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This is the pinnacle of Nanoose Bay within Fairwinds Area Vancouver Island. You are living with incredible views of the ocean & coastal mountains. High ceilings with open floor plan where all primary ...
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We have a fully furnished upper apartment in the main lodge available from October 15th to May 15th. It has two bedrooms, one queen and two singles, with a large living room overlooking the lake, a ...
This is a 2 bedroom with 2 bathroom that accommodates 6 people. It has a full kitchen, a living room with a pull-out couch, and a fireplace. The dates can not be changed as this is for the peak ...
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This character street is a wonderful place to live. This suite is bright spacious and close to town. It if fully furnished with a small closed in yard (one dog is accepted). Ideally, you are ...
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The closest thing to Jet Set Radio and PaRappa the Rapper is a new indie rhythm action game that may be the most upbeat game of the year.
You could argue that in recent years, games have become more similar to each other, even identikit. That isn’t an allegation that could be levelled at No Straight Roads, though. Created by an indie developer called Metronomik, based in Malaysia, it resurrects the almost forgotten rhythm action genre and in the process evokes the much-missed likes of Jet Set Radio and PaRappa The Rapper.
No Straight Roads follows the fortunes of Mayday and Zuke, guitarist and drummer respectively, who have formed a rock band call Bunk Bed Junction and are seeking fame and stardom in Vinyl City. However, there’s a problem: Vinyl City is in thrall to the titular megacorp NSR, which has been converting all music in the city into power, developing an energy monopoly in the process and all but outlawing anything but the cheesiest EDM (Electronic Dance Music). So it’s up to the pair to fight back in the name of rock, and return control of the power supply to the ordinary citizens.
The way in which their quest plays out is highly memorable – both in terms of the story, visuals, and gameplay. No Straight Roads is a visual feast, with a gloriously individual, ultra-colourful cartoon style look that nods as much towards the likes of Tank Girl as to anime. And its storyline is terrifically bonkers: Mayday and Zuke start the game auditioning for a talent show, but are, naturally, stitched up by the EDM-obsessed judges, each of whom plays gigs in a different district of the city.
So the pair take them down one by one, essentially in a series of multi-stage boss battles. No Straight Roads’ gameplay inclines more towards action than rhythm: the bosses launch their attacks in time to the music, so you must use your ears as well as eyes to avoid incoming assaults – health-preservation is at least as important as getting your attacks right.
Mayday and Zuke each have a melee attack and an auto-targeted shot: the latter can only be loosed off when objects they have meleed yield ammo for collection. An element of platforming creeps in, too: robots will launch percussion attacks that you must jump to avoid, for example.
No Straight Roads isn’t just a series of boss battles strung together, though, there’s a role-playing like element of character-building which allows you to take advantage of temporary buffs like increased health or melee power via stickers. You can also equip an increasing variety of special moves to the triggers (generally one offensive and one health-regenerating), as well as unlock new abilities.
You find those, along with various collectibles and an ever-growing cast of helpfully supportive characters, as you explore Vinyl City – every time you defeat a boss, you open up a new district. NSR’s rapaciousness means that the large swathes of the city in which ordinary people live are starved of power, and as you collect a commodity called Qwasa you can power up areas of each district, earning rewards as you go.
There are also mini-bosses to defeat who are outside of the NSR hierarchy and present you with their own distinctive collections of mini-games. Exploring Vinyl City’s nooks and crannies is surprisingly fun and rewarding, and as you progress you unlock, for example, a double jump and the ability to climb ladders, which in turn opens up new areas.
Gameplay-wise, No Straight Roads doesn’t do anything radically different to what we’ve seen before, yet its off-beat conventions, plus the way it combines moves, leaves it feeling commendably fresh and original. Its music is excellent, as should be the case for a music-based game; many of its tracks will lodge in your brain as earworms. To an extent, it undermines its own premise, since the EDM used during boss battles is way more listenable and melodic than its mind-numbing real-life equivalent.
At times, No Straight Roads betrays its indie origins with the odd detail which looks or feels a bit ragged around the edges – in one boss battle, for example, there is an element of platforming which feels incongruously clunky, and both difficulty levels and checkpointing can be somewhat erratic.
If you die during a boss battle, you get one chance to resume from where you left off, or else you must start from the beginning, which can be annoying. Every boss battle performance of yours is graded, in time-honoured style, and if you resurrect after dying you’ll have to swallow a reduced grade. But you can replay the boss battles, with extra twists if you want, at any time.
Despite the cheesy band name adopted by Mayday and Zuke, No Straight Roads manages to avoid descending into complete tweeness – thanks in part to some nicely observed parodies of real-life famous people such as notorious talent-show Svengalis and rappers with egos the size of a planet. The occasional hint of Malaysian slang also often draws a smile.
No Straight Roads is very much a feel-good game, designed to put a smile on your face rather than induce too much deep thought. But it achieves that aim in admirably distinctive fashion.
Unless you’re old enough, or sufficiently retro-curious, to have played the likes of Jet Set Radio or PaRappa The Rapper its gameplay will feel utterly unlike anything you’ve played before. If you’re looking for fun escapism that will put a smile on your face – and we could all do with some of that at the moment – No Straight Roads certainly fits the bill.
No Straight Roads review summary
In Short: A wonderfully cheerful rhythm action game that channels the best of Jet Set Radio and Parappa the Rapper but still maintains its own distinctive style.
Pros: Fresh-feeling rhythm action gameplay, mad storyline, and superb visual style. Frequently amusing, with some clever role-playing style elements.
Cons: Difficulty levels can jump around and inadequate checkpointing. Occasional, minor visual glitches.
Formats: PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC
Publisher: Sold Out
Release Date: 25th August 2020
Age Rating: 12
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Once there was a man, Ben Douglas. He had a beautiful daughter of 10. The man once had a wife, Ellie, who died the same day his daughter was born. When she died she told Ben not to harm her daughter. Ben named the daughter, Gina. He hated her but still cared for her.
One day it was his daughter’s birthday, which meant that the day his wife died. Gina sang “Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me …” Ben became furious and seized the girl’s arms and dragged her out of the house.
She walked away from the house, not knowing what she did. It started to rain. Gina sat on a rock, she was far from home. She sang “Father what have I done…” She did not know that a dragon lying nearby could hear her. The dragon said “Follow me” he dragged the girl and took her to his den. Days past, and the girl became attached to the dragon.
While back at Gina’s house, Ben became worried. He took his best men to find her. When he found her lying beside the dragon, he killed the dragon. The girl awoke and screamed “I AM CURSING YOU! AT NIGHT THE DEVIL WILL TAKE YOU AND YOUR FOOLISH SOUL” She ran away never to be seen again. Ben surprisingly said “Let us go, she now belongs to the devil” He left. 40 years past and nothing happened. People say that you can still hear her singing as she keeps the memory of the dragon with her.

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Merger control constitutes an essential component of an effective competition system. This in-depth study of Chile’s merger control regime assesses the main existing issues in the current system and provides suggestions for improvement based on OECD and international standards.
Specific country notes have been prepared using data from the database OECD Health Statistics 2014, June 2014 version. The notes are available in PDF format.
English, PDF, 575kb
Country profiles highlight some key findings from TALIS 2013 for individual countries and economies
The paper discusses a number of policies that could help to make the Chilean labour market more inclusive and broaden the benefits of growth. These include expanding childcare, promoting a more flexible labour market and strengthening education and skills policies, among others.
The 2013 edition of National Accounts of OECD Countries: General Government Accounts is an annual publication, dedicated to government finance which is based on the System of National Accounts 1993 (SNA 1993). It includes tables showing government aggregates and balances for the production, income and financial accounts as well as detailed tax and social contribution receipts and a breakdown of expenditure of general government by
Biographical note of Chile's Permanent Representative to the OECD.
This review focuses on advancing the performance-management vision of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile with a view to enhance the relevance and positive impact of its work on accountability and decision making within the public administration.
The average worker in Chile faced a tax burden on labour income (tax wedge) of 7.0% in 2013 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%. Chile had the lowest tax burden of the 34 OECD member countries in this respect.
Chile ha adoptado medidas positivas para aplicar la Convención, pero no se ha producido ni una sola sentencia condenatoria en casos de cohecho en el extranjero.
Chile has made positive efforts to implement the Convention, but there has not been a single foreign bribery conviction. Chile did not sufficiently investigate several of the six foreign bribery allegations that have surfaced since 2001. Chile should improve its investigative and detection efforts, says OECD

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Former Coventry City defender Sam Allardyce is set to be named as the new England boss but did you know that Big Sam almost returned to the club for a second spell just a few short years ago.
The 61-year-old, who was today expected to be confirmed at Roy Hodgson’s successor, played for the Sky Blues in the early ‘80s and came close to returning as chairman.
The then manager of West Ham United was lined up to front a consortium of Chinese investors and mastermind City’s return to the Premier League, using his contacts and clout in the game.
Former deputy chairman Gary Hoffman and life president and ex-chairman Joe Elliott had secured financial interest from the Wanda Group, which has assets of £20billion and are headed by Wang Jianlin, an entrepreneur whose personal fortune of £4bn makes him the sixth richest person in China.
Allardyce and former Leeds United boss Howard Wilkinson joined Hoffman and Elliott to meet former City chairman Ken Delieu and chief executive Paul Clouting for a meeting in Lichfield which appeared to go well with both parties agreeing to a second meeting to further progress talks about a take-over of the club from owners Sisu.
However, within hours of the meeting the investors, who later went on to acquire Atletico Madrid, withdrew their support after claiming there have been a number of breaches of confidence by the club about the identities of the £30million backers.
Members of the group, including Allardyce and the company’s chairman Ken Bruce, who has since passed away, were contacted by a number of national newspapers and quizzed about their involvement by reporters.
Although Hoffman insisted that the investors would have gone public once a deal had been struck, he said they wanted to retain their anonymity – other than to City’s directors and owners Sisu – while the process was on-going.

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according to a new report by emr titled, global cassava starch market price, size, report & forecast 025, the global market stood at 6.9 million metric tons in 2019. the market is expected to witness a moderate growth in the forecast period of 025. the cassava starch market is driven by a growing demand for industrial use.cassava sciences, inc. stock market info recommendations: buy or sell cassava sciences stock? wall street stock market & finance report, prediction for the future: youll find the cassava sciences share forecasts, stock quote and buy sell signals below.according to present data cassava sciencess sava shares and potentially its market environment have been in a bullish cycle in the last alibaba.com offers 1,415 cassava starch dryer machine products. about of these are drying oven, are tray dryer, and are vacuum drying equipment. wide variety of cassava starch dryer machine options are available to you, such as local service location, key cassava dregs by product of starch factory, alcohol plant, and more. It contain a kind of internal moisture and high viscosity so it is easily to stick to the wall, cake and clog. can dry the high moisture content of all kinds of cassava
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jul 15, 2020 moreover, cassava imports in china exceeded the figures recorded by the worlds second largest importer, viet nam ninefold. It was followed by thailand with a share of x%. from 2007 to 2015, an average annual growth rate of cassava imports in china was at x%.the impact of such a global rally could be significant. In nigeria alone, million farmers grow cassava. for small-scale farmerswho dominate cassava productionimproved shelf-life would mean not only more stable or reliable income, but also wider access to markets given a longer distance the cassava feb 04, 2012 As the search for alternative sources of energy for non ruminants continues, this review was undertaken to examine the potential value of cassava sweet potato cocoyam and their by-products as dietary supplements for non ruminants. studies on these roots and tubers showed that, on a dry-weight basis figure An indigenous cassava clone very rich in lycopene. figure An indigenous cassava clone rich in beta-carotene. half of the world production, while nigeria and brazil account for about one third of the world production. more than 700 million people consume cassava in one form or another. It is used for animal feed, and as a raw
aug 26, 2019 grain mill and starch product manufacturing turnover in norway 018; "production of cassava starch in paraguay from 2016 to 2018 chart. december 28, 2017 taicheng rotary dryer is widely used for drying the coal, sand, sawdust, slags, clay and other materials in the building materials, metallurgy, chemical industry, cement industry. you can use coal, gas, wood,electricity, oil and wind power to heat the dryer machine.cassava chips rotary dryer can dry many kinds of materials which contain moisture, such as coal, coal slurry, slag, industrial waste, and clay ,stone. rotary dryer are widely used in building materials, metallurgy, and chemical industry. rotary dryer is handling by bringing it the companys starch slag special dryer for cassava, potato slag raw material characteristics of research and development, and after a number of sets of dryer production practice, to all kinds of potato residue dried to 12% or less. the equipment used by the companys "mechanical dehydration drum drying pulse air" chinese patent technology
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ethiopia small cassava dregs dryer machine. taida cassava dregs dryer is also known as cassava dryer. cassava dregs dryer is widely used in the drying of materials with high humidity like cassava, cassava and so on and its heating efficiency amounts to 85. it is mainly composed of heating source, feeding machine, rotary drum, material discharge machine, induced draft fan, unloader and explore the archive of import volume & price information on cassava and get updated on the current import volume & price of cassava. note that this information and related analysis is based on the statistics of HS code fresh or dried). please visit the HS code page for more detailed information.cassava, or manioc is a root crop which, perhaps much to the surprise of folks outside the tropic regions of the world, accounts for approximately 30% of the planets production of root and tuber-based food crops; although there is a certain lack of mechanization of cassava production.

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Monday, October 22, 2012
“Production across much of the company has been lowered, resulting in temporary shutdowns and layoffs. Lower production will continue until inventories and dealer order rates move back in line with dealer deliveries to end users. The reduction in the profit outlook is in line with the lower sales and revenues outlook, partially offset by the gain on the sale of a majority interest in our third party logistics business.”
This is a direct quote from Caterpillar’s (CAT - Free Report) earnings press release this morning as the company beat third quarter earnings estimates, but came a tad bit shy of revenue expectations. Importantly, the mining and construction equipment maker guided lower, citing economic reasons.
Caterpillar has been for a long time a direct play on the global economic growth story, particularly the part centered on China and the other emerging markets. But that narrative seems to have lost some of its luster lately, as China struggles to stabilize its economic growth profile. As a result, not just Caterpillar, but marquee names in different industries had to re-set expectations, as saw with Yum Brands (YUM - Free Report) , FedEx (FDX - Free Report) , and Nike (NKE - Free Report) .
Many believe that the worst may be behind China and the country may be on track for steadier growth from 2013 onwards. But it’s far from clear at this stage whether the big infrastructure type spending by the Chinese government, a key driver for players like Caterpillar, will come back in sufficient volume to put them back in the limelight.
Given the barrage of third quarter earnings reports coming out this week, we will likely see more management teams describe business conditions as Caterpillar did this morning and some of the others did in recent days. With more than 150 S&P 500 companies reporting results this week, we will cross the halfway mark by the end of this week. Results have been less than inspiring thus far, with the Tech sector particularly off-color. It will be interesting to see if Apple (AAPL - Free Report) , which alone accounts for one-fifth of the sector’s earnings, will buck the trend or add to the sector’s woes. We will have to wait till Thursday after the close to find out.
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OPINION: Last month, the Norwegian Refugee Council released a report revealing that 32.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 on account of natural disasters, such as floods, storms and earthquakes. While the vast majority moved within their own countries, some crossed international borders to find safety. As climate change starts to impact on the severity and frequency of such events, there are concerns about the adequacy of legal frameworks to respond to people forced to move and what new policies might be needed.
There are, however, lots of misconceptions about how best to address this problem. An article in The Guardian in April inaccurately reported that the Refugee Council of Australia was lobbying the Australian Government for a 'climate refugee' visa category. This is not the position of the Refugee Council, nor does it reflect the opinion of majority of forced migration experts around the world. To its credit, The Guardian later corrected its story, but by that time the issue had been picked up by the international media and even raised on the floor of parliament in New Zealand.
It is true that people are being displaced by natural disasters and the impacts of climate change, including in the Pacific islands. It is often assumed that the best solution is to broaden the application of the refugee definition. But is it? Protection and assistance are essential, but they need to be appropriately targeted and attuned to context in order to be effective.
A few weeks ago, the first ever regional consultation of the Nansen Initiative on Disaster-Induced Cross-Border Displacement was held in the Cook Islands. It was striking that the idea of a 'climate refugee' visa was not mentioned once.
Not only is the concept legally flawed, it has no appeal in the Pacific because it does not reflect the nature of movement we are likely to see, nor the self-help approach that Pacific islanders advocate. Most Pacific islanders in countries threatened by drought, cyclones, sea-level rise and so on want to stay in their homes for as long as possible. We need to strike a balance between enabling people to remain safely in their homes and building safe migration pathways for those who wish to move.
The evidence shows that in most cases, movement will be internal rather than across international borders. The Refugee Convention only applies when someone crosses an international border, and it will not assist those displaced within their own country.
For the majority of people, more important interventions will include things like effective early warning systems for disasters, disaster risk reduction schemes, careful urban planning, sensitive development, and so on. Of course there will be some cross-border movement, but we are unlikely to see millions of people departing their countries en masse.
What's more, a lot of movement will be gradual, not sudden. In other words, very different from refugee 'flight'. The international community is relatively good at mobilising around 'emergencies', drawing in donations and channelling humanitarian aid and assistance, but it is not so good at addressing longer term, systemic problems. The challenge is how to respond to people who do not flee from a sudden disaster but instead face the slow deterioration of their home environment, which may at some point become uninhabitable. This is the situation facing our Pacific neighbours in countries such as Kiribati and Tuvalu, and it requires sensitive, longer-term planning rather than a remedial response.
Climate change alone does not cause people to move. Climate change is already contributing to displacement, but in conjunction with other underlying factors such population pressures, the fragility of certain environments, poor development practices, and poverty. Climate change exacerbates pre-existing pressures; people who are already vulnerable become more so.
If we created a new 'climate refugee' category, how would we ascertain if that was the cause of displacement? Protection should focus on the harm people fear, not the cause of that harm.
Finally, there is little political will for a new protection framework. When the UNHCR campaigned throughout 2011 to get states interested in a new, non-binding framework on climate-related displacement, only five governments lent their support. Importantly, the UNHCR was adamant that it would be inappropriate to amend the Refugee Convention.
So, what to do? The President of Kiribati argues that managed international migration provides a more secure mechanism for enabling people to move away from the longer-term effects of climate change. It doesn't artificially treat people as being in need of international 'protection', or force people to hop on boats desperately in search of own solutions. It is a more suitable response to slow-onset climate change impacts, which are unlikely to trigger temporary protection mechanisms designed for sudden disasters.
Overseas employment already provides a livelihood strategy for many Pacific islanders, and in the context of climate change it could help to alleviate resource pressures on the islands, while remittances could contribute to further adaptation funding there. Given population pressures in Kiribati and Tuvalu, more migration might enable a smaller population to remain at home for longer.
Indeed, at the Nansen Initiative consultation in the Cook Islands, delegates noted the importance of training and education in Pacific countries to equip people with the skills to move and work abroad, but also to contribute to their own society while they remain there. In this regard, they encouraged states to review their immigration policies to enable voluntary movement at an early stage, and to recognise dual nationality as one way of safeguarding the cultural identity of those who move permanently. They also recommended the development of mechanisms for temporary and permanent protection for those displaced by sudden natural disasters.
People at risk of displacement from climate change and natural disasters do not want to be seen as refugees. Their predominant wish is to remain at home, but if circumstances force them to move, they want to be seen as valued migrants, moving in dignity and with humanity, with the respect of the international community. Policymakers need to appreciate that migration is one form of adaptation to climate change and, in consultation with affected communities, devise thoughtful strategies to facilitate this.
Jane McAdam is a Scientia Professor of Law within UNSW's Faculty of Law.
This article was first published by The Interpreter, the Lowy Institute for International Policy.


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JOHOR BARU, May 6 — The Ramadan and Aidilfitri bazaars in three districts in Johor that will be under the movement control order (MCO) from tomorrow to continue to operate, but with strict compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOP).
State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Ayub Jamil said the districts affected are Johor Baru, Kota Tinggi dan Kulai, where the Ramadan bazaar would be allowed to operate from 3pm to 8pm, while for the Aidilfitri bazaar, it will be from 10am to 10pm.
“For Ramadan bazaars in districts under the conditional movement control order, they are allowed to operate from 3pm to 8pm and from 10am to midnight for the Aidilfitri bazaars,” he said in a statement today.
However, he said, the situation would be reviewed from time to time depending on current development.
Yesterday, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that three districts in Johor would be under MCO from tomorrow until May 20 due to the high number of Covid-19 active cases recorded in the locality. — Bernama


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There are many different illnesses and infections that could potentially cause hair loss. In those cases, you’ll often be prescribed a medication that will result in hair regrowth. Other medications like minoxidil – which has a different function when taken orally – can treat hair loss when applied topically.
While there are examples of medications that can help to prevent hair loss or even reverse temporary hair loss, there are still other over-the-counter medications available that could trigger or accelerate hair loss.
So… what medications cause hair loss?
Aspirin And Hair Loss
How aspirin affects our hair might be more complicated than you think. A lesser-known positive effect of aspirin is that it can help reduce inflammation when it’s applied topically. This includes scalp inflammation. This is why aspirin is an ingredient in many dandruff shampoos. In these instances (when used topically) aspirin can potentially save you from temporary hair loss.
That said, taking aspirin orally is a different story. Studies have shown that taking aspirin along with minoxidil (the drug used in Rogaine) decreases its efficiency. This is due to the anticoagulant properties in aspirin.
Anticoagulants And Hair Loss
Anticoagulants have been tied to a specific kind of hair loss called telogen effluvium. This type of hair loss can affect the entirety of your scalp and does not accelerate male pattern baldness. Basically, your scalp gets pushed into the resting state where you’ll shed hair on your scalp… but it won’t necessarily grow back. It can take about three months before hair loss through medications like anticoagulants can be noticed.
It’s important to note that anticoagulants are life-saving drugs. If you’ve been prescribed anticoagulants or recommended to take over-the-counter anticoagulants by your doctor, do not stop taking them without consultation and approval.
Do NSAIDs Cause Hair Loss?
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are similar to anticoagulants in that they can trigger telogen effluvium hair loss. You may be taking over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofen to help manage arthritis pain for example. Though it’s not overly common for regular ibuprofen use to cause telogen effluvium, it does still happen. It will take – just like with anticoagulants – approximately three months to notice the effects.
If you’re managing the pain of arthritis to get through your day-to-day life, please talk to your doctor before you stop taking ibuprofen.
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Bad Lobenstien (D) to Hohenberg (D)
The heavy rain that had started as I was erecting my tent last night had continued unabated throughout the night and well beyond the morning. Alas my tent had flooded during the night and I and everything in it was soaked.
I managed to air it out during a dry patch in the afternoon and it is now damp rather than wet.
Today was cold, bitterly cold! I struggled to use my hands and shivered uncontrollably in the cold of the early day.
Again I was getting bogged down on these forest cycle paths and decided to go in search of roads and easier passage.
Through the trees I could hear traffic and made my way over the hills through the densely forested terrain in as straight a line as possible until I came upon the road I could hear. It was a fairly busy road but was to my eyes a duel carriageway.
I pushed my bike onto the road and headed south east.
No more than five km down the road I was joined by a "Bundespolizei" car (Germany's federal police force) and instructed to pull in to the side of the road.
I was told that it is illegal to cycle on this road as it was the Autobahn.
Embarrassed and concerned that I was in trouble I explained how I had been on the cycle paths in the forest but couldn't cope with the mud and had joined the Autobahn a few kilometres northwest unaware of what it was.
The two officers (A male and a female) were most sympathetic and as we chatted about my weeks cycling and of how I planned to cycle to Istanbul and back. They pulled out an electronic tablet and showed me the best and safest way to proceed. They informed me that if I made my way to "Selb" I would find altogether safer and more appropriate cycle paths going in my intended direction.
I was then told that the best thing to do would be to cycle some 10km further on where there was an exit that would put me back on course and that they would follow behind me to keep me safe.
I cycled on with the police car some twenty meters back with lights a flashing and every car that either passed us or came from the other direction looked in my direction and no doubt thought I must have been someone of importance to warrant such support.
When we reached the exit the two officers gave me a printout of the route to get me to where I needed to go and shook my hand wishing me good luck and safe passage as I crossed the continent.Having already made my way through "Gefell", "Topen", "Hof", and "Rehau" I continued on through "Selb" and on to "Hohenberg"
I am now on the border and in sight of the Czech Republic
After spending most of the last week wet I feel my strength is waning. My feet are in a poor state, covered in dead colourless and peeling flesh they are bleeding from the soles and heels. I have lost two toenails and two more are clearly not going to last much longer
I shall let the air get to them tonight and bandage them up for tomorrow
An eventful day that will live with me forever

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A conceptual history of anxiety and depression, Gerrit Glas; epidemiology of depression and anxiety, Borwin Bandelow; comorbidity of depression and anxiety, Giovanni B. Cassano, Nicolo B. Rossi, Stefano Pini; anxiety, depression, and personality, Harald N. Aschauer and Monika Schlogelh; is there a common aetiology for depression and anxiety?, Dean F. MacKinnon and Rudolf Hoehn-Saric; measurements of depression and anxiety disorders, Saena Arbabzadeh-Bouchez and Jean Pierre Lepine; combining psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for depression and anxiety, Robert H. Howland and Michael E. Thase; genetics of depression, Wolfgang Maier and Kathleen Merikangas; genetics of anxiety, Wolfgang Maier; stress-responsive neuro-hormones in depression and anxiety, Andreas Strohle and Florian Holsboer; neuropeptide alterations in depression and anxiety disorders, David A. Gutman, Dominique L. Musselman, and Charles B. Nemeroff; immunology in anxiety and depression, Norbert Muller and Markus J. Schwarz; brain imaging in depression and anxiety, Peter S. Talbot, Sanjay J. Mathew, and Marc Laruelle; neurobiology of anxiety and depression, Philip T. Ninan and Thomas K. Cummins; intracellular signalling transduction dysregulation in depression and possible future targets for antidepressant therapy - beyond the serotonin hypothesis, Andrea Trentani, S. Kuipers, G.J. Ter Horst, and Johan A. den Boer; norepinephrine in depression and anxiety, Pedro L. Delgado; benzodiazepines, benzodiazepine receptors, and endogenous ligands, Werner Sieghart; antidepressants for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders - same mechanism of action?, R. Hamish McAllister-Williams and Stephen P. Tyrer; studies on the neurobiology of depression,. Carlos A. Zarate and Dennis S. Charney; animal models of subtypes of depression, Paul Willner and Paul J. Mitchell; pathogenesis of depression - reconsideration of neurotransmitter data by depletion paradigms, Alexander Neumeister and Asastasios Konstantinidis; effects of antidepressants on specific neurotransmitters - are such effects relevant to therapeutic actions?, Brian Leonard; pharmacotherapy of depression - the acute and long-term perspective, Robert J. Boland and Martin B. Keller; pharmacotherapy of bipolar disorder, Kenneth Thau and Anna Maria Steeruwitz; development of new treatment options for depression, Siegfried Kasper and Alan F. Schatzberg; the depressed patient - from nonresponse to complete remission, Koen Demyttenaere and Jurgen DeFruyt. (Part contents).


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Equestrian Statue depicting Mounted Policemen
Title: Equestrian Statue depicting Mounted Policemen
Description: The statue reads "Thomas Jefferson, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia and member of the board of visitors of the college of William and Mary. Effected the establishment of a professorship of Law and Police at that institution on December 4, 1779"
Source: EKU Photo Collection
Physical Dimensions: 8x10
“Equestrian Statue depicting Mounted Policemen,” Digital Collections, accessed March 20, 2023, https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/items/show/42263.

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Less than a week following Libra’s tweet somehow twisting the G7s 30-pager on stable coins as a win for the Zuckbuck, Mark Zuckerberg was grilled for six hours by the House Financial Services Committee during which everything from LGBT participation, child pornography & vaccines was discussed. It was shocking to see senators discussing the potential damning impact the initiative would have on the petrodollar and by extension, the US’s capability for world domination (yes the literally said that) out in the open. Typically they mask these ulterior motives with accusations of human rights abuses and battle cries for freedom but with public enemy one in the house, ain’t nobody got time for that.
Americans have been busy playing wack-a-mole for non-federal reserve sponsored forms of the greenback (Libra, tether, Telegram), There have been several ditch-the-US moves to name a few: Poloniex (now Polo Digital Assets) is being suited by Justin Sun just days before they close shop on their stomping grounds, Binance to push the boat on fiat options with the Ruble first, Upbit severe a 2yr partnership with ties Bittrex, Bitmex among a handful of other exchanges cuts the cord for US users… All this amidst a backdrop of the House Bill being pushed to recognize all stable coins as securities (clearly a countermeasure against the Libra) wondering if the New York Department of Financial Services review of the Bitlicense is too little too late.
The Chinese have decided to take a rather different approach starting with Xi Jinping publicly endorsing and encouraging government bodies to adopt blockchain as the 5yr effort to roll out a CBDC. They’re even considering getting members of the politburo to pledge allegiance on a blockchain as anti-blockchain posts get silently deleted in the backdrop.
This triggered a 40% rally in Bitcoin briefly flirting above one-month resistance $10K and has since found support at $9000. $160mn shorts were stopped out, 60 listed companies involved in Blockchain to varying degrees went limit up (+10%) as Xi’s minions continue to spread the word and toe the line. Not to mention the extra oomph for the top-ranking coins rated by China Electronic Information Industry Development (CCID).
Will leave the twitter comments to update you on this epic drama brewing at Bitmain but one thing is clear BCH bag holders are not complaining!
Turmoil brewing in Lebanon has left the population without banking services for two weeks where bitcoin peddlers are reporting a huge uptick in demand (and premium) while Argentina continues to be a hotbed for crypto as the banks tighten the noose by limiting USD purchases to $200/month and withdrawals to $100… Cyprus repeat?
- Tether ($USDT) -0.3% OKeX to launch USDT underlying futures 14th Nov with max 125x leverage
- Dai ($DAI) -0.2% ties up with 2gether to provide DAI backed Visa cards
- Ripple ($XRP) +2.4% donates ‘millions’ to the IT-Blockchain graduate school of Korea University.
- Tron ($TRX) +5.6% to be supported by ‘Samsung blockchain Keystore’ — Samsung’s mobile wallet.
- Korea Internet & Security Agency pledges W15bn ($12.8mn) to support blockchain companies.
- China Merchant Bank invests in bitcoin wallet Bitpie
- Klaytn makes strides forging partnerships with 14+ companies recently including Binance & OKEx.
- State Street’s MD Jay Biancamano says they’re working to tokenize assets.
- Iconic Funds to debuts the world’s first Bitcoin ETNs in Germany.
- Global Container Terminals (GCT) joins Maersk &. IBMs blockchain shipping tool TradeLens

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My sister is getting married next month (!!!) and I’ve been given the honorable duty of accessorizing the bride on her wedding day. Hours spent searching for earrings, bracelets, necklaces have proved futile. And I’m not sure why Jennifer Behr didn’t come to mind initially but after stumbling upon her latest collections of headpieces and earrings, my jaw literally dropped. Eureka! With one of these stunning, oversized gilded floral crowns, why would a bride need anything else?
(Jennifer Behr headbands $183 – $3,250)
I wish I had known about these on my wedding day. Or I had had a sister to help me accesorize. But I hadn’t and opted for a simple tiara. It was a beautiful day though and that is what counts.
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Knowledge is a social product, a kind of dialogue between different versions of the world including different languages, ideologies, and modes of representation.
The Lomo LC-Wide boasts the newly-developed 17mm Minigon Ultra-Wide Angle lens. This 35mm camera wonder is the perfect companion for your photo expeditions. It produces eye-catching splashes of colour with astonishing saturation and contrasts with the added versatility of 3 different formats. Open up to a new photographic experience with the LC-Wide, available in our Shop.
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The Lomo LC-Wide has a special place in the hearts of Lomographers and analog photography lovers. With its compact size, it's the best companion on trips or even as part of one's daily routine, and its wide 17mm wide angle lens tickles one's creativity. Recently, the LC-Wide explored France, yielding a photo diary of beautiful French cities and landscapes.
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KK Art and Conservation and Harper and Allan Masonry complete restoration of Forres War Memorial on behalf of Moray Council
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A LOCAL dedication to soldiers lost at war has been given a makeover as part of a Moray-wide restoration project.
Moray Council has invested £15,000 in the revamp of the War Memorial at St Catherine’s Road, Forres, painstakingly carried out over the last six weeks by Karolina Allan of Mosstowie-based KK Art and Conservation.
She said: “I feel honoured to have undertaken this work. At the start, it can feel a bit daunting to undertake such long projects but they are reflection-evoking and rewarding.”
She added: “It was a pleasure to meet members of the community here, especially the volunteers who look after the flower displays and memorial surrounds year-after-year.”
The local authority has an annual programme of maintenance for war memorials across Moray.
A spokesperson explained: “Our priority is to ensure that they are safe and, as such, much work has been carried out to maintain structures. The current programme is working to maintain bronze features, which this year includes Forres.”
Mrs Allan confirmed most of Moray’s memorials were last restored around 40 years ago - she believes Forres was last done in 1990.
She said: “My work is challenging but very rewarding. To honour the past and prepare, I spend time researching each memorial. I talk with local people and often come across moving stories. I like to study each author’s style and work out the original colour of the patina. After tests and trials, I undertake individually tailored conservation plans.”
After her detailed assessment, Mrs Allan’s conservation work on the Forres War Memorial entailed: removing dirt and superficial paint/lacquer; removing corrosion; applying patina; filling in cracks and holes; applying a protective lacquer and microcrystalline wax; and finally, polishing.
“Every step was carefully considered and recorded,” said Mrs Allan. “The statue should now be maintained by cleaning with specialist soap and re-waxing every two to three years.”
Mrs Allan is a qualified conservator with diverse experience in Scotland and abroad who specialises in stone and bronze conservation.
She added: “I work on Pictish stones, stone statues, grave slabs, mercat crosses and fine architectural details on historic buildings including castles.”
She established her company in 2010 and has since been responsible for: conservation and displays in Thurso Museum, Tullich Kirkyard and Old Ballater Train Station; restoration of a marble statue, memorial and sundials in Fraserburgh, Drumnadrochit and Ellon; and advising the National Trust for Scotland on the condition and care of historic buildings ... Amongst many other projects.
She added: “I worked on a collection of bronzes in Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick in 2014, Keith War Memorial in 2019, bronze plaques throughout Aberdeenshire, Dufftown War Memorial last year and Buckie War Memorial earlier this year.”
Mrs Allan’s husband Andrew’s firm, Harper and Allan Masonry, was appointed by Moray Council to undertake the conservation of bronze war memorials across the region. Mr Allan sets up the sites, scaffolding, and helps complete the first stage of restoration - cleaning with ThermaTech.
“Every memorial is different,” said Mrs Allan. “So the approach is customised for each project.”


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Figure China Ammonia Nitrogen Analyzer Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Japan Ammonia Nitrogen Analyzer Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Southeast Asia Ammonia Nitrogen Analyzer Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure India Ammonia Nitrogen Analyzer Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2022)
Figure Global Ammonia Nitrogen Analyzer Revenue (Million USD) Status and Outlook (2012-2022)
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David Fridley, environmental health manager with the Three Rivers Health District, talked to Mathews County Supervisors during the Jan. 24 meeting about new rules for alternative sewage treatment systems.
Supervisor Janine Burns, who has long held an interest in regulations governing on-site alternative systems, had asked Fridley to offer the board some guidance on changes that took effect on Dec. 7.
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Undergraduate’s Research Transforms Fingerprinting Technology
Lauren Henderson ’19 CpE
Who: Lauren Henderson ’19 CpE
STEM Inspiration: According to a 2018 survey published by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Gillian Anderson—Dr. Dana Scully on “The X-Files”—inspired real-life girls and women to pursue careers in STEM. Henderson can relate. Her inspiration to pursue a degree in computer engineering was Abby Sciuto, a forensic scientist on the CBS program “NCIS.” “I was particularly interested in her digital forensics expertise,” says Lauren.
Invention: A two-factor fingerprinting device
- A freshman year cybersecurity project prompted Henderson's interest in fingerprinting. “We learned about the threats related to this widely accepted method of security and identification,” she explains.
- Her background research found that in 2015, for example, in a security breach of the Office of Personnel Management, cybercriminals stole 5.6 million individuals’ sensitive fingerprinting information.
- “Because we are not able to change our fingerprints, it is extremely difficult to reestablish confidence in a true identity after having information stolen,” Lauren says.
- Fingerprints can be reconstructed using readily available 2-D or even 3-D printers.
- Also, because fingerprints are physical and not mental like a password or pin, in extreme cases, victims can be purposely incapacitated or even killed in order to subject their fingerprints to usage or removal.
- Current fingerprinting devices do little to bar security breaches because they are single-factor, meaning that the fingerprint is the only thing required as proof of identity.
The proposed solution: Combine high precision fingerprinting devices with a second form of security, significantly reducing the likelihood of a breach. “Two-factor authorization significantly reduces the likelihood of cyberattacks because obtaining a single factor like a fingerprint would be insufficient to break into a system; you would need both security factors,” Lauren explains.
The challenge: Identifying a single second verification method that would meet a set of criteria:
- Cannot be extracted through manipulation or coercion
- Provides precision equivalent to fingerprinting sensors
- Thwarts potential security breaches using fabricated fingerprints
- Detects when someone is incapacitated
Solved: After researching and discarding the possibility of integrating a keyboard, a humidity sensor or a temperature sensor, Lauren’s conclusive solution was found in an LED pulse oximeter for detecting heart rate and oxygen saturation in the blood.
- Fake or removed fingerprints would be rejected because they have neither blood flow nor pulse.
- Additionally, research has shown a correlation between stress, adrenaline and blood oxygen levels. If heart rate and saturation levels are too low, it may suggest that someone is unconscious, whereas high heart rate and saturation levels may signal a person under duress.
- Blood oxygen levels cannot be fabricated or extracted so integrating an LED pulse oximeter would resolve most security obstacles threatening the success of fingerprinting as an authentication technology.
Next steps: Having addressed issues of software compatibility between the two factors, Lauren sees opportunities to extend her work into existing devices. Many smartphones, for example, already are equipped with fingerprinting sensors and LED pulse oximeters; her algorithms could be integrated to improve their security. “This project is just the start to a whole field of research, one that is increasingly being called upon as technologies grow and breaches in security and cyberattacks become more frequent.”
Today, Lauren is a program manager with Microsoft.


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The Kamarag-class Battlecruiser is a Tier 3 (Level 20) Battlecruiser which may be flown by Klingon Defense Force characters, as well as characters of any other faction. All faction restrictions of this starship can be removed by having a level 65 KDF character or by purchasing the Cross Faction Flying unlock from the Zen Store.
Players can obtain this starship by completing the mission “Temporal Ambassador”.
The Kamarag-class Battlecruiser was first designed in the mid-24th century, but only a few prototype vessels were built. After problems were found in the ship's power transfer systems, the design was shelved. Imperial engineers later created the mighty Vor'cha-class Battlecruiser.
Now that the Klingon Empire and its allies are looking for new ships, a team at the Ty'Gokor shipyards has revisited the Kamarag class. Its power problems were easily solved by modern EPS systems, and the Kamarag was reimagined as a mid-sized vessel that can be tougher than a Bird-of-Prey but more maneuverable than a Battlecruiser.
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The Kamarag class bridges the design gap between the K't'inga class of the late 23rd century and the Vor'cha class of the mid-24th century. While the ship's head section matches the K't'inga, the rest of it (its thick neck section, Vor'Kang class-styled nacelles) more closely resembles the Vor'cha and her sister classes.
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The K'maj class is a slightly modified variant of the original Kamarag-class design. The command section of the forward hull was replaced with a two-pronged variant, the mission pod features forward warp field stabilizers, the warp field stabilizers on the nacelles has been extended to the back of the nacelles, and the impulse generator has been replaced with four smaller ones.
The Kamarag-class Battlecruiser has a cloak that allows the ship to cloak when not in combat, granting stealth and a damage bonus upon decloaking.
Klingon starships come with standard equipment and weapons of the lowest mark available at the ship's minimum rank. The items provided are appropriate to the type of vessel and its related playing style.
- The following table compares Tier 3 KDF battlecruisers.
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|Commander's Gig • Tiercel Shuttle • Kestrel Runabout • Scorpion Fighter|
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|See also||Ship requisitions officers • Fleet Ship Module • Starship Upgrade Requisition • Experimental Ship Upgrade Token • Cross Faction Flying Unlock|
|Starships by type: Small Craft • Freighter
|T6 Starships by equipment slots: Engineering consoles • Science consoles • Tactical consoles • Weapons • Hangar bays|
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After summit, ball is in Washington’s courtSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in returned to Seoul on Thursday with a handful of outcomes from his third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, raising expectations of progress in stalled talks between North Korea and the United States on denuclearization.
Moon and Kim agreed to implement a variety of military measures that the Blue House said were equivalent to a practical “end of war declaration” between the two countries. The measures include withdrawing all guard posts from the demilitarized zone (DMZ), ending artillery exercises and banning nighttime field maneuvers along the border.
On the North’s nuclear arsenal - the thorny issue preventing economic cooperation projects from moving forward - Moon had Kim promise to allow international inspectors to verify the dismantlement of a missile engine testing site.
Kim also indicated during the summit that he could shut down the Yongbyon nuclear facility, the centerpiece of the North’s nuclear project, on one condition: Washington would have to take “corresponding measures” in accordance with an agreement signed by Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump during their summit in June.
With his promise to allow international experts, including those from the United States, to inspect the Tongchang-ri engine testing site, Kim is hoping to show skeptics that the North is working on permanently closing the site.
Satellite images suggest the dismantlement is already in progress, but outside inspections would help verify that process.
At an earlier meeting with one of Moon’s envoys, Kim lamented the international community’s suspicions about the North’s true intentions regarding several steps it took toward denuclearization, including shutting down its Punggye-ri nuclear test site and Tongchang-ri missile test site, which Kim said was the country’s only site that could produce long-range missiles powerful enough to reach the U.S. mainland.
Kim’s invitation of international inspectors to the Tongchang-ri site and agreement to take additional measures such as the permanent dismantlement of Yongbyon could be seen as an appeal to the United States to resume stalled talks between the two countries.
And for the first time, Kim made a verbal promise of denuclearization. While the North’s commitment to denuclearization has been stipulated in joint written statements, the absence of Kim’s verbal promise gave fodder for North Korea hawks who insist that the leader is not sincere about ridding his country of nuclear weapons.
But during a joint press conference with Moon on Wednesday, he said, “We have affirmed our commitment to make the Korean Peninsula a land of peace free from nuclear weapons and threats.”
The Pyongyang Declaration that Moon and Kim signed on Wednesday appears to have done its intended job of bringing the United States back to the table.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his country was “prepared to engage immediately” with the North and called for a disarmament meeting in Vienna that he said would “mark the beginning of negotiations to transform U.S.-DPRK relations,” using an acronym for the North’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
While momentum is building with growing expectations of a second summit between Kim and Trump, some North Korea analysts say Kim has not gone far enough in his commitment to denuclearization.
Such a view stems from the fact that the North only agreed to take additional steps if the United States reciprocate. The absence of Kim’s word on a timeline, such as when the country might turn over a complete list of its nuclear stockpile and related facilities, compounds skepticism about the prospect of a nuclear deal.
“Although the agreement will contribute to progress in denuclearization, it is questionable how much it will satisfy North Korea hawks in Washington,” said Cheong Seong-chang, a senior researcher at the Sejong Institute, a think tank in Seoul specializing in North Korea affairs.
On denuclearization, the ball is now in Washington’s court, but other areas of discussion, including those between the two Koreas, are moving fast. The two countries have agreed to halt any acts of military confrontation on the ground, at sea and in the air, an agreement that the Blue House said amounts to an “effective end of war declaration.”
In addition to withdrawing guard posts in the DMZ, ending artillery drills and banning nighttime field maneuvers within 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) of the DMZ, the two sides agreed to create aerial and maritime buffer zones along the border where all acts of military confrontation are banned.
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May 30, 2022
TOKYO – The government will help about 1 million people, including non-regular workers, develop skills and find new jobs as part of measures to invest more in human resources, according to a draft plan aimed at realizing a new form of capitalism advocated by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The draft also states that the government will draw up a plan to double asset income by the end of this year at the earliest, to help direct individual financial assets away from savings and toward investment.
The draft will be presented Tuesday to a meeting of the council to realize Kishida’s new form of capitalism policy. The government aims to fine-tune the draft with the ruling parties and have it approved by the Cabinet early June.
The draft lays out policies to invest heavily in four areas: human resources, science and technology, startups, and decarbonization and digitization. It also emphasizes that the government will raise household income via wage hikes and strive to shift personal financial assets from savings to investment across generations.
According to the draft, “it is necessary to create a virtuous cycle in which households receive the benefits of a sustainable increase in corporate values” by shifting deposits or savings to investment by promoting reform of the Nippon Individual Savings Account small-lot investment system, known as NISA, among other methods.
A new financial aid system for students will also be introduced, according to the draft. Under the envisaged system, the government will cover tuition at universities and other institutions, and students will repay the loans when their post-graduation annual earnings reach a certain threshold.
To promote labor mobility in growth fields, the government will offer workers re-learning opportunities and help with finding new jobs based on a package of measures worth ¥400 billion over three years.
To nurture startups, the draft says the government will create a new credit guarantee system that will, for example, eliminate the need for personal guarantees if a startup has a credit guarantee in place when it first launches.