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Packaging and Label - this is where the client begins familiarity with your product. In most people, at first sight is formed a desire to buy a product or, on the contrary, has never come back to it. Packaging should allocate your product on the background of dozens of other interested buyers, cause positive emotions, and easy to remember. If all of these functions are performed, then packaging and labels are designed correctly, and therefore, it will boost the sales of your product.
Packaging - it is a tool of branding and brand, it is an inherent part of consumer goods: food, cosmetics, medicines, household goods, toys, appliances, etc.. Attractive packaging, bright label, unique design, informative, successfully placed accents - that the success of your product.
Packaging consists of a container - a box, bag, bottle, label, and packaging elements like lids or corks, packing tape, stickers, stretch film, gift tape. The development package includes the layout of the container (her handicap), and label design for the product line.
The main functions performed by packaging:
- storage and transportation of the goods - the packaging must be durable, functional, pleasant to the touch, as well as technologically correct not to affect the product which it holds.
- attract the attention of buyers - the so-called advertising and incentive function. If packing of your product is designed correctly, bright, unique, the buyer will choose it among dozens of others.
- display of & nbsp; the quality of the goods - informative function. The potential buyer has to get all the important and interesting information for him, what does the development of a successful package and label. - Reflects the impact on the target audience, that is, to carry out its marketing function, and promote sales.
- stand out among the competition - is the image-branded or function that performs packaging. When you first look at the product the buyer must identify it precisely with your firm - this helps to elaborate and successfully implemented an advertising campaign and a marked label.
- environmental safety - packing your product needs to be environmentally friendly, does not affect the quality of the product which it is stored and recyclable.
The packaging is made of various materials - natural or artificial. It all depends on the composition, functions and duration of storage and other qualities of the goods.
Stages of development of packaging
The development package - it is a complicated and complex process that involves a number of stages. At the same time the development of the package - one of the most effective tools to promote products or services, so it's worth the effort. It is important to take into account trends in the market, for example, when using a thematic package, as well as to take into account a number of factors: optimal palette, corporate identity, vivid label design, taste and other buyers.
The development package includes the following steps:
1. Definition of the concept and creation of the image of the product. He is studying a niche market and focus groups, to take into account the wishes of potential buyers to explore their emotional perception (here the important role played by the label) to explore the products of competitors on this market, and then analyze the data and formulate a number of hypotheses.
2. Setting priorities, opportunities to visualize and study painting. At this stage, design studio examines the available spectrum of design on the market, studying the features of your product and determines all the necessary elements that will ensure the right mood, emotions and thoughts of potential buyers.
3. The choice of material and shape, includes future packaging in general and particular label. At this stage analyzes the entire spectrum of colors, studied their conscious and subconscious influence, the combination to achieve the desired results, as well as the original and select the optimum shape and material of the future of packaging.
4. Layout. The actual performance of the designer tasks, including the development of packaging and label design.
5. Evaluation and selection of the optimal variant. There is carried out as an individual evaluation of designers and design studios, and in the context of potential competitors or customers.
Therefore, package is:
- metal. For example, cans, metal boxes, are well suited for cookies or candies. This package is typical for hygiene products and beverages. Also well suited for metal materials. For example, paints and varnishes.
- wood. This crates for fruits and vegetables, or containers or jars, for example, honey.
- plastic wrap. Best suited for a variety of drinks or hygiene products (shampoo, gels, conditioners) or containers for cooking.
- glass. It bottles of alcoholic or carbonated drinks or perfumes. - Paper and cardboard packaging. This variety of paper bags and cardboard boxes used for bulk products, confectionery products, as well as a wide range of industrial products, toys, cosmetics and others.
- packaging polymer. It packs, bottles, containers and boxes, which are also suitable for the majority of aforementioned products. Depending on their quality.
- textile packaging. This variety of bags products, packaging fabric for clothing, decorative bags for industrial products and so on.
Design of labels
Label - is the main component of the appearance of the product. In order to make the product looks attractive to buyers should take into account a number of factors, which include label - colors, images, tastes of buyers, corporate identity, competing solutions, and more.
Design of labels includes the following elements:
- refinement of the logo and its adaptation to the selected shape and material of which the packaging and labels.
- color branding - it can be combined or contrast, include corporate colors or unusual combinations for the label was unique.
- corporate font - development of exclusive fonts that it will allocate your products.
- Product photo shoot from all angles, which is important labels and packaging.
- Information about the product - layout information part that includes the label, so that it is readable useful, but not supersaturated information.
- marking the manufacturer in accordance with Ukrainian legislation & quot; Consumer Protection & quot ;. Such labeling includes the label or packaging must contain data on the composition of the product, date of manufacture, expiry dates and conditions of storage, the obligations under the guarantee, the location of the manufacturer and so on.
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I've got some great tracks today to share with you many of which have already done their rounds on the blogosphere. I love sharing old and new tracks that I think other people will like. That's the whole reason I started doing this so enjoy.
Note: I know this sounds dumb, but I hope when people listen to electronic music there are doing so on some good headphones or speakers otherwise you miss so many intricacies that exist within a song. Computer speakers ain't gonna cut it with these.
Moon Boots – Sugar
Miike Snow – The Wave (Flight Facilities Remix)
Airwolf – Believer ft Alex Rose
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Alternative Title: "De captivitate Babylonica ecclesiae praeludium"
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Another tract, The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, suggested that the sacraments themselves had been taken captive by the church. Luther even went so far as to reduce the number of the sacraments from seven—baptism, the Eucharist or mass, penance, confirmation, ordination, marriage, and extreme unction—to two. He defined a sacrament as a rite instituted...
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...Catholic theological tradition, but, in the form in which Luther stated it, there appeared to be a fundamental threat to Catholic teaching and sacramental life. And in his treatise The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, issued in 1520, Luther denounced the entire system of medieval Christendom as an unwarranted human invention foisted on the church.


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Selected and Introduced by David Stuart Davies. Short Stories from the Nineteenth Century is a wonderful collection of classic stories specially selected and introduced by David Stuart Davies.
These are tales from the golden age of the great storytellers presenting evocative snapshots from that bygone era while at the same time providing engaging entertainment and stimulation for the modern reader. All emotions are catered for in the offerings by Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, H.G.Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, Mrs Gaskell, O Henry, Anthony Trollope, Thomas Hardy, Wilkie Collins, Guy de Maupassant, Anton Chekhov, Charlotte Perkins Gillman and Charles Lamb.
Through their words the rich pageant of yesterday springs to vibrant life.
Each story has its own introduction and there is a set of informative notes.
This volume is ideal reading for the student as well as those who relish a good tale well told.
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Australian nurse treating Ebola patients in west Africa airlifted to Britain
AN Australian nurse treating patients of the deadly virus Ebola has been airlifted to Britain.
An Australian nurse treating Ebola patients has been airlifted to the UK
The nurse, thought to be a woman, has not been diagnosed with Ebola, but has been transferred to the UK following what the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) describe as a "low risk clinical incident."
It is thought to be a precautionary measure but the nursre was said to be working with a government funded treatment centre.
It comes as Scottish nurse, Pauline Cafferkey is said to be recovering at the Royal Free Hospital in North London after she contracted the deadly virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone for Save The Children.
A statement from the DFAT read: "An Australian nurse will undergo observation in the United Kingdom following a low risk clinical incident at the Australian-managed Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Sierra Leone.
The nurse was transferred to the United Kingdom consistent with the guarantees secured by the Australian government as a condition to establishing the treatment centre
"The nurse was transferred to the United Kingdom consistent with the guarantees secured by the Australian government as a condition to establishing the treatment centre.
"The individual, who for privacy reasons has not been named, has not been diagnosed with Ebola, and her transferral to the UK for a 21-day observation period is a precautionary step.
"The Australian-funded ETC has strict infection prevention protocols in place, and the safety of staff and patients is paramount."
The Australian-funded Ebola Treatment Centre has a capacity of 38 beds and has so far seen 18 patients recover from the disease.
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UPDATE: Please note that Horrocks will be in Columbus from October 1-4 as part of the Cartoon Crossroads show, not just one day. It's a little late since the book came out earlier this year, but an appearance by Dylan Horrocks in the US is always welcome. In fact, it's been more than 10 years […]
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Although this year's Small Press Expo's theme is "Cartoonists of the 21st Century," they are allowing cartoonists older than 30 to be guests as well. Just announced, the international slate, which consists of Frederik Peeters, Dylan Horrocks and Brecht Vandenbroucke —with more to come. And peep the Gemma Correll drawn poster above. This will be […]
Kibbles 'n' Bits 12/11/14: Krazy Kat vs Little Nemo
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The Beat's Annual Year End Survey, 2014 Edition, Part 1 – Kickstarter, harassment, digital and more
Yep it's the return of an annual Beat tradition that goes back nearly a decade, as comic folk from every level of the industry — creators, reporters, retailers, publshers—talk about the issues of the year past and look at the issues of the year to come. There are always a lot of thoughtful answers in this survey, but this year a LOT of very important and thought-provoking topics are looked at from crowdfunding to harassment.
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My little boy
I was having pregnancy issues due to high blood pressure and was told to rest from 25 weeks. This didn't help so around 32 weeks my blood pressure was still climbing my baby went into distress. I was admitted for an emergency cesarean. Not wanting to take further risks I was given an epidural and my son was born weighing 3lb 10oz (1.4kgs) and 7 1/2 weeks preemie.
He was so tiny as my placenta hadn't been feeding him properly. He was taken to NICU where I didn't get to see him till the following day, other than a polaroid they gave me.
The family came and told me that he reminded them of ET - not a great thing to hear when you haven't seen your son yourself! He was in his incubator & although I wanted to hold him could not - all I could do was caress him through the little doors and around all those tubes.
I managed to express milk for the nurses to feed him. It was nearly 2 weeks before I could hold him, he was so tiny when they handed him to me he disappeared into the blankets and I had to open them to find him. At 5 weeks he was at 5 1/2 lb (2.5 kgs) and they allowed him to come home, fortunately he had a great sucking reflex and fed well.
He was still so tiny that I couldn't find clothes for him here - he wore a 000000, fortunately my sister in law was in England where they have fabulous preemie stores and sent my some clothes. Since then we are able to find a better range of preemie clothes here too. It took about 2 years for him to catch up to others of his age - he had such a cute pixie look about him.
It was a hard time with my 3 year old at home & my preemie in the hospital. Not being allowed to drive and having to go everyday into the hospital while managing time for my older son, expressing milk & day to day family life. But it's not forever and the rewards are always worth any sacrifice!
My son is now 19 and a strapping young man, you'd never know other than looking at his early childhood photos that he was preemie.
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Join Aperture and Tabitha Soren at the Bergino baseball Clubhouse for the launch party of the forthcoming publication Fantasy Life: Baseball and the American Dream.
In 2002, Tabitha Soren first began photographing a group of minor league draft picks for the Oakland A's—young men coming into the major league farm system straight from high school or college. Fifteen years after that first shoot, Fantasy Life portrays a selection of these stories, gathering together a richly textured series of photographs taken on the field and behind the scenes at games, along with commentaries by each of the players and memorabilia from their lives—from kindergarten-age baseball cards to x-rays of player injuries.
Dave Eggers contributes a five-part short story that compellingly condenses the roller-coaster ride of the minor-league everyman, from youthful pursuit of stardom through the slog of endless hardscrabble games, to that moment of realization that success may not be just around the corner after all. Additionally, a number of the featured players add their own real-life experiences of trying to make it to "The Show." Together, these elements evoke the enduring spirit of this quintessential American fantasy of making it in the major leagues.
Tabitha Soren left a successful career in television in 1999 to start another one as a photographer. Her work is included in public collections such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Oakland Museum of California; Transformer Station, Cleveland, Ohio; Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco; New Orleans Museum of Art; Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indiana; and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans. Her work has been featured in Dear Dave, McSweeney's, Vanity Fair, New York Times Magazine, Blink, Slate, New York, Sports Illustrated, California Sunday Magazine, and ESPN The Magazine. She is represented by the Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles.


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After the loss of Jim Edmonds' first wife this past week, Meghan Edmonds is taking to her blog to remember LeAnn Huntley Edmonds-Horton, mother to Meghan's stepdaughters Lauren and Haley. Meghan also spends some time defending the "unique situation" of her marriage to the ladies of the Real Housewives of Orange County, who she says are spending a lot of energy "questioning why I am without my husband half of the time."
"This has been an emotionally taxing week for my family and me," begins Meghan. "On Tuesday, July 22, LeAnn Huntley Edmonds-Horton lost her battle to colon cancer. Not only was she the mother to two of my stepchildren, Lauren and Hayley, she was my friend. For LeAnn to embrace me as she did is a true testament to her character and her willingness to work together for the sake of her children. LeAnn's personality was captured perfectly on camera: accommodating, sweet, and overall a lovely person. There are many people who are affected by her death but Lauren, Hayley, and LeAnn's parents are the ones who are affected significantly beyond anyone else, and I ask that you allow them to grieve as they see fit because even though life goes on and smiles and laughter exist, the pain in their hearts is constant."


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Below is the $Comp daily chart sporting said two bar pattern with a new high and higher volume and all:
My plan is to short the $NQ_F on a $comp break of 2965. Ideally I'd like to see a hard break of that level and then a hard snap back test I can short @ 2965.95. Since I'm writing this chances are it won't happen like that so I'll probably wind up drawing fibs on smaller time frames and shorting pops into them. I have full positions in $CZZ and $DDS. I raised my stop on $DDS but kept it loose on $CZZ. The rest I trade futures with.
If you've been following me here or on twitter you know I've been bullish. Today I was neutral as I didn't tweet a single solitary Larry Fink tweet the entire trading day. After looking @ the chart leaders I'm firmly convinced we start March off to the down side. The fundamentals are better so I'm only looking for a quick 5 to 7% correction and it could happen fast. Like 2 days fast.
In case your like me and feel more comfortable with the liquidity in the $ES_F then my same break and short the test trade will work with 1364 on the $SPX. Wait for a 1364 break and short a upside test of 1364.37. Looking @ the futures it's early, but it looks like we might gap down below that level. If that's the case shorting the gap fill up to that level looks like a plan.
All in all traders like I said above the fundamentals are looking better so I'm not looking for anything too crazy. The thing is, once the snowball starts rolling down hill it's no telling if it'll hit a tree and break or turn into an avalanche and demolish the whole forest! No doubt the media will scream the sky is falling so wait for a genuine reversal pattern and for the market to start going up before you get back in.
But before that, let's snap these levels and confirm we're going down.
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Maybe this #PageFright is a little too frightening considering the subject matter. "To your health, civilization!" toasts Death as he drinks a goblet of blood—a commentary on the horrors of the First World War. It's in the book "Raemaekers' Cartoons" by the artist Louis Raemaekers, a Dutch painter and political cartoonist. Raemaekers left the Netherlands for the UK in 1915 to help campaign for the Allied cause. This book was a result of his work with the British propaganda effort, and was translated and distributed in many neutral countries at the time, including the United States ☠
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Blackpool police say they hope to work more regularly with military police officers after 'millionaires weekend' passed without incident.
Sgt Steven Hardman, who has special responsibility for Blackpool town centre, said the Army's support ahead of the anticipated influx of soldiers to the resort was "a preventative measure".
'Millionaires weekend' was the first pay day for military personnel after many serving soldiers returned from war torn Afghanistan.
With almost all of the 500 soldiers based at Weeton Barracks given leave, police hoped the presence of four Royal Military Police (RMP) officers from the 174 Provost Company based in Donnington would prevent any alcohol fuelled trouble in the town centre at the weekend.
Sgt Hardman said: "The very windy and wet conditions stopped any likely trouble brewing.
"Working with the military police is great for Blackpool police as it is all about preventing any trouble before it happens.
"We now hope to work with the military police on a more regular basis."
Cpt Michael Boyd, 2nd in Command of 174 Provost Company, said the operation helped to forge closer links with Blackpool police officers.
He said: "The weekend operation in support of Lancashire Police was a really useful exercise and very quiet from our perspective – our officers encountered no trouble involving service personnel.
"We routinely work with civilian police forces across the UK and so it's good to establish closer links with our colleagues in Blackpool."
'It's good to establish closer links'
Major George Briscoe, of the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, added: "Our soldiers are made fully aware of the high expectations we have of them whether they are at work or on leave.
"As such, 2 LANCS has an excellent relationship with our neighbours throughout Blackpool and the Fylde and we are delighted that the work we are carrying out, with the support of the Royal Military Police and Lancashire Police, is bearing fruit."
The sergeant and three corporals patrolled the town centre on foot before helping the police to close off the Prom after a accident involving a pedestrian and a taxi.
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Thanks to a deep freeze and vacuum packer we have fresh salmon even on the 5th of March. As spring starts to come around it's time to make sure that when the first fish begin to show you don't have any in your freezer. We smoke a lot of fish and we eat a lot of chowder, quiche, Piroghi, salmon steaks and fillets, and more things that I can't remember right now.
Nancy's been thinking that we should be making salmon sausage so today that's what we did. The fish is cut into small chunks and seasoned with the ingredients on the list below.
Wrights Liquid Smoke or smoked salmon.
These are a couple pictures we took during the process. We made about 25 pounds of links.
As could be expected Boss was not far from the activity from start to finish. He is very attentive when ever fish are involved; he goes along to catch them and stays close when it's time to eat them as well
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At the risk of overdoing the ecclesiastical content of Argus over the last few days, I must say that the decision that Pope Benedict XVI after he retires tonight will be called Pope Emeritus is a mistake. Emeritus implies that you still are in some way what you were, something that the holders of offices of absolute authority cannot be. They are unique and are either what they are or they are not. King Edward VIII could have been called King Emeritus but of course nobody suggested it. Emeritus is fine for retired professors still pottering around the campus but there can be only one Pope. With a Pope Emeritus - still clad in papal white, moreover - there could be the illusion of two; and if the new one is not quite as, let us say, traditionalist as Benedict, well let's not enquire where that could lead. Benedict XVI should revert to the title of Cardinal or Archbishop Ratzinger, put on his decent black and stay out of the limelight.
That said, I'm taking a few days off, which I suppose entitles me to call myself, at least for the present, a blog-writer emeritus.
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- AnonymousMarch 3, 2013 at 11:32 PM
I agree. There is only one Pope. B XVI is no longer Pope, so what rank and title should best define him? Emeritus? Too confusing. Cardinal? But he can't/vote for the new Pope, so that is peripheral. Bishop? But he doesn't have a see [even if there is a titular one somewhere]. But he ++remains+++ a priest, forever. So after abdicating his role as Pope, I think he would have strenghtened the role of the priesthood by saying something like: I no longer hold any of the grand offices of the Chursh, but I remain a priest, Fr Joseph Ratzinger. Of course his holiness and scholarship should still be available to the Church through his last years.ReplyDelete
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Ajay Devgn flies back from Mussoorie to Mumbai to be with ailing dad
Ajay Devgn, who has been shooting for his directorial venture, 'Shivaay', in Mussoorie, had to rush back to Mumbai yesterday.
The actor's father, Veeru Devgn, took ill and needed to be hospitalised. Ajay had wrapped up Shivaay's shoot in Mussoorie and was supposed to head to Hyderabad for the next schedule, but flew to Mumbai instead. He headed straight to the hospital in Bandra last evening from the airport where his father, a former stunt director, has been admitted to the ICU.


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- An excellent book on the Creek War that came out last year and was edited by Kathryn E. Holland-Braund is, "Tohopeka, Rethinking the Creek War & the War of 1812," from The University of Alabama Press.
The book is mainly the collection of papers given at the Creek War Symposium held in 2009 at Auburn University in Alabama.
It is a fresh look at reexamining the issues of the Creek War, such as Burn Corn, Tecumseh's influence, and other things about the war that have long been misunderstood. I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in the Creek War and the causes & issues surrounding it. I found the chapter on Burnt Corn particularly enlightening.
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Simon Edmund John Kaberry, 47, admitted 1974, practised as Simon Kaberry & Co, Leeds, struck off and ordered to pay £11,221 costs. Allegations substantiated he wrongly drew client money, paid his own money into client account, practised without current practising certificate, failed to promptly redeem mortgages, deceived clients as to his failure over mortgage redemption. Kaberry's activities said to have resulted in payments of £664,204 from Solicitors Compensation Fund and pending claims total £1,972.
Martin David Lawrence, 33, admitted 1986, practising at material times as Martin D Lawrence, Rochford, Essex, fined £750 and ordered to pay £793 costs. Allegations substantiated he failed to deliver accountant's report on time.
Paul Sullivan, outside clerk with Masons, London, banned from working for further solicitors and ordered to pay £616 costs. Allegations substantiated he was involved in fraudulent scheme relating to payment for issue of court proceedings. Sullivan was jailed by magistrates at Bow Street in June 1994 for six months after convictions of fraud and theft.
Christine Liggins, legal assistant with Talbot & Co, Burton-upon-Trent, banned from working for any further solicitors without written consent from Law Society and ordered to pay costs of £2,976. Allegations substantiated she improperly used client funds.
Michael Andrejczuk, 46, admitted 1978, practised in Corby, Northamptonshire, struck off and ordered to pay £560. Allegations substantiated he received nine-month prison sentence after conviction of theft at Warwick Crown Court on 18 January 1994. Offences related to mortgage fraud and alleged purchase by respondent's wife of property near Leicestershire. Andrejczuk previously suspended by tribunal in July 1990.


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CAMRA are keen to have branches nominate pubs from their area to protect them from being sold on at the drop of a hat to become a small supermarket or whatever. But, it takes time to check and process each one so please don't all send in suggestions at once. They prepare the application form, obtain Land Registry records and supply copies of supporting documents.
Doncaster branch have been focusing on the most important ones first, where there was a danger of development taking the pub business off the map to change the use of the building or simply close it down. Already we have ACV's for the Corner Pin and 'Little' Plough in the town centre, plus the Coach and Horses at Barnburgh, Eagle & Child in Auckley and the Three Horseshoes, Town End. Applications are in process for several more. Some pubs have declined taking an application forward, we will work with landlords and listen to them if they have concerns.
We have also had to refer some submissions back to the person who nominated them to ask them to gain 'community support'. This is a simple document that can be obtained from CAMRA (click here) to obtain 21 signatures of local people on the voting register who will pledge their support to the application. There is no requirement for any of those people to put any money into the campaign, either on application or if the pub was to close. The form simply shows the council that there are several people willing to put their names to the application.
There are lots of pubs that will spring to mind. We've not had anyone active in the role of making the applications for a while but now the branch has a new Pubs Protection Officer. Gordon is looking after the pubs put forward, either visiting himself or passing them to other branch members and between us we'll start to build up a strong list of pubs with ACV's in place. Once accepted by the local council the pub will be sent a certificate and window sticker to show they are listed as an ACV.
Then what? Well, having an ACV just puts a little bit of delay in the plans of the company selling the pub in question. In effect there is a maximum six month consultation period during which time we, members of the public as well as CAMRA members, can get together and put up objections but mainly it needs a proposal for purchase of the premises or lease to run it as a community pub.
Now, if you were already writing to CAMRA to put a pub forward, think carefully: IF the pub holding company decide to sell, what then? Would your local community rally round and buy it? Even if 500 people put in £100 each that's only £50,000, would that be enough to buy the property or at least a short term lease? That terminology 'Lock, Stock & Barrel' comes into play too, consider all of the stock, the fixtures and fittings, the goodwill, and consideration for the staff as well. The idea is to keep the pub open and serving the community it is in.
CAMRA may offer advice and some guidance but there isn't a kitty for buying pubs, that's why they are described as being of community value. The community places a value on the pub and would like to see it protected from rushed through development plans. If needs be, the community would put forward plans and proposals for purchase. It's also possible that they could find another pub company to take the lease and/or property on.
Spare a few moments to think about pubs which we have lost already – why? Most of the time it's because they lacked support from their local community, there just wasn't the trade to keep going. The companies that owned them decided enough was enough and closed them down.
Do we still need local pubs? Is the support there? If we have some well supported pubs then these are the ones we need to protect by applying for an ACV. We're not looking at big chain town centre pubs or the 'family' carvery type. There's also the question of CAMRA stepping in to gain an ACV for a pub that does not sell real ale – should we? Does it have historic value and would the community have the same kind of support to save it ?
CAMRA nationally are looking at a target of about 3,000 pubs with ACV's so they can then lobby the Government to give this level of protection to ALL pubs, without the requirement to register each one individually.
Gordon Sharpe
Pubs Protection Officer
Doncaster CAMRA
Pubs we have already registered as ACV's:
The Corner Pin, Doncaster
The (Little) Plough, Doncaster
Coach & Horses, Barnburgh
Eagle & Child, Auckley
Three Horseshoes, Town End
Corporation Brewery Taps, Doncaster
The Ivanhoe, Sprotborough
The Salutation, Doncaster
The Plough, Micklebring (changed name to the Grazing Hart)
The Railway, West Street, Doncaster
The Leopard, West Street, Doncaster


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LG's HomeChat Brings Remote Control of Smart Appliances to Your Smart Phone
When you walk into your house, what's the first thing you usually do? Turn on the lights, check the air conditioner or heater to see if the temperature is a comfortable one, or maybe just go have a snack out of the fridge? Any one of these things can now be done from the comfort of your phone, no matter where you go if you're using a smart connected appliance. LG has been a big player in the smart appliance realm, and has come out with some pretty interesting and downright cool things, like this NFC powered microwave oven. LG has an app for that oven specifically, and while they'd certainly prefer you to use said app on their newest phone, the LG G2, it thankfully works on any Android powered phone out there. Now LG is partnering up with popular messaging app LINE so that you can perform even the most menial of tasks remotely by simply chatting with your smart connected appliance. Yes, that means you'll text your washing machine to start a load, and of course ask your thermostat if it'd kindly adjust the temperature in your house. While this no doubt sounds like a bit of a strange way of controlling your smart appliances, it's still really cool.
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LG has implemented HomeChat onto all of their 2014 model smart connected appliances, so if you're in the market for a new appliance in the near future you might want to consider one of these puppies. For example you can text your refrigerator "I'm going on vacation" and the fridge will respond with "Should I convert to vacation mode?," which puts the fridge in a power saving mode while you're not using it. LG also has a robotic vacuum that can be talked to to tell it to clean at a certain time during the day, and you can even tell your washing machine to start a load the day you're getting back so you'll have fresh clothes to throw in the dryer when you get home. LG's HOM-BOT vacuum will also tell you information like the last time it cleaned, what mode it was on when it cleaned, and also manually controlling its movements via HomeChat. While some of this stuff seems superfluous, it's all rather cool, and will likely make a few things in your life just a little bit easier and more convenient.


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House of Lords
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|Youth Justice And Criminal Evidence Bill [H.L.]
These notes refer to the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill [H.L.]
Youth Justice And Criminal Evidence Bill [H.L.]
1. These explanatory notes relate to the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill [H.L.] as introduced in the House of Lords on 3rd December 1998. They have been prepared by the Home Office in order to assist the reader of the Bill and to help inform debate on it. They do not form part of the Bill and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
2. The notes need to be read in conjunction with the Bill. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Bill. So where a clause or part of a clause does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.
BACKGROUND3. The Bill is in two parts. The first deals with a new sentencing disposal for the youth court and the second with measures to help witnesses to give evidence.
Part I
4. Part I of the Bill provides further reform to the youth justice system.
5. The White Paper No More Excuses (CM 3809 November 1997) included a range of proposals to improve the effectiveness of the youth court in preventing offending by children and young people. This is now the principal aim of the youth justice system.
6. The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 gave effect to a number of the White Paper proposals, including new sentences for young offenders and a final warning scheme to replace juvenile cautions.
7. The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill gives effect to further reforms to the youth court proposed in the White Paper. It creates a new sentence of referral to a youth offender panel. This option is available for young people convicted for the first time and its primary aim is to prevent re-offending.
8. The youth offender panel will work with the young offender to establish a programme of behaviour for the young offender to follow. The programme will be guided by the following three principles ('restorative justice'):
Part II
9. Part II of the Bill contains a range of measures designed to help young, disabled, vulnerable or intimidated witnesses give evidence in criminal proceedings.
10. The measures include:
11. These new measures were proposed by Speaking Up for Justice (June 1998), the report of an interdepartmental review of the treatment of vulnerable or intimidated witnesses in the criminal justice system.
12. Part II of the Bill also includes an amendment to the legislation governing the inferences which can be drawn at trial from a defendant's silence in response to police questioning during the investigation stage of a criminal case.
Part I - Referrals to Youth Offender Panels13. This introduces a new power for magistrates to sentence young offenders by way of a referral to a youth offender panel.
14. It sets out the circumstances in which the new power will be available to the courts and the administrative arrangements for referral to a youth offender panel. It amends the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to add to the functions of youth offending teams by giving them specific responsibilities for setting up youth offender panels and monitoring and recording the progress of young offenders subject to referral orders.
15. It describes the arrangements for meetings between the panel and the young offender and for agreeing a contract between the panel and the young offender. The contract will set out a programme for the offender to follow.
16. It describes the arrangements for monitoring the contract and the consequences for a young offender who fails to comply with the terms of the contract (and thus the referral order). It addresses the position of someone who is convicted of another offence during the referral period.
17. It gives the Secretary of State the power to make regulations to extend the cases in which referral orders may be made and to issue regulations and guidance on such matters as the qualifying criteria for youth offender panel members and the possible components of the contract to be agreed with the young offender.
Part II: Measures for facilitating the giving of evidence for the purposes of criminal proceedings18. This part of the Bill makes a number of measures available to help witnesses (other than the accused) who otherwise might have difficulty giving evidence in criminal proceedings or who might be reluctant to do so.
19. The first Chapter sets out who is eligible to apply for special measures to help them give their evidence in court. There are three categories: children under the age of 17; those suffering from a mental or physical disorder, disability or impairment that is likely to affect their evidence; and those whose evidence is likely to be affected by particular fear or distress in connection with giving evidence in the proceedings.
20. It is for the court to determine whether a witness falls into any of these categories, although a witness alleged to be the victim of a sexual offence will be presumed to need assistance in giving evidence. The court must also determine whether making certain special measures available to an eligible witness is likely to improve the quality of the evidence given by the witness.
21. The prosecution and defence will be able to apply, normally before the trial, for the court to make a special measures direction authorising the use of special measures to help a witness they are calling to give evidence. The court may also decide to make a direction even though no such application has been made.
22. The special measures which can be authorised, once available for the purpose, are:
23. The second Chapter affects how far defendants, in certain circumstances, can conduct their own defence. A defendant must not conduct in person the cross-examination of a witness, and must make other arrangements for the purpose, in the following circumstances:
24. In such circumstances the defendant must appoint a legal representative to conduct the cross-examination. Where the defendant refuses or neglects to do so, the court must consider whether to appoint a legal representative to test the witness's evidence in the interests of the defendant.
25. The third Chapter amends the statutory framework within which information about the alleged victim's previous sexual behaviour may be asked for or presented as evidence in trials for sexual offences. The defence will have to apply to introduce evidence or ask questions on this subject, and the circumstances where they will be permitted to do so will be strictly limited.
26. It will no longer be possible to invite conclusions to be drawn from information about the alleged victim's sexual behaviour in connection with an issue of consent except as follows:
27. The fourth Chapter extends the restrictions on the reporting or publishing of information allowing the identification of alleged juvenile offenders and witnesses to criminal offences. Restrictions will now apply from the moment it is alleged that an offence has been committed and will extend more widely than at present (i.e. UK wide).
28. The court will also be able to order restrictions on the publishing of information about proceedings which could lead to the identification of a witness if the court is satisfied that the witness would otherwise be in fear or distress sufficient to affect the quality of evidence given.
29. The fifth Chapter provides that everyone is competent to give evidence in court if they can understand the questions put to them and can answer those questions in a manner which enables the court to understand the evidence they have to offer.
30. All witnesses aged 14 and over are to be sworn before giving evidence unless the court is satisfied that they do not have a sufficient appreciation of the solemnity of the oath. In such a case their evidence can be given unsworn (if they are competent to give evidence).
31. The sixth Chapter prohibits inferences from being drawn from silence when a suspect is questioned at a police station while denied access to legal advice.
32. The remainder of the Bill contains supplementary and consequential provisions.
Part I: Referrals to youth offender panels
Clause 1: Referral of young offender to youth offender panel33. Clause 1 introduces a new power for magistrates' courts of making referral orders in respect of first time offenders under the age of 18. Under a referral order the offender is referred to a youth offender panel. The clause sets out when the new sentencing power will be available. A referral order is intended to be the main disposal for young offenders who have not previously been convicted, but there are certain circumstances in which it would not be appropriate. Courts will still be able to impose custodial sentences if an offence is serious or to protect the public, and they will still be able to order an absolute discharge. The new power will not replace sentences which are already fixed by law. Nor will it prevent courts ordering hospital admission in respect of mentally ill offenders. The circumstances which rule out the availability of the new sentencing power are set out in subsection (1).
34. The effect of the new sentence is to refer a young offender to a youth offender panel to be set up and administered by the local youth offending team. Multi-agency youth offending teams, which are currently being piloted, are provided for by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. The teams are responsible for co-ordinating the delivery of local youth justice services. The availability of the new sentencing power will depend on whether a local youth offending team has been established to set up the youth offender panel. Accordingly subsection (4) limits the availability of the new order to those courts that have been notified by the Secretary of State that arrangements are in place for a youth offending team to implement referral orders. It is intended that the new orders will be introduced at different times across the country, also on a pilot basis, so that their effectiveness and the resource implications can be fully assessed in advance of nationwide implementation.
Clause 2: Referral conditions35. Clause 2 sets out the conditions which have to be satisfied before a referral order must or may be imposed by the court. Subsection (1) describes the conditions required to trigger a mandatory referral order. In circumstances other than those described in clause 1(1), every young offender who has never previously been convicted (or bound over) and who pleads guilty to the offence (and any associated offences, i.e. any other offences for which the offender is being dealt with at the same time: clause 15(2)) must be referred by the court to a youth offender panel. This is the group most likely to benefit from this type of sentence.
36. Subsection (2) deals with the conditions required before the court may consider using discretionary powers to make a referral order. Again, the conditions in clause 1(1) apply and it must be the first time that the young offender has been convicted. It allows the court to use its discretion to order a referral where a young offender pleads guilty to one or more offences but not guilty to others (of which he is, however, convicted).
37. The intention is to pilot the new provisions in selected areas across the country. It may be that in the light of the experience of the pilots, or following full implementation across the country, it will appear that there are other categories of young offender who could also benefit from the availability of this new sentence. Subsection (3) allows the Secretary of State to amend the categories of offenders eligible for the new sentence subject to the agreement of Parliament by affirmative resolution procedure. This means that Parliament must discuss and approve the Secretary of State's amendments. Subsection (4) gives examples of the kind of amendments which might be made.
38. Subsection (5) ensures that young offenders who have previously been given a conditional discharge are treated for the purposes of considering whether they qualify for a referral order as if they have a previous conviction. This is in line with the concept of limiting the arrangements, in the first instance, to those young offenders dealt with by a court for the first time.
Clause 3: Making a referral order39. Clause 3 sets out the practical and administrative arrangements for making an order. To ensure that the young offender fully understands the effect of referral, the contents of the order are prescribed in subsection (1) and a requirement is contained in subsection (3) to explain the order, and the consequences of not complying with it, in clear language.
40. The order must specify the length of the referral (subsection (1)(c)). This will be between 3 and 12 months. It will be set by the court on the basis of the seriousness of the offence to ensure that the sentence is proportionate to the offence. Where referral is being ordered for two or more offences, the court will make a referral order for each offence: each referral may be of a different length, but all the referrals will be to the same panel (subsection(5)) and the total time spent referred to the panel will not exceed 12 months (subsection (6)).
41. The order must also specify the youth offending team responsible for ensuring that a youth offender panel is set up to deal with the offender (subsection (1)(a)). Subsection (2) requires that the youth offending team identified in the order should be the team responsible for the young offender's home area or the area where he or she is expected to reside in the future.
42. National standards will be devised, and issued in the form of guidance from the Secretary of State, to ensure that the first meeting between the offender and the panel charged with dealing with him takes place promptly following the making of the order.
Clause 4: Effect of referral order on availability of other sentences43. When a referral to a youth offender panel is made it will constitute the entire sentence for the offence (and any associated offences) with which the court is dealing. The referral is not to be treated as an additional sentence to run alongside others (subsections (2) and (3)) (although the referral may be accompanied by certain ancillary orders such as orders for costs, compensation, forfeiture of items used in committing an offence, exclusion from football matches, etc.). Subsection (5) prevents the making of bind overs in respect of either the young offender or his or her parents and also prevents the making of parenting orders.
44. But, as set out in subsection (3)(a), the court may order an absolute discharge in respect of an associated offence.
45. When a referral order is required or considered appropriate the court cannot exercise its usual power to defer sentencing (usually exercised in order that conduct after conviction, or the effect of a change in circumstances, can be assessed) but it may still adjourn for pre-sentence reports (where, for example, it is considering a custodial sentence) (subsection (6)).
Clause 5: Making of referral orders: attendance of parents etc46. Referral to a youth offender panel is intended to provide an opportunity for the young offender to consider, with his or her parents and the panel, how best to address the offending behaviour and prevent its re-occurrence. The supportive role of the young offender's parents will be a particularly important element of this process. Clause 5 regulates when the court may, and when it must, order parental attendance at meetings.
47. For those under 16 years of age a parent or guardian will be expected to attend all youth offender panel meetings. This duty on the parent or guardian is set out in subsection (1) which also allows the court to place a similar requirement on the parent or guardian of a young offender of 16 or over (where this is considered to be appropriate). Subsections (4) and (5) recognise that the local authority will have parental responsibility for those young offenders in its care. The requirement to attend will always be notified in writing if the parent, guardian or local authority representative is not present in court when the order is made (subsection (6)).
48. In subsection (2) it is recognised that there will be limited circumstances in which it would be unreasonable to expect the parent or guardian's attendance (for example, in the case of serious ill health). However, those parents, guardians or representatives who fail to attend the meeting against the order of the court without good reason may be brought before the court for contempt, in accordance with s 63 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980.
Clause 6: Youth offender panels49. Clause 6 sets out how the youth offender panel should be set up (subsection (2)), who should sit on it (subsections (3) and (4)), who is responsible for arranging its meetings (subsection (1)) and what happens if the offender moves to a different area part-way through his referral (subsections (5) and (6)).
50. Arrangements for the panel and its meetings will be the responsibility of the youth offending team. The panel will include a member of the youth offending team and at least two other members. It is intended that these other members will be directly recruited from the community by the youth offending team in accordance with qualification criteria to be set out in regulations to be issued by the Secretary of State under negative resolution procedure (which offers both Houses of Parliament an opportunity to object to the criteria chosen).
Clause 7: Attendance at panel meetings51. Clause 7 describes how the youth offender team will be responsible for requiring the offender and others to attend panel meetings (subsection (1)) and sets out the arrangements for dealing with non-attendance (subsection (2)). If the young offender fails to attend a meeting, it may be adjourned. Alternatively, the youth offender panel may consider that this merits referring the offender back to court.
52. The action taken by the panel following an offender's non-appearance will no doubt depend on a number of factors, including whether or not a reasonable explanation for non-attendance has been put forward and the general attitude of the young offender up until that point. These issues will be addressed in the guidance to be issued by the Secretary of State.
53. Apart from the duty to attend the meetings which may be imposed on the young offender's parents or guardian, there are no requirements on other adults participating in the meetings. Guidance from the Secretary of State is likely to suggest that it may be helpful for some of those present to play a specific role in the identified programme of behaviour with which the young offender agrees to comply (the 'contract'). However any such participation will be voluntary.
54. The clause also describes who else may be invited to each meeting. It is intended that the youth offender panel should consult the victims of the young offender's offending as to whether they also wish to attend. This might include anyone affected by the offence or, where appropriate, a representative of the community at large. Meetings may also be attended by an adult supporter invited by the offender with the panel's agreement; and the panel may invite to meetings persons capable of having a good influence over the offender.
Clause 8: First meeting: agreement of contract with offender55. Clause 8 governs the drawing up of a programme of behaviour with which the young offender agrees to comply (the 'contract'). Subsection (1) specifies the purpose of the first meeting as being the agreement of the contract and states that the principal aim of the programme for which the contract is to provide is to be the prevention of re-offending. This reflects the principal aim of the youth justice system introduced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
56. Guidance on the contents of programmes will be published. It is intended that the programme should always include an element of reparation to those affected by the offence, if those individuals consent. Depending on the nature of the offence and the views of the victim, this may involve a direct apology or financial or other reparation. Where there is no identifiable victim, reparation may be made to the community at large. Any additional elements of the programme will depend on the factors which appear to have led to the offending behaviour and may include a range of activities or requirements. Subsection (2) includes a suggested list of the provisions which might be included, but the list is not exhaustive.
57. A referral order is not a custodial sentence. Accordingly subsection (3) precludes the inclusion in the programme of electronic monitoring or any form of custody.
58. Subsection (5) requires that, once the contract has been devised and agreed, it should be set out in writing and explained in clear language. Subsection (6) requires that it should be signed by both the offender and a member of the youth offender panel. The offender will be given a copy of the contract.
Clause 9: Duration of contract59. The contract runs from the date that it is agreed (subsection (2)) and lasts for the period specified by the court in its referral order (subsection (3)), except where the order is subsequently extended by the court following a further offence or is terminated by a court after the offender has been referred back to the court by the youth offender panel (subsections (5) and (6)).
60. Where the court has made two or more referral orders, the contract may not continue in force for more than 12 months after it is agreed (subsection (4)).
Clause 10: First meeting: failure to agree contract61. The clear intention is for the contract to be agreed at the first meeting of the youth offender panel. The meeting may be reconvened in order to reach agreement, but clause 10 provides that where there seems to be no prospect of reaching agreement, or where an agreement appears to have been reached but the young offender refuses to sign the contract, the youth offender panel must refer the young offender back to the court for re-sentencing.
Clause 11: Progress meetings62. Clause 11 enables the youth offender panel to hold progress meetings during the course of the contract, as considered appropriate to monitor the young offender's progress. The number of meetings is not prescribed since it will depend on the length of the referral and the level of support the young offender appears to need in order to comply with the contract and complete the programme successfully. Progress meetings will also be required if a young offender wishes to vary the terms of the contract in any way or if there appears to a breach of the contract.
63. In the event of an apparent breach, the purpose of the meeting will be to discuss with the young offender what has happened so that the youth offender panel can assess whether it will be appropriate to continue with the contract, perhaps varied to take account of any genuine difficulties that may be preventing compliance. If the breach is without good reason the panel may consider it to be sufficiently serious to refer the young offender back to court for re-sentencing.
64. Where it is considered appropriate to vary the terms of the contract, subsections (6) and (7) provide that, as with the original contract, the revised version should be explained in clear language, signed by both the offender and a member of the youth offender panel and then copied to the offender. Subsection (9) provides that the same general rules governing content should apply to the varied contract as to the original.
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This patent document is a continuation of application Ser. No. 11/888,858, filed on Aug. 1, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,490,745, entitled "Multi-Purpose Liquid Applicator" and issued on Feb. 17, 2009, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/092,100, filed on Mar. 6, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,270,251, entitled "Multi-Purpose Liquid Applicator" and issued on Sep. 18, 2007. This patent document and U.S. Pat. No. 7,490,745 claim the benefit of the filing date of: U.S. Pat. No. 7,270,251; Provisional Application No. 60/273,671, entitled "Multi-Purpose Chemical Applicator" and filed on Mar. 6, 2001; and Provisional Application No. 60/361,652, entitled "Multi-Purpose Liquid Applicator" and filed on Mar. 5, 2002. The entire disclosure of each of U.S. Pat. No. 7,490,745, U.S. Pat. No. 7,270,251, Provisional Application No. 60/273,671, and Provisional Application No. 60/361,652 is incorporated into this patent document by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is directed to a wheeled receptacle designed to receive and contain a cleaning liquid, to transport the cleaning liquid, and to provide a user with access to the cleaning liquid for use in cleaning a hard surface, such as a floor, wall, or the like.
2. Description of the Related Art
Maintaining the cleanliness of commercial, industrial, institutional, and public buildings is an ongoing effort, and at times, an effort which seems more like a losing battle. This is particularly true for hard-surface floors in high-traffic areas, for example, classrooms, hallways, restrooms, locker rooms, cafeterias, and food-service kitchens, where the volume of traffic in the particular area may make it difficult to maintain the cleanliness of the flooring.
Depending upon the particular type of floor, building-maintenance workers typically maintain the flooring by performing one or more of routine floor cleaning (i.e., dust mopping and/or wet mopping), floor finishing (also referred to as floor waxing), floor stripping, and floor degreasing.
Unfortunately, workers are provided with tools that are relatively ineffective and inefficient for performing these floor-maintenance tasks. For example, routine floor cleaning involves two separate processes, with each process calling for a different tool. In further detail, when dusting a floor, a worker pushes a dry dustmop across the floor, with some of the dust and dirt collecting in the dustmop, and much of the dust, dirt, and trash piling up along the front of the dustmop. Once the worker has made several passes with the dustmop, they then shake out the contents of the dustmop, either into a waste receptacle or onto a section of the floor, itself. In either case, dust and dirt are released back into the air. Then, in a totally separate process, the worker swabs down the floor using a wet mop and a mop bucket filled with water or a cleaning solution. Depending on the cleanliness of the mop, the worker may be able to make a good start in cleaning the floor using the wet mop and mop bucket. However, as soon as the worker wrings the soiled water from the mop into the mop bucket, then, each time the worker plunges the mop into the bucket and wrings out the mop, both the mop and the "cleaning water" become more and more dirty. The end result is that a dirty floor gets cleaned by pushing dirty water around with a dirty mop. At best, the floor surface may have the appearance of being clean if concentrated spots of highly visible soil have been removed or spread around. In reality, however, given the limitation of these tools, the worker still is simply pushing dirt around the floor, as evidenced by the "5-o'clock shadow" of dirt seen frequently along the surface of baseboards and walls adjacent the floor, as well as the "finger-painting-like streaks" left by the mop when the water on the floor dries.
Building-maintenance workers also use the conventional mop/mop-bucket system for floor-finishing-, floor-stripping-, and floor-degreasing-applications. As is the case with the general cleaning methods described above, the mop/mop-bucket system is relatively ineffective and inefficient. For example, when a worker uses such tools to apply floor finish, the end result frequently is a finish with bubbles and streaks, and/or a finish in which the coats of finish are dull, hazy, and uneven. Accordingly, given the relative ineffectiveness and/or inefficiency of the various tools given to building-maintenance workers for use in floor care, floors often are not cleaned as well, or as frequently, as they should be, and morale and job satisfaction among many building-maintenance workers are relatively low.
One aspect of the invention is directed to a method of applying a liquid to a surface from a wheeled receptacle that is disposed on the surface. The wheeled receptacle, itself, includes a circumferential sidewall, a bottom wall connected to the circumferential sidewall, at least two wheels, a steering handle for guiding the wheeled receptacle on the surface, and a spigot; and the wheeled receptacle contains a liquid. The method includes the steps of: opening the spigot, thereby dispensing a liquid through the spigot of the wheeled receptacle and onto the surface; and guiding the wheeled receptacle across the surface via the steering handle, thereby dispensing the liquid through the spigot of the wheeled receptacle onto a selected area of the surface.
If desired, the spigot may have a selectively-adjustable valve which is operable between a fully-open position and a fully-closed position. In such a case, the method may include the step of adjusting the selectively-adjustable valve to a position between the fully-open position and the fully-closed position inclusive, thereby regulating the rate at which the liquid flows from the spigot. Also, if desired, the spigot may include a spigot handle connected to the selectively-adjustable valve. In this instance, the adjusting step further includes turning the spigot handle, thereby adjusting the selectively-adjustable valve to a position between the fully-open position and the fully-closed position inclusive. The wheeled receptacle also has a speed, and the guiding step may include adjusting the speed of the wheeled receptacle across the surface, thereby regulating the amount of the liquid that is dispensed onto the selected area of the surface.
If desired, the wheeled receptacle may have a width indicator. If so, the method may further include the step of comparing the width of the liquid on the surface with the width indicator. The width indicator may have a selectively-adjustable width, in which case the method may further include the step of adjusting the width of the width indicator.
The wheeled receptacle may further include a mop-wringer, with the steering handle of the wheeled receptacle being connected to the mop-wringer. Also, in one version, the mop-wringer, itself, has a handle, with the steering handle of the wheeled receptacle being the mop-wringer handle.
If desired, the method may further include the step of determining, prior to the guiding step, a path for the wheeled receptacle to take across the surface, with the path determining the selected area of the surface. The shape of the path may be an inverted, substantially-U-shaped path, as viewed from above the surface, with such a path having a first leg-portion and a second leg-portion connected by a base portion. The guiding step may include following the path established in the determining step, whereby a bead of the liquid is dispensed onto the selected area of the surface. The method may further include the step of spreading the liquid from the selected area to another area of the surface, using a floor tool. Typically, the floor tool has a floor-contacting member and a floor-tool handle connected to the floor-contacting member. In such a case, the spreading step includes moving the floor-contacting member in a serpentine pattern via the floor-tool handle. The serpentine pattern, itself, may be sufficiently wide so that the floor-contacting member passes across the bead of the liquid at both the first leg-portion and the second leg-portion.
The floor-tool handle may include a bend, and the serpentine pattern may include a left-to-right sweep connected to a right-to-left sweep, with the spreading step further including holding the floor-tool handle at the bend, and using leg muscles to shift user body-weight during the left-to-right sweep and the right-to-left sweep. The floor-contacting member may have a first end, with the first end typically having an upwardly extending surface. If desired, the spreading step may further include maintaining the first end as a leading end throughout the serpentine pattern. The floor-contacting member also may include a bottom surface, in which case the method may further include the step of attaching a pad to both the first-end surface and the bottom surface.
Another aspect of the invention is directed to a wheeled receptacle for applying a liquid to a surface on which the wheeled receptacle is supported. The wheeled receptacle includes: a circumferential sidewall; a bottom wall connected to the circumferential sidewall; at least two wheels; a steering handle for guiding the wheeled receptacle on the surface; a spigot through which a liquid may flow onto a surface; and a spigot handle connected to a spigot, with the spigot handle being elongated and extending upward from the spigot.
The wheeled receptacle also may include a mop-wringer, with the steering handle being connected to the mop-wringer. Also, if desired, the mop-wringer may have a handle, with the steering handle of the wheeled receptacle being the mop-wringer handle.
The wheeled receptacle also may include a width indicator, whereby a user may compare the width of a liquid, which has flowed through the spigot onto the surface, with the width indicator. The width indicator may have a selectively-adjustable width, whereby a user may adjust the width of the width indicator. Also, if desired, the width indicator may include a horizontal member, and the horizontal member, itself, may include width indicia. The width indicia may include at least two outwardly-extending tabs; and, if desired, at least one of the tabs may be selectively-adjustable along the length of the horizontal member.
In addition, the wheeled receptacle has a back. And, if desired, the spigot and the spigot handle may be located at the back of the wheeled receptacle. Also, the width indicator may be located at the back of the wheeled receptacle. In addition, if desired, the wheeled receptacle may include a further handle at the back of the receptacle, with the handle typically being substantially U-shaped. Also, this further handle may include the width indicator.
If desired, the wheeled receptacle may include a third wheel, with at least one of the wheels being a non-caster wheel, and at least another of the wheels being a caster wheel. The wheeled receptacle also may include a fourth wheel. In such a version, two of the wheels may be non-caster wheels, and two of the wheels may be caster wheels. Also, if desired, the two non-caster wheels may be positioned at the back of the wheeled receptacle, while the two caster wheels may be positioned at the front of the receptacle.
A further aspect of the invention is directed to a wheeled receptacle which includes: a circumferential sidewall; a bottom wall connected to the circumferential sidewall; at least two wheels; a steering handle for guiding the wheeled receptacle on the surface; a spigot through which a liquid may flow onto a surface; and a width indicator, whereby a user may compare the width of a liquid, which has flowed through the spigot onto a surface, with the width indicator.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in, and constitute a part of, this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the general description of the invention given above, and the detailed description of versions of the invention given below, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
The vast majority of the components of the wheeled receptacle 10 are made and assembled as described in detail in Robinson U.S. Pat. No. 6,283,170 entitled "Ergonomic, Liquid-Transport Container" and issued on Sep. 4, 2001 ("the '170 patent"), the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. The additional materials and methods used to form the wheeled receptacle 10 are described immediately below.
In order to install the spigot 20, first a hole (not shown) is drilled in the circumferential sidewall 21, at the back of the wheeled receptacle 10 adjacent the bottom wall 14. With reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 of the '170 patent, this hole is drilled in the vertical portion of the back wall beneath the storage compartment (28) and axle (134). The pipe-thread fitting then is installed using conventional spin welding. Additionally, a hole is cut in the storage-compartment wall 42, for receiving the elongated and upwardly-extending spigot handle 22. At this point, the spigot 20 may be threaded onto the pipe fitting and the spigot handle 22 may be securely, yet releasably, connected to the spigot 20 (including the spigot valve) using a cotter pin or the like. The elongated handle 22, itself, may be formed of any suitable material, with one example being PVC piping. As shown, the handle 22 has a bend near the top, in order to provide a torquing portion 44. Also, if desired, a comfortable grip may be placed onto and over this torquing portion 44. Any commercially available spigot may be used, with one example being a spigot available from the Valley Janitor Supply Co. of Hamilton, Ohio under the product code JGSPG.
The pad tray 24 may be formed of any suitable material, with one non-limiting example being polyethylene. Also, if plastic is used, the pad tray 24 may be formed using any conventional plastic molding technique. For example, if desired, the pad tray 24 may be made using the vacuum-forming technique.
With regard to the floor tool 36, the floor-tool handle may be an ESOM-QC swivel handle available from the Biggs Corporation of Carson City, Nev. The floor-contacting member of the floor tool may be a KAI S216X frame available from Tuway, Inc. of Birmingham, Mich. Any suitable, commercially-available pad may be used with the floor tool 36. If desired, for floor-maintenance applications such as applying floor finish, the B-111RM05 pad from the Charles Young Co. of City of Industry, Calif. may be used. Also, for floor-care applications such as floor stripping, floor degreasing, and floor cleaning, the T-451RM01 pad from the Charles Young Co. may be used. When applying floor finish to a wooden floor, if desired, a T-Bar floor tool such as the model 6223, 24 inch T-Bar from Padco Inc. of Minneapolis, Minn. may be used. In addition, when trying to reach hard-to-reach surfaces, for example, tops of lockers, upper-wall portions, and the like, if desired, a telescopic handle such as the MOP-140 handle from the Charles Young Co. of City of Industry, Calif. may be used.
The corresponding tool tray 62 is mounted along the side of a receptacle 60 beneath the tool rack 64. If desired, the tray 62 may be made using the same vacuum-forming method used to form the pad tray 24. Also, the tool tray 62 may be secured to the side of the wheeled receptacle 60 using molded threaded inserts.
The removable storage compartment 66 may be formed by modifying a conventional wastebasket. For example, a steel bar may be secured along an upper elongated rim of a wastebasket. In addition, openings may be formed in the sidewall of the wastebasket, beneath the rim and metal bar, and straps may be securely fastened around the bar via these openings. The straps then are releasably attachable to the pouring spout (not shown) at the front of the wheeled receptacle 60, using snap fasteners or the like. Also, if desired, one or more holes may be formed on the exterior surface of the opposing sidewalls of the mop wringer 28, for receiving the ends of an elasticized shock cord or bungee cord. In this fashion, another cleaning tool, for example an upright- or backpack-vacuum cleaner may be releasably stowed at the back of the wheeled receptacle 10, 60. In further detail, the base of the vacuum cleaner may rest on the horizontal portion of the lifting lever handle 30, with the bungee cord releasably holding the vacuum cleaner up against the back of the wheeled receptacle 10, 60.
Given the additional components described above, this version of the wheeled receptacle is able to carry an assortment of tools and supplies for whole-building cleaning.
When applying floor finish, in accordance with the principles of the invention, a worker goes through several steps. In a preliminary step, the worker checks the ambient temperature and humidity conditions, and looks at a chart such as the one shown in
At this point, the worker may pre-moisten a microfiber pad (e.g., the B-111RM05 pad) in the pad tray before applying finish, if desired. The worker then dispenses a bead of finish on the floor in a U-shaped pattern, keeping the bead the same width as the finger setting (see
While the present invention has been illustrated by a description of various versions, and while the illustrative versions have been described in considerable detail, it is not the intention of the inventor to restrict or in any way limit the scope of the appended claims to such detail. Additional advantages and modifications will readily appear to those skilled in the art. The invention in its broader aspects is therefore not limited to the specific details, representative apparatus and methods, and illustrative examples shown and described. Accordingly, departures may be made from such details without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventor's general inventive concept.
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Banking giant supports enterprises from inception to immensity
Financial institutions are transforming, and in response to the rising numbers of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong, astute financiers have taken proactive steps to offer comprehensive banking services which cater to the specific needs of SMEs.
Nixon Chan, senior executive, commercial banking, CMB — small and medium enterprises (SME) business, HSBC explains how the bank's niche expertise supports both the business and financial procedures of SMEs in Hong Kong. "At the moment we have more than 260,000 SME customers, which means we have the scale to invest considerable sums to ensure we maintain superlative banking services," Mr Chan says.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority currently requires banks to observe stringent rules concerning the notion of "knowing your customer". HSBC also has a comparative advantage in this area as several designated SME centres are peppered throughout Hong Kong offering customers a comfortable, private and bustle-free environment, conducive to relaxed information exchange. This tranquil atmosphere in turn facilitates a more thorough understanding of each customer, helping HSBC paint a more holistic picture of each SME's unique needs and aspirations.
Regarding the scope and scale of SME support, Mr Chan adds that HSBC has established dedicated commercial transaction centres in three strategic locations in Hong Kong — Sheung Wan, Wanchai and Kwun Tong. The locational choice is in response to high demand for commercial transaction facilities in these areas. "Two more centres will soon be opened in Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon Bay in response to the considerable commercial transactions taking place there," Mr Chan reveals.
Winning platform
Telephone support is an essential component of SME service at HSBC. In this regard, HSBC has in place some 180 staff, specifically trained in commercial banking, working in the company's expanding call centre in Tai Kok Tsui. "Our agents handle more than 100,000 calls a month," says Mr Chan, a figure which indicates the popularity of telephone support even as internet banking gains ground.
To date HSBC serves more than 110,000 business internet banking customers — a figure which reveals both the level of simplicity and sophistication of HSBC's internet banking platform. In recognition of this user-friendly platform, at the SMBWorld IT Awards 2007, HSBC received the Best SME e-banking Services Award. With just a few clicks, customers can apply for an account, insurance services, and a range of credit and trade services.
Recent accolades bestowed on the bank have hailed from an array of institutions, indicating a high degree of overall customer satisfaction. In 2007, the Capital Weekly Pro-Choice Awards honoured HSBC with the Best SME Banking Service Award. Economic Digest conferred the Best SME Partner Award on the bank. Also in 2007, the Hong Kong Chamber of Small and Medium Business Ltd awarded HSBC the SME's Best Partner Award.
Double happiness
"In an independent customer service survey from 2007 which ranked banks according to their respective levels of customer satisfaction, HSBC was awarded top spot by a substantial margin," explains Mr Chan. "Our score was almost double that of the industry average. Year-on-year internet transactions through the HSBC business platform are up 46 per cent, a figure indicative of the popularity of our services," he adds.
Mr Chan is acutely aware of current employee market trends in Hong Kong and the need to formulate competitive and well-structured career packages in order to recruit and retain the best talent in the industry. He remarks, "Educational opportunities are essential for staff if we want to keep ahead of the employee market."
With a range of sub-sectors within HSBC's SME banking realm, the possibilities for both lateral and vertical movement are manifold, leading to greater professional options for every employee. "Integrity and personal drive are the essential characteristics we seek in our staff," adds Mr Chan, noting that these key features help build teams committed to moving the company forwards.
"More and more banks are increasingly focusing on their SME business capabilities. Obviously, this will lead to greater career opportunities in the sector as services expand and competition intensifies for both talented employees and market share of SMEs," Mr Chan says. He admits that the amount of resources needed to build a comprehensive SME service is huge. However, hardware alone doesn't suffice. "You need to take time to build your people and your team," he concludes.
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The original line-up of The Nolans have announced a series of live shows this year.
The group of sisters, Coleen, Bernie, Linda, and Maureen, will mark the 30th anniversary since their biggest hit 'I'm In The Mood For Dancing' with sixteen live shows across the UK.
Their tour, which has been named after their biggest hit, has been described as the "ultimate girls' night out".
Coleen Nolan, who also co- presents ITV daytime chat show 'Loose Women' said: "It's an incredible feeling to have the opportunity to get out there and perform live with the girls, something I never thought I'd get to do again but that I've missed massively over the last few years!"
"It will be so emotional to be with my sisters again and I know we are going to give you all a fantastic night out - we've been waiting a long time for this and we're going to pull out all the stops."
The group, who first shot to fame with their 1978 covers album '20 Giant Hits', were originally called The Nolan Sisters before changing their name in 1980.
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The dates for the lives shows are as follows:
October 11 - Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
October 13 - Manchester, Apollo
October 16 - Cardiff, CIA
October 17 - Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
October 18 - Cambridge, Corn Exchange
October 20 - Blackpool, Opera House
October 21 - Bradford, St. Georges Hall
October 24 - Liverpool, Echo Arena
October 25 - Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium
October 28 - Birmingham, NIA
October 29 - Brighton, Centre
October 30 - Bournemouth, BIC
November 1 - Sheffield, City Hall
November 2 - Hammersmith, HMV Apollo
November 7 - Dublin, 02
November 10 - Belfast, Odyssey
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