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Strategic Planning: Road to Exit
TheClubDeal is a Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm strongly driven by applied governance principles.
What is Strategic Planning and the “Road to Exit”?
Beyond governance mechanics and metrics used to support regular governance meetings (Boards of Directors, Audit Committees, Shareholder’s Meetings, …), these shall also have focus times, typically allocated to specific quarters each year, as to address specific value-creating matters.
The 4th Quarter: Budgeting Time
Putting together a budget is a tactical imperative. It sets agreed-upon financial objectives and the necessary operational metrics to achieve these. Operational metrics may also relate to intangible metrics, themselves constitutive of goodwill.
Read more in our recent Budgeting Article.
The 1st Quarter: Road to Exit & Strategic Mapping
At the time of writing, this is the period we are in. Once again, it is a time to create strategic value.
Once a new fiscal year has been launched, the common objectives shared by the staff, founder(s), and investors, are translated and contextualised with the assistance of TheClubDeal, in terms of the company’s medium to long-term strategic plan and perspective, into actionable metrics for the governance bodies.
We call it the “Road to Exit”.
It starts with agreeing on a putative year for an exit (compared to the liquidity meeting clause in a shareholder’s pact). This date allows us to set up a programme that will be “Exit – (minus) [X]” years to devise the necessary steps so to maximize chances of having created value, financial and intangible, as to ultimately monetize them.
This exercise is a strategic mapping that enables all stakeholders to set justified expectations and contributions to the overall objectives.
The 2nd and 3rd Quarters: Market Update
As another time in the year to focus, we strive to support the management in understanding the underlying trends of the markets they act in. Who are the competitors, their patterns? We call this the “competitive watch”. What are the recent transactions (take over, mergers, listings…)?
This structural search for insights in the respective markets of our portfolio companies supports the permanent search for competitiveness. It may also give insights as to potential “buy and build” goodwill creation.
Throughout the year, TheClubDeal will support its portfolio companies in gaining operational and commercial traction.
Good governance is the management of a company from different perspectives: tactical, year-on-year and strategic (medium- to long-term perspective). Good management and their stakeholders understand that. TheClubDeal have established strong processes for supporting such mechanics.
Do not hesitate to contact us to learn more on the subject.

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Born out of MIT, VulcanForms is commercializing the first fully scalable industrial metal additive manufacturing (AM) solution. Building the world's most powerful and advanced metal AM system is the first step towards our vision of lights-out, highest quality metal AM mass production. We are a team of leading technology and operational experts with decades of experience in advanced manufacturing, materials, automation, and robotics. We continuously seek contributors who demonstrate outstanding integrity, intelligence, accountability, and a passion for learning. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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- Developing cutting-edge additive manufacturing software, allowing efficient workflow from 3D CAD models to printed parts in a collaborative team environment
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- Working with our additive manufacturing and process control experts to continually develop and improve the additive manufacturing process
- MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field with 2+ years of relevant work experience; or BS in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field with 5+ years of relevant
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Friday, September 2, 2022 – Azimio One Kenya Alliance lawyers have today released the name of the Venezuelan who carried out the alleged remote staging of the presidential results that led to William Ruto being declared the President-elect.
Through lawyer Julie Soweto, Azimio named Jose Carmago as the Venezuelan who staged the presidential results.
“Venezuelan Jose Camargo is the one who decided who the President of Kenya would be, lawyer Julie Soweto told the apex court.
Soweto also demonstrated how the staging of the results was done in the IEBC portal.
“You are all tech-savvy and you can access the IEBC portal. I’m asking that we go to the forms portal,” she stated.
Gacharaigu Primary School in Murang’a County is where Soweto demonstrated to the court how Camargo maneuvered the server.
However, details have emerged that in all ballot boxes, a piece of paper written the particulars inside the box and the name of Jose Carmago at the bottom.
Here is a photo of the Kasarani ballot box which had the name of Jose Carmago.
The Kenyan DAILY POST.

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CRH published its 3Q11 Interim Management Statement with like-for-like sales showing growth of approximately four per cent in the 3Q. Overall sales for the quarter were up three per cent ahead of last year (2010: €5.1bn), with cumulative sales for the nine months to September now five per cent up (2010: €12.8bn).
On a constant currency basis, EBITDA in the third quarter registered a five per cent decline. This, combined with an adverse impact of exchange rate movements, resulted in overall EBITDA for the quarter of €0.65bn, leaving cumulative EBITDA for the first nine months in line with last year (2010: €1.2bn).
Due to inclement weather conditions in the US during September CRH now expects to report 2011E EBITDA of EUR1.6bn, which is around eight per cent below JP Morgan estimates and consensus. The company has revised its target to deliver total gross savings of EUR150m this year (previously: EUR136m) with costs associated to implement them remaining at c. EUR36m.
Since its Interim Results announcement in mid-August CRH have completed a further eight transactions bringing year-to-date acquisition and investment expenditure to approximately €450m, split broadly evenly between its Europe and Americas operations. In the absence of further acquisitions for the remainder of 2011, it expect year-end debt to be lower than the €3.5bn at end-2010.
CRH reported a moderation in European group growth as like-for-like sales improved by 3% in Q3, following a 7% improvement in H1-2011. The company expects full year EBITDA for these operations to be ahead of last year (2010: €0.84bn). While activity in the austerity economies of Ireland, Portugal and Spain continued to decline, construction activity in the more stable Finland and Switzerland markets continued at relatively strong levels. Following the positive start to the year in Poland, with first-half volumes benefitting from more normal weather patterns, the rate of YoY increase in cement volumes moderated as expected in the third quarter but remained well ahead of 2010. In Ukraine, the commissioning of the new dry-process cement plant is progressing well but higher running costs on the existing wet-process facility continued to have a negative impact on trading in the third quarter. Strong performance on the back of good pricing continued to benefit joint ventures in India and the associate in China. Despite the benefits of price increases implemented during the first half, higher input costs continued to put pressure on margins, and EBITDA for the quarter was broadly in line with 2010. CRH expect full year EBITDA from the division to be similar to last year (2010: €423m).
America Materials is expected to report a 10% decline in 2011E EBITDA. Like-for-like revenues from CRH’s Americas operations improved by 3% in the quarter. The group expects to report EBITDA at similar levels to last year on a constant currency basis (US$1.0bn). Despite higher contributions from the Products and Distribution divisions, the Materials division is expected to report a 10% decline for the full year mainly as a result of adverse weather in the US in
Going forward, JP Morgan notes that CRH’s business requires good conditions in the US construction and infrastructure industries, which remain soft. A new multi-year Highways Bill would make a significant difference to the outlook, the prospects for which seem to be improving but whether it arrives sooner rather than later is hard to forecast. While there are some signs of better housing demand and spots of light in the gloom of commercial construction, it is nowhere near enough to fuel growth in the US business.
Outside the US, growth in the group’s Western and Eastern European businesses is likely to ease somewhat and its Indian and Chinese exposure is more challenging than it was six months ago. However, the group has a strong balance sheet and perhaps the weaker global conditions could throw out some opportunities for M&A at attractive prices. It is hard to see the shares outperforming the sector until signs of improving conditions in the US are seen, in JP Morgan’s view.
Meanwhile, CRH said it is to apply for inclusion in London’s FTSE 100 index. As part of the move, CRH, which is currently listed on Dublin’s Iseq, will move its primary listing from Dublin to London.
In a statement today, the company said that from 9 November its ordinary shares listed in London will trade in sterling pence rather than in euro. Its ordinary shares will continue to trade in euro in Dublin.
CRH said that in recent years, as the international operations and profile of CRH plc have grown, the proportion of the group’s shares held by overseas investors has increased significantly. In addition the majority of trading in CRH’s Ordinary shares now takes place on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) with trading of CRH on other London based platforms also increasing.
The company said it believed FTSE inclusion would result in a further increase in UK and international investor awareness of CRH. Chief executive Myles Lee said: “We believe that these listing arrangements are in the best long-term interests of CRH and will increase the group’s attractiveness to a wider international investor base.


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Former MI5 director Dame Stella Rimington launches new Great War exhibition at Swaffham Museum
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The former head of Britain's secret service has launched a new museum exhibition telling the tales of Swaffham's sacrifices during the First World War.
Dame Stella Rimington was the first female director general of MI5 – a role she held from 1992 to 1996 in the organisation which was founded in response to the threat from German spies in 1909.
She has a home in a village near Swaffham and now spends much of her time in Norfolk, so she said she was delighted to be invited to open the new display at Swaffham Museum on Saturday.
The centenary exhibition includes documents, photos, letters, weapons, tools, medals and equipment which outline the impact of the Great War in the town, and the exploits of its soldiers.
Dame Stella, whose father was injured during the fighting, said: '1914 must be one of the most important dates in modern history, because the First World War had such a profound effect on everyone. You have only got to walk across to Swaffham church to see the list of these people who died, and often it is the same name – all the sons of one family.
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'The effects were absolutely enormous on everybody, not least the people left behind, and particularly the women. When the men didn't come back,the women had to do their jobs, so the First World War arguably began the emancipation of women.
'My father was one of the thousands of young men who answered the call to volunteer. He fought in France and he came back, but he was wounded and he carried those wounds with him until he died at the age of 80.
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'He had a depressed fracture of his skull where he was hit by shrapnel. But he also suffered psychologically. All these men thought they were fighting 'the war to end all wars', so when the Second World war broke out he became very anxious and depressed. He never spoke about it – it was such a trauma for him.'
Dame Stella said MI5 was initially formed to combat the threat of German espionage in 1909.
'There was a sophisticated infiltration spying on our dockyards and ports in case they were ever to invade,' she said. 'MI5 was founded to see what the spies were doing. They did quite a good job of scooping them up.
'The sources of intelligence have always been the same. You get the best intelligence from intercepting communications and from talking to people. That is how the early MI5 would have found out about spies in this country, and it was the same when I was working – but in a much more sophisticated way.'
One of the most poignant items on display at the museum is the wooden grave marker of Pte Donald Bunting, a member of a prominent Swaffham family of Market Place merchants, tailors and grocers, who was killed in action in France in November 1915.
The cross is a rare surviving example of the temporary grave markers which were used until permanent stone memorials could be built. It was donated to the exhibition by a member of the soldier's family.
Museum volunteer Mark Taylor said: 'It is really quite special because we have got Private Bunting's grave marker, which is very unusual. You don't see them very often.'
The museum's chair of trustees, Steve Gregory, said the display will evolve during the next four years. He said: 'It will start by showing the war as a great adventure, and end up showing what a tragedy it was, that tore the country apart.
'It is important that any major exhibition is launched properly, and to have somebody of Stella's background, with her services to her nation – we thought she would be an ideal candidate.'
Meanwhile volunteers at the museum are collecting more details of what Swaffham did during the war.
Museum manager Sue Gattuso said: 'We are putting Books of Remembrances together. We can provide the background, but it is the stories and memories that bring the history to life. We are asking friends and families to add to these books their own anecdotes to build a real portrait of the north Brecks of the time.'

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Renault shuts down sites after being hit by cyberattack
French carmaker Renault said Saturday that it had been hit by the wave of cyberattacks sweeping the globe, forcing it to shut down production at several sites to keep the virus from spreading. "We have been affected," a spokeswoman told AFP, saying they were assessing the situation to try to find a solution. "Work is going on since last night. We are doing what is needed to counter this attack." The attack prompted Renault to stop production at several sites in France, part of measures being taken to stop the virus from spreading. It did not identify the sites, but a union source said the factory at Sandouville in northern Normandy was one of the main sites affected. A spokesman at the site, whose 3,400 employees normally produce about 640 utility vehicles a day, confirmed it had been a victim of the cyberattack. "Production was affected overnight but luckily there was no full production scheduled for this weekend, only some 'stamping' operations," he said. Teams were working on the problem, and he estimated that work would resume on Monday morning. Another factory that was hit, at Douai, also in northern France, was not paralysed because operations were halted for the weekend, but teams were working to evaluate the extent of the breach, a plant official said. - 'Bad surprises - Car production was also halted in Slovenia after computers at the headquarters of Renault's Revoz subsidiary in Novo Mesto were affected, a spokeswoman told AFP. "We can confirm that on Friday, May 12, some problems occurred on certain parts of Revoz's information system that led to the halting of production during the night," the spokeswoman said. Production remained suspended Saturday, she added. Renault also said malfunctioning IT systems had led it to curtail activity at a plant operated by its Dacia subsidiary in Mioveni, Romania, requiring it send many employees home on Saturday. Renault is the first French company to confirm it has been affected by Friday's wave of cyberattacks, which apparently exploited a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency. France's ANSSI digital security agency said that for the moment, it knew of no other French victims of the attack. But the agency's director, Guillaume Poupart, told AFP there were probably others who would discover breaches in the coming hours or days. "There's a fear that, on Monday morning especially, we'll have some bad surprises when people turn on their computers," he said.


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The aerospace and defense markets are specialty battery markets where NiZn can replace existing NiCd batteries in aircraft and lead acid in submarine (underwater) and military transport vehicles.
Military opportunities currently in progress include:
Due to NiZn’s additional capacity and longer life, the Company is engaged with the Navy to finalize a development program for the new Columbia class submarine and retro-fitting the existing Ohio and Virginia class submarines. NiZn has been on the Navy’s product roadmap for 20+ years and ZAF’s NiZn product is currently undergoing testing and validation at NASEA Crane. Upon successful testing, the company has submitted funding request of $2.8M to establish a production line to support the formats needed for the submarine.
In addition, the Company is in discussions for NiZn to be configured for a 6T format for military transport vehicles to support the additional power requirements for communications and weapon systems. With the Company executive’s experience in the defense industry at EaglePicher, we have established relationships and knowledge of the internal processes, to elevate our NiZn into current and future programs.
In aviation, there are four market sub-segments to consider:
General Aviation (GA) Market Forces
NextGen* avionics in light aircraft driving need form more power and energy at less weight than lead acid and at less cost than Li-Ion.
Business Aviation Market
Somewhat less price sensitive than commercial or GA. Can evaluate the added value performance improvements and reduced maintenance cost over NiCd.
Lead-acid weight considerations have always been design problems. New chemistries provide opportunities to increase useful payloads.
Commercial Aircraft Market
Benefits of Li-ion over NiCd drive a migration in spite of negative first impressions with regard to the Dreamliner fires. Recognition of “safe” chemistries helping.
ZAF’s strategy will be to initially compete against incumbent nickel-cadmium batteries due to the requirement for NiCd batteries to be extensively maintained in business and commercial aircraft. Every 3-6 months, the batteries must be removed from the aircraft, the electrolyte dumped out and fresh electrolyte added, and the batteries charge-cycled to remove the NiCd “memory effect.” ZAF is planning on introducing first a battery for the Cessna Citation series under a supplemental-type certificate (STC) and then for the Boeing 737. The Citation has approximately 8,500 deliveries to date and the 737 has over 7,000.


This week, the Ziva and Austin interviewed Robbie “Fishhr” for his ideas about his time with FSU Esports and the School Carball Summer season Sequence.
Robbie, or Fishhr, is new to the collegiate esports scene, having lately graduated from Palm Seashore Central Excessive Faculty this previous Might. However since enrolling at Florida State, Fishhr has shaken up the collegiate scene each on social media and in Rocket League. Whereas he’s a self-proclaimed “Twitter God”, he lately made high 100 of all Rocket League gamers as a uncommon keyboard and mouse participant.
Fishhr, who has 4,100 hours in Rocket League, states that the important thing to getting higher is placing within the hours: “You simply want hours. Tons of hours grinding mechanics, sport play, going over replays. Tons of hours.”
FSU Rocket League is at the moment 4-4 within the competitors, lately falling to King College 2-3. Over the weekend, they appear to complete out the common season, enjoying video games towards RIT, Drexel College, and the College of Pittsburgh.


October 24, 2011 08:07 PM by Veronica Dudo
Tonight on NBC’s singing competition, The Sing-Off the top eight groups performed hip hop hits. The show kicked off with all eight groups coming together on stage to perform B.O.B’s “Nothing On You.” Keep reading to find out what hip hop hits made the cut!
The reality singing competition showcases a variety of groups all vying for a $200,000 prize and a Sony Music recording contract. Host, Nick Lachey announced that the top eight groups will be singing tonight and the judges will vote off one of the ensembles. The three expert judges critiquing the singers and offering advice are all from the music industry: Ben Folds, Shawn Stockman and Sara Bareilles.
First up Dartmouth Aires from Hanover, N.H. is Dartmouth College’s oldest a cappella group and includes 15 fun loving, high energy guys. They sang Flo Rida’s “Club Can’t Handle Me.” The judges said their performance took off after they hit the middle then it was on target and really fun.
From Howard University in Washington, D.C., the fun-loving Jazz/Pop a cappella ensemble Afro-Blue sang “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” The judges said the group’s performance was gorgeous; they looked like they were having fun and made singing look effortless.
From Nashville, Tenn., The Collective, made up of individual singer-songwriters who came together to show there is strength in numbers sang Pitbull’s “Give Me Everything.” The judges said the group gave a good performance but there were some spots where they had a lot of energy and then some spots that they didn’t; the judges also commended the group for stepping out of their comfort zone.
The all-male a cappella group, Vocal Point from Provo, UT took the stage and sang “I’ll Be Missing You.” The group dedicated the song to Ben’s father who recently passed away. The judges said the group performed a very moving rendition of the song in honor of Ben’s father.
The judges deliberate and decide to send The Collective to the first Sing-Off challenge of the season.
Starting off the second bracket is Urban Method from Denver, CO who performed “Airplanes.” The judges said the group gave a really good performance but would have liked to hear a stronger sound from the lead singers.
Pentatonix from Arlington, Texas is a five member group that has a modern style and draws influences from several eclectic electro genres. They sang “Love Lockdown.” The judges said the group really delivered with this performance and that they’re in awe of the group’s talent.
With contestants from the previous two seasons, the all girls group, Delilah took the stage. They choose to sing “How To Love.” The judges said the group’s performance was amazing and applauded their girl power.
From New York, the college group, the Yellow Jackets from the University of Rochester sing everything from 1950′s Doo Whop to hits of today. They sang “The Show Goes On.” The Judges said the group has a lot of heart and that it was a good performance but they felt it was a little rushed and wished they gave a little more on stage.
In the first Sing-Off challenge of the season, The Collective faces off against the Yellow Jackets. Both groups will perform “Just A Dream” back to back. First up is The Collective followed by the Yellow Jackets. The judges deliberate and send home The Collective. They sang “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” as their farewell song.
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SMi Group are delighted to announce that the 7th Annual Future Soldier Technology conference will take place in just two weeks’ time on their Virtual Conference Platform.
Sponsored by industry leaders Glenair, blackned GmbH, Bren-Tronics, DTC, HIPPO Multipower, Thales and TrellisWare, the event will provide an in-depth look into soldier modernisation programmes.
With just two weeks to go until the event, interested parties are urged to book now to avoid disappointment. The rate for military and government personnel is just £299, and for commercial organisations it’s £999. Bookings can be made online at http://www.futuresoldiertechnology.com/armadapr6.
Future Soldier Technology 2021 will host a number of invaluable keynote briefings delivered by senior military officers and capability directors, as well as briefings from Glenair, blackned, DTC, HIPPO Multipower and Thales, who will provide crucial industry perspectives on soldier modernisation programmes.
Some key presentations to watch include:
1) Acquiring Dismounted Infantry Technology in Support of Dismounted Soldier Operations
Mr Nick Taylor CEng FIMechE MAPM RPP, Head of Soldier, Training and Special Projects, DE&S, UK Ministry of Defence.
2) Optimising Soldier Modernisation Through the Work of the Infantry Trials and Development Unit and TommyWorks
Lieutenant Colonel Andy Locke, Commanding Officer, Infantry Trials and Development Unit, British Army and Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Davies, SO1 Soldier Systems, British Army HQ.
3) Maximising Lethality and Dismounted Soldier Situational Awareness Through Enhanced Weapon Optics
Colonel Frédéric Edel, Director, Infantry Development Directorate, French Armed Forces.
4) Developing and Supplying Effective Equipment and Materiel to Meet the Needs of the Modern Norwegian Dismounted Soldier
Lieutenant Colonel Torstein Espolin Johnson, Soldier System Coordinator, Norwegian Defence Material Agency.
5) LCG DSS Future View of NATO Soldier System Development
Major Magnus Hallberg, LCG DSS Chairman, NATO / Swedish Armed Forces.
As the only conference exclusively focused on dismounted soldier technology, Future Soldier Technology 2021 will be an essential event for all those in the field, gathering operational users, capability development directors and industry professionals from across the globe to network and discuss soldier modernisation programmes, current requirements, new technologies and more.
The full agenda, speaker line-up and brochure are available to view online at: http://www.futuresoldiertechnology.com/armadapr6.


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The rumor mill about Call of Duty: Vanguard is slowly boiling over. Hardly a day goes by without a new tweet from a well-known leaker causing a stir. Shortly before the presumed reveal of Vanguard, the next alleged information continues, which revolves around a very important topic: protection against cheaters in multiplayer mode.
New anti-cheat system for Call of Duty
The latest info bite comes from Tom Henderson, who is known for his CoD leaks. According to him, Vanguard should also be one completely new anti-cheat system
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But that’s not all: According to Henderson, Warzone will also receive this new protection system. However, he does not name a period for implementation. If this rumor turns out to be true, many troubled fans would probably cheer.
Because Warzone has gained notoriety for its ever escalating cheater problem. The developers of Raven Software can’t really keep up with effective measures, but are already complaining that the cheaters would ruin their heart project.
For the fair fans of the Battle Royal Shooter, one can only hope that these rumors about the new anti-cheat protection are true and that the system will be integrated in the near future. Recently a Cheat portal even a free trial weekend exclaimed, which of course didn’t help either. Because as a result, Warzone was almost overrun by the unfair pack:
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CoD Warzone: Free cheat campaign causes a stir
When is Vanguard coming now?
Call of Duty: Vanguard is set to be unveiled soon, by the way. Rumors are currently circulating about a reveal shortly before gamescom, which will take place from August 24, 2021 to August 26, 2021. So fans may only have to sleep a few more times before they can see the next part of the series with their own eyes.
All current information, including the rumored reveal date, can be found in our large overview of CoD Vanguard.
Would you look forward to a new anti-cheat system in Vanguard and Warzone? Or do you fear that these efforts on the part of the developers will not be fruitful either? Write us your opinion in the comments!


DUBLIN, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Collaborative Robot (COBOT) Market (by Payload Capacity, End User, Application, & Region): Insights & Forecast with Potential Impact of COVID-19 (2022-2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The global collaborative robot market is expected to reach US$1.60 billion in 2023, growing at a CAGR of 26.12% during the forecast period.
The demand for automation is on the rise, driven by the desire to increase production efficiency, improve product quality, and reduce errors. As a result, the deployment of robots across various industries is increasing rapidly. The growing need for automation in businesses and the development of smart factories are major factors contributing to the expansion of the robot market.
The Asia Pacific region, which includes countries like China, Japan, South Korea, India, and others, is a dominant player in the global collaborative robot market, accounting for nearly half of the market share.
This growth is driven by the presence of both global and domestic players, with China being a particularly significant contributor. Additionally, factors such as an aging population and rising labor costs in several Asian countries are expected to further boost market growth in the coming years.
The global collaborative robot market is characterized by fragmentation, with several key players in the industry.
Driver: Rise Of Smart Factories
The number of smart factories have been increasing rapidly since it reduces production process time and expenses. These smart factories are full of robots and automation equipment. Collaborative robot plays an important role in the manufacturing process of smart factories.
Collaborative robot allows for intelligent automation and the establishment of safer, more productive work environments in which the interaction between machines and humans guarantees that each of their traits and skills is fully utilized. The use of collaborative robots in the manufacturing process in the smart factories would help in achieving higher level of cooperation and efficiency. Therefore, increasing number of smart factories would drive the growth of collaborative robot market.
Challenge: Cyber Security Issues
The risk of data breaches is raised since robots may obtain and store a vast amount of personal information. Cyber or hacking attacks against robots are a possibility. If a hacker gains control of a collaborative robot, the invader may make mistakes in part manufacturing.
This would risk the manufacturer's ability to use whatever it is developing in the future, resulting in significant losses. A new cyber-security plan aiming at providing end-to-end protection for robots has been released by a number of governments, including Japan.
However, the compromise on privacy is and will continue to be a big obstacle for the collaborative robot business, as many users will feel like they are constantly being watched and will be afraid of losing vital information such as financial data and even companies' secrets. Increasing cyber security threats in the connected collaborative robot as a result of IoT integration, as well as a lack of information about organizational networks, are important restraints on the market's growth.
Trend: 5G Network Exposure
To address the needs of each cobot machine cell, microfactories include dozens of production cells, each of which require varied latency from the 5G network slice. The 5G network brings up new opportunities for high-tech warehouses and industrial plants, where collaborative robots coexist with other cutting-edge technologies such as computer vision, augmented reality, and big data platforms.
Industrial networks and equipment could be safer as a result of advancements in 5G and cobots. If any person go too close to the cobots, the 5G connection causes them to stop in a millisecond. The 5G network connectivity would provide better safety in close surroundings.
The COVID-19 Analysis
Till the end of 2019, the collaborative robot market growth trend was positive. However, the COVID-19 outbreak further restricted market expansion and investment in collaborative robots, which were expected to increase in 2020 but the market could not perform well due to the pandemic.
This may also be explained by the fact that the largest original equipment manufacturer for collaborative robot was particularly heavily struck by the pandemic, which only exacerbated the issues for suppliers and manufacturers of collaborative robots at the time. In spite of COVID-19's effects and uncertainties, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the robotics industry persisted in the first half of 2021.
Due to the intense competition and businesses' desire to diversify their portfolios, a number of deals took place during that period. Moreover, the technological developments brought after COVID-19 outbreak is expected to assist the market growth further.
By Payload Capacity: The report identifies three segments on the basis of payload capacity: Up to 5 kg, 6-10 kg and 11 kg and above. The up to 5 kg segment lead the market with largest share of the market.
Demand for small and low weight collaborative robot has increased in small scale industries. Rising preference of new consumers, low cost, minimal space requirement, and a low number of sensors the operation and control of up to 5kg payload are factors that are anticipated to boost the market growth.
By End User: According to the report, the global collaborative robot market is bifurcated into five segments on the basis of end user: Automotive, Food & Beverage, electronics, Plastic & Polymer and Others.
The automotive segment dominated the market by occupying almost one fourth share of the market. Vehicle manufacturing and many other industries greatly benefitted from the use of collaborative robots. The automotive industry began utilizing collaborative robots primarily on the assembly line once they were fully commercialized.
By Application: On the basis of application, the market is divided into eight segments: Material handling, Assembly, Pick & Place, Testing, Welding, Sorting, Positioning and Others. The material handling segment dominated the market with highest share. Collaborative robots for material handling automate the physically hard, hazardous, monotonous, and tedious tasks on a production line.
By enhancing human capabilities, material handling cobots increase manufacturing efficiencies to manufacture goods of higher quality more quickly. All these factors benefited the growth of material handling segment.
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The Dow Is The Real Reflation TradeBy admin_45 in Blog
Even with the recent US equity selloff the Dow Jones Industrial Average is beating the S&P 500 YTD, up 9.7 pct versus 8.2 pct. While it’s not Wall Street’s go-to index for US equity performance and imperfect due to its price-weighted composition, it is still the way most Americans track the domestic stock market. For example:
- There are far more Google searches every day for “Dow Jones” than “S&P 500” or “stock market”. The top queries all apply to stock performance rather than the news organization.
- As a result, the Dow’s performance is the fundamental transmission mechanism for the wealth/confidence effect between equity markets and Main Street/retail investors. That makes it important for both consumer spending and investor confidence.
This makes the Dow worth more attention than it customarily gets, so let’s dig into the Average and see what’s driving its recent outperformance. We calculated the point contribution for the Dow’s 30 components since the end of last year in order to determine its largest winners and laggards over that period. Here’s what we found:
#1: The Dow is quite concentrated, with 10 of the 30 names making up just over half (53 pct) of the index:
- UnitedHealth: 7.9 pct
- Goldman Sachs: 6.9 pct
- Home Depot: 6.4 pct
- Amgen: 4.8 pct
- Microsoft: 4.7 pct
- Caterpillar: 4.6 pct
- McDonalds: 4.5 pct
- Honeywell: 4.4 pct
- Boeing: 4.4 pct
- Visa: 4.3 pct
#2: The Dow is up 2,981 points since 12/31/20, and this came from just over a third of names (data adjusted for rounding):
- Goldman Sachs (24 pct of the Dow’s positive points), up 714 points
- Caterpillar (14 pct), up 414 points
- UnitedHealth Group (12 pct), up 364 points
- Home Depot (12 pct), up 363 points
- JPMorgan Chase (7 pct), up 210 points
- American Express (7 pct), up 222 points
- Chevron (5 pct), up 157 points
- 3M (5 pct), up 152 points
- Amgen (4 pct), up 122 points
- Microsoft (3 pct), up 95 points
- Walgreens (3 pct), up 92 points
#3: Another one third of the names in the Dow are down YTD. The worst 5 in terms of point contributions include:
- Salesforce: down 81 points
- Apple: -68 points
- Walmart: -60 points
- Nike: -59 points
- Merck: -34 points
Here are our takeaways from the data:
#1: Over a third, many industrial/old school names, account for the Dow’s year-to-date positive performance. They are spread across various sectors, but all rallied enough to be meaningful point contributors. That’s because they all continue to reflect confidence in reopening trades and a steepening yield curve. We remain bullish on Energy, Financials and Industrials.
#2: The Dow has decent Tech exposure at 20.5 pct, but that’s still lower than the S&P 500 (25.9 pct) and has dragged on the Average with Salesforce and Apple as two of its worst performers YTD. Even still, the third of Dow names that are in the red YTD only account for a collective loss of 402 points to the index, far less than Goldman Sachs’ 714 positive point contribution YTD.
#3: The Dow has far more industrials (17.3 pct), consumer discretionary (13.5 pct) and financials (15.9 pct) exposure than the S&P (8.9 pct, 12.2 pct and 11.8 pct respectively). Industrials and consumer discretionary benefit from pricing power and large economies of scale, while financials gain from a steepening yield curve.
Bottom line: the Dow’s outperformance versus the S&P 500 reflects how it is better positioned for inflation and higher rates and given the market’s search for names that benefit from inflation this should continue. It also highlights investor confidence in a robust US economic recovery amid improving fundamentals for cyclicals and a positive sign for consumer spending/confidence as it is the main barometer of US equity performance used by most Americans.


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As double winner Louis C.K., 45, put it, when asked backstage why his show works now while past efforts failed, "because I'm better than I was before. ... Older people are smarter and funnier."
In the case of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Julia Louis-Dreyfus, we'd have to say she has always been smart and funny - and continues to be at the top of her game at 51. The "Veep" star insisted that winning her third Emmy was no less a peak experience for her than in the past: "I need an Advil, I have a headache, I can't believe it!" Louis-Dreyfus said that the fact her show was born in a political year has impacted it, certainly. "There's a lot of good rich material there, little morsels we can take away."
Julianne Moore, also 51, took more than morsels to create her Emmy-winning portrayal of real-life veep candidate Sarah Palin in Game Change. Backstage, she said she had meant to acknowledge Katie Couric and fellow Palin imitator Tina Fey for the influence they had had in shaping the public perception of Palin. Not surprisingly, Moore did not expect Palin to make any public comment on her win.
Hatfields & McCoys Outstanding Lead Actor Kevin Costner, 57, and Supporting Actor Tom Berenger 63, came backstage together.
Giving kudos to the History Channel for gambling on his record-breaking miniseries, Costner pointed out, "We have a tendency not to see the risk in reverse. ... Now it's a big win. ... A year ago, careers were on the line."
He acknowledged that he's been focused on his family of late. "I had three babies with my wife - a five-year-old, a three-year-old and a two. I probably worked a fraction of what my colleagues have been doing." In fact, he said, his children may not even realize he's an actor. By the sound of what he said backstage, acting may not be his main focus in coming years, either. The star shared that he'd been writing a lot of TV scripts, and that he has several features he'd like to direct.
We saw a still-drop-dead gorgeous Jessica Lange, a glamorous vision in a draped orange Reem Acra gown, pick up her Supporting Actress honors for American Horror Story joking that creator Ryan Murphy, wooing her to be on the show, had promised her more than any man. Those promises certainly worked out - not only did she win an Emmy, but season 2 of American Horror Story is being built around the star playing a different character, a nurse in a 1960s insane asylym.
"When my name was called I thought, 'Oh my God, I have such a long way to walk in these incredibly high heels and I hope I make it.' That was my main thought," admitted Lange backstage.
She also tipped that her next AHS season will be "a more complex story. You know, Ryan likes to create these things around themes. The first season was infidelity, and this is more about faith and madness. I think the themes are bigger this year, which allows us to go further."
Tom Bergeron, 51, got his Emmy as host of Dancing With the Stars - his first win in seven nominations. Backstage, he side-stepped a question about which of the Dancing of the Stars all stars he feels most excited about: "If I answer that question, I piss off 12 people," explained the host, who is known for his ribald humor off-camera.
He also doused the internet firestorm over Maksim Chmerkovskiy quitting the show. "No, no. I talked to him yesterday, and I asked him, 'Is this it, buddy? Do I not have to worry about getting my ass pinched now?' " Chmerkovskiy told him his comment was taken out of context and that he actually meant he intended to leave after this contract was up in 2013.
It was nice to see recently ailing Kathy Bates in the middle of the Emmy action tonight, even though Harry's Law didn't bring her an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Emmy, she looked in fine fettle and seemed to be having a great time. And heck, she won for her Two and a Half Men guest spot last week.
Dame Maggie Smith won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama honors, but alas, was not present - the sole Downton Abbey win out of 16 nominations. At least the British serial wasn't skunked like Mad Men. That long-time Emmy darling came up with zero wins in 17 nominations this year, which broke a record.
The big winners, of course, were Homeland and Modern Family - along with the movie/miniseries winner, Game Change, produced by another mature talent, 56-year-old Tom Hanks.
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Effect of sonochemistry: Li- and Mn-rich layered high specific capacity cathode materials for Li-ion batteries
P. Sivakumar, P. K. Nayak, J. Grinblat, N. Perkas, B. Markovsky, D. Aurbach, A. Gedanken
Li- and Mn-rich layered Li1.2Ni0.13Co0.13Mn0.54O2 cathode material was synthesized using sonochemical method followed by annealing at 700, 800, and 900 A degrees C for 10 h. The material was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, and electrochemical techniques. Its performance as a cathode material for Li-ion batteries was examined. With the sample annealed at 900 A degrees C, an initial specific capacity of 240 mAh g(-1) was obtained, which decreased to 215 mAh g(-1) after 80 cycles, thus retaining about 90 % of its initial capacity. In contrast, samples annealed at lower temperatures exhibited lower capacity retention upon cycling. Thus, the final annealing temperature was found to have a significant effect on the electrochemical stability of this material in terms of capacity, average voltage, and rate capability. The advantage of this synthesis, which includes a sonochemical stage, compared with a conventional co-precipitation synthesis, was also confirmed.

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Trafford Council is to consider plans from Nikal for the £70m regeneration of Altrincham town centre, including new shops, offices, a leisure centre and up to 2,000 jobs.
Trafford Council is to consider plans from the Old Trafford Supporters Club for a new ten-storey building next to Manchester United's stadium, including a 139-bed hotel.
Trafford Council has approved plans for the transformation of the Liverpool Warehousing building on Trafford Park Road into a 775-bedroom hotel.
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council is to set up a 41,721 sq ft temporary office at Quay West in Trafford this summer.
Trafford Council is to consider plans from Peel Holdings for the development of a museum to show the history of the Manchester Ship Canal at Trafford Park.
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council is to consider plans from SAICA of Spain to build a £250m recycled paper mill on Partington Wharfside in Carrington, with the creation of 200 jobs.
Trafford Council has approved plans from Mountaineering Activities and Peel Investments for a £28m indoor ski centre next to the Trafford Centre by 2006.
Trafford Council is to consider plans for the development of a new ice rink next to the Altrincham Leisure Centre, with capacity for 1,000 spectators.
Trafford Council has selected London & Regional as its private sector partner for the £24m redevelopment of Sale town centre, which will involve the refurbishment of the town hall and theatre to provide a new arts and leisure area.


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FPG Oleochemicals Sdn. Bhd. manufactures fatty alcohols, methyl esters, and refined glycerines. Its glycerine is marketed by P&G, as well as exported to the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Kuantan, Malaysia. FPG Oleochemicals Sdn. Bhd. operates as a joint venture between Felda Palm Industries Sdn Bhd and Procter & Gamble Co.
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PATERSON -- A 20-year-old city man was shot to death early this morning, allegedly by a man police described as his friend.
The victim, Storm Brown, was found shot at 1 a.m., in his friend's back porch at 42 Highland St., according to Paterson police Detective Lt. Ron Humphrey.
Brown, who lives nearby, was pronounced dead at the scene from a single gunshot wound in the upper chest, Humphrey said.
His friend, Louis Alvarez, 30, was charged with murder, and weapons and narcotics offenses. He is being held by Paterson police, Humphrey said.
Two .357 Magnum revolvers were found a short distance from the crime scene and one is believed to be the weapon used in the shooting, Humphrey said. Police also found more than 50 grams of marijuana in the house, he said.
Brown, who lived a block away on Park Place, was visiting his friend when the shooting occurred, Humphrey said.
Police responded to a report of a stabbing, but learned it was a shooting when they arrived. Witnesses did not report a physical or verbal altercation between the two men, and police have not yet established a motive for the shooting.


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Imaging the passage of a single hydrocarbon chain through a nanopore
2008 (English)In: Nature Nanotechnology, ISSN 1748-3387, E-ISSN 1748-3395, Vol. 3, no 10, 595-597 p.Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Molecular transport through nanoscale pores in films, membranes and wall structures is of fundamental importance in a number of physical, chemical and biological processes(1-6). However, there is a lack of experimental methods that can obtain information on the structure and orientation of the molecules as they pass through the pore, and their interactions with the pore during passage. Imaging with a transmission electron microscope is a powerful method for studying structural changes in single molecules as they move(7,8) and for imaging molecules confined inside carbon nanotubes(9). Here, we report that such imaging can be used to observe the structure and orientation of a hydrocarbon chain as it passes through nanoscale defects in the walls of a single-walled carbon nanotube to the vacuum outside, and also to study the interactions between the chain and the nanopore. Based on experiments at 293 K and 4 K we conclude that the major energy source for the molecular motions observed at 4 K is the electron beam used for the imaging.
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2008. Vol. 3, no 10, 595-597 p.
carbon nanotubes, molecules, membrane, surface, motion, c-60
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777 Charlie which is about an adorable dog and its owner, is touching everyone’s heart, the astounding figures at the box office of this small film speaks-volume that how it has won the hearts of the Indians.
Kiranraj K. in his full-fledged directorial debut has surprised everyone, prior to this he worked in the 2019 Kannada film Katha Sangama but that was an anthology film, in which he has directed only 16-min part.
777 Charlie is his first full-fledged film and he has surprised everyone with his directional skills. The film has been churning out amazing numbers since day 1, it was opened with positive reviews from the critics. And further audience heaped praise on the film by arriving in the cinemas in big numbers.
Box Office Collection Day 8
Now as per the reports, 777 Charlie has seen an occupancy rate of 7.38% during the morning shows, and 17.38% during the afternoon, in Karnataka on Friday, and it saw an increase in occupancy during the evening and night shows with 35.27% and 38.33% respectively.
Reportedly, 777 Charlie earned Rs 3.2 Cr on Friday (Day 8), total collections of the film now stands at Rs 41.7 Cr+.
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Box Office Collection (Karnataka)
The film is getting an amazing response in the home market, Karanataka. It took a flying start in the state with Rs 5.51 Cr on Day 1, further, it saw an upward trend in the remaining two days of the first weekend by minting Rs 6.75 Cr on Sat and Rs 8.48 Cr on Sun making the opening weekend collections over Rs 20 Cr.
It stays decent through the weekdays and took the one-week collections of the film to Rs 32.60 Cr in Karnataka.
Also Read: vikram box office collection day 15
Disclaimer: The above figures are based on various sources and our thorough research, however, doesn’t guarantee the equivalent collections, though we have done everything possible in our capability to provide the precise data.


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Rwenzori Mountains “ Mountain’s of the moon”
Rwenzori Mountains National Park is located in southwestern Uganda on the east side of the western (Albertine) African rift valley. It lies along Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and borders the DRC’s Virunga National Park. It is situated in the Bundibugyo, Kabarole, Ntoroko and Kasese districts. The 2 major entry points to ascend to the peaks are Nyakalengija central circuit and kilembe Trail.
Highest point: 5,109m above sea level on Mt . Stanley’s Margherita peak. The Rwenzori’s were christened the “ Mountain’s of the moon “ by Alexandrine geographer Ptolemy in AD 150.
The explorer henry Stanley placed the Rwenzori on the map on the 24th May 1888. He labeled it “Ruwenzori “, a local name which he recorded as meaning “rain maker “ or “ Cloud -king”
The oldest person to reach the peak Margherita peak was Ms Beryl Park, aged 78!
1 Pick up from Entebbe to Kasese district.
Upon arrival, we will drive to Kasese district where we will have our meals and a night at the lodge getting ready for 5 days climbing
2 Montane Forest and monkeys
Our journey begins at Trekkers Hostel and best time to start is 8.30am but you can leave as late as 10am. You’ll walk 2.2km to the UWA rangers post at 1,727m where the wildlife authority rangers will brief you on the day’s activities and rules of the national park. As you leave the rangers post for the first 2km you’ll walk along a path through grasslands and ferns, which give way to magnificent pristine Montane forest.
3 Heather trees and climbing
After a hearty breakfast, you commence walking at around 8:30am initially climbing a land of dripping lichen-covered heather trees looming over a ground cover of mosses and liverwort. then becomes steeper for about 200 meters up a narrow moss-covered ridge. The thick moss covering the ground and rocks under the giant heather trees is spectacular. After lunch you’ll walk to Nyamwamba River 1.6km through old giant heathers covered in old man’s beard moss to Kiharo Camp at 3,380m and that’s where you will camp for the for a night .Distance: 6.9Km
4 Thrilling view of Mutinda Peaks
After an early breakfast at Kiharo Camp you’ll climb a steep section passing through huge moss-covered boulders. At times, you get glimpses of the cliffs towering above as you move through thick forests of giant heather trees. You’ll cross a fast flowing river then climb up to Mutinda Rock Shelter where you can relax and enjoy the unique atmosphere of the Rwenzori Mountains. Distance: 6.8KM.
5 Mutinda peak and giant lobelia gardens
The distance today from Mutinda to Kalalama Camp is 5.1km however before you descend you may climb up to Mutinda lookout at 3,975m. The climb should take between 45 minutes to one hour and then about 30 minutes to descend. Mutinda Lookout is the lowest and flattest peak of Mutinda Peaks where on a clear day you get fantastic views of the mountain range and down across the foothills to Kasese town, Queen Elizabeth National Park and beyond. Distance: 5.1KM
6 The final decline
On the last day, you’ll slope down through bamboo forests and cross through the same trail to Samalira camp. Here you have a short break before walking the final distance through montane forest to the ranger’s post at 1,727m. After a debriefing with the rangers, it’s just a 2km walk back down to Trekkers Hostel where you will spend a night.
7 Transfer to Entebbe airport
After breakfast, we will head to Entebbe airport for your departure.

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I’m breathing a sigh of relief. We are finally in the wind-down month in our Small House garden.
The new chicken run area of our vegetable garden.
Here is the truth of our homestead; September is the month I begin to cut back our two and a half acres of perennials and transplant any that have grown to large. In October we store our outdoor furniture, continue perennial cut back, empty, wash and store our five bird baths. I haul fireplace to the house and set up the fireplace gear that has been stored in the pole barn all summer. We also set up the one bird bath kept open for the winter month by a special heating unit.
November is the month of cutting back all the ornamental grasses, leaf pick up, pipe draining and outlet covering and the like. I also dig out and haul my homemade compost and top dress the perennials this month.
Perennial and ornamental grasses are cut back and are now composting.
The land original land here was boring, flat and open. While I can’t change the geography I can add plants a-plenty to create a colorful garden that would hug the house and say “Welcome” to family and friends. This is what I have tried to do.
Near the house, I worked to find enclosure, to block the view of the public street and transfer the space nearer to our house into a form of enclosure; around the porch, the front door, the hot tub deck.
After more than three months of daily hard physical labor I feel as if Mother Nature decides to snow tomorrow, our gardens and property will be okay.
Our friend Barry has completed cutting down the many dead trees for us and while he had his tractor here he moved a large rock for me and cut up and cut and split a small stack of “too wide to go in the fireplace wood.”
I was also able to make some headway this month on our primitive raised vegetable beds. I had dreams of neat and tidy rows of cedar wood raised beds but the reality was if I wanted to build them this fall they were going to have to be built using old logs.
My primitive but workable raised beds for our vegetables.
So I hauled long logs from the woods and the wood pile and added thirteen bucket of my homemade compost. When we pick up the maple leaves from my son yard the leaves will be added to the soil mix. By spring they will have decomposed enough to make a great soil amendment.
Of course we still have a few lingering outdoor chores to complete before our winter outdoor rest time arrives but the major and necessary outdoor projects are completed for this season. Whew!
Yes, the new chicken yard is not yet complete, nor the coop, but this is an on-going project worked on every now and then as Gene has a free hour or so. Yes, the hydrangea are not yet wrapped to protect the tender buds from browsing deer but that can be done in rain or snow if necessary. Yes the tools need cleaning, oiling and organizing on their rack, but that can be a winter project too.
One of two big rolls of repurposed chicken wire on bought on Craig’s List for $20.00.
The entry gate to the new chicken run. having two sections will allow us to keep the chickens and the new vegetable separate but to let them scratch and fertilize the garden off-season.
Putting the garden to bed is both a feeling of immense relief and the satisfaction of a job well done. Goodnight garden. See you in the spring!
Small House / Big Sky Donna


Alaska regulators on Wednesday ordered ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. to pay nearly $1 million in penalties for a well blowout that led to a weekslong release of natural gas and a brief evacuation at the company’s Alpine oil field.
The order issued by the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission on Wednesday makes final a proposed civil penalty of $913,796.80 announced on June 28. ConocoPhillips, which did not appeal the findings issued last month, has 10 days to pay the total, the AOGCC said.
The penalty is one of the largest assessed by the commission.
The order brings to a close the AOGCC’s investigation into the gas release at the CD1 well site in the Alpine field, one of the largest in Alaska. The release was discovered on March 4, 2022, and traced to freeze-protection well work done in the days prior.
The commission’s investigation concluded that ConocoPhillips had committed five separate violations that led to or followed what was determined to be a shallow blowout that sent gas streaming through multiple places, including through cracks in the drill site’s gravel pad.
Among the most serious of the violations was a failure to use cement to seal the well’s outer rim in a geologic zone that the company assumed did not contain hydrocarbons. ConocoPhillips had evidence that the zone, called Halo, contained gas, but it opted against protecting the well against gas intrusions, the AOGCC investigation report said.
ConocoPhillips has estimated that the event caused 7.2 million cubic feet of natural gas to stream into the atmosphere. An additional 23.3 million cubic feet of gas was released but captured, the company told the AOGCC.
A ConocoPhillips spokesperson said the company did not dispute the penalty and has made improvements since last year’s event.
“ConocoPhillips has incorporated the learnings from this incident into our operations, and we appreciate the AOGCC’s diligence. We look forward to working constructively with the AOGCC in our ongoing development operations. We recognize that it is a privilege to operate on the North Slope and in Alaska,” company spokesperson Rebecca Boys said by email.
Originally published by the Alaska Beacon, an independent, nonpartisan news organization that covers Alaska state government.


Sport and society remain stuck in the "stone age" when it comes to women's rights, Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday.
Hamilton, who was 12th on the Forbes annual list of the world's highest-paid athletes released this week, was asked his thoughts on the total absence of women in the top 100.
The Briton shrugged off the question at first, absolving Formula One of having anything to do with the glaring omission, due to there being no women drivers in F1.
Yet Hamilton was quick to say that women, in sport or business, should earn equal pay for equal work and questioned the absence of tennis player Serena Williams from the Forbes list.
"Well there are no women drivers so I don't see how Formula One has anything to do with it," said Hamilton, who earned $51 million last year according to Forbes. "But that just shows you how behind we are in the world.
"There is no reason women should not be able to earn what men are able to earn.
"Serena is in the top three of the greatest athletes of all-time above a lot, if not all, that are on that list so it is big, a big question, why?
"Women rule the world. I don't understand.
"It just shows you we are still in the stone age. That needs to change."
Williams, a 23-times Grand Slam singles champion, had been ranked 51st on last year's Forbes list but dropped out of the top 100 after taking time away from the sport to have her first child.
Tennis, and the Grand Slams, in particular, have taken strides by offering equal prize money to men and women, but many other sports have not come close to keeping pace when it comes to paying and diversity.
"Serena has already spoken of how difficult it is," said Hamilton, who will be bidding to match Michael Schumacher's record of seven Canadian Grand Prix wins this weekend. "It is going to take some time to change it."
Formula One has not had a woman driver on the starting grid since 1976. The most recent woman to compete in Formula E was Swiss racer Simona de Silvestro in 2016.
Susie Wolff, who in 2014 became the first woman driver in 22 years to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix weekend, when she drove in Friday practice at Silverstone for Williams, has retired.
So has Danica Patrick, the only woman to win an IndyCar race and start from pole at the Daytona 500. She left the sport last month with no promising successor waiting in the wings.


According to the U.S. Commerce Department, the economy exited recession in the third quarter, posting the strongest growth in two years.
After four quarters of contraction, the economy grew at an annualized 3.5% in the July-September period from the prior quarter. It was strongest expansion since the 2007 third quarter.
The department's first estimate of third-quarter GDP was much better than the 3.2% rate expected by most analysts.
The department said the economy shrank an unrevised 0.7% in the second quarter.
The third-quarter increase was led by a rise in consumer spending, up 3.4%, adding 2.36 percentage points to GDP growth.
While a recession is largely regarded as over after one quarter of economic growth, in the U.S. the economy will not be officially out of recession until it has been declared by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the official arbiter of business cycles.
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Temperature and Humidity Vibration Comprehensive Environmental Test Chamber matched with appropriate vibration test bench to meet with respective corresponding environmental test requirements of temperature, humidity and vibration; extensively applied in aviation and aerospace, shipping, electronics ,automobile car, telecommunications, industry.
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Consett in County Durham has a new free to use ATM, as part of a commitment to support communities who need access to cash.
Following a request from the local MP, Richard Holden (Conservative), LINK, the UK’s main cash machine network, helped to switch existing pay-to-use machines to a free-to-use ATM at the local convenience store. LINK is determined to ensure that no-one is forced to pay to access their cash and will act in areas where there is no free cash access option.
At the beginning of the Coronavirus lockdown, ATM withdrawals fell on average across the UK by 65% percent year-on-year, however, as the has begun to ease, withdrawals are increasing, though still around 40% down on last year.
Launched in October 2019, communities can apply for support for free access to cash. LINK will investigate each case raised and where it is possible, fund the new ATM directly. The new website can be found at https://www.link.co.uk/consumers/request-access-to-cash/. More than forty communities to date have a new ATM, thanks to the scheme.
LINK is determined to protect free access to cash for every high street in the UK. If a high street is threatened with the loss of its last free-to-use ATM, LINK will step in to ensure that an ATM is made available and paid for with funding from all the UK’s main banks and building societies if there is no nearby Post Office counter to serve that community.
Last week, the UK Government opened a consultation looking at protecting long term cash access. The most recent report from UK Finance shows cash use has halved in the past decade pre-Covid, accounted for 23% of transactions.
LINK’s Head of Financial Inclusion, Nick Quin: “Free cash access remains vital for communities and high streets across the country. Cash use and ATM withdrawals, unsurprisingly fell in recent months, but there is still strong demand for cash even during the Coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s great to work with Richard. The insight from MP inboxes and mailbags can give us an understanding of where we can help communities and it’s great when we can make things happen. If any other community believes they have an issue with access to cash, then we want to hear from you.”
Richard Holden, Member of Parliament for North West Durham: “Whilst some of my constituents are using card and contactless more, many still use cash and it is vital that they have access to charge-free ATMs. I am delighted to have worked with LINK and Dhillon at the convenience store in Moorside to get a free to use ATM for local people. This goes to show that an active local MP can make a real difference to local people and I will not stop in my campaigns to make life a bit easier for them.”
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How to Care for Radermachera Hainanensis
Golden Jasmine Trees require most of the energy from sunlight. So, it’s best to place them outdoor where they can receive an abundance of direct light.
If you are want to grow it indoors, bring it to the window side where the sun has access to it.
However, if you are growing it outdoor, remember to bring it inside as soon as it is winter. Radermachera hainanensis can wither off when exposed to prolonged cold weather.
- Air humidity
When air is dry, the leaves of Radermachera hainanensis are likely to get withered or even fall off.
It is important to have at least 75% of air humidity around the plant to keep it healthy and elegant.
- Fertilizer application
Fertilizing a plant is an important element to boost its health and overall performance. However, if it is applied in too much proportion, there might be negative impacts on the plant’s growth.
In 2-3 month intervals, ensure that you fertilize your Radermachera hainanensis with a bio-humus fertilizer.
- Disease infestation
Radermachera hainanensis is a plant vulnerable to diseases such as leaf spot disease which makes the leaves yellow and fall off as they get dry.
Once you recognize this disease on your plant, don’t hesitate to cut off the affected branches and treat the plant with diluted carbapenems solution every two weeks. Usually, it takes spraying the solution just three times to control the disease.
When growing Radermachera hainanensis, if there’s too much water in its soil, its roots will find it hard to breathe, and this may result in killing or retarding the whole plant over time. In some cases, the roots may get rotten, thus unable to provide the plant with nutrients.
Always ensure that you don’t water your Radermachera hainanensis too much or too often, but, as well, don’t deprive it of enough water.

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NEW YORK, July 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Biometrics technologies fit every industry. Regardless of the vertical market, companies have IT systems that require logon, physical facilities with restricted access, or employees who clock-in and clock-out. Biometrics can make all of those processes faster and more secure. The emergence of cloud computing, bring your own device (BYOD), and other scenarios mean that many times, system users are not in a controlled environment. Stolen passwords are more dangerous than ever but biometrics can mitigate that risk. Likewise, biometrics can mitigate physical risks such as stolen or shared building access cards and buddy-punching time clocks. Biometrics can make a difference in just about any industry.


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Lt. Col. James P. Hubbard, U.S. Army. May 27, 1965. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed.
Date: May 27, 1965
Lt. Col. James P. Hubbard, U.S. Army. August 4, 1964. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed.
Date: August 4, 1964
Date: March 14, 1964
CWO James A. McQuaig. September 11, 1963. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed.
Date: September 11, 1963
Limitation of naval armaments. Records of the conference for the limitation of naval armament held at Geneva, Switzerland, from June 20 to August 4, 1927. Presented by Mr. Hale. January 17 (calendar day, January 18), 1928. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing.
Date: January 17, 1928
Frank Epps. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in response to resolution of the Senate of January 18, 1898, a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers, respecting the killing, at Nagasaki, Japan, of Frank Epps, a sailor of the U.S.S. Olympia. January 26, 1898. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.
Date: March 22, 1898
Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States. Eightieth Congress. First session begun and held at the City of Washington, January 3, 1947.
Date: January 3, 1947
Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States. Seventy-ninth Congress second session begun and held at the City of Washington, January 14, 1946 in the one hundred and seventieth year of the independence of the United States.
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Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, edited by Frederick Webb Hodge. In two parts. Part 1. [Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 30.]
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Contributions to North American Ethnology. Volume II. Part 1. [The Klamath Indians of Southwestern Oregon by Albert Samuel Gatschet].
Date: January 1, 1890
Proposed supplemental appropriation to pay certain claims and judgments against the United States. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a proposed supplemental appropriation to pay claims for damages, audited claims, and judgments rendered against the United States... April 18, 1957. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
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LAKEVIEW — The coastal juice trend is headed to Lakeview — and the husband-and-wife team behind City Harvest Cafe swears by the health benefits of their all-organic, cold-pressed juices.
Angela and Anthony Maicki are opening City Harvest Cafe, 2931 N. Broadway, this spring with recipes that they developed over the last two years after drinking juice that helped the couple manage personal illnesses.
The two had been juicing fruits and vegetables for a while at home, but it wasn't until Anthony contracted foodborne illness hepatitis A last year that the couple truly started believing in its healing power, they said.
Anthony was bedridden. His symptoms included rheumatoid arthritis and jaundice. His doctor told him to eat only white bread and white pasta and gave him three months to recover.
The couple had long been vegetarians and health-focused, and Angela did not want to see him lose that part of his diet for so long.
"I was watching him wither away," she said. "I was like 'This is absurd.'"
He drank a variety of pressed juices instead. Five days later, he was walking, and two weeks later, a doctor said that his liver had recovered, Anthony said.
"Your body can heal yourself," he said. "You just have to allow it. I'm living proof of it."
Angela, who was diagnosed with celiac disease last year and has suffered from asthma and eczema for years, said a healthier diet with more raw foods and regular juicing has helped her chronic symptoms, too.
She went from using an inhaler twice a week to twice a year.
"I just believe food can heal, and food should be a medicine," she said. "We want to share that with other people."
Juicing has become popular as an easy way for people eat big servings of fruits and vegetables, and the Maickis aren't the only ones to swear by its healing benefits. Doctors still recommend including whole fruits and vegetables as part of a diet for fiber, and the benefits of juice cleanses have been questioned.
The Maickis acknowledge that people cannot live on juice alone.
But they swear by the benefits of an occasional cleanse — "Hey, I did it, and I got healed immediately," Anthony said — so they will be selling juice cleanse packages for $45 a day, which include five juices.
It will come in one-, three- and five-day packs.
City Harvest Cafe will be offering salads and a raw food market with nut cheeses and raw entrees like plant-based ravioli. It will also feature a wheatgrass bar, a casual setting that Maickis hope will encourage locals to socialize with each other.
The focus, though, will be on the couple's favorite juice recipes, either cold-pressed or blended but with no added sugars and only with organic ingredients. Whenever a vegetable or fruit isn't available organic, they'll be switching it out.
Juices will range from $7-$10 for 16-ounce glasses, each made from 4-5 pounds worth of produce through a time-intensive cold-press process.
Ultimately, they want to give the community the opportunity to see health benefits, too, they said.
"So many of my symptoms have been alleviated," Angela said. "We just really feel passionate about it."
The Maickis hope to have a soft opening of City Harvest Cafe, 2931 N. Broadway, by mid-May, with a grand opening in June.


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Crypto trading platform Beaxy has officially closed its doors as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged the company and its founder, Artak Hamazaspyan. with operating an unregistered exchange and brokerage, the agency said Wednesday in a statement.
The SEC also accused Beaxy Digital Ltd. of illegally raising $8 million in the offering of an unregistered security with its BXY token. The agency additionally noted Hamazaspyan “misappropriated at least $900,000 for personal use, including gambling.”
Windy Inc. took over the platform in 2019 after the founder misappropriated money, according to the SEC, and managers Nicholas Murphy and Randolph Bay Abbott maintained Beaxy for trading crypto assets “that were offered and sold as securities,” the SEC said. So the agency is also accusing them of violating securities law by operating an unregistered exchange, broker and clearing agency, though the platform was described as defunct in another SEC case last year.
“When a crypto intermediary combines all of these functions under one roof – as we allege that Beaxy did – investors are at serious risk,” Gurbir Grewal, the SEC’s enforcement chief, said in the statement. “The blurring of functions and the lack of registrations meant that regulations designed to protect investors were not followed or even recognized by Beaxy.”
The exchange posted on its website that it was suspending its operations because of the “uncertain regulatory environment surrounding our business.”
“We forthrightly committed to cooperation with the Securities and Exchange Commission for over two years, continually providing information, data and interviews to assist regulators in whatever manner we could,” Beaxy said.
The SEC's statement doesn’t mention that Beaxy closed under an agreement in federal court with Windy and the people associated with that company. The agreement included returning all assets to customers and “destroying” any BXY in Windy’s possession. The SEC is still pursuing Beaxy Digital and Hamazaspyan with litigation, the agency said.
Customers of the exchange will be able to withdraw their assets within 24 hours after all user orders are canceled and balances are verified and are encouraged to do so within 30 days, the SEC said.
UPDATE (March 29, 14:45 UTC): Adds details about the shutdown of the website.
CoinDesk is an award-winning media outlet that covers the cryptocurrency industry. Its journalists abide by a strict set of editorial policies. In November 2023, CoinDesk was acquired by the Bullish group, owner of Bullish, a regulated, digital assets exchange. The Bullish group is majority-owned by Block.one; both companies have interests in a variety of blockchain and digital asset businesses and significant holdings of digital assets, including bitcoin. CoinDesk operates as an independent subsidiary with an editorial committee to protect journalistic independence. CoinDesk employees, including journalists, may receive options in the Bullish group as part of their compensation.


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Players Still Up For Grabs
With the NFL Draft behind us and off season in full swing, it’s time to start getting excited about football again. But really, do we ever stop? There is still some shocking talent available on the offensive side of things, though with big talent comes a big paycheck. Whether it’s the paycheck or the liability of having a big personality in the locker room or perhaps even the player’s age, here are some of the best offensive free agents still available:
1. Orleans Darkwa (RB): He was signed as an un-drafted free agent by the Dolphins back in 2014. While with the Giants last year, he played his best season yet. He ran the ball over 170 yards and average around 4.4 yards per carry.
2. Antonio Gates (TE): Gates has made a name for himself in the league, but at the age of 38, retirement may become imminent. He has posted over 11,000 yards for his career thus far.
3. Dontrelle Inman (WR): Though he didn’t have the most impressive numbers, he did just enough to prove his worth with the Bears organization last year.
4. Austin Howard (T): It’s looking like the Colts will take this lineman, which is a good move as most players for the Ravens organization are tough.
5. DeMarco Murray (RB): An NFL vet, Murray has been lukewarm as of late but is still one of the better running backs in the league.
6. Dez Bryant (WR): Jerry Jones says he can make a “significant contribution” to a team.
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Longlati Reading Workshop#1：Afrofuturism x Reproductive Futurism
The Longlati Foundation invites four members of the Collecting Committee, who are also writers, to host a quarterly book club. The book club aims to develop multi-dimensional narratives around the foundation’s collection and exhibition projects. The inaugural book club, organized by Chen Xian, will feature writer and curator Dai Zhanglun, who will lead the discussion on several classic novels by African-American science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler. The discussion will revolve around Afrofuturism and Reproductive Futurism, providing an opportunity for extended exploration and dialogue.
- Octavia Estelle Butler：BloodChild
Octavia E. Butler’s “Bloodchild” is a story about male pregnancy. In this tale, Earth humans, who are wandering in space to survive, are adopted by an alien species known as the Tlic. Some male Earth humans are responsible for serving as surrogate hosts for the Tlic members. The story gradually reveals the complex dynamics of different classes and races in a subtle and intricate manner, leaving it to the readers to engage in their own imaginative exploration and interpretation of the plot.
- Octavia Estelle Butler：Amnesty
The inspiration for “Amnesty” comes from the social news of the illegal detention of Chinese scientists by the U.S. government. In this story, Butler attempts to focus on the innate human fear and the desire of human society to maintain its dominance. In “Amnesty,” an alien species takes control of the desert regions on Earth, and the protagonist is a human girl who has a deep understanding of the alien race. She tries to convince the human race to overcome their fear of the aliens and coexist and prosper with them.
- Octavia Estelle Butler：Lilith’s Brood
The Lilith’s Brood trilogy depicts the journey of a black woman gradually assimilating into an alien society and, through several generations of reproduction and intermingling, experiencing the end of human reproductive capabilities. The alien society has three genders, which give rise to entirely different sets of values compared to human society. This epic construction is highly resonant with the stories of African slaves in America and the subsequent generations of African-Americans experiencing conflicts during their integration into American society. In this book club session, the focus will be on themes such as infertility, hybridization, and interspecies relationships as we delve into extended excerpts from Lilith’s Brood.
Longlati cordially invites you to participate in the Tencent Meeting for:
Longlati Reading Workshop #1
Date: January 8, 2022 Time: 14:00-16:00 (GMT+08:00)
Hosts: Dai Zhanglun, Chen Xian
Guest Respondents: Pu Yingwei, Su Yuxin
Join the meeting by clicking the link below or adding it to your meeting list:
Online Meeting ID: 973-799-519
Meeting Password: 202218
We look forward to your presence at the book club meeting.
Dai Zhanglun, a writer and curator currently based in Shanghai. Her writing and curatorial work focuses on the exploration of cultural imagination and bodily transformations, reproduction, and interspecies communication in the post-technological era. She also explores the intertextuality between literary space and psychological space.
Chen Xi’an, a curator based in Shanghai and the editor of “Heichi” magazine. He is currently undertaking a one-year residency at “Dui Fei,” an online platform of the Shanghai New York University Contemporary Art Center.
Pu Yingwei, born in 1989, currently resides in Beijing, China. With a central focus on “how to interpret the complexity of contemporary China to oneself and the world,” Pu Yingwei’s work is defined as a conceptual art practice driven by strong political enthusiasm. In recent creations, the artist has embraced the schism of ideological camps and the resurgence of imperialism as new working contexts. Pu Yingwei extensively studies and continues the legacy of socialist realism in fine arts and the visual heritage of 20th-century avant-garde movements. Drawing nourishment from both revolutionary art and ideological propaganda, two heterogeneous yet isomorphic visual cultures, the artist has developed a unique language system and historical perspective.
Su Yu-Xin, born in 1991, considers painting as a place where various disciplines and sensory abilities intersect. As an artist, she has long been immersed in the visual industry, and the evolution of painting reflects the discovery and re-creation of the material world. Painting not only bears witness to the history of cultural and natural exchanges but also reflects the artist’s role in wars and migrations. It involves the encroachment and restitution of landscapes, the extraction of colors, and the trade histories associated with them. While the history of painting focuses on tracing the evolution of image styles, the technology of color is constantly evolving. Su Yuxin collects, researches, and processes these color elements scattered across the Earth’s crust. On the canvas, she portrays, squeezes, and stacks them to create new orders. For her, landscape painting becomes a geological practice of rearranging minerals, vegetation, organics, and artificial objects.

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