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RaveThe Washington TimesBy the time you reach Page 131 of Peter Pomerantsev’s brilliant collection of sketches from the life in 21st century Russia you may find yourself echoing the lament of one of its more sympathetic characters (\'Grigory,\' an unusually bright, relatively cultivated member of the new class of Russian entrepreneur-tycoons): \'There must be some way of working out how to make Russia work. Must be!\' ... Mr. Pomerantsev, with Russian emigre roots and a professional background in television production, is uniquely qualified to describe the results ... Many of Mr. Pomerantsev’s most powerful, moving — and sometimes hilarious — pages are devoted to stories and characters that ended up on the cutting room floor.
MixedThe Washington Times...engagingly written — if somewhat overblown ... he is a gifted literary scavenger who specializes in digging up neglected or forgotten minor historical figures and then reintroducing them to contemporary readers. The travel and field research leading up to his books become a sometimes entertaining, sometimes distracting subplot, stretching what might have been an absorbing, factual feature article into a rather rambling book in which the occasional fresh fact is surrounded by conjectures ... Further padding takes the form of entertaining but marginally relevant footnotes that add nothing to the core narrative but give the author a chance to show off his trivia collection ... Nor is The Black Count helped by the blatantly inflated claims made by the author about his hero ... He deserves to be remembered for what he was, not as the mythical figure that his son fantasized and Mr. Reiss has passed on to us in inflated form.
RaveThe Washington TimesMasterful ... Alan remains down-to-earth, extremely articulate and a clear, sharp thinker ... You don’t have to be an economics wonk to enjoy and learn from Capitalism in America. As long as you engage your brain and pay attention, you will find plenty of food for thought in this lucid, accessible potted history of what one might call Capitalism American Style ... Readers — and leaders — seeking a reliable road map to solutions will find many of them in Capitalism in America.
RaveThe Washington Times\"Sane diners trying to figure out how we reached this pitch of culinary madness can find some of the answers in Andrew Friedman’s almost excessively detailed analysis of what an affluent generation of 1970s and 1980s young people who didn’t need to worry about where their own next meal was coming from ended up changing the way thousands of restaurant-goers dine today. Mr. Friedman clearly thinks all this is a good thing, not necessarily for the most commendable of reasons ... readers will find Mr. Friedman a conscientious guide to the seething stockpot that is his subject ... Andrew Friedman’s lengthy, sometimes tedious but often amusing chronicle of their [chefs] moment in the sun will provide a fitting epitaph.\


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‘“Why will he not join the guerrillas?” J. M. Coetzee’s Michael K (1983) and the Politics of the Postcolonial Novel,’ MFS: Modern Fiction Studies, forthcoming (2019).
“New Zealand Literature and the World.” Handbook of Anglophone Literatures. Eds. Stefan Helgesson, Birgit Neumann, and Gabriele Rippl. Berlin: De Gruyter, forthcoming.
“Lives and Archives.” Cambridge Companion to J. M. Coetzee. Ed. Jarad Zimbler. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.
“Double Thoughts: Coetzee and the Philosophy of Literary Criticism.” Beyond the Ancient Quarrel: Literature, Philosophy, and J.M. Coetzee, edited by Patrick Hayes and Jan Wilm, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 52–69.
Review of Philip Roth and World Literature: Transatlantic Perspectives and Uneasy Passages (Amherst: Cambria Press, 2014), forthcoming in Journal of Modern Jewish Studies.
‘Reading An Autobiography: Michael King, Patrick Evans, and Janet Frame,’ Journal of New Zealand Literature 29: 2011, 46-65.
Invited respondent, World Literature: For or Against?, March 2018, St. Hugh’s College, University of Oxford.
‘Foes No More? J. M. Coetzee and the Academic Archive,’ at Coetzee & the Archive: October 2017, School of Advanced Study, London.
‘The Ghost Writer and Jewish Feeling,’ at MLA Convention, ‘Feeling Jewish’ Panel: January 2017, Philadelphia.
‘Coetzee on Criticism; Coetzee and Criticism,’ at ‘Coetzee’s Lives: A Colloquium:’ Wolfson College, University of Oxford, June 2014.
‘Writing Against Reading,’ at ‘Janet Frame Ten Years On:’ University of Birkbeck, November 2013.
‘Katherine Mansfield and Writing Against Death,’ at ‘The Fiction of Katherine Mansfield: Paris 2013:’ Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Paris, June 2013.

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The South African director Neill Blomkamp has revealed concept art for an Alien sequel he has now apparently abandoned.
The Elysium director posted artwork on his Instagram feed on New Year’s Day, showing original star Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn, who played Hicks in Aliens, in mocked-up images from a project Blomkamp said he was no longer working on.
He accompanied a picture of a xenomorph character with a short post that read: “Was working on this. Don’t think I am anymore. Love it though.”
The seven images include a spacecraft, buildings and Weaver in a suit that resembles a xenomorph from the franchise. Blomkamp described the artwork as taking “a mental stroll into the world Ridley Scott created”.

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On a recent trip to Germany, I was surprised to notice that the Fairtrade mark was missing from a Kit Kat chocolate bar I saw in the supermarket. So I picked up the bar to take a closer look and realised that I unfortunately, I wasn’t mistaken – Kit Kat is not Fairtrade certified in Germany in contrast to the variety sold in the UK. It seems that not all Kit Kats are created equal.
So I decided to take a closer look at how Nestle, the producer of Kit Kat in the UK and Germany (and many other European countries), approaches the matter of using cocoa sourced on fair and sustainable terms. Unfortunately, I’m still a little confused. Consistency and transparency are required in order to provide confidence for consumers.
Let me start on a positive note. Nestle and other large food companies have started to take a more proactive stance on responsible sourcing of commodities in their supply chains. Much of this can be attributed to greater demands from consumers as well as activism on the part of groups such as Fairtrade International and its related organisations.
This is certainly a positive trend and there is no doubt about the positive impact on producers in developing countries. However it is both the small relative percentage of fairly sourced commodities and the selective approach to certification used by multinationals such as Nestle which is cause for confusion. In addition to the Kit Kat example, others include Mars who use Fairtrade cocoa for Maltesers and Starbucks who use Fairtrade coffee, both in the UK. These practices are not used globally, with varying levels of commitment towards greater use of certified ingredients.
Taking an economically rational perspective, would it make sense for a profit maximising firm to engage in certification? The answer to that is that it depends on whether consumers of the firm’s products demand that certification. This angle possibly helps to frame the use of a selective approach to certification by Nestle and other large food companies.
It is well documented that the UK has both the highest awareness and trust in Fairtrade, as well as the highest sales of Fairtrade certified products. In fact, according to the 2013-14 Fairtrade International Annual Report, the UK’s sales of Fairtrade products came in at just over EUR2 billion (see Figure 1 below). Meanwhile, the sales for France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland (the 6 biggest Fairtrade European markets apart from the UK) amounted to a combined total of just under EUR2 billion. It’s pretty easy to understand why a corporate would focus more on certification in the UK than elsewhere.
Figure 1: Estimated Fairtrade retail sales by country in 2013 – Europe
Source: Fairtrade International.
Turning back to the Kit Kat bars, one thing in common to both the UK and German versions is the Nestle Cocoa Plan logo on the back of the package. In 2009, Nestle launched this program committing to investing CHF110 million over a 10 year period. While it’s impressive that Nestle have made these commitments, the impact has been modest to date. (A full copy of Nestle’s 2013 Creating Shared Value report can be found here with the cocoa section on beginning on page 158).
According to Nestle in 2013:
… we purchased 62 299 tonnes (about 14.5% of our cocoa) through the Nestlé Cocoa Plan, of which 75% was certified UTZ or Fairtrade
What confuses me about this statement is that it implies that cocoa sourced under the Nestle Cocoa Plan isn’t necessarily certified. That seems a little contradictory as the only way for consumers to really know that Nestle is living up to its promises is through independent verification. Further, based on these figures, roughly 11% of Nestle’s cocoa was actually certified. Put another way, 89% of Nestle’s cocoa is not certified and 85% is not sourced under the terms of their program. Surely that’s not a great outcome so far.
Additionally, Nestle have failed to provide a breakdown of how much of their cocoa has been certified by each of UTZ or Fairtrade. This matters because the two certification organisations have different requirements. For example, one of the clearest differences between UTZ and Fairtrade is that the latter ensures that both a minimum price and a guaranteed Fairtrade premium is paid to producers (more on this later).
As a consumer, this is a really important distinction. What does Nestle stand for? Are they for a minimum price and a guaranteed premium or not? Given their current approach, the cynic could easily make the accusation that Nestle are for these pricing mechanisms, but only in markets where consumers demand it.
Nestle will naturally argue that their program goes beyond certification – their plan includes farmer training, building new schools, child labour monitoring and distribution of plants. This is all well and good, but instead of unilaterally devising their own program, surely consumers would have more confidence in a program that is fully verified by an independent third-party such as Fairtrade?
Looking at it from another angle, how expensive would the use of fully certified cocoa be for Nestle? Based on the 2013 numbers above, it seems that Nestle sourced a total of around 430,000 tonnes of cocoa in 2013. If all of this was purchased on Fairtrade terms, the premium would have totaled USD86 million (assuming a Fairtrade premium of $200 per metric tonne). Considering that Nestle recently announced an impressive net profit of USD15.4 billion, I’m sure that shareholders wouldn’t complain too much!
Returning to UTZ and Fairtrade, it’s important to recognise that both are trying to play their part in promoting ethical sourcing despite the different philosophies of the two organisations. As indicated earlier, one of the key differences between UTZ and Fairtrade relates to negotiated premiums without a minimum price (UTZ) versus guaranteed premiums and a minimum price floor (Fairtrade). My previous blog post discussed the importance of these mechanisms especially as commodity prices fall.
According to Han de Groot, executive director of UTZ Certified (as reported by ConfectionaryNews):
Premiums are important, but are part of a market mechanism. We think a negotiated premium is more effective than a fixed premium – the productivity can be far more significant for farmers.
But the evidence is to the contrary. According to a report by KPMG published in 2012 (downloadable here), the average premiums achieved for UTZ certified cocoa are lower than Fairtrade, as shown in Figure 2. Also, the net benefit of Fairtrade cocoa certification is higher, however KPMG do point out that:
… the data reliability used for this study is limited… It is desirable at this stage of data collection not to derive definitive conclusions on differences between schemes
Figure 2: Comparison of cocoa certification schemes
Sources: KPMG; CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
Regardless, these results should be unsurprising considering the power relationships involved. In the case of cocoa, you have small-scale farmers “negotiating” with large-scale traders and manufacturers. So it is to be expected that those negotiating their own premiums are likely to be disadvantaged relative to those who have a fixed premium.
As for many aspects of international trade involving developing countries, providing added safety nets such as a fixed premium for cocoa farmers can act to redress the power imbalance. This is not to say that there won’t be examples where negotiation can benefit small-scale producers, but the balance of probabilities still favours those who have traditionally held the upper hand.
Questions for Nestle
So the bottom line is that I have two questions for Nestle which should be pretty easy to answer:
- How much of the cocoa that Nestle purchases is on Fairtrade terms and, separately, how much is UTZ Certified?
- Why is Kit Kat certified Fairtrade in the UK but not in Germany?
Nestle have made some good attempts at being transparent about their sourcing practices. Greater transparency and consistency will enable consumers to be less confused and more confident in sharing their values.


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This recipe also appears in my cookbook, Main Meals Made Easy, which you can check out here
Vegetable stock concentrate is an essential ingredient in most meals at my house. It adds so much flavour and depth and I add dulse to mine to up the nutrient content too. This is my variation of the TMX recipe that you will find in your Every Day Cookbook, or Basic Cook Book (the books that come with TM31’s and TM5’s). I have named this version “Odds and Ends Vegetable Stock Concentrate” because it is perfect for using up the leftover ends of veges left at the bottom of your vege drawer, as well as parts of veges that you would normally throw out. You can swap and change the veges, just try to stick to roughly the same total weight. And my gut tells me that if using cauliflower, cabbage, potato or sweet potato, just use small amounts of them.
The high level of salt does two things – adds flavour to your dishes and acts as a preservative. This will last months in the fridge! And please remember, it is a concentrate, so very strong in flavour. I advise you to not taste it when it’s first cooked, but when it’s been added to your dishes 🙂 I see people saying they reduce the salt in it and freeze it (because reducing the salt will decrease the fridge life) so if you want to do so, feel free, but I would advise sticking to the amount specified and just using less of the concentrate in your meals.
200g zucchini, roughly chopped
150g celery leaves and heart
100g leek, roughly chopped (the green part that you would normally discard)
2 garlic cloves
100g broccoli, broken into florets
2 medium sized tomatoes, quartered
1 carrot, roughly chopped
1 large handful of baby spinach leaves or silverbeet (approximately 20g)
20g fresh herbs of your choice, tightly packed – I use whatever I have in the garden at the time of making the stock, usually some mix of basil, parsley, Thai basil and a little rosemary
120g Celtic or Himalayan sea salt
30g extra virgin olive oil
10g dried seaweed, such as dulse or wakame (optional)
1. Place roughly half of the ingredients in mixer bowl. Blitz for 6 seconds/speed 6/MC on.
2. Add remaining ingredients. Blitz for 20 seconds/speed 6/MC on. You may need to use your spatula to assist (if you do this, please ensure you only use the spatula that came with your machine, that you know is safe to use while the blades are running). Cook for 20 minutes/Varoma temperature/speed 2.
3. Puree for 1 minute/speed 8/MC on.
4. Transfer to a sterilised glass jar. Store in the fridge and always use a clean spoon when using.

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A North-East company behind the Tees Barrage white water centre has won a £5m contract to inspire future generations of Olympic athletes.
Patrick Parsons Consulting Engineers is about to start work on the Lee Valley site where Team GB enjoyed one its golden moments.
In August, Etienne Stott and Tim Baillie's stunning performance on the course saw them confirmed as Britain's first ever canoe-slalom Olympic gold medallists, with team-mates David Florence and Richard Hounslow bagging silver.
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The motto of the London Games was to "Inspire a Generation" and
the organisers are determined to ensure the venues that produced a summer of golden memories don't become expensive white elephants.
Newcastle-based Patrick Parsons has been asked to provide full engineering services for the construction of two classrooms - one indoor for bad weather and one outdoor so students and teachers can make full use of the course. To encourage members of the public to experience the thrills of white water rafting, canoeing and kayaking the parking areas will be extended and landscaping done to cater for an anticipated 10,000 visitors each weekend.
The project will also see the creation of a new centre for athletes, with state-of-the art training areas, gym equipment and offices for coaches and physiotherapists.
The aim is to ensure that the course continues to be a centre for world-class sport, nurturing Olympic athletes of the future.
It is the latest project won by the 48-year-old company which recently completed work on a white water course in Russia and is bidding for similar contracts in the Middle East and for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Peter Stienlet, the managing director of Patrick Parsons, said: "There's certainly an element of prestige for us in having been selected to deliver this project. It's a privilege to be involved in creating a legacy for the local community at the Lee Valley Olympic course. The upgrades to the facilities will also secure the course's future as a world-class centre for sporting excellence, an equally important legacy."
Last year, the firm completed work on a £4.6m upgrade of the Tees Barrage course in Stockton. The project included the installation of four giant Archimedes screws, an invention dating back more than 1,200 years, to generate the flow of the water around the course.

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Irish budget airline Ryanair (FR/RYR) has rejected the UK Government’s 14-day quarantine calling it “ineffective and useless”.
The airline says that for a quarantine to be effective it needs to detain passengers upon arrival to the UK but under the UK Government’s plans the mobile numbers of arriving passengers will be taken but they will be allowed to travel onto their designated quarantine address.
As this onward travel is unrestricted it means that passengers arriving into the UK who could potentially be Coronavirus carriers can leave the airport by public transport such as the Heathrow & Gatwick Express trains, Bus & Coach networks and taxis.
Ryanair says that is nothing to stop people arriving into the UK to spread COVID-19 across London and any other UK city with an airport.
A spokesperson for Ryanair said:
“This 14 day UK quarantine is ineffective, completely useless, and will have no effect on British passengers who will largely ignore it. At a time when the medical science across Europe, in countries such as Portugal, Spain, Italy and Germany, have safely removed all inbound visitor restrictions, the imposition of this completely defective quarantine in the UK is utterly useless and a total waste of time.
Ryanair is going back flying on 1 July with 1,000 daily flights from most UK airports, and we look forward to welcoming thousands of UK visitors going on their well-earned summer holidays to Portugal, Spain, France and Italy, and we are equally confident that inbound visitors to the UK will not be deterred by this completely ineffective and useless quarantine measure, which both Priti Patel and Grant Shapps know cannot be implemented, cannot be policed and has no scientific basis supporting it whatsoever.”
By taking the phone numbers of passengers the Government hopes to “check-up” on them to ensure they are quarantined at their address but obviously on a mobile phone it can be answered from anywhere.
Ryanair also says that the Government will only call 1% of the them.
The 14-Day quarantine rule is due to come into force on the 8th June.


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Oaktree raises $4.4bn for fund VIII
Oaktree Capital Management LP has held a $4.4 billion final close on OCM Opportunities Fund VIII
The fund held a $1bn first close in August 2009 after being in the market for four months, LBO Wire reported at the time.
OCM Opportunities Fund VIIIb, a supplementary vehicle to Fund VIII, remains in the market, though the Los Angeles firm has stopped actively marketing that fund for now.
Oaktree this year split Fund VIII, which initially targeted $4bn to $6bn, into two vehicles: the main fund and Fund VIIIb. The main fund was capped at $4bn, LBO Wire previously reported, while the reserve fund had been targeting $2bn.
The market has certainly changed since the deployment of OCM Opportunities Fund VIIb LP, which raised $10.6bn in 2008, and remains the largest distressed debt fund ever raised.
That fund began to invest at the end of May 2008, and did so aggressively during the fourth quarter of that year and has produced high returns. At June 30, Fund VIIb was valued at 40% above cost.
Today, there isn't desperate selling and no margin calls; companies have been able to alleviate or spread out their financial difficulties.
"Fund VIII is investing for healthy but moderate returns at a steady pace," said Howard Marks, Oaktree's chairman.
At June 30, the fund was 23% called down and was valued at 5% above cost.
As with its predecessors, Fund VIII buys paper at distressed prices and holds it until the price goes up. It also has the ability to make selective control investments.
Limited partners in the fund include Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association, Maine Public Employees Retirement System, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Indiana Public Employees' Retirement Fund, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois and Maryland State Retirement and Pension System.
The general partner commitment is 2.5% of total capital commitments.
The fund's investment period is three years, in which all proceeds from underlying investments can be reinvested without limitation. As such, the majority of distributions returned to investors won't happen until after the three-year period.
LBO Wire is a US-based trade paper owned by Dow Jones, the parent of Private Equity News.

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- How much more efficient is a 16 SEER vs 14 SEER?
- How many tons of AC do I need per square foot?
- Which AC is best for 300 sq ft room?
- Should I get a 14 SEER or 16 SEER?
- How much does an AC unit cost for a 2000 sq ft home?
- How many tons is 1700 square feet?
- What size heat pump do I need for 2000 sq ft home?
- What size air conditioner do I need for a 3000 square foot house?
- How do I determine the tonnage of my AC unit?
- How many sq ft will a 5 ton AC unit cool?
- Is 2 ton AC enough for what room size?
- How many ton AC do I need for 1600 square feet?
- How many sq ft will a 2.5 ton AC cool?
- How do I calculate what size air conditioner I need?
- How much does it cost to install a 3.5 ton AC unit?
- What size air conditioner do I need for a 12×12 room?
- What size AC do I need for 1000 square feet?
- What size AC unit do I need for a 1300 sq ft house?
How much more efficient is a 16 SEER vs 14 SEER?
How Much More Efficient is a 16 SEER vs 14 SEER.
When you divide 16 by 14, the result is that 16 SEER is 1.14 more efficient – The 16 SEER air conditioner is 14% more efficient than a 14 SEER model.
If your cooling bill were $500 for the season with a 14 SEER AC, you’d cut it to $430 with a 16 SEER model and save $70..
How many tons of AC do I need per square foot?
Understand here that the standard practice among HVAC contractors sizing air conditioners for new homes is to use a rule of thumb. It’s often in the neighborhood of 1 ton of air conditioning capacity for each 600 square feet of conditioned floor area, usually abbreviated 600 sf/ton.
Which AC is best for 300 sq ft room?
What size GE room air conditioner is right for you?Room Size*Cooling Capacity150–250 Sq. Ft.6,000–6,300 BTU300–400 Sq. Ft.8,000–8,900 BTU400–450 Sq. Ft.9,900–10,500 BTU450–550 Sq. Ft.11,600–12,000 BTU4 more rows
Should I get a 14 SEER or 16 SEER?
While more expensive than their 14 SEER counterparts, 16 SEER systems offer a significant increase in energy efficiency. In fact, 16 SEER units are up to 13% more efficient, which saves you hundreds of dollars in energy costs over the years.
How much does an AC unit cost for a 2000 sq ft home?
Installing a central air conditioner into a 2000 square ft. home with an existing forced air furnace heating system (that has all ductwork installed properly) would cost between $3,000 to $4,000.
How many tons is 1700 square feet?
Typical Tonnage by SQFTSQFTTon1,050 to 1,4002.51,450 to 1,70031,750 to 1,9003.51,950 to 2,20042 more rows
What size heat pump do I need for 2000 sq ft home?
A 2,000 sq. ft. home located in zone 4 needs a 2.5 – 3.5-ton heat pump to adequately heat and cool the space.
What size air conditioner do I need for a 3000 square foot house?
Furnace and Air Conditioner size for a semi-detached 2-storey homeSemi-detached House square footage *Furnace Output [BTU/hr]Air Conditioner size [ton]up to 1500 sq ft40,000 BTU/hrup to 2 ton1500 to 1800 sq ft50,000 BTU/hr2 ton1800 to 2200 sq ft55,000 BTU/hrup to 2.5 ton2200 to 3000 sq ft60,000 BTU/hr2.5 to 3 ton2 more rows•May 26, 2017
How do I determine the tonnage of my AC unit?
Area Method : To calculate, multiply the length and breadth of the room (in feet), take square-root of the answer and divide by 10. The resulting number will give the desired tonnage. Volume Method : Alternatively, multiply the length, breadth and height of a room (in feet). Divide the answer by 1000.
How many sq ft will a 5 ton AC unit cool?
METHOD 2: Go by square feet + climateHVAC System SizingBlueYellow3.5 tons2101-2300 sf1901-2200 sf4 tons2301-2700 sf2201-2600 sf5 tons2701-3300 sf2601-3200 sf8 more rows
Is 2 ton AC enough for what room size?
If a Room sq ft is below 100 sq ft, then go for 0.75/0.8 or 1 Ton AC. That will be enough. 2. If a Room sq ft is between 100-200 sq ft, then go for 1 Ton AC.
How many ton AC do I need for 1600 square feet?
ZONE 1ZONE 31.5 Tons600 – 900 sf600 – 1000 sf2 Tons901 – 1200 sf1001 – 1300 sf2.5 Tons1201 – 1500 sf1301 – 1600 sf3 Tons1501 – 1800 sf1601 – 1900 sf3 more rows
How many sq ft will a 2.5 ton AC cool?
1201-1500 square feetUnits that are 2.5 tons can cool off 1201-1500 square feet, etc.
How do I calculate what size air conditioner I need?
To calculate the size, simply multiply the length times the width of the room or area to be cooled. Then, as a practical number, multiply that total times 25 BTU. This allows ample cooling, whether it is a rainy, moist day or a hot, sunny, humid day.
How much does it cost to install a 3.5 ton AC unit?
Average AC Unit Prices by Size or CapacityCentral AC Unit SizeAC & CoilAC & Coil Installed Cost3 Tons, 36,000 btu$1,650$2,9903.5 Tons, 42,000 btu$1,780$3,2504 Tons, 48,000 btu$1,860$3,3505 Tons, 60,000 btu$1,920$3,5903 more rows
What size air conditioner do I need for a 12×12 room?
2. Find the correct cooling capacity for your room sizeArea To Be Cooled (square feet)Capacity Needed (BTUs per hour)350 up to 4009,000400 up to 45010,000450 up to 55012,000550 up to 70014,00010 more rows
What size AC do I need for 1000 square feet?
STEP 1: Determine how many BTUs of heating and tons of AC you needHouse Square FootageBTUs Needed450 – 50012,000500 – 70014,000700 – 1,00018,0001,000 – 1,20021,00010 more rows
What size AC unit do I need for a 1300 sq ft house?
When looking for the quick answer to how much air-conditioning power you’ll need to adequately cool a 1,300 square foot space, the answer is 23,000 BTUs per hour of air conditioning power. According to the government’s Energy Star website, this is the base capacity needed for a 1,200 to 1,400 square feet house.


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Incremental rotary encoders with integral bearing
- Very high axial tolerance of up to ±1 mm
- Blind hollow shaft or hollow through shaft
- Positioning accuracy of down to ±12″
- Fault exclusion for rotor coupling possible
- Max. operating temperature: 100 °C
- Interfaces: 1 VPP, TTL, and HTL
- Housing diameter ≈ 56 mm
Direct shaft coupling
The encoder’s hollow shaft allows it to be directly coupled to the mating shaft. No additional rotor coupling is required. The high rigidity permits higher control-loop bandwidths while significantly reducing inaccuracy and installation complexity.
Wide variety of interfaces
The rotary encoders of this series are available with various interfaces, allowing them to be connected directly to most subsequent electronics. Neither an adapter nor a signal converter is necessary.
The stator coupling compensates for play between the motor and the rotary encoder, thereby correcting inaccuracy. Even tilt and axial play of up to ±1 mm can be reliably compensated for. The stator coupling also facilitates easy mounting to the plane surface.
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Orthopedic oncologists and surgical oncologists, who have been trained in the complex procedures required to remove sarcomas located deep in the muscles and other soft tissues of the limbs, conducted only 52 percent of these operations at 85 academic medical centers during a three year period, according to an analysis of national data by UC Davis researchers that is published online today in the Journal of Surgical Oncology.
The remaining 48 percent of these sarcoma surgeries were conducted by general surgeons, plastic surgeons and orthopedic surgeons, whose post-medical degree fellowship training did not emphasize the multi-disciplinary evaluation and surgical management of sarcomas and other cancers located deep in the soft tissue of the arms and legs, said Robert J. Canter, associate professor of surgery at UC Davis and first author of the journal article.
The UC Davis study is the first to examine the overall frequency and distribution nationwide of the different surgical specialists who remove sarcomas and other deep-seated tumors in the soft tissue of patients’ limbs.
“Our findings may have significant implications for the quality of care provided to patients who undergo surgery to resect, or remove, sarcomas in the deep soft tissue of the limbs,” said Canter, a surgical oncologist.
Canter explained that only orthopedic oncologists and surgical oncologists, but not general surgeons, plastic surgeons and orthopedic surgeons, have been trained in how to remove sarcomas from muscles and other soft tissue without leaving behind cancerous cells that could trigger another tumor. Studies have shown that achieving tumor-free margins improves the long-term survival of cancer patients.


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Amtrak reported last week 11 consecutive months of record ridership, including in July, which the federally funded passenger rail service called "the single best ridership month in the history of Amtrak."
By next month, it expects to surpass its record 30.2-million-passenger level, set during the 2011 fiscal year.
However, fewer people were using the rail service locally ---- Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner , which serves San Diego County north to San Luis Obispo, had a 5.8 percent decline in ridership over the past year, according to agency spokesman Mark Magliari.
Still, ridership is gaining steam elsewhere, including in the Central Valley and Northern California, according to the agency.
Why are so many nationwide travelers choosing the train? And will Amtrak sustain these ridership gains, or watch riders return to their cars once gas prices tick back down?
The North County Times asked transportation experts across California and the nation, Amtrak officials and rail passengers to explain the ridership increases and discuss the rail service's future.
That future could hinge on November's presidential and congressional elections.
Republicans at their convention last month called for full privatization of the service, saying in their platform: "It is long past time for the federal government to get out of the way and allow private ventures to provide passenger service," adding that taxpayers dole out almost $50 for every Amtrak ticket.
Amtrak received $1.4 billion in federal funding for the 2012 fiscal year, said Steve Kulm, director of Amtrak's media relations in Washington, D.C. He declined to directly respond to the GOP platform calls, but said the agency has made strides financially.
Politics aside, transportation experts cited the recent fuel price surge as the biggest reason more travelers are switching to rail. Higher fuel prices affect motorists and air travelers more than rail passengers, explained Mark Hansen, a UC Berkeley professor of civil engineering who focuses on aviation and has studied ridership demand for high-speed rail.
Hansen added that track improvements have shortened trip times on some Amtrak routes and probably attracted more riders, especially in the Northeast.
Nationally, Amtrak ridership is up 3.4 percent from October 2011 through August 2012 compared with the same period a year before, the agency said.
Southern California's ridership declines on the Pacific Surfliner may have been caused by extensive track work interrupting service, or because a traditional post-summer fare decrease wasn't put in place in 2011, said Jason Probst, a spokesman for the California Department of Transportation, in a statement.
Caltrans funds the state's three busiest Amtrak routes, including the Surfliner.
If Amtrak continues to reduce trip times, offer amenities that airlines don't ---- such as free Wi-Fi Internet service ---- and gas prices remain high, Hansen said ridership gains won't be "a flash in the pan."
Joe Vranich, a prominent Amtrak critic, agreed ridership gains could continue, but only with larger subsidies funded by taxpayers. He said Amtrak could continue to lower its fares, which he said are already too low.
"People in Congress seem to just adore wasting money that way," said Vranich, a former Amtrak public affairs officer and author of the book "End of the Line: The Failure of Amtrak Reform and the Future of America's Passenger Trains."
Kulm, the Amtrak spokesman, said greater ridership does not necessarily guarantee the agency will incur greater losses.
The rail service will continue to rely on federal support in future years, he said, but it's begun to lower expenses even as it adds service to new parts of the country, including in the Pacific Northwest, North Carolina and Virginia, he said.
As an example, Kulm said, the agency requested $16 million less in operations funding (for a total of $450 million) from the federal government for the upcoming 2013 fiscal year, compared with the $466 million it received in operations funds for the 2012 fiscal year.
"Amtrak is a pretty good bargain for the American people. ... (But) we still need the federal support," Kulm added.
Rail passengers reached for this article said they prefer rail travel because it's relaxing compared with navigating a congested freeway. Several cited the convenience of being able to connect to the Internet throughout their trips.
Joseph Brown of Vista said he often takes Amtrak to visit family in Yuma, Ariz., even though it takes nearly twice as long as driving and costs more.
"Yeah, it may be a little more," Brown said. "But you're able to take a seat, get on your computer or look out the window and just completely relax."


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This is one of my mother's speciality dishes. Finally, after a long quarantine I managed to come to Florida to spend time with my parents and cook with my mom! So OBVIOUSLY we HAD to make them.
When my American friends think tinga and they think of a meat they put on their chipotle bowl. While this is true, in Mexico, tinga usually is a meat topping on a taco, enchiladas and tamales. Other types of tinga are pork or beef tinga. Using this tinga for these chicken enchildadas is to die for and you wont regret it.
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Start by making the sauce & roasting the poblano pepper. Roast the poblano peppers at 400 F for 20 minutes. After, cut them open taking the stems off and seeds out. Meanwhile, boil the tomatillos and the serrano peppers for 15 minutes, reserving ½ cup of water. Place the water, tomatillos and poblano peppers in a blender and blend until smooth. This is your sauce!
Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil on a skillet on medium heat and wait until the oil is hot. Fry tortilla on both sides, about 2 minutes on each side. Then, assemble the enchilada! Lay out the tortilla and spread 2-3 tablespoons of chicken for each. Roll up the tortilla and place in a 28x13x4 cm baking dish. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas, placing oil every time.
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A magical performance from Eden Hazard was not enough to inspire Chelsea to victory as Southampton held firm to secure a hard-earned point.
Tottenham 0 Manchester United 0: Hugo Lloris stars as Ryan Mason spurns late chance at White Hart Lane
Hugo Lloris refused to be beaten as Manchester United finished an ignominious 2014 with a goalless draw at Tottenham.
Liverpool transfer news: Dejan Lovren could leave Southampton, admits new boss Ronald Koeman
Published: 12 July 2014
Updated: 18:38, 12 July 2014
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has conceded that, despite wanting to keep Dejan Lovren at the club, the defender could leave this summer if Liverpool submit a huge offer.
Brendan Rodgers is keen to bring the Croatian to Anfield to help plug a leaky defence that proved his side's Achilles Heel in the unsuccessful title assault last season, but as yet the clubs have been unable to reach an agreement.
Lovren has already seen team-mates Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert head to Liverpool this summer, and the defender has made his intentions to follow them crystal clear to his employers, stating that his 'head is already at Anfield'.
Koeman, who replaced Manuel Pochettino following his move to Tottenham, has reminded the Croatian of his contractual obligations, but concedes that Liverpool now has money to burn after the sale of Luis Suarez.
"I have spoken to Dejan and I want to keep him. He has a contract," said Koeman. "He knows he has to come back."
"Liverpool have a lot of money after the transfer of Luis Suarez and they will spend some money.
"I have to do everything to keep the best players but the decision is for the board."
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A series of festive events in the light of the upcoming festival is taking place in Moscow on April 14-20, which will be followed by a string of events across Russia, the festival's program director Sergey Pershin said Friday. The third international preparatory meeting for the festival will take place in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo in late May, where the organizers will plan and approve the program of events. The youth festival will take place on October 14-21, bringing some 20,000 people aged from 18 to 35 from over 150 countries.
"I cannot say there have been any concrete agreements, but the world's youth would like to see Ban Ki-moon, Zuckerberg and DiCaprio and other people for are working in the fields of culture or health. The list is very large indeed… it will be considered with great attention in the future," Pershin said at the Moscow International Education Fair in reply to a question on whether people like Zuckerberg, DiCaprio and Musk would be invited.
The list of confirmed guests will be published after the end of the preparatory meeting in Colombo on May 27, according to the program director.
"After the approving the general program in Sri Lanka in May during a special preparatory session, we will publish those speakers who confirm attendance," he said.
Sochi was chosen as the place for the 2017 festival by the general assembly of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) in 2015 after Russia filed the application to host the event.
The international festival has been taking place since 1947 and is organized by WFDY and the International Union of Students. The last festival was held in Quito, Ecuador, in 2013. Moscow has already hosted the event twice, in 1957 and in 1985.


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Experience: Clerk and Recorder since 2015; national and state election certifications; past central regional director for the Colorado County Clerks Association; previous experience as chief deputy and operations manager at the Clerk and Recorder's Office; 20 years of experience in manufacturing and engineering in the hi-tech sector
Do you believe voter fraud is a problem in Colorado? If so, how can the Clerk and Recorder's Office help safeguard against it?
Any election fraud committed in Colorado is extremely troubling. Voter fraud matters because every illegal vote cast undermines the vote of citizens who participate in elections. Voter fraud is rare due to our vigilance. As Clerk, I work closely with the Secretary of State Wayne Williams and District Attorney Dan May to promote legislation, employ best practices and uphold the law to make our democracy free from fraud.
My goal is to make sure that anyone who commits voter fraud in El Paso County understands there are severe consequences. I have worked tirelessly to identify and prosecute those who commit voter fraud.
When county commissioner district boundaries need to be redrawn, how can the Clerk and Recorder ensure the process is fair and non-partisan?
I am proud of the fact my office does commissioner redistricting better than any other County Clerk's office in the state! Redrawing commissioner district boundaries is not the partisan process some of my opponents have suggested in the past. My office goes beyond the statutory requirements by proactively soliciting feedback from citizens, community groups, political parties, and commissioners. I will continue to provide multiple options to the Board of County Commissioners while assuring minimal impact on the citizens of El Paso County. The decision on what district boundaries to adopt ultimately rests with the commissioners.
If elected Clerk and Recorder, what efforts would you make to increase civic engagement in the county?
My office has a great record of increasing civic engagement. Under my leadership, the Clerk's Office has received numerous local and national awards. I am proud of the award my office received for expanding access to voters with disabilities. In fact, we added additional training for our election judges to assist citizens who have special needs. Additionally, I opened a motor vehicle office and voter service/ polling Center at Ft. Carson to service the needs of active duty, dependents and military retirees. I continue to speak to business, student, and civic groups across the political spectrum and invite people to observe and participate in the election process.

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Discover Yourself in Martin County! There is always something happening in Martin County. This is a great destination for art, history, nature, theatre, workshops, music, museums, festivals, retreats and inspiration.
Spend your season in Stuart, Florida. It wonderful weather and there are many activiites for a visitor to enjoy... nearly every weekend a festival is taking place celebrating the art and history of our Arts Town. Discover yourself in Martin County. Indulge your passion for the arts. Monthly, Explore galleries and other fun cultural venues in our “arts towns” – Port Salerno, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach and Stuart.
Events, concerts, workshops, and daily activities of the many cultural and historic venues are found right here, in our Cultural Calendar. Check back frequently as the site is updated often.
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For the discriminating arts shopper...more than 20 galleries offer terrific local jewels and gifts (see map for galleries). Most of these galleries are in our historic downtowns of Stuart, Jensen Beach, Port Salerno and Hobe Sound. Start a long weekend with wine, art, and friends by wandering through galleries and staying the weekend to bask on our beaches, play a round of golf, and see a show a one of the local theatres...
For the music lover...the historic Lyric Theatre offers a wide-array of first class talent nearly 300 days a year...this acoustically amazing theatre features concerts for all music lovers, from classical to rock and roll, and theatrical performances by local and national talent. Book a Friday or Saturday show and stay the weekend to enjoy our small town charms...
For the history buff...you won't want to wait any longer to see the historic House of Refuge Museum. The only remaining lifeguard station on the East Coast of the United State, the House of Refuge offers a glimpse into our pioneering past. Once you see the Atlantic and the Indian River you can't possibly stay away from our waterways and you will be driven to schedule a fishing excursion or perhaps a sunset cruise...
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The above descriptions of a get-away to Martin County are just the tip of what you might create as a perfect weekend away from it all... to find out what is happening next and to start planning your trip, our cultural calendar is at your fingertips. Stuart is destined to be a recognized as a great small arts town, just like places you know and love like Beaufort, South Carolina; Naples, Florida; and Prescott, Arizona.
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Dr. Vadim Balashov joined Rutgers School of Business–Camden in 2013. He received his specialist diploma from Bauman Moscow State Technical University, his MBA from Southeast Missouri State University, and his Ph.D. from Tulane University.
Research Interests: Information Role of Financial Analysts, Piggybacking by Financial Analysts, Analysts’ Career Concerns, Capital Markets, and Irrational Investor Trading
Courses Taught: Financial Modeling, Principles of Finance, Financial Management
- “Using the Newcomb-Benford Law to Study the Association Between a Country’s COVID-19 Reporting Accuracy and Its Development” (with Yuxing (Paul) Yan and Xiaodi (Coco) Zhu), 2021. Nature Scientific Reports, forthcoming.
- “Is Diversification a Job Safety Net for Sell-Side Security Analysts?” (with Zhanel DeVides), 2020. The Journal of Financial Research, 43(3), 543-573.
- “Can Analysts Predict Breaks in Earnings Strings?” (with Zhanel DeVides), 2019. The Review of Accounting and Finance, 18(4), 613-632.
- “How Much Do Investors Trade Because of Name/Ticker Confusion?” (with Andrei Nikiforov), 2019. The Journal of Financial Markets, 46 (100499): 1-24. (LEAD ARTICLE)
- “Investment Bank Monitoring and Bonding of Security Analysts’ Research.” (with Oya Altinkiliç and Robert S. Hansen), 2019. The Journal of Accounting and Economics, 67(1), 98-119.
- “Do Analysts Who Move Markets Have Better Careers?” (solo-authored), 2018. The Journal of Financial Research, 41(2), 181-212.
- “When Do Sell-Side Analysts Switch Industries They Follow?” (solo-authored), 2017. Applied Economics Letters, 2017, 1-5.
- “Are Analysts’ Forecasts Informative to the General Public?” (with Oya Altinkiliç and Robert S. Hansen), 2013. Management Science, 59, 2550–2565.
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The 'Southern Gas Corridor' project will change Europe's energy map, according to Elshad Nasirov, Azerbaijani State Oil Company's (SOCAR) Vice President for Investments and Marketing.
Elshad Nasirov made the remarks at the 21st Caspian International Oil & Gas Exhibition, held in Baku on June 4.
He said this historic project will connect the energy-rich Caspian region to Europe for the first time.
"We see this project as an opportunity for major partnership in the energy sector," Nasirov stressed.
SOCAR vice president went on to say that Azerbaijan is committed to supplying oil and gas to Europe and neighboring countries.
Nasirov underscored that natural gas is the most competitive fuel type compared to other types of fuel.
He said that at the same time, natural gas is a complicated type of fuel in terms of supply security.
However, the supplies via pipelines will be preferred in the future, according to the SOCAR vice president.
Nasirov also underscored that the 'Southern Gas Corridor' project is designed to increase the energy security in major gas markets.
"This corridor will become a catalyst for creation of interconnectors in the South-East of Europe," Nasirov stressed.
He also stressed that Azerbaijan's security can be considered as part of Europe's security policy.
"Therefore, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict's settlement and liberation of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan should be a priority for European security policy," Nasirov underscored.
Southern Gas Corridor will allow Europe to diversify its hydrocarbon supply sources and strengthen energy security and also will allow Azerbaijan to obtain a new market in Europe.
On December 17, 2013, a final investment decision was made on the Stage 2 of Azerbaijani 'Shah Deniz' offshore gas and condensate field's development. The gas produced at this field will go to the European market.
The gas to be produced as part of the Stage 2 of the field's development will be exported to Turkey and to the European markets by means of expanding the South Caucasus Pipeline and construction of the Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipeline (TANAP) and the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
The contract for development of the Shah Deniz offshore field, which has proven reserves of 1.2 trillion cubic meters of gas, was signed on June 4, 1996.
Participants in the Shah Deniz field development are the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) with a share of 16.7 percent, British BP (28.8 percent), Norway's Statoil (15.5 percent), Iran's NICO (10 percent), French Total (10 percent), Russia's Lukoil (10 percent), Turkish TPAO (9 percent).
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.


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Obama in Paris: Sen. Grassley Gets Twitter, But Not Importance of World Travel
Originally published on BuzzFlash.com on Mon, 06/08/2009 – 12:48pm
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been a U.S. Senator since 1981 and has been in Congress since 1975. So we won’t assume we know more about how bills are passed than Sen. Grassley does.
But Grassley seemed rather concerned that President Obama wasn’t helping Congress on a health care bill, so much so that the 75-year-old senator went to the logical platform to let us know: the Twitter.
“Pres Obama you got nerve while u sightseeing in Paris to tell us ‘time to deliver’ on health care. We still on skedul/even workinWKEND.”
If Schoolhouse Rock taught us anything, bills go through Congress first and then they go to the president. We assume Grassley knows this.
Then again, according to this article from The Associated Press, perhaps Grassley doesn’t want Obama to be involved:
But Obama’s increased involvement appears to be diminishing chances for bipartisanship, not improving them. Grassley and other Republicans were also angered when Obama released a letter last week coming down strongly in favor of a new public insurance plan.
If you’re not mixed up by now, you are likely taking extra-strength Dramamine.
The follow-up tweet gave us a little more insight as to what was troubling the senior senator from Iowa.
“Pres Obama while u sightseeing in Paris u said ‘time to delivr on healthcare’ When you are a ‘hammer’ u think evrything is NAIL I’m no NAIL.”
So Sen. Grassley doesn’t like working on the weekend, but if he does, he doesn’t like being a nail. But what Grassley seems most upset about is Obama being in Paris.
As this reporter found out first hand for the first time in late April and early May this year, Paris is awesome. Paris in springtime is even more awesome.
Often when presidents and other major dignitaries travel to foreign countries, they go straight to meetings and events. Everything is so tightly scheduled with little time for any real activity with actual people in a foreign country.
The beauty of going to Paris isn’t just seeing the Eiffel Tower or climbing several hundred steps to the top of Notre Dame. Travel is also supposed to be about interacting with people in scenarios different from what you experience at home.
By dining in a Paris bistro near the Eiffel Tower, President Obama could even run into people who could tell you first-hand that health care in France is great, or not great. People can express opinions in a way that dignitaries might not feel comfortable in conveying.
We have blasted the previous White House occupant for living too much in a bubble, to not have a single clue as to what people thought outside a tiny circle. By contrast, we want, nay we need, a president who will communicate with people outside that bubble. When Obama made a February trip to Ottawa, Canada, he stopped off to buy some baked goods, understanding the need for interaction with regular people.
Obama is not the first target of Grassley’s obsession with what he perceives as costly junkets. In April 2005, then Pentagon inspector general Stephen Schmitz cancelled a $16,000 trip to Germany after Grassley complained that the junket wouldn’t look good for someone in his position.
But Obama was in France for the D-Day ceremonies, so a side trip to Paris wasn’t a stretch. And we do have an expectation that the family members of the First Family will do some traveling around the world, especially if a spouse (Hillary Clinton) or a child (George W. Bush) of a president someday runs for president.
In terms of doing a good job as president of the United States, you can learn a lot more sitting in a Parisian bistro than clearing brush on a ranch.


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Sony is set to launch their new line-up of Multi-room Wireless Speakers, Sound Bars, TV Base Speaker, AV Receivers and Micro Hi-Fi systems.
Most of the systems will include modern conveniences such as Google Cast and Spotify Connect and will offer One-touch listening via NFC (Near Field Communication) to stream from your smartphone or tablet with a single touch.
Multi-room playback lets you listen wherever and whenever you want to around the home. Use your phone or tablet to control playback of different music sources in each room with Sony’s user-friendly SongPal app. Or use SongPal to group speakers instantly and hear the same sound everywhere.
Dual-band Wi-Fi should ensure glitch-free playback right across your home wireless network and Sony has improved upon the Bluetooth performance with new LDAC technology, with 3 times the amount of data being transmitted
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A total 154W output is delivered through a 2.1-channel 7-speaker system, including no less than four Super Tweeters for unblemished highs. There’s a full complement of advanced Sony technologies, including S-Master HX Digital Amplifier that minimises distortion and DSEE HX that up scales your standard content to near Hi-Res quality.
The SRS-X88 packs 90 watts of audio punch in a slightly more compact, classic body, with a sub-woofer, mids and two super tweeters for uncompromised Hi-Res listening.
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A function in Python is a block of operations performed when the function is called. The function can take input parameters and use these to make calculations. Functions can also return values when the function is executed.
A significant advantage of functions in python is that you do not need to write the same code multiple times. You can call the function instead. A function is a block of operations that are performed when called. This means that instead of rewriting the same code several times, we can instead reuse code that is run multiple times, in different places in the program. A function can get one or more values, so-called input parameters, and can also send back, return one or no value. By return is meant what the method “returns” when it has performed the operations it contains. A method is always terminated when a value has been returned.
Methods are a very powerful tool because they are entirely independent of other code and can be called from other methods if desired. The uses of methods are many, and they help to structure and simplify the programs we create.
You can imagine a method like a black box. First, you send one or more values into the box and get another one, but you do not need to know what is actually happening in the box, how the code is programmed. The important thing is that you know what happens when the method is called. This abstracts the program and creates a more compact program.
In this chapter, we will first discuss in detail how a function works and why we use it. Additionally, we will go look at different types of functions and what you need to consider when returning values. Finally, the chapter ends with a few examples where you get the opportunity to create a couple of functions.


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It appears UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao will in fact be defending his manufactured crown before reigning 135-pound king Dominick Cruz (Pictured) returns from injury.
Cruz initially went under the knife to repair the torn ACL in his left knee this past June. The 27-year-old was expected to be back in action in six to nine months. However, MMAJunkie confirmed Monday that Cruz recently had a second surgery on the same knee after suffering complications from the first procedure.
“The Dominator” will now be riding the pine for another six to 12 months.
“He’s pissed and disappointed,” Cruz’s trainer, Eric Del Fierro, told the website. “But I think he’s doing better now. Once he talked to the doctor and found out what was going on, he felt much better.”
Cruz hasn’t defended his throne since posting a unanimous decision win over Demetrious Johnson in October 2011. He had his broken left index finger operated on in January and then went straight into his coaching duties on “The Ultimate Fighter: Live.”
He was slated to complete his trilogy with Urijah Faber at UFC 148 prior to blowing out his knee. Faber, who was coaching opposite Cruz in the reality show, then dropped a lopsided unanimous decision to Barao for the interim bantamweight crown in July.
Barao was hoping his next scrap would be a title unification bout against Cruz, but UFC president Dana White stated last month the blazing Brazilian would likely defend his belt before then. Now we know why.
Cruz owns a dominant 19-1 professional record. The lone blemish on his résumé came in a submission loss to Faber back in March of 2007.

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Helmut Lang was the most influential designer of the nineties – anyone who disagrees with this, email me and I will arrange a time to physically fight you. True fashion fans can confirm this by the hours that they have spent trolling resale stores hoping to score a piece of Helmut’s very own fashion history. And, since he left the label that bears his name in 2005, Helmut Lang the brand rumbled on, but things were never quite the same. Now might just be the time for that to change.
It was announced back in March that Isabella Burley, the Editor-in-chief of Dazed and Confused, would become the first Editor-in-Resident at the brand. And what is an Editor-in-Residence? Not entirely sure, but it seems to involve being responsible for everything creative happening at the brand. Her first move? Hiring the wildly talented Shayne Oliver of Hood By Air to design the brand’s first collection under her creative eye, the first of what is hoped to be many short-term residencies from other designers. Along with Shayne, the rest of Burley’s team is made up of some of NYC’s boldest and brightest creatives. But don’t call it a re-brand – this is a restoration project – bringing Helmut Lang back to its previously iconic self.
Yesterday marked the first of what seems like a lot to come from the brand. First, a campaign shot by Ethan James Green and featuring new and existing Lang muses, including model Alek Wek, who walked many a show, or ex-porn star Traci Lords, who wore custom Helmut on the cover of the 1995 issue of Details Magazine. It’s also a welcome back to the original brand’s font – brings a bit of a chill down your spine, like when you see an ex for the first time in years that you never stopped loving. Aw. But what about the clothes? Well, Isabella Burley et al will be re-commissioning archive pieces, starting with a 15-piece collection coming in September, with more added every four months (fingers crossed for the leather undies). Along with the archive pieces, a whole collection designed by Shayne will walk the runway at NYFW in September. We know it’s a lot to handle, but take a deep breath, take a medicinal shot of vodka and gird your loins. This is just the beginning.
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Leiningen Versus the Ants
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"Leiningen Versus the Ants" by Carl Stephenson is a classic short story published in the December 1938 edition of Esquire. It is a translation, probably by Stephenson himself, of "Leiningens Kampf mit den Ameisen" which was originally published in German in 1938.
Leiningen, the owner of a plantation in the Brazilian rainforest, is warned by the district commissioner that a swarm of ferocious and organised soldier ants is approaching and that he must flee. Unlike his neighbours, Leiningen is not about to give up years of hard work and planning to "an act of God", as he believes in the superiority of the human brain and has already made preparations. He convinces his workers to stay and fight with him.
When the ants reach his estate, Leiningen seals it by filling a moat that surrounds it on four sides, the fourth being a river. The ants attempt to cross over by covering the waters with tree leaves, but he thwarts them repeatedly by emptying then flooding the moat. Eventually, the ants breach that line of defence and the men retreat behind a second moat, this time filled with petrol. Leiningen is able to incinerate several waves of attack, but runs out of petrol when the pumps malfunction.
After days of hard fighting, the ants breach the last defenses, and all seems lost. However, Leiningen realizes that his original principle of canals and damming can be put to use: if he dams the main river itself, the whole plantation will flood, drowning all the ants. He and his men can take refuge in the heights of the manor house on a hill. However, this plan requires reaching the dam, long overrun by the ants.
Leiningen puts on a makeshift protective suit, douses himself with petrol, picks up two spray cans of petrol and runs for the dam — through the ants. He reaches the dam controls and floods the plantation; this means the destruction of his year's crop, but it will save his men, preserve the contents of his granaries and destroy the menace of the ants. The climax of the story occurs on the return journey when he is knocked down by the ants and almost devoured. Thinking about a stag he had seen the ants devour to the bones, he forces himself to get up. Despite suffering horrible injuries, including ant bites to the inside of his nose and directly below his eyes, Leiningen continues running, reaches the concrete ditch with the blazing petrol and survives. At the story's end, Leiningen awakes while recovering from his injuries; his final words before going to sleep are: "I told you I would come back, even if I am a bit streamlined."
In 1948, the story was adapted into a radio play as part of the CBS Radio series, Escape  with William Conrad providing the voice of Leiningen for the January 14th debut broadcast. Escape revived the story twice, on May 23, 1948 (again with Conrad as Leiningen) and on August 4, 1949 (with Tudor Owen as Leiningen).
It was adapted in 1954 by Ranald MacDougall and Ben Maddow into the film The Naked Jungle, starring Charlton Heston as Leiningen and Eleanor Parker as his mail order bride Joanna, and featuring William Conrad as the commissioner.
The story was again adapted into a radio play as part of the CBS Radio series, Suspense. William Conrad again provided the voice of Leiningen for the August 25, 1957 episode and Luis van Rooten played Leiningen in the November 29, 1959 episode.
It was parodied on the cartoon series Camp Candy. In "Candy and the Ants", John Candy is faced with a swarm of voracious "navy ants", which he finally repels by importing anteaters. ("What kind of barbarians are we dealing with?" screams the ant admiral.)
The humor magazine National Lampoon parodied the story in a short story called "Leiningen and the Snails", in which the title character faces a swarm of "army snails", and has "merely three weeks" to think of a way to defend the plantation. He eventually brings in by air enough garlic and butter to cook all the snails into escargot.
- Radio script genericradio.com. Retrieved: August 7, 2013.
- Radio drama escape-suspense.com. Retrieved: August 7, 2013.
- Bosley Crowther review nytimes.com. Retrieved: August 7, 2013.
- Leiningren: Timothy Watson; Rica: Kathryn Drysdale; Luiz: Adam James; Writer: Carl Stephenson; Adapted by: Anita Sullivan; Director & Producer: Karen Rose (1 November 2018). "The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories: Leiningen Versus The Ants". 15 Minute Drama. BBC. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- Leiningen Versus the Ants by Carl Stephenson (A history of the work) (archived link)
- Leiningen Versus the Ants (Full Text)
- Leiningen Versus the Ants title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database


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How About a Transit System Where No One Has “No Good Options”?
A lengthy FiveThirtyEight article today by Nate Silver and Reuben Fischer-Baum crunches some data to arrive at two major insights: First, New Yorkers use Uber much like they use taxis, and second, for-hire cars are used primarily by well-off New Yorkers to supplement transit in close-in neighborhoods, not to replace car ownership in the outer boroughs.
The best part of the piece is actually a graphic that breaks down NYC’s transportation tribes, segmented by income and transit access. One of these groups didn’t get much attention in the article. See that red box? Here’s what Silver and Fischer-Baum say about that:
Low income, poor public transit access: In census tracts with no nearby subway line, 66 percent of households have access to a private vehicle. An exception among these neighborhoods, however, is those where incomes are below $35,000 per year: Car ownership remains low there. Given the high cost of living in New York, a $35,000 income is the equivalent of about $20,000 for an average American household, making even a clunker a stretch to afford. Families like these have no great choices.
This isn’t a small population. Of the 750,000 New Yorkers who commute more than an hour each way, two-thirds make less than $35,000 a year, according to a 2010 Pratt Center analysis. For comparison, only six percent of those hour-plus commuters made more than $75,000 annually. People of color carry the heaviest burden: Pratt’s numbers show that on average, black New Yorkers face commutes that are 25 percent longer than white New Yorkers. For Hispanics, commute times average 12 percent longer than for whites.
A report from the Rudin Center earlier this year echoed Pratt’s findings: More than two-thirds of residents in neighborhoods with mediocre transit access still relied on the bus or subway for their commutes, the report found. Residents in these neighborhoods had lower incomes and a higher unemployment rate than people in other parts of the city.
As housing prices in neighborhoods close to Manhattan with decent transit access continue to rise, low-income New Yorkers are increasingly moving to areas with sub-par transit access.
Compounding these challenges: The geography of employment is shifting, and the new patterns aren’t well-served by transit routes designed to get workers to and from Manhattan. Jobs in the outer boroughs are growing twice as fast as in Manhattan, according to the Regional Plan Association, with employment hubs including airports, hospitals, and industrial zones lacking decent transit access.
There are plans on the table to improve transit beyond the radial system with Manhattan at its center, including rail projects like the Triboro Rx or bringing Metro-North to the Hell Gate Line in the Bronx.
For years, the transit advocates and progressive politicians have made the case for a Bus Rapid Transit network, arguing that it provides the biggest bang for the city’s buck and can deliver transit improvements to the outer boroughs quickly.
To its credit, the de Blasio administration backs many of these ideas, and has promised to build 13 Select Bus Service routes. It’s also floated the idea of extending the Utica Avenue subway and backed smaller changes, like expanding the discounted CityTicket program for Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road riders in the five boroughs.
But progress is slow, and not just because rail expansions carry hefty price tags. Car-dependent residents with the ear of local elected officials have pushed back against bus lanes in eastern Queens. Even on Woodhaven Boulevard, where DOT is proposing the city’s most promising Select Bus Service upgrades, elected officials require lots of hand-holding.
It’s these neighborhoods where transit improvements have the greatest potential to transform the lives of New Yorkers. Uber gets the headlines, but it’s not going to solve these problems. For that, New York needs better transit in the outer boroughs.

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