EasyMile co-exhibited with Deutsche Bahn at CeBit 2017 during 20th-24th March 2017. During the exhibition, a static EZ10 driverless shuttle (with Deutsche Bahn’s corporate identity) was showcased to the public.
EasyMile and Allianz Worldwide Partners have signed an International Framework Agreement to establish insurance solutions for EasyMile’s shared driverless transportation projects as of 1st of January, 2017.
In-depth exchanges between Allianz’s Automotive Innovation Center and EasyMile’s expert team
aim to gain real life self-driving experiences, to enhance technological progress and to incorporate the insurance perspective.
For more information, please read the full press release here
On 16th and 17th March 2017, EasyMile along with Capital Metro and RATP Dev, demonstrated the EZ10 electric driverless shuttle during the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival 2017 at the University of Texas in Austin.
The public were given free rides during the demonstration and it helped to illustrate how Capital Metro and RATP Dev are working together to provide new and innovative ways for people to move around Austin, with also the aim to gather feedback of passengers on this new service as well as suggestions of improvements.
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During 11th to 12th March 2017, EasyMile along with Transdev, conducted a demonstration of the EZ10 electric driverless shuttle at Babcock Ranch, in southwest Florida.
During the demonstration, the EZ10 driverless shuttle was used to transport people around the property.
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On 9th March 2017, Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) hosted a demonstration of the EasyMile EZ10 driverless shuttle that took passengers around a course under the Hart Bridge approach alongside Gator Bowl Boulevard at Jacksonville, Florida.
More than a hundred people attended the demonstration in which they were also invited to take a ride in the EZ10 driverless shuttle.
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On 6th March 2017, a public testing of an EZ10 driverless shuttle by Transdev was launched at the Parc de L’ile Saint Germain in Paris.
The EZ10 driverless shuttle will be free for public and will operate till the 7th of April 2017, from Monday to Friday, at two time slots from 11am to 2.30pm and from 4pm to 6.45pm.
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On 6th March 2017, two EZ10 driverless shuttles made their debut at Bishop Ranch business park in San Ramon, California.
The two EZ10s will undergo testing for the next couple of months in a closed parking lot at the business park.
Officials hope to start operating within Bishop Ranch by the end of this year or early next year, with plans to expand to the entire Bishop Ranch campus — including its public streets — by early 2019, according to Randy Iwasaki, executive director of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority.
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for parents and carers
This webpage gives some basic information about bipolar disorder and some advice on how to get help.
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a condition in which a young person has extreme changes of mood - periods of being unusually happy (known as ‘mania’ or ‘hypomania’), and periods of being unusually sad (‘depression’).
It is sometimes called’ manic depressive disorder’, ’bipolar affective disorder’ or ‘bipolar mood disorder’.
The mood swings are way beyond what would be considered normal for a particular individual, and are out of keeping with their personality.
Bipolar disorder is extremely rare in young children, but there are quite a few studies that suggest that it may start in teenage years and in early adult life. It affects about one in 100 adults.
The condition can be hard to recognise in teenagers because more extreme behaviour can be part of this stage of life.
In BD, a person can have:
- manic or hypomanic periods (or ‘episodes’)
- depressive periods
- mixed periods.
Below is a list of the symptoms in each episode. A young person needs to have at least one manic or hypomanic episode to be diagnosed with BD.
- feeling incredibly happy or 'high' in mood, or very excited
- feeling irritable
- talking too much -increased talkativeness
- racing thoughts
- increased activity and restlessness
- difficulty in concentrating, constant changes in plans
- over confidence and inflated ideas about yourself or your abilities
- decreased need for sleep
- not looking after yourself
- increased sociability or over-familiarity
- increased sexual energy
- overspending of money or other types of reckless or extreme behaviour.
'Hypomania’ is a milder form of mania (less severe and for shorter periods). During these periods, people can actually become very productive and creative and so see these experiences as positive and valuable. However, hypomania, if left untreated, can become more severe, and may be followed by an episode of depression.
At the extreme end, some people also develop something called psychosis. This is when someone has strong, bizarre beliefs e.g. that they have superhuman powers or are being watched or followed.
- feeling very sad most of the time
- decreased energy and activity
- not being able to enjoy things you normally like doing
- lack of appetite
- disturbed sleep
- thoughts of self-harm or suicide.
On the milder end, you may just feel sad and gloomy all the time. Here too, at the extreme end, some people can develop psychosis.
A mixture of manic symptoms and depressive symptoms at the same time.
The exaggerated thoughts, feelings and behaviours can affect many aspects of life and can lead to:
- problems in relationships with friends and family
- interference with concentration at school or work
- behaviour that places the young person's health or life at risk
- a loss of confidence and a loss of the sense of control the person feel over their life.
The longer the condition continues without treatment, the more harmful it is likely to be to the life of the young person and to their family.
The first step towards getting help is to recognise that there might be a problem. Seeking medical advice early on is very important. If the bipolar illness can be identified and treated quickly, this reduces its harmful effects.
You should contact your GP first. If necessary, they can then make a referral to your local child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS), who can offer more specialist help
In the short term, depending on whether you are high or low and how severe it is, you may need different treatments.
When you have severe symptoms, you may need medications and also sometimes admission to hospital to help your symptoms and also keep you safe.
In the long term, the goal of treatment is to help you have a healthy, balanced and productive life. This would include understanding the condition, controlling the symptoms and preventing the illness from coming back.
Below we briefly describe each aspect of the treatment.
Medication usually plays an important role in the treatment of bipolar disorder, especially if episodes are severe. In the initial stages of the illness, medication helps to reduce the symptoms.
The choice of medication can depend upon the type of episode (manic or depressed). Everyone is different and so the type of medication that is recommended will also be different.
The three main types of medication that are helpful are:
- antipsychotic medication: risperidone, olanzapine and aripiprazole are types of antipsychotics.
- mood stabilizers: Lithium is a type of mood stabiliser.
- antidepressants: fluoxetine is a type of antidepressant.
It is important that medications are not taken only when the problems are serious. If your child has had more than one severe episode of illness, staying on medication is important to reduce the risk of further episodes.
Medication may be needed for months or even years. Some people may, under medical supervision, be able to stop their medication when they have recovered and have felt well for a while.
They may need physical examinations and tests (like blood test) before starting or while on medication. It is important that if prescribed medication, you are regularly seen by your doctor or psychiatrist.
Side-effects of the medication can occur, some of which are quite serious. The psychiatrist will be able to advise about what they are and about what can be done to help. The risk of side-effects needs to be balanced against the risk of the damaging effects of the illness on a person's life.
No young person should be taking medication unless they are reviewed by a health professional regularly. This is to monitor the dose of the drug and to check for side-effects.
Talking treatments (also known as ‘psychotherapies’)
It is crucial that drug treatments are combined with practical help for the young person and their family.
Help with understanding the illness (psycho education)
It is very important that the young person with bipolar disorder and their family are helped to understand the condition, how best to cope and what to do to reduce the chances of it recurring.
The young person and their family may notice particular ‘triggers’ to their episodes and/or early warning signs that an episode may be starting - being aware of these can help reduce the chance of episodes occurring, and getting help in the earliest stages of an episode can stop it from escalating.
Stress at home can worsen the situation and can even trigger an episode of the illness. Talking therapy in which the whole family is helped to find ways of reducing stress, solving problems and communicating more effectively has been shown to help young people with BD get better, and stay well.
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT)
This is another type of talking therapy in which the young person, sometimes with their family, learns to understand the links between their feelings and thoughts and how this affects their behaviour.
Some young people may need to go into hospital for intensive support if the symptoms are severe.
It is important for the young person to recognise that they are not alone and to keep up hope.
Many people only have a few mood swings and then the problem goes away. For others, it becomes a lifelong pattern which they learn to live with and manage.
An episode of bipolar disorder can interfere with education because it is difficult to learn when they are unwell. An important part of recovery is to begin to plan returning to education or to think about work.
I was a happy, confident person studying for 11 GCSEs, and enjoying a good social life with a large circle of friends. All seemed well in my life.
Suddenly from feeling really cheerful, happy and full of energy, I withdrew to my room, stopped eating and stopped talking to everybody, even my parents. I was having vivid hallucinations, became paranoid and even thought about hurting myself.
My parents became really worried and eventually I was admitted to a child and adolescent psychiatric unit.
I now realise that I was manic before I plunged into black depression. One I was diagnosed as bi-polar (manic depressive), I was able to understand and come to terms with my illness. Medication was given to me to deal with the mood swings, together with a talking therapy.
With support from my family and friends, I am now back at school and I hope to go to medical school in the next couple of years.
Extract from The Young Mind: an essential guide to mental health for young adults, parents and teachers
Rachel is fifteen-year-old girl who has suffered episodes of depression in the past. Two months ago she started to talk very quickly and seemed to have lots of energy. She was excited about everything and was making all her friends laugh a lot.
Over a three-day period Rachel barely slept or ate and started to say things that did not really make sense; for example, she told friends that was a princess in Taiwan. She also started swearing and became extremely flirtatious, which was out of character. She is quoted as saying, "I've never felt so great - I'm flying. I'm eleven on a scale of one to ten."
Rachel's parents were very worried and on the fourth night of her not sleeping, they took her to the local A&E department, where she was seen by a psychiatrist who arranged for her to stay in hospital. A diagnosis of bipolar disorder was confirmed and treatment was given to bring Rachel's mood back to normal. She now has treatment to help prevent episodes of both depressed and abnormally high mood in the future.
She has been working with a community psychiatric nurse to improve her ability to recognise her own mood state and take measures to protect herself from further episodes."
Extract from The Young Mind: an essential guide to mental health for young adults, parents and teachers
Bipolar UK - Supports people with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and their families.
Rethink mental illness - A national charity that helps people affected by a severe mental illness to recover a better quality of life.
SANE - A national charity which improves the quality of life for people affected by mental illness.
YoungMinds - Provides information and advice on child mental health issue and a Parents'Helpline:0800 802 5544.
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'Huge congratulations @karlstefanovic_ for a 14 yr (sic) tenure hosting one of TV's most demanding gigs.'
'You brought a new brand, straddling the serious stories along with endless laughs (see YouTube!) You taught me plenty, it was never boring. X,' Georgie wrote, concluding her caption with a kiss.
Meanwhile Karl has told The Daily Telegraph he is excited about what’s to come.
'I suppose, as they say, a change is as good as a holiday, I'm looking forward to getting back to work,’ said Stefanovic, who just returned from his honeymoon with wife Jasmine Yarbrough.
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20 Best Minecraft HUD Mods You Must Try (2022).
Minecraft has gone via a wide range of adjustments over time, starting from biomes to gameplay mechanics. But the sport’s UI and HUD have roughly remained unchanged. Now, if you happen to assume it’s time to lastly revamp the HUD and breathe new life into it, properly, we’re right here to assist with an inventory of the most effective Minecraft HUD mods. Some of the UI mods present refined new options in Minecraft whereas others fully change the default HUD with one thing new. It’s fairly a protracted record to undergo, so let’s not waste any time and dive proper in!
Best Minecraft HUD Mods (2022)
Before you begin exploring this information, please take into account that solely the Minecraft Java version (and never the Bedrock version) helps these mods. Moreover, you’ll first have to put in forge in Minecraft to make use of the mods.
1. Xaero’s Minimap
Like most sandbox video games, Minecraft lacks a devoted map in its HUD. It doesn’t stand out as a difficulty within the earlier a part of the gameplay, however it may possibly get irritating quickly. Not to overlook, even if you happen to make a map in Minecraft, it solely covers a tiny portion of the limitless world within the sport.
Luckily, Xaero’s Minimap is one the most effective mods that repair this downside by including a set minimap to the HUD. It appears much like the in-game map you may craft but additionally has different helpful data, together with mods, buildings, and even a devoted cave mode. This mod is ideal for gamers who wish to discover the world whereas not attempting too onerous to achieve beneficial assets.
Download Xaero’s Minimap
2. Durability Show
It is extraordinarily annoying to be in the course of fight or mining solely to witness your instrument break in entrance of you. To make the sport practical, most useable gadgets in Minecraft have sturdiness, which causes them to interrupt after a while. Unfortunately, the indicator that exhibits the sturdiness isn’t distinguished and could be onerous to understand for newbies.
The “Durability Show” Minecraft mod makes sturdiness simpler to know by changing the merchandise’s well being bars into numerical values within the UI. You can see the sturdiness of every of your gadgets on the underside proper nook of the HUD and change them earlier than working out. This mod additionally is useful whereas testing the effectivity of every instrument and the price of every in-game motion.
Download Durability Show
3. Crafting Tweaks
This Minecraft HUD mod makes using a crafting desk easier than ever earlier than. You have 3 new buttons — one for rotating, one other for balancing, and at last, one for clearing the grid. In addition, the crafting space expands to welcome more options that make merchandise placement easier and far quicker than ordinary. Moreover, this HUD mod even works with most customized crafting desk mods for Minecraft.
Download Crafting Tweaks
4. Smart HUD
What makes a HUD good is its simplicity, and the Smart HUD mod for Minecraft affords you simply that. It rearranges all the Hotbar for simple viewing and provides an extra off-hand slot to its proper. So, you need to use the Totem of Undying with out holding the compass apart. And that’s one of many many functions it may possibly serve for the gamers. So set up this Minecraft UI mod and uncover the opposite makes use of by your self.
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5. OneBar Minecraft HUD Mod
Being a survival sport, Minecraft requires you to pay attention to varied elements, together with starvation, well being, and even toxic results. If you miss out on any of them, it may be harmful and even deadly for you. However, as you may anticipate, this additionally develops a relentless strain on gamers to maintain a watch out on each bodily side.
OneBar is without doubt one of the prime Minecraft HUD mods that eliminates such parts and replaces them with a single bar. This bar primarily exhibits your total well being with constructive results on the left facet and unfavorable results on the fitting. Then, if you’re hungry, the starvation bar exhibits up on prime of the well being bar. Similarly, the water bar takes precedence if you are swimming. Using this mod, you solely want to fret about one bar at a time.
6. Console Experience
When it involves the official Minecraft interface, the legacy console editions are those that lucked out essentially the most. The Minecraft HUD is easy, informative, and likewise intuitive for them. You have detailed tooltips, a hovering Hotbar, animated icons, a paper doll of a participant, and as a bonus, some fancy Minecraft menus. You can get all of that on Minecraft Java Edition with this console expertise UI mod, so go test it out.
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7. Inventory Sorter
Sorting and arranging the Minecraft stock is tiring and time-consuming. In its present state, the stock requires a whole lot of customized merchandise choosing and placement. But with the Inventory Sorter mod, you need to use particular key binds and blacklisting choices to repair the merchandise placement very quickly.
Unlike different mods, this Minecraft HUD mod doesn’t visually have an effect on the sport an excessive amount of, however it makes the participant stock easier and more intuitive to make use of.
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While amassing gadgets in Minecraft is a tough problem, it may be tougher to do away with them. You can’t simply throw them out of your stock because it leaves an opportunity of you by chance choosing them up or worse, lagging all the sport. Not to overlook, it additionally takes a while for gadgets to despawn in Minecraft. So, gamers normally depend on throwing gadgets inside lava to destroy them completely. But even that doesn’t work on every thing like Netherite.
The TrashSlot Minecraft HUD mod gives a easy answer to this downside, which just about feels unlawful on this planet of Minecraft. As the identify reveals, you get a easy trash slot in your participant stock. Everything that goes into the trash is destroyed. This is the quickest method to do away with gadgets with out even leaving your stock. Such a slot additionally turns into out there by default within the artistic stock however not in different sport modes, so having this mod is a should.
9. Neat Minecraft UI Mod
Thanks to the huge number of Minecraft mobs in-game, it’s nearly unimaginable to battle and even establish all of them. Even if you’ll be able to acknowledge them, you don’t know which mob must be killed to get a particular merchandise. Throw into the equation Minecraft enchantments that solely work on particular mobs, and it’s a significant headache for brand new gamers.
Minecraft HUD mods like Neat attempt to counter the educational curve and make mob interplay so much easier. It provides a floating well being bar to the mobs in order that you know the way simple or onerous they’re to kill. Then, taking it to a different degree, this identical bar additionally shows the mob’s identify, their attributes, and even the armor they’re sporting. With that, you may all the time plan forward earlier than interacting with a mob in Minecraft.
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10. Cosmetic Armor Reworked
Armor in Minecraft has two functions. One is holding you protected, and one other is ensuring you look your best. The Cosmetic Armor mod for Minecraft means that you can use separate armor for every of those functions. The mod provides new armor slots to your stock HUD.
Download Cosmetic Armor Reworked
11. What’s That Slot?
Out of all of the video games based mostly round useful resource gathering and utilization, Minecraft might be some of the intensive ones. It has a wide range of tools, starting from utility tables to blocks such because the furnace. But you may solely use a number of gadgets with a particular utility. For instance, you need to use just some gadgets within the gas slot of the furnace and blast furnace.
That’s the place the “What’s that Slot” HUD mod is useful, because it shows which block is appropriate with which slot in any utility block. You merely must hover over the slot, and the sport will present you the whole record of blocks appropriate with that exact slot, making it a lot simpler to make use of.
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12. Advanced Compass
The compass in Minecraft is without doubt one of the most underrated in-game gadgets, and that’s most likely as a result of it is just helpful in sure conditions. However, the Advanced Compass is one thing you need to use at each second. Mods like this add a floating bar on prime of your Minecraft HUD, and it exhibits the gap and icons of the closest mobs, gamers, and waypoints. So, this Advanced compass will assist paved the way, whether or not you’re on the lookout for your pal on an internet server or for a selected mob in your individual world.
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The MineMenu mod for Minecraft provides a new radial menu to the sport, which appears much like the stock menu in GTA 5 (or the brand new GTA 6 sport launching in 2024). You can scroll via your gadgets and select the one you need. Moreover, you may assign key bindings to pick sure gadgets simply. By default, Minecraft additionally helps key bindings, however it’s more overwhelming and restrained than MineMenu.
14. Traveler’s Titles
Traveler’s Titles is an easy Minecraft HUD mod that makes the sport really feel like an RPG everytime you enter a brand new in-game space. It exhibits the names of Minecraft biomes and dimensions as quickly as you enter them. This mechanic is much like coming into new areas in any common RPG online game and suits properly with the default gameplay of Minecraft. Moreover, you may even customise the textual content placement and even use Traveler’s Titles HUD with different Minecraft biome-based mods.
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15. WTHIT Minecraft HUD Mod
What The Hell Is That or WTHIT is the right mod to counter the duty of remembering what every of the a whole lot of Minecraft blocks and mobs does. After putting in this mod, you solely need to take a look at a block or a mob, and the mod will present its identify on the prime. It additionally exhibits if the merchandise is a part of the vanilla sport or a selected mod.
This data seems in a refined tooltip much like the default developments tooltip on the prime of the display screen. While most gamers gained’t want this mod as soon as they get used to Minecraft’s world, it’s good for newbies who’re getting began with Minecraft.
16. AppleSkin HUD Mod
Minecraft’s starvation bar goes hand-in-hand with the well being bar. When you lose well being, the sport makes use of meals out of your starvation bar to heal you. Then, in flip, it’s important to feed your self to revive the starvation bar. Seems simple sufficient, proper? Unfortunately, it isn’t so simple as it sounds. It will get advanced when you think about that totally different meals gadgets impression your well being in another way and a few may even hurt it as an alternative of replenishing the starvation bar.
That’s the place HUD mods like AppleSkin step in and present you the detailed results of all meals gadgets in Minecraft. You solely need to choose a meals merchandise to see how a lot well being and starvation it is going to replenish. So, you may select what you eat more properly in a difficult state of affairs.
17. RPG HUD
Most of the Minecraft HUD mods in our record solely alter elements of the in-game overlay. But this mod offers all the default HUD a totally new look and provides a bunch of latest options much like different role-playing video games. The display screen may look a bit overwhelming at first, however it affords a significant benefit when you get used to it.
After putting in the mod, the Hotbar on the backside solely shows the accessible stock. Meanwhile, your well being and starvation bars sit within the prime left nook of the display screen, together with the sturdiness of your armor and instruments. Lastly, if you happen to take a look at any explicit mob, the UI shows that mob’s identify and well being bar. So, you get a bunch of helpful options from varied Minecraft mods inside a single bundle.
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18. Just Enough Items
It is a widely known reality locally that Minecraft isn’t essentially the most beginner-friendly sport. At least, not when it comes to understanding its numerous blocks and less-than-intuitive crafting recipes. Not to overlook, even veteran gamers need to seek for recipes on-line solely due to the huge selection. If this example feels acquainted, then you must set up the Just Enough Items or JEI HUD mod, which can be some of the common Minecraft mods of all time.
It exhibits a complete record of all out there gadgets and blocks in Minecraft, together with their makes use of. You may also discover all crafting, smelting, brewing, and anvil-based recipes and functionalities using this mod. This is mainly what the in-game crafting e-book ought to be. There is even a devoted search bar and stock configurations, so that you by no means need to be confused whereas enjoying Minecraft once more.
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19. Inventory HUD+
This Minecraft HUD mod is without doubt one of the most feature-packed mods on our record with three heads-up shows. The most iconic one in every of them is the devoted stock UI that shows your participant stock, eliminating the necessity to continuously open it. Next is the potions HUD, which is for Minecraft potions and their results. You additionally get a period bar that exhibits how lengthy a selected impact goes to final. Usually, such particulars are tucked away contained in the gamers’ stock.
And lastly, this Minecraft mod additionally has an armor HUD, which exhibits the sturdiness of your armor and instruments. You may even see the variety of fight gadgets like arrows and Totem of Undying in your stock. The neatest thing about this mod is that it’s extremely customizable so you may change the transparency, placement, and even the dimensions of all devoted shows.
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20. Advancement Plaques
Unlike different video video games, developments in Minecraft are anti-climactic, to say the least. That’s why it’s not stunning that almost all gamers have by no means even heard of developments like “Country Lode, Take Me Home”. We do not make this one up.
Hopefully, you gained’t be as stunned if you happen to set up the Advancement Plaques mod in Minecraft. It shows all in-game developments in a particular pop-up with devoted customized sound results. So, the subsequent time you make one thing nice occur in-game, all the world ought to find out about it.
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Download The Best Minecraft UI Mods
With that, you are actually able to play the sport of Minecraft like by no means earlier than. But if you are modifying its visuals, we recommend you additionally strive among the best Minecraft texture packs to boost the sport’s look. The texture packs can fully change the way in which you expertise the sport. Though, additionally, you will need to get the most effective Minecraft skins to suit into this up to date world. Having stated that, which is your favourite Minecraft HUD mod? Tell us within the feedback beneath!

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A payment terminal, also known as a point of sale terminal, credit card terminal, EFTPOS terminal (or a PDQ terminal in the United Kingdom), is a device which interfaces with payment cards to make electronic funds transfers.
There are various types of terminals available to merchants, although most have the same basic purpose and functions. They allow a merchant to insert, swipe, or manually enter the required credit/debit card information, to transmit this data to the merchant service provider for authorization and finally, to transfer funds to the merchant. Most newer models not only process credit and debit cards but can also handle gift cards, cheques, and so on. The majority of card terminals transmit data over a standard telephone line or a wired or wireless Internet connection. Some also have the ability to cache transactional data to be transmitted to the gateway processor when a connection becomes available; the major drawback to this is that immediate authorization is not available at the time the card was processed, which can subsequently result in failed payments. Remote wireless terminals can transmit card data using either cellular or satellite networks.
A merchant can replace the functionality of dedicated credit card terminal hardware using a terminal application running on a PC or mobile device, such as a smartphone. They usually work with dedicated hardware readers that can transfer magnetic stripe data to the application, while there are also some that also work with smart cards (using technology such as EMV), although this is rarely seen on smartphone readers. In case the necessary hardware is unavailable, these applications usually support manual entry of the card number and other data. In addition, more and more devices are beginning to offer built-in RFID or NFC technology to accommodate contactless or mobile device payment methods, often without requiring additional external hardware.
By moving to the use of card terminals to directly capture card information instead of manually entering in card details, merchants benefit from the efficiency of decreased transaction processing times. Previously, merchants could obtain lower processing costs by processing chip cards instead of Magnetic stripe cards. On the contrary, security is particularly of concern to such users: PCI DSS requirements need to be considered when using unsecured and unencrypted systems based on generic or open platforms; cardholder data security is integral to mandatory merchant PCI compliance. Several high profile breaches resulting in mass theft of cardholder data have occurred in the past due to the point of sale malware where people have accessed data stored insecurely on bespoke or custom systems operated by merchants.
Point of sale terminals emerged in 1979, when Visa introduced a bulky electronic data capturing terminal which was the first payment terminal. In the same year credit cards were replaced to include a magnetic information stripe.
In 1981 a small electronics company started in Hawaii that is now know Verifone building payment terminals. In 1983 they introduced the ZON terminal which would become the standard for modern payment terminals.
- Key entry (for customer not present mail and telephone order)
- Refunds and adjustments
- Settlement (including automatic)
- Payments using near field communication enabled devices
- Remote initialisation and software update
- POS integration
- Semi-integrated POS
- Multi-merchant capabilities
- Pen or PIN authorization by the customer
- Surcharge function
- Secure password operation
- Spire Payments
- First Data
- VeriFone (formerly Hypercom)
- XAC Automation Corp.
- Whitney, Lance (2011-03-24). "App turns Google Nexus phone into payment tool". CNET. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- Clark, Andrew (2007-03-30). "TK Maxx hit by theft of 46m credit card details". The Guardian. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- Jamie Estep (April 12, 2006). "The History of Credit Card Terminals".


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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed happiness over Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s support to 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures.
Gandhi has written to Congress-ruled states’ chief ministers to pass resolutions supporting passage of women reservation bill in Parliament.
Patnaik had earlier written to his counterparts in other states seeking their support to ensure 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures.
“I am glad, he (Rahul Gandhi) has done that. I hope other parties do this as well,” the Odisha Chief Minister told reporters here.
Patnaik had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 4 urging him to initiate steps to ensure reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures.
The Women’s Reservation Bill, which seeks to reserve 33 per cent of seats for women in Parliament and in all assemblies, was passed in the Rajya Sabha in 2010 but lapsed after the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha in 2014.
Having written to PM Narendra Modi, the CM moved a resolution in Odisha Assembly which was unanimously adopted.
He went on to depute senior leaders of the BJD to talk to leaders of all national and regional parties eliciting their support for reservation for women.
Patnaik has also directed his party MPs to raise the issue forcefully in Parliament.
The opposition BJP here has dismissed it as yet another pre-poll stunt of the CM. Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the CM is shedding crocodile tears for women. “The women reservation bill has been debated and discussed for over a decade now and everybody has taken a position. The BJD’s participation in such debates both inside and outside the parliament needs to be taken note of to understand the newfound pro-activeness of the CM,” said Pradhan.
Atrocities on women are on the rise in Odisha, the shelter home scandal is the latest, noted Pradhan.
(With PTI inputs)


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Florida Man Has a Rare Condition: Where His Body Produces Alcohol
A father of two, who previously worked as a high school teacher, was terminated from his job after being charged with drunk driving.
However, upon further investigation, officers discovered that his failed Breathalyzer test was due to an uncommon condition known as auto-brewery syndrome (ABS).
ABS is a rare medical condition in which the human body produces alcohol in the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in an individual experiencing alcohol intoxication without actually consuming alcohol.
According to Mark Mongiardo, his symptoms initially surfaced in 2006 when he was employed as a high school teacher and coach in New Jersey.
— New York Post (@nypost) March 16, 2023
Allegedly, the school’s personnel lodged complaints about his alcohol scent, despite him having no alcohol consumption on the job.
Mongiardo categorically denied the accusations, stating he is a teacher and would never jeopardize his students’ well-being.
As he recounted on ABC 7, the situation was alarming, and he was unsure about the cause of his odor.
“I had pending felony charges. You know, I was facing prison time for two DWIs when I had not been drinking,” Mongiardo said.
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) March 15, 2023
Fortunately, Mongiardo obtained answers after meeting with Wickremesinghe, who has keen interest in ABS since his initial encounter with it in 2014.
According to Wickremesinghe, auto-brewery syndrome (ABS) is caused by the disruption of gut flora due to antibiotics, which allow fungus and yeast to thrive.
Patients with auto-brewery syndrome
When someone with ABS consumes carbohydrates or sugar, their gut ferments alcohol, leading to potentially dangerous levels of intoxication.
Some of Wickremesinghe’s patients have registered three times the legal blood alcohol limit within two hours.
Wickremesinghe has treated 30 patients for ABS, some of whom have come from as far away as Romania.
To diagnose the condition, he requires patients to undergo a colonoscopy and an eight-hour blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test in the hospital.
The BAC test involves drinking a sugary liquid and recording BAC levels every half-hour. Health experts will stop the test immediately if the BAC level becomes positive.
Wickremesinghe treats ABS with anti-fungal medication, orally or intravenously, if necessary.
Patients must follow a strict no-carb diet for the first six weeks. A low-carb diet will then follow in the next months to lower the level of anti-fungal medication.
Wickremesinghe is about to release the most comprehensive study ever conducted on ABS using the patients he has treated.
He has discovered that 60% of ABS patients suffer from acid reflux, while 30% have anxiety or depression. He hopes his research will raise awareness of ABS in the medical community.
As for Mongiardo, the police officers ultimately dismissed his charges of driving while intoxicated. The prosecutors failed to bring the case to trial promptly.
Currently residing in Florida, Mongiardo manages his auto-brewery syndrome (ABS) by taking 30 pills daily, adhering to a low-carb diet, and testing himself with a Breathalyzer before operating a vehicle.
He shared with ABC that he is now positively emerging from this difficult experience. He is happy now to be moving forward with his life.
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Top Ten Tuesday is a bookish meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish on a weekly basis.
Hello new week!
Another Top Ten Tuesday today, and the topic is Read In One Sitting Theme: ten of the shortest books I’ve read, top ten books I read in one sitting, ten books to read when you are short on time, top ten books that will make you read the whole day away, etc.
So today I’m going to list 10 shortest books I’ve ever read. Because, you know… I never manage to read any book in one sitting, I just can’t! Reading for long time makes me feel so overwhelmed with received information, I barely can process anything else!
Oh, before I start my list, let me say that I won’t feature all must-reads, such as The Little Prince, so we don’t cheat on that 😀
1. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Number of pages: 260 pages in Russian version
One of my recent shortest reads, 4 hours, and it this book is good for those who love historical fiction, and doesn’t want a romance-oriented short novel.
2. Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov
Number of pages: 110 pages in original (Russian) version
One of my recommended must-read Russian classic, it perfectly shows how Bulgakov, let’s say it directly, makes of fun of human society, and some ideas of revolution (specifically on the topic of descrimination). You’ll love it.
3. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Number of pages: 210 pages in Russian version
One of the first books by Neil Gaiman that I’ve read. Clearly I did it after watching the movie of the same name, and to be honest, I loved the movie more.
4. The Hound of Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Number of pages: 190 pages in Russian version
I think this is the only book I’ve completed in one seat. Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, another mystery to be solved – and I’m hooked in.
5. Scarlet Sails by Alexander Grin
Number of pages: 100 pages in original (Russian) version
Another Russian classics that I could have included in my must-read list, if only I’d really like the book. You can give it a try if you want, because it’s originally a very nice story, it just didn’t come up to my taste.
6. The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett
Number of pages: 110 pages in Russian version
This is really simple: I love pets, and I’d read almost everything on pets. That’s how I picked and read this book. Plus the Pratchett humour is unbeatable in any terms 😀
7. Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki Murakami
Number of pages: 80 pages in Russian version
This is the book that left me not the best impression on Haruki Murakami’s style of stories, so I haven’t read anything else since then.
8. Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev
Number of pages: 200 pages in original (Russian) version
Another good Russian classics here! Basically, everything Turgenev is highly recommended for those who want to know the insights of Russian aristocracy.
9. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander/J.K. Rowling (textbook version)
Number of pages: 123 pages in original (English) version
That… can count as a shortest book ever, right? Right?
10. Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradburry
Number of pages: 130 pages in Russian version
For those who wants or already plan to write a book, this is a must-read. You won’t regret that 🙂
What topic did you pick for this week’s Read in one sitting theme? Have you read any books from my list?
’til next time,
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Awesome post! A couple books I’ve read in one sitting are Every Exquisite Thing and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe – highly recommend both, obviously because I couldn’t put either down 😉
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Ohhhh, thanks for the recommendations! Will check out!

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Many people think of Tuberculosis (TB) as a disease from the past. However, with more than 10 million cases each year TB is far from defeated. Especially, now that this disease has returned in new forms, such as multi drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB). In South Africa the number of people with MDR- and XDR-TB continues to increase. This is a major problem since the remaining treatment options for these highly resistant forms of TB are less effective, have more side effects, and are more expensive. With the current drugs available, the likelihood of success is much smaller than in patients with drug-sensitive TB. Besides the treatment challenges, people with TB are also affected by stigma, which contributes to delays in TB care and negatively impacts treatment adherence.
One of the people fighting against XDR-TB is Goodman. By sharing his story, Goodman wishes to unmask the stigma surrounding TB and to encourage other XDR-TB patients to continue the fight against this disease.


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Can’t decide which Miss NiNi’s cheesecake you can’t live without? Don’t fret, we’ll make you a cheesecake sampler with 1/4 sections of our most popular flavors: includes Creamy Vanilla, Peanut Butter Fudge, Chocolate Caramel Chunk and Italian Tirimasu!
I have a favorite dessert from my childhood. It has “Mom” written all over it! Actually, I don’t know the origination of the recipe. Maybe Mom created it, but I hardly think so. It just wasn’t within her nature to do that. She was great at following a recipe though and prepared numerous delicious desserts […]

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Yesterday (1/15/17) I configured a Model S90D to a total of $109,750 and again today with the same setup and the price remained the same. Supercharging in the Standard Feature section changed to a yearly 400kWh Access to Supercharger credit.
I did not see an option to select lifetime unlimited access to a Supercharger. If I'm wrong please let me know.


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A Short Border Handbook: A Journey Through The Immigrant's Labyrinth
An exhilarating and darkly comical exploration of migration and borders from an Albanian who grew up in Hoxha's madhouse, longing to cross to Greece, only to find another seam of absurdities and disappointments on his eventual arrival. After spending his childhood in Albania, and fantasizing about life across the border, Gazmend Kapllani escapes to Greece--only to get banged up in a detention center. As he and his fellow immigrants try to find jobs, they begin to plan their future lives in Greece, imagining success that is always beyond their grasp. The sheer absurdity of both their plans and their new lives is overwhelming. Both ironic and emotional, Kapllani interweaves the story of his experience with meditations upon "border syndrome"--a mental state, as much as a geographical experience--to create a brilliantly observed, amusing, and perceptive debut. And a timely one at that, given that immigration is again at the forefront of politics both in the US and Europe.
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- ISBN-13: 9780997316988
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- Publication Year: 2017
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We tested 8 toaster ovens to find the best one.
Make the most of the lingering last days of grilling season.
If it's peak tomato season, yes. Yes, you are.
We tested the Ooni Koda—the world's first portable, gas-fired pizza oven—to see if it could make pizzas that rivaled our local pie shop.
This is the best pizza cutter for cutting pizza, and other stuff, too!
There are so many creative ways to make and use this verdant, versatile sauce. Here are our favorites.
These easy-to-cook meat-free dinners are weeknight winners.
These sweet and savory recipes will convince you that grapes are for more than just snacking.
We think the sheet pan is so super, we're dedicating a month to exploring everything it can do.
It's a pizza. It's a salad. It's...a pizza with a huge salad on top of it. Who can argue?
The weather's getting greener. Your cooking should follow.
Browning sausage in the same skillet used to bake this pizza not only preheats the pan (the key to a crisp crust), it also infuses that crust with rich, porky flavor.
Cover a just-baked, garlic-scented pizza crust with a crisp salad of Bibb lettuce, blue cheese, prosciutto, and pickled onions, plus plenty of red wine vinaigrette.
One tiny sweltering kitchen + one hot cast-iron skillet = great pizza at home?
Get out of the takeout pizza party rut.
Week two of #cook90 2018 is full of fast dinners and smart #nextovers.
Last week was full of cooking—this week, slow it down with some easy favorites.
From fancy to basic, we tasted 13 frozen pizzas to determine which is best.
Blasphemy or brilliance? We sort it all out.
This 3-ingredient recipe is just as good as the real thing, sans delivery charge.


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Sunday is the last day to visit the first major Carolee Schneemann retrospective held in the United States. MoMA PS1, located in Queens, New York, will close on the 11th the show that covers six decades of production by one of the pioneers of performance art. Schneemann was a central figure of the New York avant-garde, having explored sensitive themes such as feminism, intimacy, loss, as well as controversial political issues: the Vietnam War, natural disasters, among others. Those who manage to visit the show will find more than 300 works ranging from rare paintings from the 1950s and their unfolding into assemblages and collages, during the early 1960s; the works that reveal the gradual insertion of the artist's own body in the work, from the 1970s; to the multimedia installations of the 1990s and 2000s.
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Yarn Crafts for Kids : Ideas for Easy Arts & Crafts Projects & Activities with Yarn for Children, Teens, and Preschoolers. Home > Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids > Yarn Crafts for Children Yarn is a length of interlocked fibres which is mostly used for knitting, weaving, crocheting, embroidery and rope making.
Yarn can be used to make so much different crafts, from jewelry to balls. Recycled Magazine Bows. These bows are so pretty everyone will think you bought them at the store.
They are the latest FreeKidsCrafts contest winner provided by Laura better known as Miss American Pie and posted on Craftster.org. Supplies Magazine pageBrass paper fastener/brad Sharp objectScissors Instructions. Bubble Wrap Jelly Fish. Recycled materials make some of the most interesting crafts.
This Bubble wrap Jelly Fish Mobile is fun and also a good lesson in recycling. Supplies. Recycled Crafts - Recyclable Crafts for Kids - Recycling Craft Ideas. Make Magazine Bead Jewelry. Beads made from magazine pages?
How could that be? Read on to find out how to make this great wearable craft! Recycled Magazine Wastebasket. Take all of those magazines and catalogues that fill up your mailbox and recycle them into this beautiful wastebasket.
Supplies Hot Glue Gun Mod Podge Magazine(s) Waterproofing Spray Scissors Water And A Bowl Paint Brush Instructions First you need to gather a good amount of magazines, some mod podge, a paint brush and scissors. After gathering everything you need. Cardboard Tube Crafts. Recycled toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, wrapping paper tubes are all great starting points for lots of kids crafts.
Recycling cardboard of all types into these fun crafts is good for our environment. Bead and Pipe Cleaner Bracelets Show the kids how to make these Bead and Pipe. Kids' Crafts: Yarn Octopus - Classic Rainy Day and Scout Activities. This photo originally appeared in FamilyFun Magazine Total Time 1 to 2 hours Ages preschooler This rainy-day project provides plenty of practice for budding braiders and makes a fun, eight-armed pal.
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Imagine a quiet Sunday afternoon at the beach interrupted by a hovering drone armed with a camera. Sound far-fetched? In Florida, Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein is one of a growing number of local officials who don't think so. They wonder if laws are keeping pace with quadcopter technology.
So, too, are officials at a Walt Disney Co. subsidiary who have filed a patent application to use drones for aerial displays. Right now, the commercial use of drones is mostly barred, even for the seemingly innocent purpose of letting Tinker Bell fly around Cinderella Castle.
The challenge facing the Federal Aviation Administration is to modify and loosen broad restrictions on drone technology, while protecting concerns over individual privacy. It's an admittedly tall order, but current regulations are inconsistent and need an update.
Right now, you're permitted to fly drones for fun, so long as the quadcopter doesn't fly higher than 400 feet and stays clear of airports and populated areas. Taking photos for personal use is OK, too, but the commercial use of drones is pretty much prohibited at any altitude.
What's consistent is the fear that drones could obliterate privacy. Such fears prompted the Florida Legislature to pass a smart bill from Republican Sen. Joe Negron of Stuart limiting drone use by law enforcement.
As Negron pointed out, "Law-abiding citizens in public places have a reasonable expectation that their government won't be spying on them." Gov. Rick Scott signed the bill into law in 2013.
Lately, the issue isn't "Big Brother," but the casual user. Drones are hot items among hobbyists, model-aircraft enthusiasts and avid photographers. And drone videos are the latest rage on YouTube. Unfortunately, as their popularity grows, so does the potential for abuse.
The National Parks Service plans to ban low-flying drones on its 84 million acres of land because of visitor safety and the impact on wildlife. Park officials cited several incidents, including someone using a drone to buzz a herd of bighorn sheep at Zion National Park in Utah. Rangers confiscated another at Mount Rushmore after it was flown too closely over the heads of visitors.
In Delray Beach, Mayor Glickstein rightly wants to chart a clear path before the recreational use of drones swells.
"You have pilot-less aircraft with cameras operated by people without training," he told Sun Sentinel reporter Marisa Gottesman. "You can hover over your neighbor's yard, their window or someone you don't like's window. They have the potential to form a set of problems."
Still, the rules that protect a bathing beauty from unwanted aerial photography shouldn't stop Disney Enterprises from using drone technology to stay competitive in a key Florida tourism industry.
Both could use help from the FAA, which should craft regulations that replace a one-size-fits-all mandate with greater flexibility.


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With No Shave November well on its way, we can’t forget about our favorite counterpart to some of those beards: the man bun. Yes, we sure do love those man buns. Whether it’s a low bun like Jared Leto, or a high half bun like Harry Styles, we’re obsessed either way. Take a look at some of the greatest man buns out there.
Just take it in for a moment…Ok, now breathe. Joe Manganiello gives the man bun a great name. It’s safe to say we’re jealous of Sofia Vergara.
Leto never disappoints with his beautiful locks.
He’s been rocking the man bun for quite some time, and I don’t think anyone is complaining
Stop it Bradley. Just stop it. But actually don’t…
Remember Harry’s signature hair when One Direction first hit it big? So cute – but let’s hope he keeps the locks growing. Keep bunning it, Harry!
Now, Brad may currently be retired from the man bun, but we’re pretty sure it will be back soon. Also, how can this man be 50 years old?!
Leonardo DiCaprio has been swooning us for decades. He can do anything and he’ll always look fine.
And just when you think he can’t get any hotter, David Beckham rocks a man bun.
Oh Jake, you beautiful man, you.
Zoe Saldana is one lucky woman. With twins on the way with Marco, those children are bound to be beyond beautiful.
This Game of Thrones hunk will always win us over with his mysterious look and flowing black hair.
He may be the lead singer of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, but he also won a Golden Globe for Best Original Score for his contribution to the score for All Is Lost. The audience, including me via my TV screen, was taken back when the beauty of the bun graced the stage.
Joaquin left us for a while, but he’s been back and better than ever for the past couple years. He ages gracefully and makes the man bun work.
We never saw him rock the man bun as the beloved Tim Riggins, but luckily Taylor Kitsch isn’t opposed to one. Even if he looks like a total nerdle with his flannel tied around his waist, the bun makes up for it.
Not only do this Australian singer’s eyes sparkle, his man bun shines like pure gold. Not to mention he has the voice of angel. Swoon.

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When sitting down with a singer of the caliber of Michéal Castaldo, one would expect the conversation to center around the long list of accomplishments he’s racked up during his celebrated career. But, in the tradition of Italy’s countless “Renaissance Men,” this proud Calabrian proves himself to be much more than just a stellar voice!
In fact, his music isn’t even discussed until the halfway marker of this week’s episode of the Italian American Podcast, as the famed musician first shares many other facets of his incredible story with us.
From his take on Italian wedding traditions, to his experience rebuilding and commercializing his ancient family homestead in Calabria, to his career importing rare olive oils and balsamic vinegars, we are sharing the often-unseen sides of a man known the world over for his incomparable musical gifts! We’ll discuss the different traditions that took hold in the Italo-Canadian community, discover the secrets of the world’s finest olive oils, and learn how many types of wood go into making the perfect balsamic vinegar barrel!
But, of course, our conversation did bring us back to Michéal’s love for music. From discovering it as a child singing in his church choir, to training with renowned musical experts in Italy and North America, to his vast musical body that spans everything from bel canto to classical, jazz, and pop, Michéal shares the passion for storytelling that drives his creative endeavors… and why, in his opinion, the pop hits you love sound even better when sung in the Calabrese language!
In this episode, this much-loved tenor shows that he’s so much more than just his beautiful voice, so if you know Michéal Castaldo the singer, or if you’re meeting him for the very first time, get ready to meet Michéal Castaldo the entrepreneur, the historian, and the man in this fascinating look into the life of one very passionate Italian American!
To learn more about Michéal Castaldo and his works, click here.
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In his first meeting with House Republicans in two years, President Obama strongly pushed back on the charge that his administration’s top priority is to score political points against the GOP.
“This thing that everything we do is designed to gain a political advantage on you is just not true,” Obama said during a tense but respectful 80-minute meeting Wednesday afternoon in the Capitol basement, according to a source in attendance.
“I got 75 percent of the Hispanic vote. I got 75 percent of the Asian vote. If you tank immigration reform, it would be great for Democrats,” the president continued, offering an example of a policy prescription that wouldn’t necessarily pay dividends for his party.
Republican lawmakers say many of the questions posed to the president during the rare face-to-face session conveyed the implicit trust deficit between their caucus and the White House.
The appearance came in the midst of stalled debt-reduction negotiations and just a day after Rep. Paul Ryan unveiled a House GOP budget that was roundly attacked by Democrats.
Yet Obama is keenly aware that if he is to cement his legacy with a comprehensive immigration-reform package and a grand bargain to slash the deficit, he’ll need to chip away at the ice that has largely frozen his relationship with House Republicans.
In part, he attempted to do thaw relations by reverting to a favorite theme: a lament of the media culture.
“When we get our news in this town, it’s a closed loop. The GOP has Fox News; Democrats have MSNBC on their TVs. You should read The Huffington Post and see how I’m getting slapped around by the left. They think I’m giving everything away to you guys every day,” Obama implored at one point during a lengthy answer, according to two lawmakers.
By and large, rank-and-file GOP members expressed appreciation for the president’s effort, but said they weren’t convinced that he wouldn’t try to ramrod them once the rubber met the road on policy.
“The president defended himself to the extent that he could with all of us recognizing that he’s meeting with [Organizing for Action] tonight. His defense of that was, ‘Oh, it’s a policy group and not a political group.’ Well, so is the Saturday Republican lunch club,” swiped Colorado Rep. Cory Gardner. “I think it’s disingenuous to think that they’re going to be pushing policy and leaving politics at the front door.”
The second-term congressman said he was disappointed the president didn’t voice more willingness to give ground on issues like entitlement reform.
According to attendees, Obama acknowledged that he would consider significant changes such as indexing Medicare benefits, but noted, “I can’t do everything this conference wants and nothing the other side wants.”
“He seems to be more of the mind of sort of extracting a pound of flesh,” Gardner said when asked about the president’s tone on making changes to safety-net programs.
Freshman North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer said he was struck by just how much the cable-news kibitzers and partisan commentators appeared to weigh on Obama’s mind.
“I find him to be quite interested in politics. You don’t usually expect the president to use such specific, partisan political imagery,” Cramer said, referring to the president’s comments on particular media outlets. “I was like, wow, really? I don’t even have time to watch Fox News ... I actually found him to be more of a political junkie than someone would expect someone at his level to be.”
Other topics at the meeting included gun control, tax reform, and the Keystone Pipeline, but most of the conversation centered around fiscal issues and whether the two sides could find daylight on an overarching budget deal.
According to Gardner, when Michigan Rep. Dave Camp asked Obama why the two sides couldn’t come together to act on the entitlement changes they agree on, the president reasserted that he wouldn’t budge without new taxes.
It’s the sticking point that has gummed up negotiations from the start—and little headway was made Wednesday.
“I think the skepticism on our side is, this guy really likes taxes,” said Louisiana Rep. Bill Cassidy afterward, adding that he would take a wait-and-see approach on Obama’s overture for bipartisanship. “Having seen him pillory the Romney-Ryan plan and get reelected on that kind of demagoguing of the issues, there’s some skepticism that he’s not setting us up to demagogue it again.”
Cramer said the ball was in the president’s court to seek common ground on the fiscal stalemate and zapped him for scheduling his budget delivery to Congress “in a couple weeks.”
“I wish his budget was as on time as he was,” he quipped.
Obama’s intransigence on extracting more revenue is likely explained by public opinion, which remains squarely in his corner in a bare-knuckled brawl with Congress.
While the latest Washington Post–ABC News poll pegs the president’s approval at 50 percent, an overwhelming 80 percent of Americans disapprove of Congress. The cherry on top for him: almost three quarters, 72 percent, disapprove of congressional Republicans.
That’s why this sustained charm offensive—Obama met with Senate Democrats on Tuesday and will meet with Senate Republicans on Thursday—can do no harm, even if it isn’t much help.
Besides, the session wasn’t completely a rigid exchange of ideological differences. An impromptu joke by Missouri Rep. Billy Long cut the tension for at least a few moments.
When an aide handed the president a note notifying him of white smoke at the Vatican, signaling the election of a new pope, Long asked, “Does that mean the White House is open for tours?”
“No,” the president replied with a grin over sustained laughter throughout the room, “but it means the Vatican is.”


Rwanda is well known for its production of quality tea for years now with the factory in the lead being the Rugabano Tea Factory that’s located in the Karongi District of Rwanda. During a visit to the factory, President Kagame pledged to ensure that necessary infrastructure is put in place to facilitate an increase in tea yield.
Rugabano Tea Plant, the second biggest tea buyer in the nation, is run through a firm by Wood Foundation, a venture philanthropic organization since its establishment in 2019.
The tea factory growth has been attributed to investors who are helping farmers to expand tea areas as it was a result of an agreement between the Government of Rwanda and Luxmi Tea Company Private Limited – a subsidiary of Wood Foundation.
According to Knopp David, the Wood Foundation Africa Director; “Less than six years ago, none of this was here; there was no commercial firming going on. In 2017 along with several partners, we embarked on a long journey to transform the region in Greenfield development in tea. To date, we are looking at yielding 74 percent high-quality leaves in Rwanda which is currently the best in the country.”
Tea as a commodity was introduced in Rwanda in the 1950s and has seen growth as by June 2021, there were over 26,000 hectares of tea plantations in the country.
Tea production has increased steadily, from 5,910 tonnes of black tea in 1980, to 12,855 metric tonnes in 1990 to 36,000 metric tonnes in 2021 where it generated export revenues worth US$103 million.
The factory’s importance is outstanding to the country because it employs many people who get money to sustain their families, while investors also get profit and pay taxes.
During a visit to the factory, President Kagame pledged to ensure that necessary infrastructure is put in place to facilitate an increase in tea yield.
“The quality and impact of Rwanda’s tea stand out. The quality of our tea is among the best not just in the region but across the world. This is an opportunity to exploit and we have all it takes to maintain quality and derive more benefits to the people of Rwanda,” said President Kagame.
Rudra Chatterjee, the Chairman of Rugabano Tea Factory said that the company he represents has invested $12 million and has committed to invest up to $40 million.


The following is a press release issued by the Cloverdale Police Department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:
On December 24, 2022, the Cloverdale Police Department received several calls about a gold Mercedes Benz vehicle, occupied by several subjects, that had been seen tampering with parked vehicles.
Cloverdale Officers located a vehicle (Gold 2001 C240 Mercedes) matching the description and conducted a traffic stop on South Foothill Blvd. and Sandholm Lane in Cloverdale.
Located in the vehicle were Jose Robles 38, Richmond, Ca., Hugo Cerda 38, Richmond, Ca., and David Coyt 28, Richmond, Ca. During the course of the investigation, officers located several tools and items commonly used to commit burglaries and Catalytic Converter thefts.
The three occupants were detained and later arrested for multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including conspiracy, Possession of burglary tools, theft, and Possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.
All three were transported and booked into the Sonoma County Jail with a bail enhancement.
Among the property seized from the vehicle were several shaved vehicle keys, multiple saws and saw blades, a floor jack, four recovered vehicle catalytic converters, controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, and a vehicle window door prying tool.
The case is still being investigated, and anyone with information that might be related to this incident can contact Cloverdale Police Officer Ofc. Katie Vanoni at (707) 894-2150 or email@example.com.
To prevent further thefts of this nature, the police department recommends parking inside a garage if possible or under well-lit areas, preferably areas with surveillance cameras if available. Another deterrent is the purchase and installation of a CAT SECURITY SHIELD or similar device, which is a robust aluminum plate that, once installed, provides a strong barrier against catalytic converter theft. This device makes stealing your catalytic converter nearly impossible without some serious time, making it less appealing for would-be-criminals.
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Arent there any converters to steal in richmond ?? The cost of fuel alone seems like these liberals wd steal closer to home ?


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The Ramada Hotel recently completed a renovation project, transferring the previous Atlantis Night Club to a restaurant and pub, The Exchange.
Operational since mid-November, 2003, this English style Pub has not only the ambiance but also satellite TV screens for sport lovers. Play a round of darts or try a game of billiards and a live band will keep you entertained. During happy hours try some of the chef’s special pub creations with a variety of beverages at rock bottom prices. Unwind into the night with a magical experience of special theme nights daily.
Music is courtesy of the striking Finesse Band with a show daily from 8pm except Fridays.
“The Le Jardin restaurant had undergone a face-lift, and now sports a new décor. It is the ideal place for a quiet and casual, yet elegant dinning experience,” said a spokesperson.
The Le Rendezvous Lounge has been transformed to a conference/meeting room for 60 to 100 persons.
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Rally and hearing – No more cuts to animal care in Sacramento County
Date: Monday, June 14, 2010
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location:South steps of County Administration Building
Street: 700 H Street
City/Town: Sacramento, CA
Our county is in a terrible financial crisis and our leaders face tough choices…
Despite making a $22 million public investment in a new state-of-the-art animal shelter, the past two years’ County budget cuts have meant a 40 percent reduction in animal care staff and more limited public hours for reuniting lost pets with their families and adopting out homeless animals. These cuts have cost animals their lives. Already, three out of five animals entering the County shelter don’t leave alive.
And it could get even worse. Just last month we got word that Sacramento County supervisors are contemplating yet another significant reduction to the animal shelter. Our County’s animals will suffer more and die in higher numbers if further cuts are made to the animal shelter.
If you want to stop this from happening, if you have ever adopted an animal, if you believe that we owe homeless pets a bare minimum of welfare and opportunity… then please join us at this rally.
Plan to stay for the budget hearings that will begin at 2 pm in the supervisors’ chambers. We need a huge show of support and this is the ONE remaining opportunity to affect the budget outcome. Even if you don’t speak at the hearing, your presence will show the Supervisors how important this is.
Please wear a RED shirt to symbolize our desire to stop the bleeding.
Thank you for caring about the most vulnerable members of our society.
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Searching for nice jobs in Athelstane, WI? Athelstane, WI holds a population of approximately 600, derived from 2010 official data. The median household gross wage capacity of the city of Athelstane, WI is approximately $34,000, as documented in BLS statistics references as of about 2013. Athelstane's cost of living, since 2013, was almost 93 out of 100, which is lower versus the United States average.
One other fact which is certainly indispensable becoming aware of is the fact that, as recent as 2014, the city of Athelstane had an unemployment rate of more or less 7.5%. That is higher than the country's average unemployment percentage, since the later part of 2015. That's well worth evaluating if you happen to be hunting for careers inside the city, living elsewhere and searching in nearby areas, or if you are searching for towns and cities truly worth relocating to, that also have beneficial job selections.

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February 17, 2021: For Epic customers, 2021 presents a unique opportunity to reevaluate current EHR and clinical application infrastructures. Is it time to take advantage of interSystems IRIS? Here to run you through the switch to this latest data management software platform is Marty Momdjian and Josh Peacock from Sirius. We know that moving from an SMP to an ECP architecture can be overwhelming. Why should health systems have this on top of mind right now? How can healthcare leaders select a platform that fits their data center and technology management methodology? What is the biggest benefit of upgrading to IRIS? What is the most challenging part? What is the best way to migrate existing applications in order to take advantage of the performance and efficiency of InterSystems IRIS?


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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: From opening stores at 7 in the morning to shutting down well after midnight, several big retailers now work overtime to increase their sales amidst weakening consumer sentiment by wooing joggers and night owls.
Reliance Retail, for instance, has advanced opening timing for some of its supermarkets in Maharashtra by two hours to 8 am to attract joggers and office goers, while Future Group’s KB Fair Price stores open even earlier at 7.
“We are already seeing good sales in the live bakery section as many consumers have started having daily breakfast at our stores after their morning walk,” said a senior Reliance Retail official who did not want to be named because he is not authorised to speak to media.
It’s not just joggers who shop in the morning. Consumers prefer fresh stock especially for fruits and vegetables segment. Damodar Mall, director for food strategy at Future Group, says KB Fair Price sells almost 40% of fresh produce by 10 am, its earlier opening time. “Many residents shop for fresh produce first thing in the morning,” Mall said.
Industry watchers say the change in store timings shows that retailers now recognise the heterogeneity among consumers.
“The idea is to understand what the ‘primetime’ during the day and during the week is for various segments of shoppers even as retailers synchronize themselves with their existing buying cycles for various categories,” Adrian Terron, executive director, retail and shopper practice, at Nielsen India. “As a strategy it helps draw new footfalls and cater to niche segments,” he said.
Retailers Association of India, a lobby group of branded stores, has requested several state governments to allow modern retailers to open stores 365 days without the hassle of renewing such licences on an annual basis. The group has so far petitioned 15 different states including Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Madhya Pradesh implemented it in June.
Indian retailers seem to be taking a cue from global counterparts. World’s largest retailer Walmart Stores Inc opens its outlets in the US as early as 6 am. In fact, several shops in the West remain open 24 hours a day.
In India too, global retailers open their stores early albeit they sell their wares to resellers and not end consumers. Bharti-Walmart’s Best Price Modern Wholesale stores and France’s Carrefour SA open their stores at 7.00 am while some Metro Cash and Carry stores open at 6 in the morning.
But extended shop timing means higher costs-something several retailers want to check at a time when there is slowdown in consumer demand.
“If we open our stores early, there is a substantial cost involved in terms of manpower and electricity,” a senior official at Aditya Birla Retail said on condition of anonymity. “We feel that the profit we could earn during the extra hours will not offset our costs,” the person added.
Some retailers open stores for longer hours only on days when higher sales are almost guaranteed. In February, Korum Mall at Thane near Mumbai kept its mall open until mid-night for two nights in a bid to cash-in on Valentine Day celebrations. Other days, it closes at 9:30 pm.
Buoyed by the response, the mall again kept it open until 12:00 am on the eve of the Independence Day as retailers chipped in with flat 50% off between 10:00 p.m. and mid-night, dubbed as happy hours. Gaurav Kumawat, retail manager at Korum Mall, said sales that night was 350% more than normal weekdays.
In Delhi, Select Citywalk mall at Saket has requested cafes, restaurants and the food court operators to open at 8 am in the morning to serve breakfast for people visiting the gym in the mall and other office goers. R City Mall in Mumbai too plans to open its doors early and invite residents in the vicinity to use the mall for morning walks. Coffee shops will open early for joggers to have snacks and breakfast.

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‘Shadows and Voices: The Last Days of Tchaikovsky’
Special to The Aspen Times
Sunday’s Aspen Festival Orchestra performance of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, popularly known as “Pathetique,” promises to be illuminating.
Conductor Murry Sidlin will probe into the composer’s life with “Shadows and Voices: The Last Days of Tchaikovsky” ” one in his innovative series of Concert Illuminations programs.
Starting in 1995, Sidlin began writing three to four “concert-dramas” a year when he was with the Oregon Symphony (presently he is dean of the school of music at Catholic University). In an Illuminations program, Sidlin introduces the subject of the work, narrates and conducts, while he lets imagination take full rein.
“Sometimes I enter a dialogue with the audience, as in ‘The Anatomy of the 5th,'” he said. “Sometimes I interview artists who are on video as though they were on stage with me and still alive, as in ‘Aaron Copland’s America,’ and sometimes a screen drops down unexpectedly and Martha Graham pays us a visit in the midst of ‘Appalachian Spring.’ ” In Sunday’s programs, actors take the stage to help resolve the puzzle of Tchaikovsky’s death.
“The end of Tchaikovsky’s life is a great mystery: How he died, what the circumstances were, why there are conflicting medical reports and family observations,” according to Sidlin. “It’s almost as if there were a conspiracy to maintain confusion.”
This program begins with excerpts interspersed with story exposition, acted out by celebrated stage actors Michael York, John Rubinstein and Ursula Meyer playing the roles of Tchaikovsky, his brother Modeste, and his patroness, Madam von Meck, respectively.
“What do we know about Tchaikovsky’s life at the end that we can really trust?” Sidlin mused. “Most of the information we get comes from his brother, Modeste, who is not anxious for us to know the truth, nor are the doctors, nor is his patroness and silent love Madam von Meck. What do we have from all this? We have maybe his most beautiful symphony and a powerful score that takes up different characters in each movement.”
Sidlin’s first Illumination, “Who Killed Mozart?” ” which lines up the six or seven people who wanted Mozart dead and examines their motives ” is, like “Shadows and Voices,” the unraveling of a mystery. He is currently rewriting it, and hopes to present it at the Aspen Music Festival and School next season.
But his most famous is perhaps the moving Defiant Requiem, written in 2002 and aired nationally by PBS in 2003 and 2004. Both poignant and uplifting, it tells the true story of Jews in a Nazi concentration camp who, though about to be killed, organized 16 performances of Verdi’s Requiem.
“It’s a very powerful story about art in life as the salvation of and the greatest weapon against barbaric behavior,” Sidlin said. Constantly jotting down ideas as they occur to him, Sidlin approaches each new project by asking himself questions, and following clues in the music and in history. Then he approaches his works with the goal of opening the music up to his listeners and deepening their understanding.
As he writes the story, told either in dialogue or parallel monologues, Sidlin makes sure that it communicates the emotions he wants it to.
“Then I sketch out who says what, and how, and to whom, and then I begin the long process of bringing it into dramatic form,” he said. “I never present any additional staging or technology that takes from or apologizes for the music. What I do brings people to the music and stimulates their curiosity for wanting to hear it. Perhaps they hear the music with new life, with more information, or with a kind of illumination that didn’t exist before this presentation.”
In his exploration of the Pathetique symphony, Sidlin himself takes the role of a “conductorial Sherlock Holmes to try to figure out what Tchaikovsky, this very gifted genius but extraordinarily confused depressive, had in mind.”
“Does the symphony need my help? No,” Sidlin added. “But will people perhaps be able to go deeper into the work in a way that’s more enjoyable for newcomers? Yes.”
The 4 p.m. program takes place at the Benedict Music Tent. Tickets are $65 and available at the Wheeler Box Office, Harris Concert Hall and the gondola building box office. Seating on the lawn is free. Catch a taste of the concert at the final rehearsal on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are $15 or relax with a cup of coffee on the lawn.
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News and notes on the restaurant scene from dining critic Carol Deptolla
Blue's Egg getting a patio
The concrete has been poured for a patio at Blue's Egg, the popular breakfast-and-lunch place at 317 N. 76th St.
Co-owner Dan Sidner said the restaurant will have a few tables out this fall where guests can take cups of coffee on nice days, but full service won't begin until spring.
It should accommodate 40 diners, and Sidner hopes that, with the patio's eastern exposure, it will be warm enough to launch in May.
That should help ease the wait for seats on weekends (although tables are pretty easy to score on weekdays).


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Gamble on possibly getting some cash for green measures at some point in the future or, after a really tough year, go for broke and try and squeeze as much out of their land as possible.
So how did we get here? I went to stand on a hill near Wellesbourne in Warwickshire to find out.
This is land farmed by Mark Meadows, he’s also chair of the Warwickshire NFU.
From here he pointed out environmental measures he’s taken on the farm; corners of fields planted for winter food for wild birds, strips of grasses and vetches to encourage beneficial insects and grass verges to reduce runoff into local streams.
This work is funded thanks to an existing environmental subsidy, which is being phased out. Instead, the government is bringing in a new green scheme called the sustainable farming incentive (SFI).
Unfortunately a pilot didn’t attract much interest and the start date of the new scheme keeps being pushed back.
Mark told me he’s had an email from minister Thérèse Coffey saying the scheme will finally start accepting applications on Monday. But he fears it might be a staggered start and not open to all.
All this leaves farmers in a difficult position. The new scheme is, in theory, simpler to apply for and allows tenant farmers to join without having to get their landlord to agree.
This is stuff farmers like. But just at the point where, after a challenging year, cash for doing extra green stuff would be welcome, there is instead delay and confusion.
Soon it will be too late and farmers will have to move ahead with their plans regardless of what the government finally announces.
A complete reform of farming subsidy to suit individual nations was one of the touted benefits of a post-Brexit world.
And yet years later while subsidies for agriculture in general are being cut by the government, promised support for environmental work remains just that. A promise.
Defra and the Rural Payments Agency have told farmers technical issues are to blame for the delays.
In a statement the government said: “Farmers who have a live Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 (SFI) agreement before the end of the year will receive an accelerated payment – worth 25% of the annual value of their agreement – in the first month of their agreement, helping with cashflow and ensuring SFI works for farm businesses.”
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by David 'Hades' Becker [ Wednesday, 8th of February 2017 - 06:00 PM ]
Just announced, E3 will be allowing even more of the public in this year as they detail out E3 consumer passes and what they entail
It looks like dreams can come true for gamers out there as E3 is looking to open its doors to not only media and industry this year, but now it looks like consumers will have the chance to make it in as well. Yes, the general public will be welcome to attend this year's event as now there has been an official addition of consumer passes to the option of getting in. So, if you are one of the lucky 15,000 to get a consumer pass to E3 you can be rubbing elbows with developers and publishers just as you've dreamed in the past many years. Read More...


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Here at TEC we're not necessarily experts on sports or outdoor activity in general, but there is one legendary athlete that we wholeheartedly revere with stats, sacks and plays so legendary, no other mere mortal can match! And no, we're not talking about his time on the football field, we're talking about his starring role in one of the greatest biker gang, undercover cop, karate kicking, board breaking, epic explosion action movies ever made! That's right, it's 1991's STONE COLD starring none other than Brian "THE BOZ" Bosworth! Will Joe Huff aka John Stone (DN) be able to infiltrate the nefarious, but generically named biker gang The Brotherhood and bring them all down from the inside? Will Vin Diesel show up to drive a getaway car in a ribbed 90's bell sleeve sweater or a satin button up? Will notorious bikers Chains and Ice start a sweet tag team wrestling duo?? You'll have to come to the next TEC LIVES!! to find out!!
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’Tis the season to pity Warren Buffett.
Under normal circumstances, an investor with an estimated $52bn fortune would not be a natural recipient of Christmas compassion.
But in the current investment environment, it is hard not to feel sympathy for the Sage of Omaha. With a slowing economy, a moribund credit market and more companies looking for cash, a value investor of Mr Buffett’s calibre ought to feel like a kid in a candy shop.
After spending recent boom years in Omaha in a largely fruitless quest for cheap investments, he has repeatedly claimed to be ready to pounce with a big acquisition.
But just when Mr Buffett was limbering up to take advantage of the worsening climate, out come sovereign wealth funds to steal his thunder. Wednesday’s decision by China Investment Corporation to inject $5bn of foreign exchange reserves into Morgan Stanley brings the total invested by state entities in cash-seeking western groups to more than $70bn.
Nobody knows whether the Sage would have bought any of the stakes purchased by sovereign wealth funds. But 20 years ago, Salomon Brothers turned to Mr Buffett when it needed help. Twenty days ago, the white knight role for Citigroup, Salomon’s heir, fell to an Abu Dhabi fund which parted with $7.5bn without even securing as much as a board seat in return.
That is one of the reasons corporate chiefs love sovereign funds. Unlike Mr Buffett, a stickler for corporate governance and good management with a caustic wit to boot, they offer chief executives the appetising the prospect of receiving cash without giving up any power.
Mr Buffett’s investment savvy virtually guarantees he will find good opportunities away from the madding crowd of sovereign wealth funds. But both he and the investors who follow his every move could be forgiven for not sending too many Happy Holiday cards to China and the Middle East this year.
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Thanks for the comments. The wheel isn't too bad IMO. I mounted it by drilling through it. I put long bolts through the drilled holes and into the wood shelf.
I just wish that game would support it better. Forza 2 and Burnout Paradise City work very well with it. Need for Speed Carbon is almost unplayable. If you could adjust the sensitivity it would play a lot better. On Carbon, you barely move the wheel and the car moves a lot.
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US National, Gregory Faull, was murdered on Ambergris Caye in November of 2012. His murder then took a sensational turn when businessman, John McAfee was accused of the crime. McAfee was never detained by Belize Police as he fled the country. Since then, no one has been arrested for Faul’s murder. News coming out from La Isla Bonita tonight is that a young lady has been detained by CIB officials for questioning in connection with the 2012 murder. We understand she was detained yesterday but what prompted her detention is still not yet known. We understand that she has been escorted to Precinct three in Belize City where she will be further interrogated. The Police department is tight lipped on this matter. The accused is no stranger to the media and a known associate of McAfee.


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