text: The Wall Street Journal featured a fascinating article by Sarah Rubenstein yesterday on generic drug costs (freely accessible reprint from the Pueblo Chieftain). At last week’s FEHBP carrier conference, prescription benefit management company representatives explained how generic drug costs will not dip much below the brand name price during the 180 day period during which the generic manufacturer who won the race to challenge the patent has exclusive sales rights. Ms. Rubenstein’s article points out that pharmacies may be trying to maintain the relatively high generic price after the expiration of the exclusivity period (although I expect this is a high retail price not the price paid by the PBMs.) There is a lot more flexibility on pricing generics as compared to brand name drugs because generic drugs are not subject to the Medicaid best pricing requirement. In fact, I understand that generic drugs are more expensive in Canada than they are here. Medicaid’s best price rules are changing, however, and I am not certain how those changes will impact generic pricing for health plans and consumers.


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Fledglings to the game of roulette can truly feel overpowered or completely by the decisions’ majority you need to play the game. The ideal spot to begin would be seeing all the payouts. You have a lot of decisions when playing roulette and the numerous wagering mixes can get befuddling. So why not begin with the fundamentals trying to build your roulette wagering chances.
Leading players can place chips on single numbers. They can play two numbers with one chip. They can even play whole lines or sections with a solitary chip. With me as such? You can play chances and levels and different routines.
The well known thing to do is to give it a chance to all ride on either red or dark yet it is not the most ideal approach to play.
So what are the payouts?
Single number wagers display a payout of 35 to 1 on a solitary chips, now in the event that you play numerous chips, crunch the numbers. Two number wagers prompts decreasing the payout about into equal parts with a 17 to 1 payout. Three number wagers will drop the payout down to 11 to 1.
8 to 1 is the payout for four number wagers. Five number wagers are at 6 to 1 and six number wagers will net you a 5 to 1 payout. The entire segment will win payouts of 2 to 1. At long last, you will twofold your wager for each of the accompanying. Wagering on even, odd, red or dark.
Learning roulette to start with can feel overpowering. Be that as it may, taking in several simple methods and setting some standard procedures will make it simpler for you to succeed.
At the point when beginning set an utmost now this could be a period farthest point or a cash limit. When you achieve that breaking point stop. The specialty of this is making sense of when the cash is going to stop or your when to cut your misfortunes.
As a rule, wagering is about the danger and prize and numerous individuals will say that you just can not win-win on the off chance that you don’t take a risk. This is unquestionably genuine yet in the event that you know your points of confinement and chances the shots of losing your shirt are enormously decreased.

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Gasoline Gains Most in 6 Weeks as Crude Rallies on Syria TensionBarbara Powell
Gasoline jumped the most in six weeks, following crude higher on concern tensions in Syria will escalate into a wider military conflict that may disrupt oil supply from the Middle East.
Futures rose 2.8 percent and West Texas Intermediate crude reached an 18-month high. The U.S., France and Britain moved closer to a military strike against Syria, laying the legal groundwork to justify action. Syrian ally Iran’s Foreign Ministry warned that a U.S. attack on Syria would drag the whole region into conflict.
“The entire complex is finding a bid on rising political risk and the increased likelihood of a military strike on Syria,” said Amrita Sen, chief oil market strategist at Energy Aspects Ltd., a research company in London. “All these countries are taking sides.”
Gasoline for September delivery rose 8.24 cents to $3.0341 a gallon on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest settlement this month and the biggest one-day gain since July 12. Trading volume was 4.3 percent above the 100-day average at 3:13 p.m. Prices are down 0.3 percent in August.
WTI for October delivery increased $3.09 to $109.01 a barrel on the Nymex. October Brent crude on the London ICE Futures Exchange advanced $3.63, or 3.3 percent, to $114.36, a six-month high.
“This is a market that is starved for headlines and there’s no telling how high we can go,” said Stephen Schork, president of the Schork Group Inc., an energy advisory company in Villanova, Pennsylvania. “If you can contain it with just a couple of bombings, I imagine a rapid correction lower.”
Any armed response would be narrowly focused on Syria’s weapons capabilities and wouldn’t be aimed at deposing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. and U.K. officials said. The introduction of troops isn’t being considered, nor is imposition of a no-fly zone over Syria, according to a U.S. official who asked for anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
“Traders are concerned that what looks like imminent military action in Syria could further destabilize the region,” said Andrew Lebow, a senior vice president at Jefferies Bache LLC in New York. “It’s a region that’s been on tenterhooks for weeks now with concern there could be potential for some dislocation of supply.”
The motor fuel’s crack spread versus West Texas Intermediate crude rose 19 cents to $13.32 a barrel. The fuel’s premium over Brent narrowed 35 cents to $7.97.
Pump prices, averaged nationwide, rose 0.1 cent to $3.542 a gallon, Heathrow, Florida-based AAA said today on its website. Prices are 20.8 cents below a year earlier.
Ultra-low-sulfur diesel for September delivery rose 8.19 cents, or 2.7 percent, to $3.1609 a gallon, a six-month high. Trading volume was 13 percent above the 100-day average. Prices are up 3.9 percent this month.
ULSD’s crack spread versus WTI widened 36 cents to $23.95 a barrel. The premium over Brent fell 18 cents to $18.60.

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NCAA Track & Field Championships
Hayward Field // Eugene, Oregon
|Jaron Hartley (right) handsoff to anchor leg, Strymar Livingston (left), Wednesday in the NCAA 4x400m relay semifinal.
Day 1 Results: OVERALL | KANSAS | PHOTO GALLERY
EUGENE, Ore. –The Kansas track & field team got its week started at the NCAA Outdoor Championships Wednesday evening as the men’s 4×400-meter relay competed in the event semifinals inside Hayward Field. The Jayhawks completed the mile race in 3:07.31 to finish 17th overall and failing to secure a spot in the event final by just over two seconds.
The Kansas squad entered the meet ranked 16th in the nation after turning in a season-best time of 3:05.15 at the NCAA West Preliminary two weeks ago in Lawrence. The time was the 10th-fastest in program history and gave the Jayhawks momentum as the quartet headed into the national semifinal Wednesday inside Hayward Field.
The group was dealt a blow just minutes before the race as sophomore Tre Daniels, who was a member of the team that qualified out of the regional, was unable to compete due to injury. Despite the loss, veteran senior Drew Matthews stepped in to take Daniels’ spot to complete the team’s lineup of freshman Ivan Henry, Matthews, sophomore Jaron Hartley and junior Strymar Livingston.
Henry got the Jayhawks out to strong start with a 47-second split and was among the first three to make the first exchange. Matthews then took over and turned in a 47.5 lap and handed off to Hartley at the halfway point of the race with the Jayhawks in seventh overall.
Hartley held KU’s position with the help of a 47.3-second split and put the baton in the anchor, Livingston’s hand with the Jayhawks still sitting seventh.
Livingston turned in a stellar anchor leg which saw him move his team up a spot to sixth and complete the last lap in 45.5. The junior brought the baton across in 3:07.31, good enough to claim sixth in the heat and 17th among the 24 teams in the semifinal. The foursome’s time was just over two seconds shy of earning the Jayhawks its first trip to a NCAA 4×400-meter relay final in 26 years.
Though the squad’s season came to an end, three of the four that competed Wednesday are expected to return for the 2017 campaign.
Three days remain of the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships with the women’s events taking center stage on Thursday. The Jayhawks will see sophomore Sharon Lokedi compete in the 10,000 meter final, slated to begin at 9:08 p.m. (CT). Watch Lokedi race for a national title live on ESPN and follow on Twitter for updates at @KUTrack.
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Financial experts at Merrill Lynch and UBS Financial Services will then invest the cash to something as they see fit.
Britney Spears' conservators want her money to start working for her. They've handed "several million dollars" belonging to the pop star over to financial advisors for investment.
Spears' guardians have received court permission to give control of an unspecified sum to financial experts at Merrill Lynch and UBS Financial Services, according to documents filed at Los Angeles County Superior Court.
And they're hoping the experts will find lucrative new ventures for Spears' money, which was previously being held in a trust account, reports TMZ.com.
Britney Spears is currently preparing her next studio album, which reportedly will come out in spring next year. Speaking of what fans can expect from the new album, producer Sean Garrett said, "It could get a little freaky.

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text: The art of southern and eastern Africa, unlike the better-known traditions of central and western Africa, has been overlooked until recently. The complex history of the region, marked by the migrations rather than settled kingdoms, and the very nature of the objects produced, seen as craft artefacts by western eyes, are the main reasons for this relative obscurity. The objects illustrated and catalogued in the book include rare figural sculptures, jewellery, regalia, prestige staffs carved with ornamental heads and decorations, walking/fighting sticks, headrests, snuff containers and the occasional ornamental but useful adornments which double as combs and snuff spoons. The source of distinctiveness for the artefacts of the southern African region lies in the pastoral and specifically nomadic nature of the cattle culture shared by the majority of the peoples in the region. The functional beauty of the objects and their small size are linked to the necessary ease to take them along as the need to moKlopper, Sandra is the author of 'Art of Southeast Africa From the Conru Collection' with ISBN 9788874390014 and ISBN 8874390017.

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Place to not miss of the modern New Delhi, India
India is a country that grows fast, very fast; keeping the egami with the past, even if recent. This is witnessed by monuments such as the Raj Ghat and the India Gate; places to visit if you have enough time.
The Raj Ghat, in memory of Mahatma Gandhi
The ashes of Mahatma Gandhi, the man of peace who most of all represents the Indian spirit of a democratic communion, have been scattered in the Ganges and in other great rivers such as the Nile, the Volga and the Thames.
On the place where he was cremated on January 31, 1948, the day after his assassination, a memorial opened to the public. In a small green garden stands a low platfrom of black marble, where the words “Ah rem” (“Oh God”) are carved, the last words uttered by Ghandi before exhaling the last breath.
Next to it there is a black lantern with inside an eternal flame that represents the eternity of Gandhi’s ideas. The memorial with the small zen garden decorated with stone paths is as simple as it is effective in representing and remembering the powerful life that changed the destiny of an entire nation.
Near the memorial is the Museum dedicated to the life of Gandhi, The National Gandhi Museum, where he finds his photos, letters and recordings; documents that also speak of his most intimate life.
The Raj Ghat is located here, in a place of intense traffic, I suggest to have a means of transport that takes you back since the rickshaw are not used to stop.
National Art Gallery
opening hours: 11 a.m – 6.30 pm, closed on Mondays
For lovers of Modern and Contemporary Art, do not miss the National Art Museum, located near the India Gate. The NGMA was inaugurated in 1954, in the Jaipur House, where the Maraja of Jaipur lived, a colonial-style building renovated by the English architect Edwin Lutyens.
The museum keeps more than 17,000 works starting from 1857; the goal of the curators is to preserve and show the most representative Indian contemporary art to the public.
Among the most renowned artists there are sections dedicated to Amrita Sher-Gil, Gaganendranath and Rabindranath Tagore, Shantiniketan, Jamini Roy; as well as the artistic movements of the 60s and 70s, the school of Bengal, the most contemporary currents and photographs.
Personally, while I was at the Italian Institute of Culture in New Delhi, I was struck by the skill of the Museum’s art experts, who were busy organizing events and exhibitions to promote Indian art. Moreover, every work inside the Museum is well presented, with all the relevant written information; not like most of the Museums in Asia!
Not only that, contemporary works are obviously influenced by the millenarian culture of the country, with myriad of divinities, with different traditions and customs for each region. The influence of European artistic movements is thus mixed with tradition with results that are sometimes surreal, others sharp; certainly not indifferent!
Here is the site of the museum, where you can find virtual galleries.
India Gate and the Rashtrapati Bhavan
Near the National Art Museum there is the India Gate, the Triumphal Arch located in the center of a hexagonal square, in perfect Parisian style. The architect Edwin Lutyens is still the architect of the monument, responsible for all the modernization of the city under the British Empire at the beginning of the 20th century.
42 meters high and 9 meters long, erected in sandstone between ocher and red, the Arc de Triomphe was commissioned by the English Prime Minister David Lloyd George and inaugurated in 1931 in memory of all the victims of India during the First World War World, who were more than 80,000.
Under the Arch there is the memorial Amar Jawan Joty, the monument to the unknown soldier, built under the order of Indira Gandhi, in memory of the victims of the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The helmet over the Kalashnikov does not really suit the idea of eternal peace wished for dead soldiers.
Continuing along the area called Rajpat, the huge avenue surrounded by gardens and fountains; the visitor reaches the heart of administrative and governmental India with the palaces of the Government and Indian Parliament. The Rajpat reminds a little of the Champs Eliseé for the structure with which they were designed, especially when it lights up in the evening, with the India Gate in the background.
Once in Rasina Hill, from where you can still see the Arc de Triomphe, you find yourself in front of the Palace of the Head of State or Rashtrapati Bhavan where the President of the Republic lives from the beginning of democracy; also there are the various Ministries and Parliament. The Rashtrapati was completed in 1929 and designed by Herbert Baker and Edwin Lutyens. The buildings can not be visited, except for very short periods during the year. The changing of the guard takes place in the morning at 8.30; in winter at 10.30.
These symbols of Indian democracy were built as a model of the White House in Washington, although the prevailing color is ocher of sandstone; the huge colonnades are very Capitoline style. You will be amazed at the immense number of vintage cars, with which politicians are brought to work by their drivers. No doubt about it, the sense of authority here you can really feel it!
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Warren Ryan has had his career, indeed his reason for being, invalidated and no-one has celebrated his life’s work. To which responses might range from “who is Warren Ryan?”’ to “he deserves to be forgotten”.
The ABC would be hoping that Ryan fades away, at least figuratively. If so, he can thank a paranoid, mean-spirited ABC, an organisation to whom he gave years of service.
Ryan went from fame to infamy recently when he used the words “old darky” on air, and recounted a “quittin’ time” sequence when quoting an African-American character from Gone With The Wind.
He was commenting on a rugby-league match. Ryan and his fellow commentator, long-time ABC sports broadcaster David Morrow, who didn’t quote from the film, were stood down pending an inquiry.
Ryan subsequently penned a letter of resignation, saying it obviated the need for an inquiry, and an apology would be insincere.
The Warren Ryan Medal, awarded to the season’s best-and-fairest player, has been re-named.
By any measure, the Ryan comments were silly, insensitive and out-of-date. But by another measure, the way he has been treated has been appalling and dwarfs his alleged crime.
Any ABC inquiry would be unlikely to air some of the deeper themes attached to the Ryan broadcast.
But why an inquiry?
It would only find Ryan’s comments were… insensitive and out-of-date. Phrases like “old darkie” are clearly no longer acceptable, and anyway, it was a tortured, laboured analogy. A better one could have been chosen.
Listeners could have reached those conclusions after a moment’s reflection.
An ABC executive could have pulled Ryan aside after the broadcast, explained why it was an inappropriate analysis and offered a few quiet truths.
On his next broadcast, Ryan could have said no offence was meant to anyone who may have been offended, and been allowed a non-grovelling explanation of his choosing.
Fairness may have dictated this was proportionate to the crime, especially given Ryan’s many years with the ABC, and his popularity with listeners.
Instead, he’s been sacrificed by an ABC paranoid after The Chaser lapse, and under siege from the federal government, News Ltd and shock jocks.
Had the Ryan inquiry proceeded, it’s certain two elements wouldn’t have been discussed.
After the late art historian Robert Hughes suffered a near-fatal car accident in Western Australia, the media said he’d described the other car’s occupants as “curry munchers”.
The Hughes who’d written The Fatal Shore couldn’t be said to have lacked humanity; nor could the breadth of his extended writings say he practised a selective humanity.
Hughes denied using the term, but whether he did doesn’t matter.
The Hughes-Ryan examples are part of a syndrome.
Seize on a trivial isolated comment or incident, however out of character, make them representative of a life, and everyone can congratulate themselves on their nice, clean souls.
There is another element to the Ryan episode.
An inquiry would be unlikely to discuss one of the destructive curses of the age: the ‘if-it-didn’t-happen-in-my-lifetime-then-it-didn’t-happen’ syndrome.
In a showbiz sense, this was best expressed by bandleader Paul Schaeffer’s recalling that singer Brittany Spears asking him in a lift: “Who is Bob Hope?”
To Ryan, and to those above a certain age, it’s incomprehensible such a question would be asked.
Some of Ryan’s listeners wouldn’t have heard of Gone With The Wind – after all, the film was made in 1939. Nor might they have heard of the once-famous Margaret Mitchell novel on which it was based.
How could they recognise the quotes? They weren’t even born then.
Ryan’s analysis would have been mystifying.
They wouldn’t know The Bulletin magazine once had a logo ‘Australia for the white man’, that ‘he’s a white man’ was once a compliment. They wouldn’t have known that phrases like ‘[n-word] in the woodpile’ and ‘a touch of the tar brush’ were once in common currency. As was ‘darky’.
Language and attitudes have moved on. Ryan’s fateful commentary marked him as a man out of time.
But what has the ABC invalidated?
A brief recap of the Ryan career: Commonwealth Games representative in the shot put in 1962; the Cronulla Sharks first-grade rugby-league captain; premiership-winning captain-coach in the Wollongong competition; Country Firsts captain against City.
If it had of stopped right there, that would have been a meritorious career, but it was just preparation for his real life’s work, as a coach.
Ryan won two premierships, took three teams to grand finals and was recognised as an innovator.
A former schoolteacher, Ryan favoured the analytical over the fire-and-brimstone motivational approach.
He also left a dynasty; players he tutored who became successful coaches.
His most successful protégé, Phil Gould, has acknowledged Ryan’s influence on his coaching and the modern game.
Ryan also played with and against and coached many Aboriginal people. Players like John Ferguson and Ray Blacklock, whom he coached at Newtown in his first senior appointment. None have accused him of racist rants, of discrimination or stereotyping.
There have been no accusations of the once-schoolteacher permitting racist abuse or bullying in the playground.
Post-coaching, Ryan wrote insightful, entertaining columns for first, The Sydney Morning Herald, and later The Newcastle Herald and Courier Mail.
And there was the ABC commentary for all those years.
His former coach might have spotted the irony of Gould being acknowledged in the Queen’s Birthday honours list, simultaneous with Ryan being vilified.
Given the Gould-Ryan parallels, a gong for Ryan wouldn’t have been a shock.
After the criticism he’s copped, Ryan might have noted something else.
Rugby league legend Andrew Johns, whom Ryan coached at Newcastle, was in hot water a few years back after a motivational rant at a NSW training camp before a State-of-Origin match.
The rant featured insulting racial descriptions, way beyond the ‘old-darky, curry-muncher’ level, applied to Aboriginal Queensland players.
NSW player Timana Tahu walked out of the camp in protest and didn’t return.
Johns has survived and prospered; is a player of the century, has his lucrative media and coaching-consultant career.
There was an innocence attached to John’s response to criticism. After all, it was nothing personal, just a motivational tool. For him, all’s fair in love and football, and what else is there?
By contrast, Ryan has been metaphorically hung.
But then Johns is unlikely to make Gone With The Wind references. The book-film appeared a long time before he was born.
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Promotes World No Tobacco Day
May 31, 2015, is World No Tobacco Day! World No Tobacco Day is all about bringing awareness to the tobacco epidemic currently occurring in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. With this being said, World No Tobacco Day would be a great time to take a moment to think about all of the harmful effects tobacco use can cause. Also, for those who use tobacco, this is a good time to look at ways towards quitting.
Tobacco is a green leafy plant that grows in warm climates and it contains a chemical known as nicotine. Nicotine is a very addictive chemical that is toxic to the body. With this being said, tobacco is an incredibly harmful substance that can be consumed in a variety of ways. Some of those ways could be through smoking cigarettes, pipes, cigars, chewing tobacco, dipping, and using snuff (tobacco sniffed through the nose). All of these variations are harmful to the body. In addition, second hand smoke can be just as harmful. Second hand smoke is dangerous to the body, because those who inhale second hand smoke are inhaling the same toxic chemicals that smokers do. There are numerous diseases and illnesses that result from chronic tobacco use. Some of the most common illnesses that occur from tobacco use are lung cancer, oral cancer, laryngeal cancer, heart disease, and stroke. Even though it can be difficult to stop consuming tobacco once one has started, there are many helpful techniques and products available to reduce and completely stop one from using tobacco.
Currently, the Illinois Department of Public Health and American Lung Association of Illinois offer a tobacco Quit Line. The tobacco Quit Line is a great resource available to tobacco users who reside in the state of Illinois and want to quit using tobacco for good. With this being said the tobacco Quit Line has registered nurses, respiratory therapists, and certified tobacco-treatment counselors who are on call 7 days a week, between 7AM to 11PM to answer all tobacco-related questions. They are available to provide the support needed to break the habit. Also, the Quit Line can help tobacco users obtain products such as lozenges, gum, and patches that might be needed to stop using tobacco. If you are interested in finding out more about the Illinois Tobacco Quit Line, call 1-866-QUIT-YES (1-866-784-8937) or go to www.quityes.org. Stopping tobacco consumption can greatly reduce ones risk for disease and illness. Make World No Tobacco Day the day to stop consuming tobacco or to convince someone you know to stop consuming tobacco!
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I just finished everything to put the DC5 motor into my integra... everything is hooked up.... all the electric parts work... but the ignition doesnt start and the engine doesnt turn over.... i dont understand why... help.........
Hey, I've been working on the car too. Can't hear the fuel pump going on, and the FPR reads 0 pressure. Using the hybrid racing harness. Tried switching the wires that go to the fuse box and still nothing.
So probably have to hard wire the fuel pump? Is there a wiring diagram or anything that can help? Thanks.
Sounds interesting. I will need some help shortly.
My brother have just swapped out his ITR motor into a 95 teg shell... And now having an empty ITR shell, waiting for a k20aR motor. Any idea who has one locally in USA? Sounds like the Hybrid Harness and Mounts are doing good. How is the AC/PS clearance?
I will consider Hybrids Mounts/Harness if thing looks well. Got a deal for me Hybrid? Considering I may be interested in your kit over the HasSport. :twisted:
Also, How would you be able to run the k20aR ECU...? Would the ignition also be required? Thanks!
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CoreLogic’s Buyer Classification figures for September show a clear downwards trend for mortgaged investors, who now have a market share of 24.2%.
Chief CoreLogic economist Kelvin Davidson says with LVRs now back in play and with the phased removal of interest deductibility on the table too, there is a good chance that mortgaged investors’ market share will continue to drop.
And potentially it could reach an even lower level than the late 2017 trough of 22%.
“It’s clear to see where the pullback has come from.
“The dip in market share is concentrated amongst smaller players, ie those who would have been making their first investment purchase – and would hence own two properties – and those who already have one to two rentals and would be buying another.
“We suspect these smaller investors tend to have the greatest difficulty in raising a 40% deposit and/or [are] the most uncertain about the true effect of the interest deductibility changes, and have started to retreat a little.”
On the flipside, says Davidson, first home buyers’ (FHBs) market share has picked up strongly, reaching 26.4% in the September quarter, which is a new record high.
“The announcement of planning system reforms, which allow and encourage higher density housing, should also benefit FHBs,” he says.
“It’s hard to say if an extra (roughly) 50,000-100,000 dwellings as a result of the reforms will lower house prices, but it will certainly tend to restrain their growth.
“The major issue will be who’ll actually build them. After all, the construction industry is already at capacity.”
Davidson says there still seems to be some pretty strong financial incentives to make the move into home ownership, given that paying a mortgage can often still be cheaper than renting, especially since rents have started to rise more quickly.
“Supply and demand is tight in the rental market, and landlords may well be trying to ‘get ahead’ of looming mortgage rate rises too.”
Davidson adds the interest deductibility changes do seem to be causing faster rent rises than expected, although wages will be an anchor for rental growth over the long run.
Meanwhile, movers – ie existing owner occupiers who are shifting house – are still relatively quiet around the country, with Wellington a notable example.
“In some cases, already-large mortgages may be preventing them from actually making the next move, given the large gap in price to ‘trade up’,” says Davidson.
“But for others, it’s likely due to the lack of listings and simply not being able to find the ideal next property.”


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Virtually each day I’m reminded of probably the most potent educating of the Handel Method of teaching; I am the writer of my life.
After I first started working with Handel coaches in 2010, I got here to know that my life was constructed on a collection of selections that I’d made. The concept that I’d chosen every little thing, that every little thing I used to be perceiving and experiencing had been my design. At occasions, this has been robust medication.
And my authorship goes additional. I’m additionally the writer of of failed love relationships. Up to now, strained household occasions. Self-hatred, habit, remorse over careless interactions. I used to be the writer of a unstable mood with my son.
After all I hadn’t carried out any of this intentionally, however there was a lesson was ready to be realized. My lineage, my ancestral tendencies, my private historical past: All these had been taking part in out by way of me. The unhappy half is that I used to be telling the story as a sufferer of my circumstances, as if it was occurring to me. The reality that set me free, in the end, was that it had all occurred or been perpetuated by way of me—and I may writer a change as quickly as I wanted.
Understanding that I’m the supply of all of it is now my privilege, my freedom, my work, my acceptance. Accepting this in myself, I’m way more keen to simply accept this in others. Understanding that we’re all, ultimately, the authors of our lives, I’m extra receptive and extra deliberate now, which looks like peace.
Being an writer means I personal my previous; poor selections and victories each. Have you ever taken inventory of your 2021 but and acknowledged how a lot you realized, grew, skilled, conquered? Now could be the time. Take a number of moments, and write somewhat thanks notice to this previous yr—for the teachings, the toughness, the highs, the sweetness.
Being an writer additionally means you’re answerable for this current second. Selecting actions and ideas which might be in alignment along with your highest beliefs is a observe for us all. Good selections, nice outcomes. Being an writer means designing your future too. What desires do you will have for your self in your future? Right here’s an instance of one in every of my desires for 2022 written in a approach that strikes me, barely scares me, calls forth my coronary heart and makes me wish to assume, plan, and act in accordance with this dream.
Inspiring thousands and thousands of individuals to be exceptional of their households, to inform the reality, and to have the toughest conversations is my privilege. I encourage us to observe, meditate, study collectively, each nearly and in particular person. Whether or not it’s a live event or an online course, after I take my seat as a instructor, I’m first a scholar of the vitality, honoring my academics and the very best Supply of all teachings. My writings, meditations, courses, books, and interview assignments map out the practices and behaviors wanted to lift the frequency of our planet. These involved with my academics, colleagues, collaborators and me expertise their practices and their lives as refuge.
What are you writing in your future?
Mama, instructor, speaker, and co-author of Art of Attention, Elena has been educating yoga and meditation since 1999. After graduating from Cornell College in 1992 with a design diploma, she labored as a textile and attire designer for six years, and has been finding out with grasp yoga academics since 1997. Elena presents yoga and meditation as a solution to strategy our world with lifelike reverence and gratitude. Her courses are a masterful, candid mix of suave alignment and a spotlight cues in your physique, thoughts and coronary heart.


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What: Join Associated Black Charities and the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE), Baltimore Chapter, for a special reception, lecture and discussion with
The Honorable Olubanke King-Akerele whom is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Minister of Commerce & Industry and Author. Olubanke has also served for over 20 years at the United Nations.
When: Thursday, August 9, 2012 starts at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Shaffer Auditorium ~ The Johns Hopkins Hospital 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21287
FYI: Registration for the event is here.
Below you will find a brief history on the organizations responsible for the event listed above: Associated Black Charities through its More in the Middle Initiative and its health disparities work, ABC acts as a convener, advocate and grantmaker to address issues impacting Maryland communities. ABC convenes people, groups and stakeholders with the power to address issues that impact the region. At Associated Black Charities they convene organizations across the public, private and non-profit sectors to impact health and economic outcomes in Maryland.
ABC is an advocate of research and public policy on issues such as higher education, workforce and career advancement, and the health equity that affect African Americans and the broader community. Associated Black Charities provides grants to non-profit organizations in support of projects and initiatives that work toward better health and wealth outcomes for people, families and children. Grant funding is provided to non-profit organizations working in the following areas:
* Homeownership and Foreclosure Prevention
* Higher Education
* Workforce Development/Career Training and Advancement
* Business and Economic Development
* Asset Building and Financial Management
* Health Disparities
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Jane Austen's Literary Manuscripts: A Study of the Novelist's Development Through the Surviving Papers.
How to Write Like Tolstoy: A Journey into the Minds of our Greatest Writers
Draxler, Bridget and Danielle Spratt.
Engaging the Age of Jane Austen: Public Humanities in Practice.
The Austen Girls: The Story of Jane & Cassandra Austen, the Closest of Sisters.
All Things Austen: A Concise Encyclopedia of Austen's World.
Moore, Roger E.
Jane Austen and the Reformation: Remembering the Sacred Landscape.
Milbourne, Anna, Mary Sebag-Montefiore, and Rachel Firth.
The Usborne Complete Jane Austen: All the Novels Retold.
Bowers, Bege K., and Barbara Brothers, Editors.
Reading and Writing Women's Lives: A Study of the Novel of Manners.
A Tale of a Tub; The Battle of the Books - The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit
Veiled Intent: Dissenting Women's Aesthetic Approach to Biblical Interpretation.

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Have you become so engrossed with sex that it has started to negatively impact your life? If you can answer yes to this question it is time to seek sex addiction treatment. Having a sex addiction is not something to be ashamed of, although a lot of people are ashamed. You have the opportunity to seek compassionate and private care at a facility that offers sex addiction rehab treatment. Sex addiction can actually refer to a broad range of behaviors that are obsessive, done in excess, and have a significant impact on your life in a negative manner. Research has shown that sexual addictions show a clear prevalence of adverse behavior that’s comparable in development to chemical addictions.
Are Sex and Porn Addiction the Same Thing?
Sex addiction and porn addiction aren’t the same. While porn addiction is considered to be a type of addiction related to sex, it is manifested in a different manner than sex addiction. Sexual addictions can come in different forms including addictions to prostitution, masochistic or sadistic behaviors, excessive sexual pursuits, fantasy or masturbation, and voyeurism or exhibition. There are several signs of sex addiction that can indicate whether you are addicted to sex or not. Those signs can be physical or emotional. You may not have healthy boundaries with others, and those addicted to sex in different ways can make their partners feel angry, depressed, humiliated, alienated, and isolated. In this case you and your partner both need treatment. A lot of sex addicts fear being abandoned and jump into situations and relationships that are unhealthy for the sake of feeling wanted.
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Alexander Lukashenko, self-proclaimed President of Belarus, believes that the Wagner Private Military Company mercenaries, if deployed on the territory of Belarus, could be used for the country's defence.
Source: Belarusian regime-aligned news agency BelTA
Quote: "I am not concerned or worried that we will host a certain number of these fighters [from the Wagner PMC – ed.]. Moreover, they will be stationed under certain conditions. The main condition is that if we need to use this force to defend the state (if they are here), they will be deployed instantly in any area. And their experience will be in demand in Belarus."
Details: The Belarusian dictator also claimed that there would be no Wagnerites mutiny in his country, as there was in Russia. "As we say, there is no point in reading tea leaves. But I do not think that Wagner will rise somewhere and turn its weapons against the Belarusian authorities and the Belarusian state. Everything can happen in life. But I don't see such a situation today," he said.
Background: Earlier, Lukashenko claimed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner PMC, and the Wagnerites were not in the country at the moment.
He also announced plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future to discuss, among other things, the "issue regarding Wagner PMC".


White House: Trump considering Powell, Taylor for either Fed chair or vice chair
Friday, 20 October 2017 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is considering a scenario in which he would nominate Fed Governor Jerome Powell and Stanford University economist John Taylor for the two top positions at the Federal Reserve Board, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Friday.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is reportedly pushing for the White House to name Jerome Powell as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Powell, a current Federal Reserve governor, previously worked in George H.W. Bush's Treasury Department and was also a partner at private equity firm...
President Donald Trump on Friday praised White House aide Rob Porter, who resigned this week after allegations that he abused two former wives, and stressed that... DNA - WorldAlso reported by •Reuters India •Firstpost
President Donald Trump has blocked the release of a classified memo written by Democratic lawmakers about the Russia probe.In a letter to the chair of the House... All India Radio - WorldAlso reported by •Reuters India •Firstpost
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Let’s go to Antarctica
Let’s Talk About our Hollow Planet Part Two
Article by Stratophericus
Continued From Yesterday
Many sources have reported that before and during WWII quite a lot of German military activity took place in Neuschwabenland which is a place south of Patagonia and situated on the Continent of Antarctica.
The German High Command, indeed Adolf Hitler himself was very interested in Antarctica and it is widely believed that they may in fact have contacted an unknown civilization there or may have found the remains of such a manifestation of human or other organized interactions and manipulations of the environment such as monuments, buildings, water works, graves,… It is highly likely given the Swiss cheese which is the Earth’s crust entrances to the underworld may exist in Antartica just as they exist elsewhere such as in certain locations in the Rockies. Perhaps the Germans had discovered an entrance into the Swiss cheese labyrinth where according to some researchers a whole lot of ancient and modern technology is at work such as high speed subway train systems, for example. In the novel: A Journey to the Underside these ideas are expressed in a very unique manner.
The United States Government was aware of the German activity down there and was also aware of the incredible brilliance of the German scientists and their experiments with out of the box ideas regarding flying craft; indeed they may very well have been able to retro engineer alien flying contraptions. It may be possible that the Germans were building devices somewhere on the South Pole in their New Swabenland located at 20°E and 10°W in Queen Maud Land.
Map of Antartica
Now let’s return to Admiral Byrd about whom we wrote in Part One of this series concerning our hollow planet.
As I said, the American Government was aware that German military science was still being carried on in Antartica after WWII had ended, or that some aliens were doing it; perhaps beings from within the crust or from the underside, or perhaps elsewhere in the Solar System; who knows? Somebody does, but I don’t. What I do know is that the United States Government chose Admiral Byrd to head up an invasion force to go see what was going on down under. The project was called,
Operation “High Jump”
and was launched in 1947 with 4000 troops!
Operation “High Jump”, which was, basically an invasion of the Antarctic, consisted of three Naval battle groups, which departed Norfolk, VA, on 2 December 1946. They were led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s command ship, the ice-breaker “Northwind,” and consisted of the catapult ship “Pine Island,” the destroyer “Brownsen,” the aircraft-carrier “Phillipines Sea,” the U.S. submarine “Sennet,” two support vessels “Yankee” and “Merrick,” and two tankers “Canisted” and “Capacan,” the destroyer “Henderson” and a floatplane ship “Currituck.” A British-Norwegian force and a Russian force, and I believe some Australian and Canadian forces were also involved. – by Erich J. Choron from GreyFalcon Website
It did not take long when the invasion force had to high tail it back home,
losing personnel and a huge ship to what came to be called,
On 5 March, 1947 the “El Mercurio” newspaper of Santiago, Chile, had a headline article “On Board the Mount Olympus on the High Seas” which quoted Byrd in an interview with Lee van Atta:
“Adm. Byrd declared today that it was imperative for the United States to initiate immediate defense measures against hostile regions. Furthermore, Byrd stated that he “didn’t want to frighten anyone unduly” but that it was “a bitter reality that in case of a new war the continental United States would be attacked by flying objects which could fly from pole to pole at incredible speeds”.
The question remains, were those flying ships German or some other people’s invasion repellers?
Antarctica is a place that is very mysterious and not easily gotten to. It is under very strict military control by several nations. Information has come to light that due to the melting ice, entire cities are becoming visible; ancient cities instantly buried under miles of ice when Venus came into orbit. See Part One. Many famous and important dignitaries have been recently seen in Antarctica.
The question is, Why?
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Japanese scientists want to be first to drill into the Earth's mantle
By Ben Westcott and Junko Ogura CNN
(CNN) -- Humans have been to the Moon and explored almost every corner of the planet -- but there's one place they have never been.
A group of Japanese scientists said they plan to be the first group to successfully drill into the Earth's mantle, the planet's vast molten-rock interior, which lies just beneath the outer crust.
Researchers at Japan's Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) say they are hoping to discover more about how our planet was formed and what the mantle is composed of. Japanese media first reported on the project earlier this week.
The mantle makes up more than 80% of the entire Earth's mass, lying six miles (10 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor.
"We don't know the exact (composition) of the mantle yet. We have only seen some mantle materials -- the rock is very beautiful, it's kind of a yellowish green," researcher Natsue Abe, who works for JAMSTEC, said.
The Japanese government, which is helping fund the expedition, hopes the research could help discover ways to better predict earthquakes, Abe said.
"In Japan we have some volcanoes, earthquakes and such kind of natural hazards. People (want to create) some monitoring or analysis equipment but we don't know ... what kind of factor to use," Abe said.
"So we need to know the natural system more clearly or precisely ... we have to observe the earth more precisely."
Journey to the mantle
Three drilling sites are currently under consideration, Abe said, all of them in the Pacific Ocean.
"One is off Hawaii -- we're going to survey there -- another one is off Costa Rica, (and) the last one is off Mexico," she said.
To access the mantle, JAMSTEC wants to use one of the most advanced drilling vessels currently available, the Chikyu.
"It's the biggest drilling ship of our science area, so the drilling capability is three times longer, or deeper, than the previous (vessels)," Abe said.
The researcher said the Chikyu's drill will drop down through almost 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) of ocean before reaching the ocean floor.
It will then bore through 3.7 miles (6 kilometers) of the sea floor, or the planet's crust, before it reaches the mantle.
"We already drilled and have taken some samples from the ocean floor but (only) from the top," Abe said. "(We want) to dig from the ocean floor to the deep pristine mantle."
Drilling will start by 2030 at the latest, according to Abe.
Their project has four primary objectives, only the first of which is to access the planet's mantle by drilling through the sea floor.
"The second aim is we want to investigate the boundary between the oceanic crust and the mantle," Abe said. "The third one is we want to know how the oceanic crust formed."
The final objective is to further examine how deep microbial life exists inside the planet. "(What is) the limit of the life inside the Earth?" Abe said.
Before any drilling can begin, there's more research that needs to be done to build the right technology, Abe said, but she was convinced the project was "feasible."
"If we dig into the mantle we will know the whole Earth history, that's our motivation to search," she said.
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text: Many of you know that I have been playing the guitar since I was 10. I think that if you play an instrument you have a greater appreciation of more diverse music genres. I enjoy rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, jazz and country (from the 50’s and 60’s, not the new crap they try to tell you is country). One band that I have seen at least 4 times is The Resophonics. They are a bluegrass/folk band that really rocks. They have so much energy on the stage and they always have one or two hilarious stories to tell. The first time I saw them only three members of the band performed, Paul Kochanski on bass, Sean Staples on guitar and Eric Royer on banjo. I drew caricatures of them of them minus Sean’s beard, which he no longer has. You can check out there site here http://www.resophonics.com/, although the link to purchase their CD’s no longer works.


‘Wet Weather’ sewer project aims to save Lansing $230 million
This Thursday, Lansing residents have a chance to weigh in on the latest suggestion for dealing with city sewage and stormwater. City administrators say the so-called "Wet Weather" project would combine Lansing’s 20-year old CSO, or “combined sewage overflow” project, with two other similar ones involving sanitary sewer overflow and stormwater.
Chad Gamble is the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Public Service for the city, and he supports the "Wet Weather" project. He and others maintain the three initiatives can be successfully combined and would save taxpayers approximately $350 million dollars.


Three years ago at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan unveiled the Sentra NISMO concept. It was a sign of great promise from Nissan for the Sentra, a car that never really got much love from journalists. Powered by a turbocharged I-4 making 240 hp and featuring suspension and braking hardware to match its racy looks, the Sentra NISMO concept made a big impression to journalists assembled in the City of Angels. Perhaps that’s why the automaker chose to debut the production-ready 2017 Nissan Sentra NISMO at this year’s L.A. Auto Show and gave us a chance to take a quick spin.
Although the 2017 Sentra NISMO sports much of the same visual flair of the 2013 concept (albeit with an updated nose), most of the concept car’s performance hardware unfortunately carries through from the production car. With the Sentra lineup gaining a new 1.8-liter turbocharged I-4 making 188 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque this year, Nissan opted to put that engine into the Sentra NISMO without giving it any additional power. Why? Because Nissan says it’s perfectly balanced at 188 ponies. At least the manufacturer did see fit to make the Sentra NISMO available with a six-speed manual transmission in addition to a CVT. The performance helpers that the new Nissan Sentra NISMO did get can be boiled down to an uprated NISMO-tuned suspension and Michelin Pilot Sport all-season tires on 18-inch wheels. You can order a set of summer tires for your Sentra NISMO at your Nissan dealer, or just head to Tire Rack and swap on a set of your choosing.
The current-generation Nissan Sentra has never really been a car that wowed us (it finished in last place in our recent seven-car compact sedan Big Test), but the Sentra NISMO showed a hint of promise over our teeny 3-mile loop in L.A.’s industrial Arts District. The Sentra NISMO’s biggest improvement versus the standard sedan is its ride. The roly-poly suspension tuning and shiplike ride quality are gone. Instead, the Sentra NISMO’s ride is firm and sporty without being harsh. Steering has improved, too. There’s a hint of actual feel and what seems like a quicker steering ratio. It’s not an outright sports car, per se, but it’s certainly sportier. This is how a stock Sentra’s ride and handling should be tuned.
The engine’s 188 hp won’t win the Sentra NISMO any drag races, but it felt adequate in the manual-equipped tester I drove. There’s a touch of lag below 2,000 rpm or so, but the engine pulls quickly to its redline once you’re past that. The engine doesn’t sound particularly good or make much noise at all, actually. The engine lacks the character and sporty growl of, say, a Fiesta ST or Volkswagen GTI, but I imagine that could be fixed with an obnoxious cat-back exhaust.
The Nissan’s six-speed manual is similarly OK; it doesn’t like quick shifts, and drivers will have to be precise slotting the shifter into gear, as throws are on the long and borderline-vague side. The pedals, at least, are well-spaced for heel-toe downshifting.
Inside, the slightly sportier cabin features some faux carbon-fiber trim and some sport seats with wide-set bolstering, which I imagine would be pretty comfortable for more heavyset drivers.
The 2017 Nissan Sentra NISMO goes on sale late this year. Prices start around $25,000. It might seem more warmed than hot based on our quick drive, but we’re eagerly anticipating getting our hands on one for a full battery of testing.


The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a timely reminder to taxpayers, stating that approximately $1.5 billion in unclaimed tax refunds from the 2019 tax year are still available.
$1.5 Billion in Unclaimed Tax Refunds
This means that individuals who have not yet claimed their tax refunds from that year could potentially be missing out on a significant amount of money.
The deadline to claim these unclaimed tax refunds has been set for next month, specifically July 17.
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel highlighted the urgency of the situation, stating that time is running out for over a million people who are eligible for unclaimed tax refunds. The IRS provides several avenues for assistance and support in this regard.
Many individuals may have overlooked filing their 2019 tax return due to the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The IRS wants to ensure that people do not miss the opportunity to receive their refund.
Under normal circumstances, taxpayers typically have three years to file and claim their tax refunds. However, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the deadline for 2019 unclaimed tax refunds was extended to next month.
This extension allows taxpayers additional time to gather the necessary information and submit their claims.
It is essential for taxpayers to be aware that the funds received from claiming their 2019 tax refund may be utilized to settle any outstanding debts owed to the IRS or another state tax agency. Furthermore, these unclaimed tax refunds may also be used to address unpaid child support or federal debts, such as overdue student loans.
Taxpayers seeking to claim their 2019 tax refund should also note that their refund checks may be withheld if they have not filed tax returns for the subsequent years, namely 2020 and 2021.
Median Unclaimed Tax Refund Amount
The median unclaimed tax refund amount for the 2019 tax year varies based on the state of residence.
New Hampshire claims the highest median refund at $974, while Idaho offers the smallest median refund at $758.
These unclaimed tax refund variations are determined by the specific tax laws and regulations in each state.
As the deadline approaches, taxpayers are strongly encouraged to review their records, consult the IRS resources, and promptly file their 2019 tax return to claim any outstanding refunds.
By taking fast action, individuals can ensure they receive the unclaimed tax refunds they are entitled to and alleviate any potential financial burdens.


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Zooming higher to the tune of 12.25% on May 22 and holding steady at yesterday’s close QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) stock may be popping back on your radar.
To some, this sharp spike in the price of QS stock may seem like a sign that a comeback for shares in this electric vehicle battery technology company is taking shape.
However, there’s little to indicate that this is the case. In the immediate term, the stock could continue to rally, but chances are it’s a matter of “when” rather than “if” this rally reverses course.
Once key issues are top of mind amongst the market, the stock will cough back these gains, and drift back to prior levels. If that’s not bad enough, these issues are set to persist. With this, a move to even lower prices may be in store.
Why Did QS Stock Rally This Week?
Typically, a double-digit move higher for a stock comes on the heels of a major company announcement, or from news headlines that indirectly bode well for the prospects of the underlying company.
Yet for QuantumScape’s rally this week, it is difficult to chalk it up to recent news/developments.
There have been few headlines about QS stock so far this month. In fact, most of the more recent headlines came about in late April, when this upstart last reported quarterly results.
With shares moving higher on zero news, that leaves one other likely driver of this rally: renewed enthusiasm about a possible short squeeze.
According to Fintel, around 20.23% of QS’s outstanding float has been sold short. Even if there’s a lack of news, a sudden inflow of buying can sometimes drive such a move.
Whatever the root cause, as of this writing, it’s unclear whether this rally will fizzle out within one trading day, or if it has the potential to extend for several trading days. Nevertheless, steering clear is your best move. Here’s why.
The Bear Case Is Stronger Than the Bull Case
Still in the pre-revenue stage, as it works to turn its solid-state battery technology into a scalable product, current results cannot justify the current market cap of QS stock ($3 billion).
However, a few years down the road, if QuantumScape’s batteries make it to market, this company could not only justify a $3 billion market cap, but perhaps justify an even higher valuation.
Despite this promise, though, other factors point to the bear case being stronger than the bull case.
For one, QuantumScape has recently updated the investing public on its progress, yet has remained vague in providing an updated timeline to commercialization. It’s also far from a given the company’s efforts result in a salable product.
That’s not all. As I argued earlier this month, QuantumScape will likely need to raise billions more to fund further development and commercialization. Dilution from additional capital raising will reduce upside potential, creating a less favorable risk/return proposition.
Your Best Move
Whether short-squeeze speculation, or something else unrelated to fundamentals, whatever is driving QuantumScape’s latest rally will likely soon fizzle out. Because of its popularity with retail speculators, QS has a history of experiencing big-but-temporary surges in price.
Barring the release of some unforeseen game-changing news from the company, once the latest frenzy fades, the aforementioned issues (hazy commercialization timeline, dilution risk) will come off the back burner.
When that happens, QS is very vulnerable to snap back to lower prices. It likely will not take much to send shares back to the mid-single digits.
In the months ahead, as reaching the production stage remains far away, and cash burn continues, the stock could re-hit its 52-week low ($5.11 per share), and slump even lower, as dilution concerns intensify.
With this, there’s only one proper move to make with QS stock: sell/avoid.
On the date of publication, Thomas Niel did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.


In Rajasthan, Vasundhara Govt Achieved Growth But Not Social Progress
Mumbai: Rajasthan, India’s seventh most populous state, which goes to the polls on December 7, 2018, with Telangana, registered a 7% growth rate, exceeding the national average. But it has not been able to use this growth to create enough jobs, improve women’s literacy or combat high maternal and child mortality rates.
IndiaSpend compared Rajasthan’s indicators on health, agriculture, unemployment with 11 other states, using diverse sources, such as the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and Niti Aayog. We picked these 12 states for their size and development: Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala.
At 7.2%, Rajasthan’s gross state domestic product (GSDP) growth in 2017-18 was higher than the national GDP growth of 6.7%. However, it ranks eighth in our 12-state list. (table below)
Agriculture, industry prospered but employment fell
Rajasthan’s agriculture output grew 23% from Rs 119,103 crore ($24 billion) in 2011-12 to Rs 145,948 crore ($23 billion), as the table below shows. Compared to the 11 states we analysed, Rajasthan ranked fifth, with Madhya Pradesh registering the highest growth (67%) over the last eight years. However, under the current Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, led by chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia, agricultural output grew only by 9% between 2013-14 and 2017-18.
Further, the state’s secondary sector, including manufacturing, construction and electricity, grew by 28%, and the services sector by 40%, according to 2017-18 data from ministry of statistics and programme implementation.
However, this growth has not been able to propel employment. Unemployment--usually underestimated in official data--in Rajasthan increased from 1.7% in 2011-12 to 7.1% in 2015-16, according to the labour bureau data. In 2011-12, rural unemployment was 1.6% but it rose to 7.7% in 2015-16. The unemployment rate in urban areas increased from 2% to 4.3% over the same period.
Infant, under-five and maternal mortality are yet to be controlled
On health indices, Rajasthan ranks fourth in NITI Aayog rankings (which are based on health outcomes, governance and information and key inputs and processes). But its infant and under-five mortality rank third worst in our analysis. This is despite the fact that infant mortality declined from 65 deaths per 1,000 births in 2005-06 to 43 in 2015-16 and under-five mortality fell from 85 to 50 over the same period. The national average for these is 41 and 49, respectively, according to sample registration survey data of 2015-16.
The state does well compared to the national average for institutional births--it enjoys an average of 84% while the national average is 78.9%. Its record for antenatal care (82.7%) too exceeds the national average of 79.3%.
Maternal health remains a concern in the state--its maternal mortality rate (MMR) stands at 199 deaths per 100,000 live births, the third highest in the country. The state’s sex ratio, 973 per 1,000 boys, ranks fifth among the 12 states in our analysis. It also ranks fourth lowest in vaccination coverage--54.8%.
More health facilities, but they are plagued by shortages
Rajasthan’s primary healthcare infrastructure improved since 2005-06, but it has yet to deal with vacancies. Access and power supply to these facilities, too, remain inadequate.
|Health Infrastructure Indicators For Rajasthan|
|Primary Health Centres (PHC)||1528||2079|
|Community Health Centres (CHC)||368||579|
|Doctors possessing recognised medical qualifications||28797*||40,559|
|Vacancy of specialists in district hospitals||41.5#||45.8^|
|Sub-centres without female health worker/ANM||328||1775|
|PHCs functioning without a doctor||70||167|
|Shortfall of surgeons at CHCs||218||452|
|Shortfall of physicians at CHCs||206||390|
|Shortfall of total specialists at CHCs||980||1819|
|Medical officer posts vacant at PHCs||Surplus||282|
|Sub-centres without regular water supply||21.80%||34.90%|
|Sub-centres without electric supply||7.50%||36.10%|
|Sub-centres without all-weather motorable approach road||2.60%||10.20%|
|PHCs with labour room||79.30%||80.00%|
|PHCs with 4-6 beds||99.90%||77.80%|
|PHCs without regular water supply||0.00%||10.20%|
|PHCs without electric supply||0.00%||4.60%|
|PHCs without all-weather motorable approach road||0.00%||7.80%|
|PHCs with referral transport facility||36.20%||65.90%|
|CHCs with all four specialists||20.10%||7.40%|
|CHCs with functional laboratory||98.40%||96.50%|
|CHCs with functional O.T||81.50%||77.70%|
|CHCs with functional labor room||98.40%||95.60%|
|CHCs with referral transport facility||77.20%||91.50%|
The number of sub-centres increased by 25%, primary health centres by 36% and community health centres by 57% between 2010-11 and 2017-18, according to rural health statistics 2017. However, this increase in the health facilities has not seen an equal increase in medical health professionals and adjoining infrastructure.
For example, the number of primary health centres functioning without a doctor has gone up from 70 in 2010-11 to 167 in 2017-18. The number of sub-centres without an auxiliary nurse or female health worker increased from 328 in 2010-11 to 1,775 in 2017-18.
The lack of physical infrastructure has also risen--sub centres without regular water supply increased from none in 2010-11 to 10% in 2017-18, while the PHCs without all-weather motorable approach road went from none to 8% over the same time period, according to rural health statistics of 2010-11 and 2017-18.
Poor ratings in women’s literacy, employment
Women's education indicators could explain the state’s poor ratings in children’s health and maternal health: States with more educated women show better health outcomes for children, as IndiaSpend reported on March 20, 2017.
The table above shows that in Rajasthan, women’s literacy and participation in the economy are low. The state ranks second lowest in women’s literacy--56.5% to the national average of 68.4%, according the 2015-16 NFHS. It is last in the list of women who have completed 10-11 years of education.
Female participation in the labour force is 21.5%, lower than the national average of 23.7%.
(Salve is a programme manager at IndiaSpend.)
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– It’s not hard to see that Magnus is happy to go on a trip here, says friend Elise Lavrac.
Five-year-old Magnus Nedrebø Halvorsen loves to go out into nature and meet people.
Now he could curl up high and see the treetops in Firestal.
More than a kilometer of new footpath leads upwards, giving everyone a chance to see the spectacular view.
– That’s great. It’s easy to roll here, says Elise Lavrac.
The price is 20 million
It costs more than NOK 20 million. The small municipality of Telemark with a population of 1,300 contributed NOK 7.5 million.
Aslak Momrak-Haugen, Forestry Manager in Byrastal, said many people were skeptical when they saw the crazy plans and costs.
– It has turned out to be even more beautiful than it looked when the project was designed, he says.
The aim is to attract more customers to the shops and tourists to the village.
It has done that. Already in June, the number of tourists has increased.
– There are always a lot of people here. 95 percent of them are viewers we don’t know. We are delighted, says Momrak-Haugen.
The store in the village has seen a 20 percent increase in turnover in the past four weeks, according to store manager Linda Aus.
– Tretopveien is worth noting here. It’s great for the municipality to spend and invest so much money the way they did. We are very happy with that,” says As.
Priced at NOK 20 million
According to the municipality, tourists come from all over southern Norway, including foreign countries.
They’ve got good marketing help: put Norway on your list of places to visit this summer.
Those NRK meetings on Tretoppveien attract.
– Incredibly organized. says Jan Erik Bjelland from Grimstad, who is in a wheelchair.
Many describe it as a fascinating and wonderful natural experience.
– I saw the building and it is a true masterpiece, says Trond Sädre.
– We can see fjords and trees. Benny van der Berg and Anse Kolkman from the Netherlands found it very interesting.
The municipality has emphasized that the offer is free. But the forest manager points out that it is not allowed to charge entry fee as it is an outlying area under government protection.
– Money should not be spent here, people should enjoy it for free. We will stick to it, he says.
– Unique in Norway
The Norwegian Association for the Disabled believes that Tretopveien is a unique attraction in Norway.
– This is especially unique in Norway. Oslo has Stovnertårnet, which is the same height but a quarter the length. Similar offers exist, but at ground level, says Magnhild Sørbotten, vice president of the Norwegian Handikapforbund.
He appreciates that this program is suitable for everyone.
– We think it’s fantastic. There are too many tourist attractions that are not accessible to everyone. Here, everyone can participate in the whole experience, says Sørbotten.
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Managing innovation in multi-technology corporations☆
Abstract This paper introduces the concept of a multi-technology corporation (MTC) and elaborates upon some critical problems in managing innovation in such a context. A model that may aid in conceptualizing various technology strategies is presented. Two generic management of technology problems, technology transition and technology transfer, are presented and analysed. Two empirical case illustrations are given. One case analyzes how the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson managed its successful technological transition from old, electro-mechanical switching technology to new telephone exchanges based on SPC (stored program control) and digital signal processing. The other case analyzes how the Swedish auto-and aerospace company Saab-Scania has attempted to manage technology transfer internally. From each case a number of managerial lessons could be learnt regarding each of the two generic problems in managing technology in multi-technology corporations. In addition, some implications for the theory of firm and industrial organization could be drawn, based on the assumption that managerial development (or learning) takes place regarding technological development. Thereby the conventional view on innovation by invasion and creative destruction is challenged and the old Schumpeter view is qualified. Finally, in the appendix, the empirical relevance of MTCs are discussed. Based on data from the 24 biggest R&D spenders in Sweden, the association between growth, product diversification and technological diversification has been analyzed.


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Disclaimer: I don't own squat, not a damn thing. Well, I own a rather nice pair of red Converse high-tops, but that's it. As far as Ardeth, Evy, or Rick, no, sorry, not mine. The OC, however, is mine. You see this is a story I'd posted awhile ago. It was reasonably popular, but I was rather unpleased with it's direction. I decided to rewrite it, so I took it down. Then, last fall, I lost my hard drive. Lot's of anger ensued, and I'm only now getting around to writing it again. So, this is a reflection on an old work, and a completely fresh new start. Flames will be used to light my backyard barbecue pit. Please R&R, especially if you read the old version.
The sand flew beneath Lira's feet and it been a few minutes since she last remembered feeling any sensation in her legs. The hem of her skirt was torn and wrapped around her head to hold her sweat-drenched hair back. The scimitar she carried, damn but was it ever heavy! Not that it mattered now, her arms felt dead at her sides. She desperately wished she had a horse, though it was her own fault that in her haste she'd run the poor beast ragged. The men on the ridge looked nothing like those who hunted her, but she was in no position to take that chance. Let the sands have her, she would not fall to these filthy thieves. Death seemed certain now, but she could still choose her way out. Let them have her dead body, the spirit would have left for another plane.
It was the worst time of day to run, but the sound of hooves behind her drove her on. People could run themselves to death. She remembered the ancients, the runner at Marathon who killed himself simply to deliver the news of victory. Under this sun, she was certain that she could come to the same end in a fraction of the distance. Or, if they caught her, and she fought back, they would surely kill her rather than go through the trouble of subduing her. Those were both fates she could face. The alternative wasn't an option. So she ran in her stocking feet, her muscles aching and her lungs burning. Her head felt light, her skull felt smaller and her eyes were beginning to blur. She ran harder.
Out of the corner of her right eye, she saw the lithe legs of an Arabian bred stallion. Those hooves cut through the sand like butter and in a moment the animal, beautiful she thought, had passed her. It was only a moment before the rider, dressed in black from head to toe, pulled the stallion to the left and cut her off. She stopped running. A sinister sword, the metal cut in waves like a choppy sea, was held in the man's hand. Arms tremulous and weak, she held her own weapon in front of her as four other horsemen caught up and surrounded her. Lira's mind swam, anger and fear flooding her body. The rider in front of her dismounted swiftly and faced her, blade in hand but pointed at the ground in front of him. Black swathing covered his head and lower face. The pure insanity of wearing black in this climate occurred to her and she laughed the laugh of a deranged woman in spite of herself. The man took a step forward and she lifted her own blade.
"Stop!" she shouted in horse, ill-pronounced Arabic. She could only hope the man spoke Arabic. Indeed he stopped, and she could not imagine he was actually hesitating from the threat of her shaking scimitar. "Weak, I am" she continued, "still I fight." Her pronunciation and grammar were atrocious, she knew, but the point could get across. The man looked around her to the other horseman whom she could hear laughing. He raised his hand with angry eyes and they stopped. He returned his gaze to her and she took a deep breath, awaiting the attack she was sure would come.
"Be still." the man said in perfect English, and her mind hit a wall, "You are weak, and exhausted. You are sure to perish out here. Put the weapon down, and accept our aid." Lira smirked and continued to hold her weapon.
"I'll take my chances in the desert. The sand will be my death, but I will not be so foolish as to walk into a fate far worse." she responded, her voice harsh and dry. The man regarded her for a moment, and in a sudden motion, one she never saw or even remembered, he flicked his blade up, swung to the side and knocked the scimitar from her hands. Lira stared at the metal, half dug into the sand, and looked back up at the man in black who had sheathed the wicked blade at his side. She was a cornered animal, and in a sudden wash of desperation, she lunged. Her limbs were now strangers to her as she sought to find his windpipe under the mass of cloth. She didn't even feel his hands grab her wrists and pull them from his neck. The last she remembered was being surround by black cloth, concerned brown eyes staring down at her.
Then the dreams began. As her unconscious form was carried to safety, Lira's mind was bombarded by the events of the previous night like a repeating slide show. She had awoken in the middle of the night in a tent near the Valley of the Kings. She could see the flicker of the campfire outside the canvas. Her first thought was that she could have sworn she'd put it out when they'd gone to bed. On that note, she couldn't find Joshua, and the ruckus that had stirred her had gotten louder. She heard horses, or so she thought, and she hastily pulled some extra clothing on for the chill night. A shadow swept across the canvas and she sat startled, paralyzed for a brief moment. There was nothing for it. Her only option was to see exactly what was going on.
Stepping out of that tent was a moment she'd regret in the weeks to come. The fire was indeed rekindled, but by the empty trunks and luggage they'd brought with them. At her feet she saw the handsome but now bloodstained face of her fiancé, Joshua. His lifeless green eyes stared up at her and she fell to her knees, ignoring all around her. Had she looked up, she'd have seen the retreating backs of twenty or more horsemen. It was only chance that one happened to turn around and see the woman kneeling there. The brute called to his comrades and the group halted, turning back towards the small camp. Only then did Lira look up and see her doom bearing down on her. She was on her feet in a flash, running toward the hills surrounding them, but even had she been on horseback, it was rare that any horse could outrun the pure blooded arabians the desert dwellers so cherished. She certainly couldn't on her own steam, and so she was taken, lifted off the ground as she ran and thrown across the saddle.
Lira kicked and screamed for all she was worth, and her captor only laughed as they sped off into the engulfing darkness of the desert. The looked back to see the camp in flames, their tent and doubtless Joshua's lifeless body completely engulfed. For the next thirty or so minutes she had to endure the ride, her ribs being bruised by the rough saddle and jarring of the galloping horse. When she finally saw firelight and a large gathering of canvas tents, she was hit by a wave of relief and terror. She was 27 years old, and no stranger to the ways of the world. She had to do something, and she had to be quick about it.
The camp came up soon enough, and the men dismounted. Lira was tossed unceremoniously to the ground and surrounded by men swathed in brown and white who lifted her up by the arms and started pinching, pulling, and nudging. The man who had carried her dismounted and shouted at the mob who quickly released her, pushing her forward. Lira staggered a few paces and stopped, staring defiantly at the foreboding figure. She could see two scimitars at his sides and a knife tucked into the wrappings about his waist. With a menacing face, the thief approached her, eyes glimmering with that fire that women over the centuries have come to inherently fear. Lira just stood, glaring, allowing him to come closer. In a few steps, he was a breath away and he lifted a hand to smooth a short auburn tress away from her face. His whole person reeked of death and the metallic odor of blood. This was it, the moment of decision.
Lira, for all her shortcomings, had excelled at swordplay and various methods of combat. She spoke spotty Arabic, always managed to burn the toast, and couldn't sew a button on her overcoat to save her soul, but she was strong and small and quick. In a moment she grabbed the hilt of his sward, lifted her knee and kicked him in the groin. The brute staggered and the scimitar unsheathed itself as he fell. In a flash she flicked the blade around and brought it down on his neck. The strike was true and before any of the mob had the chance to register this turn of events, she raced for the still saddled horses. This man, the leader she presumed, seemed to have the fastest animal, and so she took the magnificent bay on which she'd been carried only moments before. As she hightailed out of the camp it seemed to her that the horse ran with as much desire to escape as herself.
How long she rode, Lira was unsure, but as the horse's breaths grew shallow she slowed him down, dismounting and walking briskly next to him. She spent the night crossing the endless sands under a full moon. The landscape was as quicksilver and for a few brief moments she was able to admire it's beauty, but she found herself frequently looking back. Her tracks would be easy to follow, so unless a dust storm kicked up to cover her retreat, she had to keep moving. This she did, and around daylight, her horse sweating and weak, they found a small oasis. Lira felt sorry for the poor beast, knowing she'd run it perhaps as hard as it'd ever been run. So, by the shade of a few sparse palms, she unsaddled the horse, removed all the tack, and continued on her own.
So she was found by the scouts of the First Tribe, wandering in her blouse and torn skirt with a scimitar in tow. She was decidedly no threat, and so the Med-Jai only kept watch, observing her movements, preferring not to interfere. She'd not trespassed on their business, and they'd not trespass upon hers. Then she spotted them, and fled. Ardeth knew that if she wasn't lost already, that her panic would soon lead her there. He ordered his men to follow him and it wasn't long before they caught up. The woman was dazed, filthy, sweaty, and covered in cuts and bruises. She was developing a dangerously vibrant sunburn, and her chapped lips and glassy eyes spoke of dehydration. The way the Med-Jai chief saw, there was no choice but to take her back to camp.
A/N: Well, there's the first chappy. I hope it lives up to the old version for those who read it. If anyone out there is a beta or knows a beta who would be willing to take on this little project, I'd be very grateful. I know full well that my writing can, especially when I'm tired, be a bit choppy. Anyway, please review and let me know what you think. Constructive criticism is always welcome. Adios!

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Insights and Updates from the Patients First Bus Tour
A year ago, I never imagined that a bill proposing a massive government-run health insurance plan and threatening to dissolve the private insurance market would be making its way through Congress. Just as I never imagined government would ever have the power to mandate health insurance coverage for every individual, that a Washington bureaucrat could ever decide a doctor’s salary, or that the American people would be subsidizing abortions. Yet even more unexpectedly than this sudden threat of unchecked government expansion, I find myself a year later standing in front of hundreds of people in strong opposition.
I was fortunate to have been given the opportunity to join Americans For Prosperity on the first leg of the Patients First Bus Tour of North Carolina. A recent college graduate, I have spent most of the past year working in health care policy research, writing articles and blogs, and driven mostly by my own belief in free-markets and limited government. The two days I spent on the tour were unlike any experience I’ve ever had, giving me a new and humbling perspective on the work of the policy analyst.
In two days we visited nine cities: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Hickory, and Asheville on Monday, and Hendersonville, Shelby, Lincolnton, Gastonia, and Charlotte on Tuesday. At each stop the bus was met by hundreds of people who gathered in the hot Carolina sun to demonstrate their opposition to the current Obama health care plan. The astoundingly large turnouts provided a concrete representation of what the polls have already demonstrated – a great majority of North Carolinians are strongly opposed to the Obama health care reform plan and want the government’s hands off their health care.
The people signed petitions, proudly held up signs, and shared their concerns and stories with others. Many had read the thousand-plus page bill, and even brought excerpts of the text with them outlining some of the most shocking regulations and mandates. There were several guest speakers at the event, including Mayor Pat McCrory in Charlotte, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, as well as other state representatives and medical professionals. The discussion began with an overview of the inefficiencies and unsound economic basis of the government plan, the expected long term cost of the reform proposal, and the anticipated reduction in quality and availability of care.
One fundamental concern was the government proposal to fund the new plan by making deep cuts to programs like Medicare – unwelcome news to seniors who will likely be the first to feel the immediate and negative effects of the new plan. Many were taken aback by the story of a 57 year old man in Canada who was denied a hip replacement because he was deemed too old to justify the cost; or the story of Barbara Wagner, a resident of Oregon – which functions on a government run health system. She was denied chemotherapy treatment for her cancer by the state, but was offered drugs to end her life.
Those who believe the opposition is satisfied with the status quo are mistaken; the reality is we have even more radical reforms to contribute. The purpose of the bus tour was not only to question the merits of the proposed government plan, but also to offer alternative free-market solutions. The fact is many of the problems facing the health care industry, including rising costs and lack of competition are the direct result of too much government involvement, not too little. Some of the proposed alternatives included tort reform, allowing people to choose from a wider option of private plans by making it legal to buy insurance across state lines, and repealing certificate of need laws and coverage mandates.
The message was clear – the government plan will further limit choice, reduce the quality of care, and raise costs for everyone. It will also raise costs to small businesses thereby increasing the already soaring level of unemployment. The government is attempting to apply the same broken mechanism we have already seen fail time and time again. They are not proposing a plan of health care but of health control.
When faced with the facts of the new government plan, it is easy to become disheartened and overwhelmed by the uncertainty that lies ahead. Yet at each rally, there was a profound and renewed sense of urgency – not simply through petitions and speeches, but from the knowledge that no person is alone in the fight to reclaim our liberty and freedom. For me the rally was an opportunity to connect the issue to those it will directly affect – every individual, and strengthened me with new determination and resolve. The government may have taken over the banks, the insurance companies, the housing market, and the auto industry, but they won’t take our health care!


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Columbus, OH – In an effort to attract a well-trained and capable workforce, KTH Parts Industries, Inc.—a Tier 1 automotive supplier for underbody structural parts—today announced it is investing more than $6.7 million in the Columbus Region to build a new, state-of-the-art research and development facility in Jerome Township in Union County. The company will also be adding 26 full time jobs.
“This is an exciting next step in KTH Parts’ growth—which includes expanding our capabilities with our brand new facility and increasing our Columbus Region workforce,” said Chris Millice, vice president, KTH Parts Industries. “We’re looking forward to continuing to partner with Union County and having access to top-notch universities, like The Ohio State University, and other technical leaders to source the talent we need.”
Construction for the 30,000-square-foot facility is anticipated to begin in December 2014. The company’s $6.7 million investment will go toward land and building costs, machinery and equipment, IT and infrastructure costs, and workforce training.
KTH Parts plans to hire 26 new employees over the next three years—more than tripling its existing workforce in Union County. Hiring for the new positions, which will be research and development engineers, has already started.
“We are thrilled KTH Parts has decided to build this innovative research and development facility in Union County,” said Steve Stolte, county commissioner, Union County. “Not only will the company find the talented and driven workforce it’s looking for, this move will bring even more high-quality jobs to Union County and the Columbus Region.”


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Simple restaurant with good food, great customer service; friendly owner and staff, pocket friendly and quite near the rock hewn churches
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This is a nice place to eat, the staff are friendly, you can watch the world go by, the fruit juices are delicious.
If you are in Lalibella, you must visit John's cafe. My sister was at the cafe two years ago and Elaine (the owners wife who runs the cafe) recognized her right away and introduced herself to me and my parents. We came by both days...More
Run by the most delightful woman this cafe is an oasis of calm in the otherwise busy city centre. Close to churches and the ticket office we were served some of the best Ethiopian coffee we've had in our travels (and we're Australian, so we're...More
If you are in the center of town, this place is very nice to sit in, with nice and friendly atmosphere, and seems like the lady who owns the place ALWAYS smiles. That gives some good energy indeed. There juices are heavenly, and writing this...More
The cafe and restaurant look great, but I was here for the souvenirs. This is the best place in town to find an interesting memento, with a great variety of arts and crafts from the surrounding areas. The owner is very hospitable and gracious. Next...More
Lovely fresh juices, avocado and mango very welcome and coffee from freshly roasted beans. Very fresh and delicious and always served with a smile.
Try the full breakfast: french toast with local honey, special mixed-juice, omelette, excellent coffee and a lovely service... I don't know which one of these made us choose the place over and over! (just don't be in a hurry)

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Posted by HardOCP News 7:32 AM (CDT)
Thursday July 14, 2016
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich spoke Tuesday morning of the challenges of guiding the world’s largest semiconductor company through its next generation of transformational change. He summed up Intel’s progress in two words: "We’re adapting." Krzanich was interviewed by Fortune assistant managing editor Adam Lashinsky as part of Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2016, the publisher’s annual technology and ideas summit. (Watch: "This is Intel’s Future In Tech")
The challenges of leading Intel dominated the 25-minute presentation. Krzanich spoke of the goals of growing Intel’s data center and Internet of Things businesses; Intel’s role in providing high-speed computing power for autonomous cars; and the company’s return to the memory business. Krzanich focused much of the conversation on the explosion of devices and the data they each will create. He said that by 2020, the Internet of Things will include 50 billion devices. Each user of those devices will generate 1.5 gigabytes of data every day. The average autonomous car will create about 40 gigabytes of data each minute.