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As the world slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, our attention is once again turning to in-person gatherings and a return to normalcy. And the best news is, we (finally) get to travel again!
The City of Lights, the City of Love — Paris goes by many names. With stunning architecture and history, it’s no surprise it will be a hot destination post-travel ban. There’s nothing like an elegant Paris, France event to make your experience even more memorable. To help you get back into the swing of things, we’ve researched major Paris events and festivals to look forward to in the year ahead.
There are certain dates in the Paris events calendar any visitor should take note of. Several of these annual Paris festivals are well worth planning your entire trip around.
Here’s a brief rundown of some of the big recurring events in Paris:
If there were ever a Paris, France event that defines the city, it would be Paris Fashion Week. For the men’s fashion and haute couture shows, the event occurs in January and June/July, whereas the women take the stage in March and September/October.
Parisians consider their city to be the world’s style capital, and fashionistas from all over the world flock to this glamorous Paris event. For celebrity spotters, consider making your way to the Grand Palais or Espace Eiffel to see some stars.
Everyone knows one of the biggest attractions France can offer is the incredible food. One of the most important festivals in Paris is a tribute to the country’s gastronomic heritage. Since French cuisine was honored by UNESCO, this three-day foodie festival takes place throughout Paris.
From banquets to tastings and special market days, Paris shows off the best of French food and drink. If you want to try it out, make sure to plan your trip mid-to-late March.
Part of the social season in Western Europe, Roland Garros is one of the world’s four grand slam tennis tournaments. From the high-profile Philippe Chatrier court to the Suzanne Lenglen and Simonne Mathieu courts, get your tickets early as they’re in high demand.
For the best chance of getting tickets to the biggest games, make sure you purchase your tickets as early as mid-March.
To attend Roland Garros, plan your trip for May/June.
Enjoy an even more unique trip to Paris as the streets come to life with incredible music. Free parties and concerts pop up around the city to match up with the summer solstice. Ask anyone where the best parties are, and you’ll always get different answers, but we recommend Place Denfert-Rochereau.
Fall in love with the city all over again each time you wander the streets to the tunes of free live music. If you want to experience this unique street festival, it usually takes place in mid-to-late June.
Paris Pride, or Marche des Fiertés, is one of the world’s biggest annual celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community. Taking place in June, various locations around Paris join the carnival procession and contribute to the amazing concerts throughout the city.
If you want to join one big party supporting the LGBTQ+ community, or you’re looking for a Paris event that really sparkles, this is the event to attend.
Taking place at the Palace of Versailles, this event harkens back to King Louis XIV’s famous banquets. The Sun King was well-known for his nobility-packed masquerade balls. Today, it’s the ordinary people who get to enjoy splendid luxury at one of the world’s most stunning buildings.
Visit the outskirts of Paris in June and conform to the dress code of authentic 18th century baroque. Don’t worry if you’re fresh out of baroque outfits — specialist outlets throughout the city are ready and waiting to rent or sell everything you need to party all night long, 18th-century style.
The above list is just a (very) short selection of festivals in Paris. There are countless major and minor events taking place throughout every month of the year.
Let’s discuss what you can look forward to if you decide on a post-pandemic trip to the stunning French capital for the upcoming fall and winter seasons.
Summer is well-known to be stifling in Paris, especially because not all old buildings have air conditioning. This is why there’s no better option than an open-air cinema event.
Situated in the Parc de la Villette, huge crowds descend on the northeast of Paris to sample the best of French film. Don’t worry if you’re not versed in French cinema, there’s also a great selection of old and new foreign releases.
Grab a prime picnic spot, bring along a bottle of wine, and soak in the atmosphere of a late Parisian summer evening.
Outside of the U.S., Paris is the lowkey jazz capital of the world. For musical Paris, France events, look no further than an August/September trip to Paris.
Located around La Villette, this celebration of jazz legends like Django Reinhardt and Duke Ellington, who lived in the city, sees jazz ensembles paying tribute. A range of big names from world music and hip-hop also present a truly eclectic mix of musical genius.
In the western portion of Paris, the city holds the annual horse race at the Hippodrome de Longchamp. It just so happens to be one of the most prestigious horse races in the world and a staple of the Paris events calendar.
Visit Paris in October to see this racing holy grail. Don’t worry about dolling up for this historic race because the dress code is always laissez-faire.
Think you’ve already seen everything a Paris event has to offer? Stroll over to Paris’s steepest neighborhood in October and tackle the hills of Montmartre.
Each year, the locals descend upon this private vineyard to celebrate one of the country’s most famous vintages. If you’ve got a nose for incredible wine, this Paris event is simply unmissable.
From free tastings to dance parties and charity wine auctions, the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre is a marvel to behold.
Paris has wine, it has fashion, and it has music. And of course, it also has chocolate. Schedule a trip to the Paris Expo in Porte de Versailles this October to enjoy the Salon du Chocolat.
Chocoholics cannot miss out on the world’s largest chocolate festival. As far as events in Paris go, the Salon du Chocolat is mastery and craftsmanship unmatched. The world’s greatest chocolatiers attend the Salon to show off incredible party pieces, sell premium goods, and conduct workshops.
One may get a different impression when hearing about the Paris Pitchfork Festival. Rather than a political revolution, the Pitchfork Festival is a celebration of all things music.
Set inside a former slaughterhouse in the Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris invites the best international pop, alternative rock, and hip-hop acts to play old classics and brand-new symphonies.
Past headliners include the Knife and Skepta. If it’s the best in music, you’ll probably find it here.
To see the latest headliners in person, buy your tickets to this November festival early. It sells out fast and is perhaps the quickest growing festival on the Paris events calendar.
This one is less of an official Paris, France event and more of a suggestion for a beautiful time to visit. The lights of Paris in December before Christmas are just one of the many magical reasons to plan a visit during the winter months.
From the Rue de Rivoli to the City Hall and, of course, the Eiffel Tower, witness the spellbinding spectacle at this most special time of year.
Visit the Tuileries Christmas Market or shop the wooden chalets in front of City Hall; there’s simply no better place in the world to experience the magic of the holiday parties.
While there are countless reasons why you should visit Paris, upcoming events may give you some inspiration for when to visit. Don’t want to wait for a Parisian event? You can plan your own with the help of SmartWorks.
But why Paris?
Paris is a city that has enchanted millions worldwide. Even today, there’s something about Paris you just can’t find anywhere else.
From history to culture to style to cuisine, this is a city that has it all. Consider hosting your next event in the French capital, and let us help you with the venue.
We specialize in helping businesses put on everything from gala dinner parties to full product launches, providing the space needed to make sure your event goes off without a hitch. Contact us today to find out more about how we can support your next Paris, France event.
While the world is steadily marching towards normalcy, nobody knows what the future holds, and plans can change at any time. Make sure you have someone on your side who can keep you updated on the latest rules and regulations.
From socially distanced events to high standards of hygiene, SmartWorks has helped thousands of people to put on events that are memorable, fun, and, most of all, safe.
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The Australian Federal election is happening on 2 July…and we need your help to advocate for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
The Jobs for Families Child Care Package has been introduced with the intention of creating a “…more affordable, flexible and accessible child care system…” however, evidence shows, this package will lead to significantly reduced participation in early learning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children experiencing vulnerability.
There are 2 major changes proposed which significantly change how education services are provided:
- The Budget Based Funding (BBF) Program– the specific program designed for areas where a user pays model is not viable – will be abolished. 80% of families participating in BBF services fall within the lowest income bracket, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children overrepresented among this population.
- Access to subsidised early childhood education and care (ECEC) services will be halved for children whose families earn less than $65,000 per annum (an estimated 78% of Indigenous children participating in the BBF program) and who don’t meet the ‘activity test’.
The consequences of these changes will be to tie quality early years education, to a child’s family’s income level and work status. As the Package is currently constructed:
- 46% of families in the lowest income bracket are eligible for less subsidised hours of childcare than they are currently attending with an average reduction of 13 hours per week.
- The average change in hourly fees is most extreme for families earning less than $65,000 per year due to the impact of the activity test. The average change in out-of-pocket costs for these families who are negatively impacted is $5.06 per hour.
As a parent, you know how critical these early years are for kids. We urge you to consider how the Jobs for Families Child Care Package will limit fundamental resources for families and children who would benefit from quality early years education and care the most.
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This is a comment on Jonathan Cutrell's Developer Tea podcast episode Skill-Building Is Not One Dimensional
Important: I love Jonathan's podcast and consider it one of my most important resources!
So with that said, to Jonathan:
While I appreciate--and agree with!--the intent of this episode, I really have to take exception to the terminology. It reached the point of redefining--or maybe "un-defining"--words. Ability, capability, and capacity all are synonymous enough to not work well for this subject and distinctions you were trying to make.
Interestingly to me, capability and capacity ("to take in") are more closely related than ability ("to hold") and capability. Here's the skinny from the apex of resources, the Oxford English Dictionary.
"able, adj., adv., and n.". OED Online. June 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www-oed-com.research.cincinnatilibrary.org/view/Entry/377?rskey=TAJpgt&result=1&isAdvanced=false (accessed July 18, 2021).
< Anglo-Norman abil, abill, Anglo-Norman and Middle French able, habile, hable, Middle French abile, abille, habille (second half of the 12th cent. in Anglo-Norman as haiable ; end of the 12th cent. in Old French in a text from Lorraine as aule , showing vocalization of medial -b- ; French habile ) (of a person) able-bodied, muscular, powerful (second half of the 12th cent. in Anglo-Norman), (of an inanimate object or fact) suitable, fit, appropriate (second half of the 13th cent.), (of a person) competent, expert (end of the 13th cent.), legally capable, entitled, or qualified (end of the 13th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman, frequently with reference to ability to inherit; this use is apparently not paralleled in continental French until later (1390 with reference to ability to sue, 1461 with reference to ability to inherit)), (of a ship) seaworthy (c1440 or earlier in Anglo-Norman), (of a person) intelligent, clever (1555) < classical Latin habilis easy to handle, easily dealt with, suitable, fit for a purpose, in post-classical Latin also vigorous (5th cent.), worthy (1448 in a British source) < habēre to hold (see habit n.) + -ilis -il suffix. In senses A. 3a and A. 4 (which are apparently not paralleled in French) after classical Latin habilis. Compare Old Occitan abil (14th cent.), Catalan hàbil (1490 as †àbil ), Spanish hábil (late 14th cent.; also †abil ), Portuguese hábil (15th cent. as †abile , †aville ), Italian abile (end of the 13th cent. or earlier; also †habile ). Compare later habile adj. 4 and see discussion at that entry, and also unable adj. and later inhabile adj.
Abil, Habil, "to hold", suitable, fit
In predicative use, with for (in early use also with to). Capable of, having sufficient strength or power for; ready for, fit to cope with. Now chiefly Irish English.
In predicative use, with infinitive or without complement: having the means, capacity, or qualifications to do something; having sufficient power; in such a position that a particular action is possible; worthy, qualified, competent, capable.
Since very late Middle English or early modern English, to be able (to) has been used (with all tenses of to be) as an alternative to or replacement for can and could (see can v.1 II.) in contexts relating to ability and possibility, and is now chiefly so used. In standard English since that period can has lacked an infinitive, present participle, past participle, and gerund; to be able (to) is used to replace this verb in compounds with other auxiliaries (especially supplying a future tense and perfect tenses) and in non-finite constructions. Occurrence of a passive verb in the to-infinitive is relatively unusual, being generally limited to contexts in which to be able conveys potentiality, permission, or likelihood rather than active power. See also unable adj. 1a.
Now Scottish, Irish English (northern), and Newfoundland.
Of a person, the body, etc.: having general physical strength; vigorous, powerful, muscular. Cf. able-bodied adj.
Of a thing (esp. a boat): strong, substantial, well built.
Of a person, an achievement, etc.: having or showing general intelligence, skill, or aptitude; talented, clever. Cf. ability n. 6, habile adj. 4.
"capable, adj. and n.". OED Online. June 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www-oed-com.research.cincinnatilibrary.org/view/Entry/27354?redirectedFrom=capable (accessed July 18, 2021).
< French capable (= Provençal capable), < late Latin capābil-em (in early theological use: see Du Cange), irregularly < Latin capĕre to take. The regular formation would have been capibilis; perhaps capābilis was influenced by capax: Beda Lib. de Orthogr. has ‘capax, qui facile capit; capabilis, qui facile capitur’ (Du Cange); so Augustine, but Cassiodorus c575 has it in the active sense = capax, as in the modern languages.
- Able to take in, receive, contain, or hold; having room or capacity for. Const. of, for, or infinitive. Obsolete.
- absol. Able to hold much; roomy, capacious.
Able or fit to receive and be affected by; open to, susceptible:
Able to be affected by; of a nature, or in a condition, to allow or admit of; admitting; susceptible. Const. of, also absol.
- Having the needful capacity, power, or fitness for (some specified purpose or activity). Const. of; formerly also infinitive.
"capacity, n.". OED Online. June 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www-oed-com.research.cincinnatilibrary.org/view/Entry/27368?redirectedFrom=capacity (accessed July 18, 2021).
15th cent. capacyte , < French capacité , < Latin capācitāt-em , noun of state < capāx , capāci- able to take in:
Able to take in
Ability to receive or contain; holding power. Obsolete (in general sense).
capacity for heat, capacity for moisture, etc.: the power of absorbing heat, etc. capacity of a conductor: see quot.
The power of an apparatus to store static electricity; also = capacitance n. Also attributive, denoting an apparatus which gives additional capacity, as capacity cage, capacity earth.
The largest audience that a place of entertainment can hold; a situation in which a theatre, cinema, etc., is full; spec. in to capacity: with all available room occupied; hence in general use, full; to the limit.
In industry: the ability to produce; equivalent to ‘full capacity’.
Mental or intellectual receiving power; ability to grasp or take in impressions, ideas, knowledge.
Active power or force of mind; mental ability, talent.
gen. The power, ability, or faculty for anything in particular. Constr. of, for, or infinitive.
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Puffy eyes are annoying. Especially right before a wedding, presentation at work, job interview, or first date.
How can you reduce the appearance of tired, puffy eyes?
Causes of puffy eyes
The eye area has the thinnest and most sensitive skin. Water retention under this skin causes the eye area to swell. This water retention is caused by various things.
HOW DOES IT HAPPEN?
When we sleep, we're horizontal for several hours, and excess water settles under the eyelids.
Insufficient sleep is another reason for puffy eyes, as well as sinus problems, dust, allergies, and pollution. Other causes include too much heat or air conditioning, smoke, and eye strain (staring at a computer all day, reading in the dark, and being in extremely bright light.
Certain medications cause eye puffiness because they upset the natural balance of water in the body. When our bodies are dehydrated, they hold on to the water that we have. The eye sockets are one place where the body stores extra water.
Fluctuations in blood sugar, hormones, or hemoglobin can all cause puffy eyes. Variations in our body systems affects our kidneys, which in turn affect the water balance and may cause puffy eyes.
As we grow older, our eyes strain to adjust to all these conditions, meaning we experience puffy eyes more often. The skin around the eyes weakens and thins with age, making puffiness more visible.
Handy tips to de-puff
Here are our top tips for reducing puffiness.
1. Drink up!
Lemon water first thing in the morning should do the trick. Sip some throughout the day too. It's refreshing and rehydrating for the body. One of the leading causes of puffy eyes is dehydration, especially first thing in the morning.
2. Thyroid checks
If you suffer from consistently puffy eyes, maybe your thyroid isn't performing as it should. This can be confirmed through a simple blood test.
Cucumbers have a cooling effect, caffeic acid, and vitamin C, which soothe the skin and reduce the appearance of puffiness. Cut the cucumber and lay the slices over your eyes for 5-10 minutes while lying on your back. Another option is chilled tea bags, or sliced, chilled strawberries. Strawberries contain natural alpha-hydroxy acids that help smoothen the skin and reduce puffiness.
4. Egg whites
Beat some egg whites stiffly, then add a drop or two of witch hazel. Apply around your eyes with a brush. Leave on 5-10 minutes. You should experience your skin getting tighter, and your eyes should look much better after rinsing.
5. Anti-aging eye cream
Regular use of this product should reduce the appearance of puffy eyes over time. Use the cream of your choice on the skin around your eyes twice a day.
6. Avoid artificial sweeteners
Processed food contains synthetic sweeteners like aspartame and saccharin, which potentially cause fluid retention in the body. Reduce your intake of soda drinks and other overly sweet substances.
Glasses aren't only for the cool factor. They protect your eyes from UV damage and guard against wind, the glare of the sun, dust, and other elements that trigger puffy eyes.
8. Rose water
Rose water is naturally soothing. To relieve puffy eyes, soak two cotton balls in the rose water, wrap them in plastic and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Remove the plastic and put the cotton balls on your eyes for 5-10 minutes. You can also directly dip the cotton balls in chilled rose water.
Iron deficiency anemia also causes fluid retention. If you haven't yet reached menopause, you may not need extra iron. However, if you're pre-menopausal, do a medical check for iron shortage.
10. Avoid salty snacks
Sodium promotes water retention, so you might want to go easy on the salt, especially in processed food.
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Mogadishu (SD) – A statement from Somalia’s National Party Forum led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said that the current President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has been broken their agreement.
According to the two-page statement, National Party Forum, the president has failed to keep the promises and implementation of the agreement articles, so the forum saw that the deal was dead.
The Forum has accused the president of continuing to deny citizens basic rights of speech and movement, continuing to use federal security agencies in pursuit lower political goals, inciting unnecessary violence and instability in regional administrations, funding insurgents against elected governments, and that the president continues with his 2020/21 electoral plan, which are against the constitution.
The Forum is alleging all of these issues are breaches of the existing agreements, and show that the president is not honest in resolving issues affecting the country’s politics.
The forum has finally made it clear that, in order to reopen the talks, the president wants to unveil the provisions of the previous agreement and implement it.
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2020 restock. Stone Garden were a heavy psychedelic band from the Midwest, famous for releasing in 1969 one of the best heavy-psych 45s ever, "Oceans Inside Me," for the same label as the legendary Fraction (Angelus). Between 1969 and 1971 they also recorded a bunch of tracks which never saw the light of day until the mid-'90s, when the great Rockadelic label issued them in a limited edition vinyl album. Out of print for many years, we present a new edition of the Stone Garden album featuring new artwork and insert with lot of pictures and liner notes. Furious, ultra-primitive hard-psychedelic rock in Sabbath and Blue Cheer vein, highly recommended to anyone into obscure '70s doom and hard-rock sounds. | <urn:uuid:6748785f-7149-44df-88b2-e2bc9ae92397> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.sorrystaterecords.com/products/stonegardenst12 | 2023-09-27T12:16:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.955109 | 157 |
2021 repress! Deluxe 3LP version: packaged in a six-panel triple gatefold jacket with a 16-page full-color booklet. "
The untold story of Indonesia's various underground 70s musical scenes; extensive liner notes, photographs and ephemera; fully restored and remastered audio; officially licensed.
The progressive music scenes in 1970s Indonesia were largely underground as a result of strict censorship imposed by the dictator Suharto. Those who performed music marked by relentless fuzz, over the top, politically charged lyrics, strong rhythms and a cranky low-fidelity were truly rebellious. And the resulting output has been largely -- outside of the confines of this island nation -- unheard or ignored. Indonesia, based in large part on the restrictions imposed by Suharto, is better known for the coffee it exports than the music it creates. This situation hasn't been remedied by the rough-hewn Indonesian bootlegs that dotted the psychedelic landscape over the past five years. Thanks now to the tireless -- and expensive -- research of Canadian hip hop producer and Southeast Asian music specialist Jason 'Moss' Connoy - and the trust that Indonesian rock legend Benny Soebardja placed in Now-Again Records as he traversed his homeland's islands securing the rights necessary for us to offer you this anthology -- we feel like we can, in good spirits and conscience, shine the light on some of the most impressive organizations to offer their take on the psychedelic and progressive rock and funk sounds during the early shocking, shaking days of Suharto's regime." Artists: Panbers, The Brims, Rollies, Shark Move, Golden Wing, AKA, IVO's Group, Ariesta Birawa Group, Terenchem, Benny Soebardja and Lizard, Super Kid, Koes Plus, The Gang Of Harry Roesli, Black Brothers, Rasela, Freedom Of Rhapsodia, Rhythm Kings, Duo Kribo. | <urn:uuid:f95b3b63-d768-4b16-b53a-739baa5c4b84> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.sorrystaterecords.com/products/various-those-shocking-shaking-days-indonesian-hard-psychedelic-progressive-rock-and-funk-1970-1978-12 | 2023-09-27T12:19:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.92371 | 396 |
Raised as the oldest of six siblings in Houston, Texas, Adams grew up in a household where she was exposed to musical influences ranging from Classical to Gospel to Motown. She sang throughout her teen years and continued performing on weekends following her graduation from college even as she began a career teaching elementary school. Soon she began to garner significant note as a singer and made the decision to give up teaching to perform full-time. Her work as the lead singer of the Southeast Inspirational Choir attracted the attention of Thomas Whitfield and Sound of Gospel Records, for which she recorded her debut album Just As I Am in 1988. Her strong, soulful voice and striking beauty scored quickly with Gospel audiences, and the debut hit the Gospel top 10. She moved to Tribute Records in 1990 and began a string of top 10 Gospel albums that made her a staple on Gospel radio and awards shows, though with little crossover to pop or urban radio.
A decade after her arrival, Adams received her first significant attention outside the Gospel realm with her signing by Elektra Records and the release of Mountain High...Valley Low in 1999. Working with hot producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men), Warryn Campbell (Mary Mary) and Keith Thomas (BeBe and CeCe Winans), Adams released an extremely contemporary urban album that nonetheless sounded timeless moral and spiritual themes that clicked with pop and urban audiences. Urban Adult Contemporary radio loved the ballad "Open My Heart," but the album bore a basket of great cuts, including the uptempo "Time to Change" and "Yeah" and the beautiful song of loss and faith, "Fragile Heart." After a decade of charting only in the Gospel world, Adams found herself with a top 5 R&B and top 40 Pop hit that stayed on the charts for over a year. It also won for Adams her first Grammy, a well deserved "Best Contemporary Soul Gospel" award.
After releasing a Christmas album, Adams followed up Mountain High with Believe, a safer, less ambitious disc that scored moderately with "Never Give Up," but failed to match the critical accomplishment of its predecessor (though it also won a Grammy). A live album later that year, The Experience, was better, and captured her magnetic stage performance, scoring with a cover of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" and "In the Midst of it All."
Adams then took a four year hiatus that included both a new baby and an unfortunate divorce, as well as work as a spokesperson for the FILA Corporation's Operation Rebound program, addressing the concerns of inner city school children.
Over the next few years, Adams continued to record with somewhat less success, most recently on 2011's Becoming, even as she grew as a radio show host with her Yolanda Adams Morning Show, which is broadcast in over three dozen radio markets.
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To get the best sound quality it’s essential to use the correct equipment we at SoundVille make sure that you have the best experience with absolute correct equipment based on all budgets.
It consists of a thin, dense, flexible sound-blocking membrane. Soundproofing with this material was originally introduced as a replacement for lead and is now considered to be one of the most effective. Adding mass to walls and floors without adding bulk is the most effective way to improve soundproofing, and it can also be used to build window plugs and soundproof air ducts.
Sound channels that are resilient
To reduce the transfer of noise from sources like impact noise, drywall decouplers are thin, flexible pieces of metal that are hung from the interior structure of a building, such as walls and roof studs. Through the creation of additional pockets of air, they alter sound waves’ paths by creating gaps.
A resilient channel can have one leg, two legs, or a hat. To attach the channels to studs, predrilled holes are provided in single and double leg channels. Sound clips are used instead to hold hat channels in place. These clips further boost their soundproofing capabilities by adding another step before the sound reaches the hat channel.
Using a polymeric formula, this compound turns sound waves into heat. Damping compound does not block, absorb, or diffuse sound; instead, it acts as a sound dampening system when installed between two firm soundproofing materials, like drywall, mass loaded vinyl, plywood, cement board, or other common building materials.
Noise-reducers made of damping compounds are highly effective, economical, but they must fill every square inch between layers of hard material that are then screwed together to be as effective as possible. The two layers are combined to create a thicker, heavier layer that is more soundproof.
Polyurethane-based soundproof foam panels create open cells on their surface and within the panel. Polyurethane-based panels create open cells across their surface area, as well as within the panel. During the penetration of sound waves, these open cells act to absorb the sound waves. In addition to fiberglass acoustic tiles, you can also obtain acoustic tiles that block sounds better (particularly low-frequency sounds) but cost more.
Among the pattern styles available in soundproof foam panels are the classic egg carton, pyramids, waves, mazes, and simple lines. No matter how the foam pattern is arranged, its soundproofing abilities are impacted by its thickness rather than its shape. Ideally, one or two inches should be sufficient for mid-range and high-range frequencies. Thick panels are best for low-range frequencies. Alternatively, you can choose any pattern you like.
Due to their sound-absorbing qualities, they not only deaden room sounds but also prevent noise from escaping from one room to another. You also can get special ceiling tiles that are ideal for blocking noise emanating from a basement.
Soundproofing floors is primarily achieved with floor underlayment. If you use high-quality underlayment, you will be cushioning the floor from within, as well as filling any empty spaces so that sounds don’t echo into the room below.
There are several types of floor underlayment:
Most commonly used is foam underlayment. Rubber is less water-resistant, but it also offers some heat insulation benefits.
Underlayment made from cork is eco-friendly and antimicrobial, but not water-resistant. Soundproof vinyl floors are the best choice.
Underlayments made from rubber are ideal for waterproofing and heatproofing. Wood, carpet, or tile can be laid on top of it, but vinyl shouldn’t be covered with it.
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Set up and operate various types of manual or automatic machines under minimal supervision.
Machines include a manual Bridgeport style milling machine, drill press and an automatic CNC style
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The workweek for this position is 10-hour days, Monday – Thursday.
• 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing/automation environment including manual
machine tools; high school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associates degree in related field preferred but not required.
• Effectively communicate and work in a team environment.
• Knowledge of various metals and of measurements used in machining processes.
• Accurately read and comprehend material such as 3D drawings, work instructions, ISO
• Knowledge of and ability to compute basic arithmetic skills specifically fractions, decimals
and the ability to convert SAE to Metric units.
• Ability to use a computer with clear instructions and procedures.
• Knowledge of and ability to select and use appropriate tools or materials to complete certain
task in different work situations.
• Knowledge of and ability to solve unique problems. Judgment is required to adapt standard
practices to meet new conditions.
• Must be willing to work overtime on an as needed basis per project demand.
Job Type: Full-time
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• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• 10 hour shift
• Day shift
• 4 day work week
• Overtime potential with project demand
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Quitchet allows buyers to access accurate direct data while choosing basic or the most extensive filters for home features available anywhere, since it is directly from the MLS. As potential homes are discovered, buyers can connect and communicate with an agent and conveniently schedule and route showings with an automated system, said Bob Morgan, the president and CEO of Quitchet. Sellers benefit from direct feedback after showings and the ability to alert them when to go home after home showings are completed.
“The market has desperately missed a seamless interface that connects all parties involved in residential real estate,” Morgan said. “That is where Quitchet comes from. It is an app and website that serves the needs of customers and agents simultaneously through a comprehensive experience. Simplifying the entire process is the key.”
Nick Sabatine, president of the Greater Greenville Association of Realtors, said it is an exciting opportunity for Greenville to be getting first use of the app. With more than 3,300 members, the GGAR expects to see widespread use.
“Quitchet allows the customer to browse and customize home searches. By choosing basic or advanced seller features, they solve some of the biggest demands in residential real estate by allowing instantaneous showing status and feedback,” Sabatine said.
Chris Winchester, Quitchet’s Chief Financial Officer, said brokers and agents benefit as well through state-of- the-art communication tools with safety and showing technology. Automatic home scheduling through this comprehensive CRM allows agents to be more efficient and thorough.
“Next-level analytics help agents improve their craft while providing brokers and team leaders better information to coach and grow their team,” he said.
Quitchet is one of the client companies in the South Carolina Research Authority’s (SCRA) SCLaunch program, said Steve Johnson, Interim Director & Investment Manager for SCLaunch. The SCLaunch program was founded 14 years ago to support innovative start-up companies in South Carolina through mentoring, grants and investments
“We have seen the progress that the company has made and we were pleased that we could provide them an Acceleration Grant, which has led to their latest market-ready program that has so many features that brings together buyers, sellers, inspectors, attorneys and all parties that are required to complete a real estate transaction,” Johnson said. “We expect great things from Quitchet as they grow and expand.”
The Quitchet app was created by Morgan and software company DeVobal with further development and ongoing support by Greenville-based software company Kopis.
“Quitchet was a unique opportunity and project for our firm,” said Andrew Kurtz, CEO of Kopis. “We are excited to see a national project start right in our own backyard.”
The plan is for Greenville to serve as the first market for Quitchet, but the firm already is talking to MLS groups in other parts of the country to expand the site, Morgan said. The goal is to be in four markets by the end of 2021.
“There is nothing like Quitchet on the market,” he said. “We have been working on this tool for several years. Using my 20 years as a realtor and listening to agents, buyers and sellers, we have been refining it to make sure it is what everyone involved in the selling and buying of a home needs.”
Learn more at www.quitchet.com.
Bob Morgan, President and CEO, has almost 20 years of experience as a Top Producing Realtor® coupled with an entrepreneurial background in the Service, Entertainment and the Restaurant industries. He and his team had a dream and vision of providing the market with a tool that considers every need and reduces common frustrations. Buying and selling a home is always a big step and now, through Quitchet, that journey can be simplified, organized, and easily enjoyed.
By spending years talking to Buyers and Sellers and integrating that with the wants and needs of Real Estate Agents Bob knew what needed to be done! By careful planning and partnering with right people that shared the vision, the Quitchet Team is proud to offer this problem solving App and Website to the Real Estate World! Assembling the right Developers, financial planners and investors he is ready to see Quitchet become a household word. So download, Search, Communicate and get ready to Close! Quitchet your friends, your agent and if you are in a market or city that does not have Quitchet yet, let it be known to your local Realtor Association or MLS that you want it!! | <urn:uuid:78d88e5d-72d0-4294-96aa-afa6a18b212a> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.southcarolinamanufacturing.com/national-real-estate-app-launches-in-greenville/ | 2023-09-27T12:08:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.964959 | 973 |
If you have an account balance owing money to STC for Fall Semester courses, please ensure that it is paid by 6:00 PM on August 31, 2022.
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From the beginning, Southeast Performance has been dedicated to helping car enthusiasts, just like you, to make their cars faster, better looking, and more unique. As time passes, our company continues to grow due to our experience in the field, as well as our top-notch customer service, fast delivery of products, and you- our loyal customers.
After having recently undergone yet another expansion period, Southeast Performance is now able to offer a wider range of services than ever before. Throughout it all, we have listened to your input, made every effort to further streamline our operation, and as an end result, have improved both our pricing and our delivery times for products ordered.
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"We should eat something different every year on Thanksgiving."
Let us consider the absurdity of our collective national decision to consume turkey on Thanksgiving. Not everyone serves it, but it is the cultural norm. My favorite alternative: In “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” Charles Schulz’s Peanuts characters produce a kingly feast of toast, pretzel sticks, and popcorn. If the sight of little yellow Woodstock virtuously buttering toast fails to warm your heart, you probably do not have one. However, in our era of gluten-free stuffing mixes and keto pumpkin pies, Chef Snoopy’s all-carb menu is inconceivable.
Author Calvin Trillin has another idea. In his legendary essay “Eating with the Pilgrims,” the New Yorker writer makes a case for replacing the big bird with spaghetti carbonara. He argues that even though creamy pasta would be difficult to depict on Thanksgiving Day parade floats, it beats turkey, and besides, “Nobody knows if the Pilgrims really ate turkey at the first Thanksgiving dinner.” He is right. According to Plymouth resident and observer Edward Winslow although wild turkeys were prevalent in the region when the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians gathered in 1621, diary accounts only mention that “fowl” was consumed. Perhaps ducks, geese, or even swan were on the table. Swan—eeesch. Talk about your different cultural mentalité.
When you think about it, in a country with such political division as ours it is remarkable that any one dish, let alone turkey, has found a place at center table at Thanksgiving celebrations across the country. For that matter, we cannot come together to decide on immigration policy, and without a national commitment to that essential American cause, it is understandable that confusing mythologies abound regarding our nation’s “founding.” No less than George Washington and Abraham Lincoln have weighed in with proclamations about Thanksgiving, but the choice of turkey as our national dish remains a mystery.
My twelve-year-old son, Dylan, would be happy to school you on his theory behind Thanksgiving’s origins. His lecture, entitled “Why Do We Even Celebrate This Gross Holiday?,” goes this way: “The basis of the holiday isn’t exactly a good basis, considering what actually went down between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims. They didn’t have some big feast; there was just a lot of killing—and the loss of trust. We should have a different holiday. I think Thanksgiving really exists because of Black Friday.” This is a master class in two things: one, how a young person recognizes both injustice and the power of marketing; and two, ‘whitesplaining’—which may or may not be a necessary step in achieving the first.
Whether we should still celebrate this holiday depends on whether you believe that there are more important things in the world than food. Since I do not, let us consider whether turkey captures what it means to be American in this moment—and if it does not, let us replace it with a food that does.
I have two proposals. First, we should eat something different every year on Thanksgiving. We should do this as a nation, keeping in mind the current ideological and political issues. We could have Instagram contests to decide on our annual national dish. How else should we have a national conversation but on Instagram or Twitter? My second proposal: We eat Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich for Thanksgiving. Everybody, Popeye’s. Let’s do it.
I know Anthony Bourdain, that beloved and now departed ethnographer of edible exotica, would agree. In an interview with Stephen Colbert in 2011, Bourdain boasted he was “going off grid” to eat in locales little known for their food like Haiti and Cuba. “Why not go places that have food?” Colbert asked. “You know, people ask all the time, ‘What’s the most exotic or unusual or grotesque food you’ve ever eaten?’ And I still maintain it’s pretty hard to beat, for sheer grotesqueness and bizarreness: Cinnabon,” Bourdain responded. Within our own American mall food courts, we have dishes far more exemplary of our national culture than turkey.
More evidence on this subject comes from a recent episode of Saturday Night Live. The set-up is standard Office-inspired humor: Host Harry Styles plays an intern of British extraction whose boss tasks him with picking up take-out for a celebratory company lunch. Styles announces his selection of Popeye’s popular new chicken sandwiches. “They don’t have one back in England, but it’s just like KFC, right?” Styles says. “No. No, it’s NOT,” responds Kenan Thompson, who plays one of two African American workers in the office. The gag goes on, in coded language that signals racial stereotypes: Styles explains Popeye’s is only a few blocks away “on Frederick Douglass Boulevard, between a liquor store and a Foot Locker.” Thompson grimaces. “Look here, I’ve got to level with you,” he says. “There’s not many things in this country where our people get first dibs, but the Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich? That’s one of them.”
Indeed, the Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich reflects distinctive attributes of American food culture as it pertains to race and to social media. Introduced in August and completely sold out within two weeks of hitting the market, the sandwich’s entire lifecycle has been mitigated by the internet. The food was introduced to the public by a tweet. Celebrities got involved; Cardi B Instagrammed a photo of herself eating a sandwich; Gayle King as well. An online Twitter war broke out immediately between Popeye’s and its competitor Chik-Fil-A, whose sandwich was “the original,” and which, frankly tasted better. Amidst the surge in Popeye’s sandwich’s popularity, it was clear that Popeye’s badly mis-guessed demand. There were not enough supplies to keep the outlets stocked with sandwiches. For weeks, customers searching for the sandwiches were treated to messages—online, and in stores—promising their return. Popeye’s violated basic economic principles of supply and demand—when you launch a new product you should have enough on hand to make sales. You might think this would anger consumers. However, in America we want precisely the things we cannot have. Demand for the non-existent sandwiches only increased. “One of the greatest things that happened with the entire sandwich launch was that all the demand that we had driven led Popeye’s to one of its best quarters in about twenty years,” Felipe Athayde, president of Popeye’s Americas division, said.
Yet there have been serious negative side effects. So much demand caused unprecedented levels of consumer competition. In Maryland, a twenty-eight-year-old man was stabbed to death after he allegedly cut in line to order a chicken sandwich. In California, a fight broke out in a drive-thru lane between two couples, all ordering chicken sandwiches. The people in the car in front were taking much too long to order. In response to traffic jams in and around a Popeye’s in Rutherford, New Jersey, caused by long lines of drivers waiting to order chicken sandwiches, local police installed an electric sign outside the restaurant that reads: “A sandwich isn’t worth a ticket. Do not delay traffic.”
What is lost in all of this, and what the SNL skit broadly hints at, are the racial politics embedded in a fried chicken sandwich no matter where it comes from or who makes it. So as not to ’splain you, too, I turn it over to Psyche Williams-Forson, chair of American Studies at the University of Maryland. Williams-Forson has written a critique of the perceived connections between black people and fried chicken. She historicizes the link’s origins to the Reconstruction era South, when the region lost most of its free labor and many black women took domestic service jobs in white homes. This, she argues, is how fried chicken became appropriated as a typical “southern food,” rather than being understood first and foremost as an African American specialty. Williams-Forson’s Building Houses out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power reframes the role of fried chicken in American culture through the African-American female experience, recasting it as a symbol of both hope and resistance. Consider the black women in Gordonsville, Virginia who called themselves “waiter-carriers” selling chicken to hungry customers in train cars, where they became models for African American entrepreneurship.
That is a symbolism I can get behind. As Trillin points out, for those of us on the cynical side of the Thanksgiving table, we enjoy recalling how unrelated to the Puritans we are. “It’s all very well to say that we should give thanks by eating the meal our forebears ate, but, as it happens, one of the things I give thanks for every year is that those people were not my forebears . . . I have been more and more grateful that none of my forebears got near this place before 1906. We had nothing at all to do with slavery or massacring Indians or the slaughter of the American buffalo or the assorted scandals of the Spanish-American War,” he writes.
I continue celebrating Thanksgiving because it allows us to take turns honoring our many forebears. We put the “melting pot” metaphor to meaningful use with the different foods we enjoy at our tables. After this year’s Popeye’s fried chicken sandwiches, I know what I’m nominating for next year. It is a dish that comes from some of my own people, who, like Trillins’s, emigrated from Eastern Europe in the relatively recent past—I think of them as the Daughters of the Bolshevik Revolution. To honor the link to America’s newest political connections, next year at Thanksgiving let’s eat borscht. Na Zdorovie! | <urn:uuid:4e6b28c8-54f1-45a5-bb10-56fe12cde676> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.southerncultures.org/article/woke-up-pilgrim/ | 2023-09-27T12:14:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.957282 | 2,193 |
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Meanwhile, as the leading spa in Bhubaneswar, Zaaraspa takes pride in providing high-quality services to their clients. The team of experts is dedicated to helping individuals achieve their desired level of relaxation, whether it’s for a special occasion or a much-needed break from work. The spa offers a range of services such as massages, facials, body scrubs, and more, all designed to help individuals relax and rejuvenate. With a tranquil atmosphere and top-of-the-line amenities, Zaaraspa is the perfect place to unwind and let go of all your stresses. So, if you’re looking for a spa experience that will leave you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, look no further than Zaaraspa.
In conclusion, Zaaraspa is the perfect getaway for anyone looking for some much-needed pampering and relaxation. Their top-of-the-line treatments are designed to leave you feeling rejuvenated and refreshed. From their signature facial massages to their aromatherapy treatments, there is something for everyone at Zaaraspa. So why wait? Book your appointment today and indulge in the ultimate spa experience that you deserve. You won’t regret it! | <urn:uuid:507a7851-42dc-459d-b7e6-4a8a0c4829f6> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.spainbhubaneswar.com/top-10-relaxing-treatments-at-zaaraspa-bhubaneswar/ | 2023-09-27T12:49:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.949515 | 1,161 |
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It might look like the title of a fairy tale, or even a fantasy movie…
On the contrary, this is the mission of an Italian company, Herbatech, that renews its goal every year worldwide: it proposes to professional groundsmen of football pitches, and not only, fertilizers, seeds, biosimulants, amendments, line marking paints that are real advanced maintenance solutions, that guarantee secure and exciting results.
Science, Solutions and Results are the three keywords that, like a real mantra, for more than 25 years have led Herbatech’s activity in the world of natural sport fields. The corporate name, deriving from the Latin “Herba“, grass, and from Greek “Technè“, know how to do, reveals its identity.
Products and solutions
As every year, 2020 for Herbatech begins in the name of innovation with the inclusion in the catalogue of three new products, the result of the latest scientific research on the use of biochar in soil improvement: the fertilizers Bioturbo and Biomulti with collagen and biochar and the zeolite amendment Zeobiome, made of zeolite and biochar enriched with mychorrizas and bacteria.
In the Herbafer line of turf supplements, in the area of foliar fertilizers with biostimulants you find Resurrection, the photosynthesis optimizer with melatonin and UV reflective pigment that increases the quality of the grass in areas with low availability of light (football stadiums), improving photosynthetic efficiency. By increasing the plant production of cellulose and lignin, Resurrection helps in the prevention of diseases (particularly Dollar Spot) and allows an intense use of high-wear lawns such as football fields.
In order to solve the drainage problems of football fields, Herbatech proposes Holywater, a new soil penetrant with calcium that speeds up the infiltration of water throughout the roots zone profile. Holywater is the best solution for compacted playgrounds with thatch, where the water tends to stagnate on surface.
Finally, this year Herbatech is renewing the joint venture with Linemark Int, a leading Danish company in the market of the paint and line marking machines, for the natural grass fields, hybrid pitches and artificial turf. Linemark extraordinary paints are ideal to mark lines in all weather conditions; ready-to-use, they guarantee high durability and extraordinary visibility. Linemark catalogue includes special paints for artificial turf pitches, which allow you to draw new field without inlay the lines of different colors. | <urn:uuid:41597d87-5d88-4eba-b032-b404c0c74877> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.sporteimpianti.it/en/first-page/production/herbatech-science-solutions-results-for-perfect-lawns/ | 2023-09-27T11:58:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.920333 | 523 |
So What's the Future like in Brooklyn for the Islanders?
The Islanders are on a roll lately, but there are major concerns for the future. They moved into the Barclays Center at the start of the 2015-2016 season after leaving Nassau Coliseum in Long Island. New York should be at the Barclays until after the 2018-2019 season, but it appears they might have to leave sooner.
The ice conditions are poor and an obstructed view at the arena hurts because fans struggle to see the game clearly. Once the 2017-2018 season is finished, both sides have until Jan. 1, 2018, to renegotiate the terms of the current deal. If no new deal is reached by then, the two sides can stay with the current contract or have until Jan. 30, 2018, to deliever an opt-out notice in writing.
If New York decides to opt, they can leave after the third or the fourth season. If Barclays triggers the opt-out, the Islanders would have to leave after the fourth season. This clause can be triggered if the two sides have engaged in "good-faith discussions" during the renegotiation window, according to the license agreement. If the Islanders decide to agree to stay at Barclays, the ice conditions need to be improved.
They also have one of the worst attendances in all of the NHL. If they can't stay in Brooklyn or go to Queens, do they return to Long Island? Rumors are that new ownership isn't interested in going to Long Island. Will the NHL force them to move to Quebec City or Kansas City, if they can't stay in Brooklyn or go to Queens?
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HUNGRY fans have fallen head over heels for Scottie Scheffler’s Masters Champions dinner menu.
And the 2022 champ will be hoping to impress fellow golf icons with some tasty dishes including “Scottie-style” sliders at next month’s feast.
Scottie Scheffler has cooked up a storm for the Masters Champions dinnerGetty
The world No1 stormed to victory at Augusta last year.
Before the tournament, former winners gorged on Hideki Matsuyama’s Japanese-themed grub.
Tradition dictates the victor of the previous Masters hosts an exclusive dinner for all ex-champions.
And now it’s Scheffler’s turn to feed the other 54 Green Jacket holders like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia.
But with help from wife Meredith, the Texas native has put together a mouth-watering southern-style menu full of delicious treats.
There’s a wide choice on offer for hungry putters, with cheeseburger sliders “served Scottie-style” sure to go down well.
Those wishing for seafood also have the option of firecracker shrimp served with sweet Thai chilli and sriracha mayo.
Elsewhere, there’s an interesting tortilla soup which is packed with avocado, crisps blue tortilla strips, sour cream, cilantro and lime.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0auXPOl3r/?hl=enThere’s plenty of tasty treats for Scheffler’s fellow Green Jackets[/caption]
But it’s the main course which really takes the win.
Green Jackets can choose between a mammoth Texas ribeye steak or blackened redfish.
Both come with a wide array of sides like family-style mac and cheese, jalapeno creamed corn, fried brussel sprouts and seasoned fries.
Finally, for those who manage to have any room left, there is an amazing dessert.
Warm chocolate chip skillet cookie will be served with milk and cookies ice cream.
And Scheffler might need some golf buggies on standby to carry his fellow champs out of the room afterwards.
Fans were certainly enamoured, with one saying: “What a regular dude. We need more Scotties.”
Another declared: “The pizookie for dessert is an elite decision.”
One noted: “Maybe one of the best Champions Dinner menus all time.”
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Series : LaLiga
Girona FC vs Real Madrid
Saturday, Sep-30, 2023
Estadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain
Time30-Sep-2023, 10:00 PM
VenueEstadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain
27 September 2023
Saudi Pro League 2023-24: When and where to watch Al-Tai vs Al-Nassr in India?
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Roger Federer recently made waves on social media after appearing on stage at a Coldplay concert in his home country Switzerland. The tennis legend was seen on stage performing with the iconic British band. Federer later said that the moment was not spontaneous as it first appeared but rather was pre-planned. In fact, his daughter was the one that encouraged him to go on stage despite his reservations about the whole ordeal.
Federer said that he had met Chris Martin, who is Coldplay’s frontman and lead vocalist, and reached out to the musician once he learned that they were set to play in Zurich. However, when Martin invited Federer on stage with the band to perform, he had major reservations. Unsure about the whole situation, he asked his elder daughter and she told him that he should make the most of every opportunity and should absolutely go on stage.
Federer said, “I met the band when I saw them in Montreal. I don’t know what year it was — maybe 2016? We’ve been in touch a bit. I’ve seen Chris Martin in the Hamptons several times. So when they came to Zurich, I reached out and said, ‘I’m so excited, I would love to come’. Chris wrote me back and asked if I wanted to come onstage. I asked my daughter at dinner, and she looked at me and said: ‘You have to do this. You only live once’. So I told Chris: ‘I’m in! I didn’t even know what I had signed up for.”
In the video that went viral on social media, Chris Martin is seen introducing Roger Federer as their fifth band member. Federer then walked on stage and performed with the band, playing percussion.
Federer’s musical career cont inues
This wasn’t the first time the iconic player had been invited on stage at a musical event. In the past, Federer has performed with music royalty like Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Billy Joel on stage at a concert at Hyde Park during the British Summer Time Festival. Just like with Coldplay, Federer played percussion during a performance of the song Don’t Panic.
Aside from this, Federer has also gone on stage at the Met Gala. He also juggles tennis with all of his live appearances and brand endorsements, along with humanitarian work in Africa which he is deeply passionate about and shares often on his social media. | <urn:uuid:0748218f-c6bd-4d21-b5a9-26f9942ee328> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.sportstiger.com/news/roger-federer-credits-daughter-for-collaboration-with-coldplay | 2023-09-27T10:56:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.989578 | 520 |
In these current times, virtual collaboration is more important and necessary than ever before. Long gone are the days of brainstorming with a group of colleagues in a conference room or picking up your desk phone to call a different department with a question. However, if you have been working during this pandemic, you probably already know that. You may have figured out a system to virtually collaborate with your team without being in the office. Maybe you are using standalone video platforms to host online meetings, calling employees on personal phones, and using email to share collaboration ideas. Your system has probably been working just fine for you, but is it the most efficient for the long run?
While there are many programs out there to help you work and collaborate virtually, not all of them work together on one platform. This is why Microsoft Teams is so useful, especially in the current climate. With Teams, you can host your video calls, audio calls, and collaborative files in one place. All of these exist on one platform, making it an extremely effective way to conduct business. One very useful feature of Teams is Audio-Conferencing. With Audio-Conferencing, you can easily schedule and host conference calls, dial into meetings, or call a colleague. If you already have Teams, this is a feature that you should be taking advantage of. If you are considering Teams, now is the time to join!
Microsoft has just announced that they will be offering Audio-Conferencing FREE for 12 months with any new CSP Teams registration. Also offered is a discounted Microsoft 365 Business Voice with a calling plan for 25% off and without a calling plan for 33% off. This promotion won’t last long, and it is a great way to effectively increase your virtual collaboration system. Not sure how to get started with Teams or Audio-Conferencing? We are happy to help! We can get you up and running on Teams with virtual deployments and trainings fit for the current times. We can also help you with all of your licensing needs through our CSP program.
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Brands We Retail
See our range of spectacle frames and sunglasses. We curate a limited selection of sun wear from brands that know how to make it best! Take a look at our stock of polarised and non-polarised eyewear. And yes, we do make prescription sunglasses!
We are authorised retailers for world class brands in spectacle frames, sunglasses and contact lenses. Each store holds over 2000 unique eyeglasses from eyewear makers located all around the world. Your search for unique brands like Persol, Oliver Peoples, Lindberg, Silhouette and many more; stops right here. Take a look at our curated, hand picked, collection of brands.
Andreas Pirkheim (Andy) and Wolfgang Scheucher (Wolf), founders of Andy Wolf, had a VISION to create history. Andy Wolf was founded in 2006, initially small but eventually grew to meet the visions of both partners.They had an aim to fuse local and authentic craftsmanship with modern contemporary and innovative designs in order to make beautiful eyeglasses. Andy Wolf, a self owned manufacturing company, is now recognized worldwide in as many as 69 countries for their handmade sunglasses and optical frames which are crafted from materials like acetate and metal. While their acetate optical frames are made in Hartberg in Austria, the metal frames are produced in the Jura region of France. Few of the many celebrities who have Andy Wolf as their favourites are Rihanna, Gigi and Bella Hadid, Caro Daur, Cate Blanchett and Oprah Winfrey.
Armani Exchange is a brand created in the US back in 1991 by Giorgo Armani with an aim to make it a style icon for the youth. It focuses more on the contemporary style of sunglass and spectacle design which has made a significant statement for itself in the market. These eyeglasses are fabricated with strong, comfortable, glossy materials like metal, stainless steel, propionate and shell. Armani Exchange is a Luxottica licensed company that has its manufacturing base in Italy.
Burberry is a British luxury brand established in 1856 which is now a formidable name in the list of sunglass and prescription eyeglass manufacturers. This brand is an example of design, innovation and craftsmanship. It was licensed under Luxottica in 2006 and since then has been a leader in luxury spectacles for both men and women. With recognizable and iconic designs, Burberry also focuses on maneuvering strong, durable and sustainable materials for its products.These eyeglasses are made in Italy.
Bolle, established in 1888 is a 130 years old French company which has its focus mainly on quality of the highest level which meets the two most important parameters of sunglasses and goggles that is PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION. The first company to use a special celluloid material during its initial decade and an established name for using molded nylon. Bolle, a self owned company has cemented its name in manufacturing the highest grades of eyeglasses generally used for outdoor adventure sports and it has become a brand of trust for many world class athletes around the globe; with its main manufacturing hub being Oyonnax (France).
Bvlgari, has been an Italian jewel magnet for several decades and is now an important eyewear and optical brand known for its luxury and glamorous designs. A Luxottica licensed company since 1997, it has sustained its name for its contemporary and unique yet superior quality optical frames. Metal and standardized shell materials contribute to its high quality and blends with some glamorous and attractive colours. Bvlgari has its main manufacturing hub in Italy.
Take a look at our new products both in store and online. You can shop for sophisticated, quirky, stylish and classy luxury prescription eyeglasses from anywhere you like. 3 bourgeoning, boutique store locations exclusively located in Bangalore and an online shop that delivers across INDIA. | <urn:uuid:a74e55ba-4001-4cb3-8daf-8defd62dd541> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.srgopalrao.co/collection-brands-we-retail?utm_source=LBB&ref=lbbpost | 2023-09-27T12:47:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.955974 | 836 |
L236SL - High Quality Leather Welder's Clothing
Leather is the very best material for welder’s protective clothing. Stanco’s Russet Leather Clothing is only made from Side-Split Cowhide offering protection to a maximum temperature of approximately 450°F, and all sewn with Kevlar® Thread.
Split Leg Apron (L236SL)
- 24″ x 36″
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- Deposit: £3,045
- Parking: Garage
- Council Tax Band: G
- Burglar alarm
- Washing machine
- Tumble dryer
- Fridge Freezer
- Gas Central Heating
- Double glazing
- Washing Machine
THIS PROPERTY IS NOT SUITABLE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND DOES NOT HAVE AN HMO LICENCE
Accommodation comprises: entrance hallway; large bright lounge with fireplace, and gas operated, wood burning stove; study/office; dining room or bedroom 6; spacious kitchen, with doors to the garden & with ample space for dining table and chairs; fitted wall and base units, integrated fridge/freezer, dishwasher, electric oven and combination microwave oven, 6 burner gas hob; utility room with fitted wall and base units, washing machine and tumble dryer and cloakroom with w.c. and wash hand basin.
On the upper level there are 5 bedrooms ( 4 doubles and one single) - the master with en-suite bathroom, comprising bath, separate shower cubicle, w.c. and wash hand basin, a double with en-suite shower, wc & wash hand basin, two further double bedroom & and a single - all with fitted wardrobes. There is also a family bathroom, with bath, separate shower cubicle, w.c. and wash hand basin.
The property benefits from gas central heating and double glazing throughout.
There is a driveway, large enough for 2 cars, along with a garage, to the front of the property, and a well-maintained garden, to the rear. Gardening services are included in the monthly rent. EPC rating: C. Council tax band: G, Landlord Registration Number: 1269825/250/28072 12. Letting Agent Registration Number: LARN 2011001. | <urn:uuid:2202d00e-2c2c-4a85-89f6-e1a41441d9ce> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.standrewsletting.com/property/cant-crescent-P152-39/ | 2023-09-27T11:03:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.86589 | 412 |
This weekend we move towards the spring equinox – the actual spring equinox, that is, not our wishful 1st September declaration of spring! On 21 September, we will experience approximately an equal amount of daylight and darkness.
I thought you might appreciate a little Leunig to go along with the change happening in the air:
I hope you have an enjoyable weekend filled with all of the above, especially teapots.
Worship resources for this weekend are here for the Guide and here for the Reflection.
This week, as we move further along in our journey towards freedom, the Exodus story takes us into the desert. The wilderness is a traditional place for deepening wisdom and prayer as well as sacred encounter and transformation. You might recall your experiences in the wilderness and bring these memories to your prayer.
Flowing out of the story of receiving manna in the wilderness, those who are able to gather for worship tomorrow will be invited to share in communion. I look forward to celebrating Eucharist together and all are welcome.
Finally, I neglected to attach the UCG newsletter last weekend. Some of you may have collected one on Sunday morning. I’ve attached it for you today and hope it helps to keep you in touch with what is happening at St. Andrew’s during the week.
I hope this email finds you well and perhaps aching from time in the garden, exercise outdoors, or cleaning the BBQ in preparation for Father’s Day. Tomorrow is promised to be a lovely day however we choose to enjoy it.
I’ve attached the worship resources and reflection for this week. We continue to explore the journey towards freedom with the Exodus story. This week the theme is thresholds – the movement from one place to another, literally and metaphorically. The Iona Community wrote a new song for the global threshold the pandemic has cast for us. You might want to listen to it here: | <urn:uuid:adf6861b-a44b-439f-93f0-0cfab8f9b032> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.standrewsuc.org.au/notices/2020/09/ | 2023-09-27T11:47:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.954338 | 398 |
As I sit down to write this month’s letter its very windy outside and there is a definite autumnal feel in the air. The darker nights are drawing in and the ‘C’ (meaning Christmas!) word is being mentioned much more frequently than some of us would like. Last weekend I found myself popping into a craft fair and there were lots of little trinkets and hand-made gifts to buy.
As I browsed, I found myself having similar conversations with two or three stallholders at the craft fair, each said they found the time spent being creative aided their own mental health and well-being. One lady said she found it helped her to feel less stressed and anxious.
I’ve found myself wondering why at times we feel a pang of guilt or as if we’re being selfish, doing something that we enjoy that brings us pleasure.
I’m a firm believer in a balanced approach to life, so whether it’s a lovely walk in the autumnal sunshine that we’ve had of late, or picking up those paints and brushes that have been in the back of a cupboard for a while, let’s take the time and make the effort to do those things that bring us joy and pleasure.
We have our Christmas Wreath making on 10 December – and you will need to book – but it’s a wonderful opportunity to get into the Christmas mood and attend to your mental well-being at the same time.
Keep an eye out for our Christmas card which will have all our Christmas Services across the whole team of Churches. These services are on our website, so you can plan ahead. I look forward to seeing you.
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She was united in holy matrimony to Aaron E. Morris, Sr. in 1948. They were blessed with five children. 1n 1978 she married the late Elder Richard Ross. Left to mourn her passing are her children, who deeply loved and cherished her, Loretta Morris, Evangelist Ellen Morris, Elder Aaron Morris, Henry Morris, and Helen Parks and son-in-law, James Parks. Other survivors include her two dear sisters, Sr. Church Mother Ruth Webster and Deaconess Floral Pinkston, one brother, Elder Williams Saunders and sister-in-law Pastor Sarah A. Saunders, 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Evangelist Goldie Turner and Louise Adams, five brothers, Ben, Joseph, Eddie, Levi and James Saunders, three nephews, Bishop Raymond Ross, Sr., Stanley Webster and Leroy Saunders, two sisters-in-law, Lucy and Florence Saunders and three brothers-in-law, William Turner, Eugene Webster and Dillard Adams. | <urn:uuid:f6c62522-e3b3-4e83-8d13-916548bae654> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.star-of-bethlehem-church.com/evan--rachel-morris | 2023-09-27T11:14:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.944092 | 227 |
Actor born 1919 - 'War of the Worlds','Bat Masterson','Burke's Law','The Name Of The Game','Atomic City','Guyana','Red Garters','Soldier of Fortune','Houston Story','Forty Guns','China Gate','Thunder Road','Maroc7'
American Model/Actress TV Series - 'Baywatch' (1993-1997), 'Nash Bridges'(1998-2000), 'Titans'(2000-2001) 'Ryan's Hope'(1985-1989), Movie - 'The Force(1994), A Face To Die For(1996), 'Heaven or Vegas' (1999), Goodbye Casanova(2000). Playboy November 2000
English Singer, Songwriter, DJ And Fashion Designer. Former Lead Singer for 'Culture Club', sang: 'Karma Chameleon', 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?', 'Time', 'It's A Miracle', 'I'll Tumble For You', 'War', Wrote His autobiography 'Take It Like A Man'
Actor: Hawaii Five-O, Monte Walsh, Earth II, Badlands, Barnaby Jones, Scarface, A Death in California, The A-Team, Falcon Crest, Dallas, Hardcastle & McCormick, Hunter, Matlock, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, Law & Order, The Hoax
NFL, DE, Green Bay Packers 1961, Washington Redskins 1962-63, Oakland Raiders 1970-71. AFL, DE, Oakland Raiders 1964-69. WFL, DE, Portland Storm 1974. College - Washington and a spokesperson for the Miller Lite beer commercials
Austrian Actor in American movies born 1902.'Emperors Waltz','Sergeant York','Ministry of Fear','Dawn Patrol','Sundown','Story of Dr.Wassell','Without Love','Lola Montez','Morituri','Blutsbrueder','Liebelei','April Blossoms'
American actress and writer born 1911.in movies from 1934-39.'Charlie Chan on Broadway','In Old Kentucky','Reckless','Hit Parade of 1937','The Casino Murder Case','Forsaking All Others'.real name is Jessie Louise Heiman
Actor - The Big Country (Oscar win), Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, East Of Eden, Desire Under The Elms, Day Of The Outlaw, Ensign Pulver, So Dear To My Heart. Folk/Pop Singer - A Little Bitty Tear, Funny Way Of Laughin', A Holly-Jolly Christmas
Petrus ('Piet') Johannes Keizer (born 14 June 1943 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch professional football player. Keizer was a part of the Total Football Ajax Amsterdam team of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly notable during the managerial tenures of Rin
German-born British writer and illustrator who has created both enduring picture books such as the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came To Tea and acclaimed novels for older children such as When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. She lives in the UK
Actress, singer and former nightclub dancer. Martinez was an accomplished dancer and cabaret star, she performed in Cuba's most prestigious theaters. In 1977, she reached the pinnacle of popularity as the grandmother Adela in the PBS series
Actress: Gentleman's Agreement, Old Yeller, Friendly Persuasion, The Spiral Staircase, Three Coins in the Fountain, A Summer Place, Swiss Family Robinson, Make Haste to Live, The Dark at the Top of Stairs, Rich Man Poor Man, Highway to Heaven
Actress - Young Mr. Lincoln (as Ann Rutledge), Heidi, Frankenstein, The Three Musketeers, Charlie Chan films (3), Born Reckless, Days Of Jesse James, Young Buffalo Bill, many more Westerns. Broadway - Ziegfeld's Hot Cha. Model
MLB pitcher from 1949-60 for Dodgers, Reds, Indians. 1952 & 53 Military. Known as 'Newk'. R.O.Y., MVP, Cy Young, 4x All-Star. Best seasons: 1951 went 20-9, 1959 went 20-5,1956 went 27 (Led league) -7./ Hit 7 HR's in 1955./ 3 W.S. went 0-4, 8.59 ERA
Austrian actor born 1931 in Bregenz (AT), 'Heimweh nach Dir, mein gruenes Tal', 'Die Foersterchristel', 'Unter Geiern', 'A Fistfull Dollar', 'Sartana', 'Im Reich des silbernen Loewen', 'Tatort' (1971-73)
Actor: Spy Kids, Murder Without Conviction, The Polar Express, Father of the Pride, Keeping Up with the Steins, Normal Adolescent Behavior, Halloween, April Showers, Easy to Assemble, Machete, John Carter, Weeds, Generator Rex, The Green Inferno, Ben 10
Director & Actor: My Girl Tisa, Concrete Jungle, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Voyage of the Damned, From Hell to Victory, Private Benjamin, The Aviator, Raw Deal, Superman IV, Baby Boom, Guilty by Suspicion, Pure Luck // Father of Zoe Wanamaker | <urn:uuid:414de226-07ed-4067-8a36-9a3f63790f63> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.startiger.com/c.php?tag=/BirthMonthAndDay:06-14// | 2023-09-27T11:11:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.800976 | 1,075 |
This post originally appeared on the Harbert College of Business Newsroom.
Nineteen student-led teams pitched their business ideas before industry professional judges on Friday January 28 at the New Venture Accelerator. Eight teams were selected to advance to the February 25th Tiger Cage semifinals round.
Advancing teams are:
- Feature Finder – A social music platform designed to revolutionize the entire music industry. (Zane Barbao, Management and Entrepreneurship)
- GoReceipt – A digital receipt hardware/app product that allows the customer to tap their phone on our platform at the Point-of-Sale System, receive their digitized receipt, and then save it to an app on their phone. (Will Murphy, Auburn University Student pursuing a double-major in Finance and Supply-Chain Management, Harrison Hall, Industrial Engineering Major)
- IGNTE – A platform that gives organizations a means of showing their sponsor’s ads on Twitch. (Jacob Cordero, business administration, and Emmett Deen, computer science
- Move Day – An on demand moving app which instantly connects college students with movers each moving season. (Brooks Fuller, Finance)
- OMNIS – A crowdsource banking platform where individuals earn money passively and actively. Done through community and peer-to-peer short-term, micro-loans and where others can borrow money to meet their immediate needs. (Zakariya Veasy, Physics and Software Engineering)
- The Best Roping Dummy – A team roping training system that reduces the need for live cattle and improves practice capabilities. (Will Jordan, Agricultural Communications).
- Toft by 2153 – A game development studio specializing in next-generation, cross-platform, multiplayer games. (Jesse Stewart, Software Engineering, Studio Art and Brooke Hopton-Jones, Computer Science.)
- We Parlay – A networking tool that allows for instantaneous transfer of contact information. (Malachi Ards, Henry Moses)
“We are delighted with the diversity of startup ideas and the quality of the student-teams participating in this year’s competition,” said Lou Bifano, Director of Entrepreneurship Strategy at the Harbert College of Business. “Every year we see better ideas and better presentations. This year is no exception.”
In its eighth year, the Tiger Cage business pitch competition discovers and rewards early-stage products, services or business concepts that emerge from Auburn University students. Recent success stories include, Vulcan Line Tools, SwiftSKU, Flashtract, Yellow Card, and Tennibot.
The Tiger Cage final round – featuring the four teams that advance from the semifinals – will be held on March 25 in the Broadway Event Space and Theater located in Horton-Hardgrave Hall. There, teams will compete for $54,000 in early-stage startup capital.
Special recognition and appreciation go to the judges who supported the quarterfinal round:
- Greg Cessna, CEO, Consumer Fresh Produce
- Tim Denison, President, GDI LLC
- Mark Ledbetter, Senior Vice President, Solution Engineering, Cloudera, Inc.
- Luke Oeding, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University
- Dan O’Keefe, Chief Revenue Officer & Board Member, Aspirent Consulting
- Ralph Runge, RSquare Consulting, Inc.
- Ron Schier, Owner, Yet Another Broken Egg
- Virginia Trinkle, Director of Employee Connectivity, Fetch Rewards
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Have you ever had your calendar planned for the entire year and then you hear of a new event or activitiy and you just have to try it? Do you try to squeeze this new event into your already over loaded schedule? Do you switch a couple of activities/events around so that you can fit them both in? Do you drop a planned event and plug the new event into its spot? STOP THE MADNESS! You can not do every single event that you see or hear about! There are always last minute "church events" that you will be required to fit into your calendar...don't add to the craziness. Trying to squeeze everything into an overloaded schedule will burn you out, rob you of your family time, wear you out and leave your discouraged and frustrated. Stop doing this to yourself! How many of you have worked on an event after hours, over the weekend, late into the night, or very early in the morning? How many of you have ever stopped to think that while you were working on that event, everyone else is out on the lake, enjoying social time with friends, or spending time with their families while YOU are working on an event? STOP IT! You can NOT host every event or activity that we see! Not right now that is! When planning your calendar remember to keep it simple. Add your "have to do's" first...things like Camp, VBS, etc. Don't be afraid to change these dates around. Give yourself adaquate time between these events. These are HUGE time consumers...and energy burners. There will also be "last minute" events that the church wants you to add. Allow room for these unexpected additions. From this point on it's all you! Don't add to the problem by adding in too many activities. Who cares if it is Ground Hogs Day or Solar Eclipse day and you didn't plan a big event! (Yep...guilty of both...hindsight is 20/20) When planning your calendar remember...each extra event that you plan is taking time away from your family, your children, your well being and activities that YOU yourself enjoy doing. Solution: 1. Self discipline (It starts with you) 2. Purchase a weekly/monthly planner. Bear with me, I know we all have our calendars on-line...myself included. However, I like to use my weekly/monthly planner as a "visual" event planning tool. I have it handy wherever I go. In addition to the calendar pages (which I do use in addition to my on-line calendar) there are several extra pages under each month's tab. I consider these pages my "dreaming" pages. I post any ideas or events that I see or hear about HERE! I do NOT pencil them onto my current calendar. When calendar planning time rolls around NEXT YEAR, I pull out ALL of my past calendars and look for new ideas that I have listed throughout the years. A fresh new supply of ideas ready and waiting. This comes in handy in a second way as well. If I have an event idea already in my head and I run across some clearance items that would work perfectly for that event I snag them up...really cheap! What is popular today will be a clearance item in 6 months...and the kids won't even know the difference....remember that! 3. Learn to say "NO". YOU have to guard your own personal time...your own personal peace...your own personal limits. Guard that precious time!
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Collaboration with University of Central Lancashire, University of East London, University of Edinburgh and University of Northampton.
Developing the evidence base for social care responses to children / families affected by domestic abuse
There is a strong international evidence base that details the negative, short and long-term outcomes that domestic abuse has for child and adult victims (Sousa et al., 2011). A greater awareness of the impact of domestic abuse on children has resulted in domestic abuse being framed as child protection or child welfare issue, underlining the significance that DA has for social care. DA is reported as an issue for 40% of the families that make up social work caseloads.
Greater knowledge of the negative effects that DA has on children, as well as the number of children affected has demanded innovation in social care responses to children with experience of domestic abuse. However, much of the innovation in this area has tended to focus on the identification of domestic abuse or on the assessment of risk in this context – less attention has been paid to how families are supported or what happens to families following identification (e.g. are families safer?). While attempts to improve social care responses to DA are welcomed, there is insufficient evidence on the effectiveness of these. The evidence that there is exists on social care responses, highlights problems with particular areas of practice e.g. SW or police responses.
This project will make a significant contribution to this evidence base through its exploration of the outcomes that social responses delivers for families affected by DA. Our work will focus on three areas of intervention:
• Safe and Together – an intervention that aims to ensure that children and non-abusive parents are able to stay together safely after domestic abuse
• Interventions to support mothers and children under 3 years, to enhance attachment, improve safety and reduce risk to child development
• Interconnections between criminal justice processes and social care: Police responses to domestic abuse: Compulsory reporting to schools, involvement of police in MARACs, and responses of officers when attending scenes of domestic abuse; and young people’s participation in domestic homicide review | <urn:uuid:56826171-0a47-4d4f-9512-cbe922c6457d> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.stir.ac.uk/research/hub/contract/991318 | 2023-09-27T11:39:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.953666 | 428 |
Limo Hire In Croydon
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We have over 20 years of experience providing limo hire in Croydon so we know exactly what customers want. We offer complimentary bubbly, uniformed drivers and a tailored service. All of our vehicles offer roomy interiors, excellent sound systems and comfortable seating.
So if you're looking for limo hire in Croydon, contact us at The Stretch Limo Company.
We have an amazing selection of limos for hire in Croydon. If you've ever watched American TV you will have seen the Ford Lincoln, which is our most popular vehicle. We also have the Chrysler limo which is another popular limo for weddings. If you need an even larger, more serious vehicle we can also drive you in the Excursion Stretch or Hummer.
Hiring a limo in Croydon is the perfect way to travel if you want to make your celebration one to remember. Perhaps you're visiting a nightclub with friends or maybe you are planning a wedding. Travel in a limousine and you can start celebrating as soon as you get in the car.
Contact us today at The Stretch Limo Company if you are looking for limo hire in Croydon. We can take you to any destination in London, Surrey, Sussex or Kent.
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We have been chauffeuring people for over two decades. We have only been able to continue by providing people with a professional, friendly and responsive service on every journey.
Prices for limo hire in Surrey start at just £159. Wherever you are going, you can be sure that you are getting value for money on your journey.
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All of our drivers are CRB/DBS checked. We are also members of the National Limousine and Chauffeur Association (NLCA). You can have complete peace of mind when travelling with us. | <urn:uuid:23d8d05a-291a-41cc-ad28-5c7575d6b4ec> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.stretchlimo.com/areas-we-cover/limo-hire-croydon | 2023-09-27T12:06:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.940472 | 471 |
There they fly through a rainbow colored world complete with lush green meadows and blue lakes, the stinking, clattering, dirty diesel engines. The bunnies don earmuffs, birds scatter, several duckbilled platypuses dive - the annoyance is considerable. But then a sonorous voice is heard singing a pleasant song: "Hate something, change something - make something better". And already the old environmental hazards have been expelled, the cute white bunnies shoot them down with arrows, and purring softly the new, clean diesel glides through the small, colorful Paradise. Ah, how wonderful, we have managed to make things better. No problem at all, thanks to the "Power of Dreams" by Honda. And before you know it you catch yourself humming: Hate something, change something...
The all-out battle by advertisers for an ecologically clear conscience and a positive, ecological image has been raging for some time and on a broad front. In companies and environmental organizations alike. After all, in our media-driven society the aim is to generate as much attention as possible for your own particular product - which in some cases entails changing your behavior. Nor does it matter at all that given the lack of international standards and product certificates the average consumer is scarcely able to assess the eco-soundness of the products presented to him. Is a bank fund investing in projects for clean water good not only for the bank? At any rate the commercial by the Royal Bank of Canada and the one by Honda rely on a cute, peaceful children's world in which everything seems to be packed in candy floss. But what good does it do the polar bear - who you might say merely stands in for us humans - when the ice is literally melting away beneath his paws? Should you compare a diesel engine that produces less harmful particles and harmful substances with other diesel engines or with riding the subway?
The organization Environmental Defense, for example, has come up with three commercials to draw attention to the problem of global warming. In one children of different skin colors imitate the ticking of a clock - tick, tock, tick, tock. We still have time, but it is running out. In another you see an approaching train. It is moving faster than you think. An older man simply walks away from the tracks but the little girl cannot get away and has to stay put. Neither commercial is particularly appealing in aesthetic terms, the sole concern is the message. The third commercial also revolves around instructing and making changes, but despite a certain underlying melancholy infused by the music it develops a poetry all its own. Slowly two polar bears, an adult and cub are inflated by the air rising up from the subway ventilation grid - only to gradually deflate again. Birth and death. Moreover, in contrast with the other two this commercial also contains a specific proposal: "Ride, don't drive."
Environmental Defense is one of the leading American nonprofit organizations. It has been around since 1967, now has more than 500,000 members and harnesses scientists, the business community, legislators and private initiatives to find solutions for pressing environmental problems. The campaign with the polar bears was intended as a wake-up call regarding global warming, which is referred to as the greatest ecological challenge facing mankind today. The intention, we read on the Environmental Defense website, is to show Americans the need for quick action, and demonstrate how every individual can take steps in the right direction in their everyday life.
If you compare the commercial "Grr" for Honda and the catchy soundtrack "Hate something, change something" with the death imagery in the polar bear commercial what immediately strikes you is that such a fundamental topic as global warming has negative undertones, while a new diesel engine has positive associations. Driving a car is an enjoyable activity, not something you can really claim of environmental protection. As such, something that is actually positive continues to have more of a negative image. Like every change it seems to be frightening and strenuous. And is it not strange that people believe they can bring about change using hate as motivation and even use this in a commercial. The hatred comes across as something cheerful and light but it is not like that. And so it becomes easy to hate something, not a new little engine worthy of hating.
In other words, simply appealing to peoples' consciences and giving them information is not enough in itself. The core of the dilemma is that consumers are being assigned a responsibility which they are not in a position to shoulder on their own. Ecology and global warming primarily remain political issues that can only be solved on a political level through concerted efforts at altering our behavior. Without a doubt advertising can foster this process since it shows products in a certain context, in a friendly and pleasant atmosphere and associates them with certain values.
This phenomenon is more than a problem of advertising or communication. And if the situation is to change on a broad front then it is also a problem of design. Not simply regarding the design of the commercial but of products, which are sufficiently ecologically sound. Only once these products - beyond all visions of an ideal world - are infused with a new kind of prestige aesthetically and ethically will they be favored over those products whose ecological record is more dubious. In a society that revolves around consumption, in which buying is seen as lustful and good promise us image, prestige and a social identity, an altered consciousness alone will not suffice. At least in the rich industrial nations it is not just a matter of money. But people do want it to be enjoyable and to promise just as much increased lust as all the stinking, harmful, unhealthy yet desirable things. Only when aesthetics, ethics and industry join forces will something changes. | <urn:uuid:b548aff8-1c86-4b78-98aa-61626f48267a> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/the-only-place-where-things-will-get-better-is-the-land-of-milk-and-honey | 2023-09-27T12:15:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.957646 | 1,158 |
In 2018, the Suburban Health Organization (SHO) CEO Roundtable made the decision to bring on a governmental affairs team. It goes without saying that SHO has been the beneficiary of great representation from partners like the Indiana Hospital Association and other coalition groups. However, given the current healthcare climate within the statehouse, we felt it was best to give more of a voice to our independent community health systems. With that decision, SHO’s newest shared service, Advocacy, was launched as SHO engaged the long-standing health care governmental affairs firm of KWK Management Group, LLC.
During the early stages of SHO’s Advocacy partnership with KWK starting in 2019, the goal was simple – educate as many legislative members on the history, geographic footprint, and innovative services that exist within the independent community-owned health care systems. That meant contacting local legislators, inviting them to facilities, and beginning to foster meaningful relationships. To help with this effort, the SHO Board of Directors created the inaugural “SHO Legislative Day,” where representatives from each member hospital traveled to Indianapolis during the legislative session. Not only was it used as an opportunity to meet face-to-face with legislators, it also helped to show the true reach our health systems have within the state. We are fortunate that many of our hospitals are located in districts represented by a number of legislative leaders, including Speaker Todd Huston and President Pro Tem Rod Bray.
For those unfamiliar with the legislative process, consider the team at KWK Management Group as the “eyes and ears” at the statehouse for Suburban Health Organization. They interact daily with legislators and staff and notify SHO when issues arise that will affect our members. Often KWK will ask SHO physicians or other staff members to come to the statehouse to testify on a bill impacting community hospitals. There has been no shortage of hotly debated topics in the healthcare space over the last few legislative sessions. In the last three years, KWK has advocated for positions important to SHO Hospitals regarding issues like site of service and banning of physician non-competes, along with a host of reimbursement disputes. While the healthcare battles are sure to continue at the General Assembly, SHO’s new Advocacy share service will help ensure that community hospitals throughout the state will have a seat at the table as major issues are deliberated.
KWK Management Group is a full-service government affairs firm founded in 1992 by Kelli Waggoner and William Keown. For nearly 30 years, Kelli and Bill represented clients in multiple industries including healthcare, education, gaming, and more. While the firm has undergone several changes throughout those years, their dedication to providing top-of-the-line service to their clients has not. Shortly after Keown’s retirement from KWK, Kelli’s son, Grant Waggoner, joined the firm in 2017 and currently serves as Vice President of Governmental Affairs. In this role, Grant represents clients at the local and state levels, before administrative agencies, and in front of the General Assembly. In addition to handling the administrative duties for KWK clients, Grant is also responsible for daily client communication during legislative sessions. | <urn:uuid:ce60287f-ca04-433b-964a-cc78bb895d6b> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.suburbanhealth.com/2021/10/advocacy/ | 2023-09-27T12:08:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.970724 | 665 |
The Treasures of the Jungle in the Congo
“Just do it”, says Nike. And I say: “live free from regret!”
It's never what you do that you regret, only what you don’t do. Today is the day! None of us know how long we have on this planet or how long our loved ones have either. For this reason, I pencil bucket list items into my diary and then I set about bringing them to fruition.
There’ll never be a good time, and there’ll never be money sitting around waiting to be spent, so pick a date and just make it happen. Everything falls into place once you commit and committing is the hardest part.
I took my children on adventures when they were growing up, as many as I could. We did things that were way out of their comfort zone. Things where they had to step into the unknown and feel their way. Hacking a trail through the jungle with a panga to get right up to a family of gorillas in the Congo was where Tyler and I found ourselves in August last year. It was something I had dreamed of doing and there are simply no words to describe how incredible it was to be right next to a creature so huge and so still. We watched in mesmerized amazement as a giant silverback ate for over an hour, branch after branch and then lay down on his back to scratch his belly and let off some excess gas and enjoy the moment of satiation for a while. We were in his world. Guests. Uninvited, but welcome. We were privileged beyond belief and tears of gratitude poured down our sweat stained faces.
Before we left home, there were cries from all corners: “are you sure it's safe?”, “there are pygmy attacks and kidnappings, I don’t think you should go!” “Ebola virus is a monster factor there, it's insane to go.” I wasn’t sure, I was afraid, and it was a risk. But it's a risk being alive anyway. We went. We educated ourselves on how to keep safe, did our research and found recommended people to help us navigate Virunga and Kahuzi Biega Game Reserves. we went and it was magical.
When we live trying to control things and avert risk, we drain our energy. We limit our fun and we live, but only just. When we let go and follow our dreams and our intuition, our inner drive and our innate curiosity we have access to unlimited joy and delight.
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The best eco-friendly straw: comparing straw alternatives
It seems like the world needed a bio-based, eco-friendly, and mass-producible straw years ago. One that doesn’t get soggy or break causing a choking hazard for young children. Take a look at the straw alternatives below and choose the best one for your business or personal use.
Would you like to have a straw with your drink?
Most of the time, we don’t really need a straw with our drink, but we do like it. You’re not imagining it – cold drinks really taste better with a straw. Sipping just a bit at a time lets the drink melt in your mouth faster and release more flavor as it warms. Not to mention avoiding the brain freeze of gulping a milkshake straight from a glass. And the convenience of juice boxes for kids, can you imagine going without them when you are on the go with young children?
That’s why billions of disposable straws are consumed every week. They’re used in fast food outlets, takeaway and home delivery, as well as in hotels and poolside bars. Replacing them with a bio-based, eco-friendly straw would have a huge environmental impact. So, how do various straw alternatives compare to each other?
Alternative 1: Plastic straws
Plastic is popular in manufacturing since it’s moldable and durable. Yet, this durability is also its biggest flaw when it comes to environmental impact – especially products that can be used only for a few seconds and then thrown away. Plastic production is a high-waste process with a huge carbon footprint.
Many plastic straws end up in the wrong place like the airways of marine animals. If nothing changes, the weight of plastic in oceans will rival that of fish by 2050. Even if plastic straws end up in a landfill, rain, sun and mechanic wear break them into microplastics. Eventually, these microplastics leach into our food chain and cause many kinds of health issues.
There’s a growing demand for more sustainable straw alternatives. What are the best eco-friendly alternatives to plastic straws then?
Alternative 2: Paper straws
Paper straws are a popular eco-friendly option to traditional plastics. However, they’re not the most convenient ones to use. We’ve all been there, done that, and got frustrated. Paper straws turn into mush. They can even become a choking hazard for small children.
Paper straws are cute and colorful but at a price. Paper is not as extensively regulated for food contact as plastics. To hold their form, paper straws always contain glue and colorful ones dye. These chemicals can dissolve in your drink and may even be harmful to your health. The glue can also break into microplastics.
And at the end of the day, paper straws are single-use and disposable. You can’t use the same paper straw over and over. In fact, you can’t use it in a single drink for ten minutes only before it gets soggy and useless.
So, think carefully if offering paper straws is in line with your brand’s overall goals. Are mushy straws really meeting your sustainability goals or complementing a fresh drink in the poolside restaurant of a five-star hotel?
Alternative 3: Glass, steel, or bamboo straws
Glass, steel, and bamboo all have the advantage of not becoming mushy. They’re also washable and can therefore be used over and over.
However, there’s a drawback. Glass straws are highly breakable, and a stainless-steel straw can scratch and even chip or crack a tooth. Both straws are slim in their diameter and while they can be washed in a dishwasher, they might need a small brush for thorough cleaning.
Bamboo straws, on the other hand, tend to have a woody or grassy taste. They’re also the hardest to clean and can’t be washed in a dishwasher.
All these alternatives can be ideal at home but inconvenient in a restaurant or a hotel. They have a high price point and brushing, and cleaning glass, steel, and bamboo straws would require a lot of water and staff resources.
Alternative 4: Eco-friendly Sulapac straws
It seems like the world needed truly sustainable, mass-producible, and fully functional straws years ago. That’s why we created the Sulapac straws.
Made from sustainably sourced wood chips and plant-based binders, the Sulapac straw biodegrades without leaving permanent microplastics behind. It can be recycled via industrial composting. If it ends up in a landfill, or in the environment for some unfortunate reason, naturally occurring micro-organisms can digest and transform it into CO2, H2O, and biomass in a similar timeframe as a natural leaf.
When it comes to regulation, Sulapac’s material is treated like traditional plastic. It is FDA and EU food and safety contact approved. Unfortunately, for this reason, the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Directive has also banned it, even though it is designed to replace conventional plastic. Luckily, there are regions that support novel sustainable materials, even within the EU, like Italy.
What is best, the Sulapac straw material can be used with existing extrusion machinery, allowing large-scale production, unlike e.g. paper straws. Sustainability and functionality combined with the natural look and feel is why several luxury hotels in the United Arab Emirates have chosen Sulapac straws in restaurants and bars, in-room dining services and takeaway options.
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Your 95 camper, is it a rubber roof? I’m going out on a limb here but I think that year would be in the EPDM rubber era. Someone may pop in here quick and confirm.
Assuming it is rubber,
A few things, first the caulk around the edges, and any other roof penetration. That needs to be very close inspected and repaired if any hint of cracks are visible. You use Dicro self leveling lap sealant on those. If the old caulk is real broke up, then you can peel some of it away back to good and then apply new. If you have a hair line crack, then you can apply new Dicro over that.
Now to the roof coating. If it is a rubber roof this the what Dicor the folks who made the roof recommend. Yours is most likely Brite ply. Sunline Fan may be able to confirm. They recommend there roof coatings.
See this web site http://www.dicor.com/Roofing.aspx
You can then search on line or in stores for there products.
Koolseal is another reported good rubber roof product however I myself have not used them. http://www.koolseal.com/product_list.asp
For a rubber roof, I would caution the Lowes/Home Depot route unless they sell the brand name you have researched. The store folks I have found do not know RV’s and some not all the products they sell.
On line stores sell the brand products and often times cheaper then the RV stores. It may take a little searching but most can be found. Since the roof is so important, on a rubber roof I would research the right product for it and then buy that even if it costs.
Now if you have a metal roof, that is a little different. I myself have not done a RV metal roof but have mobile home metal roof and then the fiber roof coatings out the lumber yard work well there.
OH and if you have a rubber roof, odds are it is most likely not a walk on roof. In that case a tarp, carpet or other protector needs to be put down against the rubber and then pieces of at least 1/2" thick plywood put down across the 16” center rafters to hold your weight.
Hope this helps
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Writing the Inner Body: A Monthly Writing Salon
June 18, 1-4 pm
Retreat into Rhythm: Writing, Qi gong & Drumming with Brighthawk.
Invigorate your senses!
Please join us as we spend the day exploring how rhythm shapes our writing. We will begin by opening the body’s energetic channels with qigong practice and move into the narrative play of transforming perceptions into words on the page. With pen in hand, we will ease into the afternoon’s percussive play of the healing drum.
Join the circle of embodied voices as we adventure in, around and through the contours of our intuition.
Scrumptious nibbles provided.
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1480 Violet Ave
Investment: $45. Please register buy purchasing below. Space is limited.
2011 Class Dates:
What is Intuition? Is it the otherworld shifting our perceptions so it can deliver a message to us? Is it simply a matter of perceiving and understanding, precisely, the language of light? Indigenous shamans and poets of the world often think so.
And, how do we train this particular faculty of awareness? It takes courage to imagine, the desire to act, and the willingness to learn.
Are you ready? If so, please join us– and discover your own gifts through the language of awareness in this exploration in the perception of light and our life-evolving breath as we expand our senses onto the page.
I invite you to step into your bodies and participate in a field of interlocking stories and alliances that may at first appear random but are deeply connected and dynamic. During our salons, we will enter into a web of dreams, stories and voices, human and non-human, visible and invisible, tapping into a language that resonates from deep inside our own skins. By awakening language in the body-mind, we begin to shape a world we truly wish to live in. By breaking open our voices, we will create new stories and a pathway to the future.
Susan is a visionary healer and a published poet with many years of experience leading others into the wilderness of their own language. Susan holds an MFA in writing and poetics from Naropa University. Susan has published chapbooks and her poetry is published in various anthologies and journals. She is working on a memoir of her years living on Santa Cruz Island. She is most interested in poetics of place and the soundscape. | <urn:uuid:76baf8eb-7d63-45b9-bff6-200a271b3de3> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.susanmanchester.com/schedule/writing-the-inner-body/ | 2023-09-27T12:13:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.937808 | 527 |
The U.S. was built through settler colonialism, which involves taking over lands already in use by other people, displacing the people and often destroying their cultures. (Sometimes the goal was simply to use the land for their own settlements; in other cases the goal was to extract minerals & other resources. In the U.S. & Canada, settlers not only made war on the Indigenous peoples, they made a conscious and concerted effort to burn their cultures out of the children’s mind through systems of residential schools.
The most visible example of settler colonialism in progress today is Israel’s illegal occupation of territory in Palestine.
We are just beginning to develop this topic, but here are some related posts on this website:
- Decolonizing America for a Sustainable Future
- Acknowledging the Lenni-Lenape
- Thanksgiving & Colonialism
- We must fully unpack the complicated evils of our justice system in order to build the sophisticated solutions we need
- The Myth of the Wheat King and the Killing of Colten Boushi | The Conversation
- White People Have No Culture | Terra Incognita
- Why I’m Fighting to decolonize Canada’s Education System | Flare
- Sexual Assault and Violence Across Industries… | Terra Incognita
- The Colonial Roots of Gun Culture | In These Times
- As We Have Always Done, by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
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Administrative Professionals Day is Wednesday, April 25th! Here are 3 great ideas to celebrate the Administrative Professionals in your office to make sure they know they are appreciated.
1. Exec Takes the Desk
Why not have a little fun and have the boss volunteer to cover the admin desk for a few hours. You can send your admin off for a pedicure in a chauffeured limousine (or have them enjoy watching the execs scramble to get the job done).
2. Luxury Limousine and a Long Lunch
A leisurely lunch at their favorite local place is always appreciated. But when they’re transported in style, in a luxury limousine, they’ll really know how much you care.
3. Dinner on the Company
Your administrative professional has probably organized expense accounts and collected receipts, why not let them enjoy an expensed dinner out? And if you’re really ready to prove how much they mean, arrange for a luxury limousine as well.
Let your favorite administrative professionals know they’re your favorite all year! Let Us Do The Driving and make this Administrative Professional Day one to remember!
Administrative Professional Day Special Pricing:
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I planned to walk 2,023 miles in 2023.
For three months, I kept pace by walking at least five and a half miles a day. By the end of March, I had accrued 513.4 miles. I was well on my way.
But God had other plans.
My doctor, who had been evaluating my persistent balance issues and relentless headaches, ordered an MRI of my brain. The next morning, I went on a 5.5-mile walk. When I arrived home, my doctor called. She told me I had a 4.7-centimeter mass in my head, and I needed to get to an ER immediately.
While in my local emergency room, a very kind on-call neurosurgeon explained that what I had was likely a meningioma. Its size was alarming (thus, the directive to head right away to a medical facility); but I learned there was a 99.9 percent chance the mass was benign and the cause was unknown. I was told to schedule surgery as soon as possible.
Before knowing what was wrong, I had continued walking – sometimes haltingly. Once I was aware of what was wrong, daily walks were no longer on my agenda. Not only was I physically unable to keep up that kind of exercise, but my days were filled with neuro consults, lab work, and additional tests.
My walking goal and plans for the immediate future were derailed; God’s purpose for my life prevailed. On May 17, I underwent a craniotomy, and the meningioma was successfully removed.
Yes – it was terrifying to have my skull cut open and stapled back together. And, the physical therapy I have undergone post-surgery has been grueling. But throughout it all, I have been walking with God; He has been with me every step of the way.
My mileage goal is no longer important; what I’m striving for now is fulfillment of God’s purpose. With the Lord as my constant companion, I have been at peace throughout this whole experience.
The meningioma may have messed up my mileage, but I have gained something far greater: A renewed focus on God’s prevailing presence in my life.
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This Creamy Tomato Spinach Orzo Soup is hearty and full of veggies and can be made to be either Vegan or Vegetarian, your choice.
“That Escalated Quickly“-Ron Burgundy
And boy has it. It’s St. Patrick’s Day and no bars will be open in our state.
I have a feeling there will be a lot of drinking though.
Last night was the first night I was truly sleepless over all of this.
Our state tightened up measures yesterday to try and get ahead of things.
Seattle area health workers are already overwhelmed.
I have friends who have been told to self quarantine because they most likely have it but can’t be tested because we don’t have enough tests. So it’s the right decision.
It’s just hard on a lot of people who got laid off this past week.
I saw quite a few bloggers post that they won’t be putting up new content.
That they don’t want to overburden the system by buying up food to test for recipes.
And I get that.
But my blog isn’t a business to me.
The IRS says so but it’s not, at least not a viable one :P.
Baking isn’t a business to me.
It’s my therapy, always has been.
I blog to connect with others and I think in these times of isolation connection is important more than ever.
Heck, even my cookbook was just a tribute to the people in my life in print form because my mom doesn’t ever go on a computer. 😀
So I need to bake and cook to stay sane. And fed.
Expect a lot of carbs.
They are comforting to me.
Expect a lot of soups and casseroles because again, comforting to me.
This soup as you see it is in Vegetarian form but it could easily be made vegan.
This Creamy Tomato Spinach Orzo Soup is a tomato based soup because tomato soup was my go to childhood soup.
Actually tomato rice soup.
Hence the orzo.
It reminds me of childhood.
So make some soup.
Gather up your pets if you have them and love on them.
Binge watch Law and Order SVU (our current binge rewatch…dang there are a lot of seasons).
Be patient with each other, wash your hands, and stay at home as much as you can.
Know that I will be around if you want to stress eat with someone virtually.
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- 2 TBSP ghee or olive oil
- 1 large sweet onion, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 medium celery stalks, peeled and diced
- 2 cups frozen spinach
- [8-10 cups No Chicken stock made with No Chicken Base Better than Bouillon (I like to start with 8 but usually have to add more the next day because the noodles soak it up)
- 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 12 oz. orzo pasta
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- In a stock pot add the ghee, onions, and celery.
- Cook the veggies over medium heat until the onions and celery become translucent, about 5-6 minutes.
- Add the carrots and cook for about ten minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook another minute.
- Add in the spinach.
- Add the chicken-less stock and canned tomatoes and bring to a boil, once you have reached a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and let simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Add the orzo and bring back to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the heavy cream and Parmesan cheese, simmer until the soup is evenly warmed.
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The historical museum of Bern invites visitors to explore the world of British navigator James Cook, who made three trips to the Pacific Ocean in the late 1700s.
On his third journey, Cook was joined by Bernese painter John Webber. Items that Webber collected and donated to the city of Bern account for a significant part of the show.
The exhibition is organised within the framework of the three voyages, which took place between 1768 and 1780.
While Cook’s travels and adventures are an important part of the show, other key themes include South Seas culture as well as the encounters between the vastly different European and Pacific worlds.
“The exhibition starts with three figures: James Cook, John Webber and a South Pacific feather god. The three layers of the show are the European perspective, the Pacific perspective and the meeting of those two cultures,” museum director Jakob Messerli told swissinfo.ch.
The exhibition features nearly 400 objects, paintings and drawings from museums and private collections all over the world.
“This is the first time that these items have been brought together again in more than 200 years,” said Messerli at the launch of the exhibition.
Over the course of the three journeys, Cook and his colleagues gathered nearly 2,000 objects that they carefully transported back to Europe. Many ended up in private homes as well as museums.
Made of organic materials such as wood, grass and shells, these souvenirs were extremely fragile – so fragile that few remain in their native lands.
“Hardly any comparable objects survive in Polynesia, and for today’s Pacific cultures these collections are therefore an important component in strengthening awareness of their traditions and consequently their sense of identity,” according to Thomas Psota, head of the museum’s ethnography department and curator of the exhibition.
That knowledge increases the visitor’s appreciation when confronted with the 81-centimetre bust of an orange feather god. Other highlights include fierce wooden masks and weapons as well as elaborate jewellery made of iridescent shells and gleaming jade.
These island items provide an earthy contrast to the shiny metal and glass tools on display. For example, a brass octant and sextant hint at how painstaking it was to calculate latitude during Cook’s time.
“Cook’s ability as a cartographer was amazing,” said Psota, while pointing at a detailed chart of the southern hemisphere.
Meanwhile, elegant telescopes and table-top globes indicate how fashionable it was to be aware of one’s place in the world in those days.
To help the museum-goer stay on the ball, there are three short films showing Cook’s progress on each of his Pacific expeditions. Additional multimedia displays, some of them interactive, are sprinkled throughout.
Paintings and sketches round out the exhibition. Many show romantic island scenes complete with pink ocean-side sunsets and wreath-wearing dancers.
Others are more biological in nature; on every voyage, Cook brought a scientific artist to document the exotic flora and fauna. Portraits of Cook and his colleagues are also on view.
The artist who gets the most attention is John Webber, born in London to Swiss parents in 1751. Webber spent most of his childhood with an aunt in Bern, and it was there that he got his start as a painter.
The merchant’s guild of Bern financed his four-year education at the Académie Royale in Paris. Webber later returned to London, where Cook chose him to serve on the third and final tour in 1776.
“Webber had a challenging job,” said Psota, noting that the young artist had to be equally skilled at landscapes, portraits and botanical themes.
Another artist who gets a special mention is a Tahitian priest named Tupaia, who travelled with Cook during his first Pacific journey. His drawings illustrate aspects of his native culture, such as a group of musicians.
“For me as an ethnologist, this is a particularly meaningful part of the exhibition,” Psota said. Tupaia also proved helpful in encounters with the warriors in New Zealand.
The exhibition is visually appealing and manages to present a wealth of materials and information without being overwhelming.
“The biggest challenge was probably trying to tell such a complex story with the different layers of the historical biographies, the voyages themselves and of course all the different islands Cook visited,” exhibition scenographer Raphaël Barbier told swissinfo.ch.
Barbier said that one of his favourite items was a red and yellow feathered cloak presented to Cook in Hawaii.
Speaking of wraps, the carefully regulated museum temperature isn’t at all tropical, so guests might want to think twice about checking their jackets.
“James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific”
Historical Museum of Bern
October 7, 2010 to February 13, 2011
The British navigator James Cook (1728–1779) is considered one of the greatest explorers of all time.
His three expeditions to the unexplored expanses of the Pacific fundamentally changed the view Europeans had of the world and permanently influenced their knowledge of navigation, astronomy, natural history and the history of civilisation in the Age of Enlightenment.
The exhibition tells the story of the voyages of the famous circumnavigator through more than 400 items, using the most advanced exhibition techniques.
Thanks to loans from Europe and overseas, it has been possible for the first time to re-assemble in an exhibition the most important objects brought back by Cook and his companions from their voyages.
Masks, idols, carvings as well as original nautical charts, navigational instruments, ship models and paintings by the artists who accompanied Cook testify to the fascination for the new and exotic and bring back to life Cook’s adventures and encounters in an exciting display.
Source: Historisches Museum Bern
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YouTube has emerged as a new battleground for opposing political camps to spread disinformation in the run-up to Jan. 11’s presidential election, said Wang Tai-li (王泰俐), a professor in National Taiwan University’s Graduate Institute of Journalism.
In a letter to the editor published yesterday in the Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister newspaper), Wang wrote that while Facebook and Twitter have closed accounts created to spread false information, YouTube has become the new battleground to disseminate false opinions and information.
The host of YouTube channel “Under the Foot of Yushan” (玉山腳下) was determined to be a China National Radio journalist by the Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau, Wang wrote.
The host, “Sida,” spoke Mandarin with a Taiwanese accent, while his gestures and humorous take on politics made him appear to be much like other Taiwanese Internet celebrities, she said.
Even though the identity of the channel’s host was exposed on Oct. 22 and no new content has been uploaded to the channel since then, YouTube has not removed the false content, which means people can still access it, Wang said.
The channel is not an isolated case, as her research shows that more than 10 YouTube channels were created from August to last month that focused on attacking the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), she said.
Some of the channels, which have more than 10,000 subscribers, are actually content farms run by Chinese nationals and have simplified Chinese subtitles available, she said.
To make videos, the creators simply use photographs collected from news media and turn them into groundless accusations targeting specific politicians, Wang said.
People are more susceptible to information that is presented in audiovisual form, she said, adding that the popularity of such channels surged because they focus on major reports in the news.
“They combine false information and plausible images, repackage them and turning them into video clips. They take advantage of the myth that ‘to see is to believe’ by massively disseminating false information in the run-up to the election,” Wang said.
Even though international news media have extensively covered Beijing’s attempts to influence politics in Taiwan through false reports, most Taiwanese are unaware that it is happening here, she said.
Survey results show that many Taiwanese do not believe or are indifferent to the infiltration of false reports from sources outside the country, Wang said, adding that they think “fake news” is a tactic employed by politicians to hurt their opponents.
People’s indifference to the gravity of the issue has made YouTube a hotbed for rumors and a new battleground for false information about Jan. 11’s election, she said.
Two people were killed and another nine injured yesterday after being stung by hornets while hiking in New Taipei City’s Rueifang District (瑞芳), with officials warning against wearing perfume or straying from trails during the autumn to avoid the potentially deadly creatures. Seven of the hikers only sustained minor injuries after being stung along the Bafenliao Hiking Trail (八分寮) and made their way down the mountain with a guide, the New Taipei City Fire Department said. Four of them — all male — sustained more serious injuries and were assisted when leaving the mountain, the department said. Two of them, a man surnamed
‘ABNORMITY’: News of the military exercises on the coast of the Chinese province facing Taiwan were made public by the Ministry of National Defense on Thursday Taiwan’s military yesterday said it has detected the Chinese military initiating a round of exercises at a bay area in coastal Fujian Province, which faces Taiwan, since early yesterday morning and it has been closely monitoring the drills. The exercises being conducted at Fujian’s Dacheng Bay featured an undisclosed number of People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) warplanes, warships and ground troops, the Ministry of National Defense said in a press statement. The ministry did not disclose what kind of military exercises are being conducted there and for how long they would be happening, but it did say that it has been closely watching
China’s Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong has asked foreign consulates in Hong Kong to submit details of their local staff, which is more proof that the “one country, two systems” model no longer exists, a Taiwanese academic said. The office sent letters dated Monday last week to consulates in the territory, giving them one month to submit the information it requires. The move followed Beijing’s attempt to obtain floor plans for all properties used by foreign missions in Hong Kong last year, which raised concerns among diplomats that the information could be used for
Recent movements by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have been “highly unusual,” but the military maintains a grasp of the situation, Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) said on Friday, after the military for the first time said it was monitoring troop movements in China’s Dacheng Bay (大埕灣). The minister gave the remarks to reporters before appearing at the legislature on the first day of its new session. The Ministry of National Defense on Thursday evening released an air force surveillance photograph of a PLA Shaanxi Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft, and said it was monitoring the PLA Rocket Force and ground | <urn:uuid:d5133f00-eed6-4c66-b112-decdfeb14574> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/11/12/2003725694 | 2023-09-27T12:32:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.963731 | 1,166 |
Top 10 Greatest Free Chat Rooms For Making New Pals
Channels work just like communities, however the only distinction is channel owners can choose who can send messages. Moreover, Viber is free to use, however you can choose to pay for additional gadgets like sticker packs. Other interactions embody reactions to messages, sending GIFs, and stickers. If you don’t like the prevailing stickers, you can create your personal sticker pack on Viber. The neatest thing about communities on Viber is that it helps limitless members whereas preserving everyone’s details private. Most of these channels aren’t public, but when you’re lucky, yow will discover some incredible Telegram channels.
Why do folks use Google Chat?
Google Chat is a safe communications tool designed to supply easy business communications within the Google Workspace ecosystem. With Google Chat, teams collaborate by way of text, construct collaborative chat rooms, share documents, ship shows, and establish web conferences.
Fakes could additionally be current, however We have by no means ever confront all of them. But however, i am data-mining them by no means to fudge all the way up. Moreover, when you need to meet your partner fast, you don’t ought to spend time creating your account. As talked about above, users with a free mannequin of the net site don’t wish to produce their contact information. Moreover, they don’t ought to addContent their photographs or confirm their accounts. So, do you should create your profile correct proper right here to go looking your true love? If you might be eager to acknowledge what benefits, this web site has, examine this Chatiw analysis.
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The platform facilitates assembly new people and making new pals online. Another reason for ChatSpin’s popularity is that it offers quite a few free features. You are not required to pay for a premium membership to get pleasure from your time, join with strangers, and enjoy chatting. The chat utility also has a beautiful interface and numerous different cool options.
Technically, the web site is protected again, your laptop computer or laptop, or a mobile hardware. Plus, it’s obtainable in an adorable little travel-friendly tube that is certain to brighten up any bathroom! Click the link under to read our full review of this product. In actuality, it seems like it could really be helpful for many who’re battling relationships. As you would have seen, most of these current chat rooms are shady at finest. However, newer options can now provide the similar sort of connections the fundamental chat rooms of yesteryear as rapidly as did. There are very few active rooms, and primarily probably the most vigorous is grownup chat.
There can also be a video chat feature so you can see the particular person you’re talking to. You also can invite your folks to speak in a personal room should you don’t want to talk to strangers. There are lots of good chat room companies, however we believe that PlaceToChat is the #1 worldwide chat room right now. The best nameless free chat app right now might be Frim, which is accessible on both iOS and android platforms. It offers a huge selection of dialog topics with strangers. The program even permits for online dating and permits customers to share stuff with strangers and new associates, including memes, movies, stickers, badges, and pictures.
Band is a popular group chat app with a concentrate on common topics. You can create ones for work, sports, games, faculty, video games, family, associates, and so on. It has features that work for nearly all of those kinds of things. The actual chat experience is similar to your commonplace chat app so there aren’t any surprises there. However, there are many organizations and groups that use this so you might run into it by yourself finally. We would love some extra energy over issues like notifications because this app sends plenty of them, but otherwise, it’s a very first rate experience.
You can even watch the live broadcasts of these celebrities, making this app nice for anybody who loves Korean culture. It can have horrible lag instances, very troublesome at occasions to addContent photos. Naturally, I mean solely those that might be just about suitable with me personally. Ask Fascinating Concerns This is just not the time whenever you remove your document off 20 inventory issues and start capturing apart. We’re sorry, but the web page you had been in search of doesn’t exist.. Lycos Chat has a couple of hundred chatters logged in at any given time.
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Chatspin is another Omegle different and an excellent possibility for those who wish to get along with strangers from everywhere in the world. This website has not solely a large person base but also a gorgeous interface, and it is simple to use no matter your location. You can connect with folks on Chatrandom by picking your most well-liked gender and clicking the Start button. You can also specify a rustic and your interests to find a more appropriate match on your preferences.
Is Google Chat closing?
Users will lose entry to the Hangouts cellular app and may upgrade to Chat in Gmail or the Chat app. Users will lose entry to the Hangouts Chrome extension on the internet and can improve to Chat on the net or install the Chat web app. Google Takeout to obtain their data till no much less than November 2022.
Some of the platforms also offer you an possibility to join the random free chat rooms which have random folks from all over the world. In simple words, these free chat rooms are the digital extensions of real-world human interplay. Yes, you’ll have the ability to certainly have fun in free grownup chat rooms that are available to make use of freed from value. There are numerous decisions available that allow you to chat with strangers and random individuals without registering. You can chat in non-public, public, and group grownup chat rooms which might be particularly designed just for you. ● The platform does not permit users to video chat or share pictures to maintain up anonymity. EliteSingles.com is an easy-to-use website that includes an intuitive interface.
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However, registration is required to make use of sure chat rooms on the platform, as this is likely considered one of the necessities. Additionally, you presumably can create and promote your chat room on social networks such as Facebook to draw more users. TinyChat is a free platform, but paid plans supply further features such as the removal of adverts and pop-ups, high-quality movies, and access to a number of rooms directly. Having a dialog with a stranger online can be surprisingly gratifying.
Does Hangouts now not exist?
Google Hangouts has been upgraded to Google Chat. Access to Hangouts on cellular and on the web is no longer obtainable. Use Google Chat to message a person or group: On Google Chat for web.
Unlike many other websites which are open for everybody, ChatRad has some terms, together with that you want to be a minimum of 18 years of age to use the service. Additionally, you presumably can protect your privacy by remaining anonymous. Even if your webcam is not working, you can nonetheless start a video chat. With TinyChat, you can chat with anyone using voice or video over the internet. A quarter of a billion minutes of airtime are logged by customers every single day, the company claims.
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You may add pals to your contact chat, and you can share footage with your family and friends. You may have chat forums, e-mail pen buddies, and message boards there and all free of charge, without registration. Zobe is one different great site providing you to speak with peers and strangers. All you need cjatiw to do is just click on on the link to enter your name on this free chat site. There are various chat rooms obtainable in it like singles, USA, Australia, women, Indonesia, Africa, Portugal, and lots of more like these. You may also add pals to your contact chat, and more you presumably can share footage with your loved ones and pals.
MeetMe is a cross between a courting service and a chat room app. It boasts a load of lively customers, but they aren’t well-distributed between genders. It’s a great way to fulfill people, though, and also you do get into chats with random strangers so it technically fulfills the qualifications. It’s acceptable sometimes, and a large number of people increases your possibilities of finding fascinating folks.
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Does Google Chat use my cellphone number?
Hangouts just isn’t a telephone service and doesn’t provide you with a cellphone quantity. If you verify your service number in Hangouts, it will use that as caller id. When individuals return your call it goes to your carrier and Hangouts intercepts the decision to answer it. Hangouts to Hangouts calls are VOIP and don’t use a quantity.
Chatiw site is perfect as a result of it could serve numerous functions. For example, it’s fantastic for locating new friends, companions, and even soulmates. However, it’s also incredible just to talk with some strangers. Sometimes one night stands turn into lifelong relationships, nevertheless the probability is low. For that objective, if you’d like someone to go to the altar with, Chatiw shouldn’t be your first chance. I’d level out that our site are for constructive above average and in some cases may become a a person for some prospects.
Can your identification be stolen by way of Google Chat?
Not sure if that chat message is legit or not? Google has your back. Google Chat will begin displaying a warning banner under messages that might contain phishing links or malware downloads, according to a blog submit by Google. Phishing scams can lock you out of your system or result in id theft.
Moreover, it requires check security every time when it is started which brought on time waste. Incidentally, what’s further, it actually works correctly on cell gadgets, even with out downloading tools. Tomorrow we commemorate the first three months with someone I’ve fulfilled about this relationship site. Like many more daters, in so far as I review inside assessments, an immense plenty of matches isn’t bombing your accounts. But this person, I stumbled onto amongst quite a few completely different ideas, was extraordinarily distinctive and felt acceptable to our needs. Most individuals linked on the net for a short time to make sure that the two of us take into consideration actual persons that search for web courting.
- Like the 321 providers, you probably can either register or chat anonymously as a visitor login take advantage of from a few of the greatest chat rooms.
- When it involves basic chatroom apps, you can’t miss out on ICQ.
- ● Range of gifting options out there on the location, specifically flowers and presents.
- Thus, we extremely suggest choosing trusted online chat rooms, checking the profiles, googling the profile footage, and so on.
- However, it is essential to research the precise security measures of any free live chat device you are contemplating and ensure they meet your corporation’s needs.
It’s not a traditional chatroom by any stretch, however it works fairly properly. Just don’t be that one who uses an app like this for one thing apart from its supposed objective. AOL Instant Messenger, IRC, and other similar chat services don’t actually exist much anymore regardless of the spike in data-driven messaging providers. However, there are still some excellent chat room experiences on the market if you know where to search out them. There are a ton of messenger apps that permit for group chats. So, with due respect to the above-said assertion and that will assist you in making your choice simpler, we’ve come out with this publish today! Here, we’ve listed and reviewed the highest chat room apps & sites that you should think about for use in order to build your online social network with strangers. | <urn:uuid:59b1e58c-8ca0-417a-b4c9-94a5ef0cbb02> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.talleresanyfe.com/2023/01/28/top-10-greatest-free-chat-rooms-for-making-new-pals/ | 2023-09-27T13:04:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.932478 | 2,709 |
Lady Tara Fernow has invited her friends and family to meet the last surviving member of the Russian Royal Family, the Grand Duchess Anastasia. But is this woman really who she claims? Who is the Russian Count who has gatecrashed the party and who has murder on their mind? Lady Tara welcomes you to her […]
Lottery winners Frank and Gladys Lee are throwing a masked ball to impress their wealthy neighbours but be warned - behind the masks it's easy to get away with murder! The neighbours want nothing to do with Frank and Gladys, despite their recent good fortune, so the new millionaires think donning a mask will let […]
Lottery winners Gladys and Frank Lee have lavished a fortune on their new home among the fabulously rich. But neighbours still don’t want to know them. Now they’re hosting a masked ball in the hope their neighbours will have fun without realising who is who. Everyone loves a masked ball. But behind the masks it’s […]
The Festive Choir arrive to wish you a Merry Christmas but among the carols someone has murder in mind. With carols sprinkled through the afternoon you'll need to unveil a killer (or two) among the choirmaster who is about to be ousted, two lovebirds and two conniving women who will stop at nothing to get their […]
The carol singers have gathered to visit the grand homes of Northallerton. But, this afternoon there’s tension among the festive friends. There’s murder afoot as they gather together around the Christmas tree for a final chorus and this time the verse is Ding Dong Merrily They Die. £35 per ticket which includes afternoon tea.
Nora Chance has lost three fiances in unfortunate circumstances but she's about to announce her next engagement in our murder mystery for Valentines. Surely the fourth time is a charm and nothing can go wrong. Are the deaths of Nora's previous fiances all a coincidence or does someone plan to stop Nora from finding her […] | <urn:uuid:9e183c26-fe0a-483f-8eb1-d931d854af77> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.talltalesmysteries.com/events/category/solberge-hall-hotel/ | 2023-09-27T10:58:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.962849 | 413 |
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Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt: Construction of a recombinant biocatalyst for the production of phenylacetic acids and phenylethanols from styrenes
Sarah Hofmann, Anna Drechsel, Michael Schlömann, and Michel Oelschlägel
Numerous soil bacteria have been reported to be able to metabolize styrene via the pathway of sidechain oxygenation. This pathway comprises a styrene monooxygenase (SMO), which oxidizes styrene to styrene oxide, a styrene oxide isomerase (SOI), which converts styrene oxide into phenylacetaldehyde, and a phenylacetaldehyde dehydrogenase (PAD). The latter enzyme enables the oxidation of the aldehyde to the central metabolite phenylacetic acid . In this study the construction of a recombinant biocatalyst under consideration of suitable SMOs, SOIs and PADs was intended because this pathway is of potential relevance for the biotechnological production of phenylacetic acids and similar compounds.
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After a 38 year association with the village, today saw the last of our Tattenhall Country Markets.
Tattenhall has been richer for the work of Liz Mogg and her faithful and hardworking team, and for that we thank them.
Liz's association with Tattenhall has been immense; you may recall that we featured her online last December, when she was voted 'Producer of the Month'.
Have a quick look at why we are so indebted to such an individual and why we pay tribute to her – CLICK HERE
May she now enjoy a long and happy retirement!
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When Coffee hype first started, I still remember clearly that Coffee Et Cetera or known as Coffee ETC is one of the earlier player in the scene that is well known for their Belgian Waffle. Back in those days, tried a few times to visit this place while on the way dropping or fetching my friend from Subang Airport where I did not pay my attention to their operating hours which cause me visited them 3 times on Sunday and it was closed. Soon only realize, their business is base on commercial crowd and neighborhood around the area.
Coffee ETC ambiance sure do give me the hint that they are more like a fast coffee concept, where you do place your order at the counter and also found out that they are a locally establish. Over the years that they have been operating, they have created a unique concept where Café by day, Bar by night .
During night, they have live band to add on the vibe of a little music cafe/bar where service is also different. They do have a service floor staff to take order at your table instead of self service concept in the morning.
For Coffee lovers, you get to choose 3 different types of beans, from Medium Roast, Dark Roast And Darkest Roast.
Lots of magazine for you to flip through
Like any other fast coffee chain, self service counter with all the sugars and syrup is at the side and they do have merchandise for you to hunt for too.
For coffee on that day, we tried Latte Medium Roast @ RM 13.50, Dark Roast and Darkest roast along with Mocha and Chai Latte. To my suprise, their coffee is actually good where I love their Medium roast with mild hint of bitterness and sour at the end is what I prefer. Heavy coffee drinker or taste bud, Darkest roast would be your ideal. I would rate their Chai Latte @ RM 15.50 is more like a entry level, with mild hint of spice yet it is very smooth to drink.
I think their Ice Chocolate @ RM 16.50 blend beats many cafe out there with strong taste of chocolate and well balance.
To me, this is one of the star drink in the outlet. Icy Fruit Beer is so refreshing that it is quite similiar to those that I drink in one of a night market in Bangkok. It is a well balance of taste of fruit that gives you the sweetness in the blend of beer. A great thirst quencher. RM15
One of a newer item in their list is this soft fluffy pillow buns. Among the two, I prefer Grilled Chicken. Marinated well and love the sauce. Others love their Crispy Chicken with their special home made sauce. Pair it with Icy Fruit Beer, is just perfect. RM 13.50
Croissant sandwich is one of their best seller in the morning, either Scramble Egg or Tuna.
When it hit lunch time, Nasi Lemak is one of their star where chicken is fried to perfection where the skin is crispy and best of all, their sambal do not look only in fiery red, it is indeed spicy enough to make you sweat and go numb.
This is something new to me where Spicy Seafood Aglio Olio serve in special bread. Pan Fried Spaghetti with house chicken broth, olive oil, garlic, mushrooms, herbs, chili padi, shrimp, squid and light parmesan cheese @ RM 21.90
Tom Yum Seafood Spaghetti @ RM 17.90 is new in the menu, Pan Fried Tom yum Spaghetti with olive oil, straw mushrooms, herbs, chill padi, shrimp and squid.
Of course to tried out their well known Belgian Liege Waffles, starting off with original, with Haagen Dazs ice cream is top with Crushed Cookies, Chocolate Syrup & Whipped Cream.
Among the four, I love their Original where I like the taste of little sugary and slight crips on the outside yet it is slightly chewy in the middle. The rest might be a little too sweet for me.
their Best Seller – Crushed Cookies with Haagen Dazs ice Cream @ RM19.55
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Good news is to all my readers, you get to buy their Pillow Bao for Buy 1 Free 1 just by downloading the coupon or flash the visual to their cashier through my blog. If you are here between 9pm to 11pm, you also get to order their freezing cold beer @ ONLY RM7.50.
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Widely employed within the world of telecommunications, registered jacks (RJs) are a standardized network interface mechanism. RJ45 connectors, consisting of a RJ45 plug (often referred to as a ‘crystal head’ due to common transparent plastic construction) and a RJ45 jack (sometimes referred to as a cage), are frequently used to interconnect networked computing devices. RJ45 connectors suffer from a number of deficiencies. As just one example, a RJ45 crystal head may (as a result of, possibly among other things, age, repeated use, improper installation, latch damage or weakness, etc.) become loose when it is inserted into a cage, which may result in compromised (e.g., disrupted, intermittent, etc.) connections. To address these challenges, techniques are presented herein that provide for the inclusion of a magnetic element in RJ45 connectors to enhance or augment the latch mechanism of a RJ45 crystal head to improve connection reliability.
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Most of our answers would be the same if any question raised about, which is the best live TV show streaming and best collections of bollywood and Hollywood movies? Yes, it is the best app known by everyone, it is ‘Hotstar’. Not only movies you can also Tata IPL 2022 for free in hotstar mod apk. There is no denying the fact arises when one says that hotstar gives the best live TV show’s streaming experience. In this article, I am going to unlock the secret behind free VIP subscription and free access to all premium benefits. Also Hotstar Recently merged with Disney, Now even you can enjoy Disney tv shows, Movies and others too, Hotstar renamed its app name as Disney+Hotstar.
Hotstar- The Best Live TV Platform
This hotstar is the only place where we can access live TV shows. It offers content in eight different languages on Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi etc. It is offered across 3 different countries like India,US and Canada. Here, you can watch live sports and movies etc. One can also stream through hotstar with some premium subscription contents. This is one of the most preferred apps among Indians for the best video streaming application. 80% of Indians use this app most probably for watching live cricket plays.
This app has many advantages and few disadvantages.
- The disadvantage is that it shows many ads while watching our interesting programs and you can’t skip it.
- This occupies a considerable amount of space. It may affect some devices with less memory.
What is the Hotstar premium?
This Hotstar premium version enables every access to the user that includes live TV shows on some channels, allows you to download latest movies, allows you to enjoy the hotstar’s series. All these things can be accessed under some payment. The premium features start from subscription. It starts from 299 INR per month and 999 INR per year. They also provide another offer which is 365 per year and it is usually known as ‘VIP subscription’. This is quite lower right! But you can access only a few things because it is limited. This payment is worthy as it provides us with unlimited entertainment that is enough to free up our messy mind after our tedious works. If you want subscribe for Disney + Hostar, it will cost you Rs.1499 per year.
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- If you are a movie buff, this is your right place to stick into the latest movies. You are offered unlimited downloads of latest movies that includes popular English movies, Tamil movies, Bengali movies, Hindi movies, Marathi movies and Kannada movies.
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Unlocked version would be the very suitable word for this feature, as it breaks all the restrictions to enter the gateway of unlimited entertainment. You can watch some of the live TV shows that are completely free of charge. Here are the lists of such channels,
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Hotstar mod apk 11.7.7 version also offers live sports streaming as just like star sports is on your handheld device. You can watch live cricket, football, kabaddi, tennis and many more sports that bring your nerves up while watching. You can also adjust the quality of the playing video or else the customized settings will do it for you.
It also uses low data consumption. This unlocked version took up to only 50% of data used by star sports.com. This star sports platform shows live telecasts of sports channels the same as the hotstar. The additional feature of this hotstar is, they are providing live sports telecasts and additional entertainment choices like interesting and successful series, unlimited downloads of your favorite movies with no worry of spending your valuable money.
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Tracking disabled: In this version the tracking codes are completely removed. VIP services are hidden. You can access through the latest movies and more.
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Modal analysis is a powerful tool for predicting the future and forecasting outcomes. Modal works by looking at datasets and using mathematical algorithms to determine what’s likely to happen next. It can also detect correlations and clusters in your data, helping you understand trends or abnormal patterns. Not only that, but it can provide an accurate prediction of future events so that you can plan accordingly. This blog post discusses how modal is used in predictive modelling and forecasting and its various advantages over other techniques. Read on to discover why modal is a valuable tool when planning for the future!
What is Modal and Its Role in Predictive Modelling
Modal is a term used in statistics to determine the most frequent value in a data set. This value can be used as a representative dataset measure and often aid predictive modelling. Understanding how to find the modal value in mathematics can be a helpful tool for data analysts looking to construct accurate models. By identifying the most common values within a dataset, analysts can better understand the trends and patterns in the data, which can be critical in making informed predictions about future outcomes.
Whether dealing with financial data, customer insights, or any other type of information, a guide to finding modal in maths can prove incredibly valuable in predictive modelling.
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Forecasting is critical to any business, and identifying the right models to use is equally important. Several models are available in the market that can be utilised for forecasting. These modal types include exponential smoothing, regression analysis, time series, and artificial intelligence-based models. When selecting a model for business forecasting, it’s essential to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each type carefully.
Time series models are great for predicting short-term trends, while artificial intelligence-based models excel at analysing complex relationships in data. Knowing the various types of models can help you make an informed decision that will benefit your business forecasting efforts.
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Modal analysis is a powerful tool for predicting events. The method allows us to make accurate predictions about future outcomes by analysing past data. Modal analysis is valuable when dealing with complex systems or phenomena involving multiple variables. By breaking down these systems into their components, we better understand their interactions and how they affect each other. This understanding enables us to make more accurate predictions about their behaviour, whether we’re dealing with natural disasters, financial markets, or any other complex system. Utilising modal analysis can help make informed decisions and avoid potential pitfalls.
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Do you want to rely on traditional forecasting methods that can be time-consuming and lack precision? Consider switching to modal forecasting instead. With modal forecasting, you can enjoy many benefits that traditional methods cannot offer. For one, modal forecasting can easily handle large sets of data, ensuring that your predictions are based on accurate and comprehensive information.
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Challenges Associated with Utilising Modal to Make Predictions
With the advancement of technology, there is a mounting interest in employing modal-based predictions to attain accurate forecasts via the means of machine learning and artificial intelligence. However, challenges emerge when dealing with these types of models.
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Despite these challenges, the potential benefits of utilising models to make accurate predictions make this field of study worth exploring.
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Modal-based forecasting is a powerful tool that can help businesses stay ahead of their competitors. However, like any other tool, it comes with its challenges. To get the best results from modal-based forecasting, it’s important to overcome these challenges. One of the biggest challenges is data quality. If your data is accurate, your forecast will be correct. Another challenge is selecting the right model for your forecast.
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Skype's real-time translation service is now available for anyone to preview, allowing speakers of four different languages to carry a conversation much like the universal translator used in Star Trek to communicate with alien races.
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While not quite perfect just yet, it works well enough that two people can hold a conversation without issue. It's worth mentioning that you'll get the best results if both participants are using a headset and are on a wired, broadband connection.
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Flextronics and Huawei has announced that they have expanded their existing supply chain partnership to include services such as reverse logistics and configure-to-order (CTO) products in Hungary. Flextronics currently provides product manufacturing and services to Huawei in China, India, Brazil. The announcement marks the fifth major region where the companies partner globally.
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As COVID-19 spread across the globe in March, multiple ransomware operators stated that they would not target healthcare facilities like hospitals during the pandemic.
One such ransomware gang was Maze, which stated in a press release dated March 18 that "We also stop all activity versus all kinds of medical organizations until the stabilization of the situation with virus." Shortly after the organization had made its initial statements promising not to attack medical organizations, data for a London-based company, Hammersmith Medicines Research, was leaked by Maze operators who had hit the company days earlier. And in May, the operators published data from two separate plastic surgeons.
Mandiant senior vice president and strategic services CTO Charles Carmakal said the majority of healthcare organizations targeted by ransomware during the coronavirus pandemic do not include hospitals, but some are still being hit.
"As it comes to actively targeting hospitals, that's a line that most threat actors choose not to cross. Most people, most criminals, don't want to harm people -- they don't want to kill people in the process. A number of threat actors and groups have explicitly stated that they're not going to target hospitals, especially in the early COVID days," he said. "That said, we definitely know a few threat actors who have been actively targeting U.S.-based hospital organizations to attempt to make millions of dollars in extortion demands for ransom payments."
Carmakal stressed that when people talk about "healthcare" organizations being hit by ransomware, that does not refer only to hospitals. Healthcare organizations can include biotech companies, pharmaceutical companies, medical technology companies, and companies that provide business processing.
Research from Check Point showed that ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations globally have nearly doubled, from 2.3% of organizations in the second quarter of 2020 to 4% in the third quarter. In addition, in the United States, healthcare is the number one industry targeted.
The dangers of targeting hospitals
While hospitals represent a fraction of these attacks, Sophos senior security advisor John Shier noted that hospitals are "uniquely affected in that it's not just dollars that are being lost as with manufacturing or enterprise. Lives are potentially at stake."
This risk was demonstrated in the incident involving a 78-year-old woman in Germany last month who had to be diverted from Düsseldorf University Hospital, which had suffered a ransomware attack that shut down IT systems. The woman had to be taken to a different hospital in a neighboring city, where she was later pronounced dead, and German authorities launched a negligent homicide investigation as a result.
Düsseldorf University Hospital announced it had "deregistered from emergency care" because of the devastating ransomware attack. "This has far-reaching consequences for hospital operations, as activities in the computer system are necessary for many processes," the hospital said in a statement.
Shier explained how ransomware attacks cause hospitals to operate differently.
"It forces hospitals, or at least certain hospitals, to operate in a much different way than they're used to operating, and it forces them to do so very quickly to the point where it does result in some chaos and disarray in certain cases. Certain hospitals are reliant on electronic systems in order to do basic intake of patients into the emergency room, for example. Or, just looking up patient medical records. And if you don't have access to those, it can definitely either slow down or redirect some of these resources, and that is often at the expense of patient care," Shier said.
Hospitals also face greater cybersecurity risks due in part to the wide range of technology, both old and new hardware and software, that can be found within them.
Cyberattacks have caused hospitals to at least in part switch to more paper-based means of record keeping, and Carmakal explained that when computer systems go down and hospitals have to switch to paper, information like known allergies and medication lists can become much less immediately available.
How ransomware disrupts hospitals
Carmakal explained that the typical process for hospitals getting hit by ransomware follows multiple steps.
Initially, the threat actor finds a way into the organization -- commonly through email-based phishing or via vulnerabilities on internet-facing infrastructure -- and upon doing so, they create a backdoor and install malware on a user's computer. Because COVID-19 can cause work and personal computer use to blend more in a home office (employees are checking their personal emails on work computers), some phishing efforts will target personal emails without enterprise-level protections.
Secondly, the threat actor attempts to escalate privileges and move laterally until they have broad enough, high enough access to the environment, so that they can access backup systems, critical systems like domain controllers and Windows environments, as well as other systems and servers in the environment where, if they went offline, it would cause a large impact to the organization.
Finally, the threat actor encrypts every system they have access to, usually in the days leading up to a weekend when IT staff is typically lighter.
During the NotPetya cyberattacks of June 2017, Heritage Valley Health System hospitals in Pennsylvania were hit by ransomware as a result of one in-network computer being infected by a connected entity from outside the healthcare system's network. As the Sandworm indictment read, "By stealing and using Heritage Valley user credentials to self-propagate, the malware then spread from the initial infected Heritage Valley computer to other computers on Heritage Valley's computer network."
In addition to hard drives and workstations being locked, healthcare providers lost access to patient lists, patient medical records, prior laboratory records and a number of mission-critical computer systems (including, the indictment notes, those related to "cardiology, nuclear medicine, radiology, and surgery"). Outages ranged from about one week to one month.
Cybereason CISO Israel Barak said that the goal of ransomware has moved far beyond file encryption and into the territory of making full-capacity operation impossible.
"Modern ransomware attacks, where [many organizations] have been impacted by the same method of operation this year, are no longer merely about file encryption. Basically, when you think about these ransomware attacks, what these modern ransomware attacks are -- they're hacking operations, and they're designed to incapacitate and overwhelm their victims and gain maximum leverage by shutting down much of their victims' fundamental ability to operate," he said. "When you do that to a large enterprise, you can demand ransom sums of six and seven figures in exchange for, first and foremost, not the data, but the victim's ability to regain operational capability. And also in exchange for unlocking the data, and for guaranteeing not to disclose that trove of data that the attacker had stolen."
While ceasing operations may have been the modus operandi for ransomware operations lately, hospitals have also been facing such attacks since at least 2017 with the WannaCry attacks, as an article about ransomware published by the American Hospital Association (AHA) explained.
"The 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack infected 1,200 diagnostic devices, caused many others to be temporarily taken out of service to prevent the malware from spreading, and forced five United Kingdom hospital emergency departments to close and divert patients, according to an investigative report by the UK National Audit Office (NAO). The investigation also found the attack (which was launched against targets around the world) infected at least 81 of the 236 National Health System (NHS) hospitals in England plus 603 primary care and 595 medical practices, which caused more than 19,000 appointments to be canceled," author John Riggi, AHA's senior advisor for cybersecurity and risk, wrote.
Beyond the immediate effects of limiting or totally disrupting emergency care, ransomware attacks on hospitals can have lingering consequences. In a statement dated Oct. 12, Düsseldorf University Hospital said it was finally back up to normal patient numbers following the ransomware attack it suffered over a month prior on Sept. 10. The hospital said that emergency care was unavailable -- and ambulances could not be accepted -- until Sept. 23.
In a previous update, Düsseldorf University Hospital said the restoration of emergency services operations was performed in stages because of the different IT requirements. "An example of this is the delivery room, which has different IT network requirements than some specialized operation," the hospital said, adding that a critical prerequisite was restoring medical imaging systems for CT scans or X-ray images, which were impacted by the attack.
Mike McLellan, director of intelligence for the Secureworks Counter Threat Unit, told SearchSecurity that healthcare organizations, including hospitals, can face issues with cybersecurity investments.
"Healthcare organizations' primary focus is, quite rightly, on caring for people. However, they can suffer from a lack of investment in adequate security controls. In a climate of constrained resources and challenging priorities, the security of systems and sensitive data, while undoubtedly seen as important, may not get the attention that it needs -- until it's too late. This can leave organizations vulnerable, and an attractive target for unscrupulous criminals who have little regard for the real-world impact of their actions," McLellan said.
To help prevent ransomware in the future, McLellan said that organizations need to prioritize network hygiene.
"Trying to stop these attacks at the point where data is getting encrypted is futile. Most of the time, the perpetrators will have had access to the environment for days, possibly even weeks, before they deploy their ransomware," he said. "Hospitals -- and other organizations, because ransomware continues to be an indiscriminate and opportunistic threat -- need to focus on prevention through good network hygiene, and on protection and detection services that can identify the threat before it's too late." | <urn:uuid:7d84f078-9602-4ab0-84f4-39108b9017da> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/252491251/Lives-at-stake-How-ransomware-impacts-hospitals | 2023-09-27T11:46:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.968603 | 2,000 |
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What’s the best denture cleaner for your dentures or partial dentures? Even though they’re removable, you still need to clean your dentures just as well as you would your natural teeth. Good oral hygiene will help prevent issues like sore spots under your denture, loose appliances, or even oral infections like thrush. But the best denture cleaner might not be the DIY concoction you see on social media. In fact, using the wrong solution to clean your dentures could cause irreversible damage to your prosthesis. Here’s what you need to know about cleaning your denture and the best (dental hygienist-approved) way to do it.
Why Clean Your Denture Regularly?
Plaque sticks to your dentures just as much as it does to teeth. So, if you think you can toss your toothbrush altogether, you can’t. Well, unless you’re trading it out for a denture brush, that is.
If it’s your first time wearing dentures or partial dentures, here are my top 7 recommendations for denture cleaners and how to clean your prosthesis at home every day:
#1 OAP Denture Cleaner
Best Overall Denture Cleaner
OAP cleaner is my pick for the best denture cleaner overall. It’s safe for every type of dental appliance, and you can even use it on things like mouthguards, tongue scrapers, or baby pacifiers. A lot of people use it for their orthodontic retainers and clear aligners, too.
OAP comes in different forms. You can get a spray foam, deep clean gel, or even little on-the-go travel packs. The foam is FDA approved and kills 99.9% of bacteria, viruses, and fungus in less than 60 seconds. The fact that it works well on fungus can help if you’ve struggled with things like thrush, denture stomatitis, or angular cheilitis.
With the OAP foam cleaner, just apply it to your denture, brush the entire appliance, then rinse it clean in the sink and you’re good to go. Since it’s pH neutral, you won’t have to worry about any of the metal or acrylic getting warped or corroded.
Bonus: OAP has a fresh mint scent, so your mouth will feel extra fresh after using it!
#2 cariPRO Ultrasonic Denture Cleaner
Best Ultrasonic Cleaning for Dentures
If you really want to take your denture cleaning to a whole new level, the cariPRO ultrasonic cleaner is a must-have. Ultrasonic machines are the same thing your dentist’s office uses whenever they clean your dentures during your checkup. It basically sends thousands of tiny waves through the water or cleaning solution to shake off any bacteria, stain, or buildup from your denture.
The cariPRO ultrasonic cleaner also has a built-in UV light sterilizer. You don’t have to use any special cleaners, tablets, or denture formulas. All you need is water. If you’re cautious about certain ingredients or chemicals, using an ultrasonic cleaner is a great way to go. And the fact that it has a UV light sterilizer gives you a leg up on killing 99.9% of bacteria while also eliminating smelly odors.
You can also use your ultrasonic denture cleaner on other dental appliances, such as nightguards, whitening trays, retainers, and clear orthodontic aligners.
3. Target’s up & up Denture Cleaners Tablets
Most Affordable Denture Cleansers
Looking for the cheapest option to clean your dentures safely and effectively? Target’s up & up antibacterial denture cleanser tablets are a great choice. They help remove stains, control odors, and remove 99.9% of odor-causing bacteria from your prosthesis and leave a fresh minty flavor.
All you have to do is add water and soak your denture for at least five minutes. For best results, use the green solution to brush your denture with afterward to remove any additional residue. Then rinse it clean under the faucet and it’s ready to go.
The up & up tablets are basically the same thing you get from Polident denture cleaning tabs, only cheaper. A box of 120 only costs about $3 (I did the math for you; it’s less than $0.02 per use.) If you want a super cheap option for the kid in your family who wears retainers or you need to clean your clear aligners every day, this is a great pick.
4. Efferdent Overnight Denture Cleanser
Top Rated Efferdent Denture Cleaners
Efferdent has been around for years. Decades even (sheesh, it’s almost been a full century since Efferdent was created.) This original product works on everything from dentures and partial dentures to other removable appliances, like orthodontic retainers. Some Efferdent products even whiten dentures with tough stains.
Most notably, Efferdent is the very first denture cleaner tablet to be accepted by the American Dental Association (ADA).
People who use efferdent overnight denture cleanser know they are getting a great product that works well. It produces a powerful oxi-action reaction when it’s placed into water, which helps lift away stains and kills 99.9% of odor-causing bacteria.
Some Efferdent denture cleaning tablets works in as little as five minutes; just soak your denture, then brush it clean and rinse dentures off.
The downside to Efferdent? It’s more expensive than store brands (about $8 for a box of 44 tablets.) But honestly, you get what you pay for: a reputable brand that’s ADA-accepted and proven to work for what you need. It takes the guesswork out of choosing the best denture cleanser.
5. cariPro Denture Cleaner Tablets
Best Denture Cleaner Tablets
cariPRO denture cleansing tablets are diluted with water so that you can soak your denture and then rinse it clean. The cariPRO denture cleansing tablets work in as little as five minutes but are safe enough to soak your denture in it overnight. You can get a 270-day supply for under 30 bucks (about 11 cents a day to use.)
Like the cariPRO foam and gel, their cleaning tablets remove stains and 99.9% of bacteria. They also help with odor and stains. Even though they’re called “retainer cleaner” tablets, you can use them on dentures and other appliances too.
cariPRO cleaning tablets work best when used with warm water. Just make sure the water isn’t hot. Think more along the lines of bottle temperature when you feed a baby.
You can also use these denture cleaner tablets with the cariPRO ultrasonic cleaner. But they work just fine on their own, too.
6. OAP Dental Gel Cleaner
Best Gel denture cleaners
Surprise, it’s another OAP product! But this time, instead of foam, it’s a gel. The “deep clean” gel is formulated to help clean off the most tenacious stains, no matter how old or heavy they are.
OAP gel penetrates into the acrylic of your denture to safely remove and clean buildup. No heavy scrubbing is necessary. Just apply the foam, clean your denture with a toothbrush for up to 60 seconds, then rinse it off. Yes, that’s it.
The deep clean OAP gel is gentle on your dentures, so you don’t have to worry about abrasives like you would in toothpaste or baking soda.
7. iSonic DS180
Best Denture Cleaners for Daily Use
The iSonic is another ultrasonic denture cleansing machine that you can use on a wide range of appliances, from sleep apnea devices and retainers to removable dentures in all shapes and sizes. It uses over 20W power, which is a first of its kind when it comes to ultrasonic cleaners for home use.
iSonic has an optional rechargeable battery which is ideal if you travel a lot or don’t have an extra outlet on your bathroom counter. You can also use the iSonic cleaning powder inside of the machine (diluted with water) to help remove old, dark, deep-set stains from your dental appliance. Even tobacco stains can be removed effectively.
iSonic denture cleaner ultrasonics come in a few different designs. Most people only need the individually sized machine for at-home use. And it costs just under $50!
What to Consider When Picking a Denture Cleaner
There are several different ways you can clean a denture, so choosing the right one will come down to your personal preferences and experience. Do you prefer one that’s not as messy? Something stronger on stains? It might take a trial-and-error process. Here are some things you’ll want to consider when choosing the best denture cleanser:
1. Type of Denture Cleaners
Do you want a solution that you soak your denture in overnight or a machine to physically help shake off the buildup you can’t see? Are you going for a budget-savvy or one that is decent across the board? Consider trying tablets and gels before investing in something expensive like a sonic cleaner, just to see which one you like first. Ask your dentist or hygienist about free samples from their office or check manufacturer websites to see if you can get some shipped to you. That way, you can sample a little bit of everything before you pick one.
2. What Kind of Dentures Do You Have?
Not all dentures should be cleaned the same way. For example, if you have a flexible acrylic denture instead of one with a metal base, you’ll probably need to be a lot more careful about abrasives or scratches on the acrylic surface. In comparison, a metal base can handle a little more elbow grease whenever you’re cleaning it.
Partial dentures with a metal clasp need to be cleaned with a separate brush than what you’re brushing any existing teeth with. Since the metal can roughen up the bristles, you don’t want to irritate your gums or abrade your tooth enamel with it. Instead, keep two different brushes, one for your teeth and the other for your partial denture. Denture brushes also tend to be a lot larger than traditional toothbrushes.
3. Stains on Dentures
Denture stain from coffee or red wine needs to be removed carefully, as harsh chemicals or abrasives can scratch the denture teeth and make them more likely to collect new stains. Read the labels to see which cleaner is best for denture stains, and consider upgrading to an ultrasonic machine. Keep in mind that you may want to clean your denture more frequently, too.
You don’t have to spend an arm and a leg to keep your dentures clean. Affordable tablets or antimicrobial hand soap work just fine when you’re on a fixed income. Sure, a sonic cleaner might be nice, but it’s not a must-have to keep your dentures clean or mouth healthy.
Always check what ingredients are being used in your denture cleaner. But please, do not make up your own DIY denture cleaner with household ingredients like baking soda or bleach unless directed by your dentist; if you do, it could totally ruin your denture.
How To Clean Dentures
Cleaning dentures requires two things: routine maintenance and staying moist.
- Make sure your dentures are in some type of solution whenever you’re not wearing them. Not only does this prevent them from drying out, but it also limits how much calcified buildup accumulates on them.
- Always rinse your dentures after meals. This simple step will help remove food particles, reduce stains, buildup, and oral infections.
- Clean your dentures at least twice a day. If you wear a partial, use a separate denture brush or soft toothbrush from your regular toothbrush.
- Rinse your denture under lukewarm/room temperature water. Never use hot water during the cleaning process, as the acrylic could warp.
- Keep a soft hand towel under your denture in case you drop it so that it doesn’t crack.
- For best results, brush your denture before soaking it overnight and then again the next morning. Use a non-abrasive toothpaste or antibacterial hand soap. Be sure to rinse it clean before soaking or wearing it.
Can You Soak Dentures In Mouthwash?
Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule. Your dentist may suggest briefly soaking removable dentures in non-alcoholic mouthwash if you’ve been sick or are getting over being sick. Or even adding a small amount of bleach to disinfect your appliance every now and then.
Just like you wouldn’t rinse your mouth with denture cleaner solution, you don’t want to soak your denture with mouthwash. Most mouth rinse is also meant to help promote healthy gums; it doesn’t work on a denture the same as it does in your mouth. Stick to cleaning dentures daily with proper denture cleaners instead.
Keep in mind that dentures should always be soaking if they aren’t in your mouth. Don’t leave them on a bedside table overnight, or they could dry out!
Keeping Your Dentures Clean For Good Oral Health
Your dentures and mouth guards need special cleaners to keep them bright, bacteria-free, and your mouth healthy. The best denture cleaners are usually some type of tablet, gel, sonic cleaner, or denture powder that you dilute. Don’t ever mix up a concoction with abrasives or chemicals that you’d clean your bathroom tile with; if you do, it could permanently damage your denture or partial. When in doubt, check product labels for an ADA approval or as recommended by your dental team. And always be sure to soak your denture overnight in addition to rinsing it off after meals. If you’re able to, brush it clean with a soft toothbrush and antimicrobial hand soap after you eat.
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IT English Course
English is the international language of the IT sphere. Large world-famous companies, who have many representative offices in Israel, have also brought here a universal language of communication - English.
It so happens that knowing this language has become an indispensable skill along with a wide stack of technologies necessary for professional activities.
The IT English course is in addition to the QA Automation Testing course and is intended to expand and enrich the professional vocabulary of future testers.
The course does not aim to provide basic knowledge of English.
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Andhra Pradesh Industries and Information Technology Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy has died of heart attack in Hyderabad in the early hours of Monday, a close aide said.
He was 50 and is survived by wife, a daughter and a son.
Goutham Reddy returned to Hyderabad a couple of days ago after spending 10 days in Dubai, where the AP Industries Department set up a stall in the ongoing Dubai Expo to attract investments into the state.
Goutham Reddy was the son of ex-MP Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy.
He was first elected to the AP Assembly in 2014 from Atmakuru constituency in his native SPS Nellore district.
He was re-elected in 2019 and became a Minister in the first YSR Congress government.
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, his Cabinet colleagues, TDP state president K Atchannaidu, BJP state general secretary S Vishnuvardhan Reddy, former Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy and several others condoled the death of Goutham Reddy. | <urn:uuid:ec2527e5-6131-411a-858f-dd8906e54082> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/andhra-pradesh-industries-minister-mekapati-goutham-reddy-passes-away/cid/1852811 | 2023-09-27T12:54:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.979484 | 228 |
Titli Serial: Latest Gossip! Garv almost BEATS UP Chintu!
Titli Upcoming Story, Serial Twists, Spoilers, Latest Gossips, Titlie Future Story, Trending News:
In the upcoming story of Titli, Garv will almost beat up Chintu who is Titlie's brother.
So far in the story of Titlie, Chintu took Hiral’s blame upon himself and lied to everyone that it was him who accidentally burnt the dupatta given to Titli by Koyal.
As per Titlie's latest spoiler, Garv is almost about to hit Chintu in anger but gets stopped by Titli while Garv makes a shocking decision.
He announces that he doesn’t want Chintu in any of the further wedding functions while the rest of the family has to agree with his decision.
According to the upcoming twist of this serial, Titli will try to talk to Garv about letting Chintu attend her wedding functions but he disconnects the call.
Will Titli be able to change Garv’s mind or will his manipulative way change Titli too?
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Radha Mohan 15th August 2023 Written Update
Radha Mohan 15th August 2023 Written Update: Pyaar Ka Pehla Naam Radha Mohan written update
Today's Radha Mohan 15th August 2023 episode starts with Gungun innocently asking Ketki about the meaning of hanged till death while Ketki tries to stop her sobs.
Gungun asks her why she's crying while Ketki just hugs her.
Damini and Kaveri get excited and feel confident that this is Radha's last fight before she ends up dead.
Sundari and Rameshwar cry out that Radha is innocent while Radha tells Shekhar and the rest of the family that Mohan is in danger.
She gets taken by the constables forcefully while she tells Gungun and Shekhar to find Mohan.
Outside the courtroom, Damini and Kaveri mock Radha while hugging her and revealing to her that Mohan is missing and will stay missing until she gets hanged.
In anger, Radha tries to attack Damini but gets taken away by the constables as she states that Mohan will save her and expose Damini.
Meanwhile, Ketki and Gungun reveal that Radha is not the murderer and that the fingerprints on the letters are not Tulsi's.
They reveal that Mohan has gone to bring the fingerprint reports from the lab while Gungun goes running after the jeep in which Radha is getting taken away.
Kadambari gets angry and shouts Damini's name while Damini and Kaveri drive away.
Shekhar informs them that Radha will be sent to central jail today and will be hanged after five days.
Kadambari consoles Gungun telling her that both Radha and Mohan will return safely.
She states that she knows how to find proof of Radha's evidence and announces that she will get the truth out of Damini.
On the other hand, Mohit is about to hit Mohan with the metal rod when Damini comes there and starts slapping him and beating him for even trying to bring in his personal enmity and hitting Mohan.
Kaveri sees Mohan regaining consciousness and takes Damini away from there.
Mohan regains consciousness fully and shouts for Mohit to untie him or else he will kill him.
Damini states from the room that Mohan is in this condition only because of Radha and talks about how she'll make Radha's last days on earth hell.
Shekhar meets Radha and informs her that Mohan might be kidnapped while Radha states that it must be Damini's doing.
On the other hand, Damini cries seeing Mohan withering to save Radha while Kaveri tells her that it is all a game of timing.
She tells her that once Radha is hanged, Mohan will be alone once again.
Later, Damini calls inspector Jwala Devi whom she has bribed to torture Radha.
Jwala informs her about Shekhar while Damini tells her to make sure that Radha does not meet any outsiders.
As Radha is talking to Shekher, Jwala grabs her by the hair and drags her away while slapping her.
Mohan feels Radha is in pain and tries to get out of the ropes while Tulsi and the rest of the family members also worry about Mohan and Radha.
While trying to go to the nail that is poking out of the table, Mohan falls making a thud sound.
He gets back into his normal position and acts unconscious as Mohit comes there and checks on him.
When the goons and Mohit return with food for Mohan, they get shocked to see the scene inside the room.
Back at the jail, Radha tells Jwala that this is not right while she gets shocked to see Damini.
Damini tells Radha that it was not also right when she was left unmarried at the altar because of her.
Before Damini can snatch the Mangalsutra from Radha's neck, Radha grabs her hand mid-air.
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Telemarketing often gets a bad name due to the fact that many companies use telemarketers to inundate the wrong people with phone calls to try and get them to sign up to something or pay money over the phone for a service they do not want.
However, when used correctly, businesses can benefit hugely from telemarketing due to the targeted lead generation it provides. The main aim of telemarketing is to make connections, contacting prospective customers and implementing a marketing strategy that is advertising products and services to those who are interested, not the cold calls you are used to hearing about.
What is telemarketing?
Telemarketing or telephone marketing is a communication strategy which consists in contacting potential customers by phone or mobile to offer them services, products or promotions. Different companies leverage telemarketing through a contact center.
There are two main types of telemarketing which are inbound telemarketing and outbound telemarketing. Both of these are extremely important in the prospecting process. Outbound telemarketing is when existing customers or potential prospects are contacted at random thanks to a call list or call registry, whereas inbound telemarketing occurs if a customer has already contacted the company and you are providing a follow-up call to secure a sale.
How does telemarketing work?
The telemarketing industry has evolved since its inception in the 1970s as the entire process has become increasingly more efficient. Although a lot of the time telemarketing sales representatives still operate out of large call centers, it is also becoming more common for them to make telemarketing calls and sales calls from home.
There are two main ways in which customers can be called. Sometimes, a company will simply have an extremely large database of phone numbers and the telemarketer will be randomly assigned numbers to call. Other times, there is a more methodical system at play and data analysis is used to create a narrower pool of potential customers who are more likely to be interested in what you are selling. Usually, once the initial phone call has been made, the telemarketer carries out multiple other follow up calls to attempt to secure the sale.
Main telemarketing activities and types
Despite the fact that telemarketing might seem like people just randomly call potential customers there are actual objectives and specific activities that occur within telemarketing. Below are some of the most common telemarketing activities and types.
This is when customers are contacted at random as telemarketers use a vast database of phone numbers to call individuals in the hopes they can sell them your good or services
This is when telemarketers follow up on a customer’s interest in your company’s goods or services. It means that customers have expressed an interest in your company and you are trying to sell them something in reaction to that interest.
These calls are done in order to gather information about potential customers. During these calls, telemarketers are trying to establish things such as the interests and demographic data of customers.
Sales is usually the ultimate goal of the telemarketer. As soon as they get onto the phone with a potential customer, their objective is to seal the deal and sell the person whatever goods or services they have to sell.
Business to business
This is a form of telemarketing in which businesses call other businesses in order to make sales. This is a way for businesses to make commercial transactions directly with each other, cutting out the middleman.
Business to consumer
Business to consumer occurs when businesses try to sell directly to consumers. These are the kinds of phone calls that the average person gets at home from a business trying to sell them something.
Functions of telemarketing
Although closing the deal and making sales is one of the most frequent functions of a telemarketer, their job is not all just about cold calls. There are actually a few different functions that operate within the world of telemarketing. Here are some of the most common:
- Take incoming calls
- Process orders
- Accept payments
- Generate sales leads
- Confirm calls
- Answer questions about products and services
- Update information databases
- Increase brand awareness
- Follow-up calls
- Create lists of potential leads
- Investigates sales issues
Telemarketing is far more than just making calls to random numbers, and there is a lot that goes into being a successful telemarketer. If you think your company could benefit from a telemarketer that can do all the above and more, Telup can help you grow your business thanks to its telemarketing services.
Telemarketing vs. telesales
Despite the fact that telemarketing and telesales are similar, there are some key differences that distinguish the two. Telesales is what the average person would recognize as cold calling. It is the people who are hired by a company to make calls to random people in order to try and sell them a product or service.
On the other hand, whilst sales is an integral aspect of telemarketing, there are also numerous other roles within the telemarketing field that set it apart from telesales. Telemarketing is more calculated and skillful and is a legitimate marketing strategy. In addition to selling to people, telemarketing helps businesses identify and generate leads, collate and analyze data as well as carry out market research that help to make the telesales aspect of the job more successful.
Inbound and outbound telemarketing services
There are numerous ways in which telemarketing can benefit your business, from boosting sales, to increasing your company’s exposure and from gathering analytics to lead generation. If you have a client list that you want to expand and a product or service that you are looking to sell, telemarketing is the perfect solution for you.
Hiring a company like Telup to elaborate your telemarketing strategy is the perfect way to reap all the benefits of telemarketing without having to do the hard work yourself. Our aim is to stimulate business growth, which we do through prospecting, appointment setting, sales and customer retention. We also offer a service to outsource front office tasks that might otherwise be time consuming to allow companies to focus on key aspects of their business. | <urn:uuid:75865563-1362-45ae-9b9b-bc262c3f4547> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.telup.com/en/discover-how-telemarketing-works-as-well-as-its-functions-and-the-main-telemarketing-activities | 2023-09-27T12:17:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.959586 | 1,280 |
Welcome to Tenants Harbor!
This is your guide to things to do, places to go, where to eat, plus a whole lot more in the Tenants Harbor and Midcoast area of Maine. My name is David Bruce, Area Guide and Realtor®. I live in Tenants Harbor and I'm here to help you navigate all the fun of Maine's Midcoast. The Midcoast of Maine is a wonderful, fun and spectacular area and I hope you find this resource helpful and entertaining. Enjoy your Maine adventure! The way life should be!
Questions about the area? Questions about Maine Real Estate? Contact David Bruce: (207) 804-0001
This website is a fun resource guide to help visitors and residents enjoy the Midcoast of Maine. All information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. David Bruce is licensed real estate agent in the State of Maine affiliated with Portside Real Estate Group. Equal Housing Opportunity | <urn:uuid:909a96cd-4c4a-4959-9d6c-46c1b1298d2c> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.tenantsharbormaine.com/ | 2023-09-27T10:49:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.880894 | 192 |
We have donated over 1,500 racquets, 2,000 sets of string, two stringing machines, 18 laptops, 6 cell phones, backpacks, pens, pencils, learning tools, and so much more. Additionally, we have supported children by assisting with school fees. The need is incredible and the effect is widespread.
Here's how you can get involved!
Gather and donate racquets, shoes, clothes, grips, string, grommets, and any other tennis gear you can think of!
Gather and donate school supplies!
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Discussion on Metal Stamping Process
Nowadays, with the continuous improvement of science and mechanical technology, the requirements for the quality of stamping deep-drawing products become higher and higher, and the stamping deep-drawing process has also been well developed. In combination with the actual work, the sheet metal stamping deep drawing process is further studied.
The production of stamping parts plays an important role in international industrial production. External force is exerted on plates, strips, pipes and profiles by means of punches and dies, and stamping deep-drawing process is a more common method in modern mechanical processing. Cold stamping with metal causes plastic deformation or separation, and deep drawing is used to produce the required shape and size. Compared with castings and forgings, stamping parts can punch out ribs, ribs and flanges which are difficult to process by other methods, and have the advantages of thin, uniform, light and strong.
1. Structure Introduction of Stamping Parts
Stamping parts are generally obtained by punching the required holes and profiles on the material (e.g. steel plate) with errors within general or enterprise-defined tolerances and holes and profiles are the elements of the stamping part. For the requirements of stamping parts, the holes on stamping parts can be divided into three categories: installation holes, positioning holes and process holes. Square holes are compatible with square standard parts, round holes and long holes are compatible with bolts and other standard parts. The holes with a standard round surface are round holes. There is no adjustment allowance when assembling the parts. The shape of the long holes is designed to consist of a square and two half circles, thus enabling the parts to be mounted on the body accurately and conveniently. Process holes include deliberate gaps left when fitting conveniently, gaps designed to shape and reduce the weight of stamped parts, gaps that have to be designed for formability, etc. They vary in size and are generally determined by purpose, shape and stamping process.
2. Material for metal stamping and drawing dies
Metal stamping products can be divided into three categories: container forming, plane forming, decorative parts with good overall shape as well as containers. The first type requires cold stamping and deep drawing of metal, and good tightness, leak-free, safety and reliability of the container must be ensured. The second type is less difficult to form and the die manufacturing process is simple. The third category has the function of decorating and beautifying products. Because the third type of product takes into account both functions of the first two types, it puts forward higher requirements for manufacturing. The third type of product is both container and decorative covering metal products. Beautiful curves and surfaces are widely used in exterior design, and the surface quality is required to be high. It can be said that 70% of die failures are caused by material defects and improper heat treatment, which are the main factors affecting die life. Therefore, the selection of die material and the heat treatment process are very important in the whole design and manufacture of the die. The working conditions of stamping dies are complicated and they have to bear the loads of impact, vibration, high pressure, deep drawing and bending and torsion. Since extrusion also causes higher operating temperatures, which makes the die prone to wear, fatigue, fracture and deformation, the die material should be better than that of common parts. The die for the production tank consists of a drawing die, a cold extrusion die and a cutting die. The drawing die material has good adhesion resistance, certain strength and toughness, good cutting performance, small heat treatment deformation and good dimensional stability. Cold extrusion dies require high strength, hardness and wear resistance. Because of the high temperature rise during extrusion, they should also have certain heat fatigue resistance and thermal hardness. Therefore, heat treatment is very demanding. It must be treated by specific heat treatment process to show good comprehensive performance and meet the production needs.
3. Discussion on Forming Process in Stamping Parts Manufacturing
Due to the advantages of high production efficiency, low production cost, simple operation and suitability for mass production, stamping is an important means of modern metal stamping processing with the rapid development of economy and product manufacturing industry in China, and has broad development prospects in China’s modernization construction. In today’s machining, stamping technology has accordingly entered a period of rapid development, cold stamping bending technology is widely used in industrial production.
– 3.1. Problems to be Considered in Design of Stamping and Drawing Die
Unreasonable design of stamping and drawing die, small blank holder force in concave, too small or too large blank holder force will cause improper stamping If the blank holder force is too small, the metal flows slowly, and the metal is not easy to deform. If the blank holder force is too large, wrinkles will occur; The metal flow is uneven. The pressure side force at the flange is relatively large, the local curvature at the flange is reduced, the metal flows fast, the pressure side force is reduced, and the surface is shiny. The side wall stamping wrinkle defects generally appear at the side wall near the corner. If the die is not designed properly, it will break if it is more serious. There will be a cross network of metal near the round corner of the die with an angle of about 45 degrees to the drawing direction. Adjusting the blank holder force is the basic starting point to avoid improper stamping. To increase the blank holder force, you can adjust the blank holder force by adjusting the drawing force. The most basic way to accelerate metal flow is to reasonably grind the mold, reduce the material flow resistance, improve the punch fillet radius and transition surface angle, and relieve the stamping stress. This method only requires a small size change on the mold.
-3.2. Suitable lubricating oil
Lubrication has a very important influence on the deep drawing process. In the trial production process, a self prepared mixed oil is selected for lubrication. Improper selection of lubricating oil, especially the deep drawing with thinning tendency, will cause local cracks and wrinkles, which can not only improve the permeability of lubricating oil, but also accelerate the sliding between the stamping materials and the die through lubrication, reduce metal flow, and also ensure the surface quality of stamping parts to inhibit the thinning speed. Appropriate lubricating oil plays a vital role in ensuring product quality and preventing temperature rise.
-3.3. Control blank size
In the trial drawing stage, the drawing rate is too strict, and determining the blank shape and size is one of the important tasks. For this reason, it is necessary to remove all parts of the material blank that affect the product. The larger the blank is, the more conducive the shape is to speed change, and the possibility of cracking will increase. In order to guarantee the quality and limit it to the minimum size, the forming conditions will become better. The smaller the blank, the worse the forming conditions will be, so as to minimize the interference. It is necessary to minimize the blank, but also save raw materials. This basic work must be done well.
-3.4. Controlling safe deformation rate is the core of improving product quality
First, product qualification rate is an important factor to reduce costs. No matter what molding technology is used, the comprehensive cost should be considered first, followed by the operating skills of the staff. Since reducing the process can not only reduce the waste of materials, but also reduce the possibility of the workpiece surface being pulled, and also reduce the error caused by positioning and the oxidation phenomenon caused by multiple annealing, reducing the process as much as possible is a main direction of research on metal stamping and drawing. Second, improve the requirements for the roughness of mold making. Fully ensure that the metal has good fluidity in the cold stamping process, which is of positive significance to prevent the main defect of tension cracking. Improving the surface roughness requirements of punch and die can improve the metal fluidity. Although it will increase the cost, it is also necessary. Third, improve the precision requirements of mold making. Die manufacturing precision includes die processing precision, die gap control, die surface hardening treatment technology and die adaptation to metal elastic recovery. Metal stamping and deep drawing will compress the multi forming process into one forming, so the precision of die manufacturing will directly affect the product quality. In order to control the safe deformation rate and prevent the occurrence of strain and wrinkle, it will increase the cost of mold production, but this is very necessary. The product qualification rate is an important factor to reduce the cost and improve the mold manufacturing accuracy requirements. No matter what molding technology is used, the mold manufacturing precision includes the mold processing precision, and the cost should be considered first. The second is to consider the operation skills of workers. In order to control the safety deformation rate, the waste of processing materials can be reduced by reducing the working procedure. It can be said that the precision of the stamping die directly affects the product quality of the stamping parts, which has a direct impact on reducing the occurrence of the surface strain and wrinkle of the workpiece, avoiding the precision error caused by positioning and the oxidation caused by multiple annealing. Improving die precision will increase the cost of die manufacturing. Therefore, reducing the processing technology is a major aspect of metal stamping and deep drawing. At the same time, by improving the precision of mold making, we attach importance to the impact of mold precise positioning on product quality and stability. It is of positive significance to fully ensure the good flow of metal in the cold stamping process and carefully design the guide device of the die to prevent the main defect of tension cracking. Improving the surface roughness requirements of punch and die can be said to be an important factor to reduce die failures and avoid unstable product quality, which can improve metal fluidity. Although it will increase costs, it is also necessary.
To sum up, only by improving the stamping process, constantly maintaining and keeping the equipment regularly, reasonably selecting the materials of metal stamping and drawing dies, making them have sufficient precision and stiffness, controlling the blank size and safe deformation rate, and adopting correct operation and measurement methods, can the product quality be finally improved. | <urn:uuid:72f657c4-fc32-4631-9115-cf7bedd24f9f> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.tenral.com/discussion-on-metal-stamping-process/ | 2023-09-27T12:20:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.926106 | 2,128 |
After installing KB4011039 (Released on September 5), users are experiencing broken tables when exporting a Report/Invoice from CRM to Word. There are missing columns and rows — and thus significant data missing. This renders the ability to Print Invoices from Word null – granted, a potentially narrow use-case.
Microsoft is now aware of the Bug.
From the Case I reported with Microsoft:
Based on our last communication, it appears that this issue has been reported as a BUG with the Word 2016 MSI with latest updates and the case is ready to be closed. I will close this case at the close of business day on 12th September,2017. As this is an ongoing issue with KB4011039 and currently we don’t have any ETA as of now. However, this has been already highlighted to the product group and they are working on it. I will keep you posted as soon as I have any update on the same
Uninstalled below KB from Installed update and restarted the machine.
ComputerWorld.com: “Buggy Word 2016 non-security patch KB 4011039 can’t handle merged cells”
If this all sounds familiar, you might recall last month’s Word and Outlook 2016 buggy patch KB3213656. That patch also introduced bugs in tables with merged cells. Microsoft never fixed the problem, to the best of my knowledge, and now it’s come back to haunt everybody. | <urn:uuid:f520facf-a428-46e3-927e-8f063ba22e6a> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.tenthirty.one/microsoft-office-update-kb4011039-breaks-exported-word-documents/ | 2023-09-27T12:02:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.942184 | 302 |
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If the paragraph above doesn’t change your mind, you strongly feel that you can become a positive asset to That VideoGame Blog and fit (one of) the available positions listed on the right, then we welcome you.
Our goal is and has always been to gather people who live and breathe videogames and have a solid grasp on the English language. It doesn’t matter where you live or what you do, everyone is welcome to apply for the available positions. To do so, send us the following information about yourself by using the contact form or by e-mailing it to admin[at]thatvideogameblog.com:
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If you keep yourself up to date on the daily happenings of the videogame world, then this is the position for you. Daily news writers are expected to be handy with press releases and turning them into fun to read news posts while translating the PR silliness that overzealous marketers often tend to include. At least one post per day Mon-Fri is expected.
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The Atelier is a luxurous freehold residential development that is proudly developed by Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited. The establishment humbly started in 1911 as a leading rubber company, diversifying into building landed housings as well.
Bukit Sembawang was incoporated and listed with SGX since 1968 and from then on their core businesses are in real estate investment and property developments.
The group has built more than 4,600 landed houses and over 1800 condominium units in Singapore’s sought after locales in District 9 and 10. Bukit Sembawang has built up their solid portfolio that includes the highly sought after Luxus Hills collection, 8 St. Thomas, Mimosa Terrace, Paterson Suites, The Vermont on Cairnhill, Watercove and so on.
Bukit Sembawang has received numerous awards and accolades like the FIABCI Singapore Property Awards, BCA Awards New York Design Awards, Asia Pacific Property Awards and many more for most of their developments.
The Atelier will be their next highly anticipated freehold luxury development in prime District 9 along Makeway Avenue and only 450metres to Newton MRT station.
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Just a few minutes drive away is Singapore Orchard shopping belt where you have wide array of retail malls, dining and entertainment choices with options like Tang Plaza, Far East Plaza, Orchard Central, Robinson and Paragon among many others which are round the corner.
For parent looking for schools within close distance, there are Anglo-Chinese School (ACS Junior), Anglo-Chinese (Barker), River Valley Primary, Laselle College Of Arts, Saint Joseph Institution(SJI) and many more that is near to this luxurious freehold development.
To keep the showflat in utmost cleanliness, the showroom will be closed for weekly sanitizing on certain days, and on some weekdays for routine maintenance work or developer’s private events.
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For interested buyers whom had registered an online appointment, you will definitely be assured of enjoying our Direct Developer Price with NO COMMISSION payable by you.
However please do note that all balance units for sale at The Atelier are based on first-come-first serve basis.
For reservation of a unit at The Atelier, we will be able to assist you only for a period of not more than 2 hours and is subject to management’s approval.
The Atelier’s price is subject to change without further notice.
The Atelier is a much anticipated rare freehold condominium in the prime district 09 along Kampong Java at Makeway Avenue. This luxurious development comprises of 120 exclusive units and promises serenity & privacy to the residents.
The excellent location is within 5 minutes of walking to Newton MRT station and it is highly accessible and well connected to all parts of Singapore. It is also a 5 minutes drive and just 1 MRT stop to Singapore’s Orchard shopping belt.
The Atelier features spacious & efficient layouts comprising of 1, 2, 3, 3+Study and 4 bedroom tucked in an alluring garden environment.
After a long demanding day at work, Residents of The Atelier condo can come home to a tranquil sanctuary in a private residential enclave, with unblocked city view and lush greenery within the development.
Selected units of The Atelier with living and dining areas having a clear view of the city skyline. Bathrooms come with top designer fittings and quality deluxe finishes. Every materials are meticulously picked to give future residents a timeless and elegant interior environment that guarantees to give the “wow” factor.
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Maura Lawless joined The 519 as the Executive Director in 2007 and has since expanded the organization’s programs and services, strengthened governance and financial systems, championed organizational development, productive enterprises, and sustainable strategic planning. Together with the leadership team at The 519 and Board, she has positioned the organization as a prominent leading 2SLGBTQ+ community centre advancing important advocacy initiatives and supporting communities and organizations across Canada to focus on equity and justice for 2GBTQ+ communities. Maura has more than 30 years of experience working with marginalized communities, including in frontline, management, and senior leadership positions.
Maura is a committed public servant, joining the City of Toronto in 2003 as the Manager of Hostel Operations where she initiated several important conversations about the systemic challenges facing 2SLGBTQ+ communities experiencing homelessness. Maura continues to be inspired by the creativity and resilience of 2 Spirit, queer, and trans communities in Toronto and around the world and is endlessly inspired by the hard work and dedication of The 519 team in advancing this critical work.
Director, Programs and Community Services
As Director, Programs and Community Services at The 519, Lisa manages the daily operations of multiple program teams.
Lisa has been working with The 519 since 2009, when she joined our team in the role of Coordinator, Newcomer and Refugee Services. She was serving as Director, Community Access and Engagement, before taking on her current position.
Lisa is also an active member of The 519 Black Collective, a staff-led group that informs the everyday work of the organization from a lens of confronting and advocating against anti-Black racism, promoting equity for all Black people, specifically Black 2SLGBTQ+ communities.
A resident of the Church-Wellesley Village, Lisa has been a calm and constant voice for equity, contributing immensely to the growth and establishment of key programs and partnerships. When not at work, she likes planning her next travel adventure, or being by the sea.
Director, Strategic Partnership Initiatives
Jaymie is a passionate community organizer with a background in Public Health and Physical and Health Education. Having had the privilege of working on Turtle Island and internationally, she walks with over 15 years of experience in learning with, advocating alongside, and building meaningful relationships with people experiencing compounding oppressions and marginalization.
Jaymie is a dancer, singer, actor, and playwright and knows firsthand the powerful medium art presents as a site of radical inclusion. Engaging in active resistance against the erasure of our diverse and complex stories has led her to experience both personal growth and community empowerment. Fun-loving, justice-seeking, and a firm believer in the transformational power of community, Jaymie is thrilled to continue these pursuits with The 519.
Director, Advocacy & Strategic Communications
Curran initially joined The 519 in 2016 and has taken up a variety of frontline and leadership roles across the organization.
He is currently the Director, Advocacy & Strategic Communications, leading The 519’s organizational communications, and community and stakeholder relations. He works collaboratively with all staff to coordinate The 519’s advocacy work.
Curran draws on over a decade of experience in community-driven organizations, stakeholder relations, program development and management, community development, and advocacy work. He has previously worked in the cooperative housing, community health, and community development fields, and on a number of labour and political advocacy campaigns and research projects.
Curran has a BSW from Toronto Metropolitan University and a Master’s in Labour Studies from McMaster University.
Director, Housing Advocacy and Support Services
Martha has been working in solidarity with marginalized communities for over a decade in Canada, the UK, and internationally, with a particular focus on women, trans, and non-binary persons, and those experiencing displacement and racialization.
Martha was Interim Director of LGBTQ+ Refugee Programs at The Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto (MCC Toronto). She also worked as Program Manager at Rainbow Railroad, and was one of the team members that collaborated with The 519 on a Government Assisted Refugee partnership.
Maria has more than 15 years of professional experience leading finance and administration/operations teams. Prior to joining The 519, she worked as Director of Finance at ClickInsight, as well as the Aphasia Institute. Before coming to Canada, she worked on international development projects in Peru.
Maria holds an MBA, a Master in Global Management, a post-graduate certificate in Global Business Management, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business. She volunteers at the Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples and serves on the board of the Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto (MNLCT).
Maria is fluent in three languages (soon to be four), is a lifelong learner, and an avid reader. She loves art and in her spare time, she does all kinds of crafts. She enjoys hiking with her dog Chola and spending time in nature with her family.
Director, Operations (Acting)
Karlene oversees the smooth function of our Community Access and Engagement team, ensuring that community members get the support and information they need about The 519 while interacting with our Front Desk staff. She also oversees facilities.
Karlene has been a part of The 519 since 2010, previously serving as Coordinator, LGBTQ+ Newcomer Community Services, and Manager of Direct Services overseeing the expansion of the centre’s refugee support program, and Supervisor of Operations and Community Relations, before taking on her current role.
A fierce advocate for 2SLGBTQ+ human rights, Karlene has rallied for our communities for more than 18 years both internationally as well as in Canada. She has several accolades to her name, including being the 2013 Pioneers for Change – LGBTQ+ Initiative honouree, recipient of The Bonham Centre Award – 2018, and recipient of the Inspiring Women’s Award from Inspire Awards – 2019. She is also a board member of Rainbow Railroad.
Director, Public Interest and Legal Initiatives
Johanna is a queer, lesbian, cisgender second generation white European settler. She lives and works in Toronto, the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, covered by Treaty 13 with the Missassaugas of the Credit.
Johanna has over 12 years of experience working as a lawyer providing direct legal services and within community legal clinics leading programs aimed to address injustices and inequities. She has held positions including Clinic Director at Parkdale Community Legal Services, Health Justice Program Lawyer at ARCH Disability Law Centre, and Street Youth Legal Services Lawyer at Justice for Children and Youth. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Johanna gained experience in community legal advocacy internationally at the Khmer Institute of Democracy in Cambodia supporting victim participation at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, at student legal clinics, and in the non-profit service sector at the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Johanna received her B.A. Hons in Criminology at Carleton University (2003), LL.B. from the University of British Columbia (2006) and LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School (2014). Johanna is an “access to justice” nerd and is deeply committed to working with communities and the intersecting legal world to break down systemic barriers to equality. Working at The 519 with 2SLGBTQI+ communities is deeply meaningful to Johanna. She is thrilled be a part of the Access to Justice team and 519 staff and community.
Aniska is a social impact sector leader who has been lucky enough to spend the last 15 years supporting and leading fundraising initiatives in both national and local organizations. At The 519, Aniska grows giving partnerships that help power our vital services and programs. With an academic background in gender studies, she is inspired by and committed to the power of philanthropy to serve as a revolutionary force grounded in love, community care and equity.
Aniska is a social impact sector leader who has been lucky enough to spend the last 15 years supporting and leading fundraising initiatives in both national and local organizations. At The 519, Aniska grows giving partnerships that help power our vital services and programs. With an academic background in gender studies, she is inspired by and committed to the power of philanthropy to serve as a revolutionary force grounded in love, community care, and equity.
Manager, Strategic and Executive Planning
Laura joined The 519 in 2014 and has taken up a variety of roles across the organization since then, most significantly, overseeing the Education and Training department for 5 years.
Currently, she is the Manager, Strategic and Executive Planning where she is responsible for agency-wide planning and coordination in a range of areas including strategic planning, organizational policy and planning, information access and privacy, as well as providing leadership in secretariat services to The 519 Board of Management.
Manager, Child and Family Programs
Sharn is a collaborative professional with 26+ years of experience in child and family services. As the Manager of Child and Family Programs, Sharn leads The 519’s EarlyON and Glitterbug programs. As a Registered Early Childhood Educator and Registered Social Service Worker, Sharn is passionate about equity and systems change.
Sharn is always striving to create intellectual environments for families to grow and thrive, and she draws on her passion for inclusion to develop welcoming spaces that affirm the lived experiences of diverse 2SLGBTQ+ communities and families.
Sharn credits her commitment to building affirming spaces to her lived experience as a descendant of the African diaspora and knowledge gained from communities through positions she held at Native Child and Family Services, the Peel District School Board and Children Services – The City of Toronto, prior to working at The 519.
Sharn has been honoured to receive field education awards from Ryerson University and York University in recognition for her work as a committed mentor to new and emerging social services professionals.
Manager, Community Engaged Food Programs
Carl has been with The 519 for over 5 years. He joined the team as a part-time server, and has held many roles within FABARNAK during his time here. Carl has 19 years of experience in customer service and a lifelong desire for social justice. Working at The 519 allows him to utilize his skills and fulfill his passion.
He loves the busy pace and dynamic schedule that his role requires and has a definite skill for organization and event planning. However, he finds the most pride and enjoyment in being able to support the numerous essential programs and services offered by The 519.
Manager, Education and Training
Ash is she is responsible for department-wide planning and coordination which includes business development, content and curriculum development, and client relationship management. She also provides leadership alongside the facilitation team.
Ash joined The 519’s former Sport and Recreation team in 2014 to help plan and implement PrideHouseTO, Toronto’s largest engagement strategy and event activation advocating for greater queer and trans inclusion at a multi-sport, international event, the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.
After moving to Education and Training in 2016, Ash joined the facilitation team in its rapid growth and expansion delivering 2SLGBTQ-inclusion-based workshops to external workplaces across all sectors.
Ash is a queer wife and Mumda to a 5-year-old Cheetah and a 1-year-old Bean, and enjoys riding her bicycle through the neighbourhoods of Toronto.
Manager, Community Relations and Communications
Megan oversees community and stakeholder relations as well as communications. Working collaboratively, with compassion and empathy, is at the centre of her work.
A member of the leadership team for Women Win Toronto, an organization designed to train and prepare women, women-identifying, and non-binary folks to run for municipal office, she led a workshop on media relations, confidence-building and camera techniques.
In 2019, Megan joined the office of City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and most recently took on the role of Manager of Outreach and Strategic Initiatives for the Councillor, integrating communication and community building through a series of panel events and campaigns fostering a deeper understanding of government and its systems.
Spending over a decade as a professional actor, Megan holds a deep passion for the arts and theatrical performance as well as a flair for musicals. Making connections, building bridges, and fostering deeper relationships in our communities only serve to make our neighbourhood brighter.
Manager, Legal Initiatives
Sebastian is a passionate community leader who wholeheartedly believes in advocating and creating opportunities for equity-seeking communities. Having the lived experience as a racialized queer newcomer, Sebastian strives to empower communities that are at the intersection of race, gender identities, gender expression, immigration status, and sexual orientation.
In his role as Manager, Legal Initiatives, Sebastian’s portfolio includes managing a growing and dynamic Access to Justice department. He is responsible for overseeing the administration of The 519’s existing legal clinics and services, our legal education work, and other Access to Justice initiatives. This includes the expansion and development of legal services, advocacy, and public legal education focused on the needs of Toronto’s Downtown East communities.
Sebastian has over 12 years of experience in the service industry, 7 of which include frontline service in the legal, immigration, and settlement sectors, and the remaining 5+ years in the hospitality and tourism industry.
Sebastian has been with The 519 for a number of years in various capacities ranging from positions in community access and engagement to Manager, Programs and Operations. During this time, he formed an advocacy group which successfully advocated at the federal level for LGBTQ+ legacy refugee claimants. He is also a licensed paralegal who approaches his work with empathy and believes his heart should lead when he supports community.
Manager, Newcomer Settlement (Acting)
Polina joined The 519’s Among Friends program for LGBTQ+ refugee claimants in 2010 as a volunteer. A multilingual settler from Ukraine, she has worked with The 519 in various positions, including Newcomer Services Program Assistant and LGBTQ+ Refugee Programs Coordinator. She comes from an International Relations educational background, which she combines with her passion for social work and immigration law. Polina brings over 10+ years’ experience working with LGBTQ+ newcomers and refugees and is very dedicated to supporting our communities.
Manager, Youth Advocacy Programs
Andrew oversees the development and implementation of a project that focuses on building the leadership and advocacy skills of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) 2SLGBTQ+ young people. In his role as manager, Andrew connects young people to opportunities that will reduce their vulnerability, experiences of violence, and increase their connections to community, social, and legal supports. Andrew supports youth in exploring their experiences of racism, discrimination, violence, strength, and resilience through arts-based community engagement activities.
In his spare time, Andrew volunteers as a mentor to newcomers, refugees, and asylum seekers; empowering them in self-advocacy. His mentorship earned him the prestigious Volunteer Toronto Legacy Award 2018 for outstanding contribution and commitment to volunteering.
Manager, Sector Capacity Building
Rebecca is a cis white queer settler from Montreal. Her approach to community work is informed by her years of community organizing and activism, as well as her training in theatrical collective creation. She started at The 519 as a student in 2018 and has worked with many of the organization’s teams since then.
Rebecca is committed to ever-deepening understandings of intersectional feminism, anti-racist praxis, and loving/transformative justice.
Becky McFarlane is a community organizer with over 17 years of experience working in the community sector.
Becky joined The 519 as the Director, Programs and Community Services, and is responsible for overseeing the Centre’s programs and services, and education and training initiatives. Prior to her work at The 519, she worked with UNITE HERE Local 75 on the development of the Hospitality Workers Training Centre (HWTC) and its social enterprise restaurant, Hawthorne Food and Drink. For several years she was the Director of Working for Change, an organization that develops employment and leadership opportunities for individuals with mental health and addictions issues and others who have been marginalized by poverty. | <urn:uuid:6f82591c-e192-45ed-b6e5-f9adbc54934f> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.the519.org/about/team/ | 2023-09-27T10:54:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.963468 | 3,392 |
Turn-around time is a little longer than usual this week because of the incoming stream of holiday orders. Normally turn-around is just a day or two, but right now it is averaging 2-3 days before your order ships out. Still not bad, but I wanted to mention this so you don’t panic if you don’t get a shipping notice the first day or two after your order. Also you need to take that extra time into consideration when planning for Christmas orders. Smaller non-sample orders ship Priority Mail, which normally takes 2-3 days, but usps shipping can be a bit slower this time of year. Larger orders ship UPS, which can take 1-7 days depending how far you are from California. Sample orders ship First Class except for gift sample boxes and those ship Priority. Hope that all makes sense! I’m happy to answer email questions if you have any.
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Monday morning. Fourth grade. Dreaded memory verse time.
The assigned verse, linguistically anachronistic in the requisite American Standard Version (as well as age-inappropriate for a child of 10) reads, “For thou didst form my inward parts, thou didst knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise thee, for thou art fearful and wonderful. Wonderful are thy works! Thou knowest me right well. . . .” (Ps. 139:13-14).
Though I had spent considerable time miserably trying to memorize this verse, even reciting it to my mother the night before, I could not write it verbatim. I could recite a reasonable paraphrase, but my handwriting was mostly illegible and my spelling was wretched. This prompted a tirade of public censure from my teacher: “One must never change the Bible; after all, God wrote it. If you are imprisoned (presumably by the communists) without a Bible, you will need to know it by heart. Your spelling will need to improve if you are ever going to get a job that doesn’t involve digging ditches.” She then pronounced the punishment: “You must spend recess writing it legibly and correctly 10 times.” This was later waived, which was good because I knewest right well that I couldst not carry it to fruition.
Now, over 50 year later, I would do little better with the same assignment. Genetically, as God knit my double helixes together, I was endowed with dyslexia exacerbated by some attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Dyslexia is a malady of the brain that manifests itself in difficulty processing or coding the input of information when seeing or hearing words and—equally frustrating—processing the output information. I find it difficult to write or even type in a coherent manner.
I see or hear words differently from a “normal” person. When I read I do not see words as a series of letters and syllables but as images or symbols formed mainly by consonants. The spelling corrector on my computer just spit up “malady” and “melody” when I typed “maledy,” which, even after close examination, looks identical to me. I had to look up the meaning to correctly choose the word.
The order of the letters matters, but I often see them and write them in reverse order. Though “lemody” is unusual, I can easily see “melody” in it. And small words like “saw” and “was” are nearly the same to me, as are “sew,” “sow” and “Wes.” From a hearing standpoint, I also have trouble distinguishing “malady” from “melody.” It is difficult for me to connect the sound made by a specific letter or decipher the sounds of combined letters to form a word.
A number of other issues also come with dyslexia: among them, differentiating left from right, transposing numbers, oral reading, evenly spacing letters in a line, learning a second language, taking notes, sequencing ideas, and drawing.
Aside from academia, these cause a host of real-life situations that are frustrating or embarrassing, if not funny—reading poorly in a Bible study, turning the wrong way during close order drill in the Army, misspelling at the white board during a major presentation at work, choosing the wrong word in an email blast, and giving people my address or phone number incorrectly. Others are much weightier—the effort to learn Spanish while working in Central America, keeping a ledger, and writing major work documents. I live with the problems on a daily basis.
Not surprisingly, the most intense problems for a dyslexic person occur in education, with early elementary school being especially difficult. In the fourth grade I was reading poorly and could barely write or spell even my own name. Other subjects, like arithmetic, suffered as the result of my inability to write numbers, especially in usable columns. I scored at the very lowest level of my class on the standardized tests. My parents had to convince the school to pass me to the next grade several years in a row.
During the summer between fourth and fifth grade, my mother was determined to teach me to read, forcing me to spend several hours a day reading. I actually learned to read with some speed and considerable comprehension. I started to learn each word or group of words as symbols and was able to piece them together to make sense. For the first time, I could understand what was being communicated through words. I still was not able to read out loud very well and made little progress in handwriting, spelling, or memorization.
Reading with understanding and comprehension opened new windows for me. I went from scoring low on standardized tests to scoring quite high because they were reading-based with fill-in-the-bubble answers. But my classroom situation did not improve much. Even though I was no longer considered “dumb,” I was perceived as not working to my potential. My problem was considered a moral issue involving some combination of sloth, carelessness, and indifference.
There were also emotional and self-image issues. My inability to write in a straight line or within margins made coloring, cutting, and drawing very difficult. I remember a third-grade teacher holding up one of my art pieces and declaring that she could chew it more neatly than I cut it. Later in life, when I realized that my problem was a disability, I envisioned this poor lady spending each day of eternity, Dante-esque fashion, chewing a ream of foul-tasting red construction paper in perfectly straight lines. Growing up in a church-oriented subculture where memorization and writing were required in school, Sunday school, catechism, and even boys’ club, I carried a stigma well known throughout the community.
Kathy, my wife—alas, also a fourth-grade teacher—cautions me that I am viewing my early life from the censorious, less-than-mature perspective of a frustrated child. This equally censorious view has validity. Much less was known about learning disabilities in the 1950s. My early teachers, who were not trained educators, had only a few years of college, and the culture of raising and educating children was much different. I am certain that many of the teachers, leaders, and pastors wanted to do their job well, and some really cared about me.
I did receive two significant gifts. First, my teachers never gave up on me, and second, they emphasized the foundations of Christian faith. Unlike many people with disabilities, I did not get passed through a system with social promotions and minimal expectations. Though often faced with inappropriate demands that were impossible for me to achieve, and, at least from my perspective, brutal to my self-esteem, I was constantly pushed to not be satisfied with less than what the sovereign God demanded of me in life.
Did God screw up my genetics by some accident of fate? Did a few of the adenine and guanine dinguses slip through his fingers? Or worse, did God create me with a good intellect but with a set of disabilities so he could smile as the world delighted at my mistakes? How should I understand the dropped stitches in my knitting?
I see God’s grace overwhelming my life in ways not of my own choosing. God gave me employment that was challenging, meaningful, and mostly fit my abilities. God put me on earth at a time when computers made me mostly literate. God gave me my wife, Kathy, who, mostly, enjoys me as I am, and is supportive of my glitches. God gave me his presence— from elementary school through retirement—making a way as I felt helpless and hopeless.
So here is the dreaded memory verse, paraphrased: “For thou didst knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thou didst knit my years together, day by day. Thou knowest me, everyone, and the world right well. I praise thee, even questioneth thee, for thou art fearful and wonderful. Wonderful are thy works!” | <urn:uuid:4d26004c-875c-4e0d-b3b7-b7ccebb48178> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.thebanner.org/departments/2016/09/god-s-dropped-stitches | 2023-09-27T11:11:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.976866 | 1,714 |
Vintage Playboy Magazine March 1965
This is a Vintage Playboy magazine.
This is the March 1965 issue.
Some minor wear to the cover.
Be sure to check out all the other Vintage Playboys I have listed in my shop, photos below. Each sold separately.
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This single shot pistol chambered in .32 Rimfire was made around 1861. The barrel is 3" long and the side opening breech block is marked “ROLLIN WHITE ARMS CO. LOWELL MASS. PATENTED APRIL 13, 1858.
These pistols was made alongside Rollin White’s .22RF pocket revolver. About 3000 of this type were made including 200 – 300 larger pistols in .38RF with 5” barrels. Originally the brass frame would have been finished in silver although there were some pistols made with an iron frame and blued finish.
The serial No. 253 is stamped on the frame at the bottom of the grip, on the end of breechblock, on the underside of the barrel and inside one of the wooden grips | <urn:uuid:ea17a6d6-0000-4fd9-8d3e-113cb7a61edf> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.thebroadarrow.info/rollin-white-single-shot-piston-32rf | 2023-09-27T10:37:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.974349 | 162 |
I have never really fit in anywhere. As a Freshman in high school, I look back and realize that every year I was verbally, physically, and emotionally abused at school, and up until I was eleven, it happened at home, too. The only safe place I had was my best friend's home, and even there I was picked on.
When I turned eleven, I had moved from Florida to New York, a little away from where I was born. During this time, my step father's abuse became worse against my mother and I, and I was the new kid at school, immediately labelled as an outcast. Soon after, my mom had to leave our home with us kids or else social workers were going to take me away.
Times were hard. My mom had my two brothers, my sister, and myself to take care of. We had moved again to live with my aunt while the messy divorce began. Being the new kid again was even worse. It was now a heavily populated school, and every kid took their shots at me because I was a really socially awkward kid.
When my mom got back on her feet, the court had ordered her to move back where we were living because of the residential custody. Her ex husband didn't receive any punishment because I couldn't testify legally, since I wasn't his kid.
In sixth grade was when everything went down hill, the bullying increased, and one February morning I finally broke. I told my mom I wanted to die, so I was admitted for a week in the hospital.
Now, at fifteen, I live with my dad and I try my best to help out other kids by standing up for them. Some people in my school go through hell, but so far I haven't been bullied this year, and I've stood up for those who are.
The way I look at it is, we all have voices, so why not use them?
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It is sure to be an unforgettable evening with never seen performances from the viral sensation, the Hiplet Ballerinas.
In addition to the Hiplet ballerinas, attendees will also witness performances from the Bryant Youth Professionals.
Following the performance, there will be a reception where guests can mix and mingle with the stars of the show.
Proceeds from the event will benefit CMDC initiatives. These include providing opportunities for under-served and diverse communities, scholarships, after-school partnerships and studio enhancements.
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What you need to know:
- Users of ride-hailing services should be prepared to dig deeper into their pockets after the Land Transport Regulatory Authority approved higher fares in response to rising operating costs after fuel prices jumped to record levels this week
Dar es Salaam. Users of ride-hailing services should be prepared to pay more after the regulator hikes the fares in response to rising operational costs.
The Citizen is reliably informed that the Land Transport Regulatory Authority (Latra) has reviewed the fares, but they are yet to become effective. The fares will increase from Sh450 to Sh900 a kilometre.
“In view of the foregoing - and in efforts to maintain competition and affordable ride-hailing taxi services - the board at its 6th ordinary meeting held on January 27, 2022, approved the ride-hailing taxi services fares…,” Latra stated in an order dated March 14, 2022.
The fares increase comes in response to increasing fuel prices. But the regulator has not mentioned that as one of the factors.
According to the statement, some of the factors considered in increasing the fares include the cost of providing ride-hailing taxi transport services; use of electronic system capable to record movement and computing fare; use of distance and time variables in determining ride-hailing fares, and consideration of macroeconomic variables such as exchange rate, depreciation and inflation rates which affect operational costs.
Other factors are taxes and statutory fees; urban road infrastructure, road congestion and safety requirements; and affordability of transport services.
The new fares will become effective 14 days after a notice of the increase is placed in widely-circulated newspaper, Latra stated.
Boon or bane?
The fare increase is being received with mixed feelings. While drivers of ride-hailing taxis - such as Uber, Bolt, Ping and Little Ride in Tanzania - think it will slightly improve business, company insiders have different views on the future of the industry.
Bolt driver Sule Dito told The Citizen yesterday that the business was challenging for them with the current fares, considering about the fuel prices have been increasing.
“As I speak to you, I am from dropping a customer in Kariakoo. I transported a passenger who requested a ride from Tabata Bima to Kariakoo at a cost of Sh3500,” he said.
Mr Dito stressed that a lot of adjustments are required for them to operate profitably, because they (drivers) are also using data bundles to communicate with a customer.
“Once a customer requests a ride, I have to call immediately before starting a ride. This means my phone must always have airtime. In short, the operational costs are high,” he said.
Latra director general Gilliard Ngewe earlier this week told The Citizen they have done adjustments to ride-hailing fares to enable operators do their business profitably.
“Customers will be paying Sh900 per kilometre from the previous Sh450 while other routes a customer will pay Sh1,350 from Sh900,” he said.
The presence of ride-hailing operators in Tanzania has made access to transport easier and more affordable to the people, while creating thousands of jobs to the drivers working with the operators.
However, an insider from one of the ride-hailing firms accuse Latra of “shifted from regulating the sector to dictating commercial terms” by doubling the market rates.
“Since 2020, Latra has made great and commendable progress in regulating this sector, making Tanzania the first in Sub Saharan Africa to do so. However, the implementation of the regulations and the constant threats from the Latra director general to suspend operator licenses at short notice are creating an uncertain and unfriendly environment for these private investors. Some are even contemplating to close down and exit the market,” said the insider on the condition of anonymity.
Commenting on accusations, Mr Ngewe said the law allows them to intervene and increase the price whenever there are complaints.
Latra has also capped the maximum commissions for the platform operators at 15 percent – a move that the operators say is digging deeper into their pockets.
“Basically, that is demanding for the investors to reduce their already small revenue share. Such orders directly interfere with arrangements between the operators and the drivers, who entered into agreements out of their own free will,” the source added.
“Having the regulator impose themselves on the business of private investors and dictate rates that they are allowed to charge their clients, is over-stretching and increasing the uncertainty of the stability of the market for investors.”
“There is an urgent need to get to the bottom of this situation before it escalates, in order to prevent any of the private investors from exiting the country for reasons that would tarnish the ongoing efforts to welcome more FDIs into Tanzania,” the source said. | <urn:uuid:c2c35d36-b0b6-4638-a6fb-9b28be25cab3> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/uber-bolt-fares-set-to-go-up-as-fuel-prices-bite-3775806 | 2023-09-27T10:40:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00398.warc.gz | en | 0.957354 | 1,015 |
The Portland Trail Blazers front office needs to take a look at all their options right now.
They could look to flip that No. 3 pick to bring an All-Star-caliber player next to Damian Lillard or trade Lillard to a contender for more first-round picks.
There’s also a third scenario — albeit less likely — in which they decide to build around another All-Star player, such as Jaylen Brown.
Whatever the case, Lillard once again made it clear that he doesn’t want to be a part of a rebuilding team, via NBACentral.
“I want to have an opportunity to win in Portland… We got an opportunity, asset-wise, to build a team that can compete. If we can’t do that… then it’s a separate conversation we would have to have”👀
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) June 7, 2023
Instead, Lillard believes the Blazers have the opportunity to build a contending team with that No. 3 pick, pretty much hinting at his exit unless they put together a solid squad right away.
Lillard has repeatedly reaffirmed his commitment to the Blazers organization and his desire to deliver a championship to Rip City.
But he knows the clock is ticking on his career, and while he claims that he doesn’t mind going ringless as long as he’s competing, he’s also made it more than evident that he wants nothing to do with tanking or bottom-feeding teams.
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The medallists from The Pinot Noir Masters 2020
While sensational examples of Pinot Noir across price points, regions and wine styles wowed our judges, some lesser quality samples reminded tasters of the grape’s fragility. Patrick Schmitt MW reports on The Global Pinot Noir Masters 2020.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Pinot Noir is a pernickety grape. Whether it’s managing the variety in the vineyard, or the cellar, small adjustments can have a big effect on Pinot’s personality. And this year’s Global Pinot Noir Masters left none of the judges in any doubt as to the grape’s fragility. But it also proved why so many persist with Pinot – and that’s because, when it’s good, it delivers a combination of fragrance and texture quite unlike anything else on the planet.
There was something else we realised following this year’s competition. That was Pinot’s impressive versatility. As we saw from the blind tasting, Pinot can make delicious traditional method sparkling wine; it can also make wonderful pure expressions of rosé or red wine, and in terms of the latter, the stylistic range is broad, from a pretty light redcurrant tasting result to something richer, sometimes slightly jammy, or at the top end, smooth and seductive, sometimes gently tannic, and the ideal partner for fine-grained, toasty oak.
It was, of course, the contrast of great Pinots with those of lesser quality that reminded the judges of the problems with this variety. It wasn’t that we tasted wines that were poor, but rather that we came across some that were very expensive, without being close enough to greatness to justify the prices being charged.
What was missing in these wines? Sometimes it was a lack of Pinot’s characteristic appealing perfume. Sometimes it was a tannin texture that was a touch too coarse. And sometimes it was an alcohol warmth that dulled the finish, or at worst, scorched the palate.
Among these few disappointments were delicious wines. These weren’t all in the same mould – some were delicate, but still ripe. Others surprisingly powerful, but still perfumed. Notably, it was hard to draw any generalisations in terms of Pinot sources. We had stunning wines from a broad sweep of places, including Australia, California, Canada, Chile, England, France, Italy, New Zealand, Romania and South Africa, but lesser samples from such places too.
If one was to draw a generalisation about this grape, it is that quality is most closely connected to the individual producer rather than the climate or soil of the vineyard. Where conditions are good enough to successfully ripen Pinot Noir, the quality relates to how attentively it is managed in the field and the winery. That takes sensitivity and experience. And even when both these are apparent, weather conditions during the vintage can easily spoil things, along with small errors in the cellar.
But this report is not designed to give our readers a state of Pinot Noir pitfalls. It is penned to celebrate the top performers. Regarding pure Pinot sparklers, it was notable how good the blanc de noirs are from Italy, particularly the northern area of Lombardy, so unfortunately and horribly affected by Covid-19.
Here the conditions seem ideal for ripening Pinot for fizz making, bringing delicious ripe apple scents, bright acidity, and a touch of red berry appeal. Such fruit characters when allied to the sparkling winemaking expertise of Northern Italy create a wonderful result – seen in two styles of Pinot Nero fizz from Azieda Agricola Quaquarini Francesco.
As for the still red wines, starting with the sub £10 category, it was pleasing to taste some lovely samples. It’s often said that creating inexpensive Pinot isn’t possible, but a number of producers this year proved that it is, with a handful in particular: Romania’s Cramele Recas, Chile’s Viña Leyda, the Languedoc’s Gérard Bertrand, Bourgogne’s Bouchard Aîné et Fils and California’s Three Thieves. Among these was stylistic variation, but all would be recognised as Pinot-based, with its archetypal red berry fruit and soft mouthfeel.
We also found real value for money with this grape over £10, but still below £15, with our first Gold of the tasting awarded to Stoneleigh’s Latitude Pinot from Marlborough – a part of the wine world that is getting better and better at producing Pinot, coaxing more depth from the grapes perhaps due to older vines, lower yields, or better clones and sites.
Over £15, but still under £20, we had a suite of Golds, proving that there is much to be said for spending a bit more on Pinot, but also showing that you don’t need to commit huge sums to enjoy the grape’s appealing traits. Within this price band, we saw greatness from New Zealand with Matahiwi Estate, California with Reata, Tasmania with Devil’s Corner, and brilliance from big brand Concha y Toro, with its reliably good Marques de Casa Concha label from Chile.
Our higher priced Pinots then yielded our first surprise star of the competition, with England’s Balfour Hush Heath picking up a Gold for its Luke’s Pinot Noir – hailing from the exceptional 2018 vintage in the UK. But also remarkable at this level was the quality of Pinot from Rheinhessen (Peth-Wetz) and Trentino-Alto Adige (Cantina La-Vis), who were awarded Gold medal-winning scores too, alongside Napa Cellars, with its fleshy take on the delicate grape.
Such wines were still sub £30, and it wasn’t until we surpassed this price point that the judges awarded their first Masters. Notably, two exceptional wines were given this, our ultimate accolade, and both were in the £30-£50 flight. And while we had brilliant samples over £50, awarding as many as four Golds, even at these elevated prices the judges didn’t feel any were worthy of the title of Pinot Master – although they are more demanding of very high priced wines.
Back to our Masters, neither were from areas classically designated as truly great Pinot producing regions. While one, from Marlborough’s Marisco Vineyards, may not be so surprising – this cellar is highly skilled with Pinot along with Chardonnay in a place best known for Sauvignon – the other Master, from GD Vajra in Italy’s Langhe region, was unusual; after all this is Nebbiolo country.
Looking across the top scorers among the pricier wines it is exciting to see how many regions are represented, proving that you don’t need to default to Bourgogne for great Pinot Noir – although if you do, Château de Pommard is a great source of relatively affordable reds from this famously expensive wine region. Deliciously scented, smooth and seductive wines loaded with personality hailed from Kent (Gusbourne), Santa Lucia (Hahn), Tasmania (Tamar Ridge), the Valais (Domaines Chevaliers) and Marlborough (Yealands), along with Limarí (Concha y Toro’s Amelia).
In fact, Chile showed this year that it is reaching the high points today with Pinot, with the latter Limarí-sourced sample picking up a Gold along with Cono Sur’s Ocio, which uses fruit from Casablanca. Among the final wines of the day, a further source of excitement among some lovely wines from Bourgogne came with an Austrian sample from Weingut Wieninger – providing another nation that can wow with Pinot.
While the judges had noted some of the problems with Pinot, confirming its reputation for fragility, they had also experienced a set of remarkable wines that served to sustain their love for this ancient grape. Not only that, but with such a range of places shown to be producing brilliant Pinots, the tasting had awakened an adventurous spirit among the tasters regarding this grape. And we hope these results will have the same effect on you when it comes to selecting Pinot for your customers. In fact, please use the popularity of this grape to open consumers eyes to up-and-coming or little-known wine producing corners of the world, England included.
Sparkling white Pinot Noir (blanc de noirs)
|Azienda Agricola Quaquarini Francesco||Op Pinot Nero Metodo Classico
Sparkling rosé Pinot Noir
|Azienda Agricola Quaquarini Francesco||Pinot Nero Rosé Vino Spumante||Lombardy||Italy||2019||Silver|
Rosé Pinot Noir
|Bouchard Aîné & Fils||Héritage du Conseiller Pinot Noir Rosé||Bourgogne||France||2019||Bronze|
Unoaked red Pinot Noir
|Cramele Recas||Sanziana Pinot Noir||Banat||Romania||2019||Silver|
|Gérard Bertrand||Côte des Roses Pinot Noir||Languedoc-Roussillon||France||2018||Silver|
|Barton & Guestier||B&G Réserve Pinot Noir||Ile de Beauté||France||2019||Bronze|
|Cavit||Terrazze della Luna Pinot Nero
|Cramele Recas||Frunza Pinot Noir||Banat||Romania||2019||Bronze|
|Cramele Recas||Wildflower Pinot Noir||Banat||Romania||2019||Bronze|
|Moulin de Gassac||Pinot Noir||Languedoc||France||2019||Bronze|
|Patriarche Père et Fils||Patriarche Bourgogne Côte d’Or Pinot Noir||Burgundy||France||2018||Bronze|
Oaked red Pinot Noir
|Viña Leyda||Leyda Reserva||Leyda Valley||Chile||2019||Silver|
|Bouchard Aîné & Fils||Héritage du Conseiller Pinot Noir||Bourgogne||France||2019||Silver|
|Bouchard Aîné & Fils||Réserve du Conseiller Pinot Noir||Bourgogne||France||2019||Silver|
|Three Thieves||Three Thieves Pinot Noir||California||USA||2018||Silver|
|Barton & Guestier||Bistro Pinot Noir||Languedoc-Roussillon||France||2018||Bronze|
|Viña Indómita||Irresistible||Casablanca Valley||Chile||2019||Bronze|
|Qualia Wines||Barramundi Pinot Noir||Murray Darling||Australia||2019||Bronze|
|Brancott Estate||Marlbrough Pinot Noir||Marlborough||NZ||2018||Bronze|
|Stoneleigh||Stoneleigh Latitude Pinot Noir||Marlborough||NZ||2017||Gold|
|Bread & Butter||Bread & Butter Pinot Noir||California||USA||2018||Silver|
|Yealands Wine Group||Yealands Estate Land Made Pinot Noir||Marlborough||NZ||2018||Silver|
|SeaGlass||SeaGlass Pinot Noir||Santa Barbara||USA||2017||Silver|
|Gérard Bertrand||Domaine de l’Aigle||Aude||France||2018||Silver|
|Stoneleigh||Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Pinot Noir||Marlborough||NZ||2019||Silver|
|Viña Leyda||Leyda Single Vineyard Las Brisas||Leyda Valley||Chile||2018||Silver|
|Stoneleigh||Stoneleigh Pinot Noir||Marlborough||NZ||2018||Silver|
|Cono Sur||Single Vineyard Pinot Noir||San Antonio Valley||Chile||2018||Silver|
|Brancott Estate||Brancott Estate Terroir Series Reserve||Marlborough||NZ||2018||Bronze|
|Cavit||Bottega Vinai Pinot Nero DOC Trentino||Trentino||Italy||2017||Bronze|
|Weingut Fred Loimer||Gumpoldskirchen Pinot Noir||Thermenregion||Austria||2017||Bronze|
|Viña Tabalí||Vetas Blancas Pinot Noir||Limarí Valley||Chile||2017||Bronze|
|Bouchard Aîné & Fils||Grand Conseiller Pinot Noir||Bourgogne||France||2019||Bronze|
|Marisco Vineyards||The Ned Pinot Noir||Marlborough||NZ||2018||Bronze|
|Cono Sur||Cono Sur Reserva Especial||San Antonio Valley||Chile||2018||Bronze|
|Nepenthe||Nepenthe Altitude Pinot Noir||Adelaide Hills||Australia||2018||Bronze|
|Yealands Wine Group||The Crossings Wild Pinot Noir||Marlborough||NZ||2018||Bronze|
|Cielo e Terra||Bericanto Pinot Noir DOC Vicenza||Veneto||Italy||2018||Bronze|
|Matahiwi Estate||Holly Pinot Noir||Wairarapa||NZ||2018||Gold|
|Jamieson Ranch Vineyards||Reata Three County Pinot Noir||California||USA||2018||Gold|
|Concha y Toro||Marques de Casa Concha||Limarí Valley||Chile||2018||Gold|
|Devil’s Corner||Devil’s Corner Resolution||Tasmania||Australia||2018||Gold|
|Jackson Estate||Vintage Widow Pinot Noir||Marlborough||NZ||2016||Silver|
|Viña Ventisquero||Ventisquero Grey Pinot Noir||Leyda Valley||Chile||2018||Silver|
|Marisco Vineyards||Leefield Station Pinot Noir||Marlborough||NZ||2018||Silver|
|Yealands Wine Group||Yealands Estate Single Vineyard||Marlborough||NZ||2019||Silver|
|Folie à Deux||Folie à Deux Pinot Noir||Sonoma Coast||USA||2017||Silver|
|Cantina Colli del Soligo||Levigato Pinot Nero Marca Trevigiana IGT||Veneto||Italy||2017||Silver|
|Mission Hill Family Estate Winery||Reserve Pinot Noir||Okanagan Valley||Canada||2018||Silver|
|Nepenthe||Pinnacle Good Doctor Pinot Noir||Adelaide Hills||Australia||2017||Silver|
|Labouré-Roi||Bourgogne Pinot Noir||Bourgogne||France||2019||Silver|
|Marisco Vineyards||The King’s Series Wrath Pinot Noir||Marlborough||NZ||2018||Silver|
|Cono Sur||20 Barrels Pinot Noir||Casablanca Valley||Chile||2017||Silver|
|Weingut Heinrich||Pinot Freyheit||Burgenland||Austria||2017||Bronze|
|Chamlija||Felix Culpa||Strandja Mountain||Turkey||2018||Bronze|
|Tamar Ridge||Tamar Ridge Estate||Tasmania||Australia||2018||Bronze|
|Cavit||Brusafer Pinot Nero DOC Trentino Superiore||Trentino||Italy||2017||Bronze|
|Viña Morandé||Morandé Adventure Despechado||Casablanca||Chile||2019||Bronze|
|Yealands Wine Group||Yealands Estate Winemaker’s Reserve||Central Otago||NZ||2017||Bronze|
|Peth-Wetz||Pinot Noir Unfiltered||Rheinhessen||Germany||2018||Gold|
|Balfour Hush Heath||Luke’s Pinot Noir||Kent||UK||2018||Gold|
|Cantina La Vis||Pinot Nero||Trentino-Alto Adige||Italy||2016||Gold|
|Napa Cellars||Napa Cellars Pinot Noir||Napa Valley||USA||2017||Gold|
|Wakefield/Taylors Wines||Jaraman Pinot Noir||Adelaide Hills||Australia||2018||Silver|
|Matahiwi Estate||Holly South Series Pinot Noir||Wairarapa||NZ||2018||Silver|
|Bouchard Finlayson||Galpin Peak Pinot Noir||Walker Bay||South Africa||2018||Silver|
|Viña Leyda||Leyda LOT 21||Leyda Valley||Chile||2017||Silver|
|Tapanappa Wines||Tapanappa Foggy Hill||Southern Fleurieu||Australia||2017||Bronze|
|Hahn Family Wines||Hahn Pinot Noir||Monterey||USA||2018||Bronze|
|Alpha Estate||Ecosystem Single Block Strofi||Florina||Greece||2018||Bronze|
|Achkarren||Achkarrer Schlossberg Pinot Noir
Qualitätswein trocken “Edition A”
|Mission Hill Family Estate Winery||Terroir Collection Simes Vineyard||Okanagan Valley||Canada||2018||Bronze|
|Weingut Wieninger||Pinot Noir Select||Vienna||Austria||2017||Bronze|
|Joel Gott Wines||Oregon Pinot Noir||Willamette Valley||USA||2017||Bronze|
|Marisco Vineyards||Craft Series ‘The Journey’ Pinot Noir||Marlborough||NZ||2015||Master|
|GD Vajra||Langhe DOC Pinot Nero||Piedmont||Italy||2017||Master|
|Hahn Family Wines||Hahn SLH Pinot Noir||Santa Lucia Highlands||USA||2016||Gold|
|Concha y Toro||Amelia Pinot Noir||Limarí Valley||Chile||2018||Gold|
|Tamar Ridge||Tamar Ridge Reserve||Tasmania||Australia||2018||Gold|
|Domaines Chevaliers SA||Pinot Noir Clos de Pachje||Valais||Switzerland||2017||Gold|
|Yealands Wine Group||Yealands Estate Winemaker’s
Reserve Awatere Valley Pinot Noir
|Zorzal Vineyards & Winery||Zorzal Porfiado 4to Corte||Tupungato||Argentina||N/V||Silver|
|Gusbourne||Pinot Noir Barrel Selection||Kent||UK||2018||Silver|
|Mission Hill Family Estate Winery||Prospectus Pinot Noir||Okanagan Valley||Canada||2018||Silver|
|Gérard Bertrand||Aigle Royal||Aude||France||2018||Bronze|
|Domaines Chevaliers||Pinot Noir “Clos de Pachje”||Valais||Switzerland||2016||Bronze|
|Tabalí||Talinay Mentor Pinot Noir||Limarí Valley||Chile||2018||Bronze|
|Mission Hill Family Estate Winery||Prospectus Pinot Noir||Okanagan Valley||Canada||2017||Bronze|
|Château de Pommard||Clos Marey-Monge Monopole||Burgundy||France||2017||Gold|
|Cono Sur||Ocio Pinot Noir||Casablanca Valley||Chile||2017||Gold|
|Château de Pommard||Simone||Burgundy||France||2017||Gold|
|Weingut Wieninger||Pinot Noir Grand Select||Vienna||Austria||2016||Gold|
|Weinmanufaktur Mario J. Burkhart||Malterdingen Willistein Pinot noir||Baden||Germany||2018||Silver|
|Hahn Family Wines||Lucienne Smith Vineyard Pinot Noir||Santa Lucia Highlands||US||2017||Bronze|
|Patriarche Père et Fils||Patriarche Gevrey Chambertin||Burgundy||France||2015||Bronze|
|Azienda Gulfi Società Agricola srl||Pinò||Sicily||Italy||2015||Bronze|
The judges (left to right)
Demetri Walters MW; Andrea Briccarello; David Round MW; Patrick Schmitt MW; Simon Field MW; Patricia Stefanowicz MW; Matthieu Longuere MS; Christopher Delalonde MS; Tobias Gorn; Jonathan Pedley MW
About the competition
The Global Pinot Moir Masters is a competition created and run by the drinks business, and forms part of its successful Masters series for noble grape varieties, such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, as well as major wine styles, from sparkling to rosé, and famous regions like Rioja, Champagne and Tuscany. The entries were judged on 4 March at The Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair, London. This report features the medal winners only.
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Bonding rabbits can seem like a mysterious process. Here are answers to some of the most common questions.
Can you force a bond? Can any rabbit be made to like any other rabbit?
The answer to this is complicated. Yes, you can force a bond, but it will probably take a lot of time and effort. There is probably a better match out there. If you are not in a situation in which you can just switch a bunny out (maybe you decided to take in the stray wandering your neighborhood or maybe you inherited your crazy aunt’s beloved bunny), you may get the pair to a point in which they will tolerate each other without waging all out war (but, really, you know they are hoping they can push the other down a set of stairs). If you don’t trust them at all, you may have the pens side-by-side, so they still can have the company of each other, but without the bloodshed.
I thought bunnies can just meet another rabbit and fall in love!
Yes, this can definitely happen. I’ve encountered these very easy bonds a few times, in which I was able to just put two bunnies together, walk away and declare my job done! Yes, rabbits have soulmates, too, and it’s always heartwarming to see two (or more) rabbits truly happy together.
How often does "true love" take place?
Not as often as I would wish! I will say, however, that "true love" happens more frequently than absolute loathing and hate. In the eight years I was working at the rescue where I was bonding, I can say I encountered total dislike in maybe three or four matching attempts. All out war is constant fighting without any pause. In this sort of case, I would keep the bunnies separate.
Bonds usually start off with a bit of nipping and chasing (maybe even the occasional fight), followed by ignoring and grudging tolerance, to maybe a bit of snuggling and grooming and finally to best friends. How long does this take? It depends on the rabbits. It may take anywhere from a few days/couple of weeks to several months or a year. Majority of bonds follow this pattern.
Can’t I be enough of a companion to my rabbit?
There are a couple of rabbits out there who don’t think much of their own kind and would prefer to bond with a human or another type of animal. This may be OK if someone is retired, works from home or is home for a large part of the day. If a rabbit finds himself sitting alone for the majority of the day while you are at work, he may be quite lonely. Sitting alone for most of the day can cause a single rabbit a fair amount of stress and boredom.
I already have a dog (or cat). Can’t they be friends with my bunny?
Dogs and cats are predators while rabbits are prey. This doesn’t mean they can’t be friends. It means that friendship will depend on the individual dog or cat as well as the individual bunny. Some rabbits will not tolerate a dog or cat in their midst at all, while some dogs will do anything in their power to kill the rabbit. Then there are the few cases where the bunny terrorizes the dog and/or cat. It's all about personalities.
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Below we have listed the official game rules for the Banco Casino Bratislava.
Characteristics of the table game American Roulette
American roulette is played mostly on an oval table. The gaming table consists of a playing field and a wheel in roulette (cylinder). The croupier is entrusted with the operation of the gaming table. Croupier stands at the table and operates the game with his hands. The player places bets by himself. The wheel in roulette (cylinder) consists of a stationary part and a wheel with marked numbers 0 - 36, rotating around its center. There are metal stops on the sloping wall. The numbers on the roulette wheel do not follow each other by size, but have an internationally used order:
0 - 32 - 15 - 19 - 4 - 21 - 2 - 25 - 17 - 34 - 6 - 27 - 13 - 36 - 11 - 30 - 8 - 23 - 10 - 5 - 24 - 16 - 33 - 1 - 20 - 14 - 31 - 9 - 22 - 18 - 29 - 7 - 28 - 12 - 35 - 3 - 26
- a spinning wheel and a croupier standing at a table means that the table is ready for play,
- Roulette players are invited by the croupier to place their bets on the table. Bets (chips) must be placed on the table according to the rules. The player will do it himself,
- the speed of rotation of the wheel and the force of the rotating ball must be different for each spin (game) and according to the nature of the game (fewer bets - shorter spin),
- the dealer must announce aloud before the spin "Your bets, please.",
- the wheel rotates alternately in both directions and the ball is rotated in the opposite direction,
- the croupier throws a ball at the rotating wheel against the direction of its rotation,
- during the rotation of the ball and during the spin, the dealer must always look at the table and not at the wheel,
- the spin is valid if the ball makes at least 5 rotations in the wheel,
- the ball must be spun immediately after it has been taken by the dealer (from the last winning number). If the dealer is interrupted after taking the ball but before the spin, the ball must be returned to the last winning number,
- before and during the spin, the croupier inspects the table, i.e., puts the bets in order and arranges them, checks the conformity of the bets against the minimum and maximum of the table. The dealer returns excessing chips of the maximum amounts, if possible, directly from the bets, if not from the float (from the float after the bets have been placed to avoid a situation where the customer decides to withdraw his bets at the last minute). The roulette table is marked with a board, on which the minimum and maximum deposits for all possible winning combinations for the given roulette table are visibly marked,
- before the ball hits the number, the dealer will say "Last bets, please!" and then "No more bets, thank you!". Following this announcement, players may no longer place bets, cancel, or move bets,
- bets must be completed for at least 5 spins before the ball comes out of the groove. All late bets are returned to the customer - the player.
- while the ball falls into the number, the dealer must watch the game table.
- Single chance - 1 times the bet (1: 1)
- red - rouge = all red numbers
- black - noir = all black numbers
- odd - inpair (odd) = all odd numbers
- even - pair = all even numbers
- low - manque = numbers from 1 to 18
- high - passe = numbers from 19 to 36
- Dozens and columns - 12 numbers - 2 times the bet (2: 1)
- 1st (first dozen) = numbers from 1 to 12
- 2nd (middle dozen) = numbers from 13 to 24
- 3rd (last dozen) = numbers from 25 to 36
- columns - from 1 to 34, from 2 to 35, from 3 to 36
- Sixline - 6 numbers - 5 times the bet (5: 1)
- for example, 16-17-18-19-20-21
- Corner - 4 numbers - 8 times the bet (8: 1)
- this chance includes 4 numbers on the playing field (canvas) square, for example 7-8-10-11; or 8-9-11-12
- Street - 3 numbers - 11 times the bet (11: 1)
- this chance includes three horizontally or vertically adjacent numbers, for example 16-17-18; or 31-32-33
- Split - 2 numbers - 17 times the bet (17: 1)
- this chance includes two horizontally or vertically adjacent numbers, for example 8-9; or 23-26
- Straight Up - 1 number - 35 times the bet (35: 1)
- this chance consists of only one number, for example 6; or 23; or 35
- at odds there is still the possibility to play series, i.e., numbers adjacent to the cylinder:
- Adjacent bets - i.e., any number on the cylinder and its two adjacent numbers on the right and left.
- Zero Spiel - i.e., numbers on the cylinder from 12 to 15, winning combinations: 0-3, 32-35, 12-15, 26.
- Large series - i.e., numbers on the cylinder from 22 to 25, winning combinations: 0-2-3, 4-7, 12-15, 18-21, 19-22, 25-26-28-29, 32-35.
- Small series - i.e., numbers on the cylinder from 27 to 33, winning combinations: 5-8, 10-11, 13-16, 23-24, 27-30, 33-36.
- Orphelines - i.e., numbers on the cylinder from 17 to 6 and from 1 to 9, winning combinations: 1, 6-9, 14-17, 17-20, 31-34.
- The number "0" wins, the bets containing zero win, the other bets are lost and are withdrawn.
Minimum, maximum bets and payout ratio
All bet sizes are in Euro.
|Straight Up / 1 number||35:1||0,5||10||1||20||2||40|
|Split / 2 numbers||17:1||0,5||20||1||40||2||80|
|Street / 3 numbers||11:1||0,5||30||1||60||2||120|
|Corner / 4 numbers||8:1||0,5||40||1||80||2||160|
|Six Line / 6 numbers||5:1||0,5||60||1||120||2||240|
|Straight Up / 1 number||35:1||5||100||10||200||20||400|
|Split / 2numbers||17:1||5||200||10||400||20||800|
|Street / 3numbers||11:1||5||300||10||600||20||1200|
|Corner / 4numbers||8:1||5||400||10||800||20||1600|
|Six Line / 6numbers||5:1||5||600||10||1200||20||2400|
The table contains several options for minimum and maximum deposits. Their amount for a given table depends on the decision of the serving manager.
Method of using value and non-value tokens
- each player can buy value tokens at the cash register or directly at the gaming table. Purchased chips can be exchanged directly on the gaming table for colored non-value game chips (called Wheel chips). Upon request, each player will receive colored non-value game chips of a certain color, with which no other player will play at the same time at the given table. All colored non-value tokens do not have the same value, it depends on the player what value they give them with the help of valuable tokens. The dealer uses a value token to visibly determine the value of the non-value token at the table. This value also represents the minimum deposit at a given table,
- when exchanging non-valuable colored playing chips, their value is recognized, which the player gives them with the help of valuable tokens. Valuable tokens are valid at all tables.
Characteristics of the table game Blackjack.
- Blackjack is a card game that is played on a gaming table in the shape of a semicircle. The gaming table is designed for a maximum of 7 players. The croupier is entrusted with the operation of the gaming table. The croupier stands at the table and controls the game with his hands. The player places bets himself.
- is played with six decks of cards. Each deck of cards contains 52 cards,
- an ace is counted on players own discretion for 1 or 11. The croupier's ace usually for 11. The croupier's ace is counted for 1 only if his total sum exceeds 21. Figures (pictures), i.e., J, Q, K, other cards have their original value (2 to 10).
- the aim of the game is to get as close as possible to the sum of 21 when buying 2 or more cards. The win or loss of the box is governed by the achieved sum of the dealer's cards.
Placement of bets
One player is allowed to have two more players in one box, but the total amount of bets in one box (including the tip placed on the corner - staff service) must not exceed the maximum of the table and no bet in the box must be below the minimum.
Before dealing cards, the dealer will say "Your bets, please". The dealer checks the accuracy and correctness of the bets by passing his hand over the table. If necessary, he will use the term "Bets are over, Thank you", which confirms the end of the bets. The dealer must be sure that everyone has placed their bets and that the bets agree with the minimum and maximum of the table. Cards are dealt face up so that the numbers on the cards are visible from all sides. All cards are placed to the left of the dealer except for the first box, where the cards can also be placed to the right. The dealer taking the cards places the first card a little higher for him and places the other cards below it so that the numbers on the cards are visible and clear to the customers. In the case of a split (splitting two identical cards), the cards are placed separately so that they are on both sides of the player's box. If there are more than two splits, the cards are placed separately together with the bet on top of each other so that the result is understandable to the inspector. When the dealer offers a card to the player, he is obliged to state clearly and distinctly the sum of the cards and to inform the player about the possibilities:
- Double - A player may double their original bet on any sum of two cards except BlackJack. In this case, he receives only one card.
- Split - Cards of the same value can be split into two separate games. The amount of the deposit at the time of distribution must be the same as the original deposit. One box can be divided a maximum of three times. Aces can only be divided only once. The player only gets one more card for the split aces. When splitting, an ace in combination with another 10 card (figure or ten) is counted only as 21 and not as BlackJack and is paid out in a 1:1 ratio.
- Insurance - If the dealer has an ace as his first card, the player can insure himself against any BlackJack he may have. The player places the sum insured up to a maximum of half of the original deposit on the "Insurance-Line". If the dealer gets a BlackJack, the insurance will be paid out in a 2:1 ratio. If the dealer does not get BlackJack, the insurance will lapse.
- Surrender - A player may give up half of his bet on any sum of his first two cards, but the croupier cannot have an ace. The croupier takes his cards and the game for the player ends. He has half of the deposit left and half goes to the bank.
The dealer is obliged to declare the sum of cards exceedingly clearly and unambiguously 21. When collecting cards, it is necessary for the dealer to keep the original sequence of cards, which must not be changed.
When the execution card comes out, the dealer completes the game, and the cards are shuffled again. When the execution card comes out, it is placed in front of the float. If the execution card is the first card in the shoe and no cards have been dealt, then the cards are shuffled again.
Deviations from the rules
If an extra card comes out of the shoe, it is placed under the shoe and used as another playing card. If it is found that the cards have not been dealt to the player's box, then the game is played without that box. If the dealer deals cards without registering the execution card, the game is canceled, and the cards are shuffled again. Any deviations must be reported immediately to the serving manager or his deputy.
Payment of bets
Bets are paid from right to left. Bets are settled next to the winning bet. In the event of a duplication, the win is paid out on one side of the winning bet. In the case of splits, each split is paid separately. A bet consisting of chips of different values must be opened and paid out so that the result is understandable to the inspector. In the case of back player bets, these bets are settled from the back towards the front. If there are several players in one box and it is a winning box, players are only allowed to touch or remove their bets if all bets have already been settled. When bets are settled, the higher value token is placed at the bottom and the lower value token is placed at the top. If the dealer pays the customer the total amount of winning bets placed on different boxes, the dealer will show the payout in the exchange area before the float and then place the chips in front of the customer. Chips with a higher value will be on top.
Payout for Blackjack
If the combination of the first two cards of a player is an ace and a card for 10 i.e.,Blackjack, the dealer immediately pays out a 3:2 win, unless the dealer's first card is 10 or an ace. If the dealer's first card is an ace and the player has a Blackjack, the dealer offers the player the opportunity to take even money, i.e., the bet will be paid out 1:1.
When Blackjack is paid out, the dealer must say loudly and in a clear and articulate voice which amount of the total amount is paid out. When a Blackjack is paid out, the payout is made right next to the winning bet, in the case of an open bet the paid bet is also opened immediately. Blackjack is also paid out of the betting bet.
If the bet cannot be paid out exactly - 0.5, 1, 2.5 chips are not used (e.g.: Blackjack 25), the chip is placed on the box line. This means that half of the chip belongs to the customer and half to the casino. If the customer wins in the next game, he gets the whole chip and vice versa.
If the customer wishes to withdraw half of the bet (surrender), the dealer splits the bet and takes one half, then takes the cards. In the case of back players, the cards are left on the table. The first player of the box can make a surrender and the back player can continue the game or vice versa.
If the bet cannot be split exactly, the dealer will make half the bet from the new chips, place it next to the original bet and take the original bet. In the case of a surrender, the customer can give himself as many chips as the exact half of the bet and place them near the box. In the case of a surrender, the customer is only allowed to touch or remove bets on the box if the bet has already been split by the dealer, half taken, and cards taken from the box.
The surrender must be made before the player can take the third card. If the customer did not want a surrender at first and another customer has already taken another card, the previous player can no longer make a surrender.
Surrender is not allowed if the dealer's first card is an ace. Surrender split is allowed except for split aces. If the bet cannot be divided exactly, it is always done in favor of the customer.
If the dealer's first card is an ace, customers have the option to insure their bets against the dealer's possible Blackjack by placing a special bet on the insurance line, the insurance bet amount may be up to half of the original bet, but the minimum insurance amount must be half the table minimum.
Only the initial bet can be insured (also the tip can be insured), doubles, splits and Blackjack cannot be insured.
The original bet must be insured before the third card is taken. If the customer did not want to insure his bets at first and another customer has already taken another card, the previous player can no longer insure his bet.
In the case of the dealer's Blackjack, all bets are lost (except the customer's Blackjack) and only the insurance remains. Insurances will be paid on the insurance line in a ratio of 2:1. If the dealer does not have Blackjack, he loses insurance, and the game continues according to the rules.
Minimum and maximum bets
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