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Rolling Wine General Terms and Conditions of Sale.
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The User is requested to read this document carefully.
About Rolling Wine
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- such action is required by public authority; or
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The Service shall be used in accordance with the Terms.
Users may not:
- reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify or create derivative works based on Rolling Wine or any portion thereof;
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Terms and conditions of sale
With respect to Italian citizens, sales on Site or app are only for those who are 18 years of age or older. A buyer who is not an Italian citizen may purchase Products on Site or app only if he or she is of age with respect to his or her national law. If there is no legislation in this regard, you must be at least 21 years old.
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The Order Processing Receipt does not constitute acceptance of the order. The conclusion of the contract occurs when the Holder sends the Order Confirmation to the email address provided by the User. The Holder reserves the right not to confirm an order, by notifying the User within 5 working days of placing the order, to the email address associated with his purchase, of the possible unavailability of one or more of the products purchased. In this case, the Holder will refund the price and shipping costs incurred by the User.
Rolling Wine uses third-party tools for payment processing and does not in any way come into contact with payment details – such as credit card details – provided.
Any fees for processing User payments that are not accepted will be charged to the User.
Deliveries are made during normal business hours to the address provided by the User and in the manner specified in the order summary.
Upon delivery, the User must check the contents by specifying in the delivery form any anomalies.
In case of failure to collect within the time limit set by the carrier, the products will be returned to the Holder, who will refund the price of the products, but not the shipping cost. The Holder cannot be held responsible for errors in delivery due to inaccuracies or incompleteness in the compilation of the purchase order by the User, for any damage that may occur to the Products after delivery to the carrier, where the latter has been chosen and appointed by the User or for delays in delivery attributable to the latter.
Reservation of Title
Until the price of the products ordered is paid in full, the products remain the property of the Owner.
Availability of Products.
Prices, descriptions or availability of products displayed are subject to change without notice. Photos included are approximate and may not be an accurate representation of the products. The Owner will do its best to present the characteristics of the products with as much detail as possible on Rolling Wine within each tab corresponding to the product viewed by the User. However, the images and colors of the products offered for sale on the site may differ from the real ones due to multiple factors including but not limited to the User’s terminal monitor, photographic filters etc. Therefore, the User acknowledges and accepts that any such minor differences do not constitute a lack of conformity of the products.
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Right of withdrawal and warranty
Right of withdrawal
In case of purchase of products on Rolling Wine the User has the right to withdraw from the contract without stating reasons, within 14 days. The withdrawal period expires after 14 days from the day on which the User or a third party – other than the carrier and designated by the User – acquires physical possession of the goods. To exercise the right of withdrawal, the User is required to inform the Holder of the decision to withdraw by means of an explicit statement sent to the indicated contacts.
Effects of withdrawal
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The User is requested to return the goods and deliver them to the Holder without undue delay and in any event within 14 days from the day on which the User communicated the withdrawal from this contract. The deadline is met if the User returns the goods before the expiration of the 14-day period. The User is only responsible for the decrease in the value of the goods resulting from handling the goods other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
The cost of returning the goods will be borne by the User.
Limitations to the right of withdrawal
Returned products found to be damaged or used other than strictly necessary will be refunded after deduction of the decrease in value resulting from the damage or use. The refund is excluded when the decrease in value is total.
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The right of withdrawal is in any case excluded in relation to:
- goods made to measure or clearly customized;
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- the supply of sealed goods that are not suitable for return for hygienic or health protection-related reasons and have been opened after delivery.
- Should any of the above exceptions apply to goods purchased by the User, the User shall not be able to exercise the right of withdrawal.
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The clauses concerning the exercise of the right of withdrawal, as well as their consequences and exceptions, apply exclusively to the User who qualifies as a consumer, i.e., the User acting for purposes unrelated to his or her business or professional activity.
Legislative Decree 21/2014 – implementing Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights.
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- any losses that are not a direct consequence of the Holder’s breach of Contract;
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Interruption of the Service
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Resale of the Service
Users are not permitted to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of Rolling Wine and its Services without prior written permission from the Owner, granted directly or through a specific resale program.
The Owner may tolerate forms of resale made on a personal (one-to-one) and limited basis; any form of mass resale is expressly excluded.
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Changes to these Terms
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Any User who continues to use Rolling Wine after the publication of the changes accepts the new Terms without reservation.
Assignment of Contract.
The Owner reserves the right to transfer, assign, dispose of by novation, or subcontract all or any of its rights or obligations under the Terms, provided that User’s rights hereunder are not affected.
The User shall not assign or transfer in any way its rights or obligations under the Terms without the written permission of the Owner.
All communications regarding Rolling Wine must be sent using the contact information set forth in the Agreement.
Ineffectiveness and Partial Nullity
Should any provision of the Terms be found to be void, invalid or ineffective, the said provision shall be deleted while the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.
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An exception is the exclusive jurisdiction of the consumer where the law so provides.


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The Egérie earring seduces us with its meticulously made pearl patterns and its discreet and elegant shape.
Egeria, a nymph known for her sadness at the death of her beloved. Diane transforms the nymph into a fountain, hence the design of this earring.
Manufactured in our audited workshops
Shipping within 24 hours
100% recycled gold
Plating guaranteed for 3 years

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|Case diameter||42 mm|
|Bracelet length||200 mm|
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The hand and/or the index are fluorescent coated and shine in the dark when the watch previously was exposed to a Light Source
In a window is the current date is displayed.
Stop function - 1 hrs.
Elapsed times are measured precisely to the second. The measuring capacity of the clock is up to 1 hours.
The hard, scratch resistant mineral crystal protects the watch against unsightly damage.
Solid stainless steel case
By the fitting of the housing base is the inner life of the clock is optimally secured and at the same time easily accessible, for example for a battery change.
Genuine leather strap
The high-quality genuine leather strap Lange combines durability, elegant look and a special comfort.
fold-over clasp with leather strap
2 years - 1 Battery
Ca. 2 years the battery supplies the watch with the necessary energy.
Water leak-classification (5 bar)
For the day-to-day tasks adequately protected: the watch is water-tight up to 5 bar / 50 meters. The meters refers not to a diving depth, but on the air pressure, which in the context of the water resistance test has been applied. (ISO 22810)
+/- 20 seconds seconds per month
51mm x 42mm x 10.8mm (H x B x T)
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On 15 October 2013, the recently elected Federal Government released a Consultation Paper and exposure draft legislation to repeal the carbon pricing mechanism, otherwise known as the Carbon Tax.
The Government announced that the Carbon Tax will be repealed effective from 1 July 2014 even if the carbon tax repeal legislation is passed after that date. As the repeal legislation needs to be passed by both the House of Representatives and Senate, the Government will need the support of other parties as the Government does not currently have a majority in the Senate.
Further details of the Direct Action Plan, which is the Government's preferred method to reduce pollution, will be developed through the release of a white paper and subsequent consultation process.
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Prairie Wins M&A Advisor Award for Sale of Bettcher Industries, Inc. to Morgenthaler Private Equity
Prairie Capital Advisors won the award for Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year ($100MM-$250MM) for the Sale of Bettcher Industries, Inc. to Morgenthaler Private Equity.
"We are honored to receive this award by M&A Advisor and Prairie is thankful for the recognition,"
"It gives us great pleasure to recognize Prairie Capital Advisors and bestow upon them our highest honor for M&A firms and professionals,"
The 17th Annual M&A Advisor Awards Gala honored the professionals whose activities set the standard for M&A transactions. This year, over 230 nominees, representing over 600 companies, became finalists for the awards.
For a list of all the Award Winners for the 17th Annual M&A Advisor Awards, visit The M&A Advsior website.
For information on Prairie Capital Advisors visit http://prairiecap.com.
THE M&A ADVISOR
The M&A Advisor was founded in 1998 to offer insights and intelligence on M&A activities. Over the past twenty years, we have established the premier global network of M&A, Turnaround and Finance professionals. Today, we have the privilege of presenting, recognizing the achievements of, and facilitating connections between the industry's top performers throughout the world with a comprehensive range of services. To learn more visit www.maadvisor.com.

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"BH90210" actress Tori Spelling calls the new show a "fun journey to take." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- It used to be that a TV reunion special was the last gasp of has-been stars. This decade, reboots starring the original cast have been lucrative. Fuller House, Will & Grace, The X-Files and more have continued the stories of favorite TV characters years, sometimes decades, later. Beverly Hills 90210 ended in 2000 with the characters well past high school, so a 2019 reboot picking up with them as adults might make sense.
90210 stars Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth weren't interested in that kind of reboot though. They'd heard that pitch from opportunistic writers, producers and executives for the past 19 years. Instead, they came up with BH90210, in which Spelling, Garth, Shannen Doherty, Jason Priestley, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris and Brian Austin Green play themselves.
"It was something that we thought of together, and we thought it was a fun journey to take," Spelling said. "Everyone's been talking about a reboot for years, and the fans have wanted it. We just didn't want to do the straightforward reboot. You can't ever top the amazing 10 years we had when we started 30 years ago, so we wanted to do something fresh and groundbreaking, just like the original."
BH90210 allows the cast to have fun with their own legacy. Garth hooks up with a fan who calls her Kelly, then ends up back in Priestley's hotel room. Ziering is shilling a workout book. Priestley is a director, as he is in real life, but his BH90210 counterpart fights with his leads. It would be a total spoof, but by the end of the first episode you feel for the actors/characters and want them to succeed.
"Originally the concept was for a half-hour, and we did think it would be more of a comedy," Spelling said. "It was so nice to be able to partner and go home again to Fox and do a one-hour, which is what we did originally, and to be able to try to set a tone that is different from what is out there. We couldn't really give examples or references of what the show was because we were essentially creating something new. So it is that blend of drama and comedy and soap all mixed into one."
BH90210 may be the first series where the stars of one show play themselves on a reboot that is about rebooting the original show. There were baby steps to get there. Shows like Entourage and Episodes brought viewers up to speed about inside Hollywood comedies, although those shows created original characters surrounding celebrity cameos.
"We benefit in that I think people understand what they are more," executive producer Chris Alberghini said. "My partner Mike [Chessler] and I did a show with Tori 15 years ago called So Notorious which was a comedy where Tori played a fictionalized version of herself. ... I think people didn't quite know what to make of it at the time. I do feel that we benefited [on BH90210] from the existence of those other shows and the public awareness of those types of shows as a format."
When Spelling steals her own 90210 memorabilia, it's funny. When Green finds out his musician wife was getting him movie roles and Ziering learned his fictional wife is cheating, there's no laughing.
"We came up with this concept to make it a little bit more interesting to everybody," Garth said. "Interesting to the actors and a little bit more interesting to the viewers because the viewers have seen the straight reboot a million times over."
Perhaps it is ironic that Spelling's storyline involves Hollywood refusing to take her seriously as a producer. Her fictional self is a reality TV star just as she was in real life, but Spelling produced several series beginning with So Notorious. She can laugh about it now, but Spelling always felt underestimated.
"That's probably my perception," Spelling said. "I think it's difficult as an actor to be taken seriously as a producer, as a woman. That's what it really boils down to. You keep fighting for your beliefs."
So what's real and what's just for the show? Well, Spelling and Garth are really close friends in real life, as they appear on the show.
"Yeah, we're best friends in real life," Garth said. "We co-created this show together and worked tirelessly for two years together. We have a very strong bond."
Ziering does not have a workout book and Green is not married to a musician. He's married to Megan Fox. In fact, the cast drew the line at involving their real spouses and children on BH90210.
"I have no spouse in the show," Doherty said. "My husband is private, and he's got his own career, and he was pretty adamant about that not being a part of it, which I can completely respect."
Other characters are married to different people on BH90210 than they are in real life.
"For those of us who do have spouses, we chose to use completely fictional characters for those roles, just to protect our families," Garth said.
Fans just wanted to see Brenda, Brandon, Donna, Kelly, Steve, David and Andrea again. Now they're watching the "real" Doherty, Priestley, Spelling, Garth, Ziering, Green and Carteris in crisis and it's possibly more compelling than the high school drama ever was.
"That's the thing about this cast," Garth said. "We're pretty unflappable. I think we all had that moment where there are perceptions of us and we think we should use that in the show, definitely. We used people's perceptions, and that was a great launching point for a lot of our storytelling because it's a perception. For us to sort of take back the power, spin it and use it to tell these stories was a really interesting angle, I think, for everybody involved."
Heck, even Shannen Doherty had fun with the idea that she would be the holdout for a 90210 reboot. Doherty remembers all the bad press she got when she left the original show, and there were rumors that Spelling asked her father, producer Aaron Spelling, to fire Doherty. BH90210 isn't about dredging up that drama though.
"I'm the girl who wants peace and who has found her life and has things sort of figured out," Doherty said. "I think there's only a few journalists left in the world who actually want to keep going back there. There's none of that in the new 90210. I definitely am not interested in being a part of that kind of show. I just want to keep spreading good, positive energy into the world in real life, as is my character."
The six episodes of the first season give the cast a taste of being self-deprecating and celebrating their 90210 legacy. If they can continue into a second season, Alberghini thinks they could do more than six more episodes.
"I think the six was right just in terms of figuring it out and figuring out what our tone would be and figuring out the types of stories that we wanted to tell," Alberghini said. "I think that for a second season, probably more episodes would be a good thing for us."
Now the cast and producers are having such a good time, they would consider filming at least one episode as their original 90210 characters. The season finale may set them up to finally film the actual 90210 reboot.
"If there is more for us to produce, you might see an authentic episode at some point," Ziering said. "I would think we would all come together and say, 'Let's make it happen. Let's step back into the original characters for an entire hour.' But right now it's all about the journey of us coming together and getting the show back on the air."
Spelling has more ideas too.
"We would love to continue to work together," Spelling said. "I liken it to high school when you think, oh, you never get a chance to do a do over, and there were things that you know now that you didn't know then that you would have done differently. And we get that opportunity. It's really come full circle, but we have so many stories to tell that this could keep going on season after season, so we hope it does."
BH90210 airs Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. on Fox.

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Reading kind of took a backseat this last month. Looking back, I’m not sure what it was; school, a vacation, and just not making it a priority I guess. I did finish one really big book, so that almost counts as 2 right? 🙂
What I’ve been reading lately
The Killing Fog by Jeff Wheeler: I’ve been a big fan of Jeff Wheeler’s work. But this one fell a little flat for me. It had an interesting premise – a girl grows up with revenge in her heart and is seemingly chosen to be the savior of the world, even though she doesn’t really want it. There is magic that can draw a killing fog, which kills everyone it touches. There is an ancient evil that is raised from the dead. All sorts of cool things. But something was missing. Far too often the characters where just like “it is was it is” and then it would move on. But then the next thing that should be a relatively easy decision was like “OMG WHAT WILL WE DOOOOO.” It all sort of fell flat for me and there didn’t seem to be much of a conclusion either. I won’t be picking up the next one in this series.
3 out of 5 stars
An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington: Book 2 of a trilogy (these books are huge – this one has 752 pages for the hardcover), this is good. Like what I want fantasy to be like. We follow several main characters as they grow and learn what (and who) they are. Davian and his allies are hoping to figure out how to save the Boundary to stop the destruction of the world. Wirr is trying to be the Northwarden and navigate that world. And Caeden is just trying to figure out who he really is and what he has done in the past. There is political maneuvering, cool magic, and some long (we are talking real long here) plans that are finally coming to fruition. I would recommend for sure.
5 out of 5 stars
What have you been reading?


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Trump has been sworn in, the Left and Liberals have come out in droves to denounce a president whom Congressman & Civil Rights Leader , John Lewis, has declared illegitimate. Though the grounds for illegitimacy, as he states, are not necessarily based on Trump’s racist, sexist, isolationist, ultra-nationalist, anti-queer agenda but rather that he is the subject of a Russian conspiracy. (Though we have had presidents who have been slave-owners, rapists, leaders of genocide, fervently anti-queer and yet they were able to complete their terms.) Others more generally decry Trump as a Neo-Fascist set to bring 1939 onto American soil. The U.S. Radical Left clamors to revive itself and swell its numbers. Though this Radical Left has chosen, more and more so, to speak the language of politics rather than of revolt (or revolution). This Radical Left sometimes speaks of communism as a set of affairs to be installed, and to which proletarians must be won over to, rather than the means by which proletarians will free themselves.
A History of Anarchist Counter-Inaugural Protest
Thousands of protestors will stream into the streets of Washington, DC on January 20 to oppose the incoming presidency of Donald Trump. As they march, chant, unfurl their banners, and attempt to disrupt the inauguration, they step into a decades-long history of protests against the presidential spectacle.
From CrimethInc. - A guest column by PG
How should we understand the impending presidency of Donald Trump? What should we be prepared for? While some have framed Trump’s victory as a sign of resurgent fascism, our guest contributor argues that we should see it as the latest development in a much older phenomenon, which is not an interruption of democracy but intimately interlinked with it.
Donald Trump has been elected the forty-fifth President of the United States. As revolutionaries we are committed to a world that has no place for the likes of Trump or Hillary Clinton. We know that Clinton would have continued making a world for the ruling class and would likely have done nothing of substance for common people. However, it’s impossible to deny that Trump and his Vice President Mike Pence represent a virulent force of racism, misogyny, and authoritarianism that must be absolutely resisted. They recall the memories of the dictators of history, particularly the German and Italian Fascists, having been propelled to victory by an insurgent racist turnout at voting booths around the country.
From CrimethInc. by B. Traven
#DisruptJ20: Call for a bold mobilization against the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2017
On Friday, January 20, 2017, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as President of the United States. We call on all people of good conscience to join in disrupting the ceremonies. If Trump is to be inaugurated at all, let it happen behind closed doors, showing the true face of the security state Trump will preside over. It must be made clear to the whole world that the vast majority of people in the United States do not support his presidency or consent to his rule.
From CrimethInc. by B. Traven
Move the doomsday clock forward another click.
We were right about the direction things are heading, but wrong about the timeframe. We thought Clinton would win the election, and would then be discredited by new scandals and the challenges of preserving an increasingly unpopular status quo, producing a reactionary surge like the one that recently toppled Dilma in Brazil. Instead, the scandal broke before the election, with the announcement of further FBI inquiries into emails associated with Clinton. And, as with the Brexit vote, everyone underestimated just how desperate and reactionary the general public has become—at least the ones who still identify with the ruling order enough to vote at all. It’s later than you think.
C4SS by William Gillis
While presidents almost always expand the power of their office and of the government, Donald Trump is likely to enact a degree of barefisted authoritarianism the modern United States is totally unprepared for.

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New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall will not play Thursday against the Caps due to a lower-body injury. The team has said the injury is not related to the arthroscopic knee surgery that he had on Nov. 16 that forced him to miss two weeks. Andrew Gross was the first to report the news.
Taylor Hall (lower body) out tomorrow at DC. Not related to knee surgery. Vern Fiddler (lower body) out 3-4 weeks. Hall day to day.— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) December 28, 2016
Hall is considered day-to-day which means his status for Saturday's rematch in New Jersey could also be in jeopardy.
The former first overall draft pick is in his first year with the Devils and has eight goals and 15 assists in 27 games this season.
In addition to Hall, the Devils will be without veteran forward Vernon Fiddler who is also dealing with a lower-body injury.


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|Painting on the wall outside a sushi restaurant.|
Dining is a bit challenging here in Buenos Aires. As we mentioned in earlier posts, most restaurants don’t open until later in the evening, long after we’d prefer to dine.
|This is where we dined last night, San Serrano Deli & Drinks.|
As a result, each evening, we’ve taken off on foot in search of a new restaurant to try, hoping after a few weeks we’ll settle in with a week’s worth of favorites, to which we’ll return for memorable meals.
|Guest started filtering inside when it was hot outdoors, although many patrons dined at tables near the busy street.|
The most challenging part is my way of eating. If that weren’t an issue, it would be pretty straightforward. Thus far, all I’ve eaten has been one form or another of a Caesar salad with chicken which has been okay.
|We stretched our necks to read this menu on the wall. After a while, a server brought us menus.|
Last night was no exception. But, this time, we wandered further away from our hotel to find another spectacular trendy neighborhood that sent us reeling with delight. It was the most charming area we’d seen to date.
|Tom passed on beer and opted for bottled water. Tap water isn’t served in any restaurants since it may not be safe to drink.|
After looking at several potential spots for dinner, we decided on a busy deli and bakery. The restaurant was busy was a good indicator the food might be good since we’ve seen others open at the early hour of 6:00 pm with few patrons.
|Tom’s burger with ham, eggs, cheese, and beef plus fried potatoes.|
Although service was slow based on the activity, we were fine, especially when we were handed the menus that included English descriptions. However, based on my dietary restrictions, the server asked an English-speaking server to ensure the modifications I required. It all worked out well.
|My grilled chicken salad with grilled tomatoes.|
As for tomorrow’s upcoming New Year’s Eve, we’ve met a lovely couple from the UK staying at this hotel and who was also on the recent cruise with us. Margaret and Con plan to dine with us in the hotel and enjoy some food, wine, and champagne. As it turns out, the hotel is not planning a party, so we’re planning our party.
Today, as soon as we upload the post, we’re taking a taxi to a big supermarket where we’ll purchase wine, champagne, liquor for Tom, and the food we’ll share with our new friends on New Year’s Eve and hopefully again on New Year’s Day. What a perfect plan for what may have proved to have been another meat and cheese holiday.
|Lingerie shop. There are many of these in Argentina.|
Eating all that meat and cheese on Christmas Eve and day disagreed with me, so at least today at the market, we’ll be able to purchase some vegetables, salad, and a variety of foods suitable for the special event.
|Sullivan’s Irish Pub, on a corner in the neighborhood we discovered.|
The hotel will allow us to dine with our food and drinks in the otherwise quiet dining area. It should be a good night, especially when we hit it off so well with Margaret and Con.
|The historic building we see each time we head down Gorriti road.|
That’s it for today, folks. May it be a safe and satisfying holiday! We hope your plans for the New Year include exactly what you’d prefer, whether a quiet evening at home or a festive celebration of the upcoming New Year.
|A decorated tree in the neighborhood.|
Have a lovely day!
Photo from one year ago today, December 30, 2016:
|This ÿear in review photo” was posted on this date a year ago. Tomorrow, we’ll do the same, posting favorite photos of us throughout the year. In this photo taken in 2016, we were on the Mekong River Cruise and tour in July, stopping at the Kampong Cham temple in Cambodia. For more pictures from last year’s recap, please click here.|

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Oracle Database is dramatically more complex to install than DB2 9.7
In our last blog we reported that DB2 9.7 is streets ahead of Oracle Database 11gR2 in our recent ease of use study. Today we are sharing with you a more detailed look at the results from the first task – Installation.
During our study we found that although the installations on both platforms are fairly similar, Oracle Database requires additional steps to be implemented prior to the actual install. This makes Oracle database significantly more complex to install than DB2. The additional steps required include:
- Creating OS groups and users
- Checking kernel parameters
- Setting shell limits for the Oracle Database user
- Creating required directories
- Configuring the environment for the user
In contrast to this, DB2 includes many of these tasks as part of the main installation process which is guided by the DB2 setup wizard.
“Our projections show that the Oracle Database installation task for the specified environment could take over 100 minutes of DBA interaction time to complete. In contrast, the same installation task for DB2 would take a little over 60 minutes.” Iqbal Goralwalla, Head of DB2 Midrange, Triton Consulting.
The DB2 complexity metric for the Install task is nearly 43% lower than Oracle Database and can have a significant impact in various aspects of total cost of ownership.
The white paper with a breakdown for each task can be downloaded here – https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?lang=en_US&source=sw-infomgt&S_PKG=analyst-db2_oracle_triton
Complexity analysis is a new approach to evaluating and communicating the usability of software and is based on established research as described in this document https://www-01.ibm.com/software/ucd/Resources/ComplexityAnalysisDGarticle.pdf.« Previous | Next »


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Can the judge force them to “mediate” with the union? That’s my impression.
Bankruptcy judges have a pretty wide swath of powers in the interests of the creditors and owners of a company.
The judge was able to impose the deal on the unions in the first place, which is why the Baker’s union went on strike. The Teamsters took the deal, the bakers balked.
What the judge cannot do is force the owners or investors to toss in more money than they already have (at least to my knowledge of BK law).
Here, the judge can try to mediate a deal under the notion that by so doing, there’s a chance at preserving investor capital and creditor principle.
Can the judge force them to mediate with the union? Thats my impression.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Union law is such a hodge podge from state to state. Maybe the judge can order binding arbitration, but the funny thing is that in this case it would be the same as seling the business to the Union. Get the Union to put up its pension funds as colateral and let the Union RUN the business and see if they can save it.
If not, tell the Union to take a hike, and order it back to work.

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text: So sorry to my readers for not posting lately. As Chair of the Washington Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILAWA), I have been very busy the last few weeks writing letters, testifying and attending meetings before the Washington State legislature on several immigration related bills since our fair state decided to get into the immigration business this year. I was also in Washington, D.C. where together with AILA colleagues, we visited the members of the Washington Congressional Delegation to advocate for immigration reform. While in D.C., I also attended the AILA quarterly Board of Governors and AILA Chapter Chairs meetings. Meanwhile, our chapter held its annual Northwest continuing education conference in Portland, Oregon, hosted by the Oregon AILA chapter where I spoke on a panel about the fall-out of the Kazarian case dealing with the evidentiary standards for Employment Based Extraordinary Ability workers, and the new Request For Evidence templates and policy memorandum concerning visas for crème de la crème workers. Now I’m getting ready for our annual AILA national conference coming up in June in San Diego where I will be speaking on consular processing of family based visas. In between all of this, I have had to focus on client work. So, with that as background, I’m going to catch up with some more articles on a variety of topics, as there is never a shortage of news on immigration and citizenship issues.


RUSSIAN NAVY CONDUCTS SECOND BALLISTIC MISSILE TEST…
Publication: Monitor Volume: 2 Issue: 138
The headquarters of Russia’s Northern Fleet has announced that Russian strategic nuclear submarines successfully fired ballistic missiles at a target in northeast Russia during an exercise in the Barents Sea yesterday. (Itar-Tass, July 15) Details were not available, but the exercise sounded similar to one reported July 1 in which three Russian subs simultaneously fired ballistic missiles from the far eastern Sea of Okhotsk (See Monitor, July 2)
…But no Funding for Russian Naval Personnel.


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Loni Peristere, creative director/co-founder Zoic Studios, presents a dialog on the continued progress of the changing world of entertainment manufacturing, in this months Digital Eye.
Zoic Studios opened a second office in the Sun Tower at 100 West Pender Street, Vancouver, Canada, in November of 2005. We announced the official opening of Zoic BC in August of 2006 after completing one feature film and two major television series. Today, we operate with 20 full-time artists and a half a dozen production and support staff. Why did we open in Vancouver? What are we doing there? And is the increasing use of visual effects in television affecting the way we do business?
It wasnt long after we founded Zoic Studios that we knew we would be reaching out internationally to find the right balance of talent and production for our growing desire to build a well-rounded company. Working in exotic locations has always been part of our business; it is one of many tools for us and the storytellers we work with, to take the viewer away from what they see every day and transport them visually to somewhere they have never been.
This will never change. In the recent past however, other reasons for exotic travel began to surface beyond the need for beautiful mountains and frozen lakes. London, Australia and Vancouver offered direct tax incentives to production and post-production for completing work within their cities using resident talent.
The tax incentives created entertainment gold rushes in these cities and many others, allowing financially crippled productions to achieve far more for far less. The only catch to this windfall was the actual act of producing films and television projects in newly competitive marketplaces. Producers were given the challenge of finding and crewing their projects with capable local craftsman. This was a challenge at first, as many of these craftsmen were inexperienced and unfamiliar with traditional production methods. Nevertheless, experienced producers found the cash savings were far more valuable than the time lost to training and development. Time and work has built up the skilled labor in these regions and as a result production now benefits ultimately with both quality production and cost reduction.
Visual effects incentives followed closely behind. Vancouver. in particular, offered the Dave credit, which, coupled with other incentives, gave production up to a 42% rebate on visual effects production.
As a result of these incentives, the film, television and game industries work far more freely all over the world in order to maximize the value in their productions. Budgets are drawn up based on the best show for the best price.
Cost reductions, without the sacrifice of talent or quality of work, is one of the reasons Zoic opened in Vancouver. We needed to provide our creative partners with the best show for the best price. Vancouver gave us this opportunity.
In addition to cost reductions, we also found comfort and greater opportunity in Tom Friedmans book, The World is Flat, in which he explains how the fall of the Berlin Wall symbolically brought down the walls that had once divided international industry. Once the wall came down, Friedman suggests philosophically the world believed in global business. After the fall, the Internet and global realtime communication paved the road for seamless international workflow. In our industry this meant that realtime visual, verbal and written communication between international cities could allow creative work to happen as it never could before. We can share a vision over high bandwidth fiber lines as if we were working in the same room. For example, a writer and a studio executive in Los Angeles working on the new Blade TV series can hold a video conference with the director, line producer and visual effects supervisor about storyboards both parties are viewing on their desktops. The writer can use his mouse to suggest changes, which the director can see on his computer. In post, this same group can be simultaneously watching dailies or an edit and make comments. The visual effects supervisor can even change a shot in Vancouver with an artist while the writer/director waits.
Another great benefit is a broader ability for the visual effects producer to schedule their shows. Having resources in both cities, the producer can assign tasks in both places and assign the finishing in one location or the other based on artist availability. The producer also has the ability to use the incentives as well. Zoic does this regularly with all of its shows.
Sharing dailies among artists also has its benefits, as artists in Vancouver can see what Los Angeles is doing and vice versa.
From a technical side, each location has the ability to use each others network and render farm. Each city backs the other up creating redundant files and an ultimate disaster plan. This also allows an artist working on a shot in Los Angeles to pick up work on that shot in Vancouver the next day.
The small cost for this connection is infinitely valuable when setting the foundation for non-contiguous production. We not only gain the ability to work across borders, we gain the ability to work wherever we want. This is how we work everyday at Zoic in these two cities. This liberty in open production allows us to choose the right talent for the right job and to maximize our output creatively. The best painters paint, the best lighters light.
We founded Zoic Studios with a belief in the shared importance of creativity, business, technology and fraternity. We aspire to be the best by learning from the best business practices not only in our industry but also in others. Zoic saw a brighter future in international production, an evolution in digital production through the implementation of the practices mentioned above. From Vancouver we hope to gain a first hand understanding of a unified international workflow, which we can implement anywhere with the right talent and passion for work.
Lastly, but perhaps most importantly, we opened in Vancouver because of the people we met while working there. Across the board we found intelligent, professional and passionate individuals who wanted to do great creative work. Two of our senior L.A. supervisors, Patti Gannon and Randy Goux, became so enamored with the people and the city, that they moved there and opened the office. They are now full-time residents of Vancouver and senior creative directors at Zoic BC. Joining them as the senior creative director for television is Bob Habros, one of the most talented, honest and hard working supervisors weve ever worked with. We met Bob while working in L.A., and subsequently hired him to supervise projects in Vancouver for us. It began with Global Frequency, Killer Instinct, Eureka, Blade and now Traveler. The artists who have supported us and become a part of our extended family are familiar. They have the same passion and energy as our family in L.A. We look forward to watching them grow as we did over the last four years out of the love of the work and hope they will inspire and mentor others to follow in their footsteps. In a creative industry, the artists are what really make us great and Vancouver has so many wonderfully creative artists with whom we are happy to be working with.
In closing, it is important to note that this is a beginning. Motion picture, television and game production are increasing their need for visual effects, animation and digital content every day. We will need to find better techniques and many more passionate people to continue to do the work better than we did it before, and we have to be open to find them and work with them at anytime from anywhere, if that is what it takes.
Loni Peristere, ceo/creative director Zoic Studios, founded Zoic in 2002 with partners Chris Jones, Tim McBride, Andrew Orloff and Steve Schofield. He is an acting creative director for feature, episodic and commercial visual effects projects. Peristere won the Emmy in 2003 for special visual effects in a television series for 20th Century Foxs Firefly. He is a multiple nominee, with a second nomination for 20th Century Foxs Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


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If the athletes he coaches hold him in the same regard as the guys he played with, Kale Pick could have a long, successful coaching career.
Pick, a Dodge City native and former Kansas University wide receiver, officially joined KU football coach Charlie Weis’ staff as a graduate assistant on Monday.
The quarterback-turned-wide-receiver will serve as a graduate assistant for KU’s offense and will work closely with wide receivers coach Rob Ianello. Those who called Pick a teammate during recent years believe he will bring a lot to the Jayhawks’ passing game.
“There is no doubt in my mind that he will be a great coach,” said former KU tight end A.J. Steward, now in his second season on the coaching staff at Rice University. “He’s a student of the game, a hard worker and a very respected person. He will be a tremendous asset to KU’s football program.”
The former Jayhawks interviewed for this article all pointed to Pick’s attention to detail and strong desire to improve when explaining why they believed he would succeed in his new role.
“No one out-worked Kale,” said former KU tight end Tim Biere. “Whether it was in the weight room or in the film room, he was always working to be the best. That work ethic led him to be a great player and one of the most respected members of the team. I have no doubt that these qualities will translate well into coaching and that he is taking the first step in what will be a very successful career.”
Fellow wide receiver Daymond Patterson, who suited up alongside Pick during the 2012 season, said Pick’s football IQ surfaced throughout his career as a Jayhawk,
“I think Kale is going to be a really good coach,” Patterson said. “He was an extremely smart player and was always able to pick up schemes and the playbook very easily.”
Although his former teammates were thrilled for KU’s newest assistant coach, Steward cautioned that the transition from teammate to coach could be tough considering Pick’s close ties to so many players on the roster.
“It has its pros and cons,” Steward said. “On one hand, he knows the system and can be a huge help to young players that are trying to learn. But it’s going to be tough for him, growing that coaching relationship with guys who still look up to him as their teammate. Ultimately, he will be a good fit, though, because he is a respected guy.”
KU-Rice kickoff set
KU officials on Tuesday announced that the school’s Week 2 football game, Sept. 14 at Rice, would kickoff at 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised by CBS Sports Network.
KU opens the 2013 season Sept. 7 at home against South Dakota. No other game times have been released.
Road trip continues
KU coach Charlie Weis will close out the week with the next two stops on his “Preview Party with Charlie Weis” tour. He’ll be in Houston, at a happy hour from 7-9 tonight at The Armadillo Palace, and at the Dallas Market Center from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Weis kicked off the event last week in Denver by previewing the upcoming season and offering up his thoughts on the state of the program.


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Including Students with Disabilities (SWDs) in physical education is a national interest that must be protected. Federal law, codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), articulates that disability is a natural part of the human experience, and improving educational results for children with disabilities is an essential element of U.S. national policy of ensuring equality of opportunity for individuals with disabilities. With a national policy as profound as equality backing federal legislation for individuals with disabilities, it is surely the case that eliminating or effectively undercutting opportunities for SWDs to participate in physical education programming is a violation of their education rights. In this Article, the author proposes that physical education is and has always been an integral part of general public school curriculum. As such, SWDs must be provided equal access to physical education in public schools both as a matter of statutory right and national public policy. View More.
The modern era has posed a plethora of philosophical challenges for Islamic scholars and Muslim communities that were unrecognizable in the pre-modern period. Although the passage of time has brought about seismic shifts in societal values, the religious discourses on certain fundamental questions, especially conventions relating to marital law, are still based on pre-modern assumptions and methodologies.
This article will examine the methodologies of two prominent contemporary Muslim jurists, Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani and Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, in negotiating between the vast body of Islamic legal literature that discusses marital law within a commercial contract law framework, and modern liberal perspectives about gender equality in marriage. More broadly, this article will assess the trajectory of ijtihad, an Islamic juristic concept that can be roughly translated as “independent reasoning,” in the modern and post-modern period through the lens of critical theory. Islamic jurisprudence as it pertains to family law, and in particular, marital law is an excellent case study for such an examination because of: (a) the vast differences in legal theory and legal practice, especially in the modern era; and (b) the chasm between certain Sharia-based rules and “modern” values and sensibilities.View More.
An option contract limits the power of acceptance and is a promise not to revoke an offer, in exchange for consideration. Without the enforceability of option contracts, parties would not be able to trust that the other party would not revoke the offer whenever it sees fit. Even with the myriad of ways contract law alleviates the need for blind trust, contracting carries with it an innate requirement that a party either trusts the system in its entirety, or trusts the other party to honor the contract. But, with the advent of online exchanges, how can anyone be sure their online activities are secure, or of the identity of a contracting party? What if there was a way to eliminate the need to trust people or institutions to carry out commercial contracting?
The emergence of blockchain, through the advent of Bitcoin, initially created societal distrust for the new technologies. Yet, while Bitcoin made waves in the financial sector, the most innovative aspect of Bitcoin is the underlying technology: blockchain. Blockchain mitigates the inherent risk involved in transacting with unknown parties and is therefore the closest thing to a trustless system created thus far. In fact, most proponents of blockchain technology define blockchain implementations (hereinafter “protocols”) as “trustless.” Understandably, the discussion of “trust” is confusing because trust is inherent in blockchain protocols in that they are incredibly transparent and secure, which eliminates the need for trust. Somewhat paradoxically, the Economist wrote that blockchain technology is “the greatest chain of being sure about things.” View More.

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The Belarusians are waking up.
At a meeting with residents of Homel on February 25, co-chairman of the organizing committee of the party Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD) Pavel Seviarynets, running for the role of a single opposition candidate for president of Belarus, urged "to join forces to change Belarus in 2020," reported naviny.by.
Pavel Seviarynets conducted a survey. He invited participants of the meeting, about 80 people, to write about the problems in the region and what anyone can do to change the situation. "These proposals will form the basis of the People's Program - an addition to the program of a single candidate, whom we elect," the politician explained.
"None of us wants our life to pass under one government ... And we need to decide how we can stop it," said Seviarynets.
Speaking about the political and social problems in Belarus, Pavel Seviarynets said that everything in the state "seems to have frozen," while the world has changed.
"What one has driven the country into! Someone has 18 residences, while people have new fines and taxes. The district executive committees sit still and think how to invent new taxes and suppress the poor people," said Seviarynets.
According to the politician, his team has answers to the question "what to do". "When the presidential elections are announced, when Yermoshina (chairman of the CEC. - ed.) and the falsifiers are left, when Lukashenka says he's ready to run the elections, I offer to initiate peaceful protests. Not after the elections are held. We need to break the scenario of falsifications as soon as they say that we will have elections. We can take a peaceful protest regularly," stressed Seviarynets.
Pavel Seviarynets believes that the Constitution of 1994 must be restored and the interim government brought to power. The politician sees the future of the country in the development of small and medium business, information technologies and the increased role of local self-government.
One of Seviarynets' proposals to introduce the "Lincoln Law" against corruption, when a citizen, who helps expose a corruptor, will receive 25% of the amount stolen was welcomed.
"Independent courts will consider such cases. The Belarusian budget will receive billions of dollars, as no one will want to be in prison. All those cottages, illegally built, will be returned to the budget," said Seviarynets.
In his comment to reporters that he was satisfied with the meeting: "There's progress. Many Homel citizens are ready to join the team of a single candidate, people are rising".


With the rapid expansion of data centers, faster speed and higher bandwidth are required for better experience. To meet the demands, data center operators are now turning to 25G Ethernet technology. 25G SFP28 transceivers, as high-bandwidth data switching fiber optics, play an important role in 25G fiber-optic communication systems. This article will reveal the 25G SFP28 transceivers for data center and enterprise applications.
What Is the Definition and Type of 25G SFP28 Transceiver?
25G SFP28 transceiver is the enhanced version of SFP+, which is designed for 25G signal transmission. It has the same physical structure as SFP and SFP+, but its electrical interface is upgraded to handle 25Gbps per lane. Therefore, the pinouts of SFP28 and SFP+ connectors are compatible. Compared to SFP+ optics, SFP28 has higher bandwidth, superior impedance control, and less crosstalk. 25G SFP28 transceiver module can be divided into Short-Range (SR) and Long-Range (LR) transceivers. The SR SFP28 is mainly used with OM3\OM4 multi-mode fibers to transfer data over a short distance (up to 100m), while the LR SFP28 is mainly used with OS2 single-mode fibers for long distance transmission (up to 10 km). 25G SFP 28 DAC/AOC cables are also popular on the market and both used for transmission distance below 30m.
25G SFP28 Transceivers for Data Center Applications
The data center architecture is undergoing tremendous changes. Previously, the data center mainly composed of 1/10G servers and 1/10/40G EOR-MOR-TOR (End-of-Row, Middle-of-Row, Top-of-Rack) switches. Today, data centers are built using high-performance 10/25G servers and 10/25/40/100G EOR-MOR-TOR switches. Moreover, many data center operators choose SFP28 transceivers with SMF/MMF (Single-Mode Fiber/Multi-Mode Fiber) over SFP28 DAC/AOC (Direct-Attach Cable/Active Optical Cable) cables for 25G cabling solutions. That’s because by using the pluggable modules and fibers, data center operators can easily replace transceivers or upgrade TOR, MOR and EOR switches, servers, and cables without changing the cabling infrastructure.
25G SFP28 Transceivers for Enterprise Applications
The traditional enterprise network includes workstations, desktop computers, access points or video walls, and local computer rooms. Generally, these networks consist of a building backbone cabling based on IEEE 802.3 MMF 10G-SR or SMF 10G-LR transceivers. Due to the increase in video conferencing and business applications, the enterprise campus traffic continues to grow, requiring faster speed than traditional 10G networks. In response to the needs, the enterprise campus is transforming from a backbone that was based on a 10G network to new high-performance 25G network. Since the 25G SFP28 transceivers are compatible with 10G equipment, it enables the 10G connectivity infrastructure to remain and achieve a seamlessly upgrading from 10G to 25G. The upgrading of the 25G network not only brings higher speed and bandwidth than 10G network but also saves money for the enterprise networks.
25G SFP28 transceivers enable data centers and enterprises to reach a higher speed, scalability and performance level. To meet your interconnection needs, FS provides a variety of 25G SFP28 transceivers include 25GBASE-SR, 25GBASE-LR, CWDM SFP28 transceivers, 25G DAC/AOC Cables, and 100G QSFP28 to 4x25G SFP28 DAC/AOC cables. For all the transceivers, FS provides a lifetime warranty to ensure product quality and they are all compatible with major brand companies.


White House strategy chief Steve Bannon admitted at a major conference for US conservatives last week that many of the Trump administration’s Cabinet picks “were selected for a reason” – namely, to dismantle the agencies they were hired to lead. Bannon also described the mission that lay ahead for Team Trump in frankly warlike terms, as a ceaseless battle for the “deconstruction of the administrative state”.
So far, so disruptive. Indeed, Bannon’s message chimes readily with that of business leaders who have ventured into certain sectors with the specific aim of kicking over the furniture. Think of how music-industry outsider Steve Jobs rendered record labels subservient by unleashing the iPod and iTunes, stealing power from under the noses of startled showbiz moguls. Think also of how Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick supercharged the firm’s global presence to the extent that it still regularly clashes with local regulatory frameworks.
But isn’t there something about Bannon’s comments that feels disquietingly apocalyptic? What about all those core values that are so highly prized in management and leadership: continuity, reliability… administrative order and integrity? Surely there are risks that a disruptive personality – or group thereof – could overstep the mark and spawn abject chaos. So how can a change-making leader gauge disruption to play out within reasonable limits – or is rampant disorder very much the object of the exercise?
“There has to be a continuity of business-as-usual,” says The Institute of Leadership & Management head of research, policy and standards Kate Cooper. “Whatever you’re doing, you can’t just stop in order to change to a new system. So there’s an absolute need to understand the value of stability.”
However, she explains, “honesty about your intentions is crucial. Deliberately putting in someone who is new to the field, or who is going to challenge the status quo and introduce new thinking, is actually fine. Disruption isn’t necessarily a bad thing – it’s whether you do it in a manipulative or Machiavellian way. If you’re putting in people to disrupt, and then colleagues learn that that person is there to dismantle, trust becomes an issue, and it would be better if that person’s presence were transient.”
Cooper adds: “Your dismantlers are not your rebuilders, and rebuilding often relates to relationships – never mind the business model. You can’t stay in a constant state of flux – if you do, then what is business-as-usual – and what is your purpose? Plus, someone can go into a situation and say, ‘let’s really shake things up’, but not have much insight into the model as it stands and how it actually works, which also poses a problem. So these decisions should always come from a very informed perspective.”
For further thoughts on culture change, check out this feature from Edge
Other resources of interest
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Can you emulate GameCube on PC?
Ever wish you could play Wii and GameCube games on your PC? Just like your favorite retro systems, there’s an emulator that can do the job, and it’s called Dolphin. Dolphin is an open source Wii and GameCube emulator that supports the majority of games for both consoles.
Does DolphiniOS work on iOS 14?
DolphiniOS requires at least iOS 12.0. In addition, your device must have an A9 processor or newer. Non-jailbroken devices have additional requirements. Every version, starting with iOS 12.0, up to the latest version of iOS 14, is supported if you are jaibroken.
Can you download Dolphin emulator on iOS?
The Dolphin Emulator Project for iOS is free and it does not need any shady download server conditions. Download the tested Nintendo Wii Emulator App for iOS and start playing your favorite Nintendo games.
Are GameCube ROMs legal?
Emulators are legal to download and use, however, sharing copyrighted ROMs online is illegal. There is no legal precedent for ripping and downloading ROMs for games you own, though an argument could be made for fair use.
Is it OK to emulate GameCube games?
Like any of the best Gamecube emulators out there, you need a device that can power Gamecube ROMs, most PC and Macs will run Gamecube games just fine. Not only is Dolphin the best Gamecube emulator around, but it can also play some of the best Wii games out there, making it a two in one for any of your devices.
Can you play Wii games on iOS?
There isn’t many Nintendo Wii emulator out there unfortunately. But considered yourself lucky, if you have iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad with you, you can use DolphiniOS to play Nintendo Wii games.
What’s the best GameCube emulator?
LDPlayer. LDPlayer 3 and LDPlayer 4 emulator is available on the official website for Android users with 32 bit.
What is the best game Cube emulator?
Dolphin is the best game cube emulator that you can download on your device. The thing about dolphin is its compatibility. You can use dolphin emulator to emulate Wii or GameCube on almost all the devices like android, iOS, PC. All you need to do is install the emulator on your device that’s it.
What are the best games for the GameCube?
The 10 Best Games Ever Released For The Nintendo GameCube 10. Star Fox Adventures (2002) 9. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) 8. Super Mario Sunshine (2002) 7. Resident Evil 4 (2005) 6. Pikmin 2 (2004) 5. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) 4. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) 3. Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (2002)
Are there gaming emulator on iOS?
Top 10 iOS Gaming Console Emulators: 1. Delta Emulator: . A fairly new app from Riley Testut, Delta Emulator provides support for both Nintendo and Gameboy… 2. iNDS Emulator:. The final emulator on our list is iNDS, an emulator that provides support for Nintendo gaming. There… 3. GBA4iOS

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Building a Signature Bridge: Design, Foundations, Materials & Construction Problems
It is common for bridges to have a symmetrical shape to carry the entire bridge's weight, which further reduces the load on the foundation. Its Namaste shape expresses reverence and respect in Indian culture, a gesture of reverence and respect.
Signature Bridge Design
In total, the bridge measures approximately 575 meters in length, with the majority of its length being 251 meters. In New Delhi, the bridge is twice as tall as the Qutab Minar and has the highest elevation.
There are four lanes of dual carriageway with a total width of 14 meters. The elevated pylon with a height of 154 meters and luxury cable design create a stunning and imposing addition to the Delhi skyline.
To maintain and view the bridge pylon from the top, stairs and lifts are provided. Furthermore, a sophisticated structural health monitoring system is installed, which monitors the bridge's structural response to weather loading and earthquakes.
Signature Bridge Materials
Steel of grade S355J2 and steel of grade S355NL was utilized for the construction, with S355J2 steel with a thickness up to 80 mm and S355NL steel with a thickness over 80 mm. Steel was used in the fabrication of the pylon and deck to the extent of 6500 and 7000 metric tons.
A high quality steel grade was used to improve the deformation characteristics of a highly stressed zone line on the pylon and the base of the pylon. In the construction of foundations and decks, concrete grades ranging from M 40 to M 60 were used.
Signature Bridge Foundations
It is important to understand the details of the foundation of the Signature Bridge as follows: Because the profile of the rock bed beneath the bridge changes so drastically, the construction of the foundation was quite challenging. Bridge piers were prepared with open and well-prepared foundations.
It is composed of two large circular open foundations over which the bridge pylon is reinforced. The circular foundations have a diameter of approximately 23 meters. The foundation level was dug using specially designed sheet pile cofferdams with a toe pinning and bracing arrangement.
Signature Bridge Construction Process
The Signature Bridge consists of two main components: the pylon and the deck. Three-dimensional pylons are complicated three dimensional structures that are inclined in all directions. Panels of irregular shapes are bonded to steel plates of varying grades. Concrete and steel are used in the construction of the bridge's deck.
1. Due to the asymmetry of the Signature Bridge’s cable stayed structure, it was unstable during the erection process. In order to maintain the accuracy of geometry, specific reinforcements were designed.
2. To sustain the preliminary stage of pylon erection, a tie-down system was established at the base of the pylon. Additionally, a specially designed temporary support reinforced the pylon, and permanent cables were installed after the construction of the pylon.
3. For the erection of the pylon, a crawler crane with a capacity of 1250000 kg was used. In order to construct the deck girder, a Goliath gantry was used over a temporary horizontal beam braced with two pairs of sloping legs, as well as a temporary open braced framework.
Signature Bridge Construction Process
Pile Foundations Issues
The foundation was built on piles at the beginning of the project. Nevertheless, a detailed understanding of the soil revealed that there are unstable rock strata beneath the piers. As a result, the foundation design had to be modified.
Integrated pile foundations have been replaced with good foundations. As a result, the construction of the project was paused due to the change in foundation design. As a result of the lack of geotechnical survey done before implementation, the area suffered from earthquakes.
For the unbalanced steel pylons, a large crane was required. As the Yamuna bank soil was low in bearing capacity and the crane had to move heavy loads, setting up the crane was problematic.
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Gantry Crane Issues
A gantry crane was used to raise and shift the precast elements. A giant storm in June 2016 affected the gantry cranes working, and it had to be redesigned and re-fabricated again. In this regard, the work was influenced until December 2016, which led to uncertainty in girder placement.
Over ten years after it was supposed to be constructed, the bridge has still not been completed due to a number of factors, including contractual problems and environmental clearance issues.


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The vineyard was hit with severe spring frosts for the first time in 2017, damaging many of our buds and impacting yield. From this low point, things improved dramatically. The warm, dry weather stretched from late spring through to a lovely Indian summer, leaving us with a small crop of beautifully ripe grapes at harvest.
In 2017 we hand-picked our Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes from our Dobson and Thomson blocks in early to mid October. Each parcel was whole-bunch pressed and fermented separately. All wines underwent malolactic conversion; 16% of the blend was fermented and aged in old Burgundy barrels to add complexity. The base wines were blended and bottled for the second fermentation in February 2018, before spending over 30 months on lees.
Disgorged late in magnum bottles, the 2017 Classic shows similar complexity to the brooding 2016, but with extra freshness and finesse. Ripe orchard fruits are balanced by crisp acidity and a rich autolytic character (pastry, brioche, biscuit). The soft, generous mouthfeel is pure Oxney.
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Advanced Proton Therapy in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
The MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is the only facility in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to offer the most advanced forms of proton therapy with HYPERSCAN. As part of MedStar Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute (NCI) - designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C. area, we offer access to the latest clinical trials and cancer treatments. With multi-disciplinary care and a team of experienced radiation oncologists, surgeons, and medical oncologists who are well-versed in the latest radiation techniques, coming to MedStar Georgetown gives patients access to the highest quality of care that is close to home.
State-of-the-Art Proton Therapy Technology at MedStar Georgetown
MedStar Georgetown is home to the latest advancements in proton therapy technology. Our facility is equipped with a pencil beam scanning (PBS) system, which is able to deposit dose; spot by spot, layer by layer to improve the ability to precisely target a tumor. This means that there is less collateral damage to surrounding healthy cells during treatment. Additionally, our facility is equipped with state-of-the-art HYPERSCAN™ technology, the latest in pencil beam scanning devices, which further improves the accuracy and efficiency of proton therapy.
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Our team of highly experienced and specialized physicians at MedStar Georgetown is dedicated to providing personalized and high-quality radiation therapies for a wide range of conditions, all under one roof. In addition to proton therapy, MedStar Georgetown is home to a wide range of cancer treatment options, each offering unique benefits, including Cyberknife, brachytherapy, and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Our cancer care team is dedicated to providing comprehensive and personalized care to determine the best treatment options for your needs.
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Our doctors are part of a collaborative program, bringing together the leading specialists in the D.C. area. Our physicians have years of experience diagnosing and treating different types of cancers, including both adult and pediatric cancers.
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Those of you who love your pet cats know what happens when you softly stroke their fur or rub their ears. Purrrrrr. But did you know that domestic tabbies aren't the only cats that purr?
On an extremely rare occasion, a mountain lion or a bobcat might still be spotted by a visitor in one of our county parks. Both these wild felines can make a variety of household cat sounds. Baby mountain lions (also called pumas and cougars in different parts of the country) and baby bobcats meow like household kittens. As adults, they growl, hiss and spit when they are displeased. When they are contented, they purr.
Of course a full-grown mountain lion purrs about twenty times louder than that friendly puss who sleeps most of the afternoon at the foot of your bed. Not all kinds of cats can purr. Cats that can roar -- such as tigers, jaguars and African lions -- can not purr. And cats that can purr --such as cougars, bobcats and household tabbies -- can not roar. Until recently, exactly how purring cats managed to purr was a mystery. If you try to purr continuously like a mountain lion or bobcat, you'll quickly discover its impossible for you to do.
When you caress your pet cat, the animal seems to vibrate all over. Scientists first thought that cats might possess a special "purring organ." But none has been found. Then by pressing a microphone against different places on a happy cat's body, researchers discovered that the greatest vibrations originated at the cat's throat, right over its larynx, commonly called the voice box. They correctly guessed that the purring must be coming from the cat's voice box. But then, why can't we purr? After all, human beings have voice boxes too.
More research finally uncovered the answer. The puma, bobcat and your pet puss possess something you don't. Inside each of these cats' brains is a special timer.
This timer can send rhythmic nerve messages -- at 25 electrical pulses per second -- to a particular muscle in the cat's voice box. With the first pulse from the brain's timer, the muscle swings the vocal folds in the larynx together. It almost closes off the air passage through the voice box. With the next pulse, the muscle relaxes. The airway again opens. These opening and closing folds change the airflow through the cat's voice box. The airflow is usually steady as the mountain lion or bobcat inhales and exhales. When the timer's working this steady stream turns into a putt-putt-putt of air through the larynx. What does this putt putt putt sound like? Purrrrrr.

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FlytBase is all set to launch – FlytZip, an on-demand, last-mile aerial delivery software solution at 11:00 CST on July 30, 2021. With FlytZip, drone solution providers (DSPs) would be able to deploy and manage multiple deliveries end to end using the UAV hardware of their choice—an industry first.
Need for Aerial Delivery Service Providers
The last-mile problem in the logistics industry presents numerous challenges in terms of delivery efficiency and customer experience. Fortunately, with the advent of heavy-lift drones, several organizations have begun to tap into the immense potential of automated aerial transport systems to address these issues.
Leveraging drones for commercial purposes, such as delivery, involves customising the hardware and software, getting the necessary regulatory approvals, and extensively training users in operating drone equipment. Various DSPs and system integrators were hence founded to bridge this gap and aid organizations in deploying autonomous aerial delivery systems tailored to their business model and scale of operations.
Problems Faced by DSPs in Delivery
As e-commerce, medical deliveries, and online food services continue to grow and at an exponential rate, reducing the time to market a drone delivery solution becomes critical. However, in the absence of a software solution designed specifically for aerial deliveries, DSPs are forced to either use generic mission-planner applications or build the entire software stack by themselves.
The ideal drone delivery software platform should be able to offer various features for flight safety and remote fleet management, apart from the necessary delivery-specific features such as admin/dispatcher access levels, shipment status, route optimization, and integrations with package-release mechanisms and dropboxes. Developing all these modules and building compatibility with various drone hardware options house, from scratch, can be highly expensive and time-consuming. Furthermore, generic drone software solutions do not offer most of these capabilities.
FlytZip is an affordable, turnkey, and hardware-agnostic software application that allows users (“Operators”) to add off-the-shelf or custom-built drones to their dashboard and execute multiple deliveries simultaneously. Operators have complete administrative control of all the shipments from start to finish: They can add and manage a set of dispatchers, approve and modify orders, configure different drop-off points for multi-package deliveries, monitor drone telemetry, and do much more. Numerous flight safety actions such as pre-flight checks and geofences can also be set for each delivery mission.
Every dispatcher added by the operator has access to a separate order dashboard, where order details such as the pickup and drop locations can be set/modified, recipient information can be added, and order history can be viewed. For each shipment, a delivery route is auto-generated by the system for optimum resource utilization. Further, once a delivery mission starts, the recipient of the package gains access to the live HD video streamed from the drone in transit to their location and can view the status of the shipment.
FlytZip offers seamless integrations with third-party software such as ERP, inventory, and air-traffic management systems (UTMs) and landing platforms such as docking stations and smart storage boxes. It also supports advanced cargo mechanisms such as winch and grip modules for package release.
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Direct tax: Guidance on repairs and renewals of assets
This brief is relevant to those carrying on a trade or
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incurring expenditure on repairing business assets.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is publishing revised
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