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Hope Well Grew Their Impressions by 250% in Just Five Weeks
Social Media Marketing
Lead Management & Ads Strategy
Hope Well is private clinic located near the city area of Bahria Town Phase 7
It is a new emerging clinic initiated by specialized doctors in distinct fields
Social Media presence was the main focus of their requirements. Moreover, the issues faced by the client were related to the credibility associated with no brand awareness to provide the potential patients with the assistance of having the knowledge about their services and emerging offers.
The strategy started with our SMM experts initiating brand awareness and engagement new users. Initially we created social media presence on different platforms to provide a presence for the clinic. This was further enhanced with introducing not only the client’s services but to also ensure an offering strategy.
With regard to social media management, Lead generation using only organic means. Since search engines value a higher domain authority, what we proposed was to double down our SEO efforts to raise the search visibility and performance of the clinic socials.
• We doubled our efforts on providing the SEO efforts to solely focus on generating traffic which was successful. Increasing the search visibility involved targeting the following areas.
The branding of the client’s business had the combination of providing organic and paid social media awareness to grow the client's Facebook pages. This was done to send the relevant traffic about the new news regarding the offers and services.
The introduction of lead management and Ads strategy was made on Facebook and Instagram and focused on the keywords that target the campaign and focusing on highly relevant search terms instead.
In terms of lead Management and Ads Strategy, we acquired the revenue generation of $25 from acquiring almost $15. This was later almost made half the price of $8.5. The cost reduction was immensely appreciated by the Hope Well Medical Center owners
The social media experts were capable of bringing in impressions of hundreds a month. The growth is still in progress. One of our marketing associates assisted with the strategy which further enhanced the potential raise to create a strong valuable presence on Social Media
Increase in Subscriber Growth
Increase in Social Media Engagement
This assisted in signing the second contract for the project of also handling the Social Media buying Act. The project is still underway and is still being pursued
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Grammy Winner, Gramps Morgan, will join goodwill ambassadors Third World and Friends and Luciano on the stellar lineup of the Charity show on May 11th in New York City. The gala will be held at the luxurious Cipriani located at 110 East 42nd Street.
The gala titled “For the Children” will see 100% of the proceeds for the construction of the Mary Issa Health Centre in St. Ann Jamaica. The Health Centre will give free access to children and adolescents. The Health Centre is being built by the Issa Trust Foundation which is the charity arm of the Couples Resorts.
The For the Children charity gala will provide dinner, dancing and entertainment.
Sean “Contractor” Edwards who does marketing for the Issa Trust Foundation’s concert said tickets for the concert would be a perfect gift for Mother’s Day as the Issa Trust events are always first class. |
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- What is a robot?
- How do robots “think”?
- Can a robot’s manipulation of objects or locomotion meet the needs of a person?
Students will be able to answer the following questions:
- How can a computer program cause a robot lift, turn, move forward or backward?
- How does a robot interpret data from sensors?
Students should be able to:
- Explain the embodiment, sensing, and action of a robot
- Design and build robot models which demonstrate how robots can provide assistance to people
Students will know:
- Movement and motion of a robot is typically controlled using combinations of basic software commands.
- The correspondence of degrees of freedom to movement
- The design and construction of a complex machine requires planning and communication
- Build and program a VEX Robot with Easy C. The robot will be autonomous with an arm to clear debris from entrance. Arm must have
- Sensors to locate debris
- One hand that grasps
Two fingers each with 2 joints. The fingers do not need to move independently, but they must move forward and backward
One thumb with 1 joint and must move forward and backward
- One wrist which allows the hand to rotate
- One forearm to lift and lower hand
- One upper arm to move the hand forward and back
- Use a LEGO robotics kit to design and construct a robot that can follow a predetermined path to escape a building after a disaster. The robot will have to navigate a path on a student designed-course that contains:
- Stationary obstacle (cinder block)
- Movable obstacle (plastic container)
- Left and right turns
- Use the C programming language to program an iRobot to create a robot that searches a simulated room (borders of room virtual wall units) containing obstacles (cinder blocks) for survivors after a disaster. The robot will identify survivors when survivor presses button. After interacting with survivor, the robot will return to home base.
- Use robots to return with supplies to aid survivors:
Use S2 GUI program to program a Scribbler Robot to follow iRobot (which will carry the Scribbler to the survivor) after survivor is located and draw a path back from survivor to command center
Use VEX IQ robot programmed in RobotC to follow line from Scribbler Robot to deliver relief supplies to trapped survivors in simulated room
Use VEX IQ robot programmed in RobotC to follow iRobot (which will carry the VEX IQ to the survivor) after survivor is located and draw a path back from survivor to command center
Use S2 GUI program to program a Scribbler Robot to follow line from VEX IQ Robot to deliver relief supplies to trapped survivors in simulated room
Published on February 19th, 2018
Last updated on September 8th, 2023 |
Reactiv SUITE is an application framework that is installed on a Microsoft Windows 10 or 11 PC. This comprehensive guide will allow users to configure Reactiv SUITE on PC and associated networks.
This guide will allow you, or your IT, to configure and deploy Reactiv SUITE based on your preferences.
Reactiv SUITE is a stand-alone compiled application (EXE) that requires the following:
- Windows 10 or 11 operating system
- i7 equivalent or better Processor
- SSD with 2 GB of available space
- 16 GB RAM
- Dedicated GPU from Nvidia or AMD. Minimum you need Nvidia Quadro P620 or equivalent
- Touch screen with pen\eraser detection (Baanto ShadowSense or equivalent) highly recommended
Reactiv SUITE does not depend on any servers or external applications. As such it can be installed using our one click installer that can be downloaded from our website. In addition, the software works with your existing network architecture, mapped drives, local drives, user authentication methodology and policies just like any other application on the computer.
Reactiv SUITE is available in two different configurations: Reactiv SUITE PRO & Reactiv SUITE IWB.
Reactiv SUITE PRO – designed for use on personal laptops and computers, where a single user logs into Windows and uses the app for personal presentations from anywhere.
Reactiv SUITE IWB – designed for use in public spaces and boardrooms where multiple users are using the app for public presentations. |
Client: Workshop Creative
Project: Rise Up! Melbourne fan activation
Type: Community video engagement
Summary: Ahead of its planned launch in Melbourne, Australia, Hamilton the Musical wanted fans to create a lip-synced music video with hundreds of Hamilfans. The issue in 2021 was a COVID lockdown that restricted movement of people.
Hamilton the Musical has a loyal band of fans, Hamilfans, even in cities where the Broadway musical has yet to open. So when the show hits a new town, activation events are staged, often in person.
With COVID lockdowns, the Australian show promoter Workshop Creative had to workshop new creative ways to engage pre-release fans, a video submission project was envisaged. After trialling in Sydney and coming across issues around the legality of downloading social media content and also the time taken to complete content assignment forms for every contributor, Workshop needed a tool that could collect thousands of videos and also allow them to manage the content and rights permissions.
The creative agency used Vloggi to collect video from Hamilfans across the Australian state of Victoria.
Running across its social media and newsletter channels, the contest urged Hamilfans to show us how excited you are that HAMILTON is coming to Victoria. The brief was to get outside and film yourself dancing to the track “My Shot”.
Hamilfans uploaded videos of all dimensions, resolutions, formats and ratios via the Vloggi upload tool.
When another lockdown hit Victoria, the competition was extended and the outside clause changed, as the Vloggi brief is dynamic.
Over a four week period, thousands of Hamilfans accessed the Vloggi upload page. Astonishingly, over 25% of these fans went on to record a video on their phones and upload via the Vloggi platform.
Workshop Creative then had a video library of hundreds of rights-cleared clips to chose from when making the final mashup. The agency downloaded the files and make a compilation offline, lip syncing the performers to the original audio track. The agency then posted the buzz reel on the official Hamilton Australia social media along with advance show info, leading to a surge in opening night bookings for the show.
Lucky fans were rewarded with opening night tickets and Hamilton goodies as a thank you for contributing videos. |
In the world of communication, words carry immense power. However, when language barriers intervene or when speech is not an option, gestures become the carriers of our deepest emotions. Today's blog post is dedicated to one heartfelt expression that transcends spoken words: sign language's version of "I Love You". This simple yet profound gesture stands as a beacon of connection for millions around the globe. Moreover, for those pursuing new qualifications—be it in sign language or other communicative means—this symbol is often an early and enduring lesson they carry forward in their education and lives.
The Universality of Love and Sign Language
Love is a universal language, but expressing it can take many forms. For the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, American Sign Language (ASL) provides an impactful way to convey sentiments without saying a word. The sign for "I Love You" in ASL has transcended its community, becoming a widely recognized symbol in the broader public consciousness.
Origins of the "I Love You" Sign
The iconic “I Love You” sign merges the American manual alphabet letters I, L, and Y into a single gesture. Its origin can be traced back to the early 20th century, but the sign gained widespread popularity in the latter half. It’s a precious tool within families, among friends, and even as a silent whisper of affection across the room.
How to Sign "I Love You" in ASL
Making the "I Love You" sign is straightforward:
Raise your hand.
Extend your thumb, index, and little finger.
Keep your middle and ring fingers folded down onto your palm.
Remember, eye contact and facial expression play essential roles in ASL. Convey your feelings genuinely with a warm smile or loving gaze as you sign.
Incorporating the Sign into Daily Life
Using the "I Love You" sign is not only for the significant moments but can be a part of daily affectionate exchanges. Whether you're saying goodbye in the morning or expressing appreciation for a kind gesture, the sign is versatile in its simplicity.
Non-Verbal Communication and Relationships
This sign represents the broader spectrum of non-verbal communication that maintains and deepens relationships. Regular use of the "I Love You" gesture can reinforce bonds and remind your loved ones of your feelings, even from a distance or in silence.
Teaching Children the Sign
Educators and parents alike can introduce children to the "I Love You" sign as an early lesson in empathy and expression. It's a fun and meaningful way to engage with little ones and teach them about different ways people communicate and express emotions.
The Importance of Sign Language Education
Learning the "I Love You" sign is a wonderful first step towards exploring ASL, but the journey shouldn't end there. Sign language education broadens one's horizons, dismantles communication barriers, and fosters inclusion. It's a valuable qualification for professionals across various fields, notably education, healthcare, and social work.
Sign Language in Cultural Media
The "I Love You" sign, and sign language in general, has gained visibility through cultural media, enhancing public awareness. Its inclusion in music performances, films, and television programs sends a powerful message about the beauty of signed languages.
As a potent emblem of sentiment, the "I Love You" sign in ASL resonates with an ancient desire to connect beyond the spoken word. For those who embrace this expressive gesture as part of their qualification-seeking journey, it's both an endearing communication method and a symbol of a growing, inclusive community. Whether used within personal relationships, taught to eager learners, or adopted by those advocating for greater awareness, this sign stands as a poignant reminder that love, in any language, is an embrace felt heart to heart. As we close this embrace of language and emotion, let's remember the deep significance these gestures hold. They are more than just qualifications or skills to be learned; they are vibrant, life-enhancing tools that reflect our shared humanity and capacity for love. So the next time you lift your hand to show someone they're cherished, remember that you're partaking in a beautiful, universal dialogue—one that transcends all barriers and speaks straight to the soul. |
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
John 14:18It has been 40 days after Passover, the death and resurrection of Jesus, and it is 10 days before Shavuot (Pentecost) — Feast of Harvest. It is the day when Yeshua gathered His disciples on the Mount of Olive where He gave them the Great Commission to become His witnesses in this world and told them about the coming outpouring of the Holy Spirit which will equip them supernaturally to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth. Jesus left us with every possible gift from the Father before he ascended to sit at the right hand of God. Watch Pastor Israel’s message below on this important day for us as believers — Ascension Day. |
Do you sit down and plan out your meals every week?
You should. I have weeks where I fly by the seat of my pants, meal-wise–where I allow myself the “freedom” to go with what sounds good (i.e., what’s leftover, and/or what can be prepared in a hurry with a minimum of mess) and operate without a written plan, and usually mid-week I crash and burn and we order pizza, or eat a pathetic melange of leftovers, or just resort to cold sandwiches, stale chips, and candy corn. Not so good. The overriding emotion: panic.
I really don’t like the scenario above. I don’t feel good about the way I’m caring for my family in this case. On the other hand, devoting a simple 5-minute planning session every Saturday, not to mention a quick weekly refrigerator clear-out, is an excellent investment of my time and reaps huge rewards the following week. And the candy corn lasts a bit longer, besides. Win-win.
This is what a 5-minute planning session will do for me: it smooths out the bumps of the week. I actually glance at my menu plan as I’m cleaning up from breakfast in the morning, and get the chunk of meat out of the freezer, or at least lay out a few ingredients on the counter that will go into our supper. There is a pleasant anticipation of making supper that night because I’ve planned it. I like to cook good food for my family, I really do. And the simple plan makes it so much easier. The overriding emotion: peace.
I have found that the mechanics of meal-planning are not that important: sometimes I just jot down my menu on the legal pad that I keep my brain on (i.e. my to-do list, my drama to-do list, my shopping list, etc.). That’s how absolutely low-tech I am, Gentle Reader; I hope you’re not disappointed. Sometimes I’ll get the menu into my planner, but usually not.
Here’s a typical meal plan for a week for us:
- Sunday: roast chicken in the crock pot with veg (make broth out of the carcass)
- Monday: chicken and barley soup
- Tuesday: Taco Tuesday! Tacos with lots of raw crudites, and melon!
- Wednesday: Breakfast for Dinner: Crunchy cornmeal waffles, sausage, orange julius
- Thursday: big ole’ stir fry and rice with garden Swiss chard, carrots, cabbage, peppers, etc.
- Friday: homemade pizza, green salad, ice cream!
- Saturday: It’s leftovers night, baby. Pull them out!
This very simple plan that I jot down on Saturday gives me lots of peace for the upcoming week. Plus, if I write it down we do tend to eat better. There is less resorting-to-the-easiest-thing, or just stopping for pizza on the way home, when I’ve got a menu written down that uses the garden goodies, or whatever I’ve socked away in the freezer.
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As the 2016 show season gets in full swing, talented 4-year-olds are making a name for themselves at The Ike Derby and Classic in West Monroe, Louisiana. VS Phantom Code and Beau Galyean left the event with the 4-Year-Old Open Championship notched onto their résumés.
VS Phantom Code (Metallic Cat x Sweet Abra x Abrakadabracre), bred by Alvin and Becky Fults, of Amarillo, Texas, wowed the judges to the tune of a 225. In exchange for their intense run, the stallion and Galyean took home a hefty $21,751 paycheck.
Thomas Guinn, of Philadelphia, Mississippi, owns VS Phantom Code, who began his career with a trip to the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity Open semifinals. The stallion went on to finish third in the 4-Year-Old Open at January’s Abilene Spectacular, where he garnered $17,731.
Galyean, an Equi-Stat Elite $2 Million Rider from Fort Worth, Texas, advanced three horses to the 4-Year-Old Open finals. He finished fifth with a 218.5 aboard Chrome Catillac (Metallic Cat x Tootsie Rey x Dual Rey), who also won the Gelding and Novice Horse classes. His other horse, Catish (High Brow Cat x Peppys Stylish Lena x Docs Stylish Oak), finished in a tie for 13th after marking a 214.5. Altogether, the rider amassed $44,685.
Quarter Horse News
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Before and after entering and selling in the Lao market, we conduct market research and surveys on their products and services. We organize prospect meetings with target customers in Laos (both public and private hospitals).
We organize the meeting program and accompany our business partners on a prospecting mission to Laos. Our market research is effective because we choose products based on credible and verified sources (wholesale data, sales history, health information sector). We help with the development of business plans and deployment plans for new product lines as well as the collaboration with government officials in charge of the health sector.
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Because after-sales service is an important strategy for our company, we have invested in our engineering staff by sending them to train in France, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, China, and Thailand. We also work with engineers from our principals to provide installation and training to customers and doctors directly.
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We are looking for reliable partners to join our various PPP projects in the healthcare industry in Laos. |
After God blessed us with three babies at once, our household’s caffeine requirements shot up like a ’90’s dot com IPO.
From the first trip to the grocery store in Bavaria all the way to Scotland, we suffered through varying qualities of coffee. Unfortunately, we like our coffee with half and half. Oh! If only we liked our coffee black or none at all, our life would be simpler, albeit much poorer.
[a German half and half. We were a bit surprised at the baby bear on it and thought we might have grabbed baby formula?]
You heard about our search for half and half and how it was in the dry goods aisle. What you may not know is that a similar scenario has been replayed in country after country. A little google search unveiled that American half and half is milk with 12 percent fat. Whipping cream is 20 to 50 percent fat according to the information I found. So, for a while, I would search the ingredient proportions and discover the milk with the closest milk/fat ratio to half and half. (attempting to read in a different language, of course)
The type of coffee making capability our rented apartments will furnish is also a mystery until we arrive. Sometimes, it’s a French press, sometimes (rarely) drip coffee, sometimes a Moka espresso pot,
sometimes they expect instant coffee with us using an electric tea kettle. In Scotland, we had our first full up espresso machine.
I know, it’s complicated.
IF you buy your coffee at a cafe, IF you know what to order, the resulting brew will probably be famously yummy. Didn’t these drinks originate in Europe, after all? Usually a cappuccino is a safe bet. Those are fairly standardized, it seems, so you get what you expect to get. In Germany, the “American” version of unsweetened latte is a macchiato for some reason. But, who has the time or money to go to a cafe for all their coffee? In the US, I would order black coffee and add half and half to keep the expense lower. Here, without half and half, that’s not a doable plan.
We find an instant love for the countries with the cheaper cappuccinos. Paris and London were the most expensive, often about $4 or so. In England, Grigg’s (fast food type place) was often a go-to p;ace across the city.
[grabbing a Starbucks outside of St Paul’s cathedral in London]
[the all-important coffee break while getting our learning on at the British Museum]
In Budapest, the coffee shops are a bit more rare and maybe that’s why even the neighborhood bakery had a coffee vending machine. Part of the reason is that the Communist government closed them down decades ago to prevent revolution fomenting among the back booths. I read that in a guidebook somewhere, so it must be true. The cafes are definitely making a comeback there.
We found great, cheap coffee out of those automatic machines in Budapest. All across Europe, McDonald’s have a McCafe inside with lots of coffee options and pastries.
Poland held its own in the affordable cappuccino category. In Italy, you pay more to sit down at a table. So, everyone stands up at the counter in the morning, drinks their coffee and eats their little pastry. In Salzburg and Vienna, coffee is a kind of artistry and they take their cafes very seriously.
[a Vienna mobile espresso cart to get your caffeine fix while on the go]
Coffee even comes with a sidecar of water here and in Bratislava too.
In Ireland, your kids grab the green food coloring and make you a leprechaun coffee when you’re not looking.
Coffee machines are often an option. These machines are something that we would steer widely clear of in the USA. Here, they are more prolific and occasionally to be enjoyed. The coffee they produce is more likely to be sweetened and may have more local names. That means we will not understand what we are ordering. It’s a little coffee roulette.
Once we arrived in the UK, our hopes for half and half further deteriorated. Here, evidently their cream needs vary dramatically from the continent or the US. My first attempt at half and half resulted in a solid product when I opened it at home. Yuck. For a while we used a rich, rich milk that seemed to turn sour rather quickly. I think it was pasteurized. That worked in London, sort of. By the time we got to Scotland, that rich milk wasn’t an option (I didn’t see any equivalent in the stores). Even though we speak the same language, we struggled. They have a single cream and a double cream. These have a relatively high fat content. One cup is good, two cups make you never want cream again (but not quite want black coffee). Finally, a new friend from church in Scotland, an American transplant, confirmed that half and half just isn’t a product they use here.
How then shall we live?
Inspired by coffee at our friends’ the Wingfields and the Bulises, we realized that frothed whole milk (or even other fat percentages), produced a satisfying cup of morning joe. Of course we can’t travel with a huge frother.
But, this little piece of kitchen equipment is small and portable and gets the job done. Yes, yes, Grandma Shirley bought us one of these years ago. And, yes, yes, packing it from New Jersey did not even cross my mind. How was I to know?
We could give up coffee all together. But I don’t think we need to take that drastic of a measure yet. One added benefit of the frother is that the kids LOVE it! They compete to make our coffee. Inadvertently, we created four little coffee slaves who never tire of frothing our milk for us (or themselves). They even froth their own milk, for kicks. We still enjoy waking up to the smell of coffee and now I think we have a coffee way forward, at last.
Breathe easy, friends. |
The City will be opening drop-in recreation programs (e.g. swim, skate) at our recreation facilities, starting February 18. Schedules can be found online.
If you are participating in a drop-in program, you must register at recenroll.ca, and may do so up to 72 hours in advance. This tells us you are coming and also guarantees your spot as capacity is limited as per public health guidelines and the province’s COVID-19 response framework: keeping Ontario safe and open.
Spring program registration
Registrations starts Wednesday, March 3 at 7:30 a.m. Programs are scheduled to begin April 6 and can be previewed at recenroll.ca. We’ll issue refunds if programs are cancelled due to low enrollment or COVID-19. Note: Summer camp registration and summer swim lessons/programs will begin later this spring. Stay tuned for details.
Here’s some important information for your visit
We’ve updated our COVID-19 screening process for anyone entering our recreation facilities.
All visitors to our recreation facilities must complete an electronic COVID-19 Visitor Screening form on the day you are entering the facility. Parents/guardians will complete this for their children as well as themselves before coming into the facility.
Masks are required unless you are under the age of 5 years old or if you have a medical reason.
We also continue our enhanced cleaning of all high-touch surfaces. Please wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds, or use hand sanitizer, stay two metres (6.5 feet) away from people you don’t live with, and follow the arrows to help you make your way around the building.
- Access to the pool is through the main entrance doors at West End Community Centre and the ground level entrance at Victoria Road Recreation Centre.
- Access to the facility is permitted 10 minutes prior to swim time.
- The viewing gallery is closed to the public.
- Lockers are not available for use. Swimmers must physically distance their backpacks on the gallery bench/wall.
- Showers are allowed for pool entrance only. Swimmers will enter through the Family Change Room and exit through either the Men’s or Women’s Change Room.
- Fitness room and sauna are not available at West End Community Centre.
- Access to the arena is through the back arena entrance doors at West End Community Centre and the second level arena entrance at Victoria Road Recreation Centre.
- Access to the facility is permitted 10 minutes prior to skate time.
- Shinny is not offered at this time.
- Showers and washrooms in the change room are closed. Please use the washrooms in the arena lobby.
Stay home. Please don’t come to our facilities. Take the self-assessment if you’re worried you were exposed to COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) or have symptoms.
These measures are designed to keep you, your family, our employees and our community healthy and safe. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] or 519-837-5699. |
History Lab Plus is the network for early career researchers in history and related disciplines. Membership of History Lab Plus is free, and open those who are about to complete their PhDs as well as those who are in possession of their PhD. We provide training in the key skills early career historians need to develop, from honing your interview presentation to course design to working with non-academic audiences. We aim to be a voice for early career historians, identifying their needs and creating solutions.
To join History Lab Plus, email us at [email protected], providing the following information: your name, email address, institutional affiliation, when you finished / expect to finish your PhD, andyour research interests. We'll confirm membership by return of email. To learn more about History Lab Plus, visit our website at http://historylabplus.blogspot.com/
History Lab Plus operates under the auspices of the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU |
He didn’t resist temptation. He pursued it.
Director: Laurence Dunmore
Starring: Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich, Rosamond Pike
After almost a decade of sexual laxity under Charles II (Malkovich), the “hangover” is indeed beginning to set in. The King pardons his favorite, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (Depp), having banned him from court, in order to commission a play to glorify his reign. On his return to London, however, the poet and titular libertine Wilmot, has other ideas. The film watches, in all its gritty syphilitic horror, as Wilmot's self-destructs, debauching his way into a premature grave.
Depp provides yet another surprising addition to his existing curriculum vitae of unconventional leads. Indeed, his first lines in the film, spoken as a private confession to the audience, are “You are not going to like me”; a challenge I cannot imagine many other Hollywood leads presenting their fans. His performance, certainly one of the most powerful and difficult of his career, is utterly absorbing and credibly human. Depp’s portrayal of the simultaneously repellant and seductive Rochester is complemented by other strong supporting roles, particularly the actress (and Wilmot's protégé/mistress) Elizabeth Barry, played by Morton, who demonstrates tremendous energy and versatility in her performance, hinting at the hidden vulnerability of her character. Appearances by Johnny Vegas and Richard Coyle help lighten the generally gloomy mood with moments of genuine humor.
In contrast to other depiction of Restoration England (particularly those offered in recent years by Michael Hoffman and Joe Wright), Laurence Dunmore (like Rochester himself) exposes the corrupt, seedy underbelly of life under the Merry Monarch. Compared to other Charles II (for instance Rufus Sewell's recent turn), John Malkovich comes across more slimy than sexy. Dunmore’s filming style (often shot in grainy candle-light, with lots of shifting close-ups) gives much of the film a claustrophobic feel, and evokes his vision of late 17th Century London as a murky world of mud and disease. The unremitting frankness with which Rochester's life-style and demise is laid bare before us can sometimes be genuinely shocking, but the overall effect is never gratuitous. However, the strongest thing about the film, I thought, was Stephen Jeffreys’ script, which gives the film both depth and lightness, and engaging the audience with a compelling depiction of people struggling to communicate with one another.
Screenings of this film:
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The Apostle Paul charged Timothy to fan into flames the gift of God that was in him (2 Timothy 1:6). It is important to seek full expressions of the spiritual gifts that God has bestowed upon us. May we not be like the unproductive, unprofitable steward who saw no use for their talent and buried it. An act considered wickedness by the master (Matthew 25:26). One can only speculate and wonder how many wicked stewards roam the streets today. Men and women endowed with priceless gifts, who chose to bury them rather than fan those gifts into flames.
Some Christians appear to have no holy fear: they bury the master’s talent and gifts in the earth, leave it there, and enjoy their pleasure and ease without hesitation. Their creativity, spiritual gifts and talents are not actively being used to salt and light up their world. It is an act of wickedness! If our predecessors all buried their talent, choosing an easier life path over the uncertainties and hefty demands that comes with fanning spiritual gifts into flames, we would not enjoy the fruits of their labour today. You are a steward, and you should be leading and serving with your gifts every single day.
You have a responsibility to God as well as a responsibility to mankind. It’s a good idea to understand that God never gives us spiritual gifts for our own enjoyment. God blesses you in order for you to bless others. The master expects you to go forth and strengthen others after you have been strengthened (Luke 22:32). In the words of Dr. Otto Octavius (Spider-Man 2), “Intelligence is not a privilege, it’s a gift. And you use it for the good of mankind.” Today is a good day to repent of wickedness and put your talent to good use. |
Inclusive decision-making in the Murray-Darling Basin
Watertrust Australia recently submitted a response to the Productivity Commission’s Murray-Darling Basin Plan: Implementation Review 2023 – Interim Report, recommending more guidance on approaches to inclusive decision-making.
Engaging stakeholders in decision-making and building widespread agreement for contentious policy decisions is challenging, not just in the Murray-Darling Basin but across Australia. Whilst there have been many calls for more inclusive decision-making in the Murray-Darling Basin, little guidance exists for governments on different approaches, and how and when to apply them. Watertrust recommended to the Productivity Commission that relevant government agencies investigate, test and apply new approaches for involving Basin stakeholders in decision-making. |
Paul commenced as CEO of The Ian Potter Foundation in March 2023. Paul holds Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law (Hons) degrees from the University of Melbourne and has extensive experience in both the commercial world and the not-for-profit sector.
Paul's experience includes practising as a corporate lawyer in Australia, Asia and the UK, including working as Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary of Fosters' Group Limited and Treasury Wine Estates Limited. Paul has also worked in a number of executive and chief executive roles both in Australia and the United States in public and private companies.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Paul was Chief Executive Officer of FareShare, a volunteer-led organisation engaged in the transformation of food rescue into nutritious meals for people in need.
He has also served as Chairman of the Summer Foundation, an organisation focused on stopping young people with disability from being forced into residential aged care and ensuring they have access to the support required to be in control of where, how and with whom they live.
Paul is also CEO of The Ian Potter Cultural Trust and The George Alexander Foundation. |
Dartmouth Woman Charged With Embezzling From Her Employer
BOSTON (WBSM) — A Dartmouth woman was arrested and charged today in connection with a scheme to embezzle her former employer out of more than $280,000.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Jasmyne Botelho, 41, was arrested this morning and charged with one count of wire fraud. She made an initial appearance in federal court in Boston and was then released on conditions.
If convicted, she faces up 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
Charging documents allege that between September 2017 and April 2020, Botelho stole at least $280,000 from the Bristol County industrial company for which she worked.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the scheme involved Botelho allegedly diverting payments intended for the company’s vendors to bank accounts she controlled, and that she used those company funds to allegedly make payments on personal credit cards and auto loans.
It is also alleged that Botelho falsified her employers books and records to make it appear the payments had been sent to legitimate vendors.
The SouthCoast's Most Memorable White-Collar Crimes
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Public Service Commissioner Dane Maxwell has approved the plans for two separate $80 million solar facilities in Mississippi.
Following a recent Public Service Commission meeting, Maxwell drafted the order, ultimately moving forward both the Moonshot Solar Project in Hancock County and the Cane Creek Solar Project in Clarke County.
“I’m pleased to see this project move forward and the opportunity it presents,” he said. “Construction of the facility at no cost to ratepayers providing significant impact to the county and power to the grid makes this a win all the way around.”
According to Maxwell’s office, both projects will provide a multitude of economic benefits to not only their respective areas but the state as a whole.
Each project’s facility will be a 78.5 megawatt, electric-generating station delivering wholesale power directly to the Mississippi Power Company/Southern Company transmission grid.
Construction is set to be finished around August of 2021. In total, the two projects will create approximately 610 jobs.
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Over $16M Raised in One Fiscal Year
Mission Healthcare Foundation Inc., like any other healthcare organization, relies heavily on its ability to raise money. They needed to understand more about their potential prospects’ wealth and propensity to give, so they utilized WealthEngine’s screening and search capabilities to create smarter segmentation and identify high-value prospects.
The primary objective for Mission Health was to figure out how to take the existing stale data on their prospects and make it actionable. They had previously screened their database of prospects through one of WealthEngine’s competitors but found a number of donors in the system with very inaccurate data.
Mission Health introduced WealthEngine into their process by integrating it into their Grateful Patient Program, eventually expanding the relationship to also include screening and search capabilities for smarter segmentation and identification of high-value prospects. WealthEngine’s comprehensive and accurate data allowed Mission Health to refocus their efforts on those more likely to give to the cause.
WealthEngine helped Mission Health raise $16.2M in one fiscal year and has increased event-driven donations by 140% in a 2 year period. Mission Health has also successfully executed events that have generated over 67% participation and a 6x return on investment.
“I’m proud of the progress of our Grateful Patient Program and where it has taken us. We’re now focusing on the right individuals and engaging them effectively as they come into the system. We no longer have a meeting to discuss donors, portfolios, or engagements without having the screening data behind it.” – Heather Parkinson, Manager of Development Research & Data Analysis |
People from the local community are being invited to get involved with a major international conference coming to Torbay in September.
The 7th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks, taking placing at the Riviera International Centre in September, will see up to 1000 delegates visiting Torbay from over 50 countries worldwide.
Running from Tuesday 27 – Friday 30 September, the main conference takes place at the Riviera International Conference Centre (RICC), with break out meetings and events at Torre Abbey Historic House, Occombe Farm, The Cary Arms and the Imperial Hotel.
Field trips have been arranged for delegates to visit key sites throughout the Bay. The delegates will visit a number of locations including Kents Cavern, Hope’s Nose, Cockington Manor, Torquay Museum and Brixham Museum and many more.
Gordon Oliver, Elected Mayor of Torbay, said: “The conference is a major global event, which takes place every two years, is coming to Great Britain for the first time and I’m proud that Torbay will be welcoming visitors from all over the world to the beautiful English Riviera.
“This is a great opportunity for local people who are interested to find out more about the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark, the place where we live, and to help us give the warmest of welcomes to these important visitors to the Bay. The conference is sure to offer a rewarding and fascinating experience to volunteers and delegates alike.”
Nick Powe, owner of Kents Cavern and Chairman of the conference board, said: “The Global Geoparks conference will offer an exciting opportunity for volunteers to discover more about this global agenda, and share in the experience our visiting delegates have of Torbay. We would particularly welcome interest from people with local knowledge who can act as guides and hosts on the field trip coaches. Whether you have a specialist interest in tourism, local culture, heritage, geology or just want to be part of it, this will be an exciting opportunity to become involved in an event of global importance.”
Conference Director, David Randall, said: “We would be delighted to hear from anyone interested in helping out at the conference, whether they can commit to a little time or even the entire event. Opportunities include welcoming and registering delegates when they arrive, helping out at the Riviera International Centre and accompanying delegates on field trips to sites of cultural, historical and geological interest throughout the Bay.
“Please help to make this event another success for the English Riviera. We’ll make sure you take away some mementos of the conference as well as hopefully some new friends and fond memories!”
The conference organisers would also welcome volunteers who have conversational languages skills, particularly in Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Portuguese and French.
Anyone who is interested in helping out can attend a Volunteer Recruitment Fair for the conference taking place 6.30pm on Monday 25 July at Kents Cavern to find out more, or register your interest on the website www.GGN2016.com/volunteer
Follow @GGN2016 on twitter or find GGN2016 on Facebook for latest news about the conference. |
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How can I tell if my employer brand is actually working? |
Sudden Summer downpour creates a trail of "catenary spray" on a Westbound Trenton express.
The newest of the railroad's heritage units, Metro-North Railroad (MNR) P32AC-DM no. 211 is seen rounding the curve at Marble Hill with Hudson Line train 8741. The her... (more)
Dramatic Daylighting. On February 26, 2024, Amtrak ALSTOM Acela 2 Train Set 8 (AMTK 2146-2118) operated as train 844-26 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Boston, Massachusetts. This daylig... (more)
Even the in the pouring rain, the engineer of E9A 101 gives a friendly wave as the Santa Train whips through CP Andersonville on the CN (former GTW) Holly Subdivision.
On the run up to start of service BLF test trains were running frequently like this one crossing the river in Stuart
A CT Rail P40DC trails on the tail end of train 6402 as it heads into the Hartford tunnels.
BNSF 4294 powers an eight car officer special westbound. Cars are Cajon Pass, Trinchera Pass, Mt. Helena, Raton Pass, Marias Pass, Topeka, Fred Harvey, & William B Strong.
Amtrak's Desert Wind heads for Vegas as it rolls past Cajon.
Racing south along with rush hour traffic a nicely matched set of Amfleet "airliners on wheels" is keeping up and perhaps gaining a little. Hey, I used to own one of those Nissan 510s!
W003 came to a stop for a half hour while work was completed on the geometry equipment. Because of it's stop at MP 21.5 it gave the opportunity to move down and grab this shot as CSX 9969 pulls th... (more)
High above the Shasta Valley, the northbound Coast Starlight crosses Dry Canyon in summer 1994. An Amtrak engineer once told me that if the signals were all green and the train was making track sp... (more)
The FRA research train exits Payne Yard in Fieldale.
The FRA research train operating as 93G, exits the Philpott siding on a very pleasant February afternoon.
The second Piedmont of the day deadheads into Raleigh station as they cross the Raleigh & Fayetteville NS Line at Boylan.
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LOC and FP Estimation in Software Engineering
LOC in Software Engineering:
Lines of Code (LOC) is possibly the simplest among all metrics available to measure project size. Consequently, this metric is extremely popular. This metric measures the size of a project by counting the number of source instructions in the developed program. While counting the number of source instructions, comment lines, and header lines were ignored. It determines the LOC count at the end of a project is very simple. However, accurate estimation of LOC count at the beginning of a project is a very difficult task.
Function Point (FP):
FP metric proposed by Albrecht in 1983. This metric overcomes many of the shortcomings of the LOC metric. Since its inception in the late 1970s, the function point metric has steadily gained popularity. The function point metric has several advantages over the LOC metric. One of the important advantages of the function point metric over the LOC metric is that it can easily be computed from the problem specification itself. Using the LOC metric, on the other hand, the size can accurately be determined only after the product has fully been developed.
The conceptual idea behind the function point metric is that the size of a software product is directly dependent on the number of different high-level functions. This assumption is reasonable since each feature would take additional effort to implement. |
Operating System Tutorial
An Operating System is a collection of programs and utilities. It is an interface between the user and the computer. It creates a user-friendly environment which is the main function of OS. Another main function of OS is resource management. It acts as the manager of these resources and allocates them to specific programs and users as necessary for their tasks. So, We can say that an OS is a resource allocator. It also collects resources from the network environment. The Structure of the Operating System is stated below:
Structure of Operating System:
The Structure of the Operating System consists of 4 layers, and these are:
Hardware: This part consists of CPU, Main Memory, I/O Devices, Secondary Storage, etc.
Software: It includes process management, memory management, I/O controls and file management.
Systems Programs: This layer consists of compilers, Assemblers, linkers, etc.
Application programs: It is a program or group of programs designed for end-users. The application programs depend on the users.
There are mainly five types of Operating Systems are available in the world.
Mac Operating System:
macOS is the most attractive operating system for personal computers and workstations. It was developed by the American computer company Apple Inc. This OS introduced in 1984 to run the company’s Macintosh line of PCs. A popular feature of its latest version is macOS X. It is a desktop interface with some 3-D appearance characteristics.
Windows Operating System:
It is a series of OS developed by Microsoft. Each version of Windows includes a graphical user interface (GUI). Microsoft created the Windows operating system in the mid-1980s. It is designed for both home computing and professional purposes.
LINUX Operating System:
Linux is an open-source operating system. It has a graphical user interface (GUI), and the same types of software you are accustomed to. Such as word processors, photo editors, video editors, and so on.
UNIX Operating System:
UNIX was first developed by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie at AT&T Bell Labs in the 1960s. It is a stable, multi-user, multi-tasking Operating system for servers, desktops and laptops. It also has a graphical user interface (GUI) similar to Microsoft Windows.
Solaris Operating System:
Solaris OS is the UNIX-based operating system of Sun Microsystems with roots in the BSD operating system family that says SunOS. The first version of SunOS was published in 1982 With version 4.0. It can handle a large workload and still keep operating smoothly across databases, systems and applications. |
Getting in shape can be hard. Societal pressure to stay fit, with magazines and movies constantly feeding us with images of well-toned physiques that feel completely unattainable, doesn’t make things any easier, either.
As we constantly struggle against time to keep up with our careers and our families, it may sometimes feel completely impossible to get in shape.
We’re here to tell you that you shouldn’t give up. There are plenty of ways and benefits for getting into shape, even disregarding aesthetics, including you'll feel more confident, more energized and your body and mind will be strong and healthy.
It’s definitely a good idea to take some time out of your week to work out.
And if you’re having trouble finding time for working out during the busy weekdays, there’s plenty of fun outdoor games and activities you can do over the slower weekends that will get you in shape in no time at all, away from your typical workout on the treadmill.
Best Outdoor Workout Activities to Help You Get in Shape
As long as you participate in these fun outdoor games and workout activities regularly, you will defineltely not only get into shape, but also stay in shape.
Here are the top five activities to embrace to stay in shape, and why they are great options:
If you’ve got a court available, as well as a racket with a good grip (and let’s not forget a training partner), tennis might just be the best choice for you if you’re looking for a total-body workout.
A solid tennis game incorporates your legs, arms, as well as your core muscles. You’ll also get a good amount of cardio out of it, while the repetitive movements, if lightweight, will do wonder for your arms when it comes to toning.
You don’t even have to be good at tennis to see some results - just go out there and have fun!
Basketball involves a lot of jumping, running, starting and stopping, which will definitely give you a good workout.
Aside from jogging, it might be the best cardio session you could hope for. Just like with tennis, it doesn’t matter how good you are at it - what matters is that you get a move on.
Since basketball requires so much more motion than other similar sports, you’ll notice your agility and stamina getting a nice boost after a couple of weeks of regular playing.
Swimming is probably one of the easiest sport out of the bunch to get into. This is all due to the fact that it’s a low-impact activity, but at the same time offers probably the most comprehensive workout out there.
Since the water makes you lighter, you can more easily perform motions that would normally be too difficult, which goes a long way in toning your muscles - and you’ll tone a lot of them, as you’re basically engaging your entire body.
The breathing techniques that are pretty much necessary for swimming correctly will also be a boon for your cardiovascular endurance. However, it’s important to keep in mind that swimming has a slightly higher entry level than most workouts.
If you want to stay safe, you’ll need to learn a few basic swimming techniques first. After all, you’re risking a bit more than a few broken bones if you go out into the water without knowing how to swim.
Golf may seem like an incredibly lazy activity, but you’d be surprised with how much you stand to gain by taking things as slowly as most golfers do.
First of all, you’ll be doing a lot of walking between holes, which makes for an incredibly effective if low-impact physical activity. The act of swinging itself is also quite physically engaging, involving your arms, legs and core.
If you get one of the best golf grips to get you started, you should have no problem with learning the right techniques from the beginning.
Finally, cycling is likely one of the easiest activities to get into. It’s low-impact, but you can easily ride long distances this way, which makes for an incredibly easy means of fat burning.
Go for a ride around town or to a nearby forest every weekend and you’re guaranteed to see results quite soon.
It’s a fun and easy activity that can help you relax after a hard week at work, while providing you with gains with little effort.
There you have it! Those are some awesome outdoor activities you’ll love that come with many benefits for your physical and emotional wellbeing.
Make time for them on the weekends and you’ll see great results. |
- Make an effective pitch
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- Seal the deal
- Follow up on sales
- Manage sales data
Instructor: Kathy Meany, Founder and President of Phoenix Learning Solutions, LLC. Kathy is a Certified Professional in Training Management, Facilitator, and Instructional Designer, offering an extensive global and multi-disciplined background in the development and delivery of programs in leadership development, core business skills, diversity and inclusion, career mobility and transition, and more. She is a MBTI® Certified Practitioner, and is certified with the Social and Emotional Intelligence Institute.
From 2014 – 2020, as Director of the Women’s Leadership Institute and Professional Development at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY, Kathy gathered business professionals from corporations, non-profit, government, and entrepreneurs to develop themselves professionally through programs and events, academic certificate programs, annual summits, and more. Kathy’s passion in adult learning and leadership development led to her working with the Department of Labor as a career transition facilitator for military officers and personnel embarking onto new adventures after their service, working at military installations across the Northeast, most notably the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. In November 2016, Kathy was recognized as a Women in Business Honoree by 914 INC Magazine.
Kathy is President of the League of Women Voters of Westchester, and a Past President of the Association for Talent Development NYC Chapter. She is also a member of the Business Council of Westchester, Westchester Women’s Agenda, and the League of Women Voters Westchester County and the Rivertowns. |
We had four entries in the Scottsdale and we did very well.
We came in 2nd in our Club Competition,” Chuck Wagon Supper” – Functional Table for 4. Thanks to everyone who helped put this together and lent us supplies.
Renee Waite won the jackpot with her Petite Design, “Springtime in Paris.” Her design is only 3 inches tall. She won a blue ribbon for the best design in her class, the ribbon for best overall Petite Design, and the best design in show with the Designer’s Choice Award. A big Congratulations is in order! Bravo!
The first time exhibiting in a flower show, Pat Murrish entered in the Lemon Class in the Horticulture Division, and won a blue ribbon. Great first entry, Pat! Congratulations.
Beth Kirkpatrick won a third place ribbon for Cascade Design, “Niagara Falls.” This is so pretty!
Getting set up for our first Plant Sale, held at the Chandler Museum.
Bought a lot of colorful plants at Berridge and Arcadia nurseries today. THANKS to all that participated.
We had a gorgeous day and a good club turnout for the bird walk at Gilbert Riparian Preserve on Sat, Feb 16th. It was our good fortune to have the bird walk led by the Naturalist for the Gilbert Riparian Preserve and a Desert Audubon Society guide. As you can see from the happy faces on the attached picture, it was a beautiful day (60 degrees & sunny). |
A Guide on How You Can Be Able to Properly Value Your Business
Every aspect in relation to your business is very important and you need to look at it. With every project that you will be handling, you have to be very focused on getting the best results. You will have to be critical about proper evaluation of your business. this is going to be around the areas of performance and much more. You want to know the value of your business, proper business valuation will therefore be very necessary and something that you will have to consider. You always have to be very focused on how you’ll always be able to do this accurately, that usually matters a lot.
If you want to sell your business in the future, this is something that you have to consider. It is also very important to realize that the proper evaluation and valuation of your business will always help you in the decreasing of financial risks. One of the other things that you will notice is that you’ll also be able to benefit a lot from the making of good decisions based on the valuation of the business. The evaluation of the business will be determined a lot especially by the following of the necessary steps, that is going to matter a lot. One thing that you’re going to realize is that you’ll always be able to gain a lot especially when you have a proper understanding.
It will be critical for you to understand the factors that are involved in the process. If you’re looking for your business, you will actually realize that what is going to bring in the money is something that you need to have a proper understanding about. You will definitely want to ensure that you are going to look at your assets, that matters a lot. It is also important to know that you have intangible assets within the business and you will need to know them. You actually want to know what are the intangible assets. When you’re careful about things like brand recognition and also trademarks and patents, you’ll realize that the business value can always increase tremendously.
The other thing that you need to know is to ensure that you’re going to add all these assets up. You can actually be very sure that you will always be able to benefit a lot when you look into there are estimates of the business value. You have to consider the use of addition and subtraction because this is going to be very necessary and something that you have to consider. The next thing that you want to do is to consider getting some help, this is going to be important especially when you want to sell your business very fast. Although this may come with a little cost, it is okay. |
Ist Konohamaru in Boruto gestorben?
Konohamaru und Mirai sind somit die letzten Überlebenen des Sarutobi-Clans. Für Konohamaru war Naruto immer so etwas wie sein Großer Bruder, später dann sein Lehrmeister und Rivale. Nach dem Tot von Naruto wird Konohamaru übrigens der achte Hokage und macht später nicht Boruto sondern Sarada zum neunten Hokage.
Wird Konohamaru stark?
Konohamaru nimmt nicht aktiv am Krieg teil. Er wird jedoch, genauso wie jeder andere auf der Welt, in Madaras Mugen Tsukuyomi gefangen.
In welcher Folge greift Konohamaru temari an?
Episode: Eine Lektion fürs Leben.
Family. Konohamaru Sarutobi is the grandson of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. He is a jounin level shinobi and the leader of Team Konohamaru. He taught Boruto Uzumaki the rasengan which he learned from his father Naruto Uzumaki .
Does Konohamaru become Hokage after Naruto?
In the anime, Konohamaru eventually moves past his competition with Naruto for the Hokage mantle, deciding instead that he will become Hokage only after Naruto has had his turn. Years later, Konohamaru becomes emotional at the prospect that he can mentor Naruto’s son, Boruto, in the same way that Naruto mentored him.
Who is Konohamaru Uzumaki?
He is a jounin level shinobi and the leader of Team Konohamaru. He taught Boruto Uzumaki the rasengan which he learned from his father Naruto Uzumaki . Konohamaru was born into the Sarutobi clan and was named after Konoha by his grandfather.
What good qualities does Konohamaru learn from Naruto?
Konohamaru also picks up a number of good qualities from Naruto, such as the realisation that becoming Hokage is a long process that there are no shortcuts for. This commits Konohamaru to his studies in the Academy and makes the job of his tutor, Ebisu, considerably easier. |
Welcome to our Woolly Daisy Care Guide, where you’ll discover the secrets to growing and maintaining a thriving garden filled with these delightful flowers. Daisies, belonging to the Asteraceae plant family, are low-maintenance plants that can add a burst of color and charm to any garden. In this comprehensive guide, we will provide you with expert tips and advice on caring for woolly daisies, from planting to maintenance. So, let’s dive in and unlock the key to creating a stunning display of these beautiful blossoms.
Understanding Woolly Daisies: A Closer Look
To effectively care for woolly daisies, it’s important to understand their characteristics and planting preferences. These charming flowers belong to the Asteraceae plant family and come in various types, including Shasta daisies, English daisies, and Nippon daisies. Each type adds its own unique beauty to your garden.
When choosing the right daisy species for your garden, it’s essential to consult local gardening resources to ensure they are not invasive in your area. Invasive species can harm the local ecosystem, so it’s crucial to make an informed choice. By selecting a suitable species, you can maintain a thriving and balanced garden.
Woolly daisies thrive in full sunlight, so finding a location in your garden that receives ample sunshine is key. Their vibrant blossoms truly come to life when exposed to the sun’s rays. Additionally, these plants prefer to grow in well-drained soil to prevent root rot and other issues. Ensuring proper sunlight and soil conditions will lay the foundation for healthy growth and blooming of your woolly daisies.
Choosing the Right Woolly Daisy Species for Your Garden
Discover the different species of woolly daisies and learn how to select the perfect ones for your garden without any invasive risks. Woolly daisies, belonging to the Asteraceae plant family, come in various species, including Shasta daisies, English daisies, and Nippon daisies. Each species has its own unique characteristics and growth habits, so it’s important to choose wisely to ensure a successful and harmonious garden.
When selecting a species of woolly daisies for your garden, it’s crucial to consult local gardening resources to ensure they are not invasive in your region. Invasive species can cause harm to the local ecosystem and other plants, so it’s best to avoid them. Local gardening resources, such as botanical gardens or horticultural societies, can provide valuable information on which species are safe to cultivate in your area.
Once you have determined which species are suitable for your garden, take into consideration factors such as bloom size, color, and height. Shasta daisies, for example, are known for their large white flowers with yellow centers and can grow up to three feet tall. English daisies, on the other hand, have smaller flowers in various colors and reach a height of approximately one foot. Nippon daisies feature vibrant pink or purple blooms and can grow up to two feet tall. By selecting a variety of species, you can create a visually stunning display in your garden.
Remember to consider the overall design and aesthetic you want to achieve in your garden. Different species of woolly daisies can complement different garden styles, from traditional cottage gardens to modern minimalist landscapes. With careful selection and guidance from reliable gardening resources, you can choose the perfect woolly daisy species for your garden, creating a beautiful and vibrant outdoor space.
Sunlight and Soil Requirements for Woolly Daisies
Creating the ideal environment for your woolly daisies involves ensuring they receive the right amount of sunlight and are planted in well-drained soil. These gorgeous flowers thrive in full sunlight, so choose a location in your garden that receives ample sunshine throughout the day. This will help promote healthy growth and vibrant blooms. If your garden has areas with partial shade, it’s best to avoid planting woolly daisies there as they prefer direct sunlight.
In addition to sunlight, the soil conditions are crucial for the success of your woolly daisies. These plants require well-drained soil to prevent root rot and other issues. Make sure the soil is free from any clumps or compacted areas that can prevent water drainage. Adding organic matter such as compost or peat moss can improve the soil’s drainage capacity and provide essential nutrients for your daisies.
When planting woolly daisies, prepare the soil by loosening it to a depth of at least 6 inches. This will help the roots establish themselves easily and access nutrients. If your garden has heavy clay soil, you can amend it with sand or other materials to improve drainage. Remember to water the newly planted daisies thoroughly to settle the soil around the roots. By providing the right amount of sunlight and well-drained soil, you’ll create an optimal environment for your woolly daisies to thrive.
Watering Woolly Daisies: Finding the Balance
Learn how to maintain the right moisture levels for your woolly daisies, whether it’s the growing season or winter. Adequate watering is crucial for the health and vibrancy of these beautiful flowers. During the growing season, your woolly daisies will need about 1 to 2 inches of water per week, depending on the weather conditions. It’s important to water deeply, ensuring that the water reaches the roots.
In winter, when the plants are dormant, you’ll need to reduce watering. The key is to strike a balance between keeping the soil moist enough and avoiding overwatering, which can lead to root rot. Check the moisture level by inserting your finger into the soil up to the knuckle. If it feels dry at that depth, it’s time to water your daisies.
Remember that every garden is different, so it’s important to monitor your woolly daisies and adjust watering accordingly. Factors such as soil type, temperature, and rainfall can all influence the water requirements of your plants. By providing the right amount of moisture, you’ll ensure that your woolly daisies thrive and continue to adorn your garden with their vibrant blooms.
Fertilizing and Mulching Your Woolly Daisies
Discover the best practices for fertilizing and mulching your woolly daisies to ensure their optimal growth and overall health. Daisies are low-maintenance plants that can thrive with little care, but providing them with the right nutrients and soil conditions can make a significant difference in their performance. Fertilizing your daisies with a balanced fertilizer once a month during the growing season can help replenish essential nutrients and promote healthy growth.
Choosing a balanced fertilizer
When selecting a fertilizer for your woolly daisies, look for a balanced formula that contains equal or near-equal amounts of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). These three macronutrients are essential for overall plant health and development. A balanced fertilizer will provide your daisies with the necessary nutrients to support robust foliage, strong root development, and vibrant blooms.
Benefits of organic mulching
In addition to fertilizing, mulching your woolly daisies with organic material can offer numerous benefits. Mulch helps conserve moisture, suppress weed growth, regulate soil temperature, and improve soil structure. Organic mulches, such as compost, straw, or shredded leaves, gradually break down and add organic matter to the soil, nourishing it over time. Apply a 2 to 3-inch layer of mulch around the base of your daisies, taking care to keep it a few inches away from the stems to prevent potential rotting.
By following these fertilizing and mulching practices, you can provide your woolly daisies with the essential nutrients and ideal soil conditions they need for optimal growth and overall health. Remember to adjust the frequency and amount of fertilizer based on the specific needs of your daisies, and regularly monitor the moisture levels in the soil. With proper care, your daisies will reward you with an abundance of beautiful blooms throughout the growing season.
Planting Woolly Daisies: Seeds vs. Garden Centers
Learn the advantages and considerations of starting your woolly daisies from seeds or purchasing them from garden centers. When it comes to planting these beautiful blossoms, you have two options to get started on your gardening journey.
If you’re up for a challenge and want to witness the entire growth process, starting your woolly daisies from seeds can be a rewarding experience. It allows you to have complete control over the planting process, from germination to maturity. You can choose from a wide variety of seeds, including different daisy species and colors, which gives you the freedom to create a unique garden design.
On the other hand, if you prefer convenience and want to see instant blooms, obtaining woolly daisies from garden centers is the way to go. Garden centers offer pre-grown daisy plants that are ready to be planted in your garden. This option saves you time and effort, as the initial growth stages have already been taken care of. Furthermore, garden centers often have knowledgeable staff who can provide valuable advice on caring for your daisies.
Whether you choose to start from seeds or purchase from garden centers, both options have their advantages. It’s important to consider your gardening experience, time availability, and personal preferences to make the right decision for your daisy planting adventure.
Pruning Woolly Daisies: Encouraging Blooms
Discover the art of pruning woolly daisies to enhance their blooming potential and maintain their overall appearance. While these low-maintenance plants don’t require aggressive pruning, regular maintenance is important to encourage more blooms and keep them looking their best.
To start, deadheading is a key technique in pruning daisies. This involves removing spent flowers by cutting the stem just above a healthy set of leaves. Deadheading not only improves the plant’s appearance but also redirects its energy towards producing new flowers. By regularly deadheading, you’ll ensure a continuous display of vibrant blooms throughout the growing season.
Additionally, if you notice any damaged or weak stems, it’s best to remove them as well. Trimming these stems promotes healthier growth and prevents diseases from spreading. Make clean cuts with sharp pruning shears, ensuring each cut is angled away from the center of the plant.
Remember, different species of woolly daisies may require slightly different pruning techniques. Before you begin, research the specific needs of your chosen daisy type. By mastering the art of pruning daisies, you’ll not only encourage more blooms but also maintain the overall health and beauty of your garden.
Dividing Woolly Daisies: Promoting Healthier Clumps
Unlock the secrets to dividing your woolly daisies to promote their overall health and create denser, more vibrant clumps. Dividing daisies is a simple but effective technique that can rejuvenate the plants and enhance their growth. By following these steps, you can ensure successful transplantation and enjoy a thriving garden filled with beautiful blooms.
The ideal time to divide your woolly daisies is after three growing seasons. This allows the plants to establish a strong root system and ensures they are ready for the division process. Begin by carefully lifting the clump of daisies from the ground using a garden fork or spade. Gently separate the clump into smaller sections, ensuring that each section has at least three to five healthy shoots and a portion of the root system.
Transplanting the Divided Daisies
Once you have divided the daisies, choose a new location in your garden that provides the optimal sunlight and well-drained soil conditions they require. Dig a hole that is slightly larger than the root ball of each divided section and carefully place the daisies in the hole. Backfill the hole with soil, ensuring that the plants are at the same level as they were previously planted.
Water the newly transplanted daisies thoroughly to help them settle into their new home. It’s essential to keep the soil consistently moist for the first few weeks after dividing to support root establishment. Regularly monitor the plants for any signs of stress, such as wilting or yellowing leaves, and adjust your watering schedule accordingly.
By dividing your woolly daisies after three growing seasons, you can promote healthier clumps and ensure the long-term vitality of your plants. Remember to follow proper transplantation techniques and provide adequate care to help the daisies thrive in their new surroundings. With a little patience and attention to detail, you’ll soon be rewarded with a garden filled with lush and vibrant woolly daisies.
Growing Woolly Daisies in Containers
Discover the best practices for growing woolly daisies in containers, allowing you to enjoy their beauty even in limited garden space. Daisies are low-maintenance plants that can add a pop of color and charm to any outdoor area. Whether you have a small balcony or a compact garden, container gardening is a great solution for growing these lovely flowers.
When choosing containers for your woolly daisies, opt for ones that are at least 10 inches deep to accommodate the plant’s root growth. Transferring the daisies to a larger pot is important when their roots start touching the sides of the container. This encourages healthy root development and allows the plant to thrive.
To create an optimal environment for your woolly daisies, use a well-draining potting mix. This ensures that excess water can easily escape, preventing root rot. Place the containers in an area that receives full sunlight for at least six hours a day. This will help the daisies grow strong and produce an abundance of blooms.
Regularly check the moisture level of the soil in your containers. Woolly daisies prefer slightly moist soil, so water them when the top inch of soil feels dry to the touch. Be careful not to overwater, as this can lead to root problems. Adding a layer of mulch on top of the soil can help retain moisture and suppress weed growth.
Common Challenges: Dealing with Fungal Leaf Spots and Powdery Mildew
Learn how to protect your woolly daisies from common fungal issues, ensuring their long-term beauty and vitality. Fungal leaf spots and powdery mildew can affect the health and appearance of your daisies, but with the right knowledge and action, you can keep them at bay.
Fungal leaf spots are characterized by brown or black spots on the leaves of your daisies. These spots can vary in size and shape and are often surrounded by a yellow halo. To treat fungal leaf spots, it’s important to remove and destroy infected leaves as soon as you notice them. This will help prevent the spread of the fungus. Additionally, applying a fungicide solution specifically formulated for leaf spots can further control the issue. Be sure to follow the instructions on the product label for proper application.
Powdery mildew is another common fungal issue that can affect woolly daisies. It appears as a white or gray powdery coating on the leaves, stems, and flowers. To treat powdery mildew, it’s important to improve air circulation around the plants by spacing them adequately and avoiding overcrowding. Prune any affected parts of the plant, and dispose of them properly. Applying a fungicide solution specifically designed to target powdery mildew can also be effective in controlling the problem. Again, follow the instructions on the product label for the best results.
Preventing fungal issues
Prevention is key when it comes to fungal issues in your woolly daisies. Keep the plants healthy by providing adequate sunlight, proper watering, and regular fertilization. Avoid overhead watering, as this can create a damp environment that encourages fungal growth. Mulching around the plants can also help to prevent fungal spores from splashing onto the leaves. Keep an eye on your daisies, inspecting them regularly for any signs of fungal diseases. If caught early, you can take prompt action and prevent the spread of the fungus to other plants in your garden.
In conclusion, we hope this Woolly Daisy Care Guide has equipped you with the knowledge and confidence to cultivate a flourishing garden filled with these delightful blossoms. Daisies, belonging to the Asteraceae plant family, are low-maintenance plants that can thrive with minimal care. By providing the right amount of water, sunlight, and regular maintenance, you can enjoy a stunning display of these beautiful flowers.
When choosing the right daisy species for your garden, it is crucial to consider their suitability and potential invasiveness in your region. Checking with local gardening resources can provide you with the necessary information to make an informed decision.
Daisies thrive in full sunlight and well-drained soil, so selecting a location in your garden that receives ample sunshine and ensuring proper water drainage is essential. They require about 1 to 2 inches of water per week during the growing season and less during winter.
Fertilizing with a balanced fertilizer and mulching with organic material can nourish the soil, promoting healthy growth. Daisies can be planted from seed or obtained from garden centers, and regular deadheading is recommended to encourage more blooms. Dividing daisies after three growing seasons can rejuvenate the plants and lead to healthier clumps.
If you choose to grow daisies in containers, be sure to transfer them to larger pots when the roots start touching the sides, allowing for proper root growth. Keep an eye out for issues such as fungal leaf spots and powdery mildew, which can be treated with fungicide solutions.
Are daisies low-maintenance plants?
Yes, daisies are generally low-maintenance plants that can thrive with little care. However, they still require the right amount of water, sunlight, and regular maintenance for optimal growth.
What family do daisies belong to?
Daisies belong to the Asteraceae plant family.
What are the different types of daisies?
There are various species of daisies, including Shasta daisies, English daisies, and Nippon daisies.
How do I choose the right daisy type for my garden?
It’s important to check with local gardening resources to ensure the daisy species you choose is not invasive in your region.
What type of sunlight do daisies prefer?
Daisies prefer full sunlight.
What kind of soil do daisies need?
Daisies require well-drained soil.
How much water do daisies need?
Daisies need about 1 to 2 inches of water per week during the growing season and less during winter.
How often should I fertilize daisies?
Fertilize daisies with a balanced fertilizer once a month.
Should I prune daisies?
Daisies don’t require aggressive pruning, but they should be deadheaded to encourage more blooms.
When should I divide daisies?
Dividing daisies after three growing seasons can lead to a healthier clump.
How do I grow daisies in containers?
If growing daisies in containers, transfer them to a larger pot when the roots are touching the sides.
How do I treat fungal leaf spots and powdery mildew on daisies?
Fungal leaf spots and powdery mildew can be treated with fungicide solutions. |
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Wednesday, February 14 at 2:00pm.
We'll be reading The Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang.
Join Librarian Sara for the Afternoon Book Club, while enjoying cookies and conversation!
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Amaala unveils its first hotel brand – the exclusive Clinique La Prairie
The Swiss medi-spa hotel, a pioneer in longevity, is the endeared wellness destination that has been enchanting society’s elite for almost a century…
The Red Sea Global has revealed that the luxury longevity and medi-wellness specialist Clinique La Prairie is heading to Amaala, where they will open a first-of-its-kind health resort.
The destination will be truly unique as it will combine the longevity expertise of the clinic and an unbelievably beautiful nature site. Guests will have access to a state-of-the-art facility in Amaala, offering exclusive programmes and holistic wellness that are the foundations of Clinique La Prairie for 91 years.
It will be the fifth Clinique La Prairie overseas destination, following its longevity hubs in Madrid, Bangkok, Anji, and Doha.
Here’s what we know about Amaala’s Clinique La Prairie health resort.
A haven of well-being
Located on Saudi Arabia’s north-western coastline, Clinique La Prairie Health Resort within Amaala is billed as a luxurious haven surrounded by idyllic gardens and stunning landscaping for guests to find some much sought-after peace and serenity.
Occupying 36,115sqm, the exclusive resort will feature 52 guest rooms and suites and 13 villas, built around a core building – the central “Longevity Plaza” – that houses the facilities for Clinique La Prairie’s four pillars of longevity: medical care, nutrition, movement and well-being.
It will have a diagnostics lab, museum, beach club, workshop and training rooms, private dining space, and even a cooking school, ensuring visitors can embark on a unique journey of rejuvenation and self-discovery.
The longevity hub will also be equipped with the latest medical and wellness technologies. It will offer various activities and wellness programmes per the brand’s commitment to helping and inspiring people to live a longer, healthier, and fuller life.
As you would expect for a world-renowned medical clinic and wellness destination with an established international reputation, the state-of-the-art designs at the Amaala development will embody the spirit of innovation. At the same time, it prioritises sustainable materials and renewable energy sources, with a seamless transition – from beautiful natural surroundings to a sophisticated interior.
Not your average spa trip
A pioneer in longevity, Clinique La Prairie is considered a leading institute specialising in preventative medicine.
With bespoke programmes tailored to each guest’s needs, according to their unique genetic composition, the medical staff focuses on age-defying endeavours grounded in the latest sciences based on the CLP Longevity Method.
Special transformative itineraries will also be available for those who wish to enjoy a full spectrum of benefits for a week-long stay (or longer) at the new Clinique La Prairie Amaala health resort.
Other specialised treatments focus on holistic practices, restoring visitors’ internal balance and remedying a wide range of conditions, including fatigue, anxiety, digestive disorders, insomnia, diabetes and more.
Clinique La Prairie continues to stay up to date on the latest innovations in wellness technology and will offer synergistic treatments to rejuvenate inside and out. The medical pillar will include advanced diagnostics lab and radiology, physio, neuroscience, dermo, aesthetics, and dentistry. On the well-being side, the destination will provide a cryo-chamber, hyperbaric suites, IV infusions and a series of next-generation therapies to be unveiled, all of which contribute to Amaala’s standing as a distinctive wellness destination.
“Clinique La Prairie’s world-renowned facilities and health and wellness experiences, set against Saudi Arabia’s extraordinary natural landscapes, will take our visitors on transformative personal journeys inspired by arts, wellness, and the purity of the Red Sea. The resort’s subtle beauty – a product of Islamic architecture and modern craftsmanship – will deliver a serene place to unwind, meditate and rejuvenate,” said John Pagano, Group CEO of Red Sea Global.
Simone Gibertoni, CEO of Clinique La Prairie, added, “At Amaala, we are creating the most important Health and Longevity-focused resort ever developed. We’re delighted to be building our very first full-scale destination in such an extraordinary setting and helping bring Red Sea Global’s vision of regenerative, ultra-luxury tourism to life.”
Phase one of the destination is well underway and expects to welcome its first guests in 2024. Upon completion, Amaala will be home to over 3,000 hotel rooms across 25 hotels, approximately 900 luxury residential villas, apartments, and estate homes, alongside high-end retail establishments, fine dining, wellness, and recreational facilities. |
NEW YORK (AP) — A clothing company has put up a billboard in New York City’s Times Square that depicts President Donald Trump being hog-tied by a woman clad in its athletic wear.
The 30-foot-high billboard featuring a model binding a Trump look-alike with red, white and blue rope while stomping on his face, was put up Tuesday as part of an advertising campaign by Dhvani, a Portland-based clothing company.
Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr, tweaked the media Friday for not writing about the billboard sooner.
“Since you had time to thoroughly cover a stupid and tasteless meme seen by 8 people with incredible outrage, I figured you should dedicate the same time and outrage to this billboard in Times Square you hypocrites,” he said in a tweet.
Trump Jr. was referring to news coverage of a parody video, played during a conference at Trump’s Miami golf resort, depicting a caricature of Trump murdering members of the news media and other critics.
CEO of Dhvani Avi Brown told The Associated Press the billboard was intended to be a comment on the Trump administration’s changes to the Title X family planning program blocking federal funding for health providers who refer patients for abortions.
“We are on the right side of history,” Brown said. “The billboard is an expression of our First Amendment right. Its art is a symbol. We would never condone violence. This is about taking our country back.”
Other ads in the campaign show models taping over Trump’s mouth.
“He unilaterally has created a gag rule that you cannot refer patients with reproductive information about abortion, sex ed, and contraception,” Brown said. “He’s gagging doctors and nurses, and telling them what they can and cannot tell patients.”
According to Dhvani, the model in the billboard, Michal Mesa, is a Marine Corps veteran and middle school teacher.
Due to the ad’s violent nature, there was some back and forth between Dhvani and Lamar Advertising, the agency that operates the billboard.
“The client wanted to use a photo of the President but we said no,” said Lamar Advertising’s digital marketing coordinator, GraceAnn Woolf. The company insisted on a look-alike instead.
Brown said there’s been an increase of traffic to the company’s website, along with an increase in sales, since the billboard went up.
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Ian Schrager’s EDITION Hotels has just opened its newest location in Shanghai, China. Serving as a hub for dining, recreation, entertainment, work, relaxation, and a meeting place all in one, the Shanghai EDITION brings together the best of Chinese heritage and modern-day luxury—in which Schrager’s eye for detail and quest for simple sophistication unite to create a relaxing oasis amidst one of the world’s busiest cities.
Residing near the bank of the Huang Pu River port on the Bund, the historic building that once homed the Shanghai Power Company has been refurbished and fused with the addition of a modern skyscraper, thus forging a bond between the best of the old world and the new. Residing in the heritage building, the urban lobby (home to attributes like a hanging garden and seven-story antique mirror) acts as a portal between the original structure and the tower, harmoniously bringing history into the present.
In the lower floors, the restored art-deco era space now holds several public venues including multiple bars, a nightclub, a world class spa, and Michelin starred Chef Jason Atherton’s new Shanghai Tavern. Moving up, the newly constructed skyscraper houses the hotel’s 145 rooms and suites—many of which boast unrivalled views of the Bund—as well as Atherton’s restaurant HIYA, a Shanghai iteration of the famous Punch Room, and a rooftop bar with a 360 degree view of the city.
In the rooms, guests will find details like state-of-the-art beds fitted with imported luxury Anichini linens, marble finished bathrooms, and custom designed furniture. Doing away with the crowded, utilitarian feel of modern-day gyms, the fitness center features an indoor exercise space that connects to an outdoor terrace, where a picturesque urban backdrop sets the scene for meditation, cardio, and yoga alike. Furthermore, the hotel boasts swimming pool overlooking the city, and a fully landscaped roof garden, which is one of the few urban green spaces in Shanghai.
While the Shanghai EDITION holds many of the finest amenities any traveler could hope for, the most memorable element is EDITION’s signature characteristic—a home-away-from-home environment that provides its guests with undeniably refined ease and comfort.
“This is a new kind of hotel in China that the city of Shanghai didn’t know it needed,” said Schrager. |
Two Separate Motorists Arrested for Impaired Driving After Separate Rollover Crashes
Two separate individuals were arrested on similar charges following two separate rollover crashes in Upstate New York. A Skaneateles woman has been charged with Driving While Ability Impaired and a North Syracuse man has been arrested for Driving While Intoxicated as a result of the accidents.
State Police say the first incident happened on Friday, September 3rd at the intersection of Allen Road and Rebecca Street in the Town of Clay. Investigators with State Police say 32-year-old Steven Clark of North Syracuse was driving south on Allen Road when he struck the back end of a Chevy Tahoe parked on the shoulder of the road. As a result of the collision, police say Clark's 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix rolled over before coming to rest on its roof in the middle of the intersection with Rebecca Street.
After being transported to Upstate University Hospital for treatment he was released and ultimately charged with misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated. He will appear in the Town of Clay Court on October 12th.
On Sunday, September 4th at approximately 8:49PM Troopers were called to Jordan Road in the Town of Skaneateles for a single-vehicle rollover crash. State Police say their investigation revealed 35-year-old Stephanie Wild of Skaneateles was driving a Jeep south on Jordan Road when she swerved to miss animal in the roadway. As a result, police say Wild's vehicle left the shoulder and rolled overturned. She was evaluated for injury, but sustained none.
As a result of that crash Wild was arrested by State Police. Officials say she was charged with DWAI-Drugs and was issued an appearance ticket. Police say she will appear in Skaneateles Town Court on September 22nd to answer the charge. Police are always reminding the public to never drink or use drugs and drive. |
A new report from technology company Square found Canadian retailers and restaurateurs are optimistic about the year ahead despite economic uncertainties. Even amid high inflation and a potential recession, businesses are eager to adopt new strategies and solutions to retain and attract customers as outlined in the 2023 Future of Commerce report.
In collaboration with Wakefield Research, Square’s survey sourced data from retailers, restaurateurs and consumers across Canada and the United States. For retailers, Gen Z is becoming increasingly important, with Canadians born between 1997 and 2012 playing a big role in shaping the way sellers operate and market their businesses. So great is Gen Z’s influence that more than half (53%) of Canadian retailers are devising entirely separate marketing approaches to target these younger customers.
For restaurants, 2023 is all about diversification, with a vast majority (89%) planning to expand their non-core products and services, such as selling retail goods and meal kits or offering cooking classes.
“Square’s ecosystem has evolved to help our sellers evolve. We know it’s critical for sellers to diversify their revenue streams and it’s fantastic to see so many businesses already expanding their offerings and exploring new sales options,” said Alyssa Henry, Head of Square. “Our report makes it clear that ‘proactivity’ is the name of the game this year, with Canadian restaurateurs and retailers moving full speed ahead to implement new sales channels and technology to improve consumers’ experiences in 2023 and beyond.”
Canadian retailers selling both online and in-store currently offer customers an average of five sales channels, and 85% of all Canadian retailers are planning to add even more commerce channels in 2023. “Buy Now Pay Later” options like Afterpay are now well established in Canada, with 39% of retailers offering these solutions. Additionally, more retailers are selling products and services through social media: 72% of retailers with online sales sell through Facebook, up from 65% a year ago. Instagram is the second most popular social media site for selling, with 65% of retailers allowing customers to purchase through the platform, up from 55% last year.
In-store selling is also seeing a swift post-pandemic resurgence, with Canadian retailers seeking ways to improve the brick-and-mortar experience. Forty-three per cent either use or are planning to introduce QR codes in-store to provide customers with additional product information and promotions. Virtual Reality (VR) offers another dimension to in-store commerce, with 37% of retailers adding VR, augmented reality or interactive kiosks to stores, perhaps in an effort to connect with the coveted Gen Z demographic.
Additionally, more than one-in-three retailers (37%) plan to have special pop-up showrooms to highlight items, and the same number are implementing in-store events like DIY classes and tastings. Ultimately, retailers are looking into adding unique offerings, with 41% saying they believe they need to add more one-of-a-kind products to better compete.
As the competition gets stiffer, restaurants are increasingly moving into the retail arena. Sixty-five per cent of restaurateurs say non-core products and services are necessary to diversify their revenue and grow the brand, with retail playing a large role. Over half (54%) of Canadian consumers have purchased retail items in restaurants in the past year, up from 49% last year.
But one thing restaurateurs are very reluctant to do is to raise prices, with only 27% planning this step in 2023 to weather an economic recession. For their part, Canadian consumers would be okay with modest price hikes, with 85% saying they would be understanding if businesses did so. Sixty-six per cent of restaurateurs are not planning layoffs or holding off on filling open positions to weather a potential recession, indicating the lasting effects of the post-pandemic hiring market, where many businesses struggled to hire workers back.
“After surviving the past two years, businesses are playing the long game and taking a much more bullish approach to expansion and innovation,” said Roshan Jhunja, Head of Retail at Square. “As retailers and restaurants look ahead to the next year, they’re open to offering more products, services and conveniences, which will no doubt benefit consumers and businesses alike well beyond 2023.”
The full Future of Retail and Future of Restaurants reports can be found here.
Square offers software to run restaurants and retail operations with e-commerce tools, embedded financial services, buy now, pay later functionality through Afterpay, an appointment booking platform, staff management and payroll capabilities.
The consumer survey was conducted by Wakefield Research among 2,000 nationally representative Canadian and U.S. adults ages 18+ between November 15 and November 28, 2022, using an email invitation and an online survey.
The retail survey was conducted by Wakefield Research among 500 Canadian and 500 U.S. Retail Owners & Managers between November 15 and November 28, 2022, using an email invitation and an online survey. |
Abelly: Book 2/Chapter 01/Section 09/Part 03
Description of Madagascar and its People
Before speaking of what these two good priests of the Congregation of the Mission accomplished in this country, and to be able to understand it better, we should briefly describe the island and the people who live there. We will follow in this the account given by Monsieur Nacquart when writing to Monsieur Vincent.
The island of Madagascar, otherwise called Saint Lawrence because of its discovery on the feastday of this great saint, is about six hundred Roman miles in length, and two hundred miles, or in some places three or four hundred, in width. Its circumference is around eighteen hundred miles. It has a warm climate, but is not unbearable. It is divided into several counties or provinces, separated from one another by high mountains. Those who have traveled widely in the island put its population at more than four hundred thousand.
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The people live in small villages. They have neither cities nor fortresses. Their houses are made of wood, and covered with leaves. Their beds and chairs are simple planks. They eat seated on reed mats.
The ordinary food of the country is rice and poultry, supplemented by beef and mutton. They have no wheat or wine, but do have a drink made from honey. They also have some beans and melons, and some edible roots. Lemons and oranges abound. The rivers are sources of fish, but are dangerous because of the many crocodiles which frequent their waters.
Nothing seems to be fixed or stable in their religion, for in the entire island there are neither temples nor priests. Some very superstitious rites and ceremonies are based on false and impertinent notions, but some others are closely related to the truth.
They recognize a one god, master of the whole world, whom they call Senhare. He lives in heaven, they say, like a king in his kingdom. In other places they recognize neither god nor the devil, unless it be merely by name. They honor the devil in their sacrifices, and offer him the better part, reserving the remainder to him whom they call god. Why they do this is not known, unless it is that they fear the one more than the other, or maybe because of some bad fortune they have experienced in the past.
There is one group among the people called Ombiasses, that is writers, because they know how to read and write. They are the guardians of the ceremonies, customs and superstitions of the country. The people fear and respect them because of their ability to read and write, but they do not have much learning or doctrine. The best they can do is quote a few sentences from the Koran, a book first brought to the island by the early Persians. They draw from the Koran a certain number of superstitions, which they believe will enable them to cure the sick, predict the future, and find people who have become lost.
They practice the custom of circumcision of children everywhere, but not through any religious motive. This is strictly a traditional observance, from purely human motives.
The light-skinned observe a sort of fast two months of the year. This consists in not eating anything from sunrise to sunset, but at night they eat to provide strength for the next day. They do not eat beef or drink wine, but poultry and spirituous liquors are not forbidden. If it happens that someone does not want to fast, he can arrange to have someone else fast in his place.
Of all the superstitions practiced on the island the one most opposed to the honor of God and the most difficult to eradicate is the worship given by the leaders of the country and their servants to the idols, which they call Olis. The Ombiasses make these out of wood, or roots, or other base material, and sell them. They are carved crudely, often in the form of a man. These are hollowed out, filled with a mixture of oil and a certain powder which the natives believe makes them alive and able to respond to their prayers. They think the idols can produce good weather, good health, victory over enemies, etc. These idols are in every house, and are carried upon their person when they travel. They have recourse to them in all needs, and seek their counsel in their doubts.
The people believe that the first thought that comes to them after recourse to the idol has been suggested by the Olis. When they are about to cross a river these same idols are invoked, to preserve them from the crocodiles. They even pray to the crocodiles themselves, beseeching them in loud voice to do them no harm. They confess their misdeeds aloud, such as stealing, and promise to repay what they have taken. Then, after they throw water and sand to the four corners of the world, they imagine they can cross the river with confidence. If, despite all these superstitious precautions crocodiles catch and devour them, they explain it be saying their Olis did not do their duty.
This superstition is so ingrained in the spirit of these people that they will not allow anyone to question the practice or even speak to them about it. By the grace of God, since the arrival of the priests of the Mission several among them have had their eyes opened to the truth, and have recognized the deception of the Ombiasses and of their Olis.
Another horrible custom of these people is to reject children born on Saturday or Sunday night as cursed, and likely to bring disaster upon the family. These children are abandoned to die, unless, as may happen, someone takes compassion on them, and rescues them from certain death.
- Zanahary, in modern spelling.
- Ombiasa, in modern spelling.
- Now spelled Ody, a charm.
- CED III:550-59, Nacquart's lengthy report, summarized here by Abelly.
Abelly Book Two, Chapter One: Section Nine, Part Three
Description of Madagascar and its People
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Abelly Book Two, Chapter One: Section Nine Index:
On the Mission to the Isle of Saint Lawrence, Otherwise Known as Madagascar
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In the UK, CCTV usage is very prevalent. Whenever it's about CCTV surveillance, the major cities are virtually entirely covered. This may be a problem for some people, but not for others. Selling face recognition disturbance masks, which people can wear to evade facial recognition, might be able to help those who are uncomfortable overcome this concern.
Since China has a lot of facial recognition technology, which may be problematic for some people, this might also be a highly successful business that is grown there. |
Welcome, a satisfying user experience.
Robert L. Peters, a Graphic Designer, once said, “Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future.”
User experience is what your whole business can rely on. The user experience is everything that happens to users when they interact with your organization through a website, online communication, or app.
A website that gives the first impression on the users is the most powerful tool for the best user experience. A business website can provide a long-lasting experience to the users. But whether the experience is positive or negative depends on various factors.
For example: if I am visiting a website and it takes a lot of time to get loaded or it doesn’t have the proper direction, then I would leave that website and never revisit it. And if that website gets quickly loaded and has adequate direction, I would keep reviewing it for all my needs. And that’s the excellent user experience. So, the experience I got from the website was a bad user experience.
Thus, if a user gets the best experience with you, they’ll probably visit you again and again. But if a user is dissatisfied with your offerings, he or she can choose to quit your website and see a rival.
Getting the right user experience can benefit your company in many ways. But to ensure that your website gives the best user experience, you need to hire a web development company USA.
You should hire website developers as they know how to create a website with the best user experience. They’ll guide you at each step where you can enhance the user experience.
But before taking any step, you first need to understand user experience.
Now, let’s understand user experience in detail.
What is User-experience?
User experience refers to the overall journey customers take when utilizing a product. It not only includes how customers interact with your product directly, but it also includes how they do their tasks as a whole.
From the user’s point of view, the whole experience is regarded as the component of the UX, regardless of whether various features are directly influenced by the product or are merely connected to it. The complete user experience includes all interactions a customer has with a business.
User experience goals
To provide the best user experience set some user experience goals:
The users are the one who visits your website. When the users see you, they probably want something satisfactory. So, you ensure your primary focus is to satisfy the user's needs. The users will immediately leave and hunt for a website that delivers better service if they believe they are not receiving what they want from your system.
Utilize concise, straightforward language as often as you can. No user wants to keep visiting your website to understand exactly what you want to say. So, you need to include text that is relevant and easy to understand. If the user finds the language appropriate and accessible, they will spend more time on your website.
When it's about user experience, most websites lack consistency. The users should expect your following action. If you're inconsistent, your users won't trust your website since you're unreliable in that situation. You need to ensure that your website has a logical flow that is simple to use. Consistency will result in a positive user experience, guaranteeing that your firm will get a better return on investment.
Before making a purchase, users who visit your website to buy your products or request services will want to learn more. You must be constantly prepared to give your clients knowledgeable information if you wish to have an exceptional user experience. Always provide them with their information promptly to avoid getting them frustrated.
If your website is entertaining, the users will likely spend more time on it. If the journey to fulfillment is unpleasant for the user, reaching satisfaction is meaningless. You can add comedy or musical effects to the situation to liven it up and make it more enjoyable. |
Wizuda Managing Director, Danielle Cussen has been invited to speak at the GDPR Seminar for Sales and Marketing Professionals in the Clayton Hotel, Galway on Friday the 27th April.
The event which is being organised by IMS Marketing will bring together a range of experts who will discuss the GDPR marketing implications for your business and the steps you can take to ensure your business is compliant with the GDPR.
Danielle will be delivering a presentation entitled “Compliant File Sharing and Avoiding Data Breaches”. Other guest speakers include OnePageCRM, Fort Privacy, and Flynn O’Driscoll Business Lawyers and the following topics will be covered:
- The Marketing Implications of GDPR
- Lead Generation and Form Capture
- E-Mail Marketing
- CRM and Database Management
- Legal Considerations and Marketing Contracts |
Wizuda are excited to announce that Mike Ross, former Ireland and Leinster Rugby professional will join our senior management team in early June as Commercial Director for Ireland. In a media announcement this week, Mike shared the news of his retirement from professional rugby, following an impressive on pitch career which featured 61 Ireland and 151 Leinster caps.
Mike’s role with Wizuda, will primarily focus on developing the company’s Irish customer portfolio for their Compliant Data Transfer and File Sharing solutions in advance of the impending General Data Protection Legislation (GDPR) in May 2018.
Speaking about Mike’s move to Wizuda, Brendan Rogan – CEO commented, ‘Mike has a keen interest in technology combined with a thirst for knowledge on innovative solutions to emerging problems. GDPR is coming down the track fast and Irish businesses require solutions to ensure they are fully prepared in advance of May 2018. I know Mike will be a great asset to the Wizuda team’.
Mike will commence his role in Wizuda following the completion of the 2017 rugby season. Commenting on his new appointment, Mike said, ‘The whole area of data protection is set to change dramatically over the next 12 months. I feel like now is the ideal time to be taking on this position with Wizuda who really are ahead of the game and have developed a solution to what is a very real and important problem for business in Ireland and globally. This is a new challenge for me and one I fully intend on embracing.’
The team at Wizuda would like to extend a warm welcome to Mike and look forward to having him on board. |
Ballet Shoes: a story of three children on the stage is a children's novel by Noel Streatfeild, published by Dent in 1936. It was her first book for children and it inaugurated the Shoes series (1936 to 1962) that has been popular worldwide. It was illustrated by the author's sister, Ruth Gervis.
The book concerns three adopted sisters, Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil. Each of the girls is discovered as a baby by Matthew Brown (Great-Uncle-Matthew, known as "Gum"), an elderly, absentminded paleontologist and professor, during his world travels, and sent home to his great-niece, Sylvia and her childhood nanny, Nana.
Gum embarks upon an expedition of many years and arranges for money to support the family while he is gone. Gum does not return in the promised five years and the money is almost gone. As they have no way to contact or track him down, Sylvia and Nana take in boarders to make ends meet, including Mr. Simpson and his wife, Dr. Jakes and Dr. Smith, a pair of tutors who take over the children's schooling after Sylvia can no longer afford their school fees, and Miss Theo Dane, a dance teacher who arranges for the children to begin classes at the Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training.
A ballet shoe, or ballet slipper, is a lightweight shoe designed specifically for ballet dancing. It may be made from soft leather, canvas, or satin, and has flexible, thin soles. Traditionally, women wear pink shoes and men wear white or black shoes. Tan colored slippers—which are unobtrusive and thus give the appearance of dancing barefoot—are worn in modern ballets and sometimes modern dancing by both men and women.
Most ballet dancers wear soft ballet slippers for the main part of the ballet class. More advanced female dancers may change into pointe shoes for centre work and performance.
Ballet shoes must fit very closely to the foot, for safety and to retain maximum flexibility.
Ballet shoes traditionally have a leather sole which does not reach all the way to the edges of the shoe. A modern development is the split sole, which provides greater flexibility and emphasises the shape of the foot when pointed. They are usually made from soft leather, canvas or satin. Leather shoes are long-lasting. Canvas shoes are less expensive but wear faster than average leather ballet shoes. Satin shoes are worn only for performance as they wear out very quickly.
A previous adaptation of Ballet Shoes was produced in serial
format by the BBC in 1975 and directed by Timothy Combe.
A young orphan, Sylvia Brown, and her nurse Nana come to live at her great-uncle Matthew's house in London. He is a paleontologist and is reluctant to take her in, but relents when he learns that he is her only living relative. Matthew is away a lot on travels collecting fossils, but he sends Sylvia letters and presents and she learns to love him.
It is 1919. Sylvia is now grown up. Matthew brings her back an orphaned baby girl, who has been rescued from a shipwreck. He names her Pauline Fossil. Sylvia and Nana reluctantly take her in. Two years later, in 1921, Matthew brings back another orphan, a Russian baby girl called Petrova. In 1923, Matthew sends a third baby, Posy, with ballet shoes that her mother owned and necklaces for the three girls. He also left some money in the bank for Sylvia, enough to last five years. That is the last the family hears of him. |
Wolf Repair in Hampton Bays: Partner in Appliance Service
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Hampton Bays is a hamlet and census-designated place in Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, United States, on Long Island. It is regarded as part of the Hamptons, a Long Island region. It's a nice little town where everyone knows everyone else. The beaches are lovely, but there isn't much more to do here unless you fly a few towns over. It is somewhat safe, and the schools are excellent. However, work will most likely require you to travel to various nearby places. Therefore, it is crucial to have reliable appliance repair services to help you with your daily chores.
Wolf appliances rank high in terms of kitchen appliances. Wolf designs some of the most durable and reliable kitchen appliances. However, there are still instances when these units have problems. But don't worry! We got you. We understand how important your Wolf appliances are to you and that without them, many of your everyday tasks would be impossible to do on time and efficiently. And if your dependable Wolf appliance breaks down, make our Wolf Repair in Hampton Bays your first and only contact! Below is the zip code available for our extensive services:
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Our Wolf Repair Service in Hampton Bays provides complete Wolf appliance maintenance and repairs. Even if you need spare parts, we got them for you, ensuring that we have everything to do your repairs on the spot.Our experts are among the best-trained and most professional in the industry. Individualized communication is something that our support staff takes pleasure in. During regular business hours and on Saturdays, we answer all phone calls and e-mails to ensure that your repairs are handled quickly.
With written estimates supplied before any repair begins, our customers can rest assured that their appliances are in experienced hands. In addition, our customer service representatives are dedicated and ready to assist you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We are dedicated to providing the greatest quality work in the shortest amount of time. So allow our technicians to take care of your Wolf kitchen appliances if they aren't working properly. Guaranteed, they'll solve it quickly and effectively! They arrive on time, can assess the issue, and provide the best long-term solutions imaginable. As a result, you may rest confident that with our Wolf Repair Service in Hampton Bays, your Wolf appliance will be in excellent operating order, as if it were brand new!
Our Wolf experts serve customers with sincerity, honesty, and devotion. We wish to meet all of our customers' Wolf appliance maintenance and repair service demands because of our customer-focused approach. We have a team of highly qualified and competent technicians who deliver the area's most modern, dependable, and gratifying appliance repair services.
As a result, if you're looking for a rapid, reasonable, and dependable repair service, call us. We guarantee that we will restore it to like-new condition. So don't hesitate to contact our professionals, and we'll be there to help you as soon as possible.
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Strike Zone (The Pro Book #3)
Sports agent Dave Bolt is there to sweep the drug problems, the corruption, and the sex scandals of professional athletes under the rug.
When baseball's biggest rising star, Willie Hesketh, declares he is going to cross the picket line to play the game he loves, someone doesn't agree.
Before Willie even has a chance to arrive at the battle, four thugs with bats ambush him. Now Willie is laid up in the hospital with a slim chance of walking again. All he knows is that he believes he put out the eye of one of the goons and he begs Bolt to get revenge.
It is a twisty road through the maze of managers, union leaders, and players, but sports agent Dave Bolt refuses to back down. |
5 questions to
The 5 Wolkenrot questions
What’s the coolest thing about your job?
Meeting new people and companies every day and supporting them exactly where it is most valuable for them. In other words, to play firefighters! 🙂
Which topic in HR do you enjoy the most?
Definitely anything to do with recruiting!
Who would you like to meet in person? (famous / historical person)
I have never thought about this question before. Adhoc said: a writer who touched me – Paolo Coelho, for example. Which I don’t know what I would talk to him about…
Which book impressed you the most?
Alchemist – how simple life actually is.
You have a wish, what do you wish for?
Peace on earth – I don’t think there is anything better!
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Bitcoin miners in Texas are facing a temporary setback as they power down their operations in response to the state’s ongoing energy crisis. The scorching heatwave that gripped the Lone Star State forced the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to take drastic measures to ensure uninterrupted power supply to its 25 million customers, accounting for a staggering 90% of the state’s grid load.
To alleviate the energy strain, ERCOT invoked emergency procedures, compelling specific power consumers, including Bitcoin miners, to curtail their energy consumption. The relentless heatwave pushed several mining outfits to temporarily suspend their operations.
Riot Platforms and Marathon Digital are among those who recently announced a pause in their mining activities. Marathon Digital reported a 9% drop in Bitcoin production, reflecting the challenges faced by miners during this energy crisis.
Lee Bratcher, President of the Texas Blockchain Council, shed light on the situation, stating:
“We have consistently been seeing 90% plus curtailment of Bitcoin mining each day this week that power conditions tightened.”
Bratcher emphasized that only essential power for office buildings and backup systems remained unaffected.
Financial Ramifications For Bitcoin Miners
Analysts are closely monitoring the impact of the energy crisis on Bitcoin miners, and the results are concerning. JPMorgan Chase recently reported a 21% decline in the market capitalization of the largest crypto mining firms in the United States during the month of August. Riot, one of the prominent players in the industry, suffered the most significant setback, with a 39% drop in market capitalization over the same period.
Bitcoin market cap at $503 billion on the weekly chart: TradingView.com
While Riot’s stock has seen gains this year, it has mirrored Bitcoin’s tumultuous journey, witnessing a substantial drop in value since its peak in 2021 when the mining firm’s shares were valued at $71.33 each. Today, the stock trades at a fraction of that, standing at just $11.10.
Insights And Implications
The temporary shutdown of Bitcoin mining operations in Texas highlights the vulnerabilities of cryptocurrency mining in regions susceptible to extreme weather conditions. The energy crisis underscores the importance of developing sustainable energy solutions for the cryptocurrency industry, which has faced criticism for its carbon footprint in recent years.
As Bitcoin miners grapple with the energy crisis in Texas, it raises questions about the long-term viability of mining operations in areas prone to climate-related challenges. Additionally, the financial repercussions observed among mining firms may prompt industry leaders to reconsider their strategies and seek more energy-efficient alternatives.
The temporary halt of Bitcoin mining operations in Texas serves as a stark reminder of the interplay between cryptocurrency and the broader energy landscape.
Featured image from Mister Sparky |
Story: A Tall Tale of Sin
Character: Cindy Lash, Protagonist
Cindy Lash grew up in Utah, the daughter of a Mormon woman named Miss Lucy and a gambler man named Dillon. As the product of a socially-mixed marriage, Cindy carries an innocence of living a sheltered life. Or does she? Deep down she has the heart and soul of a gambler and this corruptible side fuels her passions.
Between the years of 8 and 10, Cindy traveled around with her daddy frequenting the gambling halls, flop houses, and alleys of Las Vegas. Dillon Lash showed her a few grifter tricks, card tricks, and just about all the other tricks except prostitution. This high-flying life was exciting and Cindy took care of her dad like a daughter and mom. It all came to an end when her daddy was killed in front of her by a man named Barstow Mike over gambling debts. The death was a traumatic shock and Cindy was sent back to Ogden, Utah to be with her mom. Cindy’s mother, Miss Lucy, took care of her, coddled her, and ensured Cindy would never see any harm.
For the most part, Cindy stayed out of trouble, although occasionally she would use a few tricks and charms to get her way or to get out of a jam. While I’m no expert on grifters, suffice it that Cindy knows how to get one over on you.
Once she had settled down in Ogden, Cindy decided she would find a way to exact revenge on Barstow Mike. She didn’t really know how, but she pondered the thought daily and soon a plan too shape. She would not only kill Barstow Mike, but she would take him for everything he had before she obtained her revenge.
© 2015 – 2018, Michael Shawn Sommermeyer. All rights reserved. |
Comparison of Three Traffic Management Plans Showing Shadow and Police Vehicle Effects on Driver Behavior at Highway Single Lane ClosuresAuthor/Presenter: Blackman, Ross; Legge, Mathew; Debnath, Ashim Kumar
Lane closures on multi-lane roads require drivers to transition safely to an open lane before passing the worksite. To reduce worker and driver injury risk, truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs) are often used to prevent vehicle work zone intrusions and reduce the severity of collisions. To maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of TMA use, it is necessary to determine how and when they should be deployed as well as the best supporting measures. The current research focuses on the effects of different traffic management plans (TMPs) on driver behavior. Three TMPs at night time highway work zones were examined: (1) two tail vehicles in the advance warning area, (2) three tail vehicles in the advance warning area, and (3) addition of a marked police car with flashing lights in the buffer area downstream of the TMA. Driver response to the different TMPs was assessed by measuring vehicle speeds at three points in the traffic management area and observing lane change and merging behaviors on the approach to the TMA. Analysis showed a positive effect of police presence in the buffer area on driver behavior: TMP3 produced a reduction of 8.4%–12.9% in proportions of vehicles exceeding the speed limit by at least 5 km/h when passing the TMA. TMP3 also appeared to produce a positive effect on merging behavior compared with the other layouts. Use of a third tail vehicle in the advance warning area was not found to produce any additional safety benefit and may have a detrimental effect.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Publication Date: July 2020
Full Text URL: Link to URL
Publication Types: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Topics: Behavior; Lane Closure; Law Enforcement; Shadow Vehicles; Speed Control; Transportation Management Plans; Truck-Mounted Attenuators |
Champion: David Causier
Runner Up: Martin Goodwill
David Causier is no stranger to picking up titles in Ireland and this week was no exception. Causier was in superb form, and picked up £2,080 for his five days’ work at the Ivy Rooms, Carlow.
The Irish Open was held over the Saturday and Sunday (18-19 May), followed by the European Open from Monday to Wednesday
Martin Goodwill was in excellent form as he reached both finals, making a 438 break (the highest of the Irish Open), and beating Peter Gilchrist in both events. The highest break of the European Open was 452 by Causier.
In the Challenge Cup final, it was Rupublic of Ireland against Northern Ireland as Joe Doheny beat John McIntyre. |
The scientific method is rigorous. Claims and premises are supported with evidence. The peer review system is designed to ensure that research is scrutinised by experts before publication. And whenever researchers lack certainty, they’ll emphasise that “further research is necessary” to land on the truth.
Unfortunately, fake science websites are learning to appear equally rigorous in order to trick their audiences into believing fringe, debunked and bogus theories. These websites seek to take advantage of our trust in experts, and the methods we use to verify information, to lend authority to anti-science positions.
Some even hyperlink to fake science published in what appear to be peer-reviewed journals but are in fact open access publishers who will accept anything submitted, provided their fees are paid.
Research shows that the anti-science movement is escalating and globalising. In a recent global survey, almost 50% of respondents said they see false or misleading information online every day. Over half of those who shared such information did so because they thought it was true at the time.
Fake science that masquerades as trustworthy and authoritative information is harder to spot. But by understanding the methods fake science websites are using, we can adjust our verification techniques to ensure we don’t fall for their deception.
Fake science websites use extensive hyperlinking to facilitate the appearance of trustworthiness. Hyperlinks act as visual markers of credibility, appearing to connect content to a source. The mere presence of a link can provide readers with a sense that a particular claim is verified and that the author has done their research.
You’ll know from your own browsing that checking every hyperlink to read and evaluate the information cited requires effort. For those who are not well-versed in scientific principles, methodology and analytical techniques, it is even more demanding. For convenience, we often trust the presence of a link or citation as proof that the information expressed is credible.
Repeated posts also add to the appearance of credibility. Research has found that virtually any claim uttered by a contrarian scientist, whether it challenges the consensus on anthropogenic climate change or calls into question individual scientists, immediately gets picked up and shared through the climate change blogosphere.
This content is copied from one site to another until dozens of websites feature the same information. The aim is not only to increase the content’s visibility, but also to ensure search engine results pages are populated with the same repeated content.
Readers who attempt to verify information through “lateral reading”, or opening a series of tabs to read a selection of different articles, may come across several pages of results that appear to corroborate what they read on a single fake science website. Globally, 24% of people use this verification technique. Fake science articles also hyperlink to this repeated content, increasing the likelihood that readers will see it as legitimate.
Many fake science websites never actually produce any original articles. They regurgitate anything that supports their position in order to make that position more visible, hoping that web users won’t have time to figure out that a single article has been copied dozens of times.
The manufacturing of doubt is another common strategy used across many anti-science positions. Research has shown that the tobacco industry engaged with this strategy to cast doubt on links between smoking and cancer. The same strategy is now used to downplay the climate crisis.
Due to the sheer weight of scientific evidence of anthropogenic global warming, fake science websites avoid outright climate denial and instead critique climate concerns as overblown and climate policies as extreme. The objective is not to invalidate the position but to foster doubt about the reality of climate change.
To this end, articles again create the illusion of scientific rigour by referring to a selected body of evidence which is often misinterpreted or not peer-reviewed. Meanwhile, research that confirms the severity of the climate crisis is labelled “climate alarmism” and dismissed as “doom mongering”.
Spotting fake science
Fake science websites aggressively share their articles, encouraging web users to do the same, so it’s likely that they will appear in your social media or search engine feed. They’re easy to spot if you know what to look out for.
First, check the hyperlinks used in the article. Fake science websites will direct you to websites that aren’t reputable, to websites that aren’t relevant, or to articles identical to the one you’re reading.
You can also copy and paste part of a suspect article into a search engine to check how often it has been reposted. Genuine science and research is reposted on reputable websites, but fake science will be copied among a series of websites you’ve never heard of.
If you’re still in doubt about an article’s legitimacy, visit a website that is dedicated to unpacking misinformation and bias, such as mediabiasfactcheck.com, where you can check if a website is known to feature fake science.
Ultimately, fake science websites can only assume the appearance of credibility. They’re hoping that web users won’t have the time or the skills to discover that what they’re reading lacks scientific proof. With that in mind, digging a little deeper can help us expose sham science from legitimate, expert sources.
Author Bio: Isobelle Clarke is the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellow at Lancaster University |
We must introduce the natural world into our liturgies. Many elements of the natural world could be introduced into the Preface of the Sunday Eucharist. Other liturgies could follow suit.
Father Vincenzo Bordo, a missionary of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), put on the apron 30 years ago and is now known in South Korea and beyond as “God’s chef.”
Even in our more globalized world, extreme individualism and nationalism have divided and worsened conflicts. To achieve peace, we must learn to be more open to other ideas and let ideals dialogue.
Weak cultures have survived when related communities have had a strong sense of uniqueness about their identity during their history. Cultural minorities are now making their voices heard.
Genuine forms of nationalism or legitimate claims of community rights do not cause wars and conflicts. They are caused by the exaggerations of conceited leaders who use people’s nationalistic fervor for their own interest.
It is estimated that there are 175 million migrants at the global level. Among them, 26 million are young. Many of these young people remain unemployed, while those employed are exploited. There should be ways of offering them social, psychological, and spiritual assistance.
Rising inequality prepares the ground for violence. Pope Francis is the first to admit that “inequality eventually engenders violence.”
The first generation of leaders in democratic nations laid down healthy democratic traditions for the benefit of all. But today, democratic leadership is in the hands of self-interested power-seekers, leaving many citizens disappointed. To ensure a better future for everyone, we need good governance.
Throughout history, Christians have been always spreading the Good News as widely as possible through print, radio, and TV. With the increase in internet accessibility, they are now invited to become digital missionaries, bringing the Gospel to a wider audience online.
Individuals, communities and nations keep holding on to memories of the injuries they received in the past. There is an urgent need of healing historic memories in order to take hurt feelings and bring into existence a less destructive world. |
We have been jolted by Covid-19, a new virus which spread rapidly across the globe. Environmental Investigator Steven Galster said on 60 Minutes Australia, “I think this is Mother Nature’s revenge,” pertaining to wild animals being slaughtered and sold for food at wet markets.
Older people and the immunocompromised have been most susceptible to it. We have been feeling the adverse effects of the illness and its threat to all aspects of our lives. Public physical access to the celebration of the Holy Eucharist was suspended, people had to work from home, and many others literally had to stop their manual jobs due to community quarantines. Classes and graduation rites had to be adjusted.
The World Health Organization declared it a pandemic. If China, one of the world’s super powers, was having a difficult battle against Covid-19, where was it leaving the Philippines? Italy later on quickly became the epicenter of the disease. Each government struggled to find its own methods of containing the virus, trying to learn from the experiences of other countries.
Scientists have been working around the clock to produce a cure. Church leaders have been doing their best to reach out to their flock and assure them of God’s graces amidst the crisis. Behaviorists and optimists examined the blessings that the state of emergency was bringing. Many had felt that the quarantine had led them to more sacred space with God, gratitude for the Eucharist, life, self-examination, quality time with loved ones, the opportunity to address imbalances and to focus on tasks and household chores or even hobbies long neglected. Economies were gravely affected and businesses suffered. Specific industries took a direct hit. The internet’s usefulness came into the fore. But thankfully, concerned groups were ready to contribute resources in various forms. The biggest victims have been the poor who depend on their daily wage for sustenance, the elderly, those who have felt discriminated upon by the disease, and those who died alone. It has been a daunting task for the Philippine Government, for health workers and the rest of the world to immediately address the situation.
It has been our hope that the Covid-19 emergency has brought out the best in each of us. Most essentially, good hearts have been persisting and working together. It has taught us to once again entrust ourselves to the mercy of the Lord: “if then my people (…) humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land” 2 Chronicles 7:14. |
By: Kevin Jordan
She’s tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me.
That’s right – I just quoted Jane Austen. Well, actually my wife quoted Jane Austen because she’s seen Pride and Prejudice approximately 174 times and I’ve seen it once. And, not the crappy Keira Knightley version, but the long, long, long, loooooong BBC version with Colin Firth. But, I have read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, so when she said the line, I recognized it. Are you wondering if I have a point? Me too. I think it’s that I am familiar with 19th century English literature and not just an action movie junkie, but that could just be the zombies talking. Because what’s better than 19th century literature being invaded by zombies?
It’s been a few years since I read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but I remember laughing out loud during the first page. Looking back at it, the book opens with a statement about zombies wanting brains, then moves to a scene in which Mrs. Bennet is trying to discuss with her husband the business of marrying off their daughters while he is cleaning muskets and sharpening blades. It’s this juxtaposition throughout the entire book that makes it such a fantastic read. My only hope going into the movie was that they kept that dynamic and didn’t take the zombie part too seriously, lest they follow in the awful footsteps of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer.
Based on the trailers and the opening scene of the film, it looked like my fear would be realized. Rather than open the film with Ye Olde English and the Bennets, then interrupting them with a mild zombie attack, the movie opens with Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) identifying and slaying a zombie, followed by the opening credits overlaid with a narration of the current situation in England. Like I said, this film did not start off well.
(Mild SPOILERS to follow, but only the zombie kind.)
It then moved into that opening scene from the book and I started to relax just a little bit. The Bennets were delivering their familiar lines and scenes and the plot of Pride and Prejudice took over the film. Mr. Bingley (Douglas Booth) reopened Netherfield Park and, with Darcy at his side, threw a lavish party to celebrate. All of the Bennets attended, with Mrs. Bennet (Sally Phillips) hoping to marry off Jane (Bella Heathcoate), Elizabeth (Lily James) noticing Mr. Darcy and being generally disgusted with him, the three younger sisters – Lydia, Mary, and Kitty (Ellie Bamber, Millie Brady, and Suki Waterhouse, respectively) – giggling at all the men, and Mr. Bennet (Charles Dance) grumbling that he is more worried about his daughters being Shaolin-trained warriors than being well-married.
What? I told you I’ve seen the original PBS film; I know their names.
The point at which I heaved a big sigh of relief came during said party when Elizabeth stomps outside and encounters a zombie, the former lady of Netherfield Park. She begins talking to Elizabeth (we’ll come back to this in a moment) and walking towards her when her head suddenly explodes. Of all the things I was expecting to happen in the next few seconds of that scene, exploding head was not one of them. As the rest of the theater let out a gasp and burst of laughter, I sat back and enjoyed the rest of the film as I had enjoyed the book.
Getting back to talking zombies, this was another aspect of the film that I was not prepared for. In the book, there are no talking zombies, nor are they a major part of the plot. They are just there wreaking havoc and forcing the English elite to practice martial arts in their dojos. For the movie to be a little more compelling in the plot department (I said I’ve seen the original movie, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t fall asleep at some point), they added some depth to the zombies. Some can talk and some can set traps and some can organize a zombie apocalypse to sweep through London. By the end of the film, this becomes the main plot, but not so much that it completely overpowers the love story between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth. If they had done that, this movie would have ended up sucking.
While not perfect, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies came about as close as it could to delivering the heart of its source material. It never takes itself too seriously and all of the actors are in on the joke (especially Lena Headey as the one-eyed Lady Catherine). Like Ms. Austen wrote in the book – “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” Or something like that.
Rating: Don’t ask for any money back, they did these zombies proud. |
Want to create a WordPress website that allows users to interact with each other and shortlisted the bbPress and BuddyPress but don’t know which plugin to use? Below, we’ve compared the two popular WordPress community extensions.
History and type
bbPress and BuddyPress have been built by the company that owns WordPress i.e. Automattic Inc. They were introduced in 2004 and 2008 and have often been updated by Automattic Inc. The rating of the two plugins is around 4. The former extension is discussion board software, and the latter is social networking software.
BuddyPress is not a dedicated forum plugin, but it lets users create one. Forums in this extension are a part of groups. The group feature isn’t enabled by default. There’s an option to enable it. As in social media websites, users who want to create a thread must join a group. In bbPress, a user is not required to be a part of a group to create a thread. In BuddyPress, a group can be hidden, private or public. It lets users invite members and set a profile photo and a cover image. The extension allows users to create and manage many groups. It also includes an option to create and manage topics.
To create a group in BuddyPress, a user must enter the details in these categories of the group creator wizard – details, settings, photo, cover image, and invite. To create a forum in bbPress, you must enter a title and description. To create a forum, you just have to enter the title and description. As in BuddyPress, you can control the forum’s visibility in bbPress. While creating a forum, you can set its visibility to private, public, and hidden and assign moderators.
bbPress enables you to categorize forums, and its counterpart allows you to categorize groups. It supports the classic WordPress editor. Its counterpart lets you customize the looks of the group, member, settings, and other important pages with the modern WordPress editor i.e. Gutenberg.
You can configure bbPress to disable editing of a forum post after “N” minutes. You can also activate the plugin’s throttle function to prevent users from posting replies immediately after posting one. A user may want to join the discussion but may not want to register an account on your website. bbPress lets you activate the “anonymous posting” function.
bbPress depends on the membership feature of WordPress. To let users create a thread, you’ll have to enable the built-in user registration feature of the WordPress website builder. When you do so, a user can join a forum discussion. BuddyPress adds a powerful membership system + social networking features to a WordPress site when it is active. The plugin lets the admin set up profile pages with custom fields. It enables members to message each other and see and comment on the activity of their friends.
A registered user can send a “friendship” request to another user. BuddyPress has a notification module built in. Thus, users can get notifications when they get a message or a new friendship request. You can configure this extension to update the notification section only under certain conditions. The condition can be – a user mentions you in a comment, sends you a connection request (friendship request), etc. If an unknown person sends you a “friendship” request, you can reject the request.
bbPress supports the following features:
- Reply threading, favorites, subscriptions, engagements, revisions.
- Topic tags, search, post formatting, revisions, moderators, and super moderators.
The plugin lets users set a slug for the topics, topic tag, topic view, reply, edit, and search page. The two WordPress communication extensions let users ban/unban users.
A theme saves the time of the user as the user just has to select a template to change the appearance of the forms, pages,etc. bbPress ships with a single template. Its counterpart comes with two of them. Want more templates? On marketplaces such as ThemeForest, you’ll find dozens of WordPress themes built for these two extensions.
bbPress lets users enable/disable its forum-related features from its settings page. BuddyPress lets you deactivate or activate its modules from the plugin’s settings page. It comes with the following modules:
- Extended profiles, account settings, and friend connections.
- Private messaging, activity streams, notifications, and user groups.
The social networking functions on your BuddyPress-powered WordPress website depend on the modules you activate. For example, if you don’t turn on the “friend connections” module, users won’t be able to send friend requests.
You can add new features to your social networking or forum website by installing one of these two plugins available in the WordPress repository.
Performance and ease of use
bbPress is very lightweight. No matter how much traffic a website has, it performs well. The same thing applies to BuddyPress. Configuring the two plugins hardly takes 5 to 10 minutes. You can thus launch a forum website or a social networking website within 15 minutes with them. (5 minutes WordPress installation + up to 10 minutes for plugin set up)
Closing words: As you can see above, the two community extensions for WordPress have some features in common, but there are many differences between them. They both work great and are designed for a specific purpose. For example, if you have a business website and want to add a forum to your website where customers can post their queries or people can discuss their issues with your product, you can use bbPress. To add social networking capabilities to your WP website, use BuddyPress. |
It is not easy to build a website from scratch. If you don’t have an IT background, why waste time learning complex web technologies and building a site from ground zero when you can use software? Choosing software is important, as changing the portal and URL structure can often hurt the portal’s position in search results. If you use a website builder with limited features, you’ll regret using it in the future. To help users choose a website building platform easier, we’ve been sharing comparisons of various tools on this site. Below, we’ve compared two popular static site builders – Google Sites and Weebly.
History and UI
Google Sites dashboard shows five templates – Portfolio, Event, Help Center, and Project. The option “template gallery” will reveal a few more templates you can use. You can also get started with a blank template on GS. GS will open its editor when you click on the blank site option. You’ll find a button “create new theme” on the editor.
The “create new theme” wizard prompts you to enter the theme name, select a logo, add a banner image, select preset colors, and choose the body text/title fonts.
Like WordPress page builders, Google Sites shows some options inline and blocks on its right sidebar. The builder features six unique content blocks and regular blocks, such as buttons, a carousel, a divider, a placeholder, etc, on the right sidebar. GS also offers blocks for services such as Google Maps, Sheets, Slides, YouTube, Forms, Charts, etc.
The search engine giant saves your templates and pages on its cloud storage platform called Drive. You can create and manage multiple templates with the tool. When you select a block, GS will show the blocks you can add to the page in the Insert tab and the styling options/themes for the block in the Themes section.
Weebly has a nice collection of templates for Business, Portfolio, blog, personal, and event sites. In addition to the category filter, it lets users filter templates by these two conditions – recently used and custom.
Google Sites lets users add announcement banners to their site. You can create a banner using sections in Weebly.
The two tools ship with different header layouts. In GS, you can select these types of headers – banner, title only, large banner, and cover. Weebly has more header styles compared to GS. The styles may differ from one theme to another.
Creating and managing pages with the two website builders is easy. The method of adding a new page is the same for the two website builders. The users click on the “page” option and click the “add” icon denoted by a plus sign. In Google Sites, you can filter pages by their names. Weebly creates these four pages by default – home, about, press, and contact whereas GS generates these pages – Home, and about. When your page is ready, click on the submit button to publish it. Like WordPress, GS saves edits on the pages so that you can compare the older page with the newer one. This feature in WordPress is known as “version”.
The two software lets users work with layouts featuring rows and columns. It is easier to create layouts in GS than on Weebly. When the users of Sites click on the right border of a section/row and drag it to the left or right, GS will reveal the columns. In GS, users can move rows by dragging and dropping them. Weebly users must click on the move inline option that appears when they click on a section and select one of these two positions – up and down.
Designing eCommerce sites/online store is impossible with Google Sites as the website builder doesn’t offer eCommerce-related features yet. You can create a page that resembles a store, but you won’t be able to process payments, manage inventory items, orders, coupons, etc with GS. Weebly lets users create business sites, blogs, etc, and build a good-looking online store. The store built using it can accept payments from users and enables you to manage inventory items, orders, etc.
Google’s Sites tool supports integration with its other services. That’s it! GS doesn’t let users install extensions. Weebly website builder features an “App” marketplace where you’ll find 40+ extensions that will help users build better/feature-rich sites.
Google Sites doesn’t have SEO settings anywhere on its pages, nor can you create redirects while using it. Weebly doesn’t let you set a custom title, description, etc for individual pages, but it allows users to configure the sitewide SEO settings. Where will you find SEO settings? On the settings page, you’ll find a tab called “SEO”. In this tab, you can specify the site description and meta keywords and enable the sitewide meta robots meta noindex tag. This page also lets users create redirects.
As in other Google services, the search engine giant uses your account information for creating your “sites” account. The firm lets users connect its relevant services, and Sites is no exception. You can enable Analytics for your portal by simply clicking the toggle option that appears under the GA section of the settings page. Google also saves custom themes you build/design with its editor on their Drive cloud storage platform.
Google Sites is a free service, while Weebly is a freemium service. Weebly’s cheapest subscription is Connect which costs $5. The Business Plus and Business subscriptions cost 38 and 25 dollars per month. The Pro plan is available for $12. What is the difference between the four plans? The $5 subscription lets users connect a domain to the portal, and you’ll get 500 megabytes of storage memory for saving the portal data. |
Coffee & Chat (Calgary)
Weekly on Mondays
Starting Monday, February 26th, 2024
1:00pm – 2:30pm MST
7:00pm – 8:30pm MST
Alexandra Writers’ Centre at cSpace – 4th floor salon
1721 29th Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta
FREE, no registration required
Open to WGA and AWCS members
The WGA & AWCS are at it again! We’re excited to be partnering up to bring you two weekly Coffee & Chat sessions! Join hosts Ashley Frerichs and Kim Firmston at our Calgary Coffee & Chat: informal meet-ups for writers in Calgary. Come to socialize and chat about writing in general or discuss any current writing projects which you’d like some feedback on.
Come ready to make friends, share your accomplishments and struggles, and offer your own perspective. We hope to see you there. |
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I'm writing a story in past tense, in first person. The character is discussing the vagaries of his memory of events in the further past. "I remembered" seems to have the wrong connotation here - he can still remember presumably in the present, rather than having specifically accessed the memory at this point in the story. Similarly, "I can recall" and similar phrases.
"The thing about Aelfheim is that the more time you spend there, the more it plays tricks on your mind. [...] When I left Aelfheim, I didn't just leave the place and people behind; I left a part of myself. I don't think I'll ever recover all the memories I made there, not without becoming once more the being I was there. However, I remember Eve."
To say "I remembered Eve" would imply that he recalled Eve at a specific point in time - I want to say that he has the memory of Eve in his mind even when other memories are gone. Every other sentence other than those relating to memory is in past tense of some kind - does the shift read alright? And should I be doing it continuously throughout the section of flashbacks dealing with his spotty memory?
Digression: I don't really like the feel of "I didn't think I would ever recover the memories" because that, to me, implies that he has recovered the memories by the time the story is being told - "I didn't think I would X" implies "but I did" in my head. |
It’s Illegal to Do This in Massachusetts When It’s Raining
My cousin who lives in the Boston area recently posted on social media about her frustrations with drivers who don't turn on their headlights when it's raining, "It should be illegal!" she said. Ummm, news flash cuzzo, it is! I already knew this (then again, I'm quite versed in the laws of the road, i.e. a million tickets) but my cousin was unaware, and I ALWAYS see people driving in the rain without their lights on. It got me wondering, do people just not know?
Since we're looking at rain, rain, and more rain this Memorial Day Weekend, I thought I'd give everyone a little refresher.
For the past six years, in Massachusetts, it's required of drivers to turn on their headlights, when the vehicles windshield wipers are deemed needed. Furthermore, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 85 Section 15 also states that headlights should be in use for a half-hour before sunrise and a half-hour after sunset or when visibility is under 500 feet. In short, it's illegal to drive in Massachusetts in the rain, without your headlights on. If your wipers are on, your headlights better be too.
When the law originally passed in April of 2015 the new 'Lights On, Wipers On" would not only earn you a ticket, but it was also a surcharge-able offense, meaning your insurance could go up because of it. Shortly after the original law was passed, the Massachusetts Senate voted to remove the insurance surcharges related to violations, but it will still earn you a fine.
See the Must-Drive Roads in Every State |
In the ever-changing world of fashion, where styles keep changing, vintage fashion has a special charm that never goes out of style. It's a women’s fashion lookbook for those who love the vibe of retro fashion but still want to look stylish in today's world. If you're someone who is searching for some cool vintage outfit ideas for females, you're in the right place! Combining retro fashion with modern trends can give you a unique and stylish look that stands out.
Remember, fashion is all about expressing your personality, and vintage outfits allow you to do just that. So, let's explore some fantastic VIntage winter outfits for women that can bring the best of both into your wardrobe.
Why Vintage Fashion Still Rules the Runway
Vintage fashion is not just about looking back on Y2K fashion; it's like shouting out your own unique style. Think about those fashion-rich dresses from the 1920s or the '70s – each time period brought something special to how people dressed up.
In an era, where fashion changes super fast, vintage clothes are like evergreen pieces for fashion enthusiasts. It's like giving your wardrobe a little vibe of history while also being kind to the environment.
Styling Vintage with a Modern Twist
Successfully integrating vintage vibes into your modern wardrobe requires a delicate balance. The goal isn't to mimic a gone era but to organise a look that seamlessly combines the best of both eras. If you love to style vintage charm with modern trends, let's dive into some fantastic modern vintage outfit ideas.
10 Vintage Outfit Ideas for Females
1. Chunky Knit Sweater with High-Waisted Corduroy Pants
This outfit combines the warmth of a knitted sweater with the vintage vibe of high-waisted trousers. The result is a look that combines both comfort and style. Pair it with ankle boots and statement earrings to complete the outfit. You can wear it at the winter brunch with friends.
2. Faux Fur Coat Over a Slip Dress
An outfit perfect for a fancy winter party or a special dinner with your sweetheart! Combine a faux fur coat over a smooth slip dress, it's like Hollywood magic but with a cool, new twist. Put on shoes with cute straps and grab a small handbag to make your outfit more elegant. So, if you're thinking about a modern vintage outfit for females in winter, this is the way to go. It perfectly combines the vintage charm into today's chilly season!
3. Plaid Midi Skirt with a Turtleneck Sweater
A super stylish yet formal outfit that mixes vintage charm with a professional vibe. It's like wearing a chequered skirt that goes below your knees with a warm turtleneck sweater. This vintage outfit is just right for work. It's not too casual, not too fancy, just perfect. And don't forget to slip into high boots or classic shoes for footwear. This outfit is perfect for a formal look in your office. You can also wear this at formal parties and formal gatherings.
4. Velvet Jumpsuit Paired with Ankle Boots
Imagine wearing an outfit that feels super soft, like velvet, and looks modern also, who wouldn’t love to wear it? It's a bold choice for a fun night out, giving you both warmth and a stylish look. This outfit gives off a very vintage vibe; something you'd see in old pictures, but with a modern twist! Short boots for footwear to add a cool edge. This is one of the best vintage outfit ideas for females that is just perfect for dancing or a cosy winter date.
5. Leather Jacket Over a Vintage Band Tee and Distressed Jeans
Elevate your look inspired by a rock vibe. Carry a leather jacket paired with a vintage band tee and distressed jeans. Finish the look by slipping into white sneakers or ankle boots. This retro yet modern outfit is great for a relaxed weekend or when you're out exploring a lively city with friends.
6. Wool Cape with Skinny Jeans and Knee-High Boots
Imagine getting lots of compliments while taking a winter walk or grabbing a coffee with friends. This Combo is super trendy and also easy to wear. A warm wool cape makes your skinny jeans and tall boots look extra edgy. This outfit is a perfect combination of a vintage charm and today's comfy style. Perfect for a coffee date or clubbings, this look gets you noticed without giving up that cozy feeling.
7. Puff-Sleeve Top Tucked into High-Waisted Trousers
Make a lasting impression in the professional environment with this one of the professional Retro style outfit ideas. Add a vintage vibe to your office professional wear. Wear a Puff sleeved top, a fashionable piece that was popular in 80’s women's fashion and is now making a trendy comeback. Tuck your top into your high-waisted pants. It's like giving your office wear a bit more elegant touch from the past. This outfit shows everyone that you're confident and have a great sense of fashion. Just add regular heels and simple jewellery to make it look really neat.
8. Maxi Dress with a Statement Belt
Carry a showstopper look by wearing a maxi dress graced with a statement belt. This outfit combines elegance with a vintage touch, Queens and people who like fashion used to wear this outfit at big events in their era. Now, it's cool to wear them again. Complete the look with heeled sandals, and you're ready to turn heads. People love the classy look making it perfect for a winter wedding or a formal event.
9. Tweed Blazer with Wide-Leg Pants
Tweed blazers were a great trend in 90’s women's fashion and Tweed Jackets Are Back in style. Look professional at work by wearing a tweed jacket and pairing it with wide pants. This outfit combination will give you a vintage look with modern trends in a cool way. Add formal shoes or boots and a nice handbag. You can wear this combo at your important business meetings and on your special days.
10. Beret, Trench Coat, and Flared Jeans
If you love to wear French outfits then this outfit might excite you. Beret was very popular in France during the Second World War and people in that era loved to accessorise their outfits with a beret. As we also mentioned in our previous blog Trench coat is one of the best jackets for this winter season. Combining these trendy pieces with ankle boots can really make you stand out from the crowd. You can carry this outfit to get-togethers or on a shopping day.
These vintage outfit ideas for females showcase the versatility of modern vintage fashion, offering unique outfits for various occasions, from casual outings to formal events, all while combining the best of the eras.
In the fashion world, wearing vintage styles helps you show off your unique sense of fashion. Your outfits become a combination of history and today's trends, telling their own special story. So, make a powerful combo of vintage and modern in your outfits, and let your style show how confident and unique you are. It's not just about the outfit you wear; it's about how you wear them. A perfect mix of old and new styles can really show off your awesome personality.
1. How can I incorporate vintage fashion into my modern wardrobe without looking outdated?
Successfully integrating vintage vibes into your modern wardrobe is all about finding a balance. Instead of copying a specific era, aim for a look that seamlessly combines the best of both eras. Mix and match vintage-inspired pieces with contemporary trends to create a unique and stylish outfit that stands out.
2. Are these vintage outfit ideas suitable for casual occasions as well?
Absolutely! The featured vintage outfit ideas for females perfectly align with various occasions, from casual outings to formal events. Whether you're going for a winter brunch with friends or attending a formal gathering, there are versatile options that showcase the timeless charm of vintage fashion with a modern twist. |
Reinforcements arrive, including twenty-five recruits two years younger than Paul and his friends, who feel like hardened veterans by comparison. Kat manages to get them some good food, which is a special talent of his. Kat always manages to get the supplies the men need. When they are quartered in a small factory, there appears to be no food at all available, but Kat goes out to explore and returns with two loaves of bread and fresh horse-meat. He does not explain where he got these luxuries.
Paul, Kropp and Kat sit around discussing the war and reminiscing about the times they had in the training camp. They watch a dogfight between two planes overhead. The German plane is shot down. Then they discuss why Himmelstoss is such a bully. Kat says there are many like him, because the army is based on one man having power over another. Power goes to a man's head, and he soon abuses it. The men are joined by Tjaden, who warns them that Himmelstoss is on his way, and then by Haie. The presence of Haie reminds Paul of an occasion on the last day of their training when they got their revenge on Himmelstoss. They waited on a deserted road for him as he returned from a pub. When he came by they beat him up, having first thrown a blanket over his head so he would not know who his attackers were.
This is a quiet chapter which serves to further introduce Paul and his friends. The emphasis is on the ever-resourceful Kat. However, the anti-war theme is not far from the surface. The men who actually have to do the fighting have a different view of the war than the politicians, and this is a novel written entirely from the point of view of the "grunts" in the trenches. Kropp says that the generals and politicians of the opposing countries should fight it out themselves in an arena. That would be a much more just arrangement than the existing one, in which "the wrong people do the fighting." Kat has his explanation of why the army produces so many bullies in positions of power, and there is general ridicule of the drills and parades that are the ritual of army life, which do not prepare a man for what he will face on the front lines. |
Midlands State University under the auspices of the International Relations Office successfully hosted the first-ever Internationalization of MSU and Zimbabwean Higher Education Workshop on Thursday the 5th of September 2019 at the University’s Gweru Main Campus.
The major objectives of the workshop were to develop a common understanding and a vision for internationalization as well as map a practical way forward that takes into account the University’s peculiar history and circumstances.
In her address to participants during the workshop, Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Hazel T. Ngoshi who was representing the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Victor N. Muzvidziwa said the internationalization project should be viewed as a team project whose common goals are shared by all departments in the University, with everyone working towards its successful execution.
‘We need to think of our education as a product for the export market. We need to make sure that we take MSU to the world and bring the world to the institution through hard work, teamwork and mutual respect.
‘All departments should also be ready to be more involved in the recruitment of international students as each department should aim to have at least 5% of international students and there is a greater need for us an institution to benchmark ourselves against our strongest competitors,’ she said.
Professor Andrew Manyawu, the Executive Dean of the International Relations Office implored all University stakeholders to take an active role in preparing for the internationalisation of MSU through investing in it and making deliberate efforts to take MSU to the world.
‘Ladies and gentlemen I think it is high time we move to promote the brand of Midlands State University beyond our borders by firstly investing in the recruitment processes, improving our service delivery systems and also to make sure that the international students that we have are well taken care of and make sure that they become our brand ambassadors and inevitably they attract more of their colleagues to study with us.
‘As a University, we also need to be proactive not reactionary in terms of recruiting international students. We need to lay the foundation of our internationalisation efforts during the prosperous times so that when the difficult time comes our investment will pay dividends,’ he said.
The event was also attended by three international students Sephora Banze Ilunga (DRC), Dennis Tshikala (DRC) and Majok Richard Kuot Dhieu (South Sudan) who shared their experiences at Midlands State University with workshop participants.
Majok Richard Kuot Dhieu (South Sudan) and Sephora Banze Ilunga (DRC) noted with thanks the amazing experiences that they have had at the Midlands State University which range from the peace and stability that is prevalent in Zimbabwe, the amazing reception and hospitality from the MSU community as well as the remarkable progress they have made with regards to learning various languages during their studies.
‘We want to acknowledge the wonderful experiences that we have had at the Midlands State University, the people are peaceful, helpful and the education that we have received cannot be compared to any on the African continent.
Even though we encountered various challenges that have been solved satisfactorily, we would not hesitate to pass on the message back home that indeed Midlands State University is the University of First Choice and urge our friends to enrol with this institution.
‘We also would want in the future to have Midlands State University campuses in our home countries so that they also benefit from the quality of Zimbabwean education and we have no doubt that with more Africans learning the Zimbabwean way, Africa will be a better continent than it is today. Maita basa!’ exclaimed Richard.
The workshop which was also characterised by various presentations by reputable scholars from within the University concluded on a positive note with participants coming up with a number of resolutions aimed at ensuring that MSU attains its internationalization goals. |
QP-016 Revision M
- Definitions. “Buyer” shall mean Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. “Seller” shall mean the party with whom Buyer is contracting and to whom Buyer has issued this Purchase Order (“Order”).
- Acceptance. This Order constitutes Buyer’s offer to Seller, and is expressly made conditional on Seller’s acceptance of Buyer’s terms and conditions only. Any additional, different or inconsistent terms proposed by Seller are specifically rejected, unless otherwise expressly agreed to in a writing signed by an authorized representative of Buyer. Seller shall have accepted this Order by issuance of its acknowledgment, commencement of performance or delivery hereunder, or Buyer’s acceptance, payment or use of any goods, products, materials, components, articles, parts, services or other property of Seller subject to this Order (collectively “Goods”). No revision to this Order shall be valid unless in writing and signed by an authorized representative of Buyer.
- Packing, Shipment, Delivery and Title. (a) All packing shall be at Seller’s expense, in suitable containers for protection in shipment and storage. Packing must conform to applicable carrier regulations. Packing lists shall accompany each shipment, showing Buyer’s Order number and description of Goods. (b) Unless otherwise stipulated by Buyer, all Goods shall be shipped F.O.B. and to the destination or point of delivery specified in the Order. (c) Title and risk of loss of all Goods subject to this Order shall remain with Seller until delivery and acceptance of Goods by Buyer. (d) Time is of the essence for the delivery schedule for this Order. If delivery of Goods is delayed beyond the time indicated herein for any reason, Buyer reserves the right without liability (in addition to its other rights and remedies) to cancel this Order by written or facsimile notice, or verbal notice confirmed in writing (which notice shall be effective when received by or communicated to Seller). Upon such cancellation, as to any of the Goods not shipped, Buyer, at its sole discretion, may decide to purchase substitute Goods elsewhere and charge Seller with any cost incurred.
- Price: Seller represents that any price or prices specified in this Order do not exceed Seller’s current selling prices for the same or substantially similar goods. Unless otherwise stipulated in writing by Buyer and Seller, the sum of all prices listed in this Order shall represent the total cost to Buyer as at the point of delivery specified herein, including all sales taxes, excise taxes, custom duties and other government or municipal taxes, levies and charges of every description, and charges for packing, crating, boxing, storage and shipping. If price is not clearly listed or stipulated on this Order, it is not a valid Order and Seller shall confirm with Buyer in writing the price before filling or performing the Order.
- Termination for Convenience: (a) Buyer may, by notice in writing, terminate this Order or work under this Order for convenience and without cause, in whole or in part, at any time, and such termination shall not constitute default. In the event of partial termination, Seller is not excused from performance of the non-terminated balance of work under the Order. (b) In the event of termination for convenience by Buyer, Seller shall be reimbursed for actual, reasonable, substantiated and allowed costs, plus a reasonable profit for work performed to the date of termination. Buyer may take immediate possession of all work so performed upon written notice of termination to Seller. (c) Seller’s obligations, including but not limited to obligations under the warranty, proprietary rights, infringement and indemnity against claims provisions, shall survive such termination.
- Termination for Default: (a) Buyer may, by notice in writing, terminate this Order in whole or in part at any time for Seller’s breach of any one or more of its terms, for failure to make progress so as to endanger performance of this Order, or failure to provide adequate assurance of future performance. In the event of partial termination, Seller is not excused from performance of the non-terminated balance of work under the Order. (b) In the event of Seller’s default hereunder, Buyer may exercise any or all rights accruing to it, both at law, including without limitation, those set forth in Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, or in equity. (c) Seller’s obligations, including but not limited to obligations under the warranty, proprietary rights, infringement, and indemnity against claims provisions of this Order, shall survive such termination.
- Force Majeure: Except with respect to defaults by Seller’s subcontractors, neither Buyer nor Seller shall be liable for failures or delays that arise out of causes beyond their reasonable
- control and without their fault or negligence. Such causes include acts of God or of the public enemy, acts of the Government in its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, terrorism, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, and unusually severe weather. In the event that performance of this Order is hindered, delayed or adversely affected by causes of the type described above (“Force Majeure”), the party whose performance is so affected shall so notify the other party’s authorized representative in writing and, at Buyer’s option, this Order shall be completed with such adjustments as are reasonably required by the existence of Force Majeure or this Order may be terminated for convenience by Buyer.
- Disputes: (a) Any controversy or claim that may arise out of or in connection with this Order that after good faith negotiations cannot be resolved to both Parties’ mutual satisfaction may be resolved by submitting the claim to a court of competent jurisdiction. (b) Pending resolution or settlement of any dispute arising under this Order, Seller shall proceed diligently as directed by Buyer with the performance of this Order.
- Governing Law: This Order and the acceptance of it shall, as provided herein, constitute a contract made in and be governed in all respects by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- Proprietary rights. (a) Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing to the contrary, all specifications, information, data, drawings, software and other items supplied to Buyer by Seller shall be disclosed to Buyer on a non-proprietary basis and may be used and/or disclosed by Buyer without restriction unless (i) otherwise required by the U.S. Government regulations, or (ii) Buyer has executed a separate agreement restricting the use and disclosure of such information, data, software, and the like. (b) Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing to the contrary and subject to Section 10(d) below, all specifications, information, data, drawings, software, and other items which are (i) supplied to Seller by Buyer, or (ii) obtained or developed by Seller in the performance of this Order or paid for by Buyer, shall be proprietary to Buyer, shall only be used for purposes of providing Goods to Buyer pursuant to this Order, and shall not be disclosed to any third party without Buyer’s express written consent. All such items supplied by Buyer or obtained by Seller in the performance of this Order or paid for by Buyer shall be promptly provided to Buyer on request or upon completion of this Order. (c) Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing to the contrary and subject to Section 10(d) below, any invention or intellectual property first made or conceived by Seller in the performance of this Order or derived from or based on the use of information supplied by Buyer shall be the property of Buyer and Seller shall execute such documents necessary to perfect Buyer’s title thereto. (d) Applicable U.S. Government Procurement Regulations incorporated into this Order, when applicable, take precedence over any conflicting provisions of Section 10 to the extent that such Regulations so require. The incorporation by reference of such U.S. Government Regulations dealing with the rights of subcontractors in technical data, subject inventions, copyrights, software, and similar intellectual property are not intended to, and shall not, unless otherwise required by applicable law, obviate or modify any greater rights which Seller may have previously granted Buyer pursuant to prior agreements between the parties.
- Buyer’s Property. All drawings, tools, fixtures, materials and other items supplied or paid for by Buyer shall be and remain the property of Buyer. All such items shall be used only in the performance of work under this Order unless Buyer consents otherwise in writing. Seller shall have the obligation to maintain any and all property furnished by Buyer to Seller and shall be responsible for all loss or damage to said property except for normal wear and tear.
- Warranty. Seller warrants that all Goods furnished under this Order shall conform to all specifications and appropriate standards, will be new, and will be free from defects in material or workmanship. Seller warrants that all Goods furnished hereunder will be merchantable, and will be safe and appropriate for the purpose for which Goods of that kind are normally used. If Seller knows or has reason to know the particular purpose for which Buyer intends to use the Goods, Seller warrants that such Goods will be fit for such particular purpose. Inspection, test, acceptance or use of Goods furnished hereunder shall not affect Seller’s obligations under this warranty, and such warranty shall survive inspection, test, acceptance and use. Seller’s warranty shall run to Buyer, its successors, assigns and customers, and users of products sold by Buyer. Seller agrees to replace or correct defects of any Goods not conforming to the foregoing warranty promptly, without expense to Buyer, when notified of such nonconformity by Buyer, provided that Buyer elects to provide Seller with an opportunity to do so. In the event of failure of Seller to correct defects in or replace nonconforming Goods, Buyer, after reasonable notice to Seller, may make such corrections or replace such Goods and charge Seller for the costs incurred by Buyer in doing so. Seller shall be liable for and save Buyer harmless from any loss, damage, or expense whatsoever that Buyer may suffer from breach of these warranties.
- Inspection and Acceptance. All Goods are subject to Buyer’s inspection, testing and approval, both at Seller’s facility and Buyer’s point of destination. Buyer reserves the right to reject and refuse acceptance of any Goods which do not comply with all the terms of this Order. Acceptance, payment, use, or resale of Goods by Buyer shall not release Seller of any of Seller’s obligations, representations, or warranties hereunder. Payment for any Goods shall not be deemed an acceptance hereof.
- Changes. Buyer shall have the right by written order to suspend work or to make changes from time to time in services to be rendered or the materials to be furnished by Seller hereunder or the delivery date. If such suspension or changes cause an increase or decrease in the cost of performance of this Order or in the time required for its performance, an equitable adjustment shall be negotiated promptly and the Order shall be modified in writing accordingly. Any claim by Seller for adjustment under this Section 14 must be asserted in writing within twenty (20) days from the date of receipt by Seller of notification of the change or suspension and shall be followed as soon as practicable with specification of the amount claimed and supporting cost figures. However, Seller shall not be excused from processing the Order as so changed by Buyer pending resolution of any claim made by Seller for adjustment under this Section 14.
- Infringement. (a) Seller warrants that all work, items, materials, equipment or Goods provided by Seller pursuant to this Order, which are not of Buyer’s design, shall be free from claims of infringement (including misappropriation) of third party intellectual property rights, and that any use or sale of such items by Buyer or any of Buyer’s customers shall be free from claims of infringement. (b) Seller shall indemnify and save Buyer and its customers harmless from any and all expenses, liability and loss of any kind (including all costs and expenses including attorney’s fees) arising out of claims, suits, or actions alleging such infringement. If requested by Buyer, Seller agrees to defend at Seller’s expense any claims, suits or actions alleging such infringement.
- Subcontracting and Assignment. Seller shall not assign this Order, any rights or obligations under this Order or any monies due or to become due hereunder nor delegate or subcontract any obligations or work hereunder without the prior written consent of Buyer. No purported assignment or delegation by Seller shall be binding on Buyer without such consent.
- Responsibility and Insurance. Seller shall be responsible for the actions or failure to act of all parties retained by or under Seller in connection with the performance of this Order. Seller shall also maintain and cause its subcontractors, if any, to maintain such General Liability, Property Damage, Employer’s Liability, Workers’ Compensation Insurance, Professional Errors and Omissions and Motor Vehicle Liability (Personal Injury and Property Damage) Insurance as are specified in this Order or, if none are specified, such amount as will protect Seller (and its subcontractors) and Buyer from said risks and from any claims under any applicable Workers’ Compensation, Occupational Disease, and Occupational Safety and Health statues. Seller will provide Buyer with certificates evidencing required insurance upon Buyer’s request.
- Liability for Injury. Seller shall indemnify and hold Buyer harmless against all loss and liability on accounts of claims of personal injury, death and property damages resulting from any act or omission of Seller (including its agents, employees or subcontractors) in the course of performing this Order, including any Goods delivered hereunder.
- Compliance with Law. Seller shall comply with the provisions of all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, rules, and ordinances applicable to this Order and purchased goods thereunder, including without limitation, any fair labor standards or statutes and any statute or regulation regulating occupational safety and health.
- Counterfeit Parts Prevention. (a) Seller shall not deliver counterfeit parts to Buyer under this Order. (b) If counterfeit parts are delivered to Buyer or found in any of the Goods delivered hereunder, such items will be impounded by Buyer. Seller shall promptly replace such counterfeit parts with parts acceptable to Buyer. (c) To further mitigate the possibility of the inadvertent use of counterfeit parts, Seller shall only purchase component parts directly from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”), Original Component Manufacturer (“OCM”), or through an OEM/OCM authorized distributor supply chain. Procurement through independent distributors or brokers is NOT authorized by Buyer, unless approved in advance in writing by Buyer. (d) Seller shall immediately notify Buyer with the pertinent facts if Seller becomes aware or suspects that it has delivered counterfeit parts to Buyer under this Order. When requested by Buyer, Seller shall provide OEM/OCM documentation that authenticates traceability of the affected items to the applicable OEM/OCM.
- Conflict Minerals. (a) Seller shall disclose if any Goods delivered, supplied or manufactured under this Order contain “Conflict Minerals” from the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”), or any adjoining countries (presently including Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia). (b) The term “Conflict Minerals” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Act”), meaning wolframite, cassiterite, columbite-tantalite (coltan), gold and their derivative metals: tantalum, tin and tungsten. (c) To the extent required therein, Seller commits to complying with the Act. (d) Seller shall maintain effective accounting procedures, internal controls and audit procedures necessary to verify compliance with the Act and this Section 21.
- Export/Import Controls. (a) If applicable to this Order, Seller shall control the disclosure of and access to technical data, information and other items received under this Order in accordance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, including but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Seller agrees that no technical data, information or other items provided by Buyer in connection with this Order shall be provided to any foreign persons or to any foreign entity, including without limitation, a foreign subsidiary of Seller, without the express written authorization of Buyer and the Seller’s obtaining of the appropriate export license, technical assistance agreement or other requisite documentation for ITAR-controlled technical data or items. Seller shall indemnify Buyer for all liabilities, penalties, losses, damages, costs or expenses that may be imposed on or incurred by Buyer in connection with any violations of such laws and regulations by Seller. (b) Seller shall immediately notify Buyer if it is or becomes listed on any excluded or denied party list of any agency of the U.S. Government or its export privileges are denied, suspended or revoked.
- Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, If applicable, this contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.
- DPAS Rating. If Seller has accepted this Order, and this Order supplies a DPAS rating, Seller is held accountable to the terms of Title 15 Code of Federal Regulation, Part 700, “Defense Priorities and Allocation System.”
- Severability. If any provision of this Order or applicable thereof is found invalid, illegal or unenforceable by law, the remainder of this Order will remain valid, enforceable and in full force and effect, and the parties will negotiate in good faith to substitute a provision of like economic intent and effect.
- Quality System. External suppliers shall implement a quality system.
- Records. The external provider and sub-tier external providers are responsible for the identification and maintenance of quality system records relating to the ACT purchase order. Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc, its customers and applicable regulatory authorities reserve the right to access these records. The records shall be maintained in a manner that allows them to be readily retrievable and prevent damage. All records shall be maintained for a period of fifteen (15) years, unless specified otherwise, and shall not be destroyed without ACT’s approval.
- Right of Access. Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc, its customers and applicable regulatory authorities reserve the right to enter the external provider and any sub-tier external providers to verify compliance to purchase order documentation. This may include in-process and final inspection, quality system audit and review of required documentation.
- Nonconforming Material. The external provider or sub-tier external providers shall provide a process for the identification, segregation and disposition of nonconforming product. Nonconforming materials shall be identified and segregated to prevent use. Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. shall be notified of nonconforming product. Nonconforming materials shall not be submitted to ACT without written approval from ACT Quality Assurance. Nonconforming material shipped to ACT without written approval will not be accepted. The external provider shall notify ACT of any damage to ACT or its customers furnished materials.
- Inspection and Test Reports. The external provider agrees to maintain objective evidence to assure conformance to the purchase order requirements. The objective evidence may include: dimensional data sheet, certificates of conformity, test reports, statistical records and process control. Note that ACT requires sampling per ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 using general inspection level II with an AQL of 1.0 unless otherwise directed by ACT.
- Test Specimens. The external supplier shall provide test specimens for design approval, inspection/verification, investigation, or auditing, as required.
- Dimensional Data Sheet. The data shall include the part number or specification number and revision, a listing of the required dimensions and tolerances followed by the actual measurements, lot size, sample size and purchase order number.
- Certificates of Conformance shall include the following:
a) Part Number and Revision Level
b) Specification Number and Revision
c) Purchase Order Number
e) Serial Number, when applicable
f) Signature and date of authorizing quality assurance representative
- Test Reports. This includes the chemical and physical test reports or material certifications. If a machine shop purchases the stock material, the shop will request the chemical and physical test reports from the mill and supply this documentation with the finished product.
- Delegation. There may be instances where ACT does not posses the required measurement and test equipment to verify product conformance. In these instances, ACT will delegate the verification activities to the external provider. The delegation of these activities will be defined in the purchase order. A register of these delegations will be maintained by ACT.
- Packaging and Handling. Materials shall be packaged in a manner to protect from loss and deterioration.
- Flow Down Requirements. The external provider shall flow down the purchasing document quality requirements to any sub-tier external providers used in the performance of the purchase order. This will include any key characteristics, where applicable.
- Special Processes. The external provider agrees to use ACT customer-approved sources for special processes, where applicable. The identification of the special process and the source will be documented in the purchase order specification. When special processes are required, the external provider agrees to provide ACT with documented evidence of qualification and approval according to the required specification.
- Change of Process. The external provider shall notify ACT if there has been a significant product or process change related to the items in the purchase order specification or the quality management system. The external provider Quality Assurance Manager will contact the ACT Quality Manager in writing of the change. The external provider agrees to provide information pertaining to the product quality with the change. ACT quality will review and approve the change, as required.
- Foreign Objects. The external provider shall provide provisions for the prevention, detection, and removal of foreign objects.
- Acceptance Authority Media. The external provider shall follow good practices when signing and maintaining records. Acceptance Authority Media shall be used in an ethical manner to maintain the integrity of the product and associated manufacturing records.
- Awareness. External suppliers shall ensure that persons are aware of their contribution to product or service conformity, contribution to product safety and the importance of ethical behavior.
- Extrusion Suppliers. Extrusion suppliers must ensure that ACT is notified of any issues regarding the extrusion process. This includes Tooling, as well as any and all actionable items related to Preventive Maintenance or Calibration. This notification must be made at the time the extrusion supplier becomes aware of the issue.
- Information Technology Security: Seller shall: (i) protect (A) the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. Confidential Information, and (B) Federal Contract Information (“FCI”) covered by FAR 52.204-21 and/or Controlled Unclassified Information (“CUI”) covered by DFARS 252.204-7012, when those clauses are flowed down to Seller in support of a government contract, (ii) protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of such Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. Confidential Information, (iii) protect against any unauthorized access to or use of such Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. Confidential Information and (iv) comply with all applicable federal and state legal and regulatory requirements for data protection.
- ACT Supplier Sub-tier Control: All ACT suppliers shall ensure continued control of their suppliers and subcontractors. ACT suppliers shall monitor their supplier performance and react accordingly.
- ACT Supplier Control: ACT will monitor suppliers for On-Time Delivery and Quality performance metrics as well as all requirements per Purchase Order / Contract Flow Downs. Suppliers that do not meet ACT On-Time Delivery and Quality goals will need to work with ACT to improve.
- Calibration Providers: External calibration service providers must ensure all calibrations are performed in accordance with national or international standards (i.e., National Institute of Standards and Technology).
- Shelf-Life Limited Materials: Any shelf-life limited materials delivered must have a minimum of 75% of the original stated shelf-life at the time of ACT receipt of the material from the supplier.
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This video and article will compare a $20 Strip Light vs $200 Strip Light.
The two Strip Lights I am going to compare today are the Philips Hue, which needs a network bridge and a generic $20 Strip Light. The later you can get off Amazon or eBay.
So the starting price for the generic strip lighting is $20 and the Philips Hue range will be around $200. This will depend on which country you are from.
If we take a look at the $20 strip light first. The box contains the RGB Control Box. This control box allows us to power the strip lighting and it also allows us to use the infrared remote control to change the colour of the LED strip.
The remote control is a nice feature as it allows you to start using the strip light straight away without the need to download an app on your phone. What if you don’t have a phone? 🙂 However on the Philips Hue range you need to have a phone and a phone app to be able to customise the lighting.
Depending on your lighting needs this can be a hassle. I know personally it was much easier for me to pick up a remote press two buttons for my background video lighting. But for the Philips Hue I would have to pick up my phone open my phone press on the app.
The other big issue I found was that the Philips Hue app didn’t have allot of functionality and rather to get great app features you would have to pay a 3rd party fee for a better app with more functions. Personally I found this annoying for what I needed the strip light to do. But if you have a big light show production with many lights I can see how having 1 phone with an app would be very handy comparing it to maybe five or 10 different remotes.
Another benefit of the Philips Hue range over the Generic range is the quality. The Philips strip come wrapped in protective plastic and would be less likely to brake. Where as the generic brand doesn’t have this protective cover and could break.
Lastly the quality of the colour thrown out by the Philips brand is much brighter and I have been told it throws out a True colour.
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3 Design No No's For Your Website
When you think of your dream website, of course, you want it grab attention and dazzle. But, too much dazzle can do more harm than good.
Online shoppers want what they’re looking for immediately and they want the process to get there to be easy and fluid. With that being said, it’s important not to overdo it when it comes to web design. In most cases, less is more. Some businesses will make the mistake of adding too much to their pages, which can prove overwhelming.
How is your website looking? Do you have any of these design no no’s on display?
Come on guys, this isn’t the Myspace era. But, lo and behold there are people out there that have paid real money to add music to their websites.
Think of it this way. You settle down in a quiet cafe and open a landing page. Before your eyes have even adjusted to the screen, music blares from who knows where. You frantically scroll to find the source and shut it off, as curious eyes glance in your direction from around the cafe.
We’ve all been there, and there’s nothing more annoying. Try to avoid sound, and if you absolutely need to have it, make sure it’s placed somewhere on the page where it’s easy to find and shut off.
Too many pop ups is not a good move. It’s never fun to arrive at a new page only to be thwarted from exploring it because you have to click through one pop up ad after another.
We’re not saying pop ups are the devil, because they can be necessary. It’s all about how you use them. You want to be stealthy in your persuasion!
Instead of having pop ups overwhelm your visitors as soon as they open your site, wait a few minutes, then introduce a promo or perhaps ask for an email address. If you do have one at the beginning, keep it at one. Overall, it’s best to limit it to one or two ads max.
Nothing is more frustrating than not being able to find the contact information for a business. Really, sometimes it’s like looking for a darn needle in a haystack!
As a business owner, the customer service information for your company is one of the most vital elements to include on your website. Have a separate page on your main menu for contact or have it displayed clearly somewhere on every page.
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- Jacksonville Heavy Equipment Shipping Services by A-1 Auto Transport
- Heavy Equipment Transport Services and A-1 Auto Transport Experience
- Jacksonville Heavy Equipment Pricing & Time To Ship Examples
- Insurance For Hauling Heavy Equipment In Jacksonville
- Types Of Equipment We Ship In Jacksonville
- Looking for Florida Semi Truck Shipping Services?
- Heavy Construction Equipment Shipment Requirements
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A routing error in the network of Cloudflare, one of the largest content delivery network services, caused a massive website outage in Pakistan and other countries in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
Aaj News websites aaj.tv and aajenglish.tv were also affected by the error, according to system administrators.
A few other news websites in Pakistan also encountered the problem which led to slower browsing experience for users.
Cloudlfare said it was ’’investigating issues with network performance in APAC region.“
“We are working to analyse and mitigate this problem. More updates to follow shortly,” it said in an update released at around midday according to Pakistan time.
The company said that its network was experiencing ’‘degraded performance“’ and several of its sites and services had been re-routed as it tried to cope with the problem.
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HICBC controversy continues with another tribunalby
With every high-income child benefit charge case brought to court costing more than what was at stake, Ray McCann thinks HMRC needs to find a more sensible approach.
One of the more controversial pieces of legislation introduced in the past decade has been the high-income child benefit charge (HICBC). Since its introduction in 2013, during the coalition government’s austerity period, it has resulted in more and more individuals being dragged into the self assessment tax return system solely to pay any HICBC due. At the last estimate this was close to 200,000 people, forcing HMRC to find new ways to enable those liable to the charge to settle what they owe without the need to complete a self assessment tax return.
The HICBC divides opinion in numerous areas, not least between those who believe in universal unrestricted benefits and those who believe that benefits should be restricted to those on low income. The policy is to recover child benefit from those on higher income, currently set at a starting point of £50,000. One obvious problem is that high income depends on where you live and your particular circumstances. In the light of objections, the government went no further than tweaking the income limits so that the charge tapers until income of £60,000 at which point the child benefit is fully taxed.
Reasonable people can disagree over the policy, but it is difficult to find anyone who is content with what we have in terms of how HICBC was implemented. There have been far too many traps for the unwary and hundreds have fallen foul of HMRC penalties due to their failure to register for self assessment and pay the charge. We have seen tribunal decision after decision often involving trivial amounts (one recent case involved a penalty of under £200) and typically HMRC has been the loser.
Even the choice to avoid the charge by not claiming child benefit carried unannounced risks with damaging consequences to state pension entitlement due to the loss of national insurance contribution (NIC) credits for periods where the individual was not working, an issue the government is now having to correct.
Two-income data fail
HICBC has also been heavily criticised for the way two-income families, where both earn less than £50,000, are treated compared to a single parent earning more than £50,000. As has been well publicised, two earners on £50,000 a year, so a combined income of £100,000, lose no child benefit whereas a single earner on £60,000 loses the entire child benefit paid. At the time HMRC claimed that this was unavoidable since they had no right under data protection to check the income position of a partner of someone in receipt of child benefit. Many tax advisers were surprised by this given the efforts HMRC had made and continues to make to gain access to data in almost every other context.
The poor policy design did not just affect taxpayers – HMRC’s efforts to recoup unpaid HICBC came unstuck when the tribunal concluded that HMRC could not use its discovery assessment powers in S29 TMA 1970 to recover unpaid HICBC from individuals who had failed to pay the charge for earlier years (see the decision in Jason Wilkes UKUT 150 (TCC)). In contrast to the years of inaction on the part of the Treasury to address the criticisms of the HICBC, S29 was quickly amended with retrospective effect to ensure that HMRC could pursue the unpaid HICBC. This created an unprecedented situation whereby taxpayers would only be protected from the retrospective amendment of S29 where they had appealed a discovery assessment on or before 30 June 2021.
The recent case of James Fera (TC08985) is a good example of what taxpayers in this situation faced. HMRC should never have taken the case to the tribunal since it was quite clear that the taxpayer had appealed. HMRC’s objection was that he had not specifically referenced the invalidity of the discovery assessment in his appeal despite Wilkes being widely publicised. It was a very poor position for HMRC to take, which the tribunal rightly rejected.
So how do we move forward? There has been some suggestion that the Chancellor will address the single-parent family position in the March Budget. But other changes are required. The income limits should be increased and some payments that are currently treated as income should be excluded. Consider the single parent who is paid a £50,000 salary and who is transferred to another office. If the employer pays excess travel costs the individual will be economically worse off since the earnings will then exceed £50,000 and the HICBC applies.
But HMRC also needs to adopt a new compliance strategy, every HICBC case brought before the tribunal has cost more than what was at stake. HMRC needs to take a broader approach to when taxpayers have a reasonable excuse and stop attempting to include within the statutory provisions requirements that are not there, as was the case in Fera.
It is not unreasonable for HMRC to consider that public awareness of HICBC is now sufficiently high that ignorance of the law is not an excuse. However, those who fail to pay the charge should receive help to get it right with penalties reserved for habitual failure. And since HMRC can now recover HICBC right back to when the charge was introduced, without change we will not have seen the last of the expensive tribunal cases.
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Ray McCann is a consultant to Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP and Charter Tax Consulting Ltd. He is a fellow of the CIOT and a member of the ATT and was CIOT president between 2018 and 2019 and a member of the CIOT Council until this year. He is a former HMRC inspector. |
Lady Java wanted to dance. Ali wanted to see his brother. Robert wanted to hang out with friends. Yetta wanted to wave a red flag. Betty wanted to teach. Ernest wanted to stay in the country he proudly served. Daisy wanted her vote to count.
All these people, and many thousands more, were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California that this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. Their fights were often lonely until the ACLU SoCal got involved and their outcomes, in many cases, affected millions of people throughout Southern California and across the nation.
We mark the launch of this landmark year with some of our organization’s representative stories. Not all ended successfully — but they all represent our unwavering fight for justice.
Transgender performer Lady Java
(a.k.a. Sir Lady Java) was hugely popular in 1960s Black nightclubs in Los Angeles, where her act included dancing, singing, comedy, and impressions. But in 1967, LAPD officers warned a club owner that Lady Java’s act violated City Rule No. 9 that stated: “No entertainment shall be conducted in which any performer impersonates by means of costume or dress a person of the opposite sex, unless by special permit.” That permit was denied. With the support of an ACLU SoCal attorney, Lady Java took her case against the rule to the California Supreme Court, losing on a technicality — the court ruled that a club owner had to bring the suit against Rule No. 9 for it to be heard. Lady Java and her ACLU lawyer could not find a club owner willing to take on the cause. In 1969, a ruling in a separate case on cabaret licensing nullified the rule, but the ACLU SoCal let it be known that it would take on LGBTQ cases.
In 2017, Ali Vayeghan boarded a flight from Tehran to visit his brother and other relatives in Los Angeles. He had no idea that the Trump administration’s heinous Muslim ban was in full swing at LAX. Though Vayeghan had a proper visa and other documentation, he was essentially imprisoned at the airport and not allowed to see his relatives. The next day, under protest, Vayeghan was literally carried onto a flight headed back to Iran. But while he was in the air, the ACLU SoCal scored a landmark victory against the ban by successfully obtaining a court order allowing Vayeghan into the U.S. When he finally re-arrived, hundreds of supporters, relatives, members of the press, and the mayor of L.A. were on hand to greet him, many singing “This Land Is Your Land.”
In 1929, Yetta Stromberg
was a 19-year-old teacher at the Pioneer Summer Camp in San Bernardino County. She oversaw the daily raising of a red flag, leading camp goers in reciting allegiance “to the worker’s red flag.” It was that flag that got her arrested by a local sheriff for violating a 1919 state law banning public display of a red flag “as an aid to propaganda.” The ACLU SoCal took on her case — she was convicted in state court and in danger of being imprisoned, but in a 1931 landmark decision the U.S. Supreme Court found that California’s red flag law was “repugnant to the guaranty of liberty.”
, a Black man, knew his rights when Bakersfield PD officers pulled over the car in which he was riding as a passenger with his friends in 2017. Black residents of the area were used to being pulled over for the slightest of reasons (in this instance, police said that the car fresheners hanging from the rear-view mirror were improper) and then questioned. Mitchell refused to answer their questions, saying he was not a suspect in any crime and therefore not required to do so. He was correct, but his stance so infuriated the police that he was arrested, handcuffed, and taken to jail. The ACLU SoCal sued and won a settlement on his behalf.
was teaching a popular course called “Women and their Bodies” as part of the Women’s Studies Program at Cal State Long Beach in the early 1980s, when the program became a target of evangelicals and a group affiliated with anti-feminism leader Phyllis Schlafly. University officials caved to the demands of the right-wing protesters — Brooks was suspended and the class canceled. In 1982, the ACLU SoCal sued the university for violating program instructors’ rights to free speech, due process, and equal protection under the law. The university finally settled the suit in 1991 with payouts to the plaintiffs, and the university now offers a major in Women’s Studies.
seemed the perfect candidate to test the legality of imprisoning people of Japanese descent in internment camps during World War II. Wakayama, who was born in Hawaii, was hardly a radical. He was a U.S. citizen, World War I veteran, and American Legion officer. But he contacted the ACLU SoCal in 1942 to ask about mounting a challenge to the forced evacuation. ACLU SoCal attorney A.L. Wirin filed documents in the case, but before there could be a full hearing, Wakayama and his wife — according to accounts at the time — became so embittered that they gave up their citizenship and were eventually deported. In later years, Wakayama told several people that the renouncement of citizenship was not voluntary — it was forced by officials.
lives in Riverside County, where nearly half the residents are Latine. But in the 129-year history of the county’s board of supervisors, there has been only one Latine member elected to the board. In 2021, the board approved a redistricting plan that split Latine communities, all but ensuring that the voting power of Latine residents would be diluted, keeping the old guard in charge of how tax dollars were spent. “The warehousing industry in Riverside has seen unmatched economic growth in the southland,” Lopez said. “However, only a very small amount of this growth reaches the homes of the thousands of warehouse workers who move the goods.” The ACLU SoCal co-filed a lawsuit on behalf of Lopez and other residents to force the district map to be redrawn in a way that gives Latine communities fair representation.
The fight for human rights and dignity goes on, and so does the ACLU SoCal.
Founded on the principle of free speech for labor activists, the ACLU SoCal has grown to be a preeminent force in the fights for racial justice, gender equity, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights, voter rights, education equity, and economic justice, as well as for protections from abuses of law enforcement, and the legal system.
We look forward to our next 100 years and the future of freedom and equality for all.
Lady Java: Transas City
Yetta Stromberg: Courtesy of Judy Branfman
Betty Brooks: Remarks by Deborah Rosenfeldt printed in the Sojourner, Ohio State University, Vol. 11 No. 5, January 1984
Ernest Wakayama: Herald Examiner Collection / Los Angeles Public Library |
Your Vote Matters
The ACLU SoCal’s Unlock the Vote campaign aims to amplify the voices of justice-involved and justice-impacted folks in our democracy. To do this, the ACLU SoCal Jails Project, along with a number of community partners, will mail Know Your Rights materials to incarcerated individuals in the LA and OC jails; educate and register individuals who are incarcerated inside the LA jails and recently released individuals at the OC jails; educate and register family and friends who are visiting their loved ones at both the LA and OC jails; as well as engage with the justice-impacted community at re-entry fairs. By disseminating information and educating disenfranchised communities, we can increase voting access to at least the 17,000 people inside the LA jails and 6,000 people inside the OC jails who have historically been denied their right to register and/or cast a ballot.
21st Century Disenfranchisement
Sadly, since 2008, states across the country have passed measures making it harder for Americans to vote—especially people of color, the elderly, students, the poor, and people with disabilities.
These measures include voter ID laws, cuts to early voting, purges of voter rolls, and ongoing “felony disenfranchisement,” the stripping away of a person’s right to vote because of a criminal conviction.
The June 2018 direct primary election and November 2018 general election include the following races, among others:
The sheriff runs the county jails, and is also in charge of enforcing the law throughout the county, just like a chief of police. Deputies arrest and detain suspects and patrol the county.
Local and State Initiatives and Bonds
Initiatives can have a dramatic impact on our lives. Citizens or the state legislature can put a measure on the ballot for the people to vote on. If they’re passed, they become law. They can change the tax system and the criminal justice system, including upholding or ending the death penalty or sentencing guidelines. Bonds ask voters to decide how public money will be spent and can have a positive or negative effect on your community.
District Attorney (Orange County only)
The DA decides which criminal cases to prosecute and guides sentencing. The DA reviews complaints against police of cers and decides whether or not to prosecute them.
Interested in volunteering with Unlock the Vote or have questions?
Email Daisy Ramirez, Jails Project coordinator in Orange County, at [email protected].
If you experience any problems requesting or obtaining voting materials, registering to vote or casting a ballot you should:
Contact the California Secretary of State Investigative Services.
California Secretary of State Investigative Services
1500 11th Street, 2nd Floor Sacramento, CA 95814
English: 916-657-2166 or 800-345-VOTE (8683)
Spanish: 800-232-VOTA (8682)
Contact the ACLU SoCal Jails Project.
ATTN: Jails Project 1313 W. 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
The International Coffee Organization (ICO) held its 5th world coffee conference on September 29, 2023, at Bangalore Palace, India.
At the end of the work, Mr Enselme Gouthon, secretary general of the CCFCC (Coordination Committee for the coffee and cocoa sectors) and also president of ACRAM (Agence des Cafés Robusta d’Afrique et de Madagascar) was elected president of this instance. He succeeds the Italian Max Massimiliano Fabian.
The International Coffee Organization is the leading intergovernmental organization dealing with coffee issues; it brings together exporting countries and importing countries.
As a reminder, the mission of the ICO is to strengthen the global coffee sector and encourage its sustainable development within the framework of a market economy for the well-being of all participants in the sector. |
Christopher Hampton’s most celebrated play has been delighting audiences and since its premiere at the Royal Court in 1970. A biting ‘bourgeois comedy’ and a fiendishly clever inversion of Moliere’s ‘The Misanthrope’, Simon Callow’s new production boasted some of the most exciting young stage and screen actors including Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Lily Cole, Charlotte Ritchie and Matt Berry.
Set in a fictitious English University town, strongly evoking Oxford or Cambridge, the play follows 24 hours in the lives of a group of young academics. The action unfolds in the rooms of Philip the university's cosseted and floundering professor of philology, for whom solace and certitude exist in complex wordplay. Out in the 'real world' the Prime Minister and his cabinet have been assassinated and England's most treasured writers are being murdered one by one! Back in the cosy bubble of university life, the bachelor don anguishes over sex, marriage, anagrams and the meaning of life. Did someone suggest academics were 'out of touch'? |
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Photo caption: Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall, right, and Moree Plains Shire Mayor Mark Johnson at Amaroo Drive, Moree, one of the roads expected to benefit from $6.9 million State Government funding boost.
Monday, 4 December 2023
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has today announced a massive $6.9 million cash shot-in-the-arm for Moree Plains Shire Council to repair and upgrade the region’s most beleaguered roads.
Mr Marshall made the announcement alongside Mayor Mark Johnson, at Amaroo Drive in Moree, one of the roads likely to benefit from the funding.
“This is fantastic news for Moree Plains Shire Council with every dollar of this funding boost going towards essential upgrades and maintenance on local roads, including gravel re-sheeting and new bitumen.
“Moree Plains Shire’s local road network is the largest in the Northern Tablelands – an enormous 2,466 kilometres and the repair task and never ending.
“Roads were severely impacted by last year’s devastating floods and this money will help boost essential repair work to help make roads safer and stronger, especially for thew growing freight task.”
Mr Marshall said the funding was secured under the State Government’s Regional Emergency Road Repair Fund.
“Under this fund, councils are allocated money based on the size of their local road network,” he said.
“It is welcomed finance for councils, as fixing local roads is one of their biggest expenditures.”
Moree Plains Shire Mayor Mark Johnson said council was grateful for the State Government support.
“Council is excited to be receiving the additional $6.9 million from the Regional Emergency Road Repair Fund,” Cr Johnson said.
“This additional funding was unexpected and will enable council to bring forward vital road repair works which we are extremely grateful for.”
Council will make decisions shortly as to where the funding will be spent. |
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How Big Is The A20F+ And Can It Fit In The Trunk?
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If the bike comes with a battery?
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How to open and close the throttle?
Because it is an upgraded bicycle, the pedal and accelerator modes can now be switched freely according to the laws of different countries;
When you receive the bike , the bike only has pedal and pedal assist mode, and the accelerator does not work;
But you can switch to throttle mode as needed
How to shift Hybrid Drive and Pedal Assist mode?
From the Pedal Assist change to Hybrid Drive Mode:
Power off state. First turn the throttle lever to the end and pinch the brake at the same time. Then turn on the ebike. 10s later, release the brake and throttle lever. Complete the mode switch.in this mode , accelerator work , and in this mode can unlock speed to 35km/h
and you can also follow the video to adjust to Hybrid Drive Mode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz_jIYy5V2Y&feature=emb_logo
and follow this video to unlock speed :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geXNlFnILDM&feature=emb_logo
From the Hybrid Drive change to the Pedal Assist Mode:
Power off state. Pinch the brake and press the Power button for 3 seconds to turn on the ebike. waiting 10 seconds before release the brake. Complete the mode switch. The throttle lever will not work.
You can follow this video to adjust to Pedal Assist Mode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Z051hcSfHrM&feature=emb_logo"
What Is The Diffeerence Between The EU VERSION And The INTERNATIONAL VERSION? Can I order the International version from EU and UK region?
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International version : when you receive bike, bike is same with EU Version, has pedal and electric assist mode, but if you need higher speed and want use throttle, you can adjust to another model which has assist mode and throttle mode, also can unlock speed .
If you order the international version of A20F+ within the EU, you will receive a charger that meets EU specifications.But it is not officially legal to drive ADO A20F+ international version on public roads in the EU. You are only allowed to own it and drive it on private property.
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The global augmented analytics market size is likely to attain over USD XX billion by the year 2028. Besides, it is likely to project a CAGR of nearly XX during the forecast years 2021-2028. Organic yeast is grown and processed in accordance with the principles of organic agriculture. The yeast's raw materials are derived from organic agriculture. Unlike conventional yeast, which uses ammonia or similar compounds as a nitrogen source, organic yeast uses plant-derived nitrogen.
The globally rising demand for organic bakery products will drive the organic yeast market in the forecast period. Consumer perceptions such as avoiding synthetic chemicals, higher nutritional value involvement, and concerns about antibiotic drug residues are some factors driving the growth of the market. The yeast is known as organic, when yeast is part of the 95% of the ingredients of agricultural origin, by weight. The global food industry is witnessing a continuous change in consumer preference in the recent years and the eco-conscious eaters will likely boost the product market growth by 2024. Food items made with organic yeast contain more whole food ingredients than conventional breads. This is increasing demand for chemical-free ingredients, which will drive the product market growth.
The report also emphasizes several distinctiveness of the global organic yeast industry by valuing the market from value chain breakdown. Moreover, the report encompasses numerous qualitative features of the organic yeast industry which comprises market restraints, drivers, as well as key industry opportunities. Furthermore, the report offers an inclusive evaluation of the company profiling along with the market rivalry of local and global vendors.
The organic yeast market has tough competition among the new emerging and pre-established market vendors. Besides, the organic yeast industry vendors are trying to capture the prospective markets to grab a competitive advantage over the remaining industry vendors. To capture the market, market players are forming agreements, acquiring other companies & startups, mergers & acquisitions, partnerships & collaboration, and escalating their business existence.
In terms of the application, the market is segmented into nutrition, food, feed, and beverages. The food sector seized the maximum market share in 2020 and it is likely to maintain its place throughout the forecast years. The growth of this segment is largely ascribed rising demand for a substitute to MSG to boost the growth of the organic yeast market.
Asia-Pacific is likely to gather noteworthy growth through the forecast years 2021-2028. The growth will be attributed to the change consumer lifestyles and rising tendency among them to adopt modern food trends. However, the Europe region is likely to account for the maximum market contribution during the forecast years. The domination of this region is largely ascribed to the presence of large number of organic yeast manufactures.
The major players of the global organic yeast market are NOW Foods, Doves Farm Foods Ltd., Bluebonnet Nutrition, Solgar Inc., Frontier Natural Products, Imperial Yeast, Ohly, Marigold Health Foods Ltd., Martin Braun-Gruppe, and Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods.
Key Segments of the Global Organic Yeast Market
Types Overview, 2019-2028 (USD Million)
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- Inactive Dry Yeast
- Yeast Extracts
- Nutritional Yeast
Application Overview, 2019-2028 (USD Million)
Species Overview, 2019-2028 (USD Million)
Regional Overview, 2019-2028 (USD Million)
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- Rest of Asia-Pacific
Middle East and Africa
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Forged and fake medicines – the latest
All of us who work in the pharmaceutical sector are profoundly aware of the ever-present, and ever-dangerous issue of counterfeit drugs.
It is predicted that 10% of pharma products worldwide are counterfeit, with the global counterfeit drug market exceeding an eye-watering $75bn. Research further estimates that the death-toll caused as a result could increase to 10 million people by 2050.
Estimates by the World Health Organization show that between 72 000 and 169 000 children may die from pneumonia every year after receiving counterfeit drugs, and that fake anti-malarial medication might be responsible for an additional 116 000 deaths.
Studies show about 9%-41% of medicines sold in low- and middle- income countries are counterfeit. In contrast, in high-income countries, such as the United States, less than 1% of medicines sold are counterfeit.
It is incredibly hard to spot forgeries. The only real way to know if a drug is counterfeit is through chemical analysis done in a laboratory. Sometimes, counterfeit drugs differ in size, shape, or colour, or are sold in poor quality packaging, but they often appear identical to the real thing, which makes them especially dangerous.
During the Covid pandemic, the issue was brought to the fore, with many instances of counterfeit Covid vaccines being cited in the media. The British Medical Journal also cites how Mexico and Poland have reported counterfeits of Pfizer vaccines being given to people for $1000 each.
The problem is real – and it is getting bigger. Just like a rolling snowball, the number of fake medicines seems to be rising. In its latest report on counterfeit goods, Europol revealed that the trade in falsified pharmaceuticals is continuing to grow; in 2020 counterfeit medications were the seventh most seized counterfeit product, where in 2019 they were tenth. This rise was driven by the number of customs procedures associated with counterfeit drugs more than tripling from 192 in 2019 to 600 in 2020.
So, what can the pharmaceutical industry be doing to protect against these criminal acts?
Advanco has long argued that stricter enforcement, opening the supply chain, improving ESG efforts and implementing much tighter industry standards are key in this ongoing battle against medicine forgers.
The implementation of open standards is another crucial method in the fight against fake Covid vaccines and other drugs. The establishment of OPEN-SCS, the industry body responsible for promoting common standards across the pharma sector, is another a solid step forward in the fight against fake medicines.
There is still a long way to go, but at least steps are being made to work together and provide substantial resistance to those who think it is acceptable to risk lives – and livelihoods – by peddling fake medicine.
View the original article here. |
Advanco and INEXTO forge track-and-trace partnership to combat counterfeiting
In a major step forward in the ongoing battle against fake goods – some of which include counterfeit medicines that harm thousands of consumers each year – two of the world’s leading companies specialised in the fields of serialisation and track-and-trace have joined together in a strategic partnership: advanco and INEXTO.
Advanco specialises in providing highly-regulated, compliance-driven serialisation solutions to the pharma sector.
INEXTO provides a full range of B2B, B2C, and B2G software solutions and services for L1-L5 requirements and regulatory compliance, delivering its digital authentication, ultra-high-speed serialisation (e.g., direct printing, labelling) and end-to-end track-and-trace solutions to diverse sectors, including beer/beverage, food, automotive, textile, and tobacco.
This strategic partnership will deliver its full spectrum of cutting-edge technologies that meet current and imminent requirements across multiple sectors.
The track-and-trace of serialised goods, whereby each individual product is given a unique identification code (UID), allows for each UID to be tracked along its respective supply-chain. The ability to track & trace each item, from its manufacturing origin to its final destination, gives both economic actors and each consumer the trust and positive assurance of that genuine product’s provenance.
Track-and-trace is a process that is widely seen as an essential weapon against illicit trade by illegitimate actors who produce potentially harmful products for unsuspecting consumers of medicines, food, etc. It is also an important deterrent against those who make counterfeit products designed to steal from the legitimate market (e.g., brand owners) and its consumers.
Alf Goebel, CEO, advanco, said: “The issue of counterfeit drugs is already a major issue, with some 10% of pharma products worldwide estimated to be counterfeit, resulting in up to one million deaths each year. Therefore, serialisation track-and-trace, certainly in the pharmaceutical sector, is an essential tool to protect everyone in the value-chain against falsified and dangerous medicine.
“This trend is expected to increasingly permeate across multiple other industries, with governments looking to make it a lot harder for counterfeiters to produce anything that could cause physical harm or cost people substantial sums of money.”
Philippe Chatelain, CEO, INEXTO, said: “advanco and INEXTO are delivering proven technologies through this strategic partnership; both in their respective track-and-trace and fully digital authentication solutions.
“Together, this will result in sophisticated solution sets that can be applied across a variety of sectors looking to both effectively and compliantly combat illicit trade.
“This is key for consumers, who increasingly demand from brand owners the trust and transparency from the goods that they purchase. It is also good news for governments, who face an increased duty of care in both protecting consumers and the legitimate market from the ravages of illicit-trade.”
The partnership emphasises the global reach of both companies, with advanco having its offices in London, Brussels, Istanbul and San Francisco; and INEXTO having its offices in Medellin (Colombia), Krakow (Poland), Shanghai (China), Singapore, and Lausanne -HQ (Switserland).
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One hundred years ago, our fathers retired the gods from politics.
THE Declaration of Independence is the grandest, the bravest, and the profoundest political document that was ever signed by the representatives of a people. It is the embodiment of physical and moral courage and of political wisdom.
I say of physical courage, because it was a declaration of war against the most powerful nation then on the globe; a declaration of war by thirteen weak, unorganized colonies; a declaration of war by a few people, without military stores, without wealth, without strength, against the most powerful kingdom on the earth; a declaration of war made when the British navy, at that day the mistress of every sea, was hovering along the coast of America, looking after defenseless towns and villages to ravage and destroy. It was made when thousands of English soldiers were upon our soil, and when the principal cities of America were in the substantial possession of the enemy. And so, I say, all things considered, it was the bravest political document ever signed by man. And if it was physically brave, the moral courage of the document is almost infinitely beyond the physical. They had the courage not only, but they had the almost infinite wisdom, to declare that all men are created equal.
Such things had occasionally been said by some political enthusiast in the olden time, but, for the first time in the history of the world, the representatives of a nation, the representatives of a real, living, breathing, hoping people, declared that all men are created equal. With one blow, with one stroke of the pen, they struck down all the cruel, heartless barriers that aristocracy, that priestcraft, that king-craft had raised between man and man. They struck down with one immortal blow that infamous spirit of caste that makes a God almost a beast, and a beast almost a god. With one word, with one blow, they wiped away and utterly destroyed, all that had been done by centuries of war — centuries of hypocrisy — centuries of injustice.
What more did they do? They then declared that each man has a right to live. And what does that mean? It means that he has the right to make his living. It means that he has the right to breathe the air, to work the land, that he stands the equal of every other human being beneath the shining stars; entitled to the product of his labor — the labor of his hand and of his brain.
What more? That every man has the right to pursue his own happiness in his own way. Grander words than. these have never been spoken by man.
And what more did these men say? They laid down the doctrine that governments were instituted among men for the purpose of preserving the rights of the people. The old idea was that people existed solely for the benefit of the state — that is to say, for kings and nobles.
The old idea was that the people were the wards of king and priest — that their bodies belonged to one and their souls to the other.
And what more? That the people are the source of political power. That was not only a revelation, but it was a revolution. It changed the ideas of people with regard to the source of political power. For the first time it made human beings men. What was the old idea? The old idea was that no political power came from, or in any manner belonged to, the people. The old idea was that the political power came from the clouds; that the political power came in some miraculous way from heaven; that it came down to kings, and queens, and robbers. That was the old idea. The nobles lived upon the labor of the people; the people had no rights; the nobles stole what they had and divided with the kings, and the kings pretended to divide what they stole with God Almighty. The source, then, of political power was from above. The people were responsible to the nobles, the nobles to the king, and the people had no political rights whatever, no more than the wild beasts of the forest. The kings were responsible to God; not to the people. The kings were responsible to the clouds; not to the toiling millions they robbed and plundered.
And our forefathers, in this Declaration of Independence, reversed this thing, and said: No; the people, they are the source of political power, and their rulers, these presidents, these kings are but the agents and servants of the great sublime people. For the first time, really, in the history of the world, the king was made to get off the throne and the people were royally seated thereon. The people became the sovereigns, and the old sovereigns became the servants and the agents of the people. It is hard for you and me now to even imagine the immense results of that change. It is hard for you and for me, at this day, to understand how thoroughly it had been ingrained in the brain of almost every man that the king had some wonderful right over him that in some strange way the king owned him; that in some miraculous manner he belonged, body and soul, to somebody who rode on a horse — to somebody with epaulets on his shoulders and a tinsel crown upon his brainless head. |
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