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Thankful Tuesday: Birthdays
Yesterday was my 32nd birthday. After spending a wonderful day playing with the girls, I walked away feeling overwhelmed with gratitude. Not for any of the presents I received but for life itself. I spent half the day thinking about another birthday I had years and years ago, my nineteenth. When I turned nineteen, I lived in a dormitory at college with a roommate who was as different from me as night and day. She stayed out late to party, I only left the dorm to go to classes and to mentor to inner city kids. She barely studied. All I did was study. She didn’t work. I worked on campus. Needless to say, she and I didn’t have a lot to say to each other. We were nice to one another, and we liked one another, but we didn’t really communicate much. We weren’t really friends. Therefore, even though we shared the same living space, it would have been impossible to tell her anything about my personal life. Although there was much to tell.
That was the year when I would walk to the vending machines in the dormitory and stare at the food, deliberately having left any money I had back at the room so that I wouldn’t be able to buy any of it. I made a plan to only eat on the weekends, when I went home. Amazingly, I stuck to this plan. It wasn’t that I consciously thought about control—I was trying to just be invisible. While I wanted positive attention, I didn’t want to be “wanted.” While I wanted to fit in and have friends, I didn’t want to “date.” I wanted to be invisible. I worked myself into such a state of exhaustion that I could never really think about anything serious. When I fell asleep, I dreamed in color of nightmares. When I was by myself in the dorm, I would sit at the desk and write my last will and testament out. It always made me cry and I almost always tore them up, because I was afraid of someone finding them, or because I was afraid of creating a “self-fulfilling prophecy.” You see, I didn’t –really– want to die. I never sat down and said, “okay, so I’m done. I want out. I want to die, and how can I go about doing that.” I never really had any concrete plans to die. But, by the same token, I did not expect to live through college. When all was silent, deep down in the bottom of my gut, I knew I wouldn’t live long. I would never grow old. And because I sincerely believed that, I thought it important to live accordingly. I wasn’t going to have as long as everyone else, so I needed to make that last will and testament. I wasn’t going to live as long as everyone else, so I needed to think carefully about every decision I made. I wasn’t going to live as long as everyone else, so I needed to do things right the first time. When I was an early teenager, I had started taking hair brushes and slamming them repeatedly against my arms and legs. I would do this until dark bruises showed up. I kept this up in college. This is very shameful to me and it’s not something I talk a lot about. I don’t let many people know about it, because how can you rationalize away deliberately harming yourself? How can you make that make sense to others? And lots of people have terrible things happen to them but never resort to self-harm…. what was wrong with me that made me incapable of handling things “better.” I still don’t have those answers. All I know is that so much had been bottled up inside of me and it basically exploded. I couldn’t talk to others about it, but it had to come out, because it was killing me. To the world, I was this smiley, carefree volunteer and straight A student with an efficient writing capability. Happy. To the world, I was happy. But that wasn’t the truth. The truth was that I was hurting, hurting in a way that made waking up difficult, hurting in a way I could not bear to verbalize. Seeing the bruises, in some sort of twisted way, made the pain I felt inside real. I could point to it and say, “see? I am hurting. ” I couldn’t cry because I didn’t have anyone to cry to, so the bruises were my proof of the internal pain that was tearing me apart. In essence, I was walking on a tightrope, more terrified of how and when I was going to die than I was about actually living.
It took a very long time for that to stop. In fact, my oldest daughter was born before I would completely stop beating my arms and legs with brushes and anything else I could get ahold of. Color came back to the world, one month at a time, and that tunnel I was in slowly got bigger and bigger until I could see more of the universe. It wasn’t just me anymore that I had to think about. I still believed I was going to die early, but now I had a tangible reason for stepping cautiously outside my safety bubble. My daughter needed to learn to live. I wanted to teach them not to live inside a bubble of safety, but to take smart risks and enjoy the life they were given. I didn’t want them to learn that life was a hardship. I didn’t want them to be afraid of morning, or of breaking a rule. I wanted them to know that experimenting and trying new things was okay. I wanted them to be everything I was afraid of being. In order to do that, I had to show them by example. So I danced in the rain. I let us paint our skin. I deliberately made messes because I wanted them to know that it was okay to do so—sometimes life is a bit messy, but God can clean it up. I started focusing not only on the minute in which I was existing, but the week. I made weekly plans, and I had these lofty goals of creating an entire childhood for each of them that would be worthy of remembering and looking back on years and years from now. Going to church became mandatory, not only for the spiritual lessons it teaches but also for the socialization I wanted them to learn. Life became full and fear of death slowly began receding to the background. It was still there, when I was by myself and it was dark out and the stars were hard to find…. I could still sense the fear but it not longer controlled my every move. My daughters did. In the last eight years, since my girls have been born, I have stepped far enough outside of my comfort zone to see the small things that I had completely been missing before. A flower growing in concrete, a rainbow; the joys of coloring and early morning chats. Meaning. Purpose. They have been driven into my life now twofold. Every day, I wake up knowing that I have an opportunity, to experience surprises. I have the opportunity to express tears. I have the opportunity to dance for no reason in the living room floor and that playing a game of cards can bring my girls and I closer together emotionally.
Birthdays celebrate life. Birthdays celebrate the fact that we were given life. It isn’t really to celebrate who we are specifically because everyone on the planet has a birthday. Birthdays are about more than me. Birthdays are about the human being, about being able to breathe in and breathe out, about being able to make decisions and to impact each other. Birthdays are a chance to celebrate what we have accomplished each year, and what we might accomplish in the coming year. Birthdays are a chance to look back on the mountains we have climbed and to feel proud. Birthdays are a chance to say that despite the obstacles that have come our way, we are glad we are alive. There was a time when I did not believe that. There was a time when I couldn’t look in the mirror and say that I was glad I was here. I didn’t see the point. But if I treat life like it’s a hardship, then a hardship it will be. If I treat life like a gift, then the hardships are balanced with the indescribable hope that’s found in the small things: a peaceful lake, the laugh of your child, a beautiful flower, the chance to play and the gift of growth.
For my birthday, I told the girls that all I wanted was a hug and a kiss from each of them. They gave me those things as soon as they woke up and as I wrapped them in my arms, that was all I truly wanted or needed. Hugs make us feel safe and secure, and they remind us that we matter. Hugs offer warmth and peace and an anchor in the storm of life. Hugs remind us that we aren’t alone. This life is about more than me. It’s about more than any one person. This life is something greater and bigger than any of us put together can describe. It’s imperfect, but it’s beautiful. We went to the science center to play for my birthday and I bet I crawled up a dozen tiny, tiny tunnels that are most definitely not made for the human adult. It was a greater exercise than if I had done laps in a pool for two hours. But as I twisted my body into weird contortions in order to chase my kids down yet another itsy bitsy tunnel ladder, I started laughing. This is the memory I would have of my 32nd birthday — and what a greater memory it is than if I had been at a fancy restaurant eating an over-prized meal or simply blowing out candles on a birthday cake. You see, crawling through those tunnels was living, it was pushing myself to the limit, it was challenging me and my body to do more than I thought I could. It made my girls happy. And it made me happy. We can stand trapped in fear of anything. We can stand trapped in the past too. And we can paralyze ourselves with the idea that every move we make has to be absolutely perfect. Or we can step back and look at the world as a canvas and ourselves as a mere stroke of color on it. Einstein said one time, “The only thing I know for sure is that I know nothing.” There is so much to be learned, so much to be experienced, so much to be dreamed, so much to be felt, so much to be attempted. There is so much to see, so much to hear, and so much to taste. We can be so focused on the forest that we forget the trees — we can be so focused on making the most of our future that we forget to enjoy the moment. I can work myself to death trying to secure my daughters’ futures that I miss the chance to be a truly special part of their childhoods. I can be so wrapped up in trying to plan for the week that I forget to enjoy today. It’s a common lesson we’ve heard said a thousand different ways — and yet it is so true. This moment, this moment is full of such beauty. Have you really noticed what colors the leaves are today? Have you really stepped outside for no other reason than to let the fresh breeze waft over your skin? Have you? Have you got down in the floor and played with your children today? Have you stepped away from the phone or the computer long enough to remember that progress isn’t the only thing that matters—indeed, progress isn’t even the most important thing?
The truth is that I have many things in my life to be thankful for. My world is rich with people who take time out of their day to talk to me. My world is rich with people who call me just because it’s my birthday. My world is rich with color—beautiful flowers and oversized, shady trees under which I can rest. My world is rich with two little girls who giggle and play and run around every day. My world is rich with beautiful music that makes me smile every day. My world is rich with words that stir my soul and motivate my spirit. My world is rich with rainbows and water and ants and pesky flies that try to eat my picnics. My world is rich with wild animals that fascinate and awe me. My world is rich with incredible photography. My world is rich with warm hugs and the opportunity to serve others. My world is rich with prayers and the blessings they bring. My world is rich with soft pillows into which I can snuggle my head and ice that I chomp on like candy. My world is rich by being an American, even with all of our flaws. My world is rich. It rained today. That rain enriched my world. Tomorrow, I hope I wake to the sun shining through the clouds. That will make my world rich too. Simple things that I could not see when my heart was aching in pain make my world rich. The truth is I have far more over which to be grateful than I have to cry. Lemonade stands and puppet shows; visiting sick kids in the hospital and teaching Sunday School; listening to my daughter say grace before every meal. Chocolate makes my world rich. Blankets and tea parties and sleepovers make my world rich. I don’t have to have a ring, I don’t have to be rich, I don’t have to be a Pulitzer Prize Novelist, I don’t have to have a thousand Facebook friends. Even with all my trust issues, I matter. I matter not because I am a mother but because I am a human being. I matter not because I am better than anyone else but because I am the same as everyone else. I matter because God saw fit for me to be born on Oct 1, 1980. That makes me smile. That overfills my heart with thanksgiving. The chance to live in stability and peace is enough.
Indeed, the chance to live is enough.


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Developers cover bases in move to buy bank stakes
China Vanke deal for Huishang Bank shares highlights funding and diversification benefits
The mainland's big property developers are mobilising their huge cash balances to take strategic stakes in domestic banks.
The moves are seen by analysts as a way to secure control of funding sources both for themselves and individual home-seekers who want to buy their properties, as well as a diversification of their assets to sustain profit growth.
China Vanke, the nation's largest developer by market value, caught the market's attention with an announcement on October 30 that it would acquire 883.99 million shares in the US$1.3 billion initial public offering of Anhui-based Huishang Bank. That eventually translated into a stake of 8.2 per cent in the city commercial lender.
The announcement followed just days after Yue Xiu Group, an investment arm of the Guangzhou city government, said on October 25 that it had agreed to buy 75 per cent of Chong Hing Bank - the smallest of Hong Kong's family-owned lenders - for HK$11.6 billion.
The deal, which is subject to approvals from shareholders of the bank's parent Liu Chong Hing Investment and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, would give Yue Xiu, which operates real estate, securities and transport infrastructure businesses, access to Chong Hing's 53 branches in Asia's sixth-biggest bank loan market.
In August, Shanghai-based Greenland Group signed a co-operation agreement with the Guizhou provincial government to look into the possibility of establishing a commercial bank in the city.
"Vanke and Yue Xiu are testing potential synergies with banks," said David Hong, the head of research for China Real Estate Information Corp. "The acquisitions provide better control of funding both for the firms themselves and individual home buyers of their properties."
Hong said developers could look into the possibility of launching asset securitisation products with banks they had invested in, which would provide lower-cost funding sources when liquidity was tight, and enable them to finance their customers' home-buying. Overall liquidity in the economy is expected by analysts to tighten further next year.
In the first half of this year, M2, the broadest measure of money supply in the economy, expanded by 14 per cent year on year. That was its slowest pace since the third quarter of 2011 when a liquidity crunch crippled the market, said Alan Jin, a property analyst at Mizuho Securities.
"We do see tightening of liquidity among developers towards the year-end and into the early part of 2014," Jin said.
Heightened policy risks following rapid home price rises amid tightened liquidity and slower sales growth had made him cautious on the outlook, he said. Developers needed to diversify to sustain their high profit margins. "In terms of business scale and profit margins, the banking sector meets their requirements," he said.

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- Biggest predictions for the US housing market in 2024
Biggest predictions for the US housing market in 2024
Plus, Homebuyers Relocating at Lowest Level in 18 Months and 6 more RE insights
Mortgage Rates Trend Downward at Year-End link
Mortgage rates have seen a decrease over the last two months, with 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaging 6.61% as of December 28, 2023. This marks a slight decline from the previous week's average of 6.67% and is a change from the same period last year when it was 6.42%.
The 15-year fixed-rate mortgages also dropped to an average of 5.93%, down from 5.95% the previous week. This trend reflects a broader economic landscape characterized by a tight labor market, strong growth, and decelerating inflation.
Real Estate Trends
More Retail Stores are Doubling as Micro-Fulfillment Centers link
Retailers like Boot Barn, Walmart, Walgreens, and Target are transforming their stores into micro-fulfillment centers. This shift allows them to stock more inventory and expedite shipping to customers.
The new business model is a response to changing consumer demands for quicker delivery times. It's a strategic move to leverage physical stores for faster distribution.
This trend signifies a blend of traditional retail and e-commerce strategies. It's an innovative approach to meet the evolving needs of the modern shopper, combining convenience with speed.
Here are top experts' biggest predictions for the US housing market in 2024 link
The US housing market in 2024 is expected to see changes as interest rates fall and builders add more inventory. Realtor.com predicts a 6.8% average for the 30-year fixed mortgage rate next year, potentially slowing demand and leading to a 1.7% dip in prices.
Goldman Sachs forecasts a slight dip in existing home sales in 2024, with a rebound expected in 2025. New home sales are projected to rise, and housing starts are anticipated to increase, reflecting a response to the current housing shortage.
Zillow and Fannie Mae suggest a stabilization in the housing market, with prices not falling significantly but the rate of growth leveling off. Mortgage rates are expected to average around 6.7%, with a gradual recovery in existing home sales and a modest economic downturn impacting new home sales.
The Pandemic-Driven Migration Boom Is Waning, With the Share of Homebuyers Relocating at Lowest Level in 18 Months link
The trend of homebuyers moving to different metro areas is declining, with the share dropping to 23.9% in November 2023, the lowest in a year and a half. This marks the first annual decline in Redfin's records, down from a peak of 26% over the summer.
Popular relocation destinations remain relatively affordable cities like Sacramento, Las Vegas, and Spokane, WA. Despite the overall decrease in migration, these areas continue to attract homebuyers, especially from high-cost cities.
Los Angeles has become the top metro area that homebuyers are leaving, surpassing the Bay Area for the first time. This shift reflects changing migration patterns, with coastal job centers like Los Angeles and the Bay Area experiencing significant outflows due to high living costs.
Here is Where Industrial is Growing the Fastest link
Industrial development has seen a significant decline in 2023, with starts falling nearly half to 66.2 million square feet in Q3 from 100.6 million in Q1. Despite this nationwide slowdown, Dallas and Phoenix emerge as leaders in new industrial projects.
Phoenix tops the chart in industrial starts, contributing to over 17% of the national total alongside Dallas. This highlights the resilience and growth potential of these markets even amid broader industry challenges.
Southern California experiences a unique trend with double-digit rent growth. Inland Empire, Los Angeles, and Ocean County are witnessing this surge, indicating a robust demand in these regions despite the overall normalization in the industrial sector.
Something I found Interesting
Top 9 New Year’s Eve Fun Facts for 2023:
125+ Million – Number of Americans who will travel for the New Year’s holiday this year, with more than half of them driving to their destination.
64% - Share of Americans who spend at least $50 on New Year's Eve food and drinks.
51% - Share of Americans who plan to celebrate New Year's Eve with family or friends. Only 32% will eat out or order food for pickup/delivery.
$872 – Average cost for a couple to enjoy dinner and a show on New Year's Eve in the three largest cities (New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago).
360+ Million – Number of glasses of sparkling wine that are drunk each New Year's Eve.
10% – Share of emergency room visits on New Year's Eve are drug/alcohol related.
46,500 – Number of people who get hurt in car crashes each New Year’s Eve holiday.
0.095% – Average BAC on New Year’s Eve, making it the most drunken night of the year.
2nd Friday in January – Most likely day for people to give up on their resolutions (known as "Quitters Day"), with 23% of Americans admitting that they didn’t succeed in accomplishing any resolutions they made.
New Orleans Sees Nearly Double Its 10-Year Average in Job Gains Through November link
New Orleans has experienced a significant surge in job growth, nearly doubling its 10-year average in gains as of November. This marks a notable recovery phase for the region's economy.
Despite this growth, the region still remains almost 13,000 jobs below its pre-pandemic baseline, indicating ongoing challenges in fully rebounding from the economic impacts of COVID-19.
The job gains are a positive sign for New Orleans, reflecting resilience and potential for further economic improvement, yet the journey to complete recovery and surpassing pre-pandemic levels continues.
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Millennials on the Move Prefer the South, Gen Z the Northeast
In 2022, a record-breaking 8.2 million Americans relocated across state lines, highlighting a significant trend in interstate movement. This surge in mobility reflects changing preferences and lifestyles among different generations.
Gen Z and Millennials are driving this trend, each with distinct preferences for their desired living locations. While Millennials are increasingly opting for the South, Gen Z shows a preference for the Northeast, indicating varied lifestyle choices and priorities between the two groups.
The data, provided by Storage Café, underscores the evolving demographic patterns in the United States. These shifts are not only significant in terms of real estate and urban planning but also reflect broader social and economic trends influencing American society.
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Step into the enchanting world of Baby Hannah, a spirited baby girl who discovers the remarkable power of love and family in this delightful collection of short stories. From the moment she arrived at her new home, just two days old, Baby Hannah knew she had found her forever family. With three loving sisters, doting parents, and playful grandparents, every day is an adventure filled with laughter, love, and hilarious escapades. Join Hannah as she embarks on wild and crazy adventures that will tickle your funny bone and warm your heart! From attempting a trip to the zoo with her older sisters, to getting into mischief with the family dog, each story is filled with whimsy and laughter. But it’s not just about the laughter. This heartwarming collection also explores the poignant moments of being part of a loving and diverse family. Through the ups and downs, Hannah and her family learn the importance of acceptance, compassion, and the incredible bond that comes with being loved unconditionally. With endearing characters, charming illustrations, and five enchanting tales, Hannah Comes Home and Other Stories is a book that will captivate young readers and parents alike. Filled with humour and overflowing with love, this collection will remind you of the extraordinary joy that comes from being part of a family that cherishes you just the way you are. Get ready for endless giggles and heartwarming moments as you dive into Baby Hannah’s world!

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Creative visualization is a cornerstone of using the Law of Attraction, and meditative exercises are part of this process. For example, you are encouraged to spend 10-15 minutes a day on building an increasingly detailed image of the life you want to develop. However, visualization actually extends far beyond these mental pictures, and can be practiced in concrete ways every day. For example, you will learn writing exercises here on our site and artistic approaches that focus on externalizing your goals and making them more real. You can be as creative in your visualization process as you like, and trying out the basic skills may inspire you to come up with unique methods that are even more effective.
I’ve read your book and followedour blog religiously-thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I have been intending to manifest a specifuc relationship with my ex. I was even inspired to randomly buy him a plane ticket to see me-however on the am of his flight he contacted me and said he didn’t feel comfortable coming—I was so positive and sure to that he would come. I visulized him coming and our relationship reignitung—–what happened? What did I do wrong?
By tracking expenses down the very last red cent, a few things are happening in your mind. First of all, the behavior needs to become habitual. That will take approximately 90 to 180 days of daily repetition. Second, when we become more aware of precisely where our money is going, we’re more careful about our spending, possibly save more money, and even begin contemplating various investments.
When we don’t treat ourselves well, that is a sign of low self-esteem; it sends a message we are not ‘worthy’ of love and care. And guess what will be reflected back into your reality? Taking better care of yourself, and treating yourself with the respect and love you deserve, will help shore up beliefs that say ‘I am good enough.’ ‘I deserve someone who treats me well.’
In 2006, the concept of the Law of Attraction gained a lot of renewed exposure with the release of the film The Secret (2006) which was then developed into a book of the same title in 2007. The movie and book gained widespread media coverage. Rhonda Byrne's book also has influenced the creation of an untitled fiction film based on The Secret, starring Katie Holmes. This was followed by a sequel, The Power in 2010 that talks about the law of attraction being the law of love.
Until you meet you can use the soul phone for communication to the twin soul to reconnect to their soul and balance energy in soul. You have a memory inside of each other. The same energy when you go back to time inside you as was. Perfect synocity between you 2 as you establish peace, balance and harmony as One soul. Love them and they feel it. Tell them, ” I Love You” and they will receive it and feel it within their soul for the vibrations are at a high level and you establish a connection between you and them. Have to find balance and peace no matter where you are. 2 souls will seek ea other all time til they find each other til they reconnect. TF breaks old beliefs of race, cultural difference, social, age gap to undergo, etc but. that doesnt really matter for it is only the soul vibration that matters that activates peace to do what need to do as One Soul. 2 meet to evolve as One and know that they have to be in union for the vibrate with the same frequency as you on the soul level for you were once One and made at the same time. Have to make 100% commitment with them, TF deep down in soul can only have one mirrored vibration at the same frequency and that is with twin. Have to listen to soul talking and dont lie that twin doesnt exist. Your soul knows twin and deep down in soul it knows that you can only have one Divine Connection and only be with TF in Divine Love and partnership that is totally Divine in its sacred union of marriage. 2 soul charges of 1 soul with the divine creates supernal triangle. A union with God which shows compassion and knows the way from their heart. We abandon what we know about 3d relationships and work toward divine soul union in uniting as ONE. Its not about physical relationship but soul union between m/f charge of same portion of soul. One soul in 2 different bodies. TF has high level of Soul connection, not sex connection. We are put together from soul love deeper from soul union with God. Magic happens for love between TF so magnetic as you are drawn one to another, there is no distance.
Hello Kelli! I just came across your blog and it’s perfect timing! I’ve set my intention of meeting my soul mate recently, tried to work on limiting beliefs and all that. Yesterday, I joined some meet-up and met some good people. But I was so disappointed about the fact that the guy who I was a bit attracted to didn’t seem interested in me and ask me out. Even though he was not the exact type that I wanted but I started thinking like ‘maybe I’m not attractive enough..’ The very next day, I came across your blog and I’m very grateful for that.
The financial newspaper Investors Business Daily (IBD) asked these same questions a few years ago and started a multi-year search for the answer. They studied industry leaders, investors and entrepreneurs to understand the traits they all had in common that contributed to their success. Reproduced here is their list of 10 Secrets to Success along with my commentary on each no-so-secret, ‘secret’.
Sorry, for my bad english (Not my mother tongue). I will use LOA for this also, one day… Anyways, I have some confusion. I have very nice girl in my class. She is total calm, peaceful, adorable etc. She is not too great by looks but her nature is very good. So, I want that girl in my life. I saw her daily. In comments, you have said, let the other person go>> On this point, I have doubt. I mean, so I dont think abt her? or think abt her in a positive way (Visualization) like, she is talking with me in good language or taking care of me. Plz be specific. I am truly dedicated and hard working person. Please give instructions how to attract. How many times (Hours) per day Visualization is enough. I really love my self and happy all the day.
We tend to think of gratitude as a spontaneous emotion, something that just happens to us in moments of triumph or success. In reality, though, gratitude is something we develop.And just like all the other not-so-secret secrets on this list, it is something we choose, something we make a wide-eyed, premeditated, self-determined decision to experience.


text: Big Data analytics in national security, law enforcement and the fight against fraud have the potential to reap great benefits for states, citizens and society but require extra safeguards to protect citizens' fundamental rights. This involves a crucial shift in emphasis from regulating Big Data collection to regulating the phases of analysis and use. In order to benefit from the use of Big Data analytics in the field of security, a framework has to be developed that adds new layers of protection for fundamental rights and safeguards against erroneous and malicious use. Additional regulation is needed at the levels of analysis and use, and the oversight regime is in need of strengthening. At the level of analysis – the algorithmic heart of Big Data processes – a duty of care should be introduced that is part of an internal audit and external review procedure. Big Data projects should also be subject to a sunset clause. At the level of use, profiles and (semi-) automated decision-making should be regulated more tightly. Moreover, the responsibility of the data processing party for accuracy of analysis – and decisions taken on its basis – should be anchored in legislation. The general and security-specific oversight functions should be strengthened in terms of technological expertise, access and resources. The possibilities for judicial review should be expanded to stimulate the development of case law.

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Parents Invited To Join Reading Challenge
The idea of the scheme, which is run by the Reading Agency, is that parents take on the challenge to read six books between January and June 30th, with access to the books in the Academy's library.
The aim is to encourage less confident readers and support those who are getting into reading for the first time.
In turn, parents will then have more confidence helping their children to read at home.
The Academy is calling on parents to make a New Year's resolution to discover the joys and benefits of reading.
In addition, the scheme is open to the wider community, with members of the public also invited to access the Academy's library and take up the challenge.
Participants record their reading in a diary and once they complete their six books, they are entered in a national and Academy prize draw.
Librarian Juliet Walsh and Assistant Librarian Kathryn Webb will be on hand to offer tips and support to parents who take part in the challenge.
Mrs Walsh said: "The idea is that parents can then help their children with their reading at home and can encourage them to read more.
"It could also help those parents for who English is their second language.
"We have a variety of books on offer - fiction and fact - and the library is open all day and during the holidays.
"Taking part in the challenge will be a fun way to read and we're here to help parents select the right books for them."
The Six Book Challenge is in addition to initiatives already in place at the Academy to help develop pupils' love of reading, including an after-school reading club, author visits, book fairs, Carnegie Medal shadowing, competitions and the celebration of events like Poetry Day.
Members of the public who are interested in taking up the Six Book Challenge should contact Mrs Walsh by calling 01536 532700 or by dropping in to see the Librarians.
The Six Book Challenge is run by the Reading Agency - for more details visit www.sixbookchallenge.org.uk.


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India is now the world's third-largest grain producer after China and the United States. The adoption of higher-yielding crop varieties and the spread of irrigation have led to this remarkable tripling of output since the early 1960s. Unfortunately, a...
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Altenau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
Altenau (also known as Altenowo; now known as Starynia; coordinates: 54.0837, 18.9427 [54° 5′ 1″ N, 18° 56′ 33″ E]; population in 1905, 73; in 2012, 60) is located approximately 9 kilometres (6 miles) north-west of Malbork (Marienburg), 18 km. (12 mi.) south-west of Nowy Dwór Gdański (Tiegenhof), and 38 km. (24 mi.) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk (Danzig). It was situated north-east of Simonsdorf, north-west of Heubuden, and south of Klein Heubuden, Klein Lichtenau, and Groß Lichtenau.
Altenau was established in 1399. Until 1772 Altenau was located in what was known as Royal Prussia (also known as Polish Prussia) in the Kingdom of Poland. The First Partition of Poland in 1772 resulted in the creation of a new province in 1773, called West Prussia, in which Altenau was located. Altenau was situated in the district (Kreis) of Marienburg until the establishment of the Free City of Danzig in 1920. The village came under the control of Nazi Germany during World War II until February 1945, when it was occupied by Soviet forces and returned to Poland. In 2012 Altenau was a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lichnowy, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The 1776 Prussian census lists three Mennonite families with the following surnames: Fast, Toews, and Van Riesen. In 1820, the village had 56 residents, including 20 Mennonites. In 1885, the village had 481 hectares of land, 111 Catholics and Lutherans, and 34 Mennonite.
Mennonites who were residents of Altenau were members of the Heubuden Mennonite Church.
Stowarzyszenie Konserwatorów Zabytków. "Starynia." Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland. 2005. Web. 15 December 2012. http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&id=442&lang=en.
Wikipedia. "Starynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship." Web. 15 December 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starynia,_Pomeranian_Voivodeship.
Wolf, Hans-Jürgen. "Familienforschung in Westpreußen." Web. 15 December 2012. http://www.westpreussen.de/pages/forschungshilfen/ortsverzeichnis/details.php?ID=131.
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Thiessen, Richard D. "Altenau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. December 2012. Web. 2 Aug 2021. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Altenau_(Pomeranian_Voivodeship,_Poland)&oldid=168565.
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By Adam Morton and Environment Reporter
RICH countries' pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions are up to 15 per cent short of what scientists warn is needed to avoid a two-degree temperature rise.
With 60 days until the Copenhagen climate summit, an analysis found targets proposed by rich countries would cut emissions 10-24 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020. These were not enough to reach the 25-40 per cent the industrialised world has agreed is necessary based on the advice of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The analysis by US-based think tank World Resources Institute is consistent with a United Nations analysis reported in The Age in June.
It found current targets added up to a 16-24 per cent cut.
Australia's target is equivalent to a 4-24 per cent cut below 1990 levels.
A spokeswoman for Climate Change Minister Penny Wong said the Government believed all countries must increase their ambition on emissions.
''That is why, as one of the most carbon-intensive economies in the world, and 18 months after ratifying Kyoto, we increased our offer on mitigation - in an effort to provide momentum to the negotiations,'' she said.
A separate report by the International Energy Agency found the financial crisis could lead to world emissions falling by 3 per cent this year, the biggest decline in 40 years.
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When I was first planning this workshop I wanted it to suit all abilities - those who had already made felt and also beginners starting out. Sometimes examples of flat felt just give the impression of random flashes of primary colour, loosely placed on an equally bright background. I wanted to show how pictures and patterns can be planned and executed in a more controlled way to produce a specific design or landscape.
I decided to try and copy a painting myself, and chose these Van Gogh examples as they are so painterly, instantly recognisable and really lend themselves to the 'fibre interpretation'.
'Wheatfield with Crows' 1890 was my first effort followed by 'Starry Night'. I kept the interpretation quite free as I knew I would be able to tighten up some of the shapes and outlines with machine stitching and hand embroidery. I started out by colour matching my fibres as closely as possible to the original artwork, laying out two thick layers as a background and then had fun copying the details with smaller wisps of fibre.
After wet felting I machine stitched into the picture, following the brushstroke textures in the painting. The resulting quilted effect helped to emphasize the contours and the movement.
This is the felted 'Starry Night' after stitching - I simplified the composition keeping the main interest in the sky, leaving out the village...
It's great once you get going with the machine stitching, it's knowing when to stop...!
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Those who would never dream of boldly mixing paint onto a canvas seem to have less inhibitions when it comes to using fibres. They discover the joys of using colour! It's not threatening, it's a very gentle process! Bright colours merge - orange/cerise/purples/magenta - and you use your hands to blend them together...
This workshop demonstrates that you can create pictures in felt, using fibres and textures as if you were painting a landscape and 'Painting with Fibres' describes the process perfectly.
You can check out some of the 'Painting with Fibres' workshop photos here...

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We've gathered all the news on lighting trends for 2023 to help you start the new year off right. From lamps to chandeliers, including finishes and smart solutions, we reveal the key areas you absolutely must consider.
Unfortunately, lighting is not always a top priority when designing or redecorating a space. Sure, you want enough lamps and fixtures in the right places, but most people don't worry too much about their choice of wall, pendant or table lamp. The truth is that the right lighting can dictate the décor and design of your home in general. So it is no surprise that, according to some interior designers, you should start with your lighting choices.
Sustainability and natural materials will be the big lighting trends for 2023
Unsurprisingly, 2023 will continue to favour natural and sustainable materials, which will have a direct impact on next year's lighting trends. With the use of certain materials already established in the industry (especially wood, glass, bamboo, fabric, leather, paper and even seaweed), next season will see rope, jute and wood. The use of beads will also be seen . Imagine a beaded chandelier decorated with rope and stone pendants. Natural materials are not the only way to embody sustainability and nature in lighting trends. Light takes on organic, hazy forms, with elements that promote the delicacy of nature, such as graceful leaf-shaped details and glass pendants that resemble water droplets.
- Natural materials: bamboo, rattan, wood, jute and rope.
- Neutral or natural shades such as earth brown, ocean blue, sandy yellow and forest green.
- Organic shapes reminiscent of branches, flowers or other plants.
Comfort on a pedestal
Cosy lighting creates a warm living space where feelings take centre stage. Think neutral colours and soft fabrics that feel classy and sublime. Cocoon-style lamps are perfect for adding comfort to your bedroom or creating a cosy atmosphere in your living room.
Back to basics
Trendy lighting for 2023 is based on simple design and raw materials. Therefore, we avoid complicated designs and extravagant embellishments and focus on objects that have special meaning and perfectly define the desired environment. The sophisticated design and strong personality of such lamps make them unique pieces that add originality to your interior.
Travel back to the 1930s with Art Deco lighting
Nothing beats an Art Deco luminaire. Bulbs of clear or coloured glass and elements of brass, gold or other precious metals give modern life the charm of the 1930s. You can't go wrong with this unique style that complements your interior beautifully.
Trendy lighting 2023: industrial style with a contemporary feel
Industrial-style lighting continues to attract considerable interest, both in residential developments and in restaurants and commercial spaces.
It is important to think about the colour scheme. The right dressing will add a raw dimension to your room. Black plays a key role in this direction as it can balance contrast.
For instance, floor and wall lamps in black shades are perfect for monochrome interiors. A black chandelier will definitely stand out as the centrepiece of a room decorated with white or cream-coloured lamps. It gives a classic and unique impression. Those looking for something more daring should definitely consider copper components. Rose gold will die out in 2023, but brass and brushed gold are two big trends for the year ahead. Whatever your favourite finish (shiny or matt, antique, polished, satin or patina), these metals with their warm and inviting properties deserve your full attention. Goes well with any furniture style, from Victorian to Scandinavian.
What do colour trends bring you?
If you want to install colourful lighting in your interior decoration, it is advisable to consider the life trends of 2023 and choose accordingly. If bold hues are not your thing, natural tones and neutrals are ideal to create a balanced, stylish and timeless environment. Consider the following suggestions.
- Black, beige, white and grey: calm and functional furniture.
- Brown, muted green, light blue, mustard yellow: a natural and harmonious look.
- Royal green, navy blue and powder pink: add a bold touch and make the lamp stand out.
Trendy lighting 2023 promotes natural materials.
It emphasises the beauty of nature and the importance of ecological and sustainable approaches. With this in mind, if you plan to change your lighting next year, materials such as wood, bamboo, rattan, glass, paper or natural fibres are the ideal choice. At the same time, designers also recommend betting on metal. This will help us achieve the much-vaunted industrial effect of 2023. Think steel, brass, gold and copper and choose to match your interior style.
Trend lighting 2023: next year's best designs
Every room requires specific lighting and equipment, depending on the style of decoration and the atmosphere you want to create. Of course, everyone should consider their own tastes and needs and not be blindly guided by trends. Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with seeing innovations in design, style and colour when it comes to modern lighting.


The recent changes to the Google Partners program point to a more automated way in which Google wants advertisers and digital marketing agencies to use their Google Ads system.
As of June this year, in order for agencies to remain Google Partners, they will have to meet a new level of criteria. Not only has the spend threshold doubled, but it’s the changes to performance targets, wrapped up in Google’s new optimization score, which has ruffled a few feathers in the digital marketing industry. Many of the recommendations that come with this new score have been criticized for being too generic, too reliant on automation and most commonly of all, too focused on mindlessly increasing budgets.
When we dig into the acceptable optimization score more closely, Google is looking for a figure of 70% (or higher) across each account. The difficulty comes when you discover that in order for your accounts to reach this score, they will have no choice but to use Google’s automated recommendations. These recommendations are often automated and can include some adjustments that smaller advertisers could find quite restrictive; raising the target CPA to a level far beyond what historical performance would suggest is necessary, for example.
There doesn’t appear to be an effective workaround for this issue and as Google has been quick to point out, simply dismissing these suggestions will not work, resulting in a low optimisation score and in turn, putting an agency’s partner accreditation at risk.
Digital marketing agencies are facing a moral dilemma: Keep the Google Partner badge (with all the problems it entails) and look great at a client pitch, or ditch it and face having to explain why you’re one of the few agencies not to have the accreditation. It’s not an easy choice to make, especially when you consider how integral Google’s paid search tools are to the digital strategies of many businesses.
It’s not just us who are concerned, however. I’ve checked out social media to see what people in the industry are saying about the changes, and it’s not great news for Google!
@gregfinn – Replying to @GoogleAds
You should be ashamed of yourself. Forcing advertisers to adhere to @googleAds recommendations instead of client needs. Despicable.
@krysmariec – Replying to @GoogleAds
It seems like the requirements weren’t thought through. Small businesses will lose their status (e.g. less people certified than you require) – unless we start asking clients to get certified. What benefits? I haven’t seen any benefits from the Partner Badge.
@BrettDixon – Replying to @GoogleAds
Must accept automated recommendations (that are often terrible) even if irrelevant to clients or lose your badge? You want 61 members of our agency to get qualified – we don’t employ 61 people! It REALLY looks like an exercise to maximise revenue from advertisers. Not great.
What is clear from Google’s perspective is that these changes are now cast in stone, which means that for the foreseeable future, many digital marketing agencies are going to have to walk the tightrope between Google’s own optimization score requirements and the requirements of their clients. This becomes even more difficult when you consider that the majority of businesses who use Google Ads do so on incredibly tight margins, with no room for automated CPA experiments and budget increases.
I’ve been running GoldLadder for nearly 20 years. We were one of the first SME’s to qualify for the Google Partner’s badge and in response to the recent changes, I thought I’d offer my unedited thoughts on the topic: Be honest and open with your current clients, explain what is happening and give reasons why you would not want to use some Google’s recommendations. If this means that as a company, we lose the badge, then so be it. I believe in delivering a tailored, cost effective search marketing strategy that fits the needs of each client, irrespective of what the optimization score might say.


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Joseph Stiglitz, Project Syndicate
A member of the anti-capitalist Occupy Wall Street movement protests on 5th Avenue, New York. (photo: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
America likes to think of itself as a land of opportunity, and others view it in much the same light. But, while we can all think of examples of Americans who rose to the top on their own, what really matters are the statistics: to what extent do an individual’s life chances depend on the income and education of his or her parents?
Nowadays, these numbers show that the American dream is a myth. There is less equality of opportunity in the United States today than there is in Europe – or, indeed, in any advanced industrial country for which there are data.
The Globalization of Poverty: Deconstructing the New World Order ~ Michel Chossudovsky, Described in Global Research
The World Bank and IMF have been the greatest purveyors of poverty around the world, despite their rhetorical claims to the opposite. These institutions, representing the powerful Western nations and the financial interests that dominate them, spread social apartheid around the world, exploiting both the people and the resources of the vast majority of the world's population.


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Find the perfect pairing for your next sandwich at Subway ? this Staten Island shop thrives on fine meat and fresh bread. Subway is one of the rare restaurants that serve both healthy and gluten-free menu options.
Subway's patrons can find places to park in the area.
Keeping an eye on your budget? Subway is a perfect choice, with most meals costing less than $15. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Subway is a great dining option for any time of day. The sandwiches at Subway are stacked with tasty ingredients, so swing by today and try one.

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The proven Yakima tower for cars with nothing up top, the Q Towers pair with Q Clips to turn a naked roof vehicle into a versatile pile-it-on hauling machine. Durable, simple to install, and super-secure, these work with our RoundBars to get you where you want to go. - Secure, easy-to-use tower specifically designed for cars without roof rails or gutters - Works with the classic Yakima RoundBar - Four-way movement delivers a more solid fit - Padded base aids grip and helps preserve your paint job - Fast and easy tool-free installation and removal - Easily locks to you vehicle with our SKS system (sold separately) Product Specs: - Weight: 3.97 lbs./Pair - Dimensions: L 5.50 in x W 2.50 in x H 5.50 in - Limited Lifetime Warranty
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Our Swagman Contour kayak carrier makes loading and unloading your craft a breeze. The high-density foam padding helps protect the hull from scratching, while the tie-down straps and bow/stern ropes keep the kayak in place while traveling. The universal mounting system fits most cross bars and will support up to 100lbs. - Carries: Single kayak - Universal mount fits round, square and 4.5" oval cross bars - Additional 100mm bolts included to fit larger diameter cross bars - Includes 2 tie down straps with cam lock buckles, plus bow and stern straps - Soft yet firm padding protects your boat from scratching, even around the nose of the rack
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LABSORB™ offers a flexible SO2 removal process that operates effectively with a variety of flue gas sources.
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Opening a door to the Chinese market, J.M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) said on Monday it acquired a minority stake in privately-owned oatmeal maker Guilin Seamild Biologic Technology Development for $35 million.
The company, which is headquartered in the Guangxi province of China and makes oatmeal under the Seamild brand, operates two manufacturing facilities in southern China and is constructing a third in the northern part of the country slated to open later this year.
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"Consistent with our goal of maintaining a global perspective, we are excited to enter the growing Chinese market through this partnership with Seamild," Smucker CEO Richard Smucker said in a statement.
The Orrville, Ohio-based maker of Folgers coffee and Jif and Smucker peanut butter, said the transaction probably won’t have much of an impact on its profit until at least next year.

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During this period modern English society and a modern state began to take shape, and England's position in the world was transformed.
The Century of Revolution tries to penetrate below the familiar events to grasp when happened-to ordinary English men and women as well as to kings and queens or abstractions like "society" and "the state."
In this new edition, Dr. Hill includes the most important conclusions of recent research and has added postscripts drawing attention to especially significant books.
Series: Norton Library History of England
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Number Of Pages: 296
Published: 17th September 1982
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 19.68 x 13.34 x 1.91
Weight (kg): 0.28
Edition Number: 1

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The rise of e-books in the past decade or so has brought about path breaking changes in the preferences of readers as well as in the way publishing industry does business with authors and end customers. Moreover, their rise has re-modelled many of the conventional practices one associates with the publication and sale of a book. An instance of this is highlighted in a recent post on techdirt.com, which points out the lack of transparency, in the payment of royalty to authors in the case of e-books. According to it, an author named Dr.Sheldon Blau has sued Simon&Schuster (“S&S”), a publishing house in the U.S, challenging the unfair practice of publishers classifying the transmission of licences in e-books as a ‘sale’. To put it more clearly, when the end customer pays money for an e-book, the transaction is classified as a ‘licence’ giving the publisher the rights to perpetually retain control over the e-book through Digital Rights Management (“DRM”). Although the publisher transmits the e-book to the customer in the form of a ‘licence’, in order to avoid higher royalties, they label the same transaction as a “sale” when paying royalties to the authors. Earlier, in a similar scenario in the sale of digital music files, Universal Music had to enter into an out of court settlement with musician Eminem’s producer, FBT, for paying out lower royalties by classifying the transmission of music files over i-tunes as a sale.
Yet another major challenge posed by the evolution of e-books is the restrictions that the publishers place on their lending. While the doctrine of first sale protects individuals and libraries from transmitting their own print copy to a third party, the non-application of this doctrine to e-books has made lending difficult and has threatened the very purpose of libraries. With the sale of e-books catching up in India, both the above issues assume significance for Indian markets as well. In this post, I examine whether the practice of paying out lower royalties in case of e-books holds true for Indian markets as well. I also go on to analyse if there needs to be a new “digital first sale” doctrine to allow libraries to lend e-books freely.
E-books and royalties: The Indian scenario
This blog has covered in detail, in the context of the DU photocopying case (see, here and here), as to how there is often an atmosphere of mistrust between authors and publishers in India. Authors are critical of the low royalty payment by the publishing houses and are at loggerheads with them on many fundamental issues like purchasing of rights for third party citations and access. Given this scenario, one should not be faulted for fearing that advent of e-books could throw in more challenges to the author’s demands for transparency from publishers.
In order to understand the Indian scenario vis a vis e-books, I spoke with Mr. Ravi Deecee, the CEO of DC books, one of the largest publishing houses in India. DC books was one of the first Indian publishers to realise the potential of e-books and has made available many of their publications in the digital format. With respect to the royalty payment for e-books, Mr. Ravi Deecee pointed out that separate clauses are included within the contracts with the authors for print and digital versions. “In fact, the authors stand to gain more royalty from the sale of digital versions as publishers incur no separate costs (like printing, binding etc) for the transmission of digital versions”, he said. Mr. Unni R, a prominent author in Malayalam and whose books have been published by DC books corroborated this, indicating that at least the much maligned ‘Indian publisher’ is yet to emulate the practices of its foreign counterparts. Nevertheless, one would need a survey of a wider scale to objectively assess if the practice is same across the board for all Indian publishers.
It would also be interesting to see if at all there could be a tax implication in case the publishers choose to classify the transactions differently vis a vis the end user/ purchaser and authors since S.194J (c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 requires the publishers to deduct ten percent tax on the royalty paid. My first guess is that classification of the transactions differently at two different ends could certainly raise prima facie suspicion as far as the tax authorities are concerned.
E-books and lending
Another critical issue that the licensing of e-books raises is that of access. As mentioned above, e-books usually come with restrictive covenants and the end users are limited in their rights to further transmit their copy. This is a particularly pressing issue for libraries as the demand for e-books is growing and any restrictions on lending curtail the functioning of libraries. It is in this context that there have been strong demands, especially from libraries, to import the doctrine of ‘first sale’ to the digital sphere (see, here and here). According to the first sale doctrine as it applies to the non-digital world, once a legitimate copy is bought by someone, they are entitled to lend, re-sell or distribute their copy. Nevertheless, the person is barred from making copies of the original. Thus, the copyright holder’s rights of distribution with respect to the particular copy come to an end on its first sale though his right of reproduction remains.
The question of whether the first sale doctrine can be applied to e-books has been widely debated and came up for adjudication in the case of Capital Records v. Re Digi. The Defendant Re Digi was a digital platform where one could buy and sell used digital music files bought from I-tunes. The Plaintiffs brought an action against Re Digi claiming that its actions were in violation of their copyright. The defendants argued that the first sale doctrine would apply and people were free to resell their digital files. The Court ruled that Re Digi’s actions were not covered by the first sale doctrine as it only gave the buyer the rights of distribution and not one of reproduction. It held that whenever a digital copy is transmitted through the internet, irrespective of the fact that the original copy is deleted or not, a new copy is created and thus first sale doctrine does not come into play. The Court held that according to the laws of physics, “it is simply impossible that the same material object can be transferred over the internet.” Thus, the right of reproduction, which gives the copyright holders the sole right to “exist anew” a copy of their work, is violated by the transfer through internet. Thus, the Court ruled in favour of the plaintiff and held that unless the digital file is transmitted along with the storage device (say, the computer itself or the hard drive), the same cannot come within the protection of first sale doctrine.
The ruling points to the obvious limitations in applying the principles of non-digital world literally to the digital sphere. The Court’s conclusion in the matter was irrespective of the fact that De Rigi used a technology, which deleted the original file whenever a transfer over the internet occurred. But, the judge felt the fact that the file has moved from one material object to another is sufficient to establish that reproduction has occurred. Although one would be tempted to take the position that first sale doctrine should apply whenever the original digital files ceased to exist, the question of when exactly a digital file ceases to exist perpetually is a question that the judges are ill equipped to address. Therefore, I certainly feel that the onus is on the legislature to modify the first sale doctrine to fit the needs of the digital world.
Thus, the need for a digital first sale doctrine has been loud and clear for quite some time now. There have been efforts to kick start a dialogue around the lending of e-books (see here and here). At a time when subscription based lending model of e-books and journals is gaining ground in India as well, there is a need to examine and suitably modify our copyright laws. Unless action is taken at the earliest, this story of e-books might have a sour ending.
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“We all give in to you”
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RENO, Nev. – The Wolf Pack women’s basketball team fell 75-55 at home to Grand Canyon in front of a program record 4,307 fans Tuesday morning at Lawlor Events Center.
With the loss, Nevada falls to 4-6 on the season, while Grand Canyon improves to 7-2 on the year.
Nevada got on the board first, scoring on a Mimi Mungedi basket in the paint to start the game. Grand Canyon reclaimed the lead and held it for the majority of the first half, before Danika Sharp nailed a three to tie the game at 18-18 with 7:50 on the clock. Mungedi scored her 10th point of the game at the 3:18 mark to cut the Wolf Pack deficit to 27-25. The Antelopes went into halftime with a 32-26 lead.
Grand Canyon extended its lead to double-digits out of the break to 44-30. Mungedi’s bucket in the key at the 14:34 mark chopped the Grand Canyon lead back down to single figures at 46-37. The Antelopes matched its biggest lead of the game at 59-43 with seven minutes to play in regulation. A lay-up by Wolf Pack guard Terilyn Moe cut the deficit to 63-51 with 3:51 to play. That would be the closest Nevada would get, as Grand Canyon won the game 75-55.
Mungedi led Nevada with 15 points and nine rebounds. Moe added 11 points for the Wolf Pack. Judy Jones recorded a double-double for Grand Canyon, finishing the game with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Nevada outrebounded GCU 43-41.
Nevada will travel to Santa Barbara next weekend for a game against UC Santa Barbara. Tip-off is next Saturday at 2 p.m.


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On May 15, we sailed north to the island nation of St. Lucia where we welcomed Pete and Tania Swain, friends from San Diego, aboard for our northward trip back to Antigua. The expanded Team Pazzo spent a few days sailing and wandering around Soufriere Bay, Marigot, and Rodney Bay before sailing north to Martinique.
Le Marin is the yachting and chartering capitol of Martinique. We found, literally, thousands of sailing craft of all types – an unbelievable collection ranging from brand new charter fleets to partially sunk derelicts. The assorted bays comprising Le Marin were densely populated with moorings while much of the shoreline featured marinas, many in various states of disrepair. We did find large supermarkets and proper boulangeries to keep Pazzo well-provisioned.
From Le Marin, we proceeded north to a small but calm anchorage off St. Pierre Village. Happy hour was exciting in the anchorage with an emergency response helicopter depositing EMTs on the dock to assist a charter catamaran moored there. Turns out that one of the charter clients drowned while swimming near the yacht at anchor. Likely a heart attack. All very sad!
After a couple of days in Martinique we moved north to Dominica, an independent nation hard-hit by Hurricane Irma last year. Despite plenty of storm preparedness, we found ample evidence of Irma’s wrath. While poor, the Dominican people are warm and welcoming. We made the passage to Dominica with Elie and Francoise aboard “Meridienne,” their very quick and well-sailed Waukiez 45. Elie and Francois proved to be fine French company as we toured the Indian River and enjoyed happy hour with them. The following day, we sailed to Marie Galant, a short upwind sail where “Meridienne” strutted her upwind stuff. Marie Galant is a small island on the SE corner of Guadeloupe where we rented scooters for a tour of the island, complete with a visit to a rum distillery and a couple of swim-stops on the pristine beaches found on the leeward shore of the island.
On May 24, we sailed a few hours to The Saints where we had stopped on our southbound trip. This proved a convenient stopover for a lovely dinner ashore with a BIG THANK YOU to Pete and Tania before heading out early the following morning for our northward sail to Deshaies (Day-Hay). Including a 1-hour pit-stop for a shopping run to the “Super-U,” our favorite French grocery , we made the trip to Deshaies in 10 hours – just in time for sun-downers in a calm anchorage.
The following morning called for a “boulangerie” run to stock up on fresh baguettes and French pasteries. Then, it was off to Antiguia and Cindy’s favorite anchorage off Green Island. While at anchor, we noticed a yacht on the fringing reef about 2 miles out. Pete an I quickly jumped into our dink with long lines and kedging anchor to see if we could assist. En-route, we stopped at a nearby kite surfing beach to ask if the owner of a high-powered ski boat would take us out to help the stranded yacht. Turns out that the stricken vessel was a Dream Charter yacht who went up on the reef a few days ago. There was already a crew there working to drag the boat off. Nothing for us to add. So, back to the good ship Pazzo for a cold beer with the binoculars to take in the (fruitless) show.
After a 2-day stopover in English Harbor to share a bit of rich history and a Steel Band concert with Pete and Tania, we sent them off to the airport and moved Pazzo to Jolly Harbor where she waited patiently for us during our 3-week home visit for Kyra’s UW graduation, to see family and friends, and to help organize Cindy’s father’s estate.


New project of my own, a te72 corolla
Just picked up a nice 1980 toyota corolla 4dr sedan te72 w/ the 1.8L 3tc motor. It’s slow… honestly a 32 year old pushrod motor hooked to a 3spd auto.
this build will be slow and on budget, no high dollar anything, not a drift car, just an old corolla getting lower, wider, and a bit faster.
it’s “rust free”, rocker, fenders, quarters, front/rear valences, hood, floors, frame, and truck lid are rust free, but the doors have rotted from sitting and the spare tire well is somewhat rotten from a dumb carpet placed under the spare.
the car has recently had a lot of work done to it:
every single part of the brakes is new
new front wheel bearings
new head gasket, plugs, wires, cap/rotor, fuel filter, rad hoses…..
blah blah blah… just a bunch basic maintenance of stuff I don’t need to do now
it needs doors, a manual swap, and wheels (something between 13×7-14×8, 15’s sometimes look to big on these… not sure).
I’ll be building coilovers the old way, with sw20 rear shocks up front, with threaded sleeves (~400lb/in) and cut the casing down 50mm and get some rca’s and camero rear shocks in the back w/ cut down ae86 rear coils. simple but quite effective.
I have more pics, but you get the point, there’s not much to see but it is clean and straight.
progress done today:
-fixed the passenger door that wouldn’t unlock.
-vacuumed about 3 lbs of pine needles out of it.
urgent requirements: (aside from being lower and wider)
-new starter so i don’t have to hit it with a wrench while turning the key.


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Heading defines which direction the panorama is pointing to when it's initially loaded. You can set the heading to point in any direction for each of your posts.
The user can use the mouse or tap with their fingers to look around and change the orientation of course. But at any moment they can click on the 'radar' icon at the top/right and the panorama will go back to its original heading.
When you are working in the virtual tour editor, you can adjust the Heading of your panorama in three ways, as illustrated above:
- Click & drag the heading icon within the image to reposition the heading.
- Manually enter the latitude and longitude values.
- Use one of the preset values as explained below.
- Current sets the heading in the direction the panorama is facing at the moment. Best way to use it is to rotate the panorama in the desired direction first, then click this button.
- Initial same effect as manually setting latitude and longitude to 0. This typically reflects the direction the camera's front lens was facing when the shot was taken. If you look at the flattened panorama before uploading it, the default heading will be pointing to the spot right in the center of the image.
- North sets the direction pointing north (in the geographical sense) based on GPS data found in EXIF. If the uploaded photo file did not contain this information, that option is grayed out. Please note that this value is not 100% reliable because of possible magnetic interference issues.
After you adjust the position of the heading, simply hit SAVE to apply the changes.
Heading can be changed at any time and multiple times over - it doesn't have any lasting consequences for the post or tour, so do not be afraid to experiment and move it around.
If you are building a tour and would like to make use of the backlinks feature, it's recommended to align all the photos in the same direction. More info can be found in this tutorial.
As soon as you save, you can refresh the page and you'll see that after loading the photo points in the direction you selected.
Default heading in Preferences
In the Preferences section, you can choose how the system will set the heading for all new uploads:
If Set heading to GPS north is selected, the system will look for the heading information in the EXIF metadata in the file. If it is found, the heading will be set in this direction.
If this setting is not selected or the heading information is not present in EXIF, the heading will default to the direction in which the camera was facing during the shoot. If you are stitching or rendering your panoramas, the default heading will point to the middle of the image.
The EXIF heading is supposed to point to the physical/geographical north, but it is not always precise. For various reasons like magnetic interference or compass calibration, this value can be off.
Heading & Walkthrough mode
Walkthrough mode can override your heading settings for individual posts. When moving between posts via hotspots, the initial orientation will be dynamically calculated based on the hotspot position, regardless of where you set your heading to.
It is a very powerful feature and can be used to greatly improve user immersion, but if you want to have complete control over the heading when moving from post to post, you'll need to turn off the Walkthrough mode. You can learn all about Walkthrough in this article.
"Keep Direction" mode
Another option available when setting transitions between posts is the "Keep Direction" feature. As the name suggests, it allows to retain the same orientation when moving from one post to the next.
Thanks to this feature, you can create seamless transitions between similar photos or renders. The use cases for this feature can include:
- Night & day photos blend between photos of the same place shot at different times of the day.
- Before and after photos compare an empty room and the furnished or virtually staged version.
- Different versions of a project present several design projects (renders) of the same space.
If you want to keep the direction when a user clicks a hotspot, all you need to do is to check the Keep Direction box as shown above. This function overrides and disables all other heading settings, including the Walkthrough mode.


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by Fae Awareness staff member, KV Taylor
Part 1: The Books of Magic Review
In 1990, Neil Gaiman scripted a four-part series called The Books of Magic for DC/Vertigo, meant to feature their huge crop of magical-types. It eventually led to an ongoing series of the same name, but we’re just talking about the Gaiman miniseries, here–now available in graphic novel form, of course.
The overarching plot is simple and cool: the Phantom Stranger, Doctor Occult, Mister E, and John Constantine–jokingly referred to by the latter as The Trenchcoat Brigade–get together to help a twelve-year-old boy decide whether or not he wants to embrace magic. The boy, Timothy Hunter, has the potential to be the greatest magician in the world, and now he’s been discovered, everyone and their mystical brother are after him for their own nefarious purposes. (Perhaps) luckily, the Trenchcoats got there first–though there’s some dissention in the ranks about how wise the plan is.
Tim’s happily skateboarding around his housing estate when he’s nabbed by these guys. Thus begins his journey–or rather, a series of four journeys, one with each of them through a different aspect of the world of magic, supposedly meant to help him make an informed, safe decision.
It’s divided into four parts, each illustrated by a different artist. In his foreword, Roger Zelazny points out that it mirrors the path walked by Campbell’s Hero With A Thousand Faces–but there’s more to it than that.
Book I: The Invisible Labyrinth, Illustrated by John Bolton
“We are adrift in time, child,” the Stranger tells little Tim as he drags him into the past, making a proper Billy Pilgrim of him. (Okay, that’s unstuck, but it works, believe me.) This book serves to both to set up the complicated DC cosmology in a coherent way, and to allow for a brief history of human magic, once they get past that whole Birth of the Universe thing and into Earth itself.
In each human culture they encounter, every magical figure of import warns Tim not to say yes to magic, that it comes with a price he won’t want to pay. Many of them–or in some cases their works and/or progeny–return in later books.
Book II: The Shadow World, Illustrated by Scott Hampton
John Constantine gives Tim a tour through the magical underworld in the good old US of A–cue well-intentioned, obnoxious Americans badly approximating Cockney accents and lots of references to “that Monty Python guy.” Here we meet the vast majority of DC’s magical types, culminating in a long visit to Zatanna–whose father Tim saw with the Stranger.
The ante is upped here. Now that Tim’s been found out, the assassins and kidnappers are on the lookout, and apparently someone’s started a war over him in Calcutta. Constantine zips off to help sort that out for a few hours, leaving Tim in Zatanna’s care. And Tim gets his tour of present day magic.
Book III: The Land of Summer Twilight, Illustrated by Charles Vess
After a narrow escape from a mean party in San Francisco, Tim’s entrusted to Dr. Occult for a walk through, you guessed it, Faerie. I’ll talk about how this is handled in depth later, as it’s my chief interest in this post, but the basic idea is that it ties together both your typical conception of Faerie and a very Gaiman/Vess specific conception. You guessed it, Tim gets to see The Dreaming as part of the package.
It’s effectively a tour of the liminal magics, the otherworlds, the AUs, I guess, as comics would term it. But we’ll come back to that.
Book IV: The Road to Nowhere, Illustrated by Paul Johnson
Mister E, who’s been campaigning to end Tim and spare the world the possibility of him going power-mad, takes him into the future to show him what happens (could happen) if he does. In true DC cosmos-happy fashion, we go not only to Tim’s future, but the ultimate future of mankind, and then forward, forward to the Death (yes, capital D–I wouldn’t forget to capitalize her name) of the universe itself.
Meanwhile, the Trenchcoat Brigade is freaking out, since they lost track of Tim and E long before they got that far. Maybe they shouldn’t have left the kid with E after all, huh?
I won’t spoil the end, but let’s just say that Tim’s choice is made.
The book features not just recurring DC characters, but recurring important archetypes–particularly as codified in the tarot–that generally make these Hero Tales tick. That seems to speak to Zelazny’s dissection along the lines of the Hero’s Journey, and I don’t think he’s wrong there, but to me it seems more a straight up Ghost of Magic Past, Present, and Future issue, with one addition.
That of Faerie, the ghost of Magic Beyond Reason.
Part 2: The Summerlands
Since this is a fae awareness post, a little more in-depth discussion of how Tim’s journey through the lands of the fae work seems necessary. While all four books culminate in Tim’s decision–which of course led to the ongoing Books of Magic series that ran for years after–Book III: The Land of Summer Twilight gives us events that are both the most ambiguous, and possibly the most important to Tim personally in the long run.
Gaiman and Vess (oh, how those two names together make graphic novel lovers squee) show us a Faerie both familiar to students and lovers of the fae and altogether new. The rules Dr. Occult imparts to Tim before they cross the stream are typical: no iron, don’t accept favors or gifts, don’t ask questions, mind your manners, and stay on the path. They’re not sure where they’re going, but the path will take them where they need to be.
It takes them to the first of many familiar places: The Goblin Market. The noise of the eager goblin sellers is almost audible through the wonderful illustration, and of course, Tim narrowly avoids being taken for a fool (and a slave) by a little thief. Their encounter there ends with Tim, Occult (transformed into his feminine form, the anima to Occult’s animus, Rose), and Tim’s owl (once his yo-yo) each winning a prize from the goblin’s barrow as restitution. Prizes that, of course, come in useful–as these things must.
The path takes them through a river of blood next, prompting some interesting discussion of moon power from Rose, and a good deal of disgust from Tim. After a riddle game with the Maugys –which they win thanks to Rose’s goblin prize–they’re allowed to follow the path into the Hollow Hill, to the sleeping court of King Arthur.
We’ve already met Merlin in Book I, but here, Thomas of Erceldoun makes up (often bawdy, we’re led to believe, as he’s somewhat preoccupied) songs over his sleeping king, waiting for him to wake, because, “Things happen in threes. When a King sleeps, then a wizard must also sleep, and a minstrel, too.”
As they’re leaving the Hill, the path becomes too dark, and Tim is separated from the recently re-transformed Dr. Occult. He loses the path and staggers out the other end–only to immediately encounter Baba Yaga. He ends hanging upside down beside a very charming hare and hedgehog, and this time it’s Yo-Yo the Owl’s goblin prize that helps to free them all.
Baba Yaga herself is wonderful in this bit, riding around on her cauldron looking for herbs to make her prey taste better in a stew, fretting over her beautiful chicken-legged house. The balance of darkness and light-heartedness that makes Gaiman and Vess such a fabulous pair is magic, just here. Their ultimate escape only comes when Occult catches up with them–again, transformed into Rose–and threatens the witch with her true name.
And then, in perhaps the most telling episode, Tim and Rose meet with Queen Titania on the road, who takes them to her palace.
(To which question Tim replies, “… No.”)
Here Tim makes his second mistake, taking the key she tosses toward him as a gift before thinking. The key allows them to explore some of the other “worlds beyond reason” that are part of, alternate to, or rub up against Titania’s Faerie in the DC/Vertigo mythos and otherwise: Skartaris, Gemworld, The Dreaming, and Hell, for example.
Naturally, they escape Titania’s plot to keep Tim for her own through a technicality of Faerie Law (which, as we know, is the only way to escape, particularly if you break one rule, let alone two like our little hero) and Tim’s own prize from the goblin barrow. Even so, Titania’s parting words, for us alone, lead us to believe Tim will always be tied to Faerie in ways he can’t yet imagine.
One could argue that anyone who sets foot in the Summerlands ends that way, of course. But we’ll talk more about that next time, when I come back at you with a review of some of the spinoffs that continue in this vein: The Books of Faerie, which deal with Titania’s rise to power, and Auberon’s Tale, the same for her king.


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AMD presented all the artillery during the past Computex 2019 , but it seems that it still had several aces up its sleeve for this E3 2019. After unveiling the new Ryzen 3000 and its Navi Radeon 5000 graphics, now the company led by Lisa Su has presented its new top-end processor to hit Intel, as well as new details of what will be its new generation graphics to compete against Nvidia.
Both Sony and Microsoft and Google have announced that AMD and its RDNA architecture will be present on three of the great gaming platforms of the future. This is: PlayStation 5 , Stadia and Project Scarlett . A sweet moment that AMD wants to continue extending with the new products presented: the new AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, the first 16-core processor for gaming of the Ryzen series and the new Radeon RX 5700 XT , based on AMD Navi and with a capacity up to 9.75 TFLOPs for 449 dollars.
To get an idea, the AMD Threadripper has a TDP of 180W. Meanwhile, the counterpart of Intel, which requires motherboards and more advanced components, is at 165W. Taking into account these data is where the striking of the new AMD Ryzen 9 3950 X, the first processor of 16 cores of the Ryzen series for desk that despite increasing the number of cores maintains the TDP of the previous models and remains in a not inconsiderable 105W .
The AMD 3950X comes with 16 cores, 32 threads, a base frequency of 3.5GHz and a peak of 4.7GHz. We are facing a CPU with 72MB of cache , manufactured in 7 nanometers and that makes use of the new Zen 2 cores that offer a better performance of 15% compared to the previous generation.
AMD and its Ryzen 3000 want to spoil Intel the party that has enjoyed for years
But probably the most interesting thing about this new AMD 3950X is its size. We are facing a 16-core CPU but that is still compatible with the existing AM4 motherboards . The AMD X570 platform already accepts PCI Express 4.0, so it will not be necessary to change the board in order to use these new processors.