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Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
Margrethe Vestager, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, will be attending the Three Seas Business Forum in October, at which she will be sharing her thoughts on the digital future of the Three Seas region.
Vestager says that in order to shape Europe's digital future, we need digital infrastructures and technologies that serve a purpose and work for us all.
"COVID-19 has shown just how much we need a functioning Single market and first-class, secure connectivity," she said. "There is huge potential in investing in research, skills and capabilities. We need to make sure that the vast amount of data created every day, are in full respect of the digital rights of citizens. The data should also be available to innovators, start-ups and industries to enable them contribute to Europe’s digital transition."
The digital pillar of the Three Seas Initiative will be one of the key topics discussed during the event in Tallinn.
Margrethe Vestager: To shape Europe's digital future, we need digital infrastructures and technologies that serve a purpose and work for us all
Massive gap in infrastructure investments in Central and Eastern Europe compared to Western Europe
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe have a 1.15 trillion euro gap in infrastructure investments compared to Western Europe.
A landmark study to be released by IMF
The IMF will soon release a landmark study that examines infrastructure gaps and assesses the potential returns of infrastructure investment in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.
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Angel Therapy Practitioner • Medium • 200 RYT• KRI Certified Kundalini Teacher
May Restorative Class
April 23, 2017
Lets take a couple hours to relax, rejuvenate, and slow down. In restorative yoga your body is fully supported, which allows you to relax and let go. If that isn't yummy enough, class will be accompanied with frequency-minded music by Listening to Smile. These frequencies are created as a tool to facilitate harmony of the mind, body, and spirit. Class will be Friday February 10th from 6:00-8:00pm. If you plan to join us for the 2 hours of stress-relief, body-mind-spirit nourishment, nurturing, balancing and centering reserve your spot as soon as possible :-). There is more information below on the benefits of restorative yoga.
Date: Friday May 12th: 6:00-8:00 pm Cost: $33 Space is limited so reserve your spot as soon as possible for you.
Awaken Your Divine Intuition: 7 Month Chakra Balancing Series
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The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously.
Do not take life too seriously. Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and Life is much too serious to be taken seriously. I'm a funny person, but I take my music seriously.
Don't Take Life Too Seriously Quotes Smile, Laugh, and Be Happy! EnkiQuotes
Life is beautiful and magical and all things wonderful—if you let it be. Sometimes we get “Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.” –Dr. Seuss. Girl floating with umbrella - Funny inspirational quotes. Do not take life too seriously. You will Worry is as useless as a handle on a snowball.
All the stories he tells are real.
Video: Not being taken seriously quotes funny Best Drax Quotes and Moments from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
If you don't like it, fix it. Life Serious Much Taken. You're going to be dead. Sushant Singh Rajput. Beautiful Forgiveness Faith Man.
Not being taken seriously quotes funny
|Self esteem is not a beauty cream that you can rub all over them and see instant results.
It's your outlook on life that counts. Be stupid, be dumb, be funny, if that's who you are. Life Quotes. The world would go on even without you. Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders.
Don't take yourself too seriously Very Short Quotes, Short Funny Quotes, Silly. Visit. love these ideas. Being nice doesn't mean you'll be liked, but it's not your.
Seriously Quotes (27 quotes)
“Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the Gods made for fun.” The sentiment that “life should not be taken too seriously” is a sort of dry, crusty.
Links Find on Amazon: Elbert Hubbard.
If you don't like it, fix it. Margaret Mead.
Betty White. Often, these people believe success is what you have already and obtaining anything else is optional, but not required. My Account. I still have a lot of really good friends from high school that I go to dinner with.
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|You will never get out of it alive.
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Biography Author Profession: Writer. Karan Patel. I think I am one of the guys. Funny Life You Succeed Three.
“The things not taken seriously are the things which causes seriousness in our lives.
Video: Not being taken seriously quotes funny How To Be Taken Seriously
27 quotes have been tagged as seriously: Ron Weasley: 'She needs to sort out her tags: cute, elvish, fandom, flirting, funny, geeks, harry-potter, help, hobbit, Self esteem is not a beauty cream that you can rub all over them and see instant results. “To be taken seriously, try being educated instead of opinionated.”. Too many people take life much too seriously!
Often our days comprise of work, work and more work and not enough fun is incorporated into the day, even we.
People Everything Joke Politicians. So am I. Never give up John Cena. After hastily recalling all crew and leaving Spacedock 7 thirty hours ago, there had been nothing but problems. Ad Reinhardt. The only thing I do seriously is march forward.
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It was a perfect night for a softball game, a cool 14 degrees, against TREACHEROUS TURTLES. We won the game, however it wasn’t a promising start. No runs in for SBW 1st and 2nd inning while TT were up by 3. Thom had a near catch at 2nd. But as Eric always says “if it touched your glove, you should have caught it!” Wise words from a wise man.
Frank got the runs going with a 3 point home run in the 3rd, followed by TJ’s 4 point home run in the 4th. We finished the 4th with 7 runs, yet TJ as base coach couldn’t tell Krystle the points since he only remembered the 4 runs he brought in!
Eric got himself a solo home run, followed by a few more runs making it a 15-6 point game!
We finished it all off with a group photo taken by a member of TT on 3rd base “doing it in every room of the house!” Awesome sportsmanship!
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https://www.sudsbudswindmills.com/2018/fallball-expansion-vs-treacherous-turtles
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Getting in a rut is easy to do. You find yourself sitting on the lounge watching rubbish on TV or at the dining table eating boring food or worse still, catch yourself talking rubbish. It’s easy enough to do. Here are a few things you might want to consider doing to help jolt yourself out of that rut.
Listen to ‘Common at the Whitehouse’. Just type that into YouTube. This extraordinary performer will give you an insight into his world in a gentle explorative music genre. Just four songs performed at the Whitehouse in the last few weeks of the Obama’s term in the House. NPR recorded this.
NPR also do an amazing series of music samplers called Tiny Desk. I hope you have heard some of these. Depending where you up to in your music journey, you could try The Crossrhodes or go old school with The Blueman or Randy Newman (sublime four songs) or if western swing is more your thing try Lyle Lovett. Perhaps something pretty and intimate like the extraordinary Laura Mvula will work for you. (The only person I have seen play a Rhodes electric piano and sing, standing up.)
The story behind this show is to take musicians and ask them to play in an office with very little technology. They just roll back a desk, throw a couple of microphones into the mix. Some artists cope wonderfully, others really struggle. Think about it for a moment. Imagine standing up at your workplace and belting out a couple of tunes. If you can’t find something on NPR Tiny Desk that speaks to you and lifts you out of the rut, you are not trying. The diversity is staggering. The depth and richness of the musical offering is unequalled.
If the visual is more your thing, you could try Omeletto a YouTube station that presents short films. There is some very disturbing stuff, it will jolt you out of your rut. I have deliberately stayed away from book here, I could list a hundred for you. But if you are a reader already, you are probably not in a rut.
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https://thelifelogproject.com/2018/02/17/help-im-in-a-rut/
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HEIRLOCK MAGAZINE, VOLUME I, ISSUE III
I was fortunate enough to have a work from my Portraits of Home Series included in Heirlock Magazine’s "Home" Issue Heirlock is a thrice-yearly digital... Read more.
MANIFEST INTERNATIONAL DRAWING ANNUAL
I was fortunate enough to have selections from Homesickness Series included in Manifest Gallery's 14th international drawing annual exhibition in print... Read more.
Published by (Scene) Metrospace @ the Department of Art, Art History and Design, Michigan State University
The Climate exhibition catalog documents artwork that reveals... Read more.
Hour Magazine's #HourTalent
I am incredibly honored to have been featured in the #hourtalent section of Hour Detroit's November issue 3859 Manistique Street from my Portraits of Home... Read more.
WomenArts Quarterly Journal: Volume 9, Issue 2
I was fortunate enough to have works from my ongoing projects "Domestic Fragments" and “Homesickness Series” featured in the latest issue of... Read more.
During the month of September, I am excited that works from my ongoing project "Homesickness Series" are being published in Chaleur Magazine, a literary and visual arts publication The work will be... Read more.
Newfound Journal, Volume 9: "Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere"
In March, I was fortunate enough to have works from my ongoing project "Homesickness Series" featured in Newfound... Read more.
My sculptural installations from My City, My Home, My Body Series were included in Issue Two of Maake Magazine Issue Two of Maake Magazine explores the effects... Read more.
Catalog launch: March 1, 6-8 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
4454 Woodward Ave, Detroit MI 48201
I was fortunate enough to... Read more.
"Intimate Distance: Negotiating the Urban/Suburban Divide"
Author: Whitney L Sage
Sage, Whitney L, "Intimate Distance: Negotiating the Urban/Suburban Divide" (2012) Mid-America College Art... Read more.
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By GRACE LIU
The Met Gala is one of fashion’s largest fundraising events, hosted in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. With previous themes including Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination and China: Through the Looking Glass, this year’s theme is Camp: Notes on Fashion. The exhibition is based off of Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay “Notes on ‘Camp’,” and will feature exaggerated fashion whose awfulness is what makes it good.
Sponsored by Gucci, the Met Gala benefits the Costume Institute, whose spring exhibition is based around the theme of the event. The event is chaired by US Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who has led the Met Gala since 1995, and co-chaired by other public figures: Lady Gaga, Alessandro Michele, Harry Styles, and Serena Williams. The choices for the other four co-chairs each have their unique reasons. Alessandro Michele is the current creative director for Gucci. Lady Gaga is a camp icon because of her eccentric outfits such as her meat dress. Harry Styles is a male fashion icon, recently featured in a camp-esque Gucci campaign, and Serena Williams recently challenged the controversial fashion restrictions, especially for women, of the tennis world.
Camp fashion is characterized by superficiality and excess and often employs irony and quotation marks to express an ironic detachment. An example of camp fashion would be Virgil Abloh’s Little Black Dress for Off-White, pre-Fall 2018, which features a little black dress with the words “Little Black Dress” written on it. Pop culture is also heavily featured in camp fashion.
Brands that are often seen as camp include Gucci, which can be seen through over-the-top colors, bold patterns and fabrics, and clashes of such that could be perceived as ridiculous. The Fall 2018 Gucci runway show also featured models holding their own severed heads as they walked, a very shocking sight for a fashion show. Balenciaga, under the creative direction of Demna Gvasalia, express camp through their platform crocs, “thigh-high” boots that are rather comparable to skinny jeans in colors from denim to neon green, blue, and pink, as well as their Triple S Trainers, arguably some of the aesthetically ugliest shoes ever made. Comme des Garcons under Rei Kawakubo, once the theme of the Met Gala, presents camp in forms like egg-shaped dresses, and dramatically multi-layered dresses that look like multi-tiered wedding cakes.
Outside of fashion, camp can be exemplified by Lady Gaga. Outrageous clothing choices aside, which have included a meat dress and a flying dress, her performances can also be examples of camp, such as performing with her head in a box, or arriving at the Grammy’s carried in an egg. Objects like Tiffany lamps and plastic flamingo lawn ornaments are also seen as camp.
The highlight of the Met Gala is the looks presented on the red carpet. While the attendants of the event are supposed to dress to the theme, which is often dramatic, they are often criticized for a lack of creativity or dressing in outfits do not express the spirit of the theme. For example, in 2018, attendants like Kylie Jenner and Karlie Kloss appeared in black dresses with unique cutouts, but did not reflect the theme. This year, hopefully, with the theme’s potential for many different interpretations, attendants will be able to dress to the theme.
Ultimately, Susan Sontag’s “Notes on ‘Camp’” explores what she describes as “love of the unnatural: of artifice and exaggeration…style at the expense of content,” as well as different ways “camp” can be perceived and expressed. The choice of camp as a theme is especially fitting today in relation to the current state of culture and politics. Camp style embodies the chaos and polarization of society. This year’s Met Gala theme holds much potential for creative expression and is open to plenty of interpretation.
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https://uhsswordandshield.com/2018/10/29/the-2019-met-gala-what-is-camp/
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SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)...
AUGUST 15, 2017
PROVIDENCE, R.I. AT THE DUNKIN DONUTS CENTER
By Joey Galizia (@RamJam89), PWTORCH SPECIALIST
“THE CHAMP VERSUS THE FRANCHISE”
Jinder Mahal was on the role of lifetime. He won a multi-man match to become #1 contender, defeated the likes of Sami Zayn and A.J. Styles before his big title bout, and won the WWE Championship and defended it twice against Randall K. Orton. That’s quite a run for the Maharaja. However, like all great runs, a free-fall is inevitable. Mahal suffered a loss to the Viper last week, and tonight he must face the biggest name in the business, JOHHHHHHHNNNNNNN CENNNNNA before he heads into Summerslam to defend his title against the red hot Shinsuke Nakamura. Shinsuke won that opportunity by defeating the Cenation leader in their first ever meeting. That means that, no matter what, either Cena or the WWE Champion will be headed into the biggest event of the summer on a losing streak. Let us not forget, though, that this is Smackdown. It would only make sense for Baron Corbin to enter the scene and turn this into a TAG TEAM MAIN EVENT PLAYA PLAYA.
“THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND”
This current conflict over the United States Championship has been a strange one indeed. After a pair of controversial finishes, Kevin Owens and A.J. Styles will fight ONE MORE TIME, and to ensure that no shenanigans occur, commissioner Shane McMahon will step in as special guest referee. The three men had a meeting last week that ended up with A.J. pele kicking Owen’s head off his shoulders. Styles is playing this one smart though, and stated that he plans to apologize to Shane on tonight’s episode. The former bad blood between Shane and A.J. seems to have boiled over, but the bad blood between Shane and Owens seems to just be heating up.
“THE BEST ONE ON THE BENCH”
If you showed me the SD women’s roster and asked me who I thought would be competing on the card at Summerslam, I would never in a million years have guessed that Charlotte and Becky would be taking the night off. It may be good timing for Charlotte as she tends to the side of her father (wishing you well Ric), but Becky too? She has remained one of WWE’s most loyal babyfaces even after a string of devastating losses. Hopefully she can reinsert herself into the title picture, because tonight she faces the current #1 contender Natalya. Meanwhile, Naomi will probably be watching this match for scouting purposes and keeping her eye out for Carmella and her magic briefcase.
“GO BIG OR GO HOME”
-The David Lynch obsession continues as Tyler Breeze and Fandango inch that much closer to insanity trying to discover who has been destroying their offices and beating them to a pulp.
-The Usos have a new remix to their theme song and it’s ALL OF THE THINGS I’VE EVER WANTED. They’ve also remained strong going into their title rematch, beating Sami Zayn and Tye Dillinger and looking to cheap shot the champs at any given opportunity. Will the New Day respond to regain some momentum?
-Speaking of losing streaks, that’s what Sami Zayn is on right now. Not only did the Usos teach him a lesson, but Aiden English scored a roll-up victory two weeks ago. At least he hit his fundraising goal for Syria though. #likeableone #oneDAYyouWILLbeCHAMP
-Randy Orton may have finally beaten Jinder Mahal, but the Bulgarian Brute has the Viper directly in his sights, and isn’t afraid to lay down a beating. With six days until they meet, Randy will be looking for revenge.
-205 Live will be celebrating Akira Tozawa’s triumph! Last night on Raw he defeated Neville to end the King’s 190 day title reign. With a rematch set for Summerslam, expect the former champ to try and even the playing field.
The last show before Summerslam! Raw delivered, can SD do the same?
NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK’S COLUMN: WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 8/1: Orton vs. Mahal non-title match, Nakamura victory fallout, Fashion Files, Naomi, Corbin
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https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/08/15/wwe-smackdown-primer-815-jinder-mahal-vs-john-cena-announced-breezango-usos-orton-summerslam-hype/
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Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics
Response to the "Validity Study of the NAEP Mathematics Assessment: Grades 4 and 8"
November 23, 2007
Nowhere is NCES's commitment to excellence more important than in NAEP, the "Nation's Report Card."
As part of the continued pursuit of excellence, Mark Schneider, the Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), asked the NAEP Validity Studies (NVS) Panel to undertake a study to examine the quality of the NAEP Mathematics Assessments at grades 4 and 8.
Specifically, NCES asked the NVS Panel to address the following questions:
The Panel's central finding is that "the NAEP mathematics assessment is sufficiently robust to support the main conclusions that have been drawn about the U.S. and state progress in mathematics since 1990. "1 This confirms that the program's most important goal, to accurately report trends on what students can and should be able to do, is being met.
Further, the findings support actions NCES has planned and initiated to ensure NAEP's quality. For example, NCES had already begun to consider ways in which NAEP could
In this response to the NVS report, we will concentrate on what NCES is doing to further improve NAEP. We end this report with a detailed response to what we found to be the most troubling of the NVS Panel's findings-the high percentage of items judged "flawed" or "marginal." This negative evaluation of items goes to the core of the NAEP assessment. In response, NCES and our contractors looked more deeply into NVS' analysis. We have learned much from this exercise and will incorporate these lessons into future plans. However, we disagree with the severity of the terms used in the NVS study.
With that caveat in mind, the panel's analysis suggests ways in which the NAEP program can and will be strengthened. This document details how NCES will respond to the Panel's recommendations.
Considering the Recommendations
The NVS recommendations fall into two categories. The first category, which includes recommendations 1 through 6, offers numerous ways to improve the overall quality of the assessment as it currently stands. The second category, which includes recommendations 7, 8, and 9, suggests not only the need but also a method for redesigning the psychometric properties of NAEP so that it better assesses the full range of student performance. Each recommendation will be discussed in turn.
Improving the Overall Quality of the Assessment
The majority of recommendations put forth by the NVS are aimed at improving the overall quality of the assessment. On the surface, many of the features of the current NAEP item development process are designed to accomplish the specific goals outlined in these recommendations. Given the concerns raised by the NVS study, NCES is reevaluating the extent to which processes in place are accomplishing the intended goals.
Recommendation 1. Sharpen the framework
As this is primarily a Governing Board function, NCES will not speak to this issue.
Recommendation 2. Provide detailed implementation plans
This recommendation identifies the role of the framework and specifications documents, as prepared by the Board, as public documents. Further, it points out that greater specification should be provided to the NAEP contractors.
2. A. Translate the higher-level guidance provided by the framework into detailed implementation plans
NCES is proceeding both by developing implementation plans and by specifying aspects of the framework through clarification and interpretation documents that are developed in conjunction with members of standing committees and other contractor staff.
NCES implementation plans. Beginning with the 2009 frameworks in reading, mathematics and science, NCES began to formalize implementation plans as a first response to any new framework. Implementation plans begin with an evaluation of the new framework in terms of what can be done within the constraints of the current NAEP design, what needs further work to develop an appropriate way of introducing a desired innovation into NAEP, and a statement of what cannot be delivered at the current time.
The concept of an implementation plan has played out most strongly in reading and science. For example, both these frameworks included new item types. The reading framework called for the development of a meaning vocabulary scale and the science framework called for the systematic introduction of sets of items that measured learning progressions. Both pushed what the assessment should be measuring into territory that did not include well-established models of items. NCES convened working groups to better specify the goals of the item types and to develop exemplars.
Both examples provide evidence that not all things in a framework can be immediately implemented, leading NCES to conduct further development work. Sometimes, as in the case of meaning vocabulary, the innovation may be close enough to current practice that NCES can immediately take a role in the further definition of the innovation. But in other instances, like learning progressions that are not consistent with or a direct extension of current practice, it is more important that NCES conduct this work separate from the ongoing work of item development.
In addition, not all ideas that are part of the framework can ultimately be part of a large-scale assessment, so NCES needs to evaluate the impact of these innovations on the overall validity of the assessment. The implementations plans point to how NCES has begun to systematically move forward into finding ways in which to develop and incorporate new ideas and advances into the NAEP program without sacrificing the integrity of the existing instrument.
Clarification and Interpretation Documents. The NVS report points out the need to sharpen the language of objectives.
"Objectives are targets, not containers. Don't worry about what they include, worry about what they say about where the test should be aimed. Containers get vaguer and vaguer as they mean more and more. Targets get sharper and sharper as they define the most important aspect of a topic." 2
The 2009 science framework makes this point clear. In this document content statements (the science parallel to objectives) described the topic to be included on the assessment in one place and a further description of what part of this topic was to be tested was presented more globally in another section (boundary statements). NCES was interested in reaching a clear and shared understanding with both our contractors and members of the standing committee of what should be tested and how. Therefore we created internal working documents that placed related directions next to one another. These documents were used during item reviews so that proposed items could be vetted against the perceived intent of the framework and at the same time made it possible to more clearly specify what should and would be measured.
The clarification and interpretations documents have a continuing item development function. They serve as a more detailed statement of what item developers should be measuring and at the same time they serve as a record of the decisions that NCES and the standing committee have taken regarding item development.
This process was implemented with the 2009 12th grade mathematics framework and specifications. This work is ongoing.
2. B. Make priorities explicit
As a direct consequence of the NVS report, NCES sought ways to provide the item development contractor with the relative priorities of different assessment topics at each hierarchic level of the 2009 12th grade mathematics framework. NCES devoted part of a standing committee meeting related to the 12th grade 2009 assessment to setting priorities by reaching consensus about the relative importance of each level of the hierarchy and then allocating the number of items to each objective according to that scheme.
We chose to focus our initial efforts in this way on just the 2009 12th mathematics grade assessment because this represented the place where most new items were to be developed. Under prior agreements between NCES and the Governing Board, the item development contractor was only allowed to carry forward about 20% of the item pool from previous assessments assuming that those items met the specifications of the new framework.
In September, we will extend this process to the 4th and 8th grades so that, given the constraints of maintaining trend, we will select items that meet the newly set priorities.
Recommendation 3. Define a larger role for exemplar items
NCES supports the goal of advancing the practice and technology of using exemplar items to communicate expectations. The use of exemplars would help clarify the framework's intent. Further, where the intent of the item differs from standard practice, an example would go a long way in making the desired change more explicit.
3. A. Provide ample examples of items that illustrate focus and reach at each hierarchic level of the framework
This goal can be achieved when the objective fits with well-established mathematics practice. However, there are times when the framework introduces a new conception of how assessment items should be developed. For example, at the time the 2005 mathematics framework was developed (between late 2000 and early 2002) the concept of levels of complexity was not yet fully specified. While a few leading researchers were clarifying this important notion, most test developers, curriculum developers, and math educators were still struggling with how to differentiate levels of complexity from item difficulty. There were very few exemplar items that could be used to explain this conceptualization.
To meet this challenge, NCES put together a working group that included members of the Governing Board's framework development team, NCES, NESSI, and item developers from ETS. Collaboratively they refined the definition of the levels of complexity and created a set of exemplar items at each grade level that captured the nuanced intent of the framework. This exercise went on during the six-month period for pilot item development that would ultimately be included in the 2005 assessment. This work was further refined so that newer items included in the 2007 assessment more clearly captured the notions of levels of complexity. And, as the framework was being tweaked for the 2009 assessment, the collaboration continued with yet further refinements to both the definition of levels of complexity and of the exemplars that illustrated what was sought.
3. B. Encourage the establishment of a Web-based open bank of released items.
In 2000, NCES launched the NAEP question tool that addresses some of the intent of this recommendation. The NAEP question tool is an online item bank that is publicly accessible and includes all released NAEP items. The item, its classification, the associated scoring guide, achievement data and exemplar student responses are available. What is missing is the recommended associated discussion of what would or would not make each item an exemplar of the framework objective. NCES will look into the possibility of expanding this function.
Recommendation 4. Improve quality assurance for the overall item pool and for individual items
Recommendation 5. Attend particularly to the following aspects of item quality
Recommendations 4 and 5 both explicitly address quality. Extensive review procedures have been in place since the inception of NAEP that, in principle, follow the intent of the NVS recommendation. The report suggests, and NCES concurs, that NCES must be more actively engaged in this part of item development. A prime consideration in implementing quality control and assurance measures rest with who has final sign-off. Therefore, NCES will more fully assume the role of final sign-off. In this vein, the following actions have either already been taken or will be part of the next five year development cycle.
4. A. Monitor and manage the focus, balance, and reach of the item pool across and within the subtopic level of the framework
There are three ways that NCES will manage the focus, balance and reach of the item pool - setting priorities across objectives, expanding the setting of priorities to levels of complexity and types of numbers used across the item pool, and subjecting the overall operational item pool to a systematic review prior to administration;
As was previously described, NCES will be conducting priority-setting exercises prior to the beginning of item development for a new framework. For the 12th grade 2009 mathematics assessment this activity was conducted prior to selecting items for pilot testing in 2008. As is currently the case where both the 4th and 8th grade framework and item pool began in 2005, we will conduct this activity between the pilot study and the selection of items for the operational assessment.
To date this exercise has only focused on the coverage of the objectives. In consultation with the Governing Board, we will establish procedures for setting priorities for levels of complexity and types of numbers.
As part of the new contracts the standing committee will exercise an "executive review" of each operational item pool immediately after review of pilot item statistics and will guide the selection of the final item pool.
4. B. Subject all items to expert review
NAEP standing committees are selected to include the differing perspectives listed in the NVS recommendation are represented. However, the process has not always led to the recommended outcome. Consequently interim changes in the way these committees function have been implemented and additional changes are being considered.
During the last three years, NCES has taken a stronger role in managing and facilitating the standing committees. We set the agenda, provide framework training and lead discussions on cross cutting issues. Topics that have been discussed range from such things as broad coverage of the framework objectives and rotation of items across these objectives to more micro-level topics as to whether items should be considered correct if appropriate units are not included in the student's constructed response.
What is stilling missing from this process is a good way to manage the changes that get made to items as a result of standing committee reviews. To address this issue, NCES will apply a system we currently use in state item reviews. During State item reviews NCES sets the agenda, chairs the meeting, provides training on the framework, and models what is expected of reviewers in item review. Then, the state item reviewers, who are state NAEP coordinators, state curriculum and testing directors and teachers, work in small groups led by ETS item developers to discuss each item. All comments are compiled and reviewed by NCES staff that then provides ETS with direction as to which changes should be made.
While the existing standing committees focus primarily on the content of the items, NCES has also introduced reviews by language experts and accessibility specialists into the process. One of NESSI's subcontractors, Second Language Testing, Inc. specializes in these issues. All items are subjected to their review as part of the internal NESSI quality control process. NCES is considering expanding this function through an ad hoc committee of experts in this field who would review items across all NAEP assessments and provide guidelines and exemplars that would be used in initial item writing.
5. A. Sustain attention to the mathematical quality of the items
The most prominent finding of the NVS validity study related to the mathematical quality of the items. (We discuss this finding on page 11 below.) Although the current standing committee has always included at least one mathematician, and there are many mathematicians available at ETS, we may not have achieved the needed representation of mathematicians during item development.
What set the NVS review apart was that it was carried out by a panel of five mathematicians who were specifically selected not only because of their known expertise as mathematicians but also because they espoused differing philosophical stances toward mathematics. During the review of the 2005 and 2007 mathematics items, they came to consensus on which items were in need of fixing and then as a group articulated how to make these items more mathematically precise.
As a result of the NVS experience, NCES has chosen to emulate this process on a regular basis. We convened the same panel to review the new 4th and 8th grade items that will be part of the 2009 operational pool. All items that raised concern were discussed. Within a very short period of time, ways to resolve problems in the items were addressed. It was the overwhelming consensus of this group that this newer set of items was significantly better than the pool of items they had reviewed as part of the validity study. None of the new items were considered flawed and those few that were problematic were easily fixed.
At present, NCES is considering when to best use the input of this type of specialized expert panel in the item development process. In addition, we are developing a method for categorizing their comments so that the lessons learned from individual items may be generalized to larger sets of items.
5. B. Improve the quality of the situated mathematics problems
5. C. Improve the measurement of mathematical complexity
These two specific areas of item quality will figure more prominently in our item reviews. As discussed earlier in this response, NCES has taken a leading role in more clearly defining levels of complexity within the NAEP framework and we will continue to do so by following the suggested approach of compiling items from other countries and international assessments. We will, on an ad hoc basis, invite experts from these countries to consult with NCES and our item developers in the near future.
5. D. Minimize non-construct relevant sources of item difficulty:
As the NVS points out,
"Item difficulty is a combination of many factors. In addition to mathematical skills demands, item difficulty is a function of demands on auxiliary skills necessary for demonstrating competency in the domain and demands that are merely contaminating. Contaminating skill demands should be avoided entirely, and auxiliary skill demands should be managed so that they do not out weigh the mathematical skill demands of the items." 3
Addressing this recommendation requires a multi-pronged approach. At the most basic we must clearly differentiate between mathematical, auxiliary and contaminating skill demands that together contribute to item difficulty. In addition there must be empirical evidence supporting how we address each issue.
Under the current item development contract and to be continued in the new contract, ETS was asked to conduct studies to identify item attributes related to construct relevant skills that drive item difficulty. Building on the earlier research carried out by Kirsch and Mosenthal that related to the Adult Literacy studies, ETS expanded the list of potential attributes and developed items that systematically manipulate these attributes of select items.
As will be described in the section on creating easy blocks, NCES is systematically seeking ways to minimize the demands of some of the necessary auxiliary skills by lessening the reading load and, where appropriate, simplifying language. Further efforts are still needed in this area.
NCES is working to minimize contaminating skills demands by creating a NAEP style manual that will specifically address these issues. The style guide would include tenets of universal design and provide guidance on how to implement appropriate universal design features into NAEP. NCES is seeking input from a variety of experts to carry out this activity.
One of the first areas open to style improvement is the physical layout and design of the assessment booklet itself. For example, removing such features as ascension numbers or scanning cues used in digital scoring would free up space on the page and would make the assessment more accessible to students with disabilities. Developing a consistent style for graphics presentation would also help. According to research in this area, standardizing typeface and font size would also have a positive impact on eliminating construct irrelevant sources of difficulty. NCES is planning a thorough program of research to study the impact of these types of changes in terms of student-by-item interactions. Assuming the findings support making these changes, implementation would have to be incrementally worked into the NAEP assessment to minimize unintended logistical consequences.
Recommendation 6. Undertake a program of evidence-based research on item design
NCES has pursued empirically based studies related to item design. This included such work as the study on item attributes described above as well as work on the impact of line numbering in reading assessments or the creation of new item types. This work was designed to address immediate concerns as they arose. As resources allow, NCES plans to pursue a more systematic approach to this type of research. NCES will look to both our contractors and to the NVS Panel for appropriate study designs.
Redesigning the Psychometric Properties of the Assessment
Recommendations 7, 8, and 9 in combination relate to the psychometric properties of the assessment. Together they would move the NAEP psychometric design closer to the "Ideal NAEP assessment" that is described on pages 122 to 123 of the report. The NVS view of the ideal NAEP assessment would include the full range of objectives outlined in the framework, as well as additional items that represent the more basic skills that underpin the specified framework objectives.
Recommendation 7. Expand the range of item difficulty and curricular reach
Recommendation 8. Manage changes in the item pool
Recommendation 9. Move NAEP in the direction of adaptive testing
The current configuration of the assessment items provides the best measure of the majority of the population. And, if the purpose of NAEP were to just track average performance over time, this would still be the ideal distribution of item difficulties. No Child Left Behind has, however, heightened the need to better measure and to describe the performance of students at both the bottom and top ends of the distribution. As the NVS study points out, the most effective way to do this is in fact to create an adaptive test instrument. The adaptive test would match items to the appropriate student level of performance so that each participating student could fully demonstrate the level of performance he or she has attained.
Creating an Adaptive Test. NCES has been considering this approach for a number of years. However, adaptive testing requires a major redesign of the delivery system, which NAEP is incrementally implementing. Starting in 2009 the science assessment will include interactive computer based tasks, followed in 2011 with a shift to a computer-based delivery of the writing assessment. Under consideration are how to create an infrastructure that can:
NCES is interested in pursuing adaptive testing, but it is a long-range option. In the interim, two options are being actively pursued to expand the range of student abilities that can be assessed: developing "easy blocks" and changing the distribution of item difficulty so that there are roughly equal numbers of items across the entire distribution.
Creating Easy Blocks: The "easy block" solution is being studied by the NVS. At present easy blocks have been prepared for 4th grade reading to be administered in a pilot study during 2008.
Changing the Distribution of Item Difficulty Across the Assessment: The NVS report discusses a conceptualization of the ideal NAEP assessment that "gives good estimates of what the lowest performing students can do, even though doing so may require item content less advanced than the framework. It also gives good achievement estimates for the highest performing students and includes the most advanced content in the framework."4
The 2009 mathematics framework marks a major revision of the 12th grade objectives. Included in this framework are a number of objectives (they are designated by an asterisk) that go beyond algebra and move into pre-calculus. This extends the range upward and, in turn, there are more objectives included in the framework. This change leads to a major challenge - how to cover the full range of objectives without making the assessment too difficult for most students.
In responding to this challenge NCES has chosen to pursue two approaches. For the 2009 assessment we have added two blocks with an additional 30 to 36 items to accommodate the greater range of objectives.
In addition, we will increase the number of items at the tails of the distribution, thereby lowering the associated measurement error at these levels. It should make it possible to better describe performance at each achievement level.
Are Too Many NAEP Items Flawed or Marginal?
As noted in the opening section, the NVS panel found a high percentage of items either flawed or of marginal quality. Since an assessment cannot be better than its items, we took this critique to heart.
In response, NCES examined the panelists' comments, item by item, to determine the severity of the errors in content and/or construct irrelevancy. In many cases, minor edits were recommended and we found the reviewers' comments instructive. However, we differ with regard to the way the panelists' ratings were aggregated and believe the method of aggregation produced too many negative evaluations of items.
To reach an aggregate rating on each item, the report defines a "disagreement" among the raters as any time their ratings varied by more than 1 point. Given that there were only 3 possible score points this tends to overestimate agreement compared to the way other rating scales conceive of inter-rater reliability.
Taking another perspective, the agreement appears less robust in certain rating categories. Consider the ratings of the 4th grade items. Of 61 fourth grade items defined as "marginal," there were only six cases where all of the judges agreed with this rating. In 54 of those 61 cases, at least one of the judges rated the item as adequate. In contrast, all the reviewers were in agreement for 105 of the 143 items judged "adequate". In other words, there was substantial agreement about when an item was "adequate" but far less agreement about problems.5
NCES examined the average amount of statistical information provided by the items NVS placed into different categories. We found that the items rated as "marginal" performed in most subscales as well as or better than items rated as "adequate." In the few cases where there were enough items rated as "flawed" to create the information curves, these items appeared, on average, to perform better than the items identified as "adequate."6
By systematically studying the average biserial7 of the items rated in different categories by the NVS, we determined that there were only minimal differences among the means. While the differences are quite small, in three out of the four possible comparisons with the "adequate" category, the "marginal" and "flawed" categories have numerically higher discrimination indices.
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Although these statistical analyzes do not establish proof that the items could not be improved in the ways that the NVS panel recommend, it does suggest that concerns stated in the report about the impact of "flawed" and "marginal" items on performance are not borne out by data.
NCES appreciates the insights into the item development process that the NAEP Validity Study has provided. It comes at a time when NCES is entering into new contracts for the next cycle of NAEP assessment and these recommendations will be reflected in new procedures designed to ensure the quality of the Nation's Report Card.
This document was written by Dr. Marilyn R. Brinkley of the Assessment division.
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Many people are concerned about vaccine ingredients. I have written elsewhere about two preservatives used in some vaccines (Mercury in retrogade and Formaldehyde in us and vaccines), but here I take a look at aluminum, which is a vaccine adjuvant used in Diptheria-Tetanus, Hepatitis, Haemofilus influenza type b, and pneumococcal vaccines (you can find aluminum concentrations for each vaccine from the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia).
Adjuvants are substances that enhance the immunological response to the vaccine, so they help make the protection long lasting without going through the full-blown disease and its consequences. Aluminum has been broadly used as an adjuvant in vaccines for 80 years. Local reactions such as redness, swelling and/or tenderness at the injection site are common side-effects of aluminum adjuvants.
Most killed vaccines contain a very small amount of aluminium-based adjuvant. Although aluminium can be toxic in large quantities, no harmful effects are seen with the level of aluminium used in such small amounts in vaccines.
For a scientific study looking at safety of aluminum as an adjuvant, you can read more in this review: Adverse events after immunisation with aluminium-containing DTP vaccines: systematic review of the evidence.
We found no evidence that aluminium salts in vaccines cause any serious or long-lasting adverse events.
Or here, in a study on Updated aluminum pharmacokinetics following infant exposures through diet and vaccination:
Using these updated parameters we found that the body burden of aluminum from vaccines and diet throughout an infant’s first year of life is significantly less than the corresponding safe body burden of aluminum modeled using the regulatory MRL. We conclude that episodic exposures to vaccines that contain aluminum adjuvant continue to be extremely low risk to infants and that the benefits of using vaccines containing aluminum adjuvant outweigh any theoretical concerns.
On this personal blog is another table of vaccines and the aluminum they contain, this time calculated per infant and child blood volume.
Sources and levels of aluminum
Something most people probably don’t realise is that they eat larger amounts of aluminum each day than what is found in vaccines. Luckily these levels are not high enough to cause us problems. Mostly our aluminum intake comes from diet. Tea is one of the major sources, with 1-6 mg per liter – a cup of tea will average roughly 0.75 mg of aluminum (or range from 0.25 – 1.5 mg). Other major sources include herbs, spices, bread, and salt.
Aluminum entering the bloodstream is quickly excreted in the urine. Over at Happocrates speaks you can find an excellent and well referenced look at aluminum chemistry, its use and effects. To put aluminum in perspective, they write:
At any one time, we have around 30-50 mg of aluminum in our bodies, many times more than is found in any vaccine. At worst, we face local reactions when we get an aluminum-containing vaccine.
For children, the aluminum comes mainly from mothers milk or formula. A pdf from the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia on what you should know about aluminum in vaccines, reports:
“During their first 6 months of life, if getting all recommended shots babies receive 4 milligrams of aluminum. By comparison during the same period of time a breastfed baby gets 10 milligrams; a formula fed baby gets 40 milligrams while a soy-based formula fed baby gets 120 milligrams.”
Informative site on aluminum, its sources and effects by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the CDC. They give an idea how wide-spread aluminum is in our food. Some quotes:
An average adult in the United States eats about 7–9 mg of aluminum per day in their food.
Vaccines may contain small amounts of aluminum compounds, no greater than 0.85 mg/dose.
Most aluminum in food, water, and medicines leaves your body quickly in the feces. Much of the small amount of aluminum that does enter the bloodstream will quickly leave your body in the urine.
Several cities have reported concentrations as high as 0.4–1 mg/L of aluminum in their drinking water.”
However, there are cases where aluminum ingestion far exceeds that of the normal, very commonly so with the use of antacid medicines (which neutralise stomach acids). A person using antacids for heartburn is increasing their aluminum intake by *a thousand* (from a few milligrams to a few grams). Even this thousandfold amount of aluminum will seldom cause problems, and benefits of treating heartburn by far outweighs the risks from aluminum. From the World Health Organisation:
Aluminium intake from foods, particularly those containing aluminium compounds used as food additives, represents the major route of aluminium exposure for the general public, excluding persons who regularly ingest aluminium-containing antacids and buffered analgesics, for whom intakes may be as high as 5 g/day (WHO, 1997).
In experimental animals, absorption of aluminium via the gastrointestinal tract is usually less than 1%.
Human uptake of aluminum from food is estimated to be about 0.1% from the amount ingested or in average 0.008 mg per day. To compare: there is 0.17 mg of aluminium salts in the DTaP vaccine, which is the most frequent of the aluminum-containing childhood vaccines (4 shots by 6 years of age). You ingest approximately a DTaP vaccine shot’s worth of aluminum (0.14-0.18 mg) every twenty days from your food into your bloodstream. Those levels are about a thousand times greater for people on antacid or aspirin medication. That is, too, the most important area when it comes to avoiding excessive aluminum intake (for people with kidney disease, for instance). From the Toxicity Substances and Disease Registry of the CDC:
Limiting your intake of large quantities of aluminum-containing antacids and buffered aspirin and using these medications only as directed is the best way to limit exposure to aluminum from these sources.
While there have been no evidence of problems with aluminum in vaccines, it is wise to avoid aluminum in excess, as aluminum can be harmful in high doses. It can be a problem for people with renal failure. There are some concerns about aluminum and its connection to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), for instance. Steven Novella MD has made a summary on AD and aluminum research:
The evidence of aluminum and AD is mixed, without a clear direction. At present the best answer we have is that aluminum probably does not cause AD but appears to be playing some role, perhaps influencing severity. But even after 42 years, there remains a question mark next to these conclusions. We can rule out that aluminum is the single cause of AD, but whether or not it is an independent risk factor is a qualified “probably not.”
The mainstream scientific and patient or disease-oriented groups accurately reflect the above interpretation of the research. But the complexity of the results make it very easy to exploit for the purpose of fear-mongering. The notorious crank website, Rense.com, for example, cherry picks the evidence that suggests there is a correlation and piles it up to present a very distorted view of the issue. There will likely persist rumors, scare e-mails, and conspiracy websites promoting the idea that aluminum causes AD regardless of how the research progresses
Please consider the above when reading more about aluminum research. To avoid misconceptions, we should always review and weigh scientific evidence as a whole. People who aim to scare the public on mainstream science can choose one study or misquote another one out of context in order to make their message sound more powerful. These scare messages are also employed by people who themselves stand to profit from turning people away from evidence-based medicine. It is important to note that aluminum in medicines is under strict scrutiny and regulation, whereas many alternative ‘natural’ products (ironically aluminum, which is naturally occurring, could also be classified as a natural ingredient, and is found in herbs, spices, and tea) can be sold with the aura of wholesome healthfulness, whether they actually work, or even contain the ingredients promised on their labels – feat possible only thanks to the lack of regulation on supplements. You can read more about this in my piece Following the money.
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Happy Easter from Monks Ballyvaughan11 April 2020
Wishing all our friends, customers; past, present and in the future, a happy and healthy Easter.
We are living in very challenging times but know that when the world settles down again there is a wonderful Seafood Restaurant located at the heart of the Wild Atlantic Way, surrounded by the Burren National Park and Galway Bay, waiting to welcome you.
In the meantime we are offering locals a TAKE AWAY service. Our TAKE AWAY service is not to encourage friends and customers from far to travel to us but rather to cater for all the locals who are working hard serving our country.
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Warning: Heavy traffic ahead
Few of us think much about traffic and commuting in the future. In the next 20 years or so, the population of Eagle County is projected to double, and the number of daily workers commuting into the county could grow from 1,000 to 30,000 per day. Current building entitlements are for another 10,000 units which could grow to 14,000 if large private tracts are subdivided as “use by right.” Imagine the impact on travel times and parking that this growth will have. How will we be able to cope with traffic? Will our quality of life be unacceptably damaged? Things could get ugly!Fortunately some elected officials and municipal staffs are thinking about future mobility. Called together by the Eagle County Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors (ECO), representatives of the towns served by ECO and from the county met to review and discuss future mobility challenges. Coming together for two half-day sessions allowed everyone to move toward a common understanding of what is happening to population, travel demand, impacts on our road system and livability in our communities. The group studied the physical and social challenges facing Eagle County and the interrelationships between population growth, demographics, housing and land-use policies and mobility and began to better understand, forecast and begin to plan for the needs and costs to maintain mobility within the County. This column is an overview of some of the major points discussed at the meetings. Mass transit will be increasingly important as the county builds out. Currently ECO buses capture 4 percent of vehicle trips and 8.5 percent of going-to-work trips; these rates are the second-highest in the state and second only to Pitkin County. Recent trends are that total ridership is increasing, employers are contributing less to employee bus passes and are providing more on-the-job parking. Riders have to spend more time getting to bus stops and are mostly workers; student ridership is increasing.ECO finances are in delicate balance with needs but are adequate for current operations. As costs rise, especially for fuel, and as the need for service increases, fares will have to rise to keep pace and alternative funding sources may be necessary in the future.The role of ECO is to provide efficient and economical mass transit between centers of significant population density. This “point-to-point” mission boils down to a bus system that links the centers of towns and unincorporated hubs like Edwards. Any effective mass transit system in our area will have to consist of a major East-West spine – either rubber-tired or light rail – with major spurs to Leadville and up Route 131. Collector-routes, in addition to those now operated by Vail and Avon, will have to be provided by Edwards, Eagle and Gypsum and maybe even in Leadville and at any “new town” north of Wolcott. People with their own vehicles should be able to drive to a transit center, park and get on an ECO bus. Large park and ride lots will be needed in Leadville and the extreme eastern and western ends of the County. Ideally these would provide connection and transfer points to Summit and Garfield transit systems. Perhaps they will even be located in those counties at their transit system ends. Eagle County and ECO must identify and acquire land now for these future parking and transit hubs. It may be possible to use existing facilities such as the Fairgrounds lots and add to them, to reclaim sites such as the vehicle salvage property in Eagle and develop synergistic multi-use properties: river access, parking and recreation. Housing and land-use regulations and patterns that encourage development integrated into mass transit routes must be the norm across the region. Our trail network is both recreational and part of the mobility system. It encourages some people to walk and bike from place to place. Completion of build-out of main sections is slow because of ECO funding limits, partnering developments being late and challenges in acquiring access and rights-of-way. There is an opportunity to accelerate completion of the Gypsum to Vail core trail if the county kicks in some additional support. An extra $5.7 million over the next five years would get the job done, and the ECO Board of Directors has asked the county commissioners to evaluate including this in upcoming capital expense planning.All of these points are being included in a long-range mobility vision and plan being worked on by ECO. An effective future mass transit system will take a lot of money to implement and operate. Road and bridge expansions also will take a lot of money, projected at $250 million or more through 2025, and have their own negative impacts on our communities. The light rail direction would take a huge amount of money and for now is only a dream and something that we have to maintain as a future option. Prudent decision about the split of spending between roads and mass transit will have to be made. Most of us will only use mass transit when it is easy, pleasant, good value and less painful than the pain of not using it! Given what the future may bring, mass transit may become the route of choice.Ron Wolfe is Mayor of Avon and the Chairman of the ECO Board.Vail, Colorado
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With the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, airlines have issued an exemption policy to support the prevention and control of the epidemic. We will continue to update this page as and when we get updates from airlines.
AirAsia (Update 17 April 2020)
- Booking made on / before 17 April 2020 for travel 23 March until 30 June 2020
Change to any new travel date before 31 October 2020 on the same route for an unlimited number of times without any additional cost subject to seat availability.
Retain flight value in AirAsia account for future travel to be redeemed within 365 calendar days from the issuance date.
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- One free change for tickets issued between 04 and 31 March 2020. New travel date must be before 31 December 2020
Air France / KLM (Update 16 April)
- Waive change fee for travel on or before 03 July 2020. Changes must be made on / before 30 September 2020.
For new travel date before / on 30 November 2020. You can change your travel dates if the same travel class as mentioned on your original ticket is available.
For new travel date on or after 1 December 2020, you can change your travel dates if the same booking class as mentioned in your original ticket is available. If you change to a different booking class, you may need to pay the fare difference.
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- Tickets issued on or before 23 March 2020, for travel until 31 May 2020, unlimited change with no rebooking or rerouting fees. Changes must be made by 31 May 2020. Ticket can also be extended until 31 March 2021.
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Emirates (Update 17 April)
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Korean Air (Update 17 April)
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Malaysia Airlines (Update 14 April 2020)
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- Refunds have been suspended.
Malindo Air (Update 25 March 2020)
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Oman Air (Update 09 March)
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Qatar Airways (Update 26 March)
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Royal Brunei (Update 15 April)
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Guests can cancel their existing reservations and retain the total value of their booking. Rebooking can be made up to 12 months from the date the credit voucher is issued.
Singapore Airlines (Update 09 April 2020)
- Global Travel Waiver Policy – Applies to tickets issued on / before 15 March 2020 for travel between 24 January and 31 May 2020. Customer can opt for Flight Credits and receive bonus flight credits of SGD75 to SGD500 per ticket or refund the unused ticket value.
Thai Airways (Update 17 April 2020)
- Customers holding Thai Airways tickets booked for travel between 25 March and 31 May 2020, the follow options will be offered.
Extend ticket validity – extended until 31 December 2021.
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Refund – Partially used ticket, refund will take at least 180 days to process.
Turkish Airlines (Update 17 April 2020)
- Change fee waiver for Turkish Airlines international flights booked on / before 20 Mar 2020 for travel until 31 December 2020. New travel must be completed by 28 February 2021.
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United Airlines (Update 17 April)
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Change or refund request must be made through the original channel of booking. Airlines not listed above may be offering refunds or rebooking on a case-to-case basis. Please check with the respective airline.
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Building muscle isn’t easy. It takes hard work. You know that. We tell you just how much hard work it will take for you to achieve muscle gains in the different muscle groups.
If you’re looking to build muscle, you’ve come to the right place. Many want to get their muscles peaking, strong and just plain looking good. We all know that lifting is hard work and building muscle takes time so you want to make sure that you are getting the most out of your time in the gym. There’ve been many studies, new and old, that show the best and fastest ways to build muscle naturally.
Strength training will get you there along with proper nutrition, but let’s find out exactly how it all works.
You Need To Eat Well
There’s a whole process that goes into building muscle. You can’t just lift some weights, eat poorly and expect to come out looking ripped. It all starts in the kitchen. It’s a fact.
Protein It Up!
Protein is definitely a must for building muscle. You should be consuming lots of it. A lot of lifters tend to think that you need crazy amounts in one setting (and maybe you do), but that all depends on the individual.
Many factors such as age, weight, the amount of muscle you already have, activity level and whether you are male or female will determine the right amount your body needs to start or to continue to make gains.
Carbs Are Vital
If you’re going for gains, carbs are a much-needed macronutrient. Good, healthy complex carbs will not only provide you with the energy you’ll require for a tough workout but being the body’s first source of energy, they’ll help prevent you from digging into your muscle stores.
Don’t Forget The Fat
I’m talking about healthy fats, of course. The kind you get from good oils, fish, fruits, etc. Fat doesn’t make you fat like some people may think. In fact, the right fats can help you lose fat.
You need an adequate amount to support skin health and the health of other body tissues, cell signaling, nutrient absorption, hormone production, metabolism, brain function and many other processes.
How Much Weight Should You Put On The Bar?
We know that building muscle goes hand in hand with a good diet so let’s get to the lifting part.
Studies show that lifting lighter weights to failure stimulates protein synthesis just the same as lifting heavy. One study was done with a three-set session of 30% of max load versus a three-set session with an 80% max load. The same results were achieved.
Now I’m not saying to pick up the three-pound pink dumbbells and go for it because that would be more like cardio. Just find your comfort zone and step outside of it a bit. You don’t have to kill yourself doing it.
What Is Volume Training?
Workout volume training refers to the amount of work you do. It is the total amount of reps and sets that you do during your workout session. If your training volume is too low, there will be no adaptation. If the volume is too high, you might risk over training.
Should One And All Have The Same Training Volume?
When it comes to volume, one size does not fit all. It’s not possible to make a recommendation that suits every person.
The reason is because differences like experience, genetics, tolerance, capacity and recovery capabilities vary in each person.
The best you can do is to follow a guideline. From there, you need to see what works for you. You can always make adjustments.
What About Optimal Range?
For most people, the optimal range for larger muscle groups is 60 to 120 total reps per week. The optimal range for smaller muscle groups is 30 to 60 total reps per week. These are tried and true ranges for most people, but, as stated, you may in fact, be different.
What Are The Small Muscle Groups? What Are The Large Ones?
Chest muscles (like the pectoralis major, pectoralis minor and the serratus anterior) are among the larger muscle groups. Also included are the hamstrings (which run down the backs of the thighs). The quadriceps (muscles in the fronts of the thighs), and the entire set of back muscles are part of the large group as well.
There are a number of muscles included in the smaller groups like the biceps, triceps, shoulders, calves and abs.
Breaking Down Weekly Volume Into Sessions
As stated, the optimal range for large muscle groups is 60 to 120 reps per week and 30 to 60 for smaller muscle groups. How do you break it into sessions?
Well, if you’re only going to train each muscle group one time per week, leave it at that (I wouldn’t really recommend that one though). But, if you’re training each muscle group about two times per week, that’s 30 to 60 reps each large muscle group and 15 to 20 reps for each small muscle group and so on.
As for sets, do the amount that allows you to fall into the optimal range. There are a few ways you can go about this and all are ideal for building muscle. For example:
- 4 sets X 10 Reps with moderate to low intensity – This is ideal for building muscle and increasing endurance.
- 4 sets X 6 reps with moderate to high intensity – The idea here is for gaining strength and building muscle.
- 3 sets X 8 reps with moderate intensity – This is ideal for building muscle and increasing strength.
- 3 sets X 10 reps with moderate intensity – This is ideal for building muscle and increasing endurance.
- 3 sets X 12 reps with moderate to low intensity – This is ideal for building muscle and increasing endurance.
- 2 sets X 15 reps with low intensity – This is ideal for building muscle and increasing endurance.
- 2 sets X 12 reps with moderate to low intensity – This is ideal for building muscle and increasing endurance
As you can see, there are quite a few ways to work it. All of these combos are effective in building muscle. It just depends on your preference.
Now Let’s Put These Proven Combos To Work
First, you’ll want to choose your frequency. Let’s say you want to train your chest (a large muscle group) twice per week.
Your ideal rep range is 5 to 12 per set. Your ideal volume is 30 to 60 reps. You could bench press for four sets of six reps and do two sets of 12 reps of dumbbell flyes. So the total volume for that session would have been 48 reps. That stays right in your range. You can do this for all muscle groups, mix and match and make sure to cut the rep range in half for the smaller muscle groups.
Pick Your Poison: Machines, Free Weights Or Bodyweight Exercises
I know a lot of people who despise machines and the same goes for free weights. I even know some that say bodyweight exercises such as push-ups, pull-ups, and squats, don’t work at all.
But, despite what anyone says, all three are effective in building muscle.
Choosing the one that’s right for you has to be based on your preferences and goals. If you’re going for muscle gains and strength, the sky is the limit with machines and free-weights.
Machine exercises work on a fixed path. The machine stabilizes these types of movements. Various types of machines include leg press, chest press, chest flye, and many others.
These Are The Pros
It is easier to learn – Everything is set up for you. All you have to do is choose your weight, grab the handles, or get into position and go for it. Machines are good for beginners because of this.
It is a little safer when it comes to injury – Don’t get me wrong, there is still chance of injury no matter what type of exercise you do. But, when it comes to machines as compared to free weights, you’ll have less of a chance of injury, especially while lifting heavy. Doing a machine press doesn’t allow for a 300-pound loaded bar to come crashing down onto your chest because of a mistake.
These Are The Cons
The movement path seems a bit unnatural – When you are on a fixed movement path as with machines, this may force you into a position that doesn’t seem right for your body. This can make it uncomfortable and hard to progress.
It’s not very functional – Most machine exercises, as compared to bodyweight and free-weight exercises, don’t consist of natural movements that you would do in everyday life. An example of this is the hamstring curl machine.
It’s not ideal for home use – If you’re not a gym-goer but want to use machines in your house, you better have a pretty big house.
These machines are bulky and take up a lot of space. Though they do have all in ones for home use, they can still use up a lot of space in your home.
These Are The Pros
It allows for natural movement – Nothing is restricted in bodyweight exercises and they allow for full range of motion.
It engages more muscles – When you are in full control of the movements, not like with machines, you will recruit your stabilizer muscles as well.
It’s functional – Bodyweight exercises allow you to copy natural everyday movement that you do in everyday life so you’re completely in control.
It allows your workout to be done anywhere – There is no equipment needed with most bodyweight exercises, (the exceptions are pull-up bars, captains chair exercise, etc.) so you can do them just about anywhere.
These Are The Cons
Bodyweight exercises can be very hard – This is especially the case for beginners or those who may be overweight. The act of doing just a pull-up or push-up takes a lot of strength. The good thing is that you can modify these exercises until you’re strong enough to perform them fully. For example, push-ups can be done from your knees. Pull-ups can be done as you’re standing on a chair.
These exercises include the use of all free weights including barbells and dumbbells. Some of the exercises performed with these weights are biceps curls, triceps kickbacks, weighted squats, and deadlifts.
These Are The Pros
It includes natural movements – Exercises performed with free weights will let you to move with your full range of motion in the most natural way your body will allow for.
It engages more muscles – Just like with bodyweight exercises, free weight exercises cause you to use more stabilizing muscles as you do them.
They’re functional – These exercises also allow you to copy movements that you would do in everyday life.
They’re great for home use – A set of dumbbells, a barbell, some kettlebells and any other type of weighted object will allow you to do multiple exercises from home without taking up too much space.
These Are The Cons
It can be harder to learn at first – Using free weights takes good form and technique to get the full benefits. It’s definitely not impossible to learn. It just takes a bit of practice and common sense.
There’s a higher risk of injury – With free weights, it’s more common to injure yourself because of the free movement. Machines keep you stabilized and make up for where you could be lacking. But, performing a movement such as a bar squat with too much weight and/or bad form is potential for disaster.
How Many Sets Per Muscle Group: Here Is The Schedule
Choosing a workout schedule and sticking to it is key for making gains. Keep in mind that our bodies become accustomed pretty quickly to the same routines, so it’s a good idea to continue advancing often by adding a bit more weight. You can also switch up your exercises. For instance, if you are doing triceps with free weights and usually do overhead extensions, try doing kickbacks the next time.
Make sure that your workout schedule is realistic and will fit into your daily life. You likely don’t want to plan three hours at the gym after working a 12-hour shift. Set attainable goals and a realistic schedule.
Here’s A Few Ways To Work It
Whether you’re looking to put in five days per week, three days per week or just the weekend, it’s possible to get the full benefits and there are many ways you can do this.
This Is The 3 Day Full Body Split
This schedule is great if you want to knock it all out at once. You would do full body on non-consecutive days such as Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
This Is The 4 Day Upper And Lower Body Split
You would be alternating upper and lower body exercises on different days. For instance, Monday would be for the upper body and Tuesday for the lower body. Wednesday would be for rest. Thursday would be for upper body and Friday lower body. Saturdays and Sundays would also be rest days.
This Is The 3 Day Upper And Lower Body Split
This schedule would be switched every week. The first week you would do Monday lower body, Tuesday upper body and Friday lower body again. The second week you would do Monday upper body, Tuesday lower body and Friday upper body.
This Is The Mixed Workout
You can also do a mix such as chest, shoulder, and triceps on Mondays, back, and biceps on Tuesdays, rest on Wednesdays, legs and abs on Thursdays, Fridays rest, then chest, shoulders, and triceps on Saturdays and Sundays back and biceps.
As you can see, there are many ways to work it, so do what your schedule will allow. Below is an example of a weekly workout you might want to try.
Day 1 Upper Body
Bench press 4 Sets X 6-8 reps
Bent over barbell row 4 sets X 6-8 reps
Seated dumbbell press 3 sets X 10-12 reps
Dumbbell biceps curl 3 sets X 10-12 reps
Triceps extension 3 sets X 10-12 reps
Day 2 Lower Body
Front barbell squat 4 sets X 6-8 reps
Barbell deadlift 4 sets X 6-8 reps
Dumbbell lunge 3 sets X 6-8 reps
Seated leg curl 3 sets X 10-12 reps
Standing calf raise 3 sets X 10-12 reps
Day 3 Rest or Do Cardio
Day 4 Upper Body
Barbell incline bench press 4 sets X 6-8 reps
Wide-grip lat pulldown 4 sets X 6-8 reps
Standing military press 3 sets X 10-12 reps
Front dumbbell raise 3 sets X 10-12 reps
Bench dip 3 sets X 10-12 reps
Day 5 Lower Body
Barbell squat 4 sets X 6-8 reps
Stiff leg barbell deadlift 4 sets X 6-8 reps
Single leg press 3 sets X 10-12 reps
Seated leg press 3 sets X 10-12 reps
Seated calf raise 3 sets X 10-12 reps
Day 6 and Day 7 Rest or Do Cardio
There you have it, a good plan to start with. Make sure you get a sufficient amount of sleep, stay hydrated and eat well. Once you get into the swing of things, it will become second nature. Remember whether you’re seasoned or a beginner, making gains is an achievable goal that takes hard work and dedication. So give it everything you’ve got and don’t give up.
By Heather Neff, CPT
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I like to study classic Taos founder paintings as a way to understand the signature compositional styles and storytelling factors.
I have painted a short series, with plans to do more as time allows
In one case, I painted Edmund Davidson’s painting called “Ufer’s Alley.”
Davidson painted many of the subjects covered by Walter Ufer because often, his easel was set up just a few feet away from Ufer’s setup.
I really didn’t finish it. It is more of an underpainting, but I felt it captured the feeling of a Taos alleyway and I didn’t want to mess it up so I just stopped.
I’ve painted Ufer’s “Old Spanish Gate” in two formats, and I have also copied Victor Higgins and Maynard Dixon.
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Please submit your most up-to-date resume, showing roles and dates of opera performances. Remember: you may not have been a past or current recipient of a contract for a principal role with an OPERA America Budget Level 1 company or its international equivalent. Cover, chorus, and comprimario roles with Level 1 companies are allowed.*
You must be signed in to add your resume.
Check each of the following to signify your compliance:*
Number of selections required: 5.
I am not a previous first-, second-, or third-place award winner of the Jensen Foundation Vocal Competiton.
I will be between the ages of 25 and 35 on the first day of the competition, May 11, 2020.
I will have been a permanent legal resident of the US for at least one year on May 11, 2020.
I have included proof of residency in the form of a US passport valid until May 11, 2020, a permanent resident (green) card in effect until May 16, 2020, or a U.S. birth certificate.
I am not a past or current recipient of a contract for a principal role with an OPERA America Budget Level I company or its international equivalent. (Covers, chorus, young artist programs are allowed.)
List the 5 arias you will be prepared to sing at the competition. Your Aria List must include Italian-, French-, German-, and English-language selections. The fifth aria may be in the language of your choice. One of your five arias must have been composed after 1980. Your arias should showcase your range of work. Musical theater and oratorio are not accepted.
Please enter the aria information accurately, as your entries will be given to the judges on their scoresheets.
You may make changes to your Aria List via email until April 26, 2020.
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*(We, does not imply the entirety of the human race, only a select portion with financial, and or privileged acess)*
The grand daddy Guru of Transhumanism himself speaks on the technological wonders for the future of humanity ( minus about 6 or so billion people who will either be killed off, or not have the privileged access he does)
Don’t get hit by a bus before 2029 arrives. Interviewed via the Sun, is Ray Kurzweil’s optimistic two-decade time frame perhaps influenced by his own advancing age (61)? He says:
I and many other scientists now believe that in around 20 years we will have the means to reprogramme our bodies’ stone-age software so we can halt, then reverse, ageing. Then nano-technology will let us live for ever.
Already, blood cell-sized submarines called nanobots are being tested in animals. These will soon be used to destroy tumours, unblock clots and perform operations without scars. Ultimately, nanobots will replace blood cells and do their work thousands of times more effectively.
In 2008 we discovered skin cells can be transformed into the equivalent of embryonic cells. So organs will soon be repaired and eventually grown. In a few years most people will have their entire genetic sequences mapped. Before long, we will all know the diseases we are susceptible to and gene therapies will mean virtually no genetic problems that can’t be erased.
Disinfo Article Here
Sun Interview Here
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Calling all Baby Shark fans! The Bedtime for Baby Shark Book is a brand new to the Baby Shark storybook line and while supplies last you can score it for just $4.05 when you "clip" the coupon.
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Voices of Aotearoa 6:24 is an exciting new opera project that invites emerging and experienced artists to explore what it might be like to create an opera.
The project will comprise six teams each featuring an opera singer, an instrumentalist, a composer and a writer. It is our intention that these teams reflect as widely as possible the diversity of our culture, musical heritage and geography.
Each team will work together to develop a narrative outline, identify a moment of song within this narrative and collaborate utilising their specific skills to realise the writing, composition and performance of the song.
Specialised input from New Zealand Opera will contribute to the development of a rich dialogue around the subject of what opera is and what it might be.
Are you an opera singer, instrumentalist, writer or composer who is keen to learn about creating opera? We invite you to send in your expression of interest by filling out our application form.
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2014 was an especially eventful and newsworthy year in the Cayman Islands. In the following month-by-month retrospective, we revisit the stories that made the major headlines in the Cayman Compass.
Police commissioner foils armed robbery
The New Year’s news year got off to an early start when Police Commissioner David Baines personally foiled an armed robbery of the Diamonds International at 8 a.m. New Year’s Day. Commissioner Baines had chosen Diamonds International as the rendezvous place with friends who were coming in on a cruise ship. Upon arrival at the shop, Cayman’s top cop noticed the robbery taking place, and when the three masked suspects attempted to flee on foot, Commissioner Baines headed them off in his Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV, pinning two of them against the fence and one under the car. Although nearly all of the stolen jewelry: estimated at more than US$800,000 – was recovered, the would-be robbers caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage to the store. Since one of the suspects was severely injured when Mr. Baines’s vehicle ran over him, an investigation was conducted into the commissioner’s actions. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions ruled on May 29 that no charges would be brought against Mr. Baines.
Women’s CONCACAF football
The Cayman Islands played host to the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 championships with an eight-team tournament that started Jan. 9 at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex and included teams from the United States, Jamaica, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Trinidad & Tobago and Costa Rica. The U.S. defeated Mexico on Jan. 20 to win the tournament. Cayman’s team failed to score a goal in any of its three games, losing all three.
Statutory authorities lack accountability
A report released by the Auditor General’s Office on Jan. 22 indicated that Cayman’s statutory authorities often operated without accepted governance rules, without defined output goals, and with board members who had clear conflicts of interest or no experience in the relevant field. The report, which reviewed statutory authorities and government-owned companies for the period between 2011 and 2012, was based on a survey issued by the Auditor General’s office. Eight of the entities, including Cayman Airways and the Civil Aviation Authority, failed to even respond to the survey.
Joey Ebanks pleads guilty
Former Electricity Regulatory Authority Chairman Joey Ebanks reversed his not guilty pleas, admitting to 17 charges of obtaining property by deception, making documents without authority, and forgery during court proceedings on Jan. 24. In addition to other charges, Mr. Ebanks admitted to using ERA funds to make $67,000 worth of purchases at the Cayman Mac store. He also admitted to having a problem with cocaine dependency and pleaded guilty to illegal drug charges on Jan. 28. Mr. Ebanks, the former managing director of the Cayman Turtle Farm when it was known as Boatswain’s Beach, ran unsuccessfully for the Legislative Assembly on the People’s Progressive Movement ticket in 2009. He was named the “Man of the Year” in 2008 by the now-defunct newspaper Cayman Net News. He also hosted a radio talk show on VIBE FM in 2013. He was sentenced on April 3 to serve 27 months in prison.
Syed found, arrested
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service announced on Jan. 30 that Hassan Syed, the former president of the University College of the Cayman Islands, had been arrested in Switzerland in November 2013, and faced extradition. The Auditor General’s Office found irregularities in UCCI’s accounts during a financial audit in 2008, and shortly afterward Syed left the country, saying he had a severe illness. On May 28, Syed was extradited to the Cayman Islands to face charges relating to the use of his UCCI credit card for personal gain.
The Cayman Islands Airport Authority announced on Feb. 7 that Albert Anderson would become its new CEO, replacing acting CEO Andrew McLaughlin, who succeeded the previous acting CEO Kerith McCoy while the latter was on annual leave the previous December. Chairman of the Board Kirkland Nixon confirmed in early February that Mr. McCoy had formally retired after being replaced.
Nichelle Anna-Kay Thomas, a 21-year-old Jamaican national who worked as a domestic helper, became Cayman’s first homicide victim in 2014 when she was stabbed to death on Feb. 9 in the Lookout Gardens, Bodden Town house in which she lived. Devon Campbell, 39, also from Jamaica, was found hanged from a tree outside the home. Police suspected Campbell of killing Ms. Thomas in a domestic dispute. The police later ruled out other possible explanations for the deaths and continued their investigation on the basis that it was an apparent murder-suicide.
‘HARDtalk’ with the Premier
While visiting London on official business, Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin appeared on the BBC World News interview show “HARDtalk” with presenter Stephen Sackur in a segment that was filmed on Feb. 4 and first aired on Feb. 11. Key elements of the 24-minute interview centered on the possibility of Cayman establishing a public registry of beneficial ownership of companies and investment funds, and whether the Cayman Islands is a tax haven.
For the second time in two months, the George Town Landfill caught fire on Feb. 12, spewing clouds of putrid, gray smoke over parts of George Town, including the southern Seven Mile Beach area. That evening, the foul-smelling smoke inundated neighboring Camana Bay and blanketed the nearby roadways. The blaze, and the fact that the smoke hung closer to the ground than it did with previous fires, caused the closure of two schools and the offices of Caribbean Utilities Company. The fire ultimately burned for three days.
Sail-cruise ship visits Brac
Cayman Brac had a rare visit from a cruise vessel when the four-mast, 16-sail MS Star Flyer called on Feb. 14. The ship’s 114 passengers were greeted at Scott’s Dock by an entourage of Cayman Islands tourism officials, including Deputy Premier and Minister of Tourism Moses Kirkconnell. The visit was part of an initiative to attract smaller cruise ships to Cayman Brac.
Telecommunications company LIME, formerly known as Cable & Wireless, announced on Feb. 17 that it had laid off 39 staff members and outsourced some of its installation, repair and maintenance work to the multinational Sweden-based firm Ericsson. Those laid off included 37 Caymanians, who were to have an opportunity to apply for roles with Ericsson, which was required to hire Caymanians under the term of its operating license. LIME said the outsourcing was necessary to stay competitive.
Health City Cayman Islands opens
Phase one of the Health City Cayman Islands project officially opened on Feb. 25. Dr. Devi Shetty, the Indian surgeon whose idea it was to establish the project, said at the opening that it was his intention to build a hospital that would become a standard for the best hospitals in the world to follow. The first phase of the facility includes 140 beds and 17 Indian doctors. The second phase of the project, a 300-bed unit for specialties such as neurology and oncology, is expected to begin in late 2015. Eventually, a 2,000-bed facility with a university and assisted living center is envisioned on the campus.
West Bay Road challenge dismissed
In a judgment published on Feb. 27, Justice Alexander Henderson dismissed a challenge filed by four West Bay women objecting to the closure of a stretch of less than a mile of West Bay Road. They claimed the deal that paved the way for Dart Realty to build a new hotel violated their constitutional rights. Justice Henderson never considered the merits of their case, ruling instead that the women’s challenge was brought too late. In November, the Court of Appeal upheld Justice Henderson’s ruling.
Government split on OMOV
Although Independent MLA Arden McLean’s private member’s motion asking the government to implement 18 single-member voting districts failed, there was dissension among the Progressives-led coalition government. Two of the back-bench MLAs joined four others, including Mr. McLean, in voting for the motion, resulting in a 6-6 draw among the legislators present. Speaker of the House Juliana O’Conner-Connolly broke the deadlock by voting against the motion.
New Pines opens
The new three-story Pines Retirement Home officially opened on March 7. The $7.5 million project, which incorporated elements of the old building, has space for 50 residents and will serve as a hurricane shelter, foregoing the need to evacuate residents. The old building, which opened in 1983, was mostly destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
Talk show host arrested
Rooster 101 radio talk show host Austin Harris was arrested on March 10 on suspicion of assaulting a woman the night before. Mr. Harris was immediately suspended from his position as host of the morning talk show “Cayman Crosstalk” and replaced by former legislator and radio talk show host Ellio Solomon. However, with the case still pending, Mr. Harris was reinstated as host of the program on May 12. On June 9th, Mr. Harris was formally charged. After entering a not guilty plea in September, a trial date in May 2015 was set.
Financial services professionals arrested in U.S.
Two Cayman Islands financial services professionals, Eric St-Cyr and Joshua VanDyk of Clover Asset Management, were arrested on March 12 in Miami by undercover U.S. Internal Revenue Service agents and charged with attempting to launder the proceeds of criminal conduct and other funds for the purposes of tax evasion. Both men ultimately pleaded guilty. Mr. VanDyk, an American, was sentenced to 30 months, and Mr. St-Cyr, a Canadian, was sentenced to 14 months.
Wyndham chooses Reef Resort
The Reef Resort in East End, Grand Cayman, signed an agreement to join the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand in the first quarter of 2015, it was announced on March 14. As part of the agreement, the Reef will undergo more than $1 million of renovations over three years as it implements the high standards of the luxury brand.
Bryce Merren arrested
Caymanian businessman Bryce Merren appeared in a Puerto Rico court on March 21 after he was arrested by U.S. Homeland Security investigators earlier in the month. He was charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics, money laundering and attempting to sell, distribute or dispense cocaine. A probable cause affidavit from one of the Homeland Security undercover agents involved stated that Mr. Merren sought “to purchase 3,000 kilograms of cocaine and establish a U.S. bank account in order to deposit drug proceeds and make an initial payment for the transportation of narcotics.” After initially pleading not guilty at an arraignment in April, Mr. Merren pleaded guilty in December to one of the three charges – conspiracy to distribute narcotics – as part of a plea agreement. A date for sentencing had not been set by Christmas.
Lord Blencathra’s contract terminated
The $14,000-per-month contract of House of Lords member Lord Blencathra, formerly known as David MacLean, was terminated. The contract to serve as the director of the Cayman Islands London office and as a lobbyist in the U.K. on behalf of the Cayman Islands was ended on March 31. The decision came after it was again suggested in the U.K. that Lord Blencathra broke parliamentary ethics rules by trying to influence members of the U.K. parliament and government as part of his duties for the Cayman Islands. In July, Lord Blencathra was required to apologize to the House of Lords for Code of Conduct violations in relation to the contract he signed with the Cayman Islands government in December 2011, even though there was no evidence he had acted improperly in the contract. With respect to the director of the London office position, efforts to replace Lord Blencathra were fruitless through the end of the year.
Criminal suspects’ detention
Cayman Islands Governor Helen Kilpatrick ordered a commencement date of April 1 for a new law passed in the Legislative Assembly earlier in the year limiting the amount of time police can detain criminal suspects without charging them. The law allows suspects to be held for 48 hours from the time of their arrest, in most cases, and up to 72 hours with the court’s permission. At one time, Cayman police could hold uncharged crime suspects up to nine days without having to go to court for approval to hold them even longer.
Derek Haines off and running
Long-time Royal Cayman Islands Police officer Derek Haines ran his first of six marathons to raise $1 million for HospiceCare on April 6, when he completed the 26.2-mile Paris Marathon in just over four hours. During the year, Haines also ran marathons in Pamplona, Spain, London, San Francisco and Chicago, before finishing up with the Cayman Islands Marathon in December, when he topped his fundraising goal.
Dead chickens mystery solved
A post-mortem examination of one of the more than 400 feral chickens that died suddenly in Bodden Town showed that they died of botulism poisoning. Since chickens are scavengers, it was assumed the Bodden Town chickens had eaten on a dead animal that was contaminated by the toxin. The Department of Environmental Health collected the dead chickens from a site near the Mission House and disposed of them.
Governor Helen Kilpatrick issued a statement at the end of April stating that within 20 months, four murderers serving life sentences would be released from Northward Prison. Under provisions of the Prison Law, governors in Cayman have the authority to order parole of any prisoner serving a life sentence. Less than three weeks later, Owen Barrington Bruce – whose death sentence for the 1986 murder of Charles Ranking was commuted to life in prison in 1991 – was released and deported to Jamaica.
Wedding dress kerfuffle
An incident between a groom-to-be and an H.M. Customs Department officer in the arrival hall at Owen Roberts International Airport came to light on May 1. Former resident Scott McLean from the U.S. was bringing in a wedding dress for his fiancée, who still lived on Grand Cayman. After being married and then honeymooning on the island, the couple planned to return to the U.S. permanently. The Customs officer first tried to assess import duty, but eventually charged a deposit equal to 30 percent of the dresses value, refundable when the dress left the island. However, when the groom spoke to the Compass and story became public, the government scrambled to review the policy. By the end of the month, the government announced that it had eliminated the import duty charge on visitors traveling with wedding attire for anyone who was part of a wedding party.
SafeHaven Marina reopens
SafeHaven Marina, which closed for extensive renovations in 2012, reopened in May. The $3 million renovation project included paved parkin
g, 21 boat slips and restrooms. The project faced a legal dispute between the developer and boat owners at one time, but that was resolved. The Port Authority, which owns the property, agreed with boat owners on a $350 per month lease price for the dock space.
The Londoner opens
The grand opening for a new luxury property at Morritt’s Tortuga Club and Resort, called The Londoner, was held on May 16. The event coincided with the timeshare property’s 25th anniversary celebration. With the addition of the 20-unit Londoner building, Morritt’s topped 200 vacation ownership units.
Strategic Outline Case presented for the dump
The George Town Landfill problem will take five years and at least $100 million to resolve, according to a Strategic Outline Case released by the Cayman government on May 23. The report, which was prepared by the government waste management steering committee, recommended a comprehensive national solid waste management strategy be developed for all three Cayman Islands as a first step in addressing the issue, which has been problematic for more than a quarter century.
Guilty verdict in Bise murder
On May 19, a jury found Chad Anglin guilty of the murder of Swiss banker Frederick Bise, whose body was found in the trunk of his burned car outside of his residence in February 2008. Anglin, who was already serving a five-year sentence for indecent assault and wounding at the time of his murder conviction, was sentenced to life in prison. In December, Leonard Antonio Ebanks, who was also charged with the murder of Mr. Bise, was found not guilty of murder, but guilty of being an accessory to the murder. Ebanks was already serving a life sentence for the 2010 murder of Tyrone Burrell at the time of his trial in the Bise case.
First Caymanian priest
Joseph Kirkconnell was ordained as the first Caymanian priest at St. Ignatius Catholic Church on May 24. Father Kirkconnell, 30, conducted Mass at the church the next day. After serving in Cayman for two months, he was posted to a parish in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, in August.
Cellphones banned from schools
Education Minister Tara Rivers announced during the Legislative Assembly budget session on June 2 that cellphones would be banned from all public schools in the Cayman Islands starting in September, in a bid to stamp out cyber bullying. The ban was just one of several measures adopted to deal with bad behavior and bullying issues in the schools.
Alexander Hotel closes
The owner of the 31-room Alexander Hotel in Cayman Brac announced on June 5 that he would close the property indefinitely on June 15 because of the stench emitted by a neighboring natural pond. Owner Cleveland Dilbert’s plan to build a canal from the pond to the ocean and create a marina basin met with opposition from the Department of Environment. Although government officials had expressed their support for the marina project, no agreement was reached, leading to the closure.
Government travel costs
A value-for-money audit by Cayman’s Auditor General’s Office released on June 9 revealed nearly $8.6 million in Cayman Islands central government travel expenses between July 1, 2009 and June 20, 2010. Based on the findings of the audit, Auditor General Alastair Swarbrick said there was “the high likelihood that the government mishandled significant amounts of public resources” and that “monitoring and reporting of these transaction by management was virtually nonexistent.” The audit focused on two particular ministries, one headed by former Premier McKeeva Bush and the other headed by former Deputy Premier and current Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Juliana O’Connor-Connolly.
Cayman film festival announced
Plans for an international film festival in the Cayman Islands were outlined at a gala at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman on June 13. The launch of the Cayman International Film Festival, which is called CayFilm for short, included a celebrity cocktail reception and a screening of “The Two Faces of January.” Spearheaded by local photographer Tony Mark, who worked in film and television editing in Hollywood, the inaugural Cayman film festival is scheduled for June 18 to 21, 2015.
Shelved education report revealed
The original draft of consultant David Moore’s 2012 report that stemmed from a review team’s inspections of Cayman’s public schools was tabled June 23 during Finance Committee proceedings at Legislative Assembly. The report highlighted a number of severe behavioral problems in Cayman’s schools, particularly John Gray High School.
The original report bore little resemblance to the final report, which was tabled simultaneously. It suggested, among other things, that a small minority of John Gray students influenced by criminal intent and drug abuse were having a disproportionate effect throughout the school and that some of the staff were fearful of potential physical and verbal violence. The report recommended firing bad teachers. Ministry of Education Chief Officer Mary Rodrigues said the report was altered because of serious quality concerns.
However, a string of emails among ministry staff in late 2012 concluded that the draft report was “disproportionately negative.” The Ministry of Education said the report was then “finalized” by Favourita Blanchard, the deputy lead inspector on the locally based review team that assisted Mr. Moore. In August, Ms. Blanchard issued a statement through the Barbados Consulate saying she had not altered the report in any way. The ministry never responded to inquiries about who did alter the report.
Cayman under chikungunya alert
Less than a week after Cayman’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar said that the Cayman Islands was on high alert for the mosquito-borne virus chikungunya, the first suspected case of the disease was identified at the Cayman Islands Hospital on June 22. It was later confirmed that the George Town resident did have chikungunya, a debilitating disease that causes high fever, headache, nausea and severe joint pain. By the end of June, there were 4,600 confirmed cases and more than 160,000 suspected cases throughout the Caribbean region. Through Dec. 20, there were 43 confirmed cases of the disease in the Cayman Islands, with 15 of them having been transmitted locally.
Clifton Hunter High School costs almost double
In the first year of its operation, the $110 million Clifton Hunter High School on Frank Sound Road incurred $6 million of repair costs and an additional $2.4 million in operation expenses, it was revealed. The high school cost nearly double the contracted price of $56.7 million and took four years to complete – twice as long as anticipated. Construction on Clifton Hunter started virtually simultaneously with construction on John Gray High School, a $59.9 million project which also had huge cost overruns and has never been completed. Minister of Education Tara Rivers said John Gray would be completed in phases over several years.
New customs codes cause hassles
A new tariff system implemented by the Customs Department that expanded the number of codes needed on declaration forms from 300 to roughly 5,000, resulting in a much longer process for those importing goods, especially businesses. Some business owners said what used to take 20 minutes was taking them several hours. After a review of the system, the government announced in August that it would reduce the number of codes to about 2,500 and offer a service for a $5 fee for those who needed help filling out the declarations.
HSBC sells business to Butterfield
Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Ltd. announced on
July 8 that it was acquiring some of the corporate and retail banking business from HSBC Bank (Cayman) Ltd. valued at US$800 million. HSBC said the decision to sell most of its retail and corporate business was made after a strategic market review. The sale was finalized in the fourth quarter of 2014, and HSBC closed its retail doors in November, although it did maintain other parts of its business in Cayman.
New tourism and weather chiefs
In July, Rosa Harris, a seven-year veteran of the Department of Tourism, was confirmed as Cayman’s new director of tourism. She had served as the acting director of tourism since the departure of the previous director, Shomari Scott, in December 2013. Chief Meteorologist John Tibbetts, a 30-year veteran of his industry, was promoted to director general of the Cayman Islands National Weather Service, succeeding Fred Sambula, who retired in May.
Dump on fire, again
An underground fire at the George Town Landfill burned and smoldered for several days before the Fire Service Department was able to extinguish it. After the fire started on the morning of July 19, firefighters worked around the clock on shifts to put out the blaze.
Property sales up
After several years of dismal market conditions, Cayman’s real estate market took a sharp upturn in the first six months of the year. A press release issued by the Cayman Islands Real Estate Brokers Association on July 21 said the number of real estate transactions between Jan. 1 and June 30 were up 45 percent over the same period in 2013. In terms of dollar amount, sales weren’t up as much, but still saw a significant 18.7 percent increase.
Logic buys WestStar
Bermuda-based KeyTech Group of Companies announced on July 28 that it was going to purchase the parent company of WestStar, the Internet and cable television provider that also operates Cayman 27, Cayman’s first and longest running television station. Logic was already operating on Cayman as an Internet, cable television and telephone service provider. The Information and Communications Technology Authority approved the sale in August.
Catboat Club reopens
Almost 10 years after it was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004, the clubhouse of the Cayman Islands Catboat Club at Whitehall Bay in George Town had a grand reopening on Aug. 2. The construction project was helped by sponsorships and a cash grant from the Dart Group and donations from a number of local building supply companies.
Dump on fire, again… and again
Firefighters had to return to the George Town Landfill on Aug. 3 to put out another underground fire. Chief Fire Officer Roy Grant said the fire was not related to the one in July and was “in a totally different area.” The fire was extinguished the following day, although Mr. Grant said that he could not be sure if it was still smoldering deep below the surface. Two weeks later, on Aug. 17, firefighters were again called to the dump to put out a fire.
Credit card expenditures
Requests made under Cayman’s Freedom of Information Law revealed that government credit cards were used for a variety of personal expenses by Cabinet ministers and chief officers dating back to 2005. The charges were highlighted in a series of news articles published in August. Former Cabinet Minister Arden McLean used his government-issued credit card to buy a US$3,500 watch on Christmas Eve 2007 and for $2,896.45 worth of purchases at a variety of Miami-area stores and restaurants during an October 2008 shopping trip. Mr. McLean later produced proof that he had repaid the sums. Other details shown on the records included exorbitant charges for travel expenses, particularly by former Deputy Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, who traveled with her executive aide or personal assistant on many of her trips. The records also showed late fees accruing on more than 28 percent of the statements obtained, and large charges for dining out, both in Cayman and overseas. In the wake of the revelations, the government announced it would begin publishing credit card and travel expenses as a matter of policy.
UK regulator rates Cayman high risk
It was learned in August that the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority had published on its website in July a list of countries that were at high risk for financial crime and that the Cayman Islands was on the list. The financial services regulator said the list categorized countries according to the risk they posed to financial crimes linked to money laundering, sanction systems, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption. Cayman was the only U.K. overseas territory and the only major offshore financial center on the list. After representations made by Cayman Islands Financial Services Minister Wayne Panton, the FCA withdrew the entire list in September. Mr. Panton later categorized Cayman’s inclusion on the list as a “misunderstanding” caused partly by the FCA having “old, inaccurate data.”
First artificial heart
Albert Seymour, a 48-year-old Caymanian, was the first recipient of a successful artificial heart implant surgery at Health City Cayman Islands. The procedure by chief surgeon Dr. Binoy Chattuparambil in early August took nearly nine hours to complete. Mr. Seymour received a left ventricular assist device, a mechanical pump that supports heart function.
Miss Cayman pageant postponed again
Although 10 contestants were chosen to participate, the Miss Cayman pageant scheduled for November 2014 was postponed until January 2015. The last Miss Cayman pageant was in 2011. The pageant was scheduled and then postponed twice in 2012 due to budget constraints.
Canover Watson arrested
Former chairman of the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority, former Young Caymanian Leadership Award recipient and leading Caymanian businessman Canover Watson was arrested on Aug. 28 on suspicion of breach of three sections of Cayman’s Anti-Corruption Law. In addition, he was also arrested on suspicion of money laundering contrary to the Proceeds of Crime Law. Although details weren’t released, it was known that the Auditor General’s office and the Anti-Corruption Commission were looking into the contract with a company that ran a swipe card payment system called CarePay, which secured a contract during Mr. Watson’s time as HSA chairman. CarePay had been the subject of controversy during the Finance Committee sessions of Legislative Assembly in June because of its costs and failure to provide the expected benefits. Mr. Watson was charged with five separate corruption, fraud and money laundering offenses on Nov. 20.
Nearly 12,000 square feet of coral reef in George Town harbor was damaged when the cruise ship Carnival Magic dropped its anchor in the wrong place. The ship had been mistakenly guided by a Bodden Shipping Agency pilot to anchor 650 feet outside the designated public port anchorage. No sanctions were imposed against the cruise line or the shipping agency by the end of the year, and repair efforts were largely carried out by private sector dive operations and volunteers.
One man, one vote reversal
Reversing his stance in comments made earlier in the year, Premier Alden McLaughlin announced on Sept. 3 that the Progressives-led government would implement single-member constituencies and a “one man, one vote” system by mid-2015, well ahead of the next general elections. Currently the number of Legislative Assembly representatives in each of the country’s voting districts differs based on population of the district. Electors in multi-representative constituencies get the same number of votes as there are represent
atives, creating a system where people in some districts have more votes than people in other districts. The proposed changes would split the Cayman Islands into single member constituencies where every voter only votes for one person.
Special Olympics athlete murdered
Solomon Webster, who won a gold medal in bocce at the 2010 Special Olympics in Puerto Rico, was shot in the upper leg near his home in West Bay on Sept. 7. He died shortly afterward from his wound. Three men were later arrested and charged: Jose Sanchez on a charge of murder, and Graham Lauer and Blake Barrell for allegedly being an accessory after the fact. The charges against Mr. Barrell were later dropped.
McKeeva Bush trial starts
On Sept. 8, McKeeva Bush, Cayman’s first premier and current leader of the opposition, formally entered pleas of not guilty on 11 charges, including six relating to misconduct in public office and five relating to the Anti-Corruption Law. At the core of the trial were allegations that Mr. Bush used his government-issued credit card to get cash advances to gamble in U.S. casinos. The trial started with opening statements on Sept. 15 and ended with not guilty verdicts on all counts on Oct. 9.
Grand Cayman observed the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Ivan’s rampage on Sept. 11. In addition to government pronouncements commemorating the event, a photographic exhibit at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands depicted the aftermath of the hurricane.
EY report released
The long-awaited Ernst & Young report, undertaken at the request of the Cayman Islands government, was released on Sept. 9. The report made a number of recommendations, including selling $65 million worth of government property and outsourcing public sector medical operations. Former Ministry of Education Chief Officer Mary Rodrigues was chosen in August to head the team that would implement the recommendations. However, in the weeks after the release of the report, the Progressives-led government said they would not implement several of the key recommendations.
Yacht Club opens
Dart Realty completed a two-year, $7-million renovation of the Cayman Islands Yacht Club and celebrated with a reopening ceremony on Sept. 24. Governor Helen Kilpatrick officially launched the new facility by smashing a bottle of Champagne off one of the dock’s entrances. In addition to upgraded boat slips, the renovated Yacht Club features a general store and a new restaurant, which opened on Dec. 21.
Kenneth Bryan arrested
Premier Alden McLaughlin’s political assistant, Kenneth Bryan, was arrested as a result of an incident outside of a local nightclub on Oct. 11. Mr. Bryan, who ran unsuccessfully for a Legislative Assembly seat in George Town in 2013, worked as a Cayman 27 television news reporter prior to that. On Dec. 5, police formally charged Mr. Bryan with assaulting police and using threatening and abusive language. Shortly afterward, Mr. Bryan was placed on “required leave” from his government position until the disposition of the case.
Armed robberies in restaurants
Two armed robberies at restaurants frequented by tourists occurred in October, the first at Da Fish Shack in George Town on Oct. 13 and another at Coconut Joe’s in the southern Seven Mile Beach corridor on Oct. 16. In both cases, customers were robbed as well as the establishment. In addition, more than a dozen homes were burgled in the George Town area between Oct. 14 and Oct. 16. Another George Town eatery, Paradise Restaurant, was robbed by a gunman on Nov. 10
With the Ebola virus scare in the U.S. at its peak, the Cayman Islands Cabinet approved a travel ban on Oct. 21 to prevent anyone who had recently been in the affected region of West Africa from entering the country. The same day, Health Services Authority CEO Lizzette Yearwood said two modular field hospital units that could quarantine a total of 16 patients had been ordered. Over the next month, the HSA announced it would spend a total of $2.9 million on the field hospital, 500 protective hazmat suits, associated equipment and staff training. On Oct. 27, an ill female tourist who arrived at the airport was tended to by medical personnel dressed in hazmat suits, but health officials confirmed the same day that she did not have Ebola.
Child slain, mother arrested
Six-year-old Bethany Butler, a Year 2 student at Savannah Primary School, was found dead on Oct. 27 in the passenger seat of a vehicle parked in the bush off the Queen’s Highway. She had been stabbed multiple times. The child’s mother Tamara Butler, 37, was arrested and formally charged with murder on Nov. 14. More than 1,000 people attended the child’s funeral service on Nov. 9.
Squatters arrested, buildings demolished
The standoff on Shedden Road, which occurred when several families – including the children of missing George Town landfill worker Anna Evans and their caretaker – refused to vacate homes earmarked for demolition, came to an end on Oct. 29 when police arrested four people and the buildings were torn down. A large crowd gathered on the cordoned-off section of Shedden Road to watch as the homes on the property of Kent “Biggie” Rankin were demolished. Mr. Rankin, who bought the property from other relatives of the Evans family, had been trying to get the tenants of the ramshackle houses to leave the premises for more than a year through various court processes. The Department of Children and Family Services found alternative housing for Mrs. Evans’s children and their caretaker in one of the new affordable homes in Bodden Town.
Kadi Merren-Pentney tops YCLA
Kadi Merren-Pentney, 28, received the 2014 Young Caymanian Leadership Award on Nov. 1. The annual televised award ceremony, which was started in 2000 as a way of celebrating Cayman’s rising stars who could serve as role models for youth, was held at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman. Other finalists were Michael Lockwood, Katrina Jurn, Chevala Burker and Lydia Warren.
Landfill consultant named
The government announced in the first week of November that it had engaged the U.K.-based company AMEC to help develop a 50-year waste management strategy. The Cabinet minister with responsibility for the dump at the time, Osbourne Bodden, also revealed that it was unlikely that the new landfill plant would begin operations in 2017 as he had earlier stated.
Cayman cop convicted of murder in Jamaica
A Jamaican police officer serving with the Royal Cayman Islands Police was fired after he was convicted of murder in Jamaica on Nov. 19. Tyrone Findlay was sentenced to 25 years after a jury unanimously found him guilty of the Jan. 1, 2010 murder of a man in Manchester, Jamaica. Findlay had argued that the shooting was self-defense in the line of duty. After this information was revealed, calls for the resignation of Police Commissioner David Baines ensued. Mr. Baines did not resign. Contracts for Jamaican police officers applying to the RCIPS were put on hold in December.
RBC Wealth Management exits
RBC Wealth Management, an arm of Royal Bank, announced that it was discontinuing its private wealth management business in the Caribbean, including in the Cayman Islands, on Nov. 20. However, RBC said the move would not impact its retail banking operations in Cayman.
Treasure Island Resort in receivership
The Treasure Island Resort on southern Seven Mile Beach was placed in receivership on Nov. 22. The 280-room resort has had financial difficulties off and on since its construction in the early 1980s, despite having se
veral different owners. Two partners from Zolfo Cooper were named receivers of the company Restoration Cayman, which is the legal owner of the property. The receivers said the property would continue operating as normal.
Cayman squash team members Cameron Stafford and Marlene West won the mixed doubles gold medal at the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico, on Nov. 26. The duo defeated players from the host nation in the final, but also defeated the top-ranked Columbian pair in the semifinals to win a surprising gold medal.
Immigration chief suspended
Chief Immigration Officer Linda Evans was suspended with full pay on Dec. 1 due to a number of allegations of misconduct. The Ministry of Home Affairs said it would conduct an investigation into the matter. Three weeks prior, on Nov. 7, the Immigration Department’s director of boards and work permits, Kimberly Davis, was suspended with full pay while an investigation into an alleged breach of law was conducted.
Complaints Commissioner resigns
Complaints Commissioner Nicola Williams submitted her resignation on Dec. 4, effective January 2015, seven months before her contract was to end. Ms. Williams, who was appointed to the post in August 2009, was given only a one-year extension when her five-year contract expired in August 2014. Ms. Williams has been appointed as U.K. Service Complaints Commissioner, a position she will take up upon returning to the United Kingdom in 2015.
Minister’s profane tirade
Cabinet Minister Osbourne Bodden spewed a profanity-laced tirade at his chief officer, Jennifer Ahearn, on Dec. 10, calling her “f%&king driftwood” and telling her he could make her life “a living hell.” Outrage over the incident led to calls for his resignation. Premier Alden McLaughlin announced on Dec. 19 that he was shuffling Cabinet ministry duties, with the Ministry of Health – including responsibility for the George Town landfill – transferring to him, along with the Ministry of Culture. Mr. Bodden is to retain the Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of Youth responsibilities, and take on the Ministry of Community Affairs as well. As part of the arrangement, Ms. Ahearn is now Mr. McLaughlin’s chief officer, and Dorine Whitaker, the chief officer of Community Affairs, is Mr. Bodden’s chief officer.
Captain Marvin dies
The Cayman Islands lost a tourism pioneer when Captain Charles Marvin Ebanks died at age 98 on Dec. 20. Captain Marvin ran the watersports company bearing his name for more than 60 years. He first started running tours to the North Sound in the early 1950s and was actively involved in the operations of his company into his 90s, running a boat until he was 93.
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Kelli O'Hara, Alex Timbers & Taylor Mac to receive Special Honors at 2019 Drama League Awards
The 2019 Drama League Awards ceremony will be held on Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Marriott Marquis Times Sqaure.
The three recipients of the 2019 "Special Recognition" Awards to be honored at The 85th Annual Drama League Awards have now been announced.
Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara will be honored with the "Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award". Ms. O'Hara can currently be seen on the Broadway stage starring in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Kiss Me, Kate! at Studio 54. Ms. O'Hara is one of Broadway's most celebrated performers and won a Tony Award in 2015 for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The King and I. She received her first Olivier Award nomination yesterday for reprising the role at the London Palladium last year. She has also received a further five Tony Award nominations - for The Bridges of Madison County (in 2014), Nice Work If You Can Get It (in 2012), South Pacific (in 2008), The Pajama Game (in 2006), and for The Light in the Piazza (in 2005). Her eariler Broadway credits include Dracula the Musical, Sweet Smell of Success, Follies, and Jekyll & Hyde.
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Two-time Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers will be honored with the "Founders Award for Excellence in Directing". Mr. Timbers will soon be represented on the New York stage by the upcoming Broadway premieres of Beetlejuice and Moulin Rouge! The Musical. He earned a Tony Award nomination in the category of "Best Direction of a Play" in 2012 for Peter and the Starcatcher and earned a Tony nomination in 2011 in the category of "Best Book of a Musical" for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (which he also directed). His other Broadway directorial credits include Oh, Hello on Broadway, Rocky, and The Pee-wee Herman Show.
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(Kelli O'Hara photo by Laura Marie Duncan / Alex Timbers and Taylor Mac photos courtesy of Richard Hillman Public Relations)
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Tom Cullen is the actor who had his breakthrough in Andrew Haigh’s contemporary romantic drama Weekend in 2011; now he makes an interesting and worthwhile debut as writer-director with Pink Wall, an intimate, scenes-from-a-relationship movie. We see various moments from various years in the time that a certain troubled couple are together, and the reshuffling of the narrative order somehow accentuates the poignant entropy as things fall apart.
Jay Duplass plays Leon, an amiable, unambitious American guy in London with vague plans to become a photographer, but who likes hanging out in his flat cooking, listening to music and smoking weed, generally savouring the solo mood of directionless creativity and fun. (There’s a moment when, slightly loopy from solitude, he self-satirically calls out “Lovely balloons!” at something he’s seen out of the window and bursts out laughing. I did, too.)
Leon falls in love with Jenna, who is exactly wrong for him or maybe exactly right. She is a formidably smart, professionally driven TV producer played by Tatiana Maslany, renowned for her bravura multi-personality performance in the BBC America sci-fi thriller Orphan Black, and with whom Cullen acted in a comparable film from 2016 called The Other Half. Jenna might herself have feelings for her best female friend that she has never entirely dealt with, and which get buried by the reality of this new heterosexual situation with Leon.
Cullen shows that their entire relationship might stem from Jenna’s unexpressed gratitude for the piercingly important insight that Leon had into Jenna at the very beginning of their life together when they were just living a studenty existence, with no idea of the future. Leon tells Jenna that with her fierce focus and talent for organising people and making things happen, she should be a producer. And he is right. Inevitably, her career takes off, but he is becalmed, and issues about sexuality, monogamy and children become more difficult and painful.
Perhaps the biggest moment of the film comes at the very beginning when, some way into their relationship, Leon and Jenna go out for a pub lunch with her mum and brother – the conversation is barrelling along pretty nicely and then takes a sudden, unexpected left turn. Duplass shows how Leon has been taken aback by something said and Maslany turns her character’s behaviour on a sixpence from cordiality to something very different.
The faultline has been laid open for us. And the rest of the scene plays out in a break-up/make-up structure that is confidently presented by Maslany and Duplass but repeats elsewhere in the film, and is indicative of something slightly actor-ish about the drama.
That isn’t to say there aren’t many great touches. I loved Leon and Jenna’s relationship opening up to the ecstatic accompaniment of the Meters’ song Cissy Strut and Leon’s spacey interpretation of the music. And cinematographer Bobby Shore has an interesting closeup on Maslany in a party scene when Leon is regaling everyone with a bizarre anecdote about when he was a kid and was trying to look at his own anus in the bathroom with the help of a mirror and his dad walked in on him.
Leon plays it as an outrageously and obviously funny story, but the shot of Jenna’s fractionally uncertain smile tells us something more complicated. Has she heard that anecdote before? Does she entirely like the performative side of Leon here? Has she, in fact, picked up on something that Leon doesn’t entirely realise: that this anecdote is part of a carefully curated and edited story about his relationship with his father, which was actually very unhappy?
And so the drama zigzags back and forth along the timeline, culminating in a powerful exchange taking place on an outdoor hike. With some self-consciousness, Leon makes what he considers to be a lovely, relationship-saving gesture, intended to bring about what he (and we, the audience) might assume is the imminent happy ending. But that is not how it pans out, and I admired how Cullen tries to absorb the uncinematic messiness of real life.
Pink Wall can be a bit contrived at times, with situations that have been rather effortfully created. But there are strong, forthright performances from Maslany and Duplass as the lovers who were never meant to be.
• Pink Wall is released in the UK on 13 December.
Source: The Guardian
Keyword: Pink Wall review – time-hopping down romance’s rocky road | Peter Bradshaw’s film of the week | Film
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https://soundtrackstream.com/pink-wall-review-time-hopping-down-romances-rocky-road-peter-bradshaws-film-of-the-week-film/
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Social Media Management
Keeping up with the changing digital landscape can be a challenge. That’s why we offer a range of social media management packages to meet your needs.
Social media marketing has become increasingly important over the past few years. It’s an essential way to communicate with audiences, increase brand recognition and build brand loyalty.
We offer a choice of social media packages for business that you can select based on your needs. So whether you’re just wanting a quick and efficient solution for your business, or a fully-optimised strategy, we’ve got the right plan for you.
We ensure your audience remain connected and engaged with your brand, at all times.
Want to know the best part? Our creative crew over in the design department can create bespoke graphic design pieces for you to use as profile images, cover photos and even original content for social posts.
Choose from our range of different social media services:
Dedicated Social Media Manager
You are assigned a social media manager to manage your social media profiles and campaigns. They will regularly communicate with you, answering any questions you may have and offering expert tips and advice.
If you haven’t already got them up and running, we can setup your social media accounts with appropriate bios, descriptions and images.
Original Graphic Design and Bespoke Visual Posts
We can use our expert graphic design skills to generate original designs for your cover photos, images and banners and create original visual content for you to use.
Personalised Social Media Strategy
We adopt a detailed research approach to develop a tailor-made strategy that is in line with your broader business goals.
We create and distribute content across your choice of social media channels, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn etc.
Comment and SPAM Monitoring
We regularly monitor your channels to reply to anything that requires a response, filter out unwanted SPAM and immediately refer any issues that may need further attention.
Monthly Reporting and Analytics
Each month you receive a report including key performance metrics so you can see how your channels are doing and monitor your progress. We also evaluate your performance to inform any relevant changes or recommendations.
Blog Content and Posting
Want to give your followers something valuable but don’t have the time? We can set up a blog for you and fill it with original blog content on topics of your choice.
Monthly Content Calendar
If you would like to approve social posts before they are posted, we can provide you with a proposed content calendar each month, so you can clearly see what posts we plan to send and decide if there’s anything you want to change.
We can help you build a community of online followers through identifying and communicating with key influencers and audiences.
Contests and Competitions
If you want to run any contests or competitions alongside your marketing campaigns, we can help you integrate them into social media and manage the process from start to finish.
You can select advertising campaign management inclusive in your package or as an optional add on as and when you need it.
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https://www.magnetic-london.co.uk/social-media-management
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High Calorie Burn
Infrared Body Wrap
"Sweat is actually fat crying"
Body Design Body has the most effective, reliable, and comfortable infrared wrap system, and it’s all because we stay focused on infrared. Thermal therapy has been traced back to ancient civilizations and has been widely studied. Infrared is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, which is a spectrum of light radiation; it’s considered non-harmful and natural radiation. There are three different types of infrared heat. At FIT Bodywrap, we focus on far-infrared heat which penetrates the body deeply. We offer a closer heat source which means deeper heat penetration to the body and thus greater benefits. Read more about the science behind infrared.
So basically, infrared body wraps are about amplifying the power of a typical body wrap with infrared technology in order to gain more benefits. Of course, we offer our customers only the best which means an upgraded bodywrap that surpasses home wraps and competitors. Our infrared body wraps are built with flexible carbon fiber heating elements which allow them to contour to the body for 360 degrees of encapsulating far infrared heat. This experience isn’t just a luxurious opportunity to relax, but also will deliver amazing benefits.
Infrared body wrap is a great option for those who can't seem to lose those last few pounds or who are not able to be as active as they would like due to injury or illness. A 50 minute infrared body wrap session can be similar to a 1 hour cardio workout.
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https://www.body-design.co.uk/copy-of-treadmill-overview
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Whether you are the bride or a wedding guest you can opt for these stunning. A low bun or chignon wedding hairstyle can evoke feelings of a vintage hairstyle for black brides.
Wedding ceremony long hair black wedding hairstyles. Choosing these hairstyles every black women can look great too. See more ideas about wedding hairstyles hairstyle long hair styles. Shine like a black diamond on this day.
We are offering some interesting wedding hairstyles that looks great for women having black skin. These are the best wedding hairstyles for brides with long hair. Chignon wedding hairstyles for black women.
The chignon was a common hairstyle both in ancient greece and ancient china. Jul 18 2020 browse our collection of wedding and bridal hairstyle ideas trends inspriration to find your perfect long short or updo look all on brides. Mar 2 2020 there is a big variety of wedding hairstyles for medium hair.
A classy straight short hair wedding hairstyle for black brides is both timeless and stylish. Or you can create resting waves this is one of the trendiest elegant wedding hairstyles for medium length hair and long hair. And to make matters worse you ve got long hair that isn t the easiest to deal with.
May 12 2020 explore weddingsnl s board wedding hairstyles followed by 9356 people on pinterest. Hello ladies since wedding is one of the most important events in a girl s life today we bring to you the best wedding hairstyles for girls with long hair. Elegant wedding hairstyles for long hair.
These variants are always popular for black wedding hairstyles. The magnificent accessories make your hairstyles more stylish and luxurious. Whether you prefer an updo or to wear your hair down or something in between you ll find beautiful hairstyle ideas here.
From braids hairstyles to stylish updos. 10 wedding hairstyles for long hair. June 26 2017 july 9 2020.
We ve collected most popular hairdos. If you ve got long tresses you can have them sleek and ready without losing a strand. Get inspired by these 40 beautiful wedding hairstyles.
Voluminous wedding updos for long hair are very popular beautiful and creative but you can also choose a free flowing hairstyle. Wedding hairstyles for long hair.
All images are the property of their respective owners. If you found any image copyrighted to yours, Please contact us, so we can remove it.
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https://www.cheryljweddingsandevents.com/wedding-ceremony-long-hair-black-wedding-hairstyles/
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Am I a Native Yet?
“The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.” ~ Desmond Morris
So many emotions are hitting me today but most prevalent are gratitude, amazement, and love.
Five Years ago, I arrived in the concrete jungle definitely one of the cubs. In a city that can have an eat or be eaten attitude I felt out of my element. Which was ironic because I had been spending time here for years and more and more in the last two prior to my move.
At the time I was at an all time low and despite moving to a new city I wasn’t sure I would be pulling myself out of it. No one knew the inner battles I was fighting with, yet everyone was judging the choices I was making without really knowing me.
I’ll never forget that. Not because I hold ill will towards anyone but because it is a reminder not to cast stones UNLESS you know the full story. At the time I didn’t want anyone to know because I was ashamed.
Thus I arrived in New York with two suitcases at an apartment that as cliche as it sounds really was a shit-hole. Everyone needed a shoddy apartment, this was mine.
I had moved here for yoga teacher training, and I remember sitting in my submitted studio, during a weekend I had dubbed “Anatomy on Speed.” I was studying body parts and proper terminology at one in the morning when all of a sudden I saw a rat dart out from beneath my bed. It wasn’t just that I wasn’t in
Kansas North Conway anymore, it was a moment that made me realize I had to either be a big girl or suffer through.
There were moments where I did suffer through, eating carrots and hummus for breakfast lunch and dinner. Where there was constant rejection. Hundreds of no’s, that whittled away at my confidence and whether I could do this or no. The shoddy relationships. The days where I talked to not a single person in a city of millions. The moments when I truly felt like I was hanging by a tree branch and I had no one to help me, but myself.
As shitty as those moments were I wouldn’t change a thing, because they led me to some pretty amazing moments.
Countless memories of hanging at Central park or Brighton Beach. Of disastrous but pretty damn funny dates, that made me wonder if that happened. to the moments where I realized I really could love someone whole heartedly, but then also give them up because we both deserved the ut most happiness. To knowing I would find love, true love, not lust again.
The serendipitous moment of meeting my best friend who lived in Maine and also had a beautiful mermaid heart and a wanderlust soul.
To seeing Broadway shows, Rangers games, Boxed seats at Metlife, runs in the Hamptons. Drinking exploits in the village. Two for ones in Midtown, exploring all the city has to offer and always ALWAYS finding something new.
Thank you New York.
The growth I have experienced the last five years has been tremendous not just with relationships or career changes but with myself. I have found that inner peace I didn;t have when I first moved here. I have found that confidence that I needed. It wasn;t easy. BUT I made it. I did it. And that is the most important part. If you want something bad enough you will fight for it, You won’t give up. You will stay the course because that journey tells you more about yourself then anything else.
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https://liveinthenautical.com/am-i-a-native-yet/
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26 June 2007
Virginia Cooperative Extension, Charlottesville/Albemarle County Office
460 Stagecoach Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
phone: 434.872.4580 fax: 434.872.4578
It seems a little early for Christmas decorations so you might be wondering why there are new ornaments on your evergreens. The new larvae of bagworms are out and they are probably setting up housekeeping on a tree near you. The bags of bagworms (Lepidoptera: Psychidae, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis) are usually seen hanging from tree branches although they can be found on a variety of things including walls, picnic tables, and other structures. The bagworm occurs in the United States from New England to Nebraska and south through Texas.
Host plants commonly used are juniper, arborvitae, cedars, cypress, pine, hemlock, spruce, elm, and locust. They are also found on crabapple, maple, sycamore, box elder, willow, linden, poplar, and many others. Often they are discovered following an increasing amount of leaf damage from defoliation between June to late July and August. The stripping of leaves is usually most noticeable in the uppermost parts of trees and shrubbery. This defoliation is associated with the presence of many spindle-shaped bags up to 1 1/2" in length from late summer to spring.
Larvae enclosed in the cone-shaped bags consume foliage and are seldom seen, except for heads of larvae as they protrude from the bag. The bagworm larva is mottled brown to black and encloses itself in its bag spun from silk. Bits of leaves and twigs from the host are incorporated in the bag during its creation. During June bags are difficult to see, since they start less than 1/4" in length. Bags increase to 1 1/2" by late summer. Adult males fly and are the only form occurring outside the bags. Females develop inside the pupal case within the bag where the eggs are laid.
Overwintering eggs begin hatching in early June. The tiny larva immediately begins to construct a tiny silken bag around itself and initiates feeding. Larvae and bags remain small (less than 1/4" long) for a few weeks and are not easily discovered. Feeding and molting continues until August when pupation occurs. Adults are active in late August and September. Only males leave the bag to mate with females which remain in the bags to lay overwintering eggs. Prior to molting and pupation, larvae attach the bag by silk strands to twigs and close the opening, protecting the larva.
Bagworms are difficult to control because they are often unnoticed until mature. Mature larvae will often pupate early if they detect pesticides on the plant foliage. Though there are a few known parasites and predators, they are often not adequate in urban habitats.
If the bags are few in number and easily reached they may be picked off the plant and squashed. This can be done easily in the late fall when deciduous foliage has been dropped or the bits of plant material on the bags turn brown and can be easily located on evergreens. Be sure to cut the attachment silk band so that the branch will not be girdled in the future. Dozens of additional wasp-induced galls occur on oak, rose, and brambles. Many of the insects are not well studied, and the galls do not have accepted common names. The wasps that emerge from the galls will not sting humans.
The bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), is effective against bagworms if it is used against young larvae. Applications should be made at the end of June after all the eggs have hatched and the larvae are through ballooning.
Insecticides are very useful for control of bagworms. Plant foliage is to be thoroughly covered because the larvae are protected from contact by being in the silk bag. Early sprays against young larvae are more effective than later applications. Products recommended for bagworm control are: acephate (Orthene), carbaryl (Sevin), dimethoate (Cygon), and malathion.
For more information about landscape topics contact your local Virginia Cooperative Extension office. Many county Extension offices have a help desk that is staffed by Master Gardener volunteers. These volunteers are trained to answer questions about home and landscape pest problems. The local Virginia Cooperative Extension office numbers are Albemarle 872-4580, Fluvanna 591-1950, Greene 985-5236, Louisa 540-967-3422, and Nelson 263-4035.
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https://www.fluvannamg.org/bagworms-2/
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Experimental structural testing is necessary in a wide range of applications from airframes and sub-assemblies down to individual components such as turbine blades and many others. These tests enable the engineers to compare the acquired data with the predicted results from the design calculations.
Since structural tests typically need a lot of time and resources, it is crucial to have a precise, easy to use and reliable instrumentation and software system for these critical applications.
With m+p Coda, we offer a full-featured software platform for data acquisition and signal analysis. The complete off-the-shelf operation provides quicker time to test and results in reduced costs associated with the data acquisition process. m+p Coda is scalable for any test size - from tens to thousands of channels. The intuitive GUI facilitates set-up, operation, analysis and report generation, thus leading quickly to precise repeatable results.
Thanks to its modular structure and easy parameterization, m+p Coda is the perfect solution for experimental structural testing and multi-axis strain and stress analysis. Features include measurements with single- and multichannel strain gauges, real-time strain and stress calculations, limit checking and alarm monitoring as well as communication with the load control system. Configuration data are stored in a central SQL database for maximum flexibility and repeatability.
PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES S.p.A. in Italy selected m+p Coda for structural testing of their pioneering airplanes. They measure up to 1,248 strain gauge channels, mainly quarter bridges and rosettes configurations. Based on the specific customer requirement a linear trend detection was added to m+p Coda. With this function, m+p Coda is able to track the linear trend of strain gauge signals with respect to the reference channel (primarily force).
Download the 4-page “Structural Testing with m+p Coda” Application Note.
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https://www.mpihome.com/en/news-events/news/structural-testing-and-strain-gauge-measurements.html
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SHOP TALK 2018 with Special Panel Speakers Eric Broussard V.P. of Amazon, Joshua Schulman CEO of Coach, Jan Pedersen Chief Scientist at EBay, Carolyn Everson VP at Facebook and many more CEO's and VP's
Las Vegas, NV
March 18 - 21, 2018
Senior Photographer: Charles Rush
Senior Writer: Kamilah McLeod
By Kamilah McLeod
Shoptalk brought their U.S. and European events together into one expansive event inat the Venetian,
Las Vegas to create the industry’s first global dialogue and community. Shoptalk covers the rapid evolution of how consumers discover, shop and buy — from new technologies and business models to the latest trends in
consumer behaviors, preferences and expectations. Established retailers and brands, startups, tech companies, investors, media, analysts and others come together at Shoptalk to learn, collaborate and evolve. Everyone benefits from rich interactions over four days March18 - 21 packed with incredible content, wide-ranging exhibitors and productive networking.
Shoptalk 2018 had more than 7,500 attendees, up almost 40% from 5,500 in 2017.
More than 150 VC and PE firms attend Shoptalk each year from major
global hubs. There's no better place for investors to find the latest innovations, meet the greatest disrupters and hear perspectives from established leaders to evaluate opportunities in the context of the market. More than 400 companies exhibit at and sponsor Shoptalk. SHOPTALK IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST CONFERENCE FOR RETAIL & ECOMMERCE INNOVATION. Just to name a few Companies: Amazon, Facebook, EBay, Macy’s, Nike, Pinterest, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Levi, etc. Just to name a few CEOs: Mary Dillon Ulta Beauty,
Jeff Gennette Macy’s, Alon Cohen President, Daniel Alegre President of Google. Just to name a few Media coverage Bloomberg, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Fortune, Innovative Retail Technologies, Multi-Channel Merchant, The New York Times, CNBC, RetailWire, Associated Press.
Also there at Shoptalk they will be introducing Grocerytalk which is a new program focused on the grocery and consumer packaged goods industries. Grocerytalk will include content, networking and other unique experiences that focus on the evolution of how consumers discover, shop and buy groceries and consumer packaged goods in a digital age, including the latest technologies, trends and business models.
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https://www.hearourcity.com/shoptalk-2018-with-specialpanel-s
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You know, we all have an opportunity to be great.
Yesterday, I did an interview with a Hollywood Legend and Pop Icon..
Many of you may know him as Biff Tannen from Back to the Future...
But, he is much more than the character many of us fell in love with in the 80s....
He is an artist, a writer, a comedian, and a musician... and his interview was really, really special.
Well, he told it how it is.
He was real.
He was authentic.
He was not full of fluff.
I asked him how he made it to Hollywood from being an introverted kid from Philadelphia...
He said: I competed and never gave up .. but first, I followed my talent...
It was great advice...
He then went on to say: "Life is King of the Hill- we all have a chance to get to get to the top- you just can not quit. You have to compete."
He found in his quest to the top of a competitive Hollywood pool of talent that most quit after they get rejected- he just committed to never quit.
Keep challenging yourself.
Keep studying, learning, and getting better and your craft so you can be the best you can be...
Most importantly: NEVER GET LAZY.
It truly is amazing what can happen when you commit to winning the long-game and enduring the hell that the short-game provides....
So, how do we keep ourselves in a mindset to do this?
Every single day, remind yourself of what you set out to do...
Then, work at that "thing" every single day.
You will get better.
It will take time but you will get better.
When I started writing years ago, I was terrible.
Now, it is truly enjoyable.
The same can happen to you.
Keep going after your dreams with vigor, excitement, passion, and enthusiasm- even when you fail.
Let's go win today.
COACH DANA CAVALEA
Check out this episode with Tom Wilson. I have a very special co-host on this one. Click here.
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https://danacavalea.com/blogs/train-like-a-pro/king-of-the-hill
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Android P isn’t slated to arrive until May this year but initial features of the next OS update are starting to trickle in. This will probably increase as we get close to March. As of now, a new call recording feature is being tipped to debut on Android P (or 9.0). As described by the source, a number of commits found in the repository of AOSP hint to the call recording feature. The commits also reveal some details about the working of the feature.
As per info, the feature will notify the party on the other side of the call recording through a tone every 15 seconds. This is to “meet regulatory compliance requirements” that may/may not be required by local laws. The notification tone can be disabled as well by carriers, a commit info says. Whether Google will implement this in the native Android 9.0 UI or make it available to third-party developers is unclear.
Call recording has been on Android for ages through third-party apps and it is a pretty useful feature as well. It is a surprise Google hasn’t figured making this a native feature yet. Many other OEMs already bake the feature on to their proprietary custom skins over Android.
Android P had recently been in the headlines for a network strength hiding feature that is expected to be on board the Android Oreo successor. Expect the complete preview of the next Android version at Google’s I/O 2018.
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https://themrphone.com/tech/android-p-native-call-recording-feature
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True beauty lies in the beholder’s eyes
Otoplasty is a procedure in which prominent external ears (sticking out, or too big) are corrected. Both auricles (external ears) are rarely perfectly symmetrical, but sometimes the asymmetry is very evident. Under local anaesthetic (sometimes with medical sedation), a curved concave-convex incision is made in the skin on the back of the ear. The skin is loosened from the cartilage framework both behind and in front of it (a small incision is made in the cartilage itself). The cartilage is then shaped with non-absorbable suture stitches and, sometimes, part of it is removed. In severe cases of prominent ears, the concha (the part of the ear closest to the auditory canal) is anchored to the mastoid bone with sutures to guarantee better adhesion of the auricle to the cranium. The skin incision is then sutured. The result is permanent.
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https://www.laserplast.org/en/otoplasty/
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Get creative and help inspire a 2021 calendar with a difference. The Wrekin Housing Group designs a calendar each year and for 2021 they want it to be the most colourful and vibrant yet.
The Group are looking to showcase local talent in their annual calendar and are inviting people to enter artworks created during lockdown into a competition. The 12 winning entries will then be published in the 2021 calendar with the overall winner taking pride of place on the front cover. Winning entries will also be exhibited later in the year and there are art supplies vouchers up for grabs.
Every year The Wrekin Housing Group produces a calendar for customers circulating around 15,000 copies. The calendar is immensely popular and over the years has featured works from local photographers and partner organisations including The National Trust and The Ironbridge Gorge Museums.
Last year an art completion was held for the first time and won by David Hughes from Telford whose stunning oil painting of Coalport, now adorns the front cover of Wrekin’s current calendar.
Edward Thomas, Group Head of Marketing and Communications for Wrekin said “After staying at home more, this year’s theme is life on your doorstep. This doesn’t have to be taken literally; we want people to think about the things they can see around them. It may be something you notice on a walk or visit, a snap shot of family life or a still life of objects you love.
The competition is open to everyone and we’re welcoming artworks created from all media from painting to printmaking and textiles to sculpture. We want to create our most colourful and vibrant calendar yet!”
The artworks will be judged by a panel made up of representatives from The Wrekin Housing Group and its Tenants’ Panel.
If you have been getting creative during recent restrictions take a photo of your work and email it to email@example.com. Artists have until the end of August to get creative with their crayons or sew something superb and can visit www.wrekin.com/calendar for more information.
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https://www.shropshirelive.com/features/2020/07/30/art-competition-to-showcase-lockdown-artworks/
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Posted 28 November 2016
"Global average temperatures over land have plummeted by more than 1C since the middle of this year - their biggest and steepest fall on record. The news comes amid mounting evidence that the recent run of world high temperatures is about to end. The fall, revealed by NASA satellite measurements in the lower atmosphere, has been caused by the end of El Nino - the warming of surface waters in a vast area of the Pacific [ocean] west of Central America." This report just in from David Rose in the UK Daily Mail.
Read it here
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http://climatescience.org.nz/blog/nasa%20shows%20land%20temperatures%20down%20over%201c%20since%20middle%20of%20this%20year
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Observation of carbon fluxes in the deep sea
Work Package Leaders
Currently we know little about particle transport, carbon export and turnover processes of settling organic aggregates within oxygen depleted eddies. In the oxygenated water column, we typically observe strong flux attenuation in the upper few hundred meters due to efficient microbial degradation and high zooplankton grazing (‘flux feeding’) on settling aggregates. However, strong oxygen depletion might reduce and alter microbial degradation and zooplankton grazing, which potentially decrease the attenuation in the upper water column, finally allowing higher export of organic matter within low oxygen eddies.
This work package intends to study particle dynamics and export fluxes within different types of mesoscale eddies passing the eddy corridor north of the Cape Verde Islands (around site CVOO) on annual and shorter time scales (days to weeks). The project aims at quantifying mass fluxes and size-specific particle abundances within eddies based on short-term observations of fluxes using drifting arrays in the epi- and mesopelagic and classical moored sediment traps in the bathypelagic (CVOO site, cooperation with GEOMAR). We will combine in situ observations with on-board laboratory studies on carbon respiration and settling rates of in situ sampled marine snow aggregates.
General Questions and Research topics
The overall research topic is on carbon export and attenuation within low oxygen eddies around CVOO to determine export and attenuation processes.
More specifically, we aim to answer the following questions:
- What are the seasonal and interannual bathyperlagic carbon fluxes (=carbon sequestration) at CVOO during the passage of different types of eddies with variable oxygen depletions in the upper water column?
- What is the short-term export processes, e.g. diel variation in export within and outside (sub-) mesoscale eddies around CVOO?
- What is impact of zooplankton on carbon flux attenuation (‚zooplankton flux feeding‘) within low oxygen eddies?
We will combine field and lab methods. Drifting traps which are equipped with particle preserving gels (see figure 1) will be used for the collection of sinking particles and carbon fluxes. An in situ particle camera will determine particle size-distribution, abundance, and particle type during different oxygen regimes within the eddy (upper 500 m, see figure 2). Multi-nets will be used to quantify zooplankton abundance and species composition. Marine Snow Catchers (MSC, see figure 3) will be deployed for the collection of in situ formed marine snow aggregates below the photic zone. Lab experiments using a flow chamber system (see figure 4) will measure oxygen respiration and settling rates of marine snow particles collected during M160 with the MSC.
|Figure 2. Particle camera equipped with a flashlight and underwater battery. Picture credit: Gerhard Fischer||Figure 4. Flow chamber with a suspended in situ collected marine snow aggregate. Above the aggregate an oxygen micro-sensor measures the oxygen gradient towards the aggregate. Picture credit: Morten Iversen|
Figure 1. Schematic illustration of a drifting trap array with a surface buoy and three traps located at 100, 200 and 400 m water depths. Each trap has four cyclindrical collectors (see photo to the right), one filled with a particle preserving gel. Picture credit: Gerhard Fischer
Figure 3. Picture of a marine snow catcher device. Picture credit: Gerhard Fischer
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https://www.ebus-climate-change.de/reebus-wp6
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Sorry! This item Is out of stock. ( Fixe - Traditional Anchor Stainless Steel - Tan )
The FIXE Traditional Anchor is designed for any type of route. This Top Anchor unit is ideal for multi-pitch climbs. Multiple attachment points offer many options for belay and bivy set-ups. The anchor design is commonly used in Europe and has unfortunately not yet caught on in the U.S. When placed in good rock, the anchor simultaneously loads both anchors in bolt placements. The design locates the anchor bolts in a vertical orientation. This will eliminate the “Shock Load” possibility if one anchor bolt were to fail. This design is far superior to anchors that locate the anchor bolts across a horizontal plane.
- Stainless Steel
- 30kn CE / 40kn
- 10mm bolt hole (standard)
- 4mm stock (hanger)
- 10mm stock (ring)
- Color is tan (see swatch), not steel gray as pictured.
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https://www.gearx.com/fixe-traditional-anchor-stainless-steel-tan
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Adding or using miles or points in frequent flyer transactions
In Article 385
the article shows how to set up a frequent flyer account in Microsoft Money. This article shows how to use the
account to enter miles or points into it.
The first thing to do is to go to the account. It will be
located in your accounts list, but only if you have the checkbox selected to show frequent flyer accounts.
Alternatively, you can get to it by clicking on the account dropdown when in any other account.
There are five options to choose at the bottom of the transaction list
The most common transaction would be to enter either points or miles using a Flight activity.
Press the 'New...' option at the base of the screen. You can enter an activity in the resulting window
- put in the date, the number of miles and any description you would like to have.
You may receive bonus miles, or earn miles in other ways. This can be done using the 'other award' option after
pressing 'New...'. For example, I can easily record miles earnt through other programs as seen below.
option of adding miles is through the first selection in the 'New Award Miles' window. Awards from credit cards are u
sually entered when balancing a credit card, but can also be added here. You can select the credit card and then enter
miles as for a flight transaction.
If you are spending miles, then press the 'Redeem' option. This is a simple box which allows you to
put in a date, the number of miles redeemed and an attached note. This simply puts a negative value in the account
The Edit option allows you to edit any existing transactions, just in case you have made a mistake,
or you want to change the information.
The 'Expire...' button allows you to set the date on which a
transaction will expire, to choose it to never expire or to specify the transaction hasn't expired. You can see
the resultant views of expired transactions in
Finally, the delete option allows you to remove transactions. You should use the expire feature
in cases where you don't have access to the miles any more, or the delete option where the transaction really
didn't exist and needs deleting.
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Thanks for your interest in Volusion Website Reviews!
I’m currently working on a detailed video to get you the latest information on this…
But in the meantime…
Checkout the best ClickFunnels offers, benefits, and features below.
In this day as well as age, the way your service runs online could make or break you.
Exactly how do most businesses presently have a visibility online?
The fact of the matter is, nevertheless, that web sites have considerably evolved over the past years – and the techniques of old are no longer useful for contemporary organisation.
In the past, it would be adequate to have an easy web site with a home page, services, rates, regarding us, and also call web pages.
A prospective customer would certainly most likely to your site, scroll about, see the various web pages and consume content as they please.
However, if you are an organisation investing any money on advertising and marketing, you intend to control just what customers are discovering on your site, present offers at the right time, as well as maximize the revenue you make from each person.
Exactly how does one attain this?
Making use of sales funnels.
ClickFunnels is the most convenient method to earn high transforming sales and marketing funnels.
It is a distinct device created specifically to transform potential clients right into purchasers.
It really is an all-in-one remedy to produce sales funnels and consists of touchdown pages, email assimilation, invoicing, webinars, subscription sites, and so a lot more. No surprise it has rapidly come to be a favored tool for marketing experts.
Below is my detailed ClickFunnels Testimonial, including favored attributes, rates, pros/cons, and also contrasts against competitors.
Volusion Website Reviews: However First, Just What Is a Sales Channel?
Sales funnels (likewise called advertising funnels) are multi-step projects that are developed to relocate prospective leads with your sales procedure, as well as turn them right into purchasers.
Photo a real-life channel. At the top, you pour fluid in, which narrows down to one dealt with location.
In sales, a comparable occasion happens. On top, site visitors get to your internet site, however not all who go into make it out of the various other end as buyers.
Lots of things have to take place from the moment a visitor enters your funnel, to the time they take action and also successfully complete a purchase.
By breaking down the customer’s trip right into smaller steps, you could be extra accurate regarding how when you offer an offer to your audience.
The thorough steps in a channel may look something such as this:
- Unqualified lead gets to landing page
- Page connects the initial offer (something free to accumulate an email).
- Once email is collected, major offer is pitched.
- Lead becomes a paying client.
- More email interaction providing consumer value.
- Further partnership structure
- Persisting sales.
ClickFunnels likewise has a graphic that describes this in a straightforward means:.
Just what is ClickFunnels?
As mentioned earlier, ClickFunnels is the most effective sales channel software around today.
The company makes the vibrant insurance claim of giving you every little thing you should market, sell, and also supply your items online – as well as they absolutely supply.
A standard funnel will make use of an opt-in page (to collect e-mail addresses), an e-mail car -responder (to send out e-mails to your customers), plus an extra sales page with some content and also an order type, potentially adhered to by extra material, a subscription website, etc
. Previously, you would certainly have to use different platforms and also devices to achieve all of these tasks such as:
- Produce an internet site
- Find Hosting
- Discover an autoresponder solution
- Find subscription website software
- Discover split-testing software program … and so on
However ClickFunnels takes care of everything with their platform. You not only conserve a lots of loan by not needing to acquire various products/services, yet you likewise avoid the technological mess of needing to establish every little thing up, and also could concentrate on exactly what’s actually important – expanding your business.
ClickFunnels offers a Complimentary 14-Day Test, so you reach discover the tool and also really see if it’s right for your business.
* Promptly Produce Pages Using Themes and also Components *.
Prior to getting too much, it’s important to understand that a channel is a collection of pages put together in a tactical order, with the objective of converting as several potential customers into clients. And a web page is simply a collection of numerous components designed to obtain somebody to take a particular action.
ClickFunnels uses more than 50 various aspects to help you construct the excellent page. The editor is incredibly easy to use and all you have to do is drag and also go down various elements on the web page, as well as upgrade the message and appearance to fit your requirements – no coding abilities needed!
ClickFunnels additionally makes your life easier by offering you with a ton of free design templates.
In fact, ClickFunnels supplies over 37 kinds of pages for you to blend and match with. These are damaged down into the complying with 10 categories:
- Presell Pages: Study Page, Short Article Web Page, Presell Web Page, Clickpop Page
- Optin Pages: Squeeze Web Page, Reverse Capture Web Page, Lead Magnet, Discount Coupon
- Thank You Pages: Thanks Page, Deal Wall Surface, Bridge Page, Share Page
- Sales Pages: Video Clip Sales Web Page, Business Letter Page, Item Launch Web Page
- OTO Pages: Upsell Page, Downsell Web Page
- Order Forms: Two Action Order Web Page, Typical Order Page, Video Sales Letter Order Web Page, Sales Letter Order Web Page, Item Launch Order Page
- Webinar Pages: Webinar Enrollment Web Page, Webinar Confirmation Page, Webinar Program Room, Webinar Replay Room
- Membership Pages: Gain Access To Page, Participant’s Location
- Associate Pages: Gain Access To Web Page, Affiliate Location
- Other Pages: Application Web Page, Ask Web Page, Store Front, Home Page, Hero Web Page, Hangout Page, Live Demo Page
The pre-built design templates are completely personalized, as well as are just what most users utilize.
You are able to choose a template, edit or replace the elements with your personal, and your brand-new page prepares to go.
You can also connect any funnel you produce with your personal e-mail advertising service (if you do not utilize the one consisted of in ClickFunnels), and also use the ClickFunnels constructed in invoicing system.
This is additionally a fun time to state that ClickFunnels supplies really helpful as well as easy to understand training video clips when you first subscribe. I extremely recommend experiencing those because they promptly enable you to make use of the device at its full capability, as well as you’ll have much more fun playing around. Volusion Website Reviews
* Produce One-Click Subscription Sites *.
Among the very best features with ClickFunnels is the capacity to easily create subscription sites and supply material to your audience in one area.
Your subscription site will certainly come full with enrollment pages, subscription access pages, and also material pages which you can easily lock or leak feed to your clients according to acquisitions they made in your funnel.
ClickFunnels subscription sites permit you to send e-mails, conveniently handle your emails, and also develop a community all while eliminating the stress and anxiety that’s connected with other remedies such as Kajabi, or WordPress platforms.
It’s really helpful to not have to purchase a separate software application or plugin to create membership sites.
* Email Integration & Actionetics *.
With every funnel comes e-mail list structure chances.
ClickFunnels sustains email integration with all the significant email automation platforms such as:
- Active Campaign
- Constant Contact
- Get Response
- Mad Mimi
- Market Hero
- And others
However, ClickFunnels also has their very own powerful automation tool called Actionetics.
Although you could develop, schedule, and supply e-mails just like other e-mail advertising platform, Actionetics is a lot a lot more.
I like Actionetics due to the fact that it not just replaces your email advertising and marketing but carrier marketing and SMS marketing softwares also. This takes automation to an entire new degree and also assists you connect the best message to your consumers, precisely when they need it. A video overview of Actionetics will certainly be given further listed below.
* Invoicing as well as Repayment Assimilation *.
An amazing attribute within ClickFunnels is the ability to accumulate every one of the invoicing information from your customers right on your sales page. Offering is made a lot simpler when consumers do not need to leave your site.
ClickFunnels integrates with major payment portals such as PayPal, Stripe, and also InfusionSoft, among others.
While you could begin with the Free 14-Day Trial, there are 3 various prices choices with ClickFunnels:
- $ 97/month.
- $ 297/month.
- $ 997 bulk price cut strategy (advised).
I’ll go into detail for each and every of these plans listed below.
1. ClickFunnels Standard Strategy – $97/month.
The typical strategy includes every one of the attributes you would certainly require within ClickFunnels, but with constraints on the variety of funnels (20) and also web pages (100) you can have in your account, as well as the number of site visitors (20K) could view your pages per month.
You additionally do not obtain sophisticated functionality such as ClickFunnels own e-mail advertising as well as affiliate monitoring tools.
2. ClickFunnels Etison Suite – $297/month.
This plan consists of all the bells as well as whistles of the basic strategy, with no limitations. It also comes with two extra products generated by ClickFunnels called Actionetics (email advertising and marketing) and also Knapsack (associate monitoring platform).
In Actionetics – you could manage all your contacts that sign up for your listing, send e-mail programs, as well as create a host of various other automations. Volusion Website Reviews
The difference in between both strategies really is the limitations, and also Actionetics/Backpack. If you are a basic user and do not anticipate to utilize greater than 20 funnels in your account – the Criterion Strategy need to suffice.
However, if you intend to have an affiliate program or intend to keep your email marketing within ClickFunnels as well as not utilize a 3rd party software, the Etison Collection is for you.
You could constantly begin on the lower strategy and also upgrade if required.
3. Funnel Hacks System – $997
For any individual that’s major concerning their company, the ClickFunnels Funnel Hacks System is the deal of the century.
The $997 Funnel Hacks System consists of robust training programs packed with 6-month access to the ClickFunnels Etison Collection.
This is an amazing deal given that outside of this program, 6-months of Etison Collection alone would certainly cost you $1782.
Not only are you saving $785 yet you’re obtaining a ton of trainings and also overviews of help you get one of the most out of ClickFunnels!
ClickFunnels Advantages And Disadvantages
- Producing funnels is very easy, very easy, and also quick
- All-in-one platform with whatever your business should win
- Split testing as well as conversion monitoring consisted of
- Email combination with all of the major email autoresponder systems
- Settlement processing capacities within ClickFunnels
- ClickFunnels is always adapting as well as upgrading to the moments
- There is always sustain readily available (whether online or not).
- Exceptionally energetic Facebook Group Area.
- Free 14-Day Test – enables you to attempt it run the risk of complimentary.
- As incredible as ClickFunnels is, it absolutely is not an economical service as well as requires a constant membership to utilize
- Assistance isn’t constantly the fastest and also may extract from 1 minute to 24 hours depending upon the issue.
ClickFunnels versus Everybody Else.
Many people ask how ClickFunnels compares with other landing page building contractors such as Leadpages, Unbounce, and also Infusionsoft.
Generally it’s not actually a fair comparison because each of these tools stands out is one area or the various other.
The graph above provides a complete analysis – but I’ll highlight a few of the major comparisons below.
ClickFunnels vs Leadpages
Before ClickFunnels, Leadpages was the big dog.
Leadpages is simply a lead capture software – absolutely nothing more. You can produce touchdown pages, lead boxes, gather leads … that’s basically it. In addition, the Leadpages layouts are also restricted on modification.
ClickFunnels is far more versatile – it’s much easier to utilize as well as does so far more compared to develop lead capture pages.
Basically, Leadpages is truly simply a touchdown web page home builder, while ClickFunnels is focused around developing extremely incorporated funnels.
ClickFunnels vs Infusionsoft
Infusionsoft is not a touchdown page or sales web page building contractor. It has some of that performance built it, however that’s not just what it’s known for.
At it’s core, Infusionsoft is a CRM platform – one that permits you to manage your entire consumer data source. ClickFunnels has this capacity with Actionetics, however it’s not almost as progressed as Infusionsoft.
Infusionsoft is also exceptionally expensive and pressures every brand-new customer to pay $2000 for a necessary kickstart training bundle simply to learn how you can make use of the intricate system (which is notoriously difficult to utilize).
ClickFunnels Affiliate Program
There are 2 primary paths people go down as ClickFunnels customers.
Those that prefer to utilize the device for their service – in hopes of eventually attain the Two Comma Club (over $1M in revenue).
And also those that want making passive income as a ClickFunnels Associate as well as winning the Desire Cars and truck Competition (where they pay $500/$1000 in the direction of your desire automobile if you reach 100/200 active regular monthly signups, specifically).
With a whopping 40% month-to-month recurring compensation, ClickFunnels easily has among the best affiliate programs of any type of system around.
That’s right – you earn money a recurring 40% payment on every associate signup you make via the ClickFunnels Associate Program. But, just what does that really relate to?
The basic strategy is a $97/month investment as well as the Etison Collection plan is a $297/month investment. therefore you make $38.80 each fundamental strategy and $118.80 each Etison Collection plan … every month!
Generally, every 100 signups will generate $4000/month in affiliate payments (more or less depending on the amount of Etison Strategy customers remain in there).
All-time Low Line
ClickFunnels is hands down the best system if you are planning to quickly develop high converting sales funnels.
Since it was constructed from scratch to be the most effective sales funnel home builder, it vanquishes all the competitors in that regard.
Externally, it might not be the cheapest item available – however if you utilize it to its complete ability, your service will certainly become much more rewarding and you will save loan from not needing to make use of other tools. Volusion Website Reviews
If you’ve read this far into my ClickFunnels Testimonial, I advise you see for yourself with a Free 14-Day Trial below.
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Teams have until July 15th to hammer out long-term deals with franchise tagged players. As of this writing, there are five players who have not signed their one-year tenders: Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green, Broncos safety Justin Simmons, Buccaneers edge rusher Shaquil Barrett, Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones, and Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue.
The franchise tag is a sore spot for players, because it prohibits them from realizing their true value on the open market. Sometimes, players begrudgingly sign on the dotted line after skipping out on a portion of offseason activities. There have also been some notable holdouts to extend into the regular season – Le’Veon Bell, for example.
You can put Green in the former camp. The Bengals superstar wants long-term security from the only team he’s ever known, but he says he’ll sign the one-year tender if they can’t come to terms.
In the past, Simmons has indicated that he won’t skip Broncos activities, but Mike Klis of 9News speculates that agent Todd France could talk him into playing some hardball. Offers have been exchanged between the two sides, but, for now, the safety is looking at a one-year, $12.7MM proposition.
Jones – currently in line for a $16.1MM deal – has expressed frustration with the slow pace of negotiations with the Chiefs. The Chiefs, meanwhile, already have a $20MM defensive lineman in Frank Clark. Barrett, who said he’d be a good sport about signing the tender, says he’s expecting to have some movement by tomorrow, though it’s not clear if that means receiving an extension offer or putting pen to paper.
Ngakoue, of course, is prepared to go to war with the Jaguars. The two sides have been locked in a heated stalemate for a long time and the Jags say they won’t cave to the defensive end’s trade demand.
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Books by Stacey Halls, Anthony Horowitz and Oyinkan Braithwaite are among the six novels in this autumn’s picks for the Richard and Judy Book Club.
Halls kicks the list off with The Familiars (Zaffre Books), set against the frenzy of the real Pendle Hill Witch Trials and described by Madeley as “a tremendous read”. He said: "These ancient witch-hunts have become allegories for the deep prejudices faced by women throughout history. These are stories steeped in mystery and terror.”
Horowitz gets his second pick by the club with The Sentence is Death (Century), in which the author plays a Watson character to ex-cop, turned private detective, Daniel Hawthorne. Finnigan praised the book for “a twist worthy of a classic episode of Foyle's War”.
Next up is Braithwaite’s Booker-longlisted debut My Sister the Serial Killer (Atlantic). Madeley branded it “a story to relish and make your hair curl at the same time".
Multigenerational love story The Butterfly Room by Lucinda Riley (Macmillan) also makes an appearance. Finnigan raved: "The Butterfly Room is a real Forsyte Saga of a novel; layered, complex, fascinating and, in the end, deeply satisfying.”
Also featuring is Sleep by C L Taylor (Avon), a gripping story about the survivor of a fatal motorway car-crash. Madeley commented: "Running through the story like a jagged blade is sleep – or rather, the paralysing, frustrating, mind-bending lack of it.
Wrapping up the list is My Lovely Wife by debut author Samantha Downing (Michael Joseph), a chilling domestic thriller described by Finnigan as "unbelievable, but utterly convincing; over- the-top, but totally mesmerising".
The club launches with a series of podcasts from 10th October, providing introductions to all the featured titles as well as an exclusive interview with each author. WH Smith customers can get exclusive special editions of the Book Club titles with bonus content.
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Birth & Family Life
A blog about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding,
parenthood & everything in between...
parenthood & everything in between...
Pregnancy and exercise, the words don't really seem to fit together right?Wrong! You need to keep your body moving during your pregnancy and here are my top 4 ways to WORK IT OUT! Note: please talk to your care provider before adding or changing your exercise program.
1. Prenatal Yoga
OMG. I used to look forward to my weekly prenatal yoga sessions. Being with other women with gorgeous swelling bellies was always a way to catch up and be surrounded people who understood me. Our teacher had many great tips to share and always was helpful for adjusting us into more correct positions. Savasana was (and still is) my favourite position due to the stillness. I especially loved my prenatal yoga class when pregnant with baby number two. It was a time for me and me only. We've some listed Calgary prenatal yoga classes on our Resources page!
As the pregnancy weight increases, swimming allows your body to forget about gravity dragging down on your growing shape. Slow laps or prenatal water workouts are great for cardio. Check out the listings at the local pool to see if they have specialized prenatal classes or ask the instructors if they can modify them for you. And laps, just head to an open lap time and float away!
If you were a runner before pregnancy, you can probably be a runner for most of your pregnancy. Anyone, however, can be a walker. Head outside, count your steps, take the stairs; whatever gets you moving. My friend and I would walk the neighbourhood in the evening to catch up and focus on us. Outside, inside, up stairs or down, just do it!
4. Birth Boot Camp
I didn't have this program when I was pregnant, but lucky you!! Part of the Birth Boot Camp mandate is to help you to stay low risk and we have an exercise program within the course! Starting from week 2 and onward, you'll receive new stretches and exercises to incorporate into your daily routines straight from our advisory board! Have you heard of foam rolling? We'll show you how to massage yourself with a foam roller!
We start the second class in our series next Friday June 12 and can send you class 1 online to catch up; perfect for couples that are due in August, September or October! Can't make it? We offer private classes in your home or an online class!
What is your favourite way to exercise during pregnancy? Please share it below in the comment section!
With Love and Light,
The birth of my second child was an awesome moment; not only was she here and healthy, but she was my natural birth. I thought I had it all figured out with my first babe, but it wasn't until I met some wonderful new friends, my doula and several amazing books that I truly realized what my body was capable of doing. Birth Boot Camp is running a contest right now called Why I Loved My Natural Birth. The video with the most "thumbs up" on YouTube will win $100 towards gear, books or training.
I'd love to win and stock up on some extra prizes for my students! You can watch the video below and then make sure to give it a thumbs up!
You can view all the great entries here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWBimSYVrJcOzD8TQRYGgIJyN4wIyHOwx. Women and couples sharing why they loved their natural births with a wide variance of experiences of VBACs, HBACs, hospital births, home births, birth centre births and more! Warning, watching these videos may increase your oxytocin levels!
Your turn!! Leave a comment below about why you want a natural birth or why you loved yours!
With Love and Light,
Something happens when we see that first plus sign (or double line, depending on your test) and it seems like all our money goes to the new baby!Last post I talked about why it was important to save or set aside money to attend a childbirth class like our Birth Boot Camp. Now let's talk about HOW!
1. Stash the Cash
Before we talk about how, let's talk about where to put that extra savings! Open up a Tax-Free Savings account and call it your Baby Fund, or something a little more fun. A separate account like this will make you think twice before removing funds for something frivolous. Or go old school with a piggy bank that you need to beak open! Even a mason jar can help make it easy to keep the extra money separate.
Trade Lunch for SavingsIf you work outside of the home, it's easy to get into the habit of eating lunch or grabbing that snack or daily coffee at the place close by. Sadly, its an expensive habit! You can cut your costs by packing your lunch with leftovers or easy fixings. Not only will your wallet thank you, but your body will too as many to go type meals are high in salt and bad fats. You can increase your protein, good fats and good carbohydrates with your made at home (and with love) meals.
We love (happy) chickens in our home. In order to save money, we purchase whole chickens in bulk (10 at a time). Roasting a whole chicken is super easy and makes several meals worth of chicken all ready to go! Stir fries, sandwiches, fajitas, soups...just added the already cooked meat! Plus, make your own bone broth with the bones for extra health and savings!
2. Used is the New Cool
There are a number of items that you can pick up on the local Facebook swap groups, Kijiji or from friends that will save you big money and still be safe. Strollers, baby carriers, cloth diapers, clothing and toys can be found at great prices. Inspect EVERYTHING before you buy and be safe when meeting up with strangers. The one item I would never recommend you buy used is a car seat. But maternity clothes...head to the consignment shop! Baby & Me in Calgary has an awesome selection of consignment maternity for all sizes!
3. Less is More
There are so many cool gadgets and STUFF on the market for babies and new parents. Are these things really needed? Not really. Talk to your mommy and daddy friends about what stuff they actually used and scope out the minimal homes blogs for ideas.
4. Baby Clothing: Minimize
The strangest thing happens with baby clothing...they never wear half of what they have. Check out your local second hand kids store and see the numerous baby sets still with tags. Sure, you end up changing baby frequently (especially with poo-numis and disposable diapers), but expanding beyond the usual repertoire of a sleeper or onesie (weather dependent) is rare. Take the hand-me-downs your friends offer or hit up the second hand stores.
5. Nursery Games
Hold onto your hats, this is going to get real...what if you didn't set up a nursery? What if baby didn't have her own fancy and decorated room? What if you didn't have a change table or you set a used one up in your living area? What if there was no crib and you co-slept with baby? There are so many alternatives to the traditional and expensive baby's room. Pinterest has some amazing set-up ideas for inspiration to think outside the box.
6. Register with Meaning
Finally, take advantage of a registry for your babe, but do it with purpose. If you are going to use one, try one of the many online versions that you can input from many local stores the EXACT items you would like. Do not put silly or not truly needed stuff on it!! If you want to be taken seriously, use it properly. Direct people to use it and ask repeatedly that they do use it to select a gift if you have one. You can even add your birth class (select it early enough) to the registry for a great group purchase!
I hope these few suggestions will inspire you to save money for your new baby and ensure you are putting the cash down for the priority items. What items are a priority for you and your partner? How have you saved money creatively? Please share with us in the comments section as it may help someone!
With Love and Light,
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
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Jennifer Goes Nude! With her makeup that is. If you were wondering how Aniston got her sunkissed end-of-summer look, it's all about Chanel. Here's what makeup artist Angela Levin used to create this covergirl look. Click through the slideshow to steal Jenn's Glamour mag swag. Let us know what picks you plan to make any of these beauty buys your own by leaving us a quick note below!
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I’ve been teaching dance as an instructor for many years now. I’ve taught hip hop, freestyle popping, and more recently K-POP. Many of my current students are beginners, or haven’t been dancing for very long. Many times, people I know who are interested in learning how to dance will ask me about taking class and some tips I have for them.
I wish I had a guide when I first started taking dance classes and one I could pass on to my new students. Therefore, I decided to create one.
Here’s my list of top 10 things to note if you plan on taking your first dance class.
Synopsis: “Sparky Sweets, PhD, and Wisecrack proudly present this outrageously funny, ultra-sharp guide to literature based on the hit online series Thug Notes. In this audiobook you’ll find hilarious plot breakdowns and masterful analyses of 16 of literature’s most beloved classics, including: The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice, The Color Purple, Hamlet, Things Fall Apart, and more!
“The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn is the can’t-miss guide that shows you how to begin living life according to your own rules. Catch up on your success and attain all you want and need. Let success expert Jim Rohn teach you how to master the art of living exceptionally well!
Jim Rohn is credited with inspiring and teaching the likes of Anthony Robbins, Les Brown, and countless others various success principles in the areas of financial independence, education, relationships, and much more!” -Audible
Getting into the mind of your interviewer before the meeting will give you a huge advantage. Find out where they live, their routes to work, what stores they shop at, where their kids go to school, etc. These are good talking points during your interview and will distinguish you from the rest of the applicants.
Trevor Noah, one of the comedy world’s fastest-rising stars and host of The Daily Show, tells his wild coming-of-age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. In this Audible Studios production, Noah provides something deeper than traditional memoirists: powerfully funny observations about how farcical political and social systems play out in our lives.
The stories Noah tells are by turns hilarious, bizarre, tender, dark, and poignant – subsisting on caterpillars during months of extreme poverty, making comically pitiful attempts at teenage romance in a color-obsessed world, thrown into jail as the hapless fall guy for a crime he didn’t commit, thrown by his mother from a speeding car driven by murderous gangsters, and more.” -Amazon
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All I know about Trevor Noah was that he took over as host for The Daily Show on Comedy Central after John Stewart left, that he’s hilarious, and he’s South African. Other than that, I knew nothing about Trevor. I saw the ratings and reviews and was instantly sold. I’ve been looking for a good autobiography to pick up, but thought this would be a separation from the typical books I read about business moguls, high performers, and wealthy people. The last book I read about a comedian was Steve Martin’s book, which was a good time as well.
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Looking for a product that will help you to outline to the perfection the contour of your lips before applying the lipstick? The lip pencils Mia Make Up draw precisely the shape of each mouth to prevent smudging. The lip pencils are an indispensable tool that can not miss in the make-up collection of every woman!
Useful to define the contour, but also used to create a base color over the entire surface of the lips. Mia Make-Up has created for you lip pencils that can replace the lipstick for a matte finish effect and no transfer, which remains flawless even after hours from the first application. Many shades of color available: you can choose the lip pencil of the same color of your lipstick or lip tint, or choose a darker color to create the effect of plumping. The lip pencils Mia Make-Up create a precise contour and well defined, which gives your lips a very natural effect.
Draw the contour line of the mouth in the way you feel, accentuate the Cupid's bow for an immediate volume effect and contain the lipstick within the borders of the lips, reducing the risk of smudging. Small and practical, the lip pencils Mia Make-Up can be carried in your handbag to disguise all the irregularities of the lips and reach the difficult slim corners of the mouth. Of a sudden decided and comfortable: try the lip pencils Mia Make Up!
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470 Clifton Street in Winnipeg: Wolseley Single Family Detached for sale (West Winnipeg) : MLS®# 1314152
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Shingles are @ 5-7 years old.
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Great location, just a few houses off Wolseley Ave, across from Elementary School palyground, close to Omand's Creek Park.
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Some of you may remember Horace from his adventures on the ZX Spectrum (I believe some games were ported to other machines as well). Well, Pug Fugly Games have remade this classic, and here it is for you to download!
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Here is another misconception about literature: that it contains messages, hidden or otherwise. Too often people approach literature as though it were all like Aesop's Fables. Those
fables are wonderful: they tell stories, and each story is followed by a moral, such as
Necessity is the mother of invention. But very little literature works that way. Literature
does have a moral dimension, of course, but great works cannot be summed up in pithy moral statements. A person who reads Sophocles' Oedipus the King and decides that the point of the
don't kill your father and marry your mother has perhaps followed the action of the play but has missed the important points that the play makes. Of course, anyone who needs
to read a play to learn that important lesson probably has other, more serious problems. One basis for such misconceptions is our uncertainty about what a work may be saying, which leads us to
the easiest answer we can think of, an answer which is often a cliché or a moral truism. (This tendency is obviously related to our desire to get the one "correct" answer.) Another basis is the
tendency among teachers to ask what the "theme" of a work is. This question is one that has often puzzled me because any good work contains multiple themes; when we pretend that a work has a
single theme, we are likely to reduce a complex work to a single, aphoristic "message." Telegrams convey messages, and if authors wanted to communicate such messages, they would send telegrams
(or tweets) or write tracts or publish aphorisms. However authors want to convey some of the complexities and contradictions of human existence, and to reduce those qualities to "messages" or
even to "main themes" is to do violence to what an author is trying to accomplish.
For example, the theme of most Renaissance love poetry (most of which was written by men) can be reduced to
I love her. She doesn't love me. Oh rats. We can find this "theme"
in Petrarch, in Shakespeare, in Spenser, in Sidney, even in contemporary country-western music. Frankly it does not need to be said all that often, and if this is really all that those poets
were saying, we would be foolish to waste our time reading them. But what they were doing was in fact quite different. They were using this stock situation to explore such aspects of the world
as religion, the self, the nature of relationships, and the nature of love itself. Focusing only on their unrequited love is like buying a bicycle because of its color: the color may be
interesting, but a person who decides on the basis of the color has missed the whole point of the bicycle.
Furthermore, a good deal of the enjoyment in such poems comes from the clever ways in which poets use that stock situation for their own purposes, often to mock their own speakers, as Sir Thomas Wyatt does in "They Flee from Me," or even to be deeply critical of their speakers, as Sir Philip Sidney does in Astrophel and Stella (a point, incidentally, about which many Renaissance scholars might disagree).
The speaker in Wyatt's poem may lament his beloved's apparent lack of faithfulness to him, but the words he uses to describe their relationship make it clear why she has abandoned him. He compares her to birds (or perhaps to squirrels—it's hard to tell), little creatures that come to his window and eat out of his hands. This comparison reveals that he thinks of her as a little domesticated pet, another creature who eats out of his hands; and as the poem continues, he reveals further that he thinks of her only in sexual terms as an object that he can use, not as a real person. Can it be any wonder that she has abandoned him? Part of the fun of this poem comes in watching the doltish speaker reveal himself as a fool while he thinks that he is exposing his lady's unfaithfulness. At the same time, this speaker is completely mystified because he truly believes himself to be a sincere and faithful lover. Similarly, Sidney's Astrophel shows himself to be a shallow, if ardent, lover—a young man who knows the rules of the game of love but who seems incapable of realizing that his beloved Stella does not want to play. On the other hand, Edmund Spenser's lover in the sonnets of the Amoretti learns what it means to be a real lover and, in an extraordinary turn of events for a Renaissance sonnet sequence, actually marries the lady.
Can we take three such different poets, all of them writing in the sixteenth century, and talk about the "theme" of their poems? They are exploring human existence by examining the essential human emotion of love, but they are doing so in distinctly different ways and having fun while they do so.
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The annual Merida Cup is on this weekend and involves a 7.8 km dash to a hilltop finish. On Saturday I met up with some friends who were doing training for the event on the really steep part of the hill. This post is mainly about an awesome custom bike that one of them was riding. But it was an interesting morning generally, so I’ll give an overview first.
Taichung’s winter sun makes cycling more pleasant for cyclists since you can get out there all day. In summer you are restricted to very early to mid-morning at the latest, or the late afternoon. That’s also fine, but having the whole day well within a reasonable comfort zone makes the November-April period a time to look forward to each year. It makes training for an event like this quite convenient.
If you blink, you might miss it. But ahead just off County Route 137 is the race venue.
Today cyclists were hanging out at the base of the climb at the local temple. Many of these guys belong to the very strong Cycling Action Team. They are spending the whole morning doing hill repeats and will be very finely tuned for next week’s event.
Leaving the temple you turn right for the first part of the climb.
Not far ahead you reach the main climb. Right turn.
“You are here” and the sprint to the top is all in front of you.
A Merida-sponsored favorite for the event attacking the hill. An awesomely strong climber over this distance.
One of the Action Cycling Team members returns from one more run.
One of my own team cyclists gave it shot for the first time. Coming down is harder than going up due to the gradient. So he was very, very cautious on the descent, not least for having crashed elsewhere a few weeks ago. The rough concrete surface of this road would give anyone who fell a really nasty dose of road rash.
There were quite a few lady cyclists getting in some training for the event as well.
Mr. Shen, whose bike we will now have a look at enjoyed a quick run up and down.
“Feeling good and I’m ready for next week”
“My bike? Yeah, it weighs 5.8kg…come and feel it for yourself…” We all did and marvelled. The frame is aluminum alloy 9005 which I had never heard of in frame manufacturing before. It was made by one of the biggest frame manufacturing companies around, one that moved across to China many years ago.
My company engineers had never heard of this either and cautioned as to the strength and durability. Mr. Shen will be doing a bit of riding with us into the future so I guess we will see.
Crankset: SRAM Red Compact 30/50. He tackles the hills, anything over 3-4% for a sustained distance, on the low ratio at a high cadence. Mr. Shen is an engineer although spends most of his time as a cycling coach, and has a low opinion of lycra cycling shorts…
Mr. Shen has also completely custom-designed wheelset. He had manufactured according to his own specs.
The spoke count for the rear is 24. The front, 20. He has an alloy version but these were the low-profile carbon model. He has a patent pending on the wheel hubs which utilize very high-grade bearings, and is looking towards mass manufacture, but is being very cautious, since he worries that the design will be quickly copied.
“Hey…there’s an eagle!”
“Cyclists! Whatever . . .”
I won’t have any of my cycling team at the Merida Cup event this Saturday since we opted for the annual Yang Ming Shan 75km challenge in Taipei which will be held the next day. It’s an event with more variation and is a great endurance test. The weather looks like it could be ok–rain will make it miserably cold and treacherous. Taiwan’s north lacks the consistent pleasant weather characteristic of the Central and Southerly regions during the winter.
Mr. Shen and the guys went for a 105km tour of Taichung and Nantou on Sunday, in which he substituted his custom carbon wheelset with its alloy equivalent. The route took in Route 136 and White Whisker Mountain and so involved plenty of climbing in readiness for next Sunday’s Mt. Yang Ming challenge.
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People describe things terribly. I have known that for years, but it has never been as clear to me as it is now coaching some inexperienced college kids and regularly working with Indians. Two examples:
Me, "Is A welded to B along the bottom edge?" There was a picture to look at.
Indian coworker on our instant messenger, "y"
Indian coworker, "yes"
Now that was a simple y versus why misunderstanding. Often the description goes the other way and I communicate terribly. I would give an example but my errored writing does not compare to the vague run-on sentences I often use describe things. Besides I try to put the exact words out of my memory after one of my blubbering incidents.
Me to one of my athletes running a workout alone after the fourth of six 1200m intervals, "How do you feel?"
Sophomore student athlete, "Okay" in a tone that meant something hurt despite running good times.
Me, "Use more descriptive words."
Sophomore student athlete, "Well, my shin hurts a little, besides that I feel good."
From there we talked more about the details of how he was feeling, but if I had not prompted him to say more, I would have no idea his shin was hurting.
I find the best way to be more descriptive and clear to other people is use context clues and pictures to describe my point. If I can draw a picture that has thus far always gotten the point across. When drawing a picture is impractical I find it convenient to use numbers as much as possible to describe the issue quantitatively. Finally using generalizations to get the point across usually helps too. Example: "The longer the tail and larger the radius typically spreads out the strain better on a doubler or at a perpendicular intersection." It may not be very descriptive but if we are talking about a specific plate or intersection it generally describes what I want to do.
So I encourage you to answer questions in the future with a little positive and a little negative instead of "fine" or "good".
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The iconic Buddhist spiritual leader sounds offThere are few things we can look back at and identify as significantly changing our lives. Here's one of them. His Holiness The Dalai Lama will hold a two-day teaching on Profound Wisdom and Vast Compassion: Lama Tsong Khapa's Essence of True Eloquence to followers and Buddhist advocates. Whether you're looking to join a movement or better understand the ways of the Dalai Lama, here's your chance to be taken on a spiritual journey.
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With the US and China squaring up over trade, getting the 16-country Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) signed by the end of the year seems increasingly important for the 10 member states of Asean. That urgency has been sharpened by US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), now an 11-country deal rebranded as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after being signed in Chile in March.
Singapore’s prime minister clearly wanted to get a message across when hosting the Asean summit at the weekend.
“The fact is that we do not have a TPP,” Lee Hsien Loong told journalists after the meeting. “We have a Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, which has made it more urgent that we proceed with this [RCEP].”
Partly an Asean-led deal, the RCEP will include the Asean-10 as well as Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea. Of those, Australia, Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Vietnam are on board with the diminished and still-to-be ratified TPP.
Given that it has a trade-to-GDP ratio of around 3:1, it was no surprise that Singapore, this year’s Asean chair, stressed the perceived urgency of underwriting smoother cross-border commerce. Trade is also important to other Asean economies: Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam all have trade volumes that rival or exceed their overall economic output.
US President Donald Trump’s screeching handbrake turn out of the TPP – a deal driven by his predecessor, Barack Obama – soon after taking office in 2017 has been followed this year by a series of protectionist moves that mostly target China.
Protectionism exists elsewhere, including in China, going by the Trump administration’s demand for “reciprocal” trade, and in Asian countries such as India and Indonesia. But Mr Trump’s apparent zeal for a trade war is facilitating Beijing’s touting of itself as the leader of anti-protectionism. China’s Xi Jinping was only too keen to don the Guardian of Globalisation cape at the last two World Economic Forum events in Switzerland, as well as at the Boao Forum held three weeks ago.
Analysts have noted the remarkable sight of illiberal and revisionist China presenting itself as a champion of the liberal, cooperative system. But China will, perhaps unsurprisingly, retaliate again should the US implement more protectionist measures.
One of the anticipated spin-offs of the Asean Economic Community established in 2015 is that Asean countries will trade more with each other. But for now, approximately 75 percent of Asean’s trade in goods is with non-members. In the much more integrated European Union, 64 percent of member-state trade in goods is among the 28 EU countries.
So getting those bigger external deals in place is crucial to trade-oriented Southeast Asia, bringing the focus back to the RCEP.
Closing the Asean summit, Mr Lee made a point of singling out India, the second biggest country and third biggest economy involved in the RCEP negotiations, and hinted unsubtly that the talks need to speed up. Discussing the Asean-India summit hosted by India in January, Mr Lee said: “All the Asean countries stated their position that this [RCEP] was something which was urgent, that we would like to have a substantive conclusion, and that time mattered and we very much hoped that we would be able to do it this year.”
The warning came as Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi was meeting China’s Mr Xi in Wuhan, and as such was a timely reminder to New Delhi that stalling RCEP would see it fall even further behind Beijing in the race for trade and influence in Southeast Asia.
All the same, Mr Lee said that Asean wanted, indeed expected, closer relations with China and India.
The Singapore PM added that Asean wanted to trade more with what he termed “established economies … particularly the United States”. That could be a message that the US should, in Singaporean eyes at least, revise its position on the TPP, which a U-turn that Mr Trump has floated. If Singapore ends up hosting the much-anticipated US-North Korea summit, Mr Lee could then make his case in person to Mr Trump.
Simon Roughneen is a Southeast Asia-based correspondent writing and taking photos for Nikkei Asian Review and several other newspapers. This comment first appeared in The Interpreter published by the Lowy Institute.
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I’ve been messing with this and the truth is that I liked it a lot.
To start with the installation I have not had any problems, which happened in previous versions and has certainly been the fastest I’ve ever seen.
Then I adapted the page to see statistics in both SlimStat and Google Analytics
I’ve been playing a bit the theme that I installed, translating it because it came in German and English :-p
I fixed a couple of bugs in the theme, the same thing was done for a previous version of wp.
I have also customized the page, especially the bar on the right, it is very simple thanks to the wp functions that you can use wherever and however you want.
Finally I added a plugin to be able to insert videos from youtube, google, ifilm … in the news, since by default in wp you could not.
Well in the end it seems that I’m going to give wordpress a chance, despite my leaving my own CMS for maintenance reasons, since it was getting harder and harder to have everything ready.
I hope it meets all my expectations.
About the content of the blog I will try to give a change of orientation towards the topics that I like the most, which are computer security and web programming. I said “I will try”: p
These days I am examining but between rest and rest I will try to change and improve some aspects of the blog so that it is to my liking, I will also collect some news from the old blog that are worthwhile.
Has not happened to you that some component of the computer starts to fail and you are left with a huge desire to stamp it against the wall?
Well, look what this boy does with the HP printer because the technical service did not tell him how to fix it and apparently it does not work :-p
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The Swedish bank Nordea has suffered the biggest Internet robbery in history, having managed to steal cyberladrones about 880,000 euros from their funds.
Around 250 customers of Sweden’s largest bank seems to have downloaded the “haxdoor.ki” Trojan over the past three months. This virus sneaked into computers when users registered online with the bank.
The software stole the information before displaying an error message asking the client to resend the data. The hackers, believed to be located in Russia, thus obtained the two access codes needed to transfer money from the accounts.
The Swedish police have a list of 121 suspects, and the investigation was aimed first at America, before arriving in Russia.
More than tricks are curiosities put by the programmers to record them.
The truth is that almost all projects have their Easter eggs included in operating systems, some ROM memories, or even the well-known Excel and Word.
about: If you type the word about in the browser bar followed by the colon, the browser will display information about the browser: partners, license of this product, used compilation settings.
about: buildconfig How your own name indicates will show information about the platform, configuration and other parameters.
about: cache It will show information and statistics of the cache used in disk, directory and list of cache entries that you can find on your hard disk.
about: config How much information, be careful if you are going to change something because your browser may not be the same after playing with these variables.
about: plugins What would Firefox do without the extensions? This information will show details about the plugins we have installed.
about: credits What would a work without its credits … to all of them thanks.
about: Mozilla Of course it’s the weirdest of all, it’s worth seeing
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MONROE COUNTY, Pa. (AP) — Workers at a coroner’s office in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains respond when someone dies under unusual circumstances, but lately they’ve also had to respond to lurid allegations in a sex scandal that’s generated two lawsuits and a police investigation.
Allegations about the Monroe County coroner’s office were laid out in recent court filings: Sex between a deputy coroner and a police officer at a death scene; stealing prescription drugs and other items from the deceased; an extramarital affair in the woods, carried out during working hours; and showing co-workers cellphone photos of a lover’s male genitalia.
County prosecutors took the unusual step this week of announcing publicly that their investigation into “allegations of misconduct” began before a fired deputy coroner sued in federal court in late August and another deputy, disciplined but still on the job, filed a similar county lawsuit on Sept. 8.
“Right now, it’s just an investigation into some allegations, that’s all,” Chief County Detective Eric Kerchner said this week. He said the goal is “to get an overall view of what’s been happening in the past.”
Monroe County Coroner Bob Allen, a Republican who has held the job for 25 years, insists the descriptions of an office spinning out of control are “all false, false allegations” timed to hurt his chances at re-election in November.
“Anything to make sure I don’t win the election,” Allen said Tuesday, before ending a brief phone interview.
The federal case filed Aug. 24 by former deputy coroner Lauren Fizz against the county, Allen, and his wife and top aide Kathleen “Traci” Allen said Traci Allen has essentially taken over the office, including decisions about hiring and firing. Traci Allen did not respond to a message seeking comment.
The complaint alleges Traci Allen created a sexually hostile work environment by telling co-workers about her marital problems and her own infidelity, showing them obscene photos of one of her lovers, bragging about a “friends with benefits” relationship with someone she met on social media and talking “about leaving work early for a liaison in the woods.”
Fizz’s lawsuit said Traci Allen and an unnamed co-worker, described as “her deputy coroner paramour,” concocted a false story that Fizz “had had a sexual encounter with a police officer at a death scene in April 2016.”
“Lauren categorically denies that this happened,” her lawyer, David Deratzian, said Wednesday. As for the officer who is supposed to have been her partner, Deratzian said, “It is highly unlikely he would have been at the scene to allow this to happen.”
Kerchner, the county detective, said that so far he has found no evidence that the death-scene sex occurred.
Fizz gave the county a written complaint about Traci Allen on June 17, a little more than a month before Bob Allen fired her.
Her federal lawsuit says that the defendants or others made stigmatizing and false statements about her and that she was dismissed on trumped-up grounds. She’s seeking back pay, damages and reimbursement for her costs.
The other lawsuit, by chief deputy coroner Michael Sak, said he turned down sexual overtures that Traci Allen made toward him in early 2016 and again this July.
He claims she became angry, which drew her husband’s attention, leading Sak to tell him about Traci Allen’s alleged misconduct. He says Traci Allen then kicked over a chair and tried to attack him.
Both Allens then accused Sak of exposing himself to bodily fluids by not following safety procedures. He was given a formal warning.
Sak wants his discipline overturned and to be protected under the state’s whistleblower protection law.
The Democratic candidate in the November election, funeral director Thomas Yanac, wants to improve the office’s working environment.
“My basic message is to stop the deputy coroner turnover in the office, which is costing taxpayers money,” Yanac said. “And stop the nepotism and stop the dysfunction in the office.”
(Copyright 2017 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/09/18/monroe-county-coroners-lawsuit/
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Canteen & Gear
There is no extra charge for snacks and drinks from the Canteen. Campers are allowed to purchase other items at an additional fee such as EKC clothing items, stamps, stationery, etc. Please fill out this Canteen Form, use the form included in the packet or contact the office to make a deposit into your child’s canteen account. EKC reserves the right to control access to the Canteen for campers and staff at all times.
“Nosh”, is “snack time,” where all campers come to the Chadar O’Chell (Dining Hall) to have a snack with their cabin group. It lasts 15 minutes and it is a great opportunity to relax, see friends and family in other cabins/groups and of course get a good snack (which includes one item daily of potato chips, pretzels, candy, 100 calorie packs, brownies, and more and either water or soda. The campers choose their item daily).
Receiving care packages is a great treat for campers. However, sending gum, candy or food of any kind is prohibited. If you choose to send packages, please follow these guidelines:
-Please limit care packages to 8 ½” x 11″ manila envelopes.
-Please label packages with the same information as on letters and faxes.
Items that are appropriate include, but are not limited to: pens and paper, markers and crayons, coloring books, reading materials, puzzle books, stuffed animals, autograph albums, small games and toys. Administrative Staff open all packages and large envelopes. If a package has food items inside, we donate the contents to a local food pantry. Inappropriate, non-food items will be confiscated. The Camp Director reserves the right to make final determinations on the appropriateness of all items sent to campers. Please relay this information to anyone sending care packages to camp.
The EKC Gear Store offers a variety of EKC items for youth, adults, and babies. EKC shirts, sweatshirts, hats and more make great souvenirs or gifts for campers, alumni, and future campers! Click here to order online! or this Canteen Form to order by mail!
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When the weather gets cold, nothing beats cosying up with a hearty and warm casserole dish - and all you need is this lift & pour casserole pot from Carl Schmidt Sohn. Made of 18/10 food grade stainless steel for exceptional resistance to corrosion, this casserole pot is compatible with all stove tops. The clear lid allows you to check the progress of your cooking without removing it while the cool-to-touch double handles allow easy carrying.
- Materials: stainless steel
- Made from 18/10 stainless steel with silicon coated Bakelite handles & shatterproof lids
- Lid holder
- Turn side handle to lock the lid
- Suitable for all stove tops, included induction
- Utensils holder on lid
- Material: Stainless Steel
- Shape: Round
- Primary Colour: Silver
- Lid Included: Yes
- Warp Resistant: Yes
- Rust Resistant: Yes
- Dishwasher Safe: Yes
- PTFE Free: Yes
- PFOA Free: Yes
- Non-Stick: Yes
Care Instructions: Avoid cooking over high heat, avoid using non-stick cooking spray, season the pan after use, never use sharp objects to cook and clean the pan, avoid using dishwasher to clean the pan
- Handles Included: Yes
- Heat Resistant Handle: Yes
- Oven Safe: Yes
- Oven Temperature Tolerance: 220 Celsius
Stove Top Safe
- Stove Top Safe: Yes
- Stove Top Compatibility: Gas, electric, induction
Your order will be despatched within 1-2 business days (Mon-Fri). Your parcel will be delivered by either Australia Post or a Courier service during normal business hours.
A confirmation email will be sent to the email address you provided. This email will provide you with a tracking number and a link to track your order.
If you require Express Postage, please select this at checkout.
*For some bulky items and Remote/Rural locations Express Shipping is not available*
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RIU Pravets Resort Golf and SPA in Pravets, Bulgaria
Hotel / Accommodation Information:
|Hotel Overview||Location: RIU Pravets Resort Golf & SPA is a 5-storey building situated directly on the lake of Pravets with fantastic views of the picturesque mountains of Stara Planina.
Accommodation: The resort offers 242 guest rooms - double rooms, junior and executive suites. The double rooms are well-furnished with: bathrooms, hairdryer and bathroom amenities, carpeted floor, direct dial telephone, high-speed Internet, central air conditioning/heating (according to season), mini-bar (add. charge; complimentary mineral water), satellite TV, pay TV, in-room safe, work desk with lamp, chair bed, balcony.
Most rooms have lake and golf views and non-smoking rooms are also available.
|Facilities||Hotel and room facilities of RIU Pravets Resort Golf and SPA - point the mouse over an image to see the meaning.|
Restaurants, SPA and sport center, casino and meeting rooms. The SPA center offers a wide range of facilities and procedures, some of which being Dry Finnish Sauna, Aroma Sauna, Cave-Sauna, Loconium, Ice Room, Herbal bath, salty lake with the option of Japanese massage uatsu, shiatsu in water and seraglio bathroom, relaxation area with ergonometric lounges from natural rattan, shock shower and etc. The Golf club features 18 Hole PGA standard championship golf course, complete with large driving range and putting green. There is also volleyball courts, an Olympic-size swimming pool and a covered swimming pool suitable for both relaxation and training.
|Hotel Address||RIU Pravets Resort Golf and SPA is located in Pravets, Bulgaria.|
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Vallejo IT Director Takes Job in Concord
Vallejo Information & Technology Director Greg Taylor is moving on amid a shakeup at City Hall.
The Times-Herald reports that Taylor has accepted a position with the City of Concord. His last day on the job was Friday, Sept. 27. Chief Innovation Officer Naveed Ashraf is currently fulfilling Taylor’s duties.
“Greg has a strong background in network operations and security,” said Concord City Manager Valerie Barone said in a statement. “He has been highly commended by his colleagues and peers for his ability to implement projects with limited resources, and we believe he will be a tremendous asset to Concord’s leadership team.”
Taylor, who joined the city in 2007 and was appointed to his current position in 2013, said he was “thankful for the opportunity to help elevate the city’s technology for the benefit of our staff and residents.”
Taylor’s move comes amid other high-level departures. The city will soon have a new police chief and planning & development services director.
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https://californiacitynews.org/2019/10/vallejo-it-director-takes-job-concord.html
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In the locations block you can fill in three types of addresses:
Billing address: here you can give up a billing address.
Delivery address: here you can give up an address were ordered printed exam copies can be delivered.
Exam locations: IP-addresses of specific locations such as teaching or college rooms can be specified. This way these locations can be selected so students only have access to a test when using a PC with an IP-address from that specific room. The range can be split by means of a dash.
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https://support.ans.app/hc/en-us/articles/360027231354-Locations
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Zakat for Students
Cambridge Zakat Fund
There is no doubting the fact that Muslims need leaders, especially religious leaders who understand Islam along with the communities they live in. These scholars of tomorrow, both men and women, need to be able to play a positive role within Muslim community and change the way Muslims interact between themselves and other communities so that it brings peace and harmony to the societies we live in.
Cambridge Islamic College (CIC) has set itself an ambitious task of producing leaders who know Islam, understand the world around them and are able to lead. We offer these students a place to learn under the guidance of Shaykh Mohammad Akram Nadwi, one of the most distinguished Islamic scholars residing in the West. These potential leaders, who are aspiring to learn their Deen and contribute towards this noble aim of serving their communities, face many challenges which often prevent them from pursuing this path. This is where YOU can help.
CIC has launched a Zakat fund called Cambridge Zakat Fund to support the students here at the college. This is a means for you to take part in this effort by helping these students of knowledge, securing yourself a share in the rewards that will come from their contributions Insha-Allah. This is indeed an ‘investment’ none of us can afford to miss. Imagine the accumulation of good deeds by these scholars, their students and all the people they positively influence. This will be your share in the Akhira, insha-Allah.
For more information about the permissibility of giving zakat to the categories mentioned above, please see Shaykh Akram Nadwi’s article entitled “Those Eligible to Receive Zakah”, answering the question, “Who should I pay my Zakah to in the West?” at: https://www.cambridgeislamiccollege.org/zakat-article/
Donate via Bank Transfer
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Account No: 25765168
Bank: Lloyds Bank – University of Cambridge Branch
For International Payments:
Beneficiary Name: Cambridge Zakat Trust
Beneficiary Address: 58 Sturton Street, Cambridge CB1 2QA, UK
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International Bank Account No (IBAN): GB62LOYD77050225765168
Bank Address: 3 Sidney Street, Cambridge CB2 3HQ, UK
Please email email@example.com confirming the payment; for receipt and for gift aid declaration (if applicable).
You can donate online via CharityCheckout, JustGiving or PayPal according to your preference. CharityCheckout and JustGiving can also collect GiftAid on behalf of CIC from UK donors.
(please mention it is ‘Zakat’)
IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to UN-TICK ‘paying for goods or a service’ so PayPal does not take a commission. This is a donation.
Cambridge Islamic College
UK Registered Charity No: 1163646
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https://www.cambridgeislamiccollege.org/zakat/
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TURN off the sound and you might be watching a video blog by a fixie-bike riding, avocado-munching hipster—an environmental campaigner or a music journalist, perhaps. But Martin Sellner is no liberal. The Vienna-based 27-year-old uses social media sites—YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram—to promote the “identitarian” movement of which he is a leader. The identitarians are Europe’s answer to the American “alt-right”, which helped carry Donald Trump to the White House.
What Germans call the Identitäre Bewegung (IB) first emerged in France in 2003. Boosted by the refugee crisis and Islamist terrorist attacks, it has spread across northern Europe in recent years. Its local groups all sport the same yellow-and-black websites and anti-migrant, anti-Muslim, anti-media messages. Like its transatlantic counterpart, the IB exercises an outsized influence in two ways. First, it connects the traditional far right to populist politicians on the national stage. Second, it helps both groups by repackaging their ideas for a younger audience.
Its professed mission is to preserve national differences. “Human rights include the right to a homeland” is a typical mantra. Where others see European nations as the products of centuries of exchange and interaction, identitarians idealise a mythical past in which borders were absolute and clear (even in Germany, where they have historically shifted as often as the gears on a BMW). Clear borders allowed those inside them to establish religious and cultural norms, identitarians argue. They speak of a “great replacement” (of white Europeans by immigrants with higher birth rates), “ethno-pluralism” (which, confusingly, means something close to the opposite of “pluralism”) and the need for a “reconquista” (a reference to the Christian recapture of Spain from the Moors).
Mr Sellner cites Greenpeace as a model. Like that outfit, the “IBsters” deal in stunts and direct action. They have hung a banner reading “secure borders, secure future” from the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, blocked roads in Calais to oppose a migrant camp, disrupted theatre performances in Berlin and Vienna and occupied mosques in Leiden and Poitiers. They have smartphone-friendly websites and sell T-shirts and tote bags bearing their logo: the Greek letter lambda, which appeared on the shields of the Spartans who held off the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480BC. They also adore the local, rail against “McDonaldisation” and idealise the pastoral. A recent video by their Bavarian chapter shows rolling hills and sprightly young men boxing in woodland dells.
The movement has a deft way of making xenophobic causes seem palatable to moderates. Mr Sellner uses the Twitter hashtag #remigration to “encourage” African and Asian immigrants to reverse the brain drain by returning to their homelands. He frames insinuations that Muslim immigrants are chauvinists and rapists as a defence of women’s rights. An IB group in Paderborn, near Hanover, recently distributed cans of tear gas to female pedestrians; in the current political context, the message was clear: German women need protecting from those beastly foreigners.
This relative subtlety opens doors to respectable society that remain shut to the traditional skinhead right. The likes of Mr Sellner and Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, a leading French identitarian, are invited to speak by the mainstream media. They are thus useful to the anti-immigration parties advancing in much of the continent, like the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and the National Front (FN) in France. They promote (and sometimes provide) candidates for their parties and heckle their rivals. The politicians repay the favour. “I understand their concerns,” says Marine Le Pen, the FN leader (and Marion Maréchal’s aunt). Heinz-Christian Strache, the FPÖ leader, shares their videos and defended the Viennese theatre occupation. Local FN politicians have even hired identitarian activists as press advisers.
Beyond all the mumbo-jumbo about “ethno-pluralism”, the old racist tropes and practices are still there. In Germany identitarians describe immigration as “nation death”; in France they speak of “pureblood Frenchmen”. They have marched alongside skinheads at anti-Islam rallies in Dresden and put a chain-lock on a Muslim school in Rotterdam. In August Germany’s constitutional watchdog put the IB under formal observation—hardly surprising, as the NPD, a German neo-Nazi party, has circulated the movement’s videos as examples of good technique.
Pepe hops the pond
Compared with America’s alt-right, identitarians are less web-centric—they tend to meet in person, in local groups—and less openly race-obsessed. But the affinities outnumber the differences. Breitbart, the American alt-right’s favourite website, covers the IB in gushing tones and is planning to launch its own European division. Mr Sellner hosted a pro-Trump party in Vienna on the night of the American election.
This points to the movement’s most curious trait. Its activists may preach love for the homeland and its unique character, but in practice they are impeccable internationalists, mixing and exchanging ideas like other millennials. Austria’s identitarians borrowed their look wholesale from counterparts in France (as Mr Sellner, speaking good French, admits in one of his YouTube appearances). Alt-right activists on both sides of the Atlantic treat a cartoon frog, Pepe, as a sort of mascot. From Indianapolis to Innsbruck, they share the same open-source politics, fume over the same grievances and chortle over the same in-jokes. Their movement is a howl of anguish at the integration of different peoples. It also epitomises that process.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline "Wolves in skinny jeans"
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https://www.economist.com/europe/2016/11/12/meet-the-ib-europes-version-of-americas-alt-right
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Aruba is an incredible country. I honestly did not know much about it until I went, but now I understand why people return so often and love Aruba so much. Here are some fast facts about Aruba that I thought were interesting:
- Aruba’s weather fluctuates between the upper 70s and mid 80s ALL.YEAR.
- Aruba is outside of the hurricane belt so it only rains a handful of days per year and is sunny most of the time.
- On top of the above, Aruba is constantly subject to a cooling trade wind. This country’s weather is the definition of perfect.
- Do you get tired of laying at the beach? Aruba is the place for you. 20% of the country is a national park so there is ample opportunity to hike and explore.
- Aruba is one of the best places on Earth to practice windsurfing!
- Many natives speak 4 languages: Dutch, Papiamento (the native language), English, and Spanish (Aruba is only 15 miles from the Venezuelan coast).
- Locals learn in school about the importance of tourism to their economy and are taught to be helpful and kind to tourists. It definitely pays off because Arubans are some of the nicest people I have encountered in my travels. They are enthusiastic about their country and excited to have you visiting!
I’m going to post about Aruba a little bit differently than my usual format because I think it will be easier to share recommendations this way. In this post, I’ll share recommendations of the restaurants and bars that we enjoyed during our Aruba trip. The next post will cover some of the activities and hikes that we did.
Restaurants and Bars:
Bugaloe on the DePalm Pier – This is a great beach bar on the pier right by the Radisson resort that serves casual, fresh seafood. I highly recommend the ceviche and the shrimp salad. Bugaloe has live music on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday. Alex and I went on Sunday and the band was awesome! We had a great time watching the sunset with Balashis (the local Aruba beer) and getting our groove on!
Zeerover– This is a great place to get an authentic Aruban seafood meal. At Zeerover, fisherman prepare the catch of the day right there on premises. The menu consists of the catch of the day, shrimp, and a handful of sides like plantains or Aruban cornbread. You place your order by piece or weight and they pick out the fish and fry it and serve it to you in a plastic basket. The seafood is the freshest and Zeerover comes highly recommended by locals!
Moomba– This is a really fun beach bar/restaurant. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with great cocktails and live music Friday/Sunday. Also has rental equipment to play beach tennis.
Scott’s Brats– This is a great place to stop for lunch if you want something other than seafood. It is fast and right on the beach so great for a beach day. It is owned by a retired couple from Wisconsin and the walls are covered with Green Bay paraphernalia. The food is good and the drinks are cold! If you’re a bloody mary fan, they have a make it yourself bar as well.
Balashi Brewery– On our last day in Aruba, Alex and I went here for a few beers. The bar area was empty, but that might be because it was a Thursday in the middle of the day. In any case, the beer was cold! The Beer Garden and Restaurant has some sandy areas to play Bocce so it might be a lot of fun with a group. You can also take a tour, but they are only offered once a day (I think at 10:30) and we got there too late.
Bread Basket– This is the perfect place to stop for breakfast. Alex and I loved it so much that we had breakfast there twice. It’s a quick little cafe to pick up breakfast sandwiches or coffee near the high-rise hotel area. Their smoothies are also delicious. The Aruba Watersports Center is located here so you can rent bikes and diving/snorkeling equipment rentals as well.
Gelatissimo-Delicious gelato right near the high-rise hotels. It is open late so save your appetite after dinner to go here!
Flying Fishbone– Although this is a fine dining seafood restaurant, people were dressed at all levels of formality since it is a beach restaurant. The tables are right on the beach and some are actually in the water. This was probably my favorite restaurant! The service was fantastic and the sunsets are phenomenal. When you arrive, you are brought a stand to hang your shoes and hold your wine bucket. When you leave, you are directed to a footwash to rinse the sand off your feet. Special touches like that always win me over. The only complaint I have is that the wine menu was very pricey, especially compared to other comparable restaurants on the island.
Passions was another of my favorite meals. It’s a little more romantic with tiki torches by the tables and live music. Tables are right on the shore and sunsets were beautiful. The seafood was amazing here too!
West Deck– We didn’t go here, but we drove by it the last night were in Aruba and thought it looked like a really neat venue right on the water. It seems to have good reviews so it might be another place worth checking out!
Old Man and the Sea– This was another place that we didn’t go but we saw a sign for it and thought it looked unique. You can eat in a private cabana on the water so if you’re looking for an uber romantic dinner, this might be the place for you. It is located near the Flying Fishbone in Savaneta.
There are plenty of great options in the high-rise hotel area, so I’m not going to spend a ton of time on this recommendation. If you want to stay somewhere else, there appear to be plenty of homes and condos available for rent. As far as location though, the high-rise hotels can’t be beat. We stayed at the Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino, and Spa. The rooms and views were superb. We didn’t spend much time at the hotel, but the facilities appeared to be well-maintained. We did use one of the resort’s cabanas at the beach so we could get some shade. There are a few pools, a spa and gym, and a casino. The resort has several restaurants on premises. We had lunch at Gilligan’s Beach Bar and Grill on our first day in Aruba and shared a grouper sandwich with plantains. It was excellent!
Have you ever been to Aruba? I’ve heard that people who go tend to go back because they love it so much. What were some of your favorite restaurants? I can’t wait to finish telling you about all of our adventures in Aruba next time! Lots of pretty photos of the breathtaking scenery at Arikok National Park coming at you next week!
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https://candietravels.com/2014/08/29/restaurants-in-aruba/
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St. Augustine Beach is just over the bridge from Historic Downtown St. Augustine, but once you’ve crossed over, it feels like you’ve entered a completely different city. Gone is the Spanish architecture and landmarks, traded for a quiet little beach town that embraces the slower way of life.
Nonetheless, the area boasts its own notable historic stops interspersed with miles of white sands, beachside eats and tropical cocktails for those who want to unwind, and a state park offering a bevy of adventurous activities for those that want to explore the picturesque outdooors.
Situated in between Anastasia State Park and the St. Augustine Beach Pier, this gorgeous oceanfront resort makes you forget you’re only a 10-minute drive from Historic Downtown St. Augustine. If lounging by the pool is on your list, the resort’s spacious pool overlooks the beach. The poolside bar, Castaway Cantina, will deliver you drinks poolside, or relax in one of the plush cabanas (additional charge of $50 for half day to utilize the cabana).
Beachgoers will love the seclusion of having a private stretch of beach to themselves. Each room reservation includes two free beach chairs and towels. You can also rent an umbrella for $15, which will be secured for you at your desired spot on the sand.
There is a complimentary Evening Reception daily from 4:30-6:30pm at the resort’s bar, Rhum Bar, offering complimentary apps and several beverage choices. You have the option to either enjoy the drinks at the bar, or enjoy them by the pool in a plastic cup.
The resort’s on-site dining option is Harvest & Reel, a fantastic date night dinner destination. Our dinner began with a charcuterie board, and for the entree, I opted for the Joyce Farms Chicken, served with broccolini. For dessert, the creme brûlée caught my attention immediately, though the salted caramel cheesecake also seemed like a tasty choice.
Additionally, if you crave a snack or need toiletries, Provisions of Ponce is open 24/7 and is located in the lobby, along with a Starbucks which is open 6am-6pm daily for your caffeinated pleasure.
TIP: If you plan to purchase Old Town Trolley Tour tickets to explore Historic Downtown St. Augustine, your ticket also grants you access to the St. Augustine Beach Bus. The bus makes stops at the Embassy Suites at 16 after the hour, starting at 9:16am and continuing until 4:16pm. One of the stops is the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum.
FOR NATURE LOVERS
Another perk of the resort was a complimentary 2 hour bike rental included with each stay. There are a number of bikeable places you can venture to. Anastasia State Park borders the resort and is about a mile away. The park offers a multitude of activities ranging from paddleboarding to hiking along the Ancient Dunes Nature Trail. Anastasia Watersports is located in the state park and offers rentals of kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards with prices starting at $20. Two paddleboard experiences are available to enjoy with your honey: a 90 minute Full Moon Paddle and a 2 hour Dolphin Paddle on Salt Run. Prices for both (including gear) range between $35-40.
If you’ve been wanting to try stand up paddleboarding or yoga, The Salty Paddle offers both. You can choose to take Stand Up Paddleboard lessons, take a Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga class, or simply take advantage of their board rentals. Additionally, you can book one of their sightseeing tours, one of which takes you up close to the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. Or, you can also Paddle around on your own for 2 hours (equipment included) for $50.
Prices start at $40
FOR MUSIC LOVERS
Originally built back in 1965, this award-winning music venue was restored in 2002 and now hosts popular concerts, festivals and special events throughout the year. Upcoming notable acts include Elvis Costello & the Imposters and The Doobie Brothers.
Visitors can also stop in on Saturday morning from 9:30am-12:30pm for the weekly Farmers Market to shop for goods from local growers and artisans. In addition, there is a Night Market held every second and fourth Tuesday from 6-9pm, which features art, food options, a full bar and live entertainment in addition to over 90 local vendors. Both markets are free to attend, and updated information can be found on their Facebook page.
FOR HISTORY LOVERS
For an activity that doubles as a workout, climb the 219 steps up the lighthouse tower. Once you’re back on the ground, you can enjoy fruity popsicles from local favorite Hyppo Pops before heading in to the maritime museum or hiking the pretty nature trail. A variety of demonstrations take place daily, and you can also tour the keeper’s house. The cost is $12.95/person.
TIP: To up the romantic factor, visit during one of the monthly Sunset or Moonrise Tours! These are open to a limited amount of guests, allowing you to enjoy hors d’oeuvres and champagne at the top of the tower. Cost is $30/person.
Similar to the Castillo de San Marcos monument in Historic Downtown St. Augustine, Fort Matanzas was built by the Spanish to guard the “back door” to St. Augustine against the British. The fort, constructed out of Coquina, has since been restored but still contains two of the original cannons. Visitors who wander inside can view soldier’s quarters and get a beautiful view of the water.
To reach the fort, you’ll hop on a 5-minute ferry ride over to the monument. Boarding passes are required to ride the ferry, and are issued for free in the Fort Matanzas Visitor Center. The ferry to the fort carries 35 people at a time on a first come, first served basis and leaves the Visitor Center dock (weather permitting) every half hour from 9:30am to 4:30pm. After you explore the fort, hike the 1/2-mile nature trail or enjoy a day by the water to sunbathe or fish, or bring food and drinks for a romantic picnic. Bonus: admission is free!
Day trip to Historic Downtown St. Augustine
After exploring the beach, you’ll likely want to venture into the city for a dose of history. The Lightner Museum was once the upscale Alcatraz Hotel. Built in 1888 by Henry Flagler, the hotel welcomed over 25,000 guests fleeing the winter cold of the north during its peak in the 1890’s. The impressive structure not only provided lodging, but also countless recreational activities for its guests. A bowling alley, gymnasium, tennis courts, steamroom, sulfur baths, and the world’s largest indoor swimming pool were all enjoyed by guests staying at the Alcazar. The hotel eventually became the Lightner Museum, containing a collection of 19th century fine and decorative art including furniture. paintings and Tiffany glass. Admission is $15.
Alternatively, take a drink from Ponce de Leon’s Spring of Eternal Hope at Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth Archeological Park or check out our recommendations for spending 9 Hours in St. Augustine.
- Check out all of the unique animals at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
DINE & DRINK
Tacos are an ideal lunch after hitting the beach, and Osprey Tacos comes through strong with fresh flavors, made to order tacos and house made chips and guac. You can turn any taco into a bowl, and there are vegan and gluten-free options. We tried the Carne Asada and Pollo Asado tacos, and we were delighted at how much meat they had! A trip to a local taco spot isn’t complete without trying out the chips and guac, and these did not disappoint. Don’t forget to try all their sauces!
Conveniently located directly accross the street from the hotel (and a short walk from the beach if you’re staying elsewhere) is Salt Life Food Shack. The lively eatery boasts a rooftop area, live music, and an atmosphere that is laid back and fun, as beach life should be. The lower level bar is lit up in bright blue neon lights at night, and the menu has a wide variety of options from sushi to poke bowls and fresh fish.
As expected, there was also a large cocktail menu, and if you’re in town during the week, take advantage of the weekday happy hour special ($1 off liquor drinks, house wine and drafts) offered from 4-6:30pm. For dinner, we decided on the Pan Seared Chicken Pasta and the Crunchy Chicken Thai Bowl. Both dishes were flavorful and offered a very generous portion. We were too full for dessert, but we will definitely try the Captain’s Rum Cake next time we visit.
I make it a personal mission to find a great local coffee shop in any city I visit, and in this case it was easy since one of my favorite coffee shops in St. Augustine, The Kookaburra, has a beachside location only about a mile away from the resort. We took advantage of the resort’s complimentary bike rental and rode over to the coffee shop on a Saturday morning for a caffeine fix
In addition to espresso drinks such as cappucinos and lattes, there were several specialty lattes that caught our attention. The PC (with Caramel and a hint of Vanilla) was my buddy’s favorite, and I couldn’t get enough of the Honey Badger (with Honey, Cinnamon and Vanilla). There is a Turbo Window located on the side of the building for those who want to simply grab a coffee and go, as well as some seating inside and on a welcoming side deck.
Located in the former FP&L Ice Plant in Historic Downtown St. Augustine, the building was preserved and now operates as a locally owned and operated craft spirits distillery. Rum, Vodka, Gin and Florida’s first bourbon are produced inside using local ingredients, and their quality spirits can be found in countless craft cocktail bar menus.
Free tours of the distillery are offered every half hour and include the opportunity to sample a few different spirits inside the tasting room. Upstairs you’ll find the Ice Plant, a bar and farm-to-table eatery serving up brunch, lunch, dinner, and craft cocktails. They place an emphasis on the importance of quality ice and the role ice plays in perfecting a cocktail. Also, they prepare all cocktails using house-pressed juices. The industrial feel of the original warehouse combined with perfectly made cocktails make for a splendid date night.
More notable eats:
Disclosure: Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Augustine Beach Oceanfront Resort provided a hosted stay at no cost to the writer.
All photos by Arlene Laboy unless otherwise stated.
Arlene Laboy is a professional brand photographer based out of Orlando, Florida. A wife and a mother, Arlene shares her love for adventuring around Florida and her professional work through her Instagram account, @arlenemlaboy. Find out more about Arlene here.
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https://orlandodatenightguide.com/2019/09/three-perfect-days-in-st-augustine-beach/
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The problem I observed came about when I set SoapUI to use 'No Authorization' after having set up Basic authorisation.
For some strange reason my web service responded even though it is made to fail any unauthorised requests.
I tried a few things including restarting my WebLogic server, restarting SoapUI, changing the request URL, none of this seemed to matter. I even tried the Delete Current option under the Authorization drop down box, that didn't work either. My web service kept on responding when it should not have been.
What I noticed is even when I set No Authorization and deleted the current Authorization settings, the Request Properties box on the left kept the user name and password! Removing these manually in the properties editor made my web service fail as expected.
However, when these were removed manually and I selected to have Basic authentication again, the user name and password were gone (I guess as expected).
This is some odd behaviour I think and it persists between versions 5.0.0 and 5.1.2. I've tested this on OS X Yosemite only.
So to summarise, these are the steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Add Basic authorisation to your request
2. Run the request
3. Select No Authorization
4. Run the request
This assumes that your web service is set up to server only after the user has been successfully authenticated.
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https://www.igorkromin.net/index.php/2015/03/22/soapui-not-respecting-authorisation-settings-for-web-service-requests/
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Insurance in Turkey
Şahan Law Office's insurance sector work includes the incorporation and dissolution of companies, Turkish Insurance Regulator license applications and preparation and review of insurance products in compliance with the law. Managing partner Abdülkadir Şahan has notable experience of acting for public authorities, insurance companies, pension companies, reinsurance companies, insurance brokers and financial institutions. Şahan is an expert in insurance law, corporate law and competition law.
Practice head(s): Abdülkadir Şahan
Gulf Insurance (Former AIG)
AIG Europe Limited
Unico Insurance (Former Aviva)
TDB Insurance Brokerage
Katılım Life and Pension
Sigortayeri Insurance Brokerage
Osem Sertifikasyon A.Ş.
Nasco Insurance Brokerage
NN Life and Pension
Orange Plus Insurance Brokerage
Digital Care sp. z o.o.
Özdirekcan Dündar Senocak Attorney Partnership
Özdirekcan Dündar Senocak Attorney Partnership is particularly experienced in insurance sector M&A and privatisations. Other areas of expertise include insurtech, regulatory, distribution models, product structuring, claims settlement, compliance and private pensions. Clients include insurance companies, reinsurers, financial institutions, and brokerage, car leasing and insurtech companies. Swiss and Turkish law-qualified Arpat Senocak leads the team.
Practice head(s): Arpat Senocak
Ak Gida (Lactalis Group)
AXA Sigorta A.S.
AXA Hayat ve Emeklilik A.S.
BNP Paribas Cardif Hayat Sigorta A.S.
BNP Paribas Cardif Sigorta A.S
BNP Paribas Cardif Emeklilik A.S.
BNP Paribas Cardif S.A.
BPF Acentelik ve Aracilik Hizmetleri A.S.
Euler Hermes Sigorta A.S.
Euler Hermes (Italy)
Groupama Sigorta A.S.
Groupama Emeklilik A.S.
Groupama Assurances Mutuelles
Helvetia Swiss Insurance Company Limited
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc
NN Hayat ve Emeklilik A.S.
Orange Sigorta Aracılık Hizmetleri A.S.
Reinsurance Group of America
Erçin Bilgin Bektasoglu is adept at handling insurance law, reinsurance, risks and regulatory issues. In addition to assisting clients with non-contentious matters, it is also experienced in litigation, arbitration and mediation. Clients include protection & indemnity (P&I) clubs, shipowners, charterers and underwriters. Dilek Bektasoglu Sanli is experienced in general liability, professional indemnity, directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance and banker's blanket bonds (BBBs). Sanli jointly heads up the practice with Feyzi Erçin, who works with firms in the London legal market.
Feyzi Erçin; Dilek Bektaşoğlu-Sanlı
‘Feyzi Ercin (partner) and Pelin Erkut (associate) were both extremely responsive through a warranty and indemnity insurance matter, providing advice which was legally rigorous as well as commercial and pragmatic’.
‘There is a depth of knowledge both legal and sector focused, that gives the firm a definite edge over other firms that we have instructed’.
‘They can engage with novel questions and problems, concisely and accurately, saving time and delivering a very good result’.
‘They understand the needs of UK and EU insurers’.
‘Feyzi Ercin is intelligent and knowledgeable with an in-depth expertise in insurance law which allows him to provide valuable advice to foreign lawyers and insurers and on novel questions’.
‘Pelin Erkut and Cagla Usta should also be singled out for their intelligence and knowledge; both have assisted with difficult coverage and contentious matters, demonstrating exceptional analytical ability’.
- Advised Zurich Re on a reinsurance dispute with Ege Sigorta of Turkey. Mediation is ongoing in Turkey in respect of the adjustment of more than 100 individual claims.
- Advised London market reinsurers (AIG and others) on a blast furnace loss at the largest steel plant in Turkey, including coverage issues with the policy in respect of the Insured’s claims.
- Advised London reinsurers, led by Liberty, on the failure of a gas turbine unit at Gama Enerji combined cycle power plant in Kirikkale, Turkey.
Gün + Partners has a varied spread of work, which covers dispute resolution, insurance regulation, insurance contracts and insurance-related M&A. Clients include Turkish and international insurance companies. The firm also has a notable strength acting for reinsurers in large construction projects in Turkey. Practice head Pelin Baysal is an expert in Turkish insurance law, litigation, arbitration and coverage issues. Ilgaz Önder was promoted to senior associate.
Practice head(s): Pelin Baysal
Chubb European Group
Royal & Sun
Andıç Eriş Attorney Partnership
Insurance law boutique Andıç Eriş Attorney Partnership advises insurance and reinsurance companies, brokers, intermediaries and corporate policyholders. It assists clients with regulatory, operational and transactional matters. On the contentious side, it handles litigation and alternative dispute resolution. The firm is a member of Insuralex, a worldwide network of independent insurance and re-insurance lawyers. Ayşegül Andıç, who has over 30 years experience, jointly leads the team with regulatory expert Mete Can Eriş.
Practice head(s): Ayşegül Andıç; Mete Can Eriş
Kalehan Energy Group
Liberty Specialty Markets
Koalay.com Insurance Brokers
Hergüner Bilgen Özeke, which often acts as local Turkish counsel to international insurance companies, advises on company establishment, operational compliance, M&A, pension company regulatory issues and dispute resolution (including litigation and arbitration). It also handles emerging areas of insurance law, including warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance. The team works closely with the data protection practice in order to advise on insurance-related customer data issues. Corporate partner Kayra Üçer and dispute resolution specialist Tolga Danışman are the joint heads of the practice.
Practice head(s): Tolga Danışman; Kayra Üçer
Vienna Insurance Group
Suzuki Otomobil Paz. ve Tic. A.Ş.
Norton Rose Fulbright (for AIG)
Pelister Atayilmaz Enkur Law Office is experienced in insurance-related M&A and restructurings, official filings and applications before the Undersecretariat of Treasury (in relation to transactional approvals), regulatory permits, and obtaining and relinquishing insurance licenses, and day-to-day regulatory matters. It also advises on data privacy and insurance litigation. Clients include multinational insurance and pension companies, insurance brokers and support service providers. Life insurance and pensions expert Gökhan Enkür leads the team.
‘The team responded our questions in details which we needed, with clear guidance on regulatory matters’.
‘Gokhan Enkur has a good understanding of the insurance industry and regulatory matters regarding the industry’.
‘PAE Law Firm has a very professional, dedicated and hardworking team of experts’.
‘They are always available, prompt and have a very quick response time’.
‘The coordination and collaboration within the team is excellent’.
‘They are all very knowledgeable, reliable and supportive’.
Cigna Finans Emeklilik (Pension and Life)
Cigna Turkey Life
Lockton Overseas Limited
- Advised Cigna Corporation and Cigna Finans on Cigna Group’s proposed $67bn acquisition of Express Scripts, and also advised Cigna Group on various other corporate transactions in Turkey.
- Advised Lockton Overseas Limited on its contemplated acquisition of a 50% stake in Omni Sigorta ve Reassurans Brokerlik Hizmetleri A.S. (Omni Turkey) and a 100% stake in each of Omni Corporate Solutions UK and Omni Corporate Solutions US.
- Acting as co-counsel (along with an international law firm) to Airbnb. Providing assistance with the Host Protection Insurance Programme in Turkey.
TILEGAL - TOPDEMIR INANDIOGLU KOMUC LAW OFFICE is particularly adept at handling transport-related insurance disputes, with a focus on sea, road and air transport. It also advises clients on regulatory issues. Clients include domestic and multinational insurance companies. Managing partner Savaş İnandioglu leads the team. Emre Durgun left for NAZALI Attorney Partnership.
Mapfre Insurance Turkey
HDI Insurance Turkey
AXA Insurance Turkey
Royal Sun Alliance Insurance Group
Eureko Insurance Turkey
Zurich Insurance Turkey
AIG Insurance Turkey
Allianz Insurance Spain
- Representing Mapfre Insurance Turkey, HDI Insurance Turkey and AXA Insurance Turkey as co-insurers in a $3m compensation claim over damaged cargo.
- Representing client Mapfre Sigorta in a $518,000 claim over damaged cargo.
- Advising Mapfre Insurance Turkey on a €240,000 vessel collision insurance case.
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https://www.legal500.com/c/turkey/insurance/
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Nothing is ever simple for me.
Case in point, I'm currently knocked up by Olympic swimmer Johnny Laughlin.
Johnny may be all in, but I have my doubts. Plenty of them.
We barely know each other and he’s got swim fans galore, not to mention a mother who hates me.
What happens when he realizes just because he’s part of me now, doesn’t mean we need to be together?
Each book in the Friendship, Texas series is a STANDALONE
*Edge of Glory
*Rumor Has It
*Part of Me
*The One That Got Away
*Something to Talk About
*Love Like Crazy
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https://books.apple.com/us/book/part-of-me/id1183859017?uo=4&mt=11&at=11lu4X
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Steel Fencing Scotland: Benefits, Uses and Types
Posted by BrianMiller on October 5th, 2016
Worried about the safety of your premise? Steel Fencing Scotland can offer you a high protection from unwanted intrusions, theft, robbery, etc. With all obvious benefits, steel railing can be of various styles to enhance your property appearance. The professionals of Fencing Aberdeenshire can help you with the best choice.
Getting a steel fencing can be advantageous for you in many ways when security is especially concerned. However, depending on your purpose, the styles and type will also vary accordingly. Given below is a brief idea on steel fence that will help you in the whole process.
Benefits of Steel Fencing Scotland
• Steel doesn’t collapse easily
• It is highly durable
• There is no chance of distortion like wooden ones
• Demands low maintenance
• Additionally, it lowers your insurance premium
Fences are not just for protection; they also add sophistication to your estate. You can experiment with its style and ornamentation using a contrasting colour.
What are the uses of steel fence?
Yes! The question is right. Typically, you can use steel fence for these following purposes.
• Strong barrier to keep unwanted people out
• Cannot be easily vandalised
• Keeps your naughty kid from going outside
• School children remain safe on the campus
• Your pet dog will be within the boundary
• Also, prevents stray animals from coming in.
• A visual barrier of course
Different types of steel fencing:
1. Chain Link fencing – This type is widely preferred for industrial properties. Highly cost-effective, it forms a chain like fence up to a variety of heights. A 3mm to 3.5mm gauge will be ideal for industrial fencing purpose. Also, you can enhance it anytime for security measures.
2. Mesh fencing – It is used in public, private, commercial or even industrial sectors to keep away trespassers. Mesh fencing provides high security with durability and without isolating the area.
3. Palisade fencing – For an extended degree of protection for your manufacturing unit, this type of steel fencing is the most beneficial. It can extend up to strengths, heights, designs.
4. Bow Top fencing – You can get this for public recreational areas. Coming with beautifully rounded top, it is easy to install at an affordable budget, yet strong enough.
5. Metal gates – You can use metal gate for domestic or commercial purpose. They come in various designs to match the aesthetics of that property. Metal gates can be used as pedestrian gates, garden gates, security guests, etc.
6. Post and Rail fencing – If you love the view outside and don’t want to obstruct it, you can go the traditional way and get this post and rail fencing. It is also a perfect boundary for agricultural lands for limiting cattle movement within.
7. Key Clamp Handrail – Need something to safeguard the staircase? Go for this Key Clamp Handrail. You can get this installed on your terrace, roof, staircase, steps or slopes. A good railing at reasonable rate.
Hiring the professionals
While you are ready with your choice, make the hiring of contractors wisely. Arrange an initial sitting and discuss about your needs with the professionals. Make sure they have all the materials for Fencing Aberdeenshire. The experienced companies will also guide you in what is better for your purpose.
You can try this Fencing Aberdeenshire if you are desperately looking for reliable Steel Fencing Scotland.Also See: Steel Fencing, Fencing Scotland, Steel Fence, Fencing Aberdeenshire, Steel, Fencing, Scotland
Guitar Notes Master
Maximize your practice time by using this software tutor to quickly learn the fundamentals of guitar fretboard theory: note positions, intervals, chords, scales and arpeggios - even away from your guitar!
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https://uberant.com/article/206600-steel-fencing-scotland-benefits-uses-and-types/
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The virtual gathering for product leaders and product managers.
What's in store? Keynotes, panels, and bold ideas from product visionaries. Join us to up-level your game!
Enjoy live presentations, panel discussions, and Q&As with inspirational product leaders.
You’ll learn how to build customer-driven products, transform product organizations to adapt to changing times and accelerate the pace of product innovation.
Join a global audience of thousands of product leaders and product managers. This is a perfect opportunity to come together, connect, and explore the art of Product Excellence in stellar company.
Find out how Productboard can take your product journey to the next level. Our very own product leaders and makers will guide you through our new releases, customer success stories, and vision for the future.
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https://www.productboard.com/product-excellence-summit/
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A lot of information on future sports cars came out of Lexus whilst we were offline. Rumours suggest that the planned LFA Roadster will not see the light of day. For those who have been keeping up with Lexus’ LFA project, this will not come as a surprise. However, with this unfortunate news comes better news in the form of an LFA Tokyo Edition. A limited edition LFA model due for the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show later this year.
The new special edition appears to feature just one modification; an exposed carbon fiber roof. Lexus plan to release the car with more exposed carbon fiber than we have seen before on any Lexus. This will see the roof and the spoiler covered in exposed examples of the lightweight material. Lexus will charge customers around € 40k extra on top of the LFA’s current € 375,000 price tag.
So why the Tokyo special edition and not a new Roadster model? We think much of it comes down to economic circumstances. It’s widely known that Lexus have produced the LFA as a loss-making product. Between December, when the car entered production and March of last year, 90 cars left the factory. Lexus produces around 15 cars per month at the moment, 5 short of the 20 car target it set itself last year. The production run is 500 cars which means that Lexus will be producing the car until late 2013.
Despite rumours, Lexus themselves admit that they have not sold all of the production supercar slots yet. So we suspect, simply, that demand is low for the LFA and Lexus see that offering a Roadster would expose them to a further level of loses. All this is unfortunate. We’ve got to experience both the LFA and the LFA Nurburgring Edition and we loved them!
Here’s to hoping that Lexus have something more than a carbon fiber roof to show us before the LFA disappears for good!
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https://gtspirit.com/2011/09/23/rumours-lexus-plans-lfa-tokyo-edition-but-no-lfa-roadster/
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BSNL is leader in 3G services in terms of cost, coverage and availablity. Here is quick overview on available 3G operator in MP.
- BSNL has wider availability over other operator like Tata Docomo because BSNL is first 3G operator in India.
- BSNL offer lowest tariff rate 1p/10KB while Tata Docomo charge 1p/per Kb which is 10 times higher then BSNL.
- BSNL offer lowest 3G data plan voucher which is RS10/20MB which is just double then Tata Docomo data plan voucher which is RS11/per 10MB.
- BSNL is only operator have unlimited plan @1499INR. while Tata Docomo charge RS2001 for 15GB. Above 15GB RS1/per mb will be charged.
- BSNL offer minimum video calling charges Rs 1.5 /min while Tata Docomo charge Rs 3/min which is double then BSNL.
- All BSNL tariff plans works in roaming while other operator charge on the basis of pay as you go while you are in roaming.
- With BSNL, 3G sim can be used with USB dongle to access internet. You need not to buy dongle from BSNL if you already have. With Tata Docomo you need to buy USB dongle separately and your Tata Docomo 3G sim can not be used with Dongle.
BSNL is best service you can buy for 3G because of better support, low cost and cheap & flexible data plans. Although customer care service not good as other operator but that can be ignore over lot of other advantages.
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https://www.bala-krishna.com/cheap-3g-service-in-india/
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A premium bagged Gluten-Free Flour Mix which can be used as a direct replacement for standard baking flour to make beautiful gluten-free baked goods including pastry. Recommended by Chefs & used in the Amore Food Cafe with fantastic results.
Melrose Premium Liquid Coconut Oil is derived from sustainable coconut plantations in the Philippines and is made up of mostly medium chain triglycerides (MCTs). These fatty acids are easy to digest and provide a healthy source of energy. An ideal everyday healthy cooking oil alternative. Palm oil free.
Power of 4 adaptogenic Mushroom extracts!
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https://www.more2u.co.nz/whole-foods/new-products
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The chair of the British Medical Association's (BMA) GP committee has written an open letter to his colleagues urging them to rally to defend their profession.
Hamish Meldrum has accused the media and MPs of levying unjust criticism at doctors and said that access to GPs has improved recently.
British GPs are among the highest paid in the world, with some family doctors earning up to 250,000 pounds.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Meldrum said: "Some of the things that prompted me to write it were headline stories of GPs earning a quarter of a million a year, that GPs were no longer doing any out of hours work and in reference to the huge rise in the quality of work that GPs were producing and the real fact that GP pay is around the sort of 95,000 pounds figure."
It is unfair to compare GPs earnings with those of ten years ago, added Mr Meldrum.
Recently a new contract for doctors has come into effect, under which they are no longer responsible for providing 24 hour care seven days a week for their patients.
The new contract has also resulted in an average rise of about 30 per cent in GPs' salaries.
© Adfero Ltd
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https://www.netdoctor.co.uk/healthy-living/news/a14800/bma-defends-gps/
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Handling Fee Reminding: $12.00 handling fee will be charged for ALL items from the same series, product code beginning with SGBLN- if you order less than $250.00.
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https://www.opentip.com/product.php?products_id=7617049
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It is possible that this issue is caused by a bug in your graphics driver if Molmil suddenly stops working on a system where it used to work before.1
Please read Using PDBj's web interface and confirm whether your browser supports WebGL. In case your browser does not support WebGL, first upgrade your browser to the latest version or use an alternative modern browser. In case your browser is supposed to support WebGL or upgrading the browser doesn't work, please upgrade your graphics driver to the latest version.
1) This issue has been reported on Windows 8.1 + Firefox 43.0.4 + NVIDIA driver 327.02
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https://pdbj.org/help/faq_molmil01
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May 5, 2020
The global pandemic has spread to nearly every country in Africa, and while testing initiatives are being rolled out, the true number of cases and rate of infection is largely unknown. Many governments and health authorities have acted quickly and implemented lockdown measures, but these efforts are also shutting down essential livelihood opportunities (petty trade, markets, stalls, informal enterprises, etc.) and food prices have skyrocketed as a result.
As economic pressures mount and the virus spreads, people will try to escape to their rural homes, however capacities there are already stretched. Erratic rains due to climate change, locusts in East Africa, and the reduction of both overseas remittances and urban-to-rural transfers have reduced food production and livelihood capacities to critical points. The head of the World Food Program is predicting a “hunger pandemic” with wide-scale effects across multiple African countries. Smallholder farmers make up 80% of the continent’s poor, but contribute to 90% of total food production, and KickStart aims to provide these farmers with the tools to thrive.
Border closures, lockdowns, reduced remittances, and curfews are drying up work and incomes, and are disrupting agricultural production and supply chains—which under normal circumstances, struggle to keep markets well stocked and farmers supplied with necessary agricultural inputs (irrigation, quality seeds, fertilizer, etc.) In addition, export bans by major food producers, crashing export revenues, and currency depreciation have already caused shortages on staple imports and price spikes for domestic food crops such as millet, sorghum, and maize. Rising food prices will contribute to lower purchasing power among both rural and urban consumers, requiring immediate action to increase local food production capacities. Irrigation offers an immediate solution to these acute pressures, providing income and food security while ensuring long-term community resilience.
Providing tools to increase food production independently of climate and global supply chains will be critical to avoiding protracted famine. Given this outlook, KickStart is proud to report the completion of the lowest-cost human-powered pump available, the Starter Pump—offering unprecedented and scalable affordability.
Each pump feeds 20 people per year with necessary fruits & vegetables.
KickStart remains committed to enabling farmers with the tools to thrive, forging a pathway to greater food security and resilience for the future.
KickStart is adapting operations to meet the challenges affecting the most vulnerable rural communities. Together, we can ensure that smallholder farmers…
1. Access our lowest cost, easiest to use, most portable Starter Pump to begin harvesting immediately & sustainably throughout the year.
2. Access digital training materials for how to use & maintain their pump to maximize their impacts (planting strategies, crop storage & water/irrigation management).
April 22, 2020
Dear KickStart Supporter, Partner & Friend,
I hope that you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy during these extraordinary times.
As of March 20th, COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in over 50% of the countries that KickStart operates across sub-Saharan Africa. The number of cases on the continent is rapidly increasing and scientists are gravely concerned about the consequences for countries with fragile healthcare systems, populations with immune suppressed conditions, and city infrastructures that make social distancing problematic, if not impossible.
As a result, we will be rescheduling the Learning Journey to visit our headquarters and farmers in Nairobi to June 2021. You can also still register for the Seeding Innovation event on April 28, as we are working to transform this discussion on rural poverty into a digital experience that can engage our community around the world.
As we are confronted with an unprecedented pandemic, our entire team is urgently making arrangements to ensure that we do our part to mitigate the spread of this virus and educate our farmer networks. The factories in China that mass-manufacture our MoneyMaker pumps were closed for the last two months, heavily disrupting KickStart’s supply chain. China is now emerging from the crisis, signaling to the world that there is an end in sight, and our factories are getting ready to resume production.
In Africa by contrast, the crisis is just beginning. As many people across the world feel, there is a growing sense of fear as governments close schools, offices, and national borders, disrupting lives, business and travel. KickStart’s work will become ever more challenging, even as we focus first on ensuring the safety of our staff, their families, and our farmer community.
In East Africa, people are coming off the worst locust plague in 70 years, and in multiple countries the increasingly volatile weather patterns continue to disrupt rain-fed harvests. As cities and transport routes are closed down for containment, people will likely retreat to the rural areas, straining major food and supply chains. However, with our help farmers with irrigation will be there, independent of the rains, to feed themselves and their neighbors.
It is times like these that we must act as a global community to provide relief where we can, and KickStart remains dedicated to helping farming families with new technologies and new opportunities. With your inspiring support, we are better equipped to respond to the devastating locust plague and COVID-19, to begin livelihood intervention and avert the eminent nutrition and food insecurity in Africa.
Now more than ever, your kindness comes at a critical moment to serve those who need it most. On behalf of our entire team at KickStart, thank you for uplifting farming families. We hope to make you proud in our efforts as we navigate these global crises.
Very best wishes and stay safe!
Martin Fisher, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Peter Juma, President & Chief Operating Officer
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http://kickstart.org/covid-19/
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For the past few years, the theme of compassion in global health has captured my attention like a Zen koan. Why is compassion, which seems to be a core value for so many in the field, rarely mentioned in global health discourse? What is the relationship between compassion and other global health values, such as justice, solidarity, and health equity? What nourishes and motivates global health workers to do their best work, and what sustains them through the dry periods? How do we who seek to improve the health of entire populations, in the words of Bill Foege, “see the faces” of the individuals who make up those populations?
I have pondered these questions and have been privileged to speak about them with hundreds of global health professionals and students from around the world. Their reflections have inspired me and their insights have deepened my understanding. I share my exploration of this koan in several recent publications, which now appear at The Center for Compassion & Global Health. These writings consider global health from the perspectives of a ‘mass uprising of compassion’ and as an example of the ‘globalization of compassion.’ They explore spiritual themes and challenges in global health as well as challenges of globalization itself. And, in a forthcoming book edited by Dr. Harley Rotbart, Miracles We Have Seen, I tell the story of two encounters that changed the course of my professional life.
I invite you to peruse these articles and book chapters and to share your reflections as we continue the conversation together. – David
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https://ccagh.org/david-addiss-new-publications-on-compassion-gh/
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This one starts with Superman heading back in time to do a favour for Professor Lang. Coincidentally, Superboy (years in the past) is heading forward in time to go visit the Legion. Superman and Superboy both encounter the same strange time storm during their trips and they both try to rush right through it. But the storm is stronger than they thought and they actually end up colliding with each other and being catapulted back to their respective time periods … except they’ve switched minds. In the Smallville of the past, Superman—in Superboy’s body—is so out of it his parents have to look after him. (His part of the story was apparently told in a concurrent issue of Superboy, which I won’t be reviewing since I don’t have it.) In Metropolis in the present, Superboy (I’m going to refer to him as Superboy, but keep in mind he’s in Superman’s body) quickly realizes he’s not in Kansas anymore, and when he catches a glimpse of himself reflected in a skyscraper, he’s shocked to see that he’s now in an adult body. Elsewhere in the city, a guy is getting ready to jump off a building ledge. One of the crowd below tells him to go ahead and jump, earning a punch in the mouth from Jimmy Olsen. Before the despondent guy can jump, another man appears on the ledge and tosses a rope around the jumper, tying it to his own waist. The new guy talks to the jumper and somehow draws the man’s pain and despair into himself. Across town, Superboy saves some people from a falling girder and contemplates his new status quo. He heads to his apartment to think things over. How does he know where the adult Clark Kent lives? He just felt “drawn” to the place. Okay, whatever. Meanwhile, Lana Lang is talking to the ex-suicide jumper, whose encounter with the stranger not only took away his depression, it filled him with renewed hope for the future. The stranger has disappeared, but Jimmy figured he’d slip away and was waiting for him. At Clark’s place, Superboy has familiarized himself with his adult life by going through scrap books and newspaper clippings. He’s surprised to find out his co-anchor at WGBS news is Lana Lang … and she’s a total babe. At the Galaxy Building, Perry White is feeling like shit because his dog got run over, and Lana’s down because her career is great but her love life is non-existent since Vartox left. Jimmy brings in the guy who saved the suicide jumper (his name is Euphor), who uses his empathic aura to help Perry and Lana. Perry realizes he can always get another dog and Lana figures there are other men in the universe besides Vartox. Euphor says he isn’t interested in a print interview, but wouldn’t mind appearing on TV for a few minutes that night. Lana decides to call Clark to invite him to dinner, but he’s not home. Superboy is flying around Metropolis again, stopping high-tech bank robbers and catching petty thieves. He happens upon a guy trying to steal a chain from a woman’s neck, but this woman is no pushover … it’s Lois Lane, and she kicks the guy’s ass. Superboy recognizes Lois from Clark’s scrapbooks, but obviously has no idea that she and Superman have a more intimate relationship. He treats her like any other person, which makes her suspicious right away. Later outside Clark’s apartment, Superboy saves Dwight Decker, the kid who visited WGBS last issue, from getting run over. Dwight still wants an interview with Clark Kent and is disappointed when Superboy tells him Clark isn’t home (after supposedly checking with his x-ray vision). Superboy decides to check out Clark’s job at WGBS and runs into Lana, who invites him to dinner. He’s blown away by how hot she turned out to be, so he accepts right away. Downtown, a crowd has gathered and everyone in it is feeling blissfully happy, thanks to Euphor. But he’s apparently not as altruistic as he seemed; he’s wearing a goofy costume and it turns out that his absorbing all the negative feelings from people is giving him power of some kind. He plans on absorbing all the bad emotions in Metropolis and gaining even more power; we’ll see if he succeeds next issue.
Last issue in the Middle Ages, Syrene apparently killed Superman by using his body as a filter so she could absorb ultra-powerful magical energy through a Runestone. Superman had previously been split into two halves (each of which ended up in different time periods) by Lord Satanis, Syrene’s ex, who also wants the power of the Runestone. When Syrene tried to use her new powers to eliminate Satanis, he took refuge in Superman’s body, which retained its invulnerability. Satanis figures his magic coupled with Superman’s invulnerability will be enough to bring Syrene down, but her power level is immense and she’s confident she’ll win. In the present, the other half of Superman seemed to have died as well, and since he was in his civilian identity at the time, everyone thinks Clark Kent is dead. But just as they’re about to do an autopsy, Clark wakes up. He’s pretty freaked out and wants to leave, although the doctors would prefer he stick around for some tests. With help from Lois, Lana, and Jimmy, Clark leaves and ends up at Lois’s place where she insists he get some rest. Lana is glad Clark is alive, but she has to get to WGBS to do the news. Lois can’t help wondering at the coincidence of Superman losing half his powers and Clark almost dying, so she asks Clark straight out if he’s Superman. He denies it, figuring it’s technically not a lie, since he certainly isn’t the same Superman he used to be. In the past, the fight has shifted into an interdimensional limbo, where Syrene and Satanis keep trying to blow each other away with magic. Syrene hasn’t quite assimilated her new powers, but she’s a fast learner and begins to get the upper hand. Satanis tries to reach any shred of consciousness that might still live inside Superman, knowing they’ll need to work together to overcome Syrene. She grows to gigantic proportions, conjures a huge snake that swallows Satanis alive, and balls the snake up in her hands, preparing to destroy it. In the present, Clark has a nightmare about the fight and realizes it’s really happening to his other half in the past. He knows he needs to get back there and rejoin the two halves of his body, but Satanis has blocked every possible time-travel path. Clark decides to ask Perry White for some vacation time so he can ponder the problem. While at the Daily Planet, Clark overhears Lois talking about a story she’s working on about some “Forgotten Heroes”, including Rip Hunter, the so-called Time Master. Clark figures Hunter might be able to help him travel back in time, so he heads out to Hunter’s base in California. He’s surprised to find Hunter (and the other Time Masters) are quite old. Hunter is pretty bitter and doesn’t think Superman can help him with his problems. Superman feels a bit guilty asking, but tells Hunter he needs help. In the past, Superman’s consciousness aids Satanis, enabling them to burst out of Syrene’s snake ball. They push her out of Limbo to limit her power, and Satanis starts pounding her with rocks. Superman tells him to stop, since he doesn’t want to be a party to murder, but Satanis keeps going. He blasts Syrene with a combination of his magic and Superman’s powers, blowing her away. Superman hopes she isn’t dead, but Satanis is sure she is and says he now has all the power. His gloating is interrupted by the arrival of Rip Hunter’s time machine, from which steps Superman’s other half. I know I’ve been saying this for the last couple issues, but it looks like we’re finally going to see the big confrontation and Superman getting back to normal next issue.
- When Lois is talking about the Forgotten Heroes, she mentions not only Rip Hunter and Cave Carson, but also the Sea Devils, Suicide Squad, Vigilante (presumably the Earth-1 version), Ragman, and B’wana Beast. This is setting up a future story where Superman meets some of those old-timers.
- Gil Kane’s art is a little weird here (and last issue); his mystical stuff is fine, but his civilians look really off-model. Clark looks kind of androgynous in some panels and there was one panel last issue where Lois looked like the Dragon Lady from Terry and the Pirates. I really liked Kane’s Spider-Man stuff in the 70s, but this is a little too loose for me.
This one starts with Metropolis undergoing a smog alert. But this is no ordinary smog, it’s so thick visibility is basically zero and people are being warned not to go outside at all for fear of choking on the noxious fumes. Naturally there are people who don’t listen, so Superman is on duty, helping an ambulance get to the hospital and putting out a fire before heading to WGBS to do the news as Clark Kent. Meanwhile, Star City is having the same smog problem and Green Arrow has to stop some looters trying to take advantage. Arrow heads to the National Weather Service, where he’s told the smog is blanketing half the country, even places that normally don’t have smog. Put that together with the fact that natural weather patterns can’t seem to affect the smog and it looks like there’s something sinister about it. In Metropolis, Superman discusses the situation with Jimmy Olsen and notices trouble in Star City with his telescopic vision. He and Jimmy head to Star City, where Superman finds a weird energy storm in the skies. He suspects it’s not normal and gets confirmation when one of the energy bolts actually hurts him. On the ground, Jimmy runs into Black Canary and Green Arrow, and the trio is soon joined by Superman. Superman tells them the energy is being drawn to Earth from somewhere else and it’s creating an inversion layer in the atmosphere that’s trapping all the smog. Superman has traced where the energy is being pulled to on Earth and says he doesn’t believe there are evil intentions behind it, but Green Arrow’s not so sure. Superman takes them to the Rocky Mountains, to a secret base guarded by soldiers. After convincing the soldiers who they are, they meet a scientist named Selinger, who admits his project is responsible for the smog. Selinger says they’re privately funded but cooperating with the government, hence the soldiers and the old Army base. Selinger shows them his top-secret project (Z Project) which draws a new form of energy from the deepest reaches of the cosmos. The Zeta energy is supposedly beyond anything discovered before, even quarks, quasars, and pulsars. Superman wonders how they can possibly control energy that even he can’t handle and Selinger admits they can’t really control it … yet. But in a year or so, he figures they’ll have it beat. Green Arrow says the country will have choked to death on the smog in a year, not to mention what might happen if the energy got loose. Selinger says the smog will clear eventually, and it’s a small price to pay for a source of clean, nearly unlimited energy. Arrow is ready to deck Selinger but Canary holds him back. Superman says he agrees with Arrow’s concerns and tells Selinger he’ll be reporting all this to the government and keeping a close eye on the project. They’re ready to leave when they realize Green Arrow has disappeared. Yeah, he’s gone crusading again, looking for a way to shut down the project. He runs into some guards and their stray bullets knock out the safety devices containing the Z energy. Arrow is locked in a storage room while the facility prepares to deal with the energy breach. Superman flies up to try and contain the breach but gets knocked back. (For some reason, the breached energy is taking a vaguely humanoid form and seems to be quasi-intelligent.) Arrow soon escapes and improvises a bow and arrows so he can start pounding guards. Superman heads for the ultimate source of the energy, billions of light years across the universe. (He uses a space warp as a shortcut.) He finds where the energy is being drawn from, but he’s afraid that just plugging the hole might screw up the cosmic energy balance (or something), so he creates a supernova in a nearby star which is just enough to push the energy source slightly out of synch with Earth, cutting off the energy supply. He warps back to Earth and realizes as long as the Z energy collectors are operational, the “energy monster” will still exist. So Superman trashes the entire facility, making the monster vanish. Selinger freaks out, bitching about losing his precious energy source. Superman says the energy source is just slightly out of alignment and things will line up again in a century … when humanity will hopefully be able to harness the energy properly. Selinger says Earth might not last a hundred years and any price is worth it for unlimited energy. Superman points out that destroying Earth in order to save Earth is pretty damn stupid, but Selinger just doesn’t get it.
- Right before heading to Star City, Superman says he spotted trouble “to the north” and Star City is said to be several hundred miles from Metropolis. I always thought Star City was on the West Coast, not far from Coast City … maybe that’s post-Crisis only?
Last issue, Rostov and Shakira went back in time to the Age of Wizard Kings and ended up meeting a centaur (Erin Shadowstalker) who took them to Mongo Ironhand’s castle for help getting home. Mongo has been hanging out with Mariah (who is Rostov’s ex) and Machiste, who thought the newcomers were agents of the Evil One. That led to a classic misunderstanding fight, but before it could get too intense, Jennifer Morgan and her father (Travis Morgan, the Warlord of the title) came through a magic portal to break up the brawl. Jennifer impresses Mongo with her sorcery and uses her magic to keep Rostov from killing Machiste. Morgan explains things to Mongo and introduces everyone. (Including Shakira, who Mongo thought he’d turned into a cat with his magic; he’s relieved to learn she’s a shape-shifter.) Mariah and Rostov (who’s lycanthropic condition is a surprise to her) go outside to talk. Jennifer tells Mongo she and her father came back in time to stop the Evil One, and that if they don’t end his reign of terror now, it’ll have profound implications for the future. Mongo gives Morgan his old sword (the Hellfire Sword), but the gem is missing from the pommel. Too bad, since the gem protected the wielder against magic. Rostov tells Mariah how he became a werewolf and how he tracked her to Skartaris, hoping to rekindle their love. Mariah says whatever they had is over and admits she and Machiste are an item now. It looks like Machiste and Rostov might square off, but Morgan says everyone needs to work together against the Evil One. Jennifer suggests they bring all the surviving wizards together, but Mongo figures they have no chance against the Evil One’s power, especially while he has the Necronomicon. Jennifer says she can prepare a spell to get through his defenses, but they’ll have to draw him out of his stronghold in the heart of a volcano. The Evil one cares most for gold and power, so Jennifer figures if they can cut off his supply of gold, he’ll come after them. The wizards bring a vast hoard of treasure together and seal it inside a pyramid. That brings the Evil One to recover the gold, but he can’t get through the mystical barrier around the pyramid. Meanwhile, Jennifer and the others have teleported to the Evil One’s stronghold to look for the Necronomicon. Jennifer finds it by detecting the protective aura around it, but before they can grab it, the Evil One returns. He’s too powerful for them (even Morgan’s gun can’t hurt him) and he imprisons them all in force fields. He wants the key to the pyramid so he can get all the gold and Mariah pretends to help him, tricking him into stabbing himself with the spring-loaded dagger in her sword hilt. But even that isn’t enough to stop him and he uses his magic to screw with their minds, implanting the thought that they’re dying … which will make them actually die. But Skartaris’s moon is shining through the volcano cone and Rostov changes into wolf form. Having an animal’s mind lets him break free and attack the Evil One, who blasts him with magic. Rostov turns human again, but the distraction is enough for Jennifer to break herself (and the others) free of the force fields. She and the Evil one engage in a magical duel and they’re pretty evenly matched. Morgan knocks the Necronomicon off its stand and Mongo pushes it into the volcano. Losing the book’s power makes the Evil One change from his demon form back to his original body, which looks like Gollum. He scuttles off into the caves below the volcano and everyone takes off right before the volcano erupts. Morgan wonders why Jennifer didn’t kill the Gollum-creature, but she says it’s Evil so you can never really rid the world of it.
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https://eruditegorilla.com/2019/12/20/comics-reviews-superman-380-action-540-dc-comics-presents-54-warlord-66/
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NEW YORK (WQOW) – A new report shows kids are making bank when it comes to their weekly allowance.
According to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, kids raked in an average of $30 a week in allowance, which equates to around $1,500 a year.
Only three percent of the parents in the survey said their kids primarily put their money into a savings account. Parents, instead, say their kids are using the allowance on outings with friends, digital devices or downloads, or toys.
Parents in the survey say their kids do chores for approximately 5.1 hours a week. That is down slightly from 2016, but the ‘wage’ is up 38 percent during the same timeframe
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https://waow.com/2019/10/09/survey-children-getting-30-a-week-in-allowance/
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Loneliness is a public health crisis, too.
How human isolation from the rest of the world keeps us from thriving.
Facebook tells me I have 633 friends. Sirach tells me how few of those are faithful friends.
In Sachdeva's debut story collection, magical realism meets a keen eye for character.
Every week, Cameron visited the lonely and afflicted. Now I’m visiting him.
There I am in the bottom bunk of my small room in the old hall, with my roommate snoring above me, the roommate I hardly saw and hardly knew.
No one from the outside can fully grasp the inner workings of any marriage. Even those inside sometimes find themselves lonely and strangers.
What goes on in the mind of a leader who tires of building consensus and just strives to get things done?
As I prepared to be ordained recently, my mind kept returning to the people in my life who might be perplexed by this decision. I have friends and colleagues who wonder, quite justly, what the church has to offer that one cannot find elsewhere. I thought about how I might describe what pulls me toward ministry and the church in particular.
For my money, John’s is the only Gospel in which Jesus seems really lonely.
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https://www.christiancentury.org/category/keywords/loneliness
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If you want to make money, then you have to supply something that has constant demand. London is a great place to start a business, because there are millions of people there, which means there is always demand for many different things. Emergency plumbing services are one of them. Given the size of the city and how many homes and businesses there are with urgent plumbing issues needing attention, there is always room for one more competitor in the market.
Keep reading to learn 8 things necessary to run a successful emergency plumbers business in London, England:
1) A website: Your online presence might just tell people your business exists, what services you offer, what hours and service radius you have, and why they should choose you. On the other hand, you might also take service and consultation requests through it. Given how many homeowners and business managers are likely to use their smartphones to look up an emergency plumber while standing in front of whatever flooding disaster they have, your website needs to be found and loaded easily and quickly.
2) A phone number: Even if you predominantly take service requests through your website, you still need a phone number that people can call with questions or to request services from one of your crews.
3) Vehicles: You could require your employees to drive their own vehicles, but there are a ton of regulations and paperwork surrounding this. Having a fleet of your own trucks or vans means that you can make sure everyone you dispatch has the same set of tools, as well as give your business tremendous branding potential.
4) Contractors or technicians: Unless you’re going to handle every call yourself, you need professionals you can dispatch on service calls. Make sure they are qualified, licensed, bonded, insured, background checked, and anything else you can think of that will help customers trust you.
5) Equipment and supplies: Most emergency plumbing jobs are going to require diagnostic tools, repair or maintenance tools, and possibly even new piping and plumbing parts. Routine ones should be in all your vans.
6) A location: An emergency plumbers business is not one that’s likely to have a retail public location open to foot traffic, but you do need a central office and possibly warehouse to serve as a hub of your operations.
7) Marketing: Your website needs SEO, your professionals need business cards, and your business needs everything from coupon campaigns to roadside advertisements and commercials on television and radio.
8) An edge: It’s not enough to be open. You need to at least meet industry standards or do better in one area to beat out competitors and get clients. That might be pricing, service response time, or your hours, but it has to be something.
It takes much more than this to run a successful emergency plumbers business in London, but these are the 8 fundamentals that form the core of a company dedicated to helping homeowners and businesses with urgent plumbing needs.
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https://www.biracy.com/successful-emergency-plumbers-business-london/
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Just days before the MCPS school year began, adjustments were still being made to class schedules.
One of the more notable changes came when the music department dropped the 5th grade band program.
Arts education director Monte Grise emphasized that nothing has been cut or canceled. Rather, traditional music courses and programs like the 5th grade band are simply taking a brief intermission.
“The hope is that we start up in full gear by January and we’re off and running,” said Grise.
For the nearly 600 5th grade students who looked forward to picking up an instrument for the first time this year, no instrumental program may feel like a setback, but Grise said MCPS music instructors aren’t giving up on this year just yet.
“It’s not easy, and it's not perfect, but we have a lot of really committed staff and faculty that are amazing and are doing really creative things to keep the kids involved,” said Grise.
Each elementary school will have an arts and music education specialist who will work hand in hand with the cohort teachers.
The older students will experience more of those traditional music courses, but with some changes.
“Mask wearing, staying six feet apart, those kinds of things,” said Grise, “For the wind instruments in particular, we purchased these bell covers that just go over the bell so that any of the excess aerosols and things that go through the instrument actually get captured...it's kind of interesting.”
Their class sizes will be smaller, and they’ll have a limit on how long they can play their instruments, but that extra time will be spent on things like music theory and rhythm reading.
Grise said the key to upholding a robust music program for MCPS will be patience as they navigate COVID, but he’s confident that won’t be an issue.
“I feel like all the principals and all the buildings and all the administrators really are committed to keeping the integrity of the program.”
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https://www.kpax.com/rebound/mcps-reworks-the-traditional-music-class
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Building on their fans' demands for more of last year's brief, but critically acclaimed "In Plainsong" tour, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS return to the road this spring to bring the "Acoustic-Electro Evening" across the country for a full run of classic North American theaters.
Last year's shows sold out in a matter of minutes, and the iconic venues the band picked for the performances proved the perfect intimate settings for an evening of acoustic based music and electronic soundscapes that allowed the PUMPKINS to explore their whole song catalog in a unique way. The reaction to the run was overwhelmingly positive, with reviews calling the performances "electric" and "emotionally charged."
"What started as an interest in playing a truly different kind of show and looking for a different way to explore their storied musical past morphed into something new and exciting for the fans in every city", said the group's manager Peter Katsis. "This touches the opposing side to THE PUMPKINS' usual roar!"
The Grammy Award-winning rock group, which includes Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin and Jeff Schroeder, will kick off the 19-city tour on March 22 in Portland, Oregon and wrap on April 20 in Houston, Texas.
Tickets for the "In Plainsong" tour will go on sale beginning Friday, February 5 at 9 a.m. EST.
The PUMPKINS, always the rock and roll iconoclasts, will invert the traditional formula again by touring first before heading straight to the studio after the dates to record a brand new album inspired by the sounds explored in the new acoustic setting.
Singer-songwriter Liz Phair is set to open the show for THE SMASHING PUMPKINS on her first full tour of the U.S. in six years. Her debut studio album, "Exile In Guyville", was released to critical acclaim and has been ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time." More than two decades after the release of her debut, Phair's influence over female voices in alternative music can still be felt today.
2015 proved to be great for the PUMPKINS, who saw their "End Times" summer tour in support of last year's "Monuments To An Elegy" album produce their best ticket sales in over 12 years. The Chicago Sun-Times called their performance "epic," while Rolling Stone exclaimed that the current line-up "played with the tightness of a time-tested unit."
With 20 million albums sold in the United States alone, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS are one of rock's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands.
Since their inception, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS disavowed the punk rock roots of many of their alt-rock contemporaries by creating a diverse, densely layered, and guitar-heavy sound, containing elements of gothic rock, heavy metal, dream pop, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, and even electronica.
They broke into the musical mainstream as their second album, 1993's "Siamese Dream", sold over six million copies. From there, the group has continued to build its audience through extensive touring, selling out arenas around the world for over two decades. Their 1995 follow-up recording, double album "Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness", entered The Billboard 200 album chart at No. 1.
"In Plainsong" tour dates:
Mar. 22 - Portland, Ore. @ Schnitzer Hall
Mar. 23 - Seattle, Wash. @ The Paramount
Mar. 25 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
Mar. 26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
Mar. 27 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
Mar. 29 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kingsbury Hall
Mar. 30 - Denver, CO @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Apr. 01 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
Apr. 02 - Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre
Apr. 04 - New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
Apr. 08 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre
Apr. 09 - Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
Apr. 10 - Washington, D.C. @ Lincoln Theatre
Apr. 12 - Toronto, ONT @ Massey Hall
Apr. 14 - Chicago, IL @ Civic Opera House
Apr. 15 - Louisville, KY @ Palace Theater
Apr. 16 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
Apr. 18 - Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theater
Apr. 19 - Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
Apr. 20 - Houston, TX @ Cullen Performance Hall
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https://blabbermouth.net/news/smashing-pumpkins-announce-in-plainsong-spring-2016-tour-dates/
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SOMETIMES a day seems a long time in Britain’s currently febrile politics. This week the leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, resigned (for a third time), after achieving the party’s goal of winning the June 23rd referendum on leaving the European Union. The Labour Party continued its drawn-out suicide course (see article). And the race began to succeed David Cameron as Conservative leader and prime minister.
The favourite is the home secretary, Theresa May. Despite backing the losing Remain side in the referendum, she won the support of 165 Tory MPs, half the total, in the first round of voting on July 5th. The second round was held as we went to press. After an extraordinary bout of mutually assured destruction among Brexiteers had eliminated Boris Johnson, a former mayor of London, it seemed likely that Mrs May’s rival would be Andrea Leadsom, the energy minister. Michael Gove, the justice secretary, was still hoping to edge past her.
The final choice will be made by a postal ballot of the 150,000-odd Tory party members, with the result coming on September 9th. The race is hard to call because, although Mrs May has a clear lead among MPs, party members may prefer a Brexiteer. Since no candidate wants a general election, the winner will become Britain’s next prime minister.
In the space of just a few weeks Mrs May has become the preferred choice of the Tory establishment. George Osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer, once held that mantle. But his fervent and at times over-the-top campaigning for Remain blew up his chances. Other Remainers such as Stephen Crabb, the work and pensions secretary, were deemed unready. In contrast, Mrs May’s backing for Remain was cautious and understated, and her previous reputation was as a Eurosceptic. She now says that “Brexit means Brexit”.
She is seen as brisk and efficient, but not especially warm. She is not a gregarious type or a frequenter of the House of Commons tea room, still less of its bars. Unlike Mr Cameron and lots of Tory MPs, she is state-educated, though like so many she is an Oxford graduate (in geography). Like Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, she is the daughter of a church pastor. Her only frivolity is her famous leopard-print shoes.
Her political career has been similarly unflashy. When she was picked to chair the Conservative Party in 2002, she told the party conference that too many voters saw the Tories as “plain unattractive” and the “nasty party”. She supported Mr Cameron’s later efforts to detoxify and modernise the party’s image. She now wants “a country that truly works for everyone”.
What has really made her name is her time as home secretary since May 2010. The Home Office is a notorious graveyard for political careers, and it often sees rapid turnover. Yet in August Mrs May will become the longest-serving home secretary since the 19th century. No politician since Palmerston in 1855 has moved directly from home secretary to prime minister. But Mrs May’s reputation has been enhanced by her stint. She has managed the rare combination of social progressivism (she was an early backer, by Conservative standards, of same-sex marriage) with a hard line on law and order. Nor has she been afraid to challenge vested interests, including the police. She will not have minded much when Kenneth Clarke, a Tory grandee who is a former home secretary as well as chancellor, was picked up on a microphone this week calling her a “bloody difficult woman”.
Mrs May has also argued strongly against excessive immigration, for instance in a jarringly rabid speech to the 2015 Tory party conference. She has said she wants to take Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights, though she has dropped that goal in her leadership campaign. But her broader views have been coloured by her experience of the value of co-operation with other European countries on crime and the fight against terrorism. In her pro-Remain speech in April, she stressed the security case for continuing membership of the EU. And in 2014, when she was negotiating a British opt-out from EU co-operation in justice and home affairs, she was careful to opt back in to such sensible measures as the European arrest warrant.
Her biggest problem with party members will be that most of them voted for Brexit. And the strongest card of her rival will be an insistence that the forthcoming negotiations with the EU should be handled by a Brexiteer. In 2013 Mrs Leadsom said leaving the EU would be a “disaster”, but she claims her time as founder of the pro-reform Fresh Start group turned her in favour of Brexit. She stresses her status as a working mother (Mrs May has no children). Her main weakness is lack of experience (she has never been a cabinet minister); questions have also been raised over her City credentials. She is not much liked in the party, her ministerial record is patchy and, unlike with Mrs May, civil servants who have worked for her have not been impressed. Mr Gove scores better on all these counts.
Mrs Leadsom also favours getting on quickly with Brexit, promising to trigger Article 50, the legal route to it, as soon as she takes office. Mrs May, more cautiously, wants to defer this until the end of the year (see article). More than her rivals, she understands the value of full access to the EU’s single market and the trade-off that Britain may have to make between preserving this and limiting EU migration. She has had to soften her line that the status of EU nationals already in Britain should be a matter for negotiation; she now says they can stay so long as Britons abroad get reciprocal rights. But the irony she might appreciate most is that a Brexit-induced recession may now cut immigration sharply.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline "The battle for Downing Street"
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https://www.economist.com/britain/2016/07/07/the-battle-for-downing-street
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Scalable Production of Nanographene and Doping via Non-destructive Covalent Functionalization
G. Guday, I. S. Donskyi, M. F. Gholami, G. Algara-Siller, F. Witte, A. Lippitz, W. E. S. Unger, B. Paulus, J. P. Rabe, M. Adeli, R. Haag – 2019
A new method for top-down, one-pot, gram-scale production of high quality nanographene by incubating graphite in a dilute sodium hypochlorite solution at only 40 °C is reported here. The produced sheets have only 4 at% oxygen content, comparable with nanographene grown by chemical vapor deposition. The nanographene sheets are covalently functionalized using a nondestructive nitrene [2+1] cycloaddition reaction that preserves their π-conjugated system. Statistical analyses of Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicate a low number of sp3 carbon atoms on the order of 2% before and 4% after covalent functionalization. The nanographene sheets are significantly more conductive than conventionally prepared nanographene oxide, and conductivity further increases after covalent functionalization. The observed doping effects and theoretical studies suggest sp2 hybridization for the carbon atoms involved in the [2+1] cycloaddition reaction leading to preservation of the π-conjugated system and enhancing conductivity via n-type doping through the bridging N-atom. These methods are easily scalable, which opens the door to a mild and efficient process to produce high quality nanographenes and covalently functionalize them while retaining or improving their physicochemical properties.
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http://www.sfb765.de/publikationen/a06058/index.html
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In my line of work, dealing with large files is a given. As a media expert, I constantly have to create, edit, and transfer files intended for production and marketing. Before the COVID-19 crisis, it was easy to get a hard drive, transfer files to it, and have it delivered to my client for review or to a collaborator for additional editing. I read of online cloud storage services that supported the transfer of large files via the internet, but I was reluctant to use them. The prices were ridiculously high, and the data limits were low. Some of them even required monthly subscriptions for one-time file uploads. So I continued with the seemingly easier method of using hard drives.
However, following the Coronavirus crisis, I had to start working remotely. This meant that I was now unable to easily meet with clients or collaborators. Getting a delivery service to help me in delivering hard drives was another hurdle. Therefore, I started researching to see if I could find a dependable service that would give me limitless transfer capabilities at an affordable price. I needed to find it fast. This was because I was working on a huge project with a new client. I had been trying to land this contract for so long that when it finally came, I wasn’t going to let it slip through my fingers because of the pandemic.
The project required that I send regular updates to my client on how the job was going. This meant sending huge amounts of data daily to both my collaborators and client. I desperately needed to find a file-transfer service that could offer the following.
What I Was Looking For in a File-Transfer Service:
- High upload and download speeds.
- No upload or download limits.
- Simultaneous upload and download capabilities on both ends to save time for everyone. I needed something that would allow my client to start downloading the file I was sending while I was still uploading it.
- No monthly subscription fees. I wanted to make a one-time payment depending on the size of the file that I wanted to upload.
- Resumption of interrupted transfers. I didn’t want a situation where my upload would be 95% complete and then fail to continue because of bad internet service or a power outage. Imagine having to spend time and money uploading a 500GB file, only for your battery to run out and everything to get canceled at 95% completion.
- Security and encryption. It’s easy for hackers to intercept files while they’re in transit and steal your data. Since I work with sensitive and private files, I needed a service that understood this and offered reliable data encryption. It is worth mentioning that I do not know how to code. I needed a cloud storage service that would automatically handle the encryption for me.
- No need for file compression. It is no news that compressing files reduces their quality. I needed an app that would handle uploads at high speeds without compressing or altering file quality.
As you can see, I knew what I wanted. However, I was worried that I might not find a service that would offer all that at an affordable price.
I Found an Amazing Solution!
After lots of research, I finally came upon a tool that had all I was looking for. It sounded too good to be true. Therefore, I decided to give it a try. I went to the FileWhopper website and read up more on the product by going to the About us section of the site and FAQ section as well. I was getting more convinced as the seconds went by. I was ready to use this amazing tool, but I needed to understand how it works and how to use it.
I used the slide feature on the welcome page to check the price quote for a one-time transfer of 100 GB. I was amazed at what I saw. It was only $13.99. Amazing, I know! I even discovered that I could upload a file or folder of any size. I clicked on the Choose folder option because I wanted to send the folder containing the projects I had already done that day for my client.
The next page showed me the size of my folder and payment options. By the way, if you are a first-time user, your first transfer of up to 5GB is free! I clicked on CONFIRM & PAY, and I was redirected to make a payment.
At this point, I was smiling to myself. The website took me to a new page to initiate the file transfer.
I clicked on START TRANSFER, and an installation file was downloaded on my PC. I was worried about the size of the application. I didn’t want another application taking up my memory. However, as it turned out, the application was taking little-to-no storage space. It was a lightweight application that deleted itself once my file upload was complete. It was only there to ensure that my file transfer was encrypted and successful.
As I was uploading the folder, my Wi-Fi went off. Therefore, I had to shut down and restart my computer. To my surprise, the transfer automatically resumed from where it stopped without any data loss. I knew right away that I had made the right choice.
The tool encrypted the folder and gave me a download link, which I sent to my client. He was able to begin downloading the folder on his end even while the folder was still uploading on my end. He didn’t even have to wait around for the upload to be done. It was time-saving. In a matter of minutes, the upload was complete. I didn’t have to sit around all day worried about when my client would receive the folder.
I have to admit, the tool gave me so much more than I imagined possible. The advantages of FileWhopper I benefited from were as follows:
- The transfer was encrypted and protected with a password.
- The transfer speed was just mind-blowing. With a slower service, I would have possibly canceled the transfer out of frustration. No one wants to make use of an app that can make him/her wait for ages to transfer an urgent folder to a client. I would have lost this amazing project if I hadn’t come across FileWhopper.
- My client started to download the project folder while I was still uploading it.
- I didn’t have to worry about the installation of apps or storage space. The lightweight app automatically uninstalled itself as soon as the file transfer was complete.
- The transfer resumed automatically from where it stopped without data loss.
In addition to all these benefits, I didn’t have to purchase a subscription, and I was given a quote upfront, so I knew what I was going for.
The downside to the tool, however, is that you cannot make changes to the file or folder you’re transferring once the upload starts. If you want to continue working on the data you are uploading, you should make copies and work with those copies while the upload is in progress.
Overall, FileWhopper is an amazing piece of software, and I’m really glad I came across it. If you work with large files, then you should give this tool a try. It does everything it says!
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https://www.techolac.com/internet/how-to-easily-transfer-large-project-files/
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Did you know... that it is not legal to ship alcohol or tobacco products, or weapons, within the United States, unless the shipper is in possession of a license from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to do such shipping? Want to ship a bottle of wine to your best friend for a special occasion? Check with the store where you bought the wine, and ask them about shipping it... most spirits stores have licenses to ship their products. The same thing holds true with tobacco retailers, and weapons dealers, many of which have licenses for their specific items. The cost of the licenses to ship these products (as much as $10,000 per year) is prohibitive for small businesses to purchase.
All packages are x-rayed as they are sorted, to determine whether there is any prohibited or dangerous material inside.
Did you know... that many countries have restrictions on items that can be shipped into their country? For example:
- no cameras to Nepal (for religious reasons... so no one can capture the "essence" of their religions leaders)
- no binoculars, cameras, or laptops to Iraq (for safety reasons... to prevent them from falling into hands of various factions to be used in warfare)
- no linen to Guyana (for economic reasons... to avoid competition with local products)
- packages to Russia must be shipped from a business to a business (not sure why)... nothing is admitted if addressed to an individual
- many countries require import duties or taxes on goods valued over a certain dollar amount... these taxes are usually paid by the recipient
Regulations can change daily. Tim's Mail Place references an 850-page online manual to be certain that all items shipped can legally be received at the destination.
Did you know... that the kind of tape you use on a package may affect how or when it is delivered? Scotch Tape and Masking Tape will both come unstuck if they get wet, and the package can come open or the label come off completely. Duct Tape ("Duck Tape") used on anyone's package frequently peels up along the side or end, and another package or letter can stick to this rolled-up area and become a tag-along to some place it doesn't want to go, causing a delay in delivery. For best results, use some type of package-sealing tape (clear, strapping, or brown paper )... or just bring it in to Tim's Mail Place, and we'll seal it for you with material suited for the job.
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https://www.timsmailplace.com/Ship-Tips-Did-you-know
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