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Entertainment media loves magic but they're not very good at showing how magick really works. These works of fiction show magick in a true light.
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Spiritual counseling can help anyone at any time. During these difficulties we have to change our lives and our life style. It is a very spiritual time for each of us to look inside, learn more about us, and spiritually grow. Strive to live out a fulfilled spiritual life. COVID-19 is causing many of us to think about how we are spending our time. We are social, busy human beings by nature, so this time alone is like a new novel for all of us. We living a new reality so scheduling time for spiritual life-building can become part of the change of filling the void of loneliness. Concentrate on increase peace and joy ― particularly those that grow your spiritual life.
Through spiritual counseling, you will receive the support you need to overcome feelings of anxiety, depression, or stress. You will learn how to establish positive relationships with the people in your life. You will learn more about yourself and gain skills necessary to reach your goals. You do not have to be experiencing a life crisis to benefit from counseling. A trained therapist or coach can help you navigate through life in a successful way. There is no reason to walk through life alone and unguided; we are here for you. Every day, we inspire hope where there was none, encourage meaningful choices, and help our clients achieve physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
When you speak with any one of our pastoral counselors, you quickly discover that we are skilled in the art of listening. We integrate spirituality and empathy while collaborating with you on the deepest levels. We do not consider ourselves to be experts in pastoral counseling. We do not assume that we have all of the answers. Instead, we walk your journey with you, offering you individual guidance along the way.
It is our goal to help you create balance in your life. We are 100% committed to each of our clients. We provide counseling for children and adults, concentrating on individual, family, and couples counseling. We provide mentor ship, education, and role models as necessary.
If you desire a mentor, a counselor, or a friend, you are in the right place. Contact Spiritual Unification Institute Of AWIP in San Francisco, CA to learn how we can be of assistance to you and your journey! Whether you are facing a difficult decision, find yourself dealing with stress or depression, or simply want to learn how to have a more positive relationship with loved ones, you can benefit from mediation and spiritual counseling. People in every walk of life can benefit from spiritual counseling. There is nothing negative about counseling. In fact, knowing yourself well enough to realize that you need help is something to be applauded.
When you choose to participate in counseling, you:
• Get to know yourself better
• Grow the skills necessary for maintaining and improving relationships
• Learn how to cope with feelings of stress, fear, or anxiety
• Learn how to better control your emotions
• Become a better communicator
• Discover problem-solving techniques
• Become more confident with who you are
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GetUpside is no more. The wildly popular gas app has rebranded, and is now known as Upside. In a blog post on the Upside website, the company announced the name change alongside a bombshell announcement that they had raised $165 million in Series D funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $1.5 billion.
With the rebrand, Upside launched a new logo that will be familiar to its users. The new Upside logo keeps the classic green-and-blue color scheme, but loses the clever arrow-in-the-G motif that made its old brand stand out (similar to the hidden arrow in the FedEx logo).
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If you’re a dog owner, there’s a chance that you’ll experience the unpleasant surprise of your furry friend getting sprayed by a skunk. Not only is the smell unbearable, but it can also be a challenge to get rid of without professional help. But fear not, there are safe and effective ways to clean your skunk-sprayed dog at home, and in this article, we’ll show you how.
Understanding skunk spray and its effects on dogs
Before we dive into the cleaning process, it’s important to understand what skunk spray is and how it affects dogs. Skunks release a strong-smelling liquid from their anal glands as a defense mechanism. This spray contains sulfur compounds that are responsible for the pungent odor. When a dog gets sprayed, the liquid can cause eye irritation, respiratory problems, and even temporary blindness.
The smell of skunk spray can also cling to a dog’s fur for weeks if not treated properly. This is why it’s important to take quick action to clean your dog after a skunk encounter.
The dangers of leaving skunk spray untreated
Leaving skunk spray on a dog’s fur can have serious consequences. The longer the spray stays on the fur, the stronger the odor becomes. In addition, the sulfur compounds can be absorbed through the skin, causing irritation and even chemical burns.
If the skunk spray gets into a dog’s eyes, it can cause severe irritation and even temporary blindness. Inhaling the spray can also cause respiratory problems, especially in dogs with pre-existing conditions such as asthma.
It’s essential to take action as soon as possible after a skunk encounter to avoid these potential dangers.
The importance of quick action
The key to effectively removing skunk odor from your dog is to act quickly. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to get rid of the smell. Skunk spray contains oils that can be absorbed by the fur, making it more difficult to remove with time.
As soon as you realize that your dog has been sprayed by a skunk, it’s important to begin the cleaning process right away. The longer you wait, the more the odor will spread to other places and the more difficult it will be to remove. If you can, it would be most beneficial to keep your dog outside to clean to avoid bringing the unpleasant smell indoors.
Preparing to clean your skunk-sprayed dog
Before you start cleaning your dog, there are a few things you’ll need to prepare. First, you’ll need to gather all the necessary supplies. This includes gloves, a face mask, old towels, a large bowl of warm water, and a mild dog shampoo.
It’s important to wear gloves and a face mask to protect yourself from the skunk odor and any potential health risks. Old towels are also necessary to dry your dog after the cleaning process.
Once you have all your supplies, it’s time to get your dog ready for cleaning. If the skunk spray is concentrated around your dog’s head, you’ll want to cover their eyes and ears with a damp cloth to protect them from the shampoo.
Homemade skunk odor removal remedies
Homemade remedies can be a safe and effective way to remove skunk odor from your dog’s fur. One popular homemade solution is a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap.
To create this solution, mix one quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup of baking soda, and one teaspoon of dish soap in a large bowl. Apply the solution to your dog’s fur, being sure to avoid their eyes and ears. Let the solution sit for 5-10 minutes before rinsing thoroughly with warm water.
Another homemade solution is a mixture of white vinegar and water. Mix equal parts of white vinegar and water in a large bowl and apply it to your dog’s fur. Let the solution sit for 5-10 minutes before rinsing thoroughly with warm water.
Commercial skunk odor removal products
If you prefer to use a commercial product to remove skunk odor from your dog’s fur, there are several options available. Look for a product that is specifically designed for skunk odor removal and safe for use on dogs.
Some popular commercial products include Skunk-Off, Nature’s Miracle Skunk Odor Remover, and Skout’s Honor Professional Strength Skunk Odor Eliminator. Follow the instructions on the product label carefully to ensure safe and effective use.
Step-by-step guide to cleaning your skunk-sprayed dog
Now that you have all your supplies and remedies prepared, it’s time to start cleaning your skunk-sprayed dog. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you through the process:
- Put on gloves and a face mask to protect yourself from the skunk odor.
- Cover your dog’s eyes and ears with a damp cloth if the skunk spray is concentrated around their head.
- Wet your dog’s fur thoroughly with warm water.
- Apply the homemade solution or commercial product to your dog’s fur, being sure to avoid their eyes and ears.
- Let the solution sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Rinse your dog thoroughly with warm water.
- Repeat the process if necessary.
- Dry your dog with old towels.
Tips for preventing future skunk encounters
While there’s no guaranteed way to prevent a skunk encounter, there are steps you can take to reduce the risk. Here are a few tips:
- Keep your dog on a leash when outside to prevent them from wandering into areas where skunks are likely to be. If you have a hunting dog, this may not be an option so it’s best to keep skunk odor-removing products on hand.
- Keep your yard well-lit at night to discourage skunks from entering.
- Avoid leaving food outside, as this can attract skunks.
- Consider using motion-activated sprinklers or lights to scare off skunks.
When to seek veterinary help
In most cases, you’ll be able to safely and effectively clean your skunk-sprayed dog at home. However, there are situations where veterinary help may be necessary.
If your dog shows signs of respiratory distress such as coughing, wheezing, or difficulty breathing, seek veterinary attention immediately. If the skunk spray has gotten into your dog’s eyes, you may also need to seek veterinary help to prevent further irritation or damage.
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Robinson's debut no big deal to NY Times
'Paper of record' underplayed Jackie's historic first game
Good morning, all. I hope you had a tremendous week!
Thursday was “Jackie Robinson Day” throughout Major League Baseball and this great event will continue today, as MLB recognizes the iconic Robinson’s breaking of the game’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. You would have thought this historic occasion would have merited huge coverage in the April 16, 1947 edition of the New York Times, which has billed itself as the “paper of record.” Such was not the case.
Robinson’s first game against the Boston Braves did not make the Times’ front page. For that matter, his debut did not even make the first page of the sports section. More amazingly, it did not even earn, at the least, a sidebar story. The first page of the sports section was reserved for the New York Yankees opening day loss to the Philadelphia Athletics. A United Nations delegation, which attended the Yankees game, garnered more coverage than Robinson.
As for Robinson, there was no mention of his appearance in the game-story written by Roscoe McGowen. Award-winning columnist Arthur Daley made Robinson the fifth story in a notes column about the opening game at Ebbets Field, and what he wrote was so condescending, I would not even quote a snippet of it. The Times did print a photo of Robinson playing first base, above Daley’s column.
So after reading the April 16 edition, I thought maybe all of the Robinson coverage was printed in the advance stories of April 15. What was I thinking? Again, no mention of Robinson’s debut on the front page of the New York Times. On page 31, where the sports section started, Robinson was mentioned in paragraph six in a long story about the Yankees’ and Dodgers’ openers written by Louis Effrat. His name or debut did not appear in the headlines. As for Daley, he managed to write more about Robinson in his April 15 column, although not until paragraph four, and only then was it more about Dodgers’ GM Branch Rickey and “the deft manner in which the Deacon of the Dodgers brought up Robinson.”
Who knows? Maybe this was what Robinson wanted. The less attention the better. After all, he was under enough pressure at it was. And that occasion needs to be placed in historic perspective.
Fortunately, MLB is attempting to right a wrong that will never be completely repaired, by recognizing Jackie Robinson on April 15 each season.
How about Rizzotti to UConn?
If Jennifer Rizzotti ends up on UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma’s staff, I would not be surprised. The iconic UConn player, who coached with success for 17 seasons at the University of Hartford, hit strong head winds as head coach at George Washington University, before being dismissed in March. But the coaching carousel took a surprising turn this week, when another former UConn great, Shea Ralph, left Auriemma’s staff to become the head coach at Vanderbilt.
So there is now a vacancy at UConn. I do not pretend to speak for Rizzotti, Auriemma or the UConn program. But it is not unprecedented in any sport for a renowned, former head coach to join the staff of another renowned head coach. If it happens here, do not be surprised.
How fleeting is fame?
When word emerged this week that baseball great and analyst Alex Rodriguez was on the verge of buying the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, the Timberwolves’ number one draft pick Anthony Edwards responded:
“I don’t know who that is. I know he’s going to be our owner but I don’t know nothing about baseball.”
Edwards is 19, meaning he was three years old, when A-Rod was traded to the Yankees. But his comments, which I’m guessing caught the attention of the baseball commissioner, when he is not focused on the political world, had to be a reminder to Rodriguez, even though he has other things on his mind these days, that fame is fleeting.
Are the Yankees having fun?
As presently constituted, the New York Yankees are not going to win the AL East, let alone the American League pennant. But are they having fun? It certainly doesn’t appear as if they are. In my latest The Baseball Podcast, which you can access by clicking on the show art below, I give my view on the state of the Yankees now and in the future.
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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu’s participation in the weightlifting category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics earned her a silver medal. She had lifted a total of 202ky. While Chanu failed to secure the first rank, she did make her country proud by ending the medal drought for India in the weightlifting category.
Before taking the flight to India, the silver medallist had tweeted:
“Heading back to home. Thank you #Tokyo2020 for memorable moments of my life.”
— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) July 26, 2021
Her tweet was met with positive responses; netizens wishing her a safe arrival back home.
The news channel ANI was present at the airport to document the Olympian’s arrival at the airport.
— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2021
The country is showering her with congratulatory messages and love after the 26-year-old redeemed herself after her brief disappointing stint at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
N Biren Singh, the Chief Minister of Manipur, has promised the Manipuri girl, a high-ranking job in the government and a rupees 1 crore cash prize.
“The state government will give you a sum of Rs 1 crore. You won’t be collecting tickets at railway stations and in trains anymore. I am reserving a special post for you. I am meeting the honourable home minister in the evening. I am not revealing more details now and keeping it a surprise for you,” Singh revealed to Chanu on a video call.
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) July 24, 2021
After coming back home, she posted a special message on her Twitter handle thanking her supporters, coach, and her mother for making her dream come true with the caption:
“I am really happy on winning a silver medal in #Tokyo2020 for my country.”
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With her background in event planning, Harriett-Graham Kramer had a desire to establish her own wedding planning business. She started the business as a side job while also working full time in university student affairs. Shortly after starting the business, due to increased interest and growth, Harriett-Graham left her full time job to solely focus on wedding planning.
From a dream that started at her kitchen counter to a successful business with an official home in downtown Greenville, SC, Harriett-Graham is continuously humbled by the growth of Sprague Events. With recognition to those who have supported and cheered her on, Sprague Events has become a well-known and respected wedding planning team.
Ambitious, dedicated, creative, and energetic, Sprague is the ideal team for your wedding day. The Sprague team approaches every task and every person with positivity, kindness, and respect. With Harriett-Graham setting the tone and leading the way, the Sprague team has so much fun doing their jobs.
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Calling all musicians, avid listeners, and friends! On Saturday, April 26, from 1-4 p.m., the Spring Green Community Center located at 117 S. Washington St., is the site of an Open Mic hosted by Bob Dries! For more detailed information about how this will work contact Bob at firstname.lastname@example.org. All ages are welcome! This is a free event, though donations to the Center for operational costs are welcome. Be sure to follow us on Facebook @SGCommunityCenter. See you at the Open Mic!
Date and Time
Sunday Apr 26, 2020 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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About Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS)
Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) is a three-year undergraduate program that offers advanced studies in the field of management that are necessary to run an organization efficiently. It also provides in-depth knowledge of human resource management, economics, and business studies.
The BMS course provides students with vast knowledge of changing world of management, new business techniques, entrepreneurship, trading, finance, stock and risk analysis. It includes various training sessions and extra and co-curricular activities that are essential for the overall development of the students to help them understand the real-world challenges. BMS also teaches budding entrepreneurs how to expand their businesses with least number of risks.
Students planning to undertake BMS must have team-building qualities and should be able to communicate effectively. They should also have knowledge about the current affairs and the stock market. Students learn to critically analyse situations and to solve the complexities of management.
Passed HSC (XII standard) Examination with minimum 45% marks in aggregate for open category candidates and 40% marks
in aggregate in case of reserved category candidates.
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- One Xerox copy of S.S.C. Mark sheet.
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Giscours has a long, rich history, which can be traced back to the fourteenth century. At that time it was a defensive tower overlooking a wild and inhospitable region. The real beginning came in 1552, when Pierre de Lhomme, a wealthy Bordeaux draper, bought a nobleman’s house called “Guyscoutz”; he proceeded to turn it into a vast estate and planted the first vines. Wine production was launched and each of the rich merchant’s successors made their own contribution to this magnificent building.
It was in the nineteenth century under the promise, Pescatore and Cruse families that Giscours gained much of its finery: the château was transformed into a neoclassical palace, architect Eugene Bülher and the production facilities were modernized with the construction of huge buildings, including the famous Ferme Suzanne. Grape variety : 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.
The dress of this incredible vintage is purple. Intense color with deep black blue reflections. The nose is prodigiously pure with fresh floral aromas.
Thie nose is charming thanks to a perfect mastery of the grape varieties.
On the Palate it has a straight attack, lanky and powerful while remaining classic.
The tannins are present and sweet. The wine releases aromas of ripe and pure fruit in the middle of the mouth. The finish is idyllic, long with persistent notes.
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Communication is the key to running a successful business in any industry. When clients or customers need to reach you, it is essential to be able to provide quick responses to address any concerns. Having an official business phone line is excellent – but additional measures must be taken to manage calls efficiently. This includes adding a call forwarding functionality for directing calls to the correct areas of your organization.
Call forwarding to a landline or a mobile phone can help you attend to important business calls from anywhere. Setting up an effective business phone system doesn’t have to be complex with the correct implementations.
Let’s dive into the specifics of call forwarding as a method of incoming call management and how it can improve your business communications drastically.
What is Call Forwarding?
Call forwarding is an automated feature used for phone management. It serves the purpose of redirecting incoming calls to another number. The same service can also forward calls to a separate phone line. Call forwarding can be used for various purposes and is especially common for business clients who handle a large volume of incoming calls.
How Call Forwarding Works
Call forwarding is an automated phone management service. Specific preferences are set up for when and where calls should be forwarded when received at a certain number. All incoming calls on that line will be redirected to another number of your choice based on the parameters you’ve set. These preferences only need to be indicated one time, and the system will programmatically complete the task of transferring your calls as they come in.
Benefits Of Call Forwarding
- Calls are always answered – With a call forwarding service, your business will never miss another important phone call due to outside factors. Avoid missed calls and sending customers to a voice mailbox when they need to reach you.
- Improved customer satisfaction – When your business prioritizes customer support with a call forwarding feature, it reflects positively on the overall customer experience you provide.
- Remote working solutions – Business owners can attend to client calls anytime from a home phone or cell phone. This allows you to communicate with your customers long-distance.
- Extended business hours – When essential calls come in beyond regular working hours, you can answer professionally from the same business phone or toll-free number your client calls.
- Keep costs low – Call forwarding is a cost-effective solution that will help you avoid paying for multiple phone lines to give staff members access to the same customer calls.
Why You Need Call Forwarding On Your Business Phone
There are numerous benefits for businesses that come with setting up phone service for forwarding calls. Implementing a call forwarding feature on your business phone is necessary to achieve the following results:
- Convenience – Instead of sending callers to voicemail when you are not available to answer the phone, you can use call forwarding to route calls to another phone number you can access. Whether you are out of the office or business hours have ended, you can provide customer service in real-time.
- Professionalism – Businesses with up-to-date contact information and availability to answer questions are typically viewed as more professional than competitors. Having call forwarding options at your disposal can help you earn and retain the business of more clients.
How To Use Call Forwarding
The exact setup process for a call forwarding system will depend on your chosen provider. However, most call forwarding services are relatively consistent in the key features they offer.
You will typically have the option to forward all incoming calls to a specific number or just the calls you cannot answer. If you happen to be talking on another line when a call comes in, you can forward the call to another staff member.
Call Forwarding vs. Answering Service
An answering service is a popular alternative to call forwarding. Instead of automatically re-routing calls, a company is hired to answer your business calls between specified hours. Answering service providers are typically able to handle customer inquiries on incoming calls or direct them to another line. Both arrangements can be ideal for smaller companies to avoid employing a call center for daily communications.
How Call Forwarding Can Fulfill Your Business Needs
As a business owner, you may not always be available to answer incoming phone calls, but this aspect of communication is essential in running your business. With the help of call forwarding, you can answer from anywhere or redirect the call to another department that can proactively take care of the inquiry.
This small improvement in your business phone system can make a huge difference in your bottom line when customers are taken care of quickly and efficiently.
Is Call Forwarding Right For Your Small Business?
Phone management systems can seem complex and overwhelming, especially for small business owners. If you are a startup or don’t have the staff on hand to manage your incoming calls, it may be time to look into a call forwarding service.
One of the perks of call forwarding is that most services offer reasonable pricing, which may interest small and mid-sized businesses. Upgrading your business phone system does not have to be complicated or expensive.
Finding a Call Forwarding Service
So, you’ve decided to implement call forwarding into your business phone line. Now it’s time to find a quality call forwarding service. Some of the main points to consider when choosing a provider include functionality and pricing.
In general, you want to find a service that includes the features that will best suit your business needs based on scale and budget. The right call forwarding service provider will be able to offer everything you need to help you communicate more effectively throughout your organization. | <urn:uuid:198398d3-ff88-447c-b9cc-580ff718a821> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.steadfastit.com/resources/blog/managed-it-services/why-does-your-business-needs-call-forwarding/ | 2023-09-25T00:35:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.938493 | 1,127 |
This nation is led by a doddering senile fool who in turn is led by left wing fanatics. Our neighbor to the north and close ally is helmed by a retarded Ken doll who likes to play dress up.
The Italians, Hungarians, and Eastern Europeans seem to be well led. The French and Germans are bumbling along and the rest are in their usual state of controlled chaos.
However, when we turn to our closest ally, the Mother Country, the repository of hopes and dreams for a thousand years, we see a circus that shows no signs of letting up any time soon. Yes, the UK has some issues. They are not particular to the United Kingdom. But they are indicative of a larger malady amongst most Western political leaders. That is, lack of conviction, guts, and a clue. They must get a grip.
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How are the lesser nations taking this? They are no doubt bemused, if not outright choked up with hilarity. The West, the most successful civilization in the history of man, is going through one of its periodic spasms of silliness when it stops being an example of competent leadership and devolves into a clown car with a bad transmission.
The last two British PMs serve as an example of our point. Boris Johnson was generally a fine PM and a clever and witty man. He seemed to harken back to proper PMs of the 19th century. When Covid came he realized the whole thing was more than a bit of a scam. But to not upset the mob and the pseudoelites he paid lip service to the hysteria. In private though, as did so many other Western leaders, he blew it off.
As such he threw parties for his staff when most others were on lockdown. A portion of humbug that, but nothing to get worked up over. Yes, the hypocrisy was galling to the average person. What Boris needed to do then was to eat some crow and wait for the news cycle to move on.
However, being a chap lacking essential conviction and guts, he let himself get caught up in the manufactured furor over casual social occasions, just parties for God’s sake, and resigned.
He was replaced by Liz Truss. An attractive woman of solid Conservative Thatcherite standards, she proposed a tax cut that would have jumpstarted the British economy. But the usual wet suspects drew knives and she folded like a cheap card table. On top of that, only after two months in office, she resigned earlier this week. No fortitude, that lass.
In days of yore a Margaret Thatcher or a Ronald Reagan would have stayed the course and told their critics to pound sand. That’s why they were successful. They had courage, convictions, and stood by their ideals regardless of petty pushback. Not today. Our leaders either are incompetent, feckless, or run at the first whiff of grapeshot. They haven’t the slightest grip on true leadership. | <urn:uuid:5b705d40-5ea8-40e8-a3d0-55142df77271> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.stevegruber.com/2022/10/when-will-western-leaders-get-a-grip/ | 2023-09-25T00:42:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.975967 | 634 |
The University of Stirling’s new Multi Agency Resource Service (MARS) and Scottish Child Care and Protection (SCCPN) website will host the Scottish Government’s new public information landing page, offering help and support to vulnerable children and families regarding child protection issues.
The Scottish Government’s public information page www.childprotectionscotland.org includes clear, accessible information on what the public should do if they are concerned for a child’s welfare. It also features a range of information and links to downloadable materials for children themselves, including cartoons and online games providing child safety tips.
Beth Smith, Director of MARS, said: “We are delighted to host the new Child Protection Scotland page within the redeveloped MARS website. The public can obtain quick, easily accessible information on how to report a concern about a child or young person and the site will also offer access to a wide range of resources that will be of benefit to the wider child protection community.
“This was developed in full partnership with Scotland’s Child Protection Committees and Scottish Government and is an excellent example of collaborative working to protect children and young people in Scotland.”
MARS is the first child protection hub of its kind in the UK and has recently received funding for three years from ACPOS, NHS, Scotland’s Local Authorities and the Scottish Government.
MARS & SCCPN support professionals and agencies working in child protection by connecting research and practice and exchanging knowledge which facilitates access to child protection expertise. This helps agencies working with complex issues of neglect and abuse.
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by Samta Nadeem, Almas SadiqueFeb 21, 2023
“I want to be the worst person in my business, at everything!”
It’s difficult to find such refreshing honesty, especially in an industry where no one leaves a stone unturned in proclaiming the success of a completed project, whether or not it is really remarkable. Paul Nulty of Nulty+, however, is as humble as he is hard-working and good humoured.
One of the most well-regarded architectural lighting designers, Paul Nulty speaks to Mrinalini Ghadiok (Editor, STIR) about the nuances of his profession, his journey, and what good design must accomplish. Sitting in a sunlit room, Nulty faces the camera and shares his undying passion for lighting, his demeanour as curious as that of an eager child ripping open presents on Christmas day.
Nulty+ has worked extensively and won numerous awards for illuminating a spectrum of spaces - retail stores for Nike (Manchester United) and Superdry (Regent Street), various residential projects, and hospitality projects such as the Ned (London) and the Hyatt (Delhi). They have also illuminated the public realm, for instance, the London Underground Masterplan and a 15 km long public park in Cairo (both ongoing), as well as charity projects such as the lighting of a hospital ward in London.
From Paul Nulty Lighting Design to Nulty+, the award-winning designer has come a long way. He started his company alone at his kitchen table, with almost no savings. He taught himself HTML coding because he couldn’t afford a software specialist to run his website then, and purchased a camera, his first Mac and a printer with an interest-free credit card. Fast forward eight years and he pinches himself, giddy with how everything turned out. “The journey seems almost surreal. But I can say, none of this came about because of luck. This was pure obsession and a ton of hard work. I have had a lot of help along the way, and can humbly say that everyone I have learnt from and worked with has contributed to my growth and evolution as a designer and as a person,” says the designer, who has offices across London, Dubai, Beirut, Miami and Bangkok today.
It comes as an added surprise that Nulty had ambitions of becoming a medical practitioner, but ventured into studying performing arts. He followed it up by studying set design for theatre, and fell in love with the art of storytelling through light. It is on this journey that he was struck by an epiphany – how light transforms a space and deftly directs people’s attention and moods – you can say that a light bulb went off in his head! He then moved to London and worked at Light Bureau, Pinniger & Partners and Lighting Design Partnership, before starting his own company in 2016.
Asked if he has any advice for young designers, he says, “You need to come across as hungry, driven, motivated and humble as it is important for you to learn, grow and evolve. I’d want to hire someone that presents themselves as malleable, because that means they will learn. You are never a finished product. Also, your CV needs to be precise, and that means a good page layout, because that tells me everything about you as a designer and your skills! Be tenacious and don’t give up!” | <urn:uuid:a209dd64-ec22-49a6-9995-dc15e251da71> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.stirworld.com/inspire-people-hungry-motivated-humble-the-philosophy-of-paul-nulty-the-man-behind-nulty | 2023-09-24T23:12:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.983809 | 714 |
Just hearing the words “opportunity zone” seems to draw the attention of novice and professional investors alike. The combination of the term “opportunity” coupled with the most frequent words people hear next, “incredible tax benefits,” makes opportunity zones seem like a worthy investment to investigate. Who wouldn’t want to invest in something described in such an attractive manner? Not so fast… In this article we’ll offer a brief overview of opportunity zones as well as provide a few guidelines to help determine if investing in Qualified Opportunity Funds is appropriate for you.
What We Know
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 created over 8,500 Qualified Opportunity Zones (“Opportunity Zones”) across all 50 U.S. states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico. The purpose of these zones is to attract long-term investment into low-income, economically-distressed communities. The only allowable investment vehicles in Opportunity Zones are Qualified Opportunity Funds (“QOFs”), which can invest in real estate located in Opportunity Zones or businesses operating in Opportunity Zones. The investment community has quickly focused its attention on the real estate opportunities which are easier to identify and have broader appeal to retail investors than private business investment opportunities. As such, virtually all current investment opportunities presented to investors are real estate focused (the importance of this fact will be addressed in detail later).
While the potential to reinvigorate economically challenged communities is exciting, the real draw for most investors is the potential tax benefits. These benefits can be broken down into the following categories:
- Capital gain deferral: Realized capital gains that are reinvested in a QOF within 180 days can be deferred from taxable income until the earlier of December 31, 2026 or the date the QOF is sold.
- Partial capital gain forgiveness: An investor can exclude up to 10% of the original realized gain if the QOF is held for five years and up to 15% of the original gain if the QOF is held for seven years.
- Capital gain exemption on appreciation of a QOF: If the holding period of the taxpayer’s QOF is 10 years or more when the investment is sold, any appreciation on the investment is exempt from taxes.
In plain English, there are two major tax benefits associated with investing in a QOF: (1) a tax deferral and a 10%-15% tax exclusion relating to the capital gains rolled into the QOF, and (2) potentially paying no taxes on the actual QOF investment if sold after ten years. Basically, investing capital gains realized from a sale of any property (including stocks and bonds) into a QOF provides the first aforementioned benefit of tax deferral. Associated with that benefit is a 10% reduction in those original capital gains if an investor holds the QOF for at least five years, and an additional 5% reduction if held for seven years. The deferral of these taxes lasts until December 31, 2026 at which time an investor will have to pay taxes on the original capital gains (which may have been reduced by 10 or 15%) at the current applicable tax rate. These taxes will be due even if an investor continues to hold the QOF past the end of 2026. The second major tax benefit is the total abatement of federal capital gains taxes on a successful investment in a QOF that is sold after ten years.
The following illustration attempts to demonstrate the tax benefits of investing in a QOF. The example follows the cash flows after an investor realizes a $100,000 capital gain and chooses to reinvest the gains in either a traditional investment or a QOF and then ultimately liquidates the investment after ten years.
Opportunity Zone Investor Cash Flow Example
As you can see above, the two investment options have the exact same annual rate of return (7.5%) but the QOF generates almost $43,000 of additional sales proceeds after ten years due to the preferential tax treatment. The potential magnitude of these tax benefits is the reason so many investors are clamoring for more information about Opportunity Zone investment opportunities. Surprisingly, there hasn’t been much press about the final benefit – the permanent tax exemption for gains on the sale of QOFs after ten years – which has the potential to far exceed the other two benefits if the underlying investment is successful. There are very few opportunities for investment gains to be tax exempt. One such instance is qualified withdrawals from 529 plans, which are tax exempt but must be used for qualified education expenses. Another instance is withdrawals from ROTH IRA accounts, which are tax exempt but can only be established by qualified investors. The ability to invest and have all appreciation exempt from taxes cannot be understated. The real challenge is finding a successful investment that will appreciate over ten years.
Does Investing in a Qualified Opportunity Fund Make Sense for You?
“Don’t let the tax tail wag the economic dog.” This rather odd proverb simply refers to the importance of prioritizing a good investment decision over the tax consequences associated with that decision. In other words, don’t let the potential tax benefits/costs blur the viability of the underlying investment decision. Similarly, the decision to invest in a QOF should be based predominantly on the merit of the investment and how it fits into your financial strategy, not on the tax benefits, which we would think of as “icing on the cake” if the underlying investment is successful. The annals of investment lore are riddled with failed investments which investors entered into based on tax benefits. For example, if you reduce the investment performance of the QOF by 35% in the illustration above, the traditional investment is more valuable after 10 years, even with the amazing tax benefits of the QOFs.
The Opportunity Zone program is not a secret. All current property owners in Opportunity Zones know about the tax benefits associated with the development or redevelopment of their properties and are likely increasing their asking prices accordingly. This creates a double-edged sword; to maximize the tax benefits associated with Opportunity Zone investments, investors must act quickly. Yet Opportunity Zone property prices have nearly reached their zenith and investing now forces a developer to stretch the budget even before the actual development/redevelopment of the property has begun. Not to mention, real estate in low-income, economically-distressed communities is, by nature, more risky than real estate located in stable economic communities. These factors collectively highlight the importance of choosing an investment based on the merits of the actual investment rather than solely considering the value of the potential tax benefits.
Additionally, timing for making these types of private investments is important. Like all investments, future returns are dependent on where we stand in the economic cycle. Unless you systematically invest capital gains into these funds, you are essentially timing the market, which is somewhat like betting that it will rain more this year than in any year in the next decade (for clarification on this analogy, search “vintage year diversification” on Google).
So, does investing in QOFs make sense for you? Let’s recap: (1) there are very powerful tax advantages associated with QOFs, (2) uncertainty remains on select rules and regulations surrounding the QOFs and (3) evaluating the quality of the investment opportunity is essential. Now figure in the fact that currently most QOFs are real estate-focused (i.e. no sector diversification) and that the investment vehicles are illiquid (unlike ETFs or mutual funds which have daily liquidity). The potential for high returns remains, but there is an increased potential for high risk.
For these reasons, investors need to spend considerable time determining the suitability of a concentrated, illiquid real estate investment in the context of their overall investment portfolio strategy. Most often, the capital gains which investors would use to invest in QOFs are sourced from liquid and non-sector specific investments. Immediately redeploying these gains to defer taxes may be short-sighted because it would likely change the risk profile of the investor’s overall portfolio. Given this set of facts, we think QOFs are fantastic investment vehicles for veteran real estate investors who understand the risks associated with real estate investing and whose existing portfolio allocations account for private real estate. We think the rest of the investment community should think twice before leaping into this new pool of investments, despite the intriguing name and the tax benefits.
We are capitalists and understand the potential financial rewards associated with QOFs. However, the purpose of the Opportunity Zone program is to help spur economic activity and development in struggling communities. There is no doubt that the current QOFs will improve these communities, but as this space matures, investment programs with more clearly defined social impact goals and reporting requirements will come to market and, as a result, the original intent of the Opportunity Zone program will be more fully realized. | <urn:uuid:be9cd80b-e0e6-4330-8b37-24a6405dad23> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.stlouistrust.com/insights/investing-in-opportunity-zone-funds-not-so-fast/ | 2023-09-25T00:12:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.955409 | 1,834 |
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This semester program is ideal for intermediate to advanced Spanish speakers who want a total immersion with Ecuadorian students, host families and language. Students will live in the beautiful city of Quito (surrounded by stunning views of the Andes) wit
- Quito, Ecuador
- Program Type:
- Study Abroad
- Degree Level:
- Fall Semester, Summer
- Program Description:
- Enjoy a semester in Quito, Ecuador as you study at the Pontifica Universidad Catolica del Ecuador! With a culturally vibrant capital and historically intriguing colonial city of Quito as your classroom, a semester at the university will take you to Ecuador's past, present and future.
This semester program is ideal for intermediate to advanced Spanish speakers who want a total immersion with Ecuadorian students, host families and language. Students will live in the beautiful city of Quito (surrounded by stunning views of the Andes) with carefully screened homestay families. Classes range from a variety of liberal arts courses, to History, Spanish Culture and Literature and more! When you study abroad with EcuaExplora you will have the support of our full-time Director who is fluent in both English and Spanish, 2 meals per day, 1 weekly activity and more!
- College Credits Students participating in a study program through EcuaExplora will receive an official transcript from the Ecuadorian institution showing classes taken while abroad. U.S. universities often accept transfer credit from foreign institutions, but ultimately it is up to individual schools to determine credit transfer on any study abroad program. To ease the process of transferring overseas credit, students should consult the Registrar at their home university to determine the transferability of credit from foreign schools. - Tuition For students studying in Ecuador, tuition at the Ecuadorian university is included in the program cost. The U.S. equivalent of 12-18 semester credit hours is considered a normal course load for students studying in Ecuador, and this amount of tuition is included in the cost. - Resident Directors In Ecuador, the Resident Director of EcuaExplora, Kate McConnell is on-site to welcome students, lead a personalized orientation, as well as provide student, intern and volunteer support throughout the duration of the program. She is fluent in both Spanish and English. - Housing Participants will live with local Ecuadorian families in shared rooms, with other Ecuadorian students, or at the facilities of their volunteer site (see each project description for further details) Accommodations are comfortable, yet modest, and provide easy access to public transportation. Breakfast and lunch are provided Monday Saturday. - Airport Pick-up/Drop-off: Participants will be picked up and dropped off at the Quito International Airport. Escort to Project Site and induction at project site with local staff and supervisors. 24 Hour Staff Support and Ongoing Supervision (Virtual and Physical) Country Directors will maintain regular contact with volunteers through required weekly reflections online and weekly phone, mail, and physical (where applicable) check-ins. - Cultural Excursions Participants on the study program will be offered several excursions throughout the duration of their semester. Some excursions are included in the program cost and some will be provided for an additional fee. Volunteer and Intern participants will also have the same opportunity to participant in these excursions at an additional cost. Sample excursions include: trips to surrounding cities and a visit to the coastal region of Ecuador to see the pristine beaches and archaeological sites where some of the oldest cultures in the Pacific coast of South America are still being studied. Other possible excursions include: indigenous markets, Amazon jungle excursions, visit to nature and wildlife reserves, Cloud Forests, alternative city tours, shrimp farms, banana plantations, and visits to the beach. EcEx staff can suggest reputable travel agents to help you plan trips to the Galapagos at your own expense.
- Setting Description:
- Enjoy all the amenities of a large, urban campus, from gyms, cultural events, and student clubs to internships opportunities or just hanging with your new Ecuadorian amigos. Special events, such as conversation clubs and Ecuadorian mentors, help international students integrate into student body of nearly 8000 students. PUCE has several satellite campuses, including the Yasuni Research station in the Amazon, along with the Ibarra campus a couple hours north of Quito, where students can take classes or join excursions.
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How did a florist from Queens, New York, come up with the now patently obvious idea to use the toll-free vanity phone number 1-800-Flowers and the internet to sell flowers? And then how did he manage to make a $7 million error in judgment, only to still land at the top of the heap with more than a dozen brands under his company’s umbrella?
Jim McCann is the founder and chairman of 1-800-Flowers.com Inc.—the florist and gift retailer based out of Jericho, New York—and among the first businessmen to use a mnemonic toll-free telephone number for direct sales to consumers.
In the company’s fiscal 2023 second quarter, McCann’s enterprise (which is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol FLWS) had “total consolidated revenues decreased 4.8% to $897.9 million, compared with total consolidated revenues of $943.0 million in the prior year period,” according to a company press release. However, it’s an increase of about $20 million from the fiscal 2021 second quarter, which saw a total consolidated revenue of $877.3 million.
McCann’s success since establishing 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. in the 1980s—and taking it public in the 1990s—has a lot to do with something that wasn’t even much of a blip on the computer screen back then: the internet. But traditional advertising was crucial as well. Unless you live in a cave without a television hookup, you’ve probably seen dozens of ads for 1-800-Flowers.com Inc.
Jim McCann on the success of 1-800-Flowers
SUCCESS wondered what this seemingly self-effacing entrepreneur learned from early mistakes and what he means when he says he hasn’t even reached the halfway mark in what he thinks he can create with the company.
What event prompted you to go from a multistore flower shop owner to a large franchisor?
Jim McCann: I was living in Queens with my wife and three kids in the early 1980s, and I heard a radio commercial for 800-Flowers while I was shaving. And I thought, Holy mackerel. It was something I’d been thinking of doing for a while with my company, Flora Plenty.
I decided to buy the company that had the telephone number, even though it was essentially out of business. It turned out to be the worst business decision you could imagine because of my naiveté. Here I am, a wise-guy kid from New York City, and I think I’m going to save all this money by not hiring bankers and lawyers. I’ll just go ahead and buy the company myself. A year later, I’m able to purchase the company and its assets, which at that time was only a telephone number. It had absolutely no business to speak of. The good news is they spent $20 million promoting that phone number. The bad news is they only generated $10 million, so they’re in debt.
What I didn’t know was I signed for everything personally. I put everything I’d accumulated in building the Flora Plenty chain for 10 years into the new company and now all of a sudden I found that I’m $7 million in debt.
So we changed the name of our stores from Flora Plenty to 1-800-Flowers, and everybody thought that was nuts. “You’d name your store a telephone number?” But the good news is we were too foolish [to realize we might fail]. And it became a brand.
Is there a management philosophy to which you adhere at 1-800Flowers?
JM: I was in a Sam’s Club once and I asked somebody, “What’s the best-selling item in the store?” And they told me it was the boneless, skinless chicken breast, and they were back in the left-hand corner of the club. I figured if the fellow mopping the floor knew that, it’s pretty powerful stuff. And when I asked why they shared such data, what I was told was, “Sure, it’s risky from a competitive point of view—because the competition is going to know everything about us—but that’s outweighed by the power of an enlightened, informed, involved team.”
We’re not going to try and keep secrets from our competition, because the empowering effect that has on the team far outweighs any advantage your competition has by free sharing of information.
You have a reputation for doing things “first and early.” Where did the early-adopter approach come from?
JM: When we learned about the vanity telephone number, we sold some of the shops we owned in order to pay off the debt. We realized we weren’t going to become a successful national brand by occasionally opening a shop here and another shop there. We are a company that changed our trajectory by thinking we needed a different way of doing things and by utilizing technology first. Being early [and changing with the times] is a part of our DNA.
Is there a downside to this pioneering philosophy?
JM: It’s been expensive. Being a pioneer, you spend money early and sometimes other people learn from your mistakes. And, of course, technology costs tend to come down with time. But we think it’s more important that we are out there first and early because our customers tend to be early adopters and that’s how we acquire a lot of new customers. In terms of recent successes over the last several years, we have very much embraced mobile and social technologies.
In terms of failures, there are probably three or four dozen things that we did wrong in the early years, including [the creation of] CD-ROMs and catalogs. It turned out that the convenience of the online world made irrelevant the idea that there would be aggregated centers for shopping, like a physical mall would allow. Those are things that we tried and things we pulled the plug on at some point.
Is there anything you do on a regular basis that recharges you, gets you prepared for the day ahead?
JM: A good part of my time is out of the office—at our other facilities, different events that I participate in. Getting away from the office and everything here charges me up. But there are certain people who I go to just to get charged up.
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Aside from categorizing the purchase of the 1-800-Flowers number as a “mistake,” what’s the biggest mistake you’ve made in business, and how have you been able to move past it?
JM: I thought that with a name like 1-800-Flowers, we could do anything related to flowers. So we launched a catalog called Flora Seasons and everything on every page had a floral theme. Long story short, I have some beautiful ladies’ satin Oriental-style jackets with an embroidered rose on the back that have been sitting in inventory since 1999 that you might be interested in.
I tell you that story because I want you to know that you’re going to make mistakes. You’re going to go about some things the wrong way. That said, be wise enough to hit the reset button and get over it quickly and make a joke out of it.
What is it you’d like to accomplish that you haven’t gotten to yet?
JM: People ask me, “Did you ever imagine what you would create?” And the answer is yes. But we’re not halfway to what we wanted to create and so the fact that we now have the physical wherewithal, the brand and the talent to go finish painting the painting, turns me on.
The world is playing into our hands by inventing tools that help us get there. Six years ago we had telecenters around the country. Today we don’t have telecenters, but we still have the same number of people or more. They’re working from home, and it’s changed our landscape. That’s pretty neat that we’re becoming a global player even though we’re still a small company.
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We asked McCann to briefly define his management philosophy in a format that could be attached to a company bulletin board. Here’s what he shared:
- Be constructive: Make and solicit positive, constructive suggestions every day.
- Be positive: Teach others to have fun and celebrate success each day. Increase use of positive language and reduce negative language.
- Be prompt: Do it now. Answer it now. Fix it now.
- Be outcome-focused: Find positive lessons in every adverse situation. Use the past only for positive lessons.
- Be reflective: Look for important lessons in each situation. What could you have done to make something better?
- Be relentless: Seek incremental improvement every day.
This article was updated April 2023. Photo courtesy of Jim McCann.
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She graduated from Hope Mills High School and attended Flora MacDonald College in Red Springs, NC. She graduated from the University of Pembroke. She taught school in Cumberland County.
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She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Lawrence Milton Priest (Larry) and granddaughter Jessica Carol Marshall.
She is survived by her son, Lawrence Michael Priest (Sheila Ezzelle) of Fayetteville; daughter, Barbara Priest Rossway (Neil) of Crestview, FL; grandchildren, Michael Brooks Priest of Hamilton, NJ, Davis McKinnon Priest of Clayton, Rebecca Lawrence Priest of Clayton, Juliana Marshall Sargent (Jared) of Clayton, great grandchildren, McKinley and Avery Sargent of Clayton; sister, Patsy McKinnon Thames of Fayetteville; and her extended family.
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Based upon the recommendation of the Planning, Budget, and Assessment Committee, the College plans to commence face-to-face instruction as currently scheduled on Monday, January 10. The guidance below includes specific protocols for vaccination and boosters, return to campus testing, mask and social distancing, surveillance testing, quarantine and isolation, and pivoting to remote instruction. It is based upon SUNY System Administration COVID-19 Guidance for the Spring 2022 Semester.
The SUNY Student Vaccine Policy requires all students to provide evidence of vaccination with limited religious/medical exceptions. In addition to the initial course of vaccination, any student with a regular on-campus presence (i.e., not fully online for the semester) who is eligible for a booster shot must receive one for the Spring 2022 semester. Proof must be provided by each student by the later of (1) January 31, 2022, or (2) one month from the date such student became eligible to receive a booster. Students who show proof of a booster will be excused from periodic surveillance testing. Boosters are strongly encouraged for all faculty and staff.
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Regardless of vaccination status, all students who will have a regular physical presence on campus must provide proof of a negative COVID test upon return for the spring semester. Residential students must provide proof of full vaccination to Student Health Services before retrieving the key(s) to their assigned dorm room. Commuter students should provide proof to health services if they have not done so already. All students were sent an email from Student Affairs with specific testing requirements and options.
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Universal indoor masking is required for everyone, regardless of vaccination status, until further notice or NY State modifies the mask requirement. Individuals who are not vaccinated or fully vaccinated are responsible for wearing masks indoors and outdoors on campus and should, where practicable, continue to observe social distancing in indoor settings, such as instructional space (e.g., classrooms, laboratories, studios).
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Mandatory weekly testing will continue for anyone with a physical presence on campus who is not fully vaccinated, has a campus-approved medical or religious exemption, or for any employee who has not provided proof of vaccination.
We will continue regular surveillance testing of all individuals, regardless of vaccination status. Each person with a regular physical presence on campus will be tested on a regular basis. Please monitor your email for the surveillance testing schedule. Those who show proof of receiving a booster will be exempt from surveillance testing. All students and employees will receive a campus-wide announcement regarding the process, location, and times for testing.
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Maritime College will adhere to the current NY State guidance for individuals who test positive, come into contact with someone who has COVID-19, or exhibit symptoms of COVID-19. The College will maintain designated quarantine/isolation rooms.
Maritime College will limit on-campus indoor events other than academic classes. Per Skyline Conference guidelines, no spectators will be permitted at indoor athletic events.
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At this time, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) requirements for a mandatory pause are no longer in effect. Like previous semesters, we must be prepared to pivot to remote instruction. We will continue to monitor local conditions. Per SUNY guidance, all SUNY campuses must obtain approval from SUNY System Administration to change to a virtual or remote format for academic instruction, delay the start of the semester, modify spring break, or delay or change the format of commencement activities.
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Maritime College plans to begin the Spring 2022 semester on time and in person on Monday, January 10. Move in day for residential students remains Sunday, January 9. As mentioned in previous emails, ALL students returning to campus (both residential and commuter), regardless of vaccination status, must provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival. PENDING RESULTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND THERE WILL BE NO TESTING AVAILABLE ON SITE. We understand there are currently myriad challenges with obtaining testing in a timely fashion. Below are some options available to help meet this requirement:
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Wednesday, January 5th and Thursday, January 6th from 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM in Riesenberg Gymnasium.
Maritime will have pool testing available to students who wish to come to campus to test ahead of the start of the Spring semester.
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New York State students may use the State’s COVID test finder website for assistance in finding a testing location: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/find-test-site-near-you
SUNY has recently announced the opening of testing centers on SUNY campuses around the state including the following locations that we encourage students to take advantage of. Testing is or will soon be available at the following campuses: SUNY Plattsburgh, Buffalo State, Purchase, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Cortland, Binghamton University, Stony Brook University, University at Albany, and University at Buffalo.
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At home tests will be acceptable as long as it is taken within six hours of arrival. Please take a photograph of the negative test result, with your SUNY Maritime ID card in the photo. The timestamp of the photograph will be checked upon arrival.
*Students who have been on campus for USCG Licensing or those students who have tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 90 days are exempt from the above requirements. Students who have tested positive in the last 90 days should bring evidence of a positive COVID test result in that timeframe.
Surveillance testing for all students will begin shortly after the beginning of the Spring term.
Thank you in advance for all your efforts in helping us return to the Spring semester safely.
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November 2022 is fast approaching. At that point ISO 20022 for cross-border payments and reporting (CBPR+) will go live. This also marks the start of the coexistence period. Even if you’re not adopting ISO 20022 this year, you still need to ensure readiness. Not being ready will mean a break in the continuity of your business operations.
The key mandatory action is to upgrade your messaging interface. This will allow you to receive a multi-format MX with embedded MT on your interface and back-office applications. We then invite you to test the receipt of this multi-format MX with embedded MT generated by the In-flow Translation service on FINplus. Swift offers options to facilitate your testing journey, including the Swift Test Sparring Partner service.
This session will cover the testing process and using the Swift Test Sparring Partner service.
In this webinar, you’ll learn about:
- Upgrading your live interface to a version that supports multi-format MX messages
- Meeting required RBAC roles for FINPlus pilot connectivity as part of upgrading
- Using the Test Sparring Partner service to test your FINPlus connectivity
- Setting up connectivity to the RMA portal and reviewing FINPlus authorisations
If you use Alliance Lite2, we also invite you to attend sessions on readiness specific to this interface.
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Ava Freund is a labor and employment and commercial litigation associate in the Los Angeles office whose practice focuses on a broad spectrum of employment liability and commercial litigation work. She has extensive experience in all phases of litigation, from pre-litigation demands through trial. Ava has represented employers in litigation matters which include wrongful termination, employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wage and hour issues including class action and PAGA defense. She has authored and argued various dispositive motions for her employment-related clients. As an employment and labor litigator, Ava offers comprehensive advice relating to labor and employment matters and counsels clients on a variety of issues regarding state and federal regulations.
Ava began her career as a Plaintiff-side employment litigator. This experience has given Ava a unique opportunity to see both sides of the case making her a more valuable resource for her clients.
Loyola Law School (J.D., 2017)
International & Comparative Law Review, Executive Symposium Editor
Alumni Scholars Recipient
First Honors Award in Fashion Law
George Washington University, (B.A., Political Science, 2013)
CampaignTech Student Scholarship Recipient (2013)
“Are Ballot Selfie Bans Constitutional?” Co-author, The Daily Journal
“EEOC Issues Guidance Regarding Discriminated Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender,” Author, Law Firm Client Alert
“In California, Meal and Rest Premiums are Now Subject to Wage Statement and Final Pay Requirements,” Author, Law Firm Blog
Jewish Home for The Aging, Volunteer
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The Miniature Schnauzer evolved in the 1890s from crossings of the Standard Schnauzer and Affenpinschers. The Miniature Schnauzer was reported to have been seen in Britain since 1928. They were bred for catching rats, herding livestock and other farm work.
Miniature Schnauzers are typified by their prominent eyebrows, moustaches and long beards. They usually have solid black, black and silver, or salt and pepper coats. They require regular and specialized grooming specific to their breed: stripping or clipping, with regular brushing in between; however, this breed sheds very little. Classified as a Terrier, Miniature Schnauzers have a high prey drive. They can do well with cats they have grown up with.
Miniature Schnauzers benefit greatly from training exercises such as flyball and other agility sports. Friendly, intelligent and willing to please, they are suitable for city dwelling, but do need daily exercise.
The Standard Schnauzer was officially recognized by the AKC in 1904. They are known to be sociable and affectionate, and especially love children.
They are usually smart and active, and needs lots of exercise, training and playtime.
They are a robust, sturdily built slightly square looking medium size dog. The rugged build and dense harsh coat are accentuated by the hallmark arched eyebrows and the bristly mustache and whiskers.
The Giant Schnauzer is a working breed developed in Germany. It is thought to include mixes of Great Dane, Bouvier de Flandres and
It was originally bred to assist on farms by helping drive cattle to market and guard property. It was then used as a guard dog for businesses and a military dog in wars. Today they participate in dog sports and some work as police dogs. The Giant Schnauzer may be suspicious of strangers and can be territorial. They are usually easily trained, and deeply loyal to their owner. They are also usually very intelligent, energetic and high spirited, and can become bored easily. They need lots of physical and mental exercise.
They have dense coarse coat that protects them from the weather and from vermin. Giant Schnauzers come in two main colour patterns: Solid black, and pepper and salt. Bobby from our Rescues Rock episode is white and possibly a mix. Like other Schnauzers, they have a distinct beard and eyebrows. | <urn:uuid:89ac76be-0858-4e71-905d-2376a9ece78b> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.talenthounds.ca/dog-breed/miniature-schnauzer/ | 2023-09-25T00:35:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.968687 | 510 |
The Community of Cairns and Cooktown Cares
Submitted by Sue Hayes ACF Volunteer
On the weekend two community beach clean ups helped to remove mountains of plastic waste and marine debris from our beautiful Cape York beaches. Volunteers from both Cairns and Cooktown came together with the help of local businesses, and environmental and community organisations, to put in a grand effort to remove over 20 cubic metres of rubbish.
Archer Point, with its picturesque beaches, is often inundated with flotsam and jetsam brought in by the various ocean currents as well trash from local campers. To remove this latest rubbish were a small informal group of 6 people made up of Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) staff and volunteers from Cairns as well as Heidi Taylor from Tangaroa Blue Foundation from Port Douglas. In a 2hr blitz these volunteers collected over 21 bags of rubbish weighing almost 100kgs. Some of these items included 94 shoes, (mostly consisting of thongs), 154 plastic drink bottles, 330 remnants of plastic bags, 1371 bits of plastic scraps, 94 polystyrene foam bits and 280 lids.
The second day was a more coordinated effort organised by Cape York NRM Working Group with over 30 people participating in a massive beach clean up spanning approximately 4.4kms on North Shore beach directly opposite Cooktown. This beach is only really accessible by boat, so with the fantastic efforts of QPWS Marine Parks & Land based Ranger, Cooktown Cruisers and the Cooktown Volunteer Coast Guard, the volunteers were safely ferried to the beach. Quad bikes generously provided by Darren Maudsley ‘Gofer’ and Lyle, were essential in transporting over 150 rubbish bags collected along the length of the beach to the mainland and into the Council skip. Other volunteers came from Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), Cape York Weeds and Feral Animal Project (CYWAFAP), Country Women’s Association (CWA), South Cape York Catchment (SCYC), Tangaroa Blue Foundation, Cape York Marine Advisory Group (CYMAG), The Lure Shop, as well as other local community members.
Some of the more interesting finds in the clean up were a message in a bottle written by a young tourist visiting the area, a large burnt out fridge, an international message encompassed in PVC piping, a telephone money box, a rubber duck, a cantaloupe juice bottle from Thailand, and a television. By far the most common rubbish were bleach and lubricant bottles, nylon ropes, plastic lids, plastic drinking bottles and shoes. Thanks to Cook Shire Council for providing the skip bin to remove the bags.
The 4 hr clean up was rewarded by a delicious luncheon of salads, steak and ‘sangas’ provided by the Cooktown Branch of the Country Women’s Association, Cooktown Quality Meats, and Cooktown Ice Works, finishing off with a fruit platter by ACF.
A great community effort with volunteers feeling very satisfied after their clean up efforts as the beach was now almost completely devoid of rubbish. Heidi Taylor brought some educational posters showing the impacts debris can have on our marine ecosystems such as plastic bags suffocating whales and turtles. One volunteer said “I was distressed to find the amount of plastics on this relatively remote beach and see first hand the damage that can happen as a result of careless human waste”.
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Protecting the soil, air and water is a factor in the company’s guiding principles. Manifold statutes and orders require hazards and risks to the environment to be minimised during operation of the plants and even at the planning and construction stage. For this reason the regulations on DIN EN ISO 14001 regarding environmental management as well as the regulations in all systems/laws (including KonTraG) on risk management are anchored in the all-encompassing TanQuid management system.
Environmental protection, however, is mainly down to personal initiative and responsibility. If required, even where there are no official rules, we take the steps necessary to avoid or reduce emissions, to prevent the leaking or infiltration of products that are hazardous to water into the ground or groundwater and to keep waste products to a minimum. | <urn:uuid:0c8396f3-6ccb-4ad9-b284-e4be293c062e> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.tanquid.com/en/human-environment/environmental-management/ | 2023-09-25T00:11:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.948191 | 164 |
Thu, Jul 04|
TAP Centre for Creativity
Workshop: Theatrical Improv
This workshop is available in conjunction with LDN Convergence. This is an introduction to the world of improvisation. I will be taking you through some improv games from beginners to some challenging.
Time & Location
Jul 04, 2019, 6:00 p.m.
TAP Centre for Creativity, 203 Dundas Street, London, ON, Canada
About The Event
Instructor: Sam Shoebottom
This is an introduction to the world of improvisation. I will be taking you through some improv games from beginners to some challenging. The whole class working at the same time to having some perform in front of others if they wish. Skills learned from improv can be applied to every day life. It helps you to keep an open mind, listening skills plus it is a lot of fun.
Bio: Sam Shoebottom has been involved with theatre from a very young age. After taking drama classes in high school Sam studied at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Since returning to Canada, Sam has pursued a professional career in many plays, musicals, commercials, and films. Sam currently works with Dufflebag Theatre, Original Kids Theatre Company and directs and acts with many area theatre companies. | <urn:uuid:e1b34c38-531f-4b15-a5bd-d97ed530dfa9> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.tapcreativity.org/events/workshop-theatrical-improv | 2023-09-25T00:54:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.942917 | 325 |
Events & Catering
Host your next social or corporate event at a Taste venue.
Hubbard Grille is located on the popular corner of Hubbard & High in the Short North Arts District. We offer an American style menu, including a variety of group dining and reception packages for both business and social entertaining. We love to host your memorable events including birthday parties, rehearsal dinners, baby showers, corporate events and so much more!
The upstairs private dining space is one of the most unique and special event spaces in Columbus. Comfortable and stylish, this versatile space holds 40 seated while the private bar and lounge space can be accompanied for larger events. Additional layout opportunities are available, including full space buyout.
From small groups to large receptions throughout the entire restaurant, Mezzo offers a number of options suitable for any occasion. Birthday parties, cocktail parties, corporate lunches, rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, showers, company events, and more. Mezzo offers a variety of group dining and reception packages for both business and social entertaining.
The private event space is located on the second floor and provides elegant style combined with a lush warm color palette. The space can accommodate up to 44 people plated and 50 reception style. Striking architecture of the building, together with modern interiors, provides a stunning venue to host larger groups. Exclusive use of the entire restaurant or our second floor can be arranged for both luncheon and dinner events each day. Seating capacity, 150 guests.
Wine on High provides an eclectic and modern atmosphere that is perfect for your next private party. The Loft space is an excellent space for your next bachelorette party, group wine tasting, bridal shower or corporate happy hour. Our extensive wine collection is paired with a distinctive, American menu provided by our sister restaurant, Hubbard Grille. Choose from heavy appetizers or stations to round out your event and please each guest in your party.
The Loft space is able to host a variety of parties and events for groups of 15-20. If you are interested in hosting a larger event, “buy-outs” for the entire shop are available.
Creekside Conference & Event Center has over 9,000 square feet of customizable event space and is perfectly located just minutes from Downtown Columbus, Port Columbus International Airport, and Easton Town Center.
Venue features Include: Plaza Ballroom accommodating up to 400 guests with the option to be divided into 4 salons for various group sizes. Two Executive Board Rooms with large windows for beautiful views. Welcoming lounge area complemented by marble fireplace and stylish decor. Picturesque outdoor ceremony space with seating for up to 300 including scenic photography opportunities. Parking provided in attached underground garage and an in-house catering menu is available to all hosted events.
The Golf Club at Little Turtle is the ideal spot for your next meeting, retreat or even the wedding you've always dreamt of. The clubhouse features multiple spaces that can be customize to best fit you and your group’s unique needs: a spacious ballroom, an executive board room equipped with LED flatscreen, breakout room, and semi private patio space. The stylish and modern lobby space is a perfect fit for a trendy cocktail reception.
Whether getting straight to business or taking advantage of our numerous amenities and activities to engage your team, The Golf Club at Little Turtle will create an experience that achieves your group's goals and invigorates your guests.
taste for any occasion
Taste Catering & Events brings favorites from our family of brands to your event. From an intimate gathering to an extravagant affair, we will help transform your vision into reality. Visit our full catering site for more information and booking.Visit Our Catering Site | <urn:uuid:89032374-290b-4f38-ae59-352660c74b65> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.tastehospitalitygroup.com/events | 2023-09-25T00:45:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.920882 | 754 |
How to Fill Out a W-4 Form with the IRS (Withholding Certificate) & Tips to Fill out your Form W-4 Correctly for 2023 for Accurate Withholding
Form W-4 is a tax form used by employees in the United States to determine the amount of federal income tax to be withheld from their paychecks. This form is typically completed when starting a new job, but it can also be updated at any time during the year if an employee's tax situation changes.
If you want to know how this form affects your taxes before you fill it out, this blog post is for you.
Understanding the W-4 Tax Form: An Introduction to IRS Form W-4 (Withholding Certificate) for 2023 and Withholding
Overview of the W-4 Form
The W-4, officially titled the "Employee's Withholding Certificate," is a crucial form issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the United States. Its primary purpose is to instruct employers on the correct amount of federal income tax to withhold from your paycheck. When starting a new paying job, you are typically required to complete a W-4 to ensure that your withholding aligns with your financial and personal situation. Factors such as marital status, number of dependents, and additional income sources can influence the amount withheld. Over the years, the W-4 has undergone revisions to accommodate changes in tax laws and regulations. It's essential for you to review and, if necessary, update your W-4 annually or after significant life events like marriage, childbirth, or purchasing a home. An accurate W-4 ensures that you will neither overpay nor underpay your taxes throughout the year, aiming for a balance where you neither owe a significant amount nor receive a large refund during tax season. The form, while seemingly straightforward, plays a pivotal role in personal finance management and tax compliance.
The significance of IRS Form W-4 in 2023
In 2023, the significance of the IRS Form W-4 has been amplified due to tax code revisions and economic shifts. The form, which dictates the federal income tax held back from an employee's paycheck, has been updated to better align with the modern financial landscape and the needs of taxpayers. Adapting to these changes is vital for both employers and employees to ensure accurate tax withholdings. An updated W-4 in 2023 not only ensures compliance with the latest IRS regulations but also optimizes individual financial planning, minimizing the chances of unexpected tax liabilities or overpayments when filing annual tax returns.
The Step-by-Step Process: How to Fill Out a New W-4 and Fill Out a W-4 Form
Starting with Step 1: Filing Status
Step 1 of the Withholding Form focuses on determining an individual's filing status, a foundational aspect of the withholding process. This step requires taxpayers to identify as Single, Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, or Head of Household in addition to providing social security numbers and other personal information. Each status has distinct tax implications, affecting the amount of tax to withhold from your paycheck. For instance, a Married Filing Jointly status typically results in a lower tax rate compared to Single or Married Filing Separately. Filling out Step 1 is crucial, as it sets the tone for subsequent sections, ensuring that withholdings align with one's personal and financial circumstances. Keep in mind that W-4 is used primarily for determining the amount to withhold for federal tax. Once you complete step 1, you need to complete step 2.
Moving to Step 2: Accounting for Dependents
Moving to Step 2 of the Withholding form, individuals are prompted to account for their dependents, which plays a pivotal role in determining tax credits and, consequently, the amount of money withheld from their earnings. In this section, taxpayers provide information about qualifying children and other dependents, which can significantly reduce their taxable income. For families with children or other dependents, such as elderly parents, this step can lead to substantial tax savings. It's essential to accurately list all eligible dependents in Step 2, ensuring that taxpayers benefit from the appropriate credits and that their withholdings are adjusted accordingly.
It is important to note that you should check your Form W-4 regularly to make sure that your federal income withholding is accurate. If you have any changes in your tax situation, such as a change in your filing status or an increase in your income, you should update your Form W-4 to ensure that the right amount of tax is withheld.
Navigating the Changes: The New W-4 Form and 2023 W-4 Form Updates
What's new in the New W-4 Form?
The New Withholding Form, introduced by the IRS, has undergone significant changes to simplify the process and enhance accuracy in tax withholdings. One notable alteration is the elimination of allowances, which were previously tied to personal exemptions. Instead, the form now emphasizes direct inputs like income from other jobs or total annual deductions. Additionally, the redesigned W-4 offers clearer instructions and a more user-friendly layout, aiding taxpayers in understanding their financial obligations. These modifications aim to provide a more intuitive experience for users, ensuring that they withhold the correct amount of tax and avoid unexpected liabilities during tax season.
Key differences between previous versions and the 2023 W-4 Form
The 2023 Withholding Form showcases several distinctions from its predecessors, reflecting the IRS's commitment to clarity and precision. A standout difference is the removal of the traditional "allowances" system, replaced by straightforward queries about income and deductions. The new design also emphasizes multiple income sources, catering to the growing gig economy and individuals with diverse revenue streams. Furthermore, the form's structure has been revamped for enhanced user-friendliness, with clearer instructions and a more logical flow. These changes in the 2023 Withholding Form aim to simplify the withholding process, ensuring taxpayers can navigate their obligations with increased confidence and accuracy.
Detailed Guidance: If You Need to Fill Out Form W-4 - Fill Out the W-4 Form Accurately
Common mistakes to avoid
Navigating the W-4 Form can be intricate, and certain common errors can lead to inaccurate tax withholdings. One frequent mistake is neglecting to update the form after significant life events, such as marriage, childbirth, or a change in income. Many individuals mistakenly use the "Single" filing status when "Head of Household" would be more appropriate, leading to over-withholding. Overlooking additional income sources, like side gigs or freelance work, can result in under-withholding and potential tax liabilities. Additionally, failing to account for all eligible dependents or not seeking guidance when uncertain can skew the withholding amount. It's vital to approach the W-4 with diligence to ensure financial accuracy.
IRS recommendations for filling out the form
The IRS emphasizes several guidelines to ensure the accurate completion of the Withholding Form. Firstly, they recommend using the IRS's online Withholding Estimator, a tool designed to help taxpayers determine the right amount to withhold. This is especially useful for those with multiple jobs or significant non-wage income. The IRS also advises reviewing and updating the W-4 annually or after major life events, such as marriage or the birth of a child. For those with more complex financial situations, consulting the detailed instructions provided with the form or seeking advice from a tax professional is encouraged. Adhering to these recommendations ensures compliance and optimal financial planning.
Tools for Accuracy: The IRS Form W-4 Withholding Calculator and Its Benefits
How to use the calculator effectively
The IRS's Withholding Estimator, often referred to as the calculator, is a valuable tool designed to guide taxpayers through the complexities of determining accurate withholdings. To use it effectively, begin by gathering recent pay stubs and your latest tax return. This ensures the calculator's inputs reflect your current financial situation. Input all sources of income, not just wages, to capture a holistic view of your earnings. Factor in deductions, credits, and additional adjustments as prompted. As you navigate, be meticulous in your entries to avoid discrepancies. Once completed, the calculator provides a tailored recommendation, which can then be applied directly to your Withholding Form, ensuring precise tax withholdings.
Ensuring accurate tax deductions
Ensuring accurate tax deductions is paramount to achieving a balanced financial year and avoiding unexpected tax liabilities. To achieve this, individuals should maintain comprehensive records of all potential deductions, including charitable donations, business expenses for self-employed individuals, and educational costs. Regularly reviewing and updating the Withholding Form, especially after significant life or financial changes, can also help in aligning withholdings with actual tax obligations. Utilizing tools like the IRS's Withholding Estimator can provide clarity on how much to withhold. Additionally, consulting with a tax professional or accountant can offer personalized advice, ensuring that all eligible deductions are claimed and that one's tax obligations are met accurately.
Handling Multiple Income Sources: How to Fill Out the Multiple Jobs Section on the Withholding Form
Tips for those with multiple jobs
For individuals juggling multiple jobs, managing tax obligations can be a nuanced endeavor. It's crucial to fill out a Withholding Form for each job, ensuring that combined withholdings align with total income. The IRS's Withholding Estimator is especially beneficial for such scenarios, as it can account for income from various sources, providing a comprehensive withholding recommendation. It's also advisable to regularly consolidate and review pay stubs from all jobs to monitor cumulative earnings and withholdings. If one job has a significantly higher salary, consider withholding more from that paycheck. Periodic adjustments and proactive financial tracking can help multi-job workers navigate tax complexities and avoid year-end surprises.
Adjusting withholdings for additional income
Additional income, whether from freelance projects, investments, or bonuses, can impact one's tax bracket and overall tax liability. To navigate this, it's essential to adjust withholdings proactively. Begin by estimating the total additional income for the year and calculate the potential tax on it. Use tools like the IRS's Tax Withholding Estimator to factor in this extra income and determine the necessary adjustments. If you receive irregular income, consider making estimated tax payments quarterly to spread out the tax burden. Regularly reviewing and updating your Withholding Form to reflect these income changes ensures that you're not under-withholding, thus avoiding potential penalties and unexpected tax bills at year-end.
Annual Updates: The Importance of W-4 Every Year and Updating the New W-4 Form for 2023
Why you should review your Withholding Form annually
Reviewing your Withholding Form annually is a proactive measure to ensure financial accuracy and tax compliance. As life evolves, so do financial circumstances. Events like marriage, childbirth, job changes, or purchasing a home can significantly impact tax obligations. An outdated W-4 might lead to over-withholding, tying up funds that could be better utilized throughout the year, or under-withholding, resulting in an unexpected tax bill and potential penalties. An annual review aligns withholdings with current financial realities, optimizing cash flow and minimizing tax season surprises. This routine check ensures you're neither giving the government an interest-free loan nor facing a hefty payment come April.
The impact of life changes on your Withholding Form
Life changes, both anticipated and unforeseen, can profoundly influence one's financial landscape, directly impacting the Withholding Form's accuracy. Events like marriage can shift tax brackets, potentially benefiting from joint filing. Welcoming a child introduces new tax credits and deductions. Conversely, events like divorce or the loss of a dependent can increase tax liabilities. Career transitions, whether it's a new job, a raise, or venturing into freelancing, alter income levels and withholding needs. Each of these milestones necessitates a reevaluation of the Withholding Form to ensure that tax withholdings align with the evolving financial scenario, safeguarding against miscalculations and fiscal surprises.
In-Depth Instructions: Complete a W-4 with Confidence Using the New Form W-4 Guide
Detailed walkthrough of each section
The Witholding Form, while seemingly straightforward, consists of multiple sections, each requiring careful attention. Starting with Step 1, individuals declare their filing status, which sets the foundation for subsequent calculations. Step 2 is tailored for those with multiple jobs or a working spouse, ensuring accurate combined withholdings. In Step 3, taxpayers account for dependents, which can significantly influence tax credits. Step 4 delves into other income sources, deductions, and extra withholdings, capturing a holistic financial picture. The form concludes with Step 5, where individuals sign to validate the information. Navigating each section with precision, possibly aided by the IRS's online tools or professional advice, ensures a comprehensive and accurate tax withholding strategy.
Addressing common questions and concerns
Navigating the Withholding Form often brings forth a myriad of questions and concerns, reflecting its pivotal role in financial planning. Common queries revolve around determining the right number of dependents, the implications of having multiple income sources, and how life events like marriage or home purchases affect withholdings. Many are unsure about the frequency of updating the form or how to factor in freelance or gig work. The IRS's online tools, especially the Tax Withholding Estimator, offer guidance, but for personalized advice, consulting a tax professional is invaluable. Addressing these concerns proactively ensures tax compliance, financial accuracy, and peace of mind throughout the fiscal year.
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At one time, the gap between wireless and wired network capabilities was so vast that wireless networks were used only on rare occasions. That has been changing recently, according to industry watchers.
“A growing number of enterprises are taking a look at whether a wired or a wireless network offers them the best networking option,” said Carmi Levy, an industry analyst with market research firm InfoTech Research Group.
A few recent technical advances have made wireless LANs (WLANs) more attractive. Support for the 802.11g standard enabled vendors to boost the networking option’s top speed to 54 Mbps. “In most cases, users work with office productivity software that does not require a huge amount of bandwidth,” said Craig Mathias, principal at market research firm Farpoint Group.
The first releases of WLAN devices included glaring security holes, which centered mainly on 802.11’s encryption techniques, dubbed Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). It was weak and susceptible to outside intrusion. When granting network access, WEP WLANs rely on Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs) to verify each network component, and individual device information can be checked in one of two ways.
The first, open authentication, requires that a device supply a known SSID in order to gain network access. One problem with this is that an access point (basically, the entry point and gatekeeper to the network) constantly broadcasts its SSID, so intruders can detect its presence with devices such as network analyzers and use that information to enter the network.
The second verification technique, shared-key authentication, forces each access point to send each client a challenge test packet that it must encrypt and return to the access point in the proper format. If the client has no encryption key or the wrong one, the authentication attempt fails, and the client will not be let into the network. WEP’s shared key authentication scheme was also not strong enough to keep hackers out of wireless networks.
To address the encryption problems, vendors developed a new security standard, Wireless Protected Access (WPA), and products conforming to it are now easy to find.
In addition to standards advances, WLAN product pricing has been dropping as the networks have become more popular. A growing number of devices now come with integrated WLAN adapters, so companies only have to pay for network access points.
“I assumed laptops would include integrated WLAN connections, but I have been surprised that so many PDAs now also have them,” Farpoint Group’s Mathias told TechNewsWorld.
Depending on the configuration, wireless enterprise networks can be cheaper to deploy than wired ones. Savings are possible because a company does not have to deploy any physical cabling, which can be expensive and difficult to install.
Wireless network designs fit in with employee work patterns. “You don’t find employees chained to desks any more,” noted Farpoint Group’s Mathias. “They roam about the office, moving from one location to another.”
Get of the Office, Now
Increasingly, companies are sending employees out of the office to meet face-to-face with customers and suppliers. WLANs can help these traveling executives stay in touch with the main office. “Many companies are opening up their wireless LANs to visitors who need Internet access,” InfoTech Research Group’ Levy told TechNewsWorld.
Not everyone agrees that the case for WLANs is simple to make. WLAN access is not as common as wired connection in most corporations. “Companies have a large base of wired connections and want to maximize their use of those investments through additional expansion,” said Rachna Ahlawat, a research director at Gartner Group.
While WLAN hardware may cost less than wired links, the former requires more add-on functions than the latter. Wired networks are secure right out of the box while enterprises have to invest time, money and manpower to make sure that their wireless connections are safe.
Interfering With Network Throughput
Wireless connections do not require cabling, but they can be difficult to deploy, because IT departments have to address a wide range of bandwidth contention and interference issues. WLAN transmission rates can vary, sometimes quite dramatically, because of the thickness of cubicle walls, the placement of microwave ovens, the power of WLAN antennae and any overlap from neighboring networks. Since interference issues tend to be site specific, companies often need to turn to wireless LAN systems integrators for help in setting up their networks. This requirement increases network costs.
Add-on expenses are more likely with WLANs than with wired LANS. Because users freely connect to wireless networks, traffic patterns can quickly be altered. With traffic patterns changing, companies need to invest in management tools to monitor performance, and in additional equipment to unplug any network bottlenecks.
Convergence is also becoming more common in enterprise networks. Rather than separate networks, corporations are trying to place data, voice and video content on a single IP network. As Voice over IP (VoIP) makes its way into more corporations, questions arise about WLAN’s ability to support it. The 54 Mbps of bandwidth now available may be sufficient for office productivity applications, but could fall short of adequately supporting voice applications. This may be only a temporary hurdle because 100 Mbps WLAN products are beginning to make their way out of the standards development phrase into vendors’ products.
As the debate between WLANs and wired networks picks up, there does seem to be a general movement toward wireless technology. “In the 1980s, companies debated the benefits of cell phones,” concluded InfoTech Research Group’ Levy. “Today, no one would go back to their wired phone, and I expect that eventually companies will feel the same way about wireless LANs.”
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Mazda enhances its big CX-9 for 2019
By Jim Bray
Mazda's largest bundle of joy goes into the 2019 model year with some new tweaks the company thinks will make this three row SUV/Crossover even more compelling than before.
Tough to do that with a minor upgrade, especially since the CX-9 was such a terrific beast already, but the purveyor of Japanese "Zoom-Zoom" pulled a few rabbits out of their design hats for the new model year and they combine to make this big, three row SUV even nicer.
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It still needs paddle shifters, though. Zoom-zoom without paddles for the automatic transmission? Give me a break!
That said, driving the CX-9 is like driving any other Mazda: it's more fun than you might imagine for such a vehicle. It's also plenty comfortable and luxurious, and even more tech-equipped than ever. This vehicle is put together so nicely that if I were shopping in this niche it would be top my short list – even before some other, supposedly more luxurious (but with more annoying interfaces) Japanese brands that cost thousands more.
One thing you don't get with the CX-9 that you do with those unnamed competitors is a V6 engine. Mazda dumped that with this current generation, and as much as I love the smoothness of a nice V6, the CX-9's turbo four – which is now shared with the Mazda6 sedan – is a lovely performer.
The engine puts out 250 horses @ 5,000 rpm, using 93 octane fuel. With "regular gas," that figure drops to 227 @ 5,000 rpm, but the torque remains the same heady 310 lb.-ft. @ 2,000 rpm, and that's the magic number to note because it's the torque that pushes you back into your seat – and with this engine there's plenty of back pushing to be found. And since the maximum torque number comes at a low 2,000 rpm, it's available nearly as soon as you tromp the gas pedal.
Power gets to all the wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission that shifts very nicely. There's also a sport mode (accessed from a switch on the centre console) than ups the smile ante appreciably, though you really are encouraged to drive the vehicle spiritedly when you choose that mode because the upshifts are tall and if you aren't being aggressive it can seem like the vehicle is stuck in a lower gear.
The solution? Shift manually, drive harder, go back to "default" mode, or buy something boring.
As sporty as this vehicle can be, you'll never mistake it for a sports car – yet it's surprisingly spry for a vehicle big enough to haul seven people and (at least some of) their stuff. It's a pleasure to drive, with handling that feels better than the mainstream competitors that I've driven in this niche. Something tells me that these driving dynamics may not be as important to the CX-9's ultimate customer base than it is to me, but those people will undoubtedly find plenty of other things to love because Mazda has built a lot of goodness into it.
And this year, as mentioned, there's more than ever that's good.
Mazda Canada's sample CX-9 was the top end Signature model and it carried a price of $51,500, plus another $300 thanks to its optional Machine Grey Metallic paint. But the CX-9 starts at a much more reasonable $36,700 for the base GS trim level. There are also GS-L and GT trim levels rounding out the lineup.
I sure like that signature trim, however, which ups the luxury ante to nearly Lexus and Acura levels, but with a lower price and a better driving experience. And with the Mazda, you don't have to mess with silly track pads or multiple weird LCD screens.
Upping the CX-9's 2019 ante is nothing particularly earth shattering, but it takes a really nice vehicle and make it even nicer. According to Mazda, you get stuff like:
In other words, it's basically a sweetening of an already sweet deal. Hard to argue that as a bad thing!
The CX-9 isn't only a good vehicle to drive; it's also a great place to "passenge." I even pried my posterior into the third row on a jaunt my wife and I took with our son and his family (which included two young boys who are required by law to use child car seats lest they burn in Hell). Entry to the back row was better than I expected and, while I wouldn't want to spend a whole day back there, I was comfortable and had enough leg and knee room as long as the folks in the second row didn't recline their seatbacks too much.
Here's a partial list of the other goodies you get on the 2019 CX-9 Signature:
Another bonus to the Mazda is that its nannies are configurable so if you don't like 'em you can shut 'em off. This is something I do usually with stuff like lane departure warning. I set the adaptive cruise control to its shortest setting as well, not so much to freak out the person in front of me (though that's a bonus!) but because otherwise the vehicle starts slowing down so far behind the vehicle ahead that it become pointless to use it.
This latter point isn't a Mazda thing, by the way; it's generally a feature of this particular technology.
Obviously, the 2019 Mazda CX-9 isn't a huge step forward for this vehicle, but such a leap wasn't necessary anyway. This is a vehicle that isn't yet close to feeling long in the tooth and the 2019 tweaks will help ensure it stays on point for the next couple of years at least – an eternity in an automotive market whose pace of evolution seems to be measured in dog years rather than human ones.
For its price, and considering what you get for those dollars, the CX-9 is definitely worth checking out if you're shopping in this niche – even if you're looking for something "higher end."
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Union Health Secretary C K Mishra said such a pioneering initiative would help various state governments in executing healthcare projects with greater efficiency and in a reduced time frame.
“Meeting infrastructure requirements of healthcare delivery, especially in futuristic smart cities, would involve meticulous planning, efficient execution and cost- effectiveness.
“Besides the state governments, even private players in healthcare sector would benefit enormously while undertaking projects like building hospitals, medical colleges and super- speciality health centres,” Mishra said.
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Hard to fault in terms of sound quality but the lack of USB and the price premium over rivals holds it back
Dynamic, detailed yet fluid
Absorbing sound quality
Expensive against rivals
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The mission for Beyer's A1 is all about bringing wideband audio to the headphone enthusiast. The entire circuit has been designed to transmit 96kHz signals, making it ideal for SACD, DVD-Audio or other high-resolution audio formats.
Against its rivals, who often seek a mellifluous, valve-like sound, the Beyerdynamic A1 has studio-like neutrality as its design concept.
In a similar vein, the A1 is styled for practicality rather than flamboyancy. When it comes to electronic engineering, though, the heap amp is meticulous.
In addition to offering a claimed frequency response of 1Hz – 100kHz, the A1 is similarly generous with headphone impedance. A 30 – 600ohm range is enough to cover all but the most obscure partners.
Unlike a few rivals, though, there's only a single headphone output. Neither is there a USB socket, which can be handy if using your computer as a music source. Countering these deficits are twin audio inputs. These are operated by a microprocessor controlled relay to avoid switching noise when changing input.
You might not think this is a big deal, but when you regularly use headphones, anything that avoids clicking and buzzing so close to your ears is to be welcomed. One of these inputs is looped with a passive output, allowing you to loop the sound through the amp without having to switch it on.
All connection sockets are via gold-plated RCA phonos and not balanced XLR, which given its pro-leanings, is slightly unexpected. At least a very substantial phono lead is included in the box.
Whereas some rivals feature slabs of wood or glowing valves, the A1 looks a little dour by comparison. Just a Nextel, grey or orange damping sleeve spices up the plain silver case.
The styling may not be inspired, but the build quality is impressive. A thick, aluminium fascia fronts a sturdy casing. Inside, the Noratel toroidal power transformer looks up to the job of providing a wide frequency response, as do the four transistors that are mounted on a solid aluminium heatsink.
The good-quality ALPS volume pot with aluminium knob feels smooth and precise; an important aspect with headphone amps as a small adjustment to volume is more noticeable when the sound is millimetres from your head.
In terms of value, the Beyerdynamic looks a expensive next to rivals such as the Chord Electronics' Chordette Toucan (£800) and Lehmann Audio's Black Cube Linear (£665).
Pops and clicks
It's not just the sound the A1 makes that impresses; it's also the silence. Given a suitable recording, this headphone amp recreates inky depths of silence that's the preserve of the very best amplification.
At all times it sounds immediate and transparent. Bass is taut, deep and well integrated. Musical detail such as subtle cymbal decay is finely etched. The downside of such openness is that static pops and clicks on the record appear amplified; as do poor recordings.
The A1 certainly won't put a gloss on inferior recordings. That said, this is not a mechanical-or harsh- sounding amp. Vocals sound intimate, textured and flow with lucidity.
In addition to great accuracy, the Beyer can claim broad sound staging to its credit. Whatever the price of headphone, the A1 seems to extract the very best from it in terms of separation and ultimate width of sound.
Beyerdynamic has achieved its aim of accurate, wide-band sound quality. That it has done this without making the A1 sound clinical is to be commended.
In addition to sounding dynamic, detailed and transparent, the A1 also demonstrates fluidity, balance and the ability to keep the listener enthralled for many hours without fatigue.
What the A1 won't do is flatter poor recordings or source components. Neither is the sound as mellow as some valve-powered rivals. Whereas this is hardly a fault with the Beyer, the price is.
Rivals costing several hundred pounds less run it very close indeed. With that in mind the mighty A1 deserves a qualified recommendation.
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Portworx is adding the ability to move container-based application data across clouds with an update to its storage software for Kubernetes.
Portworx PX-Enterprise 2.0 now includes PX-Motion migration and a PX-Central management console. These features build on the startup's original focus on helping customers provision persistent storage for stateful container-based applications.
Portworx CTO Gou Rao said the PX-Enterprise update responds to the growing trend of DevOps teams moving to Linux containers, rather than virtual machines, to manage and run their application infrastructure across clouds. These clouds can be on-premises or public clouds.
New PX-Motion feature
PX-Motion enables Kubernetes users to shift applications, data and configuration information between clusters. Customers can move the data or Kubernetes objects that control an application on demand. They can also set the product to automate workflows, such as backup and recovery and blue-green deployments for stateful applications. Users run two identical production environments in a blue-green deployment, with only one live at any time, to reduce the risk of downtime.
"Once a customer enables the PX-Motion functionality, they just go back to managing their applications through Kubernetes," Rao said.
Migrating data between clouds could be hard with monolithic applications running in a machine-centric world, where any change might require moving a virtual machine image from one cloud to another, Rao said. By contrast, applications packaged in containers are distributed and service-oriented, with a smaller footprint, paving the way for Portworx features such as PX-Motion, he said.
"It's not like a customer in the enterprise has one big, single, large Kubernetes cluster. What we have seen happening in the past couple of years is that people are typically running multiple Kubernetes clusters for a variety of reasons," including compliance, risk mitigation or cost, Rao said. One common use case is running multiple clusters in the same public or private cloud and treating them as distinct cloud footprints, he added.
PX-Central management console
Portworx added PX-Central to facilitate single-pane-of-glass management, monitoring and metadata services across Portworx clusters built on the Kubernetes container scheduler and orchestration engine. Users can visualize and control an ongoing migration at an application level through custom policies.
Rhett Dillingham, a senior analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, said Kubernetes users often struggle with storage availability and data management within and across clusters. This can be the case particularly when they run stateful applications, such as databases.
He said Portworx took an innovative approach to provide high-availability storage in the first version of PX-Enterprise. Now, it's tackling data management to help enterprises scale Kubernetes deployments across clusters, development pipeline environments and multi-cloud environments.
Portworx's competitors in cloud-native storage for Kubernetes include startup StorageOS and open source OpenEBS. But Dillingham said many organizations aren't yet using any tools to solve the problems Portworx addresses.
"They just use the cloud block storage service from their cloud infrastructure platform," Dillingham said. "But, as customers grow their use of Kubernetes to address more applications across more environments, they often recognize they need more storage platform capability than what they can get from the cloud infrastructure services."
Portworx customer Fractal Industries started using Portworx PX-Enterprise to scale its machine-learning- and AI-based analytics-as-a-service product that ingests, integrates and correlates data in real time. The Reston, Va., startup uses stateful and stateless container-based services to power its Fractal OS platform and had trouble finding a good option to help with the stateful services. Fractal tried the open source REX-Ray container storage orchestration engine, mounted volumes, local volumes and other technologies before settling on Portworx.
Sunil Pentapati, director of platform operations at Fractal, said PX-Enterprise not only helps Fractal with scaling storage volumes and backup-and-restore functionality, but it also provides a common data management layer and real-time automation capabilities. He said the product includes APIs that minimize the manual effort Fractal needs to expend. The new Portworx PX-Enterprise 2.0 update will be important, as Fractal pursues its long-term goals related to automation, Pentapati noted.
"What is very important for us as a company is cloud independence," Pentapati said. "The way we built our product is to abstract everything in such a way that we could scale our product across cloud providers or where the customer wants. For us to achieve that independence, it is not enough just to tackle the compute layer. We also need to extend the automation all the way to the data layer, too. Having the ability to scale our automation and operate across clouds is what Portworx brings to the table."
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Are you planning to visit Pokhara? Or Want to know the best places to visit in Pokhara?
Pokhara is one of the popular cities in Nepal. The gorgeous mountains, hills, amazing caves, lakes, temples lie around the city.
In this article, we will share with you the top 16 best places to visit in Pokhara:
1. Phewa Lake
Phewa Lake is the second largest and most visited lake in Nepal. It is a freshwater lake in which we can see the mirror-like reflections of various mountains(Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, and Machhapuchhre) and is surrounded by green forest hills.
Tal Barahi Temple, the important religious monument of Pokhara is located on an island in the Phewa lake. The lake is also famous for boating.
2. Davi’s Fall
The second most beautiful place to visit in Pokhara is Davi’s Fall. It is a small waterfall located in the very busy street which meets the Gupteshwor cave secretly.
The fall seems normal but has great historical meaning.
It is a must-watch fall in Nepal. Commonly, Monsoon is supposed to the best time to visit the fall.
3. Begnas Lake
Begnas Lake is a freshwater lake and is famous for boating, fishing, and swimming. It takes nearly 40 minutes by bus to reach the lake from Pokhara city.
Begnas Lake is the second largest among the eight lakes in Pokhara valley. The water level of the lake varies seasonally because of rain and use for irrigation.
Mahendra Cave is one of the most visited places in Pokhara. According to people’s belief, it was founded by two shepherds by accident and named by prior King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
The cave is formed by a variety of rocks especially limestone which sparkle when light strikes on it. Cave passages are completely dark but torches and artificial lightening systems are always provided. `
Inside the cave, we can find several stalactites, stalagmites, and images of Lord Shiva which is the main attraction of Mahendra Cave.
It takes about 30 minutes on the taxi to reach Mahendra Cave from Pokhara Airport.
The greenery hills around the Cave capture the attention of a large number of visitors per year.
5. Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave
Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave is one of the longest and a natural cave in Nepal. The water from the Davis Fall passes through this cave. It has also religious value where people worship to Lord Shiva, Parvati, Saraswati, and Nageshwor.
Due to the drain of the waterfall, the path gets slippery and moderately difficult that’s why adults and children are not admired to visit this cave.
6. Bindhyabasini Temple
Bindhyabasini temple is a white beautiful pagoda style temple which is one of the oldest temples in Pokhara. It is located at a small hill-lock near to the main old market and Bagar.
The temple is famous for the Hindu goddess Bhagawati where a large number of devotees come during the great festival of Dashain. From the temple, we can see the magnificent view of the snow-clad mountains.
7. International Mountain Museum
Have you made a plan for climbing mountains?
If you want to know more about the mountain and want to observe Himalayan flora and fauna, then the International Mountain Museum can be the best choice for you.
In this museum, we can study the history of mountains and mountaineering activities. It is also a famous place to study the value and mystery of the Himalayan region. So, this is one of the best places to visit in Pokhara.
8. Sarangkot Village
A small beautiful village located nearby the Pokhara valley. It is a famous place for trekking and the best place to enjoy the view of sunrise and beautiful mountains such as Annapurna, Manaslu, and Dhaulagiri range.
One of the attractive features of Sarangkot is Paragliding where brave tourists make the adventurous experience every day.
It is one of the nearest hiking hills from Pokhara and takes only 3 hours on a trek. Don’t miss visiting this heavenly village if you have extra time to spent on Pokhara.
9. Gurkha Memorial Museum
Gurkha army is introducing as the people that live in the Gorkha district who joined the British Army since 1815 and later into the Indian Army. The museum is dedicated to the acts and history of bravery Gurkha soldiers.
The museum was filled with lots of historical photographs, uniforms, and bravery medals including the Victoria Cross achieved by the Gurkha soldiers. Especially for those who are interested in military history, Gurkha Memorial Museum is one of the best places to visit at least once.
10. Shanti Stupa Pokhara
If we talk about the top 10 places to visit in Pokhara, then Pokhara Shanti Stupa is one of them. It is the first World Peace Pagoda in Nepal which is made on Buddhist pagoda style.
It provides not only trekking experiences but also provides a beautiful view of the Pokhara city, Fewa Lake, and Annapurna range. The magnificent view of sunrise and sunset from Anadu Hill (where Stupa lies) is another attraction of Shanti Stupa.
11. Annapurna Butterfly Museum
Annapurna Butterfly museum is the best place for insect lovers. It includes the collection of birds, stone, the culture of different countries, and different species of butterflies.
There are nearly 690 species of butterflies in Nepal which are in the state of extinction. Annapurna Butterfly Museum offers a collection of the specimens of the butterfly.
This museum provides lots of information about the flora and fauna. So, don’t forget to visit it if you are a nature lover.
12. Poon Hill trek
Poon Hill is a must visited and short trekking place in Pokhara, Nepal.
It is a 4-5 day short and comfortable trek in the Annapurna mountain range. That’s why Poonhill trek will be the best choice for those adventure lovers who have packed schedules.
The forest of blooming rhododendrons, delightful villages, waterfall, and a marvelous view of mountains and sunrise make the trek more enjoyable.
13. Rupa Lake
Rupa lake is a freshwater lake and one of the most visit places in Pokhara.
In this lake boating and fishing are available. More than 36 species of water birds found at Rupa lake attract thousands of national and international visitors every year.
We can reach here by 15 kilometers drive to the east of Pokhara valley.
14. Seti Gandaki
Seti Gandaki river is located in western Nepal. The limestone of this river makes the water white which is the main attraction of this river.
In some cases, Seti Gandaki flows completely underground and near to the city. It is also the holiest river where Hindu people worship. During Seti Gandaki’s visit, it will provide a trek experience and a wonderful view of the bridge and forest.
15. Bat Cave
This is a most visited places in Pokhara, Nepal. Bat Cave is famous for horseshoe bats and includes the different species of bats. Through the cave, you will find the thousands of bats hanging at the ceiling of the cave.
It is the slippery dark cave and adventurous cave followed with a narrow exit tunnel. You get guide facilities also, however, it will be better if you prepare yourself at first with torches and closed shoes.
16. Shree Gaden Dargay Ling Monastery
Shree Gaden Dargay Ling Monastery is a peaceful and perfect place for relief. It is situated in the Tashi Ling Tibetan Village.
This small spiritual traditional Tibetan monastery welcomes all of the visitors. It is also a great platform to experience Tibetan culture and lifestyle.
The charge for entry is free.
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Ideas come and go, so you better capture them while they are still fresh in your memory. It is a good idea to keep a pen and journal handy, so when inspiration strikes you would be ready to jot down your thoughts. This is how many businesses get their start. They get conceived in the brain of an entrepreneur and would, later on, become a reality.
If you think you have interesting ideas that are brewing in your mind, you can do something about that. So after putting the pen into paper, you need to know how to turn every concept into reality.
Putting Pen to Paper
There is no right or wrong method when it comes to writing a journal, but it does not hurt to be organized. Thoughts come and go randomly, and you want to make sure to capture the full context of your ideas. If you fail to do that, there is no guarantee that you will remember what everything is all about. You might come back to your notes at a later time and find yourself unfamiliar with what you yourself wrote. So if you can, jot down as much detail as possible. When you have filled out all the pages of your notebook, it is advisable to keep a digital copy of that. If you have a scanner, just run each page through that and save them to your computer. That way you can easily go back to the stuff that you have written without worrying about the ink fading or the paper crumbling. All will be safe in the digital realm, and you even have the option to upload everything to the cloud.
The importance of an idea cannot be understated. There are successful business owners out there who are able to sell their ideas with the help of a consulting company that specializes in franchise business concept development. They can help turn your thoughts into something that you can monetize or apply to multiple locations. So if you are feeling that you are not being productive when you only have your pen and paper beside you, think again. Great businesses were once ideas too.
So you have decided to go through the process of realizing your ideas. It is a huge undertaking on your part, so you better think hard about it before you dive in. The first thing you have to do is study its viability. You have to know a lot about the industry you are tackling. Read about its trends and see if it is at a level that would still be profitable by the time you start the business. This is done so you can minimize the risk that you are taking to as little as possible.
Checking Your Finances
Getting a business off the ground will not be possible without financing. You need to check your bank account and see if you have enough money to start your business. This will also dictate the type or the amount of loan that you need to get. Do not be discouraged with the amount of money that you are borrowing. You just have to focus on paying that off using the profits that you will be earning from your future business.
But if you keep getting into setbacks even after you have finished checking and re-checking your cash figures, then this could be a sign for you to take a pause and then a deep breath. It may not be the time yet, so it would be best for you to develop your ideas further for now.
More Research and Studies
If you have confirmed that you can afford to start a business, that is great news. But do not sleep on it yet. There are more research and studies that you have to do so you can make this business successful. One thing you have to think about the competition you will be facing. You also have to think about the location where you will be operating it all.
This is crucial because this could determine the number of people that you can serve every day. If you are targeting high volumes, set up shop near a transportation center or hub. This is a place that should constantly have high foot traffic. Attracting the eyes of those people should hopefully lead to high sales for you.
Preparing for Execution
After all the planning and research has been done, then all that is left is to prepare for the execution. This is the time for you to run to your local authorities to secure the proper documents and permits. Contact some contractors that you know so you can talk about building your commercial structure.
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The president has announced actions in a range of policy areas – even before appointing key officials in federal agencies charged with implementing them
Tom McCarthy/The Guardian – Friday 27 January 2017 18.09 EST
Donald Trump took 14 official presidential actions in his first week in office. While the actions do not have the force of law, they do represent the exercise of considerable power, setting priorities for federal agencies; guiding officials in their enforcement of the law and application of regulations; and in some cases reassigning funding within a particular agency.
The implementation of Trump’s most significant actions depends on their surviving any legal challenges and, in cases such as the construction of a border wall, winning support – and funding – from the Republican-controlled Congress. Other actions, such as those directing agencies to expedite pipeline permits or freeze hiring, take effect upon signing.
Trump’s pace for executive actions in his first week is comparable with Barack Obama’s in January 2009. In an important sense, however, Trump is moving much more quickly than his predecessors. His executive actions are unusually ambitious, and address a large number of major policy areas, from immigration to trade to national security.
Trump may be moving too quickly. Past White Houses have coordinated the rollout of executive actions with the federal agencies in question and, where possible, with Congress. Trump has a favorable Congress, but he has not reached the point of nominating most of the deputy agency heads who would enact his policies, raising the possibility of future conflict.
Even in cases where his cabinet nominees are in place, Trump reportedly failed to coordinate on sensitive policy prescriptions. A policy applying to an international oil pipeline was reportedly not reviewed by the state department, a policy unraveling Barack Obama’s healthcare law was not fully reviewed by the department of health and human services, and a draft policy on torture was not run by the defense department or intelligence agencies.
Finally, Trump’s actions may be unusually vulnerable to legal challenge. Presidents in the past have sent major executive orders to the Office of Legal Counsel to be reviewed for form and legality. The Office of Legal Counsel in Trump’s justice department currently sits leaderless.
Here is a list of Trump’s executive actions to date:
Taking apart Obamacare. An order stating the White House intent to “repeal” Barack Obama’s healthcare law. It directs agencies to avoid imposing penalties on individuals and others who do not obtain health insurance or who otherwise contravene the law. It directs agencies to “waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay” other penalties, fees, taxes and costs. Health insurers, pharmaceutical companies and makers of medical devices are among those specifically protected by the order, which also directs agency heads to “encourage the development of a free and open market” for health insurance.
Freeze on regulations. A memo temporarily banning new federal government regulations. Any approved but unpublished regulations are to be withdrawn. Published regulations yet to take effect must be postponed for 60 days.
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Health aid and abortion. A memo restricting funds for global health assistance groups that provide abortion services. It reverses a memo Barack Obama signed upon taking office, which in turn reversed a memo signed by George W Bush.
Withdrawal from TPP. A memo directing the US trade representative to “withdraw the United States as a signatory to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), to permanently withdraw the United States from TPP negotiations, and to begin pursuing, wherever possible, bilateral trade negotiations to promote American industry, protect American workers, and raise American wages”.
Federal hiring freeze. A memo imposing a freeze on the hiring of federal civilian employees “across the board in the executive branch”. Does not apply to the military. It calls for a long-term plan to reduce the federal workforce “through attrition”.
Dakota Access pipeline. A memo reopening a nearly completed project to build a crude oil pipeline from North Dakota to Illinois. The pipeline was stopped after sustained protests by Native American groups, who said the pipeline crossed sacred land and threatened to contaminate a tribe’s water supply. In December, the US army corps of engineers denied a permit for the pipeline to drill under the Missouri river. Trump’s memo directs the army corps to revisit that denial and to approve such requests. The memo also directs officials to consider past environmental reviews “as satisfying all applicable requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act”.
Shelving regulations to expedite infrastructure. An order directing agencies to expedite environmental reviews “for all infrastructure projects” and establishing seven priority infrastructure areas including pipelines.
Keystone XL pipeline. A memo reopening a project to build a tar sands oil pipeline linking Alberta, Canada, and the Gulf coast, which was rejected by Obama after grassroots environmentalist opposition. Trump’s memo invites the firm behind the pipeline to resubmit its construction application and tells the state department to review the application quickly.
US steel for US pipes. A memo directing the commerce department to develop a plan to use steel made entirely in the United States for all pipeline projects.
Expedite new manufacturing facilities. A memo directing officials to expedite the review and approval of proposed new manufacturing facilities, and to survey manufacturers about the regulatory burdens they face. Also seeks to streamline the federal permitting process for domestic manufacturing.
Attack on sanctuary cities. An order denying federal funds to “sanctuary cities” – more than 400 cities and counties that offer some form of safe haven to America’s 11 million undocumented migrants. The order instructs the Department of Homeland Security to publish a weekly list of so-called “criminal actions” committed by undocumented migrants and publicly announce which jurisdictions had previously “ignored or otherwise failed” to detain the accused individuals. It calls for support for victims of crimes committed by “removable aliens” and demands reporting on the immigration status of all federal prisoners.
Build a border wall. An order calling for the “immediate construction of a physical wall on the southern border”, for stricter enforcement of immigration laws and for speedier deportations. About 700 miles of fencing already exists along the 2,000-mile border. The order calls for a campaign for congressional funding, maybe unnecessarily; congressional Republicans say they will fund the wall, estimated to cost $12bn-$15bn upfront. The Mexican president has reiterated his refusal to pay for the wall.
‘Extreme vetting’. Trump signed an order late Friday and described it thus: “I’m establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America. We don’t want ’em here. We want to be sure we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. We only want to admit those into our country who will support our country and love, deeply, our people.” The published order included a 120-day suspension of the US Refugee Admissions Program; the indefinite suspension of the admission of any refugees from Syria; the capping of refugee numbers admitted in 2017 at 50,000; and severe limits on immigration from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, all Muslim-majority countries.
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Twitter Spaces were finally released to everyone in May 2020 and some of you may wonder "how to find Twitter Spaces to listen to"? Well, the simple answer is to follow someone who hosts Spaces from time to time and watch out for their tweets. But what if you don't know anyone?
First of all, it might happen that you do follow such a person already or you have seen their tweets in your timeline. It might be a good start to search for a purple round emoji 🟣 next to their Twitter user name. This emoji was used by Space hosts in the early days of beta testing to find each other and this practice stuck around until now.
But what if you did all the above already?
Recently it was discovered that Twitter's "filter" function allows you to add special queries to the search bar in order to filter tweets with Spaces.
How to search for Spaces to listen on Twitter?
- Open the Search page on Twitter.
- Enter "filter:spaces" query and hit enter.
- Pick Space to join from the list.
In addition, you can use one of the built-in filters to only see Spaces from nearby or from people you follow. If you are looking for Space in a specific language, you can also add "lang:ru" query by specifying a language code that you are interested in.
Was it helpful? Let us know in comments!
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Nature has a rule that goes something like, “function follows form.” The implication of this adage is that how something appears determines how it works. You might, for instance, have a collection of screwdrivers in a variety of sizes and styles (form) to accommodate the wide variety of screws you encounter (function). Consider the difference between a watering can with a narrow spout designed to swiftly cover a vast area and one with a long spout designed to pour water precisely where it is needed.
Consider how this idea can be applied to your smile. The functionality of your mouth will suffer without all of your teeth. A solution: aesthetic dental work. The name “cosmetic” may imply that these procedures aren’t necessary, yet in many cases they are, whether to enhance physical function or mental and emotional well-being. Learn more about the benefits of aesthetic dentistry by reading on.
Types of Cosmetic Dentistry
Whitening – When it comes to self-esteem-boosters in the field of cosmetic dentistry, nothing beats teeth whitening. Whitening is risk-free, easy, can dramatically improve your smile, and is best performed by a dentist.
Alignment – Straightening the teeth can completely change the appearance of your smile. If your teeth and jaw aren’t properly aligned, you’re more likely to experience headaches, gum disease, tooth decay, foul breath, and other problems. A new mouth shape and straighter teeth are not only cosmetically appealing, but also beneficial to oral health.
Bonding – The process of filling up gaps between teeth or mending a damaged tooth, is beneficial for more than just your smile’s aesthetics.
Veneers – These are ultra-thin porcelain shells that are bonded to the front of teeth to create a uniform, lifelike appearance. Veneers are an alternative to bonding that solves the same issue but lasts much longer.
Crowns – They are a method of replacing only the visible portion of a tooth. To protect and strengthen a tooth, a crown caps it entirely.
Enamel Shaping – It’s a procedure that can improve the health and function of your natural teeth by making minute adjustments to the tooth’s hard outer
layer, or enamel.
Bridges – They are a type of removable prosthetic tooth replacement. A bridge can restore your smile and ability to eat if you’ve been lacking teeth.
Dental implants – These are permanent replacement teeth that are placed in the jawbone to provide support for the teeth and jaw.
Gum Contouring – It is the process of altering the tissue around a person’s teeth to improve aesthetics and prepare them for any future dental treatments.
Who Needs Cosmetic Dentistry?
The time to make a change is now if your teeth are lowering your standard of living and making you feel bad about yourself. Beautiful teeth that work well for eating, talking, smiling, laughing, and kissing are fundamental to a joyful existence.
Getting your teeth whitened after quitting smoking is a great way to reward yourself for your achievement.
Braces or bonding might provide you the assurance to smile brightly and present your finest self to the world as you finish school and enter the workforce.
Many cosmetic operations can correct misalignment in the mouth, allowing the patient to go out and enjoy themselves with friends and family once again without experiencing the same level of discomfort.
Looking for a Cosmetic Dentist
Some dentists may have more experience than others with aesthetic operations, but most should be able to handle them. The aforementioned options for dental care demonstrate that there is a solution to any oral health problem.
If you’re interested in cosmetic dentistry, Dr. Motiwala would be happy to meet with you. Feel free to get in touch with us right now.
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OSCAR DE LA HOYA is the latest boxing legend considering a ring return - but only after Mike Tyson paves the way.
Comebacks are all the rage amid talk of a new fight for the heavyweight icon and De La Hoya is considering getting in on the action.
The former six-weight world champion won his first 31 professional fights and retired in 2008 with a 39-6 record.
However the 47-year-old, who has battled alcoholism issues in the past, admits that he will have to put in a lot of work if he is to take a comeback seriously.
De La Hoya told RingTV: "I actually want to see what Tyson does first. I have been working out, I have been training and I have been staying in shape.
"Obviously, I’m not in fighting shape, yet, to go 12 rounds, but I’m sure I can get there. We’ll see.
"I want to see Tyson perform, how his reflexes are, see if he can go past three, four rounds. Then I’ll make my decision."
De La Hoya's final bout against Manny Pacquiao came at 145 pounds but he would only return at 160 pounds, in the middleweight category that he fought in later in his career.
DE LA HOYA: BOXING LEGEND
Oscar De La Hoya was born in Los Angeles, California, to Mexican parents in 1973 and boasts a ring record of 39 wins, 6 losses and 30 KOs.
His first world title, the WBO junior lightweight crown, came in just his 12th fight.
And he quickly added the lightweight belt to his collection.
Julio Cesar Chávez was dispatched in 1996 for the light welterweight title.
De La Hoya then stepped up again for the welterweight crown just nine months later.
Shane Mosley got the better of him in two bouts in his later career, which coincided with the rise of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, who both beat De La Hoya.
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That could open up a potential contest with Canelo Alvarez, particularly with the American wanting to face "the best".
Yet such a fight is not on De La Hoya's mind, with the prospect given a frank "no".
He added: "I would really come back. I’m really considering it.
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Annie, the dog, has been writing to Ryder. Ryder is one year, seven months, and four days old. He has AML, Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He was born on December 25th, 2013. Well, Annie dictated her letter to Mrs. Hodges and Mrs. Hodges printed it. Ryder is staying at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. His mommy said his […]
Mrs. Hodges brought home a kitten. She is living in the upstairs bathroom right now. Hopefully she will be out soon, I would like to meet her.
I am a rather large animal and the kitten is small, but I promised Mrs. Hodges I will be gentle when I do get to meet the kitten.
This is Martha Hodges talking. I am a dog. Mrs. Hodges is typing for me. I dictate and she types. Mrs. Hodges used to type for Pooh. Pooh Hodges, the cat. Pooh died on April 1st, 2015. At approximately 4:30 p.m. Pooh and I had a long talk the night before he died. He told […]
Mrs. Hodges told me today that we are getting a puppy. A little girl. A Golden Retriever. In three more sleeps there will be a seven week old puppy in my kitchen. I will have to train the new dog to not chase the kittens. I am not sure if Mrs. Hodges knows how to train […]
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Obviously a cat needs food and shelter. And several litter boxes. But a cat also needs a clubhouse.
Charlie, my assistant, and I hold our weekly meetings in my new clubhouse. We don’t have a door we can close, but we rarely talk about anything that the other cats or Mrs. Hodges can’t listen too. When we have secrets to tell, we just whisper.
Martha, a dog and my dearest friend, has arthritis.
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A classic waffle recipe that uses basic ingredients you probably already have on hand to create the perfect waffles in your waffle maker.
Serves: 5 - Cooktime 25 minutes
- 250g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 355ml warm milk
- 75g butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Prep:10min › Cook:15min › Ready in:25min
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar; set aside. Preheat waffle maker to desired temperature.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the milk, butter and vanilla. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture; beat until blended.
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Last night saw the wife and I don the glad rags (ish) and head over to a local hotel for our first NCT anti natal class. We arrived and asked who our course leader was as there were 3 groups running at the same time. Apparently this is a very fashionable time to have a baby so the NCT have had an influx of parents booking. (They must be making a fortune!)
So, we made our way to the relevant room and the course leader introduced herself and asked us to put name badges on. This is where the cringe began! We then stood, a little awkwardly, sort of on our own and sort of trying to catch someone’s eye to introduce ourselves. We all know that feeling: when we first join a group or have to meet new people. For most of us it’s pretty hard work, but worth doing.
After that period of small talk we sat in a circle. This must be weird for so many people.
It’s half way between an AA meeting and church group! There’s an apparent unwritten rule of etiquette whereby we had to sit husband/wife/husband/wife etc… And then came the introductions! The wife nearly had the baby! For her, talking in front of adults is not dissimilar to plucking eyebrows or having a back, sack and crack. (I’ve done neither, just to be clear!) But, credit to her, she managed to squeeze out her name and where she wants to have the baby. I did the same and managed to remember the due date and everything.
Then the boys were split off and we had to list all the questions we had. Us lads joked and made light heart of the fact we were more concerned about the births clashing with the World Cup final and we all tried desperately hard to avoid saying the actual question we were all thinking of…
how long after the birth until the wife is back in action? (And by that I mean cooking…)
Without wanting to bore you too much of the finer details we then covered the following things:
#1 The anatomy and physiology of a women’s anatomy… I learnt some new words and new ‘bits’ and was surprised that they didn’t list the ‘gooch.’ What with tears and what not, I thought that part is quite important!
#2 The journey the baby makes during labour. Down the birth canal and through the pelvis etc. It was at this part the leader informed us that lying on your back during labour is terrible. It compacts your pelvis making it smaller and more or less makes the baby have to move up hill! Why on earth do I see so many women on ‘One Born Every Minute’ lying on their backs?
Of course it makes sense to stand up or squat or kneel… Surely midwives have heard of a small yet significant matter called GRAVITY!
#3 A few exercises to loosen things up and encourage the baby to position itself correctly. (See my post about Transverse Lie).
We did look at some positions and even tried out a huge birthing ball. Weirdly I found some of the positions rather attractive!
(I’ve just asked the wife to let me take some pics of her demonstrating…she said no!)
#4 De stressing techniques. She said that stress leads to tension which leads to pain which leads to stress and so on…
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She’s getting paid a fortune to tell us that yet I tell my wife not to stress every day! I also recently heard a fantastic quote, “pain is just weakness leaving the body.” I’ll bank that one and save it for mid labour. I reckon it will go down well. Really the point of it was to emphasise that we need to reduce adrenaline and increase oxytocin. It’s probably worth trying to find ways of doing this before your partner starts her labour. The wife has informed me that she wants the song, “birthday shots” to sing to…
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I thought that was quite a lot to cover in 1 session, but I guess it will plateau out and we’ll cover some things in more depth. Overall, it seems like a great group and I think if we can pick up a few hints and tips along the way, we’ll be singing through labour. | <urn:uuid:53b9a7a2-68f0-4e23-87d5-81b14289caa9> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.thedadsnet.com/nct-antenatal-classes-review/ | 2023-09-25T00:52:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.970135 | 982 |
The Crusoe Platter brings gorgeous natural warmth and contemporary style to any kitchen, dining or living space. It makes a perfect fruit bowl on your kitchen counter or serving platter on your table. No to are the same these are original pieces.
Crafted from Teak Wood
7cm(H) x 39cm(ø)
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Christian Von Koenigsegg Still Drives the 1992 Mazda Miata He Bought at 19
If he only had one last tank of gas, he would put it in the Japanese roadster.
Christian Von Koenigsegg is the founder and chief executive of the world-famous hypercar builder that bears his name. He's mostly preoccupied with his own creations of course, but despite building some of the most impressive machines on the road, he still finds time to drive a car he got when he was 19 years old: his first-generation NA Miata.
He said as much in a recent interview with Top Gear, which included a few other interesting automotive figures like Mate Rimac and Gordon Murray. In response to a question asking what car he would put the very last tank of gas in, he said it would be his Miata. "I have my Mazda Miata from when I was 19 years old," Koenigsegg said. "I drive it mostly during the summers, but still every week more or less, and I would put the fuel in that car."
Koenigsegg hasn't continuously owned that first Miata. He sold it when he was younger, but bought it back a few years ago. Since then, he's been driving it a lot, along with the rest of his stable of cars.
You may be surprised to hear the Swedish car builder would put his last tank of gas in a vehicle that doesn't bear his name— and keep in mind he's made some incredible machines. It's a known fact that Koenigsegg appreciates machinery from other makes. At Pebble Beach last year, Koenigsegg told us he is a big fan of the C8 Corvette, calling the value of the car "mind blowing." He's just happy the $60,000 Corvette can't perform like one of his cars. At least, not yet.
Other members of the panel had similar responses to the question. Gordon Murray said it would not be his own F1 or T.50, but a Lotus Elan. Mate Rimac likewise chose an E30 M3, an interesting decision considering the brand he founded exclusively makes electric cars. Perhaps he's a bigger fan of internal combustion than we know.
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I borrowed this framework from a friend.
It's a helpful way to break down your physical practice into a few tangible areas.
For strength, work hard.
For cardio, work easy.
For flexibility, work curiously.
For skill, work frequently.
How to tie them all together?
There are tons of caveats and exceptions, of course. But I appreciate its simplicity and elegance.
For me, these are helpful reminders.
Credit to Jeremy Fein for the idea.
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Are you working hard?
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People have long tried to predict the future by all means. And now, blockchain is about to be used for future prediction. This technology may also protect the truth in today’s swaying facts. If you want to make money with bitcoin trading, check Bitcoin Era updated site.
In the 1880s, people stood on the sidewalk along with the NYSE, New York and bet on elections. Newspapers are used to convey betting odds to convey predictions of election outcomes. Modern economists are further refining these forecasting methods. The recent “prediction market” uses the “wisdom of the crowd” gained through the Internet to predict everything from presidential elections to sports games to stock prices.
These concepts were criticized in 2012. It was a time when a significant forecast site was shut down amid volatile economic conditions and pressure from US regulatory agencies. But Silicon Valley didn’t give up on this idea. Currently, new methods for building a market that can “predict the future” are attracting attention. Open prediction market
Blockchain is a ledger that records the transactions of Bitcoin, a digital currency that is exchanged without the control of any central power. However, many start-ups and online communities are now trying to apply the Bitcoin concept to various uses.
Joey Krug, a young engineer at San Francisco’s non-profit Augur, believes that the openness of blockchain can provide an unprecedentedly strong prediction market. Moreover, it could open the prediction market to more people than ever before, leaving regulatory control. Based on Ethereum, Augur is working to build a service that anyone can open and participate in predictive markets.
“It doesn’t matter where the person comes from. Anyone who couldn’t trade before can trade with them,” says Krug. The 21-year-old is also a “Teal Fellow” backed by an entrepreneurship development program by capitalist Peter Thiel.
What Is The Reality?
Ultimately, blockchain may allow for reasonably accurate predictions. It is a counter-measure to critics and poll experts who make little loss in the wrong predictions.
“You have to show it in action, not just say it.” Andrew Miller, a computer scientist at the University of Illinois, says. But like many technologists and financial traders working to create compelling new services based on blockchain ideas, Krug is looking further ahead. Augur is currently in beta testing, but it will be able to provide “real-world certainty” to any online application in the future.
Despite many questions about the grand idea of ”real-world certainty,” the blockchain movement is growing. Augur started its business with crowdfunding for $ 5.3 million, but other moves are to explore similar areas, including services such as Gnosis and Bitcoin Hivemind.
Engrave Facts In Digital Space
In theory, if you have better information, the bet size will be bigger. Services like Augur reinforce this dynamic by attracting more people and cash by using blockchain to push markets across borders and remove all betting restrictions.
If there are no restrictions on betting, the best-informed people will place bets, and the market will be more accurate. “Limited betting prevents informed traders from entering and trading with enough capital to move and modify the market,” he said in support of Augur’s establishment.
Such markets are a means of predicting the future if, for a sufficient number of forecasts, a sufficient number of people invest enough money and bet digital currencies on the outcomes they believe will occur. But that’s just part of what Augur is doing. The prediction market needs to know what has happened to make a pay-out. For example, did Donald Trump win or lose? In the old prediction market, Congress decides it. However, Augur takes a different approach. Krug used their blockchain to develop an engine for recording results. It’s a way to write facts in digital space.
Richard Clave, the founder of the blockchain hedge fund Numerai, which invested in Augur, said: “This isn’t just about predicting what’s going to happen in the future; it’s about knowing what’s happening now.”
Digital Market Facts
Augur’s reporting engine can power any economic agreement. For example, will payments be made if a company defaults? Check out Augur’s blockchain to see if the company has defaulted. For example, if President Trump’s National Security Adviser resigns and a “reporter” funded by Augur’s Rep token confirm his resignation, this fact will be burned into the blockchain. This digital fact may be used for everything from Wikipedia to Facebook and Google search results.
In an era when fake news spreads on Facebook and the president doesn’t know the difference between online hoaxes and the elaborate coverage of the New York Times, it’s a possible idea to create a digital market that shows the facts.
However, like the many ideas that have emerged from the Bitcoin world, the concept behind Augur is strange and perhaps overly optimistic. Microsoft researcher David Rothschild points out that the instability of the Ethereum tokens people use to bet on the prediction market impairs the accuracy of their forecasts. And the attendees haven’t gathered enough to make Augur’s reporting engine work properly, and it hasn’t been proven yet.
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The Phillies made a few trade deadline deals in 2020 in an attempt to shore up their awful bullpen. The acquisitions of Brandon Workman and Heath Hembree were well-publicized failures that ensured the Phillies would fall short of the postseason in 2020. But somehow, neither Workman nor Hembree may have been the worst pitcher they traded for that simmer.
17 games, 26.2 IP, 0-2 W-L, 6.41 ERA, 7.09 K/9, 3.04 BB/9
Hale was released at the end of June, so we didn’t have to deal with him in the second half.
You know what’s worse than a bad reliever? A bad reliever who inexplicably has the trust of his manager. Hale pitched well for the Yankees in 2019, and apparently having any level of success for the Yankees is enough to convince Joe Girardi that he’s a usable player.
Joe Girardi to Joe Girardi whenever he thinks about using David Hale https://t.co/X8cYi0f2B5— Mark Kremer (@mark_kremer) May 8, 2021
Hale was not usable. Sure, he was fine in a mop-up when the outcome of the game has already been decided. You know who else works in that role? Pretty much every other pitcher in the major leagues. But almost any time Hale was used in a non-mop-up role, it went poorly.
In Hale’s first appearance of 2021, he gave up a two-run home run to Pete Alonso. In his second appearance, he gave up a two-run home run to Freddie Freeman. After that, he had two straight low-leverage appearances where he pitched 2+ innings without giving up any runs. Apparently, that small success was enough to convince Girardi that Hale was ready to be used in bigger spots.
That was a mistake. Hale gave up runs in his next three appearances, and only avoided giving up runs in the fourth because he entered with the bases loaded and gave up a three-run double to Pete Alonso. (I’d say the lesson learned should be: Don’t let Hale face Alonso, but the real lesson is, don’t let Hale face anyone.)
Franzke -“Pete Alonso is gonna come up here and face David Hale, who is coming into this ballgame” pic.twitter.com/XX0zoJ1bqu— Franzke & LA (@FranzkeLA) May 3, 2021
At this point, the Phillies were 0-7 in games in which Hale appeared. They actually won the game in which he next appeared, but considering Hale allowed three runs without retiring a batter, I wouldn’t attribute much of the team’s success to him.
Hale’s usage varied over the following month. Sometimes he was used in mop-up duty when his poor pitching didn’t matter much. He got a start in a bullpen game. Girardi tried him out again in the “Starter gets knocked out early, and we want to keep this from getting out of hand” role, and generally, Hale allowed things to get out of hand.
The nadir came in a June 23 game against the Nationals. The Phillies were leading by four in the sixth inning, and Girardi chose Hale to escape a bases loaded, two-out jam. He did not escape. Instead, he gave up a two-run single to Trea Turner and then a grand slam to Josh Bell. The fact that he remained in the game and retired the next four batters was little consolation.
At that point, the Phillies realized that while they have had no shortage of bad relievers over the past two years, Hale still might be the worst of them. He was designated for assignment, chose to become a free agent, and unsurprisingly, did not resurface with another team.
David Hale Runs Allowed: 20— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) June 23, 2021
David Hale Runs Allowed by other RP: 3
David Hale Runs Allowed for other pitchers: 11
So that is 27 runs that David Hale has allowed to cross home plate while he is on the mound in 26.2 innings this year.
Maybe Hale gets a minor league deal somewhere this winter, but I’m praying that Joe Girardi doesn’t convince the Phillies front office that they should be the team to give it to him.
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Given the media’s predilection for depicting chef Alex Atala standing thigh-deep in his a lot-loved Amazon, bare-chested and draped with a giant fish like some type of latter-day Tarzan, it comes as something of a surprise that his restaurant is so refined.
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The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) and the University of Melbourne will lead a collaboration of service providers and institutions focussing on adult and older Australians as part of the State Government’s Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
The partnership will bring together a network of metropolitan and regional health services and research institutions in response to recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System.
There will be a strong focus on improving people’s experience of the mental health system by providing best practice treatment and support, as well as listening to the voices of lived experience, their loved ones and people who work in the sector.
The RMH’s Acting Chief Executive Jackie McLeod welcomed this announcement and said the Collaborative Centre builds on the hospital’s existing strengths in mental health service delivery.
“We recognise the value lived experience has in improving our service through our strong consumer work and peer support services,” she said.
“The Collaborative Centre will build on our commitment to improving our practice through innovative programs and translational research initiatives, including lived experience-led programs, together with our partners.”
Professor Jane Gunn AO, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences said the initiative builds on the deep and enduring partnership between the University of Melbourne and the RMH as well as extensive networks throughout the state.
“Collaboration with a wide range of partners increases our ability to test new ideas, address gaps in evidence and translate research into effective models of care,” she said.
“Collectively we share a vision to place lived experience expertise and leadership at the centre of our work to improve people’s experience of the mental health and wellbeing system.”
Over the next six months, the RMH and the University of Melbourne, as part of the Collaborative Centre, will identify and begin work on early priorities for research and service delivery opportunities.
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Case Study: Pluie
Supply Chain 911: How Profile Plastics Rescued Pluie from a Parts Disaster
The short answer to that was yes. Today, Pluie continues to grow, thanks in part to a series of crucial product installations—installations made possible with the help of Profile Plastics and the ability to fast-track a thermoforming project.
Challenge: What do you do when your plastic parts are delayed in the midst of huge growth potential?
Launched in 2020, Pluie offers the first and only self-sanitizing baby-changing table for public restrooms. The company’s mission is to revolutionize changing tables by providing a cleaner, safer, and more convenient alternative.
Achieving solid success—and market validation—early on was critical for the startup company, explains Pluie co-founder and COO, Brittany Hizer. So when one of the company’s overseas suppliers reported a six-week delay for a key plastic table component, the situation became dire.
In fact, Pluie was confronting a number of challenges:
Significant supply chain delays. The supplier had several reasons for the delay, including material shortages and the New Year holiday, as well as labor problems related to COVID-19.
Potentially missing a golden opportunity for positive exposure. With Pluie riding a wave of early momentum, the delay in parts could not have occurred at a worse time.
“So much was riding on getting those parts on schedule,” says Brittany. “We had high-profile customers we needed to satisfy. We had a PR team to help us garner positive media attention. And we had our investors watching our performance.”
Quality issues with the signature part. Along with schedule problems, Pluie was also dealing with quality issues like warping and denting in the parts the supplier had already provided.
“This wasn’t just any part,” explains Pluie founder and CEO Addie Gundry. “It’s the main Pluie piece. It’s what you see when you walk into a restroom, so the aesthetic of it is crucial.”
As the installation dates loomed, Pluie pivoted to the possibility of a U.S.-based thermoformer. That’s when they reached out to Profile Plastics.
Solution: Expediting production for a crucial aesthetic part through expertise, experience, and a “seamless” process.
Following initial contact, Profile Plastics invited Addie and Brittany to the company plant, quickly got up to speed on their project needs, and then proceeded to establish a viable path forward to produce the parts they so desperately needed.
According to Pluie, Profile moved swiftly and methodically through a series of steps, providing solutions along the way like the following:
Tapping into a deep network of vendors. Material for a baby product installed in public restrooms demands highly specific characteristics. Grasping the urgency of Pluie’s needs, Profile leveraged long-standing vendor relationships to ensure the right materials would be available for a fast-tracked project.
“We had a long list of requirements,” says Addie, “everything from a 5VA rating to a specific white color to a certain gloss level, even a durable printed logo that wouldn’t peel off in the field. Profile was amazing at leveraging their network. They handled all of that in the background and made the process seamless.”
Being clear and open about the schedule. By the time Pluie reached out to Profile, they were having serious trust issues with their original supplier. Should they just wait—and hope—the parts would come according to the revised schedule? Was another option even possible?
“The issues with the supplier were starting to really pile up. We were concerned that a six-week delay could get even longer. Thankfully, we had a really open conversation with Profile about timing. They had an organized plan that made us feel confident they could meet our timeline,” says Addie.
“The Profile team’s insights brought a ton of value to the project. By using quick-turn tooling, they helped get the project moving ahead quickly and made costs reasonable. They also opted to fabricate and trim another part—no tooling or thermoforming needed. That also saved us money,” says Brittany.
Eliminating quality issues to produce a superior cosmetic part. The aesthetics for such a high-visibility part had to be attractive and flawless, including the part’s eye-catching white color. Profile’s specialized experience in highly cosmetic thermoformed parts helped eliminate the problems Pluie was seeing from the other supplier’s parts.
“Profile definitely delivered on what we wanted to see,” says Addie. “They produced an absolutely beautiful part. We even loved their version of white better than what we were originally using.”
Results: High-quality parts in seven weeks instead of six months—plus a solid partnership established for the future.
With those parts produced on schedule, Pluie was able to carry out their crucial Q2 installations. More specifically, the company points out that Profile Plastics delivered big in ways like these:
Saving Pluie critical time. While Profile Plastics worked expeditiously to hit Pluie’s timeframe, the overseas vendor ended up being even more behind schedule than anticipated.
Pulling off a “miracle” helps maintain momentum. Pluie was able to make those high-profile installations at a critical stage in the young company’s growth.
“We told Profile they pulled off a miracle for us,” says Brittany. “We needed those parts as soon as possible, and we had people telling us we were crazy. But Profile understood the bind we were in and ultimately came through for us. That’s enabled us to stay on track and continue to scale.”
Adding value as a local supplier. Companies may opt for overseas suppliers for perceived schedule or cost advantages. Those, however, did not come to fruition in this case. But by working with a local thermoformer, Pluie benefitted from on-site, face-to-face interaction, improved lead time, more streamlined logistics, and lower shipping costs.
“I literally drive by the Profile Plastics plant every day. I know it’s not always feasible to have local suppliers, but this is definitely an example where it led to success,” says Addie.
Establishing a strong partnership for the future. Based on their experience, Pluie is confident that it can again turn to Profile Plastics for future support on a number of fronts.
“Our table has 86 parts, so we source from a lot of suppliers,” says Addie. “But Profile had a unique way of going above and beyond. They even took the time to point out ways to reduce costs and improve the design for future iterations. We’re definitely looking forward to re-engaging with them for both manufacturing and design support.”
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In the wake of the recent financial crisis, the Dodd-Frank Act created the SEC Investor Advisory Committee with the stated purpose of advising the SEC on (i) regulatory priorities of the SEC; (ii) issues relating to the regulation of securities products, trading strategies, and fee structures, and the effectiveness of disclosure; (iii) initiatives to protect investor interest; and (iv) initiatives to promote investor confidence and the integrity of the securities marketplace. In other words, the committee is to advise on matters historically within the purview of federal securities laws. While this is fine and good, there is some indication that the SEC may again be considering the use of disclosure rules to indirectly regulate matters that are not federal securities law matters (see, e.g., conflict mineral rules, Iran-related disclosure rules, CEO pay ratio disclosure rules, etc.).
The new potential area of regulation for the SEC may be internal corporate affairs. The committee’s agenda for the October 9, 2014 meeting of the SEC Investor Advisory Committee will include a discussion of issuer adoption of fee-shifting bylaws for intra-corporate litigation. An interesting topic considering such bylaws are matters of state corporate and contract laws, not federal securities laws.
In a prior blog post, I discussed the hot topic of fee-shifting bylaws. The purpose of such bylaw provisions is to require a non-prevailing shareholder to reimburse the corporation for fees incurred in connection with defending the lawsuit. These bylaw provisions gained notoriety in the recent case of ATP Tour, Inc. v. Deutscher Tennis Bund, where the Delaware Supreme Court held that fee-shifting provisions contained in a Delaware non-stock corporation’s bylaws were facially valid if not enacted for an improper purpose. Commentators generally believed that the court’s ruling would apply equally to Delaware stock corporations due to the statutory basis of the court’s ruling.
The general theory is that these fee-shifting provisions may have a deterrent effect on intra corporate litigation and would curb the number of baseless strike suits against publicly held corporations. The Delaware legislature has indicated that it would likely be considering whether legislative action was necessary related to fee-shifting bylaw provisions, but to date, nothing significant has been done on this front.
As Keith Bishop correctly points out in a blog post on this issue, the enforceability of a company’s bylaws is solely a question of state contract and corporate law, not federal securities law. As it relates to the Investor Advisory Committee’s fee-shifting bylaws agenda item, in his words, “[o]ne would have to be either credulous or contumacious to read into this statute a Congressional intent that the Investor Advisory Committee advise and consult with the Securities and Exchange Commission on matters of state contract law.”
I don’t believe there can be any reasonable disagreement with this observation. But the question then becomes, what is the purpose of this agenda item? One answer is that it may merely be a point of discussion on the potential impact to shareholders of public companies and whether and to what extent disclosure of such provisions and their effect on shareholders should be disclosed in periodic filings with the SEC. However, as was seemingly the case with the SEC’s conflict mineral disclosure rules (and which David Scileppi previously discussed here and which Bob Lamm also touched on here), this may be an addition to the list of matters sought to be regulated by the SEC via disclosure requirements. At this point, anything is speculation and we will have to wait and see what comes of the Investor Advisory Committee meeting. | <urn:uuid:80dcf8e7-7470-4c61-97d5-07ae67b20a6d> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.thesecuritiesedge.com/2014/10/wrong-turn-is-the-sec-looking-to-further-expand-its-regulatory-jurisdiction-through-the-disclosure-process/ | 2023-09-25T00:04:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.940111 | 738 |
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SHARYA, 28 August 2023 (WAM) —
Organized by the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB), the 12th edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2023) scheduled for September 13-14 at Expo Center Sharjah unveiled a packed itinerary of more than 90 specialized and diverse events.
The program will include discussions, speeches, workshops and trainings, as well as pre-forum activities, which will take place on 14 stages. These activities are designed to inspire and inform government communication practitioners, students and the media, and to shape a more dynamic and connected future for the field in the UAE and around the world.
These activities will be carried out by more than 250 local and international experts and supported by more than 35 local, regional and international partners. The forum, which has attracted more than 50,000 visitors and participants worldwide in its previous editions, will hold its 12th edition under the theme “Today’s Resources, Tomorrow’s Wealth”.
Speakers and guests will discuss mechanisms to address the challenges that hinder the full and proper use of resources and share ideas on how these resources can be turned into wealth to promote economic and social development.
The forum is an opportunity to interact with decision-makers and experts in the field of government communication, as well as open new horizons for students and researchers from the UAE and various countries around the world.
SGMB Director General Tariq Said Allaj emphasized that the global development map is dynamic and ever-changing, requiring accurate and thoughtful government communication responses and strategies to cope with these simultaneous changes.
He noted that in an environment of rapid change, adaptability, agility and preparedness become critical factors and that government communication is essential as an effective tool to influence our future trajectory.
He added: “The IGCF opens new opportunities for government communication, guiding future efforts and strategies, while taking into account the changing global challenges and opportunities. The forum presents solutions for using resources in all their forms to develop and improve the quality of life of peoples”.
The forum includes a full program of 12 keynote sessions and inspiring keynotes. In it, communication is central to the strategy to introduce new resources, explore their importance, identify them and transform them into renewable wealth for countries, all within the framework of the four main pillars of the IGCF 2023.
Under the Natural Resources Pillar, humanity is alerted to the challenges of climate change, environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources through insightful sessions and inspirational speeches that will continue sustainability, food security, hunger eradication, recycling and solar energy. Discussions will also explore ways countries can invest in their natural resources, their impact on resource sustainability, and the balance between resource abundance and overconsumption.
Under the pillar of intangible wealth, the forum highlights the efforts that should be made to attract human and intellectual resources, which are no less important than natural resources. The discussions also discuss the field of education, revolutionary changes in the concept of teaching and the main experiences of the world in this field. Through its “Technology and Data: The Disruptive Wealth of the Age” tablet, the forum will engage the audience in insightful sessions on artificial intelligence.
Under the pillar “Building the Future of the Wealth of Nations”, the forum will showcase future disruptions that will have far more impact than the Industrial Revolution. Discussions will focus on renewable resources, modern sports, data, advanced knowledge technologies and the education revolution in the age of technology and artificial intelligence.
More than 16 interesting activities organized by leading bodies in strategic areas of interest to specialists, academics, journalists and students will take place in four seminar rooms. Organized by the IGCF in collaboration with the COP28 Presidency, the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and the Sharjah Rubu’ Qarn Foundation, the Sustainability Seminar will highlight challenges and opportunities in the field of sustainability. The Alef Education and Arab Youth Center will organize an Arabic language seminar to promote the role of the Arabic language in government communication. A seminar on cyber security will be hosted by the UAE Cyber Security Council, while a seminar on global media will be hosted by the Emirates News Agency (WAM).
IGCF, in collaboration with the University of Sharjah, will organize a “News Lab” that will include 8 workshops and a panel discussion on different media content creation methods, as well as the highly anticipated “University Challenge”, which will be open to universities. UAE and GCC and organized in collaboration with the United Arab Emirates University (UAE), in addition to the “Researcher Platform” initiative launched by SGMB to provide knowledge-based content and a database for all matters related to government communication. to become an essential reference for practitioners, researchers and academics in the field as well as a forum for the exchange of knowledge and research.
Gov scene. The talks will be organized by 10 panel discussions and speeches in collaboration with several partners such as Trends Research and Advisory, Sharjah Supreme Council for Family Affairs Health Education Department, Sharjah Press Club, Sharjah Media City (Shams), AAEU, Family Department. Development and its branches, and the Department of District and Village Affairs.
During the forum, Trends Research and Advisory will present a report on ways to manage human resources and conserve and develop natural resources in light of global economic challenges. The IGCF will also focus on various topics such as digital health media, the journey of media from traditional to modern formats, the power of artificial intelligence in improving communication in the digital age, the role of educational institutions and media in achieving national sustainability goals, and the role of responsible communication in promoting sustainability visions.
In addition, the platform offers a unique opportunity to discuss the reality and future of media, especially digital media, with younger generations. There will also be a specialized session on the role of district councils as a link between the government and society in strengthening social cohesion.
IGCF 2023 partners will present 29 talks, inspirational talks and workshops in 4 dedicated rooms hosted by Sharjah Government Relations Department, Department of Statistics and Community Development, Department of Agriculture and Livestock and a room dedicated to partners including Sharjah Youth Council, Sharjah Entrepreneurship. center (Sheraa), Rubu’ Qarn Foundation, Sharjah and Trends Research and Advisory to highlight best practices and experiences in various economic and social sectors, enrich knowledge and increase awareness of the importance of communication in supporting sustainable development issues.
Topics will cover critical areas of sustainable development and social well-being, where participants will debate the importance of data in improving development indicators, learn from expert perspectives on developing personal skills and leadership, investing in youth energy, and the most important challenges and solutions for global food security, as well as diplomatic communications as the importance of a tool to build bridges and cooperation between governments and international organizations in various areas of development.
The IGCF will offer three specialized capacity-building programs, including the “Communicating for Success for Young Government Leaders” program organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), an AI skills bootcamp organized by AI Journalism. Research and Forecasting (AIJRF) and the program “Using Behavioral Insights for Better Resource Management” organized by the Behavioral Insights Team (BIT) during the forum.
Pre-Forum activities hosted by leading partner entities provide a gateway to professional experiences that enhance participants’ knowledge and expertise. The IGCF 2023 agenda also includes the ‘COMMS Program for Media and Communication Students’, the ‘Global Media Seminar’ organized by WAM, and the much-anticipated ‘Academic Challenge’ open to UAE and GCC universities and organized in collaboration. with UAE. Activities also include the “Communicating Success for Young Government Leaders” program organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the “AI Skills Camp” organized by the Artificial Intelligence Journalism Research and Forecasting (AIJRF).
Translated by Gihane Fawzi.
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If Oleksandr Usyk has shown anything in his career, it’s that the unified heavyweight world champion has one of the best chins in the heavyweight division, opines Deontay Wilder’s trainer and former boxer Malik Scott.
Usyk will face Daniel Dubois this Saturday in Wroclaw, Poland, where the Ukrainian will put his WBA, WBO and IBF titles on the line against Dubois, the WBA’s “Regular” champion who is up against the toughest challenge of his career.
I got Oleksandr Usyk by stoppage: Malik Scott gives his prediction for Usyk vs. Dubois
While many see Dubois as having an advantage in size, Scott has a different take and believes that even though he hits Usyk, the latter will be benefitted for having one of the best jaws in the division.
“I got Usyk by stoppage,” said Scott regarding the fight. “Dubois is a big guy, obviously if he hit him (Usyk) … But then, if he hit him, it’s almost like, so what? Usyk got one of the best chins in the division. His issue with punching and [taking punches] has nothing to do with his chin. He’s taken harder, better punches from bigger boxers than Daniel Dubois.”
Scott, who has trained with Usyk and is a friend of the unified champion, knows the problem will be for Dubois, the 25-year-old Briton who has shown his punching power, knocking out 18 of his 19 wins.
And while “DDD” has proven his punch with deadly knockouts in his career, Scott insists he hasn’t faced anyone quite like the Ukrainian southpaw, who may not be a knockout but can hurt anyone with his punches.
“Then I think Daniel Dubois is going to overcommit a lot,” Scott went on, “when you overcommit a lot against Oleksandr Usyk he’s able to hurt you, even though he’s not the biggest puncher, he can hurt you with shots you don’t see coming. And Daniel Dubois has never been in the ring with nobody like this. He’s gonna find out very early that there’s levels to this.” [H/T Boxingscene.com] | <urn:uuid:9322d78e-8126-4f85-a0c8-1a3bb99a59d6> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.thesportsroom.org/wilder-trainer-oleksandr-usyk-best-chin/ | 2023-09-24T23:52:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.974035 | 519 |
Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to “keep nude photos and sexualised videos” out of her trial is yet more proof that she is nothing but gruesome
Ghislaine Maxwell might well think it clever to ask to “keep nude photos and sexualised videos” out of her trial, but the mere request is proof that this wicked woman is beyond evil.
With ‘Bouncing Bob’s’ daughter’s cronies also leaking suggestions that ‘Mucky Madam Maxwell’ has “videos of United States politicians having sex with underaged girls,” all we further learn is that this vile viper has lived a life that can only be compared to a slurry pit. If she were even vaguely, remotely decent why would she possess such in the first place?
Meanwhile elsewhere, Prince Andrew has once again been reminded that he should do the decent thing and speak to the FBI by Lisa Bloom, an attorney for a number of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims. In comments to the Mirror, she remarked:
“Unsealing of the Maxwell documents is a positive step. Secrecy favours predators. Transparency helps victims.”
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ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released the results of a new analysis on the potential benefits of allowing commercial drivers additional flexibility when they take their required Hours of Service (HOS) breaks.
In a news release, ATRI said it used “empirical truck GPS data to model the application of split rest beyond the current 8- and 2-hour increments allowed under the existing HOS rules. Through this analysis it was found that drivers could spend less time and money, driving the same distances behind the wheel.
ATRI’s study utilized a congested 40-mile stretch of urban highway in Atlanta to quantify the operational impacts of congestion. The initial assessment using the truck GPS data showed that the time it took to traverse the corridor ranged from a low of 40 minutes to more than 90 minutes during rush hour, a more than doubling of driving time and related operational costs.
ATRI then modeled scenarios where a representative driver operated under the current HOS rules and a flexible 6/4 split rest time. Under the flexible hours, the driver was able to avoid congestion, and completed a 585-mile trip with 45 fewer minutes of drive time. Similar results were also found for 7/3 and 5/5 split scenarios.
When replicated across the industry, a conservative estimated savings in annual drive time of more than 2.3 million hours could be realized with flexible HOS options, along with over $150 million in annual operational cost savings, the release stated.
“One of our biggest challenges with the HOS rules is the lack of flexibility. Under the current rules, when traveling through congested cities like Atlanta, I really have no choice but to sit stuck in traffic and watch my available hours tick away. As ATRI’s study shows, with flexibility in the HOS, I could choose to rest during the worst congested times and make my delivery schedules with less time behind the wheel,” said Gary Helms, an over-the-road driver for Covenant Transport and an America’s Road Team Captain.
A copy of this report is available from ATRI at TruckingResearch.org.
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We departed our Silverthorne house-sit on Monday, the 20th of August. We were ready. The truck was packed and secure and we had what we thought was a good solid plan with a relatively comprehensive route all laid out. Our trip started by heading through the city of Denver with a lower than average amount of nail-biting and minimal expletive execution. After Denver, we diverged to Rt 36 and proceeded across the northern portion of Kansas. A great route with long stretches of corn and soybeans interspersed with stretches of gently rolling hills. The truck’s cruise control managed our speed smoothly and I was yet again thankful for our choice of vehicle platform.
The final route change slightly.
Our first overnight stop was a Walmart Super Center somewhere in northeast Kansas. When we pulled into the large parking lot around 8 pm, there were about twenty to thirty cars in the whole parking lot with only about 4 of them being RV types. I pulled up behind another rig set-up orienting myself crossways through a parking section located on one side of the parking lot. We went into the store, bought a few items and when we returned, an eighteen wheeler had parked skillfully behind us, parallel parking his rig with the rear of his trailer against one end of the parking lot and his truck (the horse) directly behind ours. This was fine, except after twenty minutes or so when he returned from a little shopping, he started his truck and let it idle. I watched him microwave his dinner and watch TV in the back of his rig. We figured maybe by 10 pm, he would turn his truck off so the rest of us could get some sleep. Admittedly, I don’t know the proper etiquette in this type of situation but would hope that sooner or later, common sense would prevail. Silly me. 10 PM came and went and with his truck still idling, I decided to relocate our truck to the other side of the parking lot. As it would turn out, it was a good decision. When I checked around 3 AM his truck was still running and continued to do so even as the sun slowly began to peak over the morning horizon.
Early morning departure from Silverthorne
Fortunately, we were able to salvage some of the night, get a decent nights sleep and proceed on our way through the rest of Kansas and on to Missouri early in the morning. I planned to stop in a little town called Meta, about 40 miles from Jefferson City to do some research for the family tree. Since Jefferson City was on the way and could possibly be of some use, we stopped there as well so that I could ask the local historical society for help, specifically for information about my great, great grandfather. Having hit somewhat of a dead end there, we proceed on to Meta and after finding out the Meta-City Hall building was closed, we called it a day and headed for The Lake of the Ozarks State Park.
Hanging Bridge. A moving experience.
The "My Link" navigation system pulled a fast one on us and steered us through what it thought was a shortcut. In fact, it took us through a few dirt roads one of which included and very narrow hanging suspension bridge. Always thinking of my peeps, I thought it would be interesting for Yvette to get out, and video the vehicle's crossing of the bridge since it seemed like a great video opportunity. Once she gave me the go-ahead, I proceeded across the bridge with Yvette filming the whole ordeal. It became very clear the bridge was pretty “flexible” and that maybe it wouldn’t be good for either one of us to hesitate. So while steering with one hand, I motioned with the other for Yvette to walk a little faster. Which, as it turned out was very difficult because the steel sheets were pretty uneven and the motion of the truck was creating waves which made it even harder for her to walk back-words. At some point, she gave up filming, turned and high tailed it to the other side of the bridge. Once safely on the other side, we turned off the nav system in favor of our "old-school" maps. We then were able to proceed directly to our end of the day destination without further issue. Parking for the night, we then celebrated our survival of the days' event with a few well-earned cocktails. The next day we headed back to Meta then to the town of Vienna for more family research. Admittedly, not a very productive detour in terms of collecting data for my family tree, but it was nice to see some beautiful rolling areas of Missouri's backroads. Having plenty of daylight left, we made our way east yet again.
Plenty of wildlife at Lake of the Ozarks State Park in Missouri
A great option for overnighting, Harvest Host. Quiet, clean and sometimes a great place to get produce, eggs or wine. This is Honey Haven.
Back on the road, we proceeded to our next stop, Cuivre State Park, still within the confines of Missouri. Though it was a nice enough park, we found that sometimes it’s more important to pick that right spot in the park, not just the park itself. We picked a spot which was fairly close to the comfort station (bath-house/bathroom). We didn’t do this for any particular reason, it was just a random selection and has usually worked well in the past. However, this night we discovered an interesting phenomenon. All through the night whenever someone needed to use the bathroom, it seemed a high number of folks actually drove to the bathroom even though they might have only been four hundred feet away from it. Several times during the night headlight beams swept across our truck and opening and closing of doors kept us from getting a decent nights sleep. I’m not sure why, but from what I could see using the street light near the bathhouse, all of these late night bathroom visitors were female. It would seem that most, if not all of our late night visitors, didn't care for the closer bathroom facilities that could have been easily reached on foot.
Honey Haven harvest host for the night. A bit of supper under the big top!
Giving up on any further attempts at a good nights sleep, we rose with the dawn and pushed east again to our next destination, Honey Haven Farm. This was our first “Harvest Host” selection on this easterly trip and we found it to be a very quiet and clean place to stay overnight. And, it was free! This was an Alpaca farm which also had a variety of other farm animals. A popular wedding venue, the grounds were very well manicured and included a large outdoor event-tent next to timber frame barn with plenty of charm. After a nice meal under the big top and fending off a barn cat that seemingly risked its life trying to get some of my supper, we settled in early for another nights rest.
A Harvest Host spot can be a life saver expecially after a long day of driving. A nice queit spot at Honey Haven.
Apple Hill Orchards, our second harvest host. Awnings out to keep the internal temp down.
Off again the next morning, we head east to our new daily destination, another harvest host. Apple Hill Orchards located in Mansfield Ohio gave us another free spot to stop for the night. As with the previous overnight spot at Honey Haven Farm and most other Harvest Host facilities, there are limited or sometimes no hook-ups or facilities so having the ability to be self-sufficient, really gave us an advantage. At this particular spot, we took advantage of the small farm store purchasing eggs and a variety of produce. A long walk at the end of the day after driving for 4 or 5 hours is a relaxing way to end the day and we did so through the vast network of apple and other fruit trees that made up the orchard. Though there was some road noise during the night, we did manage to get a great nights sleep by utilizing the small 12V fans inside the coach creating some subtle white noise.
Fresh road-side corn! 13 for $3! You would think we would have seen a lot of these. Nope. You should see the skid marks on the road I made made we spotted it.
Not being able to find another Harvest Host during our next days' push, we relied on the great state of Pennsylvania to provide us with a state park option for the night. We traveled a fair amount this day and found ourselves at Chapman Lake State Park. A bit of disclosure here. I can’t speak for Yvette, but I am slightly biased against Penn state. Having previously paid a $20 dollar toll, been subject to some of the highest fuel prices, the seemingly endless supply of poorly maintained roads, I guess you could say I have a chip on my shoulder when it comes to the Keystone State. And as it turned out, this park stayed true to our experience. Even though Chapman Lake(We searched everywhere for Don to ask him why?...) didn’t have a drop of water in it due to a dam rebuild, they still charged $40.50 to stay the night. This is the highest we have ever paid for a campground in any of the states we’ve visited. Though, I must say that watching my wife try and negotiate a lower price with park ranger was almost worth the price of admission.
Chapman Lake State Park, $40 a night parking.
We may not have planned it, the next day would be our last leg to our final destination. After starting out from Chapman Lake SP around eight thirty in the morning, We made the decision later that afternoon to make this our final big push. Keeping to the back roads consumes time without making a lot of forward progress. So, when we had the chance, we inched our way to I-84 where we could make better time. Crossing the Hudson River is always a good sign that one is getting closer to home, but by the time we reached it, it was at night, a driving situation my wife would rather not experience. But she was a real trooper and let me navigate through some of the worst drivers of the trip. A huge roadblock in the vicinity of Sandy Hook brought us to a complete stop near an exit that we took advantage of as we needed fuel. While at the pumps just off the exit, knowing that I would only be reentering I-84 that was now a parking lot, I manually reprogrammed the trucks nav system to take us south-east on route 32 into North Haven where I believed I could grab a not-so-busy I-95 north to Old Lyme. My assumption was that since it was Saturday night (around 10:30 pm) chances should be pretty good that there would be little traffic heading away from the city. I was right. We made better time and successfully navigated our way around the I-84 east mess. We arrived just after 11 PM at our destination in Old Lyme making for a long day of driving.
All told, we traveled about 2500 miles in 6 days. We limited our lodging costs by staying at two Harvest Host locations and one Walmart. We did dine out 3 times, but 2 of which were breakfast stops so meal costs were somewhat acceptable. And, our vehicle averaged 14.5 mpg. Not bad for a vehicle that’s about as aerodynamic as a giant shoebox. We both agreed that in the future, inching our way back over a longer period of time would not only be easier but would allow us to take in more of what we set out to do in the first place. | <urn:uuid:9ae8e52a-4eda-4637-8e03-6a0453e36386> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.theturtleandthetiger.com/post/2018/09/08/wagons-east | 2023-09-24T23:40:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.982007 | 2,421 |
This Modulnova TV joinery wall consists of tall units with 10mm thick aluminium tall doors in Bronze Dust finish (inc. vertical LED strip lighting), wall-hung base units with 10mm thick oak veneered flap doors/drawers in Rovere Carbone and matching oak veneered slatted wall panelling.
Width – 3500mm
Height – 2680mm
Depth – 460mm
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witad awards 2023 and vijaya shanthi saripalli
In this year’s Women in Technology and Data Awards, Vijaya Shanthi Saripalli, associate vice president of strategy and operations at Standard Chartered Bank in Cyberjaya, a Malaysian town outside of Kuala Lumpur, won the wellness/work-life balance (end-user) category. Shanthi claims that the majority of her duties involve business management tasks like managing headcount, maintaining estate cleanliness, communicating with stakeholders, and engaging them. Additionally, she is in charge of organising town halls, technical fireside chats, women’s wellness sessions, regular communications on people and technical news, and newsletter production. Shanti has taken on responsibility for her group’s gender equality and diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives in addition to her regular duties. She has also started working on more wellness and work-life balance engagements.
Know About Vijaya Shanthi Saripalli
She is most proud of the programme “Let’s Talk,” which was designed as a “space” where female employees could gather and talk about anything and everything. We talked because that was our only intention, according to Shanthi. “Let’s Talk quickly developed into a safe haven for women to congregate, exchange stories, and work together. Over the course of 15 months, more than 100 women working in technology and data met regularly to talk about a wide range of topics, including fitness advice, overcoming bias against women in the field, travel experiences, and family ties during the pandemic.
When questioned about the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns and the degree to which they had acted as a catalyst for change within the business, Shanthi focuses on the benefits that came as a result of what had been a particularly traumatic time for the vast majority of people worldwide. Digital collaboration tools have been widely adopted in both our personal and professional lives as a result of COVID-19, according to the author. “To improve our mobility, teamwork, and innovation, the bank continues to invest in cutting-edge digital capabilities and collaborate with cutting-edge industry players. We were also given more flexibility in terms of how, when, and where we work. By the end of 2022, 78% of our coworkers in 43 markets had flexible work schedules. As a result, our teams are able to work more closely with clients, coworkers, and their teams while also cutting down on travel expenses, carbon emissions, and commute times.
Due to family obligations, Shanthi began her career relatively late, but she has quickly risen through the ranks at Standard Chartered. I had to start from scratch as a technical writer because I began my career six years later than my peers, the author claims. “I soon understood that the only two things that no one can take away from me are talent and tenacity. I also had the good fortune to be hired for my talent rather than my years of experience when the right opportunities and people came along.
After working for Standard Chartered for a short time as a vendor employee, Shanthi left the company. However, the head of communications at the time remembered her from her involvement with a women’s network a year prior and rehired her. “A global head saw me conducting a roadshow, and that was my next big break as a communications lead,” she claims. “The right place, right people, and the right time, as well as the fact that I persisted, led to almost all of the roles that were subsequently offered to me.” | <urn:uuid:d14371d4-02d1-46ff-8c12-ed036e3ba99f> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.theworkersrights.com/witad-awards-2023-and-vijaya-shanthi-saripalli/ | 2023-09-24T22:50:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.97932 | 754 |
Preparing Your Students For College Admissions
For both traditional and homeschooled students attending college after high school, the admissions process can be daunting. Most students apply in January or February of 12th grade, find out admissions decisions by April, and make their college choices by May 1. That means that high school seniors are already involved in this process and that now is the perfect time for juniors and even sophomores to start thinking about college admissions. Delaying college after high school is also an option, but if the intention to go to college is there, make sure the reason for delaying is a good one. One year often turns into more! For those ready to start the process, here are some of the steps your high school student can take to prepare:
One of the early steps (that is also really fun) for those planning to go to college after high school is to research possible colleges. Go online and look at college websites, request information, and visit campuses if you can. Be sure to check for the following:
- Locate colleges that have majors of interest: While your child may not be 100% sure of a future career path after high school, help him or her make a list of some possible majors that may be of interest. This will allow a change of major without changing colleges should he or she decide that a particular major is no longer realistic. Your child may also want to volunteer or participate in an internship early on to find out whether a major/career that seems interesting is still so when experienced on a daily basis.
- Find colleges that are a good fit: Once you have found a college that fits financial goals and contains majors of interest, help your child discover whether it “feels right.” Go to open houses, visit the campus several times, shadow a current student through classes, and talk to faculty and other students. Also, make sure necessary services are available (i.e., ESL, special needs) and that extracurricular activities are a good fit.
- Learn the admissions requirements: What is the average GPA of incoming students? Does your child need to take admissions tests or write an essay? What core courses will be required? Can your child take certain high school classes to better prepare? In order to avoid unintentionally delaying college after high school, make sure you are aware of all the important deadlines.
Taking College Admissions Tests
Some colleges require nationally-normed admissions tests for admittance and for scholarships. Both tests are typically taken in the spring of 11th grade or in 12th grade; however, preparation can begin much earlier. The two primary admissions tests are the ACT (formerly the American College Testing assessment) and the SAT (formerly Scholastic Aptitude/Achievement Test):
- ACT: The ACT covers five core areas, including English, math, reading, writing (optional), and science. Students can get experience taking the ACT by registering for the PreACT in 10th grade or early in the fall of 11th grade, and there are many test prep resources online.
- SAT: The SAT contains tests in reading, writing and language, and math, and has an optional SAT essay required by some colleges. Students can take the practice PSAT 10 in 10th grade (spring) or the PSAT in 11th grade (fall), or even the PSAT 8/9 in 8th or 9th grade. The PSAT is also a qualifying test for the National Merit® Scholarship Program when students say “yes” to the free Student Search Service®.
Research Scholarships, Grants & Funding
Another important step in helping your students prepare for college admissions is researching financial aid such as scholarships, grants and other forms of funding. Doing so will help your family offset some, if not all, of the costs of attending college. In addition to the cost of tuition, students will also have to pay for books, supplies, personal expenses, transportation, plus room and board if they will be living on campus. Below are some of the funding options available for college-bound students.
- State scholarships based on test scores
- Merit-based scholarships for high GPAs, SAT/ACT scores, etc.
- Athletic scholarships for specific sports
- Financial aid including loans, grants, work-study, tuition assistance
- Scholarships for specific colleges, minorities, students with autism, by state, major, and more
College Admissions Offices may have unique requirements, but many require that you include transcripts of high school grades, test scores, and a written application and essay. Be sure to do the following early enough to meet admissions deadlines:
- Gather Records/Create a Portfolio: Chances are your student already has a transcript or progress report with grades and documentation of achievements, volunteer hours, etc. Keep all these records in one place so that you are ready to send copies or originals.
- Send Test Results: You may also need to request that scores from high school tests and admissions tests be sent to the colleges of interest.
- Write the College Essay/Writing Sample: Start early with drafts of any required essay or writing sample. Some colleges place a higher weight on these to ensure that students admitted are a good fit, and some may use the essay as a criterium for scholarships. Some colleges use the writing sample for placement decisions for English/Composition courses.
As mentioned above, admissions and placement decisions may depend partially on the college essay or writing sample. Some colleges also require placement testing to determine entry levels for basic core courses (i.e., reading, writing, and math). Most important, however, is to give your child the best foundation for success once admitted. Some colleges offer pre-college summer camps to help with foundational skills, but here are a few activities your child can do on his/her own:
- Reading: Take advantage of the reading comprehension lessons within Time4Learning’s High School Curriculum. Review necessary skills and strategies from English language arts lessons, as well as social studies and science lessons where reading skills are embedded.
- Math: Review math skills through Time4Learning’s High School Math Curriculum, especially skills for which calculators may have taken the place of knowledge (i.e., remember long division!). Some college placement tests want to see math problems completed by hand!
You got your child to the preK-12 grade finish line! Now college after school may be the next logical step. Being ready for college can provide your child with confidence, can save you money, and can enable your child to get the most out of the college experience. Enjoy this exciting time!
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TSR Update: Copy Projects and Use Project Templates
We’re happy to announce a new version of TSR; 7.3.5.
In this version we’ve made it possible to copy an existing project, so that you can easily create a new one similar to it.
This can also be used to have a form of project template, which you can then copy when needed.
To do so, you simply click ‘Copy’ next to the relevant project:
It will then open the new project, which you can then choose to save if you wish.
Your account has already been updated, so we hope that you’ll find this new feature useful.
As always, let us know if we can help in any way.
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Astralis has registered one of its best records in CS:GO. The side has made it into the finals of BLAST Premier Spring with 16-14s and a crucial decider that went to the overtime session for players to display what they are still capable of under important circumstances.
The Danish side beat OG in its first-ever elite tournament. One of the players to have recorded their best figures is AWPer, with a positive 31 K/D ratio that is backed by a rating of 1.11. This holds true across all the 11 maps that were played. dev1ce came back to the lineup to finish with the best K/D ratio.
Both sides posed an equal threat at the beginning of the event from Inferno; however, a weak defensive show was mutually delivered throughout the gameplay. Some of the top esports betting sites have seen a lot of close calls, except for this one.
A lead of 8-7 was what the Danes really needed before realizing that it could be difficult to hold onto it. They did lose the first six rounds consecutively, only to bounce back stronger. Their own map pick did not work well since the side lost a 1v2 clutch at 14-15.
Vertigo welcomed the teams with little to no change in the way the event went on. OG did get a strong K/D figure of 33 across 30 rounds played, courtesy of flameZ. It was later the efficient performance of dev1ce that turned the tables around. The map began looking a lot different, with a slight chance by dev1ce. Coupled with flameZ and the game was set for the remaining time.
The T side gave the international team a narrow lead with 14-12 as the final tally. What really took the series to the decider was gla1ve finding impactful kills during the concluding moments of the match. Ancient welcomed the players to compete in the decider and give the fans what they were at the venue for, a winner.
The knife round went on for a surprising turn when the Danes picked the T side to start on. The side took a lead of 10-1 to justify their stand of going against the mood of the evening. Individual performances by blameF and gla1ve left a huge impact during the session. They did pull the side to the victory table by not letting OG secure positivity in the next four rounds.
A poor site hold from dev1ce and Xyp9x put the team in a weaker position while defending the lead. Australis consecutive wins ultimately drained the finances of its opponents, who then could change things only with a miracle. OG looked to have a stronger hold at the driver’s side, but it was an error-ridden overtime that took away their moment of celebration and handed it over to Australia.
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The First Battle of Bull Run was the first major land battle of the war. It occurred near Manassas, Virginia. Union forces from Washington, DC totaling 28,450, under the command of General Irvin McDowell, attempted to surprise 32,230 Confederate troops. The Union suffered nearly 3,000 casualties. This is the battle that earned "stonewall" Jackson his name. | <urn:uuid:58a705e4-9b16-422a-8119-bf8f7d850f58> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/the-civil-war-reconstruction-1861-1877 | 2023-09-25T00:59:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00598.warc.gz | en | 0.957283 | 79 |
If you live in Lockport and maintain a garden or landscape, much of your success with it depends on the right kind of soil. Soil Mix Supply, a division of Tim Wallace Landscape Supply, provides the soil choices for supporting the results you desire.
We screen and pulverize bulk soil onsite. You can choose from one of our prepared blends or request a custom mix based on specs you give us.
You also can either pick up your soil or request soil delivery. For soil pick-up, simply order at least one cubic yard. For soil delivery, order at least two cubic yards (up to 14).
Lockport IL Soil Supply
With so many pre-formulated blends ready to go, we may already have the landscape or garden soil you’re looking for.
- Premium Compost Mix 50% Mushroom Compost, 50% Organic Compost
- Enriched Topsoil Mix 50% Topsoil, 50% Organic Mushroom Compost
- Landscape Planting Mix 50% Topsoil, 50% Organic Compost
- Premium Topsoil Mix 50% Topsoil, 50% Purple Cow Compost
- Premium Garden Mix 50% Topsoil, 25% Purple Cow Compost, 25% Fine Sand
- Perennial Garden Mix 50% Pine Bark Fines, 50% Organic Compost
- Raised Bed Mix 50% Topsoil, 25% Coarse Sand, 25% Organic Compost
- Tim’s Original Garden Mix 50% Topsoil, 25% Organic Compost, 25% Fine Sand
- Enriched Vegetable Garden Mix 50% Topsoil, 50% Composted Horse Manure
- Topdressing Mix 50% Topsoil, 50% Fine Sand
- Lawn Repair Mix 50% Topsoil, 25% Mushroom Compost, 25% Fine Sand
Lockport IL Bulk Topsoil and Delivery
For projects requiring black dirt, we screen, pulverize and dry-store bulk topsoil. You can pick up your material from our Supply Yard and Garden Center or arrange delivery priced by the yard. Stop in at our facility or call (630) 759-5552 for details.
Lockport IL Organic Material
Compost contributes to Lockport gardens and landscapes by adding organic matter and nutrients to the soil. If you’re working on a vegetable garden, compost provides a superb amendment.
Our selection of organic material for your garden includes:
- Organic Mushroom Compost Composted straw, horse manure and peat
- Organic Compost Recycled leaves, vegetable scraps and small twigs turned into a rich soil amendment (Black Gold)
- Purple Cow Classic Compost Finely screened plant materials free of manure, weed seeds and pathogens
- Composted Horse Manure Aged and turned to make it especially useful for vegetable gardens
Lockport Landscaping and Garden Soil – Let’s Connect!
Our supply experts always welcome the opportunity to learn about your garden or landscape project and help you pick the perfect soil. Visit our facility or call us at (630) 759-5552. Also be sure to let us know when you need to buy topsoil in bulk (as well as have it delivered)!
The next time you’re ready to plant, scoop up some of your soil and consider its texture. Is it dense and heavy, or loose and free?
All soils are a mixture of minerals, mainly clay, sand and silt. Different soil types will often contain more of one mineral than others. This determines each type’s density, drainage rate and nutrient retention.
Main soil types include:
- Clay Tiny, dense particles hold large reserves of moisture and nutrients. Clay soil also drains slowly; when dry, it can harden and become compacted.
- Sandy Large particles allow easy passage of water and important nutrients.
- Silts Fine particles pack together tightly, which can interfere with drainage and circulation of air.
- Loam A balance of clay, sand and silt, it is rich in humus (the residue of the organic matter’s decomposition). Loam is the ideal soil for most plants.
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Are you looking for the best testosterone booster to help improve your health and fitness? With so many products on the market, it can be difficult to decide which one is right for you. This comprehensive guide will provide all the information you need to make an informed decision.
Learn about different types of testosterone boosters, their benefits, potential side effects, and more as we navigate through this complex world together. Take control of your body and reach your goals with our help!
Introduction to Testosterone Boosters
Testosterone boosters are dietary supplements that aim to naturally increase the amount of testosterone in your body. This hormone plays a vital role in male health, helping with muscle development, energy levels, and overall well-being. For those looking to enhance their physical performance and strength, as well as improve other areas of life such as libido or fertility, a natural testosterone booster could be an ideal choice.
In this comprehensive guide, we will take you through what these products are, what ingredients they contain, and explain how they work so that you can make an informed decision on whether it is right for you.
Benefits of Using Testosterone Boosters
Testosterone boosters are becoming increasingly popular as a way to help increase the body’s natural production of this vital hormone. Many potential users may be unsure exactly what testosterone boosters can do and how they work, but it’s important to understand the many benefits associated with these supplements.
The use of testosterone boosters has been linked to improved libido, increased energy levels, boosted muscle growth, and better overall health. For men looking to build strength or increase their performance in sports or other physical activities, testosterone is an essential component for success.
Testosterone helps regulate muscle mass and increases endurance during workouts; it also assists with recovery times following exercise sessions. By increasing natural levels of testosterone through supplementation, athletes may experience enhanced stamina and more efficient muscle growth over time.
Another major benefit of taking a quality testosterone booster is that it can help improve moods by reducing stress levels and anxiety-related symptoms. For those struggling with low self-esteem or depression due to low energy levels or poor sexual performance, supplementing with a well-formulated product may provide welcome relief from these debilitating issues.
Types of Testosterone Boosters
When it comes to testosterone boosters, there are several types available to choose from. Creatine is a well-known supplement that can help promote muscle growth and strength gains in both men and women.
Tribulus Terrestris is another popular choice among athletes as it helps the body naturally produce more of its testosterone. ZMA is another powerful supplement, combining zinc, magnesium aspartate, and vitamin B6 for increased levels of free circulating testosterone. Additionally, DHEA supplements are known to increase natural levels of testosterone while helping improve libido, moods, and energy levels in men with low T levels.
Finally, Tongkat Ali has become a popular option due to its potential ability to improve male fertility by increasing sperm count and motility when taken daily over an extended period.
Testosterone booster stack are a great way to increase your overall testosterone levels and improve your overall health. With the right combination of ingredients, testosterone boosters stacks can have a positive effect on energy levels, libido, muscle mass, and strength.
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New research published by a doctoral student from the University of California at Berkeley shows that couples who experience trouble sleeping are more likely to fight. If you are suffering sleep problems, it’s likely that this study confirms your personal experience.
Fortunately, with sleep apnea or snoring treatment, you may be able to get better sleep so you and your loved one can better enjoy your wedded bliss.
Two Studies, One Conclusion
The study, published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, confirms previous research showing that poor sleep can lead to conflict within couples, and expands our understanding of the mechanisms that create this conflict.
In the first part of the study, 78 young adults involved in romantic relationships made daily reports about their sleep quality and relationship experiences over a period of two weeks. Couples reported more conflict after a poor night’s sleep. This happened even if the poor night’s sleep was an isolated occurrence for individuals who are generally good sleepers.
In the second part of the study, 71 couples were brought into the lab to be observed performing conflict resolution. First, individuals rated their previous night’s sleep, then were asked to discuss a source of conflict in their relationship. Interactions were taped, and following the discussion were asked to rate their own and their partner’s behavior and emotions. When participants slept poorly, they tended to feel more negative feelings toward their partner. Poor sleep also affected their ability to accurately judge their partner’s emotional state.
Good sleep, on the other hand, contributed to better conflict resolution.
Sleep Apnea and Snoring Can Lead to Chronic Poor Sleep
If you or your partner are suffering from sleep apnea, you are likely experiencing poor sleep every night, or almost every night. Sleep apnea is when your breathing is interrupted temporarily during sleep, forcing you to awaken partly to restore breathing. This can happen hundreds of times a night, preventing you from getting quality sleep, and you may not be aware of it.
Snoring can also lead to poor sleep. Partners of snorers lose more than an hour of sleep every night.
Fortunately, snoring and sleep apnea treatment can reduce or eliminate this source of conflict, so you can experience a better night’s sleep and a better day with your loved ones.
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Maker: Nestlé Japan
Available in gift box (12 pieces of mini Kit Kat) or individually.
Box size: 12 cm x 20cm
Contain 0.056% alcohol
Made in Japan
This is a limited edition Rum Raisin Kit Kat from Tokyo, a very subtle and sweet taste of white chocolate and rum raisin mix!
These Kit Kat are only available in Japan as one of the favorites snacks among Japanese and tourists.
This product is no longer in stock
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River Island to expand into the US
River Island is preparing to open its first US stores, after it has seen online sales in the market surge.
The retailer’s chief executive Will Kernan told The Mail on Sunday the brand is now seeing several times the amount of sales in the US post pandemic compared to pre-pandemic. He added that River Island has seen surging sales in locations like California, New York, Texas and Florida, and now sees the US as “a major growth opportunity”.
“Even though the brand is not well known in certain parts of the US, what’s interesting is that the product is resonating strongly,” Kernan told the paper.
The brand says it has a “long-term” plan to invest in the US and is looking to better understand the market before deciding how to invest in it.
River Island had seen sales decline during the pandemic, posting a loss of £36.2m in 2020, but managed to recoup this last year, posting an operating profit of £73.5m in 2021.
One third of consumers have traded down during cost of living crisis
One in three UK consumers are already buying more own brand or value products during the cost of living crisis, finds research from KPMG.
The survey of 3,000 UK consumers carried out in early September finds essential household costs, such as food, energy, mortgage or rent, have risen by an average of £145.50 per month compared to when 2022 began. In reaction to these increased essential costs, just over a quarter (26%) say they are buying fewer non-essential items than in 2021.
As well as swapping to own brands, one in four say they are switching brands, with a similar proportion reporting they are now shopping at cheaper retailers. Eating out is the area where most consumers (59%) say they are cutting down. One in five of those surveyed also report swapping eating out for premium home cooked meals.
Clothing (54%) and takeaways (51%) are the next most common areas of spending reduction. Eating out, clothing and takeaways have consistently been the areas where most consumers report cutting down on, with polling in April and December 2021 bringing back similar results.
Perhaps surprisingly, a greater amount of the 3000 consumers say that they are feeling more secure (37%) than less secure (22%) in their financial circumstances than they were at the beginning of the year. This represented a reversal from a survey carried out by KPMG in April, when 34% feeling less secure versus 26% feeling more secure.
KPMG’s UK head of consumer markets, retail and leisure Linda Ellett says this increased security may be down to the actions consumers are taking on their own spending.
“It’s clear that consumers are responding where they can – altering how much they buy, what they buy and where they buy it. Retailers are also responding and will need to continue to be data driven to anticipate and adapt to changes in demand,” she says.
Shelter rejects cost of living ‘hacks’ in new campaign
Shelter has launched a campaign offering an alternative to purported “hacks” for the cost of living crisis, calling on the government to take action to make housing more affordable.
The housing and homelessness charity features tongue-in-cheek money-saving hacks in its new campaign, such as reusing old teabags or cancelling a Netflix account. It contrasts these small-scale ideas that put the onus on the individual, with what the charity believes is the real solution – the government taking action on housing.
The campaign was devised internally after research from Shelter found almost 1.1 million private renters in England – one in seven – have had their rent increased in the last month. The charity has also experienced an influx of calls to its emergency helpline from people concerned about keeping a roof over their head due to surging rent and other bills.
“Every day we’re being bombarded in the news by cost of living hacks. But whatever the latest hack is, it’s just a sticking plaster that can’t possibly cure runaway rents that are pushing people into homelessness,” says Shelter’s director of communications, policy and campaigns Osama Bhutta.
“Our campaign shows how these cost of living hacks are negligible in the face of the scale of the housing emergency. By making our audience look twice, we hope to raise awareness of the reality for struggling renters and show that it’s time the government takes action to make housing genuinely affordable.”
The campaign launches today across social media, outdoor, contextual posts on sites like Reddit, and an editorial partnership with Vice. It will also see beer mats, designed to prompt conversation, being launched in pubs, as well as tailored creative outside the Conservative Party conference next month.
The campaign is supported by media planning from Yonder Media.
Morrisons owners ask staff to invest in their own company
Morrisons has reportedly asked its own staff, from supermarket managers upwards, to invest their own money in the business.
The Guardian reports that the supermarket’s private equity owners have asked its own staff to invest thousands of pounds in the business, with the newspaper’s source saying that while the contribution would be voluntary, some staff have reported feeling under pressure to invest.
The source says that middle management level departmental heads have been asked for £10,000 while the department directors had been asked for £25,000 each. The minimum money to invest is £2,000. It is understood that those who do invest will be eligible for a special bonus, equivalent to 60% of the amount they were asked to invest before tax.
“The opportunity to invest in the future of Morrisons was incredibly popular throughout the business with over 800 colleagues, or more than 90% of those eligible, choosing to invest,” says a spokesperson for the supermarket.
Morrisons was recently replaced as the fourth biggest UK supermarket by discounter Aldi, which overtook it in terms of market share. Sales for the supermarket in the three months to 4 September fell by 4.1%.
Harrods celebrates launch of beauty rewards scheme
Luxury department store Harrods has launched MyBeauty, a rewards scheme focused on beauty.
The initiative, which is an extension of the existing Harrods Rewards programme, will give members the ability to earn points on beauty purchases, early access to launches and invitations to events. Members must join Harrods Rewards, before they can get access to MyBeauty, but membership of both programmes is free.
To celebrate the launch of MyBeauty, members will receive £20 in Rewards points with their first £25 spend, plus double Rewards points on all beauty purchases up until the 6th November 2022.
The retailer is also laying on ‘The H beauty Carnival’ which will offer festivities including masterclasses, live DJs, a carnival-themed champagne bar takeover and beauty vending machines. The tickets are free for MyBeauty members but must be booked in advance.
“With the launch of MyBeauty, we aim to connect with our extensive beauty community and offer a shopping experience and benefits uniquely tailored to them,” says Harrods director of beauty, Annalise Fard.
“We have worked extensively to create a beauty loyalty proposition that will support the long-term engagement of our customers across all Harrods beauty channels, while complementing our existing Harrods Rewards programme.”
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