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Over the next two weeks, representatives from Carers Trust will be heading to the Labour and Conservative Party Conferences to meet with MPs and tell them what they can do to support carers.
But it won’t be just us putting the case to politicians. You’ll be there with us too.
Because, in the last month we’ve been asking Carers Trust supporters to send us a message that we can pass on to politicians. Continue reading
For a few weeks every autumn the news is full of stories from the party conferences of the three main parties – analysis of the leaders speeches (and what they did or maybe didn’t say), rumours of potential leadership bids from political rivals and news pundits trying to ascertain the mood of the conference delegates.
However there is much more to party conference season than the short snippets that get shown on the news. It’s a really important opportunity for us to speak to key decision makers and to talk about the needs of carers.
In September and October Carers Trust’s Policy Team attended the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat Party Conferences in Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow. Continue reading
If you care for somebody for more than 35 hours p/w and that person receives the mid/high rate care component of Disability Living Allowance, then you can get the Carer’s Allowance of £53.90 p/w. However, you don’t get it if you receive another higher benefit such as Income Support or State Pension, or are in education or training for more than 20 hours p/w.
Considering this, it’s no surprise that many carers strongly believe that Carer’s Allowance is not enough and too many carers can’t get it.
The Government wants to merge numerous benefits such as Jobseeker’s Allowance into one single benefit called Universal Credit to simplify the system. However, there are two reasons why carers opposed moving Carer’s Allowance into Universal Credit.
The recognition that receiving a benefit specific to carers is important to them. It shows that the Government understands that they are not like other people receiving benefits – they are actually having to make a valuable contribution to qualify for that benefit. They want to know that the Government appreciates this.
Also Universal Credit will be a means tested benefit that will take into account savings and earnings of others in the household. Carer’s Allowance is not means tested. A change would have meant that carers could still be caring for more than 35 hours p/w but would have received a Universal Credit amount even lower than £53.90 because of savings they may have (which may be needed to pay for care).
The Government has an understandable aim of targeting benefits at those with most financial need, but withdrawing Carer’s Allowance from some would only make carers feel even more unappreciated and taken advantage of. The health and social care system is terrible at recognising carers and for many carers Carer’s Allowance is the only recognition they receive for what they do.
Taking Carer’s Allowance away from those who give so much would have been simply wrong. This is the message we gave Government. We are glad they listened.
My first highlight of 2010 actually started in December 2009. I got a call from somebody at the Lib Dems asking if I could produce various proposals regarding carers for their manifesto. Fast forward to February 2010, and the Lib Dems announce their election manifesto will include £500m to support carers.
March saw a roundtable discussion with HRH The Princess Royal, carers and Ministerial representation from the three main parties – Phil Hope, Stephen O’Brien, and Paul Burstow. A year after we started warning the Government that their £150m to the NHS for carers wasn’t being spent on carers, Phil Hope belatedly pledged that Labour would act.
It was near the end and there was a question about caring for an elderly population and Clegg answered that this means we must support carers. But more importantly, Brown and Cameron felt that they had to speak about carers – it had become an issue that party leaders had to talk about. And they did again during the second TV debate.
Now you may say talk is cheap and often leads to nothing, but in May when the new Coalition’s Programme for Government was published, proposals to increase support for carers was in there when other issues that were not. That Clegg and Cameron had made public pledges about carers helped to make this happen.
It was this Coalition pledge that led in November to £400m over four years being announced to increase support for carers. Importantly, the Government have instructed the NHS to work with local carers’ organisations to publish policies, plans and budgets of how they will support carers. This could make sure the money is spent on carers as it should be.
The last highlight was in the NHS Outcomes Framework, published 20th Dec in time for Christmas. The NHS will be measured for their ability to help carers enjoy a quality of life that we all expect to have. Finally, the NHS will have to take an interest in the millions of friends and relatives who take on caring roles after discharge from hospital.
These are my highlights from 2010, but I know that despite progress there will be carers whose situations will be untouched by pledges and improvements. 2011 will be a challenging year and we’ll be working hard to make sure we keep moving forward and that more carers get the support they need and deserve.
I hope you all have a good Christmas and New Year, and that Santa is good to you of course. Thank you for all of the comments on the various posts this year; the discussions are useful for us and I hope interesting for readers. Probably more so than my blog!
Take care all
There is a scene in ‘Yes, Prime Minister’ when Humphrey the civil servant shows how changing the way things are phrased can either lead somebody into thinking that national service is what we need to instil discipline or that national service is like giving guns to thugs and showing how to use them.
I see the same tricks being used when it comes to local government making decisions. It’s either local people having control in their own communities or something that leads to postcode lotteries where people living across the street can get treated differently.
Would you want a bureaucrat stuck in a London office deciding what happens in your rural community or would you like a dedicated public servant who has spent years working in different communities and has gathered information about what works best from all over the country and internationally? The two can be the same.
Most people I have spoken with favour local people deciding what happens in their local communities but don’t want postcode lotteries. Most seem to want policy based on evidence and learning from what has been tried and tested, but abhor the employment of any ‘bureaucrat’ to do this.
So what do people think about the Government’s decision to give the NHS £400m over four years without ring-fencing to supporting carers? They probably think that Labour tried this with £150m over 2 years and our research showed that only 25% of it was used to increase support for carers. So what’s different this time? Hopefully a couple of things which will help.
- Primary Care Trusts (and then GP commissioning consortia from 2012/13) will know how much of the annual £100m their share is, allowing local people to know exactly how much they have received to spend on carers.
- PCTs will be monitored on their performance regarding support for carers
These didn’t happen before and I hope that they will lead to more than 25% of the £400m being used to increase support for carers, but certainly not all of it will. Some will say that Government shouldn’t announce £400m for carers when the NHS can spend the money on anything it chooses. I understand this, but I can also understand that there would be an outcry if Paul Burstow said that he as Minister for Care Services was not going to do anything to support carers – that it is a matter for local government.
We look to national government because that is who we elect to govern for us. And yet we then want local control but without the variation that inevitably brings. Our opinion on this probably changes according to the particular issue; it depends on where you are sitting at the time. One thing I know is that where carers are sitting at the moment is a place full of overburden, isolation and turmoil, which makes the right call unequivocal: “NHS, give us our money.”


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The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) aims to offer, by early next year, a disaster risk-insurance cover for local government units (LGUs) to help communities recover quickly from catastrophic events.
GSIS President and General Manager Robert Vergara said the government is coming up with a national plan for disaster risk financing and has started working with the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
“We actually participated in discussions on this. The GSIS is spearheading efforts to try to put in place some type of cover which will be a catastrophe-driven cover but at the provincial level, so that if we get a situation like [Supertyphoon] Yolanda [international code name Haiyan] again, the money will be available right away,” he told a gathering of financial journalists.
He explained the insurance cover will not take the place of a normal property insurance.
“It really addresses the issue that historically, when an area is hit by calamities, what hampers the relief efforts is the lack of quick funds,” Vergara said.
What the government is looking at is some kind of cover available to the provinces that are affected by catastrophes, he continued.
He also said such a product was too late for the ongoing typhoon season but that everyone is hoping such should be in place already for the typhoon season in 2016.
One of the challenges, according to Vergara, is the cost of paying the premium. He said they need to work with DOF and DBM because the various LGUs may not be ready to afford the insurance cost.
“We’re hopefully looking at donor agencies that would want to help. But how exactly it will happen needs to be discussed,” he acknowledged.
In the first six months, GSIS reported an 8-percent increase in insurance premium revenues.
He said the P800-million increase in insurance premium came from government agencies.
Vergara said the GSIS’s insurance business continues to post growth as more and more agencies do business with the GSIS.
As LGUs are more careful with the assets they are responsible for, this has led to the increase in insurance revenues, Vergara said.
There is an existing legislation-making mandatory for LGUs to insure their assets with the GSIS, but that for some reason or other, many have not been insuring or were underinsuring their assets.
“When we look at the amount of LGU assets or holdings that are insured, we estimate about a third are actually insured. I think that’s a very responsible decision on the part of the LGU heads because of the frequency of calamities,” he said.
“Maybe we’ll be able to see more government agencies getting insured at the second half of the year. We see most of the first- and second-class municipalities are now insuring their assets,” he added.
In times of emergency, the affected area could really use the insurance to mobilize quickly what they need.

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A teen driver system is standard, allowing parents to set certain restrictions and review driving performance.


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World Wide Funk is funk, plain and simple – and not just because it seems the album uses the word ‘funk’ over a hundred times in the lyrics. The album is beautifully retro, hitting up all the classic tenets of funk as if it’s going through a checklist.
The album is the ninth solo outing from Bootsy Collins, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted funk bass legend from Parliament-Funkadelic and The J.B.’s. Its title track especially sounds like it could have been played back in the 1970s, during the height of Collins’ career. “World Wide Funk” is a beautiful celebration, a tightly created party jam. The horns, synths, and percussion all work together perfectly, devolving into an amazingly intricate guitar solo from the guitarist Buckethead. It doesn’t sound over-played or trite, but instead sounds wonderfully familiar. Collins could have released this at any point in his career and it sounds like it would fit.
This also means that if you don’t like funk or find the genre confusing, incomprehensible, or simply TOO much, then you’ll dislike this album. But as someone with a bit of a love for the funk genre? I’m digging this.
It’s always tricky to balance an artist’s classic sound while still finding a way to make it seem bright and fresh. Thankfully, Collins succeeds. The Afro-futurist lyrics are peppered with modern references, contrasting beautifully with the classic funk sound, updating it without changing it. Occasionally, the sound even changes itself: songs like “Hot Saucer” feel very conventional, almost like they could fit in between the current retro-themed R&B of Top 40 stations. Still, the funk tinges in the sound an amazingly funky lyrics keep it from feeling too mainstream.
The album is a celebration of Collins. Spoken-word snippets and brief selections of interviews are spliced in between the songs and throughout the album. While it could seem too self-congratulatory, Collins has undoubtedly earned it, having been in the funk scene for over forty years. Likewise, Collins has always had this larger than life persona through the P-funk mythology, an intertwining and recurring Afrofuturistic mythology sprinkled throughout Parliament-Funkadelic’s work. Through the spoken word bits, Collins turns himself into one of these larger than life Dr. Funkenstein-esque figures not fully as an act of egotism, but also as a call back to the history of funk.
Though this is a celebration of Collins, he’s perfectly fine sharing the spotlight. World Wide Funk is a veritable who’s who of famous faces and up and comers in the funk scene. Artists featured on the album include rapper and beatboxer Doug E. Fresh, bassist Victor Wooten, bassist Alissia Benveniste, and rapper Big Daddy Kane. Songs like “Bass-Rigged System,” a bright and fun funk jam, let everybody show off and have their moment in the sun, showing us what they’re made of. And, considering that Collins has assembled an amazingly talented roster, everyone knocks it out of the park. The best sharing of the spotlight goes to “A Salute to Bernie,” a tribute to funk keyboardist and founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic Bernie Worrell, who died earlier this year. Worrell also shines through in the track, through previously unused synthesizer tracks which remain the star of the show.
This album sounds amazing. It’s edited and arranged perfectly: the sound balance is amazing, letting all the individual pieces shine forth while still having a coherent whole. In true funk fashion, the songs are quite long and very few are under five minutes. But it’s due to the tight songwriting as well as the sound continually pushing forward that the songs don’t feel as long as they are. If World Wide Funk shows anything, it’s Collins’s perfect understanding of the genre and what a master of funk he is in the first place.

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Members of the Bell family, including Maria Arena Bell and husband Bill Bell Jr., walked the red carpet at MOCA’s “Yesssss! 2013" gala on April 20 in Los Angeles. Check out more photos from the event after the jump!
To commemorate The Young and the Restless’ 40th anniversary, Jeanne Cooper, Peter Bergman, Melody Thomas Scott, Jess Walton, Joshua Morrow, Michelle Stafford, Doug Davidson and Lauralee Bell will all appear on Marie Osmond’s self-titled talk show on Monday, April 1. The cast will discuss past and present storylines, and how the show has affected their lives. READ MORE
Peter Bergman, Melody Thomas Scott, Eric Braeden, Jeanne Cooper and Jess Walton were among The Young and the Restless stars who joined Lee Bell in celebrating the No. 1 soap's 40th anniversary with a cake cutting ceremony on March 27. Check out more photos after the jump!
Take your best Caption This shot at these scenes from Wednesday’s The Young and the Restless, where Cricket (Lauralee Bell) returned to Genoa City and promptly blindfolded Paul (Doug Davidson). READ MORE
Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan) snuck into the cottage where Sharon (Sharon Case) has been hiding and did a bit of snooping. As she was about to leave, Sharon, who had been in a light sleep on the couch, woke up and discovered her there.
When Chelsea returned home, she and Adam (Michael Muhney) argued about Sharon. She accused him of still being in love with his ex. Adam finally agreed to have Sharon move off their property. However, when he went to tell Sharon the news, he discovered she'd already left. READ MORE
Since she first appeared on our TV screens, The Young and the Restless' Cricket Blair (Lauralee Bell) has been the ultimate good girl. That's all about to change, since the legal ace will soon swap spit with her ex-husband Paul (Doug Davidson), who just happens to be dating her BFF Nina (Tricia Cast)! TV Guide Magazine's Michael Logan spoke with Bell to get the lowdown.
TV Guide Magazine: What triggers this?
Bell: Christine has basically thrown Paul a lifeline by finding the evidence that saves him from going to jail. She's freed him from this horrific chapter in his life and that's what provokes the kiss. This isn't some meaningless thing, though. Paul says, "I'm falling back in love with you." And Christine says, "I'm falling back in love with you, too. I want to give this a shot." Danny was the love of Cricket's young life. But Paul is her adult love. It's a serious, emotional reconnection. It could be a second chance for both of them.


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No one loves like God loves. We love because God first loved us. To know real love is to know God. All other love is manmade, manipulated, conditional and reversable. God’s love is unchanging, unconditional, relentless, and irreversible. God rescues those loved by mankind alone and heals all hearts broken by selfish love and makes us whole again.
Where hate becomes a dessert of dry sarcasm, hurt, gossip, mocking and manipulating, God rescues with the refreshing streams of grace, flowing into pools of mercy that pour into oceans of never-ending love.
Where there is nothing growing but foolish, barren worldview thinking that leads to death, God rescues with life. God gives life that grows and flowers beautifully. God gives life that reproduces more life. God’s rescue is never-ending and forever for those who seek His rescue and believe in His Son who provides the Rescue.
When we could not sing because sin at a choke-hold on us, God rescued us with His Hand that removed it all. “The voiceless now break into song” because our Deliverer, Savior and now Lord rescued us.
Isaiah 35, The Message
The Voiceless Break into Song
1-2 Wilderness and desert will sing joyously,
the badlands will celebrate and flower—
Like the crocus in spring, bursting into blossom,
a symphony of song and color.
Mountain glories of Lebanon—a gift.
Awesome Carmel, stunning Sharon—gifts.
God’s resplendent glory, fully on display.
God awesome, God majestic.
3-4 Energize the limp hands,
strengthen the rubbery knees.
Tell fearful souls,
“Courage! Take heart!
God is here, right here,
on his way to put things right
And redress all wrongs.
He’s on his way! He’ll save you!”
5-7 Blind eyes will be opened,
deaf ears unstopped,
Lame men and women will leap like deer,
the voiceless break into song.
Springs of water will burst out in the wilderness,
streams flow in the desert.
Hot sands will become a cool oasis,
thirsty ground a splashing fountain.
Even lowly jackals will have water to drink,
and barren grasslands flourish richly.
8-10 There will be a highway
called the Holy Road.
No one rude or rebellious
is permitted on this road.
It’s for God’s people exclusively—
impossible to get lost on this road.
Not even fools can get lost on it.
No lions on this road,
no dangerous wild animals—
Nothing and no one dangerous or threatening.
Only the redeemed will walk on it.
The people God has ransomed
will come back on this road.
They’ll sing as they make their way home to Zion,
unfading halos of joy encircling their heads,
Welcomed home with gifts of joy and gladness
as all sorrows and sighs scurry into the night.
WHAT DO WE LEARN—HOW DO WE RESPOND?
“God is on His way!,” Isaiah seems to shout. God’s Rescue is His Son, Jesus who died to save us and lives today to help us remain rescued.
Isaiah’s prophesy is beautifully encouraging! The wilderness will not remain a wilderness because the Lord will transform the earth into a garden of Eden. All of nature eagerly looks for the coming of the Lord because nature knows that it will be set free from the curse of sin and share the glory of the kingdom. God is on His way!
Isaiah used the promise of the coming kingdom to strengthen those in his day who were weak and afraid. The kingdom will have no blind or deaf, lame or dumb because all will be made whole to enjoy a glorious new world. God is on His Way!
One of Isaiah’s favorite themes is The Highway. During the Assyrian invasion, highways were not safe, but during the kingdom age travel will be safe. The kingdom will have one special highway: “The Highway of Holiness.” Ancient cities often had special roads that only kings and priests could use, but when Messiah reigns, all of His people will be invited to use this highway. Isaiah pictures God’s redeemed, ransomed, and rejoicing Jewish families going up to the yearly festivals in Jerusalem, to praise their Lord.
God is on His Way, are we on the right highway with Him?
The members of the faithful remnant were trusting God’s promises and praying for God’s help, and God answered their prayers. Centuries ago, God had kept His promises to His people and delivered them, so He will surely keep His promises in the future and establish His glorious kingdom for His chosen people. God rescues us now!
Believe and be rescued and saved for life!
May we the rescued praise you for all you have done, are doing and will do on our behalf. Thank you for loving us unconditionally the way you do. Help us, the rescued, point the Way to Truth that leads to Life everlasting. Lead us on the Highway to Holiness. I am forever grateful for your rescue of me.
In Jesus Name, For Your Glory, Amen

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Fans have been waiting four years for a true Ninja Gaiden game, but the lack of former Director Itagaki has some people worried. Team Ninja has been going in a significantly easier and less bloody direction ever since Itagaki left, but those issues only affected the Sigma versions of the games.
So does an Itagaki-less Ninja Gaiden translate into a bad Ninja Gaiden? Well, yes and no.
Ninja Gaiden III’s whole mantra is “more focus on violence, less focus on dismemberment”. Ryu will have to deal with everyone he has previously killed – literally, as he now has a curse attached to his arm, that forces him to “feel” the sorrow of everyone he’s killed. So does it work? Do you actually feel for Ryu, or do you want to just go “slashy slashy” on everyone?
To be blunt, no. Ninja Gaiden fans don’t play Ninja Gaiden games to cry over a nameless slawjacked soldier: they play them to execute cool combos and to conquer a challenge. If emotional engagement was done in a proper way (preferably in another series), it would have been a fine experiment, but that’s not really what happens here. For a few moments, you may feel emotional attachment to the soldier who begs for his life on behalf of his family — but 2,000 meat-sacks later, you won’t really care.
So how does the game attempt to present this concept? For starters, enemies will occasionally beg for their lives. It’s kind of a cool idea, but given the backdrop of the series, it kind of falls flat. For instance, it’s a bit hard to get emotional during a game that features giant robot T-Rex boss fight.
One initially cool aspect is that minor enemies will realistically cower in fear after using the only ninpo attack (summoning a giant skyscraper fire dragon) — but this quickly gets old, and becomes more of an expected reaction than an emotionally effective one. Ninpo itself is now completely stripped away; a shadow of it’s former self mechanic that you are forced to use periodically use rather than save up strategically for encounters.
Ninja Gaiden III also offers a few new mechanics in addition to the “emotion” system. Kunai climbing (basically vertical rock climbing with picks) is fairly throwaway, and the stealth kill system are among a few of them. Both of these mechanics can be widely ignored and are a useless addition to the game. Ryu also has a new sliding technique (that will be required to get around in the field), that replaces the old rolling move — this pretty much functions the same as the roll (but doesn’t feel as fluid). Combat wise, you’re going to be stuck with the Dragon Sword the entire game — so fans of using multiple weapons are going to be disappointed (although new weapons will oddly arrive through free DLC).
Another aspect you might be worried about is all the QTE videos you’ve seen up until this point. Thankfully, the constant QTEs during normal combat can be turned off, so no complaints there. Some large encounters will still have QTEs God of War style, but they’re not incredibly offensive, and I had fun with them — I’m just thankful they’re not needed for every single enemy.
But while QTEs are missing, the”Steel on bone” mechanic, which zooms in really close so you can “feel” the impact of the enemy’s death is annoying. As a general rule, I want the camera to be as zoomed out as possible to get a view of the action — I don’t want the game to constantly zoom in and distract my tactics. But then again, it’s not like I’d really need that extra assistance, given the low difficulty level.
To be clear, if you’re looking for a massive challenge, prepare to be disappointed. Ninja Gaiden III, at times, is easier than Sigma II. Series veterans are going to want to start on Hard, and even then, you won’t really be having fun until you play Master Ninja. A new free harder difficulty mode is coming later via DLC (see the trend?!), but until then we can’t comment on the viability of this mode. There is also no more Muramasa’s Shop, no more yellow currency essences, and no more Dragon Statues — talk about streamlined.
But not all hope is lost, as Ninja Gaiden III is still a serviceable action game despite all of the steps backwards for the series. For the most part, the game’s locales are enticing (some of them are the coolest looking in the series), enemy designs at least look cool, and the game looks gorgeous to boot. Just like past games in the series, it won’t be hard to lose yourself in the mythos of Ninja Gaiden and you’re still capable of having a good time slicing and dicing foes. In the interest of longevity, you don’t really unlock anything significant for the story mode, which is a stark contrast to the rest of the series). Unlocks are multiplayer focused, which will no doubt piss off a lot of long time fans.
So the single player has some issues, but does the online-pass-required multiplayer work? Like the main game — sort of. Coop missions are extremely fun, but very short lived. Missions usually run around ten minutes, and that’s it. While you can go solo, no local coop is included — so if you don’t have online access, you’re completely out of luck. The missions themselves are sort of like Call of Duty’s Spec Ops mode, which is to say that there’s a ton of fun — I really wish that this mode was expanded upon, as it would have made the total package much more enticing.
Competitive multiplayer seeks to pit ninjas in four on four combat, but that’s also a fairly shallow affair. Despite the attempts at customization, every match feels pretty much the same, and the low level count doesn’t help increase the fun factor (more levels coming via DLC!). Because of the lack of depth, you’re probably going to outright skip this mode after a few tries — it simply doesn’t offer anything new. For those of you who do dig it however, there are unlockable moves and attacks available.
Ultimately, Ninja Gaiden III is a step back for the series, but it’s still better than a number of action games currently on the market. It’s a shame that Itagaki is gone, but at least all hope isn’t completely lost for a turnaround.
This review is based on a retail copy of the Xbox 360 game Ninja Gaiden III
[In the interest of disclosure, again, we tested the Xbox 360 version of the game, which did not have Playstation Move support]

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This EARN-OUT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 20, 2021, is made by and among ITHAX Acquisition Corp., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (and any successor entity, “Ithax”) and the Persons listed on Schedule A attached hereto (the “Members”). Ithax and the Members shall be referred to herein from time to time collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, Ithax and certain other Persons party thereto entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Business Combination Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Business Combination Agreement contemplates that the Parties will enter into this Agreement concurrently with the entry into the Business Combination Agreement, pursuant to which 9,000,000 shares of Ithax Common Stock (such shares, the “Earn-Out Shares”) shall be issued to the Members, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Issuance of Earn-Out Shares. In connection with and upon the First Merger, Ithax shall issue to each Member a number of Earn-Out Shares set forth opposite such Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto. If, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing or, in the case of Unallocated Shares (as defined below), prior to issuance of such Unallocated Shares, the outstanding Ithax Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange, or any similar event shall have occurred (including any of the foregoing in connection with the Domesticiation, First Merger or the Second Merger), then the number of Earn-Out Shares to be issued hereunder, will be equitably adjusted to reflect such change. With respect to any Earn-Out Shares not issued as of the Closing as identified on Schedule A (the “Unallocated Shares”) the then current Chief Executive Officer of the Ithax can allocate such Unallocated Shares to one or more Persons following the Closing by notifying Ithax of such issuance, provided such Person sign a joinder to this Agreement in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Ithax. The Earn-Out Shares shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) If, at any time during the four (4) years following the Closing (the “Vesting Period”), the Ithax Common Stock Price exceeds a VWAP of $12.50 per share for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period, one-third (1/3) of the Earn-Out Shares shall immediately vest and no longer be subject to the forfeiture conditions provided for in Section 1(d).
(b) If, at any time during the Vesting Period, the Ithax Common Stock Price exceeds a VWAP of $15.00 per share for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period, one-third (1/3) of the Earn-Out Shares shall immediately vest and no longer be subject to the forfeiture conditions provided for in Section 1(d).
(c) If, at any time during the Vesting Period, the Ithax Common Stock Price exceeds a VWAP of $18.00 per share for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period, one-third (1/3) of the Earn-Out Shares shall immediately vest and no longer be subject to the forfeiture conditions provided for in Section 1(d).
(d) The Earn-Out Shares that do not vest in accordance with Section 1(a), Section 1(b) and Section 1(c) or Section 1(f) during the Vesting Period shall be redeemed in view of their cancellation, for a consideration equal to their nominal value and without further right, obligation or liability of any kind or nature on the part of Ithax.
(e) Subject to the limitations contemplated herein, the Members shall be entitled to the voting and dividend rights generally granted to holders of Ithax Common Stock with regard to the Earn-Out Shares; provided that the Earn-Out Shares shall not entitle the Members, without limiting Section 1(f), to any consideration in connection with any sale or other similar transaction and may not be offered, sold, transferred, redeemed, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, encumbered or otherwise disposed of (whether by operation of law or otherwise) by any Member or be subject to execution, attachment or similar process without the consent of Ithax, and shall bear a customary legend with respect to such transfer restrictions. Any attempt to so sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of such Earn-Out Shares shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foreging, transfers, assignments and sales by a Member of the Earn-Out Shares are permitted (i) as a bonafide gift or charitable contribution; (ii) to a trust, or other entity formed for estate planning purposes for the primary benefit of the spouse, domestic partner, parent, sibling, child or grandchild of such Member or any other person with whom such Member has a relationship by blood, marriage or adoption not more remote than first cousin; (iii) by will or intestate succession upon the death of the Member; (iv) pursuant to a qualified domestic order, court order or in connection with a divorce settlement; (v) if such Member is a corporation, partnership (whether general, limited or otherwise), limited liability company, trust or other business entity, (A) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control or management with the Member, or (B) to partners, limited liability company members, Affiliates or stockholders of the Member, including, for the avoidance of doubt, where the Member is a partnership, to its general partner or a successor partnership or fund, or any other funds managed by such partnership; (C) by virtue of the laws of the state or jurisdiction of the entity’s organization and the entity’s organizational documents upon dissolution of the entity; (vi) pursuant to transactions in the event of completion of a liquidation, merger, consolidation, stock exchange, reorganization, tender offer or other similar transaction which results in all of the corporation’s securityholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property; (vii) to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the exercise of options or warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of the corporation or the vesting of stock-based awards; or (viii) in the case of an individual, for the purpose of providing collateral security for a loan; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (i) through (iv) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by the restrictions herein.
(f) In the event that there is a Company Sale and during the Vesting Period that will result in the holders of Ithax Common Stock receiving a Company Sale Price equal to or in excess of the applicable price per share set forth set forth in Section 1(a), Section 1(b) and Section 1(c), then immediately prior to the consummation of the Company Sale any such vesting of Earn-Out Shares set forth herein that has not previously occurred shall be deemed to have occurred and the holders of such Earn-Out Shares shall be eligible to participate in such Company Sale. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) in the event of any merger, sale, consolidation, recapitalization, equity transfer, restructuring, reorganization or other similar business transaction that does not constitute a Company Sale, any remaining unvested Earn-Out Shares shall not be forfeited, shall remain outstanding, and shall remain subject to the remaining applicable vesting triggering events set forth above in Section 1, and (y) any remaining unvested Earn-Out Shares (not otherwise vested pursuant to Section 1(f)) shall not be forfeited and instead shall be converted into such equity securities of the surviving Person and shall remain subject to the remaining applicable vesting triggering events set forth herein.
(g) The Parties acknowledge and agree that for U.S. federal income tax and other applicable tax purposes, the Earn-Out Shares are treated as compensation for services. No Member shall take any position that is inconsistent with such treatment. Each Member will promptly inform Ithax of any elections made by the Members under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the Earn-Out Shares received by such Member pursuant to this Agreement.
(h) “Beneficially Own” and correlative terms such as “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and shall be calculated in accordance therewith.
(i) “Company Sale” means (i) any transaction or series of related transactions that results in any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) acquiring equity securities that represent more than 50% of the total voting power of Ithax or (ii) a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Ithax and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, in each case other than a transaction or series of related transactions which results in at least 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of Ithax (or any successor to Ithax) immediately following the closing of such transaction (or series of related transactions) being Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by individuals and entities (or Affiliates of such individuals and entities) who were the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of at least 50% of the equity securities of Ithax immediately prior to such transaction (or series of related transactions).
(j) “Company Sale Price” means the price per share for one (1) share of Ithax Common Stock in a Company Sale, inclusive of any escrows, holdbacks or fixed deferred purchase price, but exclusive of any contingent deferred purchase price, earnouts or the like. If and to the extent the price is payable in whole or in part with consideration other than cash, the price for such non-cash consideration shall be determined as follows: (i) with respect to any securities: (A) the VWAP over a period of 21 days consisting of the day as of which such value is being determined and the 20 consecutive business days prior to such day or (B) if at any time the securities are not listed on any securities exchange or quoted on Nasdaq Capital Market or the over-the-counter market, the value of each such security shall be equal to the fair value thereof as of the date of valuation as determined by an independent, nationally recognized investment banking firm on the basis of an orderly sale to a willing, unaffiliated buyer in an arm’s-length transaction, taking into account all factors determinative of value as the investment banking firm determines relevant and (ii) with respect to any other non-cash assets, the fair value thereof as of the date of valuation as determined by an independent, nationally recognized investment banking firm on the basis of an orderly sale to a willing, unaffiliated buyer in an arm’s-length transaction, taking into account all factors determinative of value as the investment banking firm determines relevant.
(k) “Ithax Common Stock Price” means the closing sale price per share of Ithax Common Stock on Nasdaq Capital Market (or successor U.S. exchange) reported as of 4:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such date by Bloomberg, or if not available on Bloomberg, as reported by Morningstar.
(l) “VWAP” means the volume weighted average price of Ithax Common Stock as defined by the industry standard.
2. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate, and have no further force and effect, if the Business Combination Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Closing.
3. Incorporation by Reference. Sections 9.04 (Severability), 9.05 (Entire Agreement; Assignment), 9.06 (Parties in Interest), 9.07 (Governing Law; Venue), 9.08 (Waiver of Jury Trial), 9.09 (Construction), 9.10 (Counterparts), 9.11 (Specific Performance) and 9.12 (No Recourse) of the Business Combination Agreement apply to this Agreement mutatis mutandis.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf as of the day and year first above written.
|ITHAX ACQUISITION CORP.|
|Name: Orestes Fintiklis|
|Title: Chief Executive Officer|
[Signature Page - Earn-Out Agreement]
|NH CREDIT PARTNERS III HOLDINGS L.P.|
|By: MS Credit Partners III GP L.P., its general partner|
|By: MS Credit Partners III GP Inc., its general partner|
|Name: William Gassman|
|Title: Executive Director|
[Signature Page - Earn-Out Agreement]
|FLY OCP LLC|
|By: Origami Capital Partners, LLC, its Manager|
|Name: Julie Klaff|
|Title: Authorized Signatory|
[Signature Page - Earn-Out Agreement]
[Signature Page - Earn-Out Agreement]
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|NH Credit Partners III Holdings L.P.||375,000|
|Fly OCP LLC||125,000|

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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Only a few more weeks as we open on June 1. I know it is begining to be good weather and everyone is ready to get out of the house however the Pepper Farm Store is still closed for the season. Meanwhile we keep Bill at the Makanda Counrty Store well stocked with all our pepper jellies, salsas and spices. Visit Bill until you can visit us at the Farm.
By May we should be planting some 10 to 12,000 plants into the field.
It’s going to be hot in southern Illinois again. Guareented.

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Seed Coating Materials Market Size And Forecast
Seed Coating Materials Market size was valued at USD 1.7 Billion in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 3.8 Billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 7.76% from 2021 to 2028.
Seed coating materials are predominantly used for improving shelf life along with appearance. The introduction of sustainable agricultural practices is bolstering the market demand for these products. The development of new species in flowers and ornamental varieties is expected to further augment market demand. The Global Seed Coating Materials Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.
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Global Seed Coating Materials Market Definition
Seed coating is also referred to as a seed treatment or seed dressing, maybe a process during which seeds are directly coated chemically and fertilizers, repulsive agents, and crop protection chemicals to enhance the speed performance. This process protects the seed from pathogens. Seed coating leads to rapid multiplication and timely supply of crops at cheaper prices.
The material offers a high yield per hectare, low seeding rate, and multi-component product, which augments the event of the seed coating material across the world. Seed coating offers both aesthetic and environmental benefits. Seed coating is administered mainly to make sure the rapid multiplication and timely supply of crops at a good price.
Other benefits attributed to the utilization of seed coating materials majorly include multi-component products and quality output per hectare, The primary goal of seed coating material is the timely supply of crops at a reasonable price. Other benefits include low seeding rate, high yield per hectare, multicomponent products, which are driving the demand for seed coating material across the world. This growth is particularly observed within the developing regions, where agriculture is the prime contributor to the general economy.
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Global Seed Coating Materials Market Overview
Increasing initiatives by various government and environmental agencies in developing farming in emerging countries is expected to drive the market during the forecast period. Seed Coating Materials Market is driven by agriculture by a rapid supply of crops in a cost-effective manner. This also leads to the rapid multiplication of various crops. Moreover, seed coating material permits a high yield, a wide range of agro products, reduces seeding rate among others.
Owing to these outstanding benefits, the Seed Coating Materials Market is expected to register healthy growth during the forecast period. The market is driven by the adoption of genetically advanced crops, rising trend of introduction of hybrid varieties, infusion of modern farming knowledge in traditional communities, etc. Apart from supporting innovative methods of farming, sustainable farming is also enhanced in several developing countries.
The developing nations are offering alternatives through sustainable farming as well as low capital investment opportunities. An increased number of the potential commercial potential of seeds is also accelerating farmers and suppliers to value coating materials. There are certain challenges faced that will hinder the overall market growth. The factors such as decreased crop yield include seed diseases, and volatile environments are limiting the market growth.
Also, difficulty related to uniform coating on the seed is estimated to sluggish growth during the forecast period. Furthermore, stringent regulations concerning the seed coating, uncertainty in climate conditions, and unorganized new entrants with low profit-to-cost ratios are the potential restraints hampering the overall growth of the global Seed Coating Materials Market. Nevertheless, the development of biodegradable seed coatings to reduce environmental pollution, and untapped potential in emerging markets offer favourable growth opportunities.
Global Seed Coating Materials Market: Segmentation Analysis
The Global Seed Coating Materials Market is segmented based on Type, Crop Type, And Geography.
Seed Coating Materials Market, By Type
• Active Ingredients
Based on Type, The market is bifurcated into Polymers, Colorants, Pellets, Minerals/Pumice, Active Ingredients, and Others. The active ingredients segment is estimated to witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The factors that can be attributed to the increasing incidence of soilborne pests and diseases is one of the key factors accelerating the demand for the active ingredients segment.
Seed Coating Materials Market, By Crop Type
• Cereals & Grains
• Flowers & Ornamentals
• Oilseeds & Pulses
Based on Crop Type, The market is bifurcated into Cereals & Grains, Vegetables, Flowers & Ornamentals, Oilseeds & Pulses, and Others. The cereals & grains segment is estimated to witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The factors that can be attributed to the trend of using coated seeds are rising on a large scale in regions that witness extensive production and cultivation of cereals, grains, oilseeds & pulses, and vegetables. This has contributed to the growth of the market for cereals & grain types.
Seed Coating Materials Market, By Geography
• North America
• Asia Pacific
• Rest of the World
On the basis of Regional Analysis, The Global Seed Coating Materials Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the world. North America and Europe hold the largest market share in terms of revenue. The North American and European regions are witnessing an increasing demand for cereals, grains, oilseeds, and pulses used mainly in the food and feed industries. Favourable price support systems have propelled the import and export of cereals and oilseeds in the US. The usage of seed coatings is considered a risk-hedging procedure and can be considered a safe investment, which has led to increased sales and revenue of coated seeds in the North American and European markets.
The “Global Seed Coating Materials Market” study report will provide valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market. The major players in the market are BASF SE, Germains Seed Technology Inc., Bayer Cropscience AG, Precision Laboratories LLC, Keystone Aniline Corporation, Clariant, Incotec Group, Croda International, Brettyoung Seeds, Platform Specialty Products Corporation. The competitive landscape section also includes key development strategies, market share, and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players globally.
Partnerships, Collaboration and Agreements
• In March 2019, an agreement between the Argentine Seed Producers’ Association (ASA) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will allow for implementing joint work actions related to phytosanitary matters and seed treatment.
Acquisition & Mergers
• In December 2018, Sensient Technologies announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the natural color business of GlobeNatural, a leading natural food and ingredient company based in Lima, Peru, owned by the Michell Group. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018. The new entity will operate as Sensient Natural Colors Peru S.A.C.
Product launch and Product Expansion
• In October 2019, BASF launches a new fungicide seed treatment to Australian canola growers for blackleg control. ILeVO is a highly effective seed treatment for the management of blackleg in canola.
• In February 2021, Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA, has launched a 1060nm seed laser in a 3-pin miniature package for pulsed fiber lasers in materials processing.
• In May 2020, Bayer launches BUTEO start insecticide seed treatment for superior protection against flea beetle damage in canola.
Value (USD Billion)
|KEY COMPANIES PROFILED|
BASF SE, Germains Seed Technology Inc., Bayer Cropscience AG, Precision Laboratories LLC, Keystone Aniline Corporation, Clariant, Incotec Group.
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1 INTRODUCTION OF GLOBAL SEED COATING MATERIALS MARKET
1.1 Overview of the Market
1.2 Scope of Report
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY OF VERIFIED MARKET RESEARCH
3.1 Data Mining
3.3 Primary Interviews
3.4 List of Data Sources
4 GLOBAL SEED COATING MATERIALS MARKET OUTLOOK
4.2 Market Dynamics
4.3 Porters Five Force Model
4.4 Value Chain Analysis
4.5 Regulatory Framework
5 GLOBAL SEED COATING MATERIALS MARKET, BY TYPE
5.5 Active Ingredients
6 GLOBAL SEED COATING MATERIALS MARKET, BY CROP TYPE
6.2 Cereals & Grains
6.4 Flowers & Ornamentals
6.5 Oilseeds & Pulses
7 GLOBAL SEED COATING MATERIALS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY
7.2 North America
7.3.4 Rest of Europe
7.4 Asia Pacific
7.4.4 Rest of Asia Pacific
7.5 Rest of the World
7.5.1 Latin America
7.5.2 Middle East and Africa
8 GLOBAL SEED COATING MATERIALS MARKET COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
8.2 Company Market Share
8.3 Vendor Landscape
8.4 Key Development Strategies
9 COMPANY PROFILES
9.1 BASF SE
9.1.2 Financial Performance
9.1.3 Product Outlook
9.1.4 Key Developments
9.2 Germains Seed Technology Inc.
9.2.2 Financial Performance
9.2.3 Product Outlook
9.2.4 Key Developments
9.3 Bayer Cropscience AG
9.3.2 Financial Performance
9.3.3 Product Outlook
9.3.4 Key Developments
9.4 Precision Laboratories LLC
9.4.2 Financial Performance
9.4.3 Product Outlook
9.4.4 Key Developments
9.5 Keystone Aniline Corporation
9.5.2 Financial Performance
9.5.3 Product Outlook
9.5.4 Key Developments
9.6.2 Financial Performance
9.6.3 Product Outlook
9.6.4 Key Developments
9.7 Incotec Group
9.7.2 Financial Performance
9.7.3 Product Outlook
9.7.4 Key Developments
9.8 Croda International
9.8.2 Financial Performance
9.8.3 Product Outlook
9.8.4 Key Developments
9.9 Brettyoung Seeds
9.9.2 Financial Performance
9.9.3 Product Outlook
9.9.4 Key Developments
9.10 Platform Specialty Products Corporation
9.10.2 Financial Performance
9.10.3 Product Outlook
9.10.4 Key Developments
10.1 Related Research
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Since the COVID-19 virus outbreak in December 2019, the epidemic has spread to nearly every country across the globe with the World Health Organization (WHO) announced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic. Our research shows that outperformers seek growth in every dimension which is core expansion, geographic, up and down the value chain, and in adjacent spaces.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every industry such as Aerospace & Defence, Agriculture, Food & Beverages, Automobile & Transportation, Chemical & Material, Consumer Goods, Retail & eCommerce, Energy & Power, Pharma & Healthcare, Packaging, Construction, Mining & Gases, Electronics & Semiconductor, Banking Financial Services & Insurance,ICT and many more.
The population around the globe had restricted themselves going out of their home and edge towards confining themselves to their homes which is impacting all the market negatively or positively.According to the current market situation, the report further assesses the present and future effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the overall market, giving more reliable and authentic projections
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As the effect of COVID-19 spreads, the overall market has been impacted by COVID-19 and the growth rate has also been impacted in 2019-2020. Our latest research, perspectives, and insights on the management issues that matter most to the companies and organization about the market, which is leading through the COVID-19 crisis to managing risk and digitizing operations to deliver trusted information and experiences to the decision makers.
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Tag Archives: legalize poker
- Nebraskan Senator Hoping to Legalize Poker in the State
January 23, 2015
Tyson Larson is hoping to generate more tax revenue by proving to the lawmakers that Draw and Hold’em poker are games of skill.
- Belgium to legalize online poker in 2011; Players to study Flemish
December 21, 2010
Following the lead of the French, Belgium will begin licensing iGaming businesses to operate within the small nation beginning as early as January.
PMU told to change their name
February 2, 2011
Online gambling claims one-third of Belgium’s 2015 market revenue
September 7, 2017


Commonwealth // McCann Mexico City
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:35:35 GMT
More than two billion plugs. That is the number of outlets that Mexico City has and the number of options that the new Chevrolet Bolt EV to connect and power up.
The ‘Cities’ campaign, created by the Commonwealth//McCann of McCann Worldgroup Mexico, aims to break the misconception that outlets aren’t accessible and the fear of running out of battery in the middle of a city by contrasting the number of outlets and gas stations in each city through beautiful print work.
The initiative focuses on transmitting a well-told truth about the versatility of the product, which has many more supply sources than a traditional car. "Compare the number of outlets in a city with the number of gas stations is graphic and forceful," said Luis ‘Tim’ González, creative vice president of the agency.
He added that “We knew that the craft of the pieces had to be at its highest level and to achieve this we worked with our colleagues from McCann London to bring the piece together where the idea deserved it in terms of art direction. It was a long process, almost handmade. We needed to make an approximate but serious calculation of the number of connectors and to be able to map this information while preserving aesthetic values, it was a great challenge that we overcome successfully.”
The campaign leveraged satellite map technology to collate and identify all the real gas stations in each city and therefore share the real benefit of using an electric car in places like Manhattan or Dubai.
The CEO of General Motors Mexico, Francisco Garza, recently expressed at a company event that “our past has been generous, our present is very good and our future will be even better. It is based on the vision established by Mary Barra, our chairman and CEO: We see a world with ZERO emissions, ZERO accidents and ZERO traffic congestion."
Categories: Automotive, CarsCommonwealth // McCann Mexico City, Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:35:35 GMT


Bone Daddies’ Shackfuyu is an amazing East-meets-West pop-up restaurant in London’s Soho that was so good that it became a permanent fixture. Get your hands on the Bone Daddies’ new cookbook to recreate some of the Japanese soul food magic at home. This prize can be shipped to a UK address only.
“Bone Daddies: The Cookbook reveals the art of ramen making, eating and enjoying and demonstrates why Bone Daddies has earned a cult reputation for their brand of inventive, Japanese-inspired comfort food. Bone Daddies was opened in 2012 serving Japanese ramen with a twist.
The food is so good that their ramen is regarded as one of the world’s best by Japan’s Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum. From simple snacks like Heirloom tomato salad with chilli oil and garlic chips to Tenderstem broccoli with yuzu kosho mayo, to gutsy plates such as Soft shell crab with green chilli ginger dressing and Sweet spicy pig bones, through to their classic Tonkotsu ramen, the T22 ramen featuring cock scratchingsTM and chicken bone broth, the extraordinary Prince of Darkness ramen – not to mention cocktails and sweet stuff to round things off, including Green tea ice cream or a Salted sesame snap – this is no ordinary cookbook. Indeed, even the physical package is exceptional: to wit, photography by the award-winning Paul Winch-Furness, specially commissioned manga-style artworks and a back-to-front hardback format inspired by Japanese convention.”
1. Leave a comment on the Shackfuyu post on The Travel Nova’s Instagram page saying “Show me the ramen!”
2. For an extra chance to win, like The Travel Nova’s Facebook page and comment “Show me the ramen” on the Shackfuyu post there.
- The competition ends at 17:00 CET on 12 December.
- The winner will be chosen at random.
- The prize will be sent to a UK address only.
*This post was sponsored by Shackfuyu.


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Schenectady man offers shuttle so adult kids can visit mom in prison
May 10, 2019 01:01 PM
Imagine not getting the chance to see your mom on Mother's Day because she's locked up behind prison walls. It's a hardship for many adult children in the Capital Region, but a Schenectady man is offering to change that.
From a very young age, Trent Griffin-Braaf knew he wanted to be a businessman. Moving to Schenectady, he was going nowhere fast.
Misguided ambition and a bad decision to sell drugs resulted in him being behind bars instead of the boardroom.
The locked door opened his mind. He wanted a second chance.
He signed up to take college classes. The classes prepared him, but visits from his family kept him going those three years.
Now, this businessman who owns a livery service, Tech Valley Hospitality Shuttle, is doing for other families what his family did for him -- helping them maintain a family connection with a loved one who is locked up.
Using his fleet of vans, he's taking adult children to prison on Mother's Day for free to visit their moms.
Hear more about why this effort is so important to him by watching the video of Elaine Houston's story.
MORE INFORMATION: Tech Valley Shuttle
Updated: May 10, 2019 01:01 PM
Created: May 09, 2019 06:11 PM
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Carbonic.live Needs Helper Time
On a Family Archive Project
Project Location: Woodbury, MN, USA 55125
Please email your proposal to firstname.lastname@example.org of Woodbury, Minnesota, 55125. Be sure to use an email address that will work for you for the long-term. In the email title please use “Lyno Archive Help: <your help proposal title>”. Please keep the proposal to three pages maximum length, including your brief Resume.
- You must be 18 years old or older and a U.S. Citizen. You must sign a non-disclosure agreement promising to keep the project contents and operations secrets. The archive collection contains physical and digital artifacts including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret. This applies until the information is published publicly on a public page on the internet.
- You must record your time and submit your time records for billing purposes.
- You must be able to drive your car to the worksite or carpool with other Team Members.
- You must be reliable and show up on-time on a recurring basis.
- You must be a Student at a Twin Cities campus.
- It helps if you are eligible for Work Study assignments.
Customer Project Title: Lyno Project
Lyno is my given name. I am the owner of the artifacts disclosed in this “Help Wanted” blog post at the Carbonic.live blog site https://carbonicprod.wpengine.com/ where I am the “Customer” of the Lyno Family Archive Project. I make final decisions as to the workflow to be employed for each artifact type.
Roles You Can Play
The following Project Roles are up for your consideration. Do you have the requisite job skills and capabilities, experience, and an interest in one of the Project Roles listed below? Please explain in your Proposal. Use your imagination to describe how you would like to fit in. How will your involvement with the Lyno Project advance your educational aspirations and goals? Pick one or more roles that interest you and elaborate on them in your proposal, that you email to email@example.com for consideration.
- Customer role in taken by Lyno
- Project Archivist — works directly with customer in forming the archive vision and plan. Most likely the Project Archivist and the Project Leader will be the same person.
- Project Leader — is responsible for making sure that the workflow steps are followed. The Project Archivist makes sure the workflow is followed in order. The archivist is responsible for making sure that each archival step is properly completed and all provenance is gathered and preserved.
- Coordinator — team members likely have other responsibilities in addition to their work on the archival project. Identify gaps in skills or resources, and then begin to locate people to resolve staffing issues.
- Writer and Interviewer — audio record provenance and write up the Customer stories told.
- Project Workflow Worker does tasks as assigned
- Project Workflow Architect helps design, document distributed network architecture, APIs, and the application of automated and manual workflows.
- Project WordPress Developer helps maintain the WordPress parts of the Carbonic.live family of websites.
- Project AWS Developer helps maintain the AWS parts of the Carbonic.live family of websites, comprising databases, storage, computing, analytics, workflow steps, automated and manual steps, queue management, background, batch, serverless, etc.
- Label Printer Operator prepares the shipping label used to identify the contents of plastic bags and contents. For printed content and ISBN or other information is collected and input to the Label printing step. Content boxes and bags may be nested. All receive a unique shipping label with serial numbers barcodes, QR codes.
- Scanner Operator stands at an overhead scanner and snaps pictures of pages. The scanner works with pages, books, and magazines. Afterwards artifacts get placed into their boxes and plastic bags.
- Supplies Inventory Specialist orders supplies and manages inventories of supplies for general office and shipping purposes.
- Magnetic Media Conversion has equipment for digitizing mono and stereo reel to reel tapes, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, Beta tapes and various audio recorders.
- Photograph Collection of photos from prints. Scanning of negatives.
- Digital Files Organizer deals with a vast number of nested directories filled with much content duplicated numerous times.
- Website content Editor, Author, Contributor, and Subscriber
- Social Media Promotion Expert
- Genealogist to study Family Tree
Lyno Project Artifact Types and Workflows
- Oliver Library – Oliver is Lyno’s father and teacher throughout life. By virtue of a long story I, Lyno, came by the remaining collection of the books that Oliver read over his lifetime. Oliver summarized each book at the front and sometimes he added margin notes. There is a large overhead scanning effort for these book covers and annotated pages. Then the books may be auctioned off through the Carbonic.live store and others will be retained in the main library.
- Various family records of ancestors related to me by genealogical bloodlines require scanning of Mother Helen and her sister Phylis’s work on tracing the family tree. They corresponded with letters with the keepers of various records of births, deaths and marriages in England, Ireland, and Scotland. There is a overhead scanning workflow that ends up in a subsequent genealogy workflow.
- Various collections of interesting magazines and books from the 70’s. Through the tech bubble burst of the 2000’s and through the technology years and beyond. These magazines will go through a subsidiary workflow
- scan ISBN
- record condition of book or magazine
- enter target recipient email address
- enter target physical delivery address
- Collections of vinyl and other analog media going back to mono reel to reel tape, as well as digital media
- Nested directories of massively duplicated files
- Directories filled with digital photographs
- Movies needing editing
- Disk drives needing data recovery (SCSI, PCI bus)
Archivist Duties and Responsibilities
Archivists perform many workflow step tasks based upon their specialization. The following core duties and responsibilities are for archivists in general:
As an Archivist for the Lyno Archive Project you will handle a wide variety of materials, including documents, books, paintings, maps, films, audio archives, video archives, and so forth. They analyze materials, historical context, physical condition, and content of the material. They will gather provenance from Lyno and other family members he designates.
Archive Project leaders and members are responsible for preserving materials correctly. They select archival conservation and storage techniques. In general equipment is cataloged and stored in electrostatic drives. If archive materials require specific environmental conditions, then the archivists will recommend risks and solutions. Lyno or his designee will make final decisions.
You will design and maintain organizational systems to keep track of all archive materials. Computer-based databases will be used for greater efficiency and ease of access. You will developing metadata, preparing indexes, meta-tags, and descriptions of materials. You will convert these into digital formats when possible.
Archivists may make records more available to the public through photocopies and scanned images.They will conduct research on requested topics.
Promote Archive Content
Archivists promote individual materials or collections, encouraging the public to visit the archives at the website.
Carbonic.live need to locate Archivist Team members from a Twin Cities college to take on a family archivist project. Further, we seek students seeking Work Study opportunities learning and practicing Archivist technology and methodology.
Google Search: archivist <school>Twin Cities work study internship
The Lyno Project seeks to hire students in many types of jobs within the Lyno Archive Project. Whether you enjoy working with books, analog media, digital media, technology, teams, or all of the above, working on the Lyno Archives Project can help prepare you for success.
We seeks to locate a paid internship for a current graduate student or a recent graduate as an Archives Research Assistant to assess, survey, inventory, and describe material related to the Lyno Archive historical files.

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Undiscovered is a weekly playlist sharing our pick of the best new music from the world's most exciting emerging musicians. You heard it here first.
“Our Last Dance” by Christian Cohle
Dublin based singer-songwriter Christian Cohle releases the atmospheric electronic ballad “Our Last Dance”, taken off his upcoming album, ‘WETLANDS’. Drawing on a myriad of influence, from alt-pop to jazz-tinged soul, the artist is continuing his introspective musical journey with this single.
“MerciJean” by KAT
Following an effervescent debut single, KAT return with the electro-funk jam “MerciJean”. Lifted from their forthcoming EP, ‘Katalogue n°1’, the Brussels-based outfit are going from strength-to-strength, transcending style and setting listeners free.
“Annie’s Tune” by DARGZ
“Annie’s Tune” is the new, soul-influenced jam from London based New York native DARGZ. Blurring the lines between funk and hip-hop, the track brings his heritage to the capital’s rich jazz scene, where he’s collaborated with stars like Moses Boyd and Yussef Dayes.
“changer” by bar italia
Undiscovered? Well, not for long if you’re bar italia. Their debut album, ‘Tracey Denim’, came out today. Packed with sluggish shoegaze and wispy post-punk, the three piece continue to unassumingly make an impact on British music and it doesn’t seem like they'll be stopping anytime soon.
“Shadowman” by Deki Alem
This jungle roller from Swedish duo Deki Alem will have you fiending for a rave over the weekend. Impossible to put in a box, the twins drive an uncompromising energy throughout their productions; “Shadowman” is no different.
“Sonder” by Closet Yi
Selected by Peggy Gou for her new Gudu Records’ compilation, “Sonder” is a meandering techno wobbler packed with celestial goodness. Closet Yi is one of many rising South Korean stars who’s making an impact over here with their progressive productions.
“I don’t care” by Theodor Black
Theodor Black’s slurry, baritone delivery slides across “I don’t care's” equally drowsy beat with a passive finesse. Wandering through his thoughts and delivering them in a digestible manner, the rapper candidly calls out his anxieties.
“Stick Dat” by Frozemode
London-based alternative rap trio Frozemode have a chip on their shoulder on “Stick Dat”. Hard-hitting bars and an angsty beat combine for a thought-baring listen, which sees the band leave everything on the table.
“Stress Me Out” by Gracie Convert
“Stress Me Out” is another raw and honest track from Gracie Convert, who’s showing her versatility with every release that goes by. The British-French artist is also a DJ on Soho Radio and regularly hits London’s clubbing circuit.
“Tongue Tied” by ili
Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter ili is “Tongue Tied” on her latest single. Born and raised in Glasgow, the artist’s music is beginning to transcend Scotland’s borders and make an impact globally.


102: The 2009 Lexus ES 350 offers you a plush ride, strong performance and soft interior.
Where it is competition caters to drivers preferring a more sporting drive experience, the 2009 Lexus ES 350 makes no apologies for its heavily weighted luxury trappings, cocoon-like cockpit and velvety smooth ride. While sporty sedans may be the need these days, luxuriousness still brings home the Bacon. A case in point is the 2009 ES 350. The 2009 ES 350’s core virtues are readily apparent. A classy looking cabin stocked with soft leather and high material greets every occupant, and road imperfections always seems a few layers of isolation away. As for ambient noise, this Lexus is quieter than thousands of pounds of moving metal have any right to be.
At its heart, the ES 350 employs a 3.5 Liter V6 that drive the front wheels through the six-speed automatic transmission. Good engines are as bulletproof as they come and this one is no different, turning out a solid 272 horsepower and 253lb-ft of torque. The transmission comes with a clutches-manual mode that is sometimes very useful. Anyone who has driven this car has backhandedly summarized its performance as smooth, comfortable and at times athletic.
Speaking of speed, the ES 350 hits 60mph from 0 in lithe 6.2 seconds. Via an electronically controlled sequential fuel injection, an optimal fuel mixture creates a precise burn, higher output and lower emissions that are substantial improvement over the previous generation engine. As one would expect, the ride and handling are truly luxurious and equally akin to big brands such as Audi A4 or Used BMW 5 series. The suspension is of strut-type that also comes with a speed sensitive rack-and-pinion steering assembly as well as stability and traction control system. The ground clearance is also adequate enough to take this car on high steeps and rough roads.
One thing that’s of extremely high quality about this car is fit and finish; both outside and inside. Manufactured tolerances at Lexus are at the very highest in entire industry and on full display in aerodynamics bodylines of the 2009 ES 350. If there is any shortcoming outside, the ES more than make up for it with arguably the most luxurious interior in the entire entry-level luxury cars. The electronics, like automatic dual zone climate control, and trip computers are happily easy to use for everyone. In short, Lexus has once again its worth and durability and you can also have a practical test drive at our dealers such as used Lexus is 250 Houston.


Editor’s Note: John D. Sutter is a columnist for CNN Opinion who focuses on climate change and social justice. Follow him on Snapchat, Facebook and email. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.
Lester Holt, the NBC anchor, hinted this week at the issues he plans to ask about during Monday night’s presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. There are only three: “America’s Direction,” “securing America” and “achieving prosperity.”
Setting aside how hazardously vague these topics are (each sounds like it’s ready to be stamped on a red Trump hat), there is a resounding upside here: Each provides an opportunity for Holt to ask about climate change.
This is likely to be the hottest year on record. Deadly floods in Louisiana have been linked directly to human-caused warming. Drought in India is pushing farmers to commit suicide. An indigenous village in Alaska is melting and this summer voted to relocate. Our fingerprints are on these disasters like never before in history.
Yet climate is the most important issue almost no one is talking about this campaign season. Holt owes it to future generations to change that. He should press both candidates, but especially Trump, who scoffs at climate science, on how they’ll abandon fossil fuels this century.
That’s what scientists say is needed to avoid the most catastrophic elements of climate change, like rising seas that will drown cities like Miami and Hong Kong. Some effects – the disappearance of most coral reefs, for instance – now seem nearly inevitable.
Pandering to the coal industry – and bickering over solid science – should be left well in the past.
The discussion now must be about how to shift off of fossil fuels as quickly as possible.
The candidates, not surprisingly, are like summer and winter on this issue. Clinton says she will work to meet the terms of the Paris Agreement, in which 195 countries agreed to limit warming to at most 2 degrees Celsius. On his campaign website, Trump says he would “cancel” that deal, which has been decades in the making and is very close to becoming international law.
Clinton acknowledges the reality of climate science, which says unequivocally that humans are causing warming by burning fossil fuels, primarily for power and heat, and chopping down rainforests. Trump, meanwhile, “joked” in 2012 that China created global warming “in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.” “A lot of it’s a hoax, it’s a hoax,” Trump said of climate science in January. “I mean, it’s a money-making industry, OK?”
There’s no doubt Trump sides with the moneyed interests of the fossil fuels industry.
“Oh you will like me so much,” Trump told an oil and gas conference in Pennsylvania on Thursday. “All of the workers that are being put to work, they are going to love Donald Trump.”
There is, of course, the likelihood that Trump, again, will try to make a joke of climate change if asked about it during Monday’s presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York. He’s already said he doesn’t want Holt to fact-check the debate. Still, the NBC moderator would be wise to attempt to force Trump to explain his dangerous, anti-fact rhetoric – and in doing so he should remind the American people there is no scientific discord here.
Trump’s instance that climate change is “a hoax” is as much a lie as his false birther claims about President Obama. Holt also could remind Americans that climate change can be fixed – and that fixing it also means fewer dirty-air deaths, cleaner cities and more-sustainable jobs.
I recently listened to a panel discussion on this topic at the University of Oregon.
“We have the technologies at hand, and even improved technologies close within reach that would allow us to decarbonize the world’s energy system over the period of a few decades,” the economist Jeffrey Sachs told the audience. “And we can do that at quite low cost.” Doing so, he said, would take only 1% of national income per year between now and 2050. “This is a huge bargain, given the dangers we would hereby avert by choosing this path,” Sachs said.
Young people understand this best. They can’t vote, yet they will be the ones living farthest into the climate-changed future.
I recently met most of the 21 plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit over the government’s insufficient action on climate change. They claim on constitutional grounds that inaction on climate is depriving them of their rights to life, liberty and property.
I was saddened by how much these kids have to worry about climate change. “It’s hard to think about anything else when you have this massive, overarching problem,” said Aji Piper, 16. “It gives me nightmares,” said Levi Draheim, a 9-year-old who lives in coastal Florida, which he fears will flood. “Sometimes I catch myself waking up and (I’m) just screaming.”
Holt, and other moderators, need to realize our sins are falling on their shoulders.
We adults must speak on their behalf.
“America’s direction,” “securing America,” “achieving prosperity.”
In 2016, you can’t discuss any of these responsibly without addressing climate change.