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EB-5 visa applicants must follow three general steps to obtain U.S. permanent residency:
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- In a USCIS-designated regional center where the investor may create 10 direct, indirect and/ or induced jobs per investor.
- Upon I-526 approval, the investor submits their conditional permanent resident application either through the filing of an I-485, Application for Adjustment of Status, or DS-230, Application for Immigrant Visa. This is the petition that will confer the green card to the investor and his eligible dependents.
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Watch the full video to Teri Daya Mehar by Kanth Kaler from his brand new album titled 'Armaan - Endless Quest of Love'. The album is out worldwide via iTunes!
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Players and fans will have to prepare for intense heat for the first two days of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
"Hot and breezy conditions will accompany the start of the Australian Open on Monday and Tuesday," AccuWeather Meteorologist Rob Richards said.
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Highs in the mid-20s C (upper 70s F) are more common in Melbourne this time of year.
Fans and players will want to take the necessary precautions, including drinking plenty of water and wearing light-colored clothing, to protect themselves from heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
"Water fountains are provided around Melbourne Park for the benefit of patrons," the official website of the Australian Open said.
Melbourne Park, home to the Australian Open, has three courts with retractable roofs. Other courts used by the tournament offer no protection against adverse weather.
"The Australian Open has an Extreme Heat Policy," the website said. That goes into effect, "once the ambient (surrounding temperature) exceeds 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and the Wet Bulb Global Temperature reading exceeds 32.5 C (90.5 F)."
The Wet Bulb Global Temperature accounts for temperature, humidity, sun angle, solar radiation and wind speed. Some of those same components are used to calculate the AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature.
Heat already affected this year's Australian Open, according to the tournament's website. Day one of the men's qualifying round was suspended on Wednesday.
Data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology indicates that temperatures at Melbourne's Olympic Park peaked at 42.2 C (108 F) on Wednesday.
Relief from the heat at the beginning of the tournament will come at midweek.
"A cooldown will start Tuesday night into Wednesday due to a cold front that will cause showers and possibly a thunderstorm. That can lead to delays in play," Richards said.
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Herman Cain's smoking campaign manager, Mark Block, was the Koch Brothers' man in Wisconsin until two days before Governor Scott Walker's inauguration. That's when he made the switch from controversy-plagued campaigning at the state level to controversy-plagued campaigning at the national level.
In January, 2005, Block appeared at Walker's inaugural ball in a tuxedo to celebrate what "we did" to elect Walker, whose assaults on collective bargaining rights and public education and services sparked some of the largest protests in recent American history and who now faces the prospect of a citizen-sponsored recall.
Block's presence at Walker's inaugura was something of a triumphal return to the fold for a veteran political player after he had been unwillingly sidelined politically for a number of years. In 2001, Block paid a $15,000 fine and agreed to refrain from participating in campaigns in an agreement that ended an investigation of illegal coordination between a 1997 Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign he ran and the smearing of the opposition candidates by a supposedly "independent" group.
Now Block's in trouble again, facing allegations that he is back to the old game of coordinating between a political campaign and a supposedly "independent" nonprofit group to position Cain as a presidential contender. Media reports suggest that groups Block set up and operated were moving money back and forth between nonprofit organizations and the campaign in order to benefit Cain's campaign. There are also indications that Block—and Cain—may have been involved in an elaborate scheme to shift money between Block's groups, a speakers' bureau and organizations that would give Cain high-profile speaking gigs.
The scandal surrounding Block, coming parallel to another controversy involving Cain's alleged harassment of women who worked for him when he headed the National Restaurant Association, could derail the Cain campaign—or at least its manager. Even with the collapse of so many campaign finance laws, following the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, the sort of coordination in which Block is alleged to have engaged violates the law.


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Geese and deer are two prevalent forms of wildlife within Hot Springs Village and, although beautiful to view, they cause problems for residents.
Both wreak havoc on the HSV landscape and present a danger to Village residents' health and were the subject of the recent common property and forest committee meeting.
Chair Dan Webb led a brief but productive meeting.
June totals for deer incidents were unavailable at press time, but the figures in May show a bit of a trend: three additional deer/human run-ins were reported, bringing the total to two more than the same time in 2016 and three more than 2015.
Another residential deer hunt is scheduled for Dec. 9 through Jan. 31, 2018, with orientation on Aug. 26.
Three items of old business were closed out, at 27 Ponferrada Way, 29 Ponferrada and 38 Binefar Way. A new business issue was reviewed and approved by staff between meetings.
Area golf courses and lakes are experiencing difficulties with geese.
Egg addling continues to be the birth control method of choice, because it prevents the eggs from hatching without inducing the mating pairs to lay additional eggs. Overall numbers of geese are diminishing, with 100 or more eggs addled already.
Feeding wildlife is illegal and Villagers are urged to refrain from feeding both deer and geese.
The common property and forest committee meets the first Monday of each month in the Coronado Community Center at 1:30 p.m.
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Peak of Love is a collection of poems that when read all together, tell a couple's story. The poems discuss topics like love, life and death, loss, healing, hope, break-ups, migration by telling a story from both the male and female partner's point of view. For those who seek it, love is plenty. Positive thinking, forgiveness, self love, a hunger and appreciation for life is what helps us move forward even if everything seems bleak.
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The suspect is described as a man in his late twenties who lives with his mother. The Pundit has photos of him. Based on that thumbnail description, it sounds more like a classic "lone assassin" than an Islamist plot. But we'll see.
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Tour of the Garden - Part Two - March 2010
To the left of the gate you can wander through the woodland area using these stepping stones.
The hellebores were a lovely sight in the sunshine.
Crossing the stepping stones, I turned back and this view shows the path I had previously walked along, between the two silver birch trees. There are some lovely clusters of snowdrops.
At the end of the short path from the gate, immediately to your right is the Acid Woodland area, then you can catch a glimpse of the new European Bed currently being worked on by Kana and the volunteers who help in the garden.
In the background is the main building and the lych gate.
To the left, you just catch sight of the scree bed which sits in the centre of the garden.
Scree bed
The next four pictures are of the scree bed - the first one shows the path sweeping around to the left, with a large flat topped boulder dominating.
The scree bed is divided into three sections with narrow paths running through, which you can just see from this photo.
In the background is the raised bed for growing easy alpines.
Here we are looking up the scree bed - not much colour at the moment but it does get better! You just have to keep visiting the garden to see what appears week on week.
I am now walking around the path to the left, towards the easy alpine beds.
Easy Alpines
It is very interesting to see what is grown in this area - I will try and include photos of individual plants in future editions. To the left is the second gate leading into the grounds of the horticultural college.
New members may be interested to know that the Seed Distribution Team make up packs of 'Easy Alpine seeds' to help you get started - please contact the AGS Centre or the Director of Seed if you would like to purchase a pack or would like further information on growing alpines from seed.
Moving back down towards the lych gate, I am fascinated by this pile of rock! What is it going to be? I could, of course, ask Kana, but I think it will be interesting just to view it each month and record the progress, if any!
Just below the raised bed, the crevice garden is becoming nicely established. Again, it is rather more colourful as the year advances.
Some of the plants need protection from the winter wet, as seen from the little 'hat' shown here.
Between the crevice garden and the lych gate is the tufa area.
This is how the AGS protect plants in troughs during the winter.
What methods do other members of the Society use? Do you have any useful tips? Please post them to the on-line discussion for the benefit of us all.
I'll finish with some plant and scenic pictures
Acer palmatum 'Senkaki' with snowdrops
Iris 'Katharine Hodgkin'
I love conifers so this had to be included.
The sun doesn't always shine. but I've been very fortunate and I could not resist looking up and enjoying this view. The bird song is lovely, too.


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A government adviser on combating extremism among young Muslims today accepted substantial libel damages over a newspaper claim that he supported al Qaida.
Systems engineer Inayat Bunglawala, who lives in Luton, is a spokesman at the Muslim Council of Britain and, in 2005, was appointed one of seven conveners for a Home Office taskforce.
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Associated Newspapers agrees to pay substantial libel damages to lawyer over 'devastating attack' on her reputation
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BBC wins libel battle against Imam after Sunday Politics show 'extremism' comments
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Government proposal to protect poor from libel costs could lead to increase in claims, lawyers warn
He sued over an article which appeared in the Mail on Sunday in March last year and alleged that there were strong grounds to suspect him of unlawfully stabbing a man at his home in December 2008, and that he was an extremist who supported Abu Qatada and al Qaida.
His solicitor, Stevie Loughrey, told Mr Justice Eady at the High Court that Mr Bunglawala did not commit any criminal act in relation to the December 2008 incident.
As Associated Newspapers now accepted, he was forced to act in self-defence to protect himself and his family against an intruder, who it later turned out was so drunk that he had no recollection of the incident.
Just 24 hours after publication of the story, the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed it would be taking no action against Bunglawala.
Loughrey said his client did not support or condone the views or objectives of Abu Qatada or al Qaida and had gone on the record many times to criticise and condemn al Qaida.
He added that the newspaper now accepted that the allegations were false, and had apologised and agreed to pay substantial damages and Bunglawala's costs.


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The U.S. Army recently incinerated the last of its stockpile of mustard agent stored at the Umatilla Chemical Depot in Umatilla, Oregon.
Kim Jackson, the facility's operations manager, was joined by 40 depot workers and half a dozen members of the media to watch the final ton container finish its short journey through a 1,400 degree natural gas furnace on Tuesday, according to OregonLive.com.
"It's time now for high fives and hugs," Jackson said, OregonLive.com reported. "By eliminating this stockpile, you have made this community a safer place to live."
For the nearby Columbia River towns, with a combined population of nearly 40,000, the final destruction of the stockpile was met with a sense of relief and trepidation. While the nearby chemical depot meant the risk of a potential accident or explosion that could have released a chemical cloud, it also meant jobs for the local workforce.
The incineration program began in 2004 and has cost taxpayers an estimated $2.7 billion. Nearly 1,200 people are expected to be out of work because of its closure and $49 million is estimated to be lost from payroll, according to Debbie Pedro of the nearby Hermiston Chamber of Commerce.
"These are all very good family wage jobs, great benefits," Pedro said, OregonLive.com reports.
The number of military workers at the plant will drop from 260 to 78 by the end of 2012 and the civilian contractor in charge of the incarnation part of the plant's activities, URS, Inc., will be gone completely by 2016 when the facility is dismantled.
Umatilla Depot finishes destroying mustad agent stockpile
The U.S. Army recently incinerated the last of its stockpile of mustard agent stored at the Umatilla Chemical Depot in Umatilla, Oregon.


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Payment of fees directly to Ormiston Senior College by the end of August.
If you have not paid your fee to the school by the deadline, you will have to pay NZQA directly, plus the NZD$50 late fee. You must pay all of your fees to the school by the date given on the invoice. If you have any questions about the payment of fees you should contact your school.
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Financials sell off as insurers are hit in wake of hurricanes Harvey, Irma
U.S. stock indexes tilted lower in Thursday afternoon trade as investors sold financials and consumer-discretionary shares.
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Investors were tracking Hurricane Irma and focused on European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's comments about the future of monetary stimulus in the eurozone. The ECB left key interest rates unchanged, while Draghi indicated that the decision on how to taper a quantitative-easing program will come in October (http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2017/09/07/ecb-live-blog-is-a-strong-euro-making-mario-draghi-miserable/).
The S&P 500 was last down 2.57 points, or 0.1%, at 2,463, led by a 1.8% loss in financials and a 1% slide in consumer discretionary.
Banking stocks fell sharply following a drop in the 10-year Treasury note yield (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/treasury-yields-slip-ahead-of-ecb-news-conference-2017-09-07), which declined 6 basis points to 2.04%. Lower bond yields to which borrowing and lending rates are tied means that banks profit less from the spread between short-term and long-term lending.
The Financials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) was down 2%, while PowerShares KBW Regional Banking Portfolio ETF (KBWR) was down 2.5%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average , meanwhile, was off 37 points, or 0.2%, at 21,770. Walt Disney Co. (DIS) fell 4% after the entertainment giant's CEO Bob Iger lowered Wall Street's full-year guidance for earnings. Another Dow component, Apple Inc. (AAPL), saw its shares trading lower after The Wall Street Journal reported that it was facing production delays (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/iphone-8-production-glitches-could-mean-delays-when-orders-start-wsj-2017-09-07-12914245) in the making of its new iPhone 8. Its shares were down 0.3%.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index was treading water at 6,394.
Some analysts suggested that the combination of a number of devastating hurricanes hitting the U.S. and potential escalation of nuclear threat in North Korea is keeping investors somewhat cautious. Category 5 Hurricane Irma has wrecked (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/death-toll-rises-to-8-as-hurricane-irma-barrels-through-caribbean-heads-for-florida-2017-09-07)a string of Caribbean Islands as it barrels toward the Florida coast.
"Investors don't want to go into the weekend when North Korea is scheduled to show its military prowess during the Founders day celebration without their hedges in place," said Quincy Krosby, chief market strategist at Prudential Financial.
Other analysts noted stocks have remained largely resilient in the face of escalating geopolitical tensions, storm damage, lofty valuations, and central-bank moves.
See:Why investors are so chill about North Korea, hurricanes, and everything else (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-investors-are-so-chill-about-north-korea-hurricanes-and-everything-else-2017-09-06)
The major U.S. benchmarks closed higher on Wednesday (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stock-futures-kept-in-check-by-worries-over-north-korea-hurricane-irma-2017-09-06) after congressional leaders and President Donald Trump agreed to extend the debt-limit deadline and fund the government through mid-December.
The agreement raised hopes for more bipartisan deals that would allow the Trump administration to move forward with its promised economic reforms. However, it also raised concerns that divisiveness in the Republican party may limit further policy success, because other GOP leaders weren't in favor of a short-term agreement.
First Take:Trump's deal with 'Chuck and Nancy' may improve chances for his legislative agenda (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/debt-ceiling-deal-may-slightly-improve-chances-for-trump-agenda-2017-09-06)
Hurricane Irma comes just two weeks after Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, where damages are estimated by AccuWeather to be up to $190 billion (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hurricane-harvey-could-cost-190-billion-be-worst-ever-us-natural-disaster-says-accuweather-2017-08-31).
Read:JetBlue and Delta offer special pricing to people fleeing Hurricane Irma (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jetblue-and-delta-offer-special-pricing-to-people-fleeing-hurricane-irma-2017-09-06)
ECB in focus: The ECB left key interest rates unchanged and expects them to remain at present levels for "extended period". In the accompanying statement, which was virtually identical to the previous one, the central bank said that asset buying will continue at a EUR60 billion ($71 billion) a month through year-end or beyond and quantitative easing could be ramped up if the outlook deteriorates.
The euro strengthened against rivals after Draghi answered questions during the news conference, hitting $1.20 in New York trade. That helped push the ICE Dollar Index down 0.8% to 91.566.
Read: 4 takeaways from ECB President Mario Draghi's news conference (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/4-takeaways-from-ecb-president-mario-draghis-news-conference-2017-09-07)
European stocks (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-stocks-hold-steady-in-runup-to-ecb-update-2017-09-07) trimmed earlier gains but were still slightly higher.
Economic news:Initial jobless claims (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/storm-surge-hurricane-harvey-boosts-jobless-claims-by-62000-to-298000-2017-09-07)in the period running from Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 surged by 62,000 to 298,000, reaching the highest level since spring 2015, largely due to Hurricane Harvey that left many in Texas unable to work.
Among Federal Reserve speakers, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, speaking at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh, said she backs a gradual increase of interest rates.
New York Fed President William Dudley will speak at New York University at 7 p.m. Eastern. Later, Kansas City Fed President Esther George will discuss the U.S. economic outlook at the Omaha Economic Forum in Omaha, Neb., at 8:15 p.m. Eastern.
On Wednesday, Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said Wednesday that he would resign from the central bank next month.
Read:Fed's departing Fischer remembered as 'stalwart' amid central bank turmoil (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/teacher-to-bernanke-and-draghi-fischer-remembered-as-giant-in-field-2017-09-06)
Stock movers: Shares of GoPro Inc.(GPRO) rallied 13% after the wearable camera maker said it expects to be profitable on an adjusted basis in the third quarter.
Shares of RH(RH) soared 43% after the upscale retailer formerly known as Restoration Hardware reported earnings that topped Wall Street estimates (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/rh-shares-soar-30-on-earnings-beat-raised-guidance-2017-09-06) late Wednesday.
Amazon.com Inc.(AMZN) shares rose 1.1% after the online retailer said it plans to open a second headquarters somewhere in North America (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazon-begins-city-search-for-second-n-american-headquarters-plans-to-invest-over-5-billion-2017-09-07) that will house up to 50,000 employees and cost $5 billion to build and operate.
Facebook Inc.(FB) shares dipped 0.2% after the company late Wednesday said it traced ad sales totaling $100,000 from Russian accounts (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/facebook-links-thousands-of-political-ads-to-russian-troll-farm-2017-09-06), some of which are likely linked to a troll farm in St. Petersburg called the internet Research Agency.
Mastercard Inc.(MA) shares jumped 3.4% to trade at a record (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mastercards-stock-heads-for-record-open-after-revenue-outlook-raised-2017-09-07)after the company raised its revenue outlook. Rival Visa Inc. (V) shares also rose, up 1.6%.
Barnes & Noble Inc.(BKS) shares sank 7.3% after the bookseller reported fiscal first-quarter earnings and sales that missed consensus.
Other markets:Asian markets closed mixed (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/south-korea-leads-gains-in-asia-as-markets-rebound-2017-09-06), with South Korean and stocks ending higher, but Chinese and Hong Kong lower.
Crude-oil was slightly lower, while gold prices rose 1% to $1,351.70 a troy ounce.
--Sara Sjolin contributed to this article
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 07, 2017 13:18 ET (17:18 GMT)


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Local Amenities in Muskoka
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Home 59 Main St, Unit 2A Huntsville ON P1H 2B8 homeHome Phone: (705) 789-0367homeWebsite: www.ahimsa.ca
Ahimsa YogaAhimsa Yoga
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Home 20 Park Drive Huntsville ON P1H 1P5 CanadahomeWebsite: huntsville.ca
Canada Summit CentreCanada Summit Centre
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What better way to end the day, than with a bowl of soup. During the winter months, even in Los Angeles, we crave something that warms our bones – savory and satisfying, without feeling too heavy. Vegetable soups are the way to go because they thicken up naturally, without any added cream and have a hearty smooth texture, not to mention they are loaded with cold fighting vitamins.
Broccoli is a great vegetable for soup because it packs tons of flavor and cooks up quickly. In this recipe, I steam broccoli in chicken broth and puree until smooth. Then, I saute an onion with a pinch of red pepper flakes for a touch of heat and puree it with the veggies. The Pancetta Crisps are a nice touch that give the soup a snappy crunch and slightly salty flavor.
You can serve this soup with a toasty grilled cheese sandwich or crusty piece of rustic bread, but I think it is delicious all on its own. Either way you will really enjoy it.
1 large crown of broccoli, chopped
1 quart chicken broth, low sodium
1 small white onion, diced
pinch of red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 ounces Pancetta, sliced thin
olive oil
(Serves 4)
To Prepare:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a stock pot, add the broccoli and chicken broth. Simmer on low for 20 minutes, or until the broccoli is fork tender. Pour the broccoli mixture into a blender and puree until smooth. I the same pot, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add the red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to the onion and continue to saute for 3 minutes.
2. Add the sauteed onion to the broccoli puree and puree again until smooth. Place the Pancetta on a lined sheet pan and bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven.
3. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with Pancetta Crisps. Enjoy!


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The Summer Set have been named as the opening act on the AP Tour 2010. For additional clues for other bands that will be on the tour, make sure to follow the AP Tour on Twitter (www.twitter.com/theaptour).
The Summer Set recently released their debut album Love Like This, and are currently finishing up a five week tour with Cartel and This Providence. The band recorded a video for the song "Chelsea," inspired by the hit TV show Saved By The Bell, which you can view here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNQFldIb1M0
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Yes, you heard right! Exciting NEW Dishes being launched, Friday 1st of September. Book your table now to be one of the first to experience these delectable dishes cleverly designed by Mark Evans, Executive Chef.
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Full/Part-Time Telemarketer
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1)Must be able to prepare sales pitch according to the marketing campaign assigned in order to persuade potential customers to purchase a product.
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5) Submit daily call log and appointments report.
6) Telephone or write letters or emails to respond to correspondence from prospects and leads or to follow up on initial sales contacts/ calls.
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8) Schedule appointments for sales representatives to meet with prospective customers or for customers to attend sales presentations.
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- Pleasant personality, self-motivated and people oriented
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
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Yahuda HaLevi 21
Tel Aviv, IL
Tel Aviv, IL
Vegan restaurant with a variety of options
Whole foods with specialized burgers (that they prep themselves), cooked and none fried with salads and other extras. They also have vegan milkshakes.
Discount for animal rights activists.
Added by xsawyerx on May 21 08 (last updated Oct 22 12)
Mark this place closed (permanently).
NeighborhoodNear Florentin
From the intersection of Alenbi St. and King George St.: Go down Nehalat Binyamin St. for a while (about 10 minutes) till you reach Yehuda HaLevi and then take a right.
From south Tel Aviv: Go on Hertzel St. towards Migdal Shalom, take a left on Yahuda HaLevi, it's right past the corner.
There's a maps website that works for Firefox and Explorer at: http://www.atlasct.com/israel/site/
Wheelchair Accessible
$$ - average
- American
- Mexican
- Raw Food
- (Mostly) Organic
- Delivery
- Kid-Friendly
- Large Group-Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
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From the Southwest to the Southeast and the other four geo-political zones, gigantic silos meant to store a reserve of one million metric tons of grains this year are empty, effectively tying down the N280 billion spent to build them, writes SINA FADARE
The dream was fantastic, the vision seemingly well-defined. But not anymore. The Strategic Grains Reserve Silo projects scattered around the country tell only one tale: vision blurred, dream aborted. The project, which is reckoned to have gulped about N280 billion now harbour snakes, lizards and other reptiles.
The Umaru Musa Yar'Adua administration had taken the project more seriously than the previous ones as a lasting solution to food crisis in the country. But while they were billed to be completed within 12 months, many of the 33 silos around the country are yet to be completed, not to talk of stocking grains in them. Ten years after, only about 85 per cent of the silos have been completed.
In the beginning
The idea behind the silos was to store grains such as rice, beans, maize, soya beans, millet and wheat during the periods of surplus. It was also conceived as a backup plan to preserve excess grains in anticipation of drought, bad harvest and unforeseen disaster.
Yar'Adua took the decision to locate the silos each with a storage capacity of 100,000 metric tons in different grain- producing states in the first phase of the project. This was to be followed with the construction of other silos with storage capacities of 25,000 metric tons in other states.
The Nation checks at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Abuja revealed that apart from the initial N140 billion that was first earmarked for the project, a sum of N50 billion was also budgeted for it in 2009, while additional N96 billion was released in 2010.
Determined to make the project a huge success, Yar'Adua was said to have released a substantial part of the contract sum to the various contractors as mobilisation fees. Unfortunately, some of them disappeared into thin air.
Irked by the negligent acts of the contractors, majority of whom were politicians, the then Senate ad-hoc Committee on Agriculture, which was probing food crisis in the country, summoned some of the contractors to Abuja on July 18, 2008 to explain why they refused to complete the silos after collecting close to £11.4 million.
The then Chairman of the Committee, Senator Idris Umar, lamented that all the contractors were summoned because it was sad that the project was yet to be completed after a whopping £11.4 million had been released.
Umar, who gave the contractors a five-day ultimatum to explain why they abandoned the site after they were mobilised, lamented that a whopping £1.9 million had been collected on six contracts.
He said: "We are constrained to request the presence of some contractors who were given contracts for the construction of some silo complexes across the country and who have been paid £1.9 million a very long time ago and who have not performed this work.
"We felt we should invite them to come and explain why they should take money from government to the tune of £1.9 million each. Some of them have on-shore components ranging from five million and above and without performing that which they have been paid for," he lamented
The Nation gathered that after this summon, all the contractors were forced to return to site. However, the sudden death of Yar 'Adua on May 5, 2010 almost truncated the lofty projects. For two years after the death of Yar'Adua, his successor, former President Goodluck Jonathan, closed his eyes to the projects and the contractors once again abandoned the sites.
Today, after visiting some of the silos' sites in Abuja, Ado-Ekiti, Ilesa, Akure, Ezinachi area of Okigwe in Imo State, Igberiam village in Anambra State, Saki in Oyo State, Dankande in Igaba Local Government Area in Kaduna State and Ikenne in Ogun State, the projects were close to 85 per cent complete. Though those of Akure, Saki, Kaduna, Abuja, Osun and Ado-Ekiti have been completed and handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture in Abuja, but they were all empty.
Like all other government projects in the past, which started with good intention but administrative bottleneck either dragged it unnecessarily or massive corruption frustrates it, a check at the Presidency revealed that after the first contract awarded by the Yar'Adua era, which was paid up front, the subsequent ones were not. This forced the contractors to always remain at the mercy of the Ministry of Agriculture officials who saw the project as a way of enriching themselves by creating unnecessary obstacles. Therefore a project that was slated to be completed in 18 months dragged for 10 years and made nonsense of the initial plan.
Poor policy harmonisation
While the Federal Government had good intention about the silos project, their state counterparts were on another page concerning the project. Majority of them who are supposed to key into the project by rolling out agricultural policies that would involve the youth massively in agriculture failed woefully in this. Farmers were left alone to fend for themselves according to their capacity and finances.
Investigation revealed that none of the governors of the states the reporter visited ever bothered to visit the sites of the silos, not to talk of seeing them completed. Majority of them saw it as a project that should not be touched even with a long pole. This lackadaisical attitude is believed to be partly responsible for the empty status of the silos.
In Akure, Ondo State, an official of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture said for about 15 years that he had been posted to the site, no single official from the state had visited, not to talk of knowing what was going at the site of the silo on Oda Road.
In Osun State, the silo located at Osun Ankara area of Ilesha has been abandoned in the past three years after its completion. It was a tale of lamentations by the security and Ministry of Agriculture officials at the site over alleged total neglect and lack of funds to maintain the expansive compound.
At the time of visiting, parts of the fence had collapsed in two places. According to one Mr. Michael who was in charge, several memos had been sent to Abuja without any response. He regretted that the two big generators which ought to have been put to use to run the facility could not be maintained with his salary.
Michael said: "I can tell you authoritatively that I don't have the luxury to buy diesel to power the machine. All we were doing here was just to see that the complex was secured until recently when the fence started giving way. I think you can see it yourself, this is our dilemma." he lamented.
Speaking in the same vein, a Regional Manager with Secura Investment (the company that installed the silo) Engr. Oluwasegun Adeleke, wondered why the Federal Government would spend a huge amount of money on such a project only to abandon it after it was handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Adeleke, who spoke with our correspondent on the phone, lamented that "it was a pity that nothing was stored in the silo. We handed it over about three years ago. Everything there was new; the borehole, the two heavy generators and the staff quarters.
"I am not happy because l am a Nigerian. But there is little I can do. There must have been a plan on how to utilise the silo before it was built. The bagging machine inside the warehouse was equally installed and tested. Sadly, it has not been used for a day," he regretted.
Defending Osun State's stance on the huge silo in its domain, a director in the state's Ministry of Agriculture, who simply identified himself as Mr. Arewa, said the state had about seven mini- warehouses scattered across the state for grains storage. "That is why the state is not keen on the one built by the Federal Government," he said.
On what the state is doing concerning the concession option embarked upon by the Federal Government on the silos in the country, Arewa regretted that during a zonal meeting with the official of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture last year in Ibadan, the 25,000 metric tons silo was listed among the three silos the Federal Government wants to maintain on its own. "That is our dilemma," he explained.
The situation was the same in Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State. The 100,000 capacity metric tons silo along Afe Babalola University Road was empty. There was no single gain stored in the huge edifice.
Speaking on the poor harmonisation of policies by the federal and state governments, a lecturer at the Department of Agriculture, University of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, who spoke to The Nation on condition of anonymity, lamented that billions of naira worth of projects conceived with good intentions were all scattered all over the country without any benefit to the common man.
The agronomist pointed out that there was nothing wrong with the Federal Government fully integrating all the states of the federation into the silo project because of its strategic importance to food security in the country.
He said: "The states could have been compelled at the Federal Executive Council meeting to embark on a deliberate agricultural policy that will integrate youths into farming and the sporadic effect could have produced the grains that would be stored inside these empty silos scattered all over the country.
"Unfortunately, most of the governors embarked on white elephant projects which have little or no relevance to the people at the grassroots in a bid to corner our collective wealth.
"For instance, in our state here in Ekiti, how can a governor plan to construct an airport when the silo in the state is empty? If the project was not halted by the Federal Government, public fund could have gone down the drain like it was done on the abandoned N1.4 billion poultry scam in the past."
He argued that unless Nigerians and those in authority have a change of attitude and orientation and see any project in their domain as a property for all that should be taking care and maintained, we may not get anywhere.
"Let me warn that if the Federal Government should mess up with this issue of silo projects that are scattered all over the country, there is imminent danger of food crisis in the nearest future," he said.
Though some states claimed ignorance of the concession of the silos in the country, the reality is that it has a lot of political undertone. The Nation gathered that at a zonal stakeholders meeting held throughout the country by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources on June 2, 2016, it made its intention known on the issue of concession and some of the states who are now claiming ignorance were given the opportunity to apply.
However, debunking the allegation levelled by some states, a senior director at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in Abuja confided in our correspondent that it was actually the state governments which provided the locations for the silos in their domains, and in most cases issued the certificates of occupancy. "How then can they say they are ignorant of the project?" he queried.
On the issue of failure in intimating the states on the concession issue, the director, who spoke on condition of anonymity, noted: "We did an advertisement in three major newspapers of the intention of the ministry to do a sort of concession of some of the silos in the country, and only those who applied were processed."
He explained that most of the states want to play politics with the issue, but this time around, the Federal Government is not cut out for such frivolities but how to make the silos functional.
He said: "The greatest problem we have in the country is that of food distribution channel which is very poor due to a lot of factors. Farmers are languishing in the farms because they find it difficult to transport their produce to the market. At the end of the day, a greater percentage of the food produced gets rotten. This is our dilemma as a nation."
Why the silos were abandoned
Most of those who benefited from the jumbo contracts were politicians who knew next to nothing about silo business. Based on this, the contracts were later given out to professionals who could handle them.
The source further revealed that the contracts were marked 'non-reviewable contracts'. The implication of this being that there cannot be any variations in those contracts. No matter the situation on ground, they must be executed with the contracts agreement.
According to a source, the 100,000 metric tons capacity silos numbering 10 were re-awarded at the whopping sum of N6.5 billion each, while the 25,000 metric tons capacity ones were re-awarded at N1.5 billion each. Aside this, the cost of the aluminum to be used was said to have been paid by the ministry directly to the concerned company abroad so as to maintain uniformity and good standard. This was not part of the contract sum.
However, when the contractors got to the sites, which were provided by the host states, they met with various challenges. While some of the contractors who were allocated states within the North and the South-West were a bit lucky because of the good terrain and hospitable communities, those who got theirs in South-East and South-South were not so lucky.
The Nation learnt that the contractor handling the Ezinachi Okigwe silo met a hostile community who demanded for various forms of compensation before the project could be sited in their domain. On several occasions, the workers at the site were chased away with charms by the youths of the community who insisted that they must be settled and a big sacrifice made to appease the gods of the land.
To give peace a chance, it was leant, the contractor had to cough out N2 million after procuring a big cow, drinks, bags of rice, a gallon of oil and several tubers of yam for sacrifice."
Corroborating this, the site manager, Mr. Enobakhare Lugard, who took our reporter round the site, said his company had to cooperate with the host community and paid all the items requested in order to secure peace. Lugard said that this kind of money was not part of the contract sum but had to be accommodated so that the project would be completed. The same site is erosion-prone and this has done a lot of damage to the work done on the site.
Our reporter met some employees of the company working with a bulldozer to clear the site overgrown with weeds to erect a concrete fence that could salvage the surge of erosion. This, it was learnt, was not part of the contract sum and no variation would be granted.
At the same site, a power line of about 300 megawatts was said to have initially passed over the silo. It was learnt that after a lot of consultations between the contractor and the Niger Delta Holdings who handled the power project, it took several months before the power line could be re-directed.
"All these unforeseen circumstances are causing a lot of financial implications and delay in the completion of the projects; a lot of which has warranted several meetings with the host ministry, which has not yielded any positive response from their end," he lamented.
The situation at the silo site in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State, was a different kettle of fish. The project The Nation learnt, was taken to the state to honour former President Goodluck Jonathan when he was in power. However, when the contractor got to the site, apart from the hostile militant youths in the community, the swampy terrain could not hold such a gigantic project. This made the project, which has been approved and part payment made, to suffer a setback.
An informed source at the site said that all the equipment which the contractor brought were kept in a warehouse at the site pending the outcome of a series of meetings with the stakeholders on what to do with the site.
The Nation learnt that the contractor had to engage the services of the Joint Task Force (JTF) with the sum of N1.6 million every month for about four years so that the equipment would not vanish overnight.
A source at the site said that when the bill became too heavy for the contractor, the JTF men at the site were disengaged and were replaced with the vigilante group at the sum of N350, 000 every month. The implication of this is that at the time of filing this report, the silo at the site was yet to be erected.
Speaking on this abandoned project, a source at the Presidency said that the silo cannot be moved to a more conducive area in South-South because it would look as if the Buhari administration was out to humiliate the former President if the project is relocated to another state within the zone.
"Again, any attempt to remove the dumped equipment may anger the militant youths who might see it as another ploy by the Federal Government to deny them what belongs to them. That is why there is a stalemate on the silo in Yenogoa," the source added.
The Nation investigation at the Presidency revealed that the issue of concession came up after a committee was set up to estimate the amount that would be needed for a comprehensive rehabilitation of the silos in the country which have been abandoned for many years after completion. The Presidency was said to have been shocked to find that implementing the recommendations of the committee will gulp billions of naira. This, according to the source, did not go down with President Buhari who mooted the idea of concession to Public Private Partnership (PPP).
The source further said that Buhari was shocked that so much money had been spent on the silos and yet they have not been used for the purpose intended. He therefore ordered that a solution that would not cost the Federal Government additional money should be worked out. Hence the idea of concession became the only available option.
Against this background, the Ministry of Agriculture was instructed to do a concession on majority of the silos to willing entrepreneurs who may also come from the states where some of the silos are domiciled, but with the caveat that they must be given to private organisations to maintain, while government would only collect rent on them.
Based on this, The Nation learnt, the ministry advertised in newspapers, calling for bidding for the silos across the country. Some of the companies which won the bids were said to have been on the final lap of the concession.
Way out
Since the Federal Government had made up its mind to give out the silos in the country on concession basis, Adel Eke, who has been involved in the business of installing silos in the country, said it is a good decision which should be implemented sincerely and with the urgency it deserves so that the abandoned silos can become operational.
According to him, it is very sad to see that most of the silos that have been completed many years ago with all the necessary facilities are there rotting away.
"To make the silos operational again, it will involve a comprehensive maintenance, and the contractors who installed them should be contacted to make the cost minimal," he said.
Alhaji Mohammed Jigiwa, a commercial maize farmer in Kaduna, regretted that farmers who were the end user of the silos were not only sidelined in the scheme of things but did not know anything about them apart from seeing the massive structures on the ground all over the country.
Jigiwa explained that when he ventured to know how the one in Kaduna could be of help, he was directed to go to the Ministry of Agriculture in Abuja if he wanted access to the facility.
"This is a wrong approach to assisting farmers who are mostly far away in the village," he said.
"It is a good decision that government is ready to give the silos to public corporations to manage them. This will go a long way to put to rest all the cock and bull stories we have been hearing concerning strategic green reserves in the country in the last 20 years," he added.


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About Charlie Butler
Who are we?
We are Charlie Butler. We've created a good looking, handmade and cruelty-free shoe that you can wear to any occasion. Every Charlie Butler shoe is designed by us and is handmade specifically for your feet, for extreme comfort.
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Our story
The story of Charlie Butler more or less happened by accident, and might sound familiar. After deciding to become vegan, I increasingly found that animal products are integrated into day-to-day products and that alternatives often don't meet the quality of normal products.
After searching three different shopping centres in two different cities for a pair of non-leather formal shoes, I couldn't find anything I was happy with. Of course I did find non-leather shoes, but nothing that matched the quality of a good leather pair. I had no choice but to buy one. I ended up throwing it away a week later after it gave me terrible blisters.
At the time, I was visiting Jakarta for a product expo. At the fair I saw a range of different products such as bins, art equipment and kitchen supplies. And then I saw shoes; leather, hand-made and high quality. I connected the dots and approached the shoemakers, asking them if they would be willing to work with synthetic leather instead of animal leather. They all looked at me like I was crazy, but eventually one agreed - Charlie Butler was born. I now wear nothing other than Charlie Butlers.
I feel like most non-leather shoes that are produced by the usual big brands are more of an afterthought; a hastingly created option that is added to the brand's collection to fill a marketing opportunity. I guess with all these things, whether it's coconut yoghurt, veggie hamburger patties, or fake meat, it just needs refinement and a brand to come along and do it properly.
We wanted to create a great shoe from the outset, with vegan materials. We spent a lot of time sourcing and developing our own materials and putting together a shoe that's well designed. It seems to have worked - everyone that wears our shoes say that they are the most comfortable shoes they have worn. To our great surprise, when we surveyed our customers from our last Kickstarter campaign, we found that more than half of them weren't even vegan, or vegetarian.
The first crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter was successfully funded, after which we launched our online store.
Charlie Butlers are hand-made by skilled local Indonesian craftsman. Our search for a manufacturer wasn't easy - finding a manufacturer that was willing to experiment with us and go through multiple cycles of testing was hard. We test our shoes extensively to make sure they last and perform under pressure.
Nowadays shoes have lots of features that aren't really needed, like extra thick soles or extra padding. We decided to create our product using simplicity as the main theme. We ended up with a shoe that feels natural and weightless, similar to walking in bare feet. Our shoes are flexible in all directions right from the start, like a sneaker. And, like leather, our material moulds to your foot for the perfect fit.
Charlie Butler wants to be worn by vegans and non-vegans alike. We think the biggest contribution to preventing animal cruelty is to make great looking shoes for ordinary people that would otherwise buy leather. We're trying to be the Lord of the Fries of shoes - Lord of the Fries is an Australian ethical fast-food chain. Without looking up close and paying attention, you can't tell you're being served vegetarian or vegan burgers and hot-dogs, and we're guessing most people don't know either - it's promoted as a typical fast-food chain.
We would like to get some more traction and experiment with new materials like Piñatex™, or mushroom fiber. There's still a lot more that we can do. The carbon footprint of synthetic materials, and even cotton is still quite high. We've got a long way to go.
For now, the result is a great looking shoe - versatile and comfortable.


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In 2017 commission4mission exhibited in The Hostry at Norwich Cathedral and held its fifth annual exhibition at St Stephen Walbrook.
Our exhibition at The Hostry was entitled 'The Cross: designs & reflections' and included work by members of commission4mission whose backgrounds include silversmithing, ceramics, stained glass, textiles, graphics, sculpture and painting.
Classical, modern and contemporary art and architecture beautifully combined for commission4mission's fifh autumn exhibition at St Stephen Walbrook in the City of London. Entitled 'Vision', this exhibition began on Monday 4 September with our AGM and an opening night reception.
In 2018 we will exhibit at St Saviour's Church in St Albans for the Alban Pilgrimage, as well as returning to St Stephen Walbrook in September.
Our most recent commission is a new East window designed by Henry Shelton and made by Richard Paton for All Saints Goodmayes. News and information about other recent commissions can be found at our 'Commissions' page. All c4m artists and their portfolios can be seen on the 'Artists' page.
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Kiwi wins Oxford Cambridge boat race
Kiwi rower Sam O'Connor was part of the Oxford crew that won Sunday's historic boat race on the River Thames.
Halberg Awards winners announced
Rowing has been rewarded for another strong Olympic campaign by dominating the annual Halberg Awards.
Rower Drysdale comes to the rescue
Olympic gold medal winner Mahe Drysdale came to the rescue of a Dutch tourist who fell on Mt Ngauruhoe this week.
Cohen and Sullivan win Olympic gold for New Zealand
A trademark late burst from Invercargill's Nathan Cohen and Picton's Joseph Sullivan saw them win New Zealand's first gold of London 2012 in the men's double sculls.
New Zealand rowers remain on track for Olympic glory
The New Zealand rowing team remain on track for Olympic success following another strong day on the water at Dorney Lake.
New Zealand rower Juliette Haigh seeks Olympic gold
Juliette Haigh's partner will be taking back seat for the next week or so.


text: A Michigan native, Ian has been involved with local theatre and film for the last 20 years, having worked with several area companies in addition to the Michigan Shakespeare Festival. His list of contributions has included serving as actor, fight director, prop and lighting designer, master carpenter and assistant director. While making the transition from stage to screen, Ian continues to further his film knowledge and enjoys occasional moonlighting as a karaoke DJ.


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This story is for you if…
• You struggle when your left foot is lower than your right
• You usually push, slice or thin shots from this lie
• You feel unbalanced when addressing these shots
Your ball is on a severe downhill lie.
How to catch it clean
Set up with a shoulder-width stance and position the ball just inside your right foot. Tilt your shoulders to the left until they're even with the slope. (You can flare your left foot a little to maintain your balance.) Now move your right foot behind you (away from the target line) by about a foot or so. You now have a clear inside-to-out path that the club can follow to the ball. Make sure you release the club (let your right hand cross over your left) after impact, and swing as far into your followthrough as possible.
Down Time — Swing down the slope, keeping your posture intact and your weight over your left foot.
Right Foot Back — Pull back your right foot so you can swing the club back and through without your right leg getting in the way.
Full Release — Don't chop at this shot—make as full a release as possible without losing your balance.


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Magnesium oxide, also known as magnesia alba, is a tasteless, odorless, non-toxic and white hygroscopic solid mineral with high purity, high hardness, and high melting point. It is a rich source of magnesium ore that is found naturally as periclase. Magnesium oxide exhibits electrical, magnetic, chemical, and optical properties owing to its large specific surface area and small particle size. Therefore, it can be used in cement and ceramics, furnace linings, fuel additive and glass. End-users of magnesium oxide nanopowder include furnaces and boilers, paints and coatings, electrical, electronics, and construction industries. It also has niche uses in petrochemicals and textiles. Magnesium oxide nanopowder can be produced using magnesium carbonate or magnesium hydroxide. Magnesium hydroxide can be manufactured using manganese and nitric acid. However, high amount of energy is required during the process of calcination; hence, the production cost of manganese oxide nanopowder is high. Extensive research and development is being carried out to find cost-effective manufacturing techniques for magnesium oxide nanopowder
Furnace & boilers was the largest end-user segment of the magnesium oxide nanopowder market in 2014 and accounted for a share of more than 40% in the same year. Magnesium oxide nanopowder possesses higher thermal stability, which makes it a material of choice in refractories that use it in furnace linings and boilers. Rising demand for fuel additives and refractory materials is driving the magnesium oxide nanopowder market. Magnesium oxide nanopowder exhibits excellent fire-retardant properties and is least toxic and odorless. Magnesium oxide offers anti-corrosion properties; hence, it is used in paints and coatings for industrial applications.
Magnesium oxide nanopowder offers good insulating properties; hence, it is employed in high-frequency rod antenna and magnetic devices. Magnesium oxide is being used as a filler in electric insulating material, which is used in making crucibles, smelters, insulated conduits (tubular component), electrode bars, and electrode sheets, due to its excellent insulating tendency. Magnesium oxide nanopowder is used as an additive in oil production and as catalyst in fire-retardant textiles. It is also used in pharmaceuticals. Increase in environmental concerns and high cost of production are acting as barriers for the magnesium oxide nanopowder market.
In terms of region, Asia Pacific held the largest share of the global magnesium oxide nanopowder market and accounted for more than 35% of the volume share in 2014. Demand for magnesium oxide nanopowder in the region is estimated to be primarily driven by rapid increase in demand for electronics materials in China, India, and ASEAN countries. North America constituted the second-largest share of the global magnesium oxide nanopowder market in 2014. It was followed by Europe in the same year. The magnesium oxide nanopowder market in Middle East and Africa is anticipated to expand significantly in the next eight years, primarily due to growth in the petrochemical industry.
Mass production of magnesium oxide nanopowder will in turn reduce the manufacturing cost thereby increasing the applications of magnesium oxide nanopowder. Rising demand for fuel additives and increasing demand for refractory materials are also projected to drive the magnesium oxide nanopowder market in the near future. Demand for magnesium oxide nanopowder in flame retardant applications is expected to increase owing to rising safety concerns. Key players in the magnesium oxide nanopowder market are American Elements, US Research Nanomaterials, Inc., Stream Chemical, Inc., Eprui Nanoparticles & Microspheres Co. Ltd, Sigma Aldrich Corporation, Inframat Corporation, Reinste Nano Ventures Pvt. Ltd., NaBond Technologies Co., Limited, Nanostructured & Amorphous Materials, Inc., and SkySpring Nanomaterials, Inc.
This report analyzes and forecasts the market for magnesium oxide nanopowder at the global and regional level. The market has been forecast based on volume (tons) and revenue (US$ Mn) from 2015 to 2023. The study includes drivers and restraints of the global magnesium oxide nanopowder market. It also covers the impact of these drivers and restraints on demand for magnesium oxide nanopowder during the forecast period. The report also highlights opportunities in the magnesium oxide nanopowder market at the global and regional level.
The report includes detailed value chain analysis, which provides a comprehensive view of the global magnesium oxide nanopowder market. Porter's Five Forces Model for the magnesium oxide nanopowder market has also been included to help understand the competitive landscape in the market. The study encompasses market attractiveness analysis, wherein end-users are benchmarked based on their market size, growth rate, and general attractiveness.
The study provides a decisive view of the global magnesium oxide nanopowder market by segmenting it in terms of applications. These segments have been analyzed based on present and future trends. Regional segmentation includes current and forecast demand for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. The report also covers demand for individual applications in all the regions.
The study includes profiles of major companies operating in the global magnesium oxide nanopowder market. Key players profiled in the report are American Elements, US Research Nanomaterials, Inc., Stream Chemical Inc., Eprui Nanoparticles & Microspheres Co. Ltd, Sigma Aldrich Corporation, Inframat Corporation, Reinste Nano Ventures Pvt. Ltd., NaBond Technologies Co., Limited, Nanostructured & Amorphous Materials, Inc., and SkySpring Nanomaterials, Inc. Market players are profiled in terms of attributes such as company overview, financial overview, business strategies, and recent developments.
The report provides the estimated market size of magnesium oxide nanopowder for 2015 and forecast for the next eight years. The global market size of magnesium oxide nanopowder has been provided in terms of volume and revenue. Market volume has been defined in tons, while market revenue is in US$ Mn. Market numbers are estimated based on key applications of magnesium oxide nanopowder. Market size and forecast for each major application have been provided in terms of global and regional markets.
In order to compile the research report, we conducted in-depth interviews and discussions with a number of key industry participants and opinion leaders. Primary research represents the bulk of research efforts, supplemented by extensive secondary research. We reviewed key players' product literature, annual reports, press releases, and relevant documents for competitive analysis and market understanding. Secondary research includes a search of recent trade, technical writing, Internet sources, and statistical data from government websites, trade associations, and agencies. This has proven to be the most reliable, effective, and successful approach for obtaining precise market data, capturing industry participants' insights, and recognizing business opportunities.
Secondary research sources that are typically referred to include, but are not limited to company websites, annual reports, financial reports, broker reports, investor presentations, SEC filings, Plastemart magazine, TPE magazine, internal and external proprietary databases, and relevant patent and regulatory databases such as ICIS, Hoovers, oneSOURCE, Factiva, and Bloomberg, national government documents, statistical databases, trade journals, market reports, news articles, press releases, and webcasts specific to companies operating in the market.
Primary research involves e-mail interactions, telephonic interviews, and face-to-face interviews for each market, category, segment, and sub-segment across geographies. We conduct primary interviews on an ongoing basis with industry participants and commentators in order to validate data and analysis. Primary interviews provide firsthand information on market size, market trends, growth trends, competitive landscape, and outlook, etc. These help validate and strengthen secondary research findings. These also help develop the analysis team's expertise and market understanding.
The report segments the global magnesium oxide nanopowder market as follows:
Magnesium Oxide Nanopowder Market - End-user Analysis
- Furnaces and boilers
- Paints and coatings
- Electronics
- Electrical
- Construction
- Others (Including petrochemical, textile, etc.)
Magnesium Oxide Nanopowder Market - Regional Analysis
- North America
- Rest of North America
- Europe
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- Rest of Europe
- Asia Pacific
- China
- Japan
- Rest of Asia Pacific
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa (MEA)
- South Africa
- Rest of MEA


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A big promise has been broken. You can't have a United States if you are telling some folks that they can't get on the train. There is a cracking point where a society collapses. You can't have a civilisation where something is factionalised like this.Springsteen, who has become the Woody Guthrie of our time, looks to have crafted another charged look at the American Dream and what it really means. I am sure the first single, "We Take Care Of Our Own", will be taken out of context, much like "Born In The USA" was, but the irony dripping from this call back to the great E Street albums of the seventies makes no bones about what is on Bruce's mind.
From Chicago to New Orleans
From the muscle to the bone
From the shotgun shack to the Superdome
We yelled "help" but the cavalry stayed home
There ain't no-one hearing the bugle blown
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Well, I remember sending off many things for consideration and once it's done, the obligatory "you may or may not hear in six to never weeks" means I often send and forget. I have learnt to forget and not dwell and when the email rejections come it always adds that surprise feeling that you forgot you sent the submission in the first place!
I know that sounds dismissive and believe me it is far from that…it is my coping mechanism to deal with the plethora of "thank you but…" and "no reply is coming" type emails having tried to pitch what we believe is worthwhile but the Agents and Publishers probably think we shouldn't bother spouting about.
It is, after all, a very big game to play.
That said I did recently submit a short story I wrote last year to an anthology following seeing a post on a Facebook Authors Group. I never thought anything more of it until last week when I had an email.
I almost deleted it "regarding your submission…." my mind was filling in the gaps already, preparing me to deal with another rejection. That said, fully expecting the no thank you I was pleasantly surprised when the Publishing House said yes!
Did I read that right? A story, by me, in an anthology, published for proper? Filled with scepticism I decided to read and re-read the offer letter.
Which, I digress, but I recall about a year ago getting a contract sent through the post from what I now know to be a Vanity Publisher. Don't get me wrong, getting that well laid out publishing contract pushed through your door seems almost too good to be true that your hand shakes with excitement. The big words and bumph of paper (they even had a personalised paperclip….come on who has that other than reputable people right!?!……WRONG!) I remember wanting to jump at the chance but decided to do my research. And that was when it all fell down. Pay us up front and we will "share the risk" a few thousand (pounds or dollars you choose) here or there and suddenly the offer isn;t as good as it felt at first. In fact, it was utter tripe and after a few conversations with other authors, it was a run a mile event that was both liberating and soul destroying at the same time.
So back to this anthology offer. I did my research and it wasn't a Vanity Publisher (so we were nto a winner here). I did my reading up on the company, a new one, and thought this was a good path to go down. Who knows, it may open up something for the future considering my subject matter fits their submissions so I may send them a full novel.
I even had a conversation with one of the founders. It was just a normal conversation, nothing about the "business" but instead some praise for my story and a few answers to some questions I had. It was refreshing.
Don't get me wrong I could end up with egg on my face but considering the fact I am not having to pay anything up front I cannot say the risk is anything other than handing over my story. The contract reads sound (but I am no legal brain….well not on this sort of law anyway).
I am going to take it as a good sign, a step perhaps in the right direction. Maybe it will open doors, maybe it won't but you know what it is encouraging that someone enjoyed my story enough to have faith it was worth a part in the anthology they are putting together.
But with that glimmer of encouragement I have been on fire when it comes to creating and writing. Blackout, my mid/end 2018 novel is well underway and I am loving writing it. Into The Dark is ready to rock and roll with some final touches on the paperback version along with Blue Light Christmas 2 ready for finishing edits. Oh and of course the final in the Origins Of The Magdon Series for release in October.
Wow! Please, rest assured these are not rush projects. Origins Of The Magdon has been a two-year project split across five novelettes so have been written for some time just a staggered approach to release. As for Into The Dark, this will not come out until next year (and I am hoping to pitch it around some more to see if a mainstream Agent/Publisher wants to run with it). As for Blue Light Christmas 2 this is in the works along with the illustrator so I am hoping the collaboration will make an exciting new story to raise money for Care Of Police Survivors again this year.
So yes I am busy but for the right reasons and motivations.
Hopefully, I don't let any of you down!


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Kohler has launched the first ever experience centre in India. Located in New Delhi, the 10,000 sq ft experience centre offers consumers on-site product exposure. It houses fully-functioning displays of Kohler's product line - from showers and bathtubs to sinks and toilets - for customers to test all Kohler products under one roof. The centre also houses a zone featuring seven exclusive designer suites created by some of India's top architecture and design talent. Kohler plans to roll out many such experience centres across major cities of the world.
Contact: Kohler.
Tel: 1800 456 4537.
Website: www.kohler.co.in