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OR ITS AFFILIATES PROVIDES ONGOING DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WITH MARKET VALUE DETERMINED USING THE SAME METHOD USED TO REPORT ACCOUNT VALUES TO CLIENTS OR TO CALCULATE FEES FOR INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES. TO INCLUDE THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE (OR FAIR VALUE) OF ALL PRIVATE FUND ASSETS AND THE CONTRACTUAL AMOUNT OF ANY UNCALLED COMMITMENTS TO SUCH PRIVATE FUNDS, TOGETHER WITH THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF ALL OTHER SECURITIES PORTFOLIOS FOR WHICH 500 STARTUPS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.L.C. ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT (“AUM”) STATED HEREIN ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST $100M AND ARE CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEC FORM ADV PART 1A INSTRUCTION 5.B. ![]() ![]() When the “deal” involved in committing themselves to getting to the top is worse for women, it is no wonder that fewer women take it. In short, women in financial services face a tougher career trade-off of higher costs and lower expected benefits. With a woman, she has to prove it first.” Consequently, many women lose confidence that they can succeed, and lower their ambitions or quit. This helps to explain the very high quality of senior women in financial services as one of our interviewees observed, “Some of the men at the top are extraordinary, but all of the women are.” As one senior woman we interviewed explained, “Firms are more willing to take risks on men. The result is that women are implicitly held to a higher standard than their male colleagues. As a result, “we end up having to ‘masculinize’ our female traits,” one younger banker said. Even our definition of leadership often follows stereotypical male characteristics. An effective senior banker is (wrongly) imagined to be aggressive, dominating, transactional - characteristics that are stereotypically masculine and that are, as a matter of statistical fact, more commonly associated with men, as a recent study called “The Athena Doctrine” showed. The problem is not simply the tone or atmosphere of the workplace it is the unstated ideas about what is required for success in the financial industry. They are the ones who set the culture that we experience every day, despite any programmatic efforts by the bank.” As one Millennial banker we interviewed put it: “All of our senior leaders are older white males. Shifting from university to the financial industry, they experience a culture shock. Given the general progress of gender equality, especially in education, most twentysomethings do not. Their female predecessors, entering the financial industry in the 1980s and 1990s, expected to deal with a certain amount of sexism. This comes as a surprise to the many younger women entering the profession. The overt sexism of earlier times may have been stamped out, but unconscious biases and gender-role expectations that disadvantage women have not. Responses revealed a culture that has changed surprisingly little over the last 30 years. 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Women are far more likely than men to leave the industry or to reduce their level of ambition just at the point in their careers when they need to make the effort to push on to the top. financial firms are women.Ĭareer progression analysis also shows that at each level, men are promoted at materially higher rates than women. Only 12% of the chief executive officers of large U.S. An analysis that we conducted of disclosures made by 50 American financial services companies revealed that women occupy only 20% of executive committee roles and 22% of board positions. Bureau of Labor Statistics.īut this seemingly impressive statistic disguises an underlying lack of progress of gender equality in financial services. Women still aren’t making it to the top. 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This would give you 23 Viral Torpedoes & 158 T-Drives Order Number / Item ID number / The stack size/amount Near line Number 1190 Right after ShipSystems will be Equipment this refers to the usable items like Repair Nano-bots and T-Drive the lay-out is as fallows. This will give you 3 Ripper III Rail guns & 5 Zoex interceptors Weapon ID number/Type ,0-gun, 1-Mis 2-jet/stack size/amount Near line Number 1188 is where you will find ShipSystems that refer to weapons that will be in you inventory the lay-out is as fallows Here Are a few Ship ID numbers and there name Battery placement is LEFT / RIGHT / FRONT / BACK, launchers are in the same order L, R, F, B. Unless you know what your doing or want to end up hanging ten inside some celestial bodies floating about. DO NOT DO NOT change the Position, Orientation or Rotation. Make sure you only add Batteries where the ships hard points are normally. 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How to Edit Saves & there layout for StarPoint Gemini 2įirst thing to edit is how much Credits you have as well as skill points, Perk Points and the level of your reputation. First I sure hope this is the right place for dis lol never seem to get that right. This is logical if we bear in mind that at that time China was the most advanced nation in the East, and an example for all other neighboring civilizations. Some of the oldest examples of Japanese swords are the chokuto, which were straight swords presumably derived from Chinese swords. Hand Made Katana T10 Clay Tempered Steel Sythentic Leopard Saya with Shoulder Strap How it All Started? In this section we will take a look at the history of the Katana, from its glorious beginnings, through its dark ages, to its resurgence. From legendary warriors to blacksmiths capable of making swords of unsurpassed quality. The Katana, being the most important weapon for Japanese culture, both medieval and contemporary, is the one that has occupied more place in its history. Folded Clay Tempered Tamahagane Steel Katana with Hadori Polish The Historical Significance of the Katana Sword Get ready to learn the history of the Katana from beginning to end, to then see what makes this extraordinary sword so special, what uses it has today, how important the style of the Katana is, and how you can create a completely unique Katana sword online. When men were still riding the paths of the land of the rising sun, with bows at their backs and swords hanging from their waists. Before the red flashes that illuminated the world as never before, and then darkened it. Before airplanes sailed through the skies with their deafening buzz like furious swarms of metal bees. Before semi-automatic rifles made holes in walls. It was the Haitorel Edictof 1876 that only allowed the carrying of these swords only to the Samurai lords or daimyo, police and those who are in military.Ĭustom Tanto Everything you need to know about the Katana Swordīefore wars were fought by satellites and drones. Gradually, the samurai class was disbanded and the privilege of carrying these swords in public was prohibited during the Meiji period. Wearing both the Katana with the wakizashi was symbolical because only those who have social power and deeply revered fighters were given the honor to wear the daisho.ĭaisho is another term given for the wakizashi when worn by Samurais. Katana was often paired with a wakizashior a smaller sword. During the early 16 th century the average length of this sword was only 60 cm however, by the late 16 th century this has been change to 73 cm. The Katana has evolved throughout the course of Japanese history. The warriors wore the sharp edges facing up. This sword was convenient to use because it can be worn with the help of a belt like sash or obi. It was this quick response time that save the lives of the owner hence the preference for Samurai Katana. During combat, it was essential that the fighter needs to quickly draw his sword. Samurai warriors preferred using Katana sword. Japanese Katana T10 Folded Clay Tempered Steel with Hadori Polish A matte finish is given to the blunt edge of the sword to emphasize the hamon. This produces a mirror finish which improves the aesthetics of the sword. This is because of the difference in densities applied to the steel.Īfter the forging process, the Katana blade is sent to be polished. Because of the process of hardening and quenching this causes the blade to harden and curved. The edged of the blade is coated with a thinner layer of clay. This process is made during the hammering phase were a stronger Katana is forged. Older steel has higher oxygen concentrations and can be easily stretched to remove the impurities. This process actually removes the impurities. Katana were traditionally made from Japanese steel using different folded layered steel with various carbon concentration. However, Tachi was the inspiration for the Katana. Katana is also known as uchigatana which describes a long sword to differentiate this sword from that of the Tachi. ![]() There are actually six different periods when the production of swords in Japan took place. This Katana sword has a long grip and can accommodate both hands of the Samurai. Samurai Katana is characterized by a single edged curved blade with either a circular or square guard. The Katana is a traditionally made Japanese sword used during the feudal period in Japan. There is a lot of rich history that surrounds the Katana sword. 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This was the perfect bite for the pop-up since it showcased local, artisanal creative cheese with the modern technique of spherification using local honey in the 'caviar.'" (Read: " Utah Food Trails - Honey, Fruit, Burgers & More") When she’s not chef-ing and cheese making at a fly-fishing lodge in Montana, Chef Weinner hosts twice monthly pop-up events at Salt Lake venues like art galleries and after-hours cafés, and she prefers Utah cheeses for several memorable dishes. You may remember her waxing poetic about the delights of dairy during her stint on "Top Chef" season 12 in Boston. ![]() SLC POP Chef Katie Weinner - a Midwest transplant to Utah who came west for the snowboarding years ago and now couldn’t imagine living anywhere else - is pretty serious about artisanal cheese. Of Utah’s 183 dairy farms, nearly all are family owned, operated and managed. ![]() Utah has a long tradition of family dairy operations and artisan cheese making, with products ranging from smoked parmesan-style hard cow’s milk cheeses to creamy raw goat chèvre. These producers regularly make a huge splash in the competitive pool of world cheese aficionados. The Beehive State’s cadre of artisan cheese makers is small in number but mighty talented. Take the “Dairy Farm Tour” to observe the “Robotic milking system”.When thinking of the great cheese-making regions of the United States, Utah may not immediately come to mind. For adults they offer a variety of cheese making classes including Mozzarella and Burrata. See if you can find your way out of the maze made entirely of bales of hay! There is also a “Corn Pit” to play in and a petting zoo. Over Halloween, bring the kids along for a “Hay Maze & Pumpkin Patch” Heber Valley Artisan Cheese also hosts a variety of Events for all ages. If you happen to visit the store try a “Grilled Cheese Sandwich (a local’s favorite) and a scoop of ice cream. You can buy their cheeses at the store on location or online. ![]() ![]() They make an assortment of cheeses including “Wasatch Back Jack-Salsa Pepper Jack”, “Snake Creek Sharp- 2 Year Old Aged Cheddar”, “Lemon Lavender: Flavor Rubbed Cheddar” and many more. They attribute their cheese making success to the 150 cows that are grass fed and roam freely in the Midway pastures. In 2011 the family reinvented themselves by building a new creamery where they began using their farm’s milk to make and age an assortment of cheeses. For nearly 100 years the Kohler family has focused on producing “Pure premium milk”. Located in the quaint community of Midway, Ut, about 20 minutes from Park City, Heber Valley Artisan Cheese is a small family dairy. If you are a cheese lover, take an afternoon to visit Heber Valley Artisan cheese. |