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Refillables have a 95% lower carbon footprint, use much less water, and requires significantly less energy than the production of single-use bottles!
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Lower Carbon Footprint
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A study of the Canada's Ontario Liquor Board estimates that washing a ton of refillable bottles (4,000 12oz bottles) uses 92 percent less energy than is needed to manufacture a ton of glass. Based on data from Case Reopened: Reassessing Refillable Bottles by David Saphire.
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Here's how to get a better night's sleep
January 31, 2020
Sleep is something that we as human beings rely on tremendously. A severe lack of sleep is dangerous and can be fatal, and without sleep, we aren't too useful in our everyday functions and responsibilities. Despite the importance of sleep and how seriously we depend on it, it is something that a lot of us … More Here's how to get a better night's sleep


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What your dermatologist in Ponte Vedra Beach and Jacksonville, FL wants you to know
The normal aging process changes your body and your face! Your skin loses elasticity and moisture which eventually causes small wrinkles and frown lines. Fortunately, you can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles with Botox!
Dr. Sanjiva Goyal at Coastal Dermatology & MedSpa wants to share how Botox can help you look younger. He has two convenient office locations in Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida to take care of your skincare needs.
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Botox is very effective in reducing the appearance of:
- Crow's feet, showing up at the corners of your eyes
- Furrows, those annoying frown lines in your forehead
- Glabella, the unattractive lines between your eyebrows
Botox treatment involves injecting small amounts of material into your skin using a tiny, ultra-thin needle. Treatment is tolerated well. The number of injections will vary depending on the number of areas treated.
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Starting with a CT scan of a person known only from a skull, Mr. Froesch digitally reconstructs the layers of muscle, skin and hair until he achieves the living appearance of the person.
These images show Mr. Froesch's reconstruction of the face of Simón Bolívar (1783-1830).
Fortunately, Bolívar is known from contemporary portraits, which helps a great deal.
This video shows some of the other faces he has reconstructed from skulls. (Video link) When it comes to prehistoric humans, reconstructions are more speculative, especially when it comes to soft morphology, such as ears, lips, and noses. Like a lot of other kinds of digital graphics, these images suggest a greater level of certainty than anthropologists really have.


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I had been trying for some time to catch up with a former member of Ten Penners in Lorraine Blomberg. I took this picture of her when I presented her with a copy of my little story I wrote to accompany her drawing. It was an entry in the Gold Coast Writers Paint and Prose competition in 2012. She was ill at the time and I had hoped her health would improve.
I put a post on my blog on the 2nd November 2012.
Just days ago I managed to contact her father in law who informed me she succumbed to cancer two years ago.
I was most upset. First that she had passed, and second that we didn't know.
She was a wonderful person, a very talented artist and a generous contributor to the writing, editing and compilation of Fan-tas-tic-al Tales. She painted the cover and was very fussy about the colour in the final publication. We will be dedicating our next book to her. The Ten Penners miss our dear friend Lorraine.


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Throwing stuff at the internet to see what sticks
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Hung Part II
So on Thursday, I had a big old chunk of new drywall hanging from my bathroom ceiling. On Friday, it rained. That night, just for fun, I pressed my finger against the spot at the top of the upstairs bathroom wall where it used to get soft every time it rained, just to see that my roof repair job was holding up. Like it had the last time it had rained.
My finger went right through.
And I'd thought this was going to be fun?
Tracing the path of the stream along the slope of the ceiling that the guy with the infrared camera had shown me, it didn't feel wet, but there were a couple of nail holes under the surface that had gotten pretty mushy. I told myself it wasn't that bad. That this was just a minor leak, compared to what had been happening before. That maybe this was something we could live with.
Then I went downstairs to look at the ceiling in progress. That giant piece of drywall that Trash and I had wrestled into place just the day before? Was wet.
You know that bit in The Empire Strikes Back where Luke wails, "No! That's not true! That's impossible!" That's pretty much what I did.
Seriously, I was beyond discouraged. Here I'd been congratulating myself on keeping this project on schedule, and now, with three weeks to the target date, I was back where I'd been a month ago.
I told Trash, and she wasn't nearly as upset as I was. "We could move," she suggested. As mad as I was at myself for blowing this, she just wouldn't help me gang up on me. She's so disloyal sometimes.
But as much as I wanted to continue the Episode V parallel by throwing myself from a great height (preferably my leaky-ass roof), what I did instead was reach out to my father (who has never once cut off my hand). Again, he came to the rescue, driving in the next day after everything had dried off, climbing up on that roof, and actually getting under the shingles to plug up spots I'd missed on my first trip up there the previous month. And then, if that weren't enough, he helped me put up the second piece of sheetrock in the bathroom. Which unfortunately didn't fit as well as the first, so the lightness of it was easily outweighed by all the trimming we had to do to make it fit.
Now, I know what you're thinking. Why finish putting up the ceiling when we still weren't sure if it would still be dry after the next rain? Well, as Dad said, the wet ceiling downstairs wasn't the cause, but a symptom. The wetness I'd spotted the night before, as much as it rent my heart in two when I'd first seen it, had really only affected the very edge of the new ceiling, well within the area the new crown molding would hide, so it didn't need to be replaced. And since it's in a bathroom, it's moisture and mold-resistant anyway, so bonus! Just don't, you know, make it permanent yet. So I decided to hold off on the taping and mudding and priming and painting and crown molding installation and crown molding priming and crown molding painting. I could do all that the morning of the party anyway.
Sunday it rained again, first in the afternoon and then all night. Monday morning, every place inside that had been wet two days before was bone-dry. I called my dad to let him know his patch job had held up, and to thank him for his help. I may have also considered offering to join him and rule the galaxy together, or that might have just been in my head.
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Three cheers for Dad!
By stacey, at September 30, 2009 at 7:13 AM
My parents have often rescued me in parallel situations. They kind of like to, I think, so I'm sure your dad was glad to help. Good for you!
By Linda, at September 30, 2009 at 9:44 AM


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"Fiction gave me a very wide space to say what I wanted to say about totalitarian authority."
Cairo-based author, psychiatrist, artist and 'rebel' Basma Abdel Aziz (Egypt) is a columnist and the author of various nonfiction books. She was acclaimed as one of Foreign Policy's Global Thinkers with the appearance of her first novel, The Queue, in which she paints a realistic picture of life after the Arab Spring in an unspecified city in the Middle East.
Saturday, 15.00: Basma Abdel Aziz & Daniel José Older: Rebellion and criticism in science fiction
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Web design is marketing that goes where people go.
Search. Watch. Buy. Like. The Web is an online hub of activity, from listening to learning, shopping to social media. And, it all goes where we do. Due to the popularity of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, the Web is the most readily-available, at-hand form of communication. This makes it a great platform for your company's marketing and advertising. I provide a range of Web design services right here in Wake Forest and can help you reach more people. Contact me for web design in Wake Forest. I offer the following solutions:
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Muscat gets first electric vehicle charging station
The launch of the charging station is among the activities included in the Middle East Electric Vehicle Road Trip initiative, a nine-day event scheduled to conclude on 26 January
Oman's public authority for SMEs development, Riyada, has launched the first electric vehicle charging station in the governorate of Muscat.
Held in cooperation with Global Electric Vehicle Road Trip (EVRT) and Nama Group, the opening of the charging station at Intercontinental Muscat Hotel is part of the government's efforts to promote renewable energy in the country, Oman News Agency (ONA) reported, quoting Dr Hamoud bin Khalfan al-Harthy, undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education and Curricula.
The event is among the activities included in Global EVRT's Middle East Electric Vehicle Road Trip initiative, a nine-day event scheduled to conclude on 26 January, 2018. The road trip, which started in Abu Dhabi on 18 January, covers the UAE and Oman.
"Along the way we will be opening new charging stations, visiting sights of sustainability interest, and enjoying adventure and relaxation activities, whilst putting our exceptional electric vehicles to the test as we journey through the most beautiful landscapes of this region," Global EVRT said in a statement posted on its website.
READ: UAE electric vehicle regulations adopted by Gulf nations
Meanwhile, Eng Abdullah bin Said al-Badri, chief executive officer (CEO) of Muscat Electricity Distribution Company (MEDC) explained that the road trip aims to introduce electric vehicles to the public, as well as showcasing the technologies associated with them.
Ben Pullen, founder and CEO of Global EVRT, added that there is still a lack of awareness among consumers about the potential of electric vehicles.


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Find joy in music, from theory to vocals to playing an instrument. Online and in-person courses are suitable for adults, and the Summer Music Clinic builds skills for junior and high school students.
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What: Find joy in music, from theory to vocals, and from solo work to playing in an ensemble. Our classes are a great way to try something new or to develop your existing skills.
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Thursday, February 19, 2015
It's All About The Washi
My project is called the Washi Triple Pocket Card. It's a fun way to share inspiration and words of encouragement! I used my three pockets and the Things I Want To Do (#S546) stamp set, from Technique Junkies to create some bookmarks! Later, I finished the whole thing with the Serenity Butterfly (SD#100).
This is a wonderfully versatile project that can be used for so many occassions!
I can't wait to see what you will do!
TTFN & Don't Forget The Awesome!
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Portable Chemical Sensors: Weapons Against Bioterrorism (nato …
Portable Chemical Sensors: Weapons Against Bioterrorism (nato Science For Peace And Security Series A: Chemistry And Biology)
Biosensors are making a large impact in environmental, food, biomedical, and other applications. In comparison to standard analytical detection methods, such as minimal sample preparation and handling, they offer advantages including real time detection, rapid detection of the analytes of concern, use of non-skilled personnel, and portability. The aim of this book is to focus on research related to the rapid detection of agents and weapons of bioterrorism and provide a comprehensive review of the research topics most pertinent to advancing devices applicable to the rapid real-time detection of toxicants such as microbes, pathogens, toxins, or nerve gases. The ongoing war on terrorism and the rising security concerns are driving the need for newer faster biosensors against bio-warfare agents for both military and civil defence applications. The volume brings together contributions from the most eminent international researchers in the field, covering various aspects of work not so far published in any scientific journal and often going beyond the "state of art " . Readers of these review articles will learn new technological schemes that can lead to the construction of devices that will minimize the risk of bio-terrorism.


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Part of playing the game of life on Earth is accepting the limitations of time.
Yet, for the Angels, time is a construct of human imagination. It can be stretched, paused or quickened at will.
What could you accomplish if you had all the time in the world? Focus on that, and the Angels can help you create the time.
If you are feeling pressed for time, the Angels will be happy to help you master it. But you must take the time to ask for their help.


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Typhoon Kammuri lashed the Philippines on Monday, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents and the closure of Manila's international airport as a safety precaution.
The storm made landfall at around 11:00 pm (1500 GMT) on Sorsogon, the southernmost province of Luzon island, the government weather service PAGASA said.
Luzon, the country's largest island, is home to some 49 million people.
The typhoon packed maximum sustained winds of up to 175 kilometres (110 miles) per hour and gusts of 240 kph after landfall, government meteorologists said.
The storm is forecast to pass to the south of the capital, which is hosting thousands of athletes for the regional Southeast Asian Games.
Officials at Manila's airport made the call to shut the facility once the storm's power was clear.
"Based on our estimate, it will be closed from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm tomorrow, December 3," said Ed Monreal, general manager of Manila's airport authority.
Nearly 70,000 people fled their homes in the southern Bicol region, disaster officials said.
However, some residents opted to stay put even as the storm began to strike.
"The wind is howling. Roofs are being torn off and I saw one roof flying," local Gladys Castillo Vidal told AFP.
"We decided to stay because our house is a two-storey made of concrete... Hopefully it can withstand the storm."
The Philippines is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons each year, killing hundreds and putting people in disaster-prone areas in a state of constant poverty.
The country's deadliest cyclone on record was Super Typhoon Haiyan, which left more than 7,300 people dead or missing in 2013.
- Games plagued by build-up woes -
Kammuri already snarled some plans for the SEA Games featuring thousands of athletes from the region, which opened Saturday and is set to run through December 11 in and around Manila.
The windsurfing competition was halted as a precaution and triathlon events were held earlier than scheduled.
Ramon Suzara, the chief operating officer of the organising committee, said contingency plans were in place for bad weather, but the duration of the Games would not be extended.
"Everything is set," Suzara told reporters. "For contingency, all venues, all competition managers, technical delegates are ready."
The storm is the latest trouble for the Games, which saw a series of transport hiccups and a rush of last-minute construction ahead of the opening ceremony.
This year's Games in Clark, Manila and Subic are already particularly complex, with competition in a record 56 sports at dozens of venues that are in some cases hours apart by car.
Around 8,750 athletes and team officials are expected at this year's 30th edition -- the biggest ever -- along with another 12,000 volunteers.
Organisers hope more than 500 million viewers will tune in on television by the end of the competition.
The Philippines have made a strong start to the Games, rising to the top of the medal table with over 70 in total, ahead of Vietnam in second place and Malaysia in third.
The storm is on track to pass close to Manila, which is home to some 13 million people and the site for many of the SEA Games events
Residents rest inside a classroom used as a temporary shelter in Legaspi City, Albay province, south of Manila
The weather bureau also warned of rain-induced landslides and possible storm surges of up to three metres (10 feet)
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By Minoru Akita / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterTOYOTA, Aichi — Young engineers from the automobile and aviation industries have joined hands in a quest to develop a flying car that can be used to light the cauldron at the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Major aircraft makers and start-ups are already developing flying cars overseas. Although these vehicles could help with distribution, disaster rescue and in other areas, ensuring they are safe remains the biggest hurdle.
Cartivator, a voluntary organization made up of about 50 young engineers from Toyota Motor Corp., other car firms, aircraft makers and other manufacturers, launched a project in 2014 to develop a flying car it calls SkyDrive. The plan is for the car to be able to drive on roads, but also fly at about 100 kph at an altitude of about 10 meters. The driver would steer the vehicle with a steering wheel and use a lever to make it ascend and descend.
The group plans to fly an unmanned car in 2018 and a manned car in 2019.
The group's members work on the project outside of their regular jobs and conduct experiments in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, and elsewhere. In May, 15 companies from the Toyota group offered ¥42.5 million in funding for the next three years. It is unusual for Toyota to give so much to support its employees' external activities.
The group is aiming to have a flying car ready to sell to the general public in 2023.
"It could serve as a way to resolve traffic jams and be a means of transportation in places without roads. We want it to be something that makes the world a better place," said Cartivator project leader Tsubasa Nakamura, 33.
There are other moves around the world to develop flying cars.
The major European aircraft maker Airbus has established a new project department to design a flying car it calls Vahana in Silicon Valley in the United States. It plans to make a test vehicle this year and hopes to have one ready for practical use in 2020.
A Slovakian start-up, AeroMobil, unveiled a flying car at a motor show in April. The company hopes to begin sales in 2020 and has already started taking reservations. Uber Technologies Inc. also announced a plan to develop a "flying taxi." Its test flights are planned for 2020 in Texas and Dubai.
High safety hurdles
Although many believe flying cars are "technically possible," as one person involved in such efforts put it, major safety issues stand in the way. If a car flying over an urban area were to crash or have an accident, numerous lives could be put in danger.
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry said it is not studying rules and other regulations to prepare for the emergence of flying cars, nor is it exchanging information with other countries. Even if a flying car is given a special permit to participate in the Olympic opening ceremony, everyday use appears to be a long way off.
Flying objects with human passengers are regulated by the Civil Aeronautics Law, meaning a flying car would be considered an aircraft. Each design would need to obtain a "type certificate" and annual "airworthiness certificate" to show it can fly without falling apart. Operators would need to obtain technical certificates and pass skill and physical examinations, a process totally different to obtaining an automobile driver's license.
Kenji Hanawa, an expert in automobile industry trends at Development Bank of Japan, said: "Flying cars would need much higher safety standards than automobiles. I think it'll be a while before they become a common form of human transport."Speech


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How To Conference Call On iPhone And Android? (May 2020)
There are often times,When talking to a single person is not enough, That is when people ask themselves, How to conference call on iPhone and android. So to clarify all those doubts, That is what we are going to discuss today in this article.
What Is A Conference Call?
Before we start discussing, How to conference call on iPhone and android, We should first understand what is a conference call. A conference call allows you to talk to multiple people at the very same time.
In simple words, In a conference call you can add other participants to the same call by dialing a telephone number that connects the users to the same telephonic line.
How To Conference Call On iPhone
You can follow these simple steps in order to make a conference call on iPhone :-
1. Make Your First Call
You need to make your first call by tapping at the phone icon placed at the bottom of your screen. Once it is opened you can dial the number manually with the keypad and press the call button.
2. Add Your Third Participant
While you and the person you have called (Second Caller) are already on the call, To add another participant (Third Caller), You need to tap on the add call option so that you can connect with the third person.
3. Tap On Merge Calls
Once the call has been connected and you are ready to combine your conversations, Then tap on the merge call option as displayed above in the image.
4. Add Up To 5 Participants
Your iPhone can add up to 5 participants in a conference calls. So if you wish to add more participants into your conference call, Then you just need to repeat the process of "Add Call" and merge the calls as described above in Steps number 2 and 3.
So, I hope all of you have got your answer for How to conference call on iPhone.
How To Conference Call On Android
As we have already discussed how to conference call on iPhone, Let's explore How to conference call on android :-
1. Tap Your Android's Phone Application
Press on the phone option displayed at the bottom of your mobile.
2. Make The Call By Entering The Number
To make the call you need to enter the mobile number of your first participant by using the keypad and press on the phone icon.
3. Hold The Call
In order to add another participant, You can tell your second caller to hold the line for a couple of minutes.
4. Add Another Participant
Once you have placed your second caller on hold, Press on the "Add Call" option in order to add another participant in your conversation.
5. Tap On Merge Calls
As shown in the image above, Tap on the merge calls option once you are ready to combine your conversations and begin chatting.
6. Add More Participants
If required, You can easily add more participants in your conference call by repeating the same process that we have discussed in steps 4 and 5.
So, there you have it, One of the most convenient and easy answer's for how to conference call on iPhone and android.
Types Of Conference Call Services
1. Prepaid Conference Calls
Prepaid conference call services allows individuals and businesses to purchase conferencing services online. These services can be used on a mobile phone, Computer or a landline telephone. There is no need to buy additional telecommunications hardware services.
2. Flat Rate Conference Call
Flat rate conference call services are offered to which give unlimited access to a conference bridge at a monthly cost.
3. Free Conference Call
There are many platforms and tools available that offers free conference call services, Some of the best options are listed below :-
- Skype
- Free conference calling
- Open voice
- Rehuddle
- Free bridge
There can be a distinct difference in sound quality between paid and free conference call services
4. Premium Conference Call
Premium conference call is typically used by a business owner, An Educator, Lawyer or an expert in a particular field. These call services provides a set of features like :-
- 24/7 Availability
- Name Announce
- Host Pins
- Moderator Codes
- Sub Conferencing
- Web Based Screen Sharing Options
- Broadcast Mode
- Customizable
- Q&A Facilation
- Roll-Call
- Polling And Their Reports
- Dial Out With requested Response
- Dial Out Without Requested Response
- High Quality Transcriptions
The person that uses premium conference call services then pays the cost for the conference call.
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Kirtan Flamenco Style with Atmarama Dasa, Kirtan Legend
Prepare yourself for a memorable night of flamenco guitar combined with Indian raga.
Composer of sacred music, devotional singer, and accomplished musician – Atmarama dasa has been performing around the world for the last two decades; sharing his music and wisdom with people from all walks of life. Through meditative Sanskrit songs and mantras he conveys a spiritual depth that many people are searching for. Imbued with the special energy of Vrindavan – India, where he has been living for many years, he is able to transmit the joy and bliss of the kirtan that is eternally going on in this sacred place. His unique style and sincere desire to share his spiritual understanding create an atmosphere of profound spiritual vibration.
Fuelled by a spiritual purpose, Atmarama has released nine albums, which are reaching far corners of the world. Yearly he travels from continent to continent – touching thousands of hearts and lives with his music.
Atmarama plays a variety of instruments, but his instrument of choice is flamenco and acoustic guitar. He plays with ease and fluidity as if the guitar were a part of him.
Admission: Offering from the heart
Friday, June 15, 6:30-8pm
Atmarama has been a pioneer in China performing the first ever public kirtan in the first yoga festival in Guangzhou to take place there. Over the past several years he has toured there three times, having many successful programs in various cities throughout the country, enlivening many yoga students to embrace kirtan. He has also visited many other countries, including Cuba and Arab Emirates – demonstrating the universality of his music. Annually Sivananda Yoga organization has been hosting him in their yoga communities around the world as they really appreciate the peace and joy that his performance imparts. As part of his yearly American tour he also performs in various yoga centers such as, Jivamukti and Integral Yoga in New York City. Those that attend these programs leave feeling deeply moved by the sincerity and purity that they have experienced.


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As the clock ticks past 12:01 tonight and we celebrate the coming New Year you will have been barraged by an ongoing collection of e-mails and social media posts for nonprofits and churches about yearend giving. Don't get me wrong I very much appreciated the 85 -year-old grandma whose daughter suggested she give to New City – Barrio Nuevo that precipitated a call yesterday. The opportunity is to see that each day has a deadline that you are called to step up and be a giver and helper not just for a tax break but because it is the right thing to do not just during the Christmas rush but every day of the year.
Christmas Eve saw over 60 plus friends gather at our house to prepare food, sort clothing and put together hygiene product bags for our homeless friends. What struck me about my assortment of friends is that all of them truly care about being givers who have a passion to help those that aren't doing great. This has become a Christmas Eve tradition at our house over the last 8 years. It's a priority for many within our circle.
I would love to be the recipient of a matching grant or the AZ State tax credit for the working poor that would or will provide resources to help the 'working poor' get a 'hand up'. What truly blessed me was a good friend that gave me resources to help a few families that are struggling but headed in the right direction. It was a joy to share these gifts with a single mom who works full time at my Starbucks or another mom whose husband was severely injured on the job.
One of the greatest resolutions or commitments for the New Year is to choose to be a person that is quicker to forgive than hold a grudge or be someone that helps without having to interrogate someone or who gives not expecting anything back in return. The greatest gift I believe we can give as adults is to spend quality time with a kid or teen who comes out of tough circumstance. I had one of my 11 year olds last night text me for about 20 minutes about her frustrations but what touched me was the fact that she was willing to tell me her story in a present tense fashion and that she would listen to an old man.
Yes, if you are willing to learn about becoming a giver/helper go to our website and consider volunteering in the New Year as a tutor, mentor or someone that can help paint the house of a grandma living on a fixed income. (www.barrionuevophoenix.com)


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This week, we are marking Trans Awareness Week 2018 and celebrating our trans community both here on campus and further afield. We hope people will see this week as an opportunity to learn more about the trans community in general, as well as to have their questions about what it's like being trans answered. You can get involved as much as you are able to - whether that is by learning how to better support your trans friends or by getting involved in campaigns. Whatever you want to do, there is plenty going on!
I'd like to take this opportunity to highlight how much the trans community needs your support at the moment. We're slowly recovering from the outburst of transphobic hate that the Gender Recognition Act consultation stirred up, while continuing to face an onslaught of negative articles in the media. Meanwhile, across the ocean, our trans siblings are facing the threat of being stripped of their fundamental rights and legal protections. All across the western world, the ominous rise of fascism and far-right views similarly frightens us. That is why it is more important than ever for trans allies to stand up for trans people and their human rights. Throughout the week, we'll be sharing lots of resources on how you can do this.
Last week, we remembered those who lost their lives in war. Next week, I'd like to ask you to remember another group of people. Trans Day of Remembrance takes place on Monday 19th November - this is a day for the trans community, and our wider community of allies, to remember those trans people who have lost their lives through transphobic violence. These people are predominantly trans women of colour, many of whom are from the global south. A full list of deaths is published each year, but these are only the ones we know about. It is always a difficult and painful day for the trans community. It is not the day to ask lots of questions, but instead a day to listen to and mourn with us. Tell your trans friends they have your support and that you are thinking of them on TDOR.
That all said, I remain optimistic for the trans community and for trans rights. Whilst there has been a lot of pushback against the trans community, there have also been others both within and outside that community who have gotten together to help protect trans rights. For many people, the current global climate has made them realise that they need to stand up and actively campaign to protect and establish these rights. I do believe that with the support of others, we can make something good come out of all the frightening and ominous political movements that are taking hold around the world. I'm not about to give up hope yet. We didn't get Civil and LGBT+ rights by asking for them nicely, and we mustn't lose them because we stopped fighting. Right now, we need to use all the methods we have at our disposal. We must continue to campaign and protest loudly, whilst also voting and engaging with politicians where we can. And we need numbers - we need the support of trans allies. So please, support your trans friends and get involved in the fight for trans rights.
So, what's on this week? We have training workshops for Societies and Sports Clubs, a talk by a guest speaker, a discussion group, a quiz and the relaunch of the trans support group. Check out the SU page (https://www.warwicksu.com/campaigning/campaigns/liberation/transawarenessweek/) for the full list of events!


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Although I'm clearly neurotic when it comes to the decision of whether to procreate, I'm probably going to make this decision the way most people do: emotionally. Sure, I will justify the decision intellectually, but ultimately it will be a heart-based one.
I've spent a lot of time soul-searching the kid question. I've asked myself why not? What am I so afraid of? Will I regret missing out on the experience of a kid and grandkids when I'm older? Does having a kid align with my purpose? Will my life be meaningful without a kid? What is the meaning of life anyway?
Despite my best efforts, these meditations on the kid question have rarely been clarifying. Sometimes this soul-searching ends in an existential dilemma bigger than the kid problem. Clearly, I have issues, but my intentions are sound. People should be more thoughtful about the implications of creating offspring and what drives them to do it.
As a sophisticated species, there is more than the biological urge at play here. We desire connectedness through loving relationships and need a sense of purpose, and being parents gives our lives meaning. We are all striving to reach our potential in life, and having kids helps us grow. For some people, the greatest inspiration to become a better person stems from the desire to be a good parent and role model to their children. Having a kid challenges you to grow up, be patient, be present, and care more.
I think having a kid would make me a better person, and that's why I'm warming up to it. Here are some of the ways a kid would be good for me:
It Would Orient Me
Mythology and religion were stories invented by humans to answer one question: what is our place in this vast mysterious universe? I often feel disconnected from the world like I don't belong (or care to belong). I vacillate between wanting to create art that reaches people and wanting to live alone in the woods to create art only for myself. But I don't think I was meant to be a hermit in this life, and it would be foolish to give into that tendency.
Right now, I have one foot in and one foot out. But I think my life would be better if I became more invested in society, and a kid can fix that. Having children makes you care about the world because your child's future depends on it. Having a kid means you belong because now you belong to this child and a child needs to interact with the world.
Yes but . . . there are other ways to grow and deepen your connection to the world. Obviously, I need to focus on what I can do to contribute to society and be an active participant in my community, but I can be more proactive about doing that with my art.
It Would Open My Heart
My father is a reclusive curmudgeon and I can see glimpses of that developing in myself. I often find people disappointing and out for themselves. I have very few friends, and I rarely meet people I like. I'm not sure I even like myself that much. You could say that I'm becoming increasingly closed off with age, and my ability for compassion is getting rusty.
It's such a rare gift to bear witness to a miracle, and when you do, it changes you. Creating life is a miracle that busts open your heart irreversibly. Parents I've known describe the overwhelming love they feel for their child as life-altering. It doesn't stop there. All of a sudden, you relate to mothers with painful empathy. You don't let people get to you as much, and you remember that they too are somebody's child. Your road rage subsides, you cry at the news, and you begin to think it might be a good idea to get to know your neighbors. I better get on the compassion train before I turn 40 going on grumpy 60.
Yes but . . . having a kid doesn't make you a saint, and kid or not, we should all be working harder to develop more compassion.
I Want My Husband To Have This
My husband used to be agnostic about kids, but now he definitely wants a kid. And he should have a kid. It is the natural next step for him and it seems obvious to me that it would be a beneficial part of his evolution as a man. He is ready to be a father and I believe he would be a good one. I love my husband and desperately want to give him this. He is not pressuring me in the least and reassures me that he will be fine without a kid. But still, I feel I would be denying him of something he was meant to have.
Yes but . . . having a child for your partner when you don't want one is a big mistake. You both have to be in all the way, or you're going to resent each other.
Read the next part: "Why I Decided Not To Have Kids"


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Coco: 10 World Leading Masters Choose 100 Contemporary Chefs
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Cocois an exciting, unprecedented guide to the most exceptional talent in the international restaurant world. Following in the footsteps of Phaidon's successful 10x10series featuring emerging young artists in different fields, such as contemporary art (cream, Fresh Cream, Cream 3, andIce Cream), architecture (10x10 and10x10_2), photography (BLINK), and graphic design (Area, and Area 2), Coco presents 100 of the best emerging chefs from around the world selected by 10 superstar chefs: Ferran Adrià (Spain), Mario Batali (USA), Shannon Bennett (Australia), Alain Ducasse (France), Fergus Henderson (UK), Yoshihiro Murata (Japan), Gordon Ramsay (UK), René Redzepi (Denmark), Alice Waters (USA), and Jacky Yu (Hong Kong). The selected 100 chefs are creating the most innovative cuisine today. From Singapore to New York, Stockholm to Surrey, Hong Kong to Paris, these chefs are pushing their craft to new heights and are beginning to receive international attention for their cooking.
Arranged alphabetically by chef, the book will present each chef over two spreads with a sample menu and signature recipes, original color photographs of the recipes and of the restaurant, the chef at work, and the chef's environment, including farmers' markets and favorite ingredients. The chef-curators present each of their selected chefs in the form of short insightful essays, and also discuss one specific dish that has had a particular significance throughout their life or career, accompanied by a recipe and photograph of the dish.


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Pakistan will send first astronaut into space in 2022: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry
Pakistan will launch its first space mission in 2022, Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced during a press briefing in Islamabad.
Addressing the media on Wednesday, Fawad Chaudhry said that a contract has been signed between a Chinese company and Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) for the mission.
This will be Pakistan's first space mission.
Pakistan launched two of its satellites into the orbit from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China in July this year.
The satellites, Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite-1 (PRSS-1) and Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite-1A (PakTES-1A), were propelled into space through the Chinese Long March 2C launch vehicle.
The first satellite PRSS-1 would be used for land resources survey, evaluation, dynamic monitoring and management, resource utilization, environmental disaster monitoring, agricultural survey, and urban construction.
The second test satellite launched was a PAK-TES-1A, developed by Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission (Suparco) to enhance satellite manufacture capabilities in the country.


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Most people will tell you to research the market first and then figure out your price. While this is a useful step, this places the emphasis on comparing what you offer to what is in market. Your offer might be something completely new for the market, so you won't have too many reference points to build your pricing strategy.
Instead of just going by what the market is, we suggest these 5 steps to discover the best pricing strategy for your product or service.
1. Determine where you're positioned in the market
Are you a high end, low volume business or a low end, high volume business? If you're at the high end, remember people may use price as an indicator for quality. If you're at the low end, remember you don't want to be too cheap, as people won't value your products or services very much.
2. Choose how much profit you want to make
This is important to start with your margin first, as this is what will give your business cash flow. If you focus on profit as your starting point, rather than the final step, you may look at your pricing strategy differently. Profit is your focus in business, so you want to make sure your products and services have a healthy margin for you.
3. Boldly negotiate with your suppliers to bring down your cost of goods sold
If you find there are not enough margins in your pricing strategy, you can look into bringing the price you pay for the goods and services down. This might require you to do you research on how your supplier's competitors price, so you walk into the conversation clear on why you now will pay less for their product or service.
4. Do a sense check with current market prices
While current market prices should not be the sole basis for your pricing strategy, they are a good guide on how much your product or service might be worth to the customer. If you price above the market, you want to have strong benefits as to why you do so for your customers. Some people might be willing to pay a premium and you usually need to communicate why this is so.
5. Feel into how much your customers and clients value your product
How much they are willing to pay? Remember your first sale will set your baseline price, so you want to get this right the first time.
When you choose how much profit you want to make, profit becomes your focus and you'll be in a better position to know which pricing strategy is best for you in the long run.


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Why work at startups
Since September 2014 I have lived and worked in the startup world — first atCopy Me That and later at EasySize. During this time there has been ups and down but it has been an incredible learning experience as well. I want to tell about my preconceived ideas, what you can learn at a startup and what I learned about myself.
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By Tyler Calder
It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment when my group chat became an endless loop of astrology memes, but I'm pretty sure it was some time last year – just shortly after Co-Star released its modern, millennial-friendly astrology app. Coincidence? Probably not.
The app's minimalist interface brings astrology to the masses – making it easier (and ~cooler~) than ever to know your sun sign, your moon sign, and read your natal charts just for fun before bed. We sat down with the company's CEO and co-founder, Banu Guler, to learn more about the astrology app you just can't get enough of.
Can you tell us a little bit about the genesis of Co-Star and how it started?
I've been into astrology for a super long time, but kind of assumed it was something that only my wingnut friends and I were into. So, a while back, I showed up at a friend's baby shower with a full book-length interpretation of the baby's natal chart designed out to be super goth and dark, meant to alienate people. But, it completely backfired and everyone was like, "Wow, I want to buy one of these."
I was working in the fashion world and living in Brooklyn. It set a bug in my ear, and I just started paying more attention, noticing how people used astrology as a really cool language to talk about who they were, how they related to each other, and what they were experiencing.
Then, when Trump got elected, I took my two favorite coworkers out to lunch and was like, "We gotta go [do something new] and I think there is room for something like Co-Star." So we all left and started working on this thing the following summer - this is the summer of 2017 - and launched that October and have been growing at an insane rate since.
Did you always know that you wanted it to manifest as an app?
There was this moment [recently] when I was at the Apple store just looking at everybody waiting to get their phones fixed, and I noticed that everybody kind of looks like a broken cyborg when they don't have their phones in their hands. It's an app because apps are how we consume the world at this point.
What I think is really fascinating about this right now is that if you go out to a bar in Brooklyn, you'll overhear a group of people downloading Co-Star on their phones and then starting to have this really amazing real-life conversation about what they're reading. I think that play between online and offline is super fascinating and something we think about a lot internally. It's very much idea behind how we built this thing.
Why do you think people are so drawn to astrology right now? How have you been able to capture it in a way that millennials are drawn to?
When you sit down and listen to how people talk about astrology in the real world, it's not really this hyper-predictive, "What lottery number should I play today?" which I think is the sort of vibe that a lot of the other astrology apps portray. Nobody is looking for which lottery number to play. They're much more interested in using astrology to answer the question of how we can have a real conversation about ourselves and our reality.
I think astrology has stuck around for thousands of years precisely because it is so good at being a kind of infrastructure for those conversations.
How do you think astrology has evolved, or has our understanding of it just evolved in our lifetime?
One of the coolest things about astrology is that some version of astrology, or the idea of talking about people based on where the stars are, has evolved in almost every single cultural context throughout the world.
If you are under the sky and looking at the stars, and the stars are out - it is very hard not to look at them. If you are with other people, similarly, it's really hard not to look at them and start to see patterns. And what is cool about that is if you just compare, say, astrology in the way it's practiced and thought about in India to the way it's thought about in the American context, there are huge differences.
Then if you look at how it's shifted in the last 10 or 15 years, Mars and Venus used to be super, super gendered concepts. It was like Mars is about masculinity and men and Venus is about femininity and women. Now that's kind of gone, disappeared completely, over the past 10ish years.
Now Venus (for the most part) stands for love and tenderness and maybe feminine forms of energy, like social softness, self-care, etc., whereas Mars has shifted toward aggression, sex, taking action, which is cool because it's less about hey the planets have genders, and it's more interesting to isolate the behavior that they may be correlate to or parts of the personality.
What does a day in the life look like for you?
Really depends on the day – it's been nuts lately. I'm in a lot of meetings. I try really hard to make time to do boring human stuff - like eat food and read a book, but that doesn't always happen. So it often feels like a lot of running around.
How do you use astrology to inform your everyday life and decision-making?
It's fascinating being in this position now. I've been using astrology for so long - to me, it's this language for talking about humans. But I am now in this position where I have to make decisions based on a lot of other stuff; and one of my weird coping mechanisms, historically, (what I used to do) was I would ask everybody within the first conversation what their sun sign is and if they know what their moon and rising were.
Now I'm having to remove that tick from my conversational style. For instance, when interviewing a potential engineer, it's actually not cool to ask that. But, in my personal life it's just constant. "Oh that's because you're this moon," or, "oh that's because you're this Venus, oh what's their Mars?" Sometimes it's more important than what their name is honestly.
How would you say astrology affects our relationships? How can we use it to better understand the people in our lives?
If you look at the evolution of astrology over the past 100 years, sun sign-based astrology (editor's note: The sign most often talked about in mainstream media is your sun sign) was invented in the '20s or '30s by this guy who was just selling newspapers and realized you can reduce everybody to a single sign that's easy to identify based on date of birth. It's not something that is 100% accurate - they solved that with cusps eventually - but, it worked really well to sell newspapers. Within maybe 20 years, 60 or 70% of British adults were reading their horoscopes at least monthly.
But one of the really terrible things about that in turn, everybody got reduced to this single archetype but that's not how humans work, humans are incredibly complex, and internally contradictory, inconsistent, and change dynamically in all kinds of different ways. I think one of the things that is really valuable about full natal chart astrology is that it's a language for complexity [of humans] at the end of the day.
Your moon sign, for instance, [is important because it] is really for when you are by yourself, drunk late at night, falling asleep; whereas your Venus sign is when you're falling in love, whereas your Mercury is how you think and talk and how your brain operates. I think [the combination of these] is much closer to how human personality plays out.
I think the most powerful part of astrology comes once you can be like "you're shutting down within this conversation because you are a Capricorn Mars." You're going to have a much more successful time doing that than if you were like "Why are you shutting down? It's because you're a monster."
For someone who is not currently using the Co-Star app, what is the ideal way a user would engage with it in your mind?
Download the app, put in your date of birth, add your friends and you can look at your full chart, plus see your compatibility with friends when they add you back. You can also see updates based on where the stars are right now, you can send your friends messages and talk about it.
Are you seeing more people use astrology as a form of self-care and reflection? Do you have tips for using the Co-Star app for taking better care of yourself?
Absolutely. I think there is a wide open space and people are really searching for better ways to take care of themselves instead of scrolling through their phones waiting for that next like to pop up.
We noticed that a lot of people actually use the app late at night, which I find really really tender. It's a way of thinking about what happened over the course of your day. It's this framework for reflecting and saying, "How was my love life today? How was work really? What did I do that was right and what did I do that I can improve?"
What does self-care mean to you as an entrepreneur?
A friend of mine was joking the other night that my definition of self-care includes "I'm a robot that is required to eat food for my human body to continue functioning" – which is probably fairly accurate.
I'm not terribly romantic about self-care but that being said, I have a handful of long-term self-care strategies: I take a lot of time out to have short sweet conversation with friends, I throw a lot of dinner parties, and I've alternated between having themes for them or not. For a while the going theme was requiring people to have something to read aloud – preferably something that was their own authorship.
I like creating these ways to build intimacy between people who don't know each other or have a basis for knowing each other. I also read a lot. My true guilty pleasure is a lot of trashy sci-fi – nothing to write home about.
How do you wind down after a long day?
Usually I'm on my couch, I turn off my phone, turn off my computer, and read and listen to music. Notifications rot your brain, I think. My true self-care strategy is not having almost any notifications turned on. It's very hard to reach me immediately.
What is your sign and what signs are you compatible with?
I am a Scorpio sun and a Cancer rising and a Leo moon. I am super compatible with Tauruses. Almost everyone I have ever dated seriously has been a Taurus. And I'm also super magnetized to Pisces. They're super dreamy and sweet.
What is your most Scorpio quality?
I am hyper-obsessed with the idea of the truth and cutting away everything that is not the truth, for better or worse.
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text: Question: I have a question on how to best handle the following issue in QuickBooks. I entered a bill and paid a bill with a credit card, everything was fine at this point, but when I did an EFT from banking/checking to my credit card account it was for $3.00 over the bill amount, so now in my Pay Bills I have a $3.00 due to the original vendor. I'm okay with leaving the $3 paid on the credit card, I just want to clean up the transaction from staying in my Pay Bills. Answer: The EFT from your checking account to your credit card account shouldn't have affected your vendor bill at all. When you pay a bill with a credit card, it increases your credit card balance. When you pay your credit card bill, it should reduce your credit card balance. So a $3 overpayment should be showing as a negative $3 credit card balance on your balance sheet. Think of your credit card account as a checking account, only in reverse. Instead of you having money in the bank, you owe money to the bank. But you want to go through the same process as a checking account. Enter all your credit card charges as you go along and then reconcile your account once you get your statement. I can't know for sure without looking at your file, but I'm guessing you didn't use your credit card account as the Account on the EFT check. It's also possible you didn't use your credit card account when you paid the bill. Credit card should be selected as Method and the correct credit card account should be selected in Account.


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Be sure to check out the 2,000th post giveaway! Free quilting!!
This week, I worked on a couple of things that used some stash.
I made the backing for the dog quilt. It is the red and black flowers on the white background.
And I made step 2 of Judy's Road to Llano. My plan is to get step 3 and possibly 4 done within the next day or so.
Right now, I need to finish quilting this Nautical Swoon quilt for Gillian. I could have finished it last night if I hadn't had a date with Jason Bourne. Talk about swooning!
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Total Number of National Occupational Standard (NOS) - 7
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NOS List of Pharmacy Assistant [HSS/Q5401] - Total NOS - 7
1. Receive prescription and assist pharmacist in verifying that information is complete [HSS/N5401]
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3. Establish or maintain patient profile, including lists of medications taken by individual patients [HSS/N5403]
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We are past the middle of February and even though the cold has been intense and the snow bounteous, there is a different feeling in the air.
As I shoveled our driveway yesterday, I got so overheated I had to take my jacket off and work in a sweater. The ice patch in front of our steps has developed tiny rivulets under its surface. The birds have been visiting the bird feeder, and their morning song has lasted for longer and longer stretches. When I wake up at 7 am a promising wisp of light is discernible through the window curtains. When we sit down to dinner at 6 pm the sun still hasn't set.
Like Napoleonic armies retreating from Moscow, the winter is still showing its outer might, but its spirit is broken. We can all feel it.Through my window
This transitional cycle between seasons would feel intolerably protracted but this year I thank goodness for the Olympic games! Like most foreigners I love the Olympic games and sometimes marvel at how much time I, and my European friends (mostly middle aged and elderly ladies,) are willing to spend watching sports that we care nothing about: luge, bobsleigh, curling, snowboarding, cross country skiing, speed-skating. Ice skating we like. My husband and sons, who love watching basketball, baseball and football, watch the Olympic sports only under duress.
I love the Olympic games and not for the sports at all. I love the congregation of different peoples all in the same place at the same time. In peace. How often does that happen outside the games? Never. But here they are, these young kids, all carrying their tribal DNA in their features, most of them here not to win medals but to meet young people from places other than their own, to share experiences and to have fun.
To see them all together is to know that winter is not forever and that spring will come after all.


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In the Park
He looks at me with solemn eyes,
and proudly curls his tail,
his little sides go in and out
like wind inside a sail.
He freezes, frightened some would say,
but I think he's just vain,
he waits for me to notice him,
then whisk, he's off again.
High up into a tree he goes,
to fetch his lady fair,
then chases her across the grass,
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Every morning as one steps out there is a bizarre feeling that creeps in – Problems, challenges, and issues all around. Be it civic amenities, utility networks, transportation networks, and the list goes on. As we navigate our way to workplaces, huge hoardings along the way stare at us with catchy graphics and phrases "Best City to live in", "Smart City" "City of Joy" and so on. On social media, the city administrations are trying hard to sell their dreams and achievements, while at the same time irate citizens post pictures and hard-hitting comments with the state of affairs on the ground punching holes to the claims made by the administration. These are two sides of today's cities we live in.
Interestingly it does not stop here. As we look at the larger picture the situation is no different. State and district administrations hard-sell their achievements, while the ground realities are very often contrasting. Where does the problem lie? Is it with the intent or the ability to deliver? Intent cannot be blamed, but the capability to deliver does come under scrutiny. One of the major challenge the administration today face is a reliable "Decision Support System" which can help them plan, execute, monitor and deliver their wish-lists and meet the expectations of their stakeholders realistically. And unless this is done, the contrasting two sides of our cities are inevitable.
Setting the context
By virtue of digital initiatives and IT implementations, administrations today are faced with a challenge of large volumes of unstructured data coming from multiple disparate sources which are difficult to make sense of. Traditional systems report problems but are not capable of "showing them", which adds to the troubles of the administration in a situation where they are flooded with loads of data constantly. In many cases by the time administration has figured out the exact location along with an action plan, the ground situation would have already changed. The best way out is – implementation of a "Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS)" which offers a huge potential to bail them out. But is easier said than done.
One of the major challenges for a good SDSS or as I prefer to call a "Geo-enabled Decision Support system (G-DSS)" is availability and access to geo-data. For various reasons geo-data continues to be the first hurdle in realizing benefits of a G-DSS. Geo-data needs to be easily available, accessible and updated at all times, which is a big challenge administrations face due to various reasons. As it always happens, taking the path of least resistance, people navigate their way from these limitations and are developing and deploying "deformed versions of Geo-enabled systems" with a hope to scale it up when the geo-data situation improves. Though deployed, it is no secret that these are not as effective and efficient to their potential, in serving the purpose.
Constraints of "Geo-Data" has been one of the major bottlenecks in realizing the full potential of G-DSS. These are 3A's – availability, access and aspect (quality). These constrain have been preventing users from getting the best out of their investments on Geospatial Technologies. For a country which has demonstrated its global leadership in the IT sector over last few decades, the contribution of the geospatial technologies has been very minuscule. This has been rather unfortunate. There have been very few start-up's in India, who has forayed into innovating and developing applications around Geo-data. When compared to the total IT start-ups in the country, the geospatial start-ups are negligible, which is shameful. This despite, the hype that surrounds "Make in India" and use of GIS in the government of India's digital initiatives.
In times when computing has become faster and affordable, a proliferation of location intelligent devices is at the peak and utility and significance of location and intelligence around it is widely recognized and acknowledged, it is a sorry state of affairs – Start-up ecosystem for geospatial applications is virtually non-existent. This undoubtedly is a big threat for sustainable growth of the industry in India and needs to be addressed on a war footing by governments and industry together.
Ground Situation
It is important to understand the current situation on the ground. Multiple projects for geo-enablement have been undertaken by different departments within a city/state over a period of time. In recent times there has been a trend to web-enable these applications and scale them up as decision support platforms.
Geo-Data creation, has historically been driven by a purpose in most cases by user agencies. And this purpose has always defined the quality of the geo-data. In some situations, the same data has been acquired more than once by different agencies and is not interoperable. Having acquired the data there has hardly been any effort to update the data in most of the cases, which diminishes the value of the geo-data over time, especially when urbanization and urban development is taking place at a rapid pace.
Though these projects are funded by taxpayers, seldom does an ordinary taxpayer gets access to the same. In many cases, other governmental agencies to find it cumbersome to gain access to existing data from elsewhere in the system. And eventually end up acquiring data once again, duplicating the effort. Effort duplication undoubtedly adds to the redundancy and additional cost burden on the taxpayer, which otherwise can be judiciously used for the sustainable economic development. Ironically this is in spite of the fact that the administrations are constantly under financial pressures.
The access to these applications and the data is largely restricted to the immediate project stakeholders and the geo-data rests in multiple silos scattered across the departments. There is no centralized inventory which can at least give information on the data that is available. Neither is there a nodal body at a state level or city level, that monitors the geospatial technology implementations and geo-data creation nor does a mandate exist to consolidate such information.
Net result, these "deformed geo-enabled systems" deprive the stakeholders of the value for their money and potential benefits that could have reached them in an ideal situation.
Many factors have attributed to the current situation. 3A's (availability, access, and aspect of Geo-data), Poor awareness and lack of vision, Processes in place, Policies in force, the Poor competence of the management consultants/ GIS experts engaged by the user agencies and Sales strategies by vendors being the major ones.
To overcome these challenges the first step should be to – Democratize the geo-data. Unless the "Geo-Data" is democratized, we have no choice but to live with these "deformed Geo-enabled systems".
Why Democratize?
Geo-data happens to be at the core of a G-DSS. It is a known fact that the biggest advantage geo-data provides is that same data set can be used by multiple stakeholders for different applications. Eg. Transportation layer can be used by – Roads and Buildings Department for managing road networks, by the Police department for managing traffic, public safety and emergency response, by Urban development for managing urban sprawl, Utilities for managing utility networks and so on. While the details required may vary, completeness, quality, and interoperability of the geo-data play a vital role in such situations.
The current situation of inaccessible geo-data, scattered in silos, restricts administrations and prevents them from realizing the optimal potential of geo-enabled systems. "Geo-data democratization" provides the ability for geo-information in a digital format to be accessible to the stakeholders as and when required, breaking the barriers. Deemed as a process of empowerment, easier and faster the stakeholders can access the geo-data to get the insights they need without help, quicker and efficient the administrations would be in delivering efficient and cost effective governance and services. Once democratized the three constraints of geo-data – Availability, Access, and Aspect can be transformed to facilitate Enablement, Empowerment, and Engagement.
Access to multi-disciplinary themes and real-time data (from sensors, IOT devices, etc) with ease significantly improves the collaboration between stakeholders and enhances the capabilities of a G-DSS multi-fold. Geo-data democratization provides the administration with an enhanced situational awareness and actionable intelligence for a robust decision support and policy formulation. Powered by geo-analytics and geo-knowledge discovery, multi-disciplinary data can aid in the accurate prediction of scenarios and their mitigation.
Geo-data creation and maintenance is an expensive and time-consuming affair. The scale of operation is large and complex, it always calls for strict process and quality control. "Geo-data democratization" can optimize processes of creation and maintenance, improve availability and access, improve the quality, eliminate redundancy and above all make the entire geo-data value chain cost-effective.
Technologies like Virtualization, Data federation, Cloud Storage and BI applications make it possible to overcome the traditional challenges and democratize the data with ease in a shorter span of time. Supported by a robust data governance and a policy framework, geo-data democratization can be a game-changer.
Way forward
State government's being the major beneficiary should take the ownership of geo-data democratization. To start with a State Geospatial Excellence Centre (SGEC) should be established as a nodal body to steward the cause. This should ideally be a sub-set of the state's IT Mission, to align the GIS with another state-wide and national digital initiatives.
Below are the high-level functions SGEC should undertake:
Shall be one-window-stop for all Geospatial technology related issues and shall coordinate with data owners and other stakeholders to facilitate availability and access.
- Shall define a geo-data governance framework interoperable with NSDI and consolidate the information on geospatial applications and geo-data available across the state.
- Shall create and hold a centralized inventory of all geospatial technology related implementations and geo-data availability.
- Shall design and build an institutional and technological framework for collation and integration of the disparate geo-data sets available with multiple stakeholders across the state.
- Shall coordinate and steer harvesting, creation, and updating of the geo-data across the state.
- Shall facilitate dissemination of geo-data to potential users.
- Shall facilitate technology evangelism/advisory to assist users in adopting geospatial technologies in best possible manner and help them maximize ROI on their investments.
- Shall also serve as an incubation center for encouraging innovation and start-up economy.
It is ideal that Geo-Data creation and maintenance be mandated to the educational institutions across the state with defined geographical boundaries of operation and adequate funds provided to them for building required infrastructure. Universities/Colleges offering Geospatial programs should include the data acquisition and maintenance as part of the project for the students. Industry can partner with these educational institutions and collaborate. This will ensure that the data is updated at all times in a very cost effective manner.
The bigger benefit that this approach will provide is that while the geo-data is democratized, it will also give much-required boost to the quality of education in the universities, which has been crying for attention for some time now. With better infrastructure and hands-on experience in different aspects of geo-data creation, the students can improve their "employability" and be better poised for the industry. This can be a major step in bridging the much-talked gap between the industry and academia.
In closing
As we rapidly move towards a digital economy, administrations cannot afford to be crippled by deformed and ineffective decision support systems due to lack of geo-data. Stepping out in the mornings should be a memorable experience and with an intent to deliver supported by a robust capability to deliver, administrations can make the phrases like "Best City to live in", "Smart City", "City of Joy" a reality. Geo-data democratization holds the key.
The emerging data-centric scenarios flooded with location information, demand dynamic, real-time and cost-effective geo-enabled decision support systems which will be vital to the success of the digital revolution. The silo and need-based approach to the geo-data are thing of past and has outlived its utility. It is proven that this approach is unsustainable and can no longer continue. Time has come to unlock the potential of geo-data democratization, let's do it. Geo-data democratization was required as of yesterday, but better late than never.


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Newton le Willows A Asc Match Fishing News 16-5-19
The Newton le Willows AA, Whitton Group Spring League,Final round. (20 pegs).
Sunday 12th May, Upper pound Sankey canal.
1. Pete Baker (Liverpool AS), peg 32 , 7-4-8, 2 tench plus silvers on long pole and worm/caster
2. Bill Aston (Golborne), peg 30, 6-1-0, roach and perch on pole and maggot
3. Ian Alexander (Burt Baits), peg 34, 5-14-0, 2 tench and perch on pole and worm/ pellet
4. Chris Grehan (Warrington), peg 52, 5-5-0, roach on pole and caster.
Final overall league: 1. Billy Aston 55 pts 2. Mark Brown 46 pts 3. Graham Sixsmith 43 pts
White Door Dam Tuesday Evening members sweepstake, (Beech pool 15 pegs).
Tuesday 14th May
1st Steve Wood, (Golborne) peg 14, with carp and skimmers to pole for 29-6-0.
2nd Mike Collins (Newton le W) peg 15 with carp and skimers to pole for 18-8-0.
3rd Jack Abbot (Golborne) peg 12 with carp and silver fish to pole for 11-4-0.
These matches are every Tuesday evening while daylight permits. 5-pm draw.
The Disabled & Over Sixties Members Weekly Match, Yewtree Reservoir (20 pegs)
1st Bill Aston (Golborne) peg 11 with small carp to pole and pellet for 18-8-0.
2nd Paul Hill (Widnes) peg 24 with small carp to pole and bread for 17-14-0.
3rd Mick Collins (Newton le W) peg 19 with carp and silver fish to pole for 12-5-0.
4th Eddie Marcroft, (Golborne Tackle & Bait) peg 26 with carp, bream and rudd to pole for 11-10-0.
Newton AA match results
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An Analysis of the Retail Sales of Academic Books in the UK
The following essay will analyse the academic publishing market in the UK. The analysis will incorporate and focus on data provided by Nielsen Bookscan in order to show the development of retail sales in the UK. University College London
The academic publishing market
Academic publishing is an international market that offers a variety of products in specialist fields like Science, Technology, Medicine (STM), Humanities, Social Sciences (HSS), and other areas (Clark & Phillips, 2014). The core products are books and journals (digital and printed).The distinction between academic titles and others like textbooks or general non-fiction is that they are "produced by academics in the course of their research" (Smith, 2012, loc. 838/or 23%).
The core data source for this essay is Nielsen Bookscan. As stated on the Nielsen Book Research Processing Calendar, the tool gathers data of 90% of all retail book purchases in the UK. This can be confirmed with restrictions while looking at the overall market of 2013/2014 in figure 1. Bookscan delivered for 2014 93% of the UK physical book sales stated by the Publishers Association and for 2013 88%.
However, most book sales in academic publishing are generated through libraries or individuals and not through retailers (Clark & Phillips, 2014). Hence, the data derived from Nielsen Bookscan have to be handled cautiously as they are likely to only show a fraction of the academic publishing market.
Academic book publishing market
Clark & Phillips define academic books as "edited volumes, reference works, handbooks, conference proceedings, and academic monographs (original research) published in hardback and as ebooks at high prices and destined for the libraries mainly in the UK and US, …" (2014, loc. 2073/or 20%). The overall market size for these products[1] can be seen in value, volume, and number (all in k) of titles in figures 2 as stated by Nielsen. However, as the target group is libraries and Nielsen does not cover non-retail sales, these numbers might be far below the general 90% market coverage of Nielsen.
The charts clearly show that the market rose to a local peak in 2009, then went into recession the following five years with a recovery in 2015. However, the titles count declined only once and increased again in 2009 all through to 2015. A conclusion here is that less value was generated by an increasing number of titles. Hence, the actual selling price might have fallen in the recession, especially towards 2015.
As can be seen in figure 3, a comparison of the prices of the top 1,000 titles of the analysed market supports the assumption. In the years from 2013 – 2015, while the titles climbed far over the mean, the actual selling price decreased. However, as the recommended retail price was even more reduced in this period, the difference (in other words the sales discount on average) rose.
Academic book publishing subject areas
The following charts show an analysis of the development of subjects in value and volume.
These charts clearly show the strong position of Management, Business, and Economics (MBE) titles and the declining share of Computing & IT (CIT) and Social Sciences (SS) titles. This development is supported by a view on the actual market share of each subject in the respective years.
The decline of the CIT and SS subject is also resembled in the market share. However, CIT decreased faster in value than in volume which might be an indicator for a price inflation in this subject.
Another irregularity reveals the subject Language & Linguistics (LL). It shows an increase in value with a decrease in volume over the first five years which presumably is a result of a rise of the ASP in this subject. Overall, the market development shows that a domination of MBE and SS increased to 2010 but diminished afterwards. Yet, the domination remains above 50% in both value and volume in 2015.
The scholarly journal publishing market
The information gathered from Nielsen Bookscan reveal useful insights into the academic market. However, it is only a fraction as no direct sales to libraries are included. Furthermore, with the inability to deliver all titles of a book due to data base restrictions of Nielsen, the data only show a maximum of the 5,000 most sold titles. But it is especially in the academic market important to look at the long tail as many books are only sold a few hundred times or even less.[2]
In addition, there is the market for scientific journals. This is arguably dominated by a few big conglomerates with many smaller publishers in specialised fields (Clark & Phillips, 2014; Smith, 2012). A problem in this part of the market is therefore that the leading companies operate worldwide and – in official statements[3] – only state revenues as per sales region[4] if not only as worldwide.
The major academic publishers
The most important journal publishers in terms of market share are RELX, SpringerNature, Wiley-Blackwell, Taylor & Francis, Wolters Kluwer, and Sage (Larivière et al., 2015). The most important sector is conceivably STM with about $10 billion annual worldwide revenue in 2013. The EMEA share of this was 14% ($1.4 billion/£990 million) (STM, 2015).
As a part of this, UK universities spent in 2014 £93,766,870.11 on journal subscription for journals of the publishers Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Sage, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Nature Publishing Group, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics Publishing (Lawson et al., 2015), with £18,237,555 only for Elsevier journals (Gowers, 2014). Look & Sparks (2010) saw the overall number of UK HEIs annual spending on journals between £113 million and £121 million even before 2010. That gives an image of the market value of journals in the UK.
Open Access in the academic publishing market
Withal, the transactional revenue for Open Access (OA) publications should be added to the figures above. These are for example article processing fees or publication service fees – in effect, costs that the author or the author's funder has to bear and are therefore a growing stream of revenue (as stated throughout the mentioned annual reports). A report by Simba Information saw the revenues for STM OA journals at $242.2 million (£170.36 million) (Esposito, 2014). However, this figure cannot be added up to a market total as the percentages are unclear.[5]
Conclusively, the different sectors that accumulate to the overall academic publishing market show the diversity of the market. With the major revenues being generated without retailers (or with a different system of intermediaries like consortia (e.g. Burgundy) or system providers (e.g. SWETS until 2014)), and intransparent amounts and global spreads of subscription revenues, the overall market is very opaque. It furthermore is not useful to combine the book and journal business to analyse one overall market. The mechanisms of the two markets vary too much so that combining the different revenues to one number would barely be meaningful.
However, an in-depth analysis can reveal very insightful facts about the market. Further studies could look at particular fields of the market or find explanations to certain facts; for instance, why the journal business allows higher gross margins than many other industries as Larivière et al. point out (2015).
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[1] Including Adult Non-Fiction Specialist, excluding all textbooks, study guides, or user guides as well as particular titles for which the definition does not apply, e.g. general software guides as trade titles (like: how to use Windows or Word guides)
[2] Supporting data to illustrate this fact can be derived from Nielsen: In 2015, the overall adult fiction market had a volume of 52,007,835 sold copies and 224,134 individual titles, whereas the academic market had a volume of 6,481,985 sold copies and 229,672 individual titles, and the non-fiction non-academic market a volume of 65,658,042 sold copies with 728,909 individual titles. This leads to a ratio (sold copies per title) of 232 for the overall adult fiction market, 28 for the academic market, and 90 for the non-fiction non-academic market. However, this is only data to illustrate the mentioned fact; it does not represent the actual ratio as for this, one would have to deploy a more advanced statistical regresssion for several years in a row.
[3] See for this the annual reports as referenced: Springer, 2013; Informa, 2013; RELX, 2015; John Wiley & Sons, 2015.
[4] Sales regions might be the Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, and Africa), or Asia-Pacific.
[5] To be precise, a service like patron-driven acquisition would have to be taken into account for a market analysis, too. However, for this service are only rough estimates available, with an annual market volume of about $20 million (£14.7 million) (Esposito, 2012).
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