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KARACHI: Traders Thursday proposed to close markets at 9pm, while restaurants can be closed between 11pm to midnight in the port city.
They also shared the proposal in a meeting at the Karachi Commissioner’s Office, which was held to manage the energy crisis with a focus on restricting the opening and closing hours of markets and wedding halls in the metropolis.
Suggestion to close wholesale markets by 6pm was also given, while shopping centres and bazaars were proposed to put up the shutters by 9pm. Wedding halls and restaurants, meanwhile, were suggested to be closed from 11pm to midnight.
The city administration — in its bid to curb the energy crisis — proposed to close markets from 7pm to 9pm.
The traders suggested Sundays as a holiday and sought relief for market timings on Saturdays. They requested for cases not to be registered if there is a delay in the closure of markets after the administration’s prescribed hours.
They also demanded measures to improve the city’s traffic system. The simultaneous closure of markets and bazaars in Karachi will increase traffic pressure, they added.
Sindh Labour Minister Saeed Ghani said that business hours will be decided according to the majority opinion of the traders. He also said that implementation will be done on suggestions including the use of solar energy to deal with the energy crisis.
He added that Sindh has told the Centre that it will consult stakeholders on the closure of markets and other businesses in the port city.
“How will businesses function if there is no electricity for six to eight hours out of the 10 prescribed business hours?” Ghani said, sharing his concerns in line with traders.
Meanwhile, All Karachi Tajir Ittehad (AKTI) chairman Atiq Mir requested for a practical decision to be taken regarding the matter.
The meeting was attended by Karachi Commissioner Muhammad Iqbal Memon, provincial ministers including Labour Minister Saeed Ghani, Trade Minister Ikramullah Dharejo, Excise Minister Mukesh Chawla, Karachi Administrator Dr Saif-ur-Rehman, and representatives of the markets and wedding hall associations.
Last week, the federal government unveiled its energy conservation plan, according to which all the markets and restaurants were to be shut down at 8pm.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the wedding halls will be closed at 10pm.
The timings of the restaurants may be extended an hour or so, he added.
“If 20% of the workers are sent to work from home on a rotational basis, this will save Rs56 billion,” the minister further said.


Rainwater harvesting was the focus of my last blog. Today I want to get you thinking about water, and what it means for us in the UK.
Keen gardeners and allotment owners, are well aware of the issues with water. While a good bit of rain is great, a torrid downpour isn’t. As an allotmenteer myself, I’m fully aware of the impacts of both no rain, and too much rain in a single session.
As many of us know, global warming leads to adverse weather conditions. So far, it’s been a particularly cold January. Does that mean we are going to have a particularly hot summer? Or that we are going to have dry spells, followed by short heavy showers? We can not be sure at this point. What we can be sure of is that neither scenario would be a major surprise to those in the know.
Many parts of the UK are classed as water stress areas. Here are a few more facts to bear in mind:
- Less than 10 countries have 60per cent of the world’s available fresh water. The UK isn’t one of them.
- The area of the world stricken by drought has doubled since the ’70s. We can’t be next? Can we? I wonder how many high street retailers, and financial institutions have said the same recently?
- It takes 7 litres of water to make 1 litre of beer. Apparently, we drink a lot of the stuff, much of which is manufactured here in Britain.
I think that prompts the discussion for the need for rainwater harvesting, and/or reducing water usage.
With the housing market the way it is, many people are choosing to improve, rather than move. If this is you, then seriously consider rainwater harvesting.
Many people don’t realise that rainwater is soft water, and free from added chemicals. This means it is better for the garden, and also better for your mashing machine if you’re in a hard water area. Not only does it negate the need for water softeners, but for those who don’t use them, it’s likely to increase the life, and efficiency of your washing machine. It could save you approximately 25p per tablet per wash, and reduce your electricity bill, and carbon emissions. So even more reason to consider it.
If you would like me to answer questions on a specific project, then don’t hesitate to ask a question here, or e-mail me.
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Hokum Boys | Label: Yazoo 1051 | Format: LP | Genre: Blues | Condition: New / Sealed
The Hokum Boys "You Can't Get Enough of That Stuff" - Yazoo Records 180 gram limited edition Lp #1051. All tracks recorded in 1929. Cover art by Robert Crumb. Features; You can't get enough of that stuff / Gambler's Blues / Put your mind to it / Went to his head / We don't sell it here anymore / I was afraid of that #1 / Let me have It / Hokum Blues / Pat-A-Foot Blues / Only the blues / Selling that stuff / Ain't goin' that way / It's all gone now / I was afraid of that #2. New, sealed pressing.

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Most married couples file a joint tax return. However, there is no legal requirement that they do so. They can always elect to file separate returns. Moreover, if one spouse refuses to sign a joint return, there will be no alternative to filing separately.
As a general rule, when a married couple files a joint return each spouse is jointly and individually liable for the entire tax owed on the return. This means that either spouse can be required to pay the tax due, plus any interest, penalties and fines.
This is not the case if you’re married and file a separate return. In this event, you’ll be liable only for your return. You’ll avoid being personally responsible for your spouse’s taxes.
So, if you think your spouse is evading taxes, it might be a good idea to file separate returns.
However, filing separately has significant tax implications. Certain deductions will be cut in half for each spouse and others lost entirely. For example, filing separately results in a 50 percent reduction on each spouse’s return of what may be your most valuable deduction: the home mortgage interest deduction.
Home mortgage interest for a loan or loans totaling up to $1 million for the purchase of a main or second home is deductible as an itemized deduction. The $1 million limit applies if you’re married and file jointly, or are single filing separately. In addition, interest on up to $100,000 in home equity debt may be deducted. Thus, joint filers can deduct interest on up to $1.1 million in home mortgage debt.
However, the tax law says that the home mortgage interest deduction must be cut in half in the case of a married person filing an individual return — in other words, a married person filing separately can deduct the interest on a maximum of $600,000. The obvious purpose of the 50 percent reduction is to prevent married homeowners who file separately from each claiming a deduction on $1.1 million of mortgage debt, for a total of $2.2 million.
If each spouse’s name is on the mortgage and they each pay half the interest, they’ll each get 50 percent of the mortgage interest deduction on their separate return. In this event, there may not be much difference in their total tax liability than if they had filed jointly.
However, if only one spouse’s name is on the mortgage, the 50 percent reduction can be brutal. Faina Bronstein found this out the hard way. In 2007, she and her father-in-law purchased a home in Brooklyn together for $1.3 million. They jointly took out a $1 million mortgage. Faina lived in the home full time with her husband, and she paid the entire $50,000 interest on the mortgage herself.
Faina and her husband filed their 2007 taxes separately. On her separate return, she claimed the full $50,000 interest deduction for the home. Her husband took no mortgage interest deduction at all on his separate return.
Faina may not have followed the exact letter of the law, but she and her husband did not try to take a double mortgage interest deduction. Faina deducted no more than she could have if she and her husband had filed jointly.
Unfortunately, the IRS and U.S. Tax Court didn’t see things Faina’s way. They ruled that the tax law had to be read literally, and the 50 percent reduction applied in her case. As a result, she was limited to deducting interest on $500,000 of her mortgage debt. Her husband got no deduction at all because his name wasn’t on the mortgage and he didn’t pay any of the interest.
Had Faina stayed unmarried, she could have deducted her $50,000 interest on the whole $1 million mortgage. The 50 percent reduction in the mortgage interest deduction applies only to married people who choose to file separately, not singles who must file that way.

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Going for gold
Anyone in search of gold this summer should look no further than Canada's Yukon, the home of the famous Klondike Gold Rush.
After the discovery of huge deposits of gold in 1896 the rush to prospect for gold along the Klondike River began. Despite the arduous journey and difficult conditions it is thought that over the next three years around 100,000 attempted to make the journey to seek their fortune in the Klondike.
Nowadays the journey to the Klondike is less arduous, but the thrill of discovery is the same. You can still pan for gold on the shores of the river, but now you really visit to discover the beauty of this dramatic location.
You can explore historic Dawson City, at the heart of the Goldfields, experience the stunning views from the mountain passes of the Top of the World Highway, see wildlife such as eagles and bears, visit logging towns like Haines and discover First Nations culture in Carmacks.
Frontier Canada offers bespoke self-drive and escorted coach tours of the Yukon as well as canoe trips along the Yukon River. Visits to the Klondike are included, though discovery of gold is not guaranteed.
For more information, visit frontier-canada.co.uk.

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The effortlessly elegant Sian Phillips, now 90 years old, has been opening up about her life and marriage to Peter O’Toole on the eve of a new Welsh documentary celebrating her remarkable life and career. Her most notable role was in I, Claudius playing the murderous Empress Livia, but others such as playing Clementine Churchill and starring opposite Alec Guinness in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy are equally memorable.
What is extraordinary is that she had to put her career on hold for two decades since O’Toole could not cope with a successful working wife. Eventually his drinking drove her to the brink and she had an affair to force him to let her go. He never spoke to her again.
She was born 14 May 1933 and is a charming Sun Venus in Taurus with her Sun in a downbeat square to Saturn and her Venus square a showbizzy Mars Neptune in Virgo. Her Moon is probably Capricorn.
Her Sun Venus was conjunct O’Toole’s Ascendant so she was an asset for his image and it had the potential to be a positive bond. Her Moon may also have been on his Midheaven. Born 2 August 1932 12.20 am Leeds, England, he had a domestically-controlling Pluto on his IC in an unpredictable square to a 12th house Uranus. He had a New Moon in Leo in his 4th opposition a 10th house Saturn making him rigid in his attitudes as he battled self-doubt, which no doubt contributed to his drinking. His rages were evidently volcanic.
He sounds a touch like Paul Newman who had an Aquarius Sun square a 10th house Saturn and who also pulled his talented wife Joanne Woodward back from the career she might have had.
Sian Phillips relationship chart with O’Toole had a prominent composite Mars opposition Saturn which occurs in relationships where only one partner is allowed to be assertive and have an identity. The other has to submit causing festering resentment. Similarly Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s relationship chart had a composite Mars Saturn square. Both these relationships also had yods, bringing a fated/meant quality to the connection.
Sian Phillips went on to marry Robin Sachs, 5 February 1951, who was 19 years younger and it lasted for a decade. His Aquarius Sun was conjunct her Saturn with his Pluto in opposition – so a tough match. His Pluto was also square her Sun. She said later that marriage was not her thing and she had been hasty rushing into it.
Looking back she said she was scared of O’Toole but would probably do it again if she had the chance.
A lovely, talented actress with presence.

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One of the most puzzling aspects of Inmarsat’s Q2 results was the revelation that while it has now activated over 30K ISatPhone Pro handsets (as of early August), and sold at least 15K handsets to distributors during the second quarter, land voice revenue in the quarter was only $3.3M, down 17.5% on the corresponding period in 2010. While the decline in overall revenue appears to be largely due to reduced BGAN voice usage in Afghanistan, service revenues from the ISatPhone Pro still appear to be pretty minimal, presumably less than $1M in the quarter, and Inmarsat admitted that the revenue “is still lagging where we would like it to be”.
I’m told that the reason for this discrepancy is that Inmarsat has sold nearly 10,000 phones in China over the last year, which come pre-activated with a 10 minute prepaid card, valid for 2 years. That explains why Inmarsat is now claiming to have achieved a one third share of new activations, although it still appears to be trailing Iridium in overall handset sales (Iridium added 17K net new commercial voice subscribers in the second quarter).
Of course, the booked service revenue from these ISatPhone Pro sales in China is well under $1 per month, which clearly has a dramatic impact on Inmarsat’s overall handheld ARPU. As a result, if the Chinese market continues to be a major driver of sales for the ISatPhone Pro, it will make it even harder for Inmarsat to come close to gaining 10% of the handheld market in revenue terms by the end of 2012. Indeed the challenge that Inmarsat faces in “break[ing] into the heavy-spending larger customers where there is a long-established provider in place” is amply demonstrated by the fact that apparently journalists don’t even know what an ISatPhone Pro handset looks like.


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JUSTIN GILLETTE AND KYLA BERENDZEN ARE THE WINNERS IN THE 52nd ANNUAL HEART OF AMERICA MARATHON RUN ON THE SECOND COOLEST LABOR DAY HOA
September 5, 2011
Let's talk about the weather first since it was a matter of discussion as to whether or not Labor Day, 2011, was the coolest day we had ever had for HOA. It was not, but it was close. Of the 44 Labor Day HOAs (there were eight October HOAs in the ‘80's) only seven of those had at least one temperature reading in the 50's. In 1974 the temp at 6:00 am was 55, this year it was 53, at 7:00 and 8:00, both years it was 53 and 54, respectively. However, the '11 temp at 9:00 was 58, while in '74 it remained at 54. The reading was up to 61 this year at 10:00, but in '74 it had dropped to 53. The humidity went from 89% down to 72% by 10 this year, whereas in '74 it went up from 83% to 90. The big difference was the cloud cover: 100% in '74, none in '11. The bright sun this year made a significant difference. That was coupled with a brisk wind out of the north and northeast (7-16MPH) making a strong headwind all the way back from Easley. In '74 wind speeds were only from 7 to 9 MPH. Regardless of any this Labor Day, 2011 was a welcome respite from the prolonged heat of the summer. It was mid-90's just two days before Labor Day.
In comparing 1974 with 2011 we can see how HOA (as with all other marathons) has evolved over the years as a “people's” marathon. In'74 there were 67 finishers with a median time of 3:23:20 and 22 runners (33%) under 3:00. This year the median time was 4:35:18 and only four runners under 3:00, but there were 209 finishers. Other than HOA 1 and HOA 3, the median time went over 4:00:00 for the first time in 1997 and has been well over 4:00 ever since. In '74 there were only two female finishers, this year 43.
JUSTIN GILLETTE came in from Goshen, IN to handily win the 52nd Annual HOA. Justin is a friend of Joe and Amy Company having been classmates with them at Goshen College. Amy told us that Justin was a 2;35 marathoner, but she didn't know how fit he was for HOA. Well, we found out as soon as the 6:00 am starter's gun went off. Gillette was off to an immediate lead and was never threatened, being up by 1:52 at three miles with the gap increasing at each 3-mile split to the final 9:08 margin of victory. Gillette has the 20th fastest time in the history of HOA. His was the fastest time since the 2:35:30 of Ron Chisolm in 1999. Interestingly, only five of those twenty fast times occurred in those cool October days in the 80s.
The battle for second was much the same as the contest for first, although JOSH GROTZINGER, a HS math teacher and distance coach, at California, MO, didn't take command of second until shortly before the six-mile Shelter Insurance mile sign. At that point he was one second ahead of MICHAEL MARTIN from New Freedom, PA. and two seconds in front of SCOTT OGAN, Lawrence, KS. In the meantime THOMAS DEVER, Terre Haute, IN, was cruising along in fifth place some two minutes behind that group of three. Grotzinger was up by over a minute by nine miles and gradually stretched it out to a final gap of 7:11 over third place which went to Dever, age 54. Dever had negative splits of 1:27:50 and 1:25:28 as he overtook Ogan shortly before mile 21 and Martin going up the hill leading to mile 24. Dever not only set an age-54 record; his mark is also the best 50-59 going under the 2:54:40 time set by the legendary Alex Ratelle way back in 1975. First Columbian, finishing 6th, was CTC's TOM MAY in his 5th HOA. His 3:03:45 was only a little over a minute off the 3:02+ he ran twice, one of those being 16 years ago at age 29.
The women's race unfolded much like the men's. KYLA BERENDZEN was in front at the gun and was up by 20 seconds at three miles over JULIE BERGFELD who kept Berendzen in sight for the first 12 miles or so, ranging about a minute behind. By 15 miles Berendzen was ahead by 3:33 and increased her advantage to 5:04 at 7th and Broadway. Berendzen had a third-place finish, at age 19, in the 2009 50th HOA with a time of 3:21:46. That was when she ran the final 2 miles, 385 yards in 15:45, faster than all the women and most of the men. This year she was 15:57 over that stretch, having expended a little more energy over the first 24 miles. Now, at age 21, she set an age-21 record, way under Sarah Grosse's 4:09:17 from 2009. Further, her 3:10:25 is the eighth fastest time for a woman. Her first half split is also eighth fastest while her second half split is the sixth fastest, for women, in the history of HOA. Berendzen has worn the Vibram five-finger (why not five-toed?) shoe for a year or so and says she is now free of foot problems compared to her experience without the shoes.
Julie Bergfeld ran HOA in 1992 at age 25, winning the women's portion at 3:23:39. Now she is back with a 3:15:29 PB setting an age-44 record. That time is the 10th fastest all-time for a female finisher. STACEY SLOVER, finishing fourth this year, had the old mark of 3:28:47, set last year. This year Slover was only 12 seconds slower. Bergfeld also has the all-time best performance by a 40+ female, going under the previous best of 3:18:12 belonging to Andrea Fischer from 2009. Bergfeld ran occasionally with the “noon” group, Hessler, Londeree, Lewis, Hicks, etc., in the early 90's. Dick Hessler says she was an intense runner refusing to let the guys get ahead of her in these ostensible moderate workouts. If he got a foot ahead of her she would ramp it up so that the moderate, became intense. So it was in 2011, but, at age 44, she couldn't quite stay with the 21-year-old kid in front of her.
Slover finished fourth this year running behind ANNIE LAPERLE, who came down from Brossard, Quebec, Canada to run HOA. Laperle followed Slover for 15 miles, then went by to finish third by a 4:15 margin. She had negative splits of 1:43:28 and 1:41:15. The fifth and sixth place finishers also had negative splits. JORDAN LAROSE, of Columbia, was 1:49:47 and 1:47:16, while JESSSICA FORSYTH, from Frisco, TX was 1:54:02 and 1:44:15, almost ten minutes faster over the second half. She was in 76th place at halfway which means she passed half the runners, male & female, in the last half.
PHIL SCHAEFER got the age 58 record, lowering the mark of 3:30:55 set by Don Johnson in 1986. Johnson had many of the age 50s and 60s records. This is the last one to fall. Schaefer has run HOA nine times; his first was in 1994. Now at age 58 he not only sets a record, but he also gets a personal best at 3:15:49, his previous best being the 3:16:49 he achieved when he was a mere 54. Not many runners get an HOA PB in their ninth race. Schaefer had negative splits: 1:39:00 and 1:36:49. He will need a substantial PB next year to get the age-59 record of 3:09:31 set in 1988 by Bob Dolphin of CTC's Yakima, WA branch.
DAVE DOBKOWSKI ran his 25th HOA equaling the line of 25 strung out by Lou Fritz, all consecutively. Dobkowski's first HOA was in 1984 at age 26 when he ran a 2:55:34. He missed ‘86 and '87, then ran 17 in a row, missed '05, now has six straight and, presumably, still going. Fritz first ran HOA in 1965 at age 22, with a 3:00:37 (only one of three over 3:00:00) retiring from HOA in 1989 with a 2:57:34. Dobkowski's times range from 2:45:17 in'97 to 3:42:05, this year. While Fritz averaged 2:50:39 over his 25 HOAs, he never won, finishing second twice. However, Dobkowski won HOA four times: '90, '94, ‘95 and '97 and finished second thrice. Both men won the age 40-49 title four times; Fritz was second three times, while Dobkowski was third three times. The two were in the same HOA four times, with Dobkowski finishing ahead of Fritz three of those times. However, it should be noted the former was in his 20's or 30's then while the latter was in his 40's. Dobkowski, by the way, is the only person to have run both the 25th Annual HOA and the 50th. So, on to the 75th!
STEVE YOUNG, Jefferson City, ran his 17th HOA and his seventh age group title: one age 40-49, three age 50-59 and now three 60+. His partner, DEBE JAJKO, has run four HOAs, placing first each time, 50-59, and has the age 53, 54, and 55 female age records.
MARY ELLEN BRADSHAW, running her seventh HOA, has now finished more HOAs than any other female. These seven have all been consecutive. The first six featured an HOA PB for each of the six. This year Bradshaw was going after seven PBs in a row. She came close with her 4:03:43 second only to her PB 4:01:47 from 2010. So, she, Jerry Kokesh and CTC's Dick Madsen, are the only three people who can claim six straight HOA PBs. For Bradshaw to start another string of PBs will be most difficult, but maybe not if she can break that four-hour barrier. She also got first place, age 35-39.
TOM MOORE was a CTC member back in the late 70's and early 80's. He ran HOA three times, first as an 18-year-old, then last in 1982 with his 3:12:32 PB. Now, 29 years later, he is back as a 53-year-old, living in Greenwood, MO.
CURTIS WORKMAN of Villa Ridge, MO wore bib #51 recognizing HOA as his 51st marathon in a series of 52 he is running in a 12 month period. His organization is “Marathon with a Mission,” a fund-raising and good works group looking after the needs of inner-city children by use of running programs.
It was good to have MATT and WHITNEY DREIER back. It is the first time the two of them have run in the same HOA. Matt ran '04,'05,'06 and Whitney '09. They represented the State of New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment, quite well. Matt picked off second, age 35-39, while Whitney got third, 25-29.
KEVIN GUEST, Rea, MO was the winner of the Dave Schulte Award for Improved Performance, bettering his 2010 time of 3:52:58 by 20:49 (8.9%). Guest has run HOA eleven times and has actually bettered his 2011 time of 3:32:09 four times with a PB of 3:11:48 in 1999. With the Schulte Award format we consider the current year performance in comparison with the previous year if that previous year mark was sub-5:00:00. KRIS KOELLER, Hull, IL, came close to winning the award. He had 3:30:03 this year compared to 3:49:05, last year, his first HOA, a difference of 19:02 (8.3%). TOM DETORE, Lenexa, KS, the Schulte Award winner for 2009, has now run 329 marathons, including seven HOAs.
There were 209 finishers, the third most ever. It seems the record number of finishers, 278, in 2009, the 50th annual, was the catalyst to more than 200 finishers in '10 and'11. Before that the most ever was the 178 in 1978. In '78 there were 21 sub-3:00, the median time was 3:44:30, and there were only four females. Again, the marathon has changed.
The volunteers, once again, were magnificent, some 120 of them. We were glad to have two new groups helping with the aid stations. Rock Bridge cross country runners took care of three stations and the MU Running Club handled two. Thanks to them and to all of you; many of you have volunteered multiple times over the years.
|AGE GROUP AWARD WINNERS|
|1 Scott Ogan||Lawrence, KS||3:01:42||1 Kyla Berendzen||Columbia, MO||3:10:25|
|2 Jack Cherewatti||Amherst, MA||3:12:42||2 Leah Bowring||Columbia, MO||4:20:19|
|3 Steven Mankofsky||Columbia, MO||3:36:47||3 Michelle Ebberts||Columbia, MO||4:44:17|
|1 Justin Gillette||Goshen, IN||2:36:59||1 Jessica Forsyth||Frisco, TX||3:38:26|
|2 Josh Grotzinger||Rocheport, MO||2:46:07||2 Mindy Coolman||Columbia, MO||3:45:56|
|3 Paul Chicoineau||St. Louis, MO||3:06:38||3 Whitney Dreier||Los Alamos, NM||3:48:17|
|1 Aaron Norman||Oak Grove, MO||3:08:32||1 Annie Laperle||Kansas City, MO||3:24:43|
|2 Kevin McCullough||El Dorado Springs,MO||3:22:21||2 Jordan Derose||Columbia, MO||3:37:03|
|3 Eric Tripp||Willow Springs, MO||3:23:26||3 M. Barquero-Molina||Columbia, MO||3:40:13|
|1 Dan Stafford||Ballwin, MO||3:15:33||1Mary Ellen Bradshaw||Columbia,MO||4:03:43|
|2 Matt Dreier||Los Alamos, NM||3:18:18||2 Erica Carper||Prairie Village KS||4:40:46|
|3 Casey Prosise||Nashville, IL||3:26:02||3 Laura Raeder||Sioux, SD||5:00:27|
|1 Michael Martin||New Freedom, PA||2:56:34||1 Julie Bergfeld||St. Louis, MO||3:15:29|
|2 Andy Emerson||Columbia, MO||3:15:23||2 Stephanie Teague||Fenton, MO||4:19:38|
|3 James Steimel||Aurora, IL||3:17:38||3 Michelle Walker||Newburgh, IN||4:21:27|
|1 Tom May||Columbia, MO||3:03:45||1 Stacey Slover||Kansas City, MO||3:28:59|
|2 Bill Kotaska||St. Louis, MO||3:16:52||2 Becky Bond||Columbia, MO||3:56:49|
|3 Gary Mundhenke||Kansas City, MO||3:24:18||3 Jennifer Boyd||Robertsville, MO||3:59:23|
|1 Thomas Dever||Terre Haute, IN||2:53:18||1 Nancy Morehead||Pleasanton, CA||4:06:10|
|2 Alan Krenzelok||Jonesboro, AR||3:31:06||2 Karen Backes||Jefferson City,MO||4:29:06|
|3 David Wilke||Florissant, MO||3:33:44||3 Diana Bibeau||Hermitage, TN||4:50:05|
|1 Philip Schaefer||Columbia, MO||3:15:49||1 Debe Jajko||Jefferson City, MO||3:55:02|
|2 Gary Fuerst||Fenton, MO||3:41:18||2 Holly Mruz||Jacksonville, FL||5:16:19|
|3 Jim Gunderson||St. Charles, MO||3:48:30|
|1 Steve Young||Jefferson City, MO||3:56:42|
|2 John Leonhart||Urbandale, IA||4:01:30|
|3 Eddie Lee||Sylva, NC||4:17:21|

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Traditional sources of financing business such as bank loans pose a challenge to small and medium businesses. In particular, innovative, new, and fast growing enterprises with higher risk profiles can’t get the funds they need from conventional sources. The same is the case for firms in transition like those in the process of changing ownership or control.
Every business needs funding at different stages such as when starting, embarking on a new project, during expansion or when finding its footing following losses. External financing in the form of just right loans is the most suitable means of achieving these objectives. In fact, external financing is essential to start, meet operating expenses such as payroll and inventory, and to grow the business.
Challenges of obtaining a bank loan for enterprises
Financing is a major hurdle facing most enterprises. Yet, many entrepreneurs are intimidated by the prospect of obtaining funds from the traditional sources, especially the banks. This is because these institutions set high lending standards which few enterprises can meet.
The situation is such that it is difficult for small businesses to find, request for, and obtain financing. Most financial experts think that this problem stems from the fact that most enterprises don’t take time to prepare for the process. They say that the issues around bank loans can be sorted out through due diligence.
This means that entrepreneurs looking to obtain external financing must have all the necessary documents needed by the lenders. This may work for established business. However, the problem remains for innovative, newer, and fast growing enterprises with higher risk profiles.
Alternative sources of Entrepreneurship Financing
To overcome the challenge of obtaining financing from conventional sources, many entrepreneurs are exploring new approaches to funding. This means that the most successful entrepreneurs are the ones who think outside the box. They think creatively about what they have to offer and also how to secure funding.
They know relationships are the key to securing funding, so the develop quality networks. Their approach is to sell themselves, more than what they have to offer, to secure all alternative sources of financing. Also, they remain open minded and never rule out any approach.
Some of the top new approaches include-
The most successful entrepreneurs use their own resources to start the business. They save money over time and grow a fund they can use to start the venture. They also know that no investor will finance a deal where the entrepreneur has no financial stake in it. Personal financing is necessary to get the idea off the ground.
Personal credit lines
Credit cards come to the rescue of many small businesses. They are easy to get because they don’t need a lot of credit history. In fact, there are many startups that have used this approach. The main benefit is that the entrepreneur retains complete control and ownership while meeting the minimum payments.
The Investment Retirement Account monies and 401k’s are among the most accessible alternative financing sources for new businesses today. An entrepreneur can easily find many people willing to loan them money from their funds for the right terms. However, the entrepreneur must sell themselves and their idea to the lenders.
There are private lenders and non-profit organizations that offer small business loans. These can be useful to entrepreneurs who can’t qualify for bank loans. Also, they are suitable for micro business.
Online lenders are useful for entrepreneurs who lack collateral, need financing quickly and lack a track record.
The internet has revolutionized the way many things are done including business funding. Now entrepreneurs can find a group of likeminded people who can back their businesses through small contributions. This approach is evolving beyond non-profits and will soon include small equity investments.
Peer to peer financing
In this approach, a group of peers comes together to help each other financially. This approach can be used for a wide variety of financial needs. Entrepreneurs can use it to find successful peers willing to finance them.
In this approach, the entrepreneur talks the manufacturers and suppliers of goods and services into deferring their payments until the products are sold. This can lead to an extension of payment terms to a duration of months or longer. However, this depends on the entrepreneur’s creditworthiness and payment of additional fees.
Purchase order financing
Purchase order financing firms enable new businesses to overcome scaling problems. Most startups are unable to accept large orders because of lack of funds to make and deliver the products. Purchase order financing firms provide the needed amounts of cash directly to the suppliers. This enables the deal to be closed, and profit to accrue to the new business.
This approach is similar to purchase order financing. The difference is that the funds are provided to cover unpaid balances not yet due or received from clients. This approach is useful for high volume new business beginning to scale up. It provides the funds on the sales immediately instead of waiting for payment which can stretch from 30 -60 days or longer.
Family and friends
Many successful entrepreneurs tap into this resource. Usually, the commitments are positioned in writing as bridge loans or promissory notes. These can be converted to equity at a rate decided by other investors later on.
Every business needs funding at various stages such as when starting, embarking on a new project, during expansion or when finding its footing following losses. External financing in the form of loans is the most suitable means of achieving these objectives.
Yet, traditional lending institutions have set high lending standards which few enterprises can meet. To overcome this challenge of obtaining financing from conventional sources, many entrepreneurs are exploring new approaches to funding.
They think creatively about what they have to offer and also how to secure funding. Their approach is to sell themselves, more than what they have to offer, to secure all alternative sources of financing. Also, they remain open minded and never rule out any approach.
5 Mistakes to Avoid While Buying Study Tables Online
Study tables are a necessity in almost every household, office space, public places, etc., where one might just like to relax and read or avidly work on a given project or assignment. Let’s face it, completing tasks within a given deadline is a lot more distracting without a study table present. Sitting for hours on the bed with your laptop on your thighs or reading books casually might lead to back injuries and eyesight complications in the future. Hence it is best to have a proper study table to complete all your tasks and have a comfortable experience. These days, almost all customers have shifted to purchasing study tables online instead of going to stores because it saves a lot of time and money. However, while purchasing furniture online, there are a few mistakes which all buyers must avoid in order to invest correctly and have a commendable consumer experience:-
- Ignoring the brand name and price value:– It is really easy to go for furniture which is cheap and the description on the products is very promising. However, do not be fooled by such elevated claims these unknown brands make, because in their mission to sell duplicates of popular brands, they will create a divine image about their product and will rob you off your money. To be on the safe side, it is important to visit sites which are popular and there is good feedback about the purchases made. Try purchasing from brands which have both online stores and shops in the city. Better be safe than sorry.
- Impulsive purchasing:- Decisions made on an impulse almost never favour a person’s luck. While purchasing study tables, it is important to consider all possible loopholes that might be associated with it. Take your time to think and make a choice which will complement the area surrounding the study table and also will be durable. Don’t make an investment blunder.
- Ignoring the compatibility:– If you want to buy coffee table online or a study table, the surroundings it is going to be placed in must be carefully estimated. For instance, taking proper measurements of the area in which the table will be placed as well as the measurement of the door through which the product will be brought in must be accurate. It is suggested that you find a delivery service which places the table in its right place to avoid future complications.
- Not settling the place prior to the arrival of the table:– It is imperative that the necessary documents, books, copies, electronic devices, decor, etc., must be assembled in order prior to the arrival of the study table. That way, a lot of time will be saved and the table will be ready to use sooner. Keep a tab on the return policy from the brand you are ordering your study table from.
- Not surfing varieties:- Another major mistake buyers commit is not viewing varieties prior to purchasing a study table. It is more feasible if you surf through the different styles and varieties that these study tables are available in before impulsively investing in one. There are several styles that might suit your preferences like a bed study table, height adjusting table, a study table that can be folded and a light and shade one.
So if you are planning on purchasing a study table or a coffee table online, make sure to avoid these common mistakes to make a sound investment on your purchase and have a pleasant consumer experience.
The Importance and Usefulness of Medical Posters in Research
The results of scientific work and research projects in the medical field can be disclosed in a variety of ways. Along with the scientific article and the oral presentation, medical poster presentations are one of the most important and most common communication formats among researchers in the medical field. The medical poster is a graphic summary of a previous research whose composition consists of a short title; an introduction to the hypothesis: an overview of the experimental approach; the most interesting results, and a discussion about the results obtained. It is also important to include a list of the relevant articles used during research. And, when there is still room available, it is worth to mention the persons or institutions that have contributed to the work by giving funding or technical assistance.
Why are medical poster presentations relevant?
Medical posters are an alternative to oral presentations because they offer the opportunity to present research projects or papers that cannot be presented orally for various reasons – for example, if the author resides in a country other than that of the conference venue. Plus, they help to achieve the ultimate goal of all communication in a scientific congress: the transmission of a message by the author and its capture by the audience. This is possible because medical posters allow the attendees to analyze research results at a speed that matches their knowledge and skills, and also because it is easier to remember images – especially if you have time to look at them carefully – than to remember the content of an oral presentation.
In the medical field, posters are a form of communication with great potential because they enable the concise, clear and permanent transmission of their content, without the time restrictions imposed by oral conferences. Medical posters offer the possibility of establishing direct communication with the author(s) of the poster promotes the one-to-one exchange of opinions with a tranquillity that is difficult to achieve in the context of a large-scale conference. E- poster platforms such as https://www.postersessiononline.com/ have virtual galleries where the delegates have access to all the posters and they can interact in the same way they did during the congress, contacting the author, downloading the poster and even starting a discussion in the forum.
On the other hand, an additional advantage of medical posters is that the author does not have to prove his erudition and the presentation does not become a difficult oral examination, which is especially important when research is presented in a language other than mother tongue. It also allows doctors who find it difficult to overcome the pressure of an oral presentation to expose the results of their work.
How is the ideal medical poster?
The design of the poster is important both to attract the interest of people who visit the room where the poster is displayed and to comprehend in a very short time the most relevant aspects of our work. The reading of the poster -and the subsequent understanding of the content should take less than 10 minutes. A poster must be visually attractive and that is why it is important not only to know how to combine colors, letters, images and graphics, but also that it does not contain too much written information: the maximum recommended is 800 words. Therefore, the information should be synthesized so that, in a few minutes, the attendees have a clear idea of the objective and result of the research that they are reading. In this regard, a well-designed medical poster must satisfy the following criteria: Visual appeal, personality, aesthetic balance, clarity in the explanation of ideas, quick understanding of the hierarchy and distribution of the parts, synthesis and rigor.
You also have to take into account the font and size that is used, as some are too complicated to read. Times New Roman, for example, is often used in written texts but is not suitable for a poster as it is difficult to see and read from a distance. The color chosen for our poster is also important. Do not use colours that are too light on a light background or dark colours on a dark background. It is also advisable to avoid loud colours. Another common mistake is to plague the poster with too much information. Don’t forget that the medical poster is not an article in large print. Try to reduce the text and use more graphic resources such as tables, figures or images.
Karatbars Becomes One of “10 Blockchain Companies To Watch In 2019” according to Forbes
Stuttgart, June 06, 2019 – America’s most prominent business magazine Forbes places The Karatbars group around Dr. h.c. Harald Seiz in a new list of the “10 Blockchain Companies To Watch In 2019“. Joresa Bount’s article presents a “deeper look at the technologies, founders, and companies that are emerging in the industry (…) The teams of these innovative blockchain startups are global, cutting-edge, and typically include early blockchain adopters as founders.”
Ms. Bount asserts that “This list showcases 10 companies working to make blockchain more accessible, prominent and mainstream. (…) Each offers something unique with the potential to disrupt traditional industries as well as gain support from legitimate entities.”
“Based in Germany, Karatbars International GmbH is the developer of KaratGold Coin and a robust gold-linked ecosystem of cross-border blockchain solutions. Their latest product, the IMpulse K1 Smartphone, is the first phone using Voice Over Blockchain Protocol (VOPB). Currently, KaratGold allows consumers to trade or purchase gold on more than 500,000 acceptance points worldwide. With all of the recent talk about Bitcoin versus gold, this company provides the best of both worlds,” the article says.
Karatbars CEO and Founder, Dr. h.c. Harald Seiz states that “the Forbes contribution and inclusion in such a list is a great honor for us. The article shows the full diversity of the blockchain universe – and we are proud to be listed in this series due to our two crypto-currency innovations, including a link to gold, and the blockchain smartphone IMpulse K1.” “Cryptocurrencies and blockchain are on everyone’s lips. But cryptocurrencies are not only relevant as an investment object, the underlying blockchain can revolutionize all our workflows and business processes – even outside of finance. That’s what we and the other nine companies exposed by Forbes are working on every day,” he continues.
“In order to strengthen our marketing activities in this area, we have now entered into a cooperation with the most well-known crypto-influencer, John McAfee. Hardly anyone else covers the market as well – and critically – as he does and so we are pleased about the collaboration on our cryptocurrency KaratGold Coin (KBC),” Seiz tells. “Warning: I work with this company. However, KBC coin is linked to gold in a way that downside is limited, while the upside is unlimited. (…) For me, it is simply a way to protect against the crypto markets’ volatility. I only work for companies I believe in,” McAfee shared on his Twitter.
More Information about Karatbars
Karatbars International GmbH was established in 2011 with its main office in Stuttgart. The CEO and founder Dr. h.c. Harald Seiz is active all around the world. He offers a vast number of goods and services around the real value gold and blockchain solutions. In fact, these are the distribution of small gold bars, cash gold – the substitute of conventional currencies – and two cryptocurrencies, the Karatgold Coin and KaratCoinBank Coin. In October 2019 Karatbars the Voice-Over-Blockchain Protocol Smartphone IMpulse K1-Phone will be launched. The device provides highly secure data transmission via blockchain and end-to-end encryption. The company is now the front runner at the market of innovative gold products. It has more than 600 000 affiliates in more than 120 countries with the annual turnover reaching 100 million euros.
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“There is a well-established correlation between standard of living and population growth. The higher the standard of living (and hence the more food produced locally) the lower the birth rate.”
This is true, but only in places where the country has traversed the “demographic trap” and gotten through the growth phase of the population dynamics (see an introductory ecology textbook for more info).
Further you claim:
“This flies in the face of your contention that population growth is tied to food production.”
No, actually it doesn’t. What I am talking about is the fact that if you add food to any system occupied by animals, any animals (humans are animals), you will get an increasing population size (again, see and introductory ecology textbook for more info).
Finally, you suggest:
“Taking this down to the microcosm – when you see a picture of people starving in Ethiopia, what is ALWAYS in the picture? A LOT of infants and children. They’re not producing any food, but . . . .”
“But” indeed! Where do you think those people are coming from? Are they being molded out of dirt? Are they eating stones to make babies?
Have you not seen the images of the UN workers spreading food among hungry crowds? Have you not seen Sally Struthers asking us to support children that are starving by sending money (food) to them? They cannot produce enough food because they are exceeding their local carrying capacity — the land cannot support that many animals. It wouldn’t matter if they were elephants, rats, beetles, or humans. If we send more resources, we will have more animals.
Do you remember this passage from Ishmael?
“We increase food production in the U.S. tremendously every year, but our population growth is relatively slight. On the other hand, population growth is steepest in countries with poor agricultural production. This seems to contradict your corre-lation of food production with population growth.”
[Ishmael] shook his head in mild disgust. “The phenomenon as it’s observed is this: ‘Every increase in food production to feed an increased population is answered by another increase in population.’ This says nothing about where these increases occur.”
“I don’t get it.”
“An increase in food production in Nebraska doesn’t necessarily produce a population increase in Nebraska. It may produce a population increase somewhere in India or Africa.”
“I still don’t get it.”
“Every increase in food production is answered by an increase in population somewhere. In other words, someone is consuming Nebraska’s surpluses — and if they weren’t, Nebraska’s farmers would stop producing those surpluses, pronto.”
“True,” I said, and spent a few moments in thought. “Are you suggesting that First World farmers are fueling the Third World population explosion?”
“Ultimately,” he said, “who else is there to fuel it?”

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Book Review Creature Comforts.

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- Location: Guildford Cathedral
- Address: Stag Hill, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7UP
- Start date: 24th March 2022
- End date: 03rd April 2022
- Times: Varies
- Entry fee: Free
West Surrey Artists are a group from the Woking area who paint and exhibit together. The group displays a wide variety of subject matter, techniques and styles from contemporary to traditional in all painting media; watercolours, oils, acrylics, mixed media and silk painting.
The exhibition is free to visit and work will be for sale.
Image ‘Wild Yellow Meadow’ by Bara Aylwyn


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Zee Business Stock, Trading Guide: Domestic stock markets continued their losing streak on Tuesday witnessing their fifth straight loss. However, the loss was marginal, unlike what has been happening over the last four trading sessions. The BSE Sensex ended at 57,107.52, down by 37.70 points or 0.07 per cent. Meanwhile, the Nifty50 ended at 17007.40, down by 8.90 or 0.05 per cent.
Indian markets opened on a positive note taking cues from Dow 30 futures only to concede the advantages as the trading session progressed.
In the 30-share Sensex, 18 stocks were trading in the green at the closing time while the remaining 12 were in the red. As for the 50-share Nifty50 index, 28 shares advanced while 22 declined at the closing time.
Out of the 15 sectoral indices, 9 closed positively. Nifty Oil & Gas (1.13 per cent) was the biggest gainer followed by Nifty IT and Nifty Pharma, which were up nearly 1 per cent from the Monday closing levels.
Nifty Bank fell by over 250 points or 0.7 per cent to settle at 38359.15. Nifty Metal (0.86) and Nifty Financial Services (0.80) were among other top losers.
There was stock specific action in broader markets with Nifty Mid Cap 50, Nifty Mid Cap 100 and Nifty Small Cap 100 ending in the green.
Things to watch out for when markets reopen on Wednesday:
1) RBI Monetary Policy: The all important Reserve Bank of India Monetary Policy Committee meeting begins tomorrow. The three-day meeting will be followed by the announcements by Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday. The Central Bank is expected to increase rates by 50 bps.
2) Rupee Vs Dollar: Indian rupee broke its four-day losing streak on Tuesday and settled 14 paise higher at 81.53 against the US dollar, PTI reported. It opened strongly only to later give its early gains. The local unit opened at 81.45 against the greenback. It witnessed an intra-day high of 81.30 and a low of 81.64 during the session. “The focus will be on the durable goods and consumer confidence numbers that will be released from the US. We expect the USD/INR(Spot) to trade sideways and quote in the range of 81.20 and 81.80,” the report said quoting Gaurang Somaiya, Forex & Bullion Analyst, Motilal Oswal Financial Services said. Rupee has lost 193 paise against the American dollar over the previous four sessions, the report said.
3) US Markets: Wall Street was buzzing with activity with top indices trading in the green at the time of filing of the story. Dow 30 was trading at DOW 30 was trading at 29,288.80, up by 27.99 points or 0.10 per cent. Meanwhile, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were also up by 0.28 per cent and 0.72 per cent around this time. Gold and Silver were also trading positively on Comex. Today’s closing along with Dow 30 Futures on Wednesday could determine how markets open tomorrow.
4) Anil Singhvi Strategy: Nifty50 will find its support at 16800-16900 while resistance at 17200-17325. As for Bank Nifty, support is at 37950-38050. A downside of another 300-400 points will open if the index breaches 37950, the Managing Editor said. There is a strong resistance at 39000, he added. He expects volatility to continue for the next 2-3 trading sessions because of monthly expiry.
5) Foreign Institional Investors (FIIs) sold Indian equities worth Rs 2823.96 cr while the Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought shares worth Rs 3504.76 cr.
6) Securities in Ban For Trade Date 28 September, 2022: Vodafone Idea and Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL)
7) Bulk Deals: Anant Aggarwal bought 1,20,000 shares of Annapurna Swadisht Ltd at Rs 122.16 per share. The same company sold 6,000 shares at Rs 123.97 per share. SS Corporate Securities Limited Sold 2,00,000 shares at Rs 120.06 per share. Trishakti Power Holdings Private Limited Bought 1,04,000 shares at Rs 114 apiece. Among other stocks that witnessed Bulk Deal action included Bharat Gears, Varanium Cloud Limited and Embassy Office Parks REIT. There could be stock specific action, so investors must watch out for them.
8) The market is now into an uncertain territory amid strengthening Dollar and weakening rupee, market Expert Shrikant Chouhan of Kotak Securities told Zee Business. It would take some time for markets to become stable, he said. He said that the market is oversold and may see a rebound. His stock to buy is Axis Bank for a price target of Rs 800 and a stop loss of Rs 715. His view on this stock is for positional term.
9) Stock Market Expert Nilesh Jain said that the markets remain oversold and may see a bounceback soon. He recommends a strategy for investors on Nifty50 and Nifty Bank. Nifty has support between 16850 and 16940. He sees resistance between 17150 and 17200. He expects a pullback of 200 points in the near term. On breaching 17360 an upside between 17700 and 17800 will open. Jain, who is Assistant Vice President, Derivative and Technical Research at Centrum Broking sees immediate support on Nifty Bank at 3790. If this is breached downwards, an 800 point downside will open, he added. The resistance is een at 38700-39000.
10) Stocks to Buy: Jain recommends Cipla and Larsen & Toubro Infotech shares for targets of Rs 1130-1150 and Rs 4600-4650 respectively. The stop loss are Rs 1080 (Cipla) and Rs 4430 (L&T Infotech).
11) Economy: Economic affairs secretary Ajay Seth on Tuesday dismissed the concerns over depletion of forex reserve as “overblown” and said India has fairly large reserve to tide over the current situation. Foreign exchange reserves were down for a seventh continuous week, dropping to USD 545.65 billion on September 16. The reserves, which have been dipping as the central bank deploys the kitty to defend the currency amid a pressure caused majorly by global developments, had declined by USD 2.23 billion to USD 550.87 billion in the previous week. “There has been a depletion as inflows have come down and trade deficit is higher…I don’t see this as a concern, India has fairly large reserves to tide over this situation,” Seth said. PTI
(Disclaimer: The views/suggestions/advises expressed here in this article is solely by investment experts. Zee Business suggests its readers to consult with their investment advisers before making any financial decision.)

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New York City studio legend Neil Jason looks back at key sessions in his storied career
In this exclusive recurring series, New York City studio legend Neil Jason looks back at key sessions in his storied career, which includes #1 singles and albums with Cyndi Lauper, Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, the Brecker Brothers, John McLaughlin, Yoko Ono, Roxy Music, and Bryan Ferry.
BROTHERS IN ARMS
One of the numerous perks of being an in-demand session player in the thick of the ’80s record-making scene in New York City was the high probability of being in the right place at the right time. Such was the case one brisk February day in 1985, when Neil Jason was at the Power Station working on tracks for Cyndi Lauper in Studio A and Billy Joel in Studio C. As he was there daily for a span of a few months, he had noticed that Dire Straits was in to work on their album Brothers in Arms. On this particular day, Mark Knopfler, the band’s leader, guitarist, composer, and vocalist, came into Studio A to say hi to Cyndi and everybody. On his way out, he looked at Jason and said, “Neil, do me a favor — when you have a minute, come and talk to me in Studio B.” “Sure,” was his response.
Jason had worked with Knopfler once before, in the second half of 1982, at the Power Station, for his soundtrack to the 1983 film Local Hero. Knopfler was a fan of producer Neil Dorfsman, who engineered Local Hero and likely recommended Jason and drummer Steve Jordan. Offers Neil, “What I learned from those sessions is how brilliant Mark is as a guitarist and producer. While most people think of his guitar playing as a mix of blues, roots rock, and country, he’s also a devastating picker. He can play in the style of Chet Atkins and Roy Clark one minute and then turn around and unleash a jazz lick that’ll take your head off!” He continues, “He has very long fingers and an incredible plucking hand that puts him in that special class of guitarists like Jeff Beck, who don’t use a pick. Likewise, Mark can write in many styles; listen to the jazzy track ‘Boomtown’ on Local Hero.”
A break came in the Lauper session, and Jason headed to Studio B, sitting down next to Knopfler behind the console. He recalls, “Mark said, ‘I’d really like you to play on this record, and I need to do it very quickly.’ The band had a world tour beginning at the end of April, and they needed to get the record out. I said, ‘I have the few weeks here with Cyndi,’ and he said, ‘Well, we can do it at night.’ I said, ‘Absolutely, whatever you need.’ Immediately, I thought about John Illsley, the excellent bassist and founding member of Dire Straits. There was nothing I was going to play that would have been any better than his contributions, so I asked Mark, ‘Where’s John?’ At that point, John came into the room, opening the door with his back, and when he turned around he had two casts on his arms! He explained that he went running around the Central Park Reservoir the morning after the band arrived in New York, and he tripped on a cobblestone and broke both elbows. Mark made it clear that John would be credited with playing bass on the album, and I would be given a special guest credit — along with Sting, not bad company! I had no problem with that. I was psyched to be able to record with Dire Straits, and in my glory to be running from one amazing album date to another.”
The bulk of Brothers in Arms had been cut at AIR Studios, on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. Having had some problems with the drum tracks, Omar Hakim was brought down, and he redid the drums in two days. Mixing the record was also going to take place at the Power Station. Knopfler was one of the first people to own a Sony 48-track digital recorder, and he had it flown in and set up. Admits Neil, “My memory of how many tracks I played on and what the songs were is fuzzied a bit by time. I remember there being bass lines on a few of the tracks, either by John or Mark. For example, I didn’t play the main bass part on ‘Money for Nothing,’ but I recall Mark having me play slides on my fretless — almost like a Syndrum effect — for the intro, where Sting is singing. The results of that would only be on an extended version of the song.”
Jason recorded in the control room, sitting next to Knopfler, who was on a stool, with one of his guitars in hand. Neil Dorfsman was at the board. Jason plugged his trademark ’65 L-Series Fender Jazz Bass and his fretless ’84 Sadowsky J-bass — both strung with brand new Dean Markley Super Rounds — direct into the board. He recalls, “Mark would teach me the song, for which I’d jot down my own quick chart, or he’d demonstrate the feeling he wanted from the bass. Other times he would add a guitar part to the track. It was mesmerizing to be that close watching him play. John was also present at times. The general instruction I got from them was to feel what the band was doing and play accordingly. He continues, “I remember ‘Walk of Life’ being fun to play, with its quasi-country, two-beat feel. I believe there was a notated chart for the reggae-ish track ‘Ride Across the River,’ and I may have either added foam under the bridge or muted the strings with my hands. I also did takes for ‘So Far Away,’ ‘Your Latest Trick,’ and ‘The Man’s Too Strong.’”
Truly the surprise of the session was one of the last tracks cut, “One World,” where Knopfler let the full Neil Jason — slapping, effects, and all — emerge. Effects for bass was something Jason was long into, inspired by early influences like Larry Graham and Bootsy Collins. And in the Brecker Brothers, where the band was trying to push all boundaries, Neil had quite an array of them (including the Seamoon Funk Machine, which Neil’s company, SeamoonFX Pedals, re-released in 2021). So, having a few pedals in his gig bags for sessions was a constant.
For “One World,” Jason surmises that it was the hard-edged, funky nature of the groove that led him to move from finger plucking to thumb slaps and index-finger pops, with Knopfler’s approval. He laughs, “Knowing Mark’s experimental nature and commitment to getting just the right sounds on a track emboldened me to try out some pedals. I had my trusty Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus and a Boss VB-2 Vibrato pedal in the latch setting, so I could set the tempo of the vibrato to the tempo of the track. While I was doing that, it must have caught Mark’s ear, and he said, ‘Oh, what’s that? Let’s use that!’ My idea was to kick on the Vibrato pedal for longer notes at the end of phrases, as opposed to moving my finger side-to-side or bending the string to get a vibrato effect. I so appreciated that Mark ‘got it.’ Overall, ‘One World’ is as quintessential a recorded sound of my ’65 L-Series with effects as there is, and it was the perfect end to a terrific week.”
As quickly and vigorously as the album adventure started, it ended, and Jason was on his way to the next spate of sessions. Brothers in Arms would go on to hit #1 globally, capture two Grammys, and become one of the best-selling albums of all time. Neil sums up, “It was a fantastic experience to get to play on Brothers in Arms, and to help out a brother in bass.”
Example 1 shows the nine-bar phrase that serves as the intro, choruses, and solo sections of “One World.” Neil Jason kept his Stereo Chorus pedal on the whole time and kicked on his Vibrato pedal for the accented notes on the G string in bars 2 and 4 (the latter with its ear-grabbing high D’s against the A chord, which helps to cement the E dominant bluesy tonality). Also cool is the way Jason lays off the downbeat the third time through the I–IV progression, in bar 6. He recalls, “The groove had an almost shuffle-like lope to it, which is what gave me the space to add syncopation. Try to lay back a little, even as you drive the track.” –BM

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By Raquel Reichard
October 23, 2015
Under the "Protect North Carolina Workers Act," or H.B. 318, people will no longer be able to use consulate or country documentation, commonly used by undocumented immigrants, as a form of identification. The bill would also require employers to use E-Verify, an online system that checks workers’ legal status, making it even more difficult for undocumented Latinos to gain employment and even apply for necessary benefits like the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP).
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has until Oct. 30 to veto or sign the bill into law.
Recognizing the disastrous effects the "Protect North Carolina Workers Act" would have on the state’s immigrant community, Texas Latina Nancy Cardenas started a Change.org petition, which currently has more than 15 thousand supporters. Cardenas talked with Latina about the bill and her petition. Here’s why the young activista is urging Gov. McCrory to do what she believes is in the best interest of North Carolinians and reject the bill.
The North Carolina bill has been called the "Protect North Carolina Workers Act." But you think the legislation, if passed, would actually endanger, not protect, North Carolinians. How so?
This bill has an anti-immigrant agenda that criminalizes immigrants unfairly. Municipalities are forced to be in a situation where, instead of strengthening their relationship with the undocumented community, they have to enforce federal immigration laws. The bill sounds a lot like racial profiling: If people don’t have proper documentation, for anything, then they are at risk of being deported.
The bill would also make it more difficult to apply for SNAP benefits. How will this impact undocumented immigrants, especially with studies already showing that Latino youth have some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the country?
I think it will exacerbate a lot. People in these communities already have a hard enough time accessing these services. When you cut off a fundamental service, especially food, it effects all sectors: quality of life, economics, interactions with the police. It has sporadic effects through everything.
Talking about the police, in your petition you also noted that the bill could make life less safe for undocumented immigrants. How so?
Communities in general are safer when residents can report a crime without fearing retaliation from law enforcement. But when you fear deportation, you’re unable to trust law enforcement. So, as I mentioned in the petition, women who are experiencing violence might not call the police for help and mistreated workers may not speak out. You’re afraid to be caught in the crossfire, and this bill strengthens that.
Proponents of the bill claim that it prevents wage depression, which they say is due to the willingness of undocumented workers to work for lower pay. What do you think about this argument?
I think it’s a giant fallacy. Immigrants contribute to the economy, but I also think that that contribution shouldn’t have to validate their safety.
What do you think the intentions of the bill are?
I think the intentions are inherently racist and malicious. There’s nothing good about this bill. The intention wasn’t really to help people who live in North Carolina.
You’re based out of Austin, Texas. Why did you start this petition for a bill in North Carolina?
One of the primary reasons is because I’ve seen legislation like this one being passed throughout the U.S. It’s not just a North Carolina problem; it’s a Texas problem, too. Our lieutenant governor promised that in 2017 there would be an active sanctuary ban throughout Texas. If this is not called out, it will have sporadic effects throughout the U.S.
In your petition, you write that you’ve seen "firsthand how racist anti-immigrant laws can have devastating effects on immigrant families." How so?
My parents were both immigrants; they both crossed. I was born in Texas, so my entire life my family has had this ordeal with dealing with immigration, thinking day to day about the risk of deportation. I would wake up and think if this were the last day I would see them. It doesn’t help when you’re in cities with anti-immigration laws. I thought any interaction with law enforcement meant my parents would be deported, and it’s still a concern today with a majority of my family.
If passed, what message do you think this will send to other states?
I think, if passed, it would send a horrible example to other states, especially those that have been trying to pass similar legislation. It will reinforce an anti-immigrant message that we don’t care about our undocumented community, and that should not be the case.
Governor McCrory, who has expressed support for tougher immigration laws in the past, has seven days left to decide to veto or sign the bill into law. What can North Carolinians do if they want to prevent this bill from passing?
Keep signing the petition. Keep calling your elected officials. Call representatives, and put pressure on them. We have a limited amount of time, but if we apply pressure where it needs to be, I feel hopeful the bill can be vetoed.
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The Italian deputy minister for Economic development, Carlo Calenda, said here Tuesday that his country was willing to assist Congo consolidate efforts made in the domain of infrastructure.
The minister, who arrived Monday in Brazzaville leading a 70-member, high-level delegation including 35 company managers, was shown round the sports complex of Kintélé, in Brazzaville.
“We have come here to look into and evaluate the investment opportunities in Congo where there is huge potential,” said Mr. Calenda.
“We decided to support the projects discussed during the visit made by the Italian Prime minister to Brazzaville in 2014 and to support Congo as a fellow nation,” he added.
Work at the Kintélé sports complex is being done to enable Congo host the 11th All-Africa Games in Brazzaville this September.
In addition to the complex being linked to the 50th anniversary of the Games, Italian companies will also construct 5,000 houses in the area.
During their visit, the Italian delegation will hold a working session with Congolese party before visiting the sites of the special economic zones of Oyo-Ollombo, in the north of the country, and Pointe-Noire, Congo’s main economic and industrial centre.
After Kintélé, the Italians will visit the housing units being built on the site of the barracks destroyed by the explosions on 4 March, 2012, which claimed about 300 lives.

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On a recent Saturday afternoon, the roar of heavy equipment echoed through Norris Square.
The sound is nothing new in this pocket of Kensington, where skeletons of new homes rise above older brick ones, but this was different.
The construction equipment plowing through a vacant lot was driven by Anthony Patrick, a longtime resident of the neighborhood, and he was making space not for a building, but for a garden. The newly cleared space would add to the César Andreu Iglesias Community Garden.
As Patrick cleared the plot of land, the damp smell of grass hung in the air, along with a question: Was this land theirs to keep?
“This is the last piece of land we’re probably going to have, you know, that’s ours,” Patrick said. “If everything goes well, we’ll be able to keep it. Hopefully.”
Staying a green space
The César Andreu Iglesias Community Garden, established on an abandoned property, has functioned since 2012 as a collaboration between residents and the Philly Socialists organization. In August, a portion of the garden was purchased by JBA LLC, a developer, throwing its future into question.
To acquire vacant or publicly owned property, farmers can go through the Philadelphia Land Bank, an initiative whose slow process has caused frustration among prospective landowners.
“It’s not designed to do what it’s supposed to do,” said volunteer Amy Gottsegen. “There are not pathways, like, for independent gardeners and communities to get land through it.”
Organizers have tried to discuss the garden with Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, inviting her to events and cleanup days at the space.
“I don’t think anybody’s been able to talk to her face-to-face,” Patrick said. Quiñones-Sánchez did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Since learning about the purchase, the garden’s organizers have been in contact with JBA LLC.
“We want this land to stay a green space and not have a house on it,” said Gottsegen.
‘The Little farm’
César Andreu Iglesias isn’t the only garden struggling to survive. Real estate development is a growing threat to Philadelphia’s community gardens. Of the city’s estimated 470 urban farms, about half are established on abandoned land.
Last spring, a community garden known as La Finquita — which translates to “little farm” — closed its doors. It had given Kensington thousands of pounds of fresh produce. It bloomed for almost 30 years.
Real estate development and a legal settlement changed that. Now, the stretch of land on Fifth and Master belongs to Mayrone LLC, a developer.
But around the corner, a new, smaller garden has sprouted: Garden Esquina.
Jessica Noon, a former volunteer for La Finquita, organized build days and potlucks in preparation for Garden Esquina. Additionally, Noon helped establish Olde and South Kensington Green Space — a nonprofit aimed at preventing garden closures in the area. The organization was formed to acquire garden properties and hold them as a land trust, using settlement funds from La Finquita.
“We’re trying to help gardens and green spaces that are existing to be preserved,” Noon said.
Fred Lorenzen, another volunteer from La Finquita, hopes the new organization will create a sense of security for gardeners.
“There’s gardeners out there that have been gardening the same site for decades,” Lorenzen pointed out. “And like La Finquita, a developer could show up one day and buy the rights to the land out from under them, and just tell them to go pound sand.”
Garden Esquina is the first space that will be overseen by Olde and South Kensington Green Space. Over the past 10 months, the little plot has progressed from a dumping space to a sanctuary for tomato plants and lettuce seedlings, at the hands of volunteers.
Angelica Rosado was one of them. When she first found out La Finquita would be closing, the memories came flooding back. They tasted of corn, tomatoes, freshly grown carrots she’d planted herself at the farm.
“I had squash for the first time thanks to the farm stand,” Rosada remembered, referring to the colorful bundles of vegetables, fruits and herbs sold at La Finquita throughout the year. “Cooked it up for dinner one night, and it was really good.”
Rosada no longer lives in Kensington, where she grew up. But after hearing about the new garden, she made the 30-minute trip back to help on a Saturday morning.
“I had time today so I was like, ‘I’ll go down there, you know, volunteer my time, help out, bring the garden back,’” Rosada said.

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Descend into an ocean of art, architecture and fashion, in our S.E.A. (South East Asia) of Luxury film.
Phosphorescent jellyfish pulse upwards, searching out Chanel-like shoals.
Sun refracts through diamonds, as mysterious squid move in…
All the while our soundtrack builds to a crescendo. Beating. Soaring. Shimmering.
Climaxing with a logo from a lotus flower, the unmistakable icon of Singapore’s ArtScience Museum.


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A liberal friend pained over the rampant failures of liberal government makes an observation: “Barack Obama and Bill de Blasio are both learning to shave on our whiskers.”
The image is priceless, the insight wise. Their lack of experience in how the world works, and their ignorance of such basic knowledge as meeting a payroll, are proving to be fatal flaws for our president and mayor.
It is no coincidence they share a message of transformational change. Both are guided by ideological faith and are excellent campaigners, but show no operational ability to turn words into deeds.
Neither man can negotiate effectively, opting either to completely cave in or simply refuse to bargain. Obama gives Iran everything it wants on the march to nuclear weapons and invites the murderous Muslim Brotherhood to the White House, but won’t meet with Republicans or the prime minister of Israel.
De Blasio gives city unions sweetheart contracts, but can’t be in the same room with police and other critics.
Both talk endlessly about income inequality, but hurt the poor with self-defeating schemes for government handouts.
Another telling example is Obama’s latest outrage — his effort to draw a moral equivalency between Christianity and Islamic State barbarism.
“Lest we get on our high horse and think this is unique to some other place, remember that during the Crusades and the Inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ,” he said at the National Prayer Breakfast. “In our home country, slavery and Jim Crow all too often was justified in the name of Christ.”
The statement reflects his abiding disapproval of Western history and his fetish that Americans are always this close to mass Islamophobia — two topics where he’s far, far outside the mainstream. Instead of building a bridge, he throws a stick of dynamite.
Having failed over six years to convince the nation that Islam has nothing to do with terrorism, he drags up ancient Christian history to silence his critics. He’s moving the goal posts, which is another way of saying, “Shut up, I’m right.”
It’s foolish to the point of stupidity, and reveals him to be disconnected from how most people see events. Islamists’ brutal beheadings of hostages and the horrific burning of the Jordanian pilot are, for the vast majority, a sign of unique depravity coming directly from an interpretation of Islam.
A recent Pew poll showed that half the country now believes Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence, a new high. By denying that reality, Obama fights the public, and each new atrocity only increases the distance between him and the rest of America.
The gulf already is striking. The president made brief, emotionless remarks on the grisly murder of the Jordanian pilot during a detour at another event. That event was to tout the advantages of ObamaCare, a program that has never enjoyed majority support in the five years since he signed it into law.
The surreal moment suggests Obama has decided the public no longer matters. With two years left in his term and no elections in his future, he acts as if he’s got a blank check on power.
Mayor de Blasio, taking cues from his ideological role model in the White House, made a similar calculation the first day he took office. His landslide victory came from a small slice of the electorate, with a historically low turnout of only 25 percent, making the margin misleading.
In addition, polls at the time showed that the people who voted for him did so despite major reservations about his anti-police, quasi-socialism lurch to the left.
Exit polls showed voters giving outgoing Mayor Mike Bloomberg a strong approval rating of 53 percent, and Ray Kelly, the police commissioner de Blasio constantly vilified, got even higher marks.
Those voters also support charter schools and want to keep horse-drawn carriages, two other favorite de Blasio targets.
Leaving aside questions about why people who didn’t agree with de Blasio’s agenda voted for him anyway, the polls and the low turnout demonstrate that he has work to do if he is going to be a consensus mayor.
A broad base is essential for emergencies and major initiatives, but as de Blasio’s bitter war on cops and charters shows, he thinks he can get away with playing to his small base.
Perhaps he can but, as my liberal friend notes, that behavior reflects an absence of wisdom and a lack of respect for those who don’t agree with him. Instead of trying to win over skeptics and opponents, both Obama and de Blasio govern as if they only represent their supporters, guaranteeing that greatness will elude them.
No adult who ever ran a complex organization or business would behave that way. That the president and the mayor still do reflects willful ignorance.
It’s no wonder, then, that the nation and the city are bitterly divided and badly managed, with multiple crises sapping public confidence. To expect anything better is to be as amateurish as our leaders.
Corruption across the aisle
This is what passes for bipartisanship in the Empire State.
The convictions of Democratic former state Sen. Malcolm Smith and former Queens GOP Vice Chairman Vincent Tabone on bribery charges end a weird conspiracy aimed at rigging the mayoral election. Smith, once a power in Albany, was convicted of bribing two GOP officials so he could run for mayor as a Republican.
A GOP city councilman, Dan Halloran, was convicted earlier, and the other GOP leader, Jay Savino of The Bronx, pleaded guilty to taking a $15,000 bribe.
The scheme reflected Albany’s “all you can steal” culture, with Smith offering state grants to a shady businessman to pave the way.
The convictions are another notch on the belt for Manhattan prosecutor Preet Bharara. Coming on the heels of the Sheldon Silver arrest, he is proving to be the only line of defense between crooks and taxpayers.
Hill and the gang
There have been “grumbles,” The New York Times says, that Hillary Clinton has been hiring too many men for her campaign. So she went out and hired some women.
Next up will be questions of race and ethnicity, followed by demands for lesbian, gay and transgender quotas. All of which raises a question: Is Clinton running for president, or staffing Noah’s Ark?
Here’s ‘news’ Al can abuse
One door closes, another one opens.
The demise of Amy Pascal at Sony ends Al Sharpton’s hopes of riding a gravy train. He was helping her “heal” after hackers revealed Pascal’s racially tinged e-mails, but her new gig probably doesn’t include a budget line for shakedowns.
Ah, but the Brian Williams fiasco looks tailor-made for Sharpton’s clutches. If NBC throws its anchor overboard for telling tall tales, who better to ride to the rescue than Al?
He already has a low-rated show at MSNBC, he’s a convicted liar, doesn’t pay his taxes and has President Obama’s ear.
He’s perfect for the Peacock!

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Twitch and Blizzard team up to broadcast tournamentsBy David Matthews
Twitch announced today a two year streaming partnership with Blizzard. The partnership gives exclusive third party streaming rights to over 20 Blizzard tournaments including games like Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, and StarCraft II. The "third party" stipulation is important because Blizzard will still stream the tournaments on their own website. However, websites such as YouTube or Hulu will not be able to.
The popularity of eSports has only grown in recent years. According to Business Insider, eSports is predicted to bring in almost $700 million in revenue in 2017 alone and about $1.4 billion by 2020. Major media outlets such as ESPN and TBS regularly broadcast popular eSports matches of League of Legends and Counter Strike: Global Offense. In regular sports, major broadcast networks routinely bid to host major NBA and NFL games. These exclusive deals bring viewers and advertising revenue to the network. Likewise, the Twitch deal solidifies the viewer base for people who primarily watch Blizzard tournaments as well as any potential ad revenue.
As a reward to Twitch Prime members, they will receive an Overwatch Golden Loot Box containing a guaranteed legendary item, along with three additional in-game items like emotes, voice lines, or character skins. Over the coming months, Prime members will receive 10 additional loot boxes containing more in-game goodies.
The Blizzard tournaments that are covered by the deal include:
- Heroes of the Storm Global Championship (HGC)
- StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS Circuit)
- Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT)
- Hearthstone Global Games (HGG)
- World of Warcraft Arena Championship
- Overwatch APEX League
- Overwatch Premier Series


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So I have finished these Slipper Socks, by Christina McMahon. They are from Crochet World, October, 2010, which is the current issue. I love the yarn I made them with, of course it's "I Love This Yarn" by Hobby Lobby in Sunrise. I think the colors are beautiful, and it does make me think of a beautiful sunrise, with the blue, yellow, pink and purple. I have yet to find a yarn I like more than I Love This Yarn, it's great. On a side note, I'm bummed, because the clerk at Hobby Lobby told me this yarn will probably never go on sale, and it's $3.29-$3.39 a skein. I think that's wrong, and I plan to send Hobby Lobby an e-mail, next 'round to it' I get. I mean, it's not expensive, but it's not the cheapest brand out there, and if you're making a blanket or something else that takes a lot of yarn, I can see going with something cheaper, if you've got to get 10 or 15 skeins for the project. That said, I Love This Yarn. LOL
I like these slipper socks, and so does my son, Jon. In fact, he asked me to make him a pair. Funny, I really thought it was a lady's slipper, but when I look again, maybe not. Anyway, if he wants a pair, he will get a pair. I do think next time I make them, I will tweak them a bit. While they are soft and cuddly, (that's why I Love This Yarn.... LOL) and the cuff is nice, as is the foot part, the heel is kind of big and bulky, and it puffs quite a bit. The slippers looks noticeably better on than off, I think, although it puffs on my foot, too. Also, I think the decreases are a bit hurried, and could be done in a slower manner, to make the curve more graceful. I think the heel could be made more rounded than square, like it is in the pattern. So I think I'll mess with it a bit, see if I can make it a little more to my liking.

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Navina Bole in her bridal best with Azva Diamond Polki Jewellery
Dewy make up and vibrant colours created a look for the television heartthrob that was perfect for this glamorous bride to be. Paired with a jewel toned lehenga, the Azva Diamond Polki necklace, replete with a scalloped trim of pearls, sat pretty, giving us major bridal goals. Finished with brilliant polki earrings and a skilfully handcrafted maangtika, the bridal transformation was all about making heads turn, and so it did. An Azva floral ring perched daintily on her finger as tousled curls and a piercing gaze took her bridal avatar to the next level.


The 87-211-408-A (8X4 Matrix Switch) is an Eight In/Four Out, non-blocking composite video matrix switch controlled via a RS-232 interface. Video/signal interface consists of eight composite video input, and four composite video output channels. Signal routing is non-blocking, permitting any input to be routed to any output or outputs without signal degradation. Video inputs are 75Ω terminated. Video outputs are buffered with 75Ω series termination. An internal test pattern reference may also be selected to any of the output channels.
Single Unit Pricing $1489.00
- The unit also incorporates a Standard Definition (SD) Test Pattern Generator. Available test patterns are Color Bar, Black Burst, or disabled (for a small reduction in unit over-all power consumption). Test signal is also configurable for both NTSC and PAL B/D/G/H/I standard.
- Remote control functions and access to unit status are possible using the RS-232 interface. The RS-232 interface is a fully isolated, minimal “3-Wire”, EIA-232 compliant interface.
- A Universal Serial Bus (USB) port/interface provides the unit maintenance interface. This permits the user to view and change the default configuration parameters. Internal non-volatile memory is used to hold the power up default settings.
- A multi-color LED (green/orange) provides power and operational status.
- Power input, RS-232, and video input/output ports are all fully isolated to assist the user in preventing ground loops. Power and control connectors have an integrated threaded/screw flange for shock and high vibration environments.
|Input 1 Signal Type||Composite Video|
|Input 1 Coupling||DC|
|Input Configuration 1||Standard 75 Ohms|
|Input 1 Connector||BNC|
|Output 1 Signal Format||Composite Video|
|Output 1 Coupling||DC|
|Output Configuration1||Standard 75 Ohms|
|Output 1 Connectors||BNC|
|Power Connector||4 pin 3.5mm TB|
|Input Voltage 1||12-24 VAC|
|Input Voltage 2||10-34 VDC|
|Low Operating Temp (C)||-40|
|High Operating Temp (C)||85|
|Control 1 Connector||4 pin TB|
|Mounting||Two 6-32 Inserts|
This unit has an isolated internal switcher power supply. The unit will operate correctly on 12-24 VAC or 10-34 VDC. The power input is protected so power can be applied in either polarity. The supply provides the internal electronics with power totally ground isolated form the power input. No opto electronics are used so the unit is not temperature limited by the isolated supply. The power connector is a four pin plug with jack screws so the power connection can support high vibration environments. In addition to the two pins used for power input, a third pin provides access to the internal electronics ground circuit. The fourth pin provides access to an internal chassis ground that connects to internal ESD protection devices.
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Saadhyam is a 2010 Telugu movie directed by Karthikeya Gopalakrishna starring Jagapathi Babu, Priyamani, Keerthi Chawla, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Thanikella Bharani and others. Read the complete critic’s review for the Malayalam movie.
- Film: ‘Saadhyam’;
- Cast: Jagapathi Babu, Priyamani, Keerthi Chawla, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Thanikella Bharani;
- Director: Karthikeya Gopalakrishna;
- Producer: Kumar Brothers;
- Music: Chinni Charan;
- Camera: Maro Palini;
- Rating; 1.5/5
Jagapathi Babu and Priyamani gelled well in their two previous films – ‘Pellaina Kothalo’ and ‘Pravarakyudu’ and showed good screen chemistry. Since both the films had good story and handled by an experienced technical team, they were successful in enticing the audience.
But the pair utterly failed in their third film together because the new director Karthikeya Gopalakrishna depended on a shallow script and was not competent enough to present it well on the screen.
The pre-release publicity of the film focused on Priyamani’s glamour quotient.
The expectations were high from the film because of the lead pair had delivered two hits earlier. But the audiences will be upset to see an experienced actor like Jagapathi Babu and a talented artist like Priyamani getting lost in the hackneyed script, which is full of loopholes. Even other experienced artists look like a part of an aimless journey called ‘Saadhyam’.
Though the film starts off decently, but all hopes disappear when the confused director takes on to an erratic route. Nothing looks convincing on screen and the performance of experienced artists look ordinary and amateurish.
The viewers will lose interest halfway through the film and it seems that the director didn’t bother to make the proceedings interesting. The songs are decently composed, but the director did not know how to place them in the narrative.
Priyamani plays an extremely feeble girl Suhani who fears for everything. Her timidness is connected to her past and she wants to kill the person responsible for it.
Priyamani’s oomph factor is the only saving grace in the film, but it is sad to see this actress losing her stature by doing such weak roles. Jagapthi Babu looks good on screen, but does little to save the film. All the character artists like Bharani and Kota are wasted in the film.
Music is okay, but the camera work could have been better.
‘Saadhyam’ fails to meet the expectations.
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