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VCN - The State Treasury continues to expand coordination in state revenue collection with commercial banks in order to accelerate administrative reform and strengthen non-cash payments under the direction of the Government.
|Overview of the meeting at the State Treasury on April 21.
This information was given at a meeting on implementing the coordination of state budget collection and electronic bilateral payments between the State Treasury and commercial banks held on April 21.
Create more convenience for taxpayers
According to Tran Thi Hue, Deputy Director General of the State Treasury, the meeting aimed to expand the opening of specialized collection accounts, and coordinate in state budget collection and electronic bilateral payments between the State Treasury and commercial banks.
Thereby, strengthening the implementation of the policy of the Government and the Ministry of Finance on promoting administrative reform, facilitating individuals and organizations in fulfilling their obligation to pay the state budget, effectively applying information technology to management activities, and promoting national digital transformation.
The cooperation between the State Treasury and commercial banks will create more convenience for taxpayers (expansion of space for carrying out tax procedures, tax payment time; taxpayers are provided with more diversified payment services, civilized and modern with a simple and convenient collection and payment process, reducing the time to carry out payment procedures), contributing to the implementation of public services, customs procedures, and quick clearance.
In addition, the coordination of state budget collection between the State Treasury and commercial banks also helps all state budget revenues through banks will be recorded directly into the system of accounts of the State Treasury at the bank, ensuring timely gathering of the state budget and information about the revenue being transmitted to the General Department of Taxation and the General Department of Vietnam Customs fully, quickly, safely and conveniently.
For the State Treasury, besides gathering revenues into the state budget, without having to go through intermediaries, the coordination of state budget collection with banks also helps to reduce the workload of state budget collection at the State Treasury, creating conditions for the State Treasury to further streamline its apparatus, operate effectively and efficiently according to Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW of the Executive Committee.
The results of cooperation between the State Treasury and commercial banks also contribute to improving the business environment, creating an important driving force for socio-economic development, improving labor productivity of the society, and contributing to the digitization of the economy.
The meeting aimed to discuss plans to expand cooperation with commercial banks in state budget collection and electronic bilateral payments. This is one of the activities in the roadmap to continue modernizing operations of the State Treasury.
Over 99% of collection is done electronically
At the meeting, representatives of the Treasury Management Department, the State Accounting Department, the Information Technology Department of the State Treasury and representatives of 10 commercial banks discussed specific cooperation goals, roadmaps and steps.
The coordination of state budget collection and electronic bilateral payments with the joint-stock commercial banking systems of the State Treasury has been implemented.
Besides the five state-owned commercial banks previously signed with the State Treasury, from May 2020, there are four more commercial banks participating in the coordination of state budget collection with the State Treasury, including Saigon Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Company, Vietnam Prosperity Commercial Joint Stock Bank, Techcombank and Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank.
Data from the State Treasury showed that the state budget revenue has been collected through commercial banks authorized by the State Treasury. In particular, over 99% of the collection is done electronically. At the same time, the state revenue collection and expenditure by cash through the treasury system only accounts for less than 1%.
The Deputy Director General of the State Treasury suggested that after the meeting, the banks should send a document to the State Treasury on the implementation.
"The State Treasury wishes and is ready to cooperate with commercial banks that have demand and are willing to invest in physical facilities, technical infrastructure, information technology application, and human resources to carry out the cooperation in state budget revenue and electronic bilateral payments with the State Treasury," Ms. Tran Thi Hue, Deputy Director General of the State Treasury, said.
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A few weeks ago, this column discussed "words of wisdom." I concluded by asking readers to send in their favorite maxims, aphorisms, axioms, proverbs, platitudes, precepts, prescripts, morals, adages, tenets and truisms. (Thesaurus.com is a very handy website. Just sayin'.)
I received an avalanche of emails. Many readers have a lot of wisdom to share, although quite a few folks seem to have inherited the same "smart aleck gene" that I've been blessed (or possibly afflicted) with. Here are just a few of the replies:
n Sanita wrote, "Be patient with your kids. Remember that not all the daffodils bloom on the same day." Good point. But what if one of your kids turns out to be a cactus?
n Shawnee said, "Be a doubting Thomas and question everything, even as you embrace mystery." That's very wise. Throughout my life, whenever I refused to accept something blindly, I was able to embrace it more wholeheartedly after proving to myself it was true.
n Joe wrote, "If you want to succeed in life, look at what I've done – and do the exact 180-degree opposite!" Joe is a friend of mine, and he's being way too hard on himself. I happen to know that during the past 25 years Joe has definitely done at least, um, a couple things right. Probably. Joe also offered this: "Don't hit 'SEND' until you've sat on that angry email for a day." Something tells me Joe learned this one the hard way.
n Dick said, "Knowledge is understanding that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad!" For me, the best thing to put in a fruit salad is bacon. And chocolate.
n Donna offered her dad's favorite saying: "Don't worry, things will get worse!" Oh boy, I hope that's not true for the year 2021.
n Art wrote, "When my wife is mad at me, I tighten all the caps on the jars in the fridge so she has to talk to me." He also said, "I don't call it getting old. I call it outliving the warranty." You're a smart guy, Art.
n Rich had this to say: "Don't do today what you can put off until tomorrow," and, "You can always spot a motorcyclist by the bugs on his teeth." Gee, I hope those bikers aren't waiting till tomorrow to brush their teeth.
n Lisa wrote, "As long as God and I are OK, I'm OK." Good point, Lisa. And last I checked, God is still OK.
n Mike said, "Don't spit into the wind." Actually, he did not use the word "spit," but I'm pretty sure the different bodily action he described would not make it past the Family Newspaper Good Taste Committee.
n Speaking of spitting, Ed offered this one: "Never spit in a man's face, unless his mustache is on fire." (And yes, in this case, Ed did use the word "spit".) Ed also wrote, "Don't exaggerate. I must have said this to my daughters 5 million times."
n Susan explained that whenever there is a hard project to tackle, she reminds herself, "Inch by inch it's a cinch, but yard by yard it's mighty hard." That's fine, but I prefer to call a contractor and then grab the checkbook when my wife's not looking.
n A different Susan said, "I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you." Hmm, enough said.
Unfortunately, I've run out of space and cannot mention every word of wisdom sent to me. To those who I am unable to squeeze in, I apologize, beg your pardon, ask forgiveness, excuse myself, admit guilt, cop a plea, express deep sorrow, and say I am sorry. Final word of wisdom: "Use Thesaurus.com whenever possible."
Bill Dunn writes "A Matter of Laugh or Death." He lives in Farmington and can be reached at email@example.com.


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There are people "in safety" and there are people "advancing safety". Subena Colligan is certainly the latter. Safety professionals often do the job of 3 people or more and suffer burnout at a high rate.
Subena recognized and made it her mission to help the people who are keeping us and our families safe. Her wise words, positive energy, and mindfulness approach will leave you with unreal confidence, a positive mindset, and a mindful approach.
Please enjoy my conversation with the woman who is helping keep safe, the people who are keeping you safe.


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MSMEs together with the government and private sector address a more effective and sustainable Philippine economic recovery.
Department of Finance (DOF)
By Claire Feliciano News/Advisory
NEDA confirmed that Philippine economic managers will meet to discuss the surge in oil prices.
By Kyle Fuego News/Advisory
The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) grants a long period of incentives to companies that invest in science, technology, and other sectors "critical" to the economic recovery in the Philippines.


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Closing your pool
Winterizing is the most important thing you can do to make your spring pool opening as easy as possible. There are enormous benefits to correctly closing your pool, including:
Protecting your pool surfaces and equipment; protecting your investments
Keeping water looking its best all winter long
Protecting equipment from freeze damage
Saving time and money on extra maintenance when you open your pool
Whether you completely cover your pool or just reduce maintenance, BioGuard® can make winterizing painless. Convenient Arctic Blue® Winter Kits include the products you need for cold weather care.
1. HAVE YOUR WATER TESTED Although your water could be perfectly balanced all summer when it comes time to close the water balance must prepare the pool for freezing as opposed to preparing the pool for swimming. Bring in a water sample to avoid algae, liner wrinkling, cover degradation, corrosion or scaling in your pool.
2. CLEAN UP ANY EXISTING PROBLEMS If any pool problems exist, such as combined chlorine, cloudy water, or algae growth, these issues need to be resolved before the pool is winterized.
3. CLEAN YOUR SOLAR BLANKET Using BioGuard Stow Away®, clean the solar cover with a nylon bristle pool brush and then roll it and store it wet. Storing it with Stow Away still on the blanket will reduce the ability for mold and mildew to grow and may extend the life of your solar cover.
Brush and vacuum the pool.
Clean the water line on the liner with BioGuard Off The Wall®
5. CLEAN YOUR FILTER MEDIA Use BioGuard Kleen It® or Strip Kwik® to ensure that your filter media is clean and ready for spring season. These products will remove oils, greases and other particles from the filter. Doing this in fall is easier while the filter is still wet. Left until spring, those particles may be more difficult to remove, reducing the efficiency of the filter.
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Drain water from filter, heater, pump, hoses, and pipes. Make sure electricity and/or gas are shut off.
Protect with Pool Safe Anti-Freeze
Blow out all skimmer and return lines utilizing your winter plugs and gizzmo's
Chemically clean the salt cell.
If you have a tablet dispensing chlorinator, it should be drained and flushed but antifreeze should not be added.
NOTE: keep all the summer parts removed from pool equipment in a safe, easy place to find.
10. COVER THE POOL Raise anchors or fill water tubes. Install the pool cover and optional leaf net. Use the appropriate sized water bags to hold the winter cover in place. These bags will minimize the possibility of the blanket tearing and/or falling into the pool.
11. OFF-SEASON TREATMENT:(Mesh Covers or covers with a mesh drain) For every warm month the pool is closed add 1-Qt. BioGuard Back up2 or Algae All 60 per 25K of pool water. Dilute in a 5 gallon pail of water and pour around the edge of the pool; through the cover. Typically a dose in Oct, Nov, early April and a dose early/mid May is best, depending on when you close the pool/open.
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We are a family owned and operated pool and spa supply store located in Flanders, NJ since 1978. We started out doing decks and home repairs and soon took on the pools and spas of the neighborhood. We love our family atmosphere and we enjoy having our loyal customers as part of the Spa Shop Family.
We have a retail store stocked with all your backyard needs for your pool, spa and BBQ. We are open 7 days a week in the late Spring thru early Fall to accommodate our customers through our short, but hopefully amazing Summer! (Late Fall/Winter we are still open for spas, chemicals and service, though not 7 days a week!)
Stop in for BioGuard® Pool and Spa Chemicals, Maax® Spas, Big Green Egg® Grills, Heaters, pool and spa supplies, service or just to say Hi!
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OpenNCC NCB from EyeCloud.AI is an accelerated AI reference platform designed for edge-ai applications and comes in two variants, a USB version and an FPC version. It is a complete, open-source replacement for Intel's Neural Compute Stick2 (NCS2) and is built with Movidius Myriad X VPU which is Intel's first VPU to feature the Neural Compute Engine. The Neural Compute Engine, in conjunction with the 16 powerful SHAVE cores and high throughput intelligent memory fabric, makes Intel Movidius Myriad X ideal for on-device deep neural networks and computer vision applications.
OpenNCC NCB can support up to a 6-way reasoning pipeline configuration locally, and a 2-way pipeline can run concurrently in real-time. Users can realize multi-level chain or multi-model concurrency of reasoning through intermediate processing of the Host App. Users can expand the number of NCB according to their computing power needs, and the SDK will dynamically allocate computing power.
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- VPU: Intel Movidius Myriad X MV2085
- Vector Processors: 16 SHAVEs
- Vision Accelerators: 20+
- Neural Network Capability: Two Neural Compute Engines (Up to 4 TOPS)
- RAM: 8 Gb, LPDDR4 (1600 MHz, 32-bit)
- Power Supply: 5 V / 2 A
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- Supports working with Arm Linux SoCs and Raspberry Pi boards
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It functions as the Intel NCS2 with a host machine. The Host App on the Host Machine obtains the video stream (local file, IPC, webcam, or V4L2 Mipi CAM for example) from the outside, configures the preprocessing module according to the resolution and format of the input file of the reasoning model, then sends the visual stream to the OpenNCC NCB through the OpenNCC Native SDK for reasoning and returns the reasoning results. The reasoning supports asynchronous and synchronous modes. The reasoning pipeline on OpenNCC SoM is configured through OpenNCC model JSON.


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Pecan Pumpkin Filled Pancakes filled with a luscious blend of cream cheese and pecan pumpkin butter, these pancakes make a special treat for cool autumn mornings.
Recipe courtesy of Williams-Sonoma.com
- 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup pecan pumpkin butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs, separated
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) melted unsalted butter, plus more for cooking
- 1 In a bowl, using a handheld mixer fitted with the beater attachment, beat the cream cheese on medium speed until softened, about 30 seconds. Add the pecan pumpkin butter and beat until smooth and well combined, about 45 seconds. Transfer the filling to a small bowl and refrigerate until ready to use.
- 2 In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolks, then whisk in the buttermilk and the 4 tablespoons butter. Whisk the yolk mixture into the flour mixture until well combined.
- 3 In another bowl, using an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites on high speed until stiff but not dry peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the whites into the batter in 2 additions.
- 4 Put 1/2 teaspoon butter in each well of a filled-pancake pan. Set over medium-low heat and heat until the butter begins to bubble. Pour a heaping 1 tablespoon batter into each well (fill to just below the edge of the well). Cook until the undersides begin to set and turn light golden brown, about 1 minute. Using 2 wooden skewers, tilt each pancake at an angle on one edge, allowing some of the batter to flow out. Put 1 teaspoon pecan pumpkin filling inside, on top of the uncooked batter, and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- 5 Using the skewers, tilt the pancakes again, allowing the remaining uncooked batter to flow out and enclose the filling in the center. Continue cooking the pancakes until they are evenly golden brown on all sides, turning them over if needed, 2 to 3 minutes more. Repeat with the remaining batter and filling. Makes about 35.


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One reader asks: "I want to try my hand at reading a book and wondered what you would recommend?"

In this episode:

The problem with children's books...

Intended for children

Low-frequency vocabulary

What kind of books are best to read...

Graded readers (not parallel texts)

Short, non-fiction books on a topic that interests you (e.g. biographies, how-to books)

Any book you've already read, translated into your target language

If you have a book store close by with a good foreign book section - go and browse!

If you don't like books, try Project Syndicate

Judith Meyer from learnlangs.com mentioned:

Crime stories, romance stories, autobiographies, travel stories.

Translated books are easier than original ones.

The Little Prince

Resources mentioned in todays episode:

Project Syndicate - opinion pieces from the world's newspapers How to read effectively in a foreign language - my article on reading Matching Methods and Goals in Language Learning - A great talk from Judith Meyer at the Polyglot Gathering in Berlin in 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ktWVLbNpmY

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Jason Segel To Steal Maple Syrup In Heist Film
We've heard of a lot of heist films before, but we've never heard of a maple syrup heist film. You may want to guard your pancakes come 2014 because How I Met Your Mother'sJason Segel is ready to steal some syrup. In case you're wondering, that's $20 million worth of maple syrup that Segel plans on stealing in his upcoming heist film.
Sony announced that it has greenlit Segel's new film, which is based on a real-life Canadian who was involved in what else, but a maple syrup heist.
The project, which his untitled, is said to be directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses), and will star Segel as one of the thieves who stole upwards to $20 million worth of maple syrup from Quebec's Federation of Maple Syrup Producers. So how many people were involved in this heist? It's reported that up to 20 people were connected with the crime.
Does this mean we're going to see 20 star-studded names attached to Jason Segel's maple syrup heist? Not likely, but you never know. This odd little film is said to be written by Family Guy scribe, Chris Sheridan, and will retell the reporting from Montreal Gazette writer Anne Sutherland.
So far Sony has decided to bill this one as a "comedy with dramatic overtones." We're hoping that comedy comes with a lot of easy laughs.
Sony seems to be eating up Jason Segel as of late. Earlier Segel sold a starring vehicle called Sex Tape, which sees him against Cameron Diaz. In the raunchy titled film, Segel and Diaz are a married couple who discover that their sex tape is missing, and are involved in a frantic search to find the tape.
Earlier in the month it was reported that Sony had backed off of the film, and decided to push the film's release date to July 18 instead of July 2.
Which Sony film are you excited about? Sex Tape or the untitled maple syrup film?
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|Climate variability over the last 35,000 years recorded in marine and terrestrial archives in the Australian region: an OZ-INTIMATE compilation
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|The Australian region spans some 600 of latitude and 500 of longitude and displays considerable regional climate variability both today and during the Late Quaternary. A synthesis of marine and terrestrial climate records, combining findings from the Southern Ocean, temperate, tropical and arid zones, identifies a complex response of climate proxies to a background of changing boundary conditions over the last 35,000 years. Climate drivers include the seasonal timing of insolation, greenhouse gas content of the atmosphere, sea level rise and ocean and atmospheric circulation changes. Our compilation finds few climatic events that could be used to construct a climate event stratigraphy for the entire region, limiting the usefulness of this approach. Instead we have taken a spatial approach, looking to discern the patterns of change across the continent. The data identify the clearest and most synchronous climatic response at the time of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) (21 +/- 3 ka), with unambiguous cooling recorded in the ocean, and evidence of glaciation in the highlands of tropical New Guinea, southeast Australia and Tasmania. Many terrestrial records suggest drier conditions, but with the timing of inferred snowmelt, and changes to the rainfall/runoff relationships, driving higher river discharge at the LGM. In contrast, the deglaciation is a time of considerable south-east to north-west variation across the region. Warming was underway in all regions by 17 ka. Post-glacial sea level rise and its associated regional impacts have played an important role in determining the magnitude and timing of climate response in the north-west of the continent in contrast to the southern latitudes. No evidence for cooling during the Younger Dryas chronozone is evident in the region, but the Antarctic cold reversal clearly occurs south of Australia. The Holocene period is a time of considerable climate variability associated with an intense monsoon in the tropics early in the Holocene, giving way to a weakened monsoon and an increasingly El Nino-dominated ENSO to the present. The influence of ENSO is evident throughout the southeast of Australia, but not the southwest. This climate history provides a template from which to assess the regionality of climate events across Australia and make comparisons beyond our region.© 2013, Elsevier Ltd.
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So I just have to say a COUPLE things. Do you see then nifty counting monkeys (this week Little Miss practiced the numbers 3 and 13) and the pattern blocks we used this week? Both were included in our Mother Goose Time curriculum box. This week we also got a new story book to read. We've been using Mother Goose Time since last winter, and I have to tell you, they have totally upped their game. The program was always solid and well done, but this school year, they have more full color materials, more manipulaties, and more "goodies" in the box. The quality has just gotten better and better, and I am *loving* it.
This past week, we learned all about the layers of the Rainforest which was awesome, because frankly, even I didn't know anything about them! Em experimented with wet and dry (and did some wet and dry art with chalk), played a board game, made some crafts, and got hours of entertainment out of her counting monkeys.
This post is short and sweet (I have no idea where my Monday post ended up…. I feel like I have been walking in a fog the last couple days!) but I'm so excited about the fun we have planned for the rest of the month. The closer I get to my due date, the less energy I have, but it's been pretty easy to pull out our preschool bags each day to have some special one on one time with our current littlest kiddo. We've got lots of animal crafts to do, and the "bonus bag" this month is for Thanksgiving, so we'll also have some fun activities to share with you for the holiday. So much fun happening here!
We are a part of the Mother Goose Time Blog Ambassador program. I received this curriculum for free in exchange for blogging about our experience with it. All opinions are my own.
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Early morning is the golden time of the day. The battle upon the breakfast table is in truth very intense.
I still remember the first time Yuan'er cooked.1 The food was fried chicken. In Dear Husband's words, this coal-shaped lump was quite distinct.
Shi Yuan was thus stripped of her privilege to prepare food.
An Suwen's hands were dexterous, and her breakfast was also elaborate. Some Sichuan steamed roots, roasted licorice rootwater, chuanqiong meatballs, and a side of yellow hill. The main dish was Chinese goldthread soup with an addition of bitter oranges…an indescribably packed breakfast.
An Suwen was stripped of her privilege to prepare food. Don't think that we aren't aware that among the many good flavors, all of them were for ensuring pregnancy.
To speak of Elder Sister Yingmei, she actually is very talented at cooking. But on that day, we waited and waited, yet no food appeared.
Elder Sister Yingmei, it is not good to eat the food while you cook it. Even though we all know your food intake is very large, you cannot eat everything that you cooked!
Lin Yingmei, stripped of her cooking privileges.
Meanwhile, Siyou. Everyone stared at Sister Siyou's first time entering the kitchen, very eager to experience this.
Ten minutes…
Twenty minutes…
Su XIng: "Wifey! Don't pretend that the vegetable knife is the Noble Frost Demonic Lotus, okay? Gentler, gentler…Our family already doesn't have an intact table."
Wu Siyou, lost the privilege to prepare food.
Wu Xinjie was very smart. She deliberately made poor food and thus no longer needed to do this work. Zhang Yuqi wanted to copy her, but her level was not high enough to avoid detection.
In actuality, Yuqi's cooking skills were average. Back and forth again and again, she only knew a few dishes: sardines, cod, carp…However, she was quite reliable when they wanted the seafood flavor on occasion.
Unlike her Elder Sister who turned up the heat the more she cooked.
Shaqing did not need to be mentioned. Cooking? The fact of the matter was that vegetables cooked without oil was unacceptable. Cooking privileges revoked.
As for Tangtang and Little Huang…Practically no one in their good conscience would ask them to enter the kitchen.
Lianxin's craftsmanship in kitchen utensils was first-rate, but when she cooked rice, the result was as hard as the utensils themselves…cooking privileges revoked.
As for Queen Chai Ling, the food she cooked was extremely gorgeous, its flavor absolute. A pity that she spent the efforts of at least 20 servants over 3 days…Unable to wait, that time, Yingmei was starved to insanity, nearly blackening.
Now that I think about it, to have Little Yi in the family is truly good. Otherwise, I would have to cook food everyday.
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This suit is relatively more compressive than others, hence putting it on may take longer than the Pure Valor. But once it is on, the suit will feel quite comfortable. The flexible zone design will allow greater freedom of movement, this is why this race suit is ideal for all 4 strokes.
Overall, this is a high-end race suit meant for important meets. TAS recommends the Speedo LZR Pure Intent to experienced competitive swimmers who are sprinters.


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In order to make the UN system really 'fit for purpose', member states and UN bodies have to take bold action to overcome selective multilateralism, the weakening of democratic governance, and the financial erosion of public institutions. A special issue article by Karolin Seitz and Jens Martens for Global Policy.
'A sensible and effective foreign policy recognizes that our safety and welfare is bound up with the safety and welfare of others around the world.' By Bernie Sanders.
A UN report it reveals that in 2016 the number of chronically undernourished people in the world is estimated to have increased to 815 million, up from 777 million in 2015, although still down from about 900 million in 2000.
The United Nations has called the situation in Yemen the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with more than 10 million people who require immediate assistance. And the situation could become even worse.
Prišel je čas, ko moramo v milijonskem številu demonstrirati, ne proti temu ali onemu, temveč na temelju volje do dobrega in sočutja, ki opredeljujeta, kdo v resnici smo. Kajti v slehernem človeškem srcu je vgrajena ljubezen in modrost celotnega človeštva. - Mohammed Mesbahi


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I've reviewed the DDK instructions but I also saw a post that said most of that has been deprecated.
My use case. I have a raspberry pi controlling a speaker selector via serial and I've exposed a simple RESTful API on the pi that translates those commands. I want to create a manual IP device and then tie commands like:
POWER_ON > GET http://192.168.1.1/on
POWER_OFF > GET http://192.168.1.1/off
VOLUME_UP > GET http://192.168.1.1/up
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MUTE > GET http://192.168.1.1/mute
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Fourth annual TEDxUAlberta event held at ATB Arts Barn
Fifteen local speakers explained how they overcame their own impossible challenges in the fourth annual TEDxUAlberta conference .
Held on March 10 and hosted in the ATB Arts Barn, a sold-out crowd of 100 people listened to topics ranging from organizing protests to overcoming drug addictions.
"I think it's a really good platform to spread a message," said Rahma Mohamed, who spoke at the conference about her experiences writing children's books. "For me, it was one of my biggest goals to do this, so it's possible without any training, without any prior experience."
The theme this year was meant to highlight complex challenges that a speaker could provide awareness or community-based strategies for, the organizers said. The TEDxUAlberta team hoped the talks accomplished their goal of sharing big ideas.
"This isn't an academic conference, this isn't a technologies conference, it's an ideas conference," said Ryan Lalonde, a member of the organizing team and a masters student studying renewable resources. "It's important to be interdisciplinary to engage everyone in the room. We want to live up to what [TED's] philosophy is."
Compared to previous years, the TEDxUAlberta team decided to do without more renowned speakers in favour of newer ones. Additionally, they found that the small audience, intimate location, and interdisciplinary topics were closer to what TED originally began as.
Due to the limited number of seats and ticket prices, some of the talks can be found on the TEDx Youtube channel for people to watch. Additionally, in order to make it more accessible next year, the team plans to have activities such as drop-in sessions with former speakers and to showcase some of the larger TED events, like TEDWomen, for free.
"We're very excited to try new things next year and that more students can get involved in one way or another," said Isha Godara, a third-year business student and a vice-president on the TedxUAlberta team.
The team's composition of undergraduate and graduate students from various disciplines made it hard to decide which speakers to select, as well as how to coordinate everyone. But Lalonde said this was ultimately beneficial as everyone "brought a lot to the table."
Aidan Herron, another organizer on the team, said one major criticism of the conference was the amount of overlap between some of the speakers. They hope to address this next year by using a more holistic design for the talks.
"There would be less overlap in subjects and the audience will come away with a more cohesive message rather than just several more compartmentalized ones," Herron said.
With this conference concluded, applications for next year's team will open in the next few weeks on Facebook. Additionally, speakers for the next TEDxUAlberta can be nominated by the team or apply themselves during the fall.


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What You Need to Know About Children's Eye Care
Children's eye health begins in the newborn phase when pediatricians first evaluate their eyesight. For many babies, this evaluation may be sufficient for the first few months of life. But children should also have their vision formally checked several times before beginning elementary school. This is especially important if there is a family history of vision or eyesight issues or a child is showing symptoms of difficulty with their vision.
At Premier Eye Care Group, our team of trusted eye care professionals recommend formal eye exams for your child at the following intervals:
Infant Years (Ages 0-2)
As an infant, children should have their vision checked to ensure there are not any developmental irregularities. Some vision tests that may be done by your child's trained ophthalmologist or optometrist include:
- Pupil Response – Evaluate whether the child's pupil opens and closes properly in the presence and absence of light.
- Fixate and Follow – This test determines whether your baby's eyes are able to fixate on and follow an object, such as a light as it moves. As a rule of thumb, infants should be able to fixate on an object soon after birth (such as a ceiling fan) and follow an object by the time they are 3 months old (tracking a parent).
- Preferential Looking – Since no infant can read letters off of a typical eye chart, vision capabilities can be tested in different ways for young babies. This type of vision test involves using cards that are blank on one side with stripes on the other side to attract the infant's gaze to the stripes.
Toddler Years (Ages 3-4)
A full eye exam should be completed by the age of three to prevent any loss of vision due to how children's eyes work together. Some common eye tests for young children include:
- LEA Symbols – Instead of having children recite letters from a typical eye chart, young children are asked to name special symbols shown on the charts, such as an apple, house, square and circle.
- Retinoscopy –This test involves shining a light into a child's eye to observe the reflection from the back of the eye. It helps to determine the refractive error of the eye, such as farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism. This could help justify the need for glasses.
Pre-School (Age 5 or 6)
It is helpful to get your child's eyes checked before kindergarten, so that he/she is prepared visually to learn in elementary school. Most states require children to get an eye exam done before starting public school. Throughout your child's schooling, if his/her teacher states that your child is experiencing any of the following on a regular basis while attending school, you should contact an eye care specialist:
- Poor school performance
- No desire to go to school
- Hard time paying attention
- Difficulty reading and writing
- Trouble seeing information on the whiteboard
- Experiencing headaches, blurry vision, or eye pain
- Taking a long time to complete school work
Children's eyes should continue to be examined once every couple of years from kindergarten to high school graduation to address the natural growth of their eyes. Proper eye care is an important part of a child's development. It is extremely important that children receive attention regarding their eyesight from an early age to ensure that everything is developing appropriately. That way, diagnosis can be made to treat any eye problems before they worsen or lead to more serious complications.
Premier Eye Care Group consists of a team of four optometrists and one ophthalmologist. Located in the Harrisburg, PA region, we offer a variety of vision services in addition to a variety of eye exams for you and your family. You are sure to be in good hands with Premier Eye Care Group's extensive knowledge, years of experience, and use of the latest diagnostic technology to treat eyes of all ages. SEE THE POSSIBILITIES!
Contact us today at (717) 232-0843 or via our website to schedule an eye exam for your child today.


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Background: Since its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery has grown with expanding indications.One factor usedtoexpandindications is device-related complications. We designed a study to evaluate device-related robotic surgery complications reported to FDA. Methods: We searched the FDA device-related complication database, LexisNexis, and PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) to identify robotic surgery-related complicationsovera12-yearperiod(January1,2000toAugust1,2012). Cases from LexisNexis and PACER were cross-referenced with the FDA database to determine cases where an FDA report was inaccurate, filed late or not filed. Results: A total of 245 events were reported to the FDA during the study period, including 71 deaths and 174 nonfatal injuries. Median time to report an event to the FDA was 30 days (range = 0-930 days). Eight cases were identified from the LexisNexis and PACER searches where FDA reports were improperly filed. In five of these, no report was filed with a mean follow-up of 4.1 years (range = 2.3-5.8 years). In the three cases where a report was filed, the mean time between the event and the FDA report was 20.4 months (611 days, range = 292-930 days). Conclusions: It is important that the true incidence of complications with robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery be known to ensure continued safe innovation.
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- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health


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All The Best Dell Laptops In One Place
The outright best laptop isn't always the best one for you, and when you make as many as Dell, there's something out there for everyone. The key is finding the right choice, and it's fair to say that navigating the mound of machines Dell makes can be confusing and time-consuming.
If you're curious to see what the absolute best of the best are, our roundup will tell you everything you need to know. We've compared them all to make some recommendations that should help you out.
Elitebook X360 1040 Performance
With an Intel 10th Gen Core i7-10810U with vPro CPU and 16GB of RAM under the hood, the EliteBook x360 1040 G7 brushed aside my most demanding workloads.;
I didn't run into any performance issues when using the EliteBook 1040 G7 during work, and I'm not good about keeping my tabs organized. I regularly have dozens of tabs open, one of which plays Music at all times as I scan for tech news in each corner of the internet. When I was off the clock, I watched Germany play North Macedonia in a World Cup qualifying match. To push the EliteBook x360 1040, I played four 1080p YouTube videos with around 20 other tabs open and now once did the EliteBook stutter.
The benchmark results look good too. The HP scored a 4,692 on the Geekbench 5 test, putting it ahead of the X1 Carbon , the Latitude 9410 2-in-1 and the premium average .;
That translated nicely to our real-world test in which the EliteBook x360 14 converted a 4K video to 1080p resolution in 16 minutes and 25 seconds, several minutes quicker than the ThinkPad X1 Carbon , the Latitude 9410 and just speedier than the average .;
The 512GB PCIe NVMe TLC SSD in the EliteBook x360 1040 duplicated 25GB of multimedia data in 1 minute for a transfer rate of 439.2 megabytes per second, which falls well short of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon , the Latitude 9410 2-in-1 and the category average .;
What Components Need To Be Considered When Choosing A Laptop
Once you've figured out which type of Dell laptop is best for your budget and needs, you'll also want to consider all of the good stuff that goes inside to allow the laptop to run like a dream. Many laptops offer the option to top-up the specs, but if you don't actually need all that power for your particular usage, that's a whole lot of money flushed down the drain. So, to decide what's best for you and your wallet, let's take a look at the often customizable components that make up the innards of a laptop:
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What To Look For In A Budget Laptop For Business
While you can find devices under $200, you get what you pay for. If youre investing in a laptop, cheap price tags often mean weak and flimsy equipment. Youll want a machine with at least 1.6 GHz in processing speed, 4GB of memory, and 32GB of storage.
Also, avoid traditional hard disk drives. A solid-state drive or eMMC flash drive is bestthanks to the lack of moving parts, they give you faster, snappier functioning with less risk of failure.
None of these three budget laptops below should blow up your budget, which means you can buy a few and replace them every couple of years as needed.
The Best Multimedia Laptop
Most thin and light laptops share one significant weakness thin, tinny audio. Thats not the case with the Lenovo Yoga 9i. This 14-inch convertible has a rotating soundbar in its hinge, meaning that no matter how its positioned, the speakers face outwards. You can expect clear, booming sound whether youre using the 9i in tablet, tent, or clamshell mode.
Theres a lot more to like as well. You get an excellent 1080p touch display and a built-in stylus for easy artwork and note-taking. The 11th-Gen processors deliver satisfactory performance and all-day battery life. The audio quality, screen, and convertible form factor all add up to an unbeatable machine for multimedia entertainment.
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Business Laptop Buying Guide
So which laptop is going to please everyone? It wont be the same one for every situation . Once youve decided if your style of business suits Windows 10, ChromeOS or macOS then you can set about choosing the model.
You'll also want to consider whether these laptops come with Windows 10 Pro as standard. If they don't it's easy to upgrade. As mentioned at the top, a dedicated business model like a ThinkPad might not be the right option so we've included a range of consumer laptops which are likely to do the job just as well, often for less money.
Price is a factor, of course. Some high-end laptops are indeed excellent but you may want to save some money while still getting decent performance. Thankfully those laptops do exist and that's why a Chromebook might be a great choice, especially if your needs aren't demanding.
Some of the laptops in this list are higher priced, but they often represent good value considering the features and specifications they have. We've included a range of different prices and options.
Robust build could be of importance if you work in the field, or you might want something featherweight to carry from meeting to meeting around the globe. Then features such as fingerprint readers for additional security or long-lasting battery life might be top of your must-have list.
Also, make sure the display will suit your environment. Someone working outside will need to make sure the screen is bright enough to view.
Why You Should Trust Us
Ive been testing, reviewing, and otherwise writing about PCs and other gadgets for AnandTech, Ars Technica, and Wirecutter since 2012. Ive been building, upgrading, and fixing PCs for two decades, and I spent five of those years in IT departments buying and repairing business laptops and desktops as well as helping people buy the best tech for their needs.
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Elitebook X360 1040 G7 Ports
HP found a way to load a slim laptop with all the ports you need to connect peripherals and accessories.;
On the right side of the EliteBook x360 1040 G7 are two Thunderbolt 3 ports , a USB 3.1 Type-A port, and an HDMI next to a small power indicator light. I wish one of the USB Type-C inputs was on the other side so you could charge from either.;
Flip to the left side and you get a second USB 3.1 Type-A input, a SIM card slot, a lock slot and a headphone/mic jack.;
Q3: Which Brand Makes More Durable Laptops
Both brands are more or less similar when it comes to build quality. Occasionally you may come across certain models where they might change a thing or two. But if you look at the overall picture, both are equal.
For batteries, we would pick HP as they use prismatic batteries. They are more expensive as compared to the Lithium-ion batteries for the manufacturer. They are safer. But its also important to note that HP notebooks use 3 different types of Li-Ion battery cells: cylindrical, prismatic, and polymer. Thus, their offering depends up on the upon the budget of the consumer.
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The Best Business Laptops You Can Buy Today
Reasons to avoid
Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Nano is a great business laptop because it's powerful, long-lived, and easy to carry. Weighing in at just 2 pounds, the Nano is the lightest laptop on this list, but with a tested battery life of 12 hours it still has enough juice to last you through a day of work without needing a charger. You can also pay extra for 4G/5G connectivity, if you need to stay connected on the go.
Lenovo didn't sacrifice on performance or usability either. In addition to the standard suite of security features and durability ratings all ThinkPads have, the Nano's Intel 11th Gen Tiger Lake processors provide the speed you need for tons of productivity and its keyboard provides a snappy and comfortable typing experience that lives up to the ThinkPad brand. You might want to pack a USB hub though, as it sports just two Thunderbolt / USB-C ports.
Reasons to avoid
The HP Spectre x360 14 is a powerful convertible business laptop with a sleek, elegant design that provides excellent performance for both work and play. Available in three colors and sporting an ultra-thin profile of just 0.67 inches, the HP Spectre x360 brings a touch of sophisticated style to your desk that perfectly complements its internal components.;
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Not interested in OLED? Don't miss our Dell XPS 13 review.
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The Best Gaming Laptop In 2021
At just over four pounds, the Zephyrus G15 is one of the lightest 15-inch gaming laptops you can buy. But youre not compromising performance for that portability. The G15 is powered by the top mobile chips AMD and Nvidia have to offer, and pairs thim with a fast 165Hz QHD display. In our testing, the system was able to handle even the toughest AAA titles at QHD resolution.
Almost everything else about the G15 is great too: the audio sounds good, the keyboard and touchpad are some of the best on the market, the port selection has just about everything youd need, and the battery can last over eight and a half hours to a charge. If youre looking for a high-powered gaming machine that also works great as a daily driver, the Zephyrus G15 should be at the top of your list.
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Precision: For Demanding Professionals
Mobile workstationsÂ;are a breed of machines that shareÂ;someÂ;traits with business models, but they stand apart for their Independent Software Vendor certifications and, in some cases, specialized CPU and GPU options and support for highly precise ECC memory. ISV certifications give users of demanding professional business apps assurances that the workstation will run up to snuff with a given application. Companies suchÂ;as Adobe, Autodesk, Avid, Dassault Systemés, and Siemens tend to be the ISVs involved.Â;Â;
Dell's line of mobile workstations is its Precision line, which comprises both laptop and desktop models. On the laptop side, Precision makes use of the same 3000, 5000, and 7000 series lingo as the other lines, with the screen size indicated within the model number.
A workstation might make use of consumer- or business-grade Intel CPUs, but the mark of a high-end workstation is the presence of a mobile Intel Xeon CPU and a dedicated workstation-grade graphics processor from Nvidia or AMD . The latter are in contrast to their consumer-GPU counterparts and are designed specifically for the kind of heavy-duty calculations that ISV-class applications require. Dell also offers a few 2-in-1 SKUs in the Precision line; convertible workstations are far less common than their consumer counterparts.
Should I Buy A Macbook Or A Windows Laptop
If you already use Macs or Windows computers and you like them, stick to the software youre used todont force an unfamiliar operating system on yourself unless you need to. Otherwise, if you have an iPhone or iPad that you like, a MacBook will work with the same Apple services, including iCloud Photos and iMessage. Windows laptops are better if you want something more affordable, if you want plenty of ports for connecting accessories, or if you want to play games. And if you want an even less-expensive laptop that cant run as many apps but is easier to use and harder to break, consider a Chromebook.
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Upgrade Your Workforce With The Best Enterprise Ultraportable Laptops For Your Business
The laptop is the Swiss army knife of the modern business: an essential tool that can be applied to almost any situation. However, when shopping for the best corporate laptop, the number of options and configurations can be dizzying. Is it better to spend more on a trusted name, or take a gamble on an upstart challenger with flashier features?
Worry no more. Weve combed through all the latest and greatest business laptops weve tested to pick out the machines that are most suited to enterprise productivity. There are models here to suit every taste and budget, including no-frills functionality, business-class panache and all-singing, all-dancing performance. If youre not sure what you should be looking for, peruse our buyers guide and let us steer you in the right direction.
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Elitebook X360 1040 G7 Keyboard Touchpad And Stylus
Lenovo gets a lot of office cred for making a cushy keyboard but let's give HP the spotlight this time.
The clicky, clack keys on the EliteBook x360 14 G7's backlit chiclet-style keyboard make an oh-so-satisfying sound when you depress them. They have a pleasant weightiness to them that's not so unlike those on a ThinkPad. Key travel is good given the size constraints and I have no qualms with the spacing although the delete key is tricky to reach .
Above the number row are some useful keys for when you're in a conference office, allowing you to quickly turn the microphone and webcam off. And while I'm singing the praises of a good HP keyboard, let me just give a nod to that nice simple, large font.;
This being the first typing test since using a new fitness tracker didn't stop me from hitting 111 words per minute on the 10fastfingers.com test at a 96% accuracy. Those are both above my average of 109-wpm at 95%.
The 4.5 x 2.7-inch touchpad is a nice size and feels like partially melted butter — silky smooth. The chrome-rimmed surface adeptly handled my Windows 10 gestures, including pinch-to-zoom and three-finger swipes up to down to swap windows.
For another $74, you can buy the Wacom AES 2.0 Pen. It's a nice stylus with a comfortable girth and a convenient USB-C charging port on the side. But the best trick is that the stylus magnetically attaches to the left edge of the EliteBook for convenient storage when it's not in use.;
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How We Test Laptops
When we bring a laptop into our lab, our goal is to see how it would work if you brought it into your home or office. While we use a number of industry-standard benchmarks, such as Geekbench and 3DMark, we focus heavily on real-world tests that we have developed in-house.
To test endurance, the Laptop Mag Battery Test surfs the web at 150 nits of brightness until the system runs out of juice. To judge pure processing power, we use a giant spreadsheet macro that matches 65,000 names with their addresses, a video transcoder that converts a 4K video to 1080p and the Geekbench 4 synthetic test. We measure graphics prowess with both 3DMark Ice Storm / Fire Strike and a series of actual game titles.
We use a colorimeter to measure screen brightness and color gamut while other instruments help us determine a laptop's key travel and ambient heat. ;See this page on how we test laptops for more details on our benchmarking procedures.
M1 Apple Macbook Air : The Best All
Price: £999 l
Say what you will about Apple they dont do half measures when it comes to their products. As the first laptop powered by Cupertinos homebrew processors, there were great expectations on the MacBook Air, all of which it confidently blew past with performance and battery life that most rivals cant touch.
True, the MacBook Pro has better battery life and performance than its slimmer stablemate, but the Air earns its spot on this list by virtue of its fanless design, and the fact that it comes in at £300 cheaper than the Pro. If youre looking to deploy MacBooks en masse, or simply for yourself, this is the way to go.
Read our full M1 Apple MacBook Air review for more details
Key specs CPU: Apple M1; Graphics: Apple M1; RAM: 8-16GB; Storage: 256GB-2TB; Dimensions: 304 x 212 x 16.1mm ; Weight: 1.29kg
Price: £829 l Buy now from Dell
Representing the upper-mid range of Dells laptop portfolio, the Inspiron 7000 series isnt going to blow anyones socks off with its looks or performance. Instead, the appeal of the Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 lies in being a robust, dependable workhorse of machine that can stand up to the demands of a busy working professional.
Read our full Dell Inspiron 15 7000 review for more details
Key specs CPU: Intel Core i5-1135G7; Graphics: Intel Iris Xe; RAM: 16GB; Storage: 32GB + 512GB; Dimensions: 354 x 238 x 17mm ; Weight: 1.73kg
Price: £1,449 l
Read our full Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15.6 review for more details
Price: £1,229 inc VAT l
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Buying Advice: How To Choose The Best Dell Laptop
Choosing the best Dell laptop works the same way as it does for any other laptop: decide where your own particular sweet spot is in terms of price and power, and make your choice accordingly. Paying more will usually get you better performance and more longevity of course.
There's a balance to be struck between power vs portability that's worth considering not only are more powerful laptops more expensive, they're more difficult to lug around, and if you want the top-tier laptop components, you'll also need a bigger laptop to fit them all into.
The Dell badge gives you a certain guarantee in terms of quality, so whichever laptop you opt for it's going to serve you well you just need to decide the sort of specs you need, the price you can afford, and the amount of effort you want to put into carrying it around.


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Breedon appoints UWS alumnus Managing Director of Great Britain (GB) Contracting
Breedon Group, a leading construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland, has appointed University of the West of Scotland (UWS) graduate James Haluch as Managing Director of its GB Contracting business reporting to the Group's Chief Executive.
James, who graduated from Paisley Campus in 1992 with a BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering, has been Managing Director of Highways & Waste Collections at Amey for the last five years. He has grown the business significantly, both in turnover and margin, and has developed a strong service culture with safety and wellbeing at its heart.
In all, James has nearly 30 years' experience in the contracting and highway services industry, including senior positions with Mouchel and EM (Kier) Highway Services, where he established and led the strategic highways business.
Pat Ward, Breedon's Group Chief Executive, commented: "This key appointment reflects our commitment to grow our contracting business on the back of our enhanced asphalt footprint following the acquisition and integration of the former CEMEX assets."
Breedon Group plc is a leading construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland. It operates two cement plants and an extensive network of quarries, asphalt plants and ready-mixed concrete plants, together with slate production, concrete and clay products manufacturing, contract surfacing and highway maintenance operations. The Group employs approximately 3,500 people and has around 1 billion tonnes of mineral reserves and resources.