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Hello kiddies and welcome to another fun-filled episode of ‘What the heck did we just see?’ Together we traveled from Route 66 to outer space, stopping at all locations in between. Let me tell ya, had I known about the road trip I would have worn more sensible shoes. The theater was packed to capacity to join us on our epic journey and I trust not a soul left Winds disappointed(you would not believe the frequent flier miles accumulated!).
Let me take a short moment here to say something. There is nothing better from an artist’s perspective than to see a full house when the curtain opens. We know your time is valuable and we probably don’t say it often enough but thank you for sharing your Sundays with us here at Winds of the Sahara Cabaret. For over two years now you’ve come to share in our spectacle and without you, our loyal audience, we never would have made it this far. So give yourselves a well deserved round of applause(and ignore your spouse and children when they look at you funny as you stand and clap at your computer. They’ll probably just think you hacked your way into your boss’s email account anyways). Now. . . on with the show!
Opening the evening’s activities was our Mistress of Ceremonies, the sultry hostess with the mostess, Sassy! The fashionista in me always looks forward to seeing what our hostesses wear onstage and they never disappoint. Tonight Sassy was simply stunning as she rocked a lemon/lime striped full length dress that had me green with envy(oops…color overload!). She simply must take me shopping with her one of these days. I must admit, there was a time when I hardly paid attention to local chat as I prepared for my performance but these girls do an amazing job creating a vibrant atmosphere for the audience and performers alike. As always, fantastic job Sassy!
Our opening act tonight was the always entertaining Kyra as she teleported us back in time to the height of disco. Not only did she perform ‘Celebration’ by Kool & the Gang, she brought Kool and his gang with her! I must admit, I did watch with a bit of trepidation. There was enough activator and polyester on stage to instantly incinerate the entire sim but thankfully someone tied Devlin down so his special effects didn’t ‘accidentally’ ignite. It’s been too long since I heard this song and seeing it performed on our stage was one of the highlights of my night. What better way to start off the night than with a celebration? And for those of you that enjoy a bit of skin in your show, well, Kyra rarely disappoints as you saw through the flashing lights this evening. There is just something about the way a spotlight reflects of bare skin. . .
As we hopped in the company DeLorean and made our way back to the here and now, the curtains opened on our next act; none other than the aforementioned pyromaniac and blower up of things, Devlin. Dancing to The Stooges’ Fun House, our clown prince of all things combustible took us on a trip to the carnival in spectacular fashion. Moving around the stage in a choreography perfectly fitting for the scene, Devlin drew us in to his twisted show under and around the big top. As a side note, why is every clown in SL so freakin creepy? I must have had a very sheltered childhood because these are not the funny characters I recall and there is no way I am I am getting in a clown car with them. Well, maybe after a few drinks. . .
Our following act blasted us to infinity and beyond(yes, I am an adult and I still love Toy Story) as Ariel took us to the stars with Owl City’s ‘Shooting Star’. Floating from planet to planet like some grand extra terrestrial Goddess, our red headed spark plug of energy delighted the audience with an elegant dance among the heavens. Oh, did I mention she ended up in the buff? I know when I meet E.T. I sure hope she has a rack like that. It will make interplanetary communications so much more pleasant, don’t ya think? Yeah, some things you just really need to see live and in person. Very nicely done Ariel : )
Upon completion of our return trip aboard the Fhloston Paradise, the audience was whisked away to the middle of the Pacific Ocean as Path found himself shipwrecked among an island full of tropical beauties. The song playing, ‘Last Farewell’, lent a stirring soliloquy to the ever-changing scenery as the island girls danced seductively for this lost soul. Of all the natural terrors one might run into when stranded in the middle of the ocean, Path stumbles upon Paradise. Luckiest. Man. Ever.
Finally back on solid ground, our next performer was one of my favorites, the woman of many, many names, the lovely Winne. Accompanied by Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Songbird’, she proceeded to give us one of the most amazing moments of the night. This has long been one of my favorite songs so I may be a bit biased but the imagery and choreography brought me to near tears. The softness and intimacy of the track always touches my heart and Winnie’s performance did just that. Her reserved yet stunning dance was incredible. She became the songbird as we watched in awe. The choreography, the music and the costume combined to create a special, memorable moment we all shared. It was pure beauty Winnie. Thank you : )
So now we get to my favorite performance of the night. It’s a story I had never heard of and I am so happy Queenie shared this with us all. The hypnotic music she chose was ‘Ulay Oh’ by How I Became the Bomb. Grab yourselves a cup of coffee as I may become a bit long-winded here.
Back yet? Great! OK so before I delve into the subject of this outstanding performance allow me to share with you some of the lyrics to this song:
There she was like a picture.
There she was, she was just the same.
There she was; he just had to know that she had forgot his name.
Ulay, Ulay, Oh.
Thinking back to the last time.
On the wall as they turned away.
Walking back; was it just a dream or did he her say?
Ulay, Ulay, Oh.
Trying his best to forget her.
Trying to his best to just keep his stride.
Kept his word, but he knows he heard
Ulay, Ulay, Oh. Ulay, Ulay, Oh.
There she was like a picture.
There she was, she was just the same.
There she was; he just had to know she had not forgot his name.
beautiful huh? Well it gets better. Throughout the performance Queenie shared the story of Marina Abramović and Ulay (Uwe Laysiepen). Here’s a little excerpt from Wikipedia:
In 1976, after moving to Amsterdam, Marina Abramović met the West German performance artist Uwe Laysiepen, who went by the single name Ulay. When Abramović and Ulay began their collaboration, the main concepts they explored were the ego and artistic identity. This was the beginning of a decade of influential collaborative work. Each performer was interested in the traditions of their cultural heritages and the individual’s desire for ritual. Consequently, they decided to form a collective being called “The Other”, and spoke of themselves as parts of a “two-headed body”. They dressed and behaved like twins and created a relationship of complete trust. As they defined this phantom identity, their individual identities became less accessible. In an analysis of phantom artistic identities, Charles Green has noted that this allowed a deeper understanding of the artist as performer, for it revealed a way of “having the artistic self made available for self-scrutiny.”
In 1988, after several years of tense relations, Abramović and Ulay decided to make a spiritual journey which would end their relationship. They each walked the Great Wall of China, in a piece called The Great Wall Walk, starting from the two opposite ends and meeting in the middle. As Abramović described it: “That walk became a complete personal drama. Ulay started from the Gobi Desert and I from the Yellow Sea. After each of us walked 2500 km, we met in the middle and said good-bye”. She has said that she conceived this walk in a dream, and it provided what she thought was an appropriate, romantic ending to a relationship full of mysticism, energy, and attraction.
They walked across the Great Wall of China to meet one last time and say goodbye! How romantic is that? I am completely, utterly blown away. And I’ve not even gotten to Queenie’s performance!
In a completely monochromatic set(including even Queenie and her dance partner Path), images flashed across the front walls as if snapshots of their life together. Throughout the song they moved slowly toward each other until at last they meet in the middle. They say their final goodbyes and drift apart forever, all to a breathtaking choreography to accompany this end of a love story, this final parting. When you see her, beg Queenie to perform this again. More people need to see this.
As we closed in on the end of our show, the always sexy Kyshra too the stage. She is always one of my favorites(yes, I have lots of favorites, deal with it : ) ). In burlesque, the great ones always command the stage, they own it, and Kyshra always does that. Dancing to David Rose’s ‘The Stripper’, she brought us a performance reminiscent of the days of vaudeville as she strutted and shimmied across the stage. I think what I love best about Kyshra is she is always sexy but never trashy. I like to think she would have fit right in with the likes of Gypsy Rose Lee and tempest Storm. Great job Kyshra!
Closing out the evening was a road trip down Route 66 to the musical stylings of the one and only John Mellencamp. Doesn’t get any more American than that! Dancing to ‘R.O.C.K. in the USA’ and ‘Dance Naked’ and accompanied by Path(he sure was busy tonight), Maar, Kitten and Rebecca, some redhead brought us to an aging gas station along Rt 66 where her car decided it wasn’t going any further. As smoke rose from the engine(never a good sign), our stranded dancer flipped through the radio stations till she found a good song to dance to. Hey, when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere what else are you gonna do? It was a fun little romp to end the show and yes, someone actually did dance naked. Bet you are wishing you were there to see who that was huh? : )
Boy, we sure traveled a long ways to get to the end of the show didn’t we? from the days of disco to the end of the universe, from the middle of the pacific to the great Wall of China. We all want to thank you all for joining us on this incredible journey.
We would also like to thank the wonderful Rhi for once again sponsoring our show this Sunday. She has been with us almost since we opened and her support is greatly appreciated. When you’re inworld take a few minutes and check out her store, Angelic Visions. There is even an easy to use link on the right side of our blog. I just know you’ll find something for your home!
Well that does it for tonight. Make sure you mark you calendars for this coming Sunday at 5 PM SLT when we’ll do it all again. Just imagine all the places we’ve yet to take you!


Manchester City-Chelsea Preview
Pep Guardiola has cast doubt over whether Manchester City can catch Arsenal at the top of the Premier League, as his side prepare for a trip to Chelsea this week.
The champions will face the Blues in back-to-back games across both the top-flight and the FA Cup, but with their title charge this season blunted by the emergence of a surprise threat.
Mikel Arteta's Gunners are clear and away at the summit, and although a draw against fellow top four side Newcastle saw them drop points, they still have plenty of daylight between them and City.
Guardiola knows this, and speaking ahead of the trip to Stamford Bridge, acknowledged his team will have a tough task chasing their rivals down.
"We have to reduce the gap by playing good and winning games," he added. "But they will get more than 100 points if they keep up this average and we will not catch them.
"We have to be almost perfect and hope they drop points. They were still excellent (against Newcastle).
"It's the Premier League. They're all tough," he added. "They're a tough side, well managed. It doesn't matter what position you are in - when you go to Stamford Bridge it is always difficult."
Opposite number Graham Potter has meanwhile seen his Blues take a nosedive after the honeymoon period, but he is still confident they can offer a serious threat against the Citizens.
"We have to play well ourselves - that is the key," he added. "Then you have to understand the quality they have and try to stop it. It sounds simple when you condense it down, but the reality isn't so straightforward.
"They are a top team, but we can cause them a problem. We can be ourselves and try to play well and put them under pressure. We need to use Stamford Bridge and then see what happens.
"We have to think about ourselves - how we can do better, how we can take steps forward in our game. That is the approach we'll have."
Chelsea - Raheem Sterling
The England international scored 91 goals in 225 Premier League appearances for Manchester City between 2015 and 2022. Before he joined the club, he was involved in four goals in his last four appearances against the Citizens in the Premier League, with a goal and three assists for Liverpool.
Man City - Erling Haaland
The Norwegian has seven goals in six away Premier League appearances so far, netting twice in London against West Ham. Only two players have scored more than one goal in their first two away Premier League games in London - Norwich's Mark Robins in 1992 and Swansea's Michu in 2012.
- Chelsea have lost their last two Premier League home games against Man City - only against Blackburn (1993-94 to 1995-96) and Arsenal (2020-21 to 2022-23) have they lost three in a row at Stamford Bridge.
- Manchester City did the Premier League double over Chelsea last season - only once have they won three in a row against the Blues in the competition (December 2009 to September 2010).
- Manchester City have won seven of their last 10 Premier League games against Chelsea (L3), as many as they had in their previous 25 against the Blues (D4 L14).
- Pep Guardiola has lost just seven of his 34 Premier League games in London as Man City manager (W22 D5), with these seven defeats coming against either Chelsea (3) or Tottenham Hotspur (4).
- Manchester City have won their first Premier League game in each of the last 10 calendar years, since a 1-0 loss at Sunderland in 2012. Their first league game in each of the last two years has come in London (3-1 vs Chelsea in 2021, 2-1 vs Arsenal in 2022).
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As author of Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines, Sociology Professor Jennifer Reich has been an important resource for insight on vaccine hesitancy among parents before and during the pandemic. As hesitancy had spread to other populations, her knowledge becomes ever more valuable. Lagging COVID-19 vaccination rates for police and firefighters have repeatedly made headlines across the nation, but beyond their occupation there may be another factor that’s dragging down the likelihood someone will get inoculated: gender.
Why are police and firefighters undervaccinated? Gender may play a role
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Part 2: Understanding the fundamentals
There are two options for CVT tuning, (A) a scientific method as I explained in part 1 using a 1:1 gear drive and Dynamometer or (B) a not so scientific method (The butt dyno).
Option (A) Reviewing of the power curve with the 1:1 drive will reveal where peak power occurres. The CVT assembly is then reinstalled in the SR50’s transmission. From a standing start, the throttle is again held fully open and the SR50 begins to accelerate to top speed.
If the clutch is doing its job optimally, then the rpm’s will rise, and then hold at the peak power rpm while the variator adjust the ratio, and then finally continue to rise again once the maximum range of the CVT adjustment has been exceeded. This video will let you hear and see a properly setup CVT... you will hear the rpm rise, hold then rise after the CVT has completed its transition
If the shift-speed rpm is off, then an adjustment is made to the roller weights. This acceleration profile is useful in explaining the overall function of the CVT system. As the throttle is applied from rest, the engine speed quickly rises, spinning the front variator assembly. At this stage the belt is resting against the innermost part of the front variator, and is pushed outward on the rear assembly by the squeezing force of the large torque driver spring. As the rpms rise, the rollers in the front variator are flung outward in their slots and have the effect of squeezing the front pulley halves together, thus gripping the belt and starting it to move.
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As the belt moves it begins to rotate the rear clutch. The rear clutch begins to spin and accelerates as well. But the SR50 hasn't started moving yet. Inside of the rear clutch are three brake shoes that are held in place with extension springs. Once sufficient rpm is achieved centrifugal force starts to move the shoes in the rear clutch outward against spring tension of the three little extension springs. The shoes engage on the drive bell and the SR50 begins to move.
The SR50 now begins to accelerate and the rpms briefly over-rev as the shoes seat and settle in to the “shift-speed”. The elegance of the CVT is in this ability to maintain the rpm independent of road speed. When the rpms go above the shift speed then the increased centrifugal force pushes the variator rollers out farther, squeezing the front pulley halves together more, thus slightly lowering the ratio of CVT (higher gear) and therefore dragging the engine speed back down.
Think of what happens when you shift a manual transmission from 1st to 2nd, the rpms drop. The opposite also applies, when the load increases (like going up a hill) and the rpms drop, the clutching automatically compensates by easing the front pulley halves back apart, increasing the ratio (lower gear), until the shift-speed is achieved again. In practice, this happens so quickly, and on such a minute scale, that these adjustments are completely unnoticeable.
The transition of the CVT:
The variator roller weight is the primary means to adjust shift-speed. A higher weight will have the effect of squeezing harder at a given rpm, therefore decreasing the ratio (increasing the “gear”) and decreasing rpm. Likewise, a lower weight will increase the ratio as well as shift-speed.
Finally, once the adjustment range of the CVT has been exceeded (when the belt is all the way out on the front pulley, the SR50 can continue to accelerate, but no longer at constant rpm. The transmission will essentially act like a manual gearbox stuck in top gear and the engine will continue to accelerate the SR50 until it runs out of power, or hits the rev limiter. It's important to understand this since the power of your engine will fall off quickly after the peak power is achieved.
Since the Euro laws have limited scooters to 30 mph, they will reach this "rev-out" point fairly early.
To reach higher speeds will require modification of the final drive gearing such as new transmission primary or secondary gears. Otherwise the motor will be spinning at 10,000 rpm +, possibly way past its peak power, assuming the rev limiter will even let it.
The rear torque driver spring (contrast spring) also has a very specialized function which is to maintain enough tension on the belt to keep it from slipping. This also is a bit of balancing act because too much belt tension translates to inefficiency. It’s kind of like over-tightening the chain on your bicycle, power is wasted by over-stretching the belt. On the other hand, too little tension and the added power of your recent engine modification will vanish as a slipping belt won't transfer the power to the rear tire. The trick is to find just the right tension without overdoing it.
A secondary influence of the contrast spring is that it has a slight impact on shift speed since the belt tension needs to be reacted against by the front pulley halves. The higher belt tension tends to push the belt deeper into the front sheaves making the ratio higher, and revving the motor higher. Therefore, for a given desired rpm you would need to compensate with a higher roller weight to bring the rpms back down. After a contrast spring change, it’s good practice to re-optimize the roller weights.
On a factory clutch, the three shoe springs are really the only clutch parts that enjoy the freedom of rider preference. But their role in ratio adjustment is short lived once the SR50 has started to move it’s all up to the rollers and contrast spring. Installing a very tight, stiff set of springs will provide a higher "stall" speed, effectively raising the rpm during launch. Alternately, a softer set of springs will provide a little easier, smoother engagement. After the shoes have engaged, there’s little if any effect of the shoe-springs.


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I was seduced by a heavenly concoction of light, warmth, and aroma in Anitápolis. I walk towards the fire slowly, the soft glow spools over my skin. I take a deep breath. I stood at a distance, watching the fire climb. It moved quickly, entrancing me with it’s erratic dance. Every now and then it would shoot up flakes of light that would swirl up and mirror the cosmos in the dark sky. “There’s something so artistic about fire,” Tiago told me, “if you give it air, a reaction occurs, that triggers a response that then results in a larger flame, but if you give it too much (air) the fire goes out.” I pondered this for a moment. Fire made the delicious soup that the community was enjoying inside. Fire brought these people together. Fire is a form of art. It can trigger change, it can trigger a response. It can also destroy. The branches leaned over and crashed—sending a stream of stars into the clean air.
I stood there, completely in love with fire. Completely in love with the moment.
Here, immersed in another environment, culture, and country allows you to see elements of life in a different light. There are days that we do extraordinary things that I would not be able to do back home but there are also days that are so simple. These simple days are not insignificant, rather, they still change how I see the world. Simply living abroad has forced me to constantly keep an open mind. Activities so mundane seem to have a significant meaning.

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Sometimes, inspiration works in funny ways. Sometimes, inspiration causes you to completely turn a recipe inside out. Like I did with these Inside-Out Buckeyes.
But wait. How did I get here? Did this just pop into my head out of nowhere? Sadly, I’m not that creative. You see, this week’s Holiday Recipe Swap theme is butter.
Sweet, wonderful butter, that can really be used in any recipe. I had butter ganache on the brain anyway, after enjoying a Teuscher Buttercrunch truffle, and reasoned that I could use butter ganache as a base for my recipe.
I had to make buckeyes with chocolate centers and peanut butter coating. I had to. And I had to call them Inside-Out Buckeyes, because that’s what they are.
Alternatively, you could take a stab at making them on your own. Here’s how it goes.
Inside-Out Buckeye Ingredients
16 oz semi-sweet chocolate (El Rey 61% Cocoa Mijao), melted and cooled
8 tbsp butter
4 c powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
2 10-ounce bags of Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips
Obviously, chocolate is a key ingredient. As it is in all recipes here.
Once the chocolate was melted and subsequently cooled, I whipped it together with the butter, slowly mixed in the powdered sugar, and then added in the vanilla and salt.
It was delicious. Trust me. I took the portion that I didn’t eat, and rolled it into balls ¾” in diameter.
Since these were to be inside-out buckeyes, meaning chocolate inside and peanut butter outside, I needed something special for dipping.
Reese’s chips! I’d debated trying to make my own coating out of coconut butter and peanut flour, but grabbing some of these chips and melting them is much easier.
In preparation for dipping the chocolate balls in the melted peanut butter chips, I chilled them and poked toothpicks in them to make dipping easier.
Then, one by one, I rolled them around in the melted peanut butter chips.
I shook off the excess coating, and set them on parchment paper to solidify.After about an hour, they were nicely set, and ready to eat.
I had to hide these from myself. In the back of the refrigerator. Peanut butter and chocolate are usually a delicious combination, but these things are unreal.
So unreal that you should vote for them as this week’s best butter-themed recipe. Seriously. It’s just not possible to do better than this.

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WPAN Interference Cancellation From OFDM Based WLAN : Strategic Comparisons of Coexistence Techniques
WLAN and WPAN operate in the same 2.4GHz ISM band. So whenever they operate nearby interfere with each other, results in performance degradation for both the system in terms of bit error rate or throughput. In this paper, the authors give an algorithm for estimating and canceling the narrow-band WPAN interference from OFDM based WLAN receiver in AWGN, multipath fading channels is given. First a generalization of the algorithm is given which is applied in the simulation with specific interference modeling of Bluetooth or Zigbee to cancel out the interference. The algorithm performs best when the interference power of the WPAN system is high as the estimation of frequency, power, and phase of the WPAN signal are more accurate.


China to annually donate USD 100 million to Sri Lanka between 2018-2020
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Yi Xiangliang has reaffirmed his country’s commitment towards strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries while speaking at the 2nd Sri Lanka Broadband Forum co-sponsored by Huawei.
He has further noted that more donations will be forthcoming for introducing innovations and technology to Sri Lanka so that it can fulfil its goal of becoming South Asia’s ICT hub.
Yi has added that his government had pledge an annual donation of USD 100 million to be granted for the next three years.
“Last May, my President Xi Jinping had a meeting with Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and announced from 2018 to 2020 China will donate USD 100 million per year to support different sectors of the economy, including innovation progress,” he has stated.
Between 2014-2017 China has donated Yuan 1.5 billion towards several Sri Lankan projects. In addition USD 10 million had been spent on providing training and scholarships in China to around 2,000 Sri Lankans.
“We often talk about Sri Lanka becoming the financial, logistics and service hub; we should not forget to become the telecommunication hub in South Asia. So, in the next few years China will use a significant proportion of the percentage of donations to Sri Lanka for innovation and technology development. China has no hesitation to support Sri Lanka to become the information and telecommunication partner in this region,” the ambassador has said.
“In a recent visit to the North Central Province, I met an official from the US. She said China has not made enough donations to Sri Lanka and the US is the greatest donator to the country. Might be because according to the United Nation’s rule, developed countries should donate at 0.7% to developing countries. China is a developing country, but we do what we can and we do what we say. We are open and transparent because we are human beings,” he has added.
In reference to the Hambantota Port Agreement, Yi has said that matters of commerce should never be made into political issues as it may result in the destruction of economic collaboration and negatively affect the advantages that citizen’s may enjoy from it.
“The China-Sri Lanka relationship goes back over 1,600 years according to historic writing. Our relationship is inclusive and transparent. We do what we can and we do what we say,” he has said.
An annual donation of USD 100 million may be used by the GoSL towards infrastructure or other project expenditure that may allow businesses to benefit from either through PPPs or calls for bids for goods and/or services.
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The second major transfer deal of the summer has been done, and I want to thank this site’s good friend Phil Mac Giolla Bhain for telling me, early on, not to give up on this deal.
When the press was reporting that he didn’t fancy Celtic and that he was holding out for something else, Phil told me the issue was in London and that he was arguing with West Ham over money he was owed. At no point did Ajeti believe that Celtic Park was a lesser destination.
So it has proved, because the deal is done and he’s a Celtic player and not on some one season loan but as a £5 million purchase which measurably strengthens our first team squad and even our starting eleven. He is the second such signing – the third if you include fellow Swiss Elyounoussi – who does that. But like Barkas he is now our player.
So what can we expect from him? Well, to put it bluntly; goals.
He is a Swiss international who had a sterling scoring record including in the Champions League with Basle.
He and Elyounoussi have played together before and should have no trouble fitting into a partnership.
So why didn’t it work at West Ham? A couple of reasons spring readily to mind, the first of them being that West Ham isn’t exactly what most of us would call a “properly functioning club.” To term them a shambles is to be too kind, in fact.
Changes of manager, changes of playing style, changes of personnel … he never at any point got to settle, because the club around him was in constant turmoil. And sometimes a move just doesn’t work out anyway; Sutton was a great footballer but you’d never have known it from the spell he spent at Chelsea.
Every goal-scorer has these peaks and valleys.
Ajeti comes to us hungry and with a point to prove.
He is a perfect foil for Edouard and lets the manager go two up front, even as we wait for Griffiths to either buck up or ship out. If we’re still being linked with strikers after today you’ll know Celtic is very much thinking about the latter option and you can take it to the bank that Leigh is gone.
But for now, welcome, Albian, to the show that never ends, to the Greatest Club in the World, and to a chance to make history of the best kind … immortality for all the right reasons, as part of the Team That Won The Ten. You are going to love it here.
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We thought we’d done every “trail” imaginable, from wine trails to art trails to birding trails. But...a Venus flytrap trail? Sure enough, Wilmington has 12 sites devoted to this carnivorous plant, since this city is the only place in the world, they say, where you can see the Venus flytrap in its native (boggy) environment. That attraction alone was enough to draw us to Wilmington, a city that’s never been on the top of our “must-see before you die” list.
Our young traveling companions were skeptical. “Plants?” Raevin, 7, asked. “Seriously? We’re going to look at a bunch of plants?” She gave us a look that said “Totally lame!” We promised her we’d make a trip to the beach after we visited the flytrap trail at Carolina Beach State Park.
Once Raevin saw the bug-eating plants, with their teeth-y leaves, she was captivated, busily snapping photos. When we decided to check out some other walking trails at the park, there were no complaints from Miss Raevin.
It turns out that Wilmington had other surprises. Far from a snooze, we found Wilmington to be wildly kid-friendly.
Among the highlights were, naturally, the beaches.
The Cape Fear Coast has 31 miles of beach, and they’re a big draw. Everyone raves about Wrightsville Beach, but we found it full of co-eds in teensy bikinis. (What Mom needs that? We were here to have fun, not to feel self-conscious about the muffin-tops sprouting under our tankinis!) So we spent most of our beach-time at Carolina and Kure beaches — especially the fishing pier at Kure Beach, one of the oldest on the East Coast. We didn’t fish ourselves, but it was fun to see what other fisher-folk were pulling out of the water. Carolina Beach has a retro-looking boardwalk (circa 1896) with carnival rides (in season), Trolley Stop Hot Dogs, a local landmark, and Britt’s, one of the top donut shops in the U.S. What’s not to like?


Piccadilly Circus is London’s answer to New York’s Time Square, boasting a huge collection of neon lights and flashing TV screens. Despite its name, elephants and dogs riding bikes are not part of its history, with this particular Circus tracing its etymology to the Latin word which translates to “ring” or “Circler line”. This name is perfectly for Piccadilly Circus, as the location forms a circular space. And since its construction, the circular “square” has been gradually expanded and modernised, though its iconic architecture is thoroughly retained and integrated.
Though today, many use Piccadilly Circus as a congregation point for their shopping trips, with the Crossing within walking distance from destinations such as Leicester Square, Soho and Trafalgar Square. However, less materialistic elements are also prevalent. A primary example is Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, situated in the centre of the crossing where five road junctions meet. The fountain was built to celebrate Lord Shaftesbury for his support of the poor.
Photographers (and selfie pros) should also take advantage of the many neon signs featured at Piccadilly Circus, with the most popular amongst which is the Coca-Cola sign. Though the use of the neon lights for advertising in the square begun around 1908, the Coca-Cola sign and its 1955 origins is the oldest one that remains.
With all these fun draws, remember to drop by as a visit to the crossing is free, and can easily access be accessed via the Piccadilly and Bakerloo Lines at Picadilly Circus Station.


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This is the classic mod that gives out points for players on the "hill" area of the map.
Have both a Team and non-Team versions. To provide for better KOTH play, frags should not be counted (other wise it will turn into DM) unless its a team KOTH game. Scoring should then be slightly adjusted for teams (players received one point for each second of hill time and/or frag but team score is based only off hill time). The reason is you may want to have some of your team setting up defenses off the hill and those should get some credit. For non-team games spawn some sort of indicator over the current king. Also to make it more fun, spawn with no weapon so players have to look for something to fight with. Off set this with spawn protection to reduce spawn camping. Maybe for non-team games have some sort of "Crowning ceremony" at the end of the game?
Ideally we want to make the hills flexible as possible. We could use either Hill Zones or Hill Triggers. I want to use both. Why? Neither is perfect. Consider a "hill" that has part if it under water or if is movable. Here a Hill Zone will not work. But if you have "hill" that has a geometry that is non-circular in nature, the triggers don't work well.
Bots? Hmm not sure how to best handle them. I would like to wait and see the code for UT2003 as I know the AI structures have changed. I would like the bots to defend the hill like we did for ChaosUT. Meaning setup some points inside the hill where a bot will wonder too (ie like a defense point). This way the bots can wonder around the hill while still staying on it.
DJPaul: I suggest playing the implementation of KOTH on 'Perfect Dark' (N64) - basically, the "hill zone" jumped from one place to another in the map by some sort of timeout value - this increased competition and cut down on a team of uber-players camping the only KOTH point.
Jb: The ChaosUT team was able to bring this to UT. We are commited to improve our UT version for UT2003.
DJPaul: If you ever need a hand coding KoTH for 2003, i'd be interested in lending a hand.
Jb: Great drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.org and we can go from there. I have learned a lot about KoTH as I worked on the ChaosUT version.
DJPaul: Sure will - in a few days. I'm in Canada atm, and internet is sporadic.
Tarqin: Yeah, the moose keep chewing the wires
Jb: Slighly re-layed out the page and added some proposed ideas.
DJPaul: Hola from Seattle. I'll be home in two/three days, not long now. Believe it or not, i've read your emails Jb. I've an idea to change the dynamic of KoTH slightyl - question is, i'm not sure you'll need much help re-coding it. I've looked at the 2003 UScript, and it seems VERY similiar to the UT version (as if it'd be diffeent).
I noticed on your website that you asked for some morehelp on TeamVortex's webpage. I couldn't figure out WHAT ChaosUT was - if I found out more, most likely i'd be interested.
Mychaeel: Team Vortex and ChaosUT? – How'd you get your insight into the new engine's UnrealScript, DJPaul? In any case, even though the language might be largely similar, much of the API has changed a lot. Just looking at the changes on UnrealScript language level misses some very importaint points.
Jb: Mychaeel brings up some good points. The game play rules aspect of it should not be hard to adjust to the new API. However the AI will be the sticky point. Of course this is just my feelings after reading some of the UDN stuff. I have often thought about writing a post mortem on how we finally got it to work for the Chaos version as we had to do several tries to get it to work. DJPaul, love to hear your ideas...
DJPaul: If anyone's interested how I "got (my) insight into the new engine's UnrealScript", email me. I haven't looked at the AI code part of it *yet*. How did you achieve this in UT, basically? Is there not some sort of special AttractPoint() function in a GameInfo that allows you to hack0rz the AI easily? Anyhows, i'll investigate this point in the 2003 UScript (UT2003 reads so clumbsy) - help of where to look'd be appreciated (i.e. gametype, or the equivalent of teh Pawn classes code.
Jb: What we did is have the game subclassed as a teamgameplus, tell the bots to do to denfend mode and give them the closest hill (or in our case defense point) as the object they need to defend. Once we did that the bots found the hill and did defend it rather well. Was that what you wanted to know or did I miss something?
EntropicLqd: A technique I used in the single flag mode of CTF+ when needing bots to defend the flag was to put them in roam mode until they were a certain (I forget what the value is now) distance from the flag and then put them back into defense mode. This had the effect of making them wander around the area containing the flag without simply sitting on the defense points.
EntropicLqd: Here's a quote from one of the Epic guys, taken from [the UT modeling thread] over at polycount.: "... Also, if you want to do a king-of-the-hill map, you just build a DOM map and but both DOM points next to each other at the top. I did a test map that way earlier and it works great!". An interesting idea. Now, if you could denote two or three places within the map where the "hill" is and figure out a way of turning control points on and off you'd have a storming mod.
Novacane: Ok... never posted to this website, the format is alien to me, but thought I'd throw in my 2 cents. I'm not a mod maker or scripter by any means, but way back when UT was new, I created one of the first single control point DOM maps under the name Post Mortem. It was called Hold the Fort. Basically, there was a somewhat large fort against the far end of a field, surrounded by a moat, and then an open field with a couple towers and bunkers. There was one major problem I encountered with the AI. It ignored defense points almost entirely (it almost seemed like a random thing. Sometimes they worked, sometimes not). If a bot tags the CP, he would remain there, which was quite useless since I placed it in a back room and wanted the front of the fort defended. The rest of the bots would wander aimlessly about the vicinity grabbing powerups they don't really need. A few would just run out of the fort and start fighting the enemy. Sometimes this completely distracted the enemy from even trying to get into the fort. However, the ai was pretty good at regrouping and storming all at once. I hope this info is somewhat useful if anyone wants to attempt a mod.
Some mod maker liked the idea and did create a mod for this style game, but it never really caught on as I recall. I think his name was Major Disaster, so if you can track him down, maybe he knows some things.
One last note. In order for a map like this to work either with bots or real players, the weapon distribution and spawn points is extremely crucial. Spawn points need to be equally far from the hill. I found that the game automatically spawned players of the same team near each other at first. Also, weapons should be laid out so that there are only lesser weapons near the hill, as well as no health vials or shields (regular health packs are ok). This way, the winning team will gradually be worn down and there is a nice back and forth tug of war.
ProjectX: "Major Disastor, if you can track him down, maybe he know some things" Geez it sounds like a James Bond Film


Loch Sheldrake (Sept. 27, 2011) – With organizations looking for ways to reduce their fuel and electric dependency to lower costs and limit their carbon footprint, SUNY Sullivan is proud to host "Creating a Sustainable Campus Workshop" on Friday, October 14 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. The workshop is free and open to the public.
Dr. Stephen Mitchell, dean of workforce development at SUNY Sullivan, has been responsible for connecting the college with the community in a number of areas, but in particular when it comes to greening and sustainability efforts. Dr. Mitchell worked with Kean University on hosting the upcoming sustainability workshop. Kean University received an EPA grant to conduct 16 regional forums on sustainability in higher education. The grant was awarded for the purpose of helping campus communities learn how to track and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
The sustainability workshop at SUNY Sullivan will cover such topics as: LEED V3 and the evolution of the LEED rating system; U.S. Green Building Council's resources and educational programs; an introduction to the hospitality green resource tracking tool and operations training and an update on New York State Energy Research and Development Authority's subsidies. There will also be a session on using the New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability and Clean Air "Cool Planet Calculator." In addition there will be a case study on sustainability at SUNY Orange.
To register for this informative workshop, go to http://ku3.eventbrite.com .


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The management of Fiogret Limited has again reaffirmed that the Company which has been put on a hot-bed of unnecessary attacks by AMCON is not bankrupt, neither is the Chief Executive, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, as it describes the attacks as political intimidation.
The company has therefore issued a statement to correct the wrong information, on the company’s indebtedness, being fed the general public by AMCON especially by its chairman, Mr Mustafa Chike Obi, saying it considers Chike Obi’s remarks as malicious given the fact that he singled out Ogboru out of the 13,000 purported debtors of AMCON.
While frowning at the incessant harassment from AMCON and its agents, Chief Ogboru views the continued harassment as a form of political intimidation when considered against the fact that the so called dispute between AMCON and Fiogret does not in any way call for this kind arm twisting tactics by AMCON.
Dependable sources have revealed that there have been several failed attempts to shut down Ogboru’s businesses illegally. “More intriguing is the fact that the current face-off between AMCON and Fiogret was due only to Fiogret’s principled refusal to first, pay unnecessary interest charges to AMCON and second, to withdraw all cases it instituted against AMCON, the banks and its agents.”
The management of Fiogret Limited, in a bid to restate the true position of things as it relates to the company’s indebtedness to AMCON, therefore allayed the fears of concerned members of the public on its rumoured insolvency, affirming that “The fact is that Ogboru is not bankrupt and his company, Fiogret Limited, is solvent.”
In a press statement dated June 1, 2013 and made available to Blank NEWS Online, the management of Fiogret Limited
The statement reads:
“We refer to an interview in the Vanguard Newspaper of Thursday, May 30, 2013, by Mr. Mustafa Chike-Obi, the Managing Director of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) wherein the AMCON boss wrongly singled out our Chairman, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, from a purported list of 13,000 AMCON debtors worldwide, and wrongly portrayed him as a “politician” debtor who has refused to pay an alleged total debt of N617 Million only owed to AMCON.
“Mr. Chike-Obi obviously misunderstands the facts and we wish to use this opportunity to present the facts properly. We also want to clarify the true state of affairs. The facts are:
a. It is a fact that the alleged indebtedness mentioned by the AMCON boss arose from contracts between us and Afribank Plc (now Mainstreet Bank), Equitorial Trust Bank Limited (now Sterling Bank Plc) and Oceanic Bank International Plc (now Ecobank Plc). The indebtedness is disputed.
b. Litigations arose from these contracts due to breaches by the Banks. Our cumulative total Claim against the Banks is over and above whatever AMCON claims is owed (N617 Million or more). We emphasise that these cases went to Court before AMCON came into existence and are still in court.
c. However, when AMCON came into existence and despite the pendency of the cases in Court, we, without any prejudice whatsoever to our rights, welcomed a possible amicable settlement in “good faith” in order “to make light” AMCON’s “institutional burden, as an interventionist agency” of Government.
d. Following several negotiations with AMCON, we agreed to pay a total sum of about N658 Million which includes the N617 Million paid by AMCON for the alleged debts and an additional N41 Million as interest.
e. AMCON requested us to pay an initial deposit of N85 Million but we increased it to N200 Million. And, on April 26, 2013, we paid a total sum of N189 Million to AMCON, as part of the initial good faith payment which has been duly received.
f. We agreed to pay the balance of about N458 Million by an irrevocable Bank Guarantee in exchange for our title documents in AMCON’s custody.
g. AMCON requested us to spread the balance payment over FIVE (5) years but we opted for THREE (3) years.
h. During the negotiations, AMCON asked for about N126 Million in additional interest and withdrawal of our petition to the EFCC to investigate the fraudulently obtained mortgage debenture documents unfairly used against us and all our suits including those on civil libel, breach of trust, and public interest. These were not acceptable to us. In other words, the difference in our position and that of AMCON is N126 Million and the withdrawal of the EFCC Petition and pending cases against some banks.
1.0 However, the AMCON boss chose to tell the entire world that we and/or our Chairman refused to pay N617 Million when in fact we accepted to pay N658 Million from which we have paid N189 Million with a proposal to give a Bank Guarantee for the outstanding sum as stated above.
2.0 These are the correct facts and granite truths.”

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Perspectives in Infant Mental Health has been published.
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- Stern D. The Clinical Relevance of Infancy: A Progress Report (Reprint)
- Foley M. & St-André M. Affiliate Corner: WAIMH membership and Affiliates membership renewal campaigns: Building synergy of action for 2013
- Barlow J. Affiliate Corner: The UK AIMH
- Kaukonen P., Puura K. & Sorsa M. News from the WAIMH Central Office
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Police are appealing for information and witnesses following a road traffic collision in Westminster that has left a woman with potentially life-changing injuries.
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The Met is targeting the most dangerous drivers who use the A10 for driving recklessly and at excess speeds – one of the biggest causes of road traffic collisions in London.
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San Diego, CA— In the past, MCASD Teen Advisory Group (TAG) provided a hands-on workshops and projects culminating in a final exhibition. Like most everything else these days, TAG is going digital and will meet using Zoom and Google Classroom.
TAG 2020-21 will delve into Art & Activism, the prominent issues of our times, how artists have used art in protest and social justice movements, and how youth can too.
Under the guidance and mentorship of MCASD staff, artists, and educators, TAG members will explore ways artists have used art in protest and social justice movements, and how youth can too. Participants will have the opportunity to connect with local community artists, collectives, organizations, and other youth.
The application due date extended to Wednesday, October 14. First Session Tuesday, October 20, 5-7:30 PM.
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"This has been background noise for Marian for some time, and we all decided it was a good time to get it addressed to resolve it."- Assistant General Manager Tom Lynn
SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Minnesota Wild President and General Manager Doug Risebrough today announced that right wing Marian Gaborik underwent successful minor arthroscopic surgery on his right hip joint this morning at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado.
The Wild sent Gaborik to Dr. Marc J. Philippon, one of the world’s leading orthopaedic hip surgeons, who performed the surgery to repair a torn labrum and to relieve some impingement in Gaborik’s right hip.
After a post-season examination and consultation with team doctors, the Wild and Gaborik decided immediate surgery would provide relief and ensure he is ready for the start of training camp.
He will remain in Colorado for his initial rehabilitation and is expected to return to the Twin Cities in one to two weeks to continue his treatment.


|Town of Plympton-Wyoming|
Plympton-Wyoming municipal office
The Hub of Lambton County
|• Mayor||Lonny Napper|
|• Federal riding||Sarnia—Lambton|
|• Prov. riding||Sarnia—Lambton|
|• Land||318.76 km2 (123.07 sq mi)|
|• Density||23.8/km2 (62/sq mi)|
|Time zone||UTC-5 (EST)|
|• Summer (DST)||UTC-4 (EDT)|
|Area code(s)||519 ,226 and 548|
The town's first mayor was Patricia Davidson, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2006 federal election as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton. Davidson also served as mayor of the village of Wyoming for ten years prior to her election as mayor of the amalgamated town. Davidson was succeeded as mayor by former town councillor and deputy mayor Lonny Napper in March 2006. The township is governed by a seven-member Council, including a Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
The town was created in 2001, amalgamating the Township of Plympton with the formerly independent Village of Wyoming.
The main population centre is Wyoming. The town also comprises the communities of Aberarder, Beverly Glen, Blue Point, Blue Point Bay, Bonnie Doone, Camlachie, Errol, Gallimere Beach, Hillsborough Beach, Huron Heights, Kennedy Acres, Kertch, Mandaumin, Reece's Corners, Uttoxeter, Wanstead and Wellington Beach.
- Population 2006: 7,506
- Population 2001: 7,359
- % Change (2001 to 2006): 2.0
- Median income [Ontario]: $29,589 [$27,258]
- Median income - all census families [Ontario]: $77,933 [$69,156]
- Median income - couple households with children [Ontario]: $99,950 [$87,960]
- Dwellings: 3,066
- Average value of owned dwelling [Ontario]: $210,945 [$297,479]
- Area (km²): 318.76
- Density (persons per km²): 23.5
- Population in 2016: 7795
- % Change (2011 to 2016): 2.9%
- Population in 2011: 7576
- Population in 2006: 7506
- Population in 2001: 7359
- Population total in 1996: 7344
- Plympton (township): 5247
- Wyoming (village): 2131
- Population in 1991:
- Plympton (township): 5275
- Wyoming (village): 2071
- "Plympton-Wyoming census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- "Contact Us - The Corporation of the County of Lambton". Archived from the original on 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2006-11-19.
- "Community Profile - Township of Plympton-Wyoming". Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- "Plympton-Wyoming community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
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One of Nuneaton’s biggest football clubs has been forced to cancel a home game because of illegal travellers parked nearby, say Coventry Live.
Nuneaton Griff has been advised not to play Heath Hayes at their home ground – the Pingles – due to the encampment on the car park at the back of the stadium.
In a tweet posted on Twitter, the Griff says it has taken the advice to move the game.
“Because of travellers’ caravans parked by the entrance to the Pingles Stadium, Nuneaton Griff FC have been advised not to play there this coming Saturday and as a consequence the game against Heath Hayes will now be played as an away game at the Coppice Ground.”
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The issue opens with a sci-fi story–from Watt-Evans and Robinson–about a female space traveler who finds a world filled with adorable little creatures out of a Disney cartoon. It turns out they’re very amorous to the human female, which provides for a rather amusing story. Watt-Evans’s story is well-paced and always thoughtful. There are the technical problems of the protagonist, but she’s always around the funny little green guys. It’s too bad Robinson’s art isn’t better.
Star Riders is weak. Everything good about the first installment is missing here. Gagnon complicates everything with technical jargon and sci-fi details. Racine’s art gets real lazy–quite an achievement considering he appears to have photocopied his pencils and called them inked.
Janes and Plunkett’s Eighth Wonder is too short and too slight this issue. Some nice Plunkett art, but unfortunately Janes’s narrative seems to have stalled.

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Just last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was flirting with the mythical 10,000 mark. That seemed like ancient history Tuesday as the Dow and the rest of the market got hammered in the worst sell-off in weeks.
The reason? Take your pick – earnings concerns, interest rates, soggy tech shares, rising energy costs, war in Kosovo, trouble at Coke. Frightened investors were unloading stock positions almost as fast as they could turn the pages of their portfolios.
It's way too soon to say that Wall Street's bull run at last has petered out. But traders are clearly coming up short in finding decent reasons to drive stocks ever higher, and it looks like they can kiss off any chance of blue-chip stocks soaring back into five digits, at least for a while.
It wasn't any one thing. Rather, the selling spree, which worsened as the afternoon wore on, seemed to result from the cumulative weight of a variety of factors.
"I don't see anything out there that seems too significant," said Steve Adams, managing director of Van Kasper & Co. "You've got a handful of stocks that are overvalued, and the great mass of stocks that are fairly valued."
Along with worries that some of those overvalued companies will be reporting less-than-stellar quarterly results, the market was jolted by news that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will cut production by about 2 million barrels a day and maintain lower output for at least a year. This, of course, will drive fuel costs higher, which in turn will take a toll on manufacturers, shippers, airlines, and other such heavy drinkers.
The Dow's big loss was attributable in part to Coca-Cola (KO) shedding US$1.75 to $65.94 after Merrill Lynch lowered its first-quarter earnings estimate for the sugar-water giant by a penny to 31 cents a share. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter expressed caution as well about Coke's prospects.
Yahoo (YHOO) also took it on the chin, dropping $9.50 to $155.50 as The Wall Street Journal confirmed speculation that the company is negotiating acquisition of Broadcast.com. Citing "people familiar with the matter," the Journal said Yahoo is willing to pay as much as $120 a share for the online broadcaster, which saw its stock surge 37 percent Monday as rumors of a pending deal swirled through trading floors. Broadcast.com (BCST) slipped $4.50 to $112 as the rumor switched to seeming fact.
Is that all for Yahoo? Maybe not. Interactive Week is saying that the portal papa also may have its sights set on online auctioneer eBay (EBAY). However, eBay's nearly $18 billion market valuation could make it too rich for Yahoo's blood. The auction leader was $8.75 lower at $146.38.
Meanwhile, CNET (CNET) gained $1.25 to $94.50 as it tossed yet another company into its shopping basket. The Web-site operator will shell out more than $46 million for KillerApp, which provides comparison-shopping services for computers and consumer electronics. Looks like a pretty good fit for CNET's other offerings.
And here's Autoweb.com (AWEB), an online car dealer, motoring 186 percent higher to $40 in its first day of trading. The company debuted with 5 million shares initially priced at $14 apiece. Along with a dot com in its name, Autoweb posted a loss of $11.5 million last year, making it a certifiably golden Internet play.
Marketing firm Leap Group (LEAP) also made an impressive advance, rising 69 percent to $3.59 on word that its Quantum Leap Communications unit will put together a print and new-media campaign for Microsoft's Slate. Now that Slate isn't charging an entrance fee, looks like they quickly figured they'd have to boost traffic if they want to soak advertisers.
One final dispatch from the Net: America Online (AOL) fell $8.69 to $121.31 after Jim Benning, a trader at BT Brokerage, made the not-very-insightful observation that Internet stock valuations "are through the roof," and that AOL in particular "is trading at 519 times earnings." Nice call, Jim.
Tech shares were especially bruised as investors fled the sector amid fears that personal-computer sales are facing a prolonged slump. Dell Computer (DELL) declined $2.19 to $35.69, and International Business Machines (IBM) was down $1 at $166.
Van Kasper's Adams isn't so sure. His hunch is that more businesses will realize that it's safer to go out and buy all new gear than deal (or not deal) with upgrading existing systems to skirt Y2K problems. As such, he suspects PC sales may surprise people in the second half.
As a buying opportunity, Adams said PC stocks "are starting to get interesting." Internet shares, on the other hand, continue to thrive in an evil parallel universe where the normal rules don't apply.
"It's always amusing when analysts try to come up with reasons for justifying those high valuations," Adams noted. "That's when you want to run the other way."
Speaking of duck and cover, computer retailer Micron Electronics (MUEI) slid 38 cents to $11.44 after hitting estimates with quarterly profit of 7 cents a share. But investors didn't like the company's 7 percent setback in revenue, and opted to play it safe by fleeing Micron's stock.
Petco Animal Supplies (PETC), meantime, jumped 25 percent to $8.13 as it reported record income of 37 cents a share, topping the expected 34 cents. CEO Brian Devine said he's "comfortable with current analyst expectations for fiscal 1999." Woof.
Lastly, Lycos (LCOS) declined $4.81 to $86.50 and USA Networks (USAI) was $1.75 lower at $37.13 after the two companies said they'd cross-promote a new USA show called Happy Hour. Lycos and USA, as we all know, are struggling mightily to tie the knot despite fierce shareholder opposition, and this is among the first examples of the sort of synergy they hope the merger will produce.
As for Happy Hour, perhaps The New York Times put it best: "It features games and sing-along competitions among guest stars like Christopher Darden, a prosecutor of OJ Simpson, warbling 'Louie, Louie' and guessing whether a close-up picture is of a rock star or a rodent." Lycos is now in the process of acquiring Wired News' parent.


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These 2 quality ASX shares could be worth buying for the long-term, including Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX:VGS).
The post 2 quality ASX shares to buy for the long-term appeared first on The Motley Fool Australia. –
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Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX: VGS)
This is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). One of the advantages of an ETF is that it allows investors to buy a large group of businesses through a single investment. They can also be very cheap in terms of the annual management fee.
The purpose of this ETF is to provide exposure to many of the world’s largest companies listed in major developed countries. Vanguard says that it offers low-cost access to a broadly diversified range of shares that allow investors to participate in the long-term growth potential of international economies outside Australia.
This is a truly global ETF. Countries that have an allocation of more than 0.3% include: the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Hong Kong, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Singapore, Finland and Belgium. The US gets the bulk of the allocation, with a weighting of just over two thirds of the ETF.
This ASX share provides exposure to a number of different sectors. Industries with a weighting of more than 5% include: information technology (22.5%), health care (13%), financials (12.3%), consumer discretionary (12.3%), industrials (10.6%), communication services (9%) and consumer staples (7.7%).
In terms of the actual positions that it owns, its biggest 10 holdings at the end of December 2020 were: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook, Tesla, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, Visa and Procter & Gamble.
There are plenty of recognisable names further down the portfolio list like Walt Disney, Berkshire Hathaway, Nvidia, Mastercard, PayPal, Adobe, Netflix, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Walmart, Salesforce.com, Nike, LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy), Costco and so on.
The ETF has an annual management fee of 0.18% per annum. The net returns over the longer-term has been fairly consistent. Over the last three years the net return per annum has been 11.3%, over the last five years the net return has been 11% per annum and since inception in November 2014 it has returned and average of 12% per annum.
Australian Ethical Investment Limited (ASX: AEF)
Australian Ethical describes itself as Australia’s leading ethical investment manager. It says that it provides investors with investment management products that align with their values and provide competitive returns. Investments are guided by the ‘Australian Ethical Charter’ which shapes its ethical approach and underpins both its culture and its vision.
The ASX share has been steadily growing its funds under management (FUM) over time, which is helping the financials.
In FY20 it grew its revenue by 22% to $49.9 million and underlying profit after tax (UPAT) went up 42% to $9.3 million. Excluding the impact of its performance fees, revenue and UPAT grew by 15%.
The group’s FUM went up 19% to $4.05 billion over the year, helped by net inflows of $660 million (up 100%). Customer numbers increased by 20%.
In the three months to 30 September 2020, the company saw a 6.5% increase of FUM to $4.32 billion.
The ASX share’s management has advised that for the six months to 31 December 2020, UPAT is expected to between $4.6 million to $5.1 million, which would be a mid-point increase off 11% compared to the prior corresponding period. Strong FUM growth was offset by the impact of superannuation fee reductions.
The latest update from Australian Ethical has been the quarterly update for the three months to 31 December 2020. FUM increased by another 16.9% to $5.05 billion.
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Istanbul is the heart of turkey, the only city in the world on two continents and the most populated city in Europe. The country has over 2000 years of history and is the former capital of three successive empires, the Christian, Islamic and Ottoman Empires. Princess island tour Turkey, arguably part of the top 10 tourist attractions in Turkey is good to try out if you have the time.The past is well preserved, whilst there is a modern streak apparent. Our Istanbul tour page has a wide range of package tours starting in istanbul, and many day tours that are great to consider on a short trip in Istanbul or if you are wondering how to spend the extra time there. The small waterway; the Bosphorous, runs through the city and creates a harmonic setting for the historic landmarks, including top tourist attractions in Istanbul Turkey:
TOP SIGHTS OF ISTANBUL
HAGIA SOPHIA MUSEUM
Hagia Sophia was built at the command of Emperor Justinian in the years 532 to 537. It was first constructed as a church, then became a mosque and is now a museum. It has the fourth biggest dome in the world, towering at 56m, it is the largest in Turkey.....more info
The Blue Mosque, officially known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is without a doubt, one of the most spectacular sights of Istanbul and one of the architectural marvels of the world. It is referred to as the Blue Mosque, due to the blue tiles adorning the interior walls.....more info
Topkapi Palace was the administrative centre for the Ottoman Empire, for nearly 400 years, from 1465 to 1853. The palace was the setting for many royal entertainment events. Topkapi Palace is certainly the most important historical site to be visited in Istanbul.....more info
HIPPODROME AND OBELISKS
In the square in front of the Blue Mosque one of the most famous areas in Byzantine Constantinople can be found; the Hippodrome. The ancient Hippodrome, was originally a gathering place, sports area and the scene of chariot races.....more info
The Grand Bazaar is one of the biggest covered markets in the world. It was originally built in 1464, at the command of Fatih Mehmet II, shortly after his Conquest. It contains around 4400 shops, 2195 workshops, 497 stalls and 18 fountains.....more info
This area was originally the bay, where the navy anchored in the early periods; when the Ottomans conquered Istanbul. Between the years 1611-1614, this bay was filled in and a timber building with a large garden called "the Besiktas Palace" was built by the order of Sultan Ahmet I. The land of the Besiktas Palace, which had become completely useless due to a fire.....more info
Suleymaniye is a mosque located on the third hill in Istanbul. It is the second-largest mosque in Istanbul. The mosque was built by the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan.....more info
The Golden Horn is a horn-shaped inlet on the Bosphorus, which divides the European half of Istanbul, forming a natural harbour. There are walls built along the shoreline.....more info
Istanbul's 17th-century Spice Bazaar, otherwise known as Misir Carsisi, was built to provide rent for the upkeep of the nearby mosque, the Yeni Camii. The Spice Bazaar is the second largest covered shopping complex, after the Grand Bazaar and one of the oldest Bazaars in Istanbul......more info
BOAT CRUISE ON BOSPHORUS
The Bosphorus is the waterway between the two continents of Turkey, the European part, known as Rumelia or Ortakoy and the Asian part known as Anatolia or Beylerbeyi. The name originates from Greek mythology.....more info
Rumeli Fortress is located on a hill on the European side of the Bosporus, north of the Bebek district, on the narrowest point of the Bosphorus; giving the name of the quarter around it. It was built by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II between 1451 and 1452.....more info
The Bosphorus Bridge spans the Bosphorus Strait and provides the unique chance to step from one continent Ortakoy (European side) to another Beylerbeyi (Asian side), within a few minutes. The Ataturk Bridge carries 200,000 vehicles and 600,000 people a day......more info
Camlica Hill is one of the highest points of the Bosphorus and Istanbul, 267 metres above sea level. Çamlica Hill is the tallest of the two twin peaks of Mount Bulgurlu. The Camlica Hill has wonderful panoramic views......more info
Basilica Cistern is the largest of hundreds of underground cisterns in Turkey, capable of holding 80,000 cubic metres of water. It is located next to Hagia Sophia and was built during the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century.....more info
Istanbul offers a great variety of nightlife and entertainment. This ranges from the more traditional male-dominated cafes to big nightclubs. Traditional Turkish bars are called Meyhanes’s and are a combination of raki, beer and wine, along with food; including mezes (starters), kebabs and fruits of the season. The most popular area to find Meyhane’s is behind the flower passage in the Cicek Pasaj in Beyoglu. This area is a mixture of flowers, fish and vegetable stalls, where street musicians and vendors wander among the revellers
Taksim square is considered the heart of modern Istanbul and is situated on the European side. It is composed of a main shopping street, a tram line, hotels, restaurants and a favourite location for public events such as New Year’s celebrations. It is a very popular place for tourists and the nightlife is bustling, with various different venues, depending on your preferences in music.
Istanbul’s most popular Meyhane, with 3 stories, able to host 600 people.
Another common night out, includes more exotic forms of entertainment, like belly dancers, troupes of Russian or Romanian dancers, and flashy cabaret singers. Most bars stay open until 2:00 am and some keep going until 4:00 am or later. The Taksim area is very popular with tourist offering a variety of different venues, depending on the music of interest. One of the most popular bars is;
This bar and restaurant is located in the Pera district and gives punters the opportunity look out over Istanbul, with 360-degree views through their glasses walls.
New nightclubs open in Istanbul every year. However, some lasting favourites include; Reina, Sortie, Anjelique, Crystal Lounge, Mojito and Mojo. The big clubs are located around the Taksim and Ortakoy areas.


In the kind of move that many industry observers have talked about, Wal Mart said it plans to close 63 Sam’s Club stores, while converting 12 of them into ecommerce fulfillment centers. The facilities will close over the next few weeks, the company said.
The move is designed to speed up delivery of online orders by expanding the company’s distribution network, putting more inventory closer to end customers. Walmart and Sam’s Club currently operate more than 5,400 locations across the U.S. After the reduction, there will be 597 Sam’s Club stores.
The first former Sam’s Club location slated to become an ecommerce fulfillment center is in Memphis, TN.
“Transforming our business means managing our real estate portfolio and Walmart needs a strong fleet of Sam’s Clubs that are fit for the future,” said John Furner, President and CEO of Sam’s Club in a prepared statement. “We know this is difficult news for our associates and we are working to place as many of them as possible at nearby locations. Our focus today has been on those associates and their communities, and communicating with them.”
Walmart will provide support and resources to affected associates including a bonus and 60 days of pay as well as severance for those eligible.