in this case CBS) "Bram and Alice" withered on the vine.
I seem to recall that James Burroughs directed the premiere episode of "Bram and Alice", the only one I saw; Mr. Burroughs' guidance plus the excellent cast made it memorable. But, like the aforementioned "Buffalo Bill", "Bram and Alice" died prematurely. I can't guess where this show might have gone given a fair chance.
What a fantastic show! I saw the pilot and laughed out-loud! And laughing out-loud for me usually takes smart writing and great delivery by the actors. This show does that and I hope to continue to watch and laugh out-loud.
The series is about Alice O'Connor (Howard) wanted to be a writer in New York City and she finds out that her biological father is Bram Shepherd (Molina) a novelist and the show is titled "Bram and Alice" from the people of "Fraiser".
The show stars Alfred Molina as novelist Bram Shepherd with Traylor Howard as Alice O'Connor, with Roger Bart as Paul Newman (now to be confused with the motion picture star) Katie Finnerman as Katie and Michael Rispoli as Michael.
The show airs on CBS-TV at 8:30 p.m. Eastern/7:30 p.m. Central on Sunday Nights.
The pilot episode is well-written and a cast of talented actors and actress.
I give the show 9 1/2 out of 10. Great series.
Before you watch it, keep in mind that just about everyone in this show is a highly underrated performer that hasn't quite found his or her clique. This show is certainly good enough to deserve at least 3 more seasons, but I predict that it will soon be cancelled.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Environmental Law Network Again Ranked as a Band 1 Global-wide Legal Network | The Environmental Law Group, Ltd.
Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Business Lawyers has again recognized the Environmental Law Network (ELN) as a highly recommended Band 1 Environmental Legal Network for its 2018 edition. ELN remains the only environmental law network to be globally recognized in Chambers. The Environmental Law Group, Ltd., has been a member of this 33-firm global network of environmental law firms since 2006. ELN’s Chamber ranking can be found here, while additional information about ELN can be found here.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


text: Independent Components Corp. (ICC) has been partnering with Epicor for over fifteen years, using the Epicor ERP solution to help run the entire organization. Epicor provides accurate visibility to all of the business units at any point in time, allowing ICC to control its margins and sales prices more effectively. With Epicor 9, ICC is able to move toward becoming a paperless organization and use business process management to solve problems throughout the organization.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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If everything is energy, then let’s embrace this way of being and begin tuning our creative abilities to dance with frequencies.
This is in part what Nikola Tesla was aware of, although I think it likely occurred differently to him. In my view, isolating frequencies is as simple as recognizing different notes being played by different instruments in a symphony. We have the capacity to hear different notes and then to recognize each as a unique tone.
Consider for a moment when you feel anger. Does it always feel the same? Is it always that same flavor of anger? Or does it feel different at different times?
Do you every feel sadness in the anger? Have you ever noticed frustration in the anger and an absence of sadness?
What about happy? Does happy always feel the same?
Of course not. That’s because everything we sense is part of a symphony of information being communicated through our sensory instrument, our body. First being willing to see life from this perspective opens the way to navigating from sensory awareness rather than analytical awareness. It also opens the way to a natural ability to work directly with light to create, change and re-generate all of creation.
Begin learning to isolate frequencies by being very honest with yourself about what you feel, whether it’s physical or emotional.
Earlier today, sitting in a cafe, my body felt very heavy and tired. Rather than just lament the way it feels, I began exploring it. What kind of tired is this? How does the body respond to this flavor of tired?
Ah! This tired has fear in it! So, then I relaxed again and tuned in to the particular flavor of this fear. In other words, I let myself become aware of how the fear feels - moments ago I wasn’t aware that I was carrying this fear in my body. Once I am aware, I bring my attention to it for clarity and for the opportunity to dis-identify from it and watch it dissolve.
This particular fear was one that felt like eons of cultural pressure to never stand out, never be visible, never rock the boat, never make anyone uncomfortable. It feels like planet-sized blocks of gray plaster sitting in and on my energy bodies and physical body.
Becoming aware of this sense of density and seeing that it is different than the tone of my pure light-heart is what I mean by isolating the frequency. I see it for what it is, I can still feel it, and I know that it is not “me”. Once the frequency is isolated, I can address it with higher frequencies that dissolve it without any drama.
The "higher frequencies that dissolve it” are nothing more fancy than opening my heart, relaxing and not holding on to the density as if I’m missing something without it.
You see, all of this movement, this “dissolving density” happens naturally when we are not holding on with thoughts or emotions to judgments and fears. Most of the time, though, the holding on happens at unconscious levels. We hold on because an ego/mind thinks it provides a service by keeping the fear alive. In fact, keeping the fear alive is the source of control. It is not innate, it is not “human nature” to live in fear.
As we evolve into a new paradigm of awareness and consciousness, tools and abilities like this begin providing a way through the jungle of fear, shame and judgment that fogs up the lenses as we walk toward a lighter way of being. There is tremendous simplicity when we begin living as if everything is energy. This IS human nature - simplicity and lightness of being.
When you feel emotions, when you feel sensations, consider taking a look at them as if they are notes in a symphony. The reason the symphony exists is to impart an experience, an ambiance of feelings and sensations. Some are enjoyable, others not so much. Yet all of them are simply the tones and frequencies we are aware of because we each have this amazing instrument called a body. Your awareness is designed to use the information provided by the body - you just may not have had this education yet.
The time is now. The tools are here. Your heart is calling you toward wellness and ease, not just for yourself but for the whole. Play with life as the energy that it is! Get familiar with the lightness of your heart and shine it out ahead of you as you go. Your willingness to see things as they are, absent of judgment, dissolves even the most dense thought patterns, revealing to you your own natural light-beingness to enjoy and to share.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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Having acknowledged the advantages of digitization of enterprise, every group looks to being visible and having a formidable presence on the Vast World Web. This not only is accessible across national boundaries and borders, however it additionally ensures a highly vibrant world clientele. Some of the necessary factors that contribute to such visibility is having a website that reflects the business, attracts visitors, converts the guests to potential prospects and most importantly ensures that the prospective prospects develop into 'repeat' customers. To achieve this level in business, it's essential that Professional web designers be given the responsibility of making a website that promotes enterprise growth.
The enterprise is mirrored by a highly responsive, automated and interactive website which has a higher potential to attract customers.
The professional designers are more likely to be acquainted with the latest, state -of -the -artwork technologies that go into the making of a powerful and person-pleasant website.
On engaging the providers of the web designer or a web designing firm, the website is prone to be up to date recurrently, which would come with the latest info regarding the organization, the enterprise, and related information.
New concepts and ideas are included on the website, making it extremely modern and contemporary. This attracts the viewer to spend some more time on the website, thereby offering the chance to convert the visitor into a prospective customer.
Designers are basically inventive in nature and hence, their aesthetic expertise come to the fore when making a website. Their color combinations, graphics, and the other imagery do wonders to the visitors to attract them. Due to this fact, by partaking the providers of the web designers, there is an assurance that the website that is created is a boon to the group and its business.
Website designers aside from being aesthetically inclined also possess an in-depth knowledge of know-how and are highly computer savvy, as they are trained for it. Due to this fact, the group is ensured that an extremely user-friendly interface is in place as well because it has just the correct material that doesn't clutter the pages, nor makes it jarring for the viewers.
When participating the services of the web designer, there are some factors that make the complete process of partaking their companies in achieving the results of their providers worthwhile.
Firstly, the qualification and expertise of the designer engaged to create a website is important. It's through experience that the designer becomes aware of the professionals and cons of various applied sciences, compatibility of the expertise with the completely different kinds of interfaces and the languages that may be used.
Secondly, data and talent are important factors too, as the web designer is healthier geared up to supply solutions and concepts to reinforce the quality and the look of the website. Apart from the physicality of the website, the web designer would be able to supply suggestions on the technological aspects of the website, the various pages of the website design and the user-good friendliness of the website.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


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industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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How many books are in the Slow Burn series?
Five books are available in the series. A sixth book was originally planned but has been put on the back burner for now.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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At Brooklyn Borough Hall on the night of Nov. 13, Mexican family members one-by-one reunited in front of an audience of hundreds, some seeing each other for the first time in decades, reports Liliana Bernal for Brooklyn Daily Eagle. The event first started a few years ago.
The Raíces de Puebla (Roots of Puebla) family reunification program, with the support of the Pueblan government, organized the event which allowed parents and grandparents from the state of Puebla to see their children and grandchildren who reside in the New York metro area. Many of the 500,000 Mexicans living in New York come from Puebla.
Ana Flores, executive director of Mi Casa es Puebla in New York and New Jersey, the organization that selects the families, said that immigration status and money are the main two reasons that the 74 families reunited at the event have been separated for up to 30 years.
“They normally come from rural communities in Puebla, Mexico,” Flores said, adding that the state government of Puebla pays for the cost of the visa and the plane tickets.


text: If noise music is ambient music turned up loud, then shoegaze is ambient music with a beat. Not just any beat, mind you, but a beat that emerges from the ebb and flow of the underlying drone, a beat that recognizes the rhythmic content in the flow of the drone and that latches onto it, building a hard lattice that supports the seemingly ethereal initial audio. It traces that underlying form, a cloud fitted with an iron scaffold. This is what happens in “Prologue: In Recollection and Amazement,” the first track off the new album from Westy Reflector, titled Transient Lines and available at bandcamp.com. The initial glisten, with hints of Robert Fripp’s tape loops, hovers like a thick cloud, builds a pulse that then reveals itself as proper drums, playing along in stereophonic splendor. What makes this more than a matter of accrual, of layering, is that the glisten itself has a reveal — slowly, for if anything this track embraces its placid approximation of momentum, the hazy original sound acknowledges that it is produced on guitar, and more familiar chiming, ringing, strummed chords kick in.


text: In 1980, the Museum of Contemporary Photography established a permanent collection and it is through this collection that the museum has been able to provide an invaluable research and educational resource to the general public and thousands of students. In 2009, the growing collection was digitized and made available online for free to the general public. To extend the reach of the Museum of Contemporary Photography’s vast resources from the collection and enhance connections between the institution and the community, artist Jan Tichy has developed a project and exhibition utilizing the museum’s collection of over 12,000 photographs. Read More. Over the course of the past year, Tichy has been working with a group of graduate students from all over Chicago including Columbia College Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago to identify and develop strategies for better access to the online collection database. Using tagging applications, website design strategies and interactive elements, Tichy and the students hope that a greater community will have better access and ultimately will engage with the collection and utilize the museum’s vast resources and scholarship.


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Panjab University, Chandigarh issued notification inviting applications for filling up 4 non-teaching posts.
Panjab University, Chandigarh issued notification inviting applications for filling up 4 non-teaching posts. Interested candidates should send their applications to the concerned office on or before 31 March 2014.
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Application fees: Non-refundable Application fees of Rs. 375 (for General Category candidates)/ Rs. 150 (for SC/ ST Category candidates)/ Rs.185 (for PH candidates), is to be deposited in Panjab University, Chandigarh account No.33417855484 with State Bank of India, from any branch of State Bank of India.
Bank charges of Rs. 30 have to be borne by the candidates only.
How to Apply: Interested and eligible officers should send their duly- filled in application forms along with University copy of pay-in slip and attested photocopies of relevant certificates to ‘The Assistant Registrar (Estt.), Panjab University, Chandigarh’ so as to reach the concerned authority by 31 March 2014 (till 5:00 PM).
Application forms and pay-in-slip along with advertisement and its “Detailed Instructions” containing qualifications etc. are available on P.U. Website www.puchd.ac.in.


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Prepare to further isolate yourself in a world containing only the news and information you care about. A new mobile application called Pipes has just launched a simple tool to help you find and follow any topic, from Apple or Google to the FIFA World Cup, or whatever else you want.
The app is similar in some ways to short-form news reading apps like Circa or Yahoo’s News Digest, or alerting tools like recent TechCrunch Disrupt participant Notivo, as it’s also designed to offer mobile-friendly access to news and information. But in Pipes’ case, the app isn’t about offering you bite-sized summaries, but instead provides feeds of popular articles on the subject matter at hand, as well as tweets, and even the item’s Wikipedia page, for reference.
According to co-founder Vinay Anand, who built Pipes along with Siddarth Goliya and a small team of mainly 20-year-old engineers, Pipes’ backend today crawls data from over 10,000 sources every hour, allowing you to track just about anything.
“The two of us really felt the need to personalize news,” explains Anand. “We really feel that people have specific things they want to track and want to be alerted on it and that’s exactly what Pipes allows you to do,” he says.
Pipes is well-designed and straightforward to set up and use. From the main screen, you just click a plus (“+”) button to add a new pipe (aka, topic). You then enter your search term or keyword, and tap to add it to your homepage. You can also shake your phone for a suggestion of trending pipes to add, which is fun, if a bit less practical.
After adding your topics, each appears in its own section on the main page, waiting to be explored. You tap into these for lists of links to news articles, which pull in the full article’s text in most cases via RSS feeds. From here, you can also bookmark items as well as share them via text, WhatsApp, Email, Google+, Twitter and Facebook.
You can also customize push notifications for your pipes, while controlling their frequency.
Separate sections point you to the topic’s Wikipedia page and related tweets. I don’t care for the decision to only pull in hashtagged tweets here, however, as I find there’s a lot more content discussed on Twitter than the tweets from those devoted to hashtagging everything they say. Plus, Pipes’ selection of tweets feels curated and stale, as it didn’t update with a pull-to-refresh gesture during testing. The tweets aren’t time-stamped either, so their only purpose now it seems is to give you a sense of the conversation, or to point you to other articles that may have been missed in the “News” section.
Meanwhile, a “Top Stories” section on the Pipes main screen lets you break out of your own little world a bit to see other popular news items.
The overall look-and-feel of Pipes and the functionality it provides is compelling. However, ultimately the app will have to face down other more popular competitors like Flipboard or Bloglovin for casual news readers, or RSS feed-reading utilities like Feedly or Reeder for hard-core news consumers.
The co-founders have worked on several business ventures together in the past, including two that failed, one that Anand describes as a “moderate success” and now Pipes, their fourth venture. This time around, they’re funding development through money from Doodle Creatives, their Mumbai-based design and development shop, but have not taken in outside funding.
Pipes is a free download on both iOS and Android.


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Recently when working with a software package for a track and field reviewing* and scoring we needed to allow sharing between two computers in a Workgroup. We were setting up a new set of laptops and this timing and reviewing hardware for a new track and field season.
We didn’t want any usernames and passwords. We just wanted the security opened up completely. No security, sometimes you just don’t need or want it. It’s a network that gets build for a track meet and then taken down when the meet is done.
*This software and hardware package is pretty awesome. I had no idea anything like this existed!
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The final product normally has a pH of 5.5 and will have high residual sugar and low acid content, making it more palatable to horses than traditional silage.
Haylage bales tend to be variable because each bale is like a mini clamp. Using an additive can reduce variability by more consistent fermentation and reduced risk of moulding. It also delays heating and moulding of opened bales, extending the safe feeding period.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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The winter shore is a magical place partly because there are no trippers, in fact, there are few if any people at all. This opens up space for the birds, especially winter visitors fleeing here from fiercer conditions farther north.
'Opened up' it certainly is. There are wide expanses of shore, earth, sea and sky raked by wind, rain and a slanting sun. Dusk is even better. When I was much younger, I would go down regularly in the winter - a three mile walk from my home in Prestatyn - when home from school or later after work. Even though I now live in soft Devon, a big part of me remains resolutely Northern.
The Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) was dying just as I was beginning to live; he has spoken directly to me ever since. A critic, Olin Downes, in 1913 said about his Fourth symphony, my favourite, "Sibelius speaks of grey skies and silent expanses of lakes and forests, of bristling crags and winds and supernatural sounds in a wild land." And "[It] is the solitude of a man alone with nature, bitter against fate, cursing the heavens."
Much later, in the year of my birth, he said Sibelius had "...gone too far and remotely into the fastnesses of his own spirit, following a path from which there would be no returning; that had lost touch with his fellow man."
The doyen of Sibelius's critics, David Hall, said of his "... grand, solitary ... mood. That mood, and its sombre but intense beauty, are still heavy upon us as we try vainly to communicate in words the quality of Sibelius' Fourth." It is an "evocation of the stark and the superstitious."
Hall is right. My poem does not try to do that but is just a personal connection.
Painting in a new home: Collection of Kate and Andrew Harrison.
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Put in a plastic box which was surplus.
And they went straight there first night, without fuss.
But far too nervous to come out in light.
Such has been their anthropogenic plight.
Modern farms, strimmers, poisons and the car.
Epitaph for the badger. A new poem.
In others, perhaps, causing mirthless laughs.
Farmers and ministers have seen to that.
The exhibition with ceramicist Eilean Eland is currently on at the RHS Gardens, Rosemoor through September until October 7th. I'm showing some of my flower paintings; Eilean has her exciting organic inspired ceramics. We hope to see some of you there.

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Abstract virtual pet meditation. Flappy Bird + Earthbound. Move the doll’s legs to progress through the level.
Trapped inside a vertical maze of blue stone and orange ladders as lava rises. Sometimes you have to drill through the walls to get to ladders. This is a very anxious game to play, you move so quickly and have to rapidly calculate optimal paths, but I appreciate that people are still making games to punish humanity for the crime of being alive and polluting this pristine planet.
885 is my high score.
A very helpful informative guide to keeping a pet loris, the best pet in the entire world. This simulation charts the fascinating life of a loris from birth to death, with superb tips on how to keep your loris happy and well-fed. Their all-bark diet, how to comb its fur to prevent tangles, gah, so much I didn’t know. Thanks joffeorama!
Flappy Bird + Earthbound. Feels more forgiving at first than Flappy Bird, but mixes it up with objects you have to collect, like Erasers that destroy Pencils blocking your path, and Gifts that take you to new zones. Avoid “obstacles such as Neptune Valley Houses, Regular Houses, Iron Pencils and The Ground.” I’m glad a videogame is finally taking a stance against the Ground, our worst enemy.
You have to cross obstacle courses that are mostly identical except each of you has special knowledge the other does not have. Cross a sky bridge where I can see some of it and you can see other parts. Gesture at your partner and hope they get the basic gist of “the corridor ahead is full of giant swinging metal balls that want to crush you”.
Oh my god. What a perfectly creepy premise.
[spoilers??] I’m in the depths of some kind of structure full of mannequins. I have a little rag doll clutched in my hands, and when I move its limbs, the mannequins move as well. The mannequins aren’t set-pieces, they are the puzzle itself, forcing you to interact with their eery forms. The doll is an excellent way to interact with them, because it’s both thematic and has you standing back watching a room of mannequins move their limbs as one.
A bit clumsy to control, understandable as it was done for a game jam. With better controls and an expanded world, this would be even more engrossing.
A vibrant platformer that lets you swap properties between objects. So I can turn the ground into gems, increasing my score, but I have to be careful not to fall off the level, or I can get across the spikes by turning them into platforms (then I jump onto a “platform” lol), or I turn the ground into enemies and bounce on their heads, surfing on their explosions. It’s a very open mechanic that makes you feel like you’re hacking the universe in ingenious ways.
Weird Bug is a crate-pushing puzzle game that invites you into the source code of the game, to code your way (in the ever-accessible Puzzlescript) to victory. This means your solution is open-ended as the possibilities of the code itself. Do you brute force your way through (I made webs count as level exits) or do you fill in the blanks, creating the missing level assets?
Feed the moon rabbit. This is a very simple, never-ending game, where the moon rabbit and his “infinite number of friends” snack forever on the generosity of your mouse-fingers. I almost shut it off after realizing the simplicity, after I felt I’d seen enough of the game.
Then I found my thoughts drifting. Thinking about my day. About the past. The future. The sound of lunar critters in the distance. The way the moon rabbit’s eyes narrow blissfully as it savors its meal. It’s kind of like meditating crossed with an abstract virtual pet. The simplicity permits the intrusion of my thoughts.
I’d just taken an aspirin. Was thinking of lying down. Better get more water. I get dehydrated very easily, and just the gap between falling asleep and waking up is enough to give me dehydration headaches. The state I live in is going through one of the worst droughts it has ever been through. We haven’t had a drought this bad in more than 400 years. When I go walking by the lake, I can see the exposed ground where before there was nothing but rippling water and ducks.
Lines floating in a void. Games that don’t take up very much space. Games you play before going to sleep, small ones that ask very little.

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The calendar reads April. The clock says it is 11 p.m. All is quiet in Allen Arena.
Shattering the late night quiet and emptiness of the arena is the thump, thump, thump of a basketball hitting a hardwood floor. A subtler, but more important, sound is the swish of nylon netting as the ball goes effortlessly through the hoop.
"Eddie has always been a guy who stays in the gym for long hours at a time," Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson said. `As good as he is he still has a lot of room to improve. I think he is going to have a breakout year.
"I want him to have the same type of passion for work that he had two-and-half years ago when he was trying to get off our bench.. He did everything he could do to get better."
Ard is quiet by nature. But he joins center Jason Hopkins and guard LaKory Daniels, who both transferred to the program, as one of only three seniors on the team next season. With five newcomers arriving in what many consider to be the best recruiting class in Sanderson's eight years as head coach, the need to lead has never been as important.
"We have had team meetings and individual meetings with our players," Sanderson said. "The one main theme from everybody was that `I hope he is our leader...I hope he evolves into being our leader.
"Eddie is an easy guy to follow. He is going to do all the things necessary to be a better player. He is going to lift weights. He is going to practice hard. He is going to work out in individual workouts. The guys want to follow his lead, but he has to learn to be a more effective leader. That is one of the things we are working through right now."
Ard, a Marketing major from LaPlace, La., knows he has to become a better communicator with his teammates both on and off of the court. Last season senior guards Trey Williams and Brian Fisk ran the show and Ard was content to let them.
"With those guys gone I have to step up," Ard said. "I have to be a lot more vocal on the court. It is an honor when people want you to be a leader.
"As of right now I am kind of uncomfortable about it because I really don't talk a lot. When I talk to my teammates I usually do it directly. There are a lot of things you have to work on that are uncomfortable at the start, but they become a part of your game."
Ard. 6-foot-5, earned second-team all-conference honors in the Atlantic Sun last season. He averaged 15 points per game, fifth in the league and 5.8 rebounds per game, eighth in the conference. He also led the conference in free throw shooting hitting 122-of-146 attempts (83.6 percent). Most players would be thrilled with statistics of that magnitude, but for Ard, who was the preseason pick of the A-Sun coaches for Player of the Year, it was a disappointment.
"Last year was a setback," Ard said. "I didn't perform to my capabilities on a consistent basis for various reasons. To make up for last season, and then some, I have to put in a lot of extra work and get better every day.
"I have to be a good leader to set the tone for the new guys. But I have to set a good example so those who lead after me will be even better leaders."
No one questions Ard's ability to shoot the basketball. But his ability to play without the basketball is the key to taking his game to an even higher level.
"Good players help to raise the level of play of their teammates," Sanderson said. "He can do that if he learns how to play without the ball more.
"Everyone was keying on him last season. If that happens this season his ability to get the ball to his teammates will really help him. He also has to work on his ballhandling and limit his mistakes and work on his defense."
Ard knows his shortcomings as a player. His primary concern is to make sure he is better in all of those areas.
"I don't want to take anything lightly," Ard said. "Leading this team next season is the opportunity of a lifetime. They say a good leader makes those around him better. That's the toughest part of it all."


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I’m stepping away from Lenscratch this week to work on a new personal website and prepare for upcoming photo activities…wanted to reintroduce you to some wonderful photographers featured several years ago, today with Verner Soler that was featured in January, 2009.
After growing up in a Swiss village, population 250, Verner Soler, has a unique window into a world we’ve only seen in the movies. Juggling a full plate as an art director, husband, and father, Verner does not get back to the village as often as he would like to. Several years ago, after being struck by how much his parents had aged between his visits, he decided to take definitive portraits of his parents, and more recently, has completed the typology with members of his extended family. It’s a powerful and fascinating series of genetics and love, (and for those of us living in Los Angeles, incredibly refreshing to see real faces). He will also be sharing images from his visits to Switzerland at Review LA.
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© Jerzy Lewczynski. Portrait of Zdzislaw Beksinski, 1959.
Photograph from the collection of the Museum in Gliwice.
One of the many delights of attending smartly curated photo festivals, such as the yearly Krakow Photomonth in Poland, is discovering a previously unknown (to me) genius. This year, I was knocked out by a wonderful retrospective of the wildly creative and experimental work of Jerzy Lewczynski, who was born in 1924, and was present and pleasantly talkative at the opening of his exhibition in 2012.
© Jerzy Lewczynski. From the Negatives cycle, 1975.
The retrospective is accompanied by a limited edition book, as well as a catalog that includes a great interview with the photographer. Lens Culture is honored to be able to share many of the images, as well as the full text of the interview (in Polish, as well as in an English translation).
© Jerzy Lewczynski. Doors, 1970.
Discovering this lifelong body of work all at once was really stunning. And I walked away with great appreciation for Lewczynski’s visionary sense of humor, respect for history and humanity, and love of the photographic image.
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If you love photography, you might want to consider coming to Boston on June 7 -10th for the Flash Forward Festival, sponsored by the Magenta Foundation. And guess what, it’s FREE.
I am particularly excited as I have been asked to be one of the keynote speakers (of Friday, June 8th…biting my nails already), but it will be a chock-a block event filled with exhibitions on site and at many participating galleries in Boston, tons of lectures and educational panels and presentations, the Focus Awards hosted by the Griffin Museum of Photography, and so much more.
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Three people—Jeanie, 82, Will, 84, and Adina, 90—are bound together in a relationship, a love triangle of sorts, a three-way connection that they rely on to shield them from the pains of loneliness and the fear of aging. Every day the trio meets near their senior-care facilities (each lives at a different location) to spend their remaining days together. Will picks up Jeanie at her care center, greeting her with a long kiss, and the two head hand-in-hand to collect Adina for whatever the day may bring.
Recently, that includes Isadora Kosofsky, who, after the death of the maternal grandmother who raised her, began to search for catharsis through photography. “Grief following my grandmother’s death unconsciously led me to photograph the lives and relationships of the elderly,” Kosofsky says.
The trio’s relationship clearly challenges cultural norms. Will, describing the trio’s bond to Kosofsky, said, “We live above the law. Not outside the law, but above the law. We are not outlaws.” Will, Jeanie and Adina are connected by more than time and space. “There are many different kinds of love,” Adina told Kosofsky. Their relationship, like all relationships, can be frustrating for all three. Jeanie once confided in Kosofsky that “to share Will is a thorn in your side…A relationship between a man and a woman is private. It’s a couple, not a trio.” But despite Jeanie’s misgivings, she must share Will with Adina and Adina must share Will with her.
Isadora Kosofsky is a Los Angeles-based documentary photographer. More of her work can be seen here.
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This day was made by the Lord!
We rejoice and are glad!
His love has no end.
“His love has no end.” Alleluia!
His right raised me up.
And recount his deeds. Alleluia!
Becomes the corner stone .
A marvel in our eyes. Alleluia!


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Close to 50% of the largest hedge funds across the world are set to increase their allocation.
The tide is turning for good across the hedge fund industry.
After a few turbulent years, the outlook for the hedge fund industry is pointing northwards.
Data from some of the world’s largest hedge funds indicate that assets worth close to $300 billion will be allocated the end of 2017.
Not just that, as per the estimates from the top players, inflows could rise above $10 billion in the same period.
However, a quick survey of some of the largest hedge funds in the world indicates some anomaly in terms of regional allocation.
Even from the list of some of the largest European hedge funds, there are only very few in the list of the top performers in the global list.
But that is only one region.
Here is a list of some of the largest hedge funds across the world.
They don’t just represent the extent of value creation.
But in many ways, they showcase the top trends in the hedge fund world.
This can decidedly be considered as the largest hedge fund in the world.
According to details provided on the company’s website, the total asset under management is $87 billion in the hedge fund segment alone.
A global investment firm, its headquarters are in Westport, Connecticut.
They currently employ 1400 plus staff to service their clients located globally.
Overall this investment firm manages assets north of $150 billion across global investment initiatives.
They cover a wide gamut of investment strategies.
Their clients range from pension funds to central banks, corporate funds and the like.
This is undeniably one of the largest European hedge funds and also amongst the largest hedge funds globally.
Founded in 1783, this London-based hedge fund is also amongst the world’s oldest and largest publicly traded institutions.
With its assets under management breaching the $80 billion mark, it is also a notable sponsor of many charitable and cultural events as well.
It is also listed on the London Stock Exchange.
To further enhance its efficiency and add to the customer convenience, it has introduced multiple sub-divisions of money managers.
So you have a separate division dealing with managed future while a separate arm is doing traditional and hybrid investment management.
The hedge funds division is completely separate, and the quantitative asset management is also offered on a standalone basis.
The independent arms are set to enhance efficiency and also bring in a relatively faster rate of service delivery.
The idea is to help customers get the most profitable deal with the minimum cost involved over the longer term.
One of the world’s largest hedge funds, this is a registered investment advisory fund based in Chicago, United States.
The total asset under management is close to $75.1 billion as per recently available data.
In all this, hedge fund has 24 accounts managed by 521 employees.
With assets well over the $1 billion mark, they fall in the list of the largest hedge funds across the world.
Almost 100% of the asset under management is in pooled investment vehicles.
And it employs a mix of technical, fundamental and cyclical analysis to formulate the portfolios.
The rate of return is relatively muted though at par with industry average.
With assets under management close to $65 billion, this hedge fund is also believed to go about creating the maximum number of billionaires.
This is because their investment model is based on a unique approach.
It is based on a concept where market signals are identified through the noise that is created.
In fact, their program powered by innumerable lines of computer code went on to generate as much as $55 billion revenue.
One of their biggest contributions is undeniably the acceptance of quantitative analysis as an accepted means of furthering hedge fund earnings.
In fact, Renaissance made this such a popular channel that even stock picking changed tracks and started adopting this model for a sustainable gain strategy.
However, Renaissance’s cash dealings are rather opaque and are not that simple to understand the exact profit percentages and how they are divided amongst the members.
But broadly the founders’ profit share accounts for almost 50% of the average gains that Renaissance registers.
Therefore, wealth valuation of this immensely successful hedge fund is rather complicated.
But suffice it to say that the average hedge fund investor can gain from this arrangement over the longer term in a sustained manner.
This is one of the world’s largest hedge funds, with the total assets under management inching closer to $64 billion.
This New York-based investment advisory firm specializes in customized advisory services.
Founded in 2007, it actively follows macro trends.
A major part of the gain that it has seen in recent times has been an outcome of this macro focus.
There are 60 employees who are working non-stop to provide value added service to the 10 clients that they cater to.
The quality of service is absolutely customized and deals on a one on one basis.
Amongst the largest hedge funds, it manages about $42 billion.
It provides investment advisory service to about 10 clients and employs just 50 people.
Based in the United States, it is a limited partnership hedge fund.
It was founded in 2001 and specializes in fundamental analysis of various asset classes to identify their fair value.
The investment decisions, of this Boston-based hedge fund, are based on the fundamental parameters of value.
This is how they compare a specific counter faring against the other and the associated implications that follow.
This is undoubtedly one of the best-known names in the investment circles.
Hedge Fund management is a part of the overall JPMorgan Asset Management firm.
Though it’s overall assets under management are north of $2 trillion, the AUM for the hedge fund segment is around $60 billion.
They operate on a global basis and adopt a mix of strategies across asset classes to maintain their profitability.
This hedge fund has a presence in pretty much every continent and is known for the consistency that they personify.
One of the largest hedge funds globally, it was founded in 1988.
This New York-based firm was established by David Shaw.
Some of the key sectors that it invests heavily include technology, real estate, financial services and wind power.
All in all the hedge fund manages about $40 billion in investments across the world.
Though based in the United States, it now has offices in Europe and Asia as well.
The firm has also spread its wings adequately across North America as well.
Another US-based firm, this is set to figure prominently in the list of the world’s largest hedge funds. It manages over $40 billion in assets.
Some of the key investors include Government and private pension funds, insurance companies and several sovereign wealth funds as well.
Its areas of focus include technology, finance, telecommunication, healthcare, real estate, travel, leisure, retail and consumer products to name a few.
The company employs close to 100 employees for its advisory business.
They help churn out profitable strategies that can assure definitive gains in the future and help you get better value for your money.
This hedge fund manages a net AUM of $38.66 billion and is based in the United States.
As the name hedge fund suggests, it is aimed at creating value pockets for investors even in a depreciating market scenario.
The idea driving one of the largest hedge funds is absolutely based on maintaining profitability irrespective of market conditions.
The rate of return too is in sync with the overall market rates.
After a few tepid set of years, experts believe the next few months and the year will bring in good tidings for the hedge fund.
Founded in 1989, this is one of the largest hedge funds based in the US.
A global investment firm, its asset under management is well over $35 billion.
The hedge fund currently employs over 2000 people and uses a range of strategies to churn out the profit.
It depends quite heavily on quantitative analysis as well.
They have been in business for more than 25 years now.
They allocate funds across a diverse range of strategies in predominantly liquid asset classes.
High-quality return is their primary focus.
Undeniably amongst the world’s largest hedge funds, the total AUM of this hedge fund is around $35 billion.
Based in the United States, the investment strategy of this hedge fund is based on the belief that we can always do better.
This global alternative asset management firm was founded on the principles of intellectual honesty.
They are committed to creating value across a range of global markets.
This alternative investment destination was founded by Brian Taylor in 2002.
Based in Minnesota, it now has a global presence.
Operational infrastructure and top investment talent continue to be the biggest positives about investing your money with this alternative asset management destination.
The excellence of service and performance has been internationally recognized through the plethora of awards and recognition that Pine River has won.
This has been evenly distributed through the years in a variety of disciplines.
This one shines brightly in the list of the world’s largest hedge funds.
If hedge funds are all about creating value even in falling markets, then BlackRock is undeniably the best example of this phenomenon.
When financial markets across the world bled, this is one of those investment platforms that generated positive and double-digit returns.
It was in many ways, one of the best manifestations of turning adversity into an opportunity.
It manages a total of $4 trillion plus AUM.
Of this, the AUM $31 million is allocated to the hedge fund segment.
It has a diversified portfolio of a variety of counters that help in maintaining profitability.
A global alternative asset management firm, they are based in the United States.
The hedge fund saw a dramatic 80% value erosion on the back of a bribery scandal.
But experts say that at the current moment the upside is significantly higher compared to the downside potential in its value.
In fact, the fund’s strong track record of outperformance.
Experts peg this fund to rise 180% by 2020.
It currently manages about $33 billion across a host of clients.
They are one of the world’s largest hedge funds dealing with a wide range of assets.
Another New York-based form, this too finds mention in the list of the largest hedge funds globally.
It was founded in 2001 by John Overdeck along with Mark Picard and David Seigel.
The company uses a series of state of the art mechanism to bring better value to your investment.
It’s trading strategies are computed with the help of machine learning, distributed computing and artificial intelligence.
It is needless to mention that this no doubt makes the strategies a lot more pointed and makes sure that the gains too are significantly higher than what you would anticipate.
The total amount asset that it is managing at the moment is close to $35 billion.
No doubt it is ranked amongst the top most hedge funds globally.
The consistency in returns and the relatively higher rate of returns also add to the charm of the hedge fund amongst its peers and closest competitors.
It is decidedly one of the best offerings to choose for sustained long-term gains.
This hedge fund specifically focuses on global investment in public equity, futures and option.
Over the counter derivatives also feature prominently in the list of products that they deal with.
Founded in 1998, this one has about $30 billion AUM in the hedge fund segment.
The straightforward investment techniques coupled with focused buys makes sure that profitability is not compromised in any possible manner.
In 2009, it was amongst the first ones to offer these alternative investment strategies in a mutual fund format.
The advantage was customers associated with the mutual fund format quite effortlessly, and they were able to use it to derive maximum value too.
Overall, it has close to $175.2 billion in assets under management supported by close to 700 employees.
Given AQR’s commitment to quality and innovation, it has been able to attract a fairly large number of investor base.
Together they are able to offer assured gains without compromising the quality of gains in any way.
As a result, AQR Capital has also managed to maintain a steady rate of returns too.
Ranked prominently amongst the world’s largest hedge funds, this Connecticut-based hedge fund was created in 1999.
The firm manages close to $30 billion worth assets across a rather expansive range of asset classes.
It was established by its CEO and risk manager Ole Andreas Halvorsen and is registered as an advisory firm with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Viking has maintained a diverse focus to keep the gains consistent.
The firm has also been instrumental in actively taking forward its advisory services to seal additional gain for its investors and founders alike.
It is needless to mention that the fund has put up a better than average performance Vs peers.
Right from the time this hedge fund was created, it has consistently returned over 14% on an annual basis.
When you compare this with the 10.9% S&P gains in the same period, the contrast is evident quite distinctly.
The reason why this one is considered one of the largest hedge funds is that the asset under management is rising steadily.
Its current AUM is close to $23 billion. This hedge fund now focuses on multi-strategy investment to generate the most lasting returns.
This hedge fund was founded in 2005 by Jeffery Talpins.
One of the largest hedge funds in the world, this has been in the news for its amazing capital raising abilities within a short period.
It raised close to $2 billion in a matter of two weeks.
Not just that, the return outlook is rather encouraging.
It generated 8% plus return in the same period that its competitors returned a mere 1.6%.
In the recent past, it clocked a cool7% plus gain as well, and experts peg scope for additional gains going forward.
This hedge fund ranked 17 in the list of the Penta’s Top 100 Hedge Funds for 2016.
It is another largest hedge fund in the world with the total asset under management around $25 billion after starting with less than $5 million capital.
This US-based hedge fund has the rare distinction of being amongst the 3% of hedge funds in business for over 20 years.
It manages assets and wealth of some of the world’s best institutional investors.
As you would see in the case of most successful hedge funds, it uses diverse strategy to maintain profitability in a sustainable manner.
Yet another US-based hedge fund, this one too easily counts amongst the world’s largest hedge fund.
The hedge fund manages asset worth $30.21 billion and invests in equity and fixed markets.
It was launched and managed by the Asset Management Arm of the BTG Pactual.
Global equities, US mortgages, and asset-backed securities coupled with global credit and Latin American assets are some of the top investment opportunities that this hedge fund capitalizes upon.
Middle East, Africa and Latin America remain the hub of its focus.
This UK based hedge fund is one of the largest European hedge funds.
It was founded in 1997 by David Harding and manages close to $32.1 billion.
Like most hedge funds it services a series of investment in a way that protects the downside of the investment as best as possible.
Several pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and banks invest with Winton Capital to realize maximum value for their investment.
The diversified investment strategy makes sure that Winton Capital always stays ahead if competitors in terms of performance and profit.
Moreover, there is an additional focus on quality investment further enhances profitability.
Undeniably one of the largest European hedge funds, its current asset under management is less than $20 billion.
At one point of time though, around October 2013, it was the world’s biggest macro hedge funds with AUM around $40 billion.
Even during the 2008 financial crisis, this fund delivered return well north of 20%.
It’s only in 2014 that it finally reported the loss after a consistently positive stint for 12 years.
The firm’s overall strategy continues to be focusing on near-term opportunities based on economic trends.
They believe in maintaining fairly long-term investment and call themselves ‘global alternative asset manager’.
This is privately held registered advisory firm that is dedicated to an alternative investment.
It was founded in 1988 and manages close to $27 billion.
The company seeks to generate absolute returns with a relatively low level of volatility.
The firm is constantly on the lookout for innovative investment options that help the stay on top of the overall competition curve.
They have mastered a series of absolute return strategies that are applicable to both institutional investors as well as high net worth individuals.
They believe that their long-term insight and experience helps them get an edge over peers.
A Greenwich based hedge fund, this was founded in 1997.
One of the top most and among the largest hedge funds globally, it offers a rather unique offering.
This not just attracts a larger number of investors but also makes sure that the investors are suitably rewarded with consistent returns.
Lone Pine Capital’s innovation is borne well in its unique investment style. It combines fundamental analysis with deep bottom up approach.
Though this is not heard about that often, the benefit of it is well borne out by the popularity that this hedge fund commands.
Lone Pine uses this unique investment style to invest in a variety of global equity and manages close to $29 billion at the moment.
Discovery is another important addition to the list of the world’s largest hedge funds in terms of performance as well as the asset that they manage.
They manage around $33 billion.
They are famous for their discretionary investment strategies they follow to generate absolute returns.
The investment strategies are both unique and based on value.
They are for creating the sustainable value that they represent.
They have a position in a wide range of sectors including consumer durables, utilities, real estate, healthcare and the like.
Focused strategic return is their biggest virtue.
Another of the world’s largest hedge funds, it is a rather popular alternative investment destination globally.
Some of the most important dealings include University endowments, foundations and also wealth management of high net worth individuals.
The assets under management are close to $21 billion, and they have close to 165 professionals across 8 countries servicing clients across the world.
They founded the company in 1986.
Since that time, they have maintained a steady rate of growth across a wide cross section of product offering.
In the past few decades, they have maintained their rate of return at a uniform rate.
This hedge fund with net asset under management worth $2.9 billion took over Cargill’s Black River hedge fund.
It has a track record of churning out consistent and uncorrelated returns.
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, it also has a significant presence in Switzerland.
Black River chief Jeff Drobny runs this hedge fund.
There is no link between Garda Capital Cargill anymore.
However, Cargill remains a key investor in this US-based hedge fund.
The Garda Capital group still takes the Proprietary trading strategies of Cargill.
Sophisticated institutional investors are handling the investment strategy for Garda.
They make sure that the return rate continues to maintain past consistency.
When you are identifying some of the world’s largest hedge funds, you can group them under various sub-sects.
However, the assets that they manage is by far the most popular method to classify the different hedge funds that are operational worldwide.
2017 seems to be particularly positive in terms of the outlook for the hedge fund industry.
Therefore, it makes sense to list out the largest hedge funds that you can associate with for better profit and better value for your investment.
However, the regional allocation of the successful and the largest hedge funds worldwide throws us some interesting facts.
When you are looking out for the largest hedge fund in the world, a majority of them are from US.
Even the largest European hedge funds are far lower than some of the top players from US.
But globalization has made sure that customer allocation is pretty well-spread.
The largest hedge funds in the world today caters to a wide range of customers.
They serve the institutional investors as well as the several deep-pocketed high rollers.

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TEHRAN – The Iranian Students’ Association of Uni Bonn – ISA is reviewing autobiographical documentary films by Iranian directors during four week-long programs.
The program titled “Iran Today Through Autobiographical Iranian Documentaries” intends to review autobiographic documentaries by young Iranian filmmakers who are all from the new generation of Iranian society, the association has announced on its Facebook page.
The documentaries, which depict the new image of Iran, have been selected for the program, which is being held at MIGRApolis-Haus der Vielfalt.
The first program, organized during April, was dedicated to “Profession: Documentarist”, which was co-directed by Shirin Barqnavard, Firuzeh Khosrovani, Farahnaz Sharifi, Mina Keshavarz, Sepideh Abtahi, Sahar Salahshur and Nahid Rezai.
“A Movie for You” and “Amour du Réel”, both by Iman Behruzi, were reviewed during the second program in early May.
“Reluctant Bachelor” by Mehdi Baqeri has been selected to be screened during the third program, which will begin on Thursday.
The fourth program, which will begin on May 31, will review “Unwelcome in Tehran” by Mina Keshavarz.
Photo: A poster for “Reluctant Bachelor” by Mehdi Baqeri, which will be screened by the Iranian Students’ Association of Uni Bonn.


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With the start of the school year, Grace welcomed a new kitchen staff with the company Cater to You. They have gotten rave reviews from the teachers and students in all grades. The food is meant to be different–bold yet simple. The goal of the new chef is to open student’s minds to trying something new every day.
Jazmine Scotto is the chef manager. She is in charge of all the food, the management of the employees and making sure the products and food in the school are of high quality. She has known she wanted to cook as a career since she was very young. She got a degree at Cordon Bleu school and a culinary management degree in New York.
Jazmine works successfully and closely with her team. “My sous chef is the main cook, named Luis Gonzales. We also have Nicole in charge of the composed salads and who also preps for Luis to get ready. We have Ali; he is maintaining the sanitary aspects.” Jazmine is from Paraguay and grew up cooking with her parents. “I always have a passion with my food, everything is fresh. Right now my favorite thing to eat is meatballs, and really enjoy a nice plate with a lot of sauce.” Her hobby is working out and her favorite thing to do in her off time is to spend time with her children, a 6-year-old and a 1-year-old.
Another valuable member of the kitchen staff is Alex Brown, our dishwasher. Being the only member of the kitchen staff who has been working at Grace for a few years, Alex has created a lot of long-lasting and close relationships with the students and teachers. He is also an avid sports fan and prefers New York teams. In his new positions as part of the GCS staff, he actually fills many roles. He says everyone in the kitchen has a good attitude and works well together. “We all have to come together and move accordingly in order to make sure everything gets put out on time. If that means I have to cut cheese, although that’s not my job, I will do it. We definitely look out for each other and help each other when we need too.” He says he feels welcome in the community.
It seems that the students at GCS feel the same sense of welcoming, as they appreciate the flavors and good taste of the new food that he helps to serve. Students have a fresh variety of food all the time but are not served anything too out of the ordinary. Although the Grace student body and faculty were originally hesitant with the shift in kitchen staff, they seem to be a good addition to our community.


text: Jeanne Zaino, Associate Professor of Political Science, Iona College, earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in survey research at the University of Connecticut—Storrs. During that time, she worked as a research assistant at the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. She went on to earn a master’s degree and PhD in political science from the University of Massachusetts—Amherst. She is currently chair of the Political Science Department at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, where she teaches courses in American government, institutions, research methods, social statistics, public opinion, scope, and methods. She and her husband, Jeff, are the proud parents of two sons, Maxim and Logan.


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Business & Technology landscape continues to Expand, Organizations are finding themselves on a Transformative Journey that started all the way back in the 1950s with Alan Turning who proposed the concept of Computers being Intelligent, Effectively spawning a new Era of Computer Science.
Proliferation of SMAC Model & massive Consumerization has tweaked today`s Business Models to offer better Customer-Centric Solutions. We have for the first time in History of mankind a Tectonic shift in Customer Expectations; he wants an Enriched Experience in terms of Accessibility & Availability of better Products & Services at much lower Costs if not cheap.
Our world is getting more Virtual & Augmented. “The Digital Tsunami is reshaping our Business World & the way we live. Now the priority is to Re-Imagine Businesses & unlock New Opportunities towards Growth & Prosperity.


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A pair of socks, oxford shoes, and a vintage pin found at a resale shop make it clear I know myself.
Of course pearls are lovely but strands of strong colors (with a crisp white shirt!) are de trop.
Today’s “narrative” is dressing in a slightly boyish manner then messing with your head with the bow on my head.
Do you realize how frumpy this jacket would look with long sleeves? Eureka: I’m taking all my old jackets to the tailor and asking him to shorten the sleeves!
I’ve been collecting vintage bakelite bangles for over 30 years. I like when you pile on bracelets and make them a statement.
I do not understand America’s fascination with the Kardashian sisters’ style. Obviously.
In my former life I went to a Jesuit high school, mastered Latin, and wore a tie everyday.
A mandatory essential of being fabulous: Being with-it. Knowing stuff. Engaged with life. Great observational skills. Ace Photographer Chris Jorda sent me up a flight of stairs (“Vertigo”) then went out and hired “The Birds” to rock the shot. Watch out world! Chris is de trop!
A perfect example of a “coup de foudre” or lightning strikes! The designer: BK Phillips of L.A. The vest: constructed of vintage military gear. The woman wearing the vest: having a blast being wacky.


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Each tray is handmade with lacquer and foil work. Every thin, square piece of foil is hand-laid one after the other to form an overall unique pattern.
It has an intricate elephant design representing the King of the Jungle in all its glory. Let it add luxury and opulence to your home.
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I’ve been thinking about my own writing, and actually trying to objectively look at why some of my scenes are stronger than others. Now, there are a million and one reasons why a scene might be weak, but I’ve found a trend recently that explains why some scenes simply need more work to make acceptable.
I hear a lot about how “a scene should always do at least two things”, but really, it’s hard to quantify that because what does and doesn’t count as a ‘thing’ a scene does? All scenes should generally move the plot forward somehow, so that’s one thing, if you’ll allow it to be.
Without dedicating a whole lot of time to this, there are only a few things scenes can really do: teach readers, establish important bits, move characters, and answer questions. Anything and everything boils down to those four things, but those are some pretty broad things, so lets unpack them.
Teaching readers is simple. Fantasy authors need to teach their readers about the world. But all authors need to teach their audience about what’s going on. Magic systems need to be explained, sci-fi technology needs to be explained, etc. Scenes like this tend to happen less and less as a novel progresses, obviously. We shouldn’t need to teach the reader anything after a certain point.
Establishing important bits is a bit harder to explain. This is where we get character background, the history of the world, the reasons for the conflict, things like that. This is anything that isn’t instructional. If a character has anger management issues, I’m not going to teach you what that is. I’m going to establish what it means to that character and perhaps why they got to that point.
When I say a scene should move characters, I mean this both literally and figuratively. Naturally, characters will move as the story progresses. They’ll go to new places and meet new people, etc. But this also refers to character growth and character arcs. If characters don’t move in any specific scene, you should probably ask yourself if that scene is important (and it might be!), because without moving characters you risk slowing down the plot.
Lastly, answering questions. Yes, this does include “What is behind the secret door”, but it’s way more than that. Really, the big question here is ‘Does the POV character get what they want in this scene?’ Now, you could argue that every scene should always have an objective for the character, but I think that’s a restrictive way to think about it. Going from one place to another could require a scene, but they’re not usually achieving anything by doing that: it’s just necessity. No. What I’m talking about here is “Protagonist X runs to the castle to save the princess! Does he achieve this?” That is the question of the scene. The answer could very well be ‘No’, but there should be an answer in this context. If that question isn’t answered, then why are you showing us him going to the castle gate as it’s own scene? Why is that important? Well, if you’re not answering a big question, it has to include one of the other scene necessities. Maybe it’s to establish that the moat is just one big trampoline, and you’re including that scene to foreshadow how they characters escape in the next scene.
So, yes. All scenes should have at least two of those four elements. But let me give some warning. Teaching readers is often way less important than newer writers tend to think. In Chapter One, you don’t have to explain how the magic system of this universe works. You just have to establish the POV character and, likely, move them to the next chapter by establishing a conflict and answering how they accomplish this. This is how everything begins, from The Hobbit to Steelheart to Big Hero 6 to Rogue: One. The list here is endless, really, because all of those things need to happen in order to get an audience to be interested.
Oh my gosh I forgot about Big Hero 6 I still need to watch that.
Really? I’m genuinely surprised you haven’t already seen it!


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You should only start the clean up when you're certain it is safe to return to your home after a flood. Get an electrician to check your electrical appliances. Always wear protective clothing when cleaning surfaces, floors and walls contaminated by flood water.
If heavy rainfall cause a flood in your home, ask the local council about their emergency payments scheme.
Make sure you wear protective clothing when you clean up following a flood. Floodwater can be contaminated with sewage, chemicals and animal waste. You’ll need to disinfect anything that comes into contact with it.
Clearing up after a flood can be stressful and you can get ill from pollution or sewage in flood water. If you start to feel unwell contact your GP.
Once the water levels are lower outside than inside your property, you can begin to get rid of the water by using a pump or bucket. You can hire or buy a pump and generator from a DIY shop.
Make sure you put the generator outside to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning from the exhaust.
You will need to do an initial clean and follow this by disinfecting all surfaces that were contaminated by floodwater.
You can clean contaminated surfaces with a brush, hot water and household cleaning fluid.
Don't forget to clean enclosed spaces under kitchen units or floorboards. If floodwater was contaminated with oil or diesel, you’ll need to use a detergent like washing up liquid.
Once you have finished cleaning, use household disinfectant on everything that has come into contact with floodwater.
You will need to wash contaminated clothing and bedding at a high temperature.
You can use your central heating to help dry out the house once the heating system has been checked by a qualified engineer.
For best results the temperature should be set at 20 to 22 degrees centigrade.
You can speed up the drying process by keeping the building well ventilated by opening as many windows and doors as possible and using a fan.
If you use a dehumidifier to remove water from the air in your home, you need to keep external doors and windows shut.
Get professional advice from a builder if you need to do any major redecoration or repair work on your home following a flood. Use a builder recommended by your local council or insurance company.
If your home was flooded, contact your utility suppliers.

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Home to incredible landscapes, imposing volcanoes, dense forests, unique beaches, and star scattered skies, the island of La Palma is rightfully named ‘La Isla Bonita’ (the Pretty Island). Located in the Canary Islands archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, La Palma is different from the rest of the islands for its landscapes and the activities that can be done throughout the entire territory of 708 km2.
Listed as World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, La Palma is a special place for stargazing in the world. The island offers an extensive network of trails.


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text: St. Louis, MO. – January 27, 2015 – Euclises Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors for the treatment of cancer, today announced that Bobby W. Sandage, Jr., Ph.D., has joined the company as its President and CEO. He replaces Rajesh Devraj, Ph.D., who remains on the Euclises Board of Directors.


text: Display your Colorado Rockies allegiance with our Colorado Rockies Nation Flag! This Nation Flag measures 3x5 ft., is constructed of durable polyester, has quadruple-stitched flyends, and has a canvas side header with metal grommets to attach to your flagpole or one of our 3 styles of tailgating flagpoles. The MLB Genuine Merchandise team logos are screen printed into our Colorado Rockies Nation Flag and are colorfast and resist fading.


text: The Zipcode for Augustana College is . Augustana College is in Minnehaha, South Dakota in the Upper Plains region of the USA. It is located about 188 miles east-southeast of SD's capital city of Pierre.


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www.coldwellbankertopteam.com, This is a one-stop real estate website for all your home buying and selling needs in Chino, Chino Hills & surrounding areas. We are professional real estate brokers and agents who will help make your search for a new home an enjoyable experience in the Inland Empire and surrounding areas.
We encourage you to check out our website for local neighborhood school information, detail mortage information, interactive maps, listings of homes for sale, and many more features.


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I bought a "untested" PS Vita 3G motherboard for dirt cheap on Ebay, just because I was curious. But unfortunately it indeed does not work.
It shows signs of life but doesn't fully boot.
1. When turned on it shows the PS Logo on it's OLED screen, gives a blue light like normal. But then turns off with 4 slow blue flashes (like it normally does when shutting down).
2. I tried the recovery menu, but it only boots to the PS Logo with a constant blue light and then freezes. (waited for at least 10min). It never shows the actual recovery menu. I tried the same procedure on a working Vita and got it in the first try, so it's not the wrong button combination I guess.
3. It's not the so called Blue Led of Death, it's not the rapid unlimited blue flashing I'm seeing. Just 4 slow blue flashes and then turns off.
And that's about it, I can't get any more life out of it. I don't call it a total loss but I'm curious what could be wrong. Are there some homebrew user failures that could have caused such symptoms like I'm experiencing?


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Join us for an experiential dining event a la popup style where you be served a 5 course seafood extravaganza! We will be taking you on a journey across the world using some of the best locally sourced seafood.
This dinner will be showcasing the best of chennai's coastline with 5 small plates of seafood. The dishes are influenced from cuisines across the globe. The first three plates are appetisers, followed by two entrees and ending with a dessert.
This experience is perfect for anyone that is a foodie with a global palette, looking to meet new people and have interesting conversations over food, or just an occasion to hang out with your inner circle and chill in a unique setting versus the regular restaurant affair. We will take care of the food, drinks, music and venue and you just have to show up and go home fully satiated with food and conversations!
There will be up to 30 people in the group.

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Joshua, known to his team as Josh, was born and raised in Connecticut. He started swimming for Cheshire Y/Sea Dog Swim Club and continued swimming for his high school team at Hopkins School. While in high school he led his team to two Western New England Prep School championships as both a freshman and senior (courtesy of goduke.com). He was also an individual champion in the 200 free, 100 back, 100 fly and both 400 free and 200 medley relay throughout his career. Before coming to Duke as both a junior and senior, Josh was chosen as a representative for Connecticut’s Swimming Board of Directors.
Josh swam for Cheshire Y/Sea Dog Swim Club under Sean Farrell. He was a 2014 Junior Nationals Qualifier and he also represented the US in the 2013 World Maccabiah Games.


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BEMBRIDGE preschool, Windmills, has this week launched a ‘Help our Preschool Move’ campaign.
The preschool, located in the quiet village of Bembridge is an independent preschool with charitable status and operates on a strict not-for-profit basis. It has provided a much needed service in the village for over 16 years for under 5’s and also after school care for age 2-11.
Windmills is being forced to move as part of the Isle of Wight’s schools reorganisation process and will occupy a new site adjacent to Bembridge Primary School, within the grounds of what was previously the old Forelands Middle School. These new premises are unsuitable for preschool use and need completely refurbishing both internally and externally.
Unfortunately, the organisation’s current income will not sustain such a move and reserves are limited.
H.O.P MOVE! is aiming to raise £20,000 to facilitate the entire move.
Readers are invited to find out more about the vision for the new site at a public meeting, Tuesday 29th May, BYCC, Steyne Park at 8pm.
If you can’t make it but would like to know more, contact Rachel Clark, [email protected] or 07973 273292 or email[email protected].


text: Nike Shoes is the tenth in the signature line of LeBron James shoes and the fourth designed by Jason Petrie. Since Petrie took the over of the design of the LeBron James signature shoes, he has used Air Max as the primary source of cushioning. The LeBron 9 had a mixture of a Zoom Air forefoot with Max Air in the heel, but the Nike LeBron X is the first LeBron shoe to sport a full length visible Zoom Air unit. LeBron is no stranger to Zoom seeing Zoom Air from the first, Nike Zoom KD V 2013 Easter Blue Running Shoes, all the way to the Nike Zoom LeBron VI. Full length visible Zoom will definitely make the LeBron X stand out from the rest of the LeBron and Nike Basketball lineup.Some controversy surrounded the Nike LeBron X shoes months before its release when a string of false reports were released that the Nike LeBron X shoes were going to cost $315. The truth is that only the Nike+ version of the Nike LeBron X will cost $290 and non-Nike+ versions will cost $190.The first Nike Zoom KD V release date is set for September 29th, for the USA version LeBron James wore in the 2012 Olympic Games. Helpful Hints: 1. Quality products and satisfying service are provided; 2. High safety and prompt delivery is guaranteed; 3. Item will be sent out within 24 hours after confirming your payment and arrive to your door within 7-10 business days; 4. You'll get full refund when the item is not available in stock.


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A “BUDDY” is a primary contact person who provides information and guidance to you during your first weeks in the Czech Republic and, if the circumstances allow, during the whole time of your stay. Our buddies are Czech students who usually have experience as exchange students abroad from the past. They will pick you up at the airport, show you the way to the Dormitories and to the University, help you to arrange your accommodation… Purely and simply, they will help you to get “started” in your new home town and provide you “inside” information about student life in Prague, the UCT Prague university and Czech culture in general.
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The IntelliProp IPC-GZ196A-ZM Gen-Z Physical Layer for 802.3 is an IP Core that allows companies to attach a Gen-Z core to an 802.3 Phy. The IPC-GZ196A-ZM is compliant with the Gen-Z 0.5d Physical Layer Specification and provides support for multi-lane links, lane reversal, and link width reduction. The IPC-GZ196A-ZM IP Core is designed for integration into FPGA and ASIC developments to minimize development time andfamiliarization required to develop this IP independently. The IPC-GZ196A-ZM is fully verified in pseudo random simulation.
The IPC-GZ196A-ZM Gen-Z Physical Layer for 802.3 provides a Gen-Z 0.5d Physical Layer Specification compliant Physical Layer Abstraction interface for Gen-Z communication over an 802.3 Phy. The IP core is scalable to support up to 16 lanes in a single link and most PLA data widths. The IntelliProp Bus Interface connection to the Transceiver Wrapper allows for register configurable transmitter and receiver equalization settings of the transceivers. The IP core manages initialization and configuration of the transceivers as well as striping and scrambling/descrambling of link layer data over the PLA interface.