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Science and Technology:
¶ "Global Warming Still on Track for 4°C Despite Strong Carbon Prices, According to Schroders" • The cost of carbon in Europe has soared to its highest levels for almost a decade but it has not been enough to slow the pace of global warming, according to Schroders' latest Climate Progress Dashboard update. It remains on track for 4°C. [CleanTechnica]
¶ "VW Looks to Tap into Lucrative Chinese Market with New Shanghai Factory" • Volkswagen is building its first full-scale electric vehicle factory just a few miles outside of Shanghai. The new factory will be dedicated to building fully electric vehicles for the entire VW group based on the company's modular electric battery platform. [CleanTechnica]
¶ "Air Quality In Bergen, Norway's EV Capitol, Better Than At Any Time Since 2003" • Bergen is known for its scenic beauty but it is also known for something less pleasant: smog. Bergen's temperature inversions trap all emissions from the cars and buildings. But Bergen's smog is disappearing as the percentage of EVs grows. [CleanTechnica]
¶ "Renewable Energy Share in India's Power Generation Reaches All-Time High in August 2018" • Renewable energy technologies contributed a record 13.4% to Indian energy generation in August 2018. The previous high was 13.3%, set in the preceding month. The year-on-year increase in renewable generation for August was a whopping 51%. [CleanTechnica]
¶ "Iran's Operational PV Capacity Reaches 250 MW" • Numbers released by Iran's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization show the country's renewable energy deployment reached a total of 650 MW, with solar having a 39% share of that. Iran is expected to reach 1 GW of renewable power capacity in 2019. [pv magazine International]
¶ "Enel Commences Construction of 475-MW Solar Park in Brazil" • The Brazilian green power unit of Italian energy major Enel SpA said it has started construction work on the 475-MW DC Sao Goncalo solar park in the northeastern state of Piaui. The total cost is expected to be about R$1.4 billion ($380 million, €331 million). [Renewables Now]
¶ "Battery project breaks new ground in Victoria" • Power network owner AusNet Services joined with EnergyAustralia, a retailer, to deliver Victoria's first grid-scale electricity storage project. It is sited at a place in Victoria where an increasing amount of renewable energy has raised concerns about grid stability. [The Australian Financial Review]
¶ "Argentina Signs 300 MW of RenovAr Solar Power Contracts" • Argentina has signed contracts with three of the solar power projects that were selected in round 2 of the RenovAr renewable energy auction program. Each of the solar PV projects, La Pirka, Ullum X, and Verano Capital Solar One, has an installed capacity of 100 MW. [Renewables Now]
¶ "New 310-MW wind power project promises drop in electricity cost" • Kenyans could start paying lower electricity costs after the expected addition of 310 MW of cheaper renewable energy to the national grid. The project has 365 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 850 kW. The company said would all be on the grid by next week. [The Standard]
¶ "Australia's 'Largest' Solar Microgrid Set to Slash Power Costs in Victoria Coal Hub" • Victoria's coal power hub, the Latrobe Valley, may soon host Australia's "largest" renewable energy microgrid. A consortium of local companies announced that a $15 million solar and battery storage project won a $3 million state government grant. [One Step Off The Grid]
¶ "The Northam Administration Wants a 'Prominent Role' for Virginia in Offshore Wind. Can They Pull it Off?" • Virginia is looking to assume a "prominent role" in the developing the East Coast offshore wind industry by collaborating with neighbouring states, according to the director of the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. [Virginia Mercury]
¶ "Tesla Powerwall Keeps a Remote Home Powered Through 42-Hour Utility Outage" • A Northern California man in PG&E's electrical service territory had his electricity turned off by the utility for 42 hours for high wildfire risk yet was able to run his home on his Tesla Powerwall for the entire time. It had 9% charge remaining at the end. [CleanTechnica]
¶ "Republicans Learn to Love Wind and Solar Jobs after Once Mocking Them" • Republicans used to deride so-called "green jobs" when former President Barack Obama promised to create millions of them. Now there are nearly 3.2 million clean energy jobs in America, and the industry has more jobs than fossil fuels in 42 states. [Washington Examiner]
¶ "Cape Cod Landing for Offshore Wind Cable Approved by Barnstable" • Barnstable officials agreed to grant Vineyard Wind a power cable easement at Covell Beach in the village of Centerville. The vote followed negotiation of a host community agreement that will pay the town up to $32 million over the next 25 years. [MassLive.com]
¶ "Judge expected to overturn law that forced customers to pay for failed SC nuclear project" • A South Carolina judge is expected to overturn the law that put electricity customers on the hook for a failed nuclear project. Such a ruling would upend a high-stakes fight over who pays for one of the biggest financial fiascos in state history. [Charleston Post Courier]
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Despite the lack of secured funding, the University of South Alabama will break ground on a $72 million, 25,000-seat football stadium this summer.
With a unanimous vote Friday, June 1, the University of South Alabama Board of Trustees agreed to move forward with a $72 million on-campus stadium project.
The vote to begin site work on the stadium project would mean the Jaguars' football team could no longer need to use the city-owned Ladd-Peebles Stadium as early as 2020. In the same week, the new owners of the Mobile BayBears officially announced the team's move to Madison to start the 2020 season.
The moves could leave the city with decisions regarding two publicly funded facilities at a time when Mayor Sandy Stimpson is committed to reducing the city's involvement in these structures. In a statement, Stimpson's office seems positive about USA's move.
"The city of Mobile was approached by the University of South Alabama to consider participating in a public-private partnership for construction of a new football stadium to be located on the university campus," city spokesman George Talbot said in a statement. "The city is motivated to help USA achieve its goal and to continue its growth as an economic engine for Mobile.
"The city is additionally motivated to secure a long-term home for the Reese's Senior Bowl, the Dollar General Bowl, the Gulf Coast Challenge and future events that can promote economic development in Mobile," Talbot continued. "Those events are currently held at the city-owned Ladd-Peebles Stadium, an aging facility in need of significant maintenance and repair."
USA Athletic Director Joel Erdmann told a gaggle of reporters outside the school's boardroom the university would be happy to secure both the Senior Bowl and the Dollar General Bowl in the future.
"It would be an honor and a privilege to host them," he said.
As for the trustees' vote, Erdmann called it a "very positive step forward" for serious discussions that began roughly three years ago. He said the move could have a "ripple effect" for "40, 50, 60 years" and help the school build on a football tradition built 10 seasons ago.
"In 10 years, we've gone to two bowl games … it speaks volumes," Erdmann said. "We're not new anymore. We'll be very well positioned when this becomes a reality."
In addition to helping build a tradition, Erdmann said an on-campus stadium would enhance student life, as in the future enrollees would be able to walk out of a dorm room and down the street to the stadium.
As for a construction timeline, Erdmann said for the university to seriously consider playing on campus in 2020, construction would have to begin in July. The school already benefits from strong infrastructure, which will help construction, he said.
When the Jaguars eventually leave Ladd-Peebles, the stadium will still be home to a number of local high school football teams. But the future of Hank Aaron Stadium is less clear.
The BayBears' owner, BallCorps LLC, announced last week the company has received official approval from Minor League Baseball to relocate the team to Madison. Beginning with the 2020 season, the team will play in a new ballpark and multi-use venue being constructed by the city of Madison at the 500-acre Town Madison development.
BallCorps had previously received permission for relocation from the Southern League on May 11 in a unanimous vote by the league's board of directors. The final step in the process is a review of approvals by the office of the commissioner of baseball and the issuance of a "non-objection" letter, anticipated soon.
The BayBears have played at the stadium for two decades and the city recently put more public money into it, based on the recommendations of Major League Baseball and the team's former affiliate, the Arizona Diamondbacks. The city paid to replace nearly 1,000 seats, made drainage improvements and upgraded the public address system at the stadium.
The city has been in discussions with organizations not related to Minor League Baseball about use of the stadium, but nothing has been announced.
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Are you considering renovation of a fixer-higher in your next residence? Home and inside design programs are all encompassing and usually used to creating new homes from the bottom up. However, when you've got an present home you wish to replace, either inside or exterior, there are packages which are much less cumbersome and have just the tools you need for a fraction of the cost of full Mac house design suites.
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I stumbled across this today and the name/idea of the shirt was too great to not post it. It only makes sense if you know what an ampersand is though. If you're wondering, it's the name for the symbol "&".
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Roberta Cavalli
Roberta Cavalli this season went full on glamour!!!!! They showed major animal prints!!!! including the big cats of africa to the exotic reptiles shown in the glamours shimmering reptile skin pieces. The collection was so flash lots of shiny glittering metallic alligator skin pieces and heavenly layer upon layer of sequence the cavalli party girl this season will be very happy! There was a great mix of long and short pants and skirTs/dresses. The pants were so major worn with ferocious fur tops of jackets really fabulous!!! The dresses were short and long there were cute short party sequence dresses and fabulous very cavalli long and flowing print maxi dresses with very intricate ruffle details! It was full on everything full on print,full on accessories(hats,shades,bags,gloves etc),full on sequence,full on glamour and not to mention full on NAIOMI!!!!!! The highlights of this collection were clearly the pants,furs and full on fabulous print long maxi dresses and of course Naomi!!!!
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The Solare is a super twinkly pretty and delicate star stud. With the hollowed centre design, it's great if you don't want too much glitz. It looks great teamed with the Halo huggie and looks so pretty in the helix and flat helix too!
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Hey Brooklyn! The BODEGA is Open!!
During the development I had to source a bunch of manufacturers, fabrics, graphic artists and stitching equipment to make sure everything was done perfectly.
The merch launch kept getting pushed back and reprioritized. As an entrepreneur I've learned that sometimes you have to take one step back to move two steps forward. And though that dance is meaningful, I am happy to say that we have finally arrived with a ton of cool stuff for you!!! You want to represent BK to the fullest without getting "extra" wild?, stop on in.
Without startup capital you have to really get creative, and be resourceful, and these are the biggest strengths I've had to tap into lately to get this up and running. I paid close attention to the details of these products like; stitching and silkscreening quality, Eco-friendly and comfort fitting, soft and durable. These are all the things that I want in a quality tee-shirt.
So we offer the eco-friendly and Bella-Canvas Tees, the soft inside hoodies, the 100% coton 5 Panels, Snapbacks and Retro-Trucker Caps of all flavors, and a whole lot more!
Totes, Backpacks, iPhone cases, Retro-Trucker caps, and throw pillows… All items will be discontinued to make room for new items so all merch will be collectable!
Last but certainly not least is our special limited edition collaborations with Brooklyn's tagger from the #Dripset BRAER'SKE + #EXCLFWD! Who threw up a dripping TrulyBrooklyn!! This is our first fashion partnership but not the last so look out for more awesome collabs to come!
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Because the World Wide Web and the search engines that help us make sense of what it offers are always changing, it can be difficult to develop websites that will be recognized by large or targeted audiences. According to WhaTech, a leading online technology journal, one of the top five ways to increase traffic to your website in 2015 is to research long-tail keywords and incorporate them into your content.
What Is Search Engine Marketing?
Search engine marketing (SEM) has become increasingly popular for businesses of all types as more and more people begin to rely on the Internet as a form of media. SEM is a subset of marketing centered on website development and promotion through search engines, such as Google, and Bing too. One of the most important aspects of SEM is increasing the visibility of websites on search engine results pages (SERPs), and enhancing sites strictly for this purpose is known as search engine optimization (SEO).
A great number of SEO techniques are available to webmasters and SEM specialists, but the most efficient of these is the use of keywords, which are single words or strings of words likely to be entered in search engine queries.
How to Use Keywords
When SEM was still young, it was considered acceptable or even desirable to use single keywords or double-word key phrases. Users often entered only one or two words when performing searches, and search engines worked much differently at that time than they do today. Not anymore. Because so much information is available online, users are now entering longer strings of words to perform specific searches. "On a daily basis, 15 percent of queries submitted have never been seen before by Google's search engine."
The first use of the term long-tail keywords is credited to Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine. He noticed the new trend back in 2004, but it is has been slow to catch on. However, without optimizing your website with long-tail keywords it is nearly impossible to get it listed in the first page of search engine results.
To generate the most traffic, long-tail keywords should be inserted organically into the content of your Web pages. They should be distinct but fit in naturally with the flow of the text. The goal is to allow the website to speak to the reader as if it is a person and not as if it is optimized to be read by a computer.
Keyword Research
The secret to modern SEO is discovering the right long-tail keywords to incorporate into your content. This endeavor can take time and present some difficulty, but to help you get started, following are few tools and methods you can use to conduct your keyword research:
* Google Suggest – Google Suggest is an SEO tool that will match long-tail keywords to a primary keyword of your choice. These suggestions are based on terms that users actually enter in the Google search box.
* Google Related Searches – This tool finds keyword phrases that are similar to the one you enter. These searches are shown at the bottom of the page of Google search results.
* Third-party keyword applications – A number of third-party keyword applications are available at affordable prices.
* Website analysis – You can analyze your website to find which keywords are being used to bring in your traffic.
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text: Do you ever wonder about how pricing for a product is done? In simple terms, the retail price has to be greater than the raw material cost. To this, one has to add manufacturing, marketing and some other costs (like labor etc.) depending on the industry segment. While there are different pricing models like the software pricing model, capital asset pricing model etc. in different market segments, in order to get a feel of how pricing is done in electronics industry, one could start with a teardown analysis and BOM (bill of materials) analysis of a product. The IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis Service is a nice place to start. It shows teardown analysis of various electronic products in the market. The BOM cost (plus the expected manufacturing cost) generated from this analysis can be compared with the retail price of the device. This can give some insight into the product strategy being followed by the product company. Of course the actual BOM cost is expected to be slightly lower when volume production is taken into account. An analyst/engineer can further analyse the BOM to provide insight on component selection. Was a particular component chosen because of price or performance or a long business relationship between the product company and the component company or any combination of these? My earlier post "Electronics Engineering through Real World Examples" focused on the design aspects of a product. This post adds the product pricing issues to design considerations. The two posts should be seen to complement each other. Sometimes, a design engineer may not get a component of his choice because a similar component is already being sourced from another supplier (because of various reasons including company legacy) and its details are already available in the internal component database maintained by the company. The two components may differ a bit in their performance, package, PCB footprint etc. and the design engineer has to use his/her skills to workaround this issue. If you subtract the sum of BOM cost and manufacturing cost from the retail price, you can think of the remainder as the sum of marketing cost and profit per piece of the product. If you further do a little bit of study on money spent on marketing of the product and its sales volume, you can come up with a reasonable estimate of the profit earned per piece of the product. Of course, I have simplified the analysis a bit to give a reasonable understanding of the pricing methodology. In a more complicated model, for products where technical support is required, there could be a "support cost" built into the pricing model. I will leave it to you to dig further into pricing models if you are interested.


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Watkins Glen International is home for NASCAR's only trip to New York State, which has become one of the most anticipated stops on the series' schedule in recent years. Will a recent winner proclaim their mastery of The Glen? Will WGI propel a playoff wild card into the hunt for a championship? Be here to find out.
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The recession of a lifetime followed by the gradual, mostly jobless recovery has been particularly brutal on follicly challenged senior PR professionals, some who even remember JFK's assassination being announced on school loud speakers and the Beatles on the "Ed Sullivan" show.
Please don't ask, "Ed, who?"
The crippling downturn that prompted corporate and agency chieftains to cut back on SG&A expenses in the face of declining top lines and deteriorating bottom lines, prompted many displaced high-priced communicators to put out their own shingle.
And yes, there is a certain glamour associated with being your own boss, setting your own hours and commuting from the master suite to your home office or the local upscale coffee parlor with a laptop under your arm. And with it has come a directly related cottage industry of IT professionals charging three-figures per hour to keep home laptops, monitors and docking stations humming along.
There is also the nagging reality associated with incorporating the business, indemnifying the business, finding the business, servicing the business, invoicing the business and nagging the business to pay you…followed by quarterly payments to the IRS.
LinkedIn.com http://www.linkedin.com is loaded with oodles of individual practitioners with impressive corporate sounding names and LLPs, but how many will actually survive? How will they compete against each other, internal communications departments, boutique PR agencies, let alone the big multi-nationals such as Weber Shandwick, Fleishman Hillard, Edelman, Burson-Marsteller and Hill & Knowlton?
The answer is that some will ultimately thrive in an improving economy, but most will struggle to simply pay ze mortgage. This brings up another question: Is there another way of turning adversity into opportunity?
Two weeks ago, I took the GRE…the dreaded Graduate Records Examination http://www.ets.org/gre/. Why would I put myself through weeks of masochistic prep work to endure 3.5 hours of essays, critical readings and verbal/math multiple-guess questions? The answer is there is another way of setting your own course than starting your own business.
Personally, I am contemplating mentoring the next generations of strategic communicators. At least four of my colleagues are now teaching at USC, Santa Clara, Arizona State and Michigan State respectively. Why can't I do the same?
One of them chose academics in part because as the political editor of a major metropolitan daily he grew weary of "having to layoff my friends."
My PR career has spanned 28 years, including service in the public sector, two trade associations, one publicly traded technology company and an international public relations agency. The purpose of this recital is not to boast but to ask a vital question: What am I accomplishing if I extend this track record to 30 years? Or 32 years? Or even 40 years?
I have been accepted to both the University of Oregon Graduate School and the Graduate School of the UO School of Journalism and Communication http://www.jcomm.uoregon.edu/. A huge decision faces me around May 1 and that involves picking up stakes and moving my lounge act from Northern California to Eugene, Oregon in time for the first classes on September 27. The goal is to receive a master's degree in "Communication and Society" and eventually to serve as an associate professor/instructor in strategic communications.
Certainly, I have been repeatedly warned about the corresponding loss of income and academic politics; how they eat their own (e.g. you can't teach at the school in which you received your master's degree). After years of state government and corporate backroom wheeling and dealing, a little academic politics sounds like more of the same just in a different locale.
We have all heard the homage that "Those who can't, teach." To those who want to attach that moniker to me, I simply say, "Bring it on." More importantly, can senior communicators apply our energies, knowledge and experience to helping the next generations of strategic communicators in this rapidly changing digital age? And how many more would like to join me in this (hopefully) noble quest?
We may look back years from now and realize that the economic downturn (being charitable here) was just the kick in the-you-know-where that many of us needed. It may prompt us to do what we want to do rather than what someone else wants us to do.


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Hiring temporary or contract staff in South Africa
As your business demands change and grows, you may notice areas within your organization that require more manpower or a specialist approach.
Hiring a temporary employee is a great option for many businesses, so whatever your needs may be, there is always a temporary employee out there with the right skill set to fill that gap. Temporary workers, or 'temps', are a valuable resource for many organisations, that can save money and give you access to new skills, which can add a great deal of value to any business. The right temps can also lead to being meaningful hires.
Reasons for hiring temp and contract staff:
- Maternity cover
- Projects within the business
- Headcount freeze
- Lack of a legal entity in South Africa
- Increased periods of activity
Benefits of employing temps via Michael Page:
- Quick turnarounds
- Flexibility of termination
- Free replacement should the temp leave before the conclusion of their assignment
- HR administration managed by Michael Page
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Recent examples of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, such as Ebola or zoonotic influenza, highlight the difficulty of predicting when and where new diseases will naturally emerge or where existing ones will resurface. Moreover, animal pathogens may be used as bio-weapons or in bioterror because they have a high impact, are cheap, easy to acquire and propagate, and can be readily smuggled through border checks undetected. The biotechnology revolution means that options for engineering animal pathogens are increasing all the time while the cost of doing so is decreasing.
Animals themselves play an important role as biosensors for accidental or deliberate releases of infectious agents and toxins, and for emerging diseases. The same disease surveillance and early detection systems that are in place to detect day-to-day occurrences of natural outbreaks, within countries and at national borders, will also detect deliberate and accidental releases.
Indeed, the most effective and sustainable way to protect against threats from deliberate and accidental releases of animal pathogens is to strengthen existing systems for surveillance, early on-farm detection and rapid response, and for biosafety and biosecurity, whilst fostering scientific networks that work towards altruistic goals. This approach has multiple collateral benefits for animal health, agriculture, public health, poverty alleviation, animal welfare, and economies.
In meeting its mandate to improve animal health, veterinary public health, and animal welfare worldwide, the OIE takes the threat posed by the accidental or deliberate release of animal pathogens very seriously. Acknowledging the important role of coordination between animal and public Health Services and health systems in building resilience against animal disease including zoonoses, the OIE organised, in close collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), a Global Conference on Biological Threat Reduction, last June in Paris.
This three-day conference brought together all the key players of the topic. The participants who represented the public health, animal health, ecosystem health, and security sectors included educators, policy- and decision-makers, scientists, security officers, veterinarians and medical doctors. The conference focused on enhancing collaboration and on building a consensus for action to strengthen the ability of public and animal health systems to prevent, detect and respond to all biological threats whether they are deliberate, accidental or natural; in particular, at the animal source of diseases transmissible to humans.
A key outcome of this unprecedented meeting was that good governance of animal and public health national systems, allowing early detection and rapid response to any new disease outbreak, protects the society and neighbouring countries from potential disasters of natural, accidental or intentional origin.
Considering that 60% of human diseases originate in animals, the two organisations – the OIE and WHO – collectively share a critical role in setting standards to protect against zoonotic disease. Compliance with the OIE's Intergovernmental Standards and WHO's International Health Regulations ensures resilience against all infectious disease threats because the tools and systems used to detect diseases early and to control them quickly are the same whether the cause is natural, accidental or deliberate.
But today's challenge for many countries is to ensure that they have the political will, infrastructure, resources, and effective governance to apply the OIE and WHO international standards. And appropriate cooperation between national animal health, public health, and security sectors is crucial to ensure that intergovernmental standards are respected. Robust well-governed animal and human health systems are resilient and provide protection against a spectrum of threats from naturally occurring diseases to emerging diseases, bioterrorism and laboratory accidents. On the contrary, countries with weak health systems are particularly vulnerable and, in an age when infectious diseases can travel across borders so quickly, this is a threat to the whole international community.
Consequently, following the conference and on the basis of the work done for ten years on this topic, the OIE has published a new version of its strategy for bio-threat reduction, which focuses on strengthening, enhancing, and developing cross-links between existing health systems.
Moreover, this strategy is consistent with and supported by the OIE's Sixth Strategic Plan (2016–2020) adopted in May 2015 by the General Assembly of OIE Delegates. It cuts across all of its six objectives.
The OIE's strategy for bio-threat reduction endorsed by the Paris Global Conference addresses five key areas:
A summarised paper on this strategy is available on line1.
The social and economic costs and benefits of investing in health systems in peacetime far outweigh the costs of responding to a crisis linked with a preventable biological disaster. Investments in the systems needed to support these policies should be considered a priority in all countries.
Thanks to its scientific network and its tools, aimed at helping its Member Countries to improve the performance of their national Veterinary Services, the good governance of their animal health systems and legislation, and their level of expertise, the OIE will continue to support this objective throughout the implementation of its strategy for bio-threat reduction within its Sixth Strategic Plan.
The implementation of the strategy will be in close conjunction with OIE partners involved in the One Health concept (WHO and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO]), as well as the United Nations Office of Disease Affairs (UNODA) and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540. This collaboration also includes, among others, INTERPOL, the World Customs Organisation, G7, G20 and the Global Partnership, who all participated in the Global Conference.
1Biological threat reduction strategy. Strengthening global biological security
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We all know Memorial Day basically leads the way into summer. For many, school is almost over, you may have just graduated, or maybe you're on summer break and ready to kick off the season in full swing. If you're not part of our Snap Fam, you missed out on a one on one snap session with Ofra herself, as she gave us her top summer skin care product essentials to get you through the heat this season. But not to worry- we've recapped it all for you down below!
Here's how we're getting summer ready with skin care:
Foaming Vitamin C Cleanser
An excellent product for relieving your pores of all the excess dirt and makeup! It's good for combination/ oily skin types and Ofra suggests the cleanser "should most often be used at night!". Our Foaming Vitamin C cleanser balances oil secretion and reduces pigmentation- a summer must have to create clean skin! For drier skin types Ofra recommends trying our Foaming Kiwi Cleanser!
B5 Moisturizing Serum
Works for everyone and is recommended by Ofra because it contains Hyaluronate Acid. This ingredient is known for its high capacity for withholding water within the skin, which will fix dehydration after just 24hrs of use! It gives structure and adds moisture to the skin, which will remedy overexposure to the sun during the summer months that can result in damaged tissues. This serum will leave your skin feeling plumped and hydrated and with continued use, will leave you feeling and looking even younger! Creating a healthy and glowy complexion, it's no wonder "It's one of our leading products!" as Ofra summarizes on Snapchat.
OFRA Peptide Moisturizer
Suitable for all skin types and perfect for skin that lacks moisture, it's especially beneficial for more mature skin, but, not to worry, as we have a range of other moisturizers suitable for every age and skin type. This moisturizer is like a burst of hydration for your skin!
Moisture Repair Mask
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After the runaway success of Jacobson's first Karen Vail novel, The 7th Victim, our impressive FBI profiler is back in the fantastic follow-up, Crush. While the pressure may be on Jacobson to make his second Karen Vail Mystery be just as good as his first, in my opinion, Crush is better. Jacobson is now comfortable in writing Vail and lets her explore her boundaries and limits, coupled with having the agent be in a foreign place.
At the start of the book, Vail is on vacation in the beautiful wine country of Napa and Sonoma counties. After the stress, pressure, and near-death experiences of The 7th Victim, Vail can certainly use the break, and has been so ordered by her ASAC. But as Vail and her boyfriend, Detective Robby Hernandez, are about to enjoy a very expensive wine tour, they are told it's been canceled and they'll receive full refunds. Vail's curiosity gets the better of her and she soon finds that a dead body is the culprit. Her profiling skills automatically kick into gear as she strategically maneuvers herself onto the task force, leaving Hernandez by the wayside. But this is who she is.
Now on the Napa County Major Crimes Task Force, Vail teams up with Investigator Roxxann Dixon, as soon more bodies are discovered each with telltale signs of the "Crush Killer." Then the killer begins contacting Vail, threatening not just her life but that of her son if she doesn't do exactly what he says. But the wine industry is an important part of the nation's economy, and the political issue of whether to release the details to the press creates more enemies for Vail. Ultimately it will be up to her to manage and keep the task force together, and catch this Crush Killer before he gets to anyone else.
Jacobson has not only written a full-throttle thriller that will keep readers hooked to the very end, but also educates them in the niceties of wine tasting and drinking, as well as some of the different kinds of wines offered by our wine country; not to mention the number of real locations used in the book. Crush is a story that will have you entranced, causing your mouth to dry up in a craving for that tasty red liquid; and after finishing the book you'll feel the urge to check out Napa and Sonoma counties to see if they really are as beautiful as Crush depicts them.
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Housing developer undeterred by report urging work to stabilize SF hillside
A church hoping to build affordable senior housing at the foot of San Francisco's well-to-do Forest Hill neighborhood is going forward with the project despite a new report that says the hillside above would have to be extensively strengthened so the project doesn't destabilize the sandy slope.
Christian Church Homes of Northern California has filed plans to build a five-story affordable complex at 250 Laguna Honda Blvd., a long, skinny parcel now home to a church, preschool and parking lot.
The engineering report recommends the developer use "deep soil mixing," where existing soil is mixed with cement grout. In addition, Langan Engineering recommended the installation of a buttress at the bottom of the slope, which, along with the stronger soil, would "resist lateral soil movement."
Eden Powell, who is leading the project for the developer, said it would be redesigned to take into account the recommendations. Whether the additional costs make the project infeasible remains to be seen. She said it would be 12 to 24 months before the environmental study is completed and the costs are known.
"At this point, we don't have the information to be able to price it out," Powell said.
The report comes after a year of acrimony between the developer and nearby residents. While some neighbors have objected to having an affordable development at the bottom of the hill — 20 percent of units would be set aside for the formerly homeless — the developer has also faced other challenges.
While the original plan called for 150 units and the demolition of the church, the city Planning Department has made it clear that it would oppose the church demolition. In a response to the preliminary proposal, Planning Department staff called the 12,000-square-foot church from 1962 "an exceptional, rare and intact example of Expressionist architecture" and a "monument of midcentury modernism."
In addition, the developer has decided to include a preschool, which was not part of the original plan.
Kate Hartley, who heads the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development, said the project is "definitely still on." She said the developer, its consultants and the city are analyzing the geological issues to ensure a safe building design.
She said that the monthly meetings between the developer and neighbors, convened by Supervisor Norman Yee, have "helped build trust." If the project has to shrink to assuage some of the neighborhood's concerns, that is something the city could live with, she said.
"We had hoped for 150 (units), but if it's smaller that is OK, too," she said.
The instability of the hillside has long been of concern for residents who live perched above Laguna Honda Boulevard on Castenada Avenue. The hillside has been weakened by vertical and lateral "creep" of the underlying sand dune. One home on the hill, 69 Castenada Ave., was destroyed by a gas leak after the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989.
David Yoo, who lives on Castenada Avenue and is on the board of the Forest Hill Association, said his opposition to the project "has always been about safety." Yoo's sewer main, which is buried in the hillside, snapped two years ago because the hill had shifted so much.
"We have always been advised by geotech engineers that you have to be thoughtful and do as little as possible to disrupt the hillside," Yoo said. "None of us are against affordable housing or senior housing, but my house is on the hill. I have a 5-year-old daughter and another one on the way, and we don't want our house sliding down the hill because some developer didn't take precautions."
While Yee is on the record as having opposed the original proposal, he now says that he is open to supporting it if issues with the neighbors can be worked out.
"The immediate neighbors who were opposed now feel they are being listened to," Yee said. "There will always be a percentage who want nothing done there. My position is always about brokering a compromise."
Powell, the developer, said her group is committed to ironing out differences with neighbors while not losing sight of the big picture.
"Adding to the affordable housing stock and finding ways to address the homeless problem are both big priorities not just in San Francisco but the whole Bay Area," said Powell. "Those two things, in combination, make this project something that needs to happen."
J.K. Dineen is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @sfjkdineen


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Ugh. Warrior Cats is the only thing that makes me disappointed in Cats. The whole series is crap and gets more attention than it deserves. And It's not a fetish, just a quirk. As for being banned... I think that's a little irrelevant? :3
A forgetful newbie on 5/20/2017 11:44:03 PM
Yes. Mew do. Mew are not the girl with a kitty profile who decorates her room with pictures of Nepeta, and draws pictures of her, and adores her. It is my job to do this. It is your job to be mew. :3
A forgetful newbie on 5/20/2017 11:38:45 PM
What would happen if I got efurybody here to just start with kitty puns all the time? Not saying it will, but just pawndering on it, beclaws it better not infect anyone else. I must be the ONLY kitty pun lover, officially dedi'cat'ed to kitty puns.
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Yay! A new purrson! Welcome to CYS! I'm Taylor. I hope you have lots and lots of fun here! I sure do! :3
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I got it.
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Quick Match Ep.3 on 5/11/2017 11:41:34 PM
I don't exactly remember if I was told not to do this, but here's my third part on Quick Match! Yay?
LEE EVERETT vs RICK GRIMES
"Lee?" The ex-History Professor, looked back at the young Girl. "What is it, Clem?" He asked, his smooth voice easily calming her nerves. "Be careful." Lee grins at her. "I will, sweet pea." With the Rifle slung over his Shoulder, and his Axe in hand, Lee Everett set out on his supply run. "Don't worry, Clem. Lee will be fine. He knows how to take care of himself." Kenny tells Clementine reassuringly.
"Three miles South of here." Rick looked around at the group. His group. The group he'd led for a few months now, the group he'd die trying to protect. "That's where I'll be. It's simple supply run. In and out." He assured them. "And what if you don't come back?" Shane asks. Rick looks at him. "Then you take charge. If I don't come back by tomorrow, you can just assume I'm dead." At this, Shane nods his Head. "Alright. Rick, good luck."
"Ah, Jesus." Lee covered his Nose, trying his best not to smell the decaying corpse of the Dog right in the middle of the Road. He continued on his way, down into City limits. They needed medicine, food, water, and any other good Lee would be able to find. That's when he noticed it. A Truck lay on It's side in the middle of the Street. Three Bags lay near it, stranded. A lone Walker was trapped beneath the Car, It's Torso protruding from underneath.
Rick pulled his Knife out of the Walker's skull, and it's body fell to the ground. He quickly moved down the road, winding into the City. "Shit." Rick groans, and takes cover behind a nearby Car. He looks down the road ahead. A black man is grabbing several backpacks and looking through them. Rick needs those more than this guy...
Lee stood up, slinging one of the bags over his shoulder. He turned around, to face the barrel of a gun. "Drop the bag, and I'll let you live." Rick ordered. Lee raised his hands, showing they were empty. "Hey man, I don't want any trouble..." Lee said, only to have the barrel press against his temple. "Just go. And I won't kill you." Rick warned. Lee thought of his options. He was really in a tight spot here. Lee slung the back off his shoulder, catching the strap with his hand. "Here." He muttered, tossing the bag into Rick's gut. As soon as he did this, Lee made a grab for Rick's gun, getting it successfully out of his face as Rick forgot about the bag and began to wrestle Lee for his revolver.
Rick slammed his fist into Lee's elbow, trying to break it backwards. Lee grunted in pain as he brought his knee up into Rick's gut, forcing Rick to let go. Lee pointed the gun at Rick as the ex-Officer charged Lee, tackling him down by the middle. Both of their hands grasped and grappled furiously with Rick's revolver, but the barrel began to turn, facing Lee. Rick's finger near the trigger. Lee shoved the Officer off of him, both losing grip on the gun as it skid under the car with the walker trapped beneath, still snarling at them. Both stood opposite each other, now. Walker between them as they glared at each other.
Rick ran forward at Lee, who raised his arms and began to grapple with Rick. Both men swinging each other around, trying to get the other to fall. The walker reached out and grasped Lee's foot, tripping him. Rick landed on top of Lee, and began to slam his fist into Lee's face. Lee brought up his arms to block the attack, and Rick grabbed one arms and started to shove it over towards the Walkers mouth. In an act of desperation, Lee slammed his free fist into Rick's jaw, stunning the ex-cop. Rick leaned against the car, trying to regain himself as Lee got up. The Walker remained snarling at Lee, ignoring Rick.
Lee brought his knee up again, slamming it into the spot where's Rick's head had previously been, but Rick had moved out of the way just in time. Lee tried to grab him, but Rick dove out of reach and got up onto his feet. This time, Lee charged, grabbing Rick. The larger man overpowered the smaller, and Rick was forced to crumple beneath Lee. Lee's fingers wrapped around Rick's throat, compressing his throat, choking Rick. Frantically, Rick reached for anything that could help, and he successfully retrieved a shard of glass. Quickly, he grabbed the shard and shoved it into Lee's arm. Lee cried out in pain, releasing Rick as he headbutt Lee.
Both men stumbled away from each other, dazed at Rick's maneuver. Lee was the first to get to his feet. Clementine flashed through his mind. This was for her. Quickly, Lee rushed at Rick, and slammed his foot into the man's gut. Rick groaned in pain as Lee led with a few more kicks. Grabbing Rick by his shirt, Lee hoisted him up, and threw him into another abandoned car. Rick slammed against the side just as Lee rushed forward. Rick grappled with his adversary again, and flipped them around. Rick brought up his own knee this time and got Lee good in the gut. Lee coughed as Rick grabbed him and threw him back over to the trapped walker. Lee stumbled down and landed almost close enough within the Walker's reach. Rick got on top of Lee once again, and began to pummel his face with punch after punch, slowly bringing Lee closer and closer to death.
Lee grabbed the shard still lodged in his shoulder, and pulled it out. Rick barely took notice, as all he could see was red. Lee gripped the glass, cutting open his hand as Lee shoved the glass into Rick's eye. Rick cried out in pain, and Lee took this opportunity to flip them around, and began pummeling Rick senselessly.
Soon, Lee got off Rick, panting heavily. Rick wasn't ready to give up so easily, however. He sat up and returned to his position on Lee, blood dripping from the stabbed eye. Rick's fingers wrapped around Lee's throat, and he began to do what Lee'd already done. Lee began fade, everything darkening. This was it. Here, he would end.
Rick traveled back through the winding road with a heavy limp. The supply bag slung over his shoulder. He was heading home. To his wife, and son, and family.
WINNER: Rick Grimes
Next Match: DAVE STRIDER vs DEADPOOL
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Returnee on 5/9/2017 12:50:16 PM
Oh. Yeah. We are.
For CYStia - A Drawing 2: Electric Boogaloo on 2/15/2017 8:47:33 AM
It's beautiful. Love the commentary, so simple XD
Writing Prompts Week #7 on 2/13/2017 5:03:05 PM
As always, another Masterpiece, Cres!


text: NYSE:CNKCinemark Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Cinemark Holdings, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $12.68 -0.36 (-2.76 %) (As of 07/13/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$12.64Now: $12.68▼$13.4350-Day Range$11.39MA: $14.43▼$19.6652-Week Range$5.71Now: $12.68▼$41.60Volume3.80 million shsAverage Volume4.93 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.49 billionP/E Ratio15.10Dividend Yield11.04%Beta1.75 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Cinemark Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the motion picture exhibition business. As of December 31, 2018, it operated 341 theatres and 4,586 screens in 41 states of the United States; and 205 theatres and 1,462 screens in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Bolivia, Curacao, and Paraguay. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 4.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingCinemark has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $21.18, Cinemark has a potential upside of 67.0% from its current price of $12.68.Amount of Analyst CoverageCinemark has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.8 Community Rank Outperform VotesCinemark has received 689 "outperform" votes. (Add your "outperform" vote.)Underperform VotesCinemark has received 549 "underperform" votes. (Add your "underperform" vote.)Community SentimentCinemark has received 55.65% "outperform" votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Cinemark and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe CNK will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe CNK will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipCinemark is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.04%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthCinemark has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Cinemark is 88.34%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Cinemark will have a dividend payout ratio of 271.70% in the coming year. This indicates that Cinemark may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Cinemark insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 9.39% of the stock of Cinemark is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions98.67% of the stock of Cinemark is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Cinemark are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($3.00) to $0.53 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Cinemark is 15.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.21.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cinemark is 15.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 33.42.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCinemark has a P/B Ratio of 1.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 4.3Community Rank: 2.8Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.33 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Motion picture theaters Sub-IndustryMovies & Entertainment SectorConsumer Discretionary Current SymbolNYSE:CNK Previous Symbol CUSIP17243V10 CIK1385280 Webwww.cinemark.com Phone972-665-1000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.52 Current Ratio0.98 Quick Ratio0.95Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio15.10 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.28 billion Price / Sales0.45 Cash Flow$3.69 per share Price / Cash Flow3.44 Book Value$12.36 per share Price / Book1.03Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.63 Net Income$191.39 million Net Margins3.18% Return on Equity8.81% Return on Assets2.19%Miscellaneous Employees22,000 Outstanding Shares117,590,000Market Cap$1.49 billion Next Earnings Date8/7/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable CNK Rates by TradingView Receive CNK News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) Frequently Asked Questions How has Cinemark's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Cinemark's stock was trading at $19.49 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CNK stock has decreased by 34.9% and is now trading at $12.68. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Cinemark? 11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cinemark in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Cinemark. When is Cinemark's next earnings date? Cinemark is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 7th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Cinemark. How were Cinemark's earnings last quarter? Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) released its earnings results on Wednesday, June, 3rd. The company reported ($0.51) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.37. The company had revenue of $543.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $557.51 million. Cinemark had a return on equity of 8.81% and a net margin of 3.18%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 23.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.28 earnings per share. View Cinemark's earnings history. How often does Cinemark pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Cinemark? Cinemark declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, February 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.36 per share on Friday, March 20th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.36%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. This is a positive change from Cinemark's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. View Cinemark's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for CNK? 11 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Cinemark's shares. Their forecasts range from $13.00 to $43.00. On average, they anticipate Cinemark's share price to reach $21.18 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 67.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Cinemark. Has Cinemark been receiving favorable news coverage? Media coverage about CNK stock has trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Cinemark earned a news sentiment score of 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Cinemark. Are investors shorting Cinemark? Cinemark saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,270,000 shares, an increase of 11.5% from the June 15th total of 11,000,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,840,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.5 days. Approximately 12.5% of the company's shares are sold short. View Cinemark's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Cinemark's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Cinemark include Walt Disney (DIS), Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), Viacom (VIAB), News (NWSA), Madison Square Garden (MSG), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Reading International (RDI). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Cinemark own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Cinemark investors own include AMC Entertainment (AMC), Carnival (CCL), AT&T (T), Walt Disney (DIS), Netflix (NFLX), Metlife (MET), IBM (IBM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Las Vegas Sands (LVS). Who are Cinemark's key executives? Cinemark's management team includes the following people: Mr. Lee Roy Mitchell, Exec. Chairman (Age 82)Mr. Mark Zoradi, CEO & Director (Age 65)Mr. Sean Gamble, CFO & COO (Age 44)Mr. Michael D. Cavalier, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 52)Mr. Valmir Fernandes, Pres of Cinemark International LLC (Age 58) What is Cinemark's stock symbol? Cinemark trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CNK." Who are Cinemark's major shareholders? Cinemark's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include DNB Asset Management AS (0.46%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.02%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%) and Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Cinemark stock include Lee Roy Mitchell, Mark Zoradi, Sean Gamble, Valmir Fernandes and Ximena G Humrichouse. View institutional ownership trends for Cinemark. Which institutional investors are selling Cinemark stock? CNK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have sold Cinemark company stock in the last year include Sean Gamble, and Ximena G Humrichouse. View insider buying and selling activity for Cinemark. Which institutional investors are buying Cinemark stock? CNK stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC, Moody National Bank Trust Division, and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought Cinemark stock in the last two years include Lee Roy Mitchell, Mark Zoradi, and Ximena G Humrichouse. View insider buying and selling activity for Cinemark. How do I buy shares of Cinemark? Shares of CNK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Cinemark's stock price today? One share of CNK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.68. How big of a company is Cinemark? Cinemark has a market capitalization of $1.49 billion and generates $3.28 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $191.39 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.63 on an earnings per share basis. Cinemark employs 22,000 workers across the globe. What is Cinemark's official website? The official website for Cinemark is www.cinemark.com. How can I contact Cinemark? Cinemark's mailing address is 3900 DALLAS PARKWAY, PLANO TX, 75093. The company can be reached via phone at 972-665-1000 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 7/14/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. 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I. MUJI Branding
1. About MUJI
MUJI (Chinese Brand name:無印良品) was born a Japanese groceries store. Its brand name "MUJI" means "no brand, quality goods". It has a wide products range, but focus on everyday groceries.
2. Brand Spirit
MUJI is a call to return to simplicity in daily life. Their primary goal is to ensure customers to not pay for what they cannot use , hope to be a compass always pointing towards the necessities in life. Simple but high quality, functional and useful, how simplify your daily life. They emphasize on recycling, avoiding waste in production, and packaging.
* Good price for a reasons
(1) Reasonable design:
MUJI designs for solving problems in daily life. The simplicity of design style is favored by many people, however, it is not only for design but also for increasing the convenience and comfort of using.
(2) Selection of materials and manufacture process :
MUJI uses the most suitable raw materials and recycled materials. It gives up the fancy appearance, and maintains the high quality. There's no more superfluous design and fabrication on MUJI's products.
(2)Simplification of packaging :
Focusing on true quality MUJI manufacturing processes eliminate waste and reduce costs.
3. History
MUJI was established as a private brand by the Seiyu Ltd. There was only 9 household articles, 31 kinds of food products. They began as a product brand in the supermarket chain, the Seiyu Ltd in December 1980. Seiyu is a Japanese group of supermarkets, shopping centers, and department stores. Its head office is in Akabane, Kita, and Tokyo. They have a slogan call '' Lower priced for a reason '' The first store opened in 1983. The first international store was opened in London, UK. In 2001, they created MUJI car with Nissan Motor Co. In 2004, MUJI opened the first store in Taiwan. Now MUJI in a multinational corporation, which own 163 stores overseas and sell more than 6000 kinds of products over the world.
[Pic 1] MUJI car 1000
[Pic 2]Logo of Seiyu Ltd
4. Products
The total number of items is 7413. Includes:
* Clothes 2063.
* Household goods 640.
* Food 640.
The range of products is really big as you can see, diversify and very useful.
At the beginning, MUJI has (9 household articles, and 31 food products, in 1980. After only 32 years, the brand became international and has a very big range of product.
5. Global Locations
* MUJI in Japan
In Japan, there are total 372 points of sale, including 256 directly managed stores, 60 licensed stores, and 56 points of sale in the Seiyu.
* Overseas stores
Concerning overseas, MUJI established a store in 1991 in London. Curently in England you can find 13 stores, 6 stores in Paris and 1 store in Milan.
MUJI is not only establish in Europe, but also in North America and all around Asia, for example Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines. MUJI s store in USA are located in NY. They are established in 19 countries in total.
6. Reasons of Success
Chic minimalist design, I mean simplicity is the major point. The design is ordinary and easy to use for each product. Concerning the concept of social responsibility, it's for the environment with excluding waste of packaging and using recycling materials.
The word of mouth to mouth customer has a huge positive impact on MUJI position and communication.
II.MUJI Global Marketing
1. Global Marketing Environment
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The first man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong has died at the age of 82. He set foot on the Moon on the 20th July 1969, making his famous "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" speech.
He died due to complications from heart surgery he had earlier this month.
"As we enter this next era of space exploration, we do so standing on the shoulders of Neil Armstrong. We mourn the passing of a friend, fellow astronaut and true American hero."
NASA Administrator Statement
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College of Education's Professional Development School earns national award
Penn State and the State College Area School District have earned the Exemplary PDS Achievement award from the National Association for Professional Development Schools and will be honored March 17 at the NAPDS conference in Jacksonville, Florida.
The awards committee cited the partnership for its 20-year anniversary and its commitment to a "culture of inquiry" as well as its leadership in the PDS movement nationally. Penn State's collaboration with the State College Area Schools received the same award in 2009. The College's Professional Development School program is celebrating its 20th anniversary this spring.
The College of Education sends between 70 and 80 prospective teachers each academic year to State College's various schools and a few other central Pennsylvania school districts. The student teachers are with their mentors and in their respective classrooms from mid-August to mid-June and leave with a complete sense of what an entire academic year entails.
The PDS conducts its annual Inquiry Conference in late April at Mount Nittany Middle School in Boalsburg, and each teacher presents his or her inquiry topic/research question and then fields questions from guests in their classrooms.
In addition, NAPDS chose Mary Elizabeth Higgins as winner of the 2018 Outstanding Dissertation Award. Higgins, currently on the faculty at the University of Colorado, earned her doctorate in 2017 from Penn State with a dissertation titled, "The Influence of Practitioner Research on Teacher Candidates' Beliefs." Higgins' work was cited for helping the local school community, as well as the larger PDS-teacher education field, to better understand the influence of inquiry on pre-service teacher development.
NAPDS is a national organization supporting and advancing school-university collaboration. The vision of the association is to serve as an advocate for the educational community in promoting the continuous development of PreK-12/higher education/community relationships.
SUNY-Buffalo State, Baylor University and Ohio University are also receiving Exemplary PDS Achievement awards this year.
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Saanich-based ceramic artist Meira Mathison has been working in the field for some time and helped organize the 30th annual Fired Up: Contemporary Works in Clay exhibition and sale in Metchosin.
As a veteran of the "pottery" scene – which has become so much more than that given the creativity of those involved, she appreciates that younger artists are getting involved and broadening the scope of a medium whose practitioners have worked hard move beyond the functional approach of potters past.
While Mathison's work has evolved through the years, she points to artisans such as Fairfield-based Samantha Dickie as examples of the talented up-and-coming younger artists in the local field.
Artists from around B.C. displayed their work at Fired Up last Friday through Sunday, transforming the Metchosin Community Hall into a beautiful fantasy land of clay and colour.


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Hi. I got an email from a person at Met Office telling to avoid duplexing the data in MASS. I felt this was a bit strange because all I did was to copy the release job (u-bb202) and ran it for myself.
Anyway I tried to follow ticket #2376 to modify the suite, but quite naturally what I have here with my vn11.0 suite seems to be a bit different from what is written in #2376 which is about vn10.6.1. Could I have an instruction for how I should modify my vn11.0 suite to avoid data duplexing?
To be specific, in the first step what should I do in rose edit - Metadata - Upgrade… And then what should I do in rose edit - fcm_make_pp ? Or should I do something different for this version?
Many thanks.
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comment:1 Changed 19 months ago by ros
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Hi Masaru,
I'm not sure exactly what information the Met Office are working off, but it's possible it's just because you've had some suite in the recent past with duplexing on. Anyway assuming you are talking about suite u-bd780 then it is already set to non-duplexing.
For future reference the duplexing switch is in panel postproc → post processing - common settings → moose archiving and make sure the option non_duplexed_set is set to true.
comment:2 Changed 19 months ago by ggxmy
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HI Ros.,
Thank you for your help. As you say it will be great for future reference, but it wasn't actually a problem. They say;
The routine simplex/duplex check email gets sent out to everybody who has created sets so they can check that they've set them up correctly.
I should have simply asked them what was the problem and how I could fix it. I asked here because they didn't appear to be UM experts.


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Information for external support workers
Support workers who are providing support for Sheffield Hallam should follow the Guidelines for external non-medical helper providers (DOCX).
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Students with issues or queries about their disability support should contact us themselves. We do not encourage support workers to advocate for students. Often the best way for students to access our service is via one of our daily drop ins Alternatively students can email or phone us 0114 225 3964. Support workers can accompany students to drop in with their consent, or can contact the service by phone or email.
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The vast majority of courses have a Student Support Officer (SSO) attached to them - these members of staff are responsible for pastoral support for students on their course and are the first point of contact. If a student is unaware of who their Student Support Worker is then the easiest option is to contact their college helpdesk - this is usually the place where the student hands in their work.
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Providers of 1:1 support are responsible for supplying their own rooms for mentoring and study skills sessions These should comply with DSA-QAG NMH QAF requirements. If required, rooms on campus can be booked (at a cost) through the SHU events team
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The Student Wellbeing team provide counselling mental health support to SHU students - see their website for more details - they are based on Level 1 of the Owen building - students need to register for support.
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Sydney: Thursday, June. 13 to Friday, June 14, 2019
Renewable Cities Australia will now be a free-to-attend two day event, featuring new industry association partners. "Renewable" is the focus, but there is a lot more that goes into making a city or town 100 per cent renewable.
This conference and associated exhibition will feature products, services, and projects helping to de-carbonize our economy through efficiency and automation, as well as renewable generation technologies and energy providers, with a particular focus on large-scale power purchase agreements.
For more information: https://www.eco-business.com/events/renewable-cities-australia-2019/
Add to iCal calendar: ICAL
Location: Sydney International Convention Centre , Darling Drive, Darling Harbour , Sydney


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Major retailers secured for 106-acre retail and leisure development
19 February 2018
Plans to build a 106-acre 'next generation' retail and leisure destination with more than 75 retail, restaurant and leisure units, along with a 10,000 capacity Community Stadium, have moved forward.
The proposed development of Axiom, which will also be home to Castleford Tigers RLFC, is on land adjacent to the J32 shopping centre and Xscape off the M62. The development, which had previously been known as the Five Towns development, is expected to cost £135m and was given planning permission in September 2015.
Now Marks & Spencer, Primark, Next and Boots have signed leases for flagship regional stores at the development.
The developers, Lateral Property Group, have now acquired the site and received loan funding from Leeds City Region's Revolving Investment Fund. Over £39m of community investment funding has been secured.
All pre-commencement infrastructure works have been completed, including diversion of a major overhead power line which used to cross the site. The site is now ready for construction to begin later on this year.
The development has received planning permission and will support around 1,100 FTE construction jobs a year over the 2.5 year build period. The retail development will create in excess of 2,000 FTE on-site jobs.
Philip Lunn, co-founder of Lateral Property Group, said: "The world of retail is changing as technology and people's lifestyles are evolving. Since securing planning permission we have worked with leading architects and experts from the retail and leisure industry on advancing the Axiom concept, to ensure that it is relevant in the new 'Omni-Experience' retail and leisure world.
"We believe that the technology-led shopping and leisure proposition offered by Axiom, alongside Junction 32 Outlet and Xscape, will make this a highly attractive regional destination."
The developers said that research showed consumers are increasingly demanding more from their shopping locations. Global real estate specialists CBRE, joint leasing agents on Axiom, endorse this view. CBRE believes the shopping centre of tomorrow won't just be built around the retail transaction. Instead, they will be mixed-use retail and leisure destinations that deliver experience in the form of discovery, experimentation, education and entertainment.
They say customers will seek out sustainable, open-air, mixed-use developments that blend innovative retail concepts and lifestyle amenities and will include green spaces and outdoor venues.
Rhodri Davies, UK Head of Retail at CBRE,: "There is a clear evolution of the physical store into showrooms where customers will test, try and play in-store."
Lunn added: "With Axiom our aim has always been to incorporate the latest digital technologies, catering offers and leisure attractions so that the shopping is enhanced by an enjoyable leisure experience.
"I think about my family sitting around the breakfast table on a Saturday morning planning a day out. No other destination in the region will be able to match Axiom's breadth of retail, leisure, sports and cultural offering. It will be the family destination of choice."
Helen Nash, M&S's UK Head of Property said: "We are very excited to be bringing customers a store in Axiom as it represents the next-generation regional shopping centre."
Philip Lunn continued: "We're grateful for the tremendous support provided by Wakefield Council and the Leeds City Region LEP. As a result of securing a loan from the City Region's Revolving Investment Fund we have been able to carry out major enabling works which mean we can now move towards a full construction start later this year."
Jacqui Gedman, chair of the Leeds City Region Revolving Investment Fund and Chief Executive Kirklees Council said: "We identified the significance of this project and the positive difference it can make to communities in the Five Towns area and provided 'RIF' development finance to support pre-development infrastructure and enabling works. Our assistance will help speed up delivery of over 2,000 new jobs in Leeds City Region."
Andy Wallhead, Corporate Director of Regeneration and Economic Growth, Wakefield MDC said: "Wakefield are proud to be working in partnership with the Axiom team to deliver this significant development including a new home for Castleford Tigers."
Roger Marsh OBE, chair of Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP), added: "The five towns area that surrounds Axiom is rich in heritage, strong in local pride and has a bright future. This project would further extend a nationally significant facility and add to the vibrancy of the five towns area."


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A lot of people E-mail and ask me to explain why we should not be worried about deficits and why they do not have to be financed by debt (even if the government does typically increase its debt when it goes into deficit). So in the coming weeks I will write some blogs to explain these tricky things. First, I will explain how deficits occur and how they impact on the economy. In particular, we have to disabuse ourselves of the notion that when governments deficit spend they automatically have to borrow which then places pressure on the money markets (which have limited funds available for lending) and the rising interest rates squeeze private investment spending which is productive. This chain of argument is nonsensical and is easily dismissed.
This is the second blog in the series that I am writing to help explain why we should not fear deficits. In this blog we clear up some of the myths that surround the so-called "financing" of budget deficits. In particular, I address the myth that deficits are inflationary and/or increase the borrowing requirements of government. The important conclusion is that the Federal government is not financially constrained and can spend as much as it chooses up to the limit of what is offered for sale. There is not inevitability that this spending will be inflationary and it does not necessarily require any increase in government debt.
This is Part 3 in Deficits 101, which is a series I am writing to help explain why we should not fear deficits. In this blog we consider the impacts on budget deficits on the banking system to dispel the recurring myths that deficits increase the borrowing requirements of government and that they drive interest rates up. The two arguments are related. The important conclusions are: (a) deficits introduce dynamics which put downward pressure on interest rates; and (b) debt issuance by government does not "finance" its spending. Rather debt is issued to support monetary policy which is expressed as the desire by the RBA to maintain a target interest rate.
Policies such as Quantitative Easing which has been in the news lately are predicated on a mistaken belief about the way the banking system operates and how the non-government and government sectors interact. One of the hard-core parts of mainstream macroeconomic theory that gets rammed into students early on in their studies, often to their eternal disadvantage, is the concept of the money multiplier. It is a highly damaging concept because it lingers on in the students' memories forever, or so it seems. It is also not even a slightly accurate depiction of the way banks operate in a modern monetary economy characterised by a fiat currency and a flexible exchange rate. So lets see why!