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![]() ![]() ![]() This issue has been classified with a rating of A-/Baa1/A-/BBB by S&P, Moody's, DBRS and Fitch respectively. This transaction is the first issue of the Spanish public sector and one of the first in Europe fully aligned with the green taxonomy of the European Union. In October, the Autonomous Community of Madrid issued its third green bond on the capital market and its second public issue in 2022, with a term of 7 years and a volume of 500 million euros, being mandated to participate in the BBVA issue in its role as green structuring bank, CaixaBank, Credit Agricole CIB, ING and Santander. The demand was highly diversified geographically, placing 73% outside of Spain, and the high quality of the orders meant that 53% was represented by SRI accounts. This issue has been rated Baa1 (st) / A- (st) / AL (st). ![]() With this new operation, the Community of Madrid consolidates itself even more in the sustainable bond market as it is the sixth issue of this type, with which it continues to advance in the construction of its sustainable curve and it has been the Spanish region that has reopened this market in 2022. ![]() The Community of Madrid has gone to the capital markets again in March 2022 to successfully place a new sustainable bond with a term of 10 years and for a volume of 1.000 million euros, being mandated for it BBVA, Banco Santander, Banco Sabadell, HSBC, Caixabank and Crédit Agricole. The book has had a high quality that can also be seen reflected in the awarding of the bonds by type of investor, with public and private banks being the investors with the highest allocation with 38%, followed by fund managers with 25%, insurers and pension funds with 16% and central banks and official institutions with 14%. International demand has represented 57% of the orders received, with the Nordic countries being the most representative international jurisdiction with 13%, followed by Germany (10%), England and Ireland with 7% and Portugal with 7%. The transaction has had strong investor interest with a final book of around two billion euros from 78 different investors. This issuance has been rated A/Baa1/A (all Stable) by S&P, Moody's, DBRS. This transaction demonstrates the great commitment of the Community of Madrid with the green bond market and with the alignment with the green taxonomy of the European Union. The Autonomous Community of Madrid has issued its fourth green bond in the capital market in June and its second public issue of 2023, with a term of 5 years and a volume of 600 million euros, being mandated to participate in the issue BBVA, CaixaBank, Credit Agricole CIB, ING and Santander. In the geographical distribution, it stands out that 83% of the bonds have been placed among foreign investors, Germany standing out with 29%, followed by France and Italy (10%) each and the United Kingdom, Portugal and Scandinavian countries with 8%.īy type of investor, the demand registered by banks stands out with 45% of the total volume of issuance, followed by insurers and pension funds with 25%, fund managers with 15% and official institutions with 13 %. This issuance has been rated A/Baa1/A(low) /(S&P/Moody's/DBRS). With this new operation, the Community of Madrid further consolidates itself in the sustainable bond market as it is the seventh issuance of this type, with which it continues to advance in the construction of its sustainable curve and has been the Spanish region with the common regime that has reopened this market in 2022. The Community of Madrid has gone back to the capital markets in February 2023 to successfully place a new sustainable bond with a term of 10 years and for a volume of 1.000 million euros, being mandated to do so by BBVA, Banco Santander, Banco Sabadell, HSBC, Caixabank CIB and Crédit Agricole.įor the development of this financial operation, it has relied on the Sustainable Financing Framework, which has been qualified by the Sustainalytics Agency as solid, reliable and in harmony with the Green Bond Principles (GBP), the Social Bond Principles (PBS ) and the 2018 Sustainability Bond Guidelines published by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), together with the Green Loan Principles (BPL) administered by the Loan Market Association (LMA), and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So even at 24.5 pounds, it's easier to install than most of the competition.Īlso adding to easy installation in a wide variety of spaces-from classrooms to sports bars-is the combination of a 1.78x zoom lens, vertical and horizontal lens shift, and four-corner correction. 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The Dash 4 has an easily replaceable nib. That means it doesn’t cling to the edge of the tablet, like some styli do, including the Apple Pencil. Is it a pen, or is it the Adonit Dash 4? Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of MacĪdonit designed the stylus to go in your pocket, not attach to the iPad. The length is 6 inches and the circumference is 1.1 inches. It looks better than an Apple Pencil - though that’s a low bar. The aluminum barrel is very sleek, and blends very well with an iPad, whether you choose matte silver or graphite black. Hardware and designĪt first glance, the Adonit Dash 4 looks like an expensive pen. And a look that really matches Apple devices. Handset users can replace their fingertip with Adonit’s stylus.Īnd the Dash 4 has a few bonuses, like port-free wireless charging. ![]() Tablet users can take handwritten notes, annotate documents, sketch out ideas. The Adonit Dash 4, by contrast, works with both iPad and iPhone. While the Pixel is thicker and heavier than the Pencil, it’s more pen-like than the Script.The Apple Pencil is an outstanding iPad stylus but does exactly nothing on an iPhone. And it has two shortcut buttons, which neither the Script nor the Apple Pencil have. Adonit added tip drag to that Pixelpoint tip, so it feels more like writing or drawing on paper than on glass. The Pixel also has a sleeker, more traditional pen design with a more precise Pixelpoint tip. The Pixel has improved pressure sensitivity so you can lighten or darken your shading just by altering the stylus’s pressure on the screen. I also compared the Pixel to Adonit’s Jot Script on an iPad Air. Using the Pixel on the iPad Air, he struggled to make straight lines, even with Concepts’ snap guide turned on. ![]() Not surprisingly, he preferred the experience of using the Apple Pencil on the Pro, but the Pixel wasn’t far behind. I’m no artist, so I enlisted the help of IDG graphic designer Erik Swanson, who has experience sketching with a variety of styluses and tablets. Pairing the Pixel to supported apps like Concepts is simple. Adonit marketing manager Rafael Gomez said the Pixel works far better on the iPad Air 2 than the Script or Touch did, and that the new stylus combines the best of both products. On the Pro, the Pixel was as responsive as the Pencil, with almost no offset. Using the Pixel to draw in Concepts on the first-gen Air, there was a noticeable lag between when I started sketching and when lines appeared onscreen. Don’t expect the same level of performance on older iOS devices. That’s essential, because I write quickly when I’m taking notes and need a stylus that can keep up.īut the Pixel is still a solid pen-at least on the Pro. With the Pencil, I can write naturally, with the entire side of my right hand touching the screen, and the result looks and feels like my handwriting on paper does. You can change the writing gesture setting in GoodNotes to optimize the Pixel’s palm rejection, and while I selected the hand position that most resembles my natural writing style, I still had to hold the pen awkwardly if I wanted to write with my hand touching the display. On the iPad Pro, using the Pixel in GoodNotes was almost as seamless and easy as the Pencil, though not quite. Notes Plus, Astropad, Medibang Paint, and Autodesk Sketchbook are expected to integrate the new stylus at launch, and Adobe Sketch, Adobe Draw, and Procreate will support the Pixel soon after launch. I tested the Pixel in a note-taking app, GoodNotes, and sketching app, Concepts, which were the only supported apps before the stylus’s official launch on Tuesday. I tested the Pixel with the iPad Air 1 and the 12.9-inch Pro, and while there were some noticeable differences in Pixel performance between the two devices, this stylus is a huge improvement over Adonit’s older pens. The Adonit charging dongle plugs into a USB port. The end of the pen magnetically snaps into the charger, which you plug into a USB port. The charging dongle that comes with the Pixel is the exact same as the one that comes with the Script. It has pressure sensitivity, palm rejection, two shortcut buttons, and a grip sensor to detect when you pick it up, so you don’t have to turn it on. ![]() The Pixel doesn’t work with the little Pro just yet.Īdonit Jot Script, Dash, and Touch, the Pixel has a 1.9mm Pixelpoint tip instead of a nub or disc, making it easy to draw or sketch in apps that support Adonit products. Apple Pencil works with just the 12.9-inch and 9.7-inch iPad Pro models, while the Pixel is compatible with the iPhone 5, 6, 6 Plus, third- and fourth-gen iPads, iPad minis from 1–4, both iPad Air models, and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The Pixel’s selling point is compatibility. This stylus works with the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but Apple Pencil reigns supreme. 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![]() ![]() Now that you’ve filtered your homepage, you’ll be able to identify block trade merchants by the purple diamond next to their username. In this section, you can also filter by payment method and amount of currency. Please note: P2P Block Trade zone is currently available in INR, HKD, NGN, VND, PHP and IDR markets.Ĭreate search filter: Press the filter icon on the top right of the P2P homepage to only show ads from verified merchants. You can click the zone to view all available block trade ads in your local currency. Please note: Block trade orders require at least an equivalent value of $50,000 US dollars.īlock Trade Zone: Binance P2P has three different trading zones on the mobile app: Express, P2P, and Block Trade. There are different ways you can find block trade ads on our marketplace homepage: create a search filter or visit our Block Trade Zone. 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The crux of Aragami is one man telling his story to another man and as the story unfolds the man listening becomes more and more aware of just what is going to be asked of him. If 2LDK is an example of direct conflict and confrontation between 2 parties in the form of adrenaline and violence, then Aragami is the antithesis of that as it relies more on dialogue. This is the exact opposite of what the focus of the movie is. ![]() ![]() One would think that this would lead to a masterful duel between 2 samurai in the moonlight. The conflict is that the Demon wants to die and pass on its immortality to the samurai, simply because the Demon has grown weary of its life as unstoppable killing machine. The longer the conversation goes the more the fleeing samurai realizes that he is not so much talking to Musashi, but an immoral Demon that believes itself to be the “Invincible God of Battle”. What unfolds is a conversation on mankind’s propensity for violence and cruelty. What transpires from there becomes the tale of the surviving samurai meeting a man claiming to be Miyamoto Musashi. The set-up of Aragami takes 2 injured samurai seeking shelter in a cave. Trust me, it is has action but the layers that Kitamura gives in Aragami are magnificent because it relies on narration by one of its characters to tell a story within a story. For him to have made a movie about a samurai fighting against a malevolent and ancient power that lives for battle may not sound as cerebral as I might make it out to be. You know that movie about the escaped convict who fights undead Yakuza members and discovers that he is part of a cycle of reincarnation that is supposed to decide the fate of the world. The man gave us a low-budget masterpiece in VERSUS. I mean we are talking about Ryuhei Kitamura here. It is the more cerebral half of The Duel Project, which is kind of interesting given its director is known for making more straightforward action films. This is very frustrating because Aragami is actually a very straightforward film. The problem is that, even though I have watched Aragami multiple times, I honestly cannot sit down and recall the movie in a way that makes it easy to write about. I was all set to write a long rambling diatribe about Ryuhei Kitamura’s Aragami, I really was. We have no idea what he is planning on writing about right… Oh that FUCKER! He wrote the Aragami review! We are NOT amused!) We’ll give him some time to dig up a copy of the movie. We here at Brave Blog blame the author for being a twit. Of course the schmuck lost his copy of the movie and the damn thing isn’t available for streaming on Netflix. What our blockhead of a writer failed to mention is that he needs to re-watch Aragami because it has been well over a year since he last sat down and viewed it. (You were possibly expecting to read a review of Ryuhei Kitamura’s Aragami. You can catch a glimpse of all the above in Microsoft's latest Games with Gold run-down trailer.Aragami - Because Sometimes When We Touch. Lastly for this month, and available between 16th November and 15th December, is developer Decoy Games' floaty side-scrolling underwater shooter Swimsanity, which features both co-op and versus modes for local and online play. Gold subscribers can pick it up between 16th November and 30th November. This one gives Steven Spielberg's classic movie trilogy the familiar Lego game treatment, transforming Indie's pulpy globe-trotting adventures - and occasional brushes with the supernatural - into raucously enjoyable, and reliably hilarious, kid-friendly co-op platform action. Pandemics Studios' acclaimed 2004 action-strategy effort Full Spectrum Warrior is this month's original Xbox offering, and can be downloaded from 1st November to 15th November, and that's followed by the Xbox 360 version of Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures. Aragami comes to Games with Gold in its Shadow Edition guise - which bundles up the Xbox One base game and its Nightfall expansion - and is available to download between 1st November and 30th November. Xbox Games with Gold soldiers onward in November with four new offerings, this time in the form of Aragami, Swimsanity, Full Spectrum Warrior, and Lego Indiana Jones.įirst up is developer Lince Works' stylish supernatural stealth game Aragami, which follows the titular undead assassin, armed with the ability to manipulate shadows, as he attempts to thwart the Army of Light. ![]() ![]() With such a small population, Loving County is also the least populated county in the entire USA. The county with the largest population is Harris County with over 4.7 million residents, the fewest people live in Loving County at only approximate 60. Texas has 254 counties which is more than any other state in the United States. Protestants altogether make up 50%, and other religions like Judaism, Hinduism and Islam account for roughly 4-5%. The majority of Texas’ population is predominantly Christian (75.5%) with the largest Christian denomination being the Catholic Church (23% in 2014). At the 2020 American Community Survey’s estimate, 64.9% of the Texan population spoke only English and 35.1% spoke a language other than English. Creole language is also spoken in some parts of East Texas. The most common accent spoken by natives throughout Texas is Texan English. In 2020, Texas’s population was estimated to be 42.5% non-Hispanic white, 11.8% Black or African American, 5.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 13.6% some other race, 17.6% two or more races, and 39.3% Hispanic and Latino American of any race.239 This is our least detailed blank map of Texas. In particular, it can be used to draw geographic, physical or demographic features into the map. This map is useful for teachers, students, and anyone who wants to quickly identify the outline of Texas. Our first free PDF map is a simple outline map of Texas showing only the outer boundaries of the state. Texas has land borders with the US states of Louisiana to the east, Oklahoma to the north, Arkansas to the northeast, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas. state, with an estimated population of 30 million in 2022. state and largest in the contiguous United States, covering 268,820 square miles (696,200 km 2). All of them are great and useful tools for teaching geography in the classroom. We also offer blank maps of other US states as well as various labeled and blank maps of the United States. Download and print any printable Texas map blank as your perfect resource for planning trips, teaching kids about the geography of the Lone Star State or for any other educational, professional or personal needs. WKT files are a less common way to load geometric coordinates into online mapping programs.Get your free blank map of Texas with counties or an outline map of Texas with cities in PDF.TopoJSON files encode topographic information in the JSON formatted files. ![]() SHP files (Shapefiles) are used with the ESRI web GIS and similar geodatabase management applications.KML files, or Keyhole Markup Language, are usually used with Google Maps.GeoJSON Format files are used with web-based JavaScript mapping software like Leaflet, Mapbox and D3.SVG files can be used with Cricut printers, as well as loaded into software like Photoshop or AffinityDesigner. ![]()
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