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Gold is the standard by which all value is measured. Gold reigns supreme in our economy, in the Olympics, and in jewelry. Now, we offer our Gold Crescent Award for those deserving individuals who rate the top award. This contemporary accolade has been created from a 1” thick concave piece of acrylic. The freestanding award includes a gold accent stripe on its base and cap, but the bowed center is translucent, so it makes the perfect place for you to place your words of congratulations to the lucky recipient. Our graphic artists will use laser technology to engrave up to six lines of text, and the engraving is included in the price. This unique award comes in three sizes (TAC35GD = 3.5″ x 5″, TAC47GD = 4.5″ x 7″, TAC58GD = 5.5″ x 8″) so one of them is sure to fit on the bookshelf, trophy case, or mantle of the beneficiary. Order one today!
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Aachen Exklusive: BuzzParty Contest!
This weekend is a 2-day event/meetup hosted by the one and only @detlev in his hometown Aachen, Germany. It's very close to Belgium and the Netherlands and there will be a lot of people attending! If you live close or just wanna read and support the meetup make sure to check the Hive profile of @detlev because he wrote some posts already with exciting details about the locations and speakers!
With this video I announce a BuzzParty contest exclusively for the attendees of the meetup (big sorry to everyone who is not going to be able to join)
I am not going to spoil all the details about the rules but if you want to support the contest attendees it would be amazing if you could vote on this video. All rewards of this video go via @reward.app ditectly to the price pool!
Thanks for watching, your support and comments. I hope to meet you in Aachen this weekend <3
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Terminator X MAX users, unlock the full potential of your GM 6L80/6L90e 6-speed transmission with Holley EFI’s Transmission Controller. Using Terminator X MAX along with our Holley EFI Transmission Harness and handheld, you can control GM’s 6 Speed transmissions in addition to complete engine control. It features an easy to use interface that lets you raise and lower shift points, make changes for tire size and gear ratio, as well as read error codes from the transmission directly.
We also support 2nd shift pattern modes, such as Tow Haul or Sport mode. With the Terminator X V3 Software, you'll also have access to advanced features like shift mode, tap up/down shifting, torque management, and full parameter customization, allowing you to make your vehicle perform like never before.
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Looking for that perfect window to fit your home’s aesthetic? Not sure what windows to purchase? Maybe you’re overwhelmed by the decision between fiberglass or vinyl? Though some homeowners may have a difficult time finding the right window for their home, others may not. But that’s where Homestar Windows & Doors comes in. Whether you’re a novice when it comes to windows or very experienced, we’ll help you choose the best option for your home at the best price.
Homestar Windows & Doors features some of the best products on the market, including Milgard Tuscany vinyl windows. These windows are exquisite for many reasons. Not only are these windows gorgeous and will add resale value to your home as well as curbside appeal, but these windows are made to last! Crafted from premium vinyl, Milgard Tuscany windows go above and beyond normal vinyl windows.
Vinyl windows are practically scratch and dent proof, and are extremely easy to maintain. Just soap and water will do the trick. Unlike other types of windows that need in-between maintenance, vinyl windows do not. You’ll never have to spend a weekend sanding, re-staining, re-painting, or refurbishing vinyl windows. Your Salt Lake City vinyl windows from Milgard are made to last through the years and look like new for the duration.
In addition to their gorgeous look, vinyl windows are extremely energy efficient and will help you save money on energy bills. By lowering the cost of your energy bills and regulating the temperature in your home, vinyl windows can pay for themselves over time. Vinyl windows are also specially made with energy efficiency in mind. They can help protect the home from damaging ultra-violet rays that can come through and ruin things such as antiques, furniture, wood flooring, carpeting, and fabrics.
Vinyl windows are made to last. Made up of components of polyvinyl chloride, also known as PVC, vinyl windows hold up for long time. The PVC used in vinyl windows is also used in plumbing pipes, so you can rest assured that your new windows will be durable and long-lasting.
As another added bonus, Milgard Tuscany vinyl windows come in an array of gorgeous frame colors such as white, tan, ivory, sand, silver, tweed, espresso, bronze and other colors. Milgard Tuscany vinyl windows also come in a variety of styles such as horizontal sliders and double-hung. These windows look gorgeous in any home and will withstand the test of time.
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Technology Innovation Center
Engaging world-class scientists and clinicians to reimagine health care.
The Technology Innovation Center (TIC) collaborates with researchers and healthcare providers to create digital healthcare solutions across Johns Hopkins.
TIC staff are a unique blend:
- Human-centered designers
- Clinically-focused software developers
- Healthcare data analyzers
- Culture of innovation leaders
The TIC serves Johns Hopkins Health System providers and administrators, and their patients. The TIC works to provide innovation training and resources in medical software while creating avenues to enact positive change in healthcare through technology and commercialization.
Discover how to work with us and learn more about what we do.
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Are you looking for a hotel with parking? Our entire network of hotels in France offers parking solutions to meet your needs, whether you’re a business person on the road or an individual enjoying a weekend trip or a longer holiday!
Our constant desire to meet the needs of our ever-changing clientele drives us to offer you new types of services in our hotels. Owners of a Tesla, a Renault Zoe or a Kia e-Niro? Our establishments have solutions for recharging your electric vehicles!
Take advantage of your stay at B&B HOTELS France to recharge your batteries as well as those of your electric car! Park your Tesla or other electric vehicle in its place and take advantage of our recharging stations. The comfort of our double and family rooms will give you plenty of time to recharge your car and regain its autonomy to reach your destination.
See the list of our establishments with electric car charging stations at the bottom of the page ↓.
For your holidays and business trips in Paris, we are happy to welcome you in our hotels offering secure private car parks (free or for an extra charge depending on the location) where you can confidently park your vehicle during your stay with us.
Discover the French way of life in the capital, which will amaze you with its famous monuments, charming districts and numerous events. Book your ideal room now and take a stroll around the city: see the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. Take advantage of the many gardens and parks located in the centre, such as the Trocadero garden, the Luxembourg park or the Tuileries park.
Our hotel chain B&B HOTELS offers you the comfort of starred hotels to make your Parisian experience a success.
If you’re heading to the airport the next morning or are staying with us during a layover, we will be happy to welcome you in any of our hotels with parking near the Orly airport, where you can park your car easily during your stay in our hotels.
You can also opt for a hotel near the Orly airport with a car park and a shuttle, making it even easier for you to reach the terminal.
If you’re looking for somewhere to leave your vehicle during your travels, we also have a hotel with long-term parking in Orly where you can park your car.
Are you looking for a hotel near the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport? Get a good night’s sleep in a fully-equipped, affordable hotel near Roissy CDG.
On the weekend, during the holidays or just for a simple layover, you can enjoy our hotel with parking in Roissy CDG by booking your stay on our official website. You can also contact us for more information about long-term parking without being present at the hotel.
For your travels and holidays, we welcome you in our hotels in large cities and rural areas where you will have access to all the usual B&B HOTELS amenities. You can take advantage of all our hotels with parking to park your vehicle during the entirety of your stay.
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Topaz Navarro named grand marshal of Howard County Veterans Day Parade
COLUMBIA, Md.—The Howard County Veterans Foundation with the Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony Planning Committee named Topaz Navarro grand marshal of the 2022 Howard County Veterans Day Parade. Organizers bestow the grand marshal title on an individual who represents the values and morals of the Howard County community of veterans and military families.
“For this year’s parade, the theme is ‘honor through service.’ Topaz certainly represents the theme. With his commitment to helping, veterans who struggle with PTSD and other mental health concerns have a friend in Topaz,” said Robert Gillette, president of the Howard County Veterans Foundation.
Navarro is a retired sergeant major and decorated combat veteran with over 27 years of service to the U.S. Army and special operations. Over the course of his career, Navarro served in every position from team sergeant to troop sergeant major while conducting deployments to the Middle East and North Africa.
He serves as vice president of the Howard County board of directors for the National Alliance on Mental Illness and facilitates the alliance’s Connections Veterans Peer Support Group, a free peer-to-peer support group for veterans living with mental illness. Navarro sits on additional councils and boards that raise awareness and provide support to military veterans and active duty servicemembers, including the Work Play Obsession All In Foundation, National Association of Minority Veterans and Howard County Local Health Improvement Coalition.
The Howard County Veterans Day Parade, which begins at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, in Columbia’s Merriweather District, will honor all branches of the U.S. military, the National Guard, first responders and their families. As grand marshal, Navarro will be recognized at the parade and lakefront ceremony.
To learn more about the Howard County Veterans Day Parade, visit HowardCountyVeterans.org/parade.
Howard County Veterans Foundation honors the services and sacrifices of veterans and their families who live, work or play in Howard County. The foundation holds events dedicated to veterans’ issues and is developing the Howard County Veterans Monument.
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Japan has warned its companies could pull some of their investment out of the United Kingdom as a result of Brexit.
Yesterday, as world leaders including Theresa May gathered at the G20 summit in China, the Japanese government took the unusual step of issuing a 15-page document that said its banks and car manufacturers could move their HQs to other European countries.
This morning, the Japanese ambassador to the UK, Koji Tsuruoka, said there could be consequences if the Brexit deal negotiated by May made it more expensive for companies like Nissan to export their products made in Britain to the EU.
“Of course all options are available to the private sector because they are industry, they are companies that are responsible for their stockholders and their duty is to produce profits. If the way Brexit ends up does not provide companies with a prospect of making sufficient profits to continue operating in the UK of course there us no option that they can not choose - all options are open to them,” he said.
Tsuruoka said while it was “very difficult” to imagine all Japanese companies pulling out “in totality” from the UK, there was a “problem” as to whether the single EU market would still be accessible.
“If there are conditions that blocks Japanese automakers’ cars being exported to continental Europe, if custom duties are imposed, that will of course affect the competitive nature of the pricing of the cars,” he said.
He added: “I value very much the cautious and very patient approach we are seeing in prime minister Theresa May.”
In China, May has been meeting world leaders to discuss the impact of the Brexit vote.
This morning, the prime minister said the points-based immigration policy championed by Brexit campaigners was “not a silver bullet” to reduce the numbers coming to the UK.
She also repeated her desire for EU nationals to be allowed to remain in the UK after Brexit - but only if the rights of Britons overseas are respected, indicating it would be a priority in the talks with the other 27 EU members.
Brexit secretary David Davis is due to make a statement to the Commons later today. And Demands for a second referendum EU membership will be debated by MPs in Parliament.
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Florence is the capital city of the Tuscan region. It is known for its architecture, incredible artwork, and amazing charm! Whether you want to explore the wineries, museums, monuments or romantic nightlife, Florence has something to offer all your desires. Asimina Tours can arrange the perfect trip to Florence!
Florence has always been a center for political and economic power throughout history. It is also home to many of Italy's great artists including Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, and Galileo. To truly experience the flavor of Florence, one needs to enjoy a gelato in Piazza del Duomo, inhale the perfume of leather at the markets and eat a bistecca Fiorentina, a traditional steak recipe, in the shade of Palazzo Pitti! You will absolutely fall in love with Florence.
Summers in Florence have been as hot as 80-90°F (27-32°C) during July and August.
The best time to visit Florence:
April through October.
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In Speakers Corner #11 you meet Sabine Hauswirth from Switzerland and she speaks about the very special year of 2020.
– Yes, it was very special, particularly when you don’t know what will happen in the near future, she says.
Sabine has been a part of the Swiss team for some years now and remembers both ups and downs in this meeting with Per Forsberg. Now she’s working at the same time as she´s trying to focus on orienteering. Not an easy task every day.
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Veronica Lucia Castaldo
Veronica Lucia Castaldo has Master Degree in Building Engineering and Ph.D. candidate in Energy Engineering, she is from Perugia, Italy. From 2015 to present she is a Visiting Ph.D. professor at the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, and a Visiting Researcher in the field of CFD (computational fluid dynamics) analysis applied to urban built environment.
Her main Ph.D. research interests are focused in the areas of buildings energy efficiency assessment through building dynamic simulation analysis, also considering the Inter-building effect, buildings’ energy dynamic simulation, envelope reflectance assessment (albedo impact) as innovative strategy for improving indoor comfort and reducing building environmental impact, microclimate and meteorological in field monitoring of advanced technologies neighborhoods and calibration of numerical models, indoor-Outdoor CFD analysis for studying natural ventilation and the influence of the interaction with surrounding buildings in urban context. She is a Licensed Building Engineer by Italian Institute of Engineers since 2013
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Important Changes to UK Visa System – Transition to eVisa: What You Need to Know
As the UK moves towards a fully digital immigration system, physical documents like Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) will be replaced by an online record called eVisa. This shift affects both adults and children with UK visas and will become mandatory by 1 January 2025.
The eVisa is a digital version of immigration status that can be accessed online and linked to an individual’s passport. By the end of 2024, physical immigration documents (like BRPs) will no longer be issued, and from 1 January 2025, only eVisas will be accepted as proof of immigration status.
People will need to create a UKVI account to access their eVisa, view it, and share it with employers, landlords, and other relevant authorities.
Key Dates & Travel Concerns
- End of 2024: BRPs and other physical documents will remain valid until 31 December 2024.
- 1 January 2025: All foreign nationals in the UK must switch to eVisas as proof of immigration status.
Since this deadline overlaps with the Christmas period—a busy time for travel—employees should act early to ensure their status is up to date. This is especially important for those travelling in December to avoid any issues at the border or with airlines that check immigration status digitally.
What If Employees Don’t Register for an eVisa?
Employees who don’t switch to an eVisa by 1 January 2025 may face complications:
- Travel Delays: Failure to set up an eVisa could lead to border delays or airline issues.
- Employment Impact: Employers and landlords will need to verify immigration status digitally. Without an eVisa, proving the right to work or rent in the UK will be difficult. It's important to note that the requirement to undertake repeat checks has not changed - you do not need to verify that an employee has moved to an eVisa.
What Employers Should Do:
- Send Communications: Alert employees to the upcoming changes, including the need to create a UKVI account and access their eVisa.
- Guide Employees: Share official links to the UKVI account registration and the View and Prove service.
- Update Details Before Travel: Employees should ensure their passport information is updated in the UKVI system before they travel, especially if they've renewed their passport.
Support for Children
Parents or guardians must create a UKVI account for children under 18, as they will also require an eVisa. This will allow them to travel and prove their immigration status digitally.
Immtell is Here to Help:
As employers, you are important in supporting your employees through this transition. If you need assistance preparing communications or guiding employees through the eVisa process, please contact us.
We're here to help ensure your team is ready for the changes ahead.
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By Anu Krishnan
Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has digressed from his hardliner approach by extending the olive branch to China over the South China Sea (SCS) dispute. China, however, has chosen to maintain its vigorous stance over the disputed islands. Japan is essentially backed by the US, whose key concern in the Asia-Pacific today is to neutralise the Chinese threat rationale. Does this imply a possible Cold War with tensions building up, and both sides not desiring an escalation of the conflict?
Japan’s Goodwill Act?
The SCS has been in turmoil for long, with forces of nationalism threatening regional security. China’s overlapping claims with Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea and Vietnam make it increasingly evident that small nations can trouble big powers in bigger ways than expected. All these nations have overlying claims over the Spratly, Paracel, Dokdo and Diaoyu Islands in the SCS with China. China has remained active – militarily and politically – with its growing power and ambitions inevitably translating into military power. Its aggressive stance on territorial issues, supplemented by its defence modernisation, is a matter of paramount concern for the regional powers. Japan’s softened approach of seeking negotiations by sending a message of goodwill to Beijing was prompted by the US. However, it does not suggest a withdrawal of Japan’s claims on the disputed Senkaku Islands.
The Role of the US
China’s dynamic stance has prompted the other regional powers to seek counterbalancing strategies. Enhancing their maritime security ties is one way to achieve stability; the other is to link themselves to the other big power in the background, the US. This essentially provides ground for Obama’s ‘Pivot to Asia’ strategy. It is a response to China’s growing force, a strategy to secure allies in the region to engage with, both economically and politically. The US position is thus consolidated in the region. In former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s words, “This (pivot) has been about creative diplomacy.”
Three of the nations engaged in territorial disputes with China are strategic partners of the US. The US-Japan partnership has been revitalised; the US keenly looks upon Vietnam as an important strategic partner and the US-Philippines’ relations have been steadfastly improving in the last few years. Mutual Defence Treaties signed separately with Japan and Philippines hold the US duty-bound to intervene in case of an offence. Manila has already conveyed that it expects Washington to come to its aid, if the conflict were to escalate.
Obligations in this regard, and its own interests in the region, have drawn the US into playing a pivotal role in the region. It is in the country’s interest to not let the conflict escalate. Peace and growth in East Asia are the essentials of the pivot. While on one hand the priority is to counter an assertive China, the US does not want to risk losing entry into an integrated trading economy that China would facilitate. There is an uneven balance of security and economy.
The US, however, will not detract its attention on the Asia-Pacific. Too much is at stake, economically and on the security front. An absence of US presence and support would prevent the threatened nations from making decisions free of coercion, which would subsequently result in increased Chinese aggression and assertion in the region. As long as this policy stays, the US will be looked upon for security and protection by the states threatened by China’s power and might. These circumstances lead one to suspect the revival of a Cold War-like scenario.
Semblance of the Cold War
The patrolling, flexing of military muscle and water shows being demonstrated in the SCS will probably continue for a long time. The deliberate attempts at avoiding armed conflict and simultaneously being assertive invokes strong tensions between China and other contending nations. A parallel can be drawn to the arms race of the Cold War. Both the blocs then, were aware of the catastrophic results of a nuclear war and hence, restricted themselves to building their arms stockpile. The purpose remained the same – to exhibit their might.
Balance of power was an integral part of the Cold War. The NATO and Warsaw Pact were created in attempts to maintain a bipolar balance of power. Similarly, alliances across continents are being sought as a means to balance power against China.
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Genovis is active in biotechnology. The greatest focus in the business is on the development of enzymes used in various pharmaceuticals. The company's patented NIMT technology is developed to make it easier for the LifeScience industry to conduct preclinical research. The company's products are resold under a number of brands. Genovis was established in 1999 and is headquartered in Lund.
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Located in the middle of the Himalayas, Ladakh is a stunning place that is teeming with natural beauty. Are you planning a trip to Leh Ladakh in April? As the region emerges from winter, Leh Ladakh reveals its stunning landscapes
Traveling to Ladakh by bike? If yes, read on, as this is THE guide for everything you need to carry on your Leh Ladakh Bike tour. A bike trip to Ladakh seems great, but once you are on the road,
Imagine gazing at the clear skies at night and witnessing endless views of twinkling stars and constellations. If stargazing in Ladakh is your ideal type of tour, this blog is for you! Stargazing in India is not a foreign concept.
Tired of reading the same Ladakh adventure lists? Don’t sweat! Try one of the most thrilling activities in the world, go karting in Ladakh, the world’s highest go karting track. If you are planning a Leh Ladakh bike trip and
Have you seen 3 Idiots? If not, which world are you living in? Rancho School was first seen in the climax scenes of the movie 3 Idiots and rose to prominence. If you wish to visit here, this feature lists
If you wish to enjoy bike riding amidst the snow-capped peaks and blue skies in Ladakh, then this guide is for you. Ladakh is undoubtedly on the bucket list of most travelers around the world. Why? Because of the towering
India is replete with many umpteen cycling routes. The joy of biking doubles when it comes to traversing the best cycling trails in the Indian Himalayas. Start pedaling solo or take your friend along with you, the enthralling experience is
Leh Ladakh, a landlocked region in the northernmost region of India, is praised internationally as the most adventurous tourist spot in North India. Situated at a height of 3,000 m above sea level and between the mighty Karakorum and Himalayan
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Inspired by renaissance masters, Inês-Hermione studied anatomy as an elective while at Edinburgh College of Art, to better draw and understand what lies beneath the surface she is drawing or painting. Something that would continue throughout her career both within surgery and botany. After working from the cadavers at the medical school, what originally started as a greater understanding of anatomy in the pursuit for realism in portraiture, swiftly took on greater significance. While working within the medical school, an interest in medicine and surgery itself took root. During her final year at Art School, Inês-Hermione shadow surgeons at the JR hospital in Oxford, her research culminating in a studio practice and dissertation centred around the ‘craft’ of surgery, its artistic tendencies and the similarities between painting and surgery. Inês-Hermione found success from her degree show, having work purchased by the Edinburgh Collection and being invited to Exhibit at the ‘Rising Stars’ exhibition in London the following year at the Mall Galleries; where she won the Jackson’s ‘One to Watch’ award following a public vote. She was invited to shadow surgeons across the UK, creating work on commissioned projects and for her own personal practice. In 2017 Inês-Hermione went back to study a Masters in Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with Distinction. A degree she decided was necessary after realising the ethical considerations needed when working in surgery and this form of social research. Her year culminated in a thesis discussing the importance of drawing as a method of research in Ethnography, as a form of participation and observation. In 2020 she started a residency with the Surgeon’s Hall Museum in Edinburgh as their project artist. The role being centred around the opening of their new permanent exhibit ‘Body Voyager’, where she worked on a series of paintings exploring the human, patient, robot relationship in robotic surgery. Her paintings are now included within the permanent exhibition there. She is now working on a collaborative project with the Mater Misercordiae hospital in Dublin on their pioneering research in Ai in cancer detection and treatment. Alongside her surgical art practice, Inês-Hermione also works within botany, specifically Bryophytes; the study of mosses, lichens, liverworts and hornworts. A self-proclaimed ‘Champion of Moss’, she likes to focus on the plants that seldom get the spot-light in the botanical art world next to the flora, fruits and vegetables of the world. Despite being inspired by their stunning and varied forms, it is her need to understand ‘what lies beneath the surface’ (their structure and function) that lead to her fascination with these particular plants and algae, and their unique importance for maintaining biodiversity and the creation of life-facilitating eco-systems. From photography and research in the field (literally), and further examination in the studio, Inês-Hermione creates unusual, ambiguous, paintings and drawings that fall under the title ‘Macro-Landscapes’. Exhibited to the public for the first time as part of the Society of Botanical Artists annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries this summer (2022). Where she also went on to win the ‘Making A Mark’ award. Inês-Hermione enjoys a varied career, throwing herself into her collaborative projects. Taking a research based approach, she enjoys the challenges each of these pose. Her self-initiated academic study continues, and recently she has started exploring the ‘entangled world’ we all live in and with the natural world, advocating the benefit for cross-disciplinary study for furthering our understanding of the natural world and our place in it, for a sustainable future.
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Barangay Management System Development Part 5 – Login Form
Before you read this tutorial on how to make a login form for barangay management system make sure you have downloaded the resources from the previous part which is the database connection part.
In the part 4 of our tutorial, we have established a connection between visual basic and our mysql database. We have created a module which contains the code to connect vb and mysql, we have also created a login form that will serve as the start-up form of our project and to test if the configuration of or connection string is correct or not.
The next thing to do is to write a code for our login form and this will be our topic for this tutorial.
After you have downloaded the resources, open the mis.vbp project.
We need to design our login form; we need the following form controls:
- 2 lables – label for username and password
- 2 text boxes – text box for username and password
- 2 command buttons – 1 button for login and 1 button to cancel or close the login form
We will also apply proper naming convention for our form controls:
- txtUsername is the name of the textbox for username
- txtPassword is the name of the textbox for password
- cmdOk is the name of the button for verifying our login credentials
- cmdCancel is the name of the button to close the form
The output of the form should look like the image below, or you are free to design your login form by adding images to the button or any design you want. In our case we will create a simple login form design because our focus is to have a functional login form that connects to our database.
Once the design is done, we need to write a code that will look and match for the username and password combination stored in our table. Double click the cmdOk button and paste the code below
Private Sub cmdOk_Click() Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset rs.CursorLocation = adUseClient rs.Open "Select * from tbl_useraccounts where username='" & txtUsername.Text & "' and password='" & txtPassword.Text & "'", conn, adOpenKeyset, adLockOptimistic, adCmdText If Not rs.EOF Then MsgBox "Login successfull, welcome to barangay system.", vbInformation, "" Frm_Main.Show Unload Me Else MsgBox "Invalid User Name or Password. Try Again.", vbCritical, "Login failed" txtUsername.SetFocus End If End Sub
The code above will look for records in the tbl_useraccounts, specifically in the username and password column of the table. The login form will serve as the user input and the code will match it if the username and password entered by the user matches a single record.
To close the form, write the code below in the cmdCancel button.
Private Sub cmdCancel_Click() Unload Me End Sub
To test our code; we need to manually add a record in our table. Open your xampp control panel and make sure the apache and mysql service are up and running.
Next is to open your browser and type http://localhost/phpmyadmin/, the url will redirect you to the PHPMyAdmin tools that allows us to manage our database. Next is to open barangaysysdb, this is the database that we have created in the 2nd part of our tutorial.
Then open the tbl_useraccounts and click the Insert Tab. A full video tutorial on the development of barangay system will be released once this documentation is finally done.
Refer to the image below for the information to be added in the record. Don’t forget to click the Go button.
After we have manually added a record, it’s time to test our login code.
The username and password is admin. If the input of the user is admin for the username and password the system will display the message “Login successfull, welcome to barangay system.” and the form will close and it will open another form which is the main form otherwise the system will display the message “Invalid User Name or Password. Try Again.”
Note: we need to create another form (MDI form) that will serve as the main form of the system. Save the form as Frm_Main
This is the end of the part 5 of our tutorial; next tutorial is on how to setup our main form and the navigations of our system.
You may also visit the following articles related to the barangay information system.
see you on the part 6 of this free tutorial.
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Farm Accident Claims
If you have been involved in a Farm Accident or experienced an injury in an agricultural setting, you may be eligible to make a claim against your employer or the property owner.
Hussey Fraser, the leading Personal Injury Solicitors, has been successfully representing farmers nationwide for 30 years, offering professional guidance and assistance across all areas of Personal Injury.
- Farms are workplaces and consequently, people employed on farms have the same rights under Health and Safety and Welfare Law as those employed in any other workplace.
- Ideally, all farming tasks should be managed safely and appropriate risk assessments should be conducted. This is to ensure that employees are sufficiently trained, supervised and provided with appropriate equipment to carry out their work safely.
- It is worth noting that more work-related fatalities occur on farms in Ireland than in any other sector.
- The majority of Fatal Injuries comprise older farmers and sadly a high number of work-related incidents and fatalities involve children under 18 years of age.
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Emeryville, Calif. (Jan. 13, 2017) — Inman announced that The Lakelands Association of Realtors will launch Inman Select to more than 600 members, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.
Inman Select is a premium news service for real estate professionals that delivers the latest industry news, analysis, special reports, videos, and in-depth profiles of successful brokers and agents. More than 324,000 real estate professionals rely on Inman Select for daily insight and exclusive tools to grow their business.
“In this quickly changing industry, having access to valuable information is important in day-to-day business with real estate clients. The Lakelands Association of Realtors is excited to be the first association in Canada to offer a complimentary Inman Select subscription to its members,” said Mike Taylor, President.
The Lakelands Association of Realtors is the latest association to join the ranks of real estate associations and franchisors that now offer Inman Select to their constituents, which includes such industry giants as Houston Association of Realtors, Miami Association of Realtors, Illinois Realtors and Miami Realtors.
“We welcome The Lakelands Association of Realtors to Inman Select,” said Brad Inman, Publisher. “This decision will help their members raise their real estate IQ, becoming smarter for their customers.”
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Toronto, ON (Oct. 5, 2017) – Valeyo and ASAPP Online Solutions Inc. are pleased to announce that they have formed a strategic alliance to incorporate insurance solutions within the ASAPP omni-channel account and loan origination solution.
This strategic alliance offers ASAPP partner credit unions an advanced omni-channel onboarding solution that combines innovative technology and solutions to support their members’ protection needs.
“We are pleased to be entering into this partnership with ASAAP. Our focus as an insurance provider is to not only deliver relevant, innovative products, but build partnerships and collaboration that create positive experiences for our partners and their members,” says Nicole Benson, CEO, Valeyo. “The strategic alliance with ASAPP reflects our commitment to helping our partners thrive and ensures that credit unions are positioned for success today and tomorrow.”
“ASAPP continues to offer functionality and customization that no other solution in Canada can match,” says J.R. Pierman, President, ASAPP Online Solutions. “ASAPP was the first omni-channel account origination solution to add responsive small business onboarding, and it was the first hosted solution to offer DNA core banking integration, and it will now be the first solution to offer credit unions an integrated insurance sales opportunity – this is why ASAPP is the most complete solution in the marketplace.”
Valeyo is a leading Canadian-based provider of insurance and delivery solutions to the financial services industry. At Valeyo our focus is on bringing together the right products, solutions and services to help our partners thrive. It’s more than a promise. It’s the foundation of how we work. And for more than 40 years, we have been creating the connections with people, partners and industry to drive collaboration, revenue growth and opportunity for all our partners. For more information, visit valeyo.com
ASAPP delivers Canada’s most complete omni-channel account origination and loan auto-decisioning solution for retail and small business banking. ASAPP has been developed by industry professionals, including digital marketing, banking, compliance, analytics, and technology experts who have ensured that every last detail has been covered. For more information, visit asappbanking.com.
SOURCE: ASAPP Online Solutions Inc.
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Toronto, ON (May 22, 2024) – As a trusted independent catastrophe claims services provider, CRU GROUP is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking CE accredited training programs aimed at addressing the challenges posed by wildfire and earthquake catastrophes.
In recent years, communities worldwide have faced increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters, with wildfires and earthquakes ranking among the most devastating. Recognizing the industry’s need for comprehensive preparedness and response strategies, CRU GROUP has developed innovative training programs designed to ensure leadership and adjusters are equipped with the skills necessary to mitigate risk, respond effectively, and facilitate swift recovery in the aftermath of such events. These training initiatives represent a proactive stance on disaster preparedness, drawing upon 20 years of experience in effectively responding to catastrophes across Canada and the United States.
The Wildfire Training Programs include a Management & Operations Preparedness Session designed to strengthen Wildfire Catastrophe Response Plans with updated insights and enhanced tools to facilitate the best response possible. Furthermore, the Wildfire Claims Adjuster Training Program offers a comprehensive curriculum provided to enhance the skills needed to effectively handle wildfire claims and support insureds during challenging times.
Similarly, the earthquake training module focuses on seismic risk assessment, building vulnerability analysis, emergency preparedness, and post-disaster recovery strategies. The Leadership/Management Preparedness Program presents thought-provoking questions to enable insurance leaders to anticipate an unprecedented event in Canada and the Earthquake Claims Adjuster Training Program provides practical training for Field Adjusters in an unfamiliar discipline, distinct from anything they have previously encountered.
By providing individuals and organizations with the necessary knowledge and tools to anticipate, prepare for, and effectively respond to disasters, we can mitigate the loss of life and property and cultivate more robust, resilient communities.
The launch of CRU GROUP’s wildfire and earthquake training modules represents a significant milestone in the company’s initiative of ‘Canadians helping Canadians’ and their ongoing commitment to disaster preparedness and response. For more information about these innovative training programs or to inquire about scheduling a training session, contact [email protected].
About CRU Group
Founded in 2004, CRU GROUP provides loss adjusting, claims management and staffing solutions for the Property and Casualty industries across the United States and Canada. CRU GROUP also offers specialty claims administration through Maltman International and is a member of the Context International global adjusting network. Insurance educational and accredited continuing education services are offered through the Group’s Academy of Insurance Adjusting (AIA). The Group’s Head Office is in Toronto, Canada. The U.S. Head Office is in Dallas, Texas. For more information, please visit cruadjusters.com.
SOURCE: CRU Group
Tags: Catastrophe, Catastrophe Response Unit (CRU), earthquake, Natural Catastrophes, wildfires
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After a warrant has been issued, the requested bulk SIGINT measure must be authorized or – as the case may be in different jurisdictions – approved by a review body that assesses the necessity and proportionality. Differences exist across nations as regards the moment when the independent judicial review process comes into play. In some countries, the competent minister or other members of the executive authorize warrants. In the United Kingdom, for example, the authorization of warrants is the privilege of the executive. Ministerial authorization, then, has to be approved by independent Judicial Commissioners. By contrast, in the German legal framework, warrants are authorized by bodies such as the G10 Commission or the Independent Control Council (for future foreign-foreign intelligence collection).
The independent ex-ante authorization/approval of data collection is a crucial safeguard against the misuse and abuse of bulk surveillance powers. The legitimacy of surveillance practice depends on the control of executive conduct from the outside. Enacting the control mechanism prior to implementation is crucial, because this can both deter and prevent certain actions from being taken. Independent authorization/approval also contains an important learning element, because the competent bodies can improve their controls, draw lessons from past mistakes, and then declare more assertively that certain measures are not required, or that no sufficient proof was presented.
Across many democracies, a dual system of authorization/approval has emerged that combines a judicial and an executive control function. A judicial oversight body – ideally a court – is best suited to administer a competent legal review of a bulk surveillance application.
The complexity and confidentiality of the subject matter require that the authorization body must be sufficiently qualified (e.g., a specialized court for SIGINT operations) and have the necessary powers and resources to conduct the authorization (e.g., access to all relevant information). A fundamental requirement for an authorization/approval body is its independence. Further relevant aspects include:
- – Who is involved in the authorization process
- – When the review takes place
- – How the authorization takes place
- – Whether the law foresees an appeal procedure
- – Whether or not warrants also account for metadata and “secondary data”
- – Whether or not the authorization takes other (ongoing) surveillance measures into account when assessing a new warrant
- – How the authorization decision is documented
Independent authorization becomes an even more powerful democratic safeguard if the procedure is fully transparent and when the review officials are endowed with a robust mandate and enough discretion to authorize or approve warrants with conditions. Ideally, the legal framework stipulates a mandatory declassification review that aims to publish as much information as possible, for example about critical legal interpretations.
Adversarial proceedings are an essential feature of effective independent approval/authorization. Equally, explicit standards for proportionality assessments for authorizing or approving bulk SIGINT warrants in actual practice, such as an Advisory Notice of the British Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office (IPCO) combined with its subsequent outreach to civil society and other experts, are promising examples of good practices. Further oversight body involvement should now be considered when it comes to the authorization to share intelligence.
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Boring Creative Agency is a agency focused on Marketing through Creative Storytelling. Built on the realisation of the templatised state of marketing, we embrace unconventionality and aim to deliver marketing results through creativity. We are young and we are excited, and just like you, we are looking to carve out a piece of the marketing world for ourselves! So if you're up for a challenge and looking to grow, this is your spot.
This is a remote internship role for a Digital Marketing Intern at Boring Creative Agency. We are looking for someone who is ready to contribute and learn. Being a small team, you will be an integral part of the growth of a young agency so be prepared to learn, contribute and grow!
In this role, you will be tasked with
- Brand strategy
- Content marketing
- Shooting & Editing of Collaterals
- Liaising with Clients
- Leading Projects & Shoots (if you're up for it)
- & more!
- Understanding of Digital Marketing
- Social Media and Digital Marketing skills
- Basic Understanding of Design
- Basic Video Editing & Graphic Design Skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote environment
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field
- Willingness to Learn
- Strong Communication skills
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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Brussels, 9 Oct 2020. Citizenlab had the honour to participate in the Athens Democracy Forum and Wietse Van Ransbeeck's intervention has been featured inThe New York Times.
The company recently recruited Beth Simone Noveck, currently New Jersey's Chief Innovation Officer, director of New York University’s Governance Lab and a veteran of the Obama Administration, as board chair while the company prepares to do more business in the U.S.
"Citizenlab is striving to promote digital democracy as governments have to proactively constitute their digital agora. It should be designed according to their own democratic values: open & transparent platforms, high privacy standards, and explainable AI algorithms. It should be a space designed for citizens from different backgrounds to deliberate over topics that concern us all and come together to consensus. Diversity of opinions should be seen as an ingredient for enriched debate rather than an unbridgeable divide."
Citizenlab aligns its business model with SDG 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
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Designing a spoken language interface for a tutorial dialogue system
Peter Bell, Myroslava Dzikovska, Amy Isard
We describe our work in building a spoken language interface for a tutorial dialogue system. Our goal is to allow natural, unrestricted student interaction with the computer tutor, which has been shown to improve the student's learning gain, but presents challenges for speech recognition and spoken language understanding. We discuss the choice of system components and present the results of development experiments in both acoustic and language modelling for speech recognition in this domain.
Index Terms: spoken dialogue system, speech recognition, computer tutoring, adaptation
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Fashion designers and creatives seeking to unlock the transformative potential of the metaverse and Web3 in their design process. The programme targets young professionals with a previously gained work background (or degree) in fashion design, digital design, product design, fashion styling, creative direction.
Technological disruption is reshaping the fashion realm, providing mind-blowing new opportunities: 3D modelling with CLO3D, digital and motion graphics for virtual fashion and Avatar design are highly demanded skills for fashion designers who are willing to upskill their professional toolbox to master the art of designing in the digital realm. Through a combination of practical exercises, participants will upskill themselves by learning 3D modelling with CLO3D, representation tools for digital fashion illustration and materials rendering, animation techniques and the use of AI as a tool to enhance creativity and develop other-worldly mood boards.
Upon successful completion of the professional course, students will upskill their tool box of professional skills by becoming fashion designers for the metaverse and with the following learning outcomes:
- Propose solutions for the realization of fashion garments and accessories by effectively using the most appropriate 3D and animation design tools.
- Understand the fundamental concepts of the metaverse and Web3 technologies in the context of fashion design.
- Explore virtual fashion design tools and techniques specific to the metaverse, including avatar styling, digital textiles, and interactive elements.
- Investigate the applications of AI in the creative design processes.
- 3D modelling for fashion design
- Motion Graphics
- Generative Design
- AI-driven Creative Direction
This short course is aimed at developing participants digital skills to take advantage from the creative opportunities stemming from the new metaverse frontier. With a special focus on teaching CLO3D, Procreate, Motion graphics and AI softwares for creative direction and supported by a team of faculties and highly specialised professionals, students will investigate the frontier of Virtual Fashion to empower their creativity. Through the knowledge of the main tools and digital manipulation techniques, participants will have the opportunity to re-interpret iconic products and successively propose their ideas with renderings and animations.
Through the use of dedicated software such as Clo3d, Aftereffects, PremierePro, Procreate and other digital design tools, participants will be able to create emotional videos, photo shoots and specific digital effect settings.
Learning results will be applied not only to the realization of collections with a lower impact on the environment, but also to the management of digital contents in function of new business models such as the Metaverse and NFTs.
The course will start off by introducing the main concepts and digital design technologies, to then proceed in going in-depth on how to use the renowned fashion design software Clo3D, for design development and presentation.
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Deceptive Technology Security SME
3 months – extensions
700 per day inside ir35
If this is the role for you please submit your CV at your earliest convenience. If you have not had a response within 2 weeks please take this as you have not been successful on this occasion.
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By Ivy Farm
on Mon Jan 29 2024
January 26th, 2024
“The enthusiasm and anticipation surrounding cultivated meat are substantial. And with companies like Eat Just and Upside Foods introducing cultivated meat to consumers in Singapore and the US, the industry has taken its first initial steps toward establishing itself as an environmentally impactful alternative to traditional meat, without compromising on flavor or texture.
This new industry has the potential to revolutionize the global production and consumption of meat for the better, as well as driving economic growth — by 2030, McKinsey & Company estimate that the industry could reach a global value of $25 billion.”
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JCSC’s Reading Event & Scholastic Book Fair
November 21, 2023 @ 17:30 - 18:30
We would like to invite you to our reading event in school which will focus on how to best support your child with reading at home. Alongside this, we will also have our pop-up Scholastic Book Fair where books can be purchased and free books earned for our school library. Refreshments will be available.
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Jenks Productions Westchester Fall Home Show is known to bring the best home show vendors representing home builders and contractors together under one roof to provide their target market attendees the expert knowledge and services they are seeking such as looking to build a house, remodel or get renovation inspiration.
Exhibiting as a home improvement vendor at Jenks Productions annual Westchester Fall Home Show is an effective way to establish your brand, advertise your services directly to your target market and substantially increase your bottom line, all at a cost-effective price. By purchasing a vendor booth at a Jenks Productions Westchester Fall Home Expo, you are not only getting space at the show, are you also getting a highly aggressive event marketing and promotion campaign sponsored by Jenks Productions, a chance to meet face to face with thousands of potential clients and the chance to showcase what makes your home improvement services stand out from competitors. Contact us today by filling out a quick form and a representative will contact you to discuss exhibitor / vendor registration in order to reserve your vendor booth space at our Westchester Fall Home Fair.
Over the next several years, experts predict that the home improvement and home building market will experience steady growth creating even more job opportunities prime for the taking. What is an affordable way to enhance your sales platform in order to get out in front of your competitors and grab those new opportunities? When you exhibit as a home improvement vendor at our Westchester County Fall Home Show, you are creating the opportunity to have face to face meetings with customers and the ability to show them not only the quality of your work but how your work can boost the value of their home and quality of the lives, which can be far more effective than simply spending thousands annually on print ads that may or may not be seen by your potential target customers.
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Roque Federizon Lee, known professionally as Roxlee is a Filipino animator, filmmaker, cartoonist, and painter. Roxlee came to film relatively late in life. Already past the age of thirty, and frustrated with his limitations as writer, illustrator, and painter, he embarked on his first hands-on foray into film in a workshop organised as part of the Ateneo-Mowelfund Program for Artists in Cinema and Television (AMPACT). Drawn to the medium by its multidisciplinary nature, he churned out a succession of award-winning works in Super 8 and 16mm. After decades of inspiring young artists, Roxlee remains one of the most creative forces of the country.
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Our clinic offers the very best in Acupuncture, Acupressure TuiNa Massage, Chinese Herbal medicine, Fire Cupping & Hijama Cupping therapy In Sale, Altrincham, Stockport, Stretford & Manchester Areas
Our practitioners have been trained in both Western medicine and Chinese medicine, so they are able to advise with a balanced view. With over 25 years of experience, and with our commitment to the highest standards of safety and quality, we trust we can offer this knowledge to patients of all ages, from infants to elders
Chinese Medicine takes a holistic or whole-body approach to health. Therefore, in order to get to the root of your body’s imbalance, we will take into account your whole well-being, not just your symptoms.
At our clinic, everyone receives customised care tailored to their specific needs, supported by a variety of treatment packages designed to accommodate everyone.
We also investigate how your lifestyle, along with emotional and mental health, may be impacting your overall health.
In the West, acupuncture is primarily known for pain relief, while in Chinese culture, it treats a wide variety of conditions.
Chinese Herbal medicine is widely valued for effectively addressing skin conditions, menstrual disorders and digestive issues.
We specialize in Pain relief ( joint pain, arthritis, sciatica, migraine ), Skincare (acne, eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, etc); Infertility; IVF support; De-Stress, Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture, Digestive issues and many more.
WE ARE LEADING PROVIDER OF HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE
At the Chinese Herbalist Acupuncture Clinic, our aim is to enable you to live life well, by providing effective Traditional Chinese Medicine (including Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal medicine) for body and mind, delivered by an experienced professional in a supportive and caring environment.
Every patient is treated as one whole person(body and mind). Treatment seeks to bring back balance to the whole, so you can achieve your full potential and live life well. We commonly see patients who come for Pain, Women’s Health (including Fertility & Pregnancy), Mental Health & Cancer Support.
You can find us in our bespoke clinic in the heart of Sale town center, M33, serving the whole of Greater Manchester, Cheshire, and North West.
Our Clinic is welcoming and accessible to everyone while providing treatments that are tailored to each individual.
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Joins the ranks of the monster octal Micro-Star International (MSI) has re-introduced its GT75VR gaming notebook that it showed at Computex. It features a 17-inch display, Intel’s top-end CPU and Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1080 or 1070 GPU, and claims its display features have a response time of 3ms and a refresh rate of 120Hz, while the device’s 10GbE Ethernet module ...
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While searching our database we found the following answers for: Gas pipes crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on November 23 2023 Thomas Joseph Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Gas pipes has a total of 7 letters.
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While searching our database we found the following answers for: Fiddling need crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on October 18 2024 Thomas Joseph Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Fiddling need has a total of 3 letters.
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MEET THE TEAM
Julie Ryan, Owner & Photographer
If you need me, you’re likely to find me sitting on the beach in the evening enjoying a glass of wine with my love. I am a wife to my wonderful husband, Dan, a mom to our sweet pitbull rescues, Akela and Bella, a lover of great design, and a dreamer.
I was a hobbyist photographer for over a decade before I decided to make it my profession ten years ago. I am a pizza connoisseur. I grew up in New Hampshire and am thrilled to now call Jacksonville, FL my home. I have a degree in Interior Design and enjoyed several years in the industry. I can’t turn down a cupcake, like, ever. I love to travel and I’m always up for exploring new places. I have a passion for photographing people and love to bring out the beauty within.
We offer custom magazine-inspired, contemporary portrait photography for the everyday woman. More than just a portrait session, we work with you to bring out your unique beauty, from wardrobe selection to providing professional hair and makeup to ensure you look your best, to skillfully directing throughout your entire shoot, with no limit on laughs and high fives along the way. Celebrate your life! This is a pampering session perfect for enjoying solo or sharing with someone you love!
Portrait Couture is about celebrating beauty and empowering women through contemporary glamour photography. We come in all types, all shapes and sizes, and all are beautiful. Period. What we offer our clients is as unique as they are and it is shaped by them and tailored to them. It is luxurious, beautiful and it will touch their souls. Together we are Revealing Worth & Changing Perceptions.
Proudly serving the greater Jacksonville, Florida area and beyond!
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Institutions across South Florida have endeavored to keep young learners’ (and their parents’) minds creative and curious during the COVID-19 crisis. To do so, the educators at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium decided to engage students’ unyielding curiosity and extra time at home with a free virtual science fair. Future scientists in kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to predict, experiment, collect data, and review results all from the comfort of their at-home laboratories.
“Our education team is always looking for ways to honor our mission to ‘open every mind to science,’” said Kate Arrizza, president and CEO of the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium. “A virtual science fair seemed like the perfect way to keep creative curiosity and critical thinking going during these stay-at-home days of learning. While kids take the lead as the project team captains, families are encouraged to work together, be safe, and have fun.”
The Virtual Science Fair will host sessions throughout the months of April and May. Participants can choose to compete in one or all of the themed weeks:
- April 20 through May 1: Backyard Science Lab
- May 4 through May 15: Slingshot Paper Airplane Launch
- May 18 through May 29: Rube Goldberg Machine
Participants will separated by grade level (kindergarten through fifth grade; sixth through eighth grades) and can win prizes for their work, like robotics and engineering kits, microscopes, and mini drones. A panel of South Florida Science Center and Aquarium educators and leadership will judge the projects and choose the winners. All participants will earn a digital participation certificate and be entered into a drawing for an admission pack to the science center.
Participation is free with donations requested. When the sessions’ projects are ready for submission, participants must include a 30-second video of their project.
For complete rules and project guidelines, visit the center’s website or follow on social media @SFScienceCenter.
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Justice Department's Procurement Collusion Strike Force Commemorates Fifth Anniversary with Law Enforcement Partners
ASCAP and BMI Licenses Must Continue to Allow Music Users to Publicly Perform All Works Held by Each Organization
The Department of Justice announced today the conclusion of its investigation into proposed modifications to antitrust consent decrees binding the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), determining that no modifications are warranted at this time. The investigation by the department’s Antitrust Division also confirmed that the consent decrees require each organization to offer “full-work” licenses that convey to radio stations, television stations, bars, restaurants, digital music services, and other music users the right to publicly perform, without risk of copyright infringement, all works in ASCAP’s and BMI’s repertories. The Antitrust Division explained the bases for its conclusions in a detailed statement available at https://www.justice.gov/atr/antitrust-consent-decree-review-ascap-and-bmi-2015.
The Antitrust Division opened its investigation in 2014 following requests by ASCAP and BMI that the Antitrust Division join them in proposing modifications to the court-ordered consent decrees. The Antitrust Division met and spoke with dozens of industry stakeholders on numerous occasions during the course of its investigation, and obtained the input of industry participants and members of the public through public comment solicitations in June 2014 and September 2015. The Antitrust Division considered the views of all of these stakeholders before reaching its conclusions.
ASCAP and BMI are performing rights organizations that license public performance rights in compositions held by their hundreds of thousands of songwriter and publisher members. Since 1941, when the United States originally brought civil antitrust lawsuits against ASCAP and BMI, both organizations have been subject to consent decrees, which are designed to prevent anticompetitive effects arising from their collective licensing of music performance rights. Both consent decrees have been amended periodically since their entry. The ASCAP consent decree was last amended in 2001 and the BMI consent decree was last amended in 1994.
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Client Testimonial 1
Kale Ka'alekahi created a beautiful and heartfelt ceremony for our wedding. Their storytelling and poetry added so much love and beauty to our special day. We are grateful for their presence and the way they connected with nature to make our ceremony unforgettable.
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We are forever grateful to Kale Ka'alekahi for officiating our wedding. Their ability to capture the essence of our love and create a meaningful ceremony filled with love and beauty was truly remarkable. It was a day we will cherish forever.
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Kale Ka'alekahi's ceremony was a perfect reflection of our love story. Their unique blend of storytelling and poetry brought tears of joy to our eyes. We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful and meaningful wedding ceremony.
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Our wedding ceremony, led by Kale Ka'alekahi, was nothing short of magical. The way they incorporated the natural elements of Maui Hawai'i into the ceremony was breathtaking. It was a day of pure love and joy that we will never forget.
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Archival Quality Giclee Prints
Gloss canvas: A thick 350 gsm 2x1 19 mil, Ph-neutral, poly-cotton canvas that's perfect for photo or art reproduction. Combined with OEM archival water-based inks and the glossy surface, this canvas will yield the maximum color saturation, contrast and longevity available today.
Satin canvas: A real satin canvas, ideal for precision printing of high or low saturation images where really deep blacks are not necessary. Satin and mat surfaces can't produce really deep blacks like a glossy surface can because of their high diffusion factor.
Photo paper: Superb photo paper which comes in two variants, satin and gloss. They both come in 10 mil thick white, acid free paper for maximum gamut and longevity. Easily framed or laminated, they also look exceedingly good on their own. Available in sizes up to 48 inches on the small side and up to 100 inches on the longer side.
Textured watercolor: This textured fine art paper is an archival, Ph-neutral, OBA-free, thick and gorgeous 400 gsm medium, made by Strathmore. The special top coating of this paper gives it unprecedented precision, contrast and color saturation for a matte medium. It is also much more resistant to water spills than most fine art paper.
Smooth watercolor: A smooth fine art paper, bright white, 100% cotton, 250gsm, Ph-neutral, archival medium made by Canon. It is the ideal paper when you need a discreet medium that won't interfere with the image.
I can make giclee prints on 3 materials: Canvas, Textured Fine Art paper and Smooth Fine Art paper. To make sure my giclees last as long as possible, I use only archival, made-in-USA paper and canvas. Combined with OEM archival water-based pigmented inks, these materials will yield the longest-lasting, best-looking giclees available today.
Stretching: Giclees on canvas are put on stretchers made of thick domestic Basswood, available in 3/4" and 1 3/4" deep sides. Much larger and thicker than most, these stretchers won't bend or break. Any size is available. The giclees are stretched on these frames using proprietary equipment for a tight, precise fit that is impossible to achieve with pliers.
I use Canon and HP archival OEM inks, rated to last over 100 years. With proper care, your print should last just as long.
Cotton canvas is very popular because it is the cheapest material on the market at the moment, but it is the material with the most defects per square foot of all the canvases available today.
I use the very best poly-cotton canvas available today. Poly-cotton canvas retains the look and feel of cotton canvas – you can't actually tell them apart – but without the bumps, bad treads, and sagging in dry weather.
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Veteran Jazz Guitarist John Stein—True Survival Album From The Full John Stein Neon Jazz Interview
At times, the word survival is tied in with a new album by way of metaphor or to express the deep importance of said release. In this forthcoming artist/album exposé, it's the truest kind of notion you will understand . . .
The 2022 album Lifeline and it comes from the very esteemed veteran jazz guitarist, John Stein based in Boston, with deep Kansas City roots.Stein recently retired from Berklee College of Music after a long career to focus on recording and live gigs. He said in an interview,"Just as was COVID slowed down and I was getting gigs about a year ago, I was stricken with an autoimmune disease called Myasthenia Gravis.”
“I had been healthy all my life, continued Stein, “I hadn't even heard of this disease. Our immune systems protect us from things outside of our bodies. In some cases, they get corrupted and attack us."Hissymptoms began in his eyes and was initially misdiagnosed. Once it was correctly recognized, he was hospitalized on October 8, 2021.
"When it began, it was a crisis, he continued, I was very fortunate to be in the hospital. My swallowing muscles didn't work. I may have suffocated if I wasn't in the hospital. I was in the ICU for a few weeks with a feeding tube. We just didn't know how much of me was going to come back after this was over.”
When Stein was first diagnosed, the doctor told him that they didn't know what causes the disease, but they did know how to treat it. John held onto that notion and further he was bolstered by the first visit in the hospital from someone that wasn't a family member. That was Neal Weiss, owner of Whaling City Sound. Stein’s longtime record label.
"I was communicating by writing with him. My mouth and tongue were not working," said John. "Since I couldn't put out a new record, Neal offered to put out a compilation album of my work. It was expensive and a huge gift. It kept me alive."From there, Neal culled through 16 albums, spanning the entirety of Stein’s career. Beginning with with his 2007 release, Green Street all the way up to his latest album, Serendipity, from last year. It includes 32 tracks and a remembrance of Stein’s stellar career.
"It's wonderful exposure to what I have done in my career,” John said. “From duets to large groups. Wonderful musicianship from everyone involved.”
“I'm a very democratic bandleader,” continued John. “I don't impose and am very open to ideas. I have gotten so much benefit from listening (to) and implementing sidemen’s suggestions."Stein finally returnedhome on December 8, 2021.
Even though he was home, there was no guarantee he was out of the woods yet.
"At the time I was putting this album together,” said Stein, “I had no idea if I was going to be able to play the guitar again," John said. "I had just come home from the hospital and my wife brought the guitars down to me. I wept at the beauty of them. I hadn't seen them in two months."
After months of rehab, proven drugs, experiments and sheer determination, 10 months later, Stein is getting close to full strength. He's more thankful than ever. In fact, he's flat out fortunate.
"I'm starting to gig again. I have a big gig on November 4th at Scullers Jazz Club here in Boston," John said. "The promoter of this show believes he can book me in major clubs up and down the coast, as well. "For an album that likely saved his life and provides so much rich music of a Kansas City born musician ready to get started again, he's looking forward to being 100 percent again.
"If somebody wants to know what I sound like, this is it. It's (really) good music," John said. "Yet, I'm looking forward to accomplishing much more and moving on to music for a new album."
John 'The Phoenix' rises again. Godspeed to Lifeline.
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The Curiosity Cabinet: GLOW: Illuminating Innovation
In the 1980s, artist Ellen Sandor began creating immersive digital installations which she refers to as the daguerreotypes of virtual reality. She coined the term “PHSCologram” [scol-o-gram] to describe these computer-generated images that combined elements of photography, holography and sculpture. These early experimentations of using virtual cameras in digital environments are the foundational basis of today’s ‘CGI’ productions.
A team headed by Tamiko Thiel designed the appearance of the Connection Machine, the first commercial supercomputer created for problems of AI. The conceptual design of the supercomputer’s form drew on Nobel Physicist Richard Feynman's design for the internal routing network in the form of a 12-dimensional hypercube, as best exemplified by the logo that Thiel designed.
Nicole Stenger created 'Angels' – the first immersive ‘Virtual Reality movie', a real-time interactive experience. One of the first artists to explore the artistic virtual reality medium, her works have been featured in the SIGGRAPH Art Show, the FILE Festival, the JavaMuseum, the Cartier Art Foundation and are part of the Archive of Digital Art (ADA). In 2013, she was included in the "Contemporary women artists on the web" collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, in Washington, D.C.
Minsky’s research into haptic technologies provided the foundations for tactile feedback in virtual environments, now used in gaming and immersive experiences. This collection of objects documents the development of the first technique for creating haptic textures, a Lateral-Force Algorithm, which Minsky undertook as part of her doctoral research at the MIT Media Lab.
Cox co-created Virtual Director – the first VR camera-choreography system referenced by many other patents including from Google, Pixar, IBM, Sony and Autodesk. The first Virtual Reality camera-choreography system, Virtual Director is referenced by many other patents including from Google, Pixar, IBM, Sony and Autodesk and is the earliest realisation of today’s much-hyped ‘Virtual Production’ systems.
Dove's Artifical Changelings was a very early iteration of video motion sensing that is now very a familiar technology in computer game systems. Artifical Changelings was an interactive laser disk and sound installation that used motion sensing to track the location and movements of a viewer standing in front of a dimensional rear projection screen.
Claudia Hart has always been at the forefront of experimentation with virtual imaging, using 3D animation to make media installations and projections. The 4 photographs of “E” which integrate 3D elements are from a larger series depicting the first virtual supermodel (a claim much made later by others). “E” represents the condition of the contemporary woman in today's postindustrial, technological society.
Allen's created MyoPhone in 2003, whcih sparked Google founders' interest in thinking about eyeglass displays, which later led to the invention of ‘Google Glass.' MyoPhone is an ‘intimate interface,’ in which the user wears a pair of eyeglasses with a display embedded in the eyeglass lens and a LED in each corner of the frame.
The Prototype VR headset from Hunger in LA VR experience was used to show this piece when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 and enabled “walk-around VR” for the first time. It was also around this time that de la Peña coined the term and inaugurated the medium of “immersive journalism”.
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Clinton Interviewed By FBI Investigators In Email Probe
The FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton for the probe into her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State on Saturday morning, according to a spokesman for Clinton.
Spokesman Nick Merrill said in a statement that the interview about her email arrangements was "voluntary" and adds, "She is pleased to have had the opportunity to assist the Department of Justice in bringing this review to a conclusion."
He says Clinton will not comment further about the interview "out of respect for the investigative process."
"Hillary Clinton spoke with investigators for about three-and-a-half hours at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C, according to a campaign aide," as NPR's Tamara Keith tells our Newscast unit.
Tamara explains the context:
"While Secretary of State, Clinton exclusively used a private email server for both official business and personal communications. That arrangement is what's being looked at by investigators.
"A large shadow was cast on the FBI's investigation when, earlier this week, former President Bill Clinton chatted for about 20 minutes with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on a tarmac in Arizona. She says they didn't discuss the case and she fully expects to take the recommendations of the FBI and career prosecutors working on the case. A law enforcement source tell NPR's Carrie Johnson they don't foresee an indictment."
And as Carrie reported, Clinton's "close aides have already sat for FBI interviews." Carrie adds: "Clinton has said she is '100 percent confident' she has nothing to fear from the criminal probe of the State Department emails."
This comes just three weeks before the Democratic National Convention, where Clinton is preparing to accept the party's nomination.
The interview with Clinton is among the last steps investigators will take. The question then becomes one of whether investigators can make a determination ahead of the upcoming party conventions.
Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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Record Rainfall In The Midwest Is Curbing Outdoor Fun And Hurting Businesses
Out on the vast Kansas Flint Hills, Christy Davis trudges through a muddy cow pasture on the site of a big concert that never happened.
“We took a hit with the weather. The one thing that we couldn't control,” says Davis, outgoing director of Symphony in the Flint Hills, an annual event drawing thousands to see live classical music on the open prairie.
Midwestern farmers and homeowners have been hurt by some of the wettest weather ever recorded this spring. And the persistent rain also has cut into the entertainment and hospitality business — as evidenced in the Flint Hills.
A powerful thunderstorm on the eve of this year’s show forced Davis to call it off. It was the first cancellation in the organization's 14-year history.
About 150 miles away in Kansas City, Missouri, wind and rain have been a constant problem for another annual event, the outdoor Heart of America Shakespeare Festival.
“When you're losing maybe half your audience per night, it's very frustrating," says Sidonie Garrett, the festival's executive artistic director.
Relentless rain has depressed turnout this summer.
“You check the weather and you're looking at the radar and you're thinking, ‘Oh wow, it might rain, looks like it could rain,’" Garrett says. “We've had so much rain.”
This year through May has been the wettest ever recorded in Kansas, South Dakota, Nevada and Illinois, and way above average for surrounding states. And in the Midwest it hasn’t just been wet, it’s been chilly.
The temperature at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, one night last week topped out in the 50s. Hot chocolate vendors ran out of cups.
Rain has already postponed more Major League Baseball games this year than it has in some entire seasons. Fans like Cathy Scroggins have had to adjust.
“I have one top, a sweater, and then a blanket around me that I had to purchase for $55,” she said during the game at Wrigley.
The Midwest also has been dealing with floods, which have killed at least 67 people this year. Water has swamped hundreds of homes, businesses, farm fields — and even lakes.
At Truman Lake in Warsaw, Missouri, die-hard fishermen launch boats from a road that vanishes into a flooded parking lot. But there aren’t many people out here, and the only marina open on this huge lake is cut off from shore.
“Not everybody has their own private island,” says Rick Gladson. He’s using a pontoon boat to shuttle ice, beer, soda, snacks — and customers — from the road to his marina. Gladson and his wife, Lisa Garrison, bought this floating business, and spent the winter, and a lot of their savings, fixing it up.
“Yeah, huge investment. We are 100% in,” he says. “We joked about sink or swim, so we're, we're treading water.“
It’s the same for Christine Letcher and her husband, who have eight cabins for rent up the road.
“I mean it's slow. Not just for me, but everybody around everybody. The stores, we don't buy as much ice for ice machine,” she says. “And so it just trickles down to everyone.”
As with farming, sports, outdoor festivals and concerts, there’s a season for this business; the season that slipping away.
“This is the time of year where we make the money to pay the bills. I'm a little afraid of what's going to happen this winter,” Letcher says.
Forecasters expect the rest of the summer to be wetter than average. And it will take months to tally the losses from all that rain.
Frank Morris is an NPR correspondent and senior editor based at KCUR in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Should I terminate these trusts and just have my children as beneficiaries of my investment accounts and life insurance?
Nj.com's recent article entitled “Should I terminate this trust and do I need a will?” looks at the situation where a person created a revocable and an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) to take care of his family after his death.
However, now everyone in the family is financially independent and the value of his estate is far below the 2021 taxable threshold of $11.7 million.
Should he end the trusts and simply designate his children as beneficiaries of his investment accounts and life insurance?
The purpose of an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) is to own and control term or permanent life insurance policies, so the policy proceeds aren't part of the insured's taxable estate upon death.
In this situation, the ILIT was funded with a term policy that's set to expire soon. As a result, it may be easier to let the policy owned by the ILIT expire.
If that happens, the ILIT would be immaterial. Note that the terms of the ILIT will dictate the procedure for the termination of the trust. This can be simple or difficult. Talk to an experienced estate planning attorney to examine the trust's language.
A revocable living trust lets the individual creating the trust control the assets in the trust and avoid probate.
This type of trust can also be used to manage the trust assets by a successor trustee, if the grantor who created the trust becomes incapacitated.
An experienced estate planning attorney will know the state laws that regulate trusts, so consult with him or her. Book a Call
For example, banks in New Jersey may freeze 50% of the assets in an estate upon the owner's death to make certain that any estate or inheritance taxes due are paid. In the Garden State, a tax waiver must be obtained to lift the freeze. However, the assets in a trust aren't subject to a similar freeze.
At the grantor's death, a trustee must pay income tax, if the gross income of the trust reaches the threshold. However, the trust may not accumulate gross income of $600, if the assets are distributed outright to the beneficiaries soon after the death of the grantor.
Reference: nj.com (June 15, 2021) “Should I terminate this trust and do I need a will?”
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The art of saying No
The more we accept items that will inevitably end up in landfills, the more demand we generate for those unsustainable items.
A key focus of Zero-waste or low-waste living is reducing overall consumption, lessening the impact we have on the planet. Refusing, the art of saying "No," is the first "R" in the Zero-waste hierarchy. Refusing to participate in unsustainable consumer practices is one of the best ways to lessen the amount of waste we produce, lowering our eco-footprint. Overconsumption of easily disposable items is becoming a worldwide crisis. You see, easily disposable items of low quality are cheap, but these cheap items often are costly for the environment, using significant energy and resources for production and disposal, all for an item that will often only be used once. It's time to refuse!
Here are some tips to help refuse waste and lessen your impact on our planet:
Use reusable bags, coffee cups, water bottles, takeout containers, cutlery, and straws. Work towards replacing all of the disposable items in your life with reusable items, check out our Reuse tips.
Visit local Farmer's Markets and Stands for the freshest selection of local produce, usually offered package-free. No matter where you're shopping, forgo the plastic produce bag and if you must bag items checkout reusable alternatives like The Market Bags, a local small business creating handmade reusable produce bags from upcycled fabric.
Avoid freebies like pens, swag bags, stickers, and other items that are destined to add clutter to your life and likely end up in the landfill
Take pictures of pamphlets or business cards, accept the information but not the physical item
Refuse junk mail, leave a note on your mailbox or visit the Canada Post depot nearest you to formally request no junk mail
Refuse newspapers full of flyers and junk mail, read your news electronically and enjoy all of the information with none of the waste
The simple act of saying "No" has the power to dramatically lessen the amount of waste you produce, while also lessening the demand generated for unsustainable items.
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K Madhavan Appointed as south managing director of star tV
K Madhavan Appointed as south managing director of star tv, Star India has announced a series of leadership changes as part of an organizational shift to strategic business units. Uday Shankar will be Chairman and CEO od star tv. Sanjay Gupta, the current COO, is elevated to managing director-Star India, and K. Madhavan will be managing director-South.
“Star India consistently sets the standard for innovation and growth in one of the world’s most exciting markets,” said James Murdoch, chief executive officer of 21st Century Fox. “Uday, Sanjay, Madhavan and the entire Star India team have built a world-class business that has grown at double the industry rate. We are proud of its success and look forward to the next chapter of growth under Uday’s transformational leadership.”
Ajit Mohan is now CEO digital, which oversees Hotstar, Star’s revolutionary digital platform which recently surpassed 50 million downloads and Vijay Singh has also been upped as the CEO of Fox Star Studios, which produces and distributes Bollywood and Regional films.
Kevin Vaz has been appointed as South CEO and will be reporting to K. Madhavan. The South business unit incorporates all of Star’s business interests in the Southern states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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Yesterday two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring more than 150.
It’s always difficult marshaling my thoughts in the wake of these tragedies. Everything is a little scattered and disjointed.
As has become the norm, this is another event I learned about through social media. I saw the first comments about an explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon (my first thought: They run the Boston Marathon on a Monday?) on Facebook. I hopped over to CNN for details, found the barest sentence of an update and went back to social media for all kinds of updates. Seems like it took less than 20 minutes for photos and video of the blast to surface. Vague details, misinformation, ridiculous speculation and stories of the triumph of the human spirit were all flowing.
I turned on network TV coverage for only a few minutes, just to watch the president’s address, and was quickly pushed back to the Internet. I can’t stand the unending footage of shaky cam footage of carnage. I much prefer the news online where I can pick and choose what I want to see, decide for myself whether that video is worth watching, get the warning about gruesome photos and decide if I need to see that.
It’s a different experience. Though the need to know something, anything, is pretty much the same.
ContextRight now this attack feels huge. It will be interesting to place this event in context once we have some distance. It’s not Sept. 11 big, but it has that kind of feel to it. While the number of injuries is enormous, so far the deaths are, thankfully, relatively low.
I think the manner of the attack rather than the impact is what makes it feel so large in my mind. It wasn’t just some random bombing, it was targeting a major sporting event that draws half a million people. It’s also the first major attack on U.S. soil since Sept. 11. While we still don’t know much about the attacks, the manner of them—what appears to be IED-type bombs like what our soldiers face in Iraq and Afghanistan—in some ways brings those conflicts home. It’s too early to know if there are any connections, but it’s a similar style of attack.
Finally what makes it feel larger in my mind right now is perhaps the way I’m experiencing it with almost immediate social media updates. The 1996 Atlanta bombing at the Olympics would be pretty comparable—major sporting event, two dead, more than 100 injured. Though my experience of that event was extremely limited. I would have been in high school at the time and would have paid minimal attention to the news. I knew it had happened, but I don’t remember following the updates. While the Olympics was obviously covered pretty heavily, we didn’t have the civilian photos and videos like we do now.
For better or for worse, that allows us to experience these violent events more intimately. It gives us a small taste of what some people around the world experience on an almost daily basis.
I Want to Run
One thing I do feel after the Boston bombings: I want to run. I’m not much of a runner, but I’ve been getting into it, slowly trying to build up my endurance. I don’t know if I could ever run a marathon (I don’t think I’ve even run five miles at once yet), but at times I think about it. I usually run on Tuesdays, so running today isn’t anything special, but it is important that we get up and keep moving. In my own little act of defiance against our attackers and in a show of support for those hurting in Boston, I’m going to run.
Update: I ran five miles this morning (and didn’t collapse).
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Mr. Sitamon Ratanavadi (4th left), Corporate Social Responsibility Assistant, on behalf of Mr. Sarath Ratanavadi, Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited, together with Pro May – Ariya Jutanugarn (2nd left), Pro Mo – Moriya Jutanugarn (5th left), and Mr. Chadchart Sittipunt (3rd left), distribute meal boxes to people in Chaloem Anusorn community and Ma Chim community, Wattana District, as part of the efforts to support communities affected by the outbreak of COVID-19.
It has been 2 months that Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited has carried out the free meal initiatives, pledging to distribute over 150,000 meal boxes to 232 communities across 50 districts of Bangkok in a fight against COVID-19 effect.
Gulf Group realized that distributing meals to local communities is not only alleviating the hardship of people, but also a way to indirectly boosting the economy because the production of 2,500-3,000 meal boxes per day requires many ingredients. As a result, restaurant staff, farmers and small-scale logistics providers will continue to have income, allowing them to take care of themselves and their families, in the time of crisis.
Mr. Sitamon Ratanavadi, Corporate Social Responsibility Assistant, on behalf of Mr. Sarath Ratanavadi, Chief Executive Officer of GULF stated, “Gulf Group will continue to carry on the initiative, despite the better situation of COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand as there are still a lot of people in difficulties resulting from the recent crisis. This time, Pro Mo and Pro May are interested to help GULF distributing the meal boxes. It is considered another success in amplifying the story so that others could join us in helping the locals in need”
“It is yet another time that we join Gulf Group’s CSR activities. We are delighted to be the part of this as we have the intention to help mitigate the difficulties of those affected by COVID-19. This free meal boxes initiative is an excellent way for us to be able to help people in the community. We are positive that our efforts have reached those who have suffered and really need help,” Pro May – Ariya Jutanugarn and Pro Mo – Moriya Jutanugarn, expressed.
Mr. Chadchart Sittipunt added, “This community visit is considered to be a part of helping vulnerable communities since a lot of the people are still struggling with the effects of the economy after the outbreak of COVID-19. Gulf Group’s act of kindness, therefore, is helping a network of smaller arterie spreading throughout Bangkok. Pro Mo and Pro May, who regularly carry out social support activities, also joined us this time.”
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gulf Group has supported various sectors including supporting the procurement of medical equipment for the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Rajavithi Hospital, Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, the Central Chest Institute of Thailand, the Police General Hospital and Buddhachinaraj Hospital; providing alcohol sanitizing gel to small hospitals in Pattani and Yala provinces; providing 100,000 KN95 medical masks to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and other hospitals in need; and donating cloth face masks to sub-district health screening teams in 10 provinces.
In addition, Gulf Group has pledged to provide meals to poor urban communities across Bangkok and has partnered with EGAT to provide survival kits for people in Nonthaburi province. Gulf’s aid initiatives have also extended to Thai elephants suffering during the pandemic through donations to the Aob Chang project. Gulf Group remains committed to supporting national efforts to alleviate the effects of COVID-19 in Thailand.
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Assan Lojistik was founded in 1996 with the aim of providing port-connected transportation services. Providing domestic transportation, warehousing, storage, out of gauge cargo transportation and port services in Turkey, Assan Lojistik carries out intermodal, road, sea, air and project transportation operations internationally.
As of 2017, Assan Lojistik started the scheduled partial transportation service to West Mediterranean and North African countries. It aims to achieve progress on the One Belt One Road (OBOR) project with the African market in 2019.
As of 2019, Assan Lojistik provides services for prominent names in its sectors together with Kibar Holding subsidiaries with 110 competent employees, the Istanbul-Tuzla and Hatay-Iskenderun facilities, the Mersin sales office, a self-owned fleet, and a wide range of suppliers.
Adopting process-based management in the organizational structure, Assan Lojistik utilizes the opportunities for automation and digitalization and continues to invest in Human Resources and Technology.
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This suction cup has a metal handle and brass pump for durability, together with a curved vacuum pad. Perfect for use on flat to concave surfaces, such as glass, windshields, metal sheet, stone slabs, appliances, etc. This glass lifter can be securely attached to a load using just one hand with its convenient thumb pump mechanism. It also makes lifting items easier and safer when working on steps, scaffolding or ladders.
Handle Type: Vertical
Handle Cup Type: Flat Cup, 6" diameter (153mm)
Material: Metal, Rubber
Safe Load Capacity: 70lbs
Always inspect vacuum pads before use. Clean vacuum pads and the load surface between each lift. Make sure both surfaces are dry and free of any dirt or obstruction. Make sure plunger has enough lubrication for pump.
Includes: Two Suction Cups
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This unusual background story has much to recommend it, but many younger readers will find it rather stilted and mannered in style, and not easy reading. It is a story of the Crusades- and opens with the siege of Antioch and 16-year-old Philip of Clareville despairing of his fortunes. Orphaned and penniless and stranded, he finds a friend in a friar, and through his advice, gains admission to the service of one of the Crusade leaders, Lord Bohemund. Ability and ambition help him upward fast and he plays a vital part in the capture of the city. Good history in the picture of internal conflicts and the problems of wars waged far from home. The author's illustrations are uneven- good spots and decorative headings, and inferior full pages.
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Kodiak Archipelago grower running in regional agricultural committee election
Results are almost finalized for the General Election, but Kodiak Island farmers still have another election to vote in.
Two Alaskans are running for one seat on the southern Farm Service Agency County Committee.
The group, which represents a large portion of southwestern Alaska in local administrative area 1 that stretches from the Bethel census area to the Aleutian Islands and Kodiak Island, works in coordination with the U.S Department of Agriculture.
Hazen Kazaks, the county executive director for the southern county with the Farm Service Agency, said whoever wins the election will have a say in agriculture decisions at the state and potentially federal level.
There are at least three total members on the southern county committee and Kazaks said most years it’s been difficult to find farmers or growers who are interested in being a county committee member.
“And then they also have some authority to interpret policy in a way that I, as the county executive director, I don’t have,” Kazaks explained.
This year, two candidates are running for one committee seat to represent the entire area.
Rebecca Dawn, who claims residency on Spruce Island – just north of Kodiak, has worked with the agency for more than ten years. According to her bio, Dawn previously received federal grants to support hoop house farming projects in the area.
She is running against Ina Jones of Homer. According to Jones’ bio, she and her family have been raising cattle for decades; in Kachemak Bay since 1959. She also grows peonies commercially at her farm in East End Homer.
Kazaks said this election is only open to voters who participate in Farm Service Agency programs, or are agricultural producers who live in the region.
“So be specific to that region of southwest Alaska, including Kodiak Island, and the southern half of the Kenai Peninsula. So that’s why Homer is involved in this particular election," he said. "And then they have to be of legal voting age, so over 18 years old.”
Eligible voters should have received ballots in the mail earlier this month starting on Nov. 4. Kazaks said those need to be mailed back to the Farm Service Agency in Palmer by Dec. 2 in order to be counted.
If an agricultural grower does not receive a ballot in the mail and believes they should be eligible to vote in this county committee election, then you can contact the main FSA office in Palmer.
The winning county committee member will take their seat in January, 2025.
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Christmas Story Time
Join us for a magical Christmas farm experience
About this Animal Experience....
A chance for your little ones to immerse themselves in their a Christmas story and festive farmyard fun. - Enjoy the ‘Farmer Christmas’ Story, read by our lovely Knotts Team - Make your own magical reindeer food to take home with you - Enjoy a visit from our special festive farm guests (our Shetland Ponies are little in size but BIG fans of Christmas as you'll see...!) All animal experiences at Knotts are informative, interactive and educational. Why not have a look at our other listings and enjoy more fun at the farm?
We require a minimum of 24 hours notice to cancel or reschedule your booking.
Knotts of Tempsford Farm Shop, Tempsford, Sandy, UK
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by Bill May
Executive Director, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
I am writing this as an educator, a craftsperson, a parent, a Tennessean, and a taxpayer.
As many families in our communities face hard financial choices, the fight to oppose cuts to cultural programs may feel very far away and removed from what matters in our daily lives.
I want to speak to those who may not be familiar with what the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) do for our community.
Three points to consider:
• As a former small business owner and one who runs an organization with a balanced budget, I have deep respect for those who are careful with their money and expect a return on their investment. If deficit reduction is a major concern for you, please consider that eliminating this funding will not make a dent in the national deficit. The cost to the taxpayer for national arts funding is $2 a year. While that costs less than half the cost of one fancy coffee a year, every $1 of NEA funding leverages $9 of private and public dollars. This total investment creates millions of jobs. If progress is to be made in balancing the national budget, it will require a clear-eyed and thoughtful consideration of what programs, agencies, and initiatives provide a return on investment. We must measure that return in terms of dollars, but we must also consider what we value and what makes our communities stronger.
• Making these cuts in arts funding is about much more than dismantling faraway federal agencies with acronyms for titles. This is about our heritage, our families, and our way of life. Think about the importance of your local history museum or your community dance company or theater group. Keep in mind that organizations which you know and support in your own community, organizations like Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, receive vital funds from these agencies. It is important to know that 40 percent of the grants made by the NEA in Tennessee are distributed at the state level through the Tennessee Arts Commission. This group of volunteers is appointed by the governor and made up of fellow Tennesseans who ensure that the money is spent wisely and effectively in local communities.
• Now consider the return on this investment in arts and culture. I work at a craft school that preserves and celebrates the rich Appalachian heritage of our community while building upon that tradition to ensure craft is relevant today. From Dolly Parton’s legacy to the proud community of artists who call Tennessee home, this resilient culture of craftsmanship and creative expression is fundamental to who we are. Over 25,000 local school students have been to Arrowmont through the years as part of our ArtReach program. Please ask your child or grandchild what that experience meant to them. Support those hoping to make a career as artists or craftspeople. Support those finding a voice through poetry, music or dance. The arts help us better understand ourselves and others, and help us lead creative and meaningful lives.
“You get what you pay for,” and these are programs worth paying for. Please have conversations with your family and friends about the importance of the arts. The proposed budget will be considered and voted on by our legislators in Washington, but the hurt will be felt here at home. Please join me in calling or writing your Representatives and Senators to let them know what you value and how you want your tax dollars spent. Your individual voice is needed to remind politicians that this is not a partisan issue, but rather a reflection of what you value and what you believe is important to the quality of life in your community. Below is contact information. Thank you for taking time to read this and consider what is at stake.
Sen. Lamar Alexander
455 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
Sen. Bob Corker
425 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE TOSA
So, what's it like to live with a Tosa - or to live with more than one? What does the international cynological federation FCI say about the breed? Which health risks should be taken into account? In our minds, these are the most important chapters to read thoroughly if you want to know all about the Tosa. Next, you'll find a FAQ - the most frequently asked questions that we came across during your first times meeting our dogs. Lastly, there's a bit about the history of the breed. In general, being aware of a breed's history is considered very helpful to understand your (future) Tosa more profoundly.\
Frankly, we kind of expect you to have read this stuff before you decide whether you want a Tosa or not.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are you looking for a kick-start to understand this breed and find out if it's the right dog for you? Short and simple, here you'll find the answers that we gave hundreds of times, because you all want to know these very functional and good-to-know facts!
Don't judge a book by its cover! You've probably fallen in love with the impressive beauty of the Tosa, and we totally get that. But it's not just a living room ornament. The Tosa is a big and strong-willed dog that requires a specific upbringing in order for it to be a happy, well adapted companion - and not the neighborhood's terror. So be wise and ensure yourself that especially their temperament, behavior and personality will be a good fit for your family in the decade to come. Here's our view after 15 years of experience.
Tosa & Health
It's important to know in advance what you're getting yourself into, because a dog this size comes with a price when you have to visit the vet... Compared to other giant breeds, the Tosa is quite a healthy one, especially in terms of athleticism and longevity.
Every type of dog, though - not exclusively purebreds - is predisposed to certain diseases. This can be due to genetics, environmental factors, or a combination of both. Furthermore, it's crucial to the wellbeing of your dog (and your bank account) that many of the problems mentioned could likely be prevented by the correct management of the dog.
When we started out with the breed, we wish we knew more about this, but no one ever mentioned it. That's why we decided to list the recurring health issues...
The FCI Breed Standard
The FCI is the worldwide canine organisation which coordinates the regulation of pedigree dogs. National Kennelclubs and registered breeders (just like "Of the Kochi Castle") are a member of the FCI and must abide by their rules.
A breed standard is an official description of the ideal qualities of a breed, written by the country of origin, in our case: Japan. The official breed standard of the Tosa is unfortunately very concise and open to interpretation. That's why we decided to add our own clarifications to the official translation...
History Of The TOSA
The history of the Tosa brings us back to the 14th century, to what is now known as Kochi, Japan. Their story begins in a time and culture so different from ours, that we might never fully understand the awe there once was for these dignified dogs. Built on a wide (and surprising!) range of breeds, the Tosa was originally bred to be the ultimate fighter, with their iconic style resembling that of the greatly revered Sumo wrestlers...
" If it's not a Tosa, it's just a dog. "
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Nigerian food vlogger, LifeWithRozy, has dropped a new video on how to make or prepare Perfect Nigerian Beans Soup – (Ebira Style) Recipe.
In the video, she took us through a step by step process on how to make or prepare Perfect Nigerian Beans Soup. A must try recipe at home.
Black eyed peas
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Kukri Sports is pleased to welcome Rudi May as one of its new Youth Talent Programme Ambassadors for 2024.
Rudi, who competes in pole vault, has previously represented England in the Under 18 International match and the British Outdoor Under 17 championships, winning the latter as he continues to shine in his discipline.
Tell us about yourself and your athletic background?
“I’ve always been interested in sport and competing in sport activities. My Mum and Dad encouraged me to try lots of different things when I was younger. I played football for a local team in Sheffield amongst various other sports. I started doing more athletics age 10 and haven’t looked back since.”
What athletics club and school/college are you associated to?
“I am a member of the City of Sheffield and Dearne AC and also go to High Storrs School Sixth Form where I am doing my A-Levels. I am also enrolled at Loughborough College as part of the Youth Talent Programme.”
What event do you compete in?
What inspired you to pursue a career in athletics?
“I started off with the primary school athletics competitions at the local track. This led to doing a Park Run and duathlon. I then looked for a local athletics club and the City of Sheffield and Dearne AC had a good introductory group which allowed me to do a bit of everything, including pole vault with my coach Trevor Fox.”
What are your goals and aspirations in athletics?
“Short term, my goal is to compete at the European and World Under 20 athletics championships in the pole vault for Great Britain. Longer term, I am aiming for the major athletics competitions across the world and to win international medals.”
What is your greatest achievement so far?
“There are two in particular, one is representing England in the Under 18 international match and the second is winning the British Outdoor Under 17 championship with my third attempt jump and getting a personal best at the same time.”
Who is your Athletics idol and why?
“The obvious person to say is Mondo [Armand] Duplantis as he is breaking the world record each season and winning all the major championships. I also think his technique is really good to watch and learn from.”
What do you know about Kukri sports?
“I know that Kukri sponsors and supports lots of different sports, including national governing bodies such as England Athletics. There are a few national athletes in the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield who I have seen training with Kukri gear, so I knew about the brand before now. I was lucky to receive Kukri athletics sportswear when I represented England and was impressed by how good the quality was.”
What does it mean to you to become a Kukri Sports YTP Ambassador?
“It’s nice to get a load of sportswear that can help facilitate my performance, but I’m also hoping to learn a lot about being a sponsored athlete at the same time and promoting the brand.”
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2024 Lamborghini Urus performance
The 2024 Lamborghini Urus stands as a testament to Lamborghini’s relentless pursuit of perfection. Blending the elegance of an SUV with the ferocity of a supercar, the Urus redefines the boundaries of performance and luxury. In this blog post by Lamborghini of Palm Beach, we will explore the remarkable features and unparalleled version of the 2024 Lamborghini Urus.
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Winter is synonymous with cold weather and heavy precipitation, such as snow, freezing rain, and icy road conditions. Many of us are keen to bring out our snowblowers, shovels, and road salt to make it through winter storms.
Sometimes though, rock salt can harden, which limits its usefulness. When this occurs, breaking apart this material to spread evenly over icy surfaces is a challenge. If you’re wondering how you can store road salt and prevent it from hardening, consider adopting these ideas. Also, read along to discover what you can do if it happens.
What is Road Salt?
Road salt, also called rock salt, is a grainy and coarse-textured material. It is comprised of the same minerals as table salt. It is essentially halite, which is the mineral form of sodium chloride. Unlike table salt, road salt is not purified and is not milled to form smaller molecules. Instead, it is used in its unaltered rock form combined with iodine and other additives to avoid clumping.
What Causes Road Salt to Harden?
Applying a layer of road salt to streets breaks down the ice, creating brine, which is a mixture of water and salt. Brine’s freezing point is considerably lower than water, so when it is applied to ice, it melts. With the continued presence of road salt, ice is less likely to form again.
Rock salt’s attraction to water makes it vulnerable to hardening, particularly in humid temperatures or areas with moisture. It is a hygroscopic solid that attracts water and heat from its environment. Due to these properties, road salt is susceptible to hardening when significant amounts of water are absorbed. This modification causes its composition to change, resulting in clumping or the hardening of the salt.
How to Avoid Clumping
Hardening of rock salt can be avoided by storing it in a climate-controlled environment. By being stored in this setting, it will withstand various temperatures and continue to be functional until used up completely.
Once the bag is open, consider storing it in a sealable airtight container. Performing this action in early spring is crucial. This action will provide the same regulated conditions mentioned above to sustain its lifespan, throughout the warmer months.
Furthermore, placing bits of charcoal in a bag of rock salt is also beneficial. The charcoal prevents hardening. It will also absorb any moisture and prevent the rock salt from clumping.
What to Do When It Happens
If your road salt hardens, there are a couple of things you can do to restore it:
- Protect your eyes and use a hammer or power drill to break apart the hardened pieces.
- Or drop the bag on concrete for separation.
- Or place the clumps in warm water to dissolve it into smaller pieces.
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The winter often creates weather conditions that can make walkways icy. We can help you to clear these pathways. For all of your road salt needs this winter, contact Lane’s Landscaping Supplies.
Contact us to order salt today for the winter season.
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What's not to love about Pineapple? Reminiscent of the islands! Enhance a basic vanilla frosting with our Pineapple Flavoring ( also known as Candy Flavoring Oil) and suddenly, your good cake tastes great. Imagine the possibilities!
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The magnet effect on leadership: how to make and retain great talent in your Organization
Actualizado: 25 ago 2023
By Juanpablo Barrantes
(5 minutes read)What do people really seek from their leader?It really inspires me to be guided by an insightful concept some of my mentors —as Simon Sinek— use to relate on the challenging role of great leaders. Sinek uses to do a comparison between the role of a great leader in an Organization and the role of a great parent in his/ her family. For a great parent, his/her WHY or main purpose in life is to unconditionally LOVE his/her family. Meaning love as to serve, to provide, to educate, to dedicate time and attention to his/her beloved ones, until making each of them a great person, armed to affront this world with character and self confidence. To show by example, to be of one piece, to be always available whenever in need of support or just to listen and provide advise if asked. Not so different is the role of great leaders towards their followers. So, whenever you as a leader set your heart and mind to set your WHY towards your team in the same frequency as you do towards your family, SUCCESS is assured.Have you ever seen when a child is sticked to his/her parents? Have you noticed the magnetism great parents wield towards their children? Well, such influence might be the same from a great leader towards his/her followers. Let me debrief this meaningful concept of the magnet effect on leadership, it may be under estimated since we all see how challenging it is to retain great collaborators in our workplaces. Take note and make a deep commitment on the following behaviors IF you as a leader are having some opportunities on improving your teammates and subordinates morale on workplace retention:- AuthenticityWhat it takes to be a magnetic leader? Authenticity is perhaps the most related trait leaders display to attract and retain followers. So what it takes to be authentic? Being true to yourself at any moment, even when you are wrong, even when you may have to recognize certain weaknesses as a leader. People working for you notice those subtle moments when you as a leader grants them permission to demand whatever they deserve from you, and you demonstrate enough respect to them because you honor your word whenever you make a commitment to them.- TransparencyMagnetic leaders are relentlessly honest to themselves and to everyone around them. People working for transparent leaders notice honest and open communication towards them. Sometimes it’s hard to understand but it’s easy to feel whenever someone is being true to you, even when such honesty may hurt you or may make you uncomfortable. People feel attracted to leaders who embrace and promotes transparency simply because it’s the right thing to do! Transparency fosters a climate of safety around everyone in your team, making interactions flowing smoothly.- Continuous feedbackWhat separates results oriented leaders from the rest of the crowd? I would bet on strong communication and relationship skills! Whenever your Organization is looking for getting the expected results, a constant dose of feedback is more than needed, and definitely you as the leader must embrace continuous feedback, either providing or receiving it. Transparency goes also hand in hand with open and honest feedback, such gesture of punctual and timely feedback is how one goes about building magnetism over teammates. Never delay feedback, and ask yourself as a leader, how much you have encouraged your team members to get back with you to give you feedback whenever they have felt uncomfortable or in disagreement with any decision you have made. Do they have the needed confidence in doing so? I hope they really do... Either way, you still have some homework to do!- Career developmentReframing again on the parent-to-son analogy, one of the greatest aspirations for parents is to provide a formal education until seeing his/her beloved one as a professional or an entrepreneur ready to face the world and find fulfillment in life by him/herself. It must be pretty much the same for leader-to-follower relationships; one of the biggest cornerstones of a level four leader is to make Career development for each one of his/her teammates (as per John C. Maxwell, a level four leader is the one who has made a deep relationship based on trust and respect with his/her team, producing consistently the expected results over time and focusing also in developing them to produce more great leaders).Make Career development part of your agenda, show genuine interest in the development of your collaborators. Start by asking what expectations do they have at mid and long term in the Organization, and make a mutual commitment to work towards reaching such expectations over time.How do you gauge your leadership magnetism based on these four cornerstone behaviors? Is your answer in line with your actual talent retention records so far? Whatever your honest answers may be, my best advise is, keep leveraging on the magnet effect to make and retain great talent on your trench!
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Freight Forwarding Staffing Services
Is your business in need of expert freight industry staffing services to manage the complexities of international shipping through air and sea?
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I started tutoring in high school and kept tutoring as I pursued my bachelor's degree in biology and my master's degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Dallas. Even in my professional life as an actuary, I tutored on weekends. I tutor grades 6-College.
My tutoring style is more laid back and conversational. I try to reframe learning mathematics to something more pleasant than the stress-filled experience most students have. Sometimes the difficulty that a student has with learning math has nothing to do with the math itself. The student may have anxieties from things in their life that affect their academic performance, and I address those in a supportive and empathetic way.
Before figuring out what the student is struggling with in their math curriculum, I try to get a holistic understanding of the students overall mindset. I continually reinforce the idea that success in math comes directly from the amount of work the student puts in. As an example, I like to point out the ridiculousness of calling a body builder a “body genius.” The body builder puts in hours of time at the gym to get that way. As such, to be good at math, you have to put in the hours of work. I am always reminding my students of that.
It was the first day of the semester and as I was walking towards the math lab at Collin College, where I am scheduled to teach, I saw a student patiently sitting right by the door. Its not unusual to have students waiting for the math lab to open, but it doesn’t usually happen on the first day of the semester. After introducing myself to the student, I learned that he was an international student and was taking his first class in America. He mentioned that he was not very good at math and that he was currently enrolled in developmental math, a non credit course. Even though I just met him, I felt sure that he had a strong work ethic and would do very well in math.
My intuition was correct. Every day he would come to the math lab early and I would give him tips and strategies to understand some of the things he was struggling with. On days before exams, I would stay a little after hours to help him study. Every week I would see his confidence grow. His efforts paid off; he aced Calculus and would go on to be accepted into a top-tier graduate program in finance. I still keep in touch with him to this day and he often thanks me for helping succeed in college. In truth, he did all of the heavy lifting. I just made sure to build his confidence in math as well as give him tips and strategies.
I love the performing arts. I grew up as a dancer; taking classes like Jazz, Contemporary and Ballet. I still choreograph from time to time. I am also passionate about Photography and Cinematography.
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- Thousands protested at NNPC on November 4, demanding CEO Mele Kyari's resignation due to rising fuel prices and scarcity
- Organised by the Two Million Man March and CEFRAN, protesters called for an end to fraudulent fuel subsidy and accountability for adulterated fuel imports
- Demonstrators urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise Nigerian welfare and vowed to continue mobilising until their demands are met
FCT, Abuja - Thousands of protesters flooded the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) headquarters on Monday, November 4. calling for the immediate resignation of group chief executive officer, Mele Kyari.
Organised by the Two Million Man March Against Oil Scam Cabal and Citizens and Economic Freedom Rights Activists in Nigeria (CEFRAN), demonstrators expressed outrage over what they described as the “failure of Kyari’s leadership” in managing Nigeria’s fuel sector.
Protesters call out Kyari’s leadership failures
Abdullahi Bilal, co-convener of the march, in a statement cited by Legit.ng, stated Kyari’s focus on self-interest has deepened poverty and exacerbated inflation, currently at 24.5%.
“We are here because Nigerians have suffered long enough.
"We demand the immediate resignation of Mele Kyari. Under his watch, fuel prices have surged, fuel queues stretch for hours, and substandard fuel is imported.
"He must step down to make way for leaders who care about Nigerians," Bilal declared.
Demand for fuel subsidy end, transparency in oil sector
The protesters also called for a complete end to the subsidy system, which they argued only benefits a select few.
“The fuel subsidy is fraudulent and must be removed. Full deregulation is needed to bring transparency, competition, and fairness to the oil sector," said Bilal.
Concerns over adulterated imports, local refinery failures
In addition to the subsidy issue, the protestors highlighted the ongoing problem of adulterated fuel imports, which have damaged vehicles, businesses, and livelihoods across Nigeria.
“We demand an end to the importation of low-quality, harmful fuel. This practice must stop immediately, and those responsible must face consequences.”
CEFRAN demands accountability, end to economic sabotage
The Citizens and Economic Freedom Rights Activists in Nigeria (CEFRAN) joined the call for Kyari’s resignation and highlighted what they called "economic sabotage" by the NNPCL.
According to Barrister Napoleon Otache, one of CEFRAN’s leaders, the importation of substandard fuel has disrupted daily life and worsened the national fuel crisis.
“How does adulterated fuel keep entering the country despite claims of quality control? We want answers, and we want accountability. NNPCL must prioritize the welfare of Nigerians over profits.”
On this note, in a unified appeal, protesters urged President Bola Tinubu to address these grievances and overhaul the oil sector.
“To President Tinubu, we say: enough is enough. We will continue mobilising until our demands are met.
"The oil cabal cannot continue thriving at the expense of the nation’s welfare."
Again, filling stations adjust fuel prices
Earlier, Legit.ng reported a new fuel price at filling stations as marketers prepare to load petrol products from the refinery.
The deregulated petroleum market means market forces would now determine the pump price. Motorists shared their experiences buying at the new prices at filling stations.
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Ezra Ukanwa (Editor) Ezra Ukanwa is a Reuters-certified journalist with over 5 years of professional experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication from Anchor University, Lagos. Currently, he is the Politics and Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng, where he brings his expertise to provide incisive, impactful coverage of national events. Ezra was recognized as Best Campus Journalist at the Anchor University Communications Awards in 2019 and is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). Contact him at: email@example.com or +2349036989944
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Personal injury caused by a traffic accident
A traffic accident can be sudden and drastic, resulting in serious physical and mental harm. Whether you’re a pedestrian, cyclist, motorist or passenger, the consequences of an accident can be severe. At Letselschade Advocaat Amsterdam, we understand the impact of such an event and are ready to help you claim fair compensation.
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League Football Education’s Assessment Trials have created an astonishing 475 opportunities for young players.
This is the total number of enquires made in players after the four day long series of events that took place at Staines Town, Hartpury College, Walsall and Oldham Athletic.
The scouts came from the professional and non league game in the UK and abroad, while Universities from Britain and the USA were also represented.
250 players all aged between 18 – 19, strutted their stuff in front of a record number of 175 scouts.
While it is not possible to understand whether any players have successfully signed for club’s at this stage LFE is encouraged to see well over 400 potential opportunities created directly from the trials.
Despite many of these opportunities coming from non league clubs and universities some players do look to have a chance of making it back in to the full-time game.
“I’ve noted a couple down that I think have done okay and I’ll keep tabs and see where they go from here,” said Walsall Manager Dean Smith.
He added: “For me, football’s all about opinions and there’s a lot of different clubs who want different things. I come to look at the players and see if anything’s going to take my eye which I think can be an addition to our squad.”
The Conference National is known as a stepping stone back into the league and Kidderminster Harriers Manager Steve Burr believes some players will fit the bill.
“It’s quite nice to watch them in a game situation but we’ll look to try and get one or two of these lads in pre-season for ourselves.”
He continued: “We’re looking at lads with good fitness levels and lads who can step in to the hurly burly of the Conference because it’s a tough league and obviously the physical presence of some of them is important.”
LFE is also in the process of sending 22 young players on placements to Swedish and Spanish clubs and Projects Manager Dan Jolley is pleased by the number of openings that are being created for young players released by English clubs.
“The Assessment Trials always prove massively popular with the scouts and we’ve had some fantastic success stories in terms of players being released and going on to better things. You only need to look at the likes of Liam Kelly (Kilmarnock) to see that players can still make the grade if given the chance,” said Jolley.
“The European player placement programme is an add on that provides youngster with the chance to play and train at European clubs and again that has yielded positive results in the past. Last year 5 players ended up signing pro deals at Swedish clubs so there is definitely a demand for our players,” he added.
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Consortium will further position Canada as innovative global leaders, and produce over 50,000 Canadian jobs
Vancouver, BC – February 16, 2018 – LifeLabs, Canada’s leading medical laboratory, celebrates today’s announcement that the British Columbia-led Digital Technology Supercluster was one of the five winners of the Innovation Supercluster Initiative. LifeLabs is a proud member of the Digital Technology Supercluster, which is part of the Government of Canada’s initiative that positions Canada as a global centre for innovation.
“As a leader in diagnostics and health care technologies, LifeLabs is proud to be part of a BC-led initiative that will significantly impact Canada’s health care system and economy at large,” says Jennifer Cudlipp, Vice President of British Columbia for LifeLabs. “Canadians depend on our ability to be leaders in innovation, working together to build a healthier Canada. What better way to achieve this than through the collaboration of industry expertise strengthened by government support.”
The Digital Technology Supercluster is a consortium of top industry players, academia, and non-profits, working together to boost Canada’s competiveness through the use of technology and Big Data. The group aims to develop economic opportunities and address Canada’s biggest challenges around productivity, precision health care, and sustainability.
“It is an exciting time for innovation in Canada. The Digital Technology Supercluster is a generational opportunity – one that holds significant promise for companies in BC and across Canada,” says Bill Tam, Co-Chair of Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster consortium. “Now the important work begins with the vision to collaborate across sectors to unlock the power of data and digital technology in new ways, such as mixed reality, which can digitally transform companies, solves industry problems and advance economic opportunities throughout BC, Canada and the world.”
As a Canadian leader in digital health innovation, LifeLabs’ wholly-owned subsidiary Excelleris Technologies, a Canada Health Infoway award winner, developed the first patient portals that currently provide more than two million Canadians with online access to their lab results.
“Through collaboration, the Digital Technology Supercluster will be able to develop life-changing advancements for Canadians, in areas like genomics and digital health technology solutions,” says Joby McKenzie, Senior Vice President of Business Development at LifeLabs. “LifeLabs is excited about the role we will play in contributing to this Supercluster’s success.”
As an active member in the Digital Technology Supercluster, LifeLabs is furthering their vision to building a healthier Canada.
LifeLabs is a Canadian-owned company with over 50 years of experience providing laboratory testing services to help health care providers diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent disease in patients. In communities across British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario, LifeLabs delivers cost-effective, convenient access to laboratory testing services essential for optimal outcomes in health care. LifeLabs employs approximately 5,700 professionally trained staff and delivers over 100 million laboratory tests, supporting over 19 million patient visits annually. LifeLabs is the largest community laboratory in Canada. LifeLabs is indirectly owned by OMERS Administration Corporation, whose interest is managed by OMERS Infrastructure. In addition to being the first community lab to conduct non-invasive prenatal testing in Canada, LifeLabs is the first lab to provide online appointment booking for patients, non-fasting protocols and secure, on-line access to lab results for patients.
For more information about LifeLabs, visit: www.LifeLabs.com.
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During this concert, we saw Weezy get angry at a fan for throwing money on stage as he was performing “Ride For My Niggas” before getting him kicked out:
“Nigga do I look like a stripper? The fuck you throwing money on stage for you pussy ass, I’ll make a nigga smack your bitch ass right now! Ayo, let’s get this bitch-ass nigga from out of here.”
Some better quality footage of this situation has surfaced online and you can check it out after the jump below!
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Justice A.P. Shah Committee’s recommendation to clarify the Inapplicability of MAT to FIIs/FPIs has been accepted by the government. It has also been decided that the Income-Tax Act will be appropriately amended. The final report on applicability of MAT on FIIs/FPIs for the period prior to 01.04.2015 has been submitted by the Committee to the Government on 25.08.2015.To clarify the inapplicability of MAT provisions to FIIs/FPIs, the Committee has recommended that section 115JB of the Income-tax Act may be amended to make it more transparent and move amendments in this regard in the winter session of Parliament, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. “I have accepted the A P Shah panel report submitted on Aug 25, 2015 … It said MAT would not be leviable on FIIs … a necessary amendment in provisions in section 115 JB of the I-T Act would be required and hopefully, we will bring that out in the winter session, or whenever the next Parliament session is held,” he said.It has also been suggested by the Committee that a Circular may be issued regarding the same. The Government through the amendment proposes to clarify that the period prior to 01.04.2015; MAT provisions will not be applicable to FIIs/FPIs not having a place of business/ permanent establishment in India. Pending such amendment, CBDT will convey to the field formations the decision of the Government to accept the recommendation.A report by the Shah panel had suggested the government move towards certainty and predictability in the tax regime. “FIIs are mostly open-ended investment funds, which permit their investors to enter and exit daily, based on the NAV (net asset value) of the fund, unanticipated tax liability (or the fear thereof) relating to previous years, which would have to be borne by the current investors, maybe a sufficient trigger for the investors to exit,” it said.An earlier the Advance Authority Ruling (AAR), Delhi ruling had said there was no case for MAT on FIIs. Justice Shah said, “Inconsistent rulings by AAR created a controversy about levying MAT on FIIs. When giving rulings, an AAR has to be more consistent and considerate.”Read the Full Report here.
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Living Hope is excited to announce the release of our latest Annual Report, which is filled with stories of dedication, hard work, and heartwarming successes. Our 2024 Annual Report is more than just statistics and numbers. It’s a testament to the power of community and the incredible difference we can make when we come together. We’re not just changing lives; we’re transforming futures. Through our programmes, we’ve reached out and touched the lives of 118,484 souls, delivering a staggering 2,055,483 people-centered impact interventions. Behind every number is a human that has felt the warmth of Living Hope’s embrace. We invite you to dive into the pages that tell of our journey over the past year, the lives we’ve touched, and the milestones we’ve achieved together.
But wait, there’s more! We’re not only here to showcase our accomplishments – we’re here to celebrate YOU. Yes, you – our donors, friends, and relentless supporters. Your involvement and generosity have been the heartbeat of Living Hope’s success. So, take a bow, because this celebration is as much yours as it is ours.
We hope these reports, stories, and statistics give you a clear picture of how we are fulfilling our mission. Don’t miss the graphic below for some quick highlights. These numbers are a true testament to the collective effort of our staff, donors, and volunteers.
As we celebrate these victories, we earnestly request a small favor. Could you help us spread the joy? Would you take a moment to share this report with someone in your circle? Perhaps there’s a friend, a colleague, or a family member who would be inspired by the difference Living Hope is making. By passing on this message of hope, you help us extend our reach and impact even further. Who knows? Maybe they’ll be the next champion in our Living Hope saga.
Together, let’s continue to weave a tapestry of care and support that stretches across communities and into the hearts of those in need.
We hope that you enjoy reading our 2024 Annual Report: https://www.livinghope.co.za/about/annual-report/
*Audited financial statements are available on request by emailing firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Livingston Park Apartments
Located within the historic Shaker Square area, Livingston Park Apartments is the preferred choice in affordable housing. Our residents enjoy being within walking distance of the Rapid Transit as well as shopping, dining and entertainment. Livingston is also just a short drive away from the world-renowned University Circle and downtown Cleveland! Look no further because Livingston Park is the perfect place to call home.
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Overlooking the river encircled by the famous skyscrapers, shopping areas and fine dining that symbolize our city around the world, Pine Street Residential is a new landmark for a uniquely glamorous neighborhood.
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With all of the planning and preparation we are elated introduce ourselves and officially launch LLScene!
LLScene PR & Marketing offers businesses a full service Public Relations experience which will enhance their on and offline presence through our Public Relations, Social Media, Email Marketing, and Event Planning expertise.
LLScene, The Lifestyle is a blog containing a lot of different layers. We want to give our readers an interactive look into our lives through the latest fashion, fitness, beauty, living, social, style, and weekend trends we are passionate about. The plan is to make LLScene into an all-encompassing lifestyle brand through our PR expertise and love for everything glamorous.
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From Lombok, explore the many pristine beaches off the coastline like Tanjung Aan Beach. Set in the south of Lombok, it is made up of two kilometres of coastline.
The sand is much more coarse than regular beaches, with a pepper-like consistency. Its constant, smooth waves make it a popular place for swimmers and snorkellers. With many shops to rent snorkelling gear at, explore the colourful marine life off Tanjung Aan Beach. As the afternoon approaches, the waves begin to grow in force and surfers paddle out to enjoy the swell.
The hills surrounding provide a perfect vantage point to enjoy a view of Tanjung Aan Beach from above. Access the hillside directly from the parking area of Bukit Merese. Sitting about 75 kilometres from Mataram, and three kilometres from Kuta Beach, the trip from Mataram takes about an hour and a half. While from Kuta is it just a 15-minute drive. Due to the beaches sheer length, there are multiple access points.
Tanjung Aan Beach is considered to be one of the most picturesque beaches. Set in a cove between the hilly landscapes, home to sparkling white sand and crystal clear water. Lining the beach, you will find local restaurants as well as bamboo loungers to relax on.
Spend a day in the sun at Tanjung Aan Beach, make the most of the pristine waters and see for yourself what some would call one of Lombok’s best beach.
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Lucy Cavendish College was founded in 1965 as a Collegiate Society. Initially a graduate Foundation, it admitted its first undergraduates in 1972.
It became an Approved Foundation of the University of Cambridge in 1984 and then in 1997 it was incorporated by Royal Charter, achieving full status as a College. The College is an autonomous, self-governing community of scholars and one of the 31 colleges within the University of Cambridge. The College is a registered charity (number 1137875) regulated by the Charity Commission and its registered office is Lucy Cavendish College, Lady Margaret Road, Cambridge CB3 0BU.
Originally an institution founded for mature women and which transformed their life chances and gave them professional careers, the College decided to open those opportunities to new groups of under-represented women of all ages (generally 18+) from October 2020 and from all ages and genders from September 2021, and to welcome and support particularly those who have a passion and commitment to address the global challenges that characterise our societies in the 21st Century.
The College provides, with the University, an education of the highest quality through small group teaching, academic supervision, library, computing and cultural facilities, meals and living accommodation and appropriate support for students in personal or financial need. Every student has a personal Tutor.
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I was always into music, when I was small I enjoyed listening to different sounds, until I came across electronic music through groups like Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, among others. When I was about 16 I started to go out at night and started to get to know the clubs in Porto Alegre (my hometown) where they played this type of music.
Can you talk us through how you produced your latest single: ‘The Walk’ EP (Sex Panda White/Da Way)?
Normally I do two studio sessions in two months and each session takes around 1 month. I produced the EP The Walk along with other music in my studio in Florianópolis. I used Ableton Live to sequence the tracks and used albums analog synths with virtual synths to get the sounds. First I search for the idea of the Groove and then I will expand the music.
What plans have you got for production moving into 2015?
I intend to continue evolving in productions that go together with my career as a DJ. I am renovating and investing in my Studio to try to reach a higher quality in my music.
Do you think these days it is essential for DJ’s to produce as well, or can they still gain popularity through Dj’ing alone?
The market for electronic music is very wide and you can explore all you want, whether as a DJ, producer, club owner, event producer, manager, owner of the agency and etc. One thing is always connected to the other and the more you can take advantage of its potential in this broad market the better. There are very famous DJs that do not produce as there are many very good producers that are not so well known.
Which residencies for you have been the most important in terms of music policy and also building your reputation?
I’ve had great residences like Warung, Beehive, Green Valley and etc. Nowadays I prefer to play at all clubs without any exclusivity.
Your productions cover a range of styles and moods. How important is that variation for you?
A lot, I like having the freedom to explore all kinds of sounds within my style, without prejudice … I like to experiment, I like to try new things, this makes me feel alive and makes my work broader and interesting.
The club scene in Brazil is growing a lot, in the last 12 years, even with growth, I feel that it has not developed as much as other places, because of poverty and mismanagement of the country by its government, but even so we are evolving slowly. I believe that in the future Brazil will be a great power for electronic music.
Where can people hear you DJ? Do you have any dates coming up in England/ Europe?
I’ve played a few times in Europe, but nothing scheduled at the moment.
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Beliefs Of The Summit Lighthouse
By Elizabeth Clare Prophet
I would like to tell you a little bit about our Church and its beliefs.
First of all, our roots are in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Mark Prophet's Spiritual Journey
My late husband, Mark L. Prophet, who grew up in Wisconsin, was a Pentecostal. He was devout from childhood, having been so raised by his mother. His father died during the Depression, leaving Mark and his mother alone to make their way. And so they were very much church-oriented.
I remember visiting the childhood home of Mark Prophet and being shown the attic room where winter and summer he would kneel before his little altar. God was everything to him, and Jesus was his Lord and Savior and is today.
As a young man he received all nine gifts of the Holy Spirit and he continued his spiritual path through the years when he was in the United States Air Force during World War II.
Elizabeth Clare Prophet's Spiritual Journey
My childhood was similar. All I wanted to know about when I was a child was God. And when my parents couldn't give me enough, I would ask my friends to take me to their churches.
I loved devotion. I loved Jesus. I loved the saints. I loved God.
And I thought that all people walked and talked with God and Jesus Christ as I did. But I found out when I was about 20 that a lot of people do not and that they have not had that intimate experience with the Lord.
As early as I could read, I was reading the Bible. And as I would read the Bible alone in my room, I would ask Jesus what certain passages meant. And my Lord would answer me and give me the teachings of the deeper mysteries of God.
And when I would go to church and hear the wonderful pastors preaching their sermons, Jesus would explain to me that they had not been given the full teaching that he had given and that this teaching must be brought forth again in this time, 2,000 years later.
I wondered how that would come about and how he would bring that teaching to the world, which the people must have in these critical times.
Beliefs of the Summit Lighthouse
We regard the saints in heaven as those who have graduated from earth's schoolroom, whom God has received. They are the other stones - "lively stones."
We call them Ascended Masters, whereas Christians call them saints. We do not worship the Ascended Masters but we recognize that they are our elder brothers and sisters and that they can help us on the path of life.
An Ascended Master is someone like you or me who has completed his assignment on earth and returned to God through the resurrection and the ascension of the soul.
I believe that we are all on a path of perfecting our souls, of doing good works, of balancing our karma and fulfilling our reason for being.
I differ with orthodox Christianity in that I teach karma and reincarnation, that the soul is a continuum, that we have lived before from the beginning with God and shall continue by his grace.
So I see our divine plan outpicturing itself in succeeding episodes and I see the bodies we wear simply as coats. And when the coat gets worn out, that doesn't necessarily mean that our mission is through.
We believe in the communion of saints, here below as Above.
And we believe that this communion comes through the agency of the Holy Spirit and through the Sacred Heart of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and that it is ordained.
In our communion with the saints we do not engage in mere psychicism or clairvoyance or channeling, as is the fad these days.
But we believe that through the agency of the Holy Spirit, and only through that agency, it is lawful for us to receive teachings that are not written, which Jesus promised to send us through the Comforter, who would bring to our remembrance all those things that he taught us 2,000 years ago.
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Commercial Litigation Blog
From time-to-time, the Commercial Litigation team at Martin Kaye Solicitors are asked by landlords or their agents whether they can forfeit a commercial lease for rent arrears.
The law in this area is very technical and it is easy to go wrong. Here are some key points:
- First of all, have a written lease in place with a right of re-entry or forfeiture in the events of (i) non-payment of rent; (ii) breach of a condition or covenant in the lease; or (iii) the insolvency of the tenant or a guarantor. All professionally prepared leases should contain this right. If there is no right of re-entry, it is unlikely that the landlord can forfeit the lease.
- For most breaches the landlord, before forfeiting, must serve a ‘section 146 notice’ on the tenant requiring the tenant to remedy the breach. However, where the breach is a non-payment of rent, a section 146 notice is not required.
- Landlords must be careful not to waive their right to forfeit. Once the landlord has the ability to forfeit (e.g. rent is due but not paid), they must not do anything that acknowledges the continuation of the lease. The most common example is demanding or accepting rent. Such acts may amount to a waiver of the right to forfeit for the breach in question. The right to forfeit can, however, arise again later on for fresh breaches.
- If the decision is taken to forfeit, engage specialists to re-enter and secure the premises. The re-entry must take place peaceably and therefore, it is probably best to effect it outside of the tenant’s business hours.
- Be aware that once a lease has been forfeit, the tenant can apply to the court for relief, i.e. a court order allowing the tenant to go back into the premises as if the forfeiture had never taken place. However, the court will usually only grant relief if the tenant clears all the arrears and pays the landlord’s costs. Sub-tenants and mortgagees can also apply for relief in some cases.
If you are having difficulty with a tenant and would like some advice, please get in touch with the Commercial Litigation team at Martin Kaye Solicitors who will be able to give you the best possible advice at firstname.lastname@example.org or 01952 272222.
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The MTA's revolutionary Bus Time initiative – the mobile service that provides customers with real-time information on the nearest bus – has just passed a major milestone. Since the service launched its first borough-wide expansion in January 2012, riders have sent 1 million text messages requesting transit info. When commuters text a bus stop code or intersection to 511-123, they immediately receive a text back stating how far away the next bus is.
"We are delighted by the rapid growth of the use of Bus Time," said MTA Chairman Joseph J. Lhota. "This is a service that can really make it much easier to ride the bus, so it's not a surprise that it's proven to be so popular."
MTA NYC Transit rolled out MTA Bus Time first on Staten Island in January 2012. So far, over 33,000 people have used the text messaging component of the service, an average of 37 times per user; that's nearly a quarter of Staten Island bus riders. Users are texting in on average 8 times per week, and 7,500 people text in every week.
The top five most popular bus stops so far have been:
1. Broadway & Rector St. in Manhattan (serving the X17 and X19 buses)
2. Battery Pl. & Washington St. in Manhattan (X10, X11, X12, X14, X17 and X19)
3. Hylan Blvd. & Clove Rd. on Staten Island (S53, S78, S79, X1, X2, X3 and X9)
4. Victory Blvd. & Clove Rd. on Staten Island (S61, S62, S66, S91, S92 and S93)
5. Broadway & E. 13th St. in Manhattan (X1, X10 and X17)
The text messaging capability of Bus Time is powered by Mobile Commons, a Brooklyn-based software and mobile strategy company. When riders text in, Mobile Commons software queries the MTA's GPS system to find out how far away the next bus is. This information is returned by text to the rider within seconds.
"The MTA is streamlining commuting by connecting riders with timely transit information when they need it – on the device they use most, their mobile phone," said Jed Alpert, CEO and Co-founder of Mobile Commons. "The million-text milestone shows just how useful Bus Time has been, and how commuters have adopted it into their lives. We look forward to many more milestones as the program expands across the city."
Nearly all cell phones have the ability to support SMS text messaging and 91 percent of Americans carry a cell phone. More than 6 billion text messages are exchanged every day in the United States.
In addition to all local and express routes serving Staten Island, Bus Time is also running on the B61 and B63 in Brooklyn and the M34 and M34A Select Bus Service routes in Manhattan. The MTA is in the process of deploying the Bus Time technology to the other boroughs on an aggressive timetable. Over the next year, more than 6,000 buses and 14,000 bus stops will be upgraded in order to make Bus Time fully operational city-wide by the end of 2013. The Bronx will be the next borough to receive full Bus Time implementation, by the end of the year. For more information about MTA Bus Time visit www.mta.info/bustime.
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Firewipes and COVID-19
First and foremost - the CDC recommends that hand-washing with Soap and Water for at least 20 seconds is the most effective way to clean your hands. Using soap to wash your hands is more effective than using water alone because the surfactants in soap lift soil and microbes from the skin.
- Also, the CDC states that if soap and water are not available, use an “alcohol-based hand sanitizer” that contains at least 60% alcohol.
- Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can quickly kill “most” types of germs on the hands but may not kill certain types bacteria and viruses.
How do Firewipes fit in with this situation?
- Firewipes are designed to be a rinse free, limited water supply cleansing wipe solution for personal hygiene and field decon.
- Firewipes contain specific surfactants and have a high-water content. This aids in lifting the contaminants which allows the cloth fibers to remove them. Without these two specific features, the wipes would not be as effective.
- Firewipes do not contain Alcohol of any kind or any Antibacterial kill formula. This is what makes them safe to use on all external dermal areas. This includes the sensitive skin areas around the face, neck, eyes, throat and SCBA Mask.
- Firewipes only come individually packaged. This helps to ensure safety in two major ways.
- Keeping the wipes from drying out. Their high water content makes the wipes more effective when needed.
- Also, this virtually eliminates cross-contamination issues that you encounter when using multi wipe style packaging.
Firewipes’ On-Scene Firefighter Skin Decontamination Wipes help clean soot, smoke, and other potential carcinogens of complete and incomplete combustion off the skin. The 8” x 12” textured industrial strength disposable wipes are infused with cleansing compounds for use on all external dermal areas.
The wipes are also saturated with a unique formula specifically designed to minimize additional carcinogenic exposure through dermal absorption. All wipes are hypoallergenic, latex-free, paraben-free, MI (Methylisothizolinone)-free, SLS-free, and alcohol-free. Each wipe is individually packaged to prolong shelf life, eliminate cross contamination, maintain consistency, limit waste, and reduce costs.
Optimized for safety and ease of use, Firewipes’ Skin Decontamination Wipes are a convenient and effective way for firefighters to clean carcinogens and other potential hazards off their skin while they’re still on scene.
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Heflin Quoted in New York Times Article on the Impact of Increasing Food Prices on Seniors
February 15, 2023
The New York Times
Across the U.S., food prices at grocery stores and restaurants are rising, altering how many Americans—including a good number older than 65—shop and eat out.
Experts worry that older individuals who are in poor physical or mental health or have lower incomes are at greater risk for not having enough food or for eating less health foods. The squeeze also has the potential to isolate them socially.
“The lack of access to food can make older Americans more socially isolated,” says Colleen Heflin, professor and chair of public administration and international affairs. “For some, it can mean the end of Sunday dinners at their house because they can no longer afford to feed their families.
“Food, for many older adults, is a way to bring family to you, and if you cannot afford it, you’re either not going to do it or you’re going to have less food for yourself later in the week because you value that interaction so highly,” she says.
Read more in the New York Times article, "Food Prices Weigh on Seniors’ Savings, Health and Even Social Ties."
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Czech secondary school students view Muslims and refugees more negatively than in 2007, according to the Median agency’s poll for the People in Need humanitarian organization that has released its results to the Czech News Agency.
One-third of the students now said they would not mind if their neighbor was a Muslim, while eight years ago two thirds of students said they would not mind it.
Half of the respondents said students should not wear symbols of their faith in school, while only one out of four (26 percent) opposed the wearing of such symbols in 2007, the poll showed.
Karel Strachota, from People in Need, said the opinions of young people are influenced by media and social networking websites.
“Undoubtedly, hysterical reactions of a part of society to the refugees have been affecting them,” Strachota said.
The pollsters concluded that the silent majority is not willing to react to the radical comments on Czech social networks and correct them.
The pollsters said the students have become more mistrustful of Muslims due to an increased number of violent incidents that occurred in the past 12 months, such as the operations by Islamic State militants and the armed attack on the Paris seat of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine.
But these events had other than religious roots, too, for example the geopolitical situation in the Middle East or the problems the second generation of European migrants had with their employment and social integration, the pollsters said.
The poll showed that Czech secondary school students are more wary of living together with foreigners than Czech adults, whose opinions Median examined in February.
The students’ attitudes to the Vietnamese and East Europeans improved, compared with 2007, as well as their attitudes to homosexuals.
The groups that the students viewed most negatively are homeless people, prisoners, drug addicts and Romanies.
Strachota said the personal experience markedly changed the view of the students. “If they know a member of a minority, their attitude is much more accommodating and open to this minority,” he said.
The poll was conducted on 1,103 students from more than 40 of different secondary schools from all over the country.
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President Donald Trump arriving in Israel on May 22. |
In Saudi Arabia on Sunday, President Trump declared unswerving American commitment to help Riyadh in “confronting the crisis of Islamic extremism and the Islamist and Islamic terror of all kinds.” A new coalition of American lawmakers believes he should make an equally important commitment to Israel when he lands there today.
Official U.S. policy on the Israeli-Palestinian dispute has long been centered on a “grievance-based approach” to conflict resolution and counterterrorism. Addressing the stated grievances of Palestinian extremists, the reasoning goes, reduces their motivations for fighting and enables their leaders and those of Arab states to make peace. Thus the perennial goal of American diplomacy has been to pressure or coax the democratic State of Israel into making concessions to the authoritarian PLO-turned-Palestinian Authority (PA) in hopes that they will placate the Palestinian masses (most of whom, including 1.6 million in Hamas-ruled Gaza, do not live in disputed territory).
While the “land for peace” formula -- pressuring Israel to hand over land to those it has defeated for the promise of peace to come -- pleased Arab governments and career diplomats at the State Department, it was a disaster on the ground. Each new concession was seen by Palestinian leaders as signaling an Israeli weakness ripe for exploitation, stoking their fantasies of ultimate victory and thus prolonging the misery of the Palestinian people and everyone involved.
History shows that wars end definitively only when one side has no more hope at all of success.
History shows that wars end definitively only when one side has no more hope at all of success, as happened in Germany and Japan after World War II.
Of course, unconditional surrenders of the kind that took place on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay have been rare since the creation of the UN shortly thereafter.
Wars often linger on for years, even decades, as winning sides are dissuaded by international pressure from bringing conflicts to an end.
Sri Lanka ended three decades of turmoil and violence by defeating the Tamil Tigers (above), not by resolving their grievances. |
An old-school exception to this rule came in 2009, when Sri Lanka broke free of its decades-old cycle of conflict with the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelan (LTTE). Eschewing yet another round of negotiation, followed by impasse, terrorist strikes, and government retaliation, the government launched a decisive, all-out war to defeat the LTTE and fully reclaim the northern part of the island nation.
Since then, Sri Lanka has been effectively terrorism-free. Tamil nationalists still have their grievances, of course. But with Sri Lanka having risen over the past eight years to become“South Asia’s most prosperous country” and an oasis of calm considered to be “at the forefront of the hot destinations queue” for South African tourists, few feel aggrieved enough to pick up a gun.
Israel’s situation is not so very different than that of Sri Lanka. The Palestinians still have not given up their fantasy of a Palestinian state “from the river to the sea.”
The best way to advance a peace process is by convincing Palestinians of Israel’s insurmountable strength.
The best way for Washington to advance a peace process is by convincing the Palestinian leaders of Israel’s insurmountable strength. “After the leadership recognizes this reality, the Palestinian population at large will follow, as will eventually other Arab and Muslim states, leading to a resolution of the conflict,” explains Middle East Forum President Daniel Pipes, the driving intellectual force behind the newly-created Israel Victory Congressional Caucus.
If President Trump really wants to succeed where others have failed in resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict, he should demonstrate that the U.S. supports its Israeli ally unreservedly. He might start, for example, by announcing from Israel this afternoon that the United States is moving its embassy to the country’s capital of Jerusalem.
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644 Sun Ray Court, Boynton Beach, FL 33436
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This new home has a center island kitchen with new SS appliances. Tiled back splash and Ivory cabinetry, plus 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. The master bedroom is large with a huge on suite tiled shower. Con...
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