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The place. “Amaïïïzing”. A Polly Pocket pastel coloured lab-boudoir in Montorgueil. At the helm, two Americans in Paris. Film director Philip Andelman (husband of Sarah, the boss of Colette) and pastry chef Beth Bejh unravel the great sweet classics of Uncle Sam, from the most mainstream to the most niche. Result, all the trendy expats show up here. The American Dream in one mouthful.
The must-taste sweet treat. Peanut butter, milk chocolate, oatmeal raisin, M&M’s, chocolate chip cookies… deffo the best cookies in Paris—ten recipes in total. Crunchy sur on the edges, melting inside #yummy. Even more a killer? The cookie-sandwiches linked with ice cream. And lets not forget, the devilish Twinkie, a house variation of the famous industrial brand of génoise stuffed with cream. Just the kind of junk food we love.
The added plus. Personalized layer cakes and rainbow cakes sur mesure to order for a birthday or an event. Wowie effect for sure !
Price €3 per cookie.
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 6pm.
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Remote Sensing In Agriculture: A technique that will help you make informed decisions in seconds
You may be asking: “What is it?”
It is basically the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to on-site observation. When you look at its history, the term was coined by Evelyn Pruitt of the US Naval Research in the 1950s. The synonym was later adopted widely by astronomers for acquiring information about the Earth and other planets. More important than its history, as its definition suggests, it has so many advantages! We will come to that.
“So, what does Remote Sensing have to do with Agriculture?”
We use remote sensing for acquiring or monitoring important parameters, such as climatic conditions, soil quality, and crop status via cloud-connected sensors to make informed decisions on activities like fertilization, spraying, irrigation, and harvesting. These decisions are crucial for total yield and ultimately your profits!
There are five key activities in agriculture that have a direct impact on any given crop’s yield and quality:
- climate monitoring,
- nutrition management,
- irrigation management,
- pest management,
- crop inspection, which have been executed via conventional methods, namely human observation, since the invention of agriculture.
Remote sensing technology basically replaces humans with machines. Most commonly used machines in remote sensing are satellites, climate stations, digital pest traps, and NIRS scanners.
This is the part where things get interesting. Machines are a lot more advantageous than humans when it comes to making informed decisions and collecting that information in particular, from several perspectives:
- Data Collection: Humans can collect only a fraction of available data for a snapshot moment due to their limited observation capability. Whereas machines can collect continuous data from the entire area to be observed.
- Data Interpretation: Humans’ interpretation relies heavily on experience and the amount of observed data hence making interpretation extremely varies from person to person. In contrast, machines interpret data via task-specific algorithms that result in uniform and reliable interpretation.
- Data Sharing: Machines can submit data in real-time or near real-time with all required stakeholders whereas humans share data in a delayed manner and humans are also limited to inefficient ways of communication (verbal and written). An additional inefficiency is caused by data sharing parties’ articulation and by data receiving parties’ understanding skills.
- Decision Process: Human decisions are usually based on missing or falsely interpreted information and are subject to the decision maker’s experience. Machine decisions are derived from multidimensional complete time-series data.
- Record-Keeping: Most humans have an unstructured way of keeping records, namely previous agricultural seasons data is transformed into experience. Machines can keep records in easily accessible structured formats.
As mentioned above, all decisions in activities like climate monitoring, nutrition management, irrigation management, pest management, and crop inspection can be enhanced via remote sensing.
- Climate Monitoring: You can monitor climate parameters in your area such as temperature, humidity, soil moisture, soil temperature, wind speed & direction, precipitation, and solar radiation hourly via IoT Sensor Stations. Based on climate data, you can be notified of frosts, heat waves, and heavy rains which may cause flooding.
- Nutrition Management: You can analyze soil in your farming field within a matter of minutes via NIRS scanners. Field and crop-specific fertilization programs can be developed based on NIRS data via algorithms.
- Irrigation Management: You can easily monitor soil moisture levels via IoT Probes. Furthermore, soil moisture data can be enhanced with precipitation data to calculate the exact amount of irrigation requirement for any type of crop.
- Pest Management: Insects are one of the key problems in agriculture and spraying timing is crucial for high-quality products without chemical residue. Digital Pest Traps enable you to daily monitor insect levels on your farming field to determine the correct spraying time to ensure crop quality without chemical residue.
- Crop Inspection: Crop inspection by humans is an expensive and inefficient task where a human cannot inspect every single crop, every day but satellites and/or drones can. Surveillance by machines backed by AI algorithms helps you to geolocate chronic and/or acute problems within your farming field and/or orchard and to take corrective actions like spraying, irrigation, or various cultural activities.
- Crop Classification: Each crop has almost a unique way to develop its biomass throughout the phenological life cycle. By converting weekly satellite images into time-series data, you can differentiate crops and calculate the total plantation area in a target region, country, and continent.
- Crop Insurance Claim Handling: Crop damages are assessed by humans. Claim handling process for damages like flood, fire, drought, and frost can be automated by remote sensing without dispatching any investigators.
The value of remote sensing in agriculture has started to unveil within the last few years that is making remote sensing still an emerging technology. In the upcoming five years, we will witness remote sensing to become the backbone of strategic and tactical decisions in agriculture.
Don’t miss the advancement! Be a part of the future developments in agriculture from today. It is time to integrate one of the oldest activities in human history with technology and its countless advantages! Check out Orbit Scouting & Crop Health for more on advanced monitoring techniques that will boost your profits!
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Cultivating Climate Finance for Agricultural Resilience
Climate finance is a vital tool in addressing climate change. It aims to reduce emissions, enhance resilience, and support sustainable practices. However, challenges like effective funding distribution and private sector involvement persist. In agriculture, climate finance can drive climate-smart investments and boost resilience. Addressing these challenges is crucial for a sustainable and resilient future. Doktar's Climate & Sustainability Initiatives play a significant role in this effort.
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As a graduate student at Oxford I remember writing a throwaway sentence about Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, being a dilettante much addicted to “unhelpful dabbling” in politics. That was the standard line on her then: rich, pretty, oversexed, undereducated and willing to trade kisses for votes on behalf of the Whig party. Naturally such a person was unworthy of any serious study, especially anything to do with politics or power. If I’m honest, I think I was rather embarrassed by her. Georgiana seemed to be the kind of woman who confirmed every male prejudice about our fitness for public life.
I never questioned my own opinions until I was deep into my PhD thesis on attitudes to race in 18th-century England. I was interested in learning more about Earl Grey, the prime minister who as a young man in 1806 had proposed a motion to abolish the slave trade. While delving into his life I discovered his affair with Georgiana and her private letters about it.
The first time I read them it was like having a bucket of cold water thrown over my head. It was immediately apparent that everything I thought I knew about her was false. Worse, it was a vicious caricature of a brilliant, effective and tragic woman. I realised I had inadvertently colluded in the trashing of her reputation.
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Lake Powell Dredging Continues (USA)
Work to deepen the Castle Rock Cut-Off at Lake Powell continues this week.
Dredging began last week. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area spokesperson Denise Schultz says workers using special equipment to deepen the cut so it may stay passable for boaters year round.
Loa, Utah based contractor Brown Brothers has been tasked with removing over 70-thousand cubic yards of material, deepening the cut to the 3600-feet elevation. The passageway is a popular shortcut for boaters, shaving off about 10-miles of boating for skippers.
The project is scheduled to be completed by late April. Reopening of Castle Rock Cut-Off will depend on lake levels.
Source: lakepowelllife, March 20, 2013; Image: londonbridgemarine
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A recent study from the University of North Carolina showed that women who have had a false-positive mammogram result are at increased risk of breast cancer for the following 10 years. (“False-positive” means that a medical test wrongly suggests disease when none is present.)
False-positive mammogram results are not uncommon. The researchers noted that earlier studies have shown that about 16 percent of first mammograms and 10 percent of later ones produce false-positive findings. Study leader Louise M. Henderson, Ph.D. noted that the chance of having a false-positive result is 61 percent for women who have 10 mammograms over the course of 10 years and 42 percent for those screened every two years.
To arrive at their conclusions Dr. Henderson’s team analyzed data from more than 2.2 million screening mammograms in 1.3 million women ages 40 to 74 between the years of 1994 and 2009. After the initial screening, the women were followed for 10 years, during which 48,735 of them were diagnosed with breast cancer.
In a press release accompanying publication of the study Dr. Henderson explained that suspicious findings on a mammogram typically mean referral for additional imaging and in some cases for a breast biopsy. The study found that for women referred for more imaging the increased risk of developing breast cancer over the next 10 years was 39 percent compared to women whose mammograms were negative. Those who were referred for a breast biopsy had a 76 percent increased chance of developing breast cancer over 10 years compared to women with negative mammograms.
Don’t let those numbers scare you. Dr. Henderson says that the 39 percent translates to one or two more women developing breast cancer over 10 years compared to women in the study who had a negative mammogram, while the 76 percent actually means an additional one to three women developing the disease over the 10 years, again compared to those with negative results.
Women who were given false-positive results in this study tended to have extremely dense breasts, which make mammograms more difficult to read. For most of the women in the study, however, breast density didn’t affect the association between false-positive mammograms and subsequent breast cancer.
While your concern about your false-positive mammogram is understandable, this study’s findings suggest that your chances of developing breast cancer within 10 years of that result are only slightly higher than those of women whose mammograms were negative.
Andrew Weil, M.D.
Louise M. Henderson et al, “Increased Risk of Developing Breast Cancer after a False-Positive Screening Mammogram.” Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, December 2015 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-0623
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The family of a woman who was given an almost lethal dose of morphine has reached a settlement agreement with the hospital that was treating her. The settlement agreement was sent to a judge for final approval.
There are six potential beneficiaries for the settlement, including the woman’s children and her sister. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed. It was proposed that two of the woman’s sons would get $10,000 each, and the remainder of the settlement would be divided between the woman’s daughters. The woman’s sister declined to receive a part of the settlement.
The wrongful death suit stemmed from an incident that occurred in 2011. The woman fell while at home and broke her hip and arm. While in the hospital, she was given a morphine drip to help manage her pain. The suit alleges that a nurse gave the woman too large a dose of morphine which caused the woman to suffering respiratory distress and cardiac arrest. The overdose led to damage to the woman’s heart, lungs and kidneys, and she died several months later.
When a medical facility makes a mistake that results in injuries or death, those who are affected have the right to seek compensation for their losses. Injured parties can seek reimbursement for medical bills, final expenses and other damages that are a direct result of the incident. Anyone who is considering seeking financial relief after an incident could speak to a West Virginia legal professional that is experienced in the area of personal injury. These individuals can help a person determine if seeking compensation is a viable option.
Source: WV Record, “Settlement reached in lawsuit against Thomas Memorial for woman’s death” Kayla Asbury, Dec. 19, 2013
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We are currently open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11am-5pm or by appointment for willow basket sales at our Skagit Valley farm stand. Please email or text in advance. Check out the baskets we have in stock here. Otherwise you can contact us about ordering a basket. Thank you.
Our willow is grown in an environmentally friendly way; our baskets are handcrafted to be durable and heirloom quality.
We have been growing using organic methods since we began farming in 1982. We started our own business in 1990 selling vegetables to restaurants in Seattle and at the Pike Place Market using the name ‘Lombrici’s’. Since 1994 we have been growing here in the Skagit Valley as Dunbar Gardens. We now primarily grow willow and sell willow baskets handcrafted by Katherine Lewis. It’s what we like to call ‘farm to basket’ in the Pacific Northwest.
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Annalu Waller in conversation with Beth Johnstone, Alumni Relations Officer
Published on 2 July 2020
On a chilly February day as the afternoon light poured in to her office in the Queen Mother Building, Professor Annalu Waller told me about the Valentine’s Card she received from her fourth year students.
Not only has Annalu’s teaching inspired many students who have come through Computing, but it has helped to transform lives through her research and her engagement with other academics, professionals and with the wider local community since arriving here on a South African Scholarship to study for her PhD in 1989.
As we discuss her 31 years at the University, she reflects on the changes she has witnessed and has been part of throughout that time.
Finding a user-centred design approach to technology was a key focus of her PhD and was partly inspired by her own experience. “When I came to the University to study my PhD I had to use a company sponsored laptop as there was no funding within universities for students with a disability”.
Through her PhD, Annalu developed narrative technology support for adults with acquired aphasia following stroke and then went on to complete several post-docs in Dundee, furthering her research in the field of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). AAC describes a number of tools and approaches which help people who experience difficulties with speech and other forms of expressive communication.
For Annalu, AAC allows her to explore fundamental questions around the role of digital communications in the lives of its users. “I’m very interested in the question of how we make the digital world not just accessible, but a place where people can thrive”.
To allow disabled adults and children to thrive in the digital world, means involving them in the design and the use of technology. This inspired the Computing department to create the ‘Straight Talking Group’, a user group of individuals who use AAC. The group meets fortnightly to work with researchers from the School to evaluate and develop AAC technology for educational and commercial use.
“Our university is fundamentally very inclusive – we value diversity. A lot of people who come to study don’t leave because of the values that Dundee has. Indeed, Dundee took me to its heart!”
Indeed, the community Annalu has been part of here in Dundee has shaped her experience as a student and a staff member, and a significant part of this has been her relationship with the University chaplaincy. “I knew that I needed the support and sense of belonging here, and not just academically. The Chaplaincy was a big part of my time as a student, with breakfast in the Chaplaincy on Thursday morning and then the Sunday service followed by lunch”. That relationship with the chaplaincy has continued, as Annalu is now an honorary (Anglican) Chaplain at the University, giving support to students and staff members through the different stages of their lives.
Her commitment to the University and the wider community has not gone unnoticed. For her services to people with complex communication needs, Annalu was awarded an OBE in 2015. But that’s all part of the job, she told me as we drew our conversation to a close. “Being an academic is about transforming the lives of staff and students and those external to the University”, she concluded.
Alumna, Dr Victoria Franklin, shares with us her experience of coming to Dundee, her career since and how her connection to her alma mater has continued through collaborative projects with Prof. Annalu Waller and Computing.
What led you to study in the School of Medicine and then to follow a career path in Paediatrics after you graduated from the University of Dundee?
I was interested in Dundee as a place to study because it had a very progressive course at the time with early exposure to clinical medicine and continuous assessment that I thought would suit me. My mum and I came up to Dundee for an Open Day, arriving early in the morning on an overnight bus from London. We were met at the bus station by students and driven to Belmont Hall in a University of Dundee minibus, given fresh towels and the use of a shower block, and then taken for breakfast before the Open Day started. That welcome was amazing and really made the decision for me. I knew early on I wanted to do Paediatrics and was lucky to be in the first cohort of students that studied a newly created intercalated BMSc in ‘Developmental and Child Health’.
What was your experience like at the University of Dundee?
Dundee was a great place to study, my first year was in Belmont Hall. I learnt to work hard and play hard and made amazing lifelong friends including my husband who I met at the ‘Rectors Sherry Party’ in the Union Bar on the first day of Fresher’s Week. We celebrated our 20th Wedding Anniversary this year.
What career roles have you been in and what is your current role?
After house jobs in Dundee and Stirling, I have been doing Paediatrics, first in Edinburgh, then Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, Sydney Children’s Hospital Australia, then back to Liverpool to sit my membership exams. I returned to Dundee for registrar training and then 11 years ago I was appointed as a Paediatric Consultant in Inverness.
You were involved in a project creating the first SMS text messaging system to engage teenagers with Diabetes. How did that come about and how did the project go?
I was very lucky in my training to have the opportunity to do a Research Fellowship, funded by Diabetes UK and supervised by Professor Steve Greene. We came up with the idea of creating a text messaging support system ‘Sweet Talk’ for young people with Diabetes. I had met Annalu Waller when we were students in Belmont Hall, I was in first year and she was studying for a PhD in Computer Science, and we had remained friends since. By that time she was a lecturer in the University, and I approached her about creating the text messaging programme. She offered it as a project to a fantastic BSc Hons student, Stuart Gibson, who did a brilliant job at creating the prototype. We were awarded a prize for the idea from the Medical Futures Awards, and got sponsorship for the study from Orange to develop it further. The text messaging support system was incredibly well received by the teenagers - back in 2001, the concept of personalised automated texts was novel, so there was a real perception of individualised support.
Since then, Annalu, now Professor Waller, and I have done a few collaborative projects with MSc students. Last year, one student created a great graph based App to allow patients to record their HbA1c at each clinic visit. Currently we have a BSc student working with our dietitian to create a Carbohydrate Counting Education App, which will help support patients newly diagnosed with Diabetes. These collaborations have been fantastic for both of us; Annalu gets real world projects to offer to her students and we benefit from the technology that is developed, which we would otherwise have no funding to create.
Read the rest of The Bridge and more of our stories
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Here’s a fast total-body workout you can sneak in anywhere!
“Hot for the Holidays” Tabata-Style Workout:
Warm up for 5-10 minutes: do some cardio, jump rope, etc. to get the blood flowing, then do some bodyweight squats, lunges, arm circles to warm up the muscles.
Go through this circuit 1-4 times, depending on the amount of time you’ve got and how you’re feeling.
Perform each exercise for 20 seconds, and then rest for 10 seconds before moving to the next exercise.
- Prisoner Squats (place hands behind your head and squat)
- Mountain Climbers (in plank, “run,” alternate drawing your knees in toward your chest)
- Walking Lunges
- Plank with Shoulder Tap (in plank position, tap your opposite shoulder in a slow and controlled motion)
- Speed Skaters
- Russian twists
- 180º Jump squats (Squat, and as you rise, jump so you are facing backwards, landing softly in squat position)
Then, cool down. Be sure to bring your heart rate down slowly by walking or doing some other low-level activity.
Options to Intensify
Here are some ways to add intensity to your routine:
- Add speed bursts to your walk/run/elliptical session.
- Raise the treadmill incline/walk up hills outside.
- Include conditioning exercises – battle ropes, kettlebell swings, burpees, jump rope – between sets during your strength-training workout.
- Hit the treadmill for 1-2 minutes between rounds of your resistance training workout.
Here are the 4 things to know about HIIT workouts …
- Always warm up with 5-10 minutes of easier activity, so your muscles and cardiovascular system are ready to go!
- Listen to your body. If you aren’t used to intense workouts, scale up slowly.
- Take a day (or 2!) off between intense workouts. Your body needs time to recover. Time permitting, you can do less-intense workouts between more intense workout days.
- Let your heart rate return to normal before you hit the shower. The cool down is a vital part of your workout, so don’t cut it short.
As many of you know I offer a lot of virtual HIIT workouts on Youtube as well. Just search, “Seana Hart Vacation”.
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Kochi: Congress leader and former Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President VM Sudheeran lodged a review petition in the Kerala High Court on Tuesday, against the decision of state government to increase the number of liquor outlets in the state. Earlier, the excise commissioner had notified the High Court that the Government is considering a proposal to open 175 additional retail liquor outlets in the state.
‘The State Government is trying to increase the number of outlets under the guise of the court’s intervention in the contempt case’, the petition stated.
A report submitted by the excise commissioner to the court explained that the long queues in front of liquor outlets are due to the low number of outlets in the state, when compared to the population. The information was given while considering a petition regarding the non-implementation of the Court’s order to provide a dignified way to citizens to buy liquor from Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BevCo) outlets.
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Easypromos is a simple, reliable and self-service platform that helps you to pick a winner for all your social media giveaways. Use our giveaway apps for Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, or pick a winner from a list of subscribers or customers. Get a certificate of validity which guarantees your sweepstakes was random and fair.
Discover our 8 giveaway apps: Guaranteed fair sweepstakes
Collect data and contact details by asking users to complete an entry form in order to join a prize draw. Pick a user in an automatic, random and transparent way.
Increase engagement with a comment-based Instagram giveaway. Export comments from one or more posts. You can draw a winner from among the participants that tagged their friends in the comments section.
Increase engagement with a giveaway from comments on one or more Instagram posts. Pick winners among the participants, and ask them to mention friends in their comments.
Increase engagement and your reach with a Facebook sweepstakes. Run a prize draw for users who comment or like one or more of your Facebook posts.
Increase engagement and reach, and grow your audience with a Twitter giveaway. Pick a winner from users who retweet or reply to your tweets, or from tweets with a specific hashtag and a mention to your brand.
Increase engagement and build links between your profiles on all social networks. Give away a prize to users who interact with your posts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and/or YouTube.
Reward your subscribers or event attendees. Import a list of users from a CSV, Excel or text file and draw a random winner. Generate a Certificate of Validity to prove transparency and fairness.
Create excitement within your audience during a conference, workshop, masterclass or public event. Give away merchandise in a dynamic and unique way.
Main features of the Easypromos Giveaway Apps
Collect a list of giveaway participants
All the Easypromos giveaway apps collect a list of participants, via social network APIs or directly through an entry form.
Filter and sort participants
Manage participants and winners with our tools to filter and sort users. Exclude blacklisted users, repeat participants and former winners, or filter users based on their use of hashtags.
Manage participant blacklist
Create a list of users who are banned from your promotions. Organize the list by social network or participation source.
Pick a winner with a random prize draw
Use the random draw tool to pick a winner at random. Select runners-up and alternate winners in case of disqualification.
Certificate of validity
Receive a certificate of validity every time you run a giveaway. The time-stamped certificate guarantees that winners were selected at random using the Easypromos platform.
Announce the winners
When you select a winner, the app will automatically generate a page with details of the winners. Customize the design and content of the page, link to the certificate of validity, and share it on social media.
Collect contact details from winners
Generate a personalized video
Get more engagement on social media when you announce the winners in Broadcast Mode. Share a live or ready-made animated video with the winners’ names and prizes.
Create and host terms & conditions
Download our free template for terms & conditions and add your details. Host terms & conditions on a unique webpage, and share them online as needed.
Combine with other apps
The Easypromos giveaway apps can be combined with all other apps on the platform. Run giveaways attached to puzzles, photo contests, surveys, product recommenders and more.
Main benefits of Giveaway Apps
- Promote and launch new products with giveaways aimed at your target audience.
- Collect data from participants and winners, then follow up to convert leads into customers. All giveaway apps include tools to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Increase brand awareness with high reach and engagement of giveaway posts.
Frequently asked questions
To make an online giveaway reliable and transparent, you should use an external and automatic tool to select the winner or the winners of the giveaway. This way, you can show that your brand has carried out the draw transparently and that the winner was selected randomly. If you use the Easypromos platform, you will get a certificate of validity when selecting the winners that you can share with your audience. Furthermore, we recommend that you write the terms and conditions of the giveaway and share them when announcing the giveaway to generate greater reliability.
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J-1 Visa Summary
- J-1 visa is for exchange program applicants
- J-2 visa for J-1 applicant’s spouse or children under the age of 21
- Applicant must file:
- DS 2019
- Interview at U.S. consulate or embassy is required
- $100 processing fee
- Approval usually takes six weeks
What is the J-1 Visa?
The J-1 visa is for individuals participating in exchange or training programs. The program was enacted to promote international goodwill through cultural exchange. U.S. J-1 visa holders can partake in various types of programs, including government, academic or private sector programs.
Examples of J-1 Visa Programs:
- Au pair and EduCare
- Camp counselor
- Government visitor
- International visitor (Dept. of State use)
- Professor and research scholar
- Short-term scholar
- Student, college/university
- Student, secondary
- Summer work travel
More than 170,000 visitors participate in the J-1 visa program each month. The length of stay granted to J-1 visa holders depends on the particular program that they participate in. J-1 visa extensions that enable visa holders to remain in the United States for a longer period of time are sometimes permitted. Some J-1 visa holders are subject to two-year home residency requirements. Those who are subject to this requirement cannot become permanent residents, change their status in the United States, or get family-based or certain work-based visas unless they return to their native country for two years. They cannot return to a country other than their native country. J-1 visa holders may be subject to the two-year residency requirement if:
- The J-1 program gets funding from an international organization, from the applicant’s home government, or from the U.S. government,
- The J-1 visa holder studied or worked in a specialized field that is in demand in their home country and is listed on the Department of State’s Exchange Visitor Skills List, or
- The J-1 visa holder participated in an Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) medical training program.
J-1 Visa Requirements
There are several requirements that applicants must meet to obtain a J-1 visa. Applicants must partake in a program run by a designated sponsor organization. Designated sponsors include organizations such as universities, private businesses, or the governmental bodies that administer individual J-1 exchange programs. Each of these programs has its own set of specific criteria that applicants must satisfy. All J-1 visa participants must be proficient enough in English to meet the requirements of their particular program. Applicants are also required to have sufficient medical insurance and must provide all appropriate program fees. These fees can include those required by the individual sponsor program, Department of Homeland Security fees, processing fees, as well as applicable visa insurance fees. The fee amount varies depending on the specific programs that the applicant participates in.
J-1 Visa Application Process
The application process begins by obtaining a Form DS-2019 from the program sponsor. This form will indicate the duration of the program, purpose of the program, funds associated with the program and if the applicant is subjected to the two-year home residency requirement through their participation in the program. Once the DS-2019 is obtained, J-1 visa applicants apply for a visa to enter the United States through a U.S. consulate or embassy abroad. J-1 visas are non-immigrant visas granted for a temporary period of time. J-1 visa holders can apply for another visa type that could lead to permanent residency, but they cannot travel while doing so, unless granted permission pursuant to their application or until they get their green card. J-1 visa holder’s spouse and children under 21 are eligible to receive J-2 dependent status that permits them to accompany their family member to the United States and apply for work authorization. The processing time for the J-1 visa program depends on the country that the applicant applies from, although it usually takes six weeks or less.
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New Living Translation
3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? 4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.
5 Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. 6 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. 7 For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. 8 And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. 9 We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. 10 When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. 11 So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.
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New industry background from GreenBiz:
“Stay the course” may be the key message coming out of the convulsing, confounding year that was 2022. For all that those 12 months threw at us — a still-raging pandemic, a global economic downturn, major supply-chain chokepoints, political upheavals, climate exacerbated natural disasters and a global energy crisis spurred by Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine — there’s no turning back for sustainability professionals.
In short, the risks are growing, but so are the rewards — to professionals, their organizations and, ultimately, to the planet and all who live here.
In the 16th annual edition of the State of Green Business, GreenBiz Group’s award-winning report, the GreenBiz editors and analysts have selected 10 key trends worth watching, reflecting a broad spectrum of environmental and sustainability topics: transportation, carbon removal, the circular economy, climate tech, sustainable food systems, renewable energy and more. You’ll also find data and commentary on the state of biodiversity, from our partners at S&P Global; and on green jobs and careers, from LinkedIn. Read the full report on GreenBiz.
If you need help on your green job search check out our online course How to Make a Mid-Career Transition to a Green Job and career coaching service.
Alternatively, if you want to make your current job green, check out our online course Climate Literacy for Business.
Book a free 30 minute discovery chat to learn more 🙂
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You can download this document in PDF format also.
Your eID is linked to your serial numbers and helps you to keep track of the status of your product activations.
When you activate the test or full version of your EDIUS X, you will be asked to enter an eID. If you already have an eID from the activation of EDIUS 9, EDIUS 8 or Mync, you can simply enter that eID. (If you would like to request a test version with an existing eID, please jump directly to step 10). If you do not have an eID yet, please create one. Here we explain step by step how to do it. An eID consists of an e-mail address and a password.
When you start EDIUS for the first time after installation, the following window will pop up.
- Click on the button:
Tip: If you have not yet installed EDIUS, you can simply use this link to create an eID: https://id.edius.net/regist/
- To register an eID for the first time click on the [eID registration] button on the right hand side.
- Enter your e-mail address.
A temporary registration confirmation will be sent to you by e-mail to verify your e-mail address. If you have not received any e-mail please check your spam folder.
- Click on the registration procedure URL link in the e-mail to continue with the registration.The e-mail looks like this:
Preliminary registration confirmation
Thank you for creating an eID. We have received your preliminary registration. Please click the following URL link within 48 hours to complete this registration.
You cannot use the eID until you complete this registration.
■Registration procedure URL
· This URL is valid for 48 hours from the time of this email. Your registration will become invalid if you do not complete the procedures within 48 hours.
· Until the registration is completed, the registration remains preliminary and the eID cannot be used.
· This email is sent as a result of you creating an eID. If you were not expecting this, do not complete the rest of the registration procedure. If you have already accidentally completed the registration, contact our support center.
· This email was sent from an email address used only for sending messages. Please be aware that we cannot respond to replies sent to this address.
Thank you for your continued support for Grass Valley products.
Copyright © 2017 Grass Valley Canada. All rights reserved.
- The registration web page will open. Please complete all the required fields.
Confirm your data by clicking on the [Confirm] button.
- Complete the registration by clicking on the [Registration] button. If you want to revise a field, click on the [Back to start] button.
- The eID registration is now completed. A confirmation is also sent to you by e-mail.
- If you already have an EDIUS X serial number, you can now use EDIUS X with your registered e-mail address and password. The e-mail address and the password combination is your eID.
Type in your e-mail address in the field [E-mail], and your password in the field [Password].
Next you will be asked to type in your EDIUS X serial number or in case of an upgrade also the serial number of the previous EDIUS version. Now you can start working with EDIUS.
To view the status of your EDIUS license activations please log in with your e-mail address and password online on https://id.edius.net. You can also always check your given information and make any amendments thereto by clicking on this link.
The following steps are only necessary when requesting a serial number for a test version.
10. Log in via https://id.edius.net with your eID.
11. Click on “EDIUS” on the left in the menu and choose the desired version.
12. Click on [send].
13. You will receive an e-mail with the serial number for the requested test version. Please go to step 9 in order to activate the licence.
For further information and support please get in touch with your EDIUS reseller.
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Today’s Groupon Edmonton Daily Deal of the Day: My Beauty Concepts Spa: $40 for One or $101 for Three Diamond Microdermabrasion Treatments or Chemical Peels (Up to 57% Off)
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This deal is a very hot seller. Groupon has already sold over 1,000+ vouchers at the time of this post.
This is a limited time offer while quantities last so don’t miss out!
Click here to buy now or for more info about the deal.
Promotional value expires 120 days after purchase. Amount paid never expires. 24-hour cancellation notice required. Appointment required. Limit 12 per person. Limit 1 per visit. Must use promotional value in 1 visit(s). Subject to availability. Valid only for option purchased. All goods or services must be used by the same person. May be repurchased every 365 days. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services. Learn about Strike-Through Pricing and Savings
My Beauty Concepts
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The highly educated staff at My Beauty Concepts works hard to improve clients’ skin. They take the time to consult with each potential client prior to kicking off treatment plans that combat excess oil, acne, dryness, and wrinkles. My Beauty Concepts’ repertoire of services includes anti-aging facials, chemical peels, diamond microdermabrasions, laser hair removal, and skin-tightening treatments. Facials are performed using Nelly De Vuyst products, while body-countouring treatments are performed using Sheerwave technology. They also treats hands and feet to manicures and pedicures and caps off sessions with nail art such as polka dots or tiny polka dancers.
Click here to buy now or for more information about the deal. Don’t miss out!
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EAA condemns the Airstrike on a Kindergarten in Ethiopia
Education Above All (EAA) condemns the airstrike on a kindergarten in Ethiopia that killed at least four people, including two children. Friday’s strike occurred in the city of Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region. Access to education is a basic human right and education facilities must remain safe spaces for learning and play at all times, including during conflict.
This unconscionable act illustrates how important it is to build on the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2601 which was unanimously adopted in 2021, and which calls for the protection education from attack.
This September 9, on the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, EAA will lead a call to all stakeholders to move beyond words and act now by fully implementing UNSCR 2601 and immediately enacting national plans to ensure schools remain a safe place for children to learn and play.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Education Above All
Mobile: +974 6602 5166
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A woman who took to Twitter to reveal how she thinks Jeff Bezos can end world poverty and still remain very rich, claims she has been blocked by the Amazon founder.
The woman had tweeted a screenshot that reads: “If Jeff Bezos has 200 billion dollars and there’s 7 billion people on earth why can’t we each get a billion and he’d be left with 193 billion dollars?”
Her tweet went viral with thousands of people schooling her on economics and money matters.
She later returned to the tweet to say she didn’t expect it to blow up and because it did, Jeff Bezos has now blocked her.
She then shared a screenshot as “proof”.
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Giving Elliot pigtails and posing him to make a silly face is most assuredly the only idea I had for an example of Sarah getting caught in an awkward simulated time stop moment, and any claims otherwise are lies and slander.
Also, I was going to have the party's healer, Sarah, resolve this shrunken curvy catgirl nonsense, but I wanted to do this question and she's in the example, which could be confusing, so the nonsense continues.
Sarah's spell in particular is noted here due to the warning Pandora gave Sarah about her spell.
Pandora mentioned the last person Tedd's father found with the spell got "strong-armed into government work". How exactly that wound up happening wasn't specified, but the point is that they already found someone, and magic agents are presumably not running around with simulated time stop spells.
It remains someone a very select few can do, in part due to power requirements, but mostly due to affinity requirements.
And yeah, there's the meta reason, too. Unless I want to have everyone running around with the Cheerleadra spell.
Do I, though? No. Well, maybe... No. Possibly... No. Maybe just the non-super powered part...?
...I'll get back to you.
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EKU – Agency, Consulting, Distribution
Welcome to eku-online.com!
We are happy to welcome you on our homepage.
Erich Kuchler GmbH – short EKU – is a modern service company acting in the field of sales and distribution. We are located in Stockdorf near Munich in the South East of Germany.
Our supplying partners are future-oriented industrial companies, all of them leaders in their sector.
Our customers are producing companies, wholesalers and service/retail companies in the accordingly sector.
Our service area is Germany and Austria.
As sole agency / importer we are active in the fields:
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With etude number 13, I’m past the halfway point for this book!
I really loved playing this one. It’s a lovely melody and this one is great for experimenting with different tone colors. I tried to do something different with each variation, which I hope came through a bit in the recording. The high F sharps (always treacherous!) could have been smoother and clearer, so I’ll have to keep revisiting this with that goal in mind.
Extra special bonus: the beginning of the last variation sounds a little like Simple Gifts!
See you tomorrow for another Sunday installment of Etude of the Week!
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A Well Read Woman is a Dangerous Creature
"A Well Read Woman is a Dangerous Creature"- Lisa Kleypas
To celebrate such a statement, I designed this laminated bookmark featuring a watercolor bookcase in the background.
Dimensions: L 6.3 in. X W 2.25 in.
Each bookmark is is hand-drawn, digitally illustrated by me.
Bookmark is printed on high-quality photo paper and laminated.
*Please keep in mind that all monitors are calibrated differently, and colors may appear slightly different in person than what you see on your computer or phone. Sometimes, imperfections in the paper will result in a minor imperfection here and there.*
Find me on Instagram: @ella.ro.reads
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EMCOR UK offers a comprehensive range of hard and soft facilities management services to our customers in the UK. These include mechanical and electrical maintenance, project management, estates maintenance, security guarding, cleaning, catering and waste management services. To deliver these services, we employ our own resources as well as working with a range of suppliers.
EMCOR UK requires the highest standard of business conduct in its relationships with customers, supply chain partners and employees and strives to carry out its business in accordance with the highest ethical standards. The company is committed to operating its business in a manner that ensures the absence of slavery and human trafficking in its operations and supply chain.
EMCOR UK is an equal opportunities employer, and our recruitment and employment policies align with UK employment legislation, which ensures employee rights are safeguarded.
UK employment legislation governs the employer-employee relationship by clearly stating what employers can expect from their employees, what employers can ask employees to do and, in return, what the employees workplace rights are. As an equal opportunities employer EMCOR UK seeks to go beyond mere compliance with this legislation as demonstrated by our Inclusion, Equity and Diversity strategy. This is our approach to creating a workplace environment and culture where we attract, develop, and retain the best talent, which is diverse and representative of UK society, our customers, and the communities in which they live and work.
The company requires all employees to comply with its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which sets out the behaviours we expect from employees in their dealings with colleagues, customers, supply chain partners and others. All employees are expected to act with integrity and follow these standards of behaviour.
The company has a Whistleblowing Policy in place that aims to encourage employees to report any suspected wrongdoing in the knowledge that their concerns will be taken seriously and investigated appropriately with their confidentiality respected.
EMCOR UK requires all our supply chain partners to conduct business in a lawful and ethical manner and to comply with our Sustainable Supply Chain Charter. All supply chain partners sign up to this charter as part of our supplier on-boarding process in accepting our trading terms and conditions.
The Executive Leadership Team takes responsibility for implementing these policies and provides adequate resources to monitor our risk and control measures, which aim to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place either within the company or our supply chains.
EMCOR UK’s business activity is undertaken within the UK and the nature of the professional and technical services provided to our customers limits the potential risk of slavery and human trafficking within the business and our supply chain. Furthermore, any risk of slavery and human trafficking within our organisation is mitigated due to clear business policies and procedures.
EMCOR UK regularly notifies its employees of their obligation to comply with our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and employees are reminded of the importance of ethics and legal compliance. All senior managers within the business undertake annual training programmes on ethics and business conduct. We believe that these, along with our communication programmes and employee training, help create an ethical and legally compliant culture.
EMCOR UK utilises agency labour which represent about 5% of our total headcount. We have trading agreements in place with all agency labour providers, which require them to comply with all UK employment legislation and regulations, including the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We carry out audits to ensure compliance and from the start of 2022 these audits will include asking the agencies to confirm that any details supplied are specific and unique to each individual.
We expect all those in our supply chain to comply with our values and to demonstrate the highest standard of business conduct. We undertook a risk review by way of a questionnaire to evaluate the likelihood of slavery and human trafficking taking place in our supply chain and concluded the overall likelihood was low. Where we considered the risk was potentially higher, we carried out audits of our supply chain partners to ensure compliance with our policies and procedures and to confirm that they are operating with high ethical business standards. From the audits carried out in 2021 no major concerns were identified.
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes EMCOR UK’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ended 31 December 2021.
This statement was approved by the Executive Leadership Team on 27 April 2022.
EMCOR Group (UK) plc
27 April 2022
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Evelyn is a shoulder bag with a vertical shape and an impressive "H" punching. This punching treatment looks like just a mark at first glance, but it actually serves as a ventilation opening to prevent moisture from accumulating inside the bag! Evelyn has been loved for more than 40 years since its release in 1978. This bag has both moderate casualness and a sense of luxury, and also a wide variety of colors and functionality.
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10th Place: Azap
Azap features a simple rectangular design with rounded corners and is loved by both men and women because of its simple and thin design. Also "Silk In," which uses silk scarf as the inside fabric, is very popular. While the outside is simple, you can enjoy the colorful and unique design patterns filled with Hermes motifs on the inside.
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Greer, John Michael 1962-
Greer, John Michael 1962-
Born 1962, in Bremerton, WA; son of John David (a teacher) and Jo Ann Maxine (a teacher; maiden name, Smith; later surname, Jordan) Greer; married Sara-Ellen Clare Carroll, 1984. Education: Attended Western Washington University, 1980-83; University of Washington, Seattle, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1993. Religion:"Druid." Hobbies and other interests: Martial arts.
Home—P.O. Box 387, Ashland, OR 97520.E-mail—[email protected].
Freelance writer, 1995—.
Ancient Order of Druids in America (grand archdruid, 2003—), Order of Bards Ovates and Druids (druid companion, 2002), Masons.
Mount Hoemus Award for druidic scholarship, Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, 2003.
Paths of Wisdom: The Magical Cabala in the Western Tradition, Llewellyn Publications (St. Paul, MN), 1996.
Circles of Power: Ritual Magic in the Western Tradition,Llewellyn Publications (St. Paul, MN), 1997.
Inside a Magical Lodge: Group Ritual in the Western Tradition, Llewellyn Publications (St. Paul, MN), 1998.
Earth Divination, Earth Magic: A Practical Guide to Geomancy, Llewellyn Publications (St. Paul, MN), 1999.
(Translator) Gerard Thibault, Academy of the Sword(martial arts book; originally published 1630), Fir Mountain, 1999.
Natural Magic: Potions and Powers from the Magical Garden, Llewellyn Publications (St. Paul, MN), 2000.
Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings,Llewellyn Publications (St. Paul, MN), 2001.
Techniques for Geometric Transformation, Llewellyn Publications (St. Paul, MN), 2002.
The New Encyclopedia of the Occult, Llewellyn Publications (St. Paul, MN), 2003.
(With Earl King, Jr., and Clare Vaughn) Learning Ritual Magic: Fundamental Theory and Practice for the Solitary Apprentice, Weiser Books (Boston, MA), 2004.
A World Full of Gods: An Inquiry into Polytheism,ADF Publishers (Tucson, AZ), 2005.
The Druidry Handbook, Weiser Books (Boston, MA), 2006.
The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies,Harper-Collins (London, England), 2006.
Contributor of articles, essays, and reviews to more than thirty periodicals, including Gnosis and Journal of Asian Martial Arts.
WORK IN PROGRESS:
Oracle of the Elements: The New Geomancy, occult nonfiction; a practical book on Tarot meditation; a translation of Giordano Bruno's 1582 manual of the magical art of memory, On the Shadows of the Ideas; research on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Neopagan druidry; research on Pythagorean sacred geometry.
John Michael Greer told CA: "My writing is informed by a persistent skepticism toward the grand mythology of our time, the faith in perpetual progress. I grant that nowadays we're better than any earlier age at making the kind of gadgets we happen to be better at making, and therefore consider important; so? That hardly justifies the common modern notion that all older ways of envisioning the world are nonsense because they disagree with ours.
"Thus my work is deliberately retrospective, even anachronistic. Like ‘dumpster divers’ on the mean streets of a modern metropolis, I walk the back alleys of intellectual history, picking up discarded treasures. Much of this salvage work offends today's notions of common sense, but few things show more clearly through the history of ideas than the mutability of such notions and their unstated dependence on agendas of prestige and power. A willingness to challenge prejudice masquerading as common sense is central to any attempt to meet the great need of our time—the re-enchantment of the world, what the poet W.B. Yeats called ‘the revolt of the spirit against the intellect.’
"Most of my work has therefore focused on the theory and practice of magic, drawing on occult traditions from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and modern periods. Few topics reduce today's pundits to spluttering incoherence more quickly, but the fact remains that traditional psychosymbolic ritual drama can have potent effects on the experienced reality of the participants—which is simply a complicated way of saying that magic works.
"The focus of traditional occult disciplines on developing the innate powers of the human body/mind also offers a welcome corrective to a society that seems obsessed by the quest to replace human capabilities with technological prosthetics. Similar issues shape my involvement with Pagan nature worship, and in particular with the modern Druid movement. It's fashionable to dismiss such concerns as irrelevant to the crises of the present, but it's the attitude that dismisses such things as irrelevant that has made today's crises inevitable. If we are to find a humane and livable future we must seek it in a different way.
"It's always a risky proposition for any writer to pass judgment on what's most influenced his or her own writing; so often it's the little things— a turn of phrase here, an image there—that have the most sweeping effects. My work has obvious roots in the last four hundred years or so of occult literature, and a little less obvious ones in the literature of American nature spirituality from Thoreau and Aldo Leopold straight through to the visionaries of the 1960s and 1970s. Some of the themes that have dominated my work so far, though, I first encountered by way of science fictionand fantasy novels I read in my teens. Frank Herbert'sDune, with its ecological consciousness and its vision of human possibility transcending today's prosthetic technology; the later novels of Edgar Pangborn, which first helped me formulate a challenge to the modern mythology of progress; above all else J.R.R. Tolkien's "Ring" trilogy, which informed that challenge with a vision of the rightness of living nature; many others—I think much of my nonfiction work unfolds in a dialogue with these works of fiction, or better still a quest for a place where these fictional visions touch the realities of human experience.
"Writing is a core part of the way I explore the world. More often than not, when I start a book project I have only the vaguest idea where it's going to end up. I've done some preliminary research, maybe, and I know I have something to say about, say, traditional monster lore, or Renaissance natural magic, or the nature spirituality that came out of the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Druid Revival. Once the research and writing starts, though, all bets are off, and the book that comes out the other end has as many surprises for me as for anyone else.
"The other side of the exploratory dimension of my writing is the desire to teach, to show other people some of the strange territory I've discovered and encourage them to put those discoveries to use in their own lives. Magic is not a spectator sport, any more than life is. I've been reproached on occasion for writing in the allegedly lowbrow field of contemporary occult nonfiction, but today's occult community has an openness to personal experience and experimentation that, for me, makes up for its admitted flaws. I'm not interested in turning the traditions I write about into neatly pickled corpses ripe for dissection and analysis. A book of mine has succeeded if some of the readers put it down halfway through because they want to try out some of the techniques it explores. If they find one of those techniques leading them to their own discoveries about themselves and their world, and never quite get around to picking up the book again, all the better."
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:
Booklist, February 15, 2004, review of The New Encyclopedia of the Occult, p. 1091.
Library Journal, November 15, 2003, Mimi Davis, review of The New Encyclopedia of the Occult,p. 58.
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There was also a guy who tried to break the Guinness Book of World Records by staying awake the longest, this happened several times.
For me, it was the school closings. I hated school with an absolute passion. Everyday, I would ride the school bus and say a little prayer; “…please God, make it today. Make the boiler stop working, or the electricity go out. Make the kitchen catch on fire or the roof cave in. You are a great and mighty God and I don’t ask for much. Please destroy my school today.” Alas, God did not seem interested in this.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand.
WKIP first signed on in 1940 with the studios and transmitter located at The Nelson House, 42 Market Street, Poughkeepsie. That building is long gone and the location appears to be the parking lot for the Dutchess County Office building. Being neighbors with some influential guy from Hyde Park made for a nice dedication speech:
It signed on with a power of 250 watts on 1,420 KC on June 6th, 1940. Soon thereafter, it changed frequency to 1,450 KC as a part of the AM band shift brought about by NARBA.
Over the years, the station went through several ownership changes. The first major technical change came in 1961, when the station transmitter site moved to its current location, then called Van Wagoner Road, now Tucker Drive. The station increased power to 1,000 Watts and installed a directional antenna for daytime use. It is one of those rare nighttime non-directional, daytime directional stations.
The directional antenna consists of two towers; tower one is 180 degrees tall (103.4 Meters or 340 feet) with 35 degrees of top loading. That is used for both the day and nighttime array. Tower two is 85 degrees tall (48.8 Meters or 160 feet) and is used only for the daytime array. This pushes the major lobe of radiation towards the north. I don’t know the reasoning behind that, but somebody spends a good amount of money to make it so.
Here is an air check from the early 1980s. Weather on that day was “Sunny, cloudy, whatever… take your pick.”
Good old Steve Diner.
Today, the station looks like this:
When I was growing up, my cousins lived within walking distance of this. We used to come over and throw rocks at the tower when the station was unmanned on Saturdays and Sundays. At least, I think it was unmanned because no one ever came out and yelled at us.
Mid-1980s MW-1A still runs. The BE AM1A is the main transmitter. The phasor is the Original 1960s Gates Phasor.
This video shows how the studios used to look before they were rebuilt by Clear Channel Circa 2002 or so. At about the 2:02 mark, you will see the room pictured above as it looked in 1990.
The space between the video above and the picture below looked bad with nothing in it. It looks better now.
That clock is a collector’s item and belongs in a museum.
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"For Entergy Arkansas, meeting the needs of our customers now and in years to come means embracing new technologies in our industry that make sense for our customers and for the communities we serve," said Hugh McDonald, president and chief executive officer of Entergy Arkansas. "Our generation portfolio is already one of the cleanest in the country. In 2014 our electricity generation consisted of 71 percent emissions-free nuclear energy, which is both good for the environment and good for the low cost and rate stability it provides. Both nuclear and solar provide emissions-free power and a natural hedge for energy price fluctuations due to uncertain environmental regulations and natural gas price volatility," McDonald said.
The project will consist of an array of stationary solar panels covering nearly 500 acres and will be capable of generating enough clean energy to power approximately 13,000 homes. A new substation will be built in Arkansas County to interconnect the solar facility to Entergy Arkansas' transmission system.
"Our strategic goal is to modernize and enhance the reliability of the grid and improve the efficiency and environmental footprint of our generation resources. This will place Arkansas in a position to grow by creating jobs through attracting new businesses and expanding existing ones, all while keeping our rates lower than the national and regional averages," said McDonald.
As part of the planning process for the project, Entergy Arkansas entered into a power purchase agreement with an affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the developer of the solar facility and one of the country's largest solar energy providers, for all of the energy and environmental attributes, including all renewable energy credits available from the project. The agreement fixes the energy price for the 20-year term of the contract, an important benefit for all Entergy Arkansas customers, and is estimated to provide approximately $25 million of savings over its 20-year term.
"We are proud to work with Entergy Arkansas to bring the state its largest solar power facility and help Arkansas bring much-needed jobs and economic benefits to families and businesses throughout Arkansas County," said Mike O'Sullivan, senior vice president of development of NextEra Energy Resources.
During the construction phase, NextEra Energy Resources expects to employ approximately 200-300 workers and anticipates that tax contributions to the State of Arkansas will be approximately $8 million.
In addition to this solar project, from 2014 to 2017, Entergy Arkansas plans to invest $2.4 billion on generation, transmission and distribution improvements to the state's electrical infrastructure.
Entergy Arkansas provides electricity to approximately 700,000 customers in 63 counties. Entergy Arkansas is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including nearly 10,000 megawatts of nuclear power, making it one of the nation's leading nuclear generators. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.8 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $12 billion and approximately 13,000 employees.
Additional investor information can be accessed at www.entergy.com/investor_relations
In this news release, and from time to time, Entergy Arkansas, Inc. makes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, Entergy Arkansas undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, including (a) those factors discussed elsewhere in this news release and in Entergy Arkansas' most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Entergy Arkansas' other reports and filings made under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (b) uncertainties associated with rate proceedings, formula rate plans and other cost recovery mechanisms; (c) uncertainties associated with efforts to remediate the effects of major storms and recover related restoration costs; (d) nuclear plant relicensing, operating and regulatory risks, including any changes resulting from the nuclear crisis in Japan following its catastrophic earthquake and tsunami; (e) changes in decommissioning trust fund values or earnings or in the timing or cost of decommissioning nuclear plant sites; (f) legislative and regulatory actions and risks and uncertainties associated with claims or litigation by or against Entergy Arkansas or its subsidiaries; (g) risks and uncertainties associated with strategic transactions that Entergy Arkansas or its subsidiaries may undertake, including the proposed acquisition of the Union Power Station in El Dorado, Arkansas, including the risk that any such transaction may not be completed as and when expected and the risk that the anticipated benefits of the transaction may not be realized, and (h) economic conditions and conditions in commodity and capital markets during the periods covered by the forward-looking statements.
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First Student commits five electric buses to Harriett Tubman Charter School for a brand new V2G project
Electric vehicle drivers can earn up to one month of free driving a year by charging off-peak
Visitors to New Orleans City Park who drive electric vehicles can now utilize three electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Pilot project will help assess how electric vehicle growth impacts the power grid
To help deliver customer solutions and protect the environment, Entergy Louisiana has expanded its shore power capabilities so that Crowley vessels operating out of the Port of Lake Charles have a more sustainable and low-emission option while docked.
The City of New Orleans, in partnership with Entergy New Orleans, today announced the launch of the Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Program, featuring free stations for public use that will be installed across the city.
Entergy Texas grant helps fund a new electric vehicle charging station on campus.
Entergy Arkansas will provide cash rebates through its new eTech initiative to customers who purchase one or more electric technologies, ranging from forklifts and cranes to golf carts and electric vehicle chargers.
Entergy Corporation is working closely with its customers across its entire service region, and recent announcements by major industrial companies have illustrated how clean and affordable electricity drives economic growth and increased investment in our communities.
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Activités plastiques 2 includes twenty art projetcts that go beyond simple visual productions. A particular theme comes with each project and a list of questions to animate the discussion in class. After, the student will be able to craft his project step by step and a self assessment sheet completes the activity. The examples in color and the pattern outlines are available by download as well as the teacher's assessment sheets.
Codes: Paper Document - 20442XPDFDigital version - 20442PDF
ISBN Number: 978-2-89782-044-2
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St. Andrew’s Church has been a vital part of the Basin-Greybull faith community for over 100 years. Though demographics in the church and area have changed over the years, our mission is the same: to seek out and welcome all who hunger for worship, fellowship, and education in their journey of Christian faith. We provide weekly worship services, Bible study, a monthly thrift shop, and annual community Thanksgiving and Shrove Tuesday meals. Our hall is used widely by the community for such things as AA and other meetings. We are also committed to maintaining the church’s beautiful architecture, while guaranteeing easy and safe accessibility.
A small group of women in the summer of 1909 started worship without the benefit of clergy in Basin Wyoming. A local family, Boies C. Hart and Ruth H. Hart, conveyed land to the Episcopal Bishop of Wyoming for a parish to be built. Later more property from the Hart Investment Co. was deeded to the Trustees of Church Property of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Wyoming for this mission. St. Andrew's was finally built in April of 1913 and consecrated on May 21, 1916.
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Notice how two out of the three options are actually detrimental. That’s what we’ll discuss on today’s episode: how getting it right from the start makes such a difference. It’s for that very reason so many ER docs tell us they wish they had been introduced to us right out of residency.
- What’s unique (financially) about new attendings.
- Why it’s important to set yourself up financially right out of the gate.
- How to maximize your new income and benefits in the first year.
- What you need to avoid.
- The important thing to know about investments and insurance.
- How to navigate insurance and disability.
- The key to financial wealth and why you need to get cash flow in order.
- How to prioritize your savings, retirement, and debt.
ER doctor, emergency medicine, emergency doctor, ER, financial planning, new attendings, start early, post grad
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Food to Feel Good: Dr. Mark Hyman Weighs In
What the heck should I eat? What will help my immunity? What does optimal nutrition look like in the time of the Coronavirus?
“It all starts with eliminating the bad stuff and adding in the good stuff,” says Dr. Mark Hyman. A practicing physician, longtime champion of functional medicine, international expert and best-selling author, including the new Food Fix, Hyman has dedicated his life to food as medicine. In this mind, they’re one and the same.
Hyman’s philosophy is quite simple. Health requires a combined approach to nutrition and lifestyle, like eating a real, whole foods, unprocessed diet; managing stress; incorporating movement; finding calm. Right now in particular, that list also includes staying home, practicing social distancing and good hygiene.
Proper nutrition is at the heart of this, as it fortifies the body to fight, optimizes functionality, regulates systems, and renews healthy cells, he explains. Despite debate, Dr. Hyman believes experts agree on the common sense importance of real, whole, local (whenever possible), fresh, unadulterated, unprocessed food.
“Our processed, high-sugar and starch diet is really the problem, so start eating whole nutrients,” Dr. Hyman says, staying true to the core message of his functional medicine approach to Covid-19, which, like many diseases, targets those who are already metabolically unhealthy, chronically ill and nutrient deficient. Passionate about the “revolutionary act” of cooking, wellness and activism to reduce sickness and champion health, Dr. Hyman shares simple, powerful tips that serve us at all times, but especially now in the face of a pandemic.
– Prioritize nutrient-dense, whole foods for a functioning immune system. Dr. Hyman highlights a balanced diet rich in flavonoids, healthy fats, unprocessed grains, sustainably-raised proteins, and foods without pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, additives or hormones. Mushrooms, fish, citrus and homemade broths make the list, with much more in his books “Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?” and “Food: What the Heck Should I Cook?”
– Cut sugar and refined starches, which can suppress immune systems and worsen viral infections long after consumed. Dr. Hyman recommends a complete sugar and junk food detox to reset your body for continued optimal health.
– Make sure to get enough protein, as adequate intake is critical for immune function. But not all proteins are created equal. Organic, clean plant and animal proteins are Dr. Hyman’s top picks.
– Add garlic, ginger and spices with anti-viral properties like turmeric, rosemary, chili pepper and oregano to meals to support immune function, among other benefits.
– Eat multiple servings of fruits and vegetables, including leafy greens, cruciferous veggies, peppers, sweet potatoes, squashes and a full rainbow that is high in vitamins C, A and phytonutrients.
– Choose fermented foods to build immunity and a healthy microbiome, like sauerkraut, kimchi, yogurt, kefir, tempeh, miso and others, which also keep extremely well.
– Take immune-boosting vitamins and supplements, like vitamin D (most of us do not get enough of from natural sunshine), zinc, fish oil, vitamin C, probiotics, astralagus, maitake and reishi mushroom extracts, among others, starting with a high quality, broad spectrum multivitamin.
– Drink drink drink. Liquids support a functioning immune system, especially warm soups, broths, herbal, turmeric and ginger teas, and the life force that is water. Dr. Hyman advises avoiding alcohol, an immune suppressant.
– Sleep seven to eight hours per night to heal and restore your body’s optimal functioning, including that of the immune system. Sleep is the focus of Dr. Hyman’s recent master class.
– Practice meditation and yoga, as well as deep breathing, hot baths or any wellness activity that allows your body to rest, relax and rid itself of stress, which heightens susceptibility to viral infections.
– Exercise regularly to boost your immune system, but don’t overexert yourself, especially if feeling run down, as that only further compromises immune defenses.
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Posted at 14:38hHow to Get in touch with Tinder Customer service? Using Tinder's Buyers Help Web site
Tinder try a family without a customer support phone number otherwise email where you could get in touch with a representative instantly. Tinder uses social network platforms instance Myspace and Fb to resolve buyers points, along with a good site one answer's commonly requested issues.
Tinder has generated a web site which can answer are not requested questions and boost common problems that can be found toward Tinder app. You can use the new web site's search bar element to appear right up a certain question you really have otherwise search through the many posts that answer questions.
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Toward homepage of the Tinder let web site, you will see three green packets which have groups in accordance with doing work Tinder.
The original box for the leftover try "A guide to Tinder," these kinds offers a whole report about the new Tinder app and you may how it works. A good example of postings inside classification is precisely how to carry out a good Tinder account, tips undo good swipe, or using a beneficial Tinder promo password.
Tinder enjoys responded more inquiries inside classification and you may enter-depth on every concern you have got.
These kinds is in the middle. This category discusses all well-known problems and you will insects that will occurs when using the Tinder software. A few examples of information there was within this class is when your texts commonly delivering, brand new application was crashing on the product, otherwise simple tips to cancel a subscription toward Tinder.
Brand new troubleshooting group provides you with step by step directions about to solve the difficulties you are that have.
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Bathroom Ventilation in Tennessee
Get Bathroom Ventilation estimates from professionals in Tennessee.
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By filling in one simple form you will receive competitive cost estimates from reliable, professional companies in Tennessee.
All you need to do is enter your specific bathroom ventilation requirements, including your budget and the amount of work needed, and we will automatically send out your details to pre-approved, reliable professionals in Tennessee. ESFS makes it easy to compare multiple estimates from a number of local companies, you will be surprised how much you can save!
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Things to consider when paying for bathroom ventilation services:
Ventilation is a good idea for bathrooms without windows, or even if you want ventilation without having to open windows. The size of the system such as a fan must reflect the size of the bathroom in order to provide proper ventilation. Consider the sound level of the unit, and whether you want it controlled by a timer or humidistat. Place it in an area that is easily accessible in case repairs are needed in the future.
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On the 16th of June 2023, the Erasmus Student Network will host the final in-person conference of the Green Erasmus project to gather policymakers and education practitioners engaged in sustainable mobility and discuss the solutions and challenges to make the Erasmus+ Programme green.
The conference will focus on the educational dimension of learning mobilities, discussing how Higher Education Institutions, National Agencies, and European institutions can better enshrine sustainability in the learning experience of students taking part in Erasmus+.
The event will also be the opportunity to present the project’s results conceived to be used by a wide spectrum of Higher Education actors who will get the chance to find out:
- a self-online learning tool for students
- a sustainability handbook and an education framework for Higher Education Institutions and curricula designers
- toolkit and activities for sustainable practices for student organisations
The event is aimed at anyone in the Higher Education sector, European Institutions, and civil society organisations who wish to know concrete and replicable good practices to make Erasmus+ green.
The conference is free of charge and it will be held in person, in Brussels at the Nelson Mandela Room of the Sleep Well hostel, from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Registrations are mandatory and open until the 5th of June. Spots are limited, confirmation of participation will be provided on a rolling basis. The conference’s live stream is not confirmed but the recording will be available.
Check out the agenda for the conference.
Please do not register if you cannot be physically present.
The event is organised within the framework of the Green Erasmus project, which strives to improve the environmental sustainability of the Erasmus+ Programme and raise awareness across the European Higher Education sector about the importance of sustainable internationalisation. Thanks to a holistic approach that encompasses the lifecycle and several dimensions of Erasmus+ mobility, the Green Erasmus project results are conceived to raise awareness and increase literacy about sustainability by providing user-friendly tools to Higher Education Institutions as well as local, incoming, and outgoing students. The Green Erasmus consortium consists of Erasmus Student Network (ESN), European University Foundation (EUF), European Students’ Union (ESU), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Technische Hochschule Köln (TH Köln) and Students Organising Sustainability UK (SOS UK).
We would like to inform you that the conference will be preceded by an informal talk and drink on the 15th of June, Thursday evening tackling sustainable travels, within the framework of the Erasmus+ Salon organised by ESU in cooperation with EUF and ESN. The talk will start at 6 pm at Mundo Madou, Bruxelles. Registrations for this event are mandatory and possible through the registration form above and the Erasmus+ Salon page.
On the same day, we are organising the final conference of the Compass project. The event brings together people working in the field of international student mobility to discover the outcomes of the project and discuss how peer-to-peer communication can improve the mobility experience of students. If you are interested in attending, you can learn more about the event here and register via this link.
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Luigi Michi, born in Italy in 1958, received a degree cum laudae in Electrical Engineering. He has been recently appointed as Senior Advisor with “Key to energy”, a skilled and well-grounded energy consultancy firm, dealing with a wide range of electricity and gas topics in the energy sector.
With a significant over thirty-years’ experience in the energy industry, where he has been playing different roles since 1985, Luigi is a ‘fully fledged’ expert of energy markets and complex electrical systems, being now intensively involved in the current energy transition.
Up to end 2019 he was the Head of Strategy, Development and System Operation in Terna Spa, the Italian Transmission System Operator, being particularly responsible for regulatory affairs, grid planning, market analysis and dispatching activities.
He joined Terna in 2015, after a long and deep experience in Enel as Executive Vice President, Head of the Energy Management Business Area, engaged in managing and dispatching the whole Italian generation portfolio, as well as carrying out commodity trading activities in the European markets.
Before joining the generation industry, he had been undertaking several activities related to the grid and power transmission line field (design, construction, control), since 1988. From 1984 to 1987 he joined the ENI group, dealing with turbogas power station designing and job management (turn key contracts).
Luigi Michi graduated cum laudae in Electrical Engineering at the University of Pisa in 1983. During the following years he attended several senior executive business programs (Columbia University, Harvard, IESE).
Mr Michi is married with three kids. He loves spending his leisure time photographing and dealing with audio-visual projects.
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Study of nanostructured NiTi shape memory alloy’s structure and functional propertiesAfonina V.S.1, Gizatullin R.M.2, Gunderov D.V.3, Kalashnikov V.S.1, Koledov V.V.4, Shavrov V.G.4 and Istomin-Kastrovsky V.V.4
1 Moscow State Technical University n. a. N.E. Bauman, 2-nd Baumanskaya, 5, 105005, Moscow, Russia.
2 “Nano-Dent” Co Ltd, Moscow, Russia
3 Ufa State Aviation Technology University, Karl Marks st. 12, 450000, Ufa, Russia
4 Kotelnikov’ Institute of Radioengineering and Electronic of Russian Academy of Sciences, 125009, Mokhovaya 11-7, Moscow, Russia
Published online: 1 September 2009
The present work is aimed to study of nanostructured NiTi shape memory alloy’s structure and functional properties depending on the type of thermo mechanical treatment. Structure, recoverable strain and reactive force were compared for coarse grain alloys and nanostructured alloy which was prepared by equal chanal angular pressing. The structure of the nanostructured NiTi was studied by means of TEM. Functional properties were studied by three point bending method in wide temperature range. The processing of the alloy by equal canal angular pressing at 450C results in formation of the structure with mean grain size about 300 nm. The functional properties of nanostructured and coarse grain alloys were compared in terms of maximal recoverable strain, maximal reactive force, specific energy capacity and functional inflexibility. It was found that nanostructured alloy generates essentially higher maximal recoverable force, has higher specific energy capacity and functional inflexibility than coarse grain one deformed as well (up to 7%). These advantages are most favourable in the field of applications of the shape memory alloys to surgical or dental implant’s design.
© Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences 2009
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- Marco Asensio (89')
3:30 PM, January 18, 2018
Leganés, Madrid, Spain
Second Half ends, Leganés 0, Real Madrid 1.
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Isco (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Xavi strongly denies Barcelona's referee bribe allegations
Xavi says he has "never" thought referees have been ruling in Barcelona's favour.
Ancelotti wishes Xabi Alonso could replace him at Real Madrid
Carlo Ancelotti talks about Xabi Alonso's success at Bayer Leverkusen and why he could coach Real Madrid.
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Accuracy and precision in the calculation of doses, dosages, and rates of infusion of intravenous solutions are often based on percents, ratios, and proportions.
The exercises for this CheckPoint provide opportunities to perform various mathematical functions pharmacy technicians must master
Resources: Ch. 2 & 3 of Pharmaceutical Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians: A Worktext and Equation Editor
Read the following scenario: Assume the role of a pharmacy technician. A pharmacist gives you a physician’s order sheet, a prescription, and asks you to prepare a 2% solution of sodium chloride (NaCl).
You check the stock in the pharmacy but discover you have only a 3% solution of NaCl. Hint: 2g NaCl:100mL of solution::3g NaCL:x mL of 3% solution.
Show all your calculations in a Microsoft® Word document, using Equation Editor. Complete the following exercises.
Refer to p. 22 for worked examples.
1. Solve the equation for x to determine how many mL of 3% solution you need.
2. Convert 3% to a decimal.
3. Convert 2% to a fraction.
4. Percents are often used to show the strength of solutions. Which solution is stronger, the 2% or the 3%?
5. What does 3% of sodium chloride mean?
6. Referring to the proportion regarding NaCl in the scenario, show the product of the means equals the product of the extremes.
7. Convert 12% to a fraction.
8. What percent of 15 ounces is 5 ounces?
9. Convert 1/5 to a percent.
10. Convert 33% to a decimal.
Complete the following exercises:
1. Critical Thinking, p. 25: Problem 32. Explain whether or not 20:25 = 4:5 is a true portion.
Refer to Example 2 on p. 22.3. Stop and Review, p. 22: Problems 1a, 1c, 1f, 1h, and 1l
Post your work and answers to all problems as an attachment.
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This week in fashion has been full of great looks, collaborations, and more. Singer and icon Mary J. Blige kicked off New York Fashion Week with a black Robert Cavalli dress paired with Monika Chiang lace-up heels. Blige performed at a fashion week event thrown by MCM in a full glam look that is true to her authentic style. Recently, rapper A$AP Rocky won an honorable award—the Virgil Abloh Award. The late designer has been a testament to many Black creatives and designers alike that anything is possible. Denim Tears is having a pop-up on September 9th with its third collaboration with Levi’s in SoHo, New York. Recently, the designer resigned from his position as Creative Director at Supreme, citing systemic racism as the underlying cause. Crocs and Levi’s have come together to deliver an unexpected yet intriguing collaboration—-a clog shoe featuring denim panels. Meanwhile, the late rapper MF Doom is teaming up with the streetwear brand Supreme.
We wanted to keep you updated of all things fashion this week. Whether you’re wanting some new Crocs or love a collaboration to shop from or you need outfit inspiration from the one and only Mary J. Blige, continue scrolling.
Mary J. Blige Wears Robert Cavalli
Iconic singer Mary J. Blige wore a black Robert Cavalli cutout corset dress paired with lace-up gladiator heels by Monika Chiang. This look is perfect to start off this season’s fashion week while still remaining true to her personal style. Blige is known to serve looks like this with authentic curation of her style. She didn’t opt for minimalist jewelry as she donned three diamond necklaces, large diamond hoop earrings, a Van Cleef bracelet and a watch.
Denim Tears Pop Up For Its Levi’s Capsule Collection
Designer Tremaine Emory is planning a pop-up for his third collaboration with Levi’s on September 9 in SoHo. Emory seems to be focusing solely on the success of his own brand Denim Tears, which he founded in 2019. The collaborative collection features signature cotton wreath printed denim pieces, as well as a few leather versions of the Type 3 jacket and classic 501 jeans. The collection is inspired by Black biker culture with pieces like western style denim shirts and accessories such as hats and belts to show for it.
The collection will be available online September 12th and will retail from $50 to $900.
A$AP Rocky Receives Virgil Abloh Award
At the Harlem Fashion Row’s 16th annual Fashion Show and Style Awards, A$AP Rocky was among the winners of the evening. The rapper won the Virgil Abloh award, named after the late prolific streetwear and luxury designer. The rapper’s first album cover was designed by Abloh, creating a bittersweet yet full-circle moment for Rocky. In his acceptance speech he said, ”To be a trendsetter, it takes a lot of balls, and, excuse my French, you feel me? Thank you, y’all. The reason I can speak like this in front of you is because of Harlem.”
MF DOOM X Supreme
The estate of the late British rapper MF DOOM, in collaboration with Supreme, pays tribute to his legacy with the Fall 2023 collection. This collection showcases hoodies, T-shirts, and a beanie adorned with MF DOOM’s iconic imagery and graphics. Despite the rapper’s tragic passing in 2020, this collection serves as a celebration of his remarkable rap career and the enduring values he represented.
The collection is available on supreme.com.
Levi’s X Crocs
The Muleboyz would be proud of this collaboration as Levi’s and Crocs have created the perfect denim mules. The comfortable and breathable shoe is the second time that the two brands have collaborated. This time, they’ve crafted an impeccable denim clog with meticulous stitch design details that truly elevate the piece. The rich indigo blue color, coupled with intricate threading to form geometric patterns across the shoe, is simply exceptional.
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Howard Levitan, Co-Chair of the Planning, Zoning, and Design Board (PZDB) of the Village of Estero, announced he is stepping down from his position and heading back to Maine. Howard was an active ECCL board member for many years, leaving only to serve on the Village Council.
Howard played a vital role in helping to achieve the Village’s vision with his focus on architectural and landscape excellence. The PZDB was established through the Village’s first Land Development Code and is responsible for conducting public hearings on development requests.
Howard’s contributions to the Village of Estero over the last 12 years are numerous. First, he served on the volunteer Estero Design Review Board before the Village’s incorporation. He then served two terms as Village Councilmember, and lastly as Co-Chair of the Planning, Zoning, and Design Board.
The ECCL honors Howard’s many years of service to Estero and celebrates the legacy of hard work and commitment he leaves behind. We’ve appreciated his time and dedication, and his work ethic will be missed! He is a true professional who’s shown by example that excellence is something to aim for daily.
You may reach Howard at email@example.com to thank him for his contributions to improving our quality of life and offer your best wishes to him and Rebecca on leaving Estero.
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I’ve been talking a lot about grief lately and about suffering. So it’s time to talk about complaining.
Grief expert David Kessler has explained how, right now, we’re all experiencing a “loss of normalcy; the fear of economic toll; the loss of connection,” and how “we are not used to this kind of collective grief in the air.” Kessler is famous for co-developing the five stages of grief—denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance—and recently added a sixth: finding meaning.
At this very moment, we all know people who seem to be stuck in one or another of these stages. Lockdown protesters in denial. Your daughter angry she can’t see her friends. Your partner bargaining over household duties they previously hadn’t felt responsible for. Your doctor friend combating depression while working on the front lines. As for the last two stages, it’s hard to find acceptance or meaning when we don’t have any idea when this era of prolonged uncertainty might end.
On any given day, most of us cycle through the six stages of grief faster than we can hit “Leave Meeting” at the end of a work Zoom call. And yet so many of us are fighting our feelings. You can wake up and say “we’re going to reopen; we’re going to get back on track; we’re going to go back to normal.” This kind of effort optimism—chopping the problem into pieces, rolling up our sleeves, not asking too many questions, and getting to work on a solution—is a means of denying the complexity of this experience. And when that denial and bargaining subsides, we’ll have to accept that there may be no “going back.” We can retain optimism, however, that the new normal may bring some good changes—what Dr. Viktor Frankl termed “Tragic Optimism,” or “the human capacity to creatively turn life’s negative aspects into something positive or constructive.”
But don’t underestimate the catharsis of good old complaining. As a matter of fact, the six stages of grief would be well to add a seventh: kvetching. My Jewish ancestors mastered the art of suffering (and it is an art) as a means of maintaining a connection to our historical coping skills and to ensure, in a way, that the lessons learned from tragedy stay with us forever.
Complaining is a mainstay of any culture: kvetching, lamenting, whining, fretting, nagging, fussing. So, when you complain to your partner…
“I want to go to a restaurant.
“I’m tired of walking around with disinfectant spray.”
“Stop telling me to exercise.”
“Stop watching what I eat.”
…only for them to respond: “you know, we have it really good,” guess what? You’re both right. You’re allowed to complain; it feels good sometimes! We can’t be grateful all the time. Gratitude is deeply important and healing, but this is a time where we also have to make room for complaints. There’s a reason we have ten words for “complaining” in Yiddish. It’s a valve release. It's a way to still feel like you have a say over your life when you don't control squat. I come from a tradition that emphasizes complaining but that, as Michael Wex wrote in his book “Book to Kvetch,” “also allows a considerable scope for complaining about the complaining of others,” and isn’t that what your partner’s doing to you?
Your partner should give you perspective; that’s part of it. That said, saying you shouldn’t complain because you have it better than most, as if you don’t already know that, doesn’t help. It’s going to make you feel guilty about complaining…and then complain about feeling guilty. By the way, guilt means you have a conscience. Turn it into responsibility and it becomes useful. If you have money, time, hands, a platform, share it and use it. When you turn your guilt into action, it has social value, otherwise it remains mere self-absorption. So, contribute what you can in this time, then get back to complaining.
Week by week, we’ve been going through phases. Mad hoarding and planning moved into high anxiety and stress, and now we’ve entered the stale phase. After weeks of watching delayed faces on Zoom, are we surprised we’re feeling stilted? Hasn’t it been refreshing to read all of these articles about how productivity in quarantine is overrated? How many of us made plans to take care of the never-ending project list? On the days we have managed to be productive, it has felt great. But, besides work—which I love—I struggle to self-motivate. And since I’m bored of hearing myself complain and feeling bad about complaining, I have shifted to full group accountability. It’s not everybody’s recipe, but I find it more motivating than anything I can do alone.
I get up early for yoga five days a week because I know I have my friends waiting for me on Zoom. Even if I stayed up late and didn’t sleep well, I’m motivated to see my people who are waiting for me and who are themselves motivated knowing that I’m waiting for them. Yes, we do yoga, but we also catch up, share resources, and get a chance to complain outside of our own echo chambers. And, by the way, it’s okay to have some friends that you want to engage with a lot, others you want to engage with a little—and others that you just want to complain about. I don’t usually condone gossiping to relieve stress, but when a friend’s pandemic-related social media behavior is driving you insane, or maybe even making you a little jealous, a little gossip can have a homeopathic effect.
As my friend Guy Winch wrote in his book “The Squeaky Wheel,” there is actually a right way to complain that will get you results, improve your relationships, and enhance your self-esteem. I recommend you read his book if you want to develop the art of effective complaint. But my letter today is simpler: it’s just to give us all the permission for good old kvetching, or as some of our grandparents called it, “krechtsen.”
We can be grateful and complain. We can be accountable and slack off. We can be peaceful and loving and we can talk shit and blow off steam. Kvetching is a survival tool. Use it wisely. It will help us cope during these scary times. Complaining is juicy. So make your complaints good.
Let’s Turn the Lens on You
Complaining is better with others.
Make space for other people to vent aloud. It often expresses their feelings of loss and longing. They know that they are powerless and they have to accept the situation; venting gives them the illusion that they have a say. It’s best to just let it pass and not try to reason with it.
Have a little competition with whomever you’re quarantined or in touch with about your best complaints.
If you have kids, create a house chart of complaints where they can let out their own. Display it on the fridge for all to see. We can’t only have stars for good behavior.
If your complaints are more serious in nature, try Guy Winch’s tips for productive complaining, whether with a spouse, child, or friend. It’s not the same as venting.
Watch the replay of the Letters From Esther Workshop: Complaining, Comparing, and Coping.
More From Esther
The Art of Us: Love, Loss, and Loneliness (with a pinch of humor!) Under Lockdown / My free workshop series This free four part workshop series covers how we engage with the new normal from a relational perspective and includes a resource list to help you during this time.
What Is This Feeling? Anticipatory Grief and Other New Pandemic-Related Emotions / A recent blog The unprecedented crisis caused by the novel coronavirus has left us with a set of unfamiliar emotions. Read more to learn about these new emotions you may be experiencing and what to do about them.
A New Documentary Series In the midst of our changing world, I am working on a documentary series about sexuality and eroticism. I am interested in hearing where your imagination has been taking you lately, and what creative ways you have encountered to stay connected to the erotic. So wherever you are in the world, I invite you to leave me an audio or video message at estherperelproject.com.
A compendium of highly recommended sources of inspiration and information
“This Human Moment,” Keith Yamashita’s series of weekly, 90-minute online gatherings to “help companies and their teams regain access to their highest capabilities as human beings, and discover the resilience, calm and creativity we’ll need to move through the COVID-19 crisis—and walk together to make the future.”
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JIANGMEN EAST SUN HARDWARE FACTORY CO., LTD is a leading China Dorma Patch Fitting manufacturer, supplier and exporter. Adhering to the pursuit of perfect quality of products, so that our Dorma Patch Fitting have been satisfied by many customers. Extreme design, quality raw materials, high performance and competitive price are what every customer wants, and that's also what we can offer you. Of course, also essential is our perfect after-sales service. If you are interested in our Dorma Patch Fitting services, you can consult us now, we will reply to you in time!
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Monterey United Methodist Church
Want to learn how to make some cheese?
Time & Location
Jul 29, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT
Monterey United Methodist Church, 124 N Holly St, Monterey, TN 38574, USA
About the Event
If you have ever wanted to learn how to make cheese, this is your opportunity. Chef Kitty Philips will be there to teach us the tools and techniques needed to make a couple varieties. Guaranteed to be educational and fun.
Class is free for members / $5 for non-memebers
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Jonathan Fenby CBE gave a talk entitled ‘the challenges facing China’s new leadership’. Mr Fenby began with a whistle-stop tour of Chinese history since the foundation of the Qin dynasty in order to place recent developments into their historical context. He then discussed various factors in China’s current political situation, such as the issues of state corruption, economic instability and the threat of demographic crisis. As regards the general trend of China’s future, Mr Fenby chose the middle ground: he described himself as neither a ‘China supremacist’ nor supporter of ‘hollow growth theory’, suggesting that China would continue to grow but expressing doubt that China will ever become global hegemon.
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The rock star's son, Wolfgang, announced the sad news on social media.
Legendary rock star and guitarist Eddie Van Halen died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 65.
"I can't believe I'm having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning," he shared. "He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I've shared with him on and off stage was a gift. My heart is broken and I don't think I'll ever fully recover from this loss. I love you so much, Pop."
Bertinelli replied to her son's heartfelt tweet with several broken heart emoji.
A source close to the Van Halen family tells ET that Van Halen’s health took a turn for the worse over the weekend, after he had endured cancer for many years. The iconic rock musician had been on life support at a hospital for 24-48 hours, before he died, the source says, adding that Van Halen had been going to Germany to get treatments every couple of months.
The source says that, just two weeks ago, Van Halen "looked great," and that his death is hitting his family very hard, adding, "Losing Eddie is a void that will never be filled."
"Eddie loved being a rock ‘n roll star, he relished it and he loved it. The crowd fueled him. All of us will miss him tremendously," the source shares. "He was a good guy."
Van Halen and brother Alex founded their eponymous band in 1972, and became a staple of the '70s and '80s rock scene in Los Angeles. They released 12 studio albums in their decades-long career, and were nominated for three GRAMMY Awards -- including one for their biggest hit, 1983's "Jump" -- and won the 1992 GRAMMY for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal for the album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.
The band split and reunited several times, with Wolfgang replacing Michael Anthony on bass starting with their second reunion in 2006. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
In 2012, Van Halen was voted No. 1 in a Guitar World magazine reader's poll for "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and is consistently named among the best guitar players in rock history.
Van Halen first received treatment for tongue cancer in 2000, and was declared cancer-free in 2002. In 2019, it was revealed that he had been secretly battling throat cancer for the last five years.
-- Additional reporting by Joe Siyam.
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A cyber security researcher widely credited with helping to neutralize the global “WannaCry” ransomware attack earlier this year has been arrested on unrelated hacking charges, according to court documents unsealed on Thursday, August 3, Reuters reveals.
Marcus Hutchins, a 23-year-old British-based malware researcher who gained attention in May for detecting a “kill switch” that effectively disabled the WannaCry worm, was detained by the FBI in Las Vegas on Wednesday, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman said. He was among tens of thousands of hackers who had descended on the city during the annual Black Hat and Def Con conventions.
An indictment filed in a U.S. District Court in Wisconsin accused Hutchins, also known online as “MalwareTech,” of advertising, distributing and profiting from malware code known as “Kronos” that stole online banking credentials and credit card data. Hutchins’ alleged activity took place between July 2014 and July 2015, according to the indictment.
Hutchins, who faces six counts related to Kronos, was indicted along with an unnamed co-defendant on July 12, but the case remained under seal until Thursday, a day after his arrest.
Hutchins appeared before U.S. Judge Nancy Koppe in Las Vegas on Thursday. Dan Coe, a federal public defender, told the court Hutchins “had cooperated with the government prior to being charged.”
The hearing was scheduled to continue Friday afternoon to determine whether he will be represented by private legal counsel or a public defender.
Hutchins showed no emotion as Koppe read the charges against him.
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Summer population of Limacina rangii (IMAGE) Frontiers Caption An example of a summer population of Limacina rangii from the Scotia Sea. Larger juveniles living alongside a smaller, larval stage cohort Credit Dr Vicky Peck Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.
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Koei Tecmo has insisted Ninja Gaiden Master Collection "is based on the PS3 version in quality", after fans noticed the Ninja Gaiden Sigma included in the package looks like the Vita version.
Users on ResetEra compared footage and screenshots of the Ninja Gaiden Master Collection's Ninja Gaiden Sigma to the PS3 and Vita version, and found the footage seemed to be a match for the downgraded Vita version.
However, doubt was cast on this claim because the reference footage and screenshots used came from the Nintendo Switch version of Ninja Gaiden Master Collection. Fans also wondered whether Koei Tecmo accidentally used Vita assets to promote Ninja Gaiden Master Collection for its announcement. Now, in a statement given to Eurogamer, the publisher has attempted to clear things up:
"The Ninja Gaiden Master Collection is based on the PS3 version in quality (such as CG models, etc), but will include modes from the PS Vita version."
One of the Vita modes included in the Master Collection is the Hero Mode. This mode, which is available on both Sigma and Sigma 2, means Ryu automatically guards against attacks, and is designed to let newcomers have an easier time of things with the famously difficult action series.
The Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection, which comes out 10th June 2021, includes 2007's Ninja Gaiden Sigma, 2009's Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and 2012's Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge - but it does not include Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden 2. Last week Koei Tecmo said some of the code for those games was irretrievable. "As for Ninja Gaiden Black and the original Ninja Gaiden 2, only pieces of their original data were still intact, and we couldn't salvage them either. That's also the reason why we chose Sigma," Team Ninja brand manager Fumihiko Yasuda explained.
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In addition, Euromicron Mould applies selected medical equipment parts manufacturers as well as elaborated-designed coagulation analyzer to develop our products. It is manufactured to have stable chemical properties2.
Whether the motivations are economic, environmental, or personal, the benefits of this product will have something to offer for everyone. Its design is supported by the professional project engineers who follow up the specific progress3.
The product is heat-retardant. Its material, known as a bad conductor of heat, is a good insulator, together with the paint on its surface, all these factors make it keep stable in high temperature. The product is easy to assemble and maintain4.
The product will not expand and deform easily. During the production, it has been condensed and fired to a certain hardness level. The product goes through several inspections before delivery with defects removed
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◇◆ Product Features
In this set of products, the surface shell mold can adopt large nozzle mold or hot nozzle to cool the flow channel mold, which can not only meet customer requirements but also reduce the cost of the mold;
Among them, the way of glue injection is diving, but the glue inlet is different from the common conical shape but similar to duck mouth shape, which can reduce the pressure of glue injection and prevent shrinkage lines.
The back shell mold is fine nozzle mold or single hot nozzle mold can meet the customer requirements.
In the mold processing, the front mold processing is very important, the front mold surface can meet, relatively flat, in the design of the front mold as far as possible to make the prominent part of the front mold insert, in order to facilitate the shape of the small R Angle can be directly processed by 3 axis or 5 axis machining center molding, if you can't do it, you should do the whole graphite electrode Electric Discharge Machining molding.
Euromicron Mould Engineering Limited specializes in providing high quality medical equipment parts solutions. Euromicron Mould Engineering Limited has an independent factory building and advanced production equipment.2.
Inside Euromicron Mould Engineering Limited there has formed effective and powerful R&D, manufacturing, quality assurance, marketing, and management teams. 3.
In order to cater to the rapid changing of the society, Euromicron Mould has been focusing on the technical innovation. Professional service for medical parts can be fully guaranteed. Inquire!
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This article discusses one of the trends from the Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2021 white paper.
Amid lockdowns to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), consumers embraced internet-connected devices to maintain a semblance of their daily routines while stuck at home. With the help of video conferencing software, as well as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) tools, many formed new habits around not only working and learning but also exercising, shopping, socialising and more that enabled them to stay virtually connected to the outside world, despite being physically separated from it.
While many consumers will no longer be forced to stay home in 2021, many will choose to do so more often than they had before the pandemic. Now settled in their at-home routines, they will continue to explore new ways of connecting with the outside world digitally, without having to leave the comforts and conveniences of home. Meanwhile, they will only venture out to reopened physical spaces like gyms and stores as needed, and as desired.
As a result, global brands will continue to make investments in captivating consumers across both the digital and physical worlds in 2021. The most successful will be those that deliver memorable experiences to their customers, no matter where they may be, while also gathering valuable data and driving e-commerce sales.
Fitness gurus will promote a digitally connected at-home routine
Restrictions on gym’s service offerings throughout 2020 prompted many consumers to develop an at-home fitness routine. While some did so with the help of YouTube videos, others purchased internet-connected equipment, such as the Peloton Tread, SoulCycle At-Home bike and Lululemon’s Mirror, that enable them to participate in live classes alongside fellow users, as well as access on-demand classes on their own time. Having transformed their homes into an interactive group fitness studio, they will be reluctant to return to their local gyms in 2021 as often as they had before the pandemic. Instead, they will become advocates for their new at-home fitness providers and the products they sell, including both apparel and equipment, to their friends, family and former gym partners.
Consumers will embrace interactive e-commerce even as retail stores reopen
As the closure of nonessential retail stores led consumers, many for the first time, to shop online for everything from accessories to home décor in 2020, brands and retailers made investments in innovative ways to merchandise their products online. By adopting livestreaming, as well as virtual fitting rooms and stores, companies from Amazon to Ralph Lauren learned to replicate consumers’ favorite aspects of in-store shopping – including shopping with friends, browsing displays and soliciting advice from sales associates – entirely online. As a result, the growth of e-commerce at the expense of store-based retail will only continue even as stores reopen in 2021, as consumers increasingly embrace the digital tools that can now make e-commerce not only more convenient but also more entertaining than shopping in-stores.
At home or away, customer experience will be key
While the promise of effective vaccines for COVID-19 is leaving some optimistic for a quick return to normalcy in 2021, companies and consumers alike will not abandon the changes they’ve had to make throughout 2020. Having shifted much of life online, more global consumers than ever before are now comfortable exercising, shopping, socialising and more from the comfort of home. Therefore, while consumers will begin to venture back out to physical spaces like gyms and stores when they want to and feel safe to do so in 2021, they will also continue to embrace virtual activities and social interactions. As a result, brands must deliver exemplary customer experiences across both digital and physical touchpoints in 2021 to gather data, drive sales and promote loyalty in the new Phygital Reality.
For more insights on Phygital Reality and more global trends driving consumer behaviour in 2021, download Euromonitor International’s Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2021 report.
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Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are important for many different industries. They provide the companies with high quality parts and often help them to make their products even better. However, in most cases they are the hidden champions behind internationally renowned brands, but that does not make them less appreciated. The Fritzmeier Group is a leading OEM for off-highway vehicles and utility vehicles with activities in the divisions Cabs, Plastics, Technology and Environment. Its subsidiary Fritzmeier Systems GmbH with headquarters in Großhelfendorf, Germany, a highly innovative partner for leading manufacturers of fork-lift trucks, is an excellent example for the competence of the whole group.
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Since 1979, Char-Don Catering Inc. has been Central Florida’s source for outstanding catering. We prepare everything from great Bar-b-que to upscale cocktail party foods. Owned and operated by the Petno family for more than 30 years, we pride ourselves on friendly, detail-oriented service to make yo
John Michael Weddings and Special Events has been creating perfect events for since 1995. John Michael is owned by Michael Thomas. We limit the number of events we do in any one day. This allows us to make sure we are giving you the best possible service and food quality. We are a Green Caterer
R & Y Catering is a licensed family owned and operated business. We believe in treating every client as a member of our family. Our chef is at your service, adding a secret ingredient to every dish - Love. Whether your event is big or small, we offer complete packages and strive to accommodate your
The Pour Filly is a mother and daughter family owned Mobile Dry Bar. We love weddings, of course, but can also provide a fun beverage option for Showers – Reunions - Rehearsal Dinners – Birthdays – Family BBQ’s – Corporate Events and any other celebration you can think of! We appreciate you and look
Soft serve Ice Cream from a very upscale trailer. One of our most popular is the rootbeer float. Delux sundaes also are in high demand. And two finish off our selection list is 8 different gourmet deserts to choose from. When an angel tastes one of our desserts alamode... you might just get a kiss..
From the creation of tantalizing culinary delights to enhance your intimate gatherings, to the development of large volume meal selections for your corporate caterings, Catering Revolution IS your Catering Solution. We ARE Priced to Win Your Business, but our Quality will keep you coming back!
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When you hire us for your special event, you’ll have a detail-oriented caterer that will treat you like family. From large BBQ catering events to more intimate healthy cuisines, you’ll have a team dedicated to your event and leave a impression your guests will never forget.
We are a full serve soft service ice cream truck. Featuring package items, soft serve cones, cups, sundaes, and shakes. We do all kinds of events, corporate and private. Contact us or visit our website for additional information!
Based out of Orlando FL, Bars On Demand LLC is a Top-Shelf Event Bartending Service specializing in high-volume events and intimate craft cocktails. Bars On Demand is proudly owned and operated by Lorene and Jason Factor, partners in both business and life, and devoted connoisseurs of mixology. We a
Pizzas Pronto is currently serving our great customers in the Winter Springs, Casselberry and Oviedo. We're excited to be cooking fresh pizzas at your curbside, and will be announcing some tasty new menu items soon.
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At Terra Nova Catering
we take care of guests by providing our delightful and memorable creations, with 15 years of experience in restaurant, catering and private homes we will bring to your table customized menus and exceptional tastes. We hand select ingredients to exceed your expectations.
We are passionate about great food and service.
At Two Chicks we don't use processed or pre-made foods. Everything is made from scratch to provide the best for you! We use all natural, local or organic ingredients.
We are a full service company, so we can provide you with linens, china, tables
Unlimited Service throughout the event, no lines and food cooked fresh onsite! Compass Rose Events is a nationwide, turn-key provider of corporate events of 300 attendees or more.
We offer catering, entertainment and logistics.
We specialize in Company Picnics, Employee Apprecation Events, Team B
Orlando Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant located near the Orlando Executive Airport. Open Monday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, and catering. Our pizza and Italian food has earned rave reviews from critics and patrons - often referred to as 'the best in Orlando' !
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South Asian Caterers. Largest in Southeast and serving Indian, Pakistani, Banglandeshi, South Indian, Gujarati, Goan, Kerala, Maharastran, Afgan, Arabic and Egyptian Cuisines. Please check us out at www.tablabar.com
Starting with the freshest ingredients, and transforming them into something special is our passion at Foodie Catering. We are a full service caterer expertly serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, breaks, receptions, weddings, and corporate events in the Central Florida area for groups of 10-2000 peopl
Turkish cuisine is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine, which can be described as a fusion and refinement of Central Asian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Eastern European and Balkan cuisines. We are proud to serve in Orlando with the concept of halal food for about 10 years, by 40-person lounge
Pearson's Catering is an experienced catering company providing fresh, delicious and beautifully-plated dishes to satisfied wedding guests across Central Florida. For more than 15 years, Pearson's has delivered that special touch to help make every wedding an event to remember. With scratch-made ful
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Espresso Events, a unique service company, will dramatically lift the level of any event including conferences, convention/trade show and banquet events such as receptions, and corporate parties.
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Orlando Food Truck Catering is a reputable catering company which provides the delicious meal services for all the events. Our Lake Nona food trucks offer a wide variety of unique cuisine options that will enhance your palate and taste buds! Although we offer delicious catering in Orlando, our servi
Caribbean Sunshine Bakery & Restaurant offers a relaxed family oriented environment for the community. It’s not just a restaurant but a standard of excellence, the pride of the Caribbean people and where great dining begins.
We serve a variety of products, made from fresh and wholesome ingredient
VIP SPARKLERS offers champagne sparklers, birthday cake sparklers, wedding sparklers, glow cubes for all types of celebrations. Sparklers are a wonderful way to add glamour and excitement to your party. Guests will be thrilled to participate in your celebration with sparklers and glow cubes. The ene
Extraordinary events. Fantastic food. Stellar service. That's Puff 'n Stuff Catering. With 27+ years of experience, we understand your needs-and take care of them all. From unique venues to custom menus, our team of award-winning professionals will customize every detail of your affair to suit
A late-night big kid's diner that boasts a highly-customizable, build-a-burger menu, fridges overstocked with domestic and imported beers, and several wines.
Everything on the menu from classic burger's, veggie burger's, turkey burger's, grilled chicken and hot dogs. Over 20 different items to a
We are a full service caterer providing everything from the simple deli service for 15 guests to the full service wedding or corporate event of 2000 guests or more. Chef Sennet Williams has over 30 years experience in the catering and hospitality field and we have been providing catering services
Whether you are planning a small gathering at your home, wedding or a larger group function at a Central Florida location, Tastebuds-Catering offers the greatest menu selections at the most affordable pricing. We can simply deliver you catering needs at your convenience or we can provide a Five Star
Orlando BBQ! Looking for BBQ Catering Menu? Well you found it right here! Mr. Fed's mobile food truck! Many desiring corportate catering, wedding catering, breakfast catering even bbq catering trust Orlando's best food truck catering provider- Mr Fed's
As a full service catering company, Cocktails Catering provides everything from sensational cuisine and entertainment to seamless planning and design for events of all size. Although known for our exquisite cuisine, we also provide clients with staffing, event rentals, bar and beverage services. P
SUS HI EATSTATION is a fast-casual Ninja-themed sushi restaurant that serves customizable sushi with the guarantee that we will make your sushi just the way you like it, each and every time. As you enter the Dojo, you will quickly see that Sus Hi Eatstation is not your traditional sit-down sushi res
We Always Come To You. Finest Off Premise Caterer in Florida. Miami Catering Company takes special pride in offering the highest quality food, service and value available. That is why we are ready to provide you and your event with food, service and pricing that exceeds your expectations. We have be
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Our Cigar Roller perform regularly in Tampa stadium and events in St Petersburg. Cigar Roller events or otherwise known as “Cigar Catering®” features cigar rollers from around the globe who are ready to entertain you at your next Special event. We
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Princess Catering, a division of Bagel King, can orchestrate all types of events. We offer themed events, interactive stations, creative flair, exquisite locations and of course amazing food! We exceed all expectations! We cater all types of social gatherings: Sunday brunches, baby naming, briss, co
As a leader in the business catering segment, Corporate Caterers® offers our guests easy ordering, fresh and tasty food presented in a professional manner and consistent service every day. We always provide a wide variety of choices made with quality ingredients. Enjoy our Breakfast, Lunch and Appet
Sweet City Gelato and Gourmet Desserts offers small-batch, all natural authentic gelato and sorbetto as well as an array of award-winning scratch-made desserts for your special event. We are available for intimate private receptions to large corporate events. For a unique dessert option that will s
There are 92 Caterers in and around Orlando at Eventective.com. Use the filter options to find your Perfect Orlando Caterer.
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Did you know that focus keywords are one of the most important aspects of SEO? Without a focus keyword and keyphrase, your content won’t be optimized correctly, and it’ll be less likely to rank in search results.
To give your website the best chance of ranking and bringing in your targeted traffic, you need to use a focus keyword or phrase for each piece of content.
The question is, how do you find and use a focus keyword for SEO awesomeness?
In this article, we’ll go over:
- What is a Focus Keyword?
- How to Choose the Right Focus Keyword
- How to Use SEO Keywords in WordPress
- How Do I Know if My Keywords Are Working?
Here we go.
What is a Focus Keyword?
A focus keyword is a keyword or keyphrase that you choose for a piece of content (blog post, article, or page for example) to focus on in order to rank in search results.
Focusing a piece of content on one keyword or phrase is the best way to get it to rank in search results. Of course, there are other aspects of SEO that matter a lot too, but using a focus keyword sets your content up for initial success.
Do I Need a Focus Keyword for SEO?
When Google’s crawler looks at your page or post, you want it to see that your content supports one topic (or keyword phrase). Don’t confuse Google by writing about more than one topic in one piece of content! Using a focus keyword can help you keep this from happening.
You’ll have the best chance of ranking for your keyword phrase in Google search if you follow all of the best practices for using focus keywords. Keep reading to find out what those are!
How to Choose the Right Focus Keyword
In order to choose the best focus keyword for your content, you need to perform keyword research. Without keyword research, you can only guess at what your target audience is searching for. After research, you know what they’re searching for.
Here’s how to find the perfect focus keyword for your next article.
Use a Keyword Research Tool
Before you start writing, you need to find out what your audience is typing into search. To do that, use your keyword research tool of choice. There are a lot to choose from! We recommend Semrush (free or paid), Ahrefs Keyword Generator, Ubersuggest, or WordStream.
For this example, let’s say you sell used musical instruments. A big part of your audience is parents looking for a used instrument for their child, who’s just starting out. You want to write an article targeting those parents about the best instruments for kids.
When we use Semrush to explore this topic, we find a few potential keyword phrases to target with a solid monthly search volume:
- best instruments for kids – volume 210
- best instrument for kids to learn – volume 90
- easiest instrument to learn for a child – volume 320
- best musical instrument for 4 year old – volume 140
- musical instruments for young children – volume 90
- musical instruments for 5 year olds – volume 170
Now, our research shows that “easiest instrument to learn for a child” has a volume of 320, but “best” and “easiest” aren’t the same thing. So, we’ll save that one for another blog post.
For this post, we’ll choose “best instruments for kids” as our focus keyphrase, with a few headings breaking down the article by age.
More Focus Keyword Examples
For this example, let’s say you blog about travel and you want to write a post about the best mountain hikes. When you search “best mountain hikes” in your keyword research tool, you see something like this:
From this research, it’s clear that more people search for hikes in specific mountain ranges or parks rather than the general “mountain hikes” term. This is awesome inspiration for further blog posts!
There’s still a volume of 210 monthly searches for “best mountains to hike,” so let’s say you decide to shoot for that one. Let’s go ahead and search it to see what we find. Here are the titles of the top 5 Google search results when we plug in “best mountains to hike”:
- 15 Best Places to Hike in North America | U.S. News Travel
- The 25 Best Hikes in the World Right Now – Outside Online
- The Best Hike in Every State – Outside Online
- The 15 Best Places to Go Hiking – Wildland Trekking Blog
- 18 Best Hikes in the U.S. | Travel + Leisure
Wow, good thing we searched that term before deciding to use it! Google pretty much ignores “mountains” and just shows you the best hikes overall.
Based on this research, you should scrap your idea altogether and either focus on the best hikes in general or hikes in specific mountain ranges or parks. Any of the other search terms from our keyword search above would make a great focus keyword.
How to Use SEO Keywords in WordPress
Now that you have your focus keyword or keyphrase, it’s time to write your post using it. The best way to use SEO keywords in WordPress is with the best WordPress SEO plugin: All in One SEO.
The plugin has powerful features that not only let you easily manipulate your title, meta description, schema, and more, but it also scans your content and gives you specific, actionable tips to improve it to set you up for SEO success.
How to Set a Focus Keyphrase in WordPress?
After writing your article and filling in your title and meta description, you can set your focus keyphrase in WordPress. In the General tab of the All in One SEO section at the bottom of your page or post, you’ll see an area to enter a Focus Keyphrase.
How to Add Multiple Focus Keywords in WordPress?
You can use the section right below this to add multiple keywords. Although you should only be focusing on one keyword per page or post, it can be helpful if you’re using a keyword with variations or a long-tail keyword where the phrasing has variations.
For example, “what is a focus keyword” might be our chosen keyword for this article, but we also know that “what is a focus keyphrase” and “what are focus keywords” are also good options. They’re too similar to warrant a separate post, but ideally, we’d still like to rank for them. In that case, we might add them as additional keyphrases here.
After adding your focus keyphrase(s), the All in One SEO plugin then scans your article content, title, meta description, and more to determine if it’s well optimized.
Then, you can scroll down further for even more on-page SEO suggestions in the Page Analysis section. Use the tabs on the top to see all of the suggestions:
How Do I Know if My Keywords Are Working?
Alright, so you’ve used the focus keyphrase box in All in One SEO for all your posts, and you’ve optimized your articles according to those suggestions. Now, how do you know which keywords are working, and which articles need more SEO efforts to rank in search?
Using analytics to track focus keywords is your answer. The best news is that you don’t have to be a Google Analytics expert to track focus keyphrases – just use ExactMetrics!
With ExactMetrics, you can really easily track which of your posts, pages and focus keyphrases are performing the best right in your WordPress dashboard.
ExactMetrics includes a whole list of things you can set up and monitor in Google Analytics and your WordPress dashboard. Our most popular features include:
- Easy ecommerce setup and tracking
- Top outbound and top affiliate link clicks
- GDPR compliance
- Scroll tracking
- Form tracking
- Popular posts or products widget
- And more
With ExactMetrics, all your most important metrics are right there in your WordPress dashboard.
How to Track Focus Keyphrases
Now, back to focus keyphrase tracking. Not only can you see which posts and pages are performing the best at any time, but you can also set up ExactMetrics to track your AIOSEO Focus Keyphrases. You’ll be able to see at-a-glance which focus keyphrases are doing the best:
With this data, you can make decisions on what topics you might want to expand upon to bring in even more traffic, or which ones maybe aren’t bringing in the traffic you hoped.
To set up Focus Keyphrase tracking, you’ll need ExactMetrics at the Pro level. Then, follow our tutorial for How to Track Focus Keywords in WordPress for Better SEO.
We hope you loved our guide for using focus keywords to improve your site’s overall SEO. Did you know that ExactMetrics can also pull your AIOSEO TruSEO Score into Google Analytics and WordPress? Check out the Essential On-Page SEO Guide for WordPress to learn more about tracking your TruSEO Score.
Ready to grow your website? Check out 30 Epic Marketing Hacks for Explosive Traffic Growth.
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Exeter freshers celebrated for contribution to University and inspiring black students
Amgad and Deborah featured in the University’s ‘Black History Month 100’
Two Exeter first years recently featured in the University’s ‘Black History Month 100’, a series dedicated to understanding the experience of black people at Oxford and celebrating how black people have contributed to the University’s reputation.
Amgad Salih (2020, Economics and Management) was featured for having co-founded the Black Excellence Network, a mentorship scheme for aspirational black students going into higher education. He explains: ‘What we do is target underprivileged black students – as a black student from a working class background, I wanted to give back in some way after I got my Oxford offer. Essentially what we do is provide mentorship and other opportunities to black students, providing them with the tools that they need to apply to top institutions.
‘The biggest thing is closing the information gap. A lot of black students from working class backgrounds are able to apply, they just don’t know anyone else who has.’
Deborah Ogunnoiki (2020, Classics) was nominated for her work setting up an Afro Caribbean Society at her secondary school. She is working with other local state schools to create an ACS network and send out a regular newsletter to black students. On the impact that she would like to have at Oxford, Deborah says: ‘I want to see how much I can change the perspective of black people in my subject. I’m the only person from my sixth form to have ever done Classics at Oxford. Being at Oxford, I feel like it’s up to me to change the narrative.’
The series also featured Exeter Fellow Professor Dapo Akande (Professor of Public International Law), who regularly advises governments around the world about international law and was recently one of the drivers of a major step forward for the protection of civilians involved in conflict. Among Exeter alumni, Chisanga Puta-Chekwe (1977, PPE) was nominated by the College for his extraordinary career and voluntary work helping children from low-income families receive post-secondary education.
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Lake Frances Neighborhood | Crown Communities in Lexington SC
Consists of three neighborhoods and is located in Lexington, SC.
Facts about Lake Frances Neighborhood:
- 90 acre community.
- Homes start around $160,000.
- The schools for this area are; Saxe Gotha Elementary and the award winning White Knoll Middle and High Schools.
Amenities in Lake Frances Neighborhood include; a swimming pool, a in-pool volleyball court, a summer kitchen on the pool deck, a beach, and a floating dock. Lake Fraces Neighborhood is located near I-20 and just three miles from Columbia Metropolitan Airport.
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When Alex Win’s bosses at Nerovivo offered him a promotion to be Assistant Manager his first reaction was “Why me?” Having only been in the F&B industry for two years and with no professional training or experience in the field, Alex was a little daunted by the huge step up.
“I started as a part-time waiter at Nerovivo. I worked hard to improve myself, my English, customer service, knowledge about the food and wine.
After eight months I was given a full-time position and the promotion followed shortly after,” he recounts. “When my bosses promoted me I was very nervous, it was a big step forward and big responsibility. I had to learn very quickly to become a leader.”
Four and a half years later, Alex Win has his hands full as Restaurant Manager at sister restaurant Neroteca where he is responsible for everything from managing the floor and kitchen to a 13 member team.
“When I was transferred here, I began to feel more like a manager. My confidence grew and I was more confident with my role. The important thing is to respect each other,” he says of his team comprising fellow countrymen from Myanmar. “I treat them as my friends or family. That improves teamwork.”
Humble, yet expressive when talking about his good fortune to fall into a career that he loves, Alex is keen to give credit to the people who helped him succeed.
“I learnt from observing my seniors and my bosses. I also learnt from my customers; I would pay attention to their words and grammar and correct myself. I would then practice it on other customers. It wasn’t taught to me,” explains Alex.
“My previous boss Paolo, was like a mentor. He was a great guy but very serious when it came to service. How he trained me is how I train my staff now.” And it is evident that he has taken the time and trouble to impart his knowledge and experience by scheduling daily training sessions before the dinner service.
“I always tell my staff, I want the customers to remember them by name. That’s the bar I’ve set. I mean, the customers are paying for the service but you can make their dining experience satisfying simply by making sure the food is to their taste, serving them on time and offering recommendations. They appreciate it and will be impressed. Customers will only notice you if you strike up a conversation with them.”
As Alex muses about coming such a long way in such a short time, he reflects in awe and gratitude. “I never asked for the position or promotions. I just did my best. I noticed how happy I was to do this job. I love it. The more involved I became the more I found it suitable.” He shrugs and smiles, “I don’t know if it’s because I worked very hard to get where I am, or if I’m just lucky.”
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"We absolutely loved our time at Outrigger Reef Waikiki. There was not a single person who was unfriendly or not able to assist us with whatever it was we needed. The housekeeping staff was so sweet and attentive to our room, the bellman and front desk staff were inviting and kind, we honestly have no complaints about our experience. The hotel was close to everything we wanted to do and had a gorgeous view of the beach. 10/10 recommend!!"
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Expert in Energy: Oil, Gas and Power, e.g., New Technology Market Forecasting, Economics, and Prices
Expert ID: 730856 United Kingdom
As an energy economist and a chartered electrical engineer, Expert. Expert has a unique skill set covering both technical and economic issues. He knows how the energy sectors work from the process and technical efficiency perspective, as well as from the market perspective. This has enabled him to develop and create forecasts and participate in discussions in many markets especially ones that are less liquid such as in emerging markets or are thinly traded ones.
Expert. Expert focuses on energy initiatives such as clean energy (including renewable), carbon emissions, efficiency projects, and flaring reduction. He provides advisory services, litigation support, software, data and forecasting services. Expert also works part-time for the World Bank on clean development mechanisms (CDM), carbon issues and financing, market forecasting, flaring reduction initiatives, small scale gas processing, gas compressor/pipeline implementations and distributed power projects. He also provides expert advice to the EU DG Clima on modeling, policy and data issues. Expert has held a number of technical, commercial and strategic roles at BP Exploration (1982 – 1992). This was followed by 8 years with Arthur Andersen leading a consultancy practice within the Petroleum Services Group. After leaving Arthur Andersen, Expert. Expert worked for three years at PA Consulting developing risk management frameworks, developing forward curves for a variety of energy companies (oil, gas, chemicals and power) and modeling power markets. Most recently, he spent six years at PFC Energy where he headed the global gas and power group and the valuations and research and development (R&D) group.
Expert. Expert has been analyzing the effects of technology on the oil and gas and associated industries for around twenty years. In doing so he has compiled databases and costs of a large variety of direct and complimentary technologies, both for software and hardware.
Although the technology itself is interesting, Expert is typically concerned with the impact on the cash-flows and performance of businesses, including the valuation of new technologies in an industry context.
His work has included
- Creation of specific technologies data bases
- Has developed a "network based methodology" for identifying the knock on effects of technologies
- Used Delphi studies to estimate future reductions in costs and perfromance of particular technologies
- Reviewed and analyzed spends on R & D and its impact on
- Provided strategic technology advice and consulting to a medium size Oil and Gas company
- Valuation of various technologies eg. Gas to Liquids, LNG, FLNG, Seismic processing, FGTL, Fraccing
- Future world studies - Carbon Consequences and valuation
- Advised government policy on technology research including a plan for a technology city center.
- Adjusted long term oil forecasts to take account of future technology gains.
Report on Carbon Emissions
In 2010 Energy-Redefined undertook a major analysis of the crude emissions of some 6000-7000 oil fields around the world.
|Year: 1990||Degree: MBA||Subject: MBA||Institution: University of Strathclyde|
|Year: 1982||Degree: Bsc. (Hons)||Subject: Electronic Engineering||Institution: University of Southampton|
|Years: 2009 to Present||Employer: Undisclosed||Title: Founder||Department: Corporate|
Responsibilities:In 2009 Expert. Expert founded Energy-Redefined to focus on energy initiatives such as clean energy, carbon emissions, efficiency projects, and flaring reduction. This company provides advisory services, litigation support, software, data and forecasting services. Expert also works part-time for the World Bank on clean development mechanisms (CDM), carbon issues and financing, market forecasting, flaring reduction initiatives, small scale gas processing. and gas compressor/pipeline implementations. Expert is responsible for the day to day development of databases, models and consulting analysis.
|Years: 2003 to 2009||Employer: PFC Energy||Title: Head of Global Gas/Senior Director Valuations and R&D||Department: Gas , Corporate Advisory|
Responsibilities:During his last year at PFC Energy, Expert focused his efforts on developing a technology/ R & D business with particular emphasis on building databases, models and understanding the drivers of carbon emissions within the oil and gas industry. Prior to this, for 4-5 years Expert was Head of the Global
Gas Group in PFC Energy where he had P & L responsibility for a $3million business with ten professional consultants reporting directly to him. He provided direction to the group on a number of fronts related to the development of natural gas including climate change, LNG and price & demand forecasting.
- Wrote a detailed applied research paper for input into a R & D master plan. This included the analysis of a variety of technolgies in the context of the issues facing this emerging country. Expert used advanced network techniques to identify key technologies for investment.
- Assisted in the writing of an IPO document for Siesmic (oilfield) based technology company. Included market analysis, valuation and forecasts or cashflows of new technology.
- Technology strategy assessment for medium sized oil & Gas company. The purpose of the study was to assess the potential for disruptive technologies to drastically affect the company’s health.
-Analysis of the impact of Cap & trade Vs Carbon tax on oil and gas companies. Optimization of portfolios.
-Analysis of the effects of Carbon taxes (or Cap and trade) on the arbitrage of LNG
-Analysis of the economics of multiple options for flare gas reduction in Russia. Including analysis of thousands of Russian oil fields and gas infrastructure to Europe. Large World Bank study.
-Due diligence support to a Bank for an acquisition of a Chilean gas utility . Created models of company cashflows and gas demand.
-Analysis of climate change coalitions of interest network using advanced modeling techniques to provide insight into the creation and the influencing of coalitions
- Creation of a global LNG network model for valuation of portfolios and LNG strategies and tactics
-Development of a gas strategy for an regional oil and gas company including value chain analysis, pricing, portfolios, contracting strategy risk
- Analysis of the use of oil company excess cash; with an assessment of alternative investments including dividend policy, earnings at risk, technology and venture capital investments
and so on.
Expert has a very broad background in energy and risk issues.
|Years: 2000 to 2003||Employer: PA Consulting||Title: Managing consultant||Department: Energy/Risk Management|
Responsibilities:Expert was part of a small energy team in PA Consulting and was based primarily in Houston Texas.
In his time at PA Consulting, he focused most of his efforts on developing risk management tools to assist oil & gas clients with the management of their daily trade & risk management operations.
He also developed techniques for optimizing physical and financial portfolios for clients faced with illiquid markets, such as those found in the oil & gas industry. He was directly responsible to a senior Partner.
- Development and outline valuation of real options on investment opportunities in a major oil and gas Company. Part of 10 man client “lock-away review” of a process, which has traditionally been considered a bad investment. The solutions were both innovative and creative and believe that no other company in this sector has developed such a process and view. Additional value was identified through optimizing trading opportunities within real physical assets. On specific projects we have identified additional value some £100 million more than the base project.
- Development and implementation of Risk Exposure Engines within both an oil and power company to calculate Mark to mark market and Var exposures. Models were custom built for clients. Work included the modelling of physical assets including many exotic options including but not limited to spread/spark, fuel choice optionality, storage and a variety of swing options.
- Use of a real options framework to model a client’s current position on 15 assets. Included the development of a real options model to capture the interaction of up to 20 physical options including switching optionality.
- Real options modelling of a complex system (including thermal options). Modelling of storage system.
Valuation of Risk sharing agreements based on a revenue
|Years: 1992 to 2000||Employer: Arthur Andersen||Title: Head of Consultancy – Petroleum Services Group/Senior Manager||Department: Tax, Petroleum Services Group|
Responsibilities:Directly responsible to a senior Arthur Andersen Partner for management of a standalone consultancy business, which included the detailed analysis of financial and economic data on oil & gas fields in the UKCS, Western and Eastern Europe, West Africa and the Far East and the development of systems thinking and business dynamic models.
Responsible for over 100+ oil and gas consultancy clients all over the world. The group had a turnover of around £3m.
- Management of a planning process involving some 500-1000 assets including publishing and analysis.
- Identification of strategic and economic options on a variety of oil/gas assets and company portfolios.
- Asset and Company valuations.
- Development of a high profile Industry model which dynamically captures capital expenditures and behaviors of oil companies. This model is to be extended to the Caspian, West Africa and other areas. “Systems dynamic model”
- Identification of gas supplies for a regional electricity company including supply and demand analysis and negotiation support. (UK and India)
- Burner Tip Economics of a variety of Countries including Indonesia, India and Europe
- Technology forecasting
- Consultancy work on issues ranging from the impact of the March 1993 Budget, third party processing opportunities, valuation of assets, targeting of asset acquisitions & disposals, industry trends, competitor analysis and gas related issues including the possible deregulation of gas markets in other areas outside of the UK.
- Development of the "Executive Oil Briefing" dealing with important strategic issues in the oil and gas industry.
- Analysis of European gas contract prices (monthly and annual)
- Analysis of European storage and trading hubs and other the use of other alternatives to manage demand and price
- Regular presenter at conferences/seminars on issues associated with European gas issues, reserves, pipelines, joint ventures, economics, strategy and risk management.
|Years: 1982 to 1992||Employer: BP Exploration||Title: Senior Analyst||Department: Various including Gas|
Responsibilities:Expert held a number of technical, commercial and strategic roles at BP Exploration (1982 – 1992) including senior analyst, production engineer and control and instrumentation engineer. Notable achievements include
-Co Designer of patented Subsea Lubricator - Also commissioned and installed
-Commissioned the first offshore Gas lift system in the world
-BP High Development Potential Individual
-Co designer of first produced water re-injection system
-Co writer of first ever strategy for BP pipeline systems
-Developer of tax optimized
Negotiator on LOGGS and Andrew Gas sales and transportation
|Years: 2011 to Present||Agency: EU DG Clima||Role: Consulatnt||Description: Review of papers on a variety of energy related topics including carbon emissions, modelling data quality and Oil sands developments|
|Years: 1998 to 2000||Agency: Scottish Enetrprise||Role: Consulatnt||Description: Development of a high profile industry model that dynamically captures capital expenditures cash-flows and behaviors of oil companies. Provided accurate forecast of spending patterns within oil and gas sectors.|
|Years: 2011 to 2011||Agency: EU JRC Italy||Role: Consultant||Description: Review of the proposals for new policy and legislation on carbon reporting in the energy Industry.|
|Years: 2009 to Present||Agency: World Bank||Role: Consultant||Description: Expert works part-time for the World Bank on clean development mechanisms (CDM), carbon issues and financing, market forecasting, flaring reduction initiatives, small scale gas processing, gas compressor/pipeline implementations and distributed power projects. Provides data,analysis and support.|
|Associations / Societies|
-Institute of Energy
|Licenses / Certifications|
|Awards / Recognition|
|Kepler Prize University of Southampton for Academic Achievement|
|Publications and Patents Summary|
|Have had aritcles published in a number of documents including Oil and Gas journal
Two peer reviewed documents just about to be published by world Bank (2012/2013)
|Expert Witness Experience|
|Have provided expert witness support on gas pricing in the USA|
|Training / Seminars|
|Provides Training courses as part of its normal business.|
|In the course of our many consulting assignments we have been asked to identify market potential for a variety of clients. In some cases we have identified potential vendors/suppliers for a later approach.
Eg Supplier of new technology wanted to know on which oil fields his technology might work, and be profitable for the field or equity owners. From this bottom analysis we identified which companies he should approach including making first contacts on his behalf confidentially.
|Other Relevant Experience|
|Access to a network of specialists in risk management, smart metering, energy economics, Carbon trading and offsets, technology and operations.|
|English||Language of first use|
|Spanish||Also have access to Spanish translator. Can understand|
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You can pay for your reservation in cash with a visit to our office, 115 Tsimiski 115, Thessaloniki | 1st floor
You can pay for your reservation by transferring and / or depositing in one of the following bank accounts of our office:
- Piraeus Bank | 5266 0221 18 496
- Eurobank | 0026 0139 30 0200276261
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- Alpha Bank | 707002002017684
- Before proceeding with transfering and / or depositing money there must be a prior reservation and confirmation of the reservation
- Beneficiary: A.Vafeiadou – A.Stylianou G.P.
- Reason: full name | destination | excursion date | phone number
- After any payment to any bank account it is necessary to send the transaction depository by e-mail, filling in any indication of the reasons not shown in the depository
You can pay for your reservation by debit / credit card (Visa / Mastercard) either by visiting our office (Tsimiski 115 1st floor, Thessaloniki) or by charging the card remotely.
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November 3rd, 2018
Beauty and danger. Sun and rain. War and peace. Love and losses. Stars and black holes. Hope and despair. Live or die. God or nothing. There is no place on earth more brutally honest than the incredible continent of Africa.
XS4ALL came to Ritchie in the North Cape to help people get a better live. By teaching them how to use the internet, so that they can find new ways to earn a living and to educate themselves.
Last night I explained Elbé, her visiting sister and Lia what the internet is. “It is a very big library where people from all over the world leave their knowledge, so that others can look it up and learn from it”, I said. But then we don’t need schools anymore, that will be a lot less costs to us, was one reaction. “But how do we know what to look for?”, was another comment? Yes, you still need a teacher for this in the beginning. And Google. And with that, within minutes of talking about the internet, I delivered more new customers to Google’s frontdoor (portaal in Afrikaans). With great awe and expectations, we left to have a peaceful diner. Thanking God for the internet.
Lia, Elbé’s caretaker, wants to learn about the internet. Lia is married and lives in a place that feels unsafe. Always. Lia has two children, of which one still lives. Her youngest died at the age of four, but the docter was not able to explain to Lia why she died. “A virus that was around the toilets in school”, that’s all she knows of the cause of death. Her other daughter is now 31 and has two children. These children live with “grandmother” Lia. Lia’s daughter is now with a boyfriend who is not the father of her children. And if the man of the house is not the father of the children, “bad things can happen”. So Lia is taking care of the grandchildren who are now young teens. Her husband is in construction, but one day he noticed he could not open his hands after mixing cement. They don’t know what disease that is, but Lia said he better find something else. Her husband is at home now.
Lia works 2 days and 2 nights as a caretaker for Elbé to earn a living for their family of 4. Lia speaks good English and was in school until the 8th grade, but never got her diploma. Lia wants to learn about the internet.
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The Islamic State poses an ideological challenge to Saudi Arabia, as it fuels Salafist debate about political Islam.
The meteoric rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and its declaration of an Islamic State straddling the two Arab countries raises the specter of a militant Islamist state in the heart of the Middle East, close to the borders of US allies like Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. If the threat to Israel and Jordan is primarily security, to Saudi Arabia it is also ideological, with the Islamic State (IS) tracing its roots back to the philosophy of the 18th century warrior-jurist Mohammed ibn Abdul Wahhab and other Islamic sources on which the kingdom was built, and constituting a reference point that Salafists cannot ignore.
With its military advances in large swathes of Syria and Iraq, IS has achieved extremist control of the largest chunk of territory in recent times. It is the first jihadist group to seize control of resources like oil fields and refineries. The group adds to significant revenues earned from extortion and kidnapping, as well as a revived flow of funding from individuals and charities in the Gulf. The group has currently seized seven oil fields and two smaller refineries in northern Iraq, in addition to its Syrian assets.
Ideological Affinity, Political Pragmatism
IS’ focus on control of territory rather than spectacular international suicide attacks makes the US and Europe less of an immediate target. As a result, IS projected the brutal and demonstrative killing of American journalist James Foley as retaliation for US air strikes rather than the launch of an anti-American terror campaign. Western policymakers and intelligence officials fear, nonetheless, that foreign volunteers joining the group’s ranks could return home as hardened global jihadists.
Ideological affinity and political pragmatism, which contrasts with the ideological purity that al-Qaeda has sought to maintain, at times blur the lines between IS, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states that have yet to crack down on the flow of funds, and the region’s Salafist clergy. While IS has forged alliances with former Baathists — unthinkable in the past — its cooperation with local tribes is likely to have had tacit Saudi approval, in the absence of a credible effort to establish an inclusive government in Baghdad that is capable of reaching out to Iraqi Sunnis.
Apparent Saudi withdrawal of that approval could, however, put IS’ alliances to the test. The kingdom signaled its shifting attitude with King Abdullah congratulating Haider al-Abadi on his mandate to form a new Iraqi government, followed by the kingdom’s grand mufti denouncing IS on August 19. Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh issued his condemnation only after Abdullah had publicly criticized the clergy for failing to play its role in combating terrorism.
IS’ focus on control of territory rather than spectacular international suicide attacks makes the US and Europe less of an immediate target. As a result, IS projected the brutal and demonstrative killing of American journalist James Foley as retaliation for US air strikes rather than the launch of an anti-American terror campaign.
Sheikh Ali Hatem al-Suleiman al-Dulaimi, leader of one of Iraq’s most powerful tribal confederations, has meanwhile offered support for a new Iraqi government, provided it meets Sunni demands for equitable power-sharing.
IS’ ideological challenge is reflected in debates among Saudi Arabia’s political and religious elite as well as its Salafi base. Supporters of IS point to its confrontation of Shiites, widely viewed as heretics by Wahhabis and Salafis; its return to the roots of Salafism, and its view of existing regimes as apostates. Its Salafi critics fall into two categories: the quietists who fear a militant challenge to the al-Saud family’s control of the kingdom and enjoin obedience to the ruler, even if he is unjust; and reformists who reject IS’ totalitarianism as contradicting a Salafist tradition that promotes freedom of expression and endorses opposition to authority.
To the quietists, IS raises the specter of a repeat of Saudi history, in which the Sauds defeated Wahhabi tribesmen in the 1920s and transformed Wahhabism, from a movement that imposed puritanism by force and propagated an austere interpretation of Islam, into a socially conservative pillar of support for the regime. Quietists argue that IS’ threat to reverse the Saud’s co-optation of Wahhabism illustrates political Islam’s inability to come to grips with modernity and the concept of a modern state. As a result, they argue that it will, at best, establish yet another authoritarian regime that already has demonstrated its rejection of any notion of liberal rights.
IS military tactics of sowing confusion coupled with speed, fearless resolve, and the use of land mines and buried explosives has made it a formidable opponent on the ground and more difficult to target from the air. IS’ guerrilla tactics took by surprise Kurdish Peshmerga, who relied on their outdated two-decades-old guerrilla experience against the army of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Beyond the security threat, IS challenges Saudi rulers with its effort to create a state that implements the very principles the kingdom’s Wahhabi rulers claim to embrace. In doing so, it forces Saudi Arabia to walk a tightrope in balancing its policies that severely restrict women’s rights and other human rights, with its fending off of mounting international criticism that it is jihadism’s ideological mother lode.
Matching Words With Deeds
In a bid to counter the criticism and distance the kingdom from allegations of support for jihadism, Saudi Ambassador to Britain Mohammed bin Nawaf Al Saud wrote in The Guardian: “… Muhammad Ibn Abd al Wahhab, was a well-travelled, learned, scholarly jurist of the 18th century. He insisted on adherence to Qur’anic values and the teachings of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) which includes the maximum preservation of human life, even in the midst of jihad. He taught tolerance and supported the rights of both men and women.”
He went on to say: “The government of Saudi Arabia does not support or fund the murderers who have collected under the banner of the Islamic State. Their ideology is not one that we recognize, or that would be recognized by the vast majority of Muslims around the world — whether they were Sunni or Shia.”
To effectively counter the IS challenge, Saudi Arabia will have to match the ambassador’s words with deeds. That would involve far-reaching reform, including the abolition of debilitating restrictions on women like a ban on driving and limited access to the labor market, as well as an escalating crackdown on freedom of expression. So far, there is little indication that Saudi rulers are willing to travel down that road.
*[This article was originally published by RSIS.]
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What a wonderful part of life
marriage can be.
there are rules to a successful marriage.
MY GREATEST SUCCESSES
I can honestly say that one of my greatest successes was not to talk to others about my husband, except in glowing terms.
Our marriage was between my husband and myself only. If we had a problem we discussed it until it was resolved.
we arranged new futures - which we honored - based on our discussions and decisions. There is an Andrew Wommack Podcast on the subject of the tongue, which I recommend everyone listen to Andrew Wommack Podcast. (See also 'YOUR TONGUE AND YOU')
Genesis 2:18; Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
Genesis 2:24; Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
1 Peter 3:7; Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Colossians 3:19; Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
Ephesians 5:25; Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Ephesians 5:33; However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Proverbs 18:22; He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
Ephesians 5:28-29; In the same way, husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
Matthew 5:28; But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Proverbs 31:11; Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life.
1 Timothy 5:8; But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Proverbs 19:14; House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Romans 7:2; For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage.
1 Peter 3:1; Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives...
Proverbs 31:10; An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
Proverbs 12:4; An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 14:1; The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
Proverbs 21:9; It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 31:28; Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.
1 Corinthians 7:32-34; I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband.
James 5:16; Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Hebrews 13:4; Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11; To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:5 ESV; Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
Ephesians 5:21; Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Proverbs 24:3; By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;
Ephesians 4:31; Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
Romans 12:17-21; Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Philippians 4:6; Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Romans 12:2; Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Galatians 5:13; For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
1 Corinthians 11:3; But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.
Romans 14:1-23; As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
James 4:7; Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
1 Corinthians 11:11; Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman;
Proverbs 18:13; If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
James 1:19; Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Ephesians 5:1-33; Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Ephesians 5:18; And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
Genesis 1:27; So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
1 Peter 4:8; Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Philippians 4:8; Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Ephesians 5:23; For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
Romans 12:17; Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.
1 John 1:9; If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
2 Timothy 3:16; All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Philippians 4:7; And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 4:22; To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,
Proverbs 28:9; If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
Ephesians 4:2; With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Ephesians 4:2-3; With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
1 Corinthians 7:3; The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.
Proverbs 3:27; Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
Colossians 3:14; And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
1 John 3:18 ESV / 23 helpful votes
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
Proverbs 31:1-31 ESV / 17 helpful votes
The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: What are you doing, my son? What are you doing, son of my womb? What are you doing, son of my vows? Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink, lest they drink and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights of all the afflicted. ...
Colossians 3:21; Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
Ephesians 6:4; Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Titus 2:4; And so train the young women to love their husbands and children,
Proverbs 22:6; Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Exodus 20:12; “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
3 John 1:4; I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
2 Timothy 3:16; All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
2 Timothy 3:15; And how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 5:17; Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
Hosea 11:4; I led them with cords of kindness, with the bands of love, and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them.
If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.
3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.
4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud
5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.
7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
8 Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever!
9 Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture!
10 But when the time of perfection comes, these partial things will become useless.
11 When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.
12 Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.
13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
Women have been misunderstood and mistreated for centuries. One of the reasons is this Bible verse:
Ephesians 5:22; Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
THIS CAN BE VERY MISLEADING AND CAN, AND HAS IN THE PAST, LED PEOPLE TO TREAT WOMEN WITHOUT RESPECT.
There are other translations ie: Ephesians 5:22; Wives, subject yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
If we take a look at the difference between these 2 words:
To resign or surrender; to yield one's person to the power of another; to give up resistance.
To be submissive; to yield without murmuring.
"that which lies beneath."
1. Placed or situated under.
Being situated or placed under someone (like a chain of command) is quite different than "to resign or surrender; to yield one's person to the power of another" and to "to be submissive and to yield without murmuring".
The translation verification of Ephesians 5:22 will show that the actual Greek translation does not use either the word 'submit' or 'subject'.
It says in the direct translation from Greek to English (word for word)
"Wives to the own husbands as to the Lord." which could have been translated as:
"Wives be to your own husbands as you would be to the Lord".
God (the Lord) does not expect wives (or anyone) to be without will or choice, which is the apparency of the word "submit" which is in many translations.
In the Garden of Eden, the woman was given an equal right to rule over the planet the same as Adam:
Genesis 1:28; God blessed them and said to them,
“Be fruitful and increase in number;
fill the earth and subdue it.
Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
This verse shows that God chose women to play a very important part in the world.
Men could not be born without women.
However, that does not mean that women are restricted to childbirth as some think.
Let's look at 8 women in the Bible who were famous (and there are more). God used women. He does not think them inferior.
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Wichita Lineperson - Glen Campbell
C-O-N-S-C-I-O-U-S U-N-C-O-U-P-L-I-N-G - Tammy Wynette
Quing of the Road - Roger Miller
Good Hearted Adult - Waylon Jennings
Caucasian Tonkin’ - Hank Williams
Xe Stopped Loving Xir Today - George Jones
Seven Latinx Angels - Willie Nelson, Ray Charles
Parent Tried - Merle Haggard
Native American Person Impacted by the Justice System - Tim McGraw
If the Afterlife Isn’t a Lot Like the Southeastern United States - Hank Jr.
I Am a Person of Constant Sorrow - The Soggy Bottom Boys
Folically Blessed Rural Resident - David Allan Coe
You Ain’t Womxn Enough - Loretta Lynn
Gestational Parents, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowpersons - Waylon & Willie
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By Bobby "Ten Pound Hammer" Peacock
(in alphabetical order)
"American Me" by S-K-O (Schuyler, Knoblock, and Overstreet)
Yeah, by now, you've probably gathered that I hate jingoism and list songs. What other song could name-drop the New York Yankees, Leave It to Beaver, Fred Astaire, foot-long hot dogs, pizza, ribs (seriously, so many food references in this song!), soldiers dying "in the foreign mud", and "Da Doo Ron Ron" of all songs? And have a lyric so awkward as "a nose full of freedom" on top of it? I'm actually surprised that the usually more reliable Thom Schuyler (who sings lead here in an overly nasal vibrato) and J. Fred "How the Hell Do You Spell My Last Name, Anyway" Knobloch wrote this one, because it's the kind of corniness I'd expect from Paul Overstreet -- and I'm not sure he's even on this song. At least the production has aged pretty well, other than the lame doo-wop ending.
"Americana" by Moe Bandy
Speaking of jingoism... I just don't get the Norman Rockwell-esque romanticism so often directed at small towns in songs like these (with a few exceptions). In all my travels, I've never seen a town that even came remotely close to the images seen here. They weren't full of kids playing hopscotch and drinking malts at the Rexall. If anything, these towns -- even in the early 90s when I was a child -- usually consisted of boarded-up businesses (one of the many reasons Alan Jackson's "Little Man" succeeded at this trope where almost all others have failed), rundown farmhouses, elderly people shopping at Dollar General, and rusty old pickups flying the stars and bars. But Moe doesn't care; he's gonna keep hyping them up with that syrupy delivery and sell hyper-sanitized memories of a lifestyle that never existed in the first place.
"Attitude Adjustment" by Hank Williams Jr.
It's hard to play violence for laughs. For example, "Goodbye Earl" succeeds because its revenge-murder is a.) done to an absolute asshole of a person, and b.) sung in an obviously comedic manner by self-aware artists who clearly do not condone the actions. "Attitude Adjustment", on the other hand, does neither. The first verse is actually okay in its portrayal of an average bar brawl. But in the second verse, the (not-drunk) narrator clocks his brother-in-law with a tire tool just for being drunk. Then the girlfriend beats the narrator up for literally no stated reason (wait, he has both a wife and a girlfriend?), driving him to beat her into submission. While this does lead to the narrator getting sent to jail, and claiming his sentence as the fourth and final "attitude adjustment", he already completely lost me with the blatant sexism of the verse before it. What's more, the smug, cocky delivery of the ending lines does not convince me that he's actually learned anything at all.
The only thing not bad about this song is the surprisingly strong production, with considerably more drums and electric guitar than usual for the era. But just like almost every other Sawyer Brown song from the '80s, this one is laden with juvenile lyrics ("she's gonna be bad 'til the whole town stinks" and "a .45's quicker than 409 / Betty cleaned house for the very last time" being particular offenders -- speaking of playing violence for laughs), along with a bad bad bad chorus that doesn't even scan or end properly. All of this adds up to an absolutely confusing hodgepodge so tonally dissonant that you don't even realize it's a murder ballad. How these guys survived long enough to make some truly phenomenal music in the 90s, I'll never know.
"Bobbie Sue" by The Oak Ridge Boys
Hat tip to Jim Malec for waking me up on this song... I admit, I like the Oak Ridge Boys a bit more than I should. (I'm a sucker for harmonies and basso profondo voices. Sue me.) But peel those harmonies back on this song, and yeah, it's kinda squicky. A young girl is groomed to be the narrator's lover against the parents' wishes; even though she's only just turned 18, he's chomping at the bit to get her. There's barely even any indication that Bobbie Sue is consenting to all of this. Maybe a younger act might have softened the edges a bit and made it seem less like the work of a creepy old man... but yeah, once I noticed it, I couldn't not notice it. Not even Richard Sterban oom-papa-mow-mow'ing the title can save this one.
"Dancin' Cowboys" by the Bellamy Brothers
The first thing that made this song propel itself onto the worst list is one of the worst choruses I've ever heard in my life: "Dancin' cowboys, singin' horses / Gypsy music, ringin' voices / Dancin' cowboys, singin' horses / Gypsy music, songs about love." (No offense meant to any Romani people who might read this.) The rest is no better, consisting entirely of a laundry list of vaguely cowboy-related imagery, claiming such things to be "the things we live and what we are". It can't even stick to the premise, as dancehalls and cafés aren't really "cowboy" related at all. Unlike "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me", there's no clever wordplay or self-aware tone either. This song embodies all the worst elements of the post-Urban Cowboy boom of rich white people pretending to be country despite having no idea what it even consists of. You know, kinda like bro-country was.
"Dixie Man" by Randy Barlow
There's a lot to like about Randy Barlow. He's one of the few country singers from my home state of Michigan, and he's got a decent country-soul voice that reminds me a bit of Razzy Bailey. So it figures that the first song of his that I actually catch in the wild is this obnoxiously repetitive mess (seriously, taking a shot every time he says "Dixie" is a great way to make your liver explode in two-and-a-half minutes). It's otherwise got a boring formula of listing a girl in each city to whom no other attributes are given, with his randy (pun intended) tone suggesting that he's probably boned all of them. Horny and obnoxious, this wastes the talents not only of Barlow, but also of its three writers (Ken Bell, Terry Skinner, and J. L. Wallace of the band Bama, who would later write much better stuff for Alabama, the Forester Sisters, and... Air Supply?!). I just can't help it; I'm not a Dixie man.
"Doo-Wah Days" by Mickey Gilley
I had at least four or five people ask me why I didn't put "Bop" by Dan Seals on this list. You'd think I'd hate Boomer nostalgia on principle, right? Well, "Bop" is off the hook for two reasons: number one, it's lighthearted enough to work for me, and number two, I found two songs that did the same tropes a million times worse. First is this one: it burns out its under the boardwalk, sha-na-na, Peggy Sue clichés halfway through in favor of just generic "remember when" phraseology with no connection to the theme at all. Mickey Gilley's voice is as strident as ever, and the production couldn't be further from country (even by mid-80s standards) if it tried. It sounds more like something you'd find on one of those K-Tel "re-recorded by the original artist" albums I used to find at Dollar General, right down to the inability to find real drums. And just like those albums, it's an extremely shallow and plastic re-creation of the past.
"Dreamland Express" by John Denver
John Denver's perpetually schmaltzy style has always had me wondering how he was one of the few saccharine seventies singers to succeed in the '80s too. Especially because his style didn't change one iota in the ensuing years. Here, his cavity-inducing delivery dips into talk-singing that's every bit as cloying as his full-singing; the cheery female backing vocals and keyboards are so present as to almost drown him out; and the lyrics are what you'd expect from a title like that. Portraying a reunion wtih a lost love as a boat ride is actually kind of inspired and romantic, but not when it's given a dopey name like "Dreamland Express". Or lyrics that are as dopey as "Let me be the end of your rainbow, let me be the stars up above"... or as cringeworthy as "hey there sweet daddy, everything is all right". Altogether, this sounds like something that would play in an episode of The Care Bears, not on country radio.
"God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood
Perhaps the easiest target on this list. Entirely on its own merits, this is a barely structured list song that wastes half of its run time just listing off landmarks. It's got dated production even for its time, made only worse by the cheesy keyboards, huge backing vocals, and unnecessary crash cymbals. And I've barely ever even seen anyone review it -- if anything, it's more of a punchline for codifying nearly every flag-waving anthem after it and/or for its perennial rerelease schedule. But worst of all, I just hate that it keeps reinforcing those 'MURICA stereotypes so long after the fact -- not just for country music as a whole, but also for Greenwood, who has some markedly better material in his catalog. If "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" were the one Greenwood song that everyone and their mom knew, then I'd have a lot less to complain about.
"Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" by Hank Williams Jr.
Maybe it's just the extreme sexism lingering from that third verse of "Attitude Adjustment", but there's just something that really doesn't sit right about comparing a one-night stand to hunting wild game. No attributes are given to the women other than "long claws, long legs, and a skin already tanned in the sun" and an aggressive, animalistic attitude. Not like the narrator is any less so; his swaggering tone and lack of restraint ("ain't no limit" you say? You mean other than the ones that aren't interested in you? Or interested in men in general?) make him sound like a completely reckless man whose sole goal is to prove himself to be the alpha male. To quote an old Garfield strip: "What do you suggest for an animal who's madly in love?" "I usually prescribe neutering."
"Grandpa (Tell Me 'bout the Good Ol' Days)" by the Judds
The "Automatic" of the '80s. Yet another song painting an overly rose-colored image of a time before Wynonna was even alive. Even if it's phrased questioningly ("Did X really happen?") I think it's clear that the writers want this to be true. They want "respect your elders", "shove religion into literally everything", and "don't divorce, ever" to be truisms still. And in doing so, it comes off as incredibly sanctimonious to the point of anachronism (seriously, did this song set the precedent of artists waxing nostalgic for bygone eras they're too young to know about, such as the above-mentioned "Americana?"). At least Jamie O'Hara went on to do old-fashioned folk-country the right way in The O'Kanes, and the next song he wrote for Wynonna to sing ("When Love Starts Talkin'") was good, too.
"The Greatest Love Affair" by Chuck Woolery
Yes, that Chuck Woolery. Back when people knew him only for Wheel of Fortune and not for Love Connection, Lingo, or being a COVID-19 denier. The song starts out as an overly melodramatic spoken-word narrative full of lost-love nothingness ("I wondered if I'd ever get over you / And for the first time in a long time, I cried") that has no time for rhyme or meter and drags on for way too long. The twist? That lost love he's pining for is none other than... the United States of America! Cue the big cheery chorus and Chuck's schmaltzy crooning of "I love you, America." Thankfully, his musical career wasn't back in two and two, and he found a more fitting career as a game show host.
"Hey! Baby" by Anne Murray
How do you ruin a classic like Bruce Channel's "Hey! Baby"? How about removing that iconic harmonica riff in favor of cheesy organ that sounds like the easy-listening Muzak you stereotypically hear in grocery stores? And then giving it to the most soporific female country vocalist of the '80s, best known for her schmaltzy love ballad from Urban Cowboy? Yeah, that sounds like a pretty foolproof method to me. (Even Alabama got the "harmonica" and "soulful vocal" parts right with their cover, one of the only highlights of the otherwise mostly embarrassing Dancin' on the Boulevard.) Could I have this dance? Yes, but only if it's to a better cover song than this.
"I Love My Truck" by Glen Campbell
The opening line of this song says "Everybody's saying something, none of it's true." Like, say, all the people who say that country songs are all about dogs and trucks. (Well yeah, there are country songs about trucks, but they usually have eighteen wheels [and a dozen roses], not four.) And it's Glen Campbell of all people -- a man known for a big lush pop sound that still has at least some grounding in country -- who grinds out an overly twangy, overly simplistic ode to pickups. Lyrics like "It don't matter who lived, it don't matter who lied" are just too banal to attach any emotion to, and the bare-bones production utterly wastes the talents of the Wichita Lineman.
"I'm into Lovin' You" by Billy Swan
Billy Swan was one of the last dregs of 1970s bubblegum feelgood cheese who somehow resurfaced in the 1980s long after his style had gone out of vogue. While his momentary comeback started off with the actually not that bad "Do I Have to Draw a Picture" (probably improved by merit of being a Guy Clark co-write), he went right back into full-blown cheese territory with this number. His trademark syrupy delivery is a horrible mismatch for beyond banal observations on the vague things other guys do like "some like to hunt with guns", "I know two who just like to run", or "playing some kind of ball". Add on the big chorus of backing vocals and chintzy keyboards, and the song dissolves into so much syrup that I can feel my teeth rotting just writing this. Somehow in the journey from "I Can Help" to here, Swan seems to have learned almost nothing. (The album he did as Black Tie was good, though.)
"If the South Woulda Won" by Hank Williams Jr.
I swear, for every decent Hank Jr. song, there's one that's worse by a factor of like, ten trillion. Violently aggressive (promoting lynchings); bigoted (forcing Hispanics out of Miami, cutting off automotive trade from China); egotistical (putting his dad's picture on money); creepy (forcing smiles and Southern drawls on young girls to drive men wild); and not even making sense at times (I couldn't find any proof that Virginia has a known history of making fiddles) -- you name it, it's in this jumbled mess of Southern-fried WTF. It's all presented in a blustering tone that sounds like the deranged ramblings of a madman who is desperately grasping at straws to defend a cause he's already lost. Which, sadly enough, is way too fitting for Bocephus. And possibly much of his fanbase, too.
"Love Ain't Never Hurt Nobody" by Bobby Goldsboro
Yeah, what a surprise. The guy that sang "Honey" made a terrible song in the 80s too. And it looks like nothing changed in his style since. With his voice and lyrics as saccharine as ever, his thesis is that love doesn't hurt people, people do. Because people never change their minds or misjudge or anything. Nothing bad has ever happened in a good-faith attempt at love. The second verse sees him casually dismissing a woman who's mourning her lost love in an undermining of the central theme; on top of that, banal rhymes like shelf/yourself and the jaw-droppingly awful bridge "a little love can bring us all togther / If we will only open up our hearts" just make the song get worse and worse with each line. The sterile, cheery production -- replete with bouncy keyboards, a sea of backing vocalists, and even a key change -- is just the final layers of sugar coating on top of an already way-too-sweet offering.
"Nag, Nag, Nag" by Bobby Braddock
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the legendary songwriter of such classics as "He Stopped Loving Her Today", "Golden Ring", and "People Are Crazy" also had a recording career. But for some reason, he chose to do a novelty album in 1980. It's impossible to buy his promises that he still loves her anyway because of how hard the nagging theme is beaten into the ground (complete with a high-pitched "nag nag nag" droning all throughout literally more than half of the song!), combined with his over-the-top attempts at sounding playfully disgusted. Lines like "sometimes I'd like to shove you" give the impression that he's okay with abuse, and the fact that the last chorus ends on a gunshot-- implying that his nagging drove her to suicide -- is just one more shockingly tasteless "punch line" to a joke that wasn't even remotely funny in the first place. At least his comedic songwriting (and treatment of women) got better by the time he wrote ‘I Wanna Talk About Me’.
"Out Goin' Cattin'" by Sawyer Brown with Cat Joe Bonsall
Yes, that really was how he was credited. Remember when I said earlier that I found two other songs that do the "Boomer nostalgia" thing way, way wrong? This is the other. Shoehorning in the Oak Ridge Boys' tenor vocalist for literally no reason, and adding the most blatantly synthesized horns in history (which become really jarring when a very real saxophone blares on top of them), this one plows through all the soda shop tropes in the most sterile and cheesy way imaginable. Mark Miller's attempts at doo-wop singing are laughable at best, and he is horribly mismatched to Bonsall, himself the only flash of energy in this otherwise listeless tale of (I guess) fucking every girl at the juke joint? As if the dirty old man vibes of "Bobbie Sue" weren't bad enough. Don't go tellin', don't go rattin'; this song is an utter embarrassment for all six people on it.
"Rainbows and Butterflies" by Billy Swan
As if he hadn't already burned out the last of his lovey-dovey shtick on the last song on this list... how much more syrupy can you get than a lyric like "I love rainbows and butterflies, wildflowers and starry skies / And dreams that aren't afraid to come true / Sunsets and autumn leaves, snowfall and make-believe / But mostly, just being with you"? (What does "make-believe" have to do with the rest of the items on that list?) Like most of his other stuff, the utterly saccharine delivery and childish melody are buried under so many keyboards and strings that make it sound like someone hired Raffi to sing one of those stock "sentimental moment" cues on Full House. Really, do you expect anything else from a title like that?
"Ride That Bull (Big Bertha)" by Marlow Tackett
I knew that one of these obscure indie artists who churned out like a billion songs that never cracked Top 75 would give me something to work with... How about some good ol' fat shaming? The titular "Big Bertha" is challenged to ride a bull despite being morbidly obese, in order to win the heart of a honky-tonk man. While the man in the song should be commended for not letting outward appearances hold him back, the song itself plays her weight way too much. She's subjected to derision ("because she was fat, her chances with Jim were slim" and "you gotta admit, it's a pretty heavy story" being two big offenders) -- not to mention the fact that Big Bertha breaks the mechanical bull at the end! Ha ha, get it, because she's fat! Which is really an apt description of the song as a whole. If this was the best he had to offer, then it's probably for the better that he never hit the big time.
"The Rose" by Conway Twitty
As if the original Bette Midler version weren't sappy enough in its overblown cheesy love metaphors... Love is like a razor? A river that drowns a "tender reed"? And then it gives up on metaphors entirely, coasting along on vague platitudes until the very last line. Take those over-the-top lines, slather them in electric piano and strings, and have one of the weirdest vocal performances out of Conway ever, and the result is a bloated mess. He talk-sings his way through half of the lines, and delivers the other half in a blown-out melodramatic vocal so over-the-top it almost sounds like parody. Conway's at his best when he's in that passionate comfort zone -- whether it be having amazing sex, praising fathers, deconstructing moon-based metaphors, or taking down greedy pawn shop owners. But for the most part he had extremely questionable taste in cover songs, and this is handily the worst of the lot.
"Simple Man" by Charlie Daniels
Just barely squeaking into the 1980s list (and therefore keeping me from have to amend the 1990s list) is this apparent predecessor of "A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side". Much like that song, the protagonist is an old-school paranoiac who espouses dangerously old-school beliefs. Among these are his beliefs that lynchings are the solution to such ills as drug abuse (obviously pre-dating the stricter drug enforcement laws of the 1990s); that the only solution to burglary is to shoot the victim; that rapists and child abusers should be tortured by alligators (okay, maybe that one's not too bad); and that the best takeaway from The Bible is "an eye for an eye". (Apparently he owns a Bible that's missing John 13:34: "A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.") His use of now somewhat offensive language like "pantywaist" certainly doesn't help his over-defensive, violent, and xenophobic case any.
"Sowin' Love" by Paul Overstreet
I can always find room to deride Paul Overstreet's brand of sanctimoniousness, can't I? One of 847 odes to his mama and daddy, this one beats its "you reap what you sow" metaphor so far into the ground that it gives up halfway through and switches to sewing love like a quilt. But it can't even deliver on that homophone, since the chorus doesn't change and keeps the lines about harvesting. Not that any of the other phrases are better -- who calls harvests "sweet"? Who says that "patches" help you feel new every day? (Unless you're quitting smoking or on HRT?) And who even says "sowin' love" anyway? At least with most songs written and/or sung by Overstreet, I can usually find at least one element that makes all the preachiness bearable (after all, he wrote "When You Say Nothing at All", a song so exceptionally strong that two different versions of it are absolute classics), but this one just feels like a long rambling sermon from a substitute pastor who forgot his notes.
"Tokyo, Oklahoma" by John Anderson
Racial stereotypes are almost never funny. Here, a dude from Tulsa has the hots for a Miss Soo Ling Foo (yeah, that's not how Japanese names work), and he flies out to Japan just to find her. He looks all over, finds her in a bathroom, and then hears her say "be honorable number one wife to you" in a stereotypical "mix up L's and R's" accent. The whole thing, even for 1985, is predicated on geisha girl stereotypes that were ridiculously outdated even then, and downright cringeworthy to modern ears. It really says something when Buck Owens' "Made in Japan", released thirteen years prior, manages to pull off nearly the same idea with a far more sympathetic tone that has aged far better.
"War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)" by T. G. Sheppard
Most of the country songs involving a teenager and an older lover don't bother me that much because, while in a moral gray area, songs like "That Summer" or "Atlanta Burned Again Last Night" at least have a tone of "this was kind of sketchy, but at least consensual". I don't think it's a double standard, either; if "Bobbie Sue" were sung by four forty-year-old women courting an 18-year-old man, it would still be about grooming a target who doesn't seem to have any say in the matter. So this song's story about a teenage boy sleeping with a woman whose husband is off in World War II chafes me not because of the storyline proper. Instead, it's the cloying, condescending tone with which Sheppard (who, by the way, wasn't even born yet in '42) sings such lines as "when a woman's fighting loneliness, it's a battle she can't win" and most jarringly, "The women had nothing to do". You mean other than taking the construction and manufacturing jobs that normally went to men? Is there a reason this lady isn't out there being Rosie the Riveter?
"Where's the Dress" by Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley
I wasn't there for the heyday of Culture Club, but I'm certainly familiar with their weirdly catchy music and Boy George's distinctively androgynous look. Just like anything else emerging from the new-wave era, they were a target ripe for parody at the time. So what do Moe and Joe do? They just lazily churn out nothing but tasteless misogynstic jokes about men cross-dressing and shaving their legs, because somehow that was their only takeaway from the band. No jokes about the oddities of their lyrics or music videos; no acknowledgment that they've even heard a single second of Culture Club's music (other than swiping the intro to "Karma Chameleon", which led to a lawsuit and was later edited out). I've heard better, more on-point, and less offensive parodies from morning zoo radio DJs.
"The Wind Beneath My Wings" by Gary Morris
Yet another one where the faults are purely on the song, and not the singer. Gary Morris has an amazing voice that can go for high notes and dynamics without feeling like an overblown bellow, and he turned out some damn fine songs that made use of his range. But the lyrics here are a mountain of pure syrup: "it must have been cold there in my shadow to never have sunlight on your face" alone gives me flashbacks to when I had to listen to "Love Can Build a Bridge" just to justify its placement on the last list. After that it's just a pile of motivational clichés ("all here in my heart", "nothing without you", blah blah blah) so huge you'd need wings just to get over it -- and it can't even be bothered to find a single rhyme in any of them. It's just a style I hate almost entirely on principle, and of all the versions of this song out there, I have yet to find one that cancels out even a single ounce of treacle.
"You're My Bestest Friend" by Mac Davis
Speaking of '70s cheese that somehow lingered well into the '80s... okay, some of Mac Davis' songs are all right. I like "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me", "It's Hard to Be Humble", and "Texas in My Rearview Mirror". But this cutesy string of unrelated scenarios -- including gravy on a shirt, making love in the dirt, family quarrels, and even having your fly open -- is sung in a sickening croon. Add to it an overly simplistic melody and the cringeworthy grammar faux pas that is "bestest" (I'll forgive most double-negatives and "ain't"s, but it's hard not to notice when the grammar actually makes the scansion worse), and it just becomes even worse. Much like Todd in the Shadows theorized with Bruno Mars putting masturbation references in "The Lazy Song", I think the lines about getting drunk and bailed out of jail were put in purely so people wouldn't think this was actually a Sesame Street song or something.
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CPCT Score Card 2023 Download Result Home Link cpct.mp.gov.inPost Date : 14 August 2023 05:45 PM
Government of Madhya Pradesh, Department of Science & Technology has issued online result and score card for Computer Proficiency Certification Test (CPCT) - 2023. All eligible candidates can download online result and score card at CPCT Home official website cpct.mp.gov.in from 14th August 2023 onwards for CPCT Held on 21st –22nd and 23rd July 2023
Interested candidates read the full notification carefully, before applying online.
News:- Results Declared for CPCT Held on 21st –22nd & 23rd Jul 2023.News Date:- 14 August 2023
CPCT Score Card 2023 Summary
|Agency Name||Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of Information Technology (MAP_IT)|
|Test Name||Computer Proficiency Certification Test (CPCT) 2023.|
|Exam Date||21st - 22nd And 23rd July 2023|
|Score Card Status||Released|
|CPCT Score Card Released Date||14 August 2023|
|CPCT Home Link||cpct.mp.gov.in|
CPCT Result 2023 Instructions
- The score card will be published, once all the objections received; are validated by the Objection Handling Committee.
- The score card will capture total marks scored in MCQ and net typing speed for both Hindi and English Language. The test results in the final score card will be made available at user account on CPCT portal www.cpct.mp.gov.in.
- The Scores displayed on Final Score Card may vary based on the acceptance of objections raised and evaluation as per Exam Committee.
CPCT Score Card 2023 Validity Period
The CPCT score card will be valid for 7 years from the Exam Date.
MP CPCT Score Card 2023 Information
1. The minimum passing score for CPCT is 50%.
|Minimum Passing Score for each module||MCQ||English Typing||Hindi Typing|
|Minimum Passing Score for each module||38 Marks||30 NWPM||20 NWPM|
2. The typing speed of the candidate will be assessed in Net Words per Minute (NWPM) which is scaled to an equivalent score percentage for the certification purpose (the scaled chart will be provided with score card).
|English||Hindi – Unicode|
|Typing Speed||Scaled Score||Typing Speed||Scaled Score|
|30 - 40 NWPM||50.00 %||20 - 25 NWPM||50.00 %|
|41 - 50 NWPM||60.00 %||26 - 30 NWPM||60.00 %|
|51 - 60 NWPM||70.00 %||31 - 35 NWPM||70.00 %|
|61 - 70 NWPM||80.00 %||36 - 40 NWPM||80.00 %|
|71 - 80 NWPM||90.00 %||41 - 50 NWPM||90.00 %|
|>= 81 NWPM||100.00 %||>= 51 NWPM||100.00 %|
3. Though it is mandatory for a candidate to attempt both Hindi and English typing test, the score card will record scores for Computer proficiency and for each typing test separately. The candidate will be declared as ‘CPCT Qualified’ for the skill where he/ she has secured 50 % marks/score and above.
4. The Candidates will be certified as ‘Not Qualified’ in respective sections where the scores would be less than 50% marks/score.
5. On the basis of CPCT Score Card, Candidate will be eligible to apply for Job/interview as per the Skill Suitability Matrix only if he/she is qualified in Computer proficiency and then qualified in typing skill(s) shall be considered as per job requirements.
6. Based on the performance, the candidate will be certified as ‘CPCT Qualified’ as per the Skill Suitability Matrix.
7. For each CPCT exam the Candidate will be awarded with a score card.
How To Download CPCT Score Card 2023
There are following simple steps for downloading of online score card of Computer Proficiency Certification Test (CPCT) - 2023 as under described:
- At first open CPCT Home official website https://www.cpct.mp.gov.in into your computer or phone browser.
- Navigate to middle of the web page, under Notice: section click on the given link as Results Declared for CPCT Held on "21st –22nd & 23rd Jul 2023" Click Here to Download the Score Card.
- You will be redirected to the Candidate Login page of Computer Proficiency Certification Test (CPCT) 2023.
- In the Login page under Candidate Login, enter your User Id and Password.
- Next enter Captcha code as shown in the page correctly to proceed further.
- Finally click on Login button to download your score card. You can download or take print out of it for future reference.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nursery birth- until 5th birthday
Sunday School-5years-5th grade
Nursery birth-until 5th birthday
Kids 5 and older attend worship with their family (activity bags are provided)
The fourth Sunday of every month is our Family Sunday, we offer Kids ministry at the 9:30 hour only, and all members of the family attend worship together (no nursery is offered)
We have a cry room for your convenience as well as a nursing mothers room with a changing table.
Wednesday Night (offered spring, summer and fall)
Nursery- birth- until 5th birthday
Main class -5years-5th grade
Where is the Kids Wing located?
The Kids Wing is located on the main floor just north of the Sanctuary. We have signs that will help you find the way.
Who are the volunteers?
Is there a check-in process?
Most of our volunteers are members of FBC Carthage, though some are regularly attending non-members. All of our volunteers go through an application and screening process, including a criminal background check, and reference checks for your child's safety.
What if my child needs me?
Yes, we use a system called Planning Center Check-Ins. When you approach the Kids Wing you will see a self check-in station. If you are already in our system you may check in here. First time attendees will need to visit the check in desk first. You will fill out an information sheet so that we can log your family into our system, then all subsequent check-ins can be done on the self check-in station. When you check your kids in, the printer will print a name tag sticker which you will peel off and put on your child's back. It will also print off another sticker with a corresponding security code for you to keep. To ensure that your child will only be released to you, this code must be presented at check-out time.
We require that a check is done by a parent/legal guardian who must remain on premises for the duration with a mobile phone handy in the event of an emergency.
If a child is inconsolable for 10 continuous minutes then we will call/text the mobile-phone number provided. If you would like to stay with your child for the first few minutes to help them acclimate, you certainly can.
What will my child be taught?
We use the New City Catechism and Answers in Genesis for Sunday school. We recognize and respect that parents are responsible for their child's learning and are the primary disciplers in their children's lives. Our aim is to come alongside parents, being a resource as you help your children learn about and follow Jesus. We post weekly re-caps of what the kids learned along with photos of their experience in our private closed group on Facebook called "FBC Carthage Kids"
Feel free to contact us with any questions firstname.lastname@example.org or 417-358-8161
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Leading sustainable water provider EauVation is launching two ground-breaking products, EauVation SmartTap™ and EauVation Touch™.
EauVation SmartTap™ is the ideal system for drink or food prep areas in the kitchen, restaurant or office. This neat little under-counter system is compact and powerful, quickly dispensing boiling, chilled still and sparkling water options in high volumes at the simple touch of an easy-to-use, illuminated button console.
The SmartTap™ can be positioned as a stand-alone system, or under/over-sink, and has been designed to withstand the demands of high-use areas. Easy to configure, with both left and right-handed options available for flexible functionality, the height of the dispense tap can be customised to allow for bottle filling to suit each site.
In turn, EauVation Touch™, with its ‘one tap, five functions’ is the most stylish and technologically advanced multifunction tap that is on the market. Described as the most robust and reliable system available to operators, its touchscreen control panel dispenses boiling, chilled, sparkling, hot and cold filtered water as standard.
Sustainable water provision
Marketing manager Adam Lenton says that both the SmartTap™ and Touch™ are terrific products that can make a real difference for busy caterers who are looking to reduce waste and clean up their environmental act by turning to sustainable water provision:
“EauVation is increasingly the ‘partner of choice’ for those operators who want to serve water in a sustainable way. And by doing so, our customers are enjoying the added benefits of no storage, no waste, good profit margins, and engaging their consumers with signature marketing. Our new EauVation SmartTap™ and Touch™ are another step in our journey of innovation and are being launched as a direct result of us listening, and responding, to customer needs”.
Both the EauVation SmartTap™ and EauVation Touch™ have unbeatable low energy consumption, and come packed with high performing insulation. Manufactured and assembled in Great Britain using the highest quality components chosen for their proven strength, the systems are easy to install and service and offer the choice of filtered or pure boiling, chilled, still and sparkling water modules, as well as ambient water.
EauVation is a leading sustainable supplier of ‘real time’ freshly filtered chilled, still, sparkling and boiling water systems to the hospitality and catering, care home and education sectors plus many office and conferencing venues. Simple to use, the EauVation’ systems filter and chill mains water supply to produce delicious tasting, fresh still, sparkling and boiling water that can be dispensed into stylish, customer branded, bottles.
The unique filter removes the impurities from the mains water that adversely affect flavour and smell to produce simply great tasting water.
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- Company Announcement Date:
- FDA Publish Date:
- Product Type:
- Animal & Veterinary
- Reason for Announcement:
Recall Reason Descriptionpotential of elevated urea levels
- Company Name:
- Purina Animal Nutrition
- Brand Name:
- Product Description:
Product DescriptionSupplement feed for cattle livestock and for wildlife such as deer, antelope, and wild sheep
Purina Animal Nutrition is voluntarily recalling one lot of the following products for cattle livestock and for wildlife such as deer, antelope, and wild sheep due to the potential of elevated urea levels.
The affected products include:
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|30PR||0046877||Purina® 4- SQUARE
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|528P||3005417-201||PURINA® Antler Advantage Wildlife 16 ARS||Bulk Only||OCTOBER 18,
|Deer, Antelope, and Wild
These products were distributed in Texas only.
Elevated urea levels can cause serious health issues and death in ruminant animals including cattle, deer, antelope, and wild sheep. Symptoms can include uneasiness, tremors, excess salivation, rapid breathing, incoordination, bloat, vomiting, twitching of ears and facial muscles, grinding of the teeth, abdominal pain, frequent urination, weakness, staggering, violent struggling and bellowing, and terminal spasms.
The elevated urea was discovered through internal plant review. Purina has not received any complaints or reports of illness or death to date. Should customers have any remaining feed from these lots, immediately discontinue feeding.
Customers can find the lot number on the sewing strip of each bag. Retailers are being contacted and told to immediately quarantine any remaining recalled product and notify customers who purchased the product. Customers who purchased this product should return remaining bags to their retailer
For more information on the product recall, contact Customer Service at 1-800-227-8941. The number is staffed 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time Monday through Friday.
Company Contact Information
- Customer Service
- Brooke Dillon
- (651) 202-1670
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Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and based on information collected before November 18, 2011. This document summarizes comments received from business and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve System and is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve officials.
Overall economic activity increased at a slow to moderate pace since the previous report across all Federal Reserve Districts except St. Louis, which reported a decline in economic activity. District reports indicated that consumer spending rose modestly during the reporting period. Motor vehicle sales increased in a number of Districts, and tourism showed signs of strength. Business service activity was flat to higher since the previous report. Manufacturing activity expanded at a steady pace across most of the country. Overall bank lending increased slightly since the previous report, and home refinancing grew at a more rapid pace. Changes in credit standards and credit quality varied across Districts. Residential real estate activity generally remained sluggish, and commercial real estate activity remained lackluster across most of the nation. Single family home construction was weak and commercial construction was slow. Districts mostly reported favorable agricultural conditions. Activity in the energy and mining sectors increased since the previous report.
Hiring was generally subdued, although some firms with open positions reported difficulty finding qualified applicants. Wages and salaries remained stable across Districts. Overall price increases remained subdued, and some cost pressures were reported to have eased.
Consumer Spending and Tourism
District reports indicated that consumer spending increased modestly, on balance, during the reporting period. Kansas City reported that consumer spending strengthened, while retail sales rebounded in Richmond. Gains in retail sales were noted in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. Boston reported that retailers' estimates of 2011 sales were generally more positive than they were at the beginning of October, while same-store sales in New York were mostly on or ahead of plan. Meanwhile, in Dallas, retail sales growth moderated, and Atlanta and St. Louis reported weaker activity. A few Districts noted that recent colder weather had spurred apparel sales. Inventory levels were generally at desired or comfortable levels in New York and Dallas. Retailers in Atlanta continued with tight inventory management practices, and retailers in Richmond were cautious regarding inventory and expansion. In Kansas City, inventories were above year-earlier levels. Holiday sales were generally expected to be flat or to increase modestly over a year ago in Cleveland, Atlanta, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Dallas, and San Francisco. In Philadelphia, high-end, online, and outlet retailers were the most optimistic for holiday sales, while retailers in Chicago expected to use extended promotional periods and heavy discounting to keep traffic volumes steady.
Motor vehicle sales increased in a number of Districts. Gains in auto sales were noted in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Minneapolis. Chicago also reported gains in sales during October, but noted the pace of sales slowed in November and that dealers suspected consumers may be waiting for potential end-of-year deals. Upstate New York dealers reported that sales were steady to stronger and that dealers' service and parts departments continued to perform well. Auto sales were solid in Kansas City, while demand held steady in Dallas. Inventory levels were generally lean or lower than dealers would like in Philadelphia, Cleveland, and St. Louis. In Dallas, vehicle inventories had mostly normalized, while inventory levels increased in Kansas City. Both Philadelphia and Dallas noted supply disruptions for some foreign nameplates due to the flooding in Thailand.
Tourism showed signs of strength. New York and Atlanta described tourism as robust and strong, while activity increased in Minneapolis and posted moderate improvement in Richmond. Boston noted that the travel and tourism sector continued to see strength in overseas and business travel, while discretionary domestic leisure spending was fueled by the affluent customer. In Richmond, tourism was largely flat, but some contacts were cautiously optimistic about the winter season. Airline contacts in Dallas expected to see stable demand through year-end. Strength in hotel bookings and occupancy were noted in Boston, New York, Richmond, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and San Francisco.
Business service activity was flat to higher since the previous report. Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and Kansas City reported increased activity. St. Louis was mixed, while Richmond, Chicago, and San Francisco indicated overall flat activity. Dallas reported that demand for staffing services held steady at high levels. St. Louis reported that firms in business support services, medical research services, and transportation services announced plans to expand operations and hire new workers, while contacts in temporary help services, government services, and education services announced plans to decrease operations. San Francisco noted that sales continued to grow for providers of technology services, in particular for software applications used for mobile computing and communication devices.
Manufacturing activity grew at a steady pace across most of the country, with all Districts other than St. Louis reporting increases in orders, shipments, or production. Chicago, St. Louis, and San Francisco reported positive results in metals and fabrication, while Cleveland saw flat steel production and Philadelphia noted decreased demand for primary metals. Cleveland and Chicago reported increased auto production year over year, but Boston noted signs of slower auto component production. Dallas saw steady demand for electronics, computers, and high-technology goods, but San Francisco reported that demand for consumer electronics continued to decrease. Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Chicago saw increased production of energy-related products. For construction-related goods, Chicago and Minneapolis reported declining demand, while Dallas said demand was stable. Overall, St. Louis saw more plant closures than plant openings or expansions. Freight transportation volumes increased in Cleveland, held steady in Atlanta and Kansas City, and were mixed in Dallas.
Banking and Finance
Overall bank lending activity increased slightly since the previous report. New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Kansas City reported increased loan demand. Several Districts reported an increase in home refinancing activity. Richmond reported mixed loan activity. Boston noted plentiful financing and favorable terms for premier properties, while financing remains harder to obtain for riskier properties and for those in secondary and tertiary markets. Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas, and San Francisco noted relatively unchanged loans. Atlanta saw soft loan demand as companies continued to reduce their debt loads and limit expansion and capital improvement plans.
Changes in credit standards and credit quality varied across Districts. Philadelphia noted that credit quality continued to improve but at a slower rate. Kansas City saw stable or improving loan quality. Dallas noted that the quality of loans outstanding continued to improve, with contacts reporting a decline in problem loans. San Francisco saw a slight improvement in overall credit quality. Cleveland, Chicago, and St. Louis noted relatively unchanged credit quality. Boston, Richmond, and Atlanta saw some tightening of standards. In New York, bankers reported declining delinquency rates for commercial and industrial loans, but no change in delinquencies for other loan categories.
Real Estate and Construction
Overall residential real estate activity increased, but conditions were varied across Districts. Philadelphia, Richmond, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Dallas noted increased activity. New York, Boston, Cleveland, and San Francisco reported flat activity at relatively low levels. Atlanta and St. Louis indicated decreased sales. Residential construction remained sluggish. Single-family home construction remained weak, while multifamily construction picked up in New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, and Minneapolis. San Francisco remained "anemic," while St. Louis and Kansas City reported decreased activity.
Commercial real estate markets remained sluggish across most of the nation. Boston, New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, and San Francisco indicated roughly unchanged activity. Atlanta and Kansas City noted slight improvement. Philadelphia and Dallas indicated mixed activity. However, Richmond and St. Louis noted that vacancy rates increased. Commercial construction was somewhat mixed. Cleveland saw steady to slowly improving commercial construction; Chicago and Minneapolis experienced modest to moderate increases. New York and Philadelphia noted generally weak conditions; Richmond and St. Louis reported slow activity, although industrial construction picked up.
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Districts mostly reported favorable agricultural conditions. Harvests were ahead of pace or completed in Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Kansas City. The corn harvest was even with last year in Chicago and Minneapolis, while soybean production decreased. Wheat production was down dramatically in parts of the Minneapolis District. Corn and soybean yields were above average in the northern portions of the Kansas City District, but drought conditions severely cut crop production in the District's southern regions, and the winter wheat crops were in poor to fair condition. The severe drought in the Dallas District continued but eased slightly. Prices for most agricultural commodities except soybeans remained above year-earlier levels, and farm income increases were reported by Chicago, Minneapolis, and Kansas City. Export demand remains strong for agricultural products, particularly meat, but Dallas reported a recent decrease in demand for grain exports.
Activity in the energy and mining sectors increased since the previous report. Cleveland, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco saw increases in oil exploration. Cleveland and Dallas also reported growth in shale gas extraction. Coal production was flat in Cleveland and decreased slightly in St. Louis, though it is still up for the year. Minneapolis reported that more wind energy projects were planned. Mining activity increased in San Francisco and remained at elevated levels in Minneapolis.
Employment, Wages, and Prices
Hiring was generally subdued, but some firms with open positions reported difficulty finding qualified applicants. Stable employment levels or subdued hiring were mentioned by New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas. Assessments of labor market conditions were mixed in Richmond and St. Louis, while labor markets showed some signs of reduced availability of labor in Minneapolis. In Boston, demand for workers at services firms grew, but hiring among manufacturers was limited. In Kansas City, hiring plans among manufacturers remained solid, while expectations of future hiring among manufacturers in Philadelphia nearly doubled. Meanwhile, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, and Minneapolis noted that some firms looking to fill open positions were having difficulty finding qualified workers, particularly for high-skilled manufacturing and technical positions. Atlanta noted there was growing concern that the skills of the unemployed were deteriorating.
Wages and salaries remained stable across Districts, although some exceptions were noted. In Cleveland, wage pressures emerged for truck drivers as the pool of available drivers shrank relative to job openings. Manufacturing wage growth strengthened in Richmond, while hiring stabilized and the average workweek was unchanged. Some wage growth was noted among the highly skilled trades in Atlanta. In Minneapolis, wages increased sharply at some fast food restaurants in western North Dakota. Kansas City reported that some energy and information technology firms raised wages for skilled workers; Dallas reported the same for airlines and a few construction-related manufacturers. San Francisco noted persistent upward pressure on benefit costs, especially for employee health care.
Overall price increases remained subdued, and some cost pressures were reported to have eased. Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, and Kansas City noted a moderation in input cost pressures. In Cleveland, manufacturers' reports on changes in raw materials prices were mixed; the transportation sector noted higher prices for tires, parts, and equipment; and fuel prices exhibited some volatility. Richmond reported that raw materials, retail, and services prices grew at a somewhat faster pace. Restaurants in Kansas City expected higher menu prices due to rising food costs. In Dallas, prices for new cars rose slightly, and staffing and legal services firms noted modest increases in billing rates, but natural gas prices remained low. San Francisco reported a recent uptick in the prices for energy inputs, particularly oil, and for assorted food items at the retail level. Atlanta noted that most businesses had limited ability to pass on increases in input prices from earlier in the year.
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Most business contacts in the First District continue to report year-over-year revenue increases, but an uncertain outlook. Responding retailers cite mixed results and increased optimism about 2012; manufacturing contacts, by contrast, say they are uncertain about the outlook even though most current results remain good. Software and IT services companies continue to see good demand growth, while results are mixed, though mostly positive, for staffing firms. Real estate markets remain subdued. With the exception of software and IT services, contacts say their firms are doing mostly replacement hiring; some cite difficulty in filling specific skilled jobs. Cost pressures are said to be modest.
Retail and Tourism
First District retailers contacted in mid-November express less uncertainty about recent business trends than they did in early October; their estimates of 2011 annual sales are generally more positive and the 2012 outlook is more optimistic than last time. One large retailer selling both durable and nondurable goods reports that third quarter comparable store sales were up 3 percent over 2010:Q3. Another durable goods retailer reports that sales in recent weeks have been almost 5 percent above what they consider the benchmark for a solid sales week. Notably, a couple of contacts who last time expected 2011 sales gains of 4 percent or 6.5 percent from 2010 have now revised their estimates upward to between 7.5 percent and 8 percent. With one exception, responding consumer-goods retailers expect final 2011 sales to range from 6 percent to 8 percent over 2010, but one foresees annual 2011 sales to track 1 percent to 9 percent lower than 2010. Respondents say that consumers are regaining some confidence, although such comments are still tempered with caution, particularly regarding durable goods purchases. Budgeted pay increases range from 2 percent to 3.3 percent. Some contacts report ongoing wholesale price increases, while others say cost increases have moderated.
The travel and tourism sector continues to see strength in overseas and business travel, while discretionary domestic leisure spending is fueled by the affluent consumer. One weak spot is booking for end-of-the-year holiday parties. Hotel bookings for 2012 remain strong. The September tourism slowdown noted in the last round of calls seems to have been temporary. This contact continues to expect 2011 tourism growth of 5 percent to 8 percent over 2010 and predicts 2012 tourism revenues to be 10 to 12 percent above 2011.
Manufacturing and Related Services
The First District manufacturing picture remains mixed. On the whole, contacts report relatively strong performance continuing in recent months, but ongoing concern about potential weakness in the global economy is tempering growth forecasts and leading to only limited capital investment and hiring activity. Of the firms contacted this month, all but one recorded sales growth year-on-year and many report double-digit growth. The growth is broad-based geographically; most firms report strongest growth in Asia, followed by domestic sales, but even Europe results remain fairly robust, despite the sovereign debt crisis. One contact making laboratory instruments commented that "reports of Europe's demise are premature" but others are less sanguine about Europe. A major supplier to the auto industry reports a September year-on-year sales decline in Europe of 7 percent, but a year-to-date European sales increase of 11 percent, only slightly less than the almost-13 percent recorded in Asia.
The pricing picture continues to improve. Materials price increases and shortages that characterized the sector in 2010 are said to have largely subsided. One contact in the chemical business says that input costs are "falling like a rock" and attributes the attenuation to China "putting the brakes on." A semiconductor contact says that while the price escalation and shortages of rare-earth elements endemic at the beginning of the year are no longer a problem, prices remain high. A laboratory-instrument maker says that high energy prices are leading them to shift freight from air to ships. In general, contacts say they have little trouble passing price increases on to customers. Respondents who cite falling input prices also report increased downward price pressures on the output side.
Manufacturers in the First District are hiring in general but not a lot; most report hiring only selectively to fill vacancies. Only one firm is laying off workers. A contact supplying the auto industry had planned to increase headcount 3 percent in 2012 but has now decided to freeze hiring, approving no new positions and abandoning approved but unfilled positions. Several firms cite trouble finding qualified staff, generally for technical positions, with one contact in the industrial motor business saying that larger firms are "poaching" machinists from a North Carolina plant. A pharmaceutical firm reports problems finding technical staff and also accountants and other less specialized skills.
Contacts do not, in general, report any major changes to their capital spending plans. Several firms mention increased expenditure on information technology, including two who are installing new ERP (enterprise resource planning) software systems. One contact in industrial distribution said that the purpose of the increased investment is to "grow the business without increasing headcount." Several firms report significant capital expenditures overseas, generally with the goal of supplying overseas markets.
The outlook for 2012 is very cloudy. Virtually all of our manufacturing contacts express misgivings. Some are concerned about the crisis in Europe but others express the vague fears that have characterized our conversations over the last 18 months. A contact in the semiconductor industry says there is less "visibility" than at any previous juncture. Most firms have not officially revised their forecasts for 2012 and continue to plan for growth. A chemical industry contact says he is "following his head and not his stomach" because, by the numbers, 2012 looks promising but his experience and intuition tell him otherwise. A contact in the industrial motor business says that their "book-to-bill" ratio is 1.07, so backlog is growing, but he describes himself as "worried."
Software and Information Technology Services
New England software and information technology contacts report continued growth, with year-over-year revenue increases ranging from mid-single digits to 20 percent in the most recent quarter. Contacts report upticks in demand across the board, including in the manufacturing, financial, and medical sectors. Increased activity has led all contacts to increase their headcounts relative to a year ago, many by over 5 percent; at the same time, many report continued difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified software engineers, programmers, and sales personnel. Respondents report annual wage increases for most employees between 3 percent and 5 percent, with one firm increasing the wages of software engineers by more. Many contacts express renewed concerns regarding the federal budget and the European debt crisis. Nonetheless, First District software and IT contacts are generally more optimistic than they were three months ago. With strong order pipelines, most are expecting revenue in early 2012 to be 10 percent to 20 percent higher than in early 2011.
First District staffing contacts report mixed activity through the end of October, with some experiencing downticks and others posting modest increases. Year-over-year revenue changes vary widely, from flat to up by more than 25 percent. Labor demand is generally flat relative to three months ago, although a few contacts report upticks in the software-IT, manufacturing, and legal sectors. Demand for permanent and temporary-to-permanent hiring continues to grow. Supply of high-end labor remains tight in the region, and a few contacts report difficulty finding medical assistants, CNC operators, and welders. Bill rates and pay rates are steady or up slightly, with most contacts attributing increases to more high-end placements as well as a tight supply of skilled workers. First District staffing contacts say they believe that the labor market is performing better in New England than in the nation as a whole; they express hope for more consistent growth in 2012.
Commercial Real Estate
The majority of contacts in the First District describe conditions in commercial real estate markets as roughly unchanged since the last report, although some note small improvements in fundamentals. In Hartford, vacancy rates for Class A downtown office space continue to hover around 20 percent and leasing demand remains muted in light of a flat labor market. In Boston, office leasing activity is roughly steady at a moderate pace, although tenants reportedly lack a sense of urgency to sign deals. Boston's Back Bay and East Cambridge submarkets continue to show strong demand and relatively low vacancy rates, with the result that rents on Class A office space in Back Bay now exceed those for comparable space in Boston's financial district, where vacancy rates remain in the mid-teens. Portland saw modest absorption of retail and Class B office space and in recent weeks amid strong overall leasing volume, while some new vacancies arose in the Class A office market. Leasing demand tapered off in recent weeks in Providence, as suburban Rhode Island experienced a modest uptick in leasing activity.
The investment sales market remains strong in Boston, as prices edge slightly higher for prime office and apartment buildings. Apartment construction in greater Boston remains very active, with numerous developments in progress and more new buildings in the pipeline, although other construction activity remains limited throughout the region. The lending environment continues to offer plentiful financing--and on increasingly favorable terms--for premier properties, especially in Boston, while financing remains harder to obtain for riskier properties and those in secondary and tertiary markets.
Residential Real Estate
Sales activity in New England for single-family homes and condominiums continues to languish according to contacts throughout the region. Sales figures rose moderately in September compared to a year ago, but these increases reflect several months of dismal sales following the expiration of the tax credit in mid-2010. Respondents say housing market conditions have remained largely unchanged in the last several months. Most contacts characterize the market as stable and consistent, but believe the beginning of a recovery remains fairly distant. While low interest rates have made financing more affordable to qualified homebuyers, contacts report tighter credit standards as a constraint. The median sale price of homes also rose in September from a year earlier in the region, except for Rhode Island, where prices have been below year-earlier levels for several months. October data for the Greater Boston area, by contrast, show a 10.5 percent year-over-year decline in the median sale price of homes.
Outlooks for the remainder of the year are mixed, with some contacts anticipating 2011 sales falling short of last year and others predicting sales to reach last year's level. Respondents expect relatively stable prices in the coming months, but note the possibility of moderate declines.
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Second District--New York
The Second District's economy has continued to grow slowly since the last report, while the labor market has generally been stable. Manufacturers report that general business conditions and employment levels have been steady in recent weeks but that they plan to add workers in the months ahead. Consumer spending has continued to expand at a moderate pace: auto dealers report that sales were steady to stronger in October, non-auto retail contacts report that sales have been on or ahead of plan, and tourism activity has been generally robust. Home sales and prices have generally held steady since the last report, though rental markets continued to strengthen. Commercial real estate markets have shown slight signs of softening. New York City financial firms continue to face adverse business conditions and have announced impending layoffs. Finally, bankers report a pickup in demand for commercial mortgage loans, continued tightening in credit standards, and lower delinquency rates on commercial and industrial loans.
Non-auto retailers report that same store sales were mostly on or ahead of plan in October and the first half of November but little changed from a year earlier. Contacts at major malls in upstate New York indicate that sales activity was mixed in October but appeared to improve in the early part of November. One large retail chain indicates that sales in the region were down slightly from a year earlier in October and early November but still somewhat ahead of plan. Retail inventories are generally said to be at desired levels, while prices are reported to be flat to down slightly. Auto dealers in upstate New York report that sales were steady to stronger in October and that dealers' service and parts departments continue to perform well.
Consumer confidence has weakened noticeably since the last report. Both Siena College's October survey of New York State residents and the Conference Board's survey covering the Middle Atlantic states (NY, NJ, PA) show consumer confidence falling to its lowest level in more than a year. Tourism activity has been generally robust since the last report. Albany-area hotels report strong improvement in occupancy rates in September. New York City hotels report that occupancy rates were steady at about 90 percent in September and October--up modestly from 2010 levels; room rates were up roughly 4 percent from a year earlier in October and total revenues were up about 6 percent. However, Broadway theaters report that attendance fell 5-10 percent below year ago levels in October and early November--in part reflecting fewer shows open this year. Still, total revenues have continued to run ahead of 2010 levels, reflecting double-digit percentage increases in revenues per show.
Construction and Real Estate
Residential real estate markets have been stable, on balance, since the last report, while home construction activity remains low--particularly for single-family homes. New York City's rental market continues to strengthen: asking rents remained on an upward trend up in October and were up 5 to 10 percent from comparable 2010 levels. Scattered reports from elsewhere in the District also point to strengthening rental markets. Co-op and condo prices in Manhattan and Brooklyn were mostly steady since the last report, while transactions activity dipped in October but turned up in early November. In northern New Jersey, home prices are reported to be down modestly, hampered by a glut of distressed properties; while fewer home mortgages are moving into delinquency status recently, there remains a large overhang of distressed properties. New home construction remains at a low level, with multi-family rental buildings accounting for most new development--in both New York City and northern New Jersey. Buffalo-area Realtors report steady home sales activity but some downward drift in prices; they also note a pickup in traffic at open houses.
Commercial real estate markets have been steady to slightly weaker since the last report. Office vacancy rates in both midtown and downtown Manhattan ticked up in October; the average asking rent continued to climb, but this is attributed to the fact that much of the space recently coming on the market is in high-priced buildings. A contact in western New York State reports that commercial leasing activity remains flat, while commercial construction activity has picked up slightly but remains sluggish; credit availability continues to be a restraining factor for the market.
Other Business Activity
According to an industry contact, financial sector conditions remain adverse, with several thousand layoffs reportedly in the pipeline in the New York City area. This contact notes that regulatory uncertainty is hampering planning and causing shifts in resources among areas. While securities firms are reducing headcounts overall, they are still hiring in the legal and compliance areas. A major New York City employment agency reports that the job market has held steady since the last report with hiring activity described as moderate in October. Starting salaries have remained stable over the past year.
Both manufacturers and service-sector firms continue to report stable employment levels but indicate plans to increase headcounts, on balance, over the next six months. Manufacturing firms across New York State report that general business conditions have held steady over the past month, and they express increased optimism about the near term outlook. Non-manufacturing contacts are also increasingly optimistic about the near-term outlook, though less so than manufacturers.
Small to medium-sized banks in the District report increased demand for commercial mortgages but no change in demand in other loan categories. Bankers also reported an increase in the demand for refinancing. Respondents report tightening credit standards in all categories except residential mortgages, for which they indicate no change. Tightening of standards was most prevalent for commercial mortgages. Contacts report decreases in spreads of loan rates over costs of funds for all loan categories. Respondents also indicate widespread decreases in average deposit rates. Bankers report declining delinquency rates for commercial and industrial loans, but no change in delinquencies for the other loan categories.
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Business activity in the Third District has returned to a path of slow overall growth since the previous Beige Book. Following unusual weather disruptions from an earthquake, a hurricane, and a tropical storm during late summer, the region was visited again � this time by a rare early season snowstorm. The weekend storm caused widespread electric utility outages and disrupted business, but the cold weather ultimately triggered shoppers' interest for the winter season. Since the last Beige Book, manufacturing activity has grown modestly, but steadily. Retailers reported renewed growth in year-over-year sales. Motor vehicle dealers experienced strong year-over-year sales growth; however, Thailand's recent widespread flooding has caused another supply disruption of auto parts. Third District banks have reported slight growth in loan volume outstanding since the last Beige Book. On balance, new home sales continued below year-ago levels, while construction activity strengthened since the last Beige Book. Reports from commercial real estate contacts were more mixed by sector and location, but slightly positive overall. Service-sector firms reported generally modest growth. Price pressures remained contained for most sectors but continued to strain profit margins in all but a few sectors.
Most Third District business contacts had already lowered their expectations over the past few months--projecting slow to flat growth through year-end. Ongoing uncertainty since the previous Beige Book has not significantly altered their outlook. Manufacturers still expect a modest rise in shipments and orders during the next six months. Retailers are hopeful for stronger sales, and auto dealers are uncertain; both have lean inventory plans. Most banking and residential real estate contacts had lowered their expectations before the last Beige Book. Commercial real estate contacts and service-sector firms continue to plan for slow growth; however, uncertainty has increased.
Since the last Beige Book, Third District manufacturers have reported modest increases in new orders and shipments. However, the improvement was uneven across and within sectors. Steady, modest growth was reported by various firms that supply or serve manufacturers. These firms expect continued overall growth from their manufacturing clients, despite citing ongoing small factory closures. Firms experiencing growth often cited business returning from China and India, or other market share gains. Other firms cited growth from Marcellus shale gas activity or from new product launches. Factors cited as impeding growth included underfunded public infrastructure, work going to China and India, and ongoing political uncertainty. The makers of food products, lumber and wood products, and primary metals reported declining product demand. Much of their decline is seasonal; they retained positive expectations.
Third District manufacturers expect business conditions to improve during the next six months, despite persistent uncertainties. Since the last Beige Book, the general outlook has improved substantially, with few firms expecting a decline, while most are divided between no change and some increase. Expectations of capital spending and future hiring have nearly doubled among area manufacturers.
Third District retailers reported October sales gains compared with September as well as with year-ago levels. Cold weather and an early snowstorm triggered buying of sweaters and other cold weather gear. Prospects for holiday sales vary with the market segment. High-end, online, and outlet retailers are most optimistic. However, a concern was expressed over supply disruptions to some consumer electronics from the flooding in Thailand. Beyond the holiday season, a conventional mall retail contact expects sales to be down in 2012 from 2011, while an outlet mall contact anticipates new mall openings in the fall of 2012 and in 2013.
Auto sales continued to grow steadily in October, according to Third District auto dealers. The sellers' market also continued � boosting profits � as used cars remained scarce and as supply disruptions are recurring for Honda and Toyota, this time from Thailand's floods. Inventories remained lean. Pent-up demand for Japanese models may delay a return to normal price competition until well after supply has normalized.
Third District bankers have reported slight overall growth in loan volumes since the previous Beige Book. However, one banker described margins being squeezed as banks compete for share in a flat market. Another indicated they were picking up loans as foreign banks retreated from the market. Prompted by low interest rates, the strongest loan growth occurred in commercial real estate, home equities, and home mortgages, especially refinancings. C&I lending was flat. Credit quality continues to improve but at a slower rate. Among Third District bankers interviewed in November, business plans for 2012 assume further modest loan growth and challenging competition within markets.
Real Estate and Construction
Residential building activity has increased somewhat since the previous Beige Book, while reports on existing homes sales indicated no change. Existing sales remain lower than last year's levels. Large print ads recently touted record low interest rates, low prices, and high affordability, possibly prompting the flurry of activity noted by one New Jersey builder. Buyers selected mostly a range of mid- to high-priced build-to-suit homes. These price points were also strong for a Pennsylvania builder as were lower-priced multifamily townhomes aimed at move-up and entry-level buyers. One builder noted that producers of many construction materials have shut down and that the supply stream will require 12 to 18 months to start up again after demand for residential construction picks up. There is no change in the relatively weak outlook among builders and real estate agents.
Nonresidential real estate sectors reported mixed results with leasing strength in select markets but few gains in construction. Investment interest has strengthened in multifamily properties, while leasing activity grew for trophy office space (desired by large legal firms) and for research facilities (for new and expanding biotechnology firms). Demand for retail space continues to weaken. Public infrastructure spending remains low. Beyond generally weak demand, an architect cites regulatory burdens for permits and financing as barriers. New construction or renovation plans are mostly limited to institutional, life sciences, multifamily, and warehousing sectors in select markets. Some construction activity for warehousing represents site relocations within the three-state region. Construction/maintenance work has also slowed in advance of three anticipated oil refinery shutdowns. The overall outlook for demand of nonresidential space is for continued slow growth.
Third District service-sector firms have reported modest growth since the last Beige Book. Advertising was noted as a little soft with a particular weakness in retail. Freight volumes continue to grow, reaching pre-recession levels, according to a logistics firm. Staffing firms indicated that demand is slowing and that virtually all new placements are on a temporary or contract basis, rather than permanent, full-time hires. High-skilled workers, ranging from welders to new hires with business intelligence skills, remain in short supply. Staffing contacts expected little or no improvement by year's end; one was also less bullish for 2012.
Prices and Wages
Few price changes have been reported since the previous Beige Book. One broad business sector supplier announced widespread price hikes for early December. Pricing power remains favorable for freight shippers and auto dealers. Most other sectors report very tight margins, although cost factors have generally remained flat. A few exceptions include cotton products for retailers and drywall for builders. Many bankers, builders, and leasing agents continued to report expectations for concessions from borrowers, buyers, and renters, respectively. Staffing firms reported no upward pressure on wages.
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Business activity in the Fourth District expanded at a modest pace since our last report. Manufacturers reported that new orders and production were stable. Single-family home building remained sluggish, while construction of multi-family housing rose. Inquiries to nonresidential builders picked up some, but backlogs are still low. Retail sales increased slightly. Auto dealers described sales of new and used vehicles as very good. Shale gas drilling and production continued to expand. Freight transport volume was stable. The demand for business credit grew moderately, while consumer loan demand was weak.
Hiring remains at a low level across almost all industry sectors. Staffing-firm representatives reported modest growth in the number of new job openings and placements, with vacancies concentrated in professional business services and energy. Wage pressures are contained. Respondents noted some upward pressure on prices, especially for metals and petroleum-based products.
New orders and production at District factories were stable along seasonal trends during the past six weeks. Compared to year-ago levels, output was mainly higher. Most of our contacts are cautious in their outlook but expect little change in demand during the upcoming months. Steel producers and service centers reported that shipping volume was steady or slightly lower, with demand being driven by energy and industrial equipment industries. Steel representatives remain hopeful that current volume can be maintained, although some seasonal slowing is expected. District auto production held steady in October on a month-over-month basis. Compared to year-ago levels, output rose moderately, more so for domestic nameplates.
Manufacturers remain committed to their capital spending plans, with many steel companies expecting to increase outlays during the upcoming months. Capacity utilization remains below normal at most factories, while steel producers saw their utilization rates at or near normal levels. Inventories are in line with sales for a majority of our contacts. Reports on raw materials prices were mixed. Half of our respondents said that prices were steady or declining; others told us that prices continue to rise, but at a slower rate than earlier in the year. Increases were mainly associated with metals and petroleum-based products. Changes in raw materials prices were passed through to customers. New hiring remains at a low level. Those adding to payrolls found it difficult to recruit highly skilled workers. Wage pressures are contained.
Single-family home construction remained sluggish, while activity in multi-family housing and remodeling expanded. Sales contracts were mainly in the move-up price-point categories. Several builders reported that difficulty in obtaining financing is preventing them from adding to their spec inventory. Little change is expected in residential building for the next one to two years. Not much difference was seen in the list prices or discounting of new houses since our last report. The pickup in hiring by general contractors that occurred late in the summer has diminished.
Activity in nonresidential construction for small to medium-size builders was described as steady or slowly improving. While the number of inquiries has picked up recently, the biggest challenge facing builders at this time is adding backlog. One contractor commented that the incubation period for public infrastructure projects can be as long as five years. Construction contracts were primarily in education, manufacturing, energy, and research and development. Looking forward, builders expect modest growth at best during the next six months. We heard several reports of upward pressure on prices for copper and steel, though the price of lumber declined. Construction managers are in the process of laying off seasonal workers.
Retailers saw a slight improvement in sales during October, when compared to September's results, with several of our contacts noting a pickup in purchases of cold-weather-related items and home furnishings. Transactions were also ahead of last year's levels, mainly in the mid-single digits. Looking ahead to the holiday shopping season, retailers expect stronger sales on a year-over-year basis. We continued to hear numerous reports about upward pressure on supplier costs, particularly for packaging, fuel, and agricultural commodities. A few retailers reported that suppliers have held off passing through the entire price increase, but they may be less reluctant to do so in 2012. Retailers were also selective about passing through rising prices to consumers. Reports on profit margins were mixed. Capital budgets remain on plan. Most of our contacts said that outlays during 2012 will not change appreciably from this year's levels, and that they will be used mainly for technology enhancements, e-commerce investments, and remodeling. Little change in payrolls is expected at existing stores. Seasonal hiring at some stores will be slightly higher than in 2010.
Auto dealers characterized new-vehicle sales during October as very good, with most of our contacts reporting higher sales volume when compared to year-ago levels. Demand was strongest for fuel-efficient, less-expensive cars, and crossover vehicles. Inventories continue to be rebuilt but remain below what dealers would like. Dealers are cautious in their outlook due to uncertainty about the economy, and the availability of vehicles that consumers want to buy. Demand for used cars is up substantially since the beginning of October; prices remain elevated. Two dealers noted that there has been a sharp increase in manufacturers' incentives, which they attributed to the model-year changeover. The few dealers looking to hire reported that it is difficult to find qualified candidates, especially sales representatives and service technicians.
Demand for business loans showed a moderate improvement, although a few community bankers observed some weakening. Requests are being driven by energy, manufacturing, multi-family housing, and healthcare. Reports indicate continued downward pressure on interest rates for commercial credit. On the consumer side, our contacts described installment loan activity as flat or down; however, direct and indirect auto lending continued to show strength. Interest rates remain very competitive. Activity in the residential mortgage market has slowed since our last report, with most applicants looking to refinance. Many bankers noted a pickup in the number of applicants who are refinancing into 15-year mortgages. No changes were made to loan application standards. Overall core deposits continue to grow, although several bankers reported that the growth is being driven by business customers. Delinquencies were steady or declined across loan categories; any stress was mainly on the consumer side. Payrolls were stable, with little hiring expected in the near-term.
Conventional oil and natural gas production rose moderately during the past six weeks, while drilling was little changed. Our contacts were somewhat uncertain about future activity due to falling prices for natural gas. Well-head prices for oil were fairly stable. Activity in shale-gas extraction continued to expand. One report characterized production from confirmation wells drilled in Ohio's Utica shale as good. Coal output is expected to be stable for the remainder of this year, though increases are possible in 2012 as a result of growing demand from export markets and domestic utilities. There is some uncertainty surrounding utility demand due to abundant supplies of low-priced natural gas and regulatory compliance issues for coal-fired generators. Spot prices for coal showed normal fluctuations. Capital outlays are on target, with moderate increases projected by oil and gas companies in the upcoming months. The cost of production equipment and materials was flat during the past six weeks. Energy payrolls held steady.
On balance, freight transport volume was stable over the past six weeks and up slightly on a year-over-year basis. Rising demand was seen from the retail and energy (shale gas and coal) sectors. Our contacts expect volume to grow at a slow, steady pace in the near term. We heard numerous reports of rising prices for tires, parts, and equipment, and of some volatility in fuel prices. Much of the cost increase was recovered via fuel surcharges and rate adjustments when contracts came due. Capital outlays have accelerated during 2011 relative to prior-year levels. Spending is mainly to replace aging equipment and to support demand growth, especially from energy customers. All of our contacts reported hiring for driver replacement or adding capacity, although recruiting qualified drivers was difficult. Wage pressures are emerging due to a tightening of the driver pool.
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Recent reports on economic activity in the Fifth District mostly described conditions as either unchanged or slightly improved. The more upbeat reports came from the retail sector, which rebounded in November, and the tourism sector, which continued to post moderate improvement. The agricultural sector also enjoyed a good harvest. Reports on manufacturing activity indicated little change over the last month, following several months of contraction. Likewise, the service sector was generally characterized as being flat, although a few bright spots were noted. Other sectors, including finance and real estate, reported generally mixed conditions. We received a wide variety of reports on the labor market, ranging from lower employment in the retail sector to several firms having trouble finding workers. Retail prices rose more rapidly than in our last report, as did service prices and commodity input prices.
District manufacturing activity was little changed in November. Our latest survey showed virtually no change in shipments and orders across firms, after having indicated declining activity over the past four months. A furniture manufacturer reported a slight firming of new orders, but noted that cancellations had increased. He added that the net change was small and that uncertainty about the economy was holding back demand. Similarly, a textile mill producer said that his company expanded production to a seven-day workweek in order to accommodate new orders. Unfortunately, they ran out of yarn and cut back to a five-day week until suppliers could catch up. An electrical component producer said that flooding in Thailand had lowered production. He added that his company will have serious trouble meeting his customers' orders during the next three-to-six months. Also, an electrical equipment manufacturer cited a significant slowdown in order intake due to uncertain global economic situations. He stated that firms were slowing the rate of their order placement. Raw material prices grew at a somewhat faster pace than a month ago, according to survey respondents, while prices for finished goods grew more slowly.
Retail sales rebounded in recent weeks, with apparel and department store sales leading the improvement. However, some retail and wholesale contacts remained cautious regarding inventory and expansion. A contact at a large pharmacy in South Carolina and a distributor to department stores both reported solid sales growth. Several auto dealers reported stronger sales. A jeweler in Charlotte, North Carolina remained guarded about the economy, and remarked that he is "only buying what is necessary." In addition, a large chain store for homebuilder supplies plans more expansion overseas than domestically. Retail prices rose at a somewhat faster pace since our last report.
Firms reported generally flat revenues since our last report, although a few contacts indicated that demand strengthened. A Baltimore contact noted that local unemployment had reduced the demand for daycare services, and several advertising firms and telecommunications-related businesses reported little change in demand. In contrast, revenues were up significantly for some restaurateurs in the Charlotte, North Carolina region. In addition, a central North Carolina hospital began to add a broad range of specialty physicians and associated staff, and other District healthcare facilities hired technical personnel to meet changing federal requirements for healthcare facilities. Non-retail services prices rose more rapidly in recent weeks.
Loan demand in the District continued to be mixed. A major lender in the District reported that small business loans at his bank were improving, with much of the demand stemming from the need to expand production and upgrade office equipment and software. An official for a small bank cited a strengthening commercial loan pipeline, resulting from larger banks in his market area shedding customers. A banker who specializes in export financing noted an uptick in demand, but added that many small businesses were not able to meet the bank's lending standards. Several bankers noted continued strength in mortgage refinancing. However, few lenders were issuing new mortgages, and bottlenecks in the appraisal process were delaying closings. In contrast, a central Virginia banker described loan demand as relatively weak, with most applicants failing to meet qualification standards. And a banker on the Eastern Shore reported that loan demand remained weak, with "no demand for business expansion loans." Several bankers and small commercial contractors stated that getting approval for new construction loans was extremely difficult, due to tight credit standards and a poor outlook for profitability.
Indicators of real estate activity around the District were mixed since our last report. Several Realtors reported that sales activity had increased somewhat but housing prices were about the same or down slightly from a month ago. Brokers in Richmond and Fredericksburg noted many showings but few resulting contracts. Sales in the low price range were generally reported as faring much better than sales in the upper ranges. However, a contact in northern Virginia stated that sales at the upper end of the price range were doing much better in his area. A Realtor in the D.C. area said that his inventory and new listings were down considerably. In addition, a homebuilder in the Carolinas said that existing home sales continued to fall, but added that new home sales were up in Charleston, SC, which he attributed to empty nesters relocating to that area. Also, a custom builder in southern Maryland described his business as enjoying the biggest improvement in demand that he had seen in three years.
We received varied reports on commercial real estate and construction. While construction was generally weak throughout much of the District, several new manufacturing projects were announced in North Carolina. Smaller projects were being built faster due to abundant labor availability. Contractors reported that refurbishing of commercial properties was up in both Maryland and the Carolinas, but no one was adding new capacity. A general contractor in the Baltimore area reported that he was having his "best year ever" after partnering with a larger firm. However, a builder in the Baltimore area said that his market was flat. Also, a Virginia contractor noted that commercial and federal work has dried up in most areas of the state, with D.C. capturing much of what little work there is. A real estate manager in West Virginia reported that office demand in that state was down and construction activity was weak. A developer in North Carolina stated that many developers were running out of cash and that getting bank financing was a challenge. Finally, a Maryland developer noted that BRAC-related work was ending and his company had little backlog.
Assessments of labor market conditions were mixed since our last report. Several employment agencies reported average-to-somewhat-stronger demand for temporary workers in recent weeks, particularly in the information technology and manufacturing sectors. Finding skilled workers continued to be a major concern. A Virginia contact noted that skill shortages and unwillingness of candidates to move to his area were becoming an increasing problem for his firm. Similarly, a manufacturer in North Carolina stated that his company was "having a tough time hiring good people." He added that many workers would not accept a job because their unemployment benefits were too good. Another agent in North Carolina said mobility issues were a major concern because potential hires could not sell their homes. A builder in West Virginia was fearful that his area was losing critically skilled workers, who will be needed whenever the housing sector recovers. According to our latest survey, hiring was flat at services firms, and wage growth on average slowed. Retailers continued to shed employees, and average retail wages over the last month grew at about the same pace as in October. Hiring by manufacturers stabilized over the last month, while the average workweek was unchanged and wage growth strengthened.
Contacts generally reported slightly higher hotel bookings in recent weeks. A Myrtle Beach contact stated that higher hotel occupancy rates pushed up revenues, although the revenue gains remained below pre-recession highs. A contact in Annapolis, Maryland stated that local hotel bookings were up, but discounting was prevalent, and while the Annapolis Boat Show was well attended, sales there were light. A Virginia resort hotelier remarked that "the phones have been flooded, but people are still looking for the best deal." Tourism remained solid in other areas as well. For example, a hotel manager at a resort in western Virginia noted that season ski passes were selling at about the same rate as a year ago. Reservations were already being made for other local winter recreational events, and the weeks surrounding Christmas were booked. Contacts at District tourist attractions indicated that attendance rose since our last report. Most contacts reported no change in room rates.
Recent weather conditions allowed farmers to make steady progress in harvesting and small grain planting throughout most of the District. The corn harvest was nearing completion in Virginia and was winding down in Maryland, with farmers in those states saying that yields remained mostly good. The cotton harvest was getting into full swing in North Carolina and was ahead of schedule in South Carolina. In addition, the apple harvest was completed in Maryland and nearly completed in Virginia. Farmers in the District were harvesting their early soybean crop, which was reported to be in fair-to-good condition. Small grains had been planted and were off to a good start in much of the District.
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Sixth District business contacts described the economy as expanding at a modest pace in October through mid-November. Retailers noted sluggish sales growth compared with September; however, auto dealers continued to experience robust sales. Tourism activity remained a bright spot for most of the District. According to homebuilders and real estate brokers, sales of new and existing homes remained weak, and home prices continued to decline compared with September. Commercial real estate contractors and brokers noted a slight improvement in nonresidential activity. Manufacturers reported an increase in new orders but a modest decline in production. Lending conditions remained constrained as weak loan demand from businesses and consumers persisted. Reports from businesses suggest that hiring plans continue to be subdued and remain weighted toward hiring temporary or part-time labor. Most businesses reported a moderation in input cost pressures, but also noted limited ability to pass on increases in commodity and other input prices from earlier in the year.
Consumer Spending and Tourism
The majority of District retailers reported weaker activity in October through mid-November compared with September. However, most merchants said sales were flat to slightly up compared with a year ago. Inventory levels remained largely unchanged as stores have continued with tight inventory management practices. Retailers anticipate holiday sales to be flat to slightly up compared to the same time last year. Auto sales advanced further, with dealers noting double-digit growth compared with a year ago.
Tourism activity remained strong across the District. Hotel occupancy and room rates were up and convention bookings remained steady. Cruise line contacts reported full occupancy and increased onboard spending; however, advanced bookings were down as people made reservations closer to departure dates. In Florida, international tourists continued to bolster activity with increases in Latin American visitors offsetting declines in European vacationers. Overall, hospitality firms maintained an optimistic outlook regarding the upcoming holiday season.
Real Estate and Construction
Residential brokers indicated that sales softened in October through mid-November compared with September, but were flat to slightly up compared with weak levels from last year. Several brokers noted that potential buyers continued to face challenges securing financing, while others said that deals were falling through because of changes to appraised values or negative inspection results. Contacts continued to report declining home inventories; however, despite fewer available homes, foreclosures and elevated levels of bank-owned properties continued to put downward pressure on home prices. District brokers anticipate sales growth to be flat over the next several months.
District homebuilders indicated that new home sales and construction activity were flat to slightly down from the previous month and were slightly below weak levels from a year ago. Homebuilders continued to report that new home prices were largely unchanged compared with the previous month and a year ago. Builders anticipate single-family home construction activity to remain flat over the next several months. New activity in multifamily construction was reported in several District states. Contacts in South Florida signaled that condominium development was expected to get underway soon because of strong demand from foreign investors, many of whom pay with cash. Developers plan to cover costs by requiring a significant upfront payment from the purchasers before construction begins. The outlook for new home sales growth over the next several months was flat to slightly up compared with last year's weak levels.
The majority of District commercial real estate contacts noted modest improvement in nonresidential construction and leasing activity. Brokers reported that vacancy rates declined and that rents have begun to stabilize across much of the District. Contractors cited a small improvement in construction activity from earlier in the year. Most anticipate commercial real estate conditions to remain largely unchanged over the next several quarters.
Manufacturing and Transportation
Overall, District manufacturing activity weakened slightly from October through mid-November. Contacts reported a slight increase in new orders, but production declined modestly. Logistics firms noted that retailers had adopted vendor-managed inventories, requiring the supplier to hold inventories until products were ready to be sold. Some manufacturers indicated they were more likely to produce and distribute on a made-to-order basis rather than taking the chance of being caught with excess inventory.
Transportation companies reported that demand flattened across most industries. Few expect a significant increase in shipment volumes for the holidays compared with last year. Railway firms cited strong automotive shipments and very strong levels of coal cargoes destined for export. Air cargo carriers noted that they have lowered freight projections for the year because of lower demand and higher fuel costs. A few contacts anticipated modest capacity cuts in the near term.
Banking and Finance
Banking contacts described lending conditions as weak because of a combination of soft loan demand from qualified borrowers and strict regulatory requirements. Companies continued to reduce their debt loads and limited expansion plans and capital improvements.
An informal poll of our small business contacts revealed that a slim majority of mature firms received all or most of the full amount of money requested, while many young businesses reported applying for credit to expand their business but were either denied or offered unacceptable credit terms. Others were discouraged from applying for credit because of the expectation that they would either be denied or be offered unfavorable terms. Overall, 38 percent of all small businesses polled applied for credit, compared with 32 percent in our Q2 survey.
Employment and Prices
Contacts suggest that employment plans remained subdued across much of the District. Employers expect hiring to be modest, mostly to fill seasonal positions or critical vacancies caused by attrition. Many contacts noted plans to continue using temporary employees until there is a significant and sustained pickup in demand. Companies also indicated that they did not have any plans to cut employment further; employers felt that they had streamlined their operations as much as possible.
Firms did express having trouble filling both some low-skilled and highly specialized positions. Regarding the former, many contacts noted that entry-level positions were not being filled because applicants were unable to pass aptitude tests or background checks. As for the latter, many indicated recruiting top performers from other firms instead of drawing from the unemployed population. Overall, there was growing concern that the skills of the unemployed were deteriorating.
Apart from some reports of increases for highly skilled trades, wage growth remained subdued. Businesses reported a moderation in input cost pressures during October through mid-November. However, with the exceptions of manufacturing and some consumer goods markets, most noted limited ability to pass on increases in commodity and other input prices from earlier in the year. Margins remained tight, as contacts continued to characterize their customers as being very sensitive to upward price adjustments. As a result, most businesses continued to attempt to manage margins by focusing on minimizing their costs.
Natural Resources and Agriculture
Energy industry firms indicated that plans to invest in increased production capacity were proceeding. New drilling technologies have reduced costs and increased extraction capabilities for both oil and gas. In particular, contacts expressed that the cost of unconventional drilling continued to drop, allowing for more efficiencies and the ability to find and extract oil and gas.
Contacts reported strong overseas demand for proteins and related feeds. Farm land values in the District were mixed; crop land values changed slightly, while pasture land declined in some areas. To varying degrees, drought conditions persisted in much of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and the panhandle of Florida. In Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee cotton harvesting was ahead of the five-year average, while Alabama was slightly below the average.
* The report for the Sixth District (Atlanta) has been corrected to properly report changes in manufacturing production.
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The pace of economic activity in the Seventh District moderated in October and early November. While contacts generally were cautiously optimistic about the economic outlook, many also expressed concern over the increasingly risk adverse business environment. Consumer spending increased, while business spending was steady. Manufacturing production also increased, with growth leveling off over the reporting period. Construction was again subdued, although nonresidential construction increased slightly. Credit conditions were little changed. Wholesale price increases slowed, but there was some further pass-through to the retail level. Corn, soybean, and cattle prices were up from early October, while milk and hog prices were down.
Consumer spending increased in October and early November. Retailers reported moderate sales growth with consumers responding to an increase in promotions during the reporting period. Contacts expected retailers to use extended promotional periods and heavy discounting in an effort to keep traffic volumes steady over the upcoming holiday shopping season. Auto sales also increased in October, but the sales pace slowed in early November. Dealers indicated that consumers may be waiting to see what end-of-the year deals will be offered; they also were concerned that recent stock market volatility would weigh on consumer confidence and willingness to spend.
Business spending was steady in October and early November. Several manufacturers said that they were reluctant to build inventories, as the elevated uncertainty surrounding the European and Asian economies had led them to take a "hand-to-mouth" attitude towards ordering. In contrast, contacts generally reported moving ahead with planned purchases of equipment and software. Most, however, indicated that hiring plans remained limited. Labor market conditions deteriorated, with some additional layoffs announced and unemployment in the District edging higher. In addition, growth in billable hours continued to moderate for staffing and professional services, although one staffing firm noted that permanent placements were increasing offsetting some of the decline in the demand for temporary workers.
Construction and Real Estate
Construction activity was again subdued in October and early November. Residential real estate conditions remained depressed. Builders reported very little new single-family home construction, and showroom traffic was steady at a low level. Multi-family construction was stronger in comparison. Nonresidential construction increased moderately. Contacts cited continued growth in the industrial sector and an uptick in demand for medical and professional office space, while retail construction remained very slow. Commercial real estate conditions were little changed on balance with only a slight decline in vacancy rates reported.
Growth in manufacturing production increased further in October before leveling off in early November. Demand for heavy equipment remained strong, led by robust activity in the energy sector. Contacts expected the growth in demand for equipment to moderate going forward, but also noted that the need to replace aging capital would continue to boost demand into next year. Manufacturers of specialty industrial metals also reported greater activity, driven in large part by the auto sector and exports. Auto production in the District continued to steadily improve, although the recent flooding in Thailand was reported to have challenged supply chains and impeded the recovery of dealer inventories of Japanese vehicles. Several contacts cited concerns that going forward moderately higher production levels would begin to strain capacity in the supply chain. In contrast, capacity utilization in the steel industry decreased, and orders coming into service centers were described as spotty. Furthermore, manufacturers of household appliances and construction materials reported declining demand.
Banking and Finance
Credit conditions were little changed on balance during the reporting period. Volatility in equity markets remained elevated, and some additional flight to quality further boosted the demand for Treasury debt. Contacts noted the bankruptcy filing of MF Global Holdings Ltd. was disruptive for the company's former clients, with missing funds and uncertainty about the status of their futures and options positions limiting their ability to manage risk. Corporate funding costs generally edged lower as spreads narrowed relative to low benchmark interest rates. Banking contacts indicated that business loan demand continued to be muted by clients' reluctance to take on growth-oriented projects due to economic and political uncertainty. In addition, the lower liquidity in high yield and term loan markets did not seem to be causing much substitution of leveraged financing from bond and syndicated loan markets into individual bank loans. Business loan quality was noted to be stabilizing, with little additional improvement expected in the near-term.
Prices and Costs
Cost pressures remained elevated, even though raw materials prices declined further in October and early November. Steel prices, in particular, moved lower over the reporting period. Contacts again reported extended lead times for specialty metals. In addition, tires were reported to be in shortage, with a contact indicating tight supplies are likely to persist until new plants come on-line in 2013. Wholesale price increases slowed, but cost pressures remained elevated for food, fabrics, diesel fuel, and shipping. Retailers reported they were absorbing most of these higher costs in their margins, but some pass-through to downstream prices continued. Wage pressures remained moderate.
The corn and soybean harvests were running ahead of pace in the District, though yields were coming in below trend. For the District as a whole, more bushels of corn were harvested than a year ago, but soybean production was down. Crop storage on farms increased, as many farmers are expecting to sell their crops for higher prices in the future. This higher farm storage has led to relatively lighter supplies at grain elevators for this time of year, and end users, including ethanol plants, faced the prospect of higher prices. Corn, soybean, and cattle prices were up from early October, while milk and hog prices were down. With the exception of soybeans, these prices were up from last year, boosting farm incomes. There was another surge in farmland values and cash rental rates for the District.
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Eighth District--St. Louis
The economy of the Eighth District has slowed since our previous report. Manufacturing activity has declined, while reports of activity in the services sector have continued to be mixed. Retail sales in September and October declined slightly over year-earlier levels, and auto sales increased over the same period. Residential real estate market activity has continued to decline, while commercial real estate market conditions have been mixed. Overall lending at a sample of large District banks was unchanged during the three-month period ending in October.
Contacts reported that retail sales in September and October were down slightly, on average, over year-earlier levels. About 46 percent of the retailers saw increases in sales, while 37 percent saw decreases and 17 percent saw no changes. Roughly 57 percent of the retailers reported that sales levels met their expectations, 33 percent reported that sales were below expectations, and 10 percent reported that sales were above expectations. About 17 percent of the retailers reported that their inventories were too high, while 9 percent reported that their inventories were too low. The sales outlook through the end of the year was mostly optimistic: About 58 percent of the retailers expect sales to increase over 2010 levels, while 29 percent expect sales to decrease and 13 percent expect sales to be similar to last year's sales.
Car dealers in the District reported that sales in September and October were up, on average, compared with last year's sales. About 46 percent of the car dealers surveyed saw increases in sales, while 33 percent saw decreases and 21 percent saw no changes. Twenty-five percent of the car dealers reported that new car sales had increased relative to used car sales, while 21 percent reported the opposite. Roughly 29 percent of contacts reported an increase in sales of low-end vehicles relative to high-end vehicles, while 13 percent reported the opposite. Thirty-three percent of the car dealers surveyed reported that their inventories were too low, while 13 percent reported that their inventories were too high. The sales outlook through the end of the year was somewhat optimistic: 50 percent of the car dealers expect sales to increase over 2010 levels, while 25 percent expect sales to decrease and 25 percent expect sales to be similar to last year's sales.
Manufacturing and Other Business Activity
Manufacturing activity has declined since our previous report. Several manufacturers reported plans to close plants and decrease operations in the near future, while a smaller number of contacts reported plans to open plants or expand operations. Firms in the primary metal product, surgical appliance and supplies, small engine, paper, and cleaning compound manufacturing industries announced plans to decrease operations and lay off workers. Additionally, a major firm in the refrigeration equipment manufacturing industry announced plans to close a plant and lay off a large number of workers. In contrast, firms in the fabricated metal product, clothing, appliance, hair care product, and air conditioning manufacturing industries announced plans to hire new employees.
Reports of activity in the District's services sector have continued to be mixed since our previous survey. Firms in business support services, medical research services, and transportation services announced plans to expand operations and hire new workers. In contrast, contacts in temporary help services, government services, and education services announced plans to decrease operations in the District and lay off employees.
Real Estate and Construction
Home sales continued to decline throughout most of the Eighth District. Compared with the same period in 2010, September 2011 year-to-date home sales were down 5 percent in Memphis, 6 percent in St. Louis, 7 percent in Louisville, and 9 percent in Little Rock. Residential construction also continued to decrease throughout the District. September 2011 year-to-date single-family housing permits decreased in the majority of the District metro areas compared with the same period in 2010. Permits decreased 10 percent in Memphis, 23 percent in St. Louis, 19 percent in Louisville, and 25 percent in Little Rock.
Commercial and industrial real estate market conditions varied throughout the District. Compared with the second quarter of 2011, third quarter 2011 suburban office vacancy rates increased in Little Rock and Louisville but decreased in St. Louis and Memphis. The downtown office vacancy rates increased in Louisville and St. Louis but decreased in Little Rock and Memphis. Industrial vacancy rates increased in Memphis and St. Louis but decreased in Louisville and remained the same in Little Rock. Commercial construction activity was slow throughout most of the District, while industrial construction showed signs of improvement in some areas. Contacts in southern Indiana noted that commercial construction activity continues to be slow. However, contacts in Evansville, Indiana, noted increased power plant construction projects. Similarly, contacts in south central Kentucky noted industrial plant expansions. Contacts in St. Louis reported continued limited commercial and industrial construction activity and expect mainly build-to-suit projects for the remainder of the year.
Banking and Finance
A survey of senior loan officers at a sample of large District banks indicates little change in overall lending activity in the third quarter of 2011 relative to the second quarter of 2011. Credit standards for commercial real estate loans, residential mortgage loans, and consumer loans remained basically unchanged, while the standards for commercial and industrial loans ranged from basically unchanged to somewhat eased. With the exception of the demand for commercial and industrial loans, which remained unchanged, changes in demand for these loans was mixed. The demand for commercial residential loans and residential mortgage loans ranged from relatively unchanged to moderately weaker. The demand for consumer loans, however, ranged from moderately weaker to moderately stronger.
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Winter wheat planting was ahead of its 5-year average completion rate in the Eighth District states, while the fraction of winter wheat crops rated fair or better was over 90 percent in all states except Mississippi. Monthly output of commercial red meat for September 2011 increased by 3.6 percent compared with September 2010. However, the total live weight and number of chickens slaughtered decreased by over 4 percent between August and September 2011. Year-to-date coal production at the end of October in the Eighth District was 3.8 percent higher in 2011 compared with the same period in 2010. Meanwhile, monthly production for October was 2 percent lower than in October 2010.
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The Ninth District economy grew moderately since the last report. Strong growth was reported in the agriculture, energy and mining sectors. Modest to moderate growth was noted in consumer spending, tourism, residential and commercial construction, residential real estate and professional services. Activity in commercial real estate was flat, while manufacturing was mixed. Labor markets showed some signs of tightening, while wage increases remained moderate. Prices generally were level.
Consumer Spending and Tourism
Consumer spending grew moderately. A major Minneapolis-based retailer reported that same-store sales in October increased about 3 percent compared with a year earlier. A Minneapolis area mall reported that recent sales were up between 3 percent and 5 percent, as cooler weather inspired shoppers to buy fall goods. According to the University of St. Thomas Holiday Spending Sentiment Survey, Minneapolis-St. Paul households are predicted to spend 3.4 percent more on holiday gifts than last year. Auto sales in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area increased since the last report, according to a domestic auto dealer. However, a Minnesota-based clothing retailer announced plans to close several stores and reduce its workforce. Preliminary results of the Minneapolis Fed's business outlook poll indicated that respondents expect slight increases in consumer spending in their communities and increased sales of their businesses' products and services.
Tourism activity was up from a year ago. According to officials, momentum from a very good summer tourism season in Montana continued into the fall. Occupancy at Minnesota's hotels and motels increased almost 5 percent during the third quarter compared with a year ago.
Construction and Real Estate
Commercial construction activity increased modestly since the last report. Respondents to a November Minneapolis Fed ad hoc survey of commercial construction contacts reported an increase in construction activity for health care facilities and industrial buildings. However, the value of commercial building permits in the Sioux Falls, S.D., area was down slightly in October from October 2010. Residential construction increased from last year. Several multifamily construction projects were announced or are under construction in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The number of permitted residential units in Minnesota was up in September from a year ago. However, in the Sioux Falls area, the value of residential building permits in October was level with the same period a year earlier.
Commercial real estate markets were flat. Respondents to the Minneapolis Fed's ad hoc survey noted flat revenues and profits over the past three months. The commercial real estate sector is still very weak, particularly in office space. "Very little expansion by companies, so the only activity seems to be companies shopping for lower rates," commented a Minneapolis-St. Paul area contact. Residential real estate markets grew. Home sales in October were up significantly from the same period a year ago in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, while the inventory available for sale shrank.
On balance, professional business services firms expect increased activity. Based on results from the business outlook poll, respondents from the services sector expect to increase sales and capital investment in 2012. "Things generally are better," commented a Montana professional services firm.
Manufacturing activity was mixed since the last report. An October survey of purchasing managers by Creighton University (Omaha, Neb.) showed that production increased in Minnesota and North Dakota, but unexpectedly contracted slightly in South Dakota. Bank Directors noted that manufacturing was doing well with some equipment backlogs extending throughout 2012. Producers of storage bins for agricultural use reported strong demand. However, a window maker announced that it will lay off workers due to weak home construction. A large printing operation in Minnesota halted expansion plans due to uncertainty about the economy.
Energy and Mining
The energy and mining sectors saw continued strong growth. Oil exploration activity increased in Montana since the last report, but decreased slightly in North Dakota. In North Dakota, regulators approved plans for a 105-megawatt wind farm, and three other wind energy projects are under review. A short line railroad reported that it saw strong demand growth from the wind energy and oil drilling sectors. District mines continued to operate at very high capacity utilization rates.
Agricultural conditions remained generally strong. Farm financial conditions were very strong due to high commodity prices. Prices for hogs, cattle, turkeys and eggs increased in October; prices for corn, soybeans and wheat declined, but remain substantially above their year-earlier levels. The harvest went quickly, thanks to recent dry weather. District corn production was roughly even with 2010; however, soybean production was down more than 12 percent. Wheat production was down dramatically in some areas of the District.
Employment, Wages, and Prices
Labor markets showed some signs of tightening. In a recent survey of Minnesota manufacturers, 45 percent of respondents reported that skilled-worker shortages were a moderate or serious problem, particularly for skilled production and IT workers. A Minnesota recreational vehicle manufacturer reported that it isn't running a plant at capacity because of a surprising shortage of workers. A representative of a Minnesota employment services firm noted robust demand for temporary light industrial positions during September and October; demand for permanent positions was volatile. A South Dakota manufacturer reported difficulty finding qualified workers in order to expand operations. In Montana, a job fair indicated that employers were recruiting recent college graduates with engineering, business and computer science majors. According to the business outlook poll, 36 percent of respondents consider securing workers a challenge or serious challenge in 2012, up from 24 percent in last year's poll.
Wage increases were moderate. Members of a South Dakota county highway union recently agreed to a 5 percent pay cut in 2012. The business outlook poll shows that 96 percent of respondents expect wages and salaries in their communities to increase no more than 3 percent. However, some fast food restaurants in western North Dakota were offering wages as high as $15 per hour to attract employees.
Prices generally remained level, although some exceptions were noted. Minnesota gasoline prices continued to decrease since the last report, but were still 54 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. Meanwhile, a South Dakota manufacturer noted that steel prices have softened recently. According to respondents to the business outlook poll, 41 percent expect to increase prices for their businesses' products and services in 2012, up from 35 percent last year.
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Tenth District--Kansas City
Growth in the Tenth District economy edged higher in October and early November but remained moderate overall. Consumer spending improved further, and manufacturing activity rose modestly. High-tech firms reported generally strong growth, and the energy industry continued to expand at a robust pace. Bankers reported mostly steady loan demand, better loan quality, and rising deposits. Transportation firms reported stable activity, while agricultural activity was mixed due to varying rainfall and drought conditions across the District. Residential and commercial real estate activity remained sluggish, though some improvements were noted. Prices were generally flat, and wage pressures were limited outside of several skilled labor positions.
Consumer spending strengthened, and expectations improved for the months ahead. Retail sales continued to grow solidly, and the majority of contacts expected continued sales growth in coming months. Sales of apparel and seasonal outerwear were noted as particularly strong, while a few contacts characterized sales of high-end appliances and jewelry items as weak. Store inventories leveled out somewhat but were above year-ago levels in most establishments. Auto sales remained solid, with several dealers reporting high demand for mid-size SUVs and fuel efficient vehicles. Expectations for future auto sales were mostly positive, and auto inventories increased slightly over the previous survey. Restaurant sales improved, with further growth expected in coming months. Tourist activity was largely flat, but some contacts were cautiously optimistic about the upcoming winter season.
Manufacturing and Other Business Activity
District manufacturing activity edged higher from the previous survey, and expectations rebounded after easing somewhat the past few months. Factory orders slowed slightly, but shipments increased and hiring plans remained solid. Plant managers indicated moderate growth in capital spending plans. Transportation firms noted generally stable conditions, but expectations for future activity increased over the previous survey and capital spending plans were positive. The majority of high-tech services firms reported strong growth in sales and expected this trend to continue. Future capital expenditure plans at high-tech firms remained solid.
Real Estate and Construction
Residential and commercial real estate activity remained generally sluggish in October and early November. Housing starts dropped from the previous survey, with construction of higher-priced homes particularly weak. Expectations for future homebuilding remained slow, and materials were generally available. Sales at residential construction supply firms improved somewhat, driven in part by an increase in remodeling as more consumers updated existing homes. Home sales picked up slightly but remained weak overall. Expectations for future home sales were more positive than in previous months, and home inventories drifted lower as home prices continued to ease in most areas. Mortgage lending activity was positive and remained above year-ago levels, though some contacts reported continued buyer financing difficulties. Commercial real estate activity edged higher from the previous survey, but remained sluggish overall with little further improvement expected. Vacancy rates dropped slightly, though they were expected to rise somewhat in future months. Office prices and rents increased but remained below year-ago levels, and expectations were flat. One contact in Joplin, Missouri noted considerable building activity as a result of the devastating tornado in that area last spring.
Most bankers reported steady or stronger loan demand, stable or improving loan quality, and increased deposits compared with the previous survey. Overall loan demand increased marginally as demand for commercial and residential real estate loans strengthened, demand for consumer installment loans declined, and demand for commercial and industrial loans weakened slightly. Credit standards remained largely unchanged in all major loan categories, and deposits increased for the seventh straight survey. Bankers generally reported loan quality as steady or improving compared to a year ago, with even more improvement expected for the next six months.
Energy activity continued to expand strongly in October and early November. Nearly all contacts reported an increase in drilling activity and were optimistic about the months ahead. Crude oil prices remained favorable for drilling, and one contact noted that overall drilling activity was approaching levels reached before the price collapse in 2008. However, contacts reported that shortages of equipment and labor continued to constrain the rate of increase in exploration to some degree, and one producer said the delay in the Keystone Pipeline project was hindering future growth.
Agricultural activity varied across the District in October and early November. Northern portions of the District, which received ample summer precipitation, reported above average corn and soybean yields at harvest and the majority of Nebraska�s wheat crop emerged in good condition. In contrast, drought conditions severely cut crop production in the District�s southern regions, with Kansas and Oklahoma winter wheat crops in fair or poor condition. Robust export demand continued to boost crop and livestock prices. Farm income rose in areas with bumper harvests, while crop insurance was expected to mitigate losses in cases of poor yields or crop failure. Strong farm income boosted farm loan repayment rates and trimmed demand for operating loans. With rising farm income and strong demand from both farmers and non-farm investors, District farmland values posted another record high, with the strongest gains in the northern Plains.
Wages and Prices
Price levels were generally stable, and wage pressures remained mostly contained, outside of a few skilled positions. Manufacturing price pressures moderated somewhat, especially for raw materials, and fewer firms planned to raise selling prices. Prices for construction materials stabilized, and retail prices were also flat as fewer firms expected increases. However, transportation firms reported continued high input prices, and restaurants expected higher menu prices due to rising food costs. Wage pressures were still contained in most industries. However, some firms reported difficulties finding skilled workers and were forced to raise wages, particularly in energy and information technology fields. Hiring plans were generally solid for most firms, particularly those in the energy, information technology, and manufacturing sectors.
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The Eleventh District economy grew at a modest pace since the last report. Manufacturing activity held steady or declined, while demand for business services was flat. Activity in the transportation services sector was mixed. Retailers said sales growth moderated. The single-family housing sector saw continued improvement, and activity in the multifamily sector was strong. Office, retail and industrial leasing activity increased, but commercial real estate investment activity remained sluggish. Financial services respondents said overall loan demand was soft during the reporting period. The energy industry continued to expand at a robust pace, while agricultural conditions remained weak. Employment levels were stable at most responding firms and price pressures were mostly subdued.
Price pressures were minimal across industries. Most contacts said prices were stable or down, although prices for new cars rose slightly and staffing and legal services firms noted modest increases in billing rates. The majority of respondents reported that raw materials prices were unchanged or down. The exceptions were producers of paper and of food who noted increased prices for some inputs. Contacts in the agricultural sector said cattle prices rose since the last report.
The price of WTI was near $76 per barrel in early October, and has risen to nearly $100 per barrel. Demand for gasoline has been soft. Diesel demand, in contrast, has strengthened on a year-over-year basis and prices have climbed much faster than gasoline. Prices of petrochemicals and plastics declined due to weak domestic demand and a stronger dollar. Natural gas prices remained low, near $3.50 per thousand cubic feet throughout the survey period.
Most firms reported steady employment levels, although there were reports of slight hiring activity. Staffing firms continued to note high levels of demand. Some oil services firms, primary metals and transportation manufacturers reported moderate employment increases, and said they continue to look for additional workers. Retailers said holiday hiring was ramping up, and one firm noted that they planned on hiring more seasonal workers than last year. Contacts in the auto sales and airline industries noted slight payroll increases. Wage pressures remained minimal, although upward pressure for certain skilled positions was noted by airlines and a few construction-related manufacturers.
Respondents in high-tech manufacturing report that sales have been flat since the last report, with the exception of demand for mobile devices, cloud computing and data storage which continues to increase. Several contacts expect strength in demand for mobile and productivity enhancing devices to accelerate, and thus improve overall activity in the high-tech manufacturing sector by mid 2012, even if global output remains sluggish or weakens. Most respondents said employment levels have held steady and inventories are at desired levels.
Most construction-related manufacturers reported stable demand, although there were reports of stronger sales related to commercial, government and apartment construction projects. Construction-related outlooks were mostly unchanged, but a few contacts said they expect conditions to improve next year.
Overall conditions in the paper products sector were mixed, but all contacts described outlooks as weak. Automobile and aviation equipment manufacturers said sales had softened since the last report but remained significantly up from year-ago levels. Outlooks are optimistic, with contacts expecting sales to remain strong through next year. Food producers reported a seasonal increase in demand, and outlooks were positive, although they are not hiring due to concerns about current economic conditions.
Contacts described demand as seasonally weak for petrochemicals and plastics. Sales in domestic markets continued to be sluggish. The recent rise in oil prices together with lower petrochemical prices is making Texas' natural gas based products more competitive, spurring exports. Refiner margins were strong and over $25 per barrel in October, but have narrowed in recent weeks with the rise in crude prices. Refinery utilization rates were low, as production declined for the fall maintenance period.
Retail sales growth moderated since the last report but showed continued gains over the comparable period a year ago. Cooler weather spurred winter clothing sales, and one retailer reported strong online sales. Contacts indicated that they are comfortable with level of inventories. Eleventh District retail sales growth trended roughly in-line with the nation over the reporting period, according to two large retailers. Overall, expectations are for modest growth this holiday season.
Demand for automobiles held steady. Vehicle inventories have mostly normalized from the tsunami-related shortage experienced earlier in the year, but some foreign manufactures have been recently affected by the flooding in Thailand. The used car market continued to be tight. Contacts expect sales to slow seasonally through year end, and then to rise moderately in 2012.
Demand for staffing services held steady at high levels. One contact reported engineering, IT and healthcare as strong sectors, and another mentioned solid demand for steel workers. Outlooks remain cautious but were more optimistic than the previous reporting period, with contacts expecting demand to remain flat or improve by mid-2012. Demand for accounting services was flat, and outlooks were unchanged. Legal firms reported steady demand, with a slight pickup in litigation activity and continued strength in intellectual property, energy and some real-estate related services.
Reports from transportation service firms were mixed. Railroad firms reported a broad-based increase in shipments during the reporting period, but said that the numbers were somewhat artificially inflated due to capacity coming back online after the flooding in the northern U.S. Overall container volumes declined during the reporting period, and outlooks were slightly less optimistic than the last report. Small parcel shipments rose in October partly due to growth in retail trade activity. Airlines reported solid and steady demand over the past six weeks. A major airline noted that business travelers were more price sensitive than earlier in the year. Domestic demand and travel to Latin America remained strong, but travel to Europe and Asia was weak. Airline contacts expect to see stable demand through year end.
Construction and Real Estate
Contacts in the housing sector continued to note improvement. Inventories of existing homes fell further since the last report, and new home inventories remained lean. Single-family home sales are better according to contacts, but economic uncertainty is keeping many would-be buyers on the sidelines.
Apartment demand rose even more since the last report, and contacts are very positive in their outlooks. Some respondents noted increased sales of apartment complexes to investors.
Contacts that lease to industrial, retail and business firms noted an increase in demand. However, sales of commercial properties were sluggish given the current financial environment.
Financial firms reported steady but soft demand for loans. National banks noted strong demand from large corporations but flat or declining middle-market lending activity. Regional banks said loan demand was flat, and loan pricing remained somewhat aggressive. The quality of loans outstanding continued to improve, with contacts noting a decline in problem loans. Outlooks are cautious, although contacts were less pessimistic than they have been over the past few months.
Drilling activity remains strong, with 20 new land rigs added in Texas since the last report. Shale-directed activity continues at high levels. Revenues are growing and backlogs remain solid. Activity in the Gulf of Mexico also rose by six rigs, with new permits issued for deep water drilling.
The District remained in drought, although severity lessened slightly in parts of Texas and New Mexico that received some rain in recent weeks. Planting of winter wheat continued at a fairly normal pace but the crop was in poorer condition than last year due to very low soil moisture. Livestock sell-offs continued at a slower pace, as many producers have already liquidated much of their herds. Grain prices fell slightly over the reporting period, largely due to lower export demand. By contrast, cattle prices were higher than six weeks ago and beef exports remained very strong.
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Economic activity in the Twelfth District continued to grow at a moderate pace during the reporting period of October through mid-November. Price increases for final goods and services were limited, and upward pressures on wages were subdued overall. Sales of retail items rose further, and demand grew modestly for business and consumer services. District manufacturing activity edged up on balance. Sales continued to grow for agricultural producers, and activity expanded for extractors of energy and other natural resources. Demand for residential and nonresidential real estate remained weak on balance. Contacts from financial institutions reported little or no change in overall loan demand.
Wages and Prices
Price inflation for final goods and services was limited during the reporting period. Contacts noted a recent uptick in the prices for energy inputs, particularly oil, and price increases for assorted food items at the retail level. However, the combination of robust supplier competition and lackluster final demand continued to hold down price pressures for most retail goods and services.
Upward wage pressures were very modest overall, although contacts noted persistent upward pressure on benefit costs, especially for employee health care. High levels of unemployment and limited demand for new employees kept compensation gains minimal in most regions and sectors. The primary exception was workers in information technology fields, such as software developers, who continued to see high levels of recruiting activity and significant wage increases.
Retail Trade and Services
Retail sales grew further on balance. Modest gains were noted for traditional department stores and discount chains alike, with particular demand strength for small appliances and other inexpensive household products. By contrast, sales were largely unchanged for retailers of major appliances, furniture, and electronics. Sales were largely flat for grocers, and industry contacts noted that they are keeping a close eye on inventories at the start of the holiday season to avoid overstocking. Sales of new automobiles continued to strengthen, with replenished inventories for some Japanese brands supporting sales gains in response to growing consumer demand. For the upcoming holiday retail season, contacts generally expect sales to match or slightly exceed the levels reached during last year's season.
Demand for business and consumer services was largely stable or slightly improved on balance. Sales continued to grow for providers of technology services, in particular for software applications used for mobile computing and communication devices, although the pace of growth eased a bit further. Energy utilities noted largely stable demand from businesses and households. Demand for professional services, such as legal services and accounting, also was described as largely unchanged. Providers of health-care services reported that demand softened a bit further, as reflected in a slight decline in inpatient admissions and surgical procedures. Activity in the District's travel and tourism industry picked up: contacts in Hawaii noted an uptick in visitor volumes, reversing the slight decline in the prior period, and contacts in San Diego and Las Vegas reported ongoing increases in hotel occupancy rates.
Manufacturing activity in the District firmed a bit further on net during the reporting period of October through mid-November. For manufacturers of semiconductors and other technology products, capacity utilization rates remained quite high; demand growth stayed positive but continued to slow, especially for components used in consumer electronics products. Production activity expanded a bit from existing high levels for makers of commercial aircraft and parts, as modest growth in new orders added to an existing backlog. Activity was largely stable or up slightly for metal fabricators. For petroleum refiners, weak domestic demand for gasoline was offset by robust domestic and export demand for distillate products, notably diesel fuel, holding overall capacity utilization rates near their long-term averages. Production activity continued to expand for food manufacturers, while demand stayed stuck at depressed levels for manufacturers of wood products.
Agriculture and Resource-related Industries
Demand growth and sales were robust for agricultural products, and extraction activity expanded further for minerals and natural resources used for energy production. Orders and sales continued to grow for assorted crops and livestock products, especially for those with extensive export markets. Contacts noted that agricultural input costs remained largely stable, with the exception of significant increases in the cost of fertilizer. Mining activity expanded further, propelled by high price levels for a variety of metals. Extraction activity grew for crude oil, largely in response to robust foreign demand, and demand for natural gas was largely unchanged.
Real Estate and Construction
Home sales and construction remained anemic, and demand for commercial real estate was largely stable but weak. The pace of home sales was quite subdued, with contacts noting that despite low interest rates, relatively strict lending requirements have constrained purchasing activity. As a result of lackluster sales and the large number of financially distressed properties, the pace of home construction stayed depressed and home prices remained flat. By contrast, demand for residential rental units grew further. Demand for commercial real estate remained weak overall, as reflected in elevated vacancy rates and heightened caution by tenants to commit to long-term leases. However, declining vacancy rates were noted for selected geographic areas that are benefiting from growth in the technology sector, primarily the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. The vast majority of contacts expect demand in residential and commercial real estate markets to change little in the near term.
Reports from District banking contacts indicated that loan demand was largely unchanged compared with the prior reporting period. With businesses remaining cautious in their approach to capital spending, the volume of new commercial and industrial loans stayed slightly depressed overall. However, reports continued to indicate stiff competition among lenders to extend credit to well-qualified small and medium-sized businesses, which has been creating downward pressure on rates and fees. No changes in demand for consumer credit were noted. Slight improvements in overall credit quality were noted, but lending standards remained relatively restrictive for many types of business and consumer loans. In a departure from prior positive reports, contacts from the venture capital sector reported a slowdown in investment activity and funding.
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Some people are determined to be unhappy about their lot in life.
Anyone who reads the thousands of comments submitted by readers will find a wide variety of opinions on topics that impact or at least interest federal employees. Many readers are unhappy about their pay (too low), benefits (not enough of them), performance appraisal system (part of the "good old boy system"), their supervisor (shows favortism to other people), and the proposal to modernize the civil service system (designed to cut pay for feds).
But one topic that one might think would brighten everyone’s day is the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). TSP investors have made money in the program and it is often cited as a model retirement investment plan. And the TSP is changing all the time to make the program even better for retirement investors. Those TSP investors that do not want to move their money around into the different funds on a regular basis will soon be able to participate in the lifecycle funds that should make having a diversified portfolio even easier.
And, if that isn’t enough, the cost of running the TSP funds are lower than any available to private sector employees. In other words, more of your investment money stays in your fund to continue to earn money for you rather than being paid out in management expenses. As a practical matter, this means that you will have more money available to you in retirement. Peter Fitzgerald (R-Ill.) commented in the article cited that the expense ratio for the average index fund is 63 basis points. For the TSP it is 11 basis points. This means that for every $100 you invest, the cost is 11 cents. (It has been lower at other times.)
One other item: The G fund is unique to the TSP. Some readers have commented that anyone can buy a bond fund so the G fund is no better and no worse than that is already in the market and available to anyone. There is some truth to this in that there are plenty of bond funds around and many private sector retirement plans include a bond fund. But the G fund is unique. The bonds in this fund are sold to the TSP by the federal government. These bonds mature in one to four days (holiday weekends) and are backed by the US Treasury. In other words, there is no safer investment available anywhere.
Some readers have commented that the TSP fund isn’t that much different than private sector retirement accounts so there are not any real advantages. Under this theory, apparently much of the press and the federal government is engaged in a large conspiracy. The purpose of this conspiracy: convincing federal employees they have a good deal in the TSP that is better than their counterparts in industry when, in the reality of the conspiracy mongers, no program for feds is better than that in private industry. Some readers though are so used to looking at the dark side that they "know" Uncle Sam would not give them a program better than that available to the rest of America.
For these conspiracy theorists, here is a tidbit that may make you think again. Congress also participates in the TSP program. So, if you think there must be a hidden agenda in order to be convinced you are getting a good deal, perhaps this will suffice. Congress wanted to give its members a good deal and you are able to go along for the ride.
The TSP program is a good deal and is getting better. With the lifecycle funds coming soon, anyone can invest in the TSP and have a reasonable chance for a better retirement program. The excuses for not investing in this program are diminishing. Look at the bright side–the TSP is a tremendous benefit to being a federal employee.
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Shapewear Body model 140271 Kalimo
Regular price $74.62 Sale price$53.95 Save $20.67
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“The Biden administration is planning to lift the Trump-era Title 42 policy, which allows police and border officers to expedite the expulsion of illegal immigrants.
“Newsom claimed the U.S. government is sending ‘more and more’ migrants to California because the state is ‘taking care of folks.’
“‘We’re already at capacity at nine of our sites,’ Newsom continued. ‘We can’t continue to fund all of these sites because of the budgetary pressures now being placed on this state and the offsetting issues that I have to address.…'”
This unusual statement by California’s Governor Newsom is upsetting. A country that can’t afford to pay for its own genocide is not the country that most of us grew up in.
Californians and everyone else will need to tighten their belts if anti-Whites are going to complete White Genocide in a timely fashion.
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Automotive dealers are high volume document users, with each new vehicle sale generating many documents through their customer lifecycle. The problems associated with high document volumes are amplified when the dealer has multiple locations with staff in each location needing to access critical information.
The good news for automotive dealers is that modern technologies can transform their business processes. Utilising cloud and mobile technologies, a dealership can now access their critical documents from any geographic location on the device of their choice.
Take deal packs for example. With FileBound’s innovative work management solution, dealership team members can simply go to any multifunction device and scan the deal packs into our cloud solution. Within minutes these documents are securely available in FileBound Cloud from any device, from any geographic location.
This diagram shows how FileBound Cloud’s Deal Pack solution works;
Partnering with Auto-IT, FileBound takes this one step further by sending across the deal pack file link, which is stored against the deal within Auto-IT. This means when the user has the deal open in Auto-IT, they simply click the deal pack link, which will automatically open FileBound and take them directly to the related deal pack, making retrieval even easier.
Whether part of a broad-ranging information management initiative or a localised project-based one, FileBound & Auto-IT help streamline processes for your organisation to save time, reduce costs and boost efficiency:
Save time and improve efficiency by managing documents in a single unified platform. Connect your systems to streamline processes and remove bottlenecks.
FileBound’s automated workflow ability saves time, enables consistency across sites and creates efficiencies so staff spend less time on admin and more time with customers.
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Invoices enter the FileBound solution quickly, are routed automatically, and are accessible from anywhere, reducing resource costs and eliminating the need to manage paper files.
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OzCar were faced with the costly management of physical documents which were hard to locate and growing beyond their storage capacity across 11 locations. Working with FileBound and Auto-IT, OzCar now securely scans and uploads customer deal packs from any yard using their existing multifunction devices. Data is automatically captured before being migrated into FileBound where documents are fully text searchable and can trigger workflow tasks automatically
Talk to us about taking control of your systems and getting more from your business.
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What is ‘Japan Association Of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation – Jasdaq’
An electronic security exchange based in Tokyo, Japan. Originally an over the counter market, Jasdaq launched an electronic trading platform featuring an automated quotation system similar to the Nasdaq.
Explaining ‘Japan Association Of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation – Jasdaq’
In 1963, the Japan Securities Dealers Association created an over-the-counter system for security trading. In 1991, the association launched the Jasdaq system, which converted its current operations into an electronic security trading market. In 2004, the corporation changed its name to the Jasdaq Securities Exchange, and was formally recognized as a securities exchange.
- Meaningful Innovation in Corporate Activities from the Viewpoint of Financial Data – ieeexplore.ieee.org [PDF]
- The effect of inside and outside female directors on firm performance: comparison of the First section, Second section, Mothers, and Jasdaq in the Tokyo Stock … – link.springer.com [PDF]
- Analysts' awareness of systematic bias in management earnings forecasts – www.tandfonline.com [PDF]
- Why are IPOs underpriced? Evidence from Japan's hybrid auction-method offerings – www.sciencedirect.com [PDF]
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Personal injury accidents are far more common than one would assume. Each year our firm handles these types of cases all throughout San Diego County. At Ozols Law Firm our firm is dedicated to providing exceptional service to every client who comes through our door. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in an accident in Del Mar, you may be entitled to a serious lawsuit. Call today to begin your free consultation with a trusted attorney our team!
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Talk to a Real Attorney Today
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2019 environment issue in delhi
Today environment issue in delhi
What is environment issue in delhi compare to other city ?
Here the delhi environment is very poor because of air quality is in danger level and that danger level can take of many innocent people life. In delhi one of the waste quality of air is circulating at that place. I don’t want to tell delhi come air level cross 500-700. And in delhi pollution can see as snow fall type but that is not happening in delhi.
How the pollution is increasing in dehli and other city also ?
You know that how the pollution is accoring you should be tell given reason
- vehicle are running more
- burning the crop after taking seed in it
- more people and increasing food demand
- running old vehicle
But this are main issue but other source also effect environment some people are thinking we are not living delhi but one day will become same as delhi pollution you want to stop this air pollution. In delhi smoke is covering as same like fog but is smoke. In delhi you breath O2 (oxygen) and you wan’t get fresh air but you breath that air you have to doing the smoking of 2-20 cigarate of normal breathing without using mask. With using mask effect will redusing polluted air in our body. and many problem are facing to our body and animals birds and global .
Here some heath causes come air pollution
- It should effect our liver and causes of cancer
- And face and body part causes infection
- Eye the get irritate and it should cause were the glass
- Animal are more effect from this think
This are some health issue of air pollution and we give more information about this topic and we shall clear all yours doubt.
Which should produce more pollutions and how much in % percentage
- Vehicle – (38-40)%
- Industry – (40-42)%
- Other – (10-12)%
This are value of pollution rate which produce in using pollution source
How much pollution cause to environment
- It cause global warming
- Acid rain produce through Sulphur
- Ice cap are melting
- Sea level increase
- Drinking water is get polluted by industry waste material
- Ozone layer deplication
It all the cause of environment and how to resolve the problem and its solution above problem
Read more problem about it click here
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Florida Capital Bank (FLCBank) understands the importance of commercial loans for equipment financing. Specialized equipment can help many companies to grow and become increasingly profitable. However, this type of asset can be prohibitively expensive, and few small and medium-sized businesses can fund these purchases alone.
By applying for an equipment loan, you can expect several benefits that support business success.
What Types of Commercial Lending Is Available in Florida?
Business owners typically apply for financing to purchase the following types of assets:
- Construction equipment
- Medical, manufacturing, or industrial equipment
- Computer hardware and software
Company owners look at financing diverse types of assets for various reasons, so they frequently turn to lenders like the FLCBank for assistance with equipment financing in FL. They do so with good cause because of the many benefits they can enjoy.
What Are the Benefits of Equipment Financing FL?
Offering equipment loans benefits the borrower in several ways. Here are some reasons why FLCBank encourages companies to apply for commercial lending in FL.
- Finance New or Used Equipment
FLCBank can issue commercial loans for new or used equipment depending on client needs. Each situation is individual, so we will tailor services to meet unique approved client needs. In providing this option, your company can benefit from used or new equipment, which both have positive financial implications.
- Quick Loan Approval Process
Our clients can apply for equipment financing online in Florida and expect a rapid response. Alternatively, we encourage potential clients to visit us so that one of our financial experts can provide personalized financial advice and guidance regarding your commercial financing needs.
- Flexible Payment Terms
Each case is unique, so we customize our commercial lending in Florida to cater to specific business requirements. We encourage potential clients to speak to one of our professional financial advisors to determine what level of commercial financing they require to get their business goals on track with flexible repayment terms.
- Secured Equipment Loans
Banks want to help small businesses succeed, so they provide commercial lending for equipment purchases which would otherwise be impossible. The bank also secures the loan with the equipment purchase by offering this service. Having this security reduces the company’s financial responsibilities should it not be able to service the loan or improves creditworthiness if the company wishes to expand.
- Long-Term Relationship
Investing in a loan to buy expensive equipment is often a long-term commitment. Through the duration of the equipment financing in Florida, the bank gets to build long-term relationships with its customers. This relationship frequently leads to additional business, such as equipment purchases and short or long terms loans to aid lasting business growth, from which your company can benefit.
Learn how FLCBank can help grow your business with an equipment loan and enjoy further benefits.
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"Property insurance in Florida has long been regulated by the Valued Policy Law - The law protects homeowners and facilitates the quick settlement of claims..." The Wind and the Waves: The Evolution of Florida Property Insurance Law in Response to Multiple-Causation Hurricane Damage. Scott Edwards. 34 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 541 (2006-2007)
YOUR INSURANCE MAY COVER PARTIALLY OR FULLY YOUR WATER AND MOLD DAMAGE
WE CAN HELP
We can offer you free advise in how to proced, depending on the type of damage your property has.
We work with both Public Adjusters and Insurance Lawyers with a lot of experience and proven results.
We work with Insurance Lawyers that do not ask for upfront money and will recover their legal fees from the insurance company directly. However, the litigation proces may be lenthty and you will have to fix some of the property damages using your private funds, to avoid further damage.
Hiring An Insurance Claim Lawyer or a Public Adjuster?
When your property is damaged by a disaster and you are going to file an insurance claim, you should look for experienced profesionals that can obtain better results by negotiating with the insurance company on your behalf.
It’s important to note that your interests and the interests of your insurer are in direct competition. The insurance company hire their own adjusters and staff, and they will always try to pay you as little as possible for the damage to your property.
The better choice for you is to hire either a Public Adjuster or an Insurance Lawyer that will represent your interest when evaluating the damage, filling the clain and negotiating the amount of money you will need to restored the property to its original conditions before the damage.
Public Adjuster and Insurance Lawyers will work with you to get the best outcome for your insurance claim.
Public Adjuster: unlike your insurance company’s insurance adjuster, a public adjuster works directly for you – the policyholder. They are experts in assessing the damage, gather evidence, study your insurance policy, and help you get the compensation that you genuinely deserve based on your rights as an insurance policyholder. They can handle the entire process of filing and managing your claim with your insurance agency on your behalf.
Sometimes the insurance company is not willing to pay the amount of money that you need to fix the damage to your property and you have to resort to litigation. Usually, Public Adjusters work with Insurance Lawyers that will sue the insurance company and show that they failed to provide adequate coverage or acted in bad faith during your claim.
An Insurance Lawyer is the best option if your insurance company refuses to negotiate or denies your claim outright. Insurance lawyers and attorneys provide many of the same services as public adjusters. They can legally negotiate with the insurance company, which public adjusters can’t do in some states, and help you settle the case for the money you deserve.However, they are not always specialists in assessing damage to property, and this is why they usually hire a Public Adjuster to evaluate the damage to your property. Some Insurance Law firms employ Public Adjusters in their staff.
In some cases, it may be a good idea to work with both a public adjuster and a lawyer to get compensation. Lawyers and public adjusters have areas of expertise that can be very useful to you as you negotiate with the insurance company and consider legal action.However, remember that if you do this, you will likely have to pay fees to two different agencies or individuals, which can take a significant piece of your compensation. It’s often best to start with a public adjuster, and only hire a lawyer if you think that your insurance company won’t negotiate a reasonable settlement.
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On the East Coast of Florida in Brevard County lies Palm Bay. Located midway between Jacksonville and Miami, it’s roughly eight minutes away from Orlando Melbourne International Airport.
Why Palm Bay?
Palm Bay is the perfect mix of urban and rural living. Being the second-largest city in Central Florida and one of the most populous, there are ongoing education, employment, and recreational opportunities in Palm Bay. The school districts of Brevard County are highly reputable, with some schools ranking highest in the state. College campuses are sprawled up and down Florida’s east coast on a 70-mile-long expanse.
There are over 29 city parks to choose from, including beaches, golf courses, paintball, skateboarding, and an aquatic center. Palm Bay is a favorite with nature lovers and anglers as well. Take advantage of some of the best camping, fishing, boating, and canoeing this outdoor community has to offer.
Turkey Creek Sanctuary
Located in the heart of Palm Bay, The Turkey Creek Sanctuary is a part of the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) program and the East Florida section of the Great Florida Birding Trail. Sitting on 130-acres of land, the Turkey Creek Sanctuary consists of a 1.85-mile boardwalk nature trail passing through the wet and moist hammock and sand pine scrub communities and 1.5 miles of jogging trails through native forest. On top of walking, jogging, and cycling, the Sanctuary can also be available by canoe or kayak.
Founded in 1981, most of the trails overlook Turkey Creek, allowing for excellent viewing of wildlife. Expect to see manatees, alligators, turtles, otters, or garfish. Birds abound in the pine canopy, which includes ospreys and owls.
Open seven days a week with free admission and parking. You can explore the beautiful sanctuary yourself or on a ranger-led tour.
Siggy’s American Bar
Voted Best Bar in Brevard year after year, Siggy’s American Bar is the place to go in Palm Bay for live music, delicious food, and beautiful times. It’s the destination of choice for both locals and tourists. The bar features two full-size pool tables, darts, Golden Tee golf, two full-service liquor bars, and even a VIP section for parties. On weekend nights, expect to hear local live music performances.
With great outdoor recreational activities and city-life entertainment surrounding you, Palm Bay is the best of both worlds. With quality, economical home designs to choose from, Focus Homes offers something for every budget in Brevard County. Start building today.
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The Go-Ahead Group plc has announced that an agreement has been reached with the Department for Transport (“DfT”) regarding contractual matters in relation to the GTR franchise. This agreement resolves matters relating to the industry-wide failures concerning the introduction of the May timetable, as well as bringing to a close discussions around other outstanding contractual variations.
As part of the agreement, a plan for the remainder of the franchise term to 2021 has been agreed, aimed at building on recent performance improvement and improving customer journeys. GTR will provide £15m of funding this year for passenger enhancements.
The agreement reduces uncertainty around the future of the GTR franchise and its financial performance. A profit-sharing mechanism with the DfT will also be introduced for the remainder of the franchise. As a result, the margin over the franchise term is now expected to be between 0.75 to 1 per cent (previously 0.75 to 1.5 per cent), with no profit expected in the current financial year. The Group’s full year expectations for the current financial year remain unchanged, in line with the trading update published on 29 November 2018.
Go-Ahead Chief Executive, David Brown, said:
“We recognise that the industry-wide failures in delivering the May timetable created huge difficulties for our customers, and we are sorry for the poor service they received. Since the introduction of the interim timetable in July, performance has greatly improved, and now includes over 200 new services for customers, with further additional services to be introduced this month. This agreement will deliver additional benefits to passengers to be agreed in consultation with our customers.”
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If the inside of your grilled cheese is still yellow, you’re doing it wrong. Hong Kong-based @hkfoodiexblogger has discovered a magical version of the gooey cheese sandwich.
The Rainbow Grilled Cheese is brought to us by Kala Toast in Hong Kong. The colors are made possible with lavender (blue), basil (green), tomato (red) and four kinds of cheese (mozzarella, cheddar, emmental and gruyere).
Although the grilled cheese’s appearance is nothing short of majestic, our foodie describes the taste as “rather average.” Sorry, unicorn sandwich.
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Who doesn’t love some nice greasy pub food once in a while? This scotch egg recipe will satisfy that craving without sacrificing your health goals.
This recipe is low carb and basically carnivore. It’s a fun way to turn a classic breakfast meal into an anytime snack, or an on-the-go meal that’s perfect to throw in your lunch box for work. It’s a great recipe to make on the weekend, and your kids can help you! It’s also great as an appetizer, or to bring to parties. Who doesn’t love a scotch egg?
What is a scotch egg?
While many people believe that scotch eggs are a Scottish delicacy, others say that scotch eggs get their name from a process called “scotching” which is referring to the process of mincing the meat before wrapping it around a hard-boiled egg. According to Wikipedia, the culinary history of scotch eggs is over 200 years old. Essentially though, traditional scotch eggs are a soft or hard-boiled egg wrapped with sausage meat and then rolled in breadcrumbs before being deep-fried or baked.
Recipe ingredient substitutions
Sausage substitutions: Instead of using pork sausage from the grocery store, you can use homemade pork sausage, or alternatively you can use ground chicken, ground pork or ground beef. Just make sure that it’s not precooked and that the ground meat or sausage is smooth enough that it can form a solid layer around the egg. Store-bought sausages usually are.
Spice and herb substitutions: Anything will work great here. Instead of garlic and onion, you can use hot sauce, cumin, chili powder, and paprika for more of a taco meat flavor. Alternatively, you could go Italian with oregano, basil, thyme, and rosemary. Or you can even mix in some curry paste and go in a completely opposite direction.
Pork rind substitutions: Instead of using the keto and carnivore friendly pork rinds, you can use almond flour, cassava flour or gluten-free bread crumbs to coat them.
Make this recipe lower calorie: Switch out the pork sausage for a more calorie friendly alternative like turkey or chicken sausage.
Make this recipe higher carb: If you’re not following a low carb or keto diet, swap out the pork rind coating for gluten free bread crumbs.
Can I use a deep fryer to cook them?
Yes! That’s the typical way to make scotch eggs. Just make sure you use an oil that doesn’t burn easily (like olive oil) and that your hard boiled egg is cooked through so it doesn’t explode. Cook at 365 for 5-7 minutes until golden brown. Once cooked, remove from the fryer and place on paper towel to let them drain off any excess fryer oil.
Can I use those smaller breakfast sausages from the grocery store?
Yes! Just use about 3 of them for each scotch egg. They’re small so you need more of them to get enough meat to cover each egg.
Can I use an instant pot, or slow cooker to make these?
Not this time. In order to get a nice crispy coating while keeping the soft boiled egg center, you’ll need to cook these quickly. I recommend the oven or a deep fryer.
Can I use an air fryer to make these?
Yes! cook at 390 for 12-15 minutes.
Can I fry them in a shallow frying pan?
Probably, but I wouldn’t recommend it because they aren’t a flat patty shape. It will be hard to cook them on each side. If you’ve got a deep cast iron, that could work. You could fill it halfway full of oil so that it’s deep enough to fry a bit of the sides when you turn them. Just make sure to turn each egg around 1-2 minutes per side so that they cook evenly. Also, make sure your heat isn’t too high or your oil and the eggs will burn and smoke. Lastly, be careful. Do not fill your frying pan more than halfway full of oil. It will splash while cooking and you don’t want to start a fire from having too much oil in the pan (or burn yourself!).
What can you use for a scotch egg sauce?
As far as I know there is no standard scotch egg sauce, but from all my experience in eating them, I personally think they taste best with either grainy mustard or some type of mayonnaise-based sauce. You can even mix mayonnaise with mustard to make a creamier and more satisfying sauce! Mind blown. If you don’t like mustard or mayo, feel free to use whatever sauce you like. BBQ sauce would be good, ketchup works! Even salsa would be great!
I don’t like runny egg yolks, can I hard boil my eggs instead?
Yes! Just leave them in the boiling water for 8-10 minutes instead of 6.
Garden salad: This recipe is pretty heavy so serve with a garden salad to lighten things up a bit.
Party food for gatherings: Cut each cooked egg into wedges and serve alongside your favorite dips at your next gathering. Serve alongside other favorites such as deviled eggs, meat and cheese plates, or hot artichoke dip.
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- Mango Avocado Salsa
- Chinese Five Spice Chicken Wings
- Paleo Sweet Potato Chips
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Paleo Scotch Eggs Recipe (Oven Baked)
- 5 large eggs (or medium eggs)
- 5 large uncooked sausages (or 15 small)
- Place the uncooked eggs in a pot of boiling water carefully.
- Let eggs sit in hot water for 6 minutes until soft cooked.
- Once cooked, put eggs in ice-cold water to cool them down.
- Peel the eggs carefully and set aside.
- Preheat your oven to 400F.
- In a food processor or blender, grind up your pork rinds. You can also do this with a mortar and pestle.
- Mix the garlic powder, onion powder, and ground pork rinds in a bowl and set aside.
- Remove the sausage casing from the uncooked sausages. You can do this by running a knife lengthwise down the side of the sausage. Then you will be able to peel off the casing and remove the meat on the inside.
- Using your hands, break the sausage mixture apart and reform them into balls (should have 5 balls total, one for each egg).
- Using the palm of your hand, flatten the sausage balls into disk like shapes.
- Wet your hands with cool water for the next step. It will help to prevent the sausage from sticking to them.
- Gently place each cooked egg in the middle of a sausage disk and begin wrapping the sausage around. It may seem like the sausage wont fully enclose the egg, but keep gently pushing and spreading thicker areas around and eventually it will enclose the egg.
- Once wrapped, roll them in the pork rind mixture to coat.
- Place wrapped and coated eggs on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until sausage is cooked through.
- Serve immediately and enjoy with your favorite dipping sauces!
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
Disclaimer: This recipe post contains Amazon affiliate links. This means that if you click on a link and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission (at no extra cost to you). This helps support me so that I can continue to put out high quality, free recipes for you guys! Thank you 😁🙌
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Tuesday continues to be a busy day for foreign exchange traders, with lots of events on the agenda.
The first big event looks set to be a Bank Holiday in Japan, which could cause a slowdown in trading in the Asia Pacific region.
In terms of data releases in other regions around the world, retail sales figures for August will be out of Canada at 12:30pm GMT.
These are expected to show no change from their previous position of 0.4%.
In the US, existing home sales data for September will be out at 2pm GMT.
Month on month, this is likely to show a change from 1.3% to -0.7%.
The Bank of Canada will release its monthly budget statement at some stage over the course of the day, focusing on September.
A parliamentary vote on Brexit looks set to take place at 6pm GMT.
It is likely that this will have a significant impact on sterling.
Given that the balance of votes in parliament is so tight, it is believed that there will be a close race to see whether or not Boris Johnson can get his deal over the line.
Later in the day, there will be imports and exports, or trade balance, data for New Zealand, covering the month of September.
A speech from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Christopher Kent, who is the assistant governor (economic), will occur at 10:20pm GMT.
Looking ahead to Wednesday, there will be a business climate release covering October out at 6:45am GMT from France.
This looks set to hold firm at 102, the same position at which it was previously recorded.
Canadian wholesale sales data for August is expected out at 12:30pm GMT.
This is predicted to show a change from 1.7% to 0.3%.
Preliminary Europe-wide consumer confidence figures for October are due at 2pm GMT.
These are expected to show a change from -6.5 to -6.7.
Preliminary Commonwealth Bank Manufacturing PMI figures for October will be out of Australia at 10pm GMT, rounding off the day.
These are likely to show a change from 52.4 to 52.2.
On Thursday, a leading economic index for August will come out of Japan at 5am GMT.
This is forecast to show no change from its previous position of 91.7.
Preliminary European Markit services data for various locations across the continent will be out from 7:15am onwards.
French data will come at 7:15am GMT, followed by German data at 7:30am GMT.
The latter is likely to be watched closely given the risk that the German economy has faced in recent months with regards to a potential recession.
The main event of the day will be the European Central Bank’s interest rate release, which is expected at 11:45am GMT.
This is now forecast by analysts to show no change from its previous position of 0%.
Deposit rates, meanwhile, are also expected to be kept at their current position of -0.5%.
This decision, which will be the last one taken by current President Mario Draghi, will be followed by a press conference and statement at 12:30pm GMT.
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A11 technical terms, and all mathematics, except certain simple figures necessary for de scription and comparison, have been omitted, and no signs or symbols have been used except those to be found in the ordinary almanacs. These last do not appear in the text, but are given on a separate page in the back part of the volume. In spite of these omissions, it is hoped that this compilation may have some value as a concise reference book for the general reader or for schools. With a View toward simplicity, the writer has given no exact figures such as would be necessary in an advanced textbook, but has stated all numerical values in the closest approximate terms.
There has been added — what the compiler has never happened to see before — a tabulated chronology of the main events in the history of Astronomy, and also a chapter very briefly de scribing the various instruments now used in the great observatories.
In the bibliography at the end of the volume, are listed the titles of all the books used for reference in checking the descriptions, figures, and statements given. To the authors of all of these books, the writer is much indebted. Following each title is a short note, endeavoring to present an idea of the scope of that volume. If, upon reaching this bibliography, the reader is enough interested in the greatest and most ancient of sciences to turn to some of these real books upon the subject, the main purpose of these pages will have been accomplished.
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FORTH became a member of the Global Talent Mentoring Hub
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Foundation for Research and Technology –Hellas and Regensburg University (Germany), in the framework of the Global Talent Mentoring Hub (GTMH) initiative. GTMH is an excellence‐focused online mentoring platform in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine).
GTMH will provide long-term, research‐based, online mentoring for a highly selective group of outstanding, exceptionally motivated STEMM young talents from around the world, free of charge. Participating youth will be restricted to the strongest applicants who are in upper‐secondary education at the start of mentoring, possess a good command of English (for non-native speakers), show evidence of profound STEMM knowledgeand/or one or more outstanding extracurricular accomplishments (e.g. verifiably individual achievement in a prestigious competition), and demonstrateexceptional motivation and intrinsic interest in developing their skills in a relative domain towardshighest levels of achievement. Mentoring will start in late 2020, in upper‐secondary education and continue through the completion of advanced university studies (e.g., a PhD) or other expert achievements (e.g., a patent filing, a successful product or method). Mentees will develop their advanced talents over an extended period of time, through one‐on‐one mentoring by the world’s leading STEMM experts and a suitable talent‐development infrastructure with individualized learning pathways, created and supervised by mentors and coaches. Additionally, they will build a network within a global community of talents and scientists, through working on individual and interdisciplinary projects.
The mentors will be world‐class scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians, medical researchers, and others who are doing outstanding advanced STEMM work in the public or privatesector. Suitable mentors will show evidence of professional expert achievement and recognitionat an international level in a STEMM domain and commit to volunteering as mentors for GTMH, by investing about 30 minutes on a weekly basis, for an extended period of time.
The Global Talent Mentoring Hubwill offer various benefits for the mentors and their host institutions, as they will acquire membership in an international network of long‐term excellence cultivation in STEMM, and an avenue for making a broader impact on society by sharing advanced research through one‐on‐one mentoring to young individuals. Mentors will be trained in effective mentoring and will be certified as volunteers. They will also have an international networking opportunity for top STEMM scientists all over the world to engage with each other, and the possibility to collaborate on scientific research studies on mentoring effectiveness and ongoing provision of information about recent advances in STEMM talent development.
The Global Talent Mentoring Hubis currently being developed by a team of researchers at the University of Regensburg led by Prof. Heidrun Stoeger.It is fully funded by the UNESCO‐recognized Hamdan Bin Rashid Al‐Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance in Dubai (UAE) and is part of a larger undertaking of the Hamdan Foundation, the research‐based preparation of the World Giftedness Center.
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Sometimes the best deals are the ones you don’t get involved in. One of the most common mistakes in the investing community occurs when investors try to force deals that aren’t there. Getting involved in a bad deal could set you and your business back for months. Additionally, it may cause you to miss out on a real opportunity that comes your way. Walking away from a borderline deal may not be the easiest thing, but it is vital for the health of your business. If you are on the fence about what to do, here are five signs that should identify when to walk away from a deal:
1. It doesn’t fit your plan: Not every deal makes sense for what you want to do. Having said that, any deal that is not within the scope of your business plan may be a candidate to walk out on. Remember, you have a business plan for a reason. Having great success with multifamily investing doesn’t mean it will apply to mobile homes or condominiums. An interesting tax lien property may look good on paper, but if you aren’t comfortable it wouldn’t make sense for you to get involved in. When you entered the business, you most likely made a plan for what you wanted to do and how you wanted do it. There are also cases when a deal looks great, but the timing is just poor. Just learn to recognize when a plan doesn’t fit into your wheelhouse.
2. It is too risky: Real estate investing comes with an inherent degree of risk; this is true whether you are completely comfortable with everything about the deal or not. Just know this: it is time to walk away from a deal when the risk and time involved in the deal becomes greater than the reward. Unless the potential gain is there, it may not make sense to pursue a property of a risky nature. Weigh the risks versus the rewards. If the potential for a successful deal outweighs the risks, you may have yourself a deal. Conversely, don’t be scared to walk away if a deal seems to risky for what you could get in return.
3. It’s not in the right market: You need to be completely comfortable with the market you invest in. If you are not comfortable going to the area, you should pass on the deal. A lot can change in a neighborhood in the matter of just a few miles. It is important to do your homework and know exactly where you are buying. Your due diligence may tell you that an area, which is thriving now, may not continue that way in the future. A property located in a rough area may make it difficult to find tenants and difficult to get top dollar when you decide to sell. Even if you can purchase the property well below market value, you need to think about what you will do with it once you take ownership.
4. It’s numbers don’t add up: Your real estate business should be driven by numbers. In other words, you should have numbers and data supporting your every move. When evaluating a deal, it is easy to fudge a few numbers here and there to make the deal look more attractive. However, in doing so, you are only hurting yourself. You need to be fully confident that you are using the correct numbers, and that they are sustainable in the future. If there is any doubt in your mind that the numbers don’t work, you should walk away from the deal. It is a risky proposition relying on a deal with unsubstantiated numbers. You must conduct your own due diligence to verify the numbers that are being proposed. If there is any doubt, you should wait until you are more comfortable moving forward.
5. You have a bad feeling about it: Your instincts are a very powerful thing. There are times on most deals when your gut tells you to go a certain way. If you have a bad feeling on a property and your instincts are to walk away, you should do so. Getting involved in a deal you aren’t fully committed to will make closing on a deal that much harder. There are times when your gut lets you down, but more often than not it is correct. Listen to what it has to say.
Walking away from a deal is never easy. By making a habit of getting involved in fewer, high quality deals a year, you will keep your business moving forward. Dealing with a stretch of mediocre and even bad deals takes time and energy to recover from. It is not the easiest thing to do, but learning to walk away may be the most important thing you can do for you and your business.
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Online Marketing company in India
We are leading in this Digital Marketing world from more than 6 years and assisting our clients with the best marketing solutions to reach their targeted audience in a very minimum cost. Our Marketing strategies are the core competence of our Online Marketing company in India.
Our marketing professional team is one of the best team with the various digital marketing certificates and great experience in Digital marketing. They all are very well aware how to attract customer to the website and generate traffic and will take the client’s website on the top.
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Nuke 12.1 delivers artist-focused improvements across the Nuke family
Foundry releases Nuke 12.1 with an enhanced artist experience, updates to Blink and a new Shuffle Node
Building on the Nuke 12.0 release, Nuke 12.1 brings updates across the entire Nuke family with an emphasis on enhancing the artist experience through UI and tool improvements, the largest update to Blink and BlinkScript in recent years improves Cara VR node performance and introduces new tools for developers, and extended functionality in the timeline-based applications speeds up and enriches artist and team review.
Nuke 12.1 Highlights:
- New Shuffle Node: updates the classic checkboxes with an artist-friendly node-based UI, support for up to Nuke’s limit of 8-channels per layer and consistent channel ordering, offering a more robust toolset at the heart of Nuke’s multi-channel workflow.
- Lens Distortion Workflow improvements: the LensDistortion node in NukeX is updated to have a more intuitive workflow and UI, making it easier and quicker to access the faster and more accurate algorithms and expanded options introduced in Nuke 11.
- Blink and BlinkScript improvements: Nuke’s architecture for GPU-accelerated nodes and the associated API receive significant improvements in Nuke 12.1, with the ability to store data on the GPU between operations, resulting in dramatic performance improvements to chains of nodes with GPU caching enabled. This new functionality is available to developers using BlinkScript, along with bug fixes and a debug print out on Linux.
- Cara VR GPU Performance: the Cara VR nodes in NukeX have been updated to take advantage of the new GPU-caching functionality in Blink, resulting in dramatic performance improvements in viewer processing and rendering when using chains of these nodes together. Internal tests on production projects show up to a 2.4x faster rendering time.
- Updated Nuke Spherical Transform and Bilateral: the Cara VR versions of the SphericalTransform and Bilateral nodes have been merged with the Nuke versions of these nodes, adding increased functionality and GPU support in Nuke. Both nodes take advantage of the GPU performance improvements added in Nuke 12.1 and are now available in Nuke and no longer require a NukeX license.
- New BlinkScript Particle node: NukeX now includes a new ParticleBlinkScript node allowing developers to write BlinkScripts which operate on particles. Nuke 12.1 ships with more than 15 new gizmos offering a starting point for artists working with particle effects and developers looking to use BlinkScript.
- QuickTime Audio & Surround Sound Support: multichannel audio support has now been added to Nuke Studio, Hiero and HieroPlayer. Artists can now import MOV containers holding audio on Linux and Windows without the need to extract and import the audio as a separate Wav file.
- Faster HieroPlayer Launch and Nuke Flipbook integration: Improving the experience for artists using HieroPlayer for review, new instances of HieroPlayer launch 1.2x faster on Windows and up to 1.5x on Linux in internal tests. Nuke 12.1 also includes the ability to use HieroPlayer as the Flipbook tool for Nuke and NukeX, giving artists more control when comparing different versions of their work in progress.
- High DPI Windows and Linux: UI scaling when using high-resolution monitors is now available on Windows and Linux. This brings all platforms inline with high-resolution display support added for macOS in Nuke 12.0v1.
- Extended ARRI Camera support: Nuke 12.1 adds support for ARRI formats including Codex HDE .arx files and ProRes MXFs, along with support for the popular Alexa Mini LF, performance gains when debayering footage on CUDA GPUs and a SDK update. See the website for details on further file format updates in Nuke 12.1.
Christy Anzelmo, Director of Product - Compositing & Finishing, Foundry, comments:
"This next release, Nuke 12.1, is a broad and varied one responding to many user requests. I’m excited that we’ve been able to focus on enhancing the day-to-day work of artists and developers including improvements to some areas that have been dormant for a while, such as key updates and extensions to BlinkScript and Particles, a new Shuffle workflow and support for high DPI monitors and popular codecs and cameras. These long-awaited improvements in core systems will improve the experience of our users and extend what’s possible in the Nuke family."
Mads Hagbarth Damsbo, VFX & Pipeline Technical Director, Nordisk Film Shortcut comments:
"The ParticleBlinkScript node unleashes so much untapped potential in the Nuke particle system. This node will be able to shape this core NukeX feature for years to come, and let the community dictate what the particle system should be able to do and be used for. The included example scripts serve as a great learning resource for people who want to get into using this new node and BlinkScript in general."
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COLORADO SPRINGS — The UCCS music program will be hosting a concert and fundraiser in support of the people of Ukraine and in celebration of their music and culture.
The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30th in the Shockley-Zalabak Theatre at the Ent Center for the Arts. The concert will include internationally renowned Ukrainian and American artists from the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, the Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble, Colorado College Chamber Chorus, Women’s Reflection Quintet, and UCCS Faculty.
Proceeds from the event will be donated to the UN Refugee Agency and Razom, which provides medical aid to Ukraine, and to the UCCS Displaced Scholars Support Fund. Information for other donation funds will also be available at the event.
The concert is organized by UCCS faculty who felt compelled to respond to the humanitarian crisis in a meaningful way. The organizing committee is made up of Haleh Abghari, an instructor in the music program; Eugenia Olesnicky, a professor of biology; and Dmytro Bozhko, a professor of physics.
“If our efforts will help to save even one life, we have accomplished our goal. Here at UCCS, we work at all levels to provide help to displaced scholars and students. I am very proud of everyone who joins these efforts,” said Bozhko.
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