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QR codes are all the rage, but do they…
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A recent blog article by myKaarma CEO & Founder Ujj Nath, posing a great question, "Are QR codes a technology asset or failure?" motivated me to respond with my own viewpoint on this matter, as it is a divisive topic for sure!
I have been in this space for a while and seen…Continue
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Have any of you had success with QR Codes? By some reports they are making a comeback. But, on the other side of the coin, on an episode of Shark Tank late last year, renowned venture investor Chris Sacca commented that QR codes are "the herpes of mobile technology."
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While QR codes haven't exactly gone mainstream for a variety of reasons, one company has found a creative way to use them. Argentinian beer company, Andes, has started incorporating unique QR codes onto its bottles that allow buyers to record video messages through an app. They can then pass along the message to whomever they wish, simply by giving them the bottle.…Continue
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Most online marketers will tell you that old school brick-and-mortar advertising techniques are long dead- digital is now the way-to-go. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and other social networking are your friends, and online followers have more income-generating potential than people on the street.
And you know what, they're not exactly wrong per se. There are lots of success stories about small businesses who managed to get ahead of larger competition through the use of…Continue
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C oping and capturing the latest trends is vital if you need to sell in a competitive world. Trends like use of QR codes has proved to be a milestone in achieving desired results. Making a code is not tough; all you need is a code maker and the exact idea of what you are looking for from the code. The strategic integration of QR codes in automobile…Continue
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For Car Dealers, QR Codes are the Most-Used Mobile Channel for Engaging with Automotive Consumers
1 in 2 auto industry marketers say they are using QR codes to encourage their customers to interact with their brand, …
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dealer Uplink LLC, a Missouri company that specializes in dynamic QR Barcode services and mobile marketing solutions for Auto Dealers, has just completed a $1 million capitalization by its members.
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Dos and Don'ts of using QR Codes.
QR Codes came out in 1994, however only in the past year have they become more popular and widely used. We can thank the smartphone explosion for that– there are now more smartphones sold than personal computers. 90% of people keep their phones within 3 feet of themselves at all times! Now marketers are getting…
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After writing my post on QR Codes Best Practices, I wanted to make sure those dealerships interested in starting a QR code marketing campaign knew to create QR codes in a way that will allow your dealership to track them through the Google Analytics on your car dealership website.
Here's how to create a QR code that is trackable by Google Analytics:
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Some of DealerOn's car dealer website customers are incorporating QR codes on their sites, though it remains a technology that's still maturing. While others in the industry have debated the benefits of using QR codes as a part of your dealership's marketing strategy, I wanted to share some tips for running a QR Code campaign if your dealership is going to test this technology.
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Have you ever heard of a QR code? What exactly is it, and how can it help your business? Keep reading to find out.
Quick Response codes (QR codes) and other two-dimensional codes are experiencing widespread use across the country and globe – and for good reason. Consumers want immediate access to relevant information and QR codes are being used to make that possible.
QR Codes 101
If you're new to the QR code world, they're similar to the…
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We hear it a lot – "Wouldn't it be better to use a QR code rather than a text message call-to-action?
QR codes are so cool!"
It's easy to get sucked into the "whiz-bang" factor of QR codes, but before you start printing them everywhere, let's put SMS and QR codes head-to-head for 5 rounds. Ding ding ding!
Audience size
SMS marketing targets the largest audience of mobile phones users – those who know how to send a text message. Nearly every phone in the Canada…
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I am half way through my six week QR code print advertising experiment. I wanted to post my results to date and make adjustments based on forum input. So please let me know your thoughts.
61% - Unique QR Searches
30% - Unique Telephone Calls
9% - Unique URL Referrals
Here's the scenario; I placed a QR code in my local newspaper (Chicago Tribune) advertising. The Chicago market is still very strong for print media and it makes up about 33% of my advertising…Continue
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QR Codes for Automotive Text Message Marketing Campaigns
Text Message Marketing with QR Codes
Text Message Marketing is a great way for an Automotive Dealership to promote inventory and service to your valued customers. Much like E-Mail Marketing, Text Message Marketing requires customers to opt in before they are given updates from your Dealership. Starting a Text Message Marketing Campaign for your dealership is a bit easier when using a QR Code.
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Developing the Soft Skills for Emotional Intelligence
An example of the necessary "soft skills" is the direct correlation between health professionals' poor communication and medical errors. Emotional intelligence is required for leadership, critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and professionalism. They are skills that can be learned, and most importantly must be practiced. It's been obvious in my Medical Improv workshops that professionals who practice together, succeed together.
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Earlier this year, we published a list of the 25 most in-demand skills — like mobile development, channel marketing, and economics. As you may have noticed, all of the skills on the list are "hard skills," or specific skills required to do a job that can be learned.
That's why we were surprised when recruiters started telling us that they were having a hard time finding people with the right "soft skills," or personal attributes that help people interact effectively with others – like communication, teamwork and critical thinking. Hard skills vary based on the job, but soft skills are required for every job. For example, a cook must be able to finely dice vegetables, but a server doesn't. But both must be team players and communicate effectively for the restaurant they work in to succeed. That makes soft skills extremely valuable, and the growing lack of them provides professionals like you with an opportunity to stand out from the pack!
That's why we tapped into the Economic Graph to see what we could uncover on soft skills. Our research led to the development of Master In-Demand Professional Soft Skills — this is a new Lynda.com Learning Path designed to help people learn the most in-demand soft skills. It's free for everyone for the next 30 days, so check it out!
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We asked 291 U.S. hiring managers how hard it was to find candidates with the right soft skills for each of the jobs they were hiring for. They said it's hard to find people with the right soft skills for fifty-nine percent of their open jobs.
Top 10 most sought after soft skills
To find the most sought after soft skills, we analyzed the soft skills listed on the profiles of members who job-hopped (defined as a member changing their employer on their LinkedIn profile) between June 2014 and June 2015 to identify the most sought-after soft skills among employers.

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Check out this striped mani!
I painted my nails with the blue yesterday. {Sidenote: Wet n' Wild nail polish is currently BOGO 50% off at Walgreens, and it's only $1.99 anyways.} Then I taped them and painted with silver today.
If you're doing the taping manis, make sure you let the polish dry completely before you peel off the tape. Even fast dry polish will peel off if you take off the tape too soon.
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Paper No. 5935 Dated 21-May-2015
By Bhaskar Roy
Indian Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi ended his state visit to China with a flourish in Shanghai on May 16. The day marked the completion of one year of the BJP led NDA government in New Delhi, and Modi used it to the hilt, addressing a 5000 strong Indian diaspora in China who gathered in Shanghai.
Paper No. 5908 Dated 06-Apr-2015
By Dr Subhash Kapila
On the eve of PM Modi's visit to China it needs to be highlighted that the so-called China-India Strategic Partnership is neither 'Strategic' nor a 'Partnership'.
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Very nice photos Fell..........Thank you..
Its a great little film.....
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In a little over three years, Jenny starred in a quartet of films that I'd back against any four films from another teenage actor: Walkabout, The Railway Children, The Snow Goose and I Start Counting. The first three are well known, even if The Snow Goose is hard to find, but I Start Counting (1969) is much less well known and now hard to find. It was shown on terrestrial and digital television stations several times but deserves a proper DVD release.
I cannot better Drew Shimon's review of this wonderful film:
so won't even try tsave to say it is a marvellous performance from Jenny who simply exudes a powerful wide-eyed innocence and growing awareness of her sexuality:
Very nice photos Fell..........Thank you..
Its a great little film.....
Sgt S
if i am right in believing it was the companion double-feature to one of the Lee Van Cleef westerns or an advertisement I (think I) remember which included "The 1,000 Plane Raid". I'll check my scrapbooks from those years (3,000 of them!) but as they are archived elsewhere it might have to be after the holidays before i can rummage them.
Here's a screengrab I took from the film.......
Sgt S
I Start Counting would be a perfect candidate for the BFI Flipside series, with an HD transfer to Blu-ray and a commentary by Jenny. This film long deserves some decent treatment.
When I was last at the Point Royal location it did too, sadly...
Must have been early 1971 thn - the old gry cells playing up! I can't even remember what the locsl pspere was called but if I had to make a guess it would be the Southend News as that seems to ring a bell.
Aha! Those screen grabs bring back the memories! Thanks again!
Shame it seems that it's not on DVD/Blu Ray, hope they get around to releasing it sometime soon.
Excellent film, with Simon Ward and Bryan Marshall playing against their later types. Haven't seen it on Tv for nearly 30 years, but I can still remember the theme. Must now go to the Film locations.
An earlier posting of mine today(Saturday 8 January) on the Jenny Agutter thread has photographs of my 1960's memorabilia relating to I Start Counting owing to another query regarding the film on that thread also.
Maybe one of the Moderators can make a duplicate of my posting on there to put it on this thread also?
Dusty Springfield sings the title song. It's on her See All Her Faces album.
I wish I could find a YT link for the Springfield version. She sings it in a whispery falsetto - beautiful version.
I remember it being shown quite a few times on one of the movies channels in the early nineties.
For those that don't know the original theme title song by Lindsey Moore is uploaded on You Tube. Great to hear it in its entirety. I hope this films gets an eventual DVD release on BFI Flipside.
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Right now, there is only one thing that really matters to the markets. And that is whether central banks will continue with quantitative easing and stick with interest rates at three-century lows — and if not, when they will stop printing money and get rates back to something close to normal levels.
In the U.K., rates were meant to start going up when the unemployment rate dropped to 7%. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve targeted a 6.5% jobless rate. But now the Bank of England is looking at rising real wages as a potential trigger for rates to get back to normal, while the Fed is discussing shifting its target from 6.5% unemployment to 6% or else when an inflation floor has been hit.
The reality is, they will keep moving the goal posts. Once you slash interest rates to zero, and start printing money, it is impossible to stop without doing huge damage to the economy. QE and zero rates are going to be around for a lot longer than most investors have yet realized. The only historical experience we have of this kind of extreme monetary policy is Japan — and it tells us it carries on for two decades and perhaps longer.
Take a look at what has happened in the U.K. When Mark Carney took over from Sir Mervyn King at the Bank of England, he bought with him his much-trumpeted policy of "forward guidance." Rates would stay at 0.5% at least until the unemployment rate came back down to 7%. Only then would the bank start to edge them back up to the 5% or so that you would expect for a normal economy.
Carney probably thought that moment was safely out in the far distant future. After all, the U.K. still seemed stuck in a deep recession. He might well be safely back in Canada by the time the target was actually met.
As it turns out, however, the U.K. economy has had a stronger bounce back than the bank or anyone else expected. In the third quarter alone, it expanded at 0.8%, the fastest rate among major industrial nations. Given that the U.K. is also good at creating lots of low-paying jobs (although unfortunately not the high-paying sort), unemployment has come down faster than forecast. The latest monthly figures showed unemployment dropping to 7.6% from 7.8%: at that pace, rates will be going up before next spring.
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Much the same thing is happening in the U.S.
Back in May, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested a 7% or 6.5% unemployment rate would be a good moment to start getting monetary policy back to normal. Now 7% is here, and there is still no sign of it.
Last month, two papers by a pair of Fed officials discussed whether 6.5% was not a little on the high side, and suggested a 6% target instead. Another paper this month has suggested an "inflation floor" could be the trigger instead: that would rule out any rate hikes until inflation was up to 2% or even 1.5%.
Just like the Bank of England, the central bank set out a pair of clear goal posts, then quickly moved them as soon as there was any chance of the target actually being reached.
Cynics will argue that is just muddled policy making. But, in fact, something more interesting is going on, even though many central bankers may not have admitted it to themselves yet. Once you slash interest rates to close on zero it is very hard to get them back up again. Likewise, once you turn on the printing presses, it is incredibly difficult to stop them.
History is the best guide, and its lesson could hardly be clearer. Japan cut its interest rates to 0.5% all the way back in September 1995. Nearly two decades later, they still haven't gone back up again. Nor will they any time soon — in fact, the Bank of Japan keeps on chucking more and more stimulus at the economy.
The U.S., the U.K., or indeed the euro zone, now that it has got its rates down to record lows as well, will not be any different. Why should they? There is very little sign of inflation taking off — in fact, in most of the world it is coming down. Asset bubbles might be popping up all over the place, but if central bankers worried about those they have not shown any sign of it yet. Meanwhile, near-zero rates have long since stopped being an "emergency measure" and have become the new normal.
They are embedded in the economy. The rate rises that would get them back to "normal" are simply too extreme. Companies have issued billions in bonds, mortgages have been taken out, and governments have run up vast deficits, on which they are paying 2% interest or less.
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Central banks set a target for getting rates back to normal, then promptly shift it.
The main priority for central bankers such as Mark Carney and Janet Yellen over the next couple of years will be finding fresh excuses for shifting the target again. Rates will rise once husbands always remember their wedding anniversaries. QE will be "tapered" once children go to bed on time. Monetary policy will get back to normal when Tom Cruise makes a decent film again.
The trick will be to find something so unlikely, there is no chance of the target ever being met — because the reality is once rates have been at 0.5% for five years it is impossible to ever get them back to normal.
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Richard Calica, AM'73, a graduate of the School of Social Service Administration, has been named Director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. He begins his appointment Thursday, Dec. 15, according to an announcement made by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn.
Calica has been a field instructor at SSA and served on the school's Alumni Board from 2003 to 2004. He also has been a career mentor volunteer with SSA's career office. For 33 years he has been executive director of the Juvenile Protective Association, a Chicago-based agency with a long history of mentoring SSA students.
Calica spoke highly of SSA in a video prepared for the SSA Centennial: "SSA is a school that helps you think about problems so that if you get turned around 15 degrees, you don't get lost. It's a place that teaches students not just the 'how-tos,' but the 'how-comes'—and how do you think about this problem."
SSA Dean Neil Guterman, the Mose & Sylvia Firestone Professor in SSA, said, "We at SSA are delighted to learn that alumnus Richard Calica will take up the helm at Illinois DCFS."
"SSA has a long history of informing and working to advance services for children facing abuse and neglect. We look forward to ongoing opportunities to support Richard in his new role safeguarding and supporting Illinois' most vulnerable children and families."
Calica is a lifelong social worker with extensive leadership experience in serving children and families throughout the state. A national authority in child welfare and licensed clinical social worker, he has broad expertise in family preservation and support.
"We are committed to ensuring that the children of Illinois have the support and protection they need to become healthy, productive and responsible adults," Quinn said. "Richard Calica's decades of experience in caring for neglected and abused children bolster our efforts toward building a better future for all Illinois children."
Calica said, "All children deserve the opportunity to grow up in a healthy environment with strong support systems. It is my highest priority to ensure the safety of our children, and I am honored to accept this new mission to help and protect children who are abused and neglected."
In addition to having maintained a private clinical social work practice and working in mental health centers, Calica has served on the faculty of the Institute for Clinical Social Work and at the Loyola University of Chicago School of Social Work.
Under former Governor Jim Edgar, Calica served as chairman of the Governor's Task Force on Family Preservation from 1993 to 1994. He currently chairs the DCFS Risk Assessment Advisory Committee. He has been the Chair of the DCFS Expert Panel on Best Practices for Child Welfare.
He completed a post-graduate fellowship in clinical social work at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Division of Psychiatry, and received his BA in psychology from Brooklyn College.
Calica is a past president of the Child Care Association of Illinois and has served as a consultant for numerous leading child welfare organizations.
His wife Judith also is a graduate of SSA and a clinical social worker in private practice.


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The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act does not exist in this country. Collection agencies & bill collectors alike feel that robo calls as well as other automated calls (that often fail) constitute as a valid attempt made in order to contact someone regarding collection of a debt. Bill collectors and collection agencies alike also feel that cold calling neighbors, relatives & other persons of possible interest, all fall under the same premise of attempting to collect an outstanding debt. This produces grave concerns for me not just for the fact that the person contacted maybe someone I no longer have included in my life (a relative) but also someone that could potentially use this negative information against me (a neighbor) in such a manner as by distorting the truth & sharing my financial problems with others that know me, where I bank, work & do my daily activities. All companies are not universal in their practices. I have spoken with enough "customer service reps" to know that the only training they receive is to bully their way through the collection system. There is no accountability, no manageable programs to assist those that want to construct a better life to rebuild after a credit downfall (from student loans or otherwise). To collectors, it is All or Nothing. Do as they say because they can get away with anything or fall prey to Collection Agencies. The one thing I beg of you is to help those of us that are truly trying to help ourselves.


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Easy-entry climbing shoes built for all-around performance
A quiver of one, these climbing shoes are equally adept indoors and out. They're lined to minimize stretch and maintain the toe box shape. A medium-stiff midsole offers a blend of sensitivity and support for all-purpose climbing and long days at the crags. The hook-and-loop closure offers easy entry.
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- Benefit: Stealth
- Weight: 8.3 oz (235 gm)
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FIVE TEN ANASAZI VCS MEN'S CLIMBING SHOE is rated out of 5 by 24.
Rated 4 out of 5 by font9a from Still going strong I've owned more than 20 pairs of this shoe over the years and it remains my go-to training shoe for high volume days. It's easy to put on and take off. It's supremely comfortable after a quick break-in. It's sticky enough for most plastic and rock. It's precise for small pockets, crystals, and edges. I've used it on my hardest redpoints and my biggest mileage days. I've now also got Hi-Angles and Dragon VCSs which are better for technical toe and heel hooking, and for when it gets really steep. But, you can only wear one pair at a time (unless you're Ondra) and these continue to be well-rounded and high-performance everywhere from Font to Hueco to the gym in Innsbruck.
Date published: 2019-11-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by UnruhlyKev from Great Shoes! Took awhile to get the correct size I really like these shoes. Only been to the climbing gym a handful of times thus far but they seem high quality and stick well to the wall. The only issue I had was that it took me 3 times to get the right fit. It's my fault really but this review might help others. I wear a 9.5 in most shoes. I made the mistake of ordering down a half size (9) to ensure a tight fit...couldn't even get them on. Sent those back and got the 9.5...which was still too small. Sent those back and got the 10. Still pretty tight but they work. Luckily the return and reorder process is so simple!
Date published: 2020-02-25
Rated 5 out of 5 by BusyBee from Classic for a reason. I've had a few pairs of these over the years. Finally retired the last pair and really liked them so bought another pair. Still just as easy to break in as previous pairs. Grip is solid and inspiring. Easy to leave on for extended periods while belaying you're buddy up or sweatin it out in the gym. This is a best of both kind of shoe. Seems like the upper has a touch of padding in it now....good job
Date published: 2019-10-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by sowr from Best Shoe Ever This will be my fifth pair of Ansazi. This is my go to climbing shoe, easy to fit, perfect fit for me, comfy, and there really isn't anything wrong with it. For my type of climbing; granite trad and sport routes from slab, crack to steep faces nothing comes close. I've been using these for over 20 years now and I'm famous for saying "well I can't blame my shoes" - that's how good they are.
Date published: 2019-05-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by xxleeweexx from Best all around shoe I have been climbing in Anasazis for about 20 years now and it is my go-to for all around climbing. Good on low and high angles, edges, cracks, smearing etc. 100% recommended.
Date published: 2019-03-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mr C from An Overall Champion My knowledge of shoes is limited, at best. This shoe is very precise and sticky. I actually like it better than the Pro version. It has a snug fit and the tongue(s) are nicely padded. I got mine a full size down from my street shoe and it's snug. I'm hoping for a little bit of stretch, but not too much. I'm very pleased.
Date published: 2019-03-13
Rated 4 out of 5 by Jk_sandy_eggo from Exactly what I wanted Super comfy, minimal break in period. I wear a street size 13 and ordered these in a 13. I climb mainly in the gym, so I wanted them to be tight, but comfortable for long periods of time. I will most likely get the next pair a 1/2 size smaller to get my heel a bit more snug. Overall, super stoked on them.
Date published: 2019-09-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by Garrett from Classic Design Still Performs Great fit, very comfortable out of the box. I bought one size down and found that they started breaking in quickly. I really like the hugging heel cup and sturdy straps. This is a great shoe for any occasion!
Date published: 2019-04-25
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Supporters travelling to our Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur are advised that a vigil for Mark Duggan will be taking place outside Tottenham Police Station, which is located between Seven Sisters Underground and Bruce Grove Train Station on the Tottenham High Road, at 2pm on Saturday 11 January.
Fans are advised to allow extra time for their journey in case of delays and should, if possible, seek alternative routes, including alighting at Bruce Grove and White Hart Lane stations instead of Seven Sisters.
We will be liaising directly with the Metropolitan Police throughout the day in order to provide the most up to date information, including any changes to the road network or walking routes. When and if any routes are affected, supporters are asked to follow the instructions of the Police or matchday stewards and take diversionary routes as advised.
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Strong performance by Nolato Medical and proposed increase in dividend
Today's 2016 year-end report from Nolato posts strong performance by Nolato Medical, with currency-adjusted organic growth of 11% and a high operating margin of 13.1%.
- Sales totalled SEK 4,447 million (4,726)
- Operating profit (EBITA) was SEK 457 million (570)
- The operating margin (EBITA) was 10.3% (12.1)
- Earnings per share were SEK 12.77 (15.97)
- The equity/assets ratio was 47% (54), with a net financial liability of SEK 408 million (+122, net asset)
- The Board of Directors proposes an increase in the dividend to SEK 10.50 (10.00) per share
Nolato Medical's sales rose to SEK 1,645 million (1,464). Operating profit (EBITA) increased to SEK 216 million (191), while the EBITA margin was 13.1% (13.0).
"Volumes increased in both sectors of this business area and most customer segments experienced healthy growth," commented Nolato President and CEO Christer Wahlquist. "The year was marked by high project activity and healthy capacity utilisation."
Nolato Telecom's sales totalled SEK 1,402 million (2,017). Operating profit (EBITA) was SEK 131 million (272), with an EBITA margin of 9.3% (13.5).
"Volumes in 2015 were very strong owing to very high consumer market demand for customers' mobile phone models," noted Christer Wahlquist. "Product changeovers took place according to plan in 2016. EMC business continued to show positive performance, as did the business area's activities in segments alongside mobile phones."
Nolato Industrial's sales rose to SEK 1,409 million (1,251). Operating profit (EBITA) totalled SEK 134 million (132), with an EBITA margin of 9.5% (10.6).
"Volumes primarily in the automotive and hygiene segments performed well," said Christer Wahlquist. "Continued investments in technology and increased market share had a positive impact, while high costs associated with new project start-ups affected the margin negatively."
In October 2016, the Swiss company Treff AG was acquired. The company, which is now called Nolato Treff, has annual sales of just over SEK 450 million, one-third of which is reported within Nolato Medical and two-thirds within Nolato Industrial. The acquisition, which was consolidated from 3 October, has proceeded well and work to integrate the business is underway.
Nolato retains a healthy financial position, with an equity/assets ratio of 47% (54) and a net financial liability of SEK 408 million (+122, net asset). The Board of Directors proposes an increase in the dividend to SEK 10.50 (10.00) per share.
The Annual General Meeting will be held on 26 April at 4 pm CET in Grevie, Sweden.
For further information, please contact:
Christer Wahlquist, President and CEO, +46 705 804848
Per-Ola Holmström, CFO, +46 705 763340
Nolato is a Swedish group operating in Europe, Asia and North America. We develop and manufacture products made from polymer materials such as plastic, silicone and TPE for leading customers in medical technology, pharmaceuticals, telecoms, automotive, hygiene and other selected industrial sectors. Nolato shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, where Nolato is a Mid Cap company in the Industrials sector.
This information is information that Nolato AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 2.30 pm CET on 8 February, 2017.


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Microsoft spokeswoman Leslie Hui acknowledged the company is aware of the problem, but didn't say for how long, or when the access to supposedly expired buddy lists would be closed off.
The glitch first came to light more than a year ago. Dmitri Alperovitch, a software developer and part-founder of Encryption Software, left a message at BugTraq in July 1999 detailing the programming glitches. He didn't indicate that the possible holes had created any real problems.
"I don't think anybody really knew that contacts wouldn't be cleaned out," says James Nelson, a systems administrator at Cisco Systems. Recently he found out otherwise.
On August 14, Nelson posted a warning at BugTraq. He writes that when his account expired after four months of inactivity, he tried to reregister it. Microsoft employees told him his account had never existed, so he registered the same account name from scratch. To his surprise, his old buddy list came up.
Later, he writes, someone else was using his identity from a different account that he no longer used.
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Move More is a programme of physical activity, advice and support for people at all stages of the cancer journey, contact the Macmillan East Ren team and find out how to get involved.
Have fun discovering Glasgow with a self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!
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The Hitchcock blondes have exited the frame. After Fall's trip back to the sixties, Bottega Veneta's Tomas Maier is in a forward-thinking state of mind for Resort. It doesn't get much fresher than a hot pink silk shirtgown cinched with a corset that looks like it could double as a parachute belt, unless, that is, you're talking about an equally weightless, imminently packable shift in multiple layers of color-blocked chiffon.
Ease was an important theme here, as it usually is in Maier's Cruise collections. The man lives part-time in Palm Beach, so he has a good feel for the kind of clothes women want in hot climates, but he juxtaposed softness with city-ready structure. A pair of corseted and boned body-con dresses stood out even though the designer played it cool by teaming them with understated little leather jackets. Another pair of opposites: neutrals and hyper-saturated colors. A simple taupe shift was embellished with turquoise chiffon down its front, and a trim, tan leather coat came accessorized with a red nappa leather tote. Speaking of accessories, the new bags have a lived-in feel. Foil, for example, is inserted between two layers of nappa leather to give the materials a memory. Stiff and lifeless aren't part of Maier's Resort equation.


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CSIRO has launched Oceans: Science and Solutions for Australia (Oceans), a book bringing together the latest science to explain the crucial role oceans play in the lives of all Australians.
[Music plays and an image appears of waves crashing in on the shore and text appears: Australians love the ocean]
[Image changes to show an underwater view of the ocean bed and the camera zooms in on a star fish and text appears: but so do other creatures]
[Image changes to show a small marine creature and text appears: We know of 33,000 marine species]
[Image changes to show a whale's fin emerging out of the sea]
[Image changes to show an underwater view of a shark swimming near a diver and text appears: but as many as 470,000 are yet to be discovered]
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[Image changes to show a view of the coastline and text appears: At 13.86 million square kilometres]
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[Image changes to show a view of the Australian in the world globe which is in space and text appears: our marine estate is the 3rd largest in the world]
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[Image changes to show a view of the Great Barrier Reef and text appears: The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef system]
[Image changes to show a tropical fish swimming around a sea plant]
[Image changes to show a view of an ice shelf in the ocean with the RV Investigator in the foreground and text appears: Australia's Antarctic Territories host deep ocean life]
[Image changes to show an orange spider like sea creature]
[Image changes to show a fish turning over in the water and the fin appears above the surface of the water and text appears: and those that surface]
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[Image changes to show four people in a CSIRO Marine Research dinghy type boat and text appears: Ongoing research is helping us make new discoveries]
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[Image changes to show the RV Investigator in the distance and icebergs in the foreground and text appears: understand how oceans are changing]
[Image changes to show an iceberg in the ocean and text appears: and how we can protect them]
[Image changes to show the cover of the OCEANS publication and text appears: Download your free copy of OCEANS now]
[Music plays and the CSIRO logo and text appears: Australia's innovation catalyst]
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CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Director Dr Tony Worby said Australia faced several opportunities and challenges, with three of the world's four major oceans in its marine estate.
"Australia's oceans cover almost 14 million square kilometres, nearly twice the area of our land, and hold the key to our climate, weather, economy, international security, and social well-being," Dr Worby said.
"It is important that we strike a balance between our national economic and resource requirements, while ensuring long term sustainability of our marine estate and this is key research focus for CSIRO and the Australian marine science community.
"Our oceans do the heavy lifting with respect to carbon dioxide and heat absorption and their capacity to continue to do these things is one of many areas we are focused on through our climate research.
"The effects of ocean warming can be seen already as tropical fish are found further south from warming coastal waters, cold water species decline in some regions, and coral bleaching becomes more frequent.
"There has never been a more important time to focus on marine research."
Oceans editor and CSIRO Chief Research Scientist Dr Bruce Mapstone said national and international collaboration was essential, with Australia having stewardship of the third largest marine estate in the world and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
"The book focuses on Australia's marine estate which includes the Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans, however many of the topics covered have global relevance because of the interconnectedness of the world's oceans," Dr Mapstone said.
"Collaboration is the only way we can tackle the breadth of marine research Australia and the world need to fully understand our oceans.
"Indigenous coastal peoples have had cultural and livelihood connections with Australia's oceans for thousands of years and their knowledge is extremely valuable.
"Importantly, this book takes complex and detailed research and translates it into clear English that can be understood by policy makers and just as importantly students, some of whom are Australia's future marine scientists."
Oceans: Science and Solutions for Australia has been authored by scientists from CSIRO and other Australian research agencies and is available for free download: Oceans [PDF 21.5MB] or to order a hardcopy through CSIRO Publishing visit: Oceans.
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By the time that experimental saxophonist Colin Stetson completed two long and elongated numbers – one that approximated the primal moans of a giant whale, the other the sounds of a wild boar crashing through the garrigue – I left the Maison Symphonique concert hall in Montreal and ordered a rare hamburger. It was a paleo diet type of moment.
Two nights earlier, the brilliant trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire's "Moment in Between the Rest" so resonated with the sounds of a long-suffering waif that I became hungry for, what else, soul food – perhaps some on Montreal's legendary poutine.
Montreal's iconic jazz festival is still in full swing this week, a marvelous event now in its 38th season which features all sorts of music that might be considered mainstream jazz or even mildly related to that American-born form. I was there for the first three days and saw parts of seven concerts (unfortunately, writers have to duck in and out to keep up) as well as snippets from the open-air venues as I scurried between the closed-door events. Some were held in large halls, others in intimate boites.
There was never enough time to have a proper meal in a city known for its restaurants, which had me matching what I was hearing in my head with what I wanted in my stomach.
Here's where this train of thought took me. In addition to Stetson's paleo yearnings and Akinmusire's soul-food cries, other artists called up differing cuisines and diets. The rollicking Gypsy Kings – Andalusian in heritage but raised in the Camargue of the Rhone delta – had me clapping my hands for the Mediterranean diet, with a dish of hearty cassoulet thrown in.
The Bad Plus with Kurt Rosenwinkel were so smooth and rich, even when they were rollicking, that I could imagine being served up a Parisian dinner of beautifully sauced cuisine with caviar on the side. The almost-grown child prodigy pianist, Daniel Clark Bouchard, and his guests did such great covers of the standards that I could have been at the Blue Note carving up a juicy New York strip.
Finally, there was a French band, the improbably named Her, led by two men who sing in English. Their style reminded me of a Euro pop throwback to the bands of the 80's, one that you would hear in a smoky club that doesn't allow cigarettes but has a constant crowd circulating to and from the bar. It was my kind of band and my kind of diet – the drinking man's diet, of course.


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Activator contains 200 mg of caffeine from natural caffeine as well as from plant extracts and combines caffeine in free and bound form. Suitable for sports which require increased attention and concentration, for example ball sports and martial arts. But Activator is also successfully used by endurance athletes. Runners, cyclists, and triathletes also use Activator as a caffeine booster on the last stages of endurance competitions.
No doping risks! As in our culture caffeine occurs in a wide range of products, it is not anymore listed as forbidden substance by the World Anti-Doping Agency since the 1st of January 2004.


text: We plan for Family Celebration events to occur at least twice a year. At the end of October and through out the month of November our infant, toddler, preschool and school age programs within our 5 locations held Family Celebration events. Family members came out to spend time in their child's programs, meet other parents, connect with educators and visit documentation and projects posted around our environments! Thank you to everyone who came out this evening. We value these events as a wonderful way to build relationships with families and to allow parents to engage more deeply in our programs.


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With the Equality Act 2010 came some important new rules about discrimination.
While best practice remained broadly the same as before, and the act meant to streamline the existing law, there were some important changes. These are important, because there is no limit on the penalties for discrimination.
Here are the top 5.
1. Outlawed – discrimination by association or perception
People are able to bring discrimination claims in most areas (i.e. on grounds of sex, race, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and gender reassignment but not marital or civil partnership status) even if they do not belong to that group themselves, but because you think they do, or because they have an association with someone who does.
For instance, an employee could claim for disability discrimination if they have been treated detrimentally because one of their family members is disabled. They would not have to have a disability themselves.
2. Outlawed – discrimination by outsiders in your workplace
An employer can be liable if they do not take reasonable steps to stop an outsider from harassing one of their workers when they know this has happened before.
3. Outlawed – pre-employment health enquiries
Such questions should only be asked for limited specific reasons, for example to find out whether an applicant will be able to "carry out a function which is intrinsic to the work concerned".
4. Unenforceable – pay secrecy clauses
Detrimental treatment because a worker has asked about another person's pay, or has been involved in these discussions are also outlawed.
5. Outlawed – unjustified treatment relating to disability
The new legislation outlaws unjustified treatment relating to a person's disability, for instance, having a guide dog or a poor attendance record. Unjustified policies which put or would put disabled people generally at a disadvantage are also outlawed.


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The ElitePad 1000 G2 is a tablet giving a complete Windows 8 experience in a size which can be easily taken on the move. This slim tablet with 9.2mm thickness and 1.5 pound weight packs in all the ground breaking features and advanced technologies to give you an optimized experience. Its high quality aluminum chassis does not only offer durability but also adds in the elegance and style. It is one of the best looking business tablets we can find.
The 10.1-inch IPS display features native pixel-resolution of 1920 x 1200, which is much better than 1280 x 800 resolution which we got in the previous version of Elitepad. Relating its size and resolution we can say that both are perfectly matched and offer you an amazing work experience. The display offers you enough space to easily work on various applications smoothly. The touchscreen panel is so bright that it can easily be viewed even under bright sunlight when using with full brightness plus having a smudge resistant coating it is easier to clean.
Driven by Intel Atom Z3795 processor it offers you a performance which Elitepad 900 failed to give. It gives you an overall improved speed and graphical performance without effecting the energy efficiency. Where previous version had 2GB RAM the newer Elitepad has 4GB RAM, in addition it is also capable of cranking through the full Photoshop CS6 test in 13 minutes 20 seconds. Even though the performance is much improved but still it cannot compete with a bit more expensive devices like Surface Po 3 and Dell Venue 11 Pro.
The tablet itself does not come with a wide variety of connectivity ports. It comes featuring an SD card slot, headphone jack and a single docking station. But if you want more connectivity options you can get them through SmartJacket accessories. The Elitepad 1000 also offers you various wireless connectivity options including WI-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC.
In a Peacekeeper browser-based battery test Elitepad 1000 was capable of running for five hours and 55 minutes which is just a couple of more minutes than Elitepad 900. But considering the fact that the latest model has increased screen resolution and improved graphical performance, the current battery timing is quite satisfactory. Anyhow you can keep the screen's brightness on 50 percent as it still looks bright and gives you a full day of work. But if you are still not satisfied you can also get a jacket with an extra battery which will give you up to 20 hours according to HP.
Offering beefier specs and stunning design the ElitePad 1000 is no doubt a big upgrade from its predecessors. Well, if you are looking for a business tablet that can give you a smooth Windows 8 experience and want to work on Microsoft Office, then HP Elitepad 1000 can be a good choice.


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A blog dedicated to random thoughts of old and newer television, controlled by my neighbor's sound-based remote. Please don't rattle your jewelry, the TV could change channels!
Friday, May 11, 2012
Burnam, Baby, Burnam!
Years ago, I enjoyed reading "The Dictionary of Misinformation" by Tom Burnam. It was "Mythbusters" without the sound and pictures and quite enlightening. Here are some of the things that I have noticed over the years that might have gone in the book, had he only called me:
1. "Abidee-Abidee-Abidee-that's all folks!" - Let me preface this by saying that I know that many people don't find Porky Pig (voiced by Mel Blanc) funny. I have a friend who stutters and he didn't care for him, primarily because he was CALLED Porky Pig. I empathize. Having said that, people misquote this Porky Pig line all the time. His gimmick was that he would try to say one thing, give up and substitute something else. Knowing that, when do you hear this? AFTER a Warner Brothers cartoon. Therefore, he is trying to say, "The End". So, it should be spelled, "The-the-uh-the-the-uh-the-the-uh that's all, folks!" Being the WB geek that I am, I know there are variants: Bugs Bunny sometimes shows up and says, "...and that's the end!" and in others, another character plainly says, "That's All, Folks!", no stutter at all.
Abidee is just...wrong. It just sounds like that because Mel Blanc said it quickly. Here is a fun fact: originally, Porky was teamed up with a little boy called Beans (get it?). I've seen one of the Beans cartoons. The funniest thing he says is, "I'm Beans, of the Boston Beans!". Yes, that's as funny as he ever gets.
2. A favorite trivia question I like to ask about Little Richard is: what is the first thing that Little Richard sings in the song "Tutti-Fruitti?" Almost every writer, oldies lover or person who liked it when it came out will say, "A-wop-bop-aloo-bop-alop-bam-boom!"
And all those folks are wrong. The phrase does indeed show up. It shows up once...AT THE END! The song starts out with him saying, "Wop-bop-aloo-bop-alop-bomp-bomp. Don't believe me? You can hear it here:
That is the original recording on Specialty. When he re-recorded it for Vee-Jay, he sang it that way, too.
3. Alot - ...is a town in India. If you see Joe Maphis play the guitar, the mandolin, a contrabass and sing, I think you would agree that he has a lot of talent. Some of you may wish to have the Lord ALLOT you some musical talent. However "alot" is not a word.
Joe Maphis sure could play though! Watch this:
My inner tutor shudders when he hears "reluhtor" for "realtor", "for all intensive purposes" instead of "for all intents and purposes" or "bedroom suit" as opposed to "bedroom suite". My bedroom suit consists of pajamas.
I am quite fetching in them, too.
Do you know any others?
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I would love to have a Macbook with retina display, since i have the iPhone4 i got used to it and always shudder when i get the smartphone of a friend and those see those old school pixelated displays.
What is a retina display?
Based on the assertion that a display of approximately 300 ppi at a distance of 12 inches (305 mm) from one's eye is the maximum amount of detail that the human retina can perceive. Retina displays are displays that exceed this ppi ratiom. For example the iPhone4 has a ppi of 326.


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Solving the Mystery of a Dream: Exploring Dreams
Then Taylor shifts eagerly in his chair. "Here's a shameless projection," he says. "Vince is a writer. As a writer myself, I'm going to see this dream telling a kind of joke on the first dream. These robotic fish represent all the pieces I've ever written, coming back to me from the deep; kind of lifeless, kind of mechanical, because I haven't really followed them back to the source."
Taylor's insight was informed by several details of the dream that I'd shared with the group, including the fact that in the dream, I'd been driven to the banks of the Schuylkill by an editor I often worked for. He was supposed to take me to the train station, where I was about to embark on an exciting cross-country rail adventure. But he lost his way, and we'd wound up at the river, watching the drone fish streaming to shore. Now Taylor was saying the dream was an unconscious rebuke for losing the sense of wonder that had made me want to be a writer in the first place.
The Aha!
The Aha!
I felt the Aha! before I could put it into words. I remembered being a kid, thinking that the world was full of wonder, that miracles happened and amazing revelations lurked just below the surface. Being a writer, I thought, would let me spend my life gazing into the murky depths, luring something strange and important to the surface, then capturing it, bringing it to life in a story, so that others could see that there's more to life than the day-to-day routine.
I still feel the urge to do that, but the fact is, most of the work I do falls far short of that mark. I work on deadline for editors who have to consider market segments, circulation figures and data gathered from focus groups. I aim to produce work that is accurate, efficient and interesting. If my stories don't always glow with the mystery and wonder I'd dreamed of as a kid, well, neither do those mechanical fish.
And that's the message of the dreams: The first is telling me the world is full of wonder, the second is telling me that by forgetting the message of the first, I've traded awe and mystery for function and security. The important thing, though, is that the dreams are about something more fundamental than the frustrations of working the way I work; they are warning me about the cost of living the way I live. I've lost touch with the possibility of miraculous revelation.
I've forgotten how weird and fascinating the world can be. I've embraced the soulless mechanical fish, swimming to shore dependably in orderly rows, and have forgotten about the shadow of that awesome behemoth swimming portentously in the deep. I've become goal oriented and down to earth. I've let life get all rational and mundane. You might say I've grown up. The dreams, I think, are warning me that there are consequences for losing touch with childlike wonder; that I'm paying a price for neglecting my inner whale. But with any luck at all, he's still sounding in the waters of my unconscious, waiting for the chance to rise.


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The End of Prohibition
Eighty years ago today, Prohibition ended in the United States, lifting the national ban of alcohol throughout the nation. Between 1920 – 1933, the production, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages was prohibited across the country. Although the motivation to pass the 18th Amendment to the U.S. constitution was to curb the adverse effects of drinking on society, the Prohibition had the unintended consequence of stimulating a rampant underground of organized and widespread criminal activity. The era gave rise to powerful gangs led by ruthless criminals such as the infamous Al Capone. Thirsty citizens gathered in underground speakeasies or illegally brewed their own "hooch" at home.
By the early 1930s, with the country fed up with the loss of personal liberties and the proliferation of organized crime, Prohibition began to lose much of its support. On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment and making the distribution and purchase of alcoholic beverages legal once again.
What were your ancestors up to during the Prohibition?
Check out these historic images during this "noble experiment" in American history:
New York City Deputy Police Commissioner watching agents pour liquor into sewer following a raid, c.1921
Dismantling a still in San Francisco c.1920s
A woman pours alcohol into a cup from a cane, 1922
Whiskey still, c.1920-1930
Showing off the latest trend: garter flasks, 1926
A "Hooch hound" in action, 1922
The end of Prohibition, Ironwood Daily Globe Dec. 5, 1933
Crowds celebrate the end of the Prohibition era, Dec. 5, 1933


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In 2017, 15,000 scientists from across the globe signed up to a Warning to Humanity.
The statement spelled out the gravity of our environmental crisis and the urgency of taking action to tackle it. Since then, a further 5,000 scientists have backed the call.
No government has yet heeded it. Support the scientists' call, and pressure governments for action.
"To prevent widespread misery and catastrophic biodiversity loss, humanity must practice a more environmentally sustainable alternative to business as usual ... Soon it will be too late to shift course away from our failing trajectory, and time is running out."
World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice
The World Scientists' Warning was issued 25 years after a first warning issued by members of the scientific community in 1992, calling for urgent action to avert major environmental problems. The Second Notice found that in almost every respect, that action was not taken and the indicators of impending disaster have become worse.
"We are jeopardizing our future by not reining in our intense but geographically and demographically uneven material consumption and by not perceiving continued rapid population growth as a primary driver behind many ecological and even societal threats"
In addition to actions such as cutting fossil fuel dependency and eating less meat, the warning calls on us all to " limit our own reproduction (ideally to replacement level at most)". Among its 13 recommended actions to avert environmental disaster and collapsing biodiversity are reducing fertility rates through education and family planning, and rallying leaders behind the goal of establishing a sustainable human population.
Since the Warning to Humanity was published online, 5,000 more scientists have endorsed it, taking the total to more than 20,000. The Alliance of World Scientists has also published a letter warning of a climate emergency, supported by 11,000 scientists at the time of writing. If you are a scientist, please add your signature.
Contact political representatives
The collective failure of governments to respond to the Scientists' Warning is a shocking and profound failure of their primary responsibility - to safeguard their own citizens.
Please contact your government directly, and other political representatives to urge them to apply pressure to governments for action.
In the UK, you can write to the Prime Minister via the 10 Downing St website. The Scottish Government can be contacted via firstname.lastname@example.com and the Welsh Government here.
You can find contact details for MPs, Members of the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly Members and Northern Irish Members of the Legislative Assembly at Write to Them.
Contact political leaders
In the UK, you can write to the Prime Minister via the 10 Downing St website. The Scottish Government can be contacted via firstname.lastname@example.com and the Welsh Government here.
If you are a US citizen, please contact your elected representatives. You can contact Senators here and Congressional representatives here.
If you are from another country, please contact your minister for the environment.


text: URB-E Employee Spotlight: Simon Caballero Posted by Simon Caballero on August 15, 2016 URB-E Employee Spotlight: Simon Caballero How Long Have You Been with URB-E? I've been with URB-E for about a year and half. Tell us a little bit about what you do at URB-E I have the privilege of leading our flagship store here in Old Town Pasadena, which requires plenty of housekeeping to ensure that anybody stepping into our retail space has the best possible experience, every time. I'm the world's greatest URB-E herder in that respect. What's the best part of your job? Seeing the smile on a person's first test ride, when they realize just how much fun moving around town can be. It just gets me every time. What do you enjoy doing in your time off from work? I grew up moving a lot along with my family, from different cities (Queens, NYC; Madrid; WPB, FL; Buenos Aires) to different countries (Paraguay, Spain, Argentina, United States). One thing I've noticed is that even though the world might seem small now with international travel being so accessible, there are still a ton of things to discover right around the corner, within my own town. So, I make it a point to go out and explore the streets and local attractions, finding out what's happening each week and so on. What's your favorite URB-E moment? We were invited to be part of Santa Monica's July 4th Parade, so Alejandro (a manager on our Sales team) and I go out there and along with a couple of then test riders (now proud owners) march through the whole event like a circus act. Choreographing circles on the fly, showering spectators with flags and beads as we rode past them and just having a good ol' time riding around on a Made in the US product on that particular day. What person from history do you think would have loved an URB-E, and why? I think the URB-E is so compact and light enough that Neil Armstrong would've had a blast having one as part of his Apollo 11 Personal Preference Kit. Forget bulky Lunar Rovers, just imagine seeing the first man landing on the moon also being the first to go off-roading on the Sea of Tranquility with an URB-E: mind blowing! Simon and the rest of the URB-E team can be found working tirelessly in Pasadena, and you can email Simon at email@example.com or give the team a call at today! spotlight Share Share on Facebook Tweet Tweet on Twitter Pin it Pin on Pinterest


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Inspired by abstract figures from the Varna region
We found the motif in "Български народни шевици" ( Bulgarian National Embroidery ), by E. Todorova, published in 2007
Designed in Bulgaria
In the heart of our designs is the "шевица" [ʃe'vitza] – a hand-embroidered motif found on traditional clothing and a variety of home textiles all over Bulgaria. We search for authentic motifs in old books, ethnographic museums and private collections, pick our favourites and then reimagine them as contemporary graphics. We redesign and rearrange the figures to match our own understanding of contemporary form, colour and shape.
We do this so that the old figures will be worn as they are supposed to – every day.
Made in Greece
We've found the perfect production partners in Greece. All our silk items are made in a family owned factory. Our partners weave the fabric, print on it with high quality made in Europe dyes and finish it with delicate hand-rolled edges.