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The Hill: Energy Department to invest $6.5M in projects aiming to improve the performance of coal

We use coal.  You can’t state that any simpler: we use coal.  It runs electric grids, it employed tens of thousands of people, and we have a lot of it.  A lot.  Nearly 500 billion short tons in reserve, according to the US Energy Information Agency.

Any government effort to make it more efficient, effective, affordable and cleaner is celebrated.

Come with me to coal country- meet some of the folks who work in the industry, see how smart, how industrious, how hard working and patriotic they are.  Come with me to their diners at 5am and meet the short-order cooks and servers who greet them each morning like family.  That’s coal: communities, people, and small towns.  All working to Power The Future, even those who protest them.

Right now, I’m using coal.  So if government wants to make it better,  we’re all in favor.

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  1. Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) from your pituitary gland select a group of egg-containing follicles in your ovary.
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Once you ovulate, the cells that remain in the follicle (the corpus luteum) continue to make estrogen and increase its production of progesterone. It is the progesterone that changes the cells in the uterine lining (the endometrium) to prepare for implantation of the fertilized egg.

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Ovulation occurs after a precise, well-timed series of events in the first half of the menstrual cycle. Your knowledge of the process and the factors involved is helpful, whether you are trying to get pregnant or avoid it.

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Solar Powerplants

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Generalities about renewable energies

Non-concentrated solar Power Plants

Concentrated solar Power Plants

Balance sheet

Future prospects and limits

sustainable development Tanguy LETAILLEUR
Master II - GE THERMODYNAMIC SOLAR POWER PLANTS http://en.esstatic.us - 10/01/12 Gemasolar - Seville, Spain Constant increase of the world's energy consumption in conjunction with the scarcity of fossil energy A worrying energy situation Over 300 years , men consumed about half of the known energy reserves Heavy reliance on coal and oil as energy sources
Insufficient energy supplies generate poverty 1. Solar radiations concentrated in the receptor 1. 2. Hot salt storage 2. 3. 3. Heat exchanging 4. 4. Cold salt storage Principle Parabolic cylinder collector technology Parabolic collector technology Central receiver technology Absorber tube Curved mirror Receiver Receiver Example of Gemasolar - Seville http://www.torresolenergy.com - 10/01/12 World's first concentrated solar thermal Power Plant
2.650 heliostats for 185 hectares
Energy production 24/7
20MW --> 25.000 homes
< 20 kg CO /MWh 2 2 Environmental balance sheet Solar belt > 2000KWh/(m2.year) Includes more than 70 cities > 1 million people
Includes emerging cities Concentrated solar Power Plants > 2000KWh/(m2.year) direct sunlight
Easy electrical connection
Water supply
Cost -> current crisis slow down projects Limits Future prospects Middle east --> 100 MW
US --> 150 MW
Researches on a mix with wind and hydro/biomass energy Wind energy
Geothermal energy
Solar energy Photovoltaic
Solar thermal Different power generation technologies Non-concentrated solar PowerPlants concentrated solar PowerPlants http://en.esstatic.us - 10/01/12 http://climatetechwiki.org - 10/01/12 http://www.torresolenergy.com - 10/01/12 http://www.torresolenergy.com - 10/01/12 http://www.torresolenergy.com - 10/01/12 http://www.torresolenergy.com - 10/01/12 However, it appeared since few years :

An increase in different parts of world about the development of alternative energy sources

A growing awareness A growing awareness From the end of 2004, worldwide renewable energy capacity grew at rates of 10–60% annually for many technologies. A bit of history

1931 : Hanns Günther published a description of a solar chimney power plant

1975 : Robert Lucier applied for patents on a solar chimney electric power generator which were granted in different countries later

1978 : A German professor of Stuttgart suggested that power could be produced by a hybrid solar system (cc) image by anemoneprojectors on Flickr COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICITY GENERATED BALANCE SHEET COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT COSTS OF ELECTRICITY GENERATED COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICITY GENERATED A bit of history 1903 : Isidor Cabanyes, a Catalan colonel first proposed a solar chimney power plant in the magazine "La energia electrica" 1981 : MANZANARES : The first prototype built in spain under the direction of German government Experimental model of a solar chimney power plant - Manzanares Small-scale experimental model -> 50 Kw of electricity
Materials low cost
Operation time : 8 years
Height : 195 m Stopped in 1989, due to a cost per Kw five times higher than a conventional thermal power plant Principle Principle Three physical principles combined : - The greenhouse effect
- The chimney effect
- The wind turbine The solar updraft tower is a proposed type of renewable energy power plant The collector -> Glasses The solar chimney system consists of three parts : The chimney The turbines Can produce electricity during the night, if heat is stored inside the collector during the day Characteristics The efficiency is proportional to the height of the chimney www.acccessscience.com The different projects Advantages Costs Ciudad Real
(Spain) Namibia Australia first kind in the European Union

Height : 750 m

covering an area of 350 hectares

Energy production : 40 Mw Government project proposed in 2008

Called The "GreenTower"

Height : 1500 m

Diameter : 280 m

base : 37 km²

Investment : ~ 1 Billion $ Renewable energy company, Enviromission set to build tower in Australia

Known as Solar Tower Buronga

Height : 990 m

Collection Area : 65 m

Energy production : 200 Mw Solar heat radiation

Ground air : 30°C

Top of the tower : 20°C

Down of the tower : 70°C

Air Flow : 15 m/Sec The present status of the project is uncertain -> Crops can be grown More investment is important at the outset, more it's profitable after use

Investment costs for a solar updraft tower are significantly higher than for a fossil fuel power plant

Operating costs for a solar power plant are considerably lower as there are no costs for combustibles large scale facilities can thus make a significant contribution to the global, clean and cost-efficient supply of energy Disadvantages Suitable for generating electricity in deserts and sun-rich wasteland

It provides electricity 24 hours a day from solar energy alone

No fuel and no cooling water are needed

reliable compared with other power plants

materials to build towers are everywhere in sufficient quantities

No ecological harm and no consumption of resource The cost of generating electricity from a solar chimney is five times more than a gas turbine

High capital cost

Structure itself is massive and requires a lot of engineering expertise and materials to construct Social & Economical benefits Solar towers built in the desert creates plant growth

Condensation created at night makes humidity

Collection areas add water to otherwise unproductive land
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Free Yourself - Use your face to become the star of a new Puzzle Game

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[] London, United Kingdom - Fire Tap Games is pleased to announce its upcoming debut game, Free Yourself, soon to be released for iOS and Android platforms. Free Yourself is a 2D, physics-based puzzle game set in a colourful universe of crazy robots who have captured the player. The most unique feature of Free Yourself is the ability for gamers to use a camera to capture their own face and truly become the star of the game.

"Something special happens when controlling an avatar that looks just like you," said Mel Georgiou, co-designer and programmer of Fire Tap Games. "We've found that If the main character literally has your own face, it gives you that extra motivation to want to solve puzzles and free yourself!!"

Free Yourself has a simple premise; robots have taken the player captive and they must find a way to get free. Players will toggle switches, cause explosions, move platforms, teleport through portals and even flip gravity upside down in order to outsmart those pesky Bots. Gamers will have their minds challenged over 3 worlds and 72 exciting, brain teasing puzzles.

"We designed the visuals to be fun, eye catching and exciting", said Simon Duong, lead artist of Free Yourself. "At the same time, we wanted players to really have to use their minds to figure out some of these puzzles!"

The game will be ad-supported and require an internet connection. An optional IAP for the iOS version to remove ads and play offline will also be available. Free Yourself will be free to download on the App Store, Google Play and Amazon App Store on December 6th, 2017.

Fire Tap Games is a division of Hell Tap Entertainment LTD, a small but ambitious indie studio dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what mobile gaming can achieve. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2017 Hell Tap Entertainment LTD. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Week Three 10-pack

In addition to watching PFTV segments as you drop the landing gear on your work week, you can also check out our new Friday tradition — a 10-pack of things to watch in the coming weekend of football action.

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And this is the part where we’d mention some of the things we say in order to entice you to check it out, but why spoil the surprise?

Possible translation?  I’m too lazy to do it.

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  1. Florio, sometimes I question whether you even watch football, or just TMZ. “Quinn needs to be benched”? “The Browns have to see what they have in Anderson”? Really? The Browns know what they have in DA–a cannon-armed statue with the mental functioning of an actual statue and the deft touch of a sledgehammer on his short-to-intermediate throws. He started a season plus worth of games and the results were progressively worse from week to week, including one of the all-time choke jobs against the Bungles with a playoff spot on the line. Quinn has had 5 nonconsecutive starts total in his time in the league–he is the unknown quantity here. I promise you, regardless of the QB in Cleveland, they aren’t anywhere near being a playoff contender at this point. DA behind that porous offensive line (the righ side in particular) will be assailed just as frequently as Quinn, minus any chance of escaping the pressure. Go back to your paparazzi-esque coverage of players’ Twitter feeds and leave the football stuff to people who actually understand it.

  2. I only scanned the typically ordinary article, but did you actually make it an entire ten pack on the eve of Mike Vicks debut without mentioning his name? No Favre either.

  3. Or maybe 9.6 yds/attempt out of the Wildcat is not something to sneeze at. The inability to get the ball down the field is Pennington’s arm (and Ginn’s late game stone hands) not the wildcat. I dislike that we are considered a “wildcat” team, but you can’t ignore the fact that many teams have trouble defending it.

  4. Don’t count out the Rams? Of what, #1 draft pick next year?
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New Beginnings: Four Incredibly Silly Reasons You Cannot Buy a Home

“That house you looked at today and wanted to think about until tomorrow may be the same house someone looked at yesterday and will buy today.” –Author Unknown

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After all, just how hard can it be? All you would need is to have a set of wants and needs for a home and then look for the ideal one that comes as close to your list as possible. While it all sounds easy on paper, the task of finding an ideal home that ticks most of your qualifications and best befits your lifestyle is more difficult than you originally thought. Those considerations in conjunction with real estate being a significant investment would mean that this is an endeavor you should approach with much contemplation and scrutiny insomuch that at times, buying a home can take up to months. In this regard, you would be a hundred percent certain that you will be happy in your choice.

Unfortunately, some homebuyers—most especially first-time homebuyers who are pretty much novices in this entire ordeal—tend to make incredibly foolish decisions in the process. More often than not, a homeowner’s error in buying a home can be attributed to their lack of sense and foresight—all of which easily avoidable are had they done enough research and educated themselves. The good news, however, is that this article has compiled a list of some of the dumbest reasons why people cannot buy a home so that by the time it is your time, you would not be committing the same mistakes. So before jumping the gun and going for that Ametta place for sale, try to review on what you should avoid doing when it comes to home buying in order to be happier to your decision:

1.) Waiting to line up financing

When it comes to buying a home, your first question should be how you should pay for it. After all, real estate property is a significant investment insomuch that reviewing your financing options would be paramount to buying the home that you want. In this regard, your first step in the home-buying process should be the take a look at your financing options and discuss it with a mortgage lender. You would not know how much you can truly afford until you have met a professional who has the necessary expertise to tell you about your options. With this in mind, just because you think you can buy an exorbitantly priced home does not mean your loan for that same home would be approved.

2.) Using a fly-by-night mortgage lender

Much like any industry in the world, the mortgage industry is rife with scams. This means you need to be meticulous in selecting your lenders and ensure that you can trust them. Review their credentials and look for reviews and recommendations as placing your trust in a bad lender can cause a potential deal to fall through. Sometimes, it is not necessarily your fault why your offer was rejected, but rather it is because you decided to partner up with an unreliable or fake lender.

3.) Getting pre-qualified rather than pre-approved

Although they sound about the same, there are distinct differences between getting pre-qualified and pre-approved. Almost anyone can get pre-qualified for alone because all that it involves is a conversation with a lender about the state of your finances sans the exchange of documents. On the other hand, getting pre-approved would entail the gathering of all the essential documents which run the gamut from your tax returns to bank statements, pay stubs and more. All of these would then be submitted for review and only when everything checks out would you have a pre-approval for a certain loan amount that is good anywhere from three to four months (or in some cases, even more). Shrewd sellers would not entertain prospective buyers if they cannot present a letter of pre-approval from a reliable lender which means securing a pre-approval would be pivotal in your home buying venture.

4.) Shopping outside your price range

Having a budget prior to your home search is not only a recommended step to take, but a paramount one as it ensures that you do not fall in love with homes beyond your price range. Unfortunately, having a budget does not guarantee that prospective home buyers would be proof against beautiful homes that are outside their price range. To mitigate this possibility, try to limit your property viewings online or at least refine your searches to only include properties that would fall within your budget. After all, there is nothing quite like the feeling of frustration in seeing a property you can already picture yourself out living in only to find out it is exorbitantly priced.

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Home Buying: Four Reasons Why the Seller Might Have Rejected Your Offer

“Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to.” –John Ed Pearce

Finding your dream home is no easy feat which is why if you have finally found the house of your dreams, you would jump at the opportunity to finally make it yours.

After all, it only took you quite a lot of viewings and a myriad of offers to get to this point. Unfortunately, just as you already had set your heart out on that one property, you would find that the home seller has rejected your offer. After an intense search for the perfect home that is often fraught with stress and emotion, having your offer rejected can feel like a crushing letdown—especially if you had been banking on securing a purchase. Luckily, most home sellers would extend you the courtesy of explaining and substantiating why your offer was flat out declined. However, there will be times wherein prospective homebuyers would not be so lucky leaving you wondering as to what went wrong and what your offer was lacking.

In any case, there is a myriad of reasons why your offer to purchase a property would be rejected. Knowing what these could potentially be would enable and encourage you to refine your offers and ensure that you can secure the sale next time. Furthermore, it helps you make your future and prospective offers more attractive in such a way that the home sellers would not only be more inclined to sell to you but would be enticed by your offer insomuch that they would start closing the deal. So, had your offer to buy an Avida Towers Centera unit or a property elsewhere been declined without being substantiated by the property owner, one of the reasons listed below could possibly be why:

Your offer was way too low

You might be interested to buy however, your interest in a particular property should be reflected in your offer for it. In this regard, your interest buy should be directly proportional to how much you are willing to offer for the property. If you offer too little, a seller can potentially feel insulted and may even think that you are not taking him or her seriously. Unfortunately, when a property seller takes offense, they would often reject your offer outright without even substantiating their refusal to sell to you or explaining to you why your offer was rejected. Furthermore, if the property listing is fairly new, home sellers would overlook poor offers thinking that it would be too early to consider them.

They received a better offer

One thing you should know about sellers is that they are likely to sell their homes to the one who can offer them the highest price with the least amount of inconvenience in their part. Of course, sellers want to make the most money out of their properties. If you think that the property is an ideal home, there is a likely chance that other prospective home buyers think so too. With this in mind, you should consider that the seller might be considering a myriad of offers for their property. In this regard, you need to ensure that your offer stands out and would contain better terms than the rest. Remember, the less effort a home seller would have to expend just to sell their home to you, the more likely they will sell the property to you.

Your offer to purchase contained too many contingencies

You might think that you are offering a home seller a price that they could not resist. Unfortunately, this is not always the case as the best price does not always guarantee that you get to purchase a home. Sure, you might have offered the highest price possible but it also comes with contingencies which the home seller would need to consider. In this regard, a seller might balk at the idea of selling to you considering that your contingencies would spell a number of inconveniences for them. Resultantly, they would be constrained to accept an offer that is slightly lower than yours but is not tied to any demands. In any case, having a seller commit to a myriad of stipulations would often reduce your chances of purchasing the home—regardless of how much you put in.

The seller has unrealistic expectations

More often than not, if a property receives innumerable offers within hours or days of going live, a seller would be under the erroneous belief that they had priced their properties too low. In an effort to get more and higher offers, they would be perfunctorily rejecting offers while waiting for a bloated one as unrealistic as that sounds. Indeed, a seller’s mind can be a fickle thing. If they think that they have offers coming in at an existing price, they would likely think they can get more in the following weeks. It does not matter whether your offer to buy the home is at the full asking price, if the seller believes he or she can get more, they would likely decline your offer.

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Home Buying Endeavors: Five Overt Signs You Have Found the Right House

“A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” -George Edward Moore

Without a doubt, buying a home is probably one of the biggest and most significant investments an individual can make in his or her lifetime.

In this regard, the selection of a home would often be fraught with a myriad of considerations to ensure that one’s investment would pay off. This is particularly true for first-time home buyers who are scouring the market for an ideal home to settle down. Albeit an exciting prospect, one’s home buying endeavor can be rather daunting and intimidating considering that much of what influences your home buying decision would extend beyond the fetching price of a property. Although your fears are well-placed, know that there is a set of signs you can watch out for that would greatly indicate that you have found the right home for you which can be anywhere from an empire east condo to a house in Pioneer Woodlands.

However, before we dive into that, know that finding the right home would be a smoother and easier process if you have a real estate agent who has your best interests at heart (and would not pressure you into buying a property), instinctively know what you are looking for and would not second guess your gut. In any case, here are some of the ways to know that you have found the right house:

1.)  You want to go inside the house

An excellent way to tell whether or not the house is a good fit for you is the way it beckons you to take a closer look. One of the things that make a property hunt so exciting is looking at a myriad of homes and not knowing which one could end up being your next home. Some prospective homeowners are fortunate enough to know which home would be perfect for them upon seeing the curb’s aesthetic appeal while most of us would wish to take a closer look. If the house’s exteriors are already entrancing enough to entice you to take a peek inside, then you might just be looking at your future home.

2.) The house embraces you as soon as you enter

Once you enter the home, it just feels right. It is not only inviting, but comforting and warm to the core as well. You take a look around and can truly envision yourself living here. In fact, you are already mentally arranging the furniture to how you wish it would look once you take up residence. Furthermore, the house encourages you to explore. If the house feels like home to you, then it probably is.

3.) You feel possessive about the house

You take any negative comment said about the house personally–even if the said comment makes a valid point. You see the house’s flaws as quirks and would be rather offended if it is pointed out as something that devalues the home. In fact, to you, these flaws are just a few of the things that would add to the subtle charm of the home and you would defend them. You see beyond the flaws and are starting to fall in love.

4.) You are comfortable in the bathroom

An excellent way to tell whether a home would be a suitable fit for you is to check the bathroom. Walk inside and try to get its feel. Does it make you feel comfortable insomuch that you could see yourself spending significant time in there? Or are you a bit iffy about how you feel? If the bathroom has an inviting feel to it and would make you want to poke around and even compelled to run the bath or open the shower, this might just be your house.

5.) It fits your basic needs

While the house might not meet every single criteria you have in your list, you can see yourself compromising. Sure, the dynamics might not hit every standard you have set but you at least have your basic requirements met. In this regard, you find yourself agreeing to the home’s minor setbacks. It might not have the garage you wanted, but it comes with the number of rooms you want and the area is spacious. You would make certain concessions for the home and might even realize in that moment that the things the house is missing from your list are not really necessary and that you can do without them, In a flash, you might even realize that you can be flexible as to what would have been deal-breakers to you which just so long as you can have the house.

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Home Living: What Every Couple Should Ask Before Buying a Home

“I am not a big advocate of living together before marriage. It can be the right thing, but it can also leave two people stuck together who have not figured out what they really want out of the relationship” –Emily Yoffe

You are in love and you suppose that you are ready to take your relationship to the next level. Why not move in together, right?

Sure, moving in and living under the same roof might sound like just the start of a blissful journey. But it can easily go south for the both of you. On the plus side, it might mean lesser outlays as you would have to jointly spend on any expenses you might have. Furthermore, it basically means waking up next to your significant other for the rest of your mornings. Based on all that, it could only be a great thing, right? Well, not necessarily so. Living under one roof with your significant other without the benefit of marriage could be a double-edged sword. It might potentially open you up to issues you might never have had before, cause undue stress on your relationship which might cause your eventual breakup. The truth is, living together is still a huge responsibility for the both of you that requires a lot of forethought. It is not something you decide on a whim, but something that demands contemplation.

After all, buying a home (albeit an exciting milestone in a couple’s life) is unquestionably one of the pivotal events that would significantly change the course of a relationship. Take note: It is not always butterflies and breakfast in bed in the morning. It means disclosing credit scores, committing to mortgage payments, splitting up household payments—not exactly the best scenarios for romance, right? In any case, if you are convinced about taking this plunge with your partner, here are some of the vital things you ought to discuss before making that move. So that whether you are moving to a condo in Cebu City or elsewhere, you would both know what your responsibilities are and where you stand so as to avoid potential conflicts in the future:

What are we willing to sacrifice to make this happen?

Regardless of what your viewpoint is, living together connotes a huge sacrifice on both of your parts. Unless you are absolutely loaded, then there is a likely chance that the both of you would need to make certain concessions to turn your dream home into a reality. Would this mean staying in during Saturday nights? Foregoing new movies in favor of saving up? Whatever your compromises you might make, be sure you are willing to discuss them with your partner. Furthermore, ensure that they are on board with it as well.

What are our non-negotiables?

Take note: Your home is a joint investment. In this regard, it is best to be on the same page about what you want and what you do not with your partner. To avoid potential conflicts, establish what each of you cannot live without and then start compromising on what you want. Decide what you will never compromise on and what would be major red flags.

Are we having kids?

Sure, a single bedroom studio condo unit sounds just about right for the time being. But what if you wish to expand your family? Where are your going to put your little tot to sleep? Sure, for the first twelve months, your child can share the room with you. But what happens when you need your own privacy as well? Have an honest conversation about how you see your family growing and consequently, how much space you would eventually need for the growth.

Are we willing to do renovation work?

Apart from creating the home of your dreams now, you need to have a clear understanding of each other’s vision for your new home. Know where you want to take it in the future and what your plans would be. In this way, you would be able to alleviate future stress and mitigate the expenses—especially if you possess the foresight of where you wish to take your plans for your home in the future. Sure, a fixer-upper home might look great for your wallet right now, but would you be willing to put up with that kind of lengthy work? Moreover, do you have the patience for it? Decide what you are comfortable with and make sure your partner is okay with that as well.

What if things do not work out?

While this is a prospect no one would want to discuss, it needs to be addressed. After all, it is best to be prepared should the unthinkable ever happen—no matter how much of a downer this topic can be. In any case, if things do not work out between the two of you, what would your plan be for the home? Should you see it and split the value? Would there be a buyout agreement? While having a prenuptial agreement might not exactly be the most romantic of things to discuss, it is nevertheless a smart move. Talk to a lawyer and consider adding clauses to a prenup or post-nup so that if things get rocky in the future, both of you would hold your end of the bargain.

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House Hunting: Four Red Flags to Watch Out For When Buying a Home

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“There is something permanent, and something extremely profound in owning a home.”-Kenny Guinn

Buying real estate property can be a little daunting considering that there are a lot of aspects for you to ruminate over before you arrive at a decision.

Furthermore, it can be rather easy to get distracted and drawn in by a home’s visual aesthetics—so much so that you would overlook the glaring flaws in favor of these visually appealing knick-knacks. However, you should not let any of those allow you to deviate from your true purpose which is to find a home that affords maximum comfort, provides optimal functionality and is a great value for your money. Remember, granite countertops, contemporary furnishings, fresh paints and modern kitchens albeit beautiful and certainly impressive, might function as smoke and mirrors. Unless you dig deeper into your home inspection, you might not realize that you have fallen victim to a bad deal. All these because you favored visually appealing home aspects that were meant to conceal underlying home defects. In any case, you should always be vigilant when you are out house hunting lest you regret purchasing the home or make a bad deal.

Learn to distinguish whether a home that truly wishes to deliver the best deal to its prospective buyers from one that is simply overcompensating to cleverly mask its existing defects. Remember, some of these aesthetic additions might sound too good to be true and if that is the case, they usually are. They are meant to sweeten the deal so as to hasten the negotiation process. As a home buyer, you should be responsible enough to be meticulous about your potential purchases. Whether you are inspecting a townhouse for sale in Quezon City or elsewhere, here are some of the red flags you should definitely not gloss over:

Plenty of “For Sale” Signs

Apart from checking out the home itself, it would be a wise idea to survey the potential neighborhood you are going to be living in. Take a gander at the other properties; do you notice other people living in there? Or do you see a lot of boarded-up businesses and for sale signs? If the neighborhood is located in an urban area, businesses around it should be thriving or at least, open for business. If the neighborhood is suddenly experiencing a mass exodus of residents, there is a likely chance that you might not want to live in there either.

Over-packed Closet

When you are serious about a property in particular, storage should be a paramount interest of yours. In this regard, you should take note of the number of available storage spaces in the home. Open cupboards and closets and see how many of the seller’s stuff can fit inside of them. If you notice anything falling out when you open the door, then the obvious conclusion would be that the home is severely lacking in storage. However, this does not necessarily disqualify the home immediately. Try to have an accurate picture of how much stuff you actually have and compare that to the existing number of storage spaces. Determine whether it is enough before you decide on whether the home would qualify in your list.

Too many rugs

While there is nothing particularly sinister about rugs, if they are placed in unusual and unnatural places or are put in place for seemingly no reason at all, they might be hiding damaged floors. Sure, the current owners might just want something plush to step their feet onto, but it would still be a good idea to see what is underneath them. Cracked tiles, stains of the carpets and wood damaged by water are all no-nos. Sure, they are not exactly deal breakers, but it would be best if you know the exact condition of the home you are buying. Furthermore, flaws such as these would help you leverage the negotiation and ask for a cheaper asking price.

Neglected Neighborhoods

Neighborhoods should be properly maintained if they want to maintain a semblance of sustainability and livability. While a child’s toy here and there or a bike by the lawn would be understandable, properties with overgrown lawns or garbage bins overflowing with garbage are clear signs of total neglect. This means that your neighbors do not care enough about the neighborhood and that the community itself does not practice proper maintenance. This is a major red flag as the neighborhood might not be the kind of place you had initially expected. After all, it does not seem like the very best place for raising a family nor does it have that welcoming ambiance that you are seeking for.

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Smart Investments: Questions to Ask Yourself When Asking Whether You Should Buy a House or a Car First

“I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy and be greedy when others are fearful.” –Warren Buffet

Now that you have graduated from college, you have your whole life ahead of you. With this in mind, you have quite a lot of plans as to what you should do with your life.

So right off the bat, you have landed a good and stable job that pays you quite well every month. In this regard, you have saved quite enough and think you are ready for your first investment. Considering that you have been saving some money for quite a while, you think you have sufficient money for your first significant investment which can only be one of two things: A car or a home. Most individuals in their early or mid-twenties would probably invest in a car seeing as majority of them still live with their parents. Moreover, having your own car gives you certain bragging rights by showing it off wherever you go—which is what young individuals aare aiming for: temporary satisfaction.

However, there are also some individuals who wish to become a homeowner and live a life separate from their parents. By now, they have probably scoured every possible property they can afford—from the units of Avida Towers Centera to the ones in Avida Asten. However, where should your money go? To a new house or a new car? Well, this is no easy question to answer and it all really boils down to what sort of pecuniary circumstance you are in as well as what your needs are.

There is no doubt that quite a lot of people would advise you to invest in a home first seeing as it would only appreciate over time whereas a car would not. While this sentiment is credible and would hold true in the long term, most working professionals would end up buying both a home and a car. So, what is the real difference if you simply bought one now as in the end, you will probably have enough money for both? In this regard, we can say that it is not really a question of which is best for long term investment but rather which should be purchased first. If you are on the hedge, the questions below might help you arrive at a decision:

How long will your current car last?

If you decision to buy a new car is solely based on your current car’s life expectancy then have a competitive mechanic take a look at it and give you a rough estimate. If it does not last you for more than five years, ask if there are any cheap repairs you can do to increase it. Moreover, are these repairs worth the money based on the car’s overall worth?

Will your overall living expenses be cheaper before or after you purchase a house?

If you wish to live independently, pay your own bills and have a life away from your familial home then no doubt, you should purchase your own flat. However, if you had been renting prior to this purchase, weigh your options first. Will the overall cost be significantly cheaper? Remember, you may effectively be getting rid of paying rent but in its place you would have to pay insurance, mortgage, utilities as well as homeowner’s taxes.

If you bought a house now, how long would it take you to save enough cash to purchase a car? (Vice Versa)

Both the car and the home are inevitable purchases in life. What you need to do is ask yourself how much money you can comfortably afford to set aside each month in order to buy one of the two.

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Fabulous First Homes: Three Major Must-Haves for Your First Home

“If you have not found it yet, keep looking. Do not settle. As with all matters of the heart, you will know it when you find it.” –Steve Jobs

A home is a keystone of financial wealth and stability—so much so that an ordinary Filipino would spend majority of his or her life saving for the first home. Whether this may be a starter home or a condo unit in Bonifacio Global City is up to them, but one thing is for sure: it is one of the most (if not the only) significant investments a Filipino individual will ever make in his or her life. However, more often than not, a potential homebuyer can get too excited about the prospect of finally owning his or her own home that they would often get much too focused on the main goal and pay little attention to the other details and aspects worthy of their attention. Unfortunately, this can be a serious oversight as these prospective homebuyers, in their rush and excitement to finally own a home, would end up buying the first home that first their budget.

Whether this is a good or bad thing largely depends on what the homeowner is looking for. However, as a responsible homebuyer, it is your duty to be a little discerning and meticulous about the features of your first home apart from what it could potentially offer you. In this regard, you should know what constitutes as a good first home as not only will this predict a home’s longevity, it would also dictate its resale value. If you have decided to finally purchase your first home, here are some key elements and features you should be looking for:

An affordable price tag

Unless you have been gifted with an exorbitant trust fund that you can spend on building your first home, an affordable price tag should be the foremost feature you should be paying attention to. First homes should be affordable and with good reason. Remember, you are buying to live not to invest. So, unlike a trade-up buyer, you do not have any equity to roll into the purchase of your next home. In this regard, the financial aspects of buying a first home such as the down payment would be the initial concern of the homebuyer.

A house for the next ten years

Longevity should also be a consideration when it comes to your first home. Remember, you are going to be staying here a lot longer than you might think. Buy a home that would not only accommodate the family you have now, but the one you intend on having for the next ten years. In this regard, it would be best if you and your partner would talk about how many kids you are planning to have so that you can plan how many bedrooms your first home should ideally have.

Ideal location

To you, saying location is key might be long tired. But in your first homes, this should be an elementary feature. After all, you do not want to raise your kids in a bad neighborhood nor would you want to commute for hours to an end just to get to work. Indeed, location is paramount when it comes to choosing your first homes. Look for neighborhoods with well-maintained yards and where you can see a good community. Talk to your potential neighbors and ask about the neighborhood’s pros and cons. Get as much information as you can. After all, choosing where you live is a pivotal decision. So, you might as well choose the best place that is within your budget for you and your family.

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4 Ways to Building Positive Thinking Mindset

The power of positive thinking mindset.

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Positive thinking is essential to achieving goals in life. Most successful people in many areas have one thing in common; positive thinking mindset.

Few people have realized that a simple shift of thoughts can affect their functioning both physical and mental. Every now and then we are constantly challenged by trials. Sometimes, keeping positive thinking mindset is almost impossible.

Fortunately, there are feasible ways of retaining positive thinking even in the face of frustrations.

Positive Thinking Mindset Strategies

1. Change negative thoughts

Our thought processes are powerful enough to change our whole reality. Negative thoughts will cost us negative feelings – sadness, frustrations, and irritability. These emotions are enough to ruin our whole functioning. In fact, our decision-making ability is distorted when in a state of negative affect.

Negative thoughts are the results of the negative assessment of, maybe, current life’s circumstances. But looking it objectively, most of the time it’s not what happens that creates negative thoughts, it is how we interpret events.

Therefore to remain effective in the face of challenges, we must challenge our thoughts. How? Change the way we evaluate things.

Changing our thinking pattern involves focusing on the positive side of the event. Remember that negative thoughts happen when we focus on negativity. No matter how bad a situation is, there’s something that is worth rejoicing. So find it.

2. Change vocabulary

Optimism draws a line between losers and winners. Successful people approach every challenge with confidence and enthusiasm. They believe they can succeed no matter how hard the process. While losers don’t.

Robert Kiyosaki made it clear in his book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” the power of words. He said that if we say negative words, our thoughts will also become negative.

For example, if we say we can’t do the task at hand, our brain, according to Robert will stop working. It stops finding ways to solve problems.

Lazy people have this habit. Their actions are built from negative thoughts full of “I can’t”. Anyone sees their life’s circumstances.

So change the vocabulary. Change “I can’t” to “How can I do it?” This simple shift in words will cause so much positive impact on our mindset. It pushes the brain to work.

Above all, avoid negative people or negative news. Strive to smile. Watch humorous movies or read books that contain jokes. Humor helps us to gain positive feelings.

3. Build Good Social Connection

One of the most predictors of happiness is a social relationship. The more friends you have, the more chances of becoming happy.

Social interaction helps us to connect the world. But of course, we need to find good and happy people. Negative people will bring negativity to us. They could only ruin our positive thinking mindset.

Involve in philanthropic activities if you can. Small favors we give to other people can boost happiness. There’s nothing more rewarding than the act of volunteerism.

5. Maintain Healthy Life

One of the causes of negative emotions is an unhealthy lifestyle. To avoid any kind of undesirable feelings, maintain a healthy lifestyle.

A healthy lifestyle involves eating healthy foods. There are plenty of free healthy food tips on the web. Be guided accordingly in buying foods in the market.

Drink enough amount of water every day. Drinking plenty of water not only helps digestion process but also helps to regulate negative mood that caused by dehydration

Ultimately, exercise regularly. One of the most effective stress destroyers is regular exercise. It is proven that exercise has tremendous positive benefits to our body. In general, it keeps both the body and mind health.

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Sub-optimal phenotypes of double-knockout mutants of Escherichia coli depend on the order of gene deletions

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Metabolic networks are characterized by multiple redundant reactions that do not have a clear biological function. The redundancies in the metabolic networks are implicated in adaptation to random mutations and survival under different environmental conditions. Reactions that are not active under wild-type growth conditions, but get transiently activated after a mutation event such as gene deletion are known as latent reactions. Characterization of multiple-gene knockout mutants can identify the physiological roles of latent reactions. In this study, we characterized double-gene deletion mutants of E. coli with the aim of investigating the sub-optimal physiology of the mutants and the possible roles of latent reactions. Specifically, we investigated the effects of the deletion of the glyoxylate-shunt gene aceA (encoding a latent reaction enzyme, isocitrate lyase) on the growth characteristics of the mutant E. coli Δpgi. The deletion of aceA reduced the growth rate of E. coli Δpgi, indicating that the activation of the glyoxylate shunt plays an important role in adaptation of the mutant E. coli Δpgi when no other latent reactions are concurrently inactivated. We also investigated the effect of the order of the gene deletions on the growth rates and substrate uptake rates of the double-gene deletion mutants. The results indicate that the order in which genes are deleted determines the phenotype of the mutants during the sub-optimal growth phase. To elucidate the mechanism behind the difference between the observed phenotypes, we carried out transcriptomic analysis and constraint-based modeling of the mutants. Transcriptomic analysis showed differential expression of the gene aceK (encoding the protein isocitrate dehydrogenase kinase) involved in controlling the isocitrate flux through the TCA cycle and the glyoxylate shunt. Higher acetate production in the E. coli ΔaceA1 Δpgi2 mutant was consistent with the increased aceK expression, which limits the TCA cycle flux and causes acetate production via overflow metabolism.

Graphical abstract: Sub-optimal phenotypes of double-knockout mutants of Escherichia coli depend on the order of gene deletions

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For The Daily CallerEmma Colton writes: Locked up in the belly of Russia’s main library is a massive collection of porn and erotica collected by the Soviet Union, and it was allegedly visited often by Stalinist henchmen.

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During the Soviet’s reign, the Communist Union collected pornographic material from aristocrats that was deemed “ideologically harmful,” and threw it into a padlocked room in the Russian State Libraryaccording to The Moscow Times.

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Enphase receives much-needed influx of cash

Enphase, once the dominant microinverter manufacturer in the U.S. solar market, has struggled to achieve its quarterly goals since 2015. However, at least two investors still believe in the company and its ability to compete.

T.J. Rodgers, founder and former CEO of Cypress Semiconductor, and John Doerr, chairman of Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, agreed to invest $10 million in the struggling firm, which could offset some portion of recent quarterly deficits. Rodgers will join Enphase’s Board of Directors as one of the conditions for his investment.

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Flying the way it used to be (and still should)

I remember around 1980 when my wife and kids and I took a Singapore Airlines flight from New Zealand to Japan. The service was sublime, and the food, including unlimited free drinks, was top class. Seconds on smoked salmon? Just ask. And this was coach class.

My kids were interested in the airplane, so I flagged down the flight attendant and asked if my kids could go up and see the cockpit. She went up to ask permission from the captain, and came back and told us that the captain said OK and we could go on up.

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A recent editorial in the PVT reminded me that while death and taxes may be inevitable, what isn’t nearly so certain is that justice will prevail.

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To bolster the scholarship funds, guests at the dinner tables bid for the chance to go to the serving lines first. The first two tables alone raised $1,100, funds that go to the scholarships.

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This is a summary of common issues that can appear during upgrade. It is a copy of original forum thread https://pyd.io/f/topic/troubleshooting-upgrade-to-v6/

Upgrade to v6 troubleshooting

Let’s use this forum thread to summarize and discuss potential issues while upgrading First, a list of resources: - Release note: https://pyd.io/pydio-core-6-0-0/ - Product tour: https://pyd.io/pydio-6-tour/

Please post as a comments your issues, i’ll reedit this thread accordingly.

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Make sure that your Update Engine plugin is correctly configured: if you are running 5.2.5, must be poiting to Stable channel. If you are running 5.3.4, must be pointing to dev channel.

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Did you read https://pyd.io/upgrade-pydio-5-2-5-to-6-0-0/ ?

2.1/ Error : The root install path is not writeable, no file will be copied! The archive is available on your server, you can copy its manually to override the current installation.

The simplest way should be to temporarily change permissions on your Pydio install, perform upgrade from the interface, and revert them again. Basically, you can chown -R www-data (or httpd) the whole folder, do the upgrade, then revert to whatever the user was, and then again reopen the write permission on the /data/ folder.

3/ After upgrading from a serial-based pydio5, i cannot access my workspaces anymore

You see an error about “wrong SQL setup for meta plugins”. Open the file conf/bootstrap_repositories.php and comment out the lines of the default repositories where you see "meta.syncable" => array(), by simply adding a double slash at the beginning // "meta.syncable" => array(), . This should solve the problem.

Also, you’ll have to change the “Access.fs” plugin options. In the admin panel, in the plugins settings, look for Workspaces Drivers >> FileSystem Standard (access.fs), edit the global parameters of this plugin: remove “meta.syncable” from the Default Meta Sources here. Otherwise, each time you will create a workspace with this driver, the meta.syncable will be added automatically.

Please note that you then cannot use the PydioSync with such a setup.

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Make sure to switch to the new ORBIT theme: under admin panel, in Features Plugins > Graphical User Interface > Client Driver, switch the theme to “Orbit”.

4.1/ I updated my DEB/RPM and manually applied the DB upgrade as explained in the how-to, but I now see DB errors like ‘Unknown column ‘index_path’ in ‘where clause’’

This is because another manual update was necessary when upgrading to v5.2.0, and you probably have not applied it. And it was probably transparent because the new columns were not used unless you activated some features, which we did in v6. So please go to https://github.com/pydio/pydio-core/blob/develop/dist/php/5.2.0.sql (or .sqlite) and apply this as well.

5/ Help! White Page after upgrade and no errors in logs [FIXED in 6.0.1]

If you see a blank page, and let’s say that your server is installed at http://yoururl.com/my_pydio , open the Web Developers console of your browser, and you see errors loading JS and CSS files. If you look carefully at the problematic urls, you can see that they are pointing to /plugins/gui.ajax/etc… instead of /my_pydio/plugins/gui.ajax etc. You probably have manually set the Server URL in your pydio core options, and the base of the application is detected as /my_pydio instead of /my_pydio/ (the last slash is important).

Open the file plugins/gui.ajax/class.AJXP_ClientDriver.php and add the following line just after line 144:

    $root = '/'.ltrim(parse_url($configUrl, PHP_URL_PATH), '/');
    if(strlen($root) > 1) $root = rtrim($root, '/').'/';
    // END

Now reload the interface.

6/ New Shares are not working (404)

New shares now REQUIRE that you have apache mod_rewrite enabled (or equivalent for other webservers). Also, the upgrade should have modified the .htaccess located in data/public/, but to make sure, you can remove the file data/public/grid_t.png inside this folder, and create a new share. This should regenerate the htaccess file.

7/ Php big errors like “Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING …

Make sure to use php5.3 or higher.

8/ Various errors with ldap_control_paged_result_response() [FIXED in 6.0.1]

We introduced the usage of new PHP features to help browsing pages on an ad/ldap server (functions added in php5.4). But it seems some php versions have problems with that. We’ll add a parameter in next release, in between, you can hack the ldap plugin by forcing to ignore this feature. In plugins/auth.ldap/class.authLdapDriver.php, replace existing line 312: $isSupportPagedResult = function_exists("ldap_control_paged_result") && function_exists("ldap_control_paged_result_response"); by $isSupportPagedResult = false;

9/ Problems creating workspaces in Italian Language [FIXED in 6.0.1]

This should now be fixed in 6.0.1


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Growing up, my father was active in local politics in Ceres, and both of my parents openly discussed their voting habits and beliefs, which were not subject to hard party-line rules. I have been aware of politics for the majority of my life, and through my parents' actions and discussion, I have been able to understand and appreciate differing ideologies. Thus, it was easy for me to abandon the idea of a two-party system. For a time, I was registered with the Green Party, in search of a political organization that would best represent my views.

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Dumai wrote (edited )

if you are calling it child abuse then it kind of does naturally follow that they're child abusers

but, for example, seeing as there are compelling medical reasons for the procedure in much of sub-saharan africa it feels a little bit tone-deaf to accuse parents of abuse for making the decision to lessen their child's chances of contracting hiv

amongstclouds wrote

Fair point. I still wish I would've had a choice in it. If I hadn't been circumcised I'd have more skin to work with when I finally get bottom surgery.

Dumai wrote

this isn't necessarily even an argument against opposing circumcision in the west i'm just a bit concerned about the use of language here

amongstclouds wrote

I totally understand and you're correct. Child abuse might not be the best term for it because there are many reasons for choosing to do this -- but I think that modern western countries have very little need for this procedure.


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ziq wrote

This is a more recent thread about the same thing, which I think overturned the previous rule:

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Didn't realize the rule had changed, thanks for letting me know. I think there might still be some value in creating a space specifically for radical porn, though, particularly one run by sex workers. Of course, this isn't something that affects me personally very much (except insofar as the general misogyny, cis-man-centrism, and general grossness of most porn makes me not really wanna watch/look at it and having a source of porn that's not so appalling would be kinda nice). I'm much more interested in what sex workers think about it, since it's most relevant to them and their lives


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There are times, Arizona Republican Jeff Senator Flake says, we must risk our careers for our principles. That time, for him, is now:

(Sen. Jeff Flake) "It is time for our complicity and our accommodation of the unacceptable to end."

Flake, who was facing a tough re-election bid next year, will not seek a second Senate term. In an emotional speech from the Senate floor, taking aim at President Trump, Flake warned against reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior.

Flake made his announcement shortly after President Trump left a policy-lunch here at the Capitol with Republican Senators.

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