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Reply Sat 8 Mar, 2008 12:18 pm
A friend of mine is in Rwanda for half a year. She's a brilliant writer and she blogs from there. Not sure if i can link to her blog, i presume not, but I thought i'd share some of her writing here every now and then, as it's always a good read.

Posted: 07 Mar 2008 02:05 AM CST
Jina Moore

Here's an article from Agence France Press, which is like the A.P. or Reuters-those big news organizations that cover the world in "traditional journalism style." You'll recognize it; it's that thing Jon Stewart mocks so brilliantly. The article is short, but I made it shorter, so I can get to the point:

Are you asleep yet?
This article shocked me, actually. What's this person, whoever he or she is who wrote it, really saying? In news journalism, the last thing you write is supposed to be the "most expendable." An editor should be able to look at your story and if it doesn't fit in the space, he starts cutting paragraphs, from the bottom up. But in order to understand what this person is really saying, I have to start from the bottom of his article and work my way to the top. That, already, is an indictment, of the article and the model it is based on.
In 1993, the third in a history of ethnic massacres broke out in Burundi. It's an unrecognized genocide, one which shares some of the dimensions of but was somehow eclipsed by Rwanda's own genocide in 1994. Strangers killed strangers; neighbors killed neighbors, and at the end of it all, three hundred thousand people had died, whole families were destroyed, and probably some, as in Rwanda, still haven't received proper burial. The country's infrastructure-roads, agriculture, electricity, to say nothing of banks and business-still hasn't recovered; even if it had, generations of talented Burundians aren't alive any more, and 15 short years aren't quite enough to train those who do remain or who have returned to make a country function.
Since then, the country has slowly been negotiating peace, formally and informally: You can have all the agreements you want, but peace is negotiated every day by the people who live in your country.
As you can probably guess, any history of massacres also means a history of refugees. Even before 1993, hundreds of thousands of Burundians were living in refugee camps in Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Congo. As Burundi became stable, they returned home-sometimes because they wanted to, sometimes because their "hosts" wanted them to leave. So now Burundi's population is soaring. So are land conflicts: if I fled from my family home during the second massacres in 1972, and you've been living there since, who owns the house? Does our instinctual answer to that question change if we find out that you, who have been living there, chased we who fled away with a machete? How can we both eat, in a country where people have for generations grown their own food, and where the opportunity to grow food comes only with the right to land, which comes through the family?
And so "Some 600,000 Burundians are suffering from food shortages and need emergency aid.Burundi was self-sufficient in 1993 but that the population had since grown by 33 percent while production stagnated."
This is voice for the voiceless?
We say we want to solve problems. How can we solve problems if the very language we use to describe them fails to tell us what they really are? This is not just a problem of journalists. Download a Security Council resolution or a State Department report. Pick up a program report from USAID or CARE, two big players in international aid: This is also a problem of diplomats, and it's a problem of development workers. In the course of our professional duties to be objective, or to be scientific, or to be both, we use language to cut out of our jobs the very people we are supposed to be helping. The problem is, we in those professions also profess to be advocating for them.
There is a way to be fair, to be objective, to be clear-headed, to be independent, while also acknowledging the humanity of the people you are working with, the nuance of the context you are working in.
So next time you are writing a world news article, or using a log frame, or advising your boss about policy options, stop for a second and read out loud what you have in your hands. Can you hear anything human in it?
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Reply Sat 8 Mar, 2008 01:42 pm

I don't see why you can't link to her blog.
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Reply Sat 8 Mar, 2008 02:47 pm
I think it's against the TOS to link to blogs, no?
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Reply Sat 8 Mar, 2008 02:50 pm
Well, dont link, give the url enclosed with some diacritics..

I'm interested.
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Reply Sat 8 Mar, 2008 03:01 pm
If you google Jina Moore, her blog will come up as the second hit (Notes from Central Africa)
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Reply Sat 8 Mar, 2008 03:09 pm

Forget the malaria, the dengue, the yellow fever

February 11, 2008 ·
Let me tell you what will really kill you in Africa.
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Reply Sat 8 Mar, 2008 03:16 pm
Just checked, it's ok. Reading...
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Reply Sat 8 Mar, 2008 03:19 pm
i find it's usually somewhat (?) shocking to see the "leaders" of some poor nation attending a meeting , coming off an airplane ... ...
they are usually well-fed men , well-dressed , plenty of attendants looking after them ... ...
looks like they have no worry in the world .

when you see how the "ordinary" people have to live - well , that's a different story .

even opposition leaders and rebel leaders often look as if they don't come from the same group of people as those "ordinary" people they claim to represent .

i believe that this is a picture of nelson mandela (yes ,i know who he is) meeting with a government and an opposition leader - i can't tell who is who .
both look like they just came from a health-spa - unfortunately they forgot to invite some of the "ordinary" people .

is there a solution to this sorry state of affairs ?
i certainly don't know .
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Reply Sat 8 Mar, 2008 03:25 pm
i'm afraid that's a worldwide problem, hamburger, not just Africa's.

But speaking of "helping" the third world countries, here's another good post from Jina:

I Can't Believe I'm Posting About George Clooney
February 22, 2008
It has come to this. But maybe the "it" isn't me Hold on, we need some context:

Clooney recently had a dark-night-of-the-soul (or of the red wine, depending) with Time Magazine's Joel Stein, about Darfur:

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Reply Sat 8 Mar, 2008 03:44 pm
I really like her writing style, Dag. I've also read some of the stuff she linked to. Great reading!
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Reply Sat 8 Mar, 2008 03:51 pm
Thank you. I'm very proud of her Very Happy
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Reply Mon 10 Mar, 2008 11:15 pm
Aid-ing the poor
Posted: 10 Mar 2008 02:00 PM CDT
Jina Moore

It doesn't take all that much time in a place like Rwanda to start wondering if aid works, or how it might work better. Here's an excerpt from a blog I just happened upon, in which a guy from Europe (Germany?) who's been here a lot longer than I raises a few difficult questions:
The failures of the aid industry are becoming more obvious and more difficult to hide. And it is unfortunate, because aid is not bad per se. For me, there are still brilliant people and great organisations doing amazing work in Africa. The methods of the aid industry simply need to change, and people back in "the developed world" need to begin to understand the change that is needed, in order to start lobbying for it. For example:
- Don't give anything for free. Used clothes from Germany destroy the local textiles market, free American vegetable oil competes with local farmers, free solar power modules put local traders out of business and free money goes to the corrupt and lazy. When you give things for free, you destroy local businesses and livelihoods.
- Use the private sector, even if it means that projects are more difficult. Use local construction companies, hire local companies to implement projects, create joint ventures and public-private partnership, encourage an entrepreneurial mentality. Find ways to deal with the cheats, con-artists and dubious businessmen that leach off donors.
- Stop using cash flow as a way of measuring aid agencies' performance. Almost all aid agencies have "spending targets" as a way of measuring their "success" in their country programmes. In the aid industry, if you're not spending, you're not working. This encourages reckless spending and bizarre behaviour. At the end of the fiscal year for example, many donors will start spending huge amounts of money on products and consultants with little overall strategy.
So the question is, is it worth continuing with the development aid industry?
You can read the whole post, or the rest of his blog, here. But don't stop coming back to mine. I'll be so lonely.

Greetings, or "What am I supposed to do with your hand?"
Posted: 10 Mar 2008 05:02 AM CDT
Jina Moore

Anyone who's ever left the States-hell, anyone who's left a small hometown for a big city, or vice versa-knows that awkward squishy feeling of saying your how-do-you-do's. Especially in a foreign culture, it's a guessing game of non-verbalsa form of communication which itself is totally unreliable, because non-verbals are not universal. That cute little informal wave goodbye in America, the one where you fold your fingers down a few times, means, "Hey, come here" in much of East Africa.
It's the handshakes that always get me. I have always found them very corporate, and I misjudge them every time. I might remember to grip vigorously-especially if it's a man, and he's in a nice suit-but I'll forget to fortify my arm, and I wind up being wobbled about.
Handshakes are not like that in Rwanda, to say the least. There's a national reprieve from shaking, actually; it's more hand touching, the kind of contact that qualifies in the States as the derided "limp handshake." But that's what's even weirder, for Americans: lingering contact with a stranger.
I've noticed three categories of greetings: the extended hand-clasp, not so much a clasp really as a mutual habitation of the same hand-space while greetings are exchanged; the lower-arm clasp; and the full-on hug. (There's also the three kisses for women, or touches of the head for men, but this, like paper money and bureaucracy, is a legacy of the Belgians.)
The arm-clasp is my favorite, because I've never seen anything like it. It's like shaking hands but at the wrist level, or higher. I wondered if there was a hierarchy of greetings, if, say, the arm-clasp was for people who aren't strangers, but aren't friendly enough to hug. A Rwandan friend told me this is clever but completely wrong (see, "non-verbals are not universal."). "It is," she says, "like half a hug," and easier to execute if there's, say, a table in the way.
As for the hugging, another Rwandan woman told me, "It's just our culture. We don't feel we've properly said hello to you unless we've hugged you."
I think Rwanda is going to work out okay for me.
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Here are answers to some common questions about bellyaches

How can I tell if my child is faking a bellyache?
Assume the bellyache is real.

How is a functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder different from a disease?
In this context, pain associated with disease is caused by anatomic abnormalities, inflammation, and/or tissue destruction.

Functional pains are caused by an altered way in which the body is working.

If my child has symptoms, but the tests are negative, does it mean it is all in my child’s head?
No. Functional pains are influenced by a combination of mental (mind) and medical (physical) factors – a brain-gut interaction. The gastrointestinal tract is connected to the brain by millions of nerves, and each system influences the other.

If symptoms persist, does my child need more tests?
Asking this question means you either do not accept the concept of functional disorders, have not accepted your child’s diagnosis, or have fears related to the child’s health that have not yet been addressed.

If you've taken the child to other physicians who may not have come to a symptom-based diagnosis, trust in a functional diagnosis might not come easily.

A knowledgeable physician can diagnose a functional GI disorder by careful review of the child’s symptoms and a physical examination. If any selected diagnostic procedures are performed, they are often limited to a few basic tests.

Functional GI disorders are not dangerous, and we know how to manage them. Talk to your physician if you have questions or if you observe a change in symptoms.

How can you be sure there is no disease?
Worries about the child’s health are normal. Repeated explanations may be necessary because the concept of functional symptoms may be new.

There are no tests for diagnosis of a functional gastrointestinal disorder, but there are symptom-based diagnostic criteria. Functional GI disorders are common; diseases are unusual. If your child’s symptoms meet the diagnostic criteria for a functional GI disorder, there's no need to worry that it is something else.

Ask your physician to reevaluate the child promptly if the symptoms change.

How do you treat the pain in functional disorders?
Conceptually, functional abdominal pain may be treated:

  1. with education
  2. from the top down (learning)
  3. from the bottom up (medicines), or
  4. with any combination of these.

Sometimes getting a diagnosis and learning about a functional disorder is enough to reduce the worries a family has about the health of their child. All parents ask the same four questions when they see a clinician:

  1. What is wrong?
  2. Is it dangerous?
  3. Will it go away?
  4. What can we do about it?

In the case of a functional bellyache the answers are:

  1. It’s a functional bellyache.
  2. It's not dangerous.
  3. It comes and goes.
  4. There are several ways to treat it.

If the answers satisfy and the child is not disabled by pain in any way, further treatment may be unnecessary. The goal is to help the child cope with symptoms so that they don’t miss daily obligations and activities.

Top down treatment – Children can learn to use the thinking parts of their brains to reduce pain.

Research has proven that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and hypnosis can be just as good as medicine in relieving functional GI symptoms.

CBT is a series of lessons that teach a child (or adult) how to use the thinking part of their brain to reduce pain from functional disorders. Usually a psychologist teaches these lessons for an hour each week for about ten weeks. It is the child’s responsibility to practice the techniques at home every day, so CBT requires active participation in the treatment.

A second top-down treatment is hypnosis. In carefully designed research, hypnosis was as good as medicine in treating irritable bowel syndrome after a few weeks.

If these top-down methods are available, they have several advantages:

  • They teach the child the skills needed to reduce pain without medication.
  • They add to the child’s skills at coping with other kinds of adversity and stress, like taking tests at school or hiking up a mountain.
  • If practiced regularly, the skills are a permanent improvement in coping with life’s stress.

Bottom up treatment – Children may benefit from small doses of chronic pain medicines, or medicine to take away acid or intestinal muscle spasm. These medications are safe and effective in most, but not all, children.

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  • If the pain does not disrupt daily activities, then education and reassurance may be all that is needed.
  • If pain is changing the child’s behavior or disrupting the family, then CBT, hypnosis, or medicine may be advisable.
  • If a functional bellyache prevents school attendance or normal eating, than a combination of top down, bottom up treatments may work best.

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In large population-based studies, fiber seems to have some long-term advantages.

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In addition, fiber is often associated with an increase in intestinal gas production, and may increase abdominal cramps and flatulence. Flatulence is especially embarrassing to the school-age child.

Soft stools and painless defecation are most often achieved with daily oral polyethelene glycol, as directed by your child's physician.

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How do you know when a non-verbal child has a bellyache?
Chronic pain makes a child change behavior. Infants and toddlers will not eat when it hurts to eat or they fear it will hurt to eat. Infants and toddlers will stop pooping if they experience pain when they poop. Refusal to eat and refusal to poop are two symptoms that indicate it is time for a visit to the doctor. Crying or fussiness alone is not always a symptom of pain.

Should I keep my child home because of an early morning bellyache?
Not if there are no warning signs of disease. As a parent you can help your child learn to cope with a functional disorder. Remind the child that the functional bellyache is not dangerous, and that the pain will not differ at home or in school, so the child may as well go to school and learn.

A few children and adolescents have diarrhea and pain from irritable bowel that comes every morning and lasts several hours. A few more children and adolescents experience intense upper abdominal nausea and vomiting for several hours each morning. These early morning functional symptoms may be treated successfully with bedtime low-dose amitriptyline.

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ABP Food Group collected a total of eleven awards including the overall World’s Best Steak award and three overall category winners for World Best Rib Eye steak, World Best Sirloin Steak and World Best Grain Fed Steak. The company also received seven medal awards including two gold medal awards, two silver medal and three bronze medal awards. The annual competition saw 17 countries and 25 breeds represented with more than 210 entries across all categories.

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Several Ideas For Lose Unwanted Fat Fast

Fat is amazing. Everybody wants to obtain even more of it but it’s not always healthy. If you have excessive excess fat, you might be at increased risk of heart and cardiovascular diseases. An excessive amount of body fat is assigned to depression, dementia, liver failure, diabetes and heart problems among other issues. Thankfully, you can lose body fat fast.

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3. Green Tea

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Your system burns off calories whenever it digests food. Lots of people do not know that you have particular foods that require body of a human to get rid of a lot more calories than the regular foods. Because of this ,, experts recommend including cruciferous vegetables and lean proteins to your diet when you’re trying to lose extra fat fast. The truth is, when your diet consists only of cruciferous vegetables and lean proteins, the body will automatically burn another few hundred calories each day on just digesting this stuff.

5. Drink healthful

One of the main reasons people put on weight quickly is they are certainly not conscious of the level of sugar in their beverages. In fact, almost all the beverages that are easily and widely available have a great deal of sugar and if you wish to lose extra fat fast, you have to swap these drinks with healthier beverages.

Your regular soda and juice not only have little to no nutrients and vitamins however are also packed with sugar. Also, alcohol adds plenty of calories. Actually, many scientific studies have figured that regular consumption of alcohol and sugar sweetened beverages puts you at greater risk of tummy fat. So, you have to limit the consumption of beverages filled with sugar and empty calories to avoid wearing more excess fat.

Swap these with green tea leaf or perhaps plain water. It is strongly recommended to drink a whole glass of water each and every time consume. It does not only have you feeling fuller and can also help keep you hydrated plus it is one of the easier approaches to prevent adding those extra calories to the body. Also, don’t forget the point that fat metabolism is afflicted with dehydration. Therefore, you must drink adequate quantity of water daily.

6. Add Fiber into your daily Diet

You must add high-fiber foods in your diet. Dietary fiber absorbs a great deal of water meaning it doesn’t move through the gastrointestinal system as quickly as several of the other foods and keeps your hunger subsided. Adding high-fiber foods for your diet works well for protecting the body against fat accumulation.

In reality, also a slight boost in intake of dietary fiber every day will help you lose a significant amount of excess fat over a very long time even unless you make every other changes for your lifestyle and diet. A number of the common types of high-fiber foods include seeds, nuts, whole grains, legumes, fruit and veggies among others.

7. Resistance Training

Weight training offers multiple benefits. It not simply builds muscular mass but also helps burn up fat with an accelerated pace. Many research studies show that strength training is wonderful at reducing visceral fat. This is basically the fat that surrounds body organs in the body.

Whenever you combine resistance training with aerobic fitness exercise, you can expect to become significantly better at reducing belly fat and the body fat. In fact, resistance training can also be known to assist in preserving fat-free mass which, consequently, assists in increasing your resting metabolism so that you commence to burn fat in a faster pace even if you are resting.

Overall, there are a number of options available to assist you lose body fat fast and have healthy. Ideally, try to incorporate healthy habits into your daily lifestyle including making some changes in your diet and working out regularly. Don’t forget that even minor changes significantly help in assisting you remain healthy. So, choose a balanced and nutritious diet and sustain an active lifestyle in order to lead a complete healthy life.

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International Responses to the Earthquake in Haiti

Mitchell, Lincoln A.

International assistance following a natural disaster of this sort is not new. It may, however, become more common in the next decades. Unusual weather events will likely be one of the first impacts of climate change which will be felt. Although the event in Haiti was an earthquake with no likely connection to climate change, the general pattern of a devastating natural disaster occurring in a country that has already had more than its share of misfortune which will both cause immediate tragedy and perhaps set that country's development back years may become more common. It seems that this could lead to several outcomes, but two are perhaps the most likely. The first is that as time goes by and these events become, tragically, more common, the wealthy countries, and international organizations will become more expert at providing assistance and coordinating their efforts. The second scenario is that disaster fatigue, or something like it, begins to occur among the governments and populations of wealthy countries.

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Ribbon & Tree Builder Features

Some of the AccessUI Ribbon & Tree Builder Features

Custom Ribbons

Quickly create complex Ribbon menus in your application by simply editing records, absolutely no XML knowledge is required. Also includes the ability to add VBA callbacks to your application to respond to a user’s action.

Multiple Treeview

A well designed Treeview can help users quickly navigate large amounts of data to find the records they want. Treeviews can be loaded dynamically (child levels on demand), recursively or completely.

Office Images

Browse and search over 1,000 of the built-in ImageMSO icons in Office, all the Office apps, not just Access.

Custom Images

Adding customs images to your Ribbon is easy with the Ribbon & Tree Builder. Just load your image into the Shared Image Gallery and select it from the list.

Simple Deployment

The only thing you need to deploy with your Access application is two small ACCDB Libraries. There are no ActiveX components and nothing to register.

Administration Tools

All configurations are made from within the Ribbon & Tree Builder add-in and stored in local tables in your application.

Custom Software Development

Custom software doesn’t have to be expensive. We pride ourselves on creating affordable custom applications that can grow with you. Give your business a competitive advantage by letting us partner with you to create a custom solution.

Access to SQL Server Migration

Migrating your existing Access application to SQL Server will provide robust scalability and enhanced security. We have over 20 years of experience migrating Access databases to SQL Server.

Cloud Migration

Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS services offer extremely affordable, secure and scalable cloud database hosting. Let us help migrate your existing Access or SQL Server database to the cloud.

Data Modeling

Having a solid data model is like having a solid foundation to your building. We have over 20 year of experience analyzing business process and designing relational models. We can help you create a schema from the ground up or review your existing design.

We can build responsive management reporting dashboards and websites to expose a limited set of data and features, to users without the need of the Access desktop client.

Source Code Control

Let us help protect your Access development investment by managing the source code in a hosted repository. We offer setup and training for one of the premier Access Source Code Control utilities.

The original AccessUI was conceived in 2001 when a client’s Access app using the MSCOMCTL treeview started failing on just a few of the clients computers. After considerable banging the head against the wall we figured out Microsoft had slightly different versions of MSCOMCTL that shared the same GUID. I believe that Microsoft MapPoint was the culprit.

Not wanting to deal with that type of issue again, we switched to the DBi Tech treeview and never had any problems once ActiveX control were registered. You had to buy the Dbi treeview as part of a package. While most of the controls had limited uses, there were a dozen or so that had lots of potential. With those extra controls, the idea for a framework to speed up our development came to light. That became the AccessUI. You can see the old site here .

A few years later I had the opportunity to join Microsoft and be a part of the Access Team. Part of me going to Microsoft was not continuing with the AccessUI development. As a result nothing happened for a decade.

Access has seen a lot of changes in the last 10 years and the old AccessUI is looking a bit dated. This is a ground up re-write that makes use of many of the “new” Access feature such as Tabbed Dialogs, Shared Images and the Ribbon. In addition we are using the Pro version of JKP-ADS VBA Treeview which should allow us to support x64 installations of Access.

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Purple Mattress Bed

Purple mattress is aiming to change our really perception of what an ideal bed mattress need to be. Inning accordance with the sleep expert representing the company, many people discover a difficult bed mattress more comfortable and perhaps an equal variety of people discover a soft bed mattress more comfy. Many people discover a medium quality mattress more comfy, which is neither too difficult nor too soft. However, all these mattresses feature a few fundamental issues. Purple Mattress Bed

Tough mattresses are too firm, they lack bounce and comfort, there is nothing gentle about the surface area and there is no comfort. Some people like the hardness but end up with persistent discomfort. Shoulder discomfort, back pain and numerous other musculoskeletal pains are very common when you sleep on a difficult mattress. Soft mattress is not a much better option if it fails to evenly disperse the weight and does not supply adequate back or back support. A lot of soft mattresses have the tendency to lose their firmness, regardless of how firm they were initially. There is no pressure relief at strategic points of the body. In a short period of time, the soft bed mattress entirely gives in. Medium quality mattresses do not provide any break as they integrate the shortcomings of difficult and soft bed mattress. They are simply as bad for persistent pain like difficult bed mattress as they can assist in arthritis like soft mattresses.

How is Purple Mattress Different?

Purple mattress is neither too tough nor too soft, it is neither medium nor a mishmash of all 3. Purple bed mattress is not your normal memory foam mattress either. It is actually made from hyper elastic polymer. Active flexible polymer is a trademarked material. It is a pressure launching material. It is used in grid development creating walls that can fold or support based upon the pressure that is applied on the surface area of the material. The grid formation or column style naturally facilitates totally free air flow. This averts any wetness accumulation or trapping. The lack of wetness makes the bed mattress more secure and improves the toughness. Needless to point out, it also assures much better sleep. The complimentary air flow will cool down the surface area and also enable temperature to get away. The most common problem about memory foam is the heating problem. A lot of business declare to have overcome the heating problem but they have not and people recognize earlier than later on. The patented polymer materials utilized in Purple do not have the inherent issue of memory foam or latex to name a few bed mattress technologies. Purple Mattress Bed

Purple has as lots of as fifteen patents going into simply one mattress. Some of the patents attend to pressure releasing convenience while some address the support, some address sturdiness while some address no feel motion transfer. Purple mattress will not collapse, it will not establish any indentation or impression of the body, it will not lose its firmness or softness, the topmost layer or the base layer will not lose their main characteristics, the bed mattress will be flexible sufficient to stand up to pressure hence providing relief at tactical points whenever needed. It is much better to be like grass than a tree. Lawn can withstand a storm whereas a tree gets rooted out. Buckling of the surface is not a bad thing when one needs even distribution of weight or pressure. Purple bed mattress is nontoxic and irritant resistant or hypoallergenic. It is made from recyclable products. The bed mattress is CertiPUR-US ® licensed.

Purple Mattress Egg Test

You might or might not have enjoyed the ad video called the Purple mattress egg test. In the video, a sleep expert uses four eggs at 4 different locations, pasted onto a glass frame that she drops from a height on numerous bed mattress. The basic goal is to enjoy if the eggs break or they remain undamaged. The expectation is that if a mattress can equally disperse weight and can absorb the weight of an individual or any load then there will be no particular force applied onto any part of the item or individual sleeping on the bed mattress. All particular pressure points will have equal relief as the weight gets dispersed evenly throughout the mattress. Thus, if a mattress is perfect then the eggs will not break. As one would anticipate, the eggs do break when they are permitted to fall from a height being pasted to a glass frame onto a lot of mattresses with the exception of Purple mattress.

Now, there has actually been criticism of the advertisement since Purple mattress has a grid life formation on its topmost layer so the eggs can suit those grids or box like structures without getting blasted due to the pressure of the glass frame onto the topmost surface area of the bed mattress. To be fair to Purple, it can demonstrate its product’s superiority. It likewise has videos showing a side sleeper test, back sleeper test and pressure mapping test. You can see them on the main website.

Purple Mattress Vs Nectar Mattress

You can purchase Purple mattress on Amazon or on the main site. You can utilize a Purple bed mattress coupon to get a discount rate. But you would possibly think about Purple Mattress Vs Casper or Purple Mattress Vs GhostBed before you make a decision. You ought to likewise think about Nectar mattress, which is superior to Purple, Casper and GhostBed to name a few. Let us quickly explore why.

Casper has 4 foam layers, GhostBed has three and Purple has three. Nectar has four. Casper and Purple are thinner than Nectar. Casper, GhostBed and Purple have firmness ranking of 6 to seven, 6 and a half to 7 and six to six and a half from ten respectively. Nectar has a lower firmness rating, therefore providing more convenience without compromising on stability and support. Nectar has the least movement transfer amongst the 4. It is also the most inexpensive. Queen Casper costs $950, Queen GhostBed costs $795 and Queen Purple costs $999. Queen Nectar mattress is tagged at $795 but you would get a $125 discount rate so you pay $670. Nectar has lifetime warranty. Casper and Purple have 10 years. GhostBed has twenty years. Casper and Purple have a hundred nights trial while GhostBed has a hundred and one nights. Nectar has 3 hundred and sixty five nights of risk complimentary trial.

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Company Spotlight: Payfazz

Geneva, 29 June 2020

Southeast Asia has experienced a fintech boom over the last few years. The number of fintech startups have been growing annually and this dynamic region is poised for technology transformation. Our Senior Investment Associate, Ivan Ong, shares his thoughts on our portfolio company, Payfazz, a fast growing Indonesian fintech providing financial access to the unbanked.

Company Overview

In the face of one of the largest unbanked populations in the world driven by the strong rural / urban divide, launched Payfazz in 2016. The company recognized the potential of building a distributed network of banking touch points all over rural Indonesia where at that time, such touch points were scarcely available across the archipelago. In parallel, the company also saw an opportunity to capitalize on the rapidly growing number of netizens across the country many of whom access internet through their mobile devices.

Addressing the rural / urban divide

Payfazz was founded on a simple premise — to bring financial inclusion to the unbanked across Indonesia by operating a nation-wide financial agent network that can help to promote and enable financial access to an untapped market of around 180m people. For context, that makes up around 70% of Indonesia’s population today. The company functions as an intermediary between the customer and the bank where customers deposit money with an agent (most often a micro merchant, also called “warung” in bahasa), in turn receiving an online “Payfazz” balance for a variety of use cases from bill payments to retail shopping to peer-to-peer transfers. Indonesia at that time faced the challenge of a lack of consensus towards cashless payment methods and transacting online was not widely adopted. The theory behind Payfazz was to break that barrier to adoption — agents became your ATM while your SIM card became your credit card.

Laser-focused execution

Payfazz was the first startup from Indonesia to graduate from Y Combinator, a seed accelerator in the US that has incubated companies such as Stripe, Dropbox, Airbnb and Twitch. We first invested in Payfazz upon the company’s graduation from YC in 2017. At that point, their focus was purely on growing the agent network and fostering long-standing agent-user relationships. Since then, the company has grown a staggering 30 times in number of agents and 60 times in number of MAUs. Across the archipelago, Payfazz is a name you’ll see fronting the majority of warungs with agents ready to cash in or out your money on the platform.

Key developments

Payfazz has since expanded from a digital wallet service to a platform offering a comprehensive set of banking services. This includes loan and POS solutions as well as a merchant API platform with the goal of ringfencing both the customer and merchant side of the rural financial ecosystem across Indonesia. The country has also grown significantly in terms of digital payments acceptance. Every day, a rising number of people transition to cashless payment methods that undoubtedly positions Payfazz on the fast track to becoming the leading payments network.

Hendra and the team at Payfazz have built an effective platform that brings new age financial services to the unbanked across Indonesia and we are proud to be supporting this exceptional business.


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BBC chooses S3 for iPlayer testing

The BBC has begun using TV content delivery platform specialist S3’s StormTest Development Center.

The UK public broadcaster is using the technology for automated testing of its iPlayer platform across multiple platforms, including connected TVs, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3 and tablet devices.

“BBC is a true innovator in the deployment of content to multiple devices and is well-respected as a company that deploys cutting-edge technology. We’re proud to be part of the team that helps deliver excellence to their viewers,” said John O’Brien, CEO of S3 Group.

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Middlemarch: Thoughts and Quotes

Middlemarch, by George Eliot, is a sprawling portrait of a number of persons of varying degrees of wealthiness, set in a fictional 1830s British town not very far outside of London. It’s a wonderful book of rich characters, broadly concerned … Continue reading

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Sara Leicht, Trusted Service - Proven Results (

7231 South Tamiami Trail

Sarasota , FL 34231

Sara is the Owner/Realtor of, a full service Real Estate Brokerage located and serving the Sarasota and Her Islands area.

Get to know Sara Leicht

Sara Leicht is a Sarasota Realtor/Owner of located in Sarasota, Florida.

Sara is a former New Englander from the Boston, Massachusetts area having moved to Sarasota with her husband and three sons in 1999 to enjoy a better quality of life, warmer weather and year round sunshine.

Her passion and knowledge of the Sarasota local market as a homeowner, investor and realtor has greatly benefited her clients.

Servicing all of Sarasota and specializing in Sarasota and Her Islands, Palmer Ranch, West of the Trail, and East of I-75, She is confident that she can help you choose the right property.

If you are selling your home, her sale's experience, local marketing expertise and extensive contact will get the job done.

The Sarasota Real Estate Market offers a wide arrange of lifestyles.

Barrier Islands

Siesta Key
Surrounded by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Sarasota Bay, Siesta Key is a tropical oasis.  This lush paradise attracts people from all over the world.  The Siesta Key beach has been judged to be "The World's Finest and Whitest" beach.  the sand is made from 99% pure quartz which makes it soft, sugary, and cool to walk on even on warmest of days.  The beach facilities offer concession stands, tennis and volleyball courts, restrooms, and picinic areas.  The Siesta Key Village offers a wide array of island shops and outdoor restaurants, dance clubs, and bars.

Bird Key
Located between St. Armands Circle and Downtown Sarasota, This Gated community of over 500 homes has its own Yacht Club and views of the Sarasota Bay.

Longboat Key
This 11 mile long barrier Island has views to the east of Sarasota Bay and to the West the Gulf of Mexico.

Lido Key
Just West of and within walking distance to St. Armands Circle Lido key offers single family homes and condominiums.

Casey Key
This is a narrow barrier Island of fewer than 400 residents.  Views of the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the Inter-coastal Waterway on the other can be seen from the same narrow road.  This is one of the most prestigious barrier Islands in Florida.

Palmer Ranch
This is an unique area of over 10,000 acres which has been masterfully planned in to over 17 different communities.

Golf Course Communities
Golfing for 12 months of the year sound good? Then come to Sarasota, Florida and view our many golf course communities.

Prestancia Country Club Homes
This gated community of TPC Prestancia features 14 different communities within its gates.  Prestancia is home to over 495 full and part time residents.  Prestancia features two 18 hole professionally designed golf courses.

Sarasota Neighborhoods
This is a list of neighborhoods and sub-divisions in Sarasota, Florida.  You can view the list of neighborhoods and then click onto the name of the neighborhood which will bring you to the current list of homes that are for sale in that neighborhood.

Sara Leicht's Blog Posts

Testimonials for Sara Leicht

  • Greg and Ginger Rosenberger

    "We have lived in Sarasota since 1975 and resided in our modest home for 22 years. The kids have grown and are just finishing college so we decided to relocate (to our dream home)to enjoy part II of the Greg & Ginger saga in paradise. I worked as a Realtor many years ago with the Schlott group and learned very quickly what separated the good realtors from the "very good" realtors. We were lucky enough to have met Sara and Greg a few years ago thru mutual friends and very quickly, realized Sara and Greg Leicht were in that "very good" class. They both exceeded all our expectations for professionalism, communication, and market knowledge; and to top it off, the Leichts were a perfect fit for our personalities. We found our dream home during our first tour of possibilities and our excitement thru the emotional buying process was affirmed thanks to the confidence and expertise of Sara & Greg. We've only been in our dream home a little over 3 months and it all still seems surreal; but do not let anyone tell you there is no such thing as the perfect home OR the perfect realtors because we honestly found both."

  • Michelle Brown

    I worked with Sara on a purchase of a condominium in Sarasota this past spring of 2013. Sara has terrific follow-up and made herself accessible to me at all times. Being physically at a distance for most of the process could have been problematic. It was not- due to Sara's attention to details and communication with me at all steps of the purchasing process. She was a pleasure to work with and provided me with information I requested, promptly. She is very professional and has a complete understanding of all aspects of a real estate transaction. I strongly recommend her.

  • Richard and Jacquie P.

    "My wife and I purchased a condo with the help of Sara Leicht. As retired Realtors, (25+ years) we know what we were looking for in a Realtor, and Sara more than filled the bill. She was very knowledgeable and quickly found a property that fit our needs. Sara handles herself in a professional way, but she never loses the "personal touch". We would place Sara in the top tier of all the Realtors that we have dealt with, and we would encourage you to consider her -- you won't be disappointed."


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Waterproof Laminate Flooring Home Depot

Having a look at how well waterproof laminate flooring works, you’ll find it worth trying for yourself. While you may never need to have it installed in your home, it’s a great product to give as a present or to give as a gift. It is available in different colors and textures. Regardless of how you plan to use it, waterproof laminate flooring is a good option for you.

One thing that people generally notice about waterproof laminate flooring is the way it looks. This is one benefit of this type of flooring. When you walk on it, you’ll probably think it looks quite nice. It can easily make a room look modern and clean. For some people, they might even choose to use the floor if it is used in the bathroom.

Another thing that people might like about waterproof laminate flooring is that it doesn’t get easily stained. There is a thin layer of material, which is basically the floor. The material is simply designed to absorb water. This means it will resist stains without getting any other type of stain as well.

Another thing about waterproof laminate flooring is that it can be very easy to clean. When you try to clean it, you should notice that it is not hard to do so. In fact, it can be difficult to do if you need to move something around. Since the material is simply water absorbent, it won’t be hard to clean with water.

There are many reasons why you might want to consider waterproof laminate flooring for your home. Of course, these are the reasons why people use it, but there are others reasons. You could have a pool or a patio at home and you want to make sure that your floors are waterproof.

You can also find this type of flooring that is meant for bathrooms. It’s perfect for those areas of the house that get wet often. If you’ve ever had a problem with water getting into your bathtub, then you know how frustrating it can be. This type of flooring is meant to prevent this from happening, thus making it an important part of the home.

If you’re wondering where you can find waterproof laminate flooring, you’ll want to check out Home Depot. This is one of the best places to shop, not only because of its large selection but also because they have a good selection of discounts. Sometimes you can find a better deal by buying your flooring online, but this is usually a bad idea since it’s very hard to compare prices.

You can find the best deals at Home Depot by knowing where to look and what to look for. When you get there, make sure you take a look at the flooring samples and go from there. You can also find a lot of flooring samples at Home Depot’s sales and they have many things that you can try. This is your best option if you need to buy your first flooring set.

Big Wall Pictures For Living Room

Adding the right details and pieces to your room can really change the look of your big wall pictures for living room. They can add depth and class. It all depends on what style and design you want for your room.

The style of your big wall pictures for living room will come down to personal preference and what you would like to have in your room. The style you pick will dictate the size, shape and placement of your pictures.

A good place to start looking for pictures is at home improvement stores. There are plenty of these stores around. You can usually see them at the front window or through glass cases. The selection can be mind boggling.

You can find some great big wall pictures for living room on the internet. It is a very popular place to find all sorts of items because you can buy it from the comfort of your own home. It is often cheaper too.

Another great place to buy your big wall pictures for living room is from online auction sites. If you know what sort of quality you are looking for then this is a great place to find it. You can get high quality pictures at great prices if you are prepared to put some effort into finding them. This is probably one of the best places to find the sort of big wall pictures for living room you are looking for.

If you have a specific image that you want to use then you may need to take some time searching for it. You should search for the biggest gallery so you can look at as many pictures as you want. This way you can select the ones you like.

In the art world there are many people who will have a collection of paintings in their home. It is not unusual to see these images on the walls of a room. You can do the same thing with big wall pictures for living room.

By following this process you will be able to find big wall pictures for living room that you love. They are a great way to add dimension and style to any room. If you want to add depth and class to a room then you should consider taking a look at the options available on the internet and online.…

Homey Design Dining Room Set

If you want to create a homey design dining room set, you need to use simple colors and high-quality furniture. This article will help you build a stylish dining room with an elegant and comfortable atmosphere. Here are some tips that will help you achieve your goal.

When looking for a dining room set, the first thing you need to consider is the color scheme of the dining room. The colors you choose for your dining room should be mostly natural. Avoid using bright colors like red and white. Use warm colors like black and brown. Choosing the colors for your dining room can help you in creating the right ambiance for your dining room.

Once you have chosen your color scheme, you need to find an appropriate table top. A homey design dining room set will consist of two chairs, an armoire, a dining table and several dining chairs. Choose a dining table that has enough space to comfortably seat your family members.

In choosing your furniture, try to choose furniture that would look good together with your homey design dining room set. It would also be ideal if you can mix a little color between the pieces of furniture that you have. An added touch that will help you create a homey dining room set is to add accessories like a bottle stopper to one chair and a coaster to another chair.

A collection of matching chairs is a good way to choose your furniture. Instead of buying a new set, why not just buy a few matching chairs and then customize the colors on them. With this, you would be able to customize your dining room set.

You can add touches like curtains to your homey design dining room set. Curtains can be added to any room in your house. You can get matching curtains for your dining room set.

Instead of buying fresh linens, why not use natural stones? These natural stones look great in your homey design dining room set. Natural stones also come in neutral colors. You can also get cushions that match your natural stones.

By using the tips mentioned above, you will be able to create a homey design dining room set that is very inviting and comfortable. These are some simple tips that you can use in choosing a homey design dining room set.…

Minnie Mouse Bedroom Set For Toddlers

If you are planning a nursery for your toddler, why not go for a Minnie Mouse bedroom set for toddlers? When it comes to a nursery for toddlers, your choice of furniture can set the mood for a peaceful and serene place. Therefore, you should make sure that you select the furniture of your child in a way that he or she can be easily relaxed. In addition, you should consider the kind of place you are going to place the furniture.

It is always better to use safe and secure furniture for your kid’s room. So, if you choose a toy or an item that could harm your child, then you will have to go back to buy another set or item. Hence, you have to carefully choose the furniture of your child. One such item is a Minnie Mouse bedroom set for toddlers. This item provides plenty of space for your toddler to sit and to play.

There are certain toys and items that are harmful for your child. You need to ensure that there is nothing dangerous in your child’s toy room. For example, if you choose a Minnie Mouse bedroom set for toddlers that contain a gun, then it will be more likely that your child might touch that gun accidentally and may be injured.

Moreover, if your child is exposed to the toy, he or she will be more likely to touch the toy without the parents knowing about it. So, always be careful about the toys that you have in your child’s room. Also, it is better to avoid buying toys that are so dangerous for your child. Even though you want to buy a Minnie Mouse bedroom set for toddlers, you should keep in mind that this particular item can be dangerous for your toddler.

Of course, this product has a lot of fun for your toddler and is a wonderful toy. So, you can still choose this item for your child. But, if you want to avoid a Minnie Mouse bedroom set for toddlers, you should avoid getting this item if you want to give your child the safest environment.

Since children are very young, they are exposed to everything and we can’t ensure that he or she will get a safe environment. Hence, you have to be very careful and carefully choose the furniture that you are going to buy for your child.

Another thing is that you need to take into consideration that what will be the furniture that your child will play with. After all, even though a Minnie Mouse bedroom set for toddlers looks cool, but your child might not like to play with it. So, you should know what is he or she enjoys playing with.

So, it is always advisable to carefully decide on the furniture for your child and to make sure that it will provide them with an overall safety. Minnie Mouse bedroom set for toddlers is great and cute, but if your child cannot enjoy it, it will not be good for him or her.…

Best Bathroom Countertop Material

Choosing the best bathroom countertop material is crucial in making sure that your sink and vanity are cleaned properly on a regular basis. Without taking care of this part of your home, your overall bathroom will suffer.

Bathroom counters and sinks are usually made of different materials. What materials are the best ones to use for your home? This question can be answered by asking yourself these two questions. These are: what you want to keep clean and how much maintenance are you willing to spend on cleaning your bathroom?

The most important thing to keep clean from any material that you choose is soap. This is because soap is one of the most common things that collects on sinks and counters. To keep your sink clean, you should only wash it after using it for a long period of time. This will help you clean up the soap and detergent that you spilled earlier on in the day.

The second thing that you need to keep clean is food. Unfortunately, there is a lot of food that is stuck on the sink and countertops. If you choose a material that will not absorb the food that you spill, you will have to clean the area more often. However, if you want to keep the sink clean, you should simply remove the food from the sink before it dries.

The last thing that you need to think about when choosing the best bathroom countertop material is how much you want to spend. You can easily get your budget checked out online. If you find that your budget can afford you something other than a laminate or ceramic material, then you can start to research the different types of materials available. Once you narrow down your choices, you can talk to people who have used them and get their opinion.

Before you even start looking at materials, though, you need to decide what kind of countertop material you want. There are a few different options that you can choose from:

Plastic – Plastic sinks and counters are typically cheap and easy to install. Some are even easy to clean. Plastic is a very popular material. However, most people prefer plastic for their sinks since they are easy to clean, can withstand a lot of wear and tear and look very sleek.

Wooden – Wooden sinks and counters are a little bit harder to find but are also some of the most popular materials. You can easily tell whether you should use wood for your sink by looking at the design. Some sinks and counters have a wooden design, while others do not.…


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5 Popular Ways to Invest in Gold

Gold has been around for centuries. It sparked gold rushes in the US and abroad, sent people scrambling for wealth, and has been the basis for determining monetary value–and it’s also prized in the world of jewelry. As Investopedia reports, it was even the very start of the US currency system in 1792, when all money had to be backed by gold. Though we’ve come a long way since those years of the gold standard, investing in gold is still a common practice.

It’s never too late to start buying gold as an investment. With the current economic situation, inflation, currency debasement, and banks in distress, it makes sense to smartly invest in this traditional form of wealth and worth. Gold is protection, your insurance against global uncertainty. It weathers inflation well, maintains its value, and becomes worth more every year.

5 Popular Ways to Invest in GoldYet figuring out how to get started and build an investment portfolio that includes gold is difficult. Unlike today’s online investments, digital stock tools, and invisible money, gold is a real commodity and, sometimes, a physical purchase. Don’t worry–buying and investing in gold is easier than you think.

Here are 5 great ways to invest in gold to get you started.

1. Gold Bullion

Gold bullion is recognized by two classifications: it’s gold that’s 99.5% pure, and it’s also legal tender. Long a popular way to invest in gold, buying gold bullion is the act of buying physical gold. No matter how you buy it, in the form of gold bars, jewelry, or ingots, it’s still the same investment.

Unless you want to trade gold actively, it’s always better to buy physical gold bullion. First of all, it’s easy to buy. You just need to buy it from a reputable gold dealer (if you’re buying bars or bullions) or jewelry store. Secondly, the cost of investing in this form of gold is nearly as low as various “virtual gold” alternatives.

2. Gold Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)

Don’t want to deal with the hassle of storing physical gold? Opt instead for a gold exchange-traded fund, or an ETF. Gold exchange-traded funds are backed by gold, but they do not allow you to own physical gold. A gold ETF allows you to place gold in your investment portfolio and reap the benefits of physical gold’s value without worrying about genuine gold. If you want to one day cash in your gold ETF, you’ll receive the cash equivalent and not the actual gold.

3. Gold Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs)

If you aren’t afraid of taking risks, try gold exchange-traded notes (ETNs). Gold ETNs are essentially a combination of bonds and gold ETFs. The value is dependent on market index, but they aren’t backed by physical gold in any form. It’s a dangerous game to play, but you could also earn a lot of money. ETNs are flexible, and an investor can trade them long or short, but there is no protection. Keep in mind that while you can potentially earn thousands of dollars, you can lose all your money as well.

4. Gold Miner Stocks

Gold miner stocks are the riskiest way to invest, since they trade with the broader equity market. Like gold ETNs, this stock option doesn’t come with the secure backing of physical gold; rather, you’re investing in gold mining company stock alone, which is at the mercy of the market. If you still want to give it a try, find a company with strong production and reserve growth. Before trusting them with your money, make sure they have good management and inventory.

5. Buy, Trade, and Store

The easiest way to buy and sell is at your local jewelers. However, there are also companies that allow you to store gold with them and trade metal. You can store physical gold in bank safety deposit boxes or at home, but it’s risky to use any storage facility affiliated with a bank. Also, don’t ask your dealer to store it (any good dealer will refuse). Your best option is an independent depository that offers insured holdings.

Remember The Basic Rules of Gold Investing

As with everything, it’s important to do your homework before buying. Research first, and try to find a well-established dealer or stock trader who does large amounts of business at low prices. When choosing a dealer, avoid big premiums. You want to buy gold as close to the spot price as possible. The higher the premium, the higher the gold price will have to rise for you to profit in a long run.

Another important thing to consider is dollar-cost averaging, which means putting a fixed amount of money towards gold every month, regardless of the price. It’s a winning strategy you shouldn’t be afraid of–for the average investor, it spreads risk out over time and protects you from losing everything at once.


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Meet Bebe, the little ball of energy.  They say that age is just a number, and that is so true when it comes to Bebe. She may be 9 years old, but throw a ball for her and she instantly becomes a puppy again.  Bebe is a very affectionate dog who just loves to be around people, and if you want to throw the ball for her that would be the perfect day for this little sweetheart.  If you are looking for a well behaved, sweet, ball of energy, then Bebe is the girl for you.

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What Intermittent Fasting Does to Your Body (Audio)

A new episode of A Mind For Fitness Podcast is now up. In this episode, Eian talks about what IF does to your body. And whether or not carbs are good or bad. Enjoy.

The Intermittent Fasting Wars (Podcast)

On this episode of A mind For Fitness Podcast, Ean Carlin talks about intermittent fasting. Also,  a lot of time is spent on evaluating the different kinds of intermittent fasting protocols. Enjoy!


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What’s Behind Update 1 in V-Ray for SketchUp?

V-Ray for SketchUp is a wonderful way to bring high-end ray-tracing to the world of architects and designers using SketchUp.

Not only is the render engine seamlessly integrated into SketchUp itself, but its also optimized for the native SketchUp user. Additionally, it has an easy interface with many presets and libraries available.
People who have been using it for a while are familiar with V-Ray’s update policy. With every major release, there come a few new service packs filled with new features. In previous releases, those were called exactly that – service packs. With V-Ray’s latest major release – V-Ray Next – the service packs have a new name – Updates. Although the naming is different, the idea is the same – you have the main release and you get the updates for free. So the only thing you need to do is just download the new version. Next, finish the install and you have access to a completely new set of features!

So what’s new

In this article, we will take a look at the major new features in the first update of V-Ray Next for SketchUp. We will focus on the latest updates but as well mention a few key ones from the major release, which was V-Ray Next.

The first thing a user notices is the updated V-Ray Asset editor. It has a new approach to providing direct visualization. And tips for almost everything, as well as dedicated sections for Render Elements and Textures. Although a bit hard to get used to in the beginning, the interface becomes easier to navigate with practice. With V-Ray Next for SketchUp Update 1, the new addition to the UI is the Color Temperature in the Color Picker.

This might seem like a small change, but is a highly useful one when it comes to setting White Balance and color temperature for lights. Architects and interior designers will find this as a very big time saver and most importantly – an easy way to adjust light based on photographic approaches.

UI Advancement

Another UI advancement based on user demand is the fast switch of the Denoiser, including a picker between Nvidia AI Denoiser and V-Ray Denoiser. This only shows how much the workflow has been affected by the denoising technology and how much of a time saver it is. A great way of exploring this is switching the NVidia AI denoiser on when you are in interactive (IPR) rendering. And on top of that – the latest release – V-Ray for SketchUp Next Update 1 has additional speed optimizations when it comes to IPR so the results are faster than ever.

Post-Production Features

Then, Update 1 comes with a few extra special updates when it comes to post-production after the render is done. Over the years the V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB) has become better and better when it comes to color correcting and additional elements in V-Ray itself, without the use of a 3rd party software. With V-Ray, Next Update One there come a few great additions to the lens panel options including the possibility to add Dust and Scratches as a post effect directly in the VFB.

This is a great addition to the family as it allows you to create accurate lens effects directly, even in interactive render and with the Nvidia Denoiser on!

To those of you who still prefer to do post-production in additional software, with V-Ray Next update 1 there comes the support for Cryptimatte. Although a bit advanced, this render element allows you to get automatic IDs and use them in post for fast and easy masking.

Head in the Clouds

And at the end of the day, if you want to save some time in the final render as well – you can always take advantage of V-Ray Cloud. Which is not a new feature per se. However, it is a great feature for sure. Using the V-Ray cloud allows you to send your renders with just one click to your Chaos Cloud account. Here you can render in high quality and resolution them without having to invest in your own render farm. If you have not – check V-Ray Cloud. It is a lifesaver.

Finally, V-Ray Next Update 1 is a great addition to the Next pipeline. It gives you more speed when look-developing the image and even more powerful when finishing the whole render.
It’s even more seamlessly integrated with SketchUp than previous versions. Which shows how Chaos Group develops the connection with every new release, listening to their users.

Go check it now!

Author: Kalina Panteleeva

No hyper-threading VS hyper-threading. Testing Intel’s Hyper-threading technology when it comes to CPU Rendering with V-Ray Next

Where the Journey Starts

Hey guys, we’ve disabled our hyper-threading!
Although enabling it sounds like more fun, we decided to test how much of a difference it actually makes when it comes to rendering in V-Ray Next. Some people might be quite familiar with Intel’s hyper-threading technology which first launched back in 2002, and on first glance looks like your Intel CPU will do double the work. Or not double? Maybe some of you find this question quite familiar. How much of a speed boost does hyperthreading give when it comes to rendering? That is what we are here to find out when it comes to the world of CPU ray tracing.

The short description of hyperthreading is simple – it is a technology allowing one physical core of your CPU to act as two logical cores and therefore do more work simultaneously.

Imagine you are waiting in line in the supermarket. Only one cash registry is opened, it’s slow, everybody has to wait for the person before them to finish shopping. Ping-ping, they open another cash registry. Now half of the line can go to the other cash registry and maybe it will be twice faster for you. Or maybe not, depends on how many families shopping for the month are there in front of you. So, imagine hyperthreading like that.

The main question we are here to answer is… What is the speed difference when rendering with V-Ray Next on the same CPU with and without hyperthreading.

Setting Up the Picture

Let’s introduce you to our set up. We have the same machines (produced by the super trendy and friendly Bulgarian PC manufacturer Persy Ltd). With the same hardware. We’ve disabled hyperthreading (yes, from the BIOS) on one of them. We’ve installed the same software on both. We use the same scene files. The climate in the room is the same, the machines are just a couple of meters away from each other. Sorry, it’s not in a vacuum.

Now, let’s bring in the competitors:
The Hardware in short:
Intel Core i7-8700 @3.20 GHz, 6 Core, 12 Threads
32GB RAM – DDR4 2400
256GB SSD + 1TB of HDD
Nvidia RTX 2070 – 8GB GDDR6 – because we can 😉

The software:
Windows Pro 10 x64
V-Ray Standalone for x64 core version 4.20.00 from 14.06.2019
V-Ray Next Benchmark, hotfix 3 from 22.05.2019

The scenes used here are just examples of different rendering situations. The render time will always depend on the scene you are rendering.

The first item on our cash registry is the latest official Chaosgroup V-Ray Benchmark. It is a software designed and created to… well, benchmark. So it should be the fairest of them all:

As you can see, we were not lying about disabling our hyperthreading. One of the machines is running on 6 cores, while the other on – on visibly twelve. They are all engaged and all trying to do the work.

Behind the numbers

The score is here, 7 095 vs. 9 168. Yes, the test was done a couple of times just to be sure. The results were 7 095 vs. 9 102; 7 086 vs. 9 168; 7 086 vs. 9159. Very similar indeed.

But what do these numbers mean? The long version you can find on Chaosgroup’s official docs page but the short one is “internal statistics of the calculations per minute” displayed in samples… Which, let’s be honest, are not a real value… but according to Chaosgroup is a linear value, allowing us to compare results.

Since the original configuration of the CPUs we are testing was WITH hyperthreading and turning it off was the modification, let’s take the second score as 100%. So, the result from the V-Ray Benchmark is:
The CPU without hyperthreading worked at around 77% of its original capacity. Or in other words, the HT provides 29% more performance compared to no HT

But this is just one test based on one software. And it is testing software. Let’s compare a few real scenes. All of them were exported before and rendered for this test in V-Ray Standalone so there is no slowing down because of the original 3D platform and exporting geometry.

The render time here is:
No hyper-threading: 0h 16m 41.0s VS. Hyper-threading: 0h 14m 1.2s
Doing the math for you: 1 001 seconds VS. 841.2 seconds resulting in 84% of the original (with hyper-threading) speed or in 19% increase with HT.

The render time here is:
No hyper-threading: 3h 13m 8.8s VS. Hyper-threading: 2h 34m 9.8s
Doing the math for you: 11 588.8 seconds VS. 9 249.8 seconds resulting in 80% of the original (with hyper-threading) speed or in a 25% increase with HT.

These scenes have something in common. They are simple test scenes with V-Ray materials and without any dynamic geometry. Which led to an interesting question. What will happen if we use dynamic geometry (geometry that is not fully visible in the scene but is loaded in render time)?

No hyper-threading: 1h 43m 33.0s VS. Hyper-threading: 1h 26m 51.6s
Doing the math for you: 6 213 seconds VS. 5 211.6 seconds resulting in 84% of the original (with hyper-threading) speed. or in a 19% increase with HT.

Test Time Again

Let’s test the same trees as above, but this time the original tree is exported as proxies and then instanced in the scene in the same way that the original geometry was.

No hyper-threading: 3h 13m 4.1s VS. Hyper-threading: 2h 34m 1.4s
Doing the math for you: 11 584.1 seconds VS. 9 241.4 seconds resulting in 80% of the original (with hyper-threading) speed or in a 25% increase with HT

As you can see, the results not only are almost the same with and without proxies (answering another question) but are the same time difference when comparing between with and without hyperthreading.

The sample scenes showed some numbers… but who in a real pipeline renders sample scenes? May be on Fridays just for fun, but on regular days we render real scenes.

No hyper-threading: 0h 38m 24.3s VS. Hyper-threading: 0h 30m 49.7s
Doing the math for you: 2 304.3 seconds VS. 1 849.7 seconds resulting in 80% of the original (with hyper-threading) speed in a 25% increase with HT.

No hyper-threading: 0h 19m 38.0s VS. Hyper-threading: 0h 15m 59.3s
Doing the math for you: 1 178 seconds VS. 959.3 seconds resulting in 81% of the original (with hyper-threading) speed in a 23% increase with HT.

Okay, so they’ve opened the new check out counter and you can see the results. When it comes to numbers, let’s not repeat the obvious. Let’s try to answer why, keeping in line with our shopping metaphor.
Imagine the cash registry is opened just for the small stuff. It’s one of those “a couple of items or less and none of the items should be a lawnmower” type of a cash registry. The big stuff, your new boat and washer, and dryer still need to be checked by the original processor. So you are still counting on those magical physical processors which we began with and they are still doing the heavy lifting. But the logical cores, the ones provided by hyperthreading are great helpers.

And as it is in life, so it is in rendering – you do you. Pick the hardware you like and is best suited for your individual needs. And have fun.

Some Notes Instead of Goodbye

  1. ALL percentage values are based on the 3 symbols after the decimal point.
  2. We are artists and not mathematicians, so please do make your own checks or double-check our calculation if you want to be extremely precise. We highly encourage you to make your tests and share your results in a comment below.
  3. Spoiler alert – next on the blog list: Cloud vs Workstation 🙂 Stay tuned.

Author: Kalina Panteleeva