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Working as a key part of the Partnerships and Innovation team, the Test Analyst will be responsible for testing solutions and requirements throughout the implementation of new partnerships for Admiral.
This recently formed area is exploring new technologies and techniques in a security conscious environment.
Our objective is to build and deploy a flexible cloud-based solution for an ever-evolving expansion of products, delivering a fit for purpose solution whilst maximising efficiency of delivery, quality and scalability.
This is a wide-ranging role where the Test Analyst is an important element in a focused delivery team exploring and developing, Microservices and Cloud implementations. You will be responsible for ensuring a quality system is implemented by maximising test coverage and work with Test Automation Engineers to develop repeatable automated testing.
You will work with Developers and be part of the team to understand requirements and solutions across several different areas.
At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We understand that a good work life balance is important, and we want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this. We are happy to talk about flexible working. Please ask your Recruitment Officer, Laura Pengilly, for more information.


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Fortune 100 Corporation, McLean, VA – The space utilization analysis conducted here addresses the four buildings located on the campus in McLean, VA. The analysis targets elements that impact the physical work environment, staff performance and satisfaction, workplace efficiencies, and overall corporate culture.
A holistic approach is needed if changes are to happen so the workplace can reflect current work trends and requirements. It is important to recognize that business is conducted differently today as compared to over twenty years ago, when the campus buildings were designed and built.
The analysis was based on site observations that took place over a period of four months and brief staff interviews related to current space use, work methodology and use of technology.
Deciding what creates the most value for the organization is the first step to develop workplace strategies that will effectively increase worker productivity.

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text: Spacious 3BHK flat for sale in Kharadi. This 3BHK flat is located near EON IT Park in Gera Emerald City. The area of the flat is 1650 sq. ft. provided with covered car park. This Township has a child centric features and Gera Builder has also given the Warranty of 5 years for maintenance and repair of the township. Many more 2 / 3BHK flats available for rent in Kharadi. For more details kindly contact us.

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We at Rosenthal Wine Merchant have always relished working with small producers. Over the years, we have grown our portfolio not through assimilating big brands, but by continuing to forge alliances with people who work their land on an intimate, human scale. A significant number of our 115 winegrowers work with fewer than ten hectares, and although it is typically impossible to keep these wines in stock year-round, we love the fact that each new vintage is an occasion to look forward to—something to be enjoyed by those fortunate few who are in the know.
Even among our family of modestly landed growers, however, Nadir Cuneaz in the Valle d’Aosta stands apart. With less than a single hectare’s worth of family holdings, Nadir qualifies as our very smallest domaine, and the handful of cases we buy from him each year are true homemade wines in every sense of the word. His vineyard situation is not uncommon in the Valle d’Aosta, our beloved Alpine enclave whose total production is the smallest by far among all Italian winegrowing regions (less than a third of the next-lowest-producing). It’s no surprise that co-operatives still predominate here, given the scant amount of land most families own; it’s simply easier to sell fruit to the local co-op than to go through all the painstaking work required to bottle such a tiny amount of wine.
However, like his good friend Danilo Thomain (whose Enfer d’Arvier we buy with great enthusiasm, and who introduced us to Nadir several years back), Cuneaz would rather see his viticultural efforts through to the end—to create something upon whose label he is proud to put his own name. And, like Danilo, he does this in a small room in his modest home. To even call his operation a “winery” is to stretch that term past its breaking point, but there’s plenty of room for the few thousand bottles Nadir produces each year. And, little by little, he is enlarging his footprint—buying minuscule parcels here and there, planting indigenous varieties, etc.—and we are excited to introduce a brand-new wine among this round of recent arrivals from Nadir.
Nadir has only been commercializing his wines since 2009, but he has made immense progress since his earliest days. While he always farmed his vineyards without the use of chemical herbicides and pesticides, he has made notable adjustments in his cellar work over the years—adopting spontaneous fermentations, refining his oak sources and barrel regimen, and abandoning his earlier occasional use of passito in order to enhance purity of expression. The three wines we have just received from Cuneaz unquestionably represent his best efforts to date. Furthermore, they are heartwarming reminders of just how intimate the scale of our beloved beverage can be.
This wine—the first we purchased from Nadir—takes its name from local lore, the “Badebec” being a monster of fearsome stature who roams the vineyards after the sun goes down. (Life in these Alpine extremes involves constantly confronting the ruthlessness of the elements—a reality that manifests itself in a multitude of mythical beasts.) Composed of 90% Petit Rouge and 10% Fumin and Vien de Nus, “Badebec” comes from the family’s oldest holdings around the towns of Gressan and Jovencan, with vines up to 100 years of age. These towns flank the south bank of the Dora Baltea river which bisects the region, and their north- and northwest-facing vineyards make ripeness a greater challenge than in the more-often-encountered vineyards on the opposite bank. To compensate for the wines’ innate leanness, Nadir formerly employed the passito technique on a portion of the harvest, thereby adding a bit of juiciness and concentration. However, he has moved away from that approach over the past few years, and this 2015 was his first “Badebec” without any dried bunches at all. It’s a welcome change, as this vintage displays a remarkable improvement in purity of fruit, as well as a beautiful lifted spice character absent in previous versions. Furthermore, the barrels used for the elevage (a mixture of small- and medium-sized French-oak vessels) are now older, thus marking the wine less noticeably than several vintages back. Lovers of tension, scintillating acidity, and livewire mineral intensity will find much to appreciate here, and a wine of this character could come from nowhere else but the dramatic altitudes of the Italian Alps.
Moody Pinot Noir, as we know, speaks most floridly in areas where it’s forced to struggle. Appropriately, the variety has been planted here since the late-18th century, benefitting greatly from the dramatic diurnal temperature shift and extended ripening cycle of these cool Alpine climes. Fermented in stainless steel and aged in used small French oak barrels, Nadir’s “Grandgosier shows gorgeous varietal character in its pure, taut, pretty red fruits and whiff of underbrush. It’s a far cry from being a rich wine, but there’s a certain succulence at its core that offsets the high-toned acidity and gently herbal edge in appetizing fashion. Sourced primarily from the family’s traditional holdings in Gressan and Jovencan, this 2016 also contains the fruit from a small newer planting in the fabled town of Chambave, on the north bank of the Dora Baltea. Known as “Badeun,” this south-facing vineyard contributes welcome ripeness to the final product, and this is a lovely, spice-drenched Pinot Noir of tremendous character.
The only one of Cuneaz’s wines not named for a local monster, “Les Gosses” derives from a French term for “little children” (monsters in their own right, to be sure!)—of which Nadir has three. Coincidentally, this wine contains three local varieties: Vien de Nus (which comprises the majority), Petit Rouge, and the little-seen Vuillermin—the father of Fumin, in fact. In contrast to the two wines above, “Les Gosses” comes entirely from south-facing vineyards: “Badeun” in Chambave and “Creta Platta” (a newer acquisition for Nadir), both of which are more sun-blessed and lower on the slope than those sites which comprise “Badebec.” Made entirely in steel, this is a classic Vallée d’Aoste lip-smacker, stuffed with juicy black cherries and crunchy plums. With electrifying acidity and a complexity-contributing edge of woodsmoke, this is perhaps the most delicious and complete wine Nadir has ever made; it’s too bad there are only 60 cases to go around!

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This album features premiere recordings of pieces by Kaija Saariaho, Joël-François Durand, Bruce Quaglia, and Marc Satterwhite, and includes contemporary masterworks by Donatoni, Sørensen, Husa, and Penderecki. The works on this album were composed between 1980 and 2015, and each presents the listener with complex soundscapes that push the boundaries of clarinet technique.
Matthew Nelson is Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the University of Louisville, where he performs with the Louisville Winds woodwind quintet and the Grawemeyer Players contemporary music ensemble. He has performed as guest principal clarinet with the Virginia and Utah Symphonies, and his performances throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan include international competitions and premieres. He maintains an international profile as both performer and pedagogue, with recent engagements as an invited professor on the faculties of the Beyond the Music International Chamber Music Festival and the Curso Internacional “Eduardo Ocón” in Spain.
Matthew Nelson is a clarinetist of astounding range and virtuosity, with a tone that is never less than burnished and lovely no matter how spiky and challenging the music he may be playing. And on this album he plays plenty of spiky and challenging music (as well as plenty of humorous and even lyrical music). It’s a collection of late-20th- and early-21st-century works for unaccompanied clarinet, and as you might expect the styles and moods vary widely. Among the highlights are Franco Donatoni’s Clair suite, on which Nelson manages to sound as if he’s playing multiple instruments at once, and Krzysztof Penderecki’s Prelude. For all libraries supporting wind or contemporary-music programs.
Wonderfully controlled playing a a real sense of resonance with the contemporary clarinet repertoire are the two major strands that conspire to make this disc an unreserved success. Not for the faint-hearted, perhaps, as a glance at the featured composers will confirm, but there is such rewarding listening on offer here.
Written in 2011, Kaija Saariaho’s three movement Duft opens with barely audible low tremolo before exploring a variety of techniques including multiphonics, wide vibrato and microtones. Intrinsically lyrical and described by the composer herself as “intimate” and as an “expressive monolog,” the piece swoops, bends and explores the nature of near-silence fascinatingly. This appears to be the only commercially available recording of the work.
The work Le Mesure des Choses (2001) by Joël-François Durand is split into four pieces, of which this, the first, is for solo clarinet (the others are for piano solo, oboe and viola, and percussion; III has been recorded by viola player Paul Silverthorne on Mode 139). The complete set examines in musical terms the four elements, plus time, and it starts with the work presented here, which focuses on air. A work of continual change of basic shapes within time, Durand’s very active work is given a phenomenal performance by Nelson, whose virtuosity seems custom built for this music. The rapid delivery acts, also, as an excellent foil to the lyricism of the Saariaho piece. The other Durand piece, Tiodhlac, takes its name from the Scottish Gaelic word for “gift” and was intended as a tribute to composer James Dillon, celebrating that composer’s fiftieth birthday. The ultra-sensitive playing by Nelson coupled with his extraordinary control of the clarinet’s very uppermost register gives the word a markedly haunting aspect.
The name Franco Donatoni will need no introduction to listeners of contemporary music; every time I see his name or hear a composition by him, I am reminded that there is a severe paucity of recordings of his music, not to mention performances in the concert hall or recital room. Dating from 1980, Clair is one of his most popular pieces, with a remarkable three recordings available in addition to this one. The work’s two movements are contrasting, the first bursting with irrepressible, jumping energy, the second far more restrained, returning us to the emotional world of the opening of the Saariaho. The quiet, rapid figuration emerges as beautifully evocative in Nelson’s supremely musical account.
Subtitled “Three Vignettes.” Bruce Quaglia’s After Milton is intended as an in memoriam for the great Milton Babbitt; to that end, Quaglia uses material from Babbitt’s My Ends are My Beginnings to create a quiet, profound set of meditations. This is an inventive piece shot through with meaning. According to arkivmusic.com, there is only one other piece by Quaglia in the catalog, a Quartet for flute, clarinet, violin and cello on the Centaur label (a disc entitled New Music from Utah). An Associate Professor of Music Theory at the University of Utah’s School of Music, Quaglia clearly composes systematically: this piece is tightly organized and, although the musical surface is different, there is a sense of Webernian clarity.
Again, this appears to be the only recording available of Bent Sørensen’s evocatively titled Songs of the Decaying Garden. Originally titled Impromptu when it first appeared in 1986, the piece was revised in 1992 when John Kruse recorded it (for Paula records, entitled Contemporary Danish Works for Clarinet where it shared disc space with Koppel, Bentzon and Ruders; this disc appears to be no longer available). The Songs of the Decaying Garden concentrates on the process of dissolution, giving three “viewpoints” indicated via the movement indications: Andantino, con delicatezza; Allegretto maniac; Calmo, molto dolce. There is a melting, internal aspect to the work’s final panel that is simply lovely; Nelson’s legato is beyond reproach here.
Works by Marc Satterwhite (born 1954) have so far appeared on the Centaur label, so it is good to widen the envelope and find the 2013 piece For Dallas here on Soundset. The work refers to a person, Dallas Tidwell, rather than the place. Tidwell was a clarinetist in the Louisville Orchestra, a Professor of Clarinet at the University of Louisville and was a colleague of Sattershite’s. Tidwell sadly passed in 2015 after a battle with cancer. Satterwhite presents an exploration of the varied emotions of loss couched in a restlessly shifting musical environment. The effect is disturbing, perhaps because it confronts us, ultimately, with our own sense of mortality, of our own lives being of finite duration.
A disc of music by Czech-American composer Karel Husa on Albany, which included the powerful Music for Prague 1968, impressed me, and the piece here, Three Studies (2007), is another fine example of Husa’s output. Each movement presents a different trait of clarinet playing: espressivo (“Mountain Bird”), legato (“Poignant Song”) and staccato (“Relentless Machine”). The final movement is especially interesting in its notation, specifying a variety of staccato articulation in combination with specific tone qualities, all performed with admirable confidence by Nelson.
Finally, a piece by the most familiar name on the roster of composers here, Krzysztof Penderecki. The short Prelude of 1987 operates like a sonic arch, moving towards a glaring climax high up in the clarinet’s range before returning to the quiet of the opening. Nelson’s minor third tremolos are perfectly judged, as is his tracing of the work’s trajectory overall.
Recording quality is of the very top drawer, with the ultra-quiet dynamics just caught perfectly and with just the right amount of space to the sound picture.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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In little more than seven months TriMet riders have purchased more than a million tickets with the TriMet Tickets mobile app. TriMet Tickets allows riders to pay for and use single tickets, as well as day, weekly and monthly passes all from their mobile phone. It’s quick and easy, and no cash required.
Since we rolled out the app in September 2013 for iPhone and Android smartphones, the number of downloads have rocketed to more than 80,000 shattering our first year goal by more than 50,000 downloads.
TriMet partnered with local software developer GlobeSherpa to create the app at no upfront cost to TriMet. With its release, TriMet became the first transit agency in the U.S. to implement a mobile ticketing app for use on both buses and trains. Learn more about the TriMet Tickets app at trimet.org/mobiletickets.
“The success of this program sets on a solid path to move to an electronic fare payment system in the coming years that continues to make it simpler to buy a fare,” said McFarlane.
In March, the agency awarded a major contract that will bring electronic fare to the Portland metro area in 2017.
TriMet selected Innovations in Transportation, Inc. (INIT) to develop the equipment needed for an e-fare system. The e-fare system, to be tested publicly in 2016 and slated for full system-wide launch in 2017, will allow riders to choose from a variety of easy payment options including a transit-only smart card, contactless bank card and a smartphone with Near Field Communications.
Based on the popularity of the mobile tickets, we expect riders will also welcome the e-fare with the same enthusiasm. For more in e-fare visit news.trimet.org.

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Hundreds of “amendments” have been proposed to S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010. Several have already been voted on, and many more will be discussed and voted on over the next day or two.
Victory: The Senate voted 96-0 in favor of an amendment to audit the Federal Reserve Board. Read why more transparency at the Fed is a good idea.
Defeat: The Senate voted against the Brown-Kaufman amendment to limit the size of banks in order to prevent them from becoming “too big to fail.” Read more here.

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My Reading Itinerary Monday! – Week #48 2017 – Piling up my literary travel miles!
but I still stayed on track with my reading.
Blog and tour work not so much 🙁 Hope to get caught up soon.
This week I am piling up the literary travel miles.
Gayle will be my guest for Cozy Wednesday next week!
What a great bunch of reads. Every single one should be on my list too!
Great books! I’m reading Ditched 4 Murder right now and am loving it!

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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At one point, members of Black Caucus broke into a round of "We Shall Overcome" as the House speaker called for security to restore order.
Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday sent two bills to the governor's desk that will further curtail abortion providers despite heated protests from Democrats.
At one point, the Black Caucus started singing "We Shall Overcome" and security was called in as Democrats tried unsuccessfully to block the bills in the Republican-controlled House.
If signed by Republican Gov. Robert Bentley, the bills would prohibit abortion clinics from operating within 2,000 feet of any public school for kindergarten through eighth grade, as well as ban the second trimester abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation, or D&E.
The new legislation would likely lead to two clinics shutting down in a state that has become a battleground for abortion rights.
In 2013, Bentley signed a law requiring abortion clinics to have an emergency room doctor willing to sign onto admitting privileges with the clinic. In a state as conservative as Alabama, finding such a doctor within a strict time frame can prove difficult, and one clinic shut down.
House Democrats began Wednesday confident they could filibuster and "run out the clock" for the two bills, said Susan Watson, executive director of American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama.
"But it quickly became clear that the Republican leadership wasn't playing by the rules," Watson told BuzzFeed News.
House Speaker Mike Hubbard allowed little debate and when he called for a vote, the Black Caucus stood up and sang "We Shall Overcome," made famous during the civil rights protests of the1960s.
Hubbard, who was recently indicted on 23 felony charges including political corruption, called security twice, AL.com reported, saying members couldn't hear the floor vote.
In the end, the two abortion bills passed on a vote of 73 to 18.
John Knight, a House Democrat, told the Montgomery Advertiser that the battle against the bills was a "horror story."
"I fought in the Vietnam War so that all of us would be safe," he said. "To come back here to think you're living in a democracy where your voice can be heard, it was not shown here tonight by this Legislature."
Knight did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News' request for comment.
The ACLU, which has argued that the restrictions violate Roe V. Wade, has vowed to challenge both laws if they are signed by the governor.
Republicans have defended the school proximity restriction, saying students shouldn't have to be exposed to anti-abortion protesters outside clinics.
"We all agree that protecting our children is a top priority, but this measure isn't about protecting Alabama's children," Watson said. "It's about making a sure a woman who has decided to have an abortion can't get one."

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If you have been injured by a scooter rider or if you are a scooter rider who was injured while riding, contact our Phoenix personal injury attorney at Lorona Mead helps you to get injury claims you deserve.
Shared scooters with companies like Bird, Razor and Lime are a big hit in Tempe, but they are definitely causing a fair share of problems. The Tempe City Council voted earlier this year to tighter regulations on these popular transportation devices, noting that since shared scooters were introduced in May of 2018, the fire department has responded to 119 scooter-involved accidents. Most injuries are minor, involving the legs and arms, but there have been more serious injuries reported also, including patients injured seriously enough to require transport to a Level 1 trauma center.
Among the changes unanimously approved by the council were new licensing fees, a cap on the number of scooters allowed in the city, and staging requirements for scooters not in use. The council also announced that it will study added measures to improve safety surrounding scooter use. In imposing its new restrictions, the council likely took into account the many complaints about shared scooter use. Reports of scooters driving into traffic and crashing into parked cars and other objects, as well as instances of intoxicate scooter operators likely had a lot to do with the council’s concerns. Moreover, pedestrians, according to reports, are upset that streets are “littered with stray scooters,” which can pose trip and fall and slip and fall accidents and other injuries.
Tempe’s new regulations hope to stem the problems caused by scooters. Going forward and effective immediately, companies offering shared scooters will be required to pay a $7,888 right-of-way use license fee each year and a $1.06 per-scooter-per-day fee for right-of-way staging of scooters. They will also be required to share data with the city in regards to scooter locations and patterns of use.
Tempe also requires that scooters are now staged upright on a parking surface with no more than 10 scooters together at once location. Companies can no longer stage scooters in front of single-family homes or on residential streets. The shared scooters must be restaged every 24 hours, and companies are given two hours for restaging improperly parked scooters. If they fail to do so, the company will be charged a $100 fee for relocation. And finally, companies offering shared scooters must also educate users on local and state laws regarding their use and on how to properly park them.
Tempe is not alone in its scooter woes. Scottsdale and Gilbert have also experienced issues in scooter incidents over the past few months. The Scottsdale Fire Department was called out to 12 incidents involving the shared scooters as of December. In one instance, the scooter rider hit a pot hole. Other instances were due to alcohol use while riding. Gilbert police responded to calls for service to scooter incidents that left scooter riders with head injuries, fractures and lacerations.
If you have been injured by a scooter rider or if you are a scooter rider who was injured while riding, our personal injury attorney may be able to help. Contact us right away to speak to our compassionate and knowledgeable legal team.


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HBM2, GDDR5X is not; it’s still a very capable memory type.
We’re pretty sure the USS Enterprise isn’t working with this sort of bandwidth.
At first, we questioned the lack of HBM2, but it’s starting to make a lot of sense.
Greenland and Pascal enter a room, only one comes out.
And don’t forget an incredible 1 TB/s bandwidth.
It’s the sort of bandwidth the Death Star used.

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Study Matrix Blog – A reader sent me a link to an interesting blog recently. Adam writes interesting personal development articles, but has the unique twist of putting his thoughts into mindmaps. I suggest visiting to anyone who likes a visual dissection of ideas.
I agree with Cal that action without some lasting commitment and motivation is often wasted. But, I also know many people who sit around doing nothing, staying inside their comfort zones. In some ways, Cal’s thoughts echo my own when I wrote about people becoming over-motivated when trying to change habits. The initial spur to act needs to be followed by more than just enthusiasm.
The Bounce Back Book – Karen Salmansohn has a new book about how to get over adversity. I was featured on Salmansohn’s radio show, Be Happy Dammit!, last year. The book is chock full of tips for staying afloat during setbacks. The book has a rubber cover (perfect for bouncing) and each page is beautifully illustrated with ideas on each page.

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Action: Any kind of bet.
Angles: Using key factors from previous events to predict the results for future outcomes.
Ante Post: It is also possible to place some football bets weeks, months and sometimes years in advance. For example when you bet on the premiership or world cup winner. Such bets are called ‘ante post’-bets. The term ‘ante post’ comes from the world of horse racing. Making such an ante-post bet can be really successful if during the time it becomes clear that the team backed is increasingly favoured to win.
Asian Handicap: Asian handicaps are, as the name suggests, a special type of handicap betting popular in the Far East and commonly used in football betting. In addition to typical +1, 0, and -1 handicaps seen in standard handicap football match betting, Asian handicap allows for a ¼ goal, ½ goal and a ¾ goal start. On the face of it this may not seem to make a lot of sense, since any team that beats (or loses to) a ½ goal start will also beat (or lose to) a ¼ goal start. However, there is more to ¼ and ¾ ball betting than meets the eye. As for normal handicap betting, the underdog will be awarded a head start of a handicap, and the favourite will concede a handicap of the same magnitude. For the purposes of bet settlement, the predetermined number of the handicap will be added to the real number of goals. Where no handicap is awarded (0:0 handicap), a drawn game will result in a tied bet and returned stakes. if either side wins, bets backing that team will win, whilst bets backing the other will lose. Similar rules apply for 1 goal (0:1) and 2 goal (0:2) Asian handicaps. When ½ ball handicaps are applied, bets can only be won or lost – a tied bet is impossible. If the handicap is set at ¼ (or ¾, 1¼, 1¾ etc) of a goal, then any bets on the match will be settled as a split stakes bet, with half the stake going on the handicap ¼ of a goal less than the quote and half on the handicap a ¼ of a goal more. For example, with a ¼ ball handicap, half the stakes will be settled as though the handicap was 0, and half as though the handicap was ½. It follows, then, that if a team beats a ¼ ball handicap by ½ or more, the backer will win the whole bet; if they lose by ½ or more, the backer will lose the whole bet. It is only when the result falls within ¼ of the handicap that the result is different from a conventional handicap. When a team beats the handicap by a ¼, the backer receives half stakes on a win, and half returned. For example, if £10 were staked at odds of 1.95 for a ¼ ball advantage, a drawn game would return a profit of £4.75. This is known as a “win ½”. If a team loses by a ¼, the backer has only half his stake returned. This is known as a “loss ½”.
Bar: This shows what the lowest odds of horses not mentioned in the betting forecast are likely to be – ’50-1 bar’ means those not quoted are 50-1 or bigger.
Beard: A friend or acquaintance whose job is to place a bet in order to conceal the true identity of the real bettor.
Bet: To lay money on the correct prediction of an outcome.
Betting Exchange: When punters back and lay bets against each other and the Exchange operator is getting a commission.
Canadian: A Canadian (also known as a Super Yankee) consists of 26 bets involving 5 selections in different events. The bet includes 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 fourfolds plus an accumulator. A minimum of 2 of your selections must be successful to get a return.
Chalk Player: A person who usually places his bets on the favourite.
Circled Game: Applies to US sports. A game where the betting activity is limited by the bookmaker; this usually happens where bad weather or injury may significantly alter the chances of either team winning, thereby making the outcome far more uncertain.
Correct Score: Correct score betting is popular with football, where the total number of typical scores is limited. The odds are dependent on the actual match odds between the two teams.
Dog: Somebody who is expected to lose a fight or contest. Also known as the “underdog”.
Doubles: An accumulator which involves two selections. Both must be successful for the bet to win.
Double Chance: Occasionally, bookmakers may reduce the 3 outcomes for a football match to 2, by what is known as ‘Double Chance’ betting, where a single price is offered on a win or draw. If the backed team wins or draws, the bet wins; if the team loses, so does the bet. With double chance bets there is no possibility for the draw. The win/draw odds will always be shorter than for both the individual win and draw odds, because the chances of either outcome occurring are greater than for each one separately.
Double Result: Some bookmakers now offer books for the half-time result only, and more typically the “double result”, that is, the result at both half-time and full-time. For football matches this means a total of 9 betting possibilities is commonly available. This is a popular alternative to simply backing an outright result, which may often be at unattractively short odds. Obviously the risk is greater since there are more possible outcomes (9 as compared to 3 with standard match betting), but consequently the odds are better. The highest odds are obviously available for the home team to be winning at half-time and the away team to win after 90 minutes. Typically, odds of 28/1 can be found for this unlikely double result, and can be even higher if the home team is a strong favourite.
Drift: When the price of a selection moves out (gets bigger), often due to a lack of support. That selection is said to be “on the drift”.
Each Way: In contests with large fields, even the shorter-priced favourites may have quite high odds. To increase the chances of a punter winning something from this bet, it may be offered each way. Each way bets are actually two bets, one for the win and one for a high placing, and are settled as two bets. The place part is calculated at a fraction of the win odds. This fraction will vary by sport and event, and will always be displayed where each way betting is available. In a football tournament the each way part is usually settled at half odds for 1st and 2nd place only. Consider a £10 each way bet on England to win the World Cup at 10/1. If England win, a £150 profit would be made; £100 for the win at 10/1 and £50 for finishing in the top 2 at 5/1. If England lost in the final, the profit would only be £40; £50 from the place part minus the £10 stake lost on the win. Quarter of the odds is very common in horse racing.
Edge: A punter’s advantage in a bet.
Exotic: Any bet other than a straight bet or parley – also called a prop or proposition.
Favourite: The team or individual the bookies rate most likely to win the contest they are betting on.
GamCare: The UK national centre for information, advice and practical help with regard to the social impact of gambling. Goliath:A Goliath consists of 247 bets involving 8 selections in different events. The bet includes 28 doubles, 56 trebles, 70 four-folds, 56 five-folds, 28 six-folds, 8 seven-folds and an accumulator. A minimum of 2 of your selections must be successful to get a return.
Half Time Bet: A bet placed on the half time result.
Half Time Result: A bet that involves the Punter correctly predicting the result of a match at half time.
Handicapper: A person who studies, rates and bets on sporting events and/or races.
Hedging: This involves placing a bet on opposing outcome to the punters original selected outcome in order to guarantee winnings or cut losses. Very popular saying in the UK, “To hedge your bets”.
Heinz:A Heinz consists of 57 bets involving 6 selections in different events. The bet includes 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 fourfolds, 6 fivefolds and an accumulator. A minimum of 2 of your selections must be successful to get a return.
Hook: Half a point added to e.g. football or basketball betting lines.
IBAS: Independent Arbitration Betting Service. An arbitration service which was launched to deal with betting disputes between punters and bookmakers.
Lay: It is accepted to say that when a bookmaker gives you a betting option, he ‘lays’ a bet. The term is also used in Bet Exchanges, where punters ‘Lay’ bets for other punters to ‘Back’.
Lengthen: Often bookmakers opt to lengthen (increase) the odds for a certain bet, when it doesn’t meet the activity expectations.
Line: The odds or point spread that are present at the moment for a certain event.
Lock: Popular term used in the US for a low-risk bet.
Longshot: When a competitor or a team has little chance to win.
Lucky 15: This type of bets are accepted for Horse racing and Greyhounds only and consist 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 fourfold. The bonus will only apply if all selections are winning. If all 4 selections turn out winning, you will get a 10% bonus. The consolation prize for only one wining selection is the winnings odds are paid double. There are also Lucky 31 and Lucky 63 bets available.
Martingale: A betting strategy that is based on doubling-up.
Match Betting: Another name for the famous 1X2 betting, where you have to predict the final score of a football match. 1 stands for a Home win, logically 2 is for the away team to win and X means the draw.
Monkey: A jargon used by bookmakers for £500.
Multiples: A bet that consists more than one selection. In order to grant you profits, all picks in the multiple bet have to be winning. See also Accumulator.
Nap: The most valuable bet for the day, according to a certain tipster.
No Action: When you record neither profit or a loss with a bet.
Number Spread: Index on how many goals are scored in a particular game.
Odds: A ratio that shows how big the profits from your winning bets are. See also price.
Odds On: A price that is lower than Evens (2.00 decimal).
Outsider: An underdog for a particular fixture or competition.
Over: An increasingly popular football fixed odds market is total goals betting, sometimes known as over/under. A commonly available over/under bet available in football is over/under 2.5 goals. By introducing a decimal, this removes the possibility of a draw, leaving only two possible outcomes. Some bookmakers like to introduce an extra outcome to the book. 3 outcomes might include: fewer than 2 goals; exactly 2 goals; and more than 2 goals. Other bookmakers introduce even more, this is often with a view to increasing their profit margin on the book. A fixed odds market for football, which is used for predicting a number of events in a game, such as goals, corners and cards. The denominations for Over bets can be various (0.5, 1.5, 2.5, etc). For example, an Over 2.5 goals bet is considered winning, if the game in question has 3 goals or more.
Overlay: When the odds for a selection are notably higher than normal.
Over-Round: In theory a betting book should be 100%, so a toss of a coin would be even money heads, even money tails. However the bookmakers’ profit margins mean the figure is usually above 100%. In cases where it is less this is referred to as ‘over-round’. The estimated profit that a betting site will gain from a certain fixture. See also vigorish.
Parlay: A term, used by Americans for accumulator.
Patent: A set of bets that includes 3 selections, grouped in 3 doubles, a treble and a single on each selection. A return is guaranteed with even just one right selection. Picks: A selection of bets that is offered by a tipster.
Permutations or Perms: The maximum number of bets that can be formed from a number of selections strictly depends on their total number and the minimum requirement to claim a return.
Point Spread: The scoring advantage for a team that is set by a bookmaker prior to the fixture’s start.
Pony: A jargon used by bookmakers for £25.
Punter: A popular term in the UK, used for a person that places bets, usually on football and horse racing.
Round Robin: A type of system that involves 3 different races, grouped in 3 doubles, 1 treble and 6 single stakes.
Reverse Forecast: Same as Straight Forecast, but the punter only has to guess the first two participants to finish and not the correct order. Runner: A person that places a vet on behalf of another individual.
Score: A jargon used by bookmakers for £20.
Scout: A punter who waits for an unusually strong and valuable wager.
Single: The simplest and easiest to understand bet type, either wins or loses depending on the outcome of the event. The return is calculated by multiplying the stake and the odds.
Special Bets: In an attempt to attract spread bettors into fixed odds football betting, some online bookmakers have started to offer specialised markets. Special bets include odds on the number of corners and bookings a televised match will have, odds for team performance, or the time of the first and the last goal scorer. These bets have their origins in the spread markets, and it is only through the availability of online gambling that fixed odds bookmakers have been able to break into this market. Unusual and quirky bets, the purpose of which is to attract more punters, including Scorecast, To win to Nil, red card in the match, etc.
Spread Betting: For the sake of giving punters additional betting options, bookies often give the teams advantage beforehand, usually using half-point fractions. The aim in spread betting is to guess the outcome of the game after the advantage is applied.
Straight Forecast: A type of bet for horse racing and greyhound racing that requires a single unit stake. In order to claim a profit, the punter has to correctly predict who will finish 1st and 2nd in the event.
Super Heinz: A minimum of 2 of your selections must be successful to get a return. A system of bets that requires minimum 2 right selections to claim a profit. It includes 21 doubles, 35 trebles, 35 fourfolds, 21 fivefolds, 7 sixfolds and an accumulator.
Super Yankee: Same as Canadian.
Tic-tac: A method for communication, used by bookmakers on horse racing tracks.
Tipster: A person, who gives or sells predictions for games or races to punters.
Treble: A multiple bet that consists 3 selections and requires all of them to be winning in order to claim a profit.
Tricast: A fairly popular type of bet for horse racing and greyhound racing. The bet requires a single unit stake and the punter has to pick 3 selections in the correct order of finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Trixie: A system bet that involves 3 selections, grouped in 3 doubles and a treble. Requires minimum 2 winning selections to grant a profit.
Under: Same as Over, but requires the number of occurring events to be lower than the denomination.
Underdog: A competitor or a team that is unlikely to win, according to the expectations.
Up-and-Down: A bet on two selection that is placed as two single bets.
Value Bet: A bet that you believe has better chances of winning than the odds for it suggest.
Vigorish: The amount charged by the bookmaker for taking the punters’ bets. The vigorish guarantees the betting sites a profit, regardless of the event’s outcome.
Win: A single or multiple bet that grants the punter a profit.
Wise guy: A person that has a lot of knowledge about betting on sports.
Yankee: A system of bets that consists 4 selections, grouped in 11 bets, involving 6 doubles, 4 trebles and an accumulator.

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text: We present an in situ study of phonon excitations in a Bose-Einstein condensate. The dispersion relation is measured with high precision, revealing a minimum in the group velocity at finite wave number. Furthermore, we observe the Planck distribution of thermal phonons. This observation provides an important confirmation of the basic nature of these quantized excitations. In the case of slow cooling, it is found that a phonon state can be prepared and detected, whose population is on the order of the maximum possible Hawking radiation. In addition, the density fluctuations are seen to increase with increasing temperature, in contrast to the bunching effect. This is due to the non-conservation of the number of phonons. For rapid cooling, when the quench time drops below the measured thermal equilibration time, the phonon temperature is out of equilibrium with the surrounding thermal cloud. In this case, a Bose-Einstein condensate is not as cold as previously thought. We also apply our k-space technique above the critical temperature, allowing us to make the first calibrated measurement of the bunching phenomenon in a 3D Bose gas, with no free parameters. The measurement confirms the role of the exchange symmetry and the Hanbury Brown–Twiss effect in the bunching.


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It's been over a fortnight since I last blogged, but in that time I have been trying to carry on gradually chipping away at the project. There have been some distractions, including birthday's, minor operations and small hardware glitches, but between all that I have managed to do a little in the toolset.
On the scripting front, I have been trying to achieve a "simple" animation: make an NPC sleep and wake up when disturbed in some way. Since using NWN2 (as opposed to NWN1), I have found scripting animations more difficult. In particular, the latest animation I was attempting to create would not stop its loop after being disturbed, so an NPC would "wake up and get up", only to fall back to the floor asleep again. Thankfully, Pain (who I have mentioned in blogs before) was able to give me the answer of passing the "%" sign as an animation, which stops any current animation that may be playing. A useful tip I now share with you.
Another incident that caused me to slow down on the creative front was the need to update my VGA drivers. After doing so, I noticed that an in-game texture (on one square only) was not looking like it did in the toolset. After some experimentation, I was able to track the problem down to disabling the "Wait For Vertical Sync" option in the graphic settings. Removing the cross from the box (which means it does not wait) allowed the texture to display as it should in the game as well as the toolset. UPDATE: DISABLE Normal Mapped Terrain will resolve this issue with more consistency. The previous method often required the game to still be restarted,whereas the latter method does not. The only problem is that the textures do not look as good using the latter method.
The material I have managed to add in the last couple of weeks includes a new image relating to a puzzle in the game. I won't go into much detail so as not to spoil it, but it involved creating a new image that once found in the game is a clue to solving one of the main puzzles of the module. There are a few more parts to this puzzle that I still need to do, but I do have the entire puzzle outlined in my paper manual already. I am quite excited about its inclusion and look forward to seeing players reactions and responses when played.
On another front, I am continuing to write conversations for NPCs and am now finding myself having to be extra careful in doing so, as my "open ended" design has me having to consider a number of approaches the player may be coming from. As I mention in a previous post somewhere, I intend to reduce these types of scenarios to help reduce the amount of extra writing these type of open-ended approaches require.

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Zeehan was one of the first places in Tasmania ever seen by Europeans. As early as 1642 Abel Tasman sighted the mountain peak which was subsequently named Mount Zeehan after the brig in which he was sailing. It was Bass and Flinders, travelling around the Tasmanian coast in 1802, who named both Mount Zeehan and Mount Heemskirk after the two boats used by Tasman in his epic voyage.
The wild and rugged area remained unexplored until the discovery of tin at Mt Bischoff in 1871. In the years that followed prospectors rushed the area and a certain mining craziness set in. In 1879 tin was discovered at Mount Heemskirk north of the present site of Zeehan. It led to a boom which saw more than 50 companies staking claims over some 6400 hectares of what would prove to be hopeless and useless country. There were even leases sold on the beaches along the coast. By the 1880's there were only a dozen mines working in the Heemskirk area.
In late 1882 four miners moved further south and in December a man named Frank Long discovered silver-lead near the present day site of Zeehan, Tasmania. It led to the largest mining boom on Tasmania's west coast with Zeehan being dubbed the 'Silver City of the West' and, within a decade, Zeehan growing to become the third largest town in Tasmania. This is hardly surprising given Long's first samples had yielded 70 ounces of silver per ton.
Over the next decade Zeehan boomed. At its height in 1891 there were 159 companies with mining leases in the area. Trial Harbour was the port and there was a muddy and difficult road from the Trial Harbour Hotel to Zeehan.
By the 1890's the town had developed an air of sophistication. There was a Zeehan Stock Exchange which boasted 60 members. Each year, from 1890-1910, the mines earned an average of £200,000. The main street was full of elegant buildings including banks, theatres and hotels.
By 1910 the ore bodies which had sustained Zeehan began to give out and the town slowly declined. By the 1950's it had a population of only 650 and the last silver mine in Zeehan closed down in 1960. It looked as though it was about to become a ghost town. However, the town continues to exist and prosper today.
Today you can still visit the fine old buildings that reflect the town's history and the Pioneers Museum to discover fascinating stories of the past. The Gaiety Theatre, built in 1899, then Australia’s largest theatre, was restored and re-opened in 2006. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, entertainers from around the world, including Enrico Caruso, Dame Nellie Melba and the infamous Lola Montez, performed here for packed audiences of wealthy miners.
Whatever your reason for visiting, our friendly management and staff will make sure your trip to Tasmania’s West Coast will be a memorable one.

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This month, the Diocese of St. Augustine will be looking into the past and the future at its iconic Mission Nombre de Dios and Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche.
A new archaeological dig will begin this week on what is thought to be the first stone building and shrine, highlighting the historical and religious significance of the site that Bishop Felipe Estévez wants to preserve and develop as a destination for pilgrimage and spiritual renewal.
The site will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through Nov. 1.
The dig will focus on a building believed to have been built in 1677, predating the Castillo de San Marcos, which was completed in 1695, said Dr. Kathleen Deagan, the University of Florida archaeologist who will lead in the dig.
The site was first uncovered in the 1950s by the late Father Charles Spellman, who was director of the mission and an archaeologist, she said. He found artifacts, made a map of the site and wrote up a report but never shared it with the archaeological community. “It got covered up, and everyone forgot about it,” Deagan said.
Then when the archives were moved to St. Augustine in 2009, Father Spellman’s report was found by archivist Sister of St. Joseph Cathy Bitzer.
In 1728, the building was seized by Col. John Palmer, who used it as his headquarters. After the Spanish reclaimed the city, officials destroyed the building and moved the mission south, across Hospital Creek to the area near the Great Cross, Deagan said.
Architect Herschel Shepard, an expert in colonial preservation, will be asked to determine if the footings can be safely left exposed for the public to see. The coquina, which is bonded with lime and sand, might be too fragile to be left exposed, she said. In that case, a digital exhibit will be made for the public.
UF is doing the project in collaboration with Flagler College, where project historian Dr. Timothy Johnson teaches. The Florida Public Archaeology Network at Flagler will help train guides and develop content for the website. A generous grant from the Academy of American Franciscan History together with additional assistance from the St. Augustine Foundation is funding this exciting endeavor.
The dig will be underway at the same time hurricane repairs and construction on a new building is happening.
Joanna Stark, director of the shrine, said the property suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Irma in 2017. Bulkheads along the waterfront are being added and work on the bridge has been scheduled. And, the entrance has a new fence, which will improve security after hours while giving the site more of a presence, she said.
The old gift shop, which was severely damaged by flooding, is being replaced with a new building that will be used for offices and space for spiritual renewal with seating for up to 75, Stark said. The new building should be ready by next spring.
The gift shop, which was moved to the museum building, had its grand opening on August 28, the feast of St. Augustine, and will have online shopping available soon.
“With plans underway to open the excavation of the old church on the “Sacred Acre,” our thoughts are turning now to how we can best educate and accommodate pilgrims and visitors. We want to share the faith history of the founding of St. Augustine, along with the missionary efforts that originated here at Mission Nombre de Dios and extended throughout all of Spanish Florida,” said Stark.

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We are the current and back to back winner of Pie Wars of the Tri-Cities. We encourage you to stop by and try some of our delicious pizza or one of our other great dishes. Please support local businesses like ours by leaving a positive review on our Trip Advisor page.
We use the freshest ingredients with our pizzas including an in house made blended cheese. All pizzas come with a choice of sauce: red base, white base, or no sauce(extra virgin olive oil).
Come check out our Lamb Gyro with our famous tzatziti sauce or try a Chicken Parmesan sub. So many great choices you will have to come back for more!
Join us today to try one of our delicious pasta dishes such as the Greek Spaghetti or Manicotti with marinara sauce. We also have a wide selection of freshly made salads.
We now offer Gluten Free Pizza among all the other great options. Come by today to try it or one of our specialty subs today!


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Day trip inside Bucharest. Discover the capital city of Romania and city a lot a lot of things to offer. During the day trip to Bucharest with trip Romania we will visit the Palace of the Parliament, Herstru park, Outlet shops, Tiriac Collection, Village Museum, Mega mall, Old City of Bucharest and more. 10 hours of day trip with *Trip Romania* that will gives u the best experience from Bucharest.
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The radio modem must be operated only in accordance with the valid frequency license issued by national frequency authority and all radio parametres have to be set exactly as listed.
Use of frequencies between 406.0 and 406.1 MHz is worldwide-allocated only for International Satellite Search and Rescue System. These frequencies are used for distress beacons and are incessantly monitored by the ground and satellite Cospas-Sarsat system. Other use of these frequencies is forbidden.
Safety distances with respect to the US health limits of the electromagnetic field intensity are in Minimum Safety Distance tables below, calculated for different antennas and RipEX power levels. The distances were calculated according to (doplnit normu) and apply to far-field region only. Whenever the result is comparable or smaller than the actual size of the respective antenna, the field intensity is even smaller than the far-field based calculation and the safety limit is never exceeded. For output power 0.2 W or lower the safety limit is not exceeded at any distance and any of the antennas.
For detailed Minimum Safety Distances refer to RipEX User Manual.
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When opening of top cover in an environment where the ambient temperature exceeds 55 °C, prevent human contact with the enclosure heatsink of the RipEXes units.
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After years of studying coastal projects, canal subdivisions, covenants, estate focused amenities, and quite frankly, getting honest about what is missing in Caymans uber high-net-worth property offerings, we are beyond proud to share that Diamonds Edge, the ultimate estate subdivision, is now emerging from the shores of Grand Cayman. This development is a true work of art and goes far beyond the breathtaking views and billion dollar Seven Mile Beach corridor location.
Among the anticipated amenities of private gates, guard houses and lush, privacy instilling landscaping, Diamonds Edge is offering waterfront presence simply unprecedented in the Cayman Islands. Respect to the investor, their privacy and unobstructed views have been at the core of every design conversation and decision. Unwavering dedication, carefully designed infrastructure and aesthetically pleasing lot lines took precedence and this quality is present from the moment you approach Diamonds Edge, be it by land or sea. Each parcel enjoys massive development footprint pads that are 8 above sea level and ensure direct North Sound views for all parcels clearly not a cost effective inclusion, but one that proves the developer is focused on you the investor and estate owner. In addition, each property will have private IPE docks, full subdivision branding throughout, strict, yet reasonable covenants which will afford each owner a level of individuality at the same time as upholding the highest of standards anticipated in a development of this stature. There will be various exclusive ownership amenities and it simply cannot be ignored that Diamonds Edge sits directly on the North Sound with its own exclusive channel to be enjoyed by the privileged few who call Diamonds Edge home.


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How often have we seen 'the grab' by a baseball player?
Chances are quite often, especially when a player is at bat, but what Jonathan Papelbon did on his way to the dugout was just an expression of being exasperated. He lost the lead in the 9th inning and heard lusty boos and probably a few good choice comments and tried to give the rude bunch something to think about.
Now Papelbon's actions will cost him a 7 game suspension handed down from the MLB. Yes, the 'adjustment' just couldn't be explained by Papelbon and he did go to far, but that's Papelbon. And yes, I know that Rap singers do this all of the time without fear of such retribution, but this is baseball and rude is rude.
He's the Phillies closer for a reason and most closers march to the beat of a different drummer. We must remember that he made an announcement that Phillies fans were also 'smarter' than his previous team the Boston Red Sox, so he shouldn't be that roasted for this.
Remember "Pat The Bat" and the imfamous finger he gave to the opposite dugout during game? That didn't happen in the age of 'instant replay' so it was quickly forgotten by the baseball establishment. How about Chase Utley with his comment on National TV that was recorded from his All-Star Game, he said, "Boo ... F**k You", and also caused a stir after the Phillies won the World Series in '08 with his "World F**king Champions" statement.
Yes, we express ourselves quite a bit here in Philly, but this one by Pap crossed the line.


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Listen, not every idea you have is going to work. It would be amazing if it did, but it just isn’t going to. That is the reality of the world in which we live.
It is wonderful to see a movie which fails, but which refuses to play it safe. Obviously it would be better if the movie succeeded, but if you can’t succeed, at least you can go big and go wacky.
We’re talking about one such movie on the podcast today as “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” arrived on Blu-ray last week.
Take a listen and remember to subscribe at Apple Podcasts.


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Fill your boots with key records by TRG, Untold, Joe and many more.
Leeds-based label Hessle Audio has had an incalculable impact on UK dancefloors over the past seven years, putting out dozens of seminal releases in the transition from dubstep to bass, techno and beyond.
The average FACT reader will no doubt own a heap of these tracks already, but handily for the completists out there, label bosses Ben UFO, Pangaea and Pearson Sound have made the label’s entire catalogue available to download from Bandcamp.
A great excuse to go back to Joe’s FACT mix, we reckon.


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Sometimes the choice of tyres can be complex because of the many brands and models available. Tyre tests can help you with your choice.
Each year dozens of tyre tests in all segments (winter, summer, SUV, all season, ...) are published by magazines, automobile clubs in Europe and other independent test organizations.
Find the results of tests conducted by these organizations on our website. Simply select your tyre size, hit the search button and click on 'more info' and then 'tyre tests' below the displayed tyre.
The EU tyre label provides important information about safety and environmental aspects of a tyre. Similar to the energy label found on kitchen appliances, the EU tyre label makes it easy to compare different tyres. Unfortunately the tyre label does not include all test criteria, as e.g. there is no winter performance (ice, snow) shown on the tyre labels of winter tyres.

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An Oklahoma summer program teaches students about agriculture careers and growing food.
Students learn about important ecological issues such as recycling, composting, water quality and soil erosion.
WOODWARD, Okla. — Camp T.U.R.F. (Tomorrow’s Undergraduates Realizing the Future) at Oklahoma State University Extension introduces students to agriculture and careers in sustainability.
A portion of the summer camp program brought the group to Anichini-Moore Ranch & Farm, in Woodward, Oklahoma, which prides itself on raising heritage animals, producing heirloom fruits and vegetables, supporting local communities, and educating on ecosystem management and land restoration.
During the farm tour, the students were introduced to organic farming methods, composting and bioenergy — and how these agriculture practices play a part in soil building, erosion control and improved water quality. In addition, the students learned how the practices on the farm help support area communities by producing local foods.


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Economic Outlook: The News – How Good is Good Enough?
We’ve been anticipating that there might be a rebound in housing to sustain the economy’s growth. We got some good news in the April numbers as Housing Starts surged ahead at a 20%+ pace from the previous month. A strong housing market will be key to economic growth holding steady for the balance of the year.
The various Regional Business Surveys conducted by the Federal Reserve have generally been strong. Remarkably, tax collections by the U.S. Treasury are running more than $40 billion of the government’s own forecast.
We’ve noted the slow growth rate in first quarter U.S. GDP, and it was indeed soft. These strong tax collections may be providing an insight, as an interesting explanation for this was offered by David Rosenberg of Gluskin Shelf last week. Rosenberg pointed out that government revenues (read “taxes”) are increased 14% from last year, while government spending, which contributes to the GDP data is only +2.5%.
The result of this swing is that the deficit has declined more than 10% in the past year. That may be something to cheer about; however, this disparity between taxes and spending represents a fiscal drag on GDP. Rosenberg estimates that this has taken a full percentage point off GDP in the past 12 months. Another way to look at this (the silver lining, perhaps): without this drag from the public sector, GDP growth could be in the high 3.0% range.
With the private sector performing like it is, a recessionary downturn for the U.S. is unlikely at this point, in our opinion. The most recent Federal Reserve minutes summarize the favorable factors for the U.S. economy: low interest rates, rising household income, and consumer confidence (though the most recent post on this last metric was a pullback from earlier highs).
Japan reported their final Q1 GDP number and the Japanese economy is growing at a 2.4% annual rate. This looks strong as a headline, but we must remember that they are making up from some negative readings in previous quarters. We will need to see if this rate can hold up.
Equities Outlook: At First Glance – More Than Meets The Eye on Earnings?
S&P 500 Earnings are up only about 1.5% over the year ago results. At first glance, this looks like a deceleration of earnings growth, but can you stop there? Maybe not. It is important to recognize that the S&P 500 companies, excluding Energy, actually have sustained double-digit earnings gains compared to a year ago.
Energy companies make up about 8.0% of the S&P 500 companies. Earnings forecasts have been in a free-fall. Only within the last week or two have the industry analysts stopped cutting their earnings estimate.
The major U.S. equity indices moved ahead to new highs last week, but finished relatively flat. There is some divergence, however, worth keeping an eye on. The Small Cap Russell 2000 did not confirm last week’s new highs, and the Transport Average likewise has been diverging from the Large Cap Indexes. Persistent divergence in these metrics would be a weak technical underpinning for the markets.
Valuations, on a forward earnings basis, are indeed now stretched a little above long-term averages. The Forward P/E of the S&P 500 is now at 17.0. The Small Cap S&P 600 Index is at a multiple of 19.3. However, acknowledging the unusually low interest rates and low inflation, it is somewhat logical that earnings multiples would trend a bit higher than normal as a consequence of low rates. In fact, it is perfectly logical that yield-hungry investors would be bid up equities that in many cases, yield dividend returns around 3.0%, and which represents a yield that is growing in many cases by 7.0% or more annually. That investment opportunity frankly looks attractive compared to a 10-Year Treasury Note with a yield so low that the market value of the bond will drop about 13% if interest rates move up 200 basis points.
This may explain why the much more modestly valued foreign equity markets have started to out-perform U.S. equities. Quantitative Easing ended in the U.S. late last year and began in Europe about the same time. Market performance momentum has shifted in the same direction. Here’s a simple illustration: Vanguard’s Total International Stock ETF is up 11.11% year-to-date. Vanguard’s S&P 500 U.S. Stock Index fund is up 4.05% over the same period. We would not be surprised to see foreign equities continue to hold this momentum advantage for a while.
There was further advance in yield on the 10-Year Treasury note last week, as the yield on the 10-Year closed at 2.21%.
Janet Yellen’s speech last week was not surprising. She reiterated the Fed’s view that the weak numbers in Q1 were mostly attributable to one-time temporary factors and that the stage may continue to be set for tightening of the funds rate later in 2015. Most analysts seem to believe the September Fed meeting is the most likely timeframe. Employment growth and related data is the most important data source to watch for clues.
Some of the surprisingly good economic indicators in the Eurozone compared to relatively soft data in the U.S., has resulted in the Euro rebounding to $1.14, though it dropped back below $1.12 last week on comments by an ECB policymaker, suggesting that the ECB is preparing to ramp up its bond-buying program before the summer.


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Nothing equals Excel for crunching of numbers, but what if your data isn’t already in an Excel spreadsheet? It’s as simple as using the Text Import Wizard.
Open a blank or existing Excel 2007 spreadsheet. Click the Data tab on the Ribbon and choose “From Text”.
Choose the text file you want to import and double click. This will open the Text Import Wizard. Choose your data type and which row you want to start the data at and click next.
Step 2 of the Wizard allows you to manage the break lines between your data.
Step 3 of the Wizard allows you to choose column formats, provides data preview, and other advanced settings. When everything is organized click on Finish.
Your Text Data will now be input into the Excel sheet!