From time to time, the W3C Team publishes "Member Submissions" on the W3C Web site to draw attention to particular issues. These are not standards-track documents, but may serve as input to the standards process. Learn more below about Member Submissions and see related Team Submissions.
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-18 |
First Screen Paint In Advance Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
Baidu, Tencent, UC Web and RITT on 11 August 2014 | |
| 2014-06-26 |
Shape Expressions 1.0 Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
INRIA, Mayo Clinic, Insight Centre for Data Analytics (formerly DERI), netage.nl and Stanford University on 2 June 2014 | |
| 2014-04-30 |
OpenSocial 2.5.1 Activity Streams and Embedded Experiences APIs Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
OpenSocial Foundation, International Business Machines (IBM) and Telecom Italia on 14 March 2014 | |
| 2014-04-09 |
Resource Shape 2.0 Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
IBM, Fujitsu, and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid on 12 February 2014 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-16 |
TTML Text and Image Profiles for Internet Media Subtitles and Captions Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
MovieLabs on 7 June 2013 | |
| 2013-05-15 |
The PROV-JSON Serialization Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
University of Southampton on 24 April 2013 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-23 |
Customer Experience Digital Data Acquisition 1.0 Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
IBM on 18 September 2012 | |
| 2012-09-24 |
Pointer Events Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
Microsoft Corporation on 7 September 2012 | |
| 2012-04-02 |
Linked Data Basic Profile 1.0 Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
IBM, DERI, EMC, Oracle, Red Hat, SemanticWeb.com, Tasktop on 28 March 2012 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-30 |
Tiling and Layering Module for SVG 1.2 Tiny Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
KDDI CORPORATION on 7 June 2011 | |
| 2011-05-03 |
Binary RDF Representation for Publication and Exchange (HDT) Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
DERI Galway at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, The Open University, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, OpenLink Software, Profium Ltd on 30 March 2011 | |
| 2011-02-22 |
SPARQL Inferencing Notation (SPIN) Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
TopQuadrant, OpenLink Software, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on 22 February 2011 | |
| 2011-02-24 |
Web Tracking Protection Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
Microsoft Corporation on 02 February 2011 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-14 |
WADL Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
Web Application Description Language | Sun Microsystems, Inc. on 31 August 2009 |
| 2009-06-23 |
XSPARQL Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Asemantics S.R.L., DERI Galway at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, Fundación CTIC (Centro Tecnológico para el Desarrollo en Asturias de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación), Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), Ontotext, OpenLink Software Inc., Profium, Talis Information Limited, and University of Innsbruck on 20 January 2009. | |
| 2009-05-14 |
Website Parse Template (WPT) Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Website Parse Template | OMFICA.org on 21 March 2009 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-09 |
SPARQL Update
Submissions
(W3C Staff Comment) | SPARQL Update | Hewlett-Packard, Freie Universitat, DERI Galway at the National University of Ireland, Oracle Corporation, Talis Information Systems Ltd., Garlik Ltd., OpenLink Software Inc., INRIA, Computas AS, Semsol on 15 July 2008 |
| 2008-09-23 |
Web Services
Metadata Exchange 1.1 (WS-MetadataExchange)
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment ) | Web Services Metadata Exchange 1.1 (WS-MetadataExchange) | CA, Hitachi, IBM, Layer 7, Microsoft, Progress Software, Red Hat, SAP, Software AG, TIBCO, WSO2 and Xerox on 13 August 2008 |
| 2008-09-23 |
Web Services
Resource Transfer (WS-RT) Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Web Services Resource Transfer (WS-RT) | CA, Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM and Intel on 12 August 2008 |
| 2008-05-26 |
Embedded OpenType
(.EOT) Font Format Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Microsoft Corporation, Monotype Imaging on 05 March 2008 | |
| 2008-08-20 |
ccREL: The Creative
Commons Rights Expression Language
(W3C Staff Comment) | ccREL: The Creative Commons Rights Expression Language | Creative Commons on 01 May 2008 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-31 |
SOAP over Java™
Message Service 1.0 Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | SOAP over Java™ Message Service 1.0 | BEA Systems, IBM, Progress Software, Software AG, Sun Microsystems, Inc., TIBCO Software and WSO2 on 09 November 2007 |
| 2007-12-17 |
RDF/XML Source
Declaration Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | RDF/XML Source Declaration | INRIA (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique) on 06 September 2007 |
| 2007-08-02 |
Web Services Policy
Attachment for Endpoint Reference (WS-PAEPR)
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Web Services Policy Attachment for Endpoint Reference (WS-PAEPR) | Axway, BEA Systems, Inc., JBoss Inc., Nokia, Oracle, and Progress Software Corporation on 20 July 2007 |
| 2007-07-31 |
Semantically-Interlinked
Online Communities (SIOC) Ontology Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Asemantics S.R.L., DERI Galway at the National University of Ireland, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) Gmbh, Forschungszentrum Informatik (FZI), Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Fundación CTIC, OpenLink Software Inc., Opera Software, STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Department of Information and Communication Technology - University of Trento on 12 June 2007 | |
| 2007-03-21 |
Service Modeling
Language (SML) Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | BEA, CA, Cisco, EMC (Documentum), HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems on 28 February 2007 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-21 |
OWL 1.1 Web
Ontology Language Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) |
| SRI International, TopQuadrant, University of Manchester and webMethods, Inc. on 19 December 2006 |
| 2007-01-10 |
WS-MTOMPolicy
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | MTOM Serialization Policy Assertion | IBM and Microsoft on 16 November 2006 |
| 2006-09-27 |
WS-Transfer
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Web Services Transfer (WS-Transfer) | BEA Systems, CA, Microsoft, Sonic Software and Systinet, A Mercury Division on 12 September 2006 |
| 2006-04-26 |
WS-Policy
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Adobe Systems, BEA Systems, CA, Ericsson, IBM, IONA, Layer 7 Technologies, Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle, Ricoh Company, SAP, Sonic Software, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Systinet, A Mercury Division, TIBCO Software, VeriSign, webMethods and WSO2 on 13 April 2006 | |
| 2006-04-05 |
WSDL 1.1 Binding
Extension for SOAP 1.2 and SOAP 1.1 Binding for MTOM 1.0
Specifications Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP AG on 7 March 2006 | |
| 2006-03-15 |
Web Services
Transfer (WS-Transfer)
(W3C Staff Comment) | Web Services Transfer (WS-Transfer) | BEA Systems, Computer Associates, Microsoft, Sonic Software, and Systinet, A Mercury Division on 1 March 2006 |
| 2006-03-15 |
Web Services
Eventing (WS-Eventing)
(W3C Staff Comment) | Web Services Eventing (WS-Eventing) | BEA Systems, Computer Associates, IBM, Microsoft, and Tibco Software on 1 March 2006 |
| 2006-03-15 |
Web Services
Enumeration (WS-Enumeration)
(W3C Staff Comment) | Web Services Enumeration (WS-Enumeration) | BEA Systems, Computer Associates, Microsoft, Sonic Software, and Systinet, A Mercury Division on 1 March 2006 |
| 2006-03-13 |
WebCGM
2.0
(W3C Staff Comment) | WebCGM 2.0 | Oasis Open on 23 December 2005 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-07 |
Web Service
Semantics - WSDL-S
(W3C Staff Comment) | Web Service Semantics - WSDL-S | IBM on 1 October 2005 |
| 2005-10-26 |
Web Services
Polling (WS-Polling)
(W3C Staff Comment) | Web Services Polling (WS-Polling) | IBM on 21 September 2005 |
| 2005-09-09 |
Web Rule Language
(WRL)
(W3C Staff Comment) | DERI Galway at the National University of Ireland, DERI Innsbruck at the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, The Open University, Software AG, Forschungszentrum Informatik (FZI), BT, and National Research Council Canada on 21 June 2005 | |
| 2005-09-09 |
Semantic Web
Services Framework (SWSF)
(W3C Staff Comment) | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Research Council of Canada, SRI International, Stanford University, Toshiba Corporation, and University of Southampton on 09 May 2005 | |
| 2005-06-03 |
Web Service
Modeling Ontology (WSMO)
(W3C Staff Comment) | DERI Innsbruck at the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Austria, DERI Galway at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, BT, The Open University, and SAP AG on 04 April 2005 | |
| 2005-06-03 |
CBD - Concise
Bounded Description
(W3C Staff Comment) | CBD - Concise Bounded Description | Nokia on 25 August 2004 |
| 2005-04-15 |
Timesheets: XML
Timing Language
(W3C Staff Comment) | Timesheets: XML Timing Language | Helsinki University of Technology on 15 February 2005 |
| 2005-04-11 |
XML Pipeline
Language (XPL) Version 1.0 (Draft)
(W3C Staff Comment) | XML Pipeline Language (XPL) Version 1.0 (Draft) | Orbeon, Inc. on 11 March 2005 |
| 2005-04-11 |
Semantic Web Rule
Language First-Order Logic (SWRL FOL)
(W3C Staff Comment) | National Research Council of Canada, Network Inference, and Stanford University on 27 January 2005 | |
| 2005-04-11 |
Web Forms
2.0
(W3C Staff Comment) | Web Forms 2.0 | Opera Software ASA and Mozilla Foundation on 08 February 2005 |
| 2000-05-05 |
XML Japanese
Profile (Second Edition)
(W3C Staff Comment) | XML Japanese Profile (Second Edition) | Xerox, Panasonic, Toshiba, GLOCOM, Academia Sinica and Alis Technologies on 28 March 2000 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11-22 |
OWL Web Ontology
Language for Services (OWL-S)
(W3C Staff Comment) | France Telecom, Maryland Information and Network Dynamics Lab at the University of Maryland, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Network Inference, Nokia, SRI International, Stanford University, Toshiba Corporation, and University of Southampton on 02 November 2004 | |
| 2004-08-10 |
WS-Addressing
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | WS-Addressing | BEA Systems, IBM, Microsoft, SAP, and Sun Microsystems, Inc. on 3 August 2004 |
| 2004-07-15 |
Solution
Installation Schema Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | IBM and Novell, on 11 June 2004 | |
| 2004-05-15 |
Semantic Web Rule
Language (SWRL) Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | SWRL: A Semantic Web Rule Language Combining OWL and RuleML | National Research Council of Canada, Network Inference, and Stanford University, on 5 May 2004 |
| 2004-04-26 |
WS-MessageDelivery
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | WS-MessageDelivery Version 1.0 | Arjuna Technologies Limited, Cyclone Commerce Inc., Enigmatec Corporation, IONA Technologies, Nokia Corporation, Oracle Corporation, SeeBeyond Technology Corporation, Sun Microsystems Inc., on 13 April 2004 |
| 2004-01-22 |
XML Schema API
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | XML Schema API | IBM and X-Hive, on 9 December 2003, and updated on 23 February 2004 |
| 2004-01-09 |
RDQL
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | RDQL - A Query Language for RDF | Hewlett-Packard, on 29 October 2003 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-01 |
EPAL
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Enterprise Privacy Authorization Language (EPAL 1.2) | International Business Machines (IBM), on 10 November 2003 |
| 2003-10-02 |
RDF Net API
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | RDF Net API | Hewlett-Packard, on 20 June 2003 |
| 2003-06-12 |
XIndirect
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | XML Indirection Facility | ISOGEN, on 7 April 2003 |
| 2003-05-12 |
SMIL Pro
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | SMIL 2.0 Extension for Professional Multimedia Authoring - Preliminary Investigation | Sony, on 31 March 2003 |
| 2003-02-20 |
XML Advanced
Electronic Signatures (XAdES) Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | XML Advanced Electronic Signatures (XAdES) | ETSI, on 30 March 2003 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-12-21 |
XHTML+Voice Profile
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | XHTML+Voice Profile 1.0 | International Business Machines, Motorola, Inc., Opera Software, on 21 December 2001 |
| 2001-12-18 |
DAML+OIL Web
Ontology Language Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Lucent Technologies, on 18 December 2001 | |
| 2001-11-28 |
Tentative Hold
Protocol Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Intel, on 28 November 2001 | |
| 2001-10-31 |
DEL - Data
Extraction Language Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | DEL - Data Extraction Language | Republica Corp., on 31 October 2001 |
| 2001-08-04 |
Edge Side Includes
(ESI) Submission Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Art Technology Group, BEA Systems, Inc., Circadence Corporation, Digital Island, Inc., IBM Corporation, Interwoven, Inc., Oracle Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Vignette Corporation, Akamai Technologies, Inc., on 4 August 2001 | |
| 2001-03-30 |
XML Key Management
Specification (XKMS) Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | XML Key Management Specification (XKMS) | VeriSign, Microsoft, webMethods, Baltimore Technologies, Citigroup, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, IONA Technologies, PureEdge, Reuters Limited, on 30 March 2001 |
| 2001-03-15 |
Web Services
Description Language (WSDL) 1.1 Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Web Services Description Language (WSDL) 1.1 | International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Allaire, Ariba, BEA, Bowstreet, Commerce One, Compaq Computer Corporation, on 15 March 2001 |
| 2001-03-14 |
The [NEL] Newline
Character Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | The [NEL] Newline Character | International Business Machines Corporation, on 14 March 2001 |
| 2001-02-23 |
XBL - XML Binding
Language 1.0 Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | XBL - XML Binding Language 1.0 | America Online, Inc., on 23 February 2001 |
| 2001-02-22 |
Representing vCard
Objects in RDF/XML Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Representing vCard Objects in RDF/XML | IPR Systems Pty Ltd, on 22 February 2001 |
| 2001-02-21 |
Clear, Secure,
Portable Visual Marks for the Cyber World
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Clear, Secure, and Portable Visual Marks for the Cyber World | Hitachi Ltd., on 21 February 2001 |
| 2001-02-15 |
URISpace 1.0
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | URISpace 1.0 | Akamai Technologies, on 15 February 2001 |
| 2001-02-06 |
SOAP Security
Extensions: Digital Signature Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | SOAP Security Extensions: Digital Signature | International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, on 6 February 2001 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-12-11 |
SOAP Messages with
Attachments Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | SOAP Messages with Attachments | Commerce One, Inc., Hewlett Packard Company, International Business Machines Corporation, on 11 December 2000 |
| 2000-11-21 |
XTND/XEXPR
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | eBusiness Technologies, Inc., on 21 November 2000 | |
| 2000-11-15 |
Shop Log File
Format Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Shop Log File Format | Exody E-Business Intelligence GmbH, on 15 November 2000 |
| 2000-11-14 |
SpeechObjects
Specification V1.0 Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | SpeechObjects Specification V1.0 | Nuance Communications, on 14 November 2000 |
| 2000-10-13 |
XMSG
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | XMSG - XML Messaging Specification | Lexica, LLC, on 13 October 2000 |
| 2000-06-05 |
JSGF/JSML
Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Sun Microsystems, Inc., on 5 June 2000 | |
| 2000-05-08 |
Simple Object
Access Protocol (SOAP) 1.1 Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) 1.1 | Ariba, Inc., Commerce One, Inc., Compaq Computer Corporation, DevelopMentor, Inc., Hewlett Packard Company, International Business Machines Corporation, on 18 April 2000 |
| 2000-05-05 |
Voice eXtensible
Markup Language version 1.0 Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Voice eXtensible Markup Language (VoiceXML™) version 1.0 | AT&T, IBM, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, on 17 March 2000 |
| 2000-04-14 |
XML Japanese
Profile Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | XML Japanese Profile | Xerox, Panasonic, Toshiba, GLOCOM, Academia Sinica, Alis Technologies, on 28 March 2000 |
| 2000-03-23 |
XML Document
Navigation Language Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | XML Document Navigation Language | NEC Corporation, on 15 March 2000 |
| 2000-01-13 |
Datatypes for DTDs
(DT4DTD) Submission
(W3C Staff Comment) | Datatypes for DTDs (DT4DTD) 1.0 | Extensibility, Inc., on 10 November 1999 |
| Published | Submission / Comment | Documents | Submitters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-11-08 | Internet Imaging Protocol Submission | Internet Imaging Protocol | Hewlett-Packard Company, Live Picture Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, on 8 November 1996 |
| 1996-09-09 | Web Printing Extensions Submission | Web Printing Extensions | Hewlett-Packard Company, Microsoft Corporation, on 9 September 1996 |
| 1996-08-22 | JavaScript-Based Style Sheets [JSSS] Submission | JavaScript-Based Style Sheets | Netscape Communications Corporation, on 7 October 1996 |
| 1996-07-24 | RDM Submission | Resource Description Messages (RDM) | Netscape Corporation, on 26 July 1996 |
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Etsy Is A Strong Buy - Here's Why
by App Economy InsightsSummary
- Etsy shares have fallen more than 40% from their all-time high.
- The company is currently valued at ~23 times trailing free cash flow.
- Even using conservative assumptions, ETSY could at least double from here in the next five years and currently offers a great margin of safety.
- A few simple charts show why ETSY is unlikely to stay below its current $5 billion valuation for very long.
Investment thesis
Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) shares could at least double from their current level in the next five years and present an opportune margin of safety following a massive drawdown of more than 40% from all-time-high.
My reasoning is simple:
- Revenue growth is likely to stay above 20% for the foreseeable future, simply by following GMS (Gross Merchandise Sales) growth. Etsy has a proven track record of growing its two-sided marketplace with consistency over the years, both on the buyers' and the sellers' side.
- Margins were maintained or improved over the years, showing scalability.
- Free cash flow has grown by a whopping 275% over the past two years.
- Yet, valuation is only 23 times trailing free cash flow as of this writing.
- Management is buying back shares and has a very long-term mindset.
- TAM (Total Addressable Market) is gigantic, and Etsy is barely touching the surface with an estimated 4% market share in "special" online retail.
Above all else, the consistent operating history of the company since Josh Silverman became CEO in 2017 indicates a high predictability to the story.
By assuming a continued revenue growth around ~20% and continued margin expansion from 22-23% today up to 30% in the next five years, the company could generate more than half a billion in free cash flow in FY25. Needless to say, Etsy would trade at much more than its current $5 billion market cap by then.
I like to invest in businesses that have a strong chance to at least double in the next five years. And I believe ETSY's current setup offers exactly that.
A review of the bear case
Etsy shares have dropped more than 40% from their all-time high, reached earlier in 2019. And even at this level, many investors will point to unattractive traits the company is currently presenting:
- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Handmade could eat Etsy's lunch.
Etsy is not in a commoditized business. The very nature of its marketplace and products is to empower users to buy or sell uniquely crafted and personalized items. Amazon could certainly grow into a somewhat similar platform over time and manage to gain sellers that are currently active on Etsy. But specialty retail is an extremely fragmented, far from being a winner-takes-all market. At this stage, Amazon Handmade is charging a 15% referral fee. That's three times Etsy's take rate of 5%. This illustrates that Etsy has wiggle room in its pricing and positioning.
Competition is a fact of life in e-commerce nowadays. And Etsy's relatively small market share indicates more room for upside than downside.
- Excluding Reverb, Etsy's organic revenue growth is only 28%. The increase in take rate is already one-year old, meaning future growth is likely to slow down year over year.
Sure, Etsy's revenue growth has recently benefited from non-recurring boosts.
First, with its increased take rate from 3.5% to 5% in July 2019. Now that the increased take rate anniversary has passed, revenue growth will be following closely GMV growth.
Second, Etsy recently acquired Reverb, a marketplace focused on musical instruments. This might sound like an artificial way to boost the top line ($6M revenue in Q3 FY19), but musical instruments are a perfect fit for a two-sided marketplace focused on unique, customizable and hard-to-find items. As Reverb gets integrated into the Etsy ecosystem, with best practices in product development and marketing, this should be a great area of growth and prove to be accretive to the top and bottom line.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin was 21.9% in Q3 FY19, down 700 bps yoy.
As a long-term investor, I usually find it baffling when Wall Street reacts strongly to a metric moving a few basis points. Analysts update their models, extrapolate, and start assuming the worst or the best depending on how they want to spin the story.
The truth is, it takes a long-term view (in years, rather than months or quarters) to appreciate the ebb and flow of margin and growth rates. Businesses, just like most things in life, don't grow in a straight line up and to the right. Appreciating the organic nature of a business goes a long way.
- Trailing PE is 50, showing potential downside if growth takes a toll.
Trailing PE is a very narrow-minded way to look at a company valuation, particularly for a company growing revenue above 30%. At the end of the day, a company's intrinsic value depends on its future earnings and cash flow, and there is no amount of backward-looking metrics that can tell you whether a company is fairly valued or not.
The impressive cash flow story
To be fair, I wouldn't call ETSY "cheap." But with an enterprise value at 23 times free cash flow, this is the cheapest the shares have been in a long time.
The opportunity becomes readily apparent in the next chart. FCF has grown 275% over the past two years. That's a result of strong revenue growth combined with improving margins.
A company that is almost quadrupling its yearly cash flow in two years in obviously doing something right. And those whose have been shareholders all along have done very well (shares are up 144% over the past 24 months).
Data by YCharts
At the end of the day, what drives an investment up and to the right is the performance of the underlying business. And the rise of ETSY's cash flow has been a force to reckon with.
The beautifully consistent operating history
A simple look at Etsy's performance since going public is enough to appreciate the achievement of Josh Silverman as a CEO since 2017.
Data by YCharts
Since going public, Etsy's revenue growth has been consistently above 20%, while EBITDA margin has improved steadily, reaching 19% in the past 12 months. This operating consistency is a topic I originally touched when I reviewed 10 Stocks For The Next 10 Years.
Data by YCharts
These improvements are a result of a strong growth on both sides of the marketplace, as illustrated by Q3 FY19 numbers:
- 45 million active buyers (+19% yoy)
- 2.6 million active sellers (+30% yoy)
- $3.3 billion in GMS (+24% yoy)
And the company is developing the tools to keep growing revenue at a faster pace than GMS, via products like Etsy Plus (a subscription offering that provides sellers with enhanced tools and credits for use on the platform).
Projecting performance and valuation over five years
Let's estimate how Etsy could be valued five years from now. Management has been buying back shares regularly, but I'm going to assume a stable number of shares as a conservative scenario to keep things simple.
Here are my assumptions for a reasonable scenario:
- Revenue growth at 18% CAGR (assuming deceleration from the current GMS growth of 24% in Q3 FY19)
- Adjusted EBITDA margin at ~30% by FY25 (from 22-23% in FY19)
| in million | Revenue | EBITDA |
| FY19E | $ 812 | $ 183 |
| FY20E | $ 958 | $ 230 |
| FY21E | $ 1,131 | $ 288 |
| FY22E | $ 1,334 | $ 360 |
| FY23E | $ 1,574 | $ 449 |
| FY25E | $ 1,858 | $ 557 |
Source: Estimates from App Economy Insights
With these fairly reasonable assumptions baked in, Etsy would reach an estimated $557 million EBITDA by end of FY25 and would have accumulated close to $2 billion in cash over the years.
Using the current market cap of $5 billion as of this writing, the current valuation is about nine times FY25 estimated adjusted EBITDA.
As a result, I feel confident that Etsy could at least double in valuation from today's price, even assuming it will eventually trade at 15 to 20 times earnings, just like eBay (EBAY) today.
And of course, this scenario could prove conservative, with management buying back shares and/or re-investing in growth initiatives and the network effect at play. There is a good chance that Etsy will do much better than my conservative scenario built here only to illustrate that there is a margin of safety.
Conclusion
Etsy is a strong buy under $5 billion market cap. The few graphs above illustrate the consistency of the company's operating history.
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# {{page.title}}
Targets are a means of directing where quickshot sends your files.
{% endmarkdown %}
{% markdown %}
After executing `quickshot configure` you will be presented with the following menu:
```
? Main Menu: (Use arrow keys)
❯ Configure targets
Configure scss
Configure CoffeeScript
Configure ignore file
Save configuration and exit
```
Here's a breif explaination of each option:
- **Configure targets** - *Create a new target to control*
- **Configure scss** - *Define if you'd like to auto compile SCSS*
- **Configure ignore file** - *Indicate if/what ignore file you'd like to use*
- **Save configuration and exit** - *Exactly as it sounds*
___
### Configure Targets
To configure your targets select "Configure targets" using your arrow keys and press enter. You will then see the following menu.
```
? Manage Targets: (Use arrow keys)
❯ Create Target
Edit Target
Delete Target
List Targets
Done Managing Targets
```
#### Create Target
Select `Create Target` from the menu using the arrow keys.
You will then be asked for all of the following information:
- **Target Name** - *Staging, Development or whatever you wish*
- **API Key** - *Copied from the Private Apps Settings page in Shopify*
- **Password** - *Copied from the Private Apps Settings page in Shopify*
- **Store URL** - *URL to the Shopify store you want to connect to (quickshot only needs the subdomain)*
- **Theme** - *Quickshot will display all the available themes from your shop, use your arrow keys to select which one you want to connect to*
> #### Private Apps Settings?
>
> If you're wondering what those are, go to **your-store.myshopify.com**/admin/apps/private in your web browser. Click on “Create a Private App” to generate the credentials for a new app. Quickshot, will need the **API Key** and **Password** of this newly generated app:
>
> ![api-key-and-password](images/API-key-and-password.jpg)
>
> *Special Thanks to Shopify for letting me use some of their documentation*
After configuring a target, you are returned to the `Manage Targets` menu. From there you can edit, delete, and display a list of all configured targets. If you are finished adding targets select `Done Managing Targets` to continue.
#### Edit Target
Select `Edit Target` if you'd like to edit an existing Quickshot target.
#### Delete Target
Select `Delete Target` if you need to remove a target from the Quickshot Configuration.
#### List Targets
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#### Done Managing Targets
Select `Done Managing Targets` if you'd like to return to the main Quickshot Menu.
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### Whats a target?
A `target` is a specific theme at a specific shop.
Targets are a means of directing where quickshot sends your files.
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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'''
"""SSH utility module using the python Paramiko module"""
#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
import time
from time import sleep
from Framework.Utils import testcase_Utils, data_Utils
from Framework.Utils.print_Utils import print_info, print_error, print_debug, print_exception
[docs]class SSHComm(object):
"""SSHComm class which has methods
related to SSH communication using paramiko"""
def __init__(self, target, port=22, uid='', pid='', logfile=None):
self.param = None
self.import_param()
self.sshobj = self.param.SSHClient()
self.target = target
self.uid = uid
self.pid = pid
self.logfile = logfile
self.port = port
[docs] def import_param(self):
"""Import the paramiko module """
try:
import paramiko
except ImportError:
print_error("Paramiko module is not installed"\
"Please install requests module to"\
"perform any activities related to SSH Communication")
else:
self.param = paramiko
[docs] def ssh_con(self, retries=1, interval=1, timeout=60, verify_keys=False,
invoke_shell=False):
"""Connects to the host using ssh object
:Arguments:
1. retries = No of attempts before returning fail
2. interval = Time to wait before the next retry
3. timeout = wait for response
4. verify_keys = Verify the host entry is available in host key
:Returns:
1. status(bool)= True / False
"""
for attempt in xrange(retries):
print_debug("Attempt{} connecting to {}".format(attempt+1,
self.target))
try:
if not verify_keys:
self.sshobj.set_missing_host_key_policy(\
self.param.AutoAddPolicy())
self.sshobj.connect(self.target, self.port, self.uid,
self.pid, timeout=timeout,
look_for_keys=verify_keys)
if invoke_shell:
print_info("Opening shell for {}".format(self.sshobj))
self.sshobj.invoke_shell()
if self.logfile is not None:
self.log = open(self.logfile, 'w')
except self.param.SSHException:
print_error(" ! could not connect to %s...check logs" % self.target)
return False
except Exception, err:
print_error("Login failed {0}".format(str(err)))
sleep(interval)
continue
else:
print_info("Connected to the host")
return True
return False
[docs] def ssh_close(self):
"""Close the SSH connection object
:Returns:
1. status(bool)= True / False
"""
try:
print_info("Closing SSH connection")
self.sshobj.close()
print_info("SSH Connection closed")
except Exception:
print_error("Error occured while closing ssh session")
return False
else:
return True
[docs] def ssh_exec(self, command, timeout=None, get_pty=True):
"""Execution of the command on the remote host
:Arguments:
1.command = command to be executed
2.timeout = wait for response
3.get_pty = request a pseudo-terminal
:Returns:
1. out = command output
2. stderr = command's error stream object
"""
print_info("Executing command : %s" % command)
out = ""
stdin, stdout, stderr = self.sshobj.exec_command(command,
timeout=timeout,
get_pty=get_pty)
stdin.close()
if self.logfile is not None:
self.log.write("*"*20)
self.log.write("\n")
self.log.write("Executing command :%s\n" % command)
self.log.write("Output:\n")
for line in iter(lambda: stdout.readline(2048), ""):
print_info(line)
out = out + line
if self.logfile:
self.log.write(line)
self.log.flush()
return out, stderr
[docs] def get_response(self, command, timeout=None):
"""Execute a command using the paramiko SSH object and returns
the response string
:Arguments:
1. command - commnad to be executed
2. timeout - wait for response
:Returns:
1. status(bool)= True / False
2. out/err = response string
"""
out, stderr = self.ssh_exec(command, timeout)
err = stderr.read()
if out:
return True, out
else:
print_error("Error:", err)
return False, err
[docs] def verify_response(self, command, exp_string, fail_resp, timeout=None):
"""Execute a command using the paramiko SSH object and returns
the response string
:Arguments:
1. command - command to be executed
2. exp_string - String to be expected
3. fail_resp - Failure response to be expected
4. timeout - wait for response
:Returns:
1. status(bool)= True / False
2. out/err = response string
"""
out, stderr = self.ssh_exec(command, timeout)
err = stderr.read()
if out and ((exp_string in out) and (fail_resp not in out)):
print_info("Output:", out)
return True, out
elif out and ((exp_string not in out) or (fail_resp in out)):
print_info("Error:", out)
return False, out
else:
print_error("Error:", err)
return False, err
[docs] def copy_file(self, remotepath, localpath, filename):
"""Get the file from remotepath
:Argument:
1. remotepath - File path in the remote server
2. localpath - Local path to save the file
3. filename - Filename of the file to be tranferred
:Returns:
1. status(bool)= True / False
"""
sftpobj = self.sshobj.open_sftp()
print_info("Copying {} from {} to {}".format(filename, remotepath,
localpath))
if filename:
remotepath = os.path.join(remotepath, filename)
localpath = os.path.join(localpath, filename)
sftpobj.get(remotepath, localpath)
if os.path.isfile(localpath):
return True
else:
return False
[docs] def send_testdata_cmds(self, testdatafile, **args):
"""
- Parses the testdata file and
- gets the command details for rows marked execute=yes (or)
- gets the command details for rows marked execute=yes and row=str_rownum (or)
- gets the command details for rows marked execute=yes and title=strtitle
- Sends the obtained commands to the paramiko session.
- If the commands have verification attribute set,
then verifies the verification text for presence/absence as defined
in the respective found attribute in the testdatfile.
:Arguments:
1. testdatafile = the xml file where command details are available
2. str_rownum = row number of testdata command block to be searched for
in the testdata file
3. strtitle = title of testdata command block title to be searched
for in the testdata file
:Returns:
1. finalresult = boolean
"""
finalresult = True
varconfigfile = args.get('varconfigfile', None)
title = args.get('title', None)
row = args.get('row', None)
details_dict = data_Utils.get_command_details_from_testdata(testdatafile, varconfigfile, title=title, row=row)
command_list = details_dict["command_list"]
stepdesc = "Send the following commands: %s" %command_list
testcase_Utils.pNote(stepdesc)
if command_list == False:
finalresult = False
command_list = []
intsize = len(command_list)
# Send Commands
for i in range(0, intsize):
command = details_dict["command_list"][i]
startprompt = details_dict["startprompt_list"][i]
endprompt = details_dict["endprompt_list"][i]
cmd_timeout = details_dict["timeout_list"][i]
retry = details_dict["retry_list"][i]
retry_timer = details_dict["retry_timer_list"][i]
retry_onmatch = details_dict["retry_onmatch_list"][i]
retry_count = details_dict["retry_count_list"][i]
sleeptime = details_dict["sleeptime_list"][i]
verify_text_list = details_dict["verify_text_list"][i]
verify_context_list = details_dict["verify_context_list"][i]
sleep = {None: 0, "":0, "none":0}.get(str(sleeptime).lower(), str(sleeptime))
sleep = int(sleep)
print("\n")
print_debug(">>>")
testcase_Utils.pNote("Command #{0}\t: {1}".format(str(i+1), command))
testcase_Utils.pNote("startprompt\t: {0}".format(startprompt))
testcase_Utils.pNote("endprompt\t: {0}".format(endprompt))
testcase_Utils.pNote("sleeptime\t: {0}".format(sleep))
result, response = self.get_response(command_list[i])
if result and result is not 'ERROR':
if verify_text_list is not None:
result = data_Utils.verify_cmd_response(verify_text_list, verify_context_list,
command, response, varconfigfile)
command_status = {True: "Pass", False:"Fail", "ERROR":"ERROR"}.get(result)
print_info("Command status: {0}".format(command_status))
print_debug("<<<")
if sleep > 0:
testcase_Utils.pNote("Sleep time of '{0} seconds' requested post command execution".format(sleep))
time.sleep(sleep)
if result == "ERROR" or finalresult == "ERROR":
result = "ERROR"
finalresult = "ERROR"
finalresult = finalresult and result
return finalresult
[docs] def download_remote_file_sftp(self, remotepath, localpath, filename, \
remotehost, username, password, port=22):
"""Downloads a remote file from the remote server to
the localpath using SFTP
:Arguments:
1. remotepath (string) = the remote path to download the file from remotehost
2. localpath (string) = the local path on the local host
3. filename (string) = name of the remote file to download
4. remotehost (string) = remote host
5. username (string) = remote login username
6. password (string) = remote login password
:Returns:
1. status(bool)
"""
status = False
transport = self.param.Transport((remotehost, port))
transport.connect(username=username, password=password)
sftp = self.param.SFTPClient.from_transport(transport)
if filename:
try:
sftp.get(remotepath + filename, localpath + filename)
if os.path.isfile(localpath + filename):
print_info("Downloading file from remote server successful")
status = True
else:
print_info("Downloading file from remote server failed")
except Exception as exception:
print_exception(exception)
finally:
sftp.close()
transport.close()
return status
[docs] def invoke_shell(self, term='vt100'):
"""Opens a terminal for the SSH session
:Argument:
1. term = Type of terminal, default:vt100
:Returns:
True: if successful
False: if unsuccessful
"""
try:
print_info("Opening shell...")
self.sshobj.invoke_shell(term=term)
return True
except self.param.SSHException:
print_error("Invoke shell Unsuccessful")
return False
[docs] def connect_target_via_host(self, target, user, auth, invoke_shell=False,
log=None):
"""Forward the SSH connection to another target client
:Argument:
1. target(string) - Name/ip target machine to be connected
2. user - username to connect
3. auth - password for the user
4. invoke_shell - open shell for passing commands
:Returns:
1. target_session - Session object for target connection
2. status(bool)= True / False
"""
target_session = SSHComm(target, uid=user, pid=auth, logfile=log)
status = False
try:
ssh_transport = self.sshobj.get_transport()
channel = ssh_transport.open_channel("direct-tcpip", (target, 22),
('localhost', 0))
print_info("Connecting to target: {}".format(target))
target_session.sshobj.set_missing_host_key_policy(\
self.param.AutoAddPolicy())
target_session.sshobj.connect(target, port=22, username=user,
password=auth, sock=channel)
if target_session.logfile:
target_session.log = open(self.logfile, 'w')
print_info("Connection to target: {}successful".format(target))
if invoke_shell:
print_info("Opening shell for {}".format(target))
target_session.invoke_shell()
status = True
except self.param.SSHException as exception:
print_exception(exception)
except Exception as exception:
print_exception(exception)
return target_session, status


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Package com.welie.blessed.bluez
Class PairingAgent
java.lang.Object
com.welie.blessed.bluez.AbstractBluetoothObject
com.welie.blessed.bluez.PairingAgent
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Agent1
,org.freedesktop.dbus.interfaces.DBusInterface
public class PairingAgent extends AbstractBluetoothObject implements Agent1
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description PairingAgent(java.lang.String _dbusPath, org.freedesktop.dbus.connections.impl.DBusConnection _dbusConnection, PairingDelegate pairingDelegate)
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Method Summary
Modifier and Type Method Description void
AuthorizeService(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device, java.lang.String _uuid)
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
needs to authorize a connection/service request.
void
Cancel()
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called to indicate that the agent
request failed before a reply was returned.void
DisplayPasskey(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device, org.freedesktop.dbus.types.UInt32 _passkey, org.freedesktop.dbus.types.UInt16 _entered)
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
needs to display a passkey for an authentication.
The entered parameter indicates the number of already
typed keys on the remote side.
An empty reply should be returned.void
DisplayPinCode(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device, java.lang.String _pincode)
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
needs to display a pincode for an authentication.
An empty reply should be returned.protected java.lang.Class<? extends org.freedesktop.dbus.interfaces.DBusInterface>
getInterfaceClass()
DBus-Interface class used in this wrapper object.java.lang.String
getObjectPath()
boolean
isRemote()
void
Release()
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
unregisters the agent.void
RequestAuthorization(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device)
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called to request the user to
authorize an incoming pairing attempt which
would in other circumstances trigger the just-works
model, or when the user plugged in a device that
implements cable pairing.void
RequestConfirmation(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device, org.freedesktop.dbus.types.UInt32 _passkey)
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
needs to confirm a passkey for an authentication.
To confirm the value it should return an empty reply
or an error in case the passkey is invalid.
Note that the passkey will always be a 6-digit number,
so the display should be zero-padded at the start if
the value contains less than 6 digits.
org.freedesktop.dbus.types.UInt32
RequestPasskey(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device)
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
needs to get the passkey for an authentication.
The return value should be a numeric value
between 0-999999.
java.lang.String
RequestPinCode(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device)
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
needs to get the passkey for an authentication.
The return value should be a string of 1-16 characters
length.Methods inherited from class com.welie.blessed.bluez.AbstractBluetoothObject
byteListToByteArray, getBluetoothType, getDbusConnection, getDbusPath, getRemoteObjects, getTyped, optionsToVariantMap, setTyped, toPrimitives
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Constructor Details
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PairingAgent
public PairingAgent(java.lang.String _dbusPath, org.freedesktop.dbus.connections.impl.DBusConnection _dbusConnection, PairingDelegate pairingDelegate)
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Method Details
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getInterfaceClass
protected java.lang.Class<? extends org.freedesktop.dbus.interfaces.DBusInterface> getInterfaceClass()Description copied from class:AbstractBluetoothObject
DBus-Interface class used in this wrapper object.- Specified by:
getInterfaceClass
in classAbstractBluetoothObject
- Returns:
- class which implements the interface
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Release
public void Release()Description copied from interface:Agent1
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
unregisters the agent. An agent can use it to do
cleanup tasks. There is no need to unregister the
agent, because when this method gets called it has
already been unregistered.
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RequestPinCode
public java.lang.String RequestPinCode(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device) throws BluezRejectedException, BluezCanceledExceptionDescription copied from interface:Agent1
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
needs to get the passkey for an authentication.
The return value should be a string of 1-16 characters
length. The string can be alphanumeric.
- Specified by:
RequestPinCode
in interfaceAgent1
- Throws:
BluezRejectedException
- when operation rejectedBluezCanceledException
- when operation canceled
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DisplayPinCode
public void DisplayPinCode(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device, java.lang.String _pincode) throws BluezRejectedException, BluezCanceledExceptionDescription copied from interface:Agent1
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
needs to display a pincode for an authentication.
An empty reply should be returned. When the pincode
needs no longer to be displayed, the Cancel method
of the agent will be called.
This is used during the pairing process of keyboards
that don't support Bluetooth 2.1 Secure Simple Pairing,
in contrast to DisplayPasskey which is used for those
that do.
This method will only ever be called once since
older keyboards do not support typing notification.
Note that the PIN will always be a 6-digit number,
zero-padded to 6 digits. This is for harmony with
the later specification.
- Specified by:
DisplayPinCode
in interfaceAgent1
- Throws:
BluezRejectedException
- when operation rejectedBluezCanceledException
- when operation canceled
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RequestPasskey
public org.freedesktop.dbus.types.UInt32 RequestPasskey(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device) throws BluezRejectedException, BluezCanceledExceptionDescription copied from interface:Agent1
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
needs to get the passkey for an authentication.
The return value should be a numeric value
between 0-999999.
- Specified by:
RequestPasskey
in interfaceAgent1
- Throws:
BluezRejectedException
- when operation rejectedBluezCanceledException
- when operation canceled
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DisplayPasskey
public void DisplayPasskey(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device, org.freedesktop.dbus.types.UInt32 _passkey, org.freedesktop.dbus.types.UInt16 _entered)Description copied from interface:Agent1
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
needs to display a passkey for an authentication.
The entered parameter indicates the number of already
typed keys on the remote side.
An empty reply should be returned. When the passkey
needs no longer to be displayed, the Cancel method
of the agent will be called.
During the pairing process this method might be
called multiple times to update the entered value.
Note that the passkey will always be a 6-digit number,
so the display should be zero-padded at the start if
the value contains less than 6 digits.
- Specified by:
DisplayPasskey
in interfaceAgent1
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RequestConfirmation
public void RequestConfirmation(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device, org.freedesktop.dbus.types.UInt32 _passkey) throws BluezRejectedException, BluezCanceledExceptionDescription copied from interface:Agent1
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
needs to confirm a passkey for an authentication.
To confirm the value it should return an empty reply
or an error in case the passkey is invalid.
Note that the passkey will always be a 6-digit number,
so the display should be zero-padded at the start if
the value contains less than 6 digits.
- Specified by:
RequestConfirmation
in interfaceAgent1
- Throws:
BluezRejectedException
- when operation rejectedBluezCanceledException
- when operation canceled
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RequestAuthorization
public void RequestAuthorization(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device) throws BluezRejectedException, BluezCanceledExceptionDescription copied from interface:Agent1
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called to request the user to
authorize an incoming pairing attempt which
would in other circumstances trigger the just-works
model, or when the user plugged in a device that
implements cable pairing. In the latter case, the
device would not be connected to the adapter via
Bluetooth yet.
- Specified by:
RequestAuthorization
in interfaceAgent1
- Throws:
BluezRejectedException
- when operation rejectedBluezCanceledException
- when operation canceled
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AuthorizeService
public void AuthorizeService(org.freedesktop.dbus.DBusPath _device, java.lang.String _uuid) throws BluezRejectedException, BluezCanceledExceptionDescription copied from interface:Agent1
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called when the service daemon
needs to authorize a connection/service request.
- Specified by:
AuthorizeService
in interfaceAgent1
- Throws:
BluezRejectedException
- when operation rejectedBluezCanceledException
- when operation canceled
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Cancel
public void Cancel()Description copied from interface:Agent1
From bluez documentation:
This method gets called to indicate that the agent
request failed before a reply was returned. -
isRemote
public boolean isRemote()- Specified by:
isRemote
in interfaceorg.freedesktop.dbus.interfaces.DBusInterface
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getObjectPath
public java.lang.String getObjectPath()- Specified by:
getObjectPath
in interfaceorg.freedesktop.dbus.interfaces.DBusInterface
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Ajax is a means of interacting with servers behind the scenes using JavaScript without having to reload the page. This allows you to create complex interactive web apps that behave like desktop apps. The most famous example is Gmail; it allows you to read, write, and receive emails, all without the need for refreshing the page.
encodeURI("Los Angeles");
$.get('http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=Los%20Angeles&mode=json&units=imperial').success(function(weatherData){
console.log(weatherData);
});
Check your Network tab to see the network request and response in action.
The most common thing to do with ajax data is show it to the user. We can use jQuery to do this, but only in the callback function "toBeRunOnServerResponse". If we try to use the weatherData outside that function, we won't have the response from the server yet.
var toBeRunOnServerResponse = function(weatherData){
$('#container').append(weatherData.main.temp);
};
$.get('http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=Los%20Angeles&mode=json&units=imperial').success(toBeRunOnServerResponse);
Now let's try more complex interaction using a RESTful API.
// Here's a slightly more complex way to do the same work as above.
// the server lives at 'http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com'
// the path to the info we want: '/posts/1'
$.ajax({
url: 'http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1',
method: 'GET',
success: function(data) {
console.log(data);
}
});
Using PlaceHolder JSON
Because we can only send strings of text (or binary data) over a network, not arrays and objects, modern sites convert their data to JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format, and your jQuery $.ajax() callback converts it back to arrays, objects, and values. Check out this example. Here is what is happening for you behind the scenes (try it out in your console w/ your amazon objects):
// run these one line at a time in your console.
// the server does this before sending information over the wire
var jsonStringedBook = JSON.stringify(book1);
typeof jsonStringedBook;
// $.ajax() converts it back before passing it into your callback function.
JSON.parse(jsonStringedBook);


Example Site #3
Using
AngularUI Router
These share buttons below are at the end of every page on this site and will update the URL they share automatically (as will the floating sidebar)


Binding Event Example
Mouse over this div to see the effect. Click on it to unbind the mouseover. Oh - and
here's a link to Google.


multiple_shooting_adjoint package¶
See https://github.com/juntang-zhuang/TorchDiffEqPack/blob/master/test_code/multiple_shooting_adjoint
Define the MultipleShoot class
import torch
import math
import numpy as np
from TorchDiffEqPack import odesolve
from torch import nn
class MultipleShoot(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, ode_func, chunk_length = 10, observation_length = 100, ODE_options = None,
smooth_penalty = 1.0, time_interval = 1.0):
super(MultipleShoot, self).__init__()
"""
:param ode_func: The ODE functions, dy/dt = func(t,y)
:param chunk_length: the observation is divided into chunks, each of of length chunk_length
:observation_length: total length of observation (This determines how many inter-mediate initial values
need to specified as extra parameters to update)
:ODE_options: options for ODE solvers
:smooth_penalty: penalty for smoothness
"""
self.odefunc = ode_func
self.chunk_length = chunk_length
self.observation_length = observation_length
self.ODE_options = ODE_options
self.smooth_penalty = smooth_penalty
self.time_interval = time_interval
def prepare_intermediate(self, observations):
# observations of shape num_time_points x N, N is the dimension of hidden state y
observation_length = int( observations.shape[0] )
self.observation_length = observation_length
# calculate the number of chunks
self.num_chunks = math.ceil( float(observation_length) / float(self.chunk_length) )
# create a list of intermedia results
self.intermediates = nn.ParameterList()
for i in range(self.num_chunks):
self.intermediates.append( nn.Parameter(
observations[i*self.chunk_length, :], requires_grad=True
)
)
def fit_and_grad(self, observations, time_points): # calculate grad w.r.t parameters
assert isinstance(time_points, list), "time_points must be of type list"
# check number of time points match observation
assert self.observation_length == len(time_points), "Number of time points mismatch observation"
# create observation into chunks
data_chunks, time_chunks = [], []
for i in range(self.num_chunks):
data_chunks.append(
observations[ i*self.chunk_length : min( (i+1) * self.chunk_length+1, self.observation_length), :]
)
time_chunks.append(
time_points[ i * self.chunk_length : min( (i+1) * self.chunk_length+1, self.observation_length)]
)
# fit data chunk by chunk
prediction_chunks = []
for i in range(self.num_chunks):
data_chunk, time_chunk, intermediate = data_chunks[i], time_chunks[i], self.intermediates[i]
self.ODE_options.update({'t0': time_chunk[0]})
self.ODE_options.update({'t1': time_chunk[-1]})
self.ODE_options.update({'t_eval': time_chunk})
result = odesolve(self.odefunc, y0 = intermediate, options=self.ODE_options)
prediction_chunks.append(result)
return prediction_chunks, data_chunks
def get_loss(self, prediction_chunks, data_chunks):
assert len(prediction_chunks)==len(data_chunks), "Length of data_chunks and prediction_chunks must match"
# loss between prediction and observation
observation_loss = 0.0
for data, prediction in zip(data_chunks, prediction_chunks):
observation_loss = observation_loss + torch.mean((data - prediction)**2)
# loss in mis-match between prediction and inter-mediate parameters
mismatch_loss = 0.0
for i in range(self.num_chunks-1):
prev, next = prediction_chunks[i][-1,:], self.intermediates[i+1]
mismatch_loss = mismatch_loss + torch.mean((prev - next)**2)
loss = observation_loss + mismatch_loss * self.smooth_penalty
print('Observation loss: {}, smoothness loss {}'.format( observation_loss.item(), mismatch_loss.item() ))
return loss
Examples with a linear dynamical system, see https://github.com/juntang-zhuang/TorchDiffEqPack/blob/master/test_code/multiple_shooting_adjoint/test_multiple_shoot.py
Examples with Lotka-Voltera equation, see https://github.com/juntang-zhuang/TorchDiffEqPack/blob/master/test_code/multiple_shooting_adjoint/test_multiple_shoot_lotka.py
Examples with nonlinear Lotka-Voltera equation, see https://github.com/juntang-zhuang/TorchDiffEqPack/blob/master/test_code/multiple_shooting_adjoint/test_multiple_shoot_lotka_sigmoid.py


HideEntity entity
Parameters:
| entity - entity handle |
Description:
| Hides an entity, so that it is no longer visible, and is no longer
involved in collisions. The main purpose of hide entity is to allow you to create entities at the beginning of a program, hide them, then copy them and show as necessary in the main game. This is more efficient than creating entities mid-game. If you wish to hide an entity so that it is no longer visible but still involved in collisions, then use EntityAlpha 0 instead. This will make an entity completely transparent. HideEntity affects the specified entity and all of its child entities, if any exist. |
| None. |


Aspirin can be configured three ways. You can set system preferences before it loads. You can call the setters in org.masukomi.aspirin.code.Configuration. Or, you can do nothing and accept the defaul settings.
Setting System Preferences
Aspirin uses the following system preferences:
Configuring via setter methods
See the Javadocs in org.masukomi.aspirin.core.config.Configurationfor details on this method.
Configuring via doing nothing
See above for the default settings.
Configuring Aspirin's Logging
Aspirin uses Commons Logging. Please see the "Configuration" section of the
Commons Logging User Guide for details.
Classpath Requirements
mail.jar and activation.jar must be added to the classpath.


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After unexpectedly taking six years out of the workforce to raise my two daughters, I suffered from acute anxiety when I later returned to professional life. Despite having kept my skills current by completing a second degree and researching and publishing, A World of Difference, I suffered a paralysing confidence gap when I launched my consultancy in 2012. To cope with the anxiety, I managed my work schedule carefully so that I had sufficient space to manage my emotions on top of my workload. But I knew that operating in a state of fear was not sustainable. First, anxiety was preventing me from performing at my best. Second, emotional and physical exhaustion was limiting the number of assignments I could take on. Third, my health was suffering. I either had to give up or conquer the fear. After investing four years at university and three years researching and writing, A World of Difference, giving up was not an option. Instead, I researched and experimented with a number of evidence-based solutions for developing self-confidence. Applying those techniques, I was able to overcome the anxiety and self-limiting beliefs that had been holding me back.
In this blog, I share the proven approaches for developing self-confidence that helped me move from ‘rabbit in the headlights’ to ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’. I hope by sharing these techniques, I can empower others who are suffering from self-doubt to achieve their full potential. TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING SELF-CONFIDENCE Individuals with high levels of confidence have both (a) high self-efficacy and (b) low fear of failure. Self-efficacy is one’s belief in their ability to succeed and involves a positive assessment of one’s capabilities. Low fear of failure is linked to a propensity for stepping outside one’s comfort zone. Techniques for developing self-confidence address either self-efficacy, fear of failure, or both. Challenging Self-Limiting Beliefs Women, in particular, often have a number of self-limiting beliefs that prevent them from taking steps forward. Girls emerge from adolescence with a poor self-image, relatively low expectations from life and much less confidence in themselves and their abilities than boys, To make progress on confidence, we need to challenge negative self-narratives (e.g. ‘I am not good enough / smart enough / pretty enough) and replace with more compassionate and optimistic self-talk.
There are three steps to challenging your self-limiting beliefs and rewiring your inner narrative:
Identify your self-limiting beliefs. Some of you might be already consciously aware of your inner doubts and fears. Some of you might need to spend some time digging deeper to identify the thoughts that are holding you back from taking action. A good way to pinpoint your self-limiting beliefs is to monitor your emotional triggers. If there are particular situations that make you feel anxious or afraid, take some time to reflect on what beliefs are driving those emotions. Being mindful of your inner narrative over the course of a workday can help you to articulate your self-limiting beliefs. Notice whether and when you downplay your achievements or if you attribute your successes to others or luck. Notice also any comparisons you make of yourself to others. Comparisons are typically biased—we notice the outward successes of others but fail to see their internal struggles, insecurities, and limitations. We focus on our own imperfections and fail to recognise our achievements.
Challenge your self-limiting beliefs. Once you have identified your self-limiting beliefs – whether in the form of self-doubts, downplaying our achievements, or negatively comparing ourselves to others—we must challenge those beliefs by searching for evidence that contradicts them. Find the counter-argument to your self-limiting belief. If you find this hard to do, try distancing yourself from your self-limiting belief by imagining that you are coaching a friend on how to challenge their self-limiting belief. How would you talk them out of that negative self-talk and convince them otherwise? Then apply that advice to your own situation.
Change the narrative. The third step is to replace your self-limiting beliefs with a more rational, reasonable and optimistic narrative.
In December of 1920, Amelia Earhart paid to go on her first plane ride. The experience lasted only ten minutes, but it changed the direction of her life: Amelia was determined to be a pilot. It didn’t matter to her that there were only a few women in the field of aviation. Through hard work and challenging conditions, she developed her skills. While other female pilots feared the long journey across the Transatlantic, Amelia’s gutsy determination led her to be first woman to fly it solo. The confidence she possessed was one of her greatest strengths and led her to set many records. Amelia Earhart was not the only highly competent female pilot during that time in history. Although she was skilled, I don’t believe that is what caused her to be so successful. Rather it was her confidence, her willingness to go after the impossible, and her belief that she could do it. At Zenger Folkman we’ve found that confidence proves to be equally as valuable as competence because it leads to action, attention, and resilience—all traits exemplified during Amelia’s transatlantic flight. Amelia Earhart’s accomplishments were especially noteworthy at the time, because of her achievements in what had been a male domain. Aviators were nearly all men. Gender differences in confidence are quite dramatic. A study done at Cornell University found that men overestimate their abilities and performance, while women underestimate both. In fact, their actual performance does not differ in quality or quantity. PROMOTED
This female confidence challenge was also described as the “imposter syndrome” by Pauline Claunce and Suzanne Imes. Women frequently express that they don’t feel they deserve their job and are “imposters” who could be found out at any moment. They found that women worry more about being disliked, appearing unattractive, outshining others, or grabbing too much attention. Men are not exempt from doubting themselves—but they don’t let their doubts stop them as often as women do. A Hewlett Packard internal report found that men apply for a job or promotion when they meet only 60% of the qualifications, but women apply only if they meet 100% of them. What doomed them was not their actual ability, but rather the decision not to try. Zenger Folkman's research shows that as women’s experience increases over time, so does their confidence. The graph below shows that women’s confidence increases more with age than men’s. But consider the many opportunities lost in early years because of fear and lack of confidence. uncaptioned
Building self-confidence I wish there were definitive steps to build self-confidence and self-esteem, but I don’t think they exist. However, there are a number of things you can do that appear to be related to higher levels of confidence and self-esteem. Mindset: It has been said that self-confidence is what you think about yourself, and self-esteem is what you think others think of you. To build self-confidence: Focus on the strengths you possess and your achievements, rather than what you don’t do well. Guard carefully against negative self-talk. Radiate optimism and general happiness. They bring life and vitality into conversations. Your outward behavior changes your inner feelings. People are attracted to those who are perceived as “warm” and shy away from those who are perceived as “cold.” The self-confident person is usually described as being warm. Dress and grooming: These are immediate and tangible signals to others about how you feel about yourself. Beyond that, they have been shown to make a difference in how someone feels about themselves. Bottom line, people feel more confident when they know they look nice. Posture: Your posture has a strong impact on what you’re feeling inside. Stand tall. Research has shown that when someone stands tall in a position of strength, their inner feelings begin to change. Make and maintain eye contact with others. This conveys interest in others and confidence in yourself. Facial expressions communicate important messages and need to be consistent with words being said. Some estimate that at least 80% of communication comes non-verbally, and facial expression conveys a great deal of information. Overall manner: How you behave will transmit a feeling of confidence to others. Confident people: Walk briskly, conveying that they have somewhere important to go and something important to do. Laugh with others and cause them to laugh. This does not necessarily come from telling jokes, but usually comes from pleasant banter regarding topics of mutual interest.
Speak up in meetings. They don’t sit quietly through discussions, but are an active participant. Interact with many people when put into a large gathering rather than confining themselves to long conversations with two or three for an entire evening. Initiate contact with others, not waiting for others to come to them. Confident people extend themselves to a much larger number of people than their less-confident counterparts. Speech: What you say and how you say it transmits a great deal about your level of confidence. It also shapes how you feel about yourself. Confident people: Project their voice, making them easily heard and understood. Vary the pitch and tone of their voice. They make their conversation interesting by avoiding monotones and injecting variety. Pause for emphasis—they are not afraid of moments of silence. Not filling every pause further conveys personal feelings of self-worth and confidence. Sometimes these pauses are used to gather time to think, take a deep breath, or refocus a discussion. Use a rich vocabulary, enabling them to be vivid and pre They continue to develop a strong vocabulary, not to impress, but to help ideas come to life. Colorful, visceral words make their communication memorable.
They avoid “non-words,” such as “er,” “umm,” and filler-phrases such as “you know." Communication practices: Confident individuals use communication practices that convey certainty with others while also making them feel more confident within themselves. For example, they: Frequently ask questions of others, showing intense interest in what others say and in what they are doing. Use metaphors, examples, and stories liberally. Communication comes alive with illustrations that make the abstract more concrete and theoretical ideas easily understood. Use humor to make important points. Confident people are often masters of self-deprecating humor. People of stature and accomplishment are the ones most willing to poke fun at themselves. Express ideas respectfully, never with unnecessary confrontation. If their ideas differ from others, this is more likely to be expressed as, “I see this a little differently,” or, “Help me to understand your reasons for thinking…” Amelia Earhart had the guts and gumption to take every opportunity even when she was unsure if she was competent enough to do it. No one knows everything, and most people—male and female—have moments of feeling they are imposters trying to prove their competence and worth. The good news is that for women and men, confidence keeps increasing over time.
Feeling bad about yourself can hold you back in life. Fortunately, there are several things you can do to improve your self-esteem. When we believe something, we constantly look for evidence (and create more evidence) that our belief is true. So if you believe you’re unworthy, you’ll view every mistake, mishap, and rejection as proof that you’re not good enough. When you succeed at something (like you get an award), you’ll likely chalk it up to “good luck” rather than take credit for your effort or skills. You also might unintentionally create an environment that reinforces your low self-esteem. A 2018 study found that people with low self-esteem tend to surround themselves with people who put them down. 1 When others put them down, their words are in line with what the individual with low self-esteem thinks about themselves. And it gives the individual a twisted sense of comfort as they believe, “You see me the same way I see me.”
Additionally, the study found that individuals who don’t feel good about themselves are more likely to seek support with indirect methods, like whining, sulking, and complaining. Those strategies increase the likelihood that others will respond poorly, which again reinforces their beliefs that no one cares and they aren’t good enough. So clearly, it’s important to evaluate the people around you.  Take a look at the physical environment too. Do you live in a cluttered, crowded space? Perhaps a messy place reinforces to you that you aren’t worthy of living in a neat environment. Changing your environment can make a big difference in how you feel about yourself. So make it a priority to surround yourself with people and things who send a message that says you are good enough. It will feel uncomfortable at first but as your self-esteem improves, it’ll get easier.
Monitor the conversations you have with yourself. If you repeatedly tell yourself, “This will never work,” or “Everyone is going to laugh at me,” you’re going to feel bad about yourself. When you catch yourself being overly critical or making negative predictions about your chances of success, stop and ask, “What would I say to a friend who was thinking this?” Chances are, you’d likely to offer some compassionate words of encouragement. For some reason, it’s much easier to be kind to others than it is ourselves. But self-compassion can be key to helping you feel better about yourself. Speak back to those negative thoughts with a kinder, more compassionate statement, like “You can do this! Do your best and look people in the eye!” Changing your inner dialogue can shift your mindset over time so your brain will begin to recognize that you’re more capable and competent than you give yourself credit for.
Changing the way you think isn’t always enough to change your deep-rooted beliefs and feelings about yourself, however. It’s also important to change your behavior. A common therapy strategy is to “act as if.” So in your case, it would be to “act as if you felt confident.” Ask yourself, “What would a confident person do right now?” It might be as simple as shaking hands, introducing yourself, or volunteering to go first. When you take action first, your feelings often follow. Acting confident shifts your mindset and can help you feel more confident about yourself. Make sure you’re doing things that help you feel good in the big picture, too. Try new things, meet different people, and challenge yourself in healthy ways. And remind yourself, you don’t have to wait until you feel confident to get out there and do it. Get Help If You Need It If you’re struggling to create changes on your own, talk to a therapist. A mental health professional can help you address the factors that affect your self-esteem so you can feel better. And feeling good about yourself is the key to reaching your greatest potential and living your best life.
In a culture saturated with digitally altered images of impossibly thin women, raising girls with high self-esteem can be daunting indeed. But as parents, you have great influence—both by what you say and what you do. Here’s some advice from experts Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD, a clinical psychologist, school consultant and creator of the “Full of Ourselves,” a social-emotional program for girls, Anea Bogue, MA, author (9 Ways We Are Screwing Up Our Girls and How We Can Stop),and the creator of REALgirl, an empowerment program for girls, and Mary Rooney, PhD, a clinical psychologist who specializes in adolescents.
1. Model body acceptance. Moms have a huge impact on their daughters’ body image. Don’t ask, “Do these jeans make me look fat?” or obsess out loud about food or put your appearance down. Avoid what Dr. Steiner-Adair calls the “morality of orality”—talking about food and yourself as “good” or “bad.” As in: I was bad today: I had pizza. So I’m not going to have dessert.
2. Make your daughter media literate. “Watch TV with her and talk about what you see,” says Dr. Steiner-Adair. “Help her develop a critical eye through which to decode and filter media messages.”
3. Don’t raise her as a “pleaser.” Encourage her to stand up for what she needs and wants. “Create opportunities for her to use her voice,” Bogue advises. “Ask ‘What do you want?’ Let her make a choice and then honor that choice.” Research shows girls who play on teams have higher self-esteem. CLICK TO FACEBOOK SHARE Click To Tweet
4. Start team sports early. Research shows girls who play on teams have higher self-esteem. “There’s a very common correlation, in my experience,” says Bogue, “between girls who play team sports and girls who suffer less with low self-esteem because they are looking to other girls for their value, and within, as opposed to looking to boys for validation.”
5. Moms, don’t borrow your daughter’s clothes. “You want to let her have her own style, her own look,” says Dr. Steiner-Adair. “Especially, and this is a really hard thing, if you have a mom who by society’s standards is prettier or thinner than her daughter.”
6. Direct your praise away from appearance. “I think that we need to make a very conscious effort to balance our compliments about a girl’s appearance with compliments about who she is and what she DOES in the world,” says Bogue. “Challenge yourself to match every compliment you give about your daughter’s appearance with at least two compliments about something non-appearance based, and do the same for other girls who cross your path — your daughter’s friends, nieces, etc.”
7. Help her build skills that are independent of appearance. “Get her involved in activities that build a sense of confidence, rather than focusing on looking good and acquiring things,” Dr. Rooney suggests. “Sports, theater, music, art. Anything really that can help girls express themselves through words or creativity or activity rather than through their appearance or what they’re carrying around.”
8. Speak up about your daughter’s school curriculum. Does it include a female perspective? “Imagine if you were putting together a family history,” Bogue says, “and you only asked the men about their memories, about their perspective. Think about all of the information that would be lost.”
9. Praise your daughter for her efforts rather than her performance.“Focus less on the outcome and more on efforts and the development of new skills,” says Dr. Rooney. Mastery is what builds confidence, and learning to tolerate failure fosters resilience.
10. Be careful about what magazines you have in the house. “Research suggests,” says Steiner-Adair, “that after 15 minutes of looking at a fashion magazine, mood shifts from curiosity and enthusiasm to comparing yourself and putting yourself down.”
11.  “And don’t let the boys and men in your household do it either,” adds Dr. Steiner-Adair. “Don’t let kids tease each other around food or looks. Do not let that go down in your house. It’s really harmful.”
12. Dads: Don’t treat your daughter like a damsel in distress.“When fathers treat girls as though they are these fragile, helpless, little beings, ” Bogue says, “the message is, ‘Your role is to look good so a man will sweep in and save you.’  I think it’s a good measure to say, ‘If I would do it with my son, I should be prepared to do it with my daughter.'”
13. Make sure she knows you love her no matter what. She needs to know that you’ll love her “no matter how her appearance might change or how she dresses or how she might perform at something,” says Dr. Rooney. “Because even though kids are so reliant on their peers for feedback when they’re in their teens, what her parents think of her matters just as much as it ever did.”


Donald Trump must pay Scottish government £225k after losing wind farm fight
The US president had mounted a lengthy legal challenge against an 11-turbine wind farm in Aberdeen Bay which began operating last summer and is visible from Trump International Golf Links
by Elaine McCahill, https://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/elaine-mccahill/Donald Trump must pay £225,000 to the Scottish government after losing a legal battle over a wind farm near his hotel.
The US President mounted a legal challenge against the 11-turbine wind farm claiming it would spoil the view from Trump International Golf Links.
The wind farm in Aberdeen Bay started operating last summer and is visible from the greens at the resort in Balmedie.
His case was dismissed at the UK Supreme Court four years ago but now Trump International Golf Club Scotland Ltd has been told to pay £225,000 in legal fees to Scottish ministers.
A Scottish government spokesman said: “We can confirm that settlement has now been reached – and this has removed the need for the expenses to be determined by the auditor of the Court of Session.
“Expenses amounting to £225,000 will now be paid to Scottish ministers by the petitioners.”
The Trump organisation sued the Scottish government to try and block the wind farm during the planning application process.
Trump branded it a "monstrous" project and said the wind farm would destroy the view of “perhaps the greatest golf course anywhere in the world”.
Planning approval was granted in 2013 and the Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre began operating last year.
Trump lost his appeal twice in the Scottish courts and took it to the Supreme Court where his case was unanimously dismissed.


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