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How do global brands integrate the true diversity of the world, economic, legislative and cultural? How do they build a global brand in such heterogeneous conditions? Can the brand be in fact truly global?
Coping with economic heterogeneity
How should the global brand cope with the reality of widely differing levels of development of markets? This certainly concerns emerging countries, but also the very advanced countries when a new category is concerned.
The first approach is, of course, by adapting the product lines to the markets. One does not sell the same cars in China and in Europe. Car manufacturers use more entry-level models in China. Interestingly, since they want to build a global brand, which means a global perception and not only a global name, care must be taken in launching these models under the same brand values as any upper model of the range sold elsewhere in the world. This causes difficulties in creating a homogeneous concept.
For instance Wyborowa, probably the most exquisite vodka (made in Poland, the homeland of vodka), has to expand in two widely different markets: the most advanced and largest market for international brands (the United States), where there already exists a premium and super premium segment, with very sophisticated brands as Skyy, Belvedere, Grey Goose and Ketel One, well above the prices set by Finlandia and Absolut, not to speak of Smirnoff; and Europe, which is just discovering the category, and in comparison many consumers hardly know what vodka is and why they should drink it.
Clearly, to succeed in the United States the brand needs to launch a super premium version, used as the prototype of the brand, but this is not needed in Europe. How then can a brand present a united concept with two different prototypes?
A second approach is by segmenting the product line. For instance Arc International, the leading group in the world for glass tableware, has recently rationalised its brand portfolio, concentrating on four brands, along a double market segmentation by channel of distribution and by price level. Luminarc is to be the unique mass market brand.
The whole range has been subdivided into three subsets, casual, modern and formal, and each of these families has a positive name. In developed countries, many people would not consider buying products from the 'casual 'family, but these same products are used as gifts in many developing countries.
The third approach is by a phased introduction of innovations. Thus, Danone as a group is totally positioned on 'active health'. However, this concept is a broad one, and cannot mean the same thing in India and in Scandinavia. As a matter of fact, Danone distinguishes three stages of development corresponding to three levels of market maturity: quality /security, health and nutrition, and active health. Markets at each of these stages will see the launch of products that correspond to their meaning of this large concept, 'health'.
Interestingly, although it is very much centralised, Absolut adapts its advertising to the level of maturity in relation to its category of each country. Thus the consumer benefit used in advertising varies according to a fixed ladder of market development and sophistication, from purity (Absolut Perfection ads) to closeness, topicality, taste variety (such as Absolut Lemon) during the growth phase, and creativity/originality in the maturity phase.
A fourth approach is to stick firmly to the brand values through different levels of operationalisation. The best example is Connex. This world brand of public ground transportation was launched in 2000. Its market comes from the growth in the privatisation of former public transport services. Connex has been promoted on a number of added values – regularity, safety, comfort – but because of wide differences in the level of economic development and cost constraints, it is impossible to operationalise each value the same way all over the world.
Expectations of service regularity are not the same in Lagos (Nigeria) and Perth (Australia), for instance. Connex could have decided to restrict use of its name to circumstances that met the highest service delivery standards, but this would have created a very elitist and restricted brand, and would have been contrary to its global strategy: Connex's future growth potential is mostly found in countries that want to accelerate the level of satisfaction attached to public services by outsourcing them.
As a consequence, it was decided to stick to the brand values but to define locally how they are operationalised. In addition, since a brand represents a permanent search for added values, in each city or region where Connex operates, these operational standards must be upgraded year after year, and the result made public.
Coping with differences in legislation and norms
Best practice seminars and books are replete with examples of globalised brands such as Coca-Cola, Mars and Microsoft. Certainly they are interesting examples. However, they also have their limits, imposed not least by differences in taste, in legislation, in norms. Thus none of the yoghurts sold by Dannon USA could be described as yoghurts in the EU, because they contain too high a proportion of starch and stabilising agents, and their taste too is unlikely to meet with public acceptance in Europe. Why? Because Dannon USA, since its creation in 1942, has tried to build its business in the United States.
In the United States there was no custom of eating yoghurt when Dannon began, unlike in Holland, Germany and France. Moreover, the fact that it is eaten with a spoon gave a childish personality to the category. As a result, the whole market started as a niche market, mostly aimed at women, promoting the health benefits, a little like Slimfast. Also, unlike in Europe, Dannon yoghurts actually compete in the snack market, and US consumers typically drink a cola (diet or otherwise) while consuming the product. As a consequence, the yoghurts needed to be sweeter and thicker.
Coping with category differences
Although products may have the same name, they do not mean the same thing from one country to another. Thus, the same apparent product needs to be positioned in accordance with the significance of the category in the different countries.
The example of yoghurt is relevant. At first glance it would seem possible to sell plain Danone yoghurt to everyone in Europe in the same way, whether it be flavoured Danone Kid or Danone Activia. However, despite appearances, yoghurt is a typical case of non-transversality because of the different circumstances in each of the markets when yoghurt was first introduced.
In France, the market is still influenced by the fact that yoghurt was first introduced as a health product and therefore was sold exclusively in pharmacies (in much the same way as mineral water). Though this is no longer the case and most younger consumers would not be aware of it, this has a deep and unconscious impact on attitudes in the market. Thus, in France the product reference is a plain yoghurt, a symbol of good health, while fruit and flavourings were only added a long time afterwards.
In Anglo-Saxon countries, on the other hand, where there weren't any pharmacies in the French sense, yoghurt was first introduced as a low-fat product containing fruit for enjoyment, and in this sense it was a product for adults. The motivation to purchase in the yoghurt market therefore comes from very different impulses in different countries because of the way the market was first created in those countries. Moreover, as a result of these differing motivations, the same product will be regarded in a different light in the various countries involved.
For example, in the UK, the origins of the yoghurt market mean that the product is regarded as being one for pleasure, for the enjoyable experience of eating. Flavoured yoghurt, ie yoghurt without the fruit, is therefore a lesser product, and also means it cannot be positioned in the market for children.
Moreover, plain yoghurt without either flavouring or fruit – and therefore without pleasure in the eating – is thus a boring product only for those on a diet. In Spain and Portugal, on the other hand, where fruit is abundant, the fruit yoghurt does not have the position of product reference in the market.
Indeed, there, where the standard of living is lower than in other European countries, flavoured yoghurt constitutes the main segment, and is eaten as much by children as it is by adults: it is a family product and does not need a first name (such as Kid). Again, in Italy, the reference is blended yoghurt with a different texture, and flavoured yoghurt is positioned for very young children.
Yet again, in France, flavoured yoghurt is regarded simply as a plain yoghurt with added flavouring, so the logic of the health benefit prevails, as testified by the slogan 'Petit à petit on devient moins petit' (literally 'Little by little we become less little'). To emphasise this promise and to differentiate it from competitors, Danone chose to give the first name 'Kid' to this type of yoghurt, thus identifying it with a child reaching a later stage of development.
In a similar way the reaction to Activia is different depending on the country. In France Activia is perceived as the rebirth of plain yoghurt, conveying health and pleasure. In the UK Activia was the first to introduce the health aspect of the product to the market.
In Italy, on the other hand, cultural morality frowns upon the taking of pleasure in the taste of food and it is not considered possible to taste good and and be healthy at the same time. This is reflected in the related commercials – the internal body clock of the UK commercial instead of the nude woman chosen in France.
Thus by considering one of the few food markets that does not have a long history but is actually an industrial product, we can clearly see that the conditions under which the market was created in each country have determined the long-term perception of that product in each specific market. Only Yop crosses these borders.
Positioned for teenagers like a soft drink around the concept of freedom, Yop has a European commercial that works well in all countries, provided of course the market understands the concept of a drinkable yoghurt.
Coping with differences of segment
The same product may belong to different segments in different countries. It then faces different competition and aims at different targets. In the car industry, the small car segment represents 38 per cent of cars on average in Europe, with extremes reaching 59 per cent in Portugal and 18 per cent in Austria or Germany. In Italy, the small household car is nevertheless the main car, in which the whole family fits.
This determines a stream of structural expectations (five doors for example) very different from France where the segment corresponds to the second or even the third car. Another problem arises when Germany is considered: in this country the segment simply does not exist. Here it is the Golf that is considered the small car, when it is in the middle range segment everywhere else in Europe.
It was, therefore, difficult to speak of the Peugeot 106, for instance, in the same way in all countries. In France, in order to compete with the Renault Clio and not to poach sales from the Peugeot 206, the amount of interior space was emphasised, despite the small size of the car (hence the slogan 'la surprise de taille' – 'the size surprise').
In Germany, the 106 was positioned like the Austin Mini, as a second car, small, feminine and urban, and after that as the most environmentally friendly because it was the smallest.
In the countries of Southern Europe the interior space was again emphasised to make it a good first family car. In the UK the 106 was positioned as a feminine car which was small but which allowed escape through its comfortable and dynamic aspects – two qualities that make Peugeot a valued brand in this country.
Coping with differences in meaning
The danger with international communication is that there may seems to be a common understanding of words, where in fact there is not. Simple words as ' nature' and 'well-being' do not mean the same thing across countries. If they did, it still remains to be proven that the best way to communicate the concept is similar across countries. Often it is not.
According to the country, the same idea must be expressed through different symbols. This established fact has the paradoxical consequence that it is not by using the same brand name from one country to another that one stays closest to the initial brand concept. The concept behind Jif is better expressed by Viss in Germany and Cif in France. One can change a local name to a global name when the former has little intrinsic meaning and the name precisely encompasses the concept of the product.
Otherwise, a fundamental element of the identity is shattered. The diversity of names draws the product closer to its consumers in each market. This is why Playtex applies a modular policy: the Playtex name is worldwide. On the other hand, the company adapts the names of individual products to the markets. Indeed, Playtex only launches new product concepts if they are international.
The marketing strategy is homogeneous within large geographic areas (Europe for example): thus the 'Cross Your Heart' range has the same positioning, the same consumer benefit, the same advertising theme and the same execution in all countries.
Cross Your Heart adapts to local markets in terms of fabric (cotton in Italy for instance) or of packaging (to take into account differences in distribution circuits). As for the name, it is 'Coeur Croisé' in France (a direct translation), but 'Crusado Magico' in Spain (a slight shift to a 'magic cross'). To stick to the common concept and convey it as best it can, Playtex does not hesitate to change the name of the products if necessary, to provide a more appropriate translation.
Despite the legitimate willingness to globalise, we must not overlook real cultural differences and differences in perception. This is why Procter & Gamble has created different versions according to the country for the Mr Clean brand, while nevertheless remaining within the limits of a common strategy (shine). Indeed, the symbols of 'shine' change with the culture.
In France, it is expressed by the idea of the mirror ('You can see yourself in it'), while in the USA, the emphasis is on reflection off water ('Is it water? No it's the shine!'). Throughout the world, Camay is the soap which implies 'seduction'. This is the line which Procter & Gamble have always taken. However, though customer habits and expectations are the same the world over where soap is concerned, cultural blocks call for different approaches when speaking to a woman about intimate moments.
Flexibility at the creative stage not only satisfies local cultural requirements, but also allows Camay to establish its own status in different countries.
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One of the requirements in this course is completion of a Research Paper in which you cover a topic of your interest in sedimentology and/or stratigraphy. Here are the details –
Dropbox system.—Each of you will have a Dropbox folder shared with me in which you will keep a Microsoft Word version of your paper. Only you and I will have access to it. You will update it with new writing and images as you go, and I will occasionally put papers and other helpful items in your folder. To get started, please go to this site and sign up for a free account:
(Some of you may already have accounts.)
After you're signed in, make a shared folder with your last name followed by "sed folder". ("Randall sed folder", for example.) The final step is to share that folder with me, using my email address:
Please share the folder itself — don't just share a link to the folder. I will then accept that invitation, your folder will appear in my Dropbox account, and we're in business! Please do this before class on Tuesday, January 21, so that I can see all your folders in place by then. Your folder will hold your writing portfolio for this course.
Paper topic.–Please download the list of 2020 Potential Research Paper Topics and the included form to turn in to me during your lab on January 23.
Resources.–As you begin the more detailed research on your paper topic (including those critical first references), you will want to visit the excellent Earth Sciences Library Guide. I'm a big fan of GeoRef and Google Scholar, which has all sorts of devices for improving your literature searches. For all format and style questions, please see our departmental writing website. Alexis Lanier has kindly allowed us to use her paper as our example research paper.
Writing workshops.–Twenty minutes or so of each lab session will be devoted to some aspect of your writing. We will take this time to discuss techniques (like making a proper citation or drafting an abstract) as well as answer any questions you have about your writing assignments. Expect also to do various short writing exercises, including peer review. Please bring your laptops to each lab session for these writing discussions and exercises.
Note added April 8 (emailed to you as well):
Length.—I will expect each paper to be approximately 15-20 pages long in word-processed paper form (although you will never need to print it). This includes illustrations and references. The length is approximate because my primary concern is that you cover your chosen topic in adequate detail. Some subjects may require more writing for completion, whereas others may appropriately be shorter.
Format.—The format will be demonstrated primarily by examples following instructions in our departmental writing page. You will have considerable latitude within this framework, but I still expect standard headings, subheadings, paragraphs and the like. (See our example research paper.)
Reference style.—Please use the standard parenthetical scientific citation system, not footnotes nor "MLA" nor any other system you find in other journals or books. The required style is that used by the Geological Society of America in its publications (pdf). You will find our expression of this at our departmental writing page.
Deadline.—The final research paper is due in your Dropbox folder by Thursday, April 23, at 7:30 a.m. (Note that this is a week before the last day of class.) Late papers are not accepted. Early papers will be graded and returned as soon as possible.
Grading.—Below is a "Research Paper Assessment Sheet" to show you the features I will be evaluating in your paper, along with their relative weights. My goal, which I'm sure is yours as well, is that you will have considerable feedback and advice during this whole process so that your final paper grade will be very good indeed.
Research Paper Assessment Sheet
(Department of Earth Sciences)
Organization of paper:
Title (clear, concise, informative): 1 2 3 4 (circle one)
Abstract (effective summary of the paper's thesis, evidence and conclusions): 1 2 3 4
Introduction (provides context and purpose for the paper): 1 2 3 4
Summary (the paper's primary points are briefly restated): 1 2 3 4
Content of paper:
Importance and interest of the topic is clear: 1 2 3 4
Useful new insights (additional ideas the writer introduces): 1 2 3 4
Citation of sources (all borrowed ideas and words adequately cited): 1 2 3 4
Figures (clear illustrations that help the reader understand the material) : 1 2 3 4
Logical flow (it is easy to follow the points of the paper through the prose): 1 2 3 4
Topic adequately covered: 1 2 3 4
Format and Other Issues:
Proper format followed (meets the requirements outlined in our style guide): 1 2 3 4
Spelling & Grammar (proper punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, etc.): 1 2 3 4
TOTAL: __________ (48 points is the highest) LETTER GRADE:______
(The letter grade is not a result only of the numerical total; it also includes effective use of content and rhetoric.)


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Boston Networks has delivered the latest phase of Renfrewshire Council's £1m Public Wi-Fi initiative as free public Wi-Fi internet is rolled out to Renfrew Town Centre.
Visitors to Renfrew will now have fast and easy internet access from key outdoor areas as part of a wider programme to make local town centres more attractive places to visit.
The service went live in Johnstone earlier this year, and will be switched on in key outdoor areas in Paisley town centre next month. The free Wi-Fi can also be accessed within many public buildings around the area – including town halls, libraries, council offices and some children's homes.
Jim Paterson, Deputy Leader at Renfrewshire Council visited Renfrew town centre to test it out for himself, and said:
"The council made this investment in free public Wi-Fi across our three biggest town centres to make them more attractive places to visit and drive footfall to local businesses.
"We live in an increasingly-connected world and access to fast, reliable internet is now an everyday necessity for many. This service is already proving popular in Johnstone and we are delighted Renfrew town centre can now benefit too, with Paisley to follow soon."
Iain Kerr, Operations Manager at Boston Networks commented:
"We are delighted to complete the latest phase of the project, which will see high speed Wi-Fi internet access rolled out throughout Renfrew town centre.
"As a Renfrewshire business, we're thrilled to be working in partnership with the council to design and deliver these fantastic new digital public services. This will not only provide free internet access for residents, but will deliver multiple benefits for local businesses; offering visitors to the town centre and public buildings fast and easy access to information on local services and events."
Boston Networks was awarded the £6 million-pound Framework Agreement to supply and deliver Public Wi-Fi connectivity for Renfrewshire Council in Spring 2017.
Since then Boston Networks has worked closely with Renfrewshire Council, to design and deliver each phase of the leading-edge, secure and fully managed wireless solution throughout key towns and public buildings in the Renfrewshire area.
Visitors access the Public Wi-Fi service quickly and easily through a bespoke self-registration user experience portal. The Wi-Fi Spark platform offers Renfrewshire Council the opportunity to promote and advertise relevant local information specific to each town centre to a wide range of users.
As well as the design and deployment of the Public Wi-Fi service, Boston Networks is monitoring all system elements and providing end user support to ensure 24/7 connectivity, exceptional quality of service, and super-fast incident resolution
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Long overdue, I am here to tell you that we survived the 3-1/2 hour trip to and from my parents for the first time! The weekend of June 3, we spent visiting Jameson's grandparents on my side of the family. We were excited that Jameson would get to see his uncle Tyler again for the first time since his birth, to spend some time with some other cute dogs, and that he would get to see his grandparents and Aunt Holly for a more extended visit (does 2 days count as extended?)
On Friday night, we left around 8 pm. Packing up baby was a lot more work than either of us expected. My parents didn't have a crib (yet… *hint hint*) so we folded up our pack and play, packed a ton of outfits for Jameson, plus bottles and my pump, his new Jumparoo which was still in a box and super convenient to take for entertainment, and his activity mat. All in all, 3/4 of the car was taken up with Jameson and his stuff, and Brian and I had one little bag. So consumed with getting Jameson ready, I forgot my favorite hair dryer!
Jameson slept through the whole car ride, was up for about an hour when we arrived late, and then went to sleep like a champ. Phew, that was easy!
The biggest reason for our visit was my sister's high school graduation.
She graduated with some 600-700 kids. (I did not try to count the names in the program). My maiden name begins with a Y as well, so on top of there being a lot of kids, we actually had to wait through that lot of kids before hearing her name called. I would call this a high risk Jameson situation.
But he was a champ. After about an hour of people watching, he fussed and we fed him; then with a little of what I call dad-magic, Jameson was asleep in Brian's arms for the later half of name calling.
All-in-all, we didn't have to leave and were able to stay through the whole 2-1/2 hour she-bang. I call that a win!
Here are the stars of the show, graduate and Mr. Jameson
Jameson enjoyed meeting other puppies and exploring his brand-new Jumparoo which has 3 of his favorite toys, I am not sure what to call them other than spinning circle things. AND of course, he loved seeing his grandparents, uncle and aunt.
My parents' garden exploded with strawberries this year for some reason, and we had about a quart of strawberries to go with two kinds of pasta salad and steak. What a wonderful summer meal!
On Sunday, we had spaghetti lunch (tradition in our house growing up) with family friends, the one who made Jameson's wonderful baby quilt, custom with the fabric she and my mother picked out.
We also got to spend some time with my old high school friend Katie, her husband Dave, and their son just one week younger than Jameson, Mark. It was wonderful to see another baby so close in age to Jameson. They were cute together, though Jameson was a little cranky after this adventure-filled weekend.
The drive home was a little rougher, since we left earlier, around 6 pm. We were hoping Jameson would go ahead and nap the whole way again, but contrary little man did it in chunks, waking up to cry and play off and on during the whole trip. But we didn't have any screaming fits or reasons to pull over. Sasha of course was delighted to see us come home though she had a blast at her other grandparents' house while we were away.
We had a blast, and hopefully we'll be able to make the trip again soon. Hopefully with a little less stuff. I am pretty sure we packed enough to spend a week there. Which I'm sure my parents would've loved, haha.


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Wellington, Florida is far more associated with the equestrian business than with tech startups.
When the media covers business titans, they usually come out of big tech hubs like New York, San Francisco, or Chicago. Billion-dollar unicorn companies get all the attention, while small-but-successful businesses in Wellington and elsewhere fly under their radar.
81-c is one of those companies, established by two people who saw a broken financial system and wanted to fix it with financial inclusion. They weren't motivated by money or fame. They simply wanted to make their mark on the world and provide something that lasted.
Dan Abbate and Jess Merrell started down this road in 2016 and haven't looked back since.
Who is Dan Abbate?
Dan realized early on that he didn't have to learn anything he didn't want to learn. He started homeschooling in fifth grade and let his interests guide his education. This "unschooling" led Dan to pave his own path. He started college at age 15, then dropped out in his junior year when they told him he "was learning too fast."
Abbate kickstarted his career by pursuing internet technology and business. He sold his first company at age 19 and used that money to start acquiring companies. By 2013, his entrepreneurial skills and mindset were in place, but he wanted more.
He and his family moved to Wellington, Florida. He joined the Entrepreneur's Organization (EO), a global network that helps leading entrepreneurs learn and grow by connecting with industry experts and (most importantly) each other. He also connected with local professional groups to expand his entrepreneurial connections. That's where he met Jess.
Who is Jess Merrell?
Though she grew up there, Jess didn't plan on moving back to Wellington. She was chasing her dream in New York City, working on becoming a CMO by age 30. The only member of her family who took a corporate job, Jess was ready to prove herself and barreled through the ranks of her media buying agency, Initiative. She managed big client budgets for commercial airtime and integration deals, and learned how to assemble and motivate a team.
She was on track to achieve her goals, but her father's suicide shocked her family and changed everything. It brought a new filter to her life and she found herself asking, "What's really important? What do I truly want from life?"
After a second stint in NYC, Jess moved back home to bring more intention to her professional life. She worked alongside her mom in their family fitness business, where she learned how to run a business. She also joined the local professional group that connected her with Dan.
They both agreed that being successful, enjoying your life, and making an impact on the world didn't have to be mutually exclusive things. So what would they do with this shared passion and entrepreneurial mindset?
81-c was their brainchild.
Dan was so excited about blockchain that Jess got the chills when he talked about it. In the same way that the modern internet changed the world, blockchain could keep this disruption going. They didn't waste any time taking advantage of this special technology.
They dove into the world of securities to learn everything there was to know: how securities work, how the SEC regulates them, and how the market responds to them. They also hired Jess's childhood friend, Gabie Ervesun, to set the stage for scaling their company. Eversun's previous experiences as a Director of Supply Chain for ASR-Group, the world's largest supplier of refined sugar, would be crucial to standardize processes and tools for the company and its growing list of entrepreneurs and businesses.
The idea behind 81-c started in 2016 with the goal to create a model that would change how people invest and empower anyone to lead a purposeful life.
What's in a name, anyways?
81-c isn't a name or conventional word. It's actually the name for a self-inflicted eye poke of the Three Stooges variety.
Today's companies are so focused on making a name for themselves that they forget how important it is to be relatable. Too many professionals try to sound smart by adopting industry buzzwords, turning conversations into cryptic nightmares. They're making things harder to understand, figuratively poking us all in the eyes.
What happened to the days when everyone could exchange ideas without relying on jargon-heavy sentences?
81-c endeavors to be an understandable, relatable company that wants to help any investor support small- and medium-sized businesses through an investment in 81-c..
How does 81-c change the investment landscape?
Dan and Jess realized something very quickly: curious investors can't actually invest in anything they want, because the opportunities are slim. The current investment system is fundamentally broken. It's impossible for everyone to have the same access to the value generated by entrepreneurship and rising companies. Only large investment banks and wealthy individuals get access to it.
81-c needed to level the playing field. They could do their part to achieve financial inclusion by letting anyone get value from early-stage investing. Now it could be an option for everyone.
Dan and Jess believe that you shouldn't have to be a career investor to participate in the value generated by companies today. Whether you're a high-profile investment banker in NYC or an entrepreneur in Wellington, Florida, your options and access should be the same.
A broken system won't fix itself.


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LaBelle smells like unwashed dogs.
The neighbors in the apartment building have at least two large dogs they don't walk. They let them out twice a day to do their business, and it stays there. Their front yard is a minefield; so is the bus stop in front of their house. The sun dries it out, and the wind blows the smell our way– a smell I'll always associate with early summer on this dismal street, in this dismal town, in the most hopeless corner of the Ohio Valley.
LaBelle smells like burnt plastic.
The houses in this part of town are old, for American houses– 1920s pre-cut foursquares, from the days before the suburb was invented. Back when America had a real middle class, a whole class of families who could buy themselves a vacant lot and a modest house to put on it without going into debt, you used to be able to buy all the pieces for a brand new house from the Sears Roebuck catalog. Then all you had to do was build it yourself, or hire someone else to do for you.
That was back when this place had a booming economy, I'm told.
It's not like that now.
Many of these houses are falling apart. The electricity's not up to code, and the people who live there can't afford to bring it up to code. They can't afford to pay their gas bills either, not even on assistance; they end up using space heaters so they only have to pay the electric. But the old houses with the old wiring can't take all that stress. People leave their heaters unattended at night and go to bed. The fire breaks out in the walls, and then the whole building goes up. All winter, we get fires like that, fires like something out of a cartoon– not just a little display of sparks, but bright orange flame engulfing the house. And the column of smoke rises up like a blaspheming angel, and the clouds of unholy ash descend all around. It doesn't smell like wood smoke– that's a comforting scent. This is the smell of a ruined house: old wood, old wires, PVC pipe, glass, asbestos, melted and reduced to fine gray powder.
It's too warm for space heaters this time of year. The won't be so many sudden overnight fires. But the neighborhood arsonist is still on the loose; there are still meth labs, and little children playing with fireworks. The neighborhood will always smell like burnt plastic.
If I ever get out of here, I will always associate the smell of burnt plastic with this neighborhood, and everything that happened to me here.
LaBelle smells like city chickens.
There's no ordinance that I know of against chickens in city limits here– at least not one that's enforced. A few of the families near the cliff keep chickens for the organic eggs. One of the children that Rosie sometimes plays with has three. They're fat, pampered, golden-yellow hens with big appetites and gentle personalities– gentle for chickens, anyway. You can even pet them. The fattest one is named "Lady Lemon Curd." But she doesn't smell like lemon curd. She smells like a city chicken. The whole yard smells like city chickens: that sour, salty, not overpowering aroma of fresh chicken droppings and the careful measures taken to clean or cover up the droppings.
If I ever get out of LaBelle, I will always associate the smell of chickens with this place. I will always say "Lemon Curd" when I smell live chickens.
For a couple of weeks in late Spring, Labelle smells like lilacs.
I don't know who planted the lilacs. It must have happened a long time ago, when the Sears and Roebuck houses were being built. People had money back then, and they planted beautiful gardens. You can still see the remains of gardens– honeysuckle, tiger lilies, redbud, bayberry, peach trees nobody picks the peaches from until they rot. In my yard there's an old rose bush that springs up with red roses year after year, and a giant lilac bush that bursts into purple majesty in May. And there are bushes like it all over this neighborhood. They're modest things eleven months out of the year, but in May they are transformed. The perfume rises all around, covering the stink of dogs and fires and chickens. It rises around me like incense as I go for walks at night– as if there was an angel with a censer going before me, as if I were an icon, an object of veneration and not another burdensome low-class woman trapped in a burdensome low-class town.
Many years ago, before I came to live here, a saintly friend saw me acting depressed and pushed the branch of a lilac bush in my face. "Smell that," she commanded. "God made that for you. And you are more beautiful than these."
The lilacs she presented were wet with rain water. I inhaled, deeply, and the water sprinkled my face. A honey bee who had been hiding among the blossoms came out, but didn't sting me; he buzzed by, close enough that the humming tickled.
If I should have to live in LaBelle my entire life, I will always associate the smell of lilacs with somewhere else– that moment, that friend, a paraphrase of a Bible verse, asperges with rainwater, the music of a bee.
LaBelle smells like lilacs.
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It's great to know that even fabulous supermodels can have their 'down' days when it comes to their weight. Elle McPherson has spent many years in front of the camera flaunting her superb body, however her self-esteem plummeted around 2 years ago when her super-healthy diet wasn't working for her anymore. She was gaining weight and feeling tired, so she sought the advice of Dr Simone Laubscher to find out why. It was here she found out about the benefits of an alkaline diet and adopted the principles – and today, she is in the best shape of her life (see below)
Elle has stated that she is consuming 80:20 ratio of alkaline:acid foods in her diet – and can't believe the changes in the way she feels and looks. The principle is quite simple – all foods have a pH value and, unfortunately, the typical Western diet is very acidic. A diet high in acid-forming foods can contribute to a range of conditions including cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, immune deficiencies, premature aging, and osteoporosis. Acidic environments also encourage the growth of fungus, bacteria and viruses which affect your immune system. You need a higher intake of alkaline foods than acid-producing ones in your diet to ensure your best health.
(read more about Elle's transformation here: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/why-celebrities-including-elle-macpherson-love-the-alkaline-diet/story-fn907478-1226996998649)
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Bishop blesses Hurtado Peace Garden
His Grace Bishop Nicholas Hudson attended an event on Monday to celebrate the opening of the Hurtado Centre's Peace Garden and Journey Exhibition.
The centre's small outside area was transformed into a beautiful peace garden with a range of bed, trellises , planters and seating which were all installed during an intensive week by seven volunteers under the direction of Clarissa a horticulture student who was also giving her time for free. "It was amazing how it all came together" explained Clarissa, "the volunteers were very hard-working and energetic and we were so lucky with donations of plants and garden furniture. It will look very different in a few weeks when the plants have started to grow and flower."
Small grants for soil and building materials were donated by individuals and the cardinal's fund. Bishop Nicholas blessed the garden during a short ceremony led by Fr Damian Howard SJ, Superior of the Hurtado Jesuit community. The garden will provide a peaceful retreat for use by those who attend the Jesuit Refugee Service day centre in the building, as well as for other user groups and those living and working in the building.
Alongside the opening of the peace garden the Hurtado Centre displayed the winning artworks from a competition held with three local Wapping primary schools: Our Lady and St Joseph, English Martyrs and St Anne's. Rebecca Gormally, Hurtado Centre programme manager, and Fr John Moffatt SJ, of the Hurtado Jesuit community, visited the schools to talk to pupils about the theme of journeys: Christ's journey, life journeys and the journeys made by refugees fleeing war and injustice.
"The children were invited to create artwork interpreting the journey theme, and they responded brilliantly - we had over 200 artworks submitted and with great difficulty we chose thirty for the display," explained Rebecca. Bishop Hudson talked to the children about journeys and praised their work before awarding prizes: "The standard is extremely high and all the paintings are very thoughtful. The children have clearly reflected carefully on the theme" he commented.
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Textron Inc. has named a new president and CEO of Textron Aviation as the business segment emerges from a period of challenge into a future with a positive outlook.
Ron Draper, 50, a nearly 20-year veteran of Textron, took over the leadership role Oct. 12 from Scott Ernest, who had led Textron Aviation since 2011, and has become president of Textron's Industrial Segment and Textron Specialized Vehicles unit.
Draper has been at Textron Aviation since 2012, and most recently served as senior vice president of integrated supply chain, according to his Textron executive biography. He had been with other Textron subsidiaries including Bell Helicopter since 1999. Draper is a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army helicopter pilot.
In a message to Textron Aviation employees, Draper noted that the company "is on solid footing with a very bright future." He thanked his predecessor for "improving our company's performance and seeing us through a challenging period for our industry."
Noting his belief that "we can be more effective in many ways throughout the company," Draper said his plans for the near term include meeting with and listening to Textron Aviation's employees and customers.
In 2018, Textron Aviation has taken a number of steps to focus its business, discontinuing the Turbo Skyhawk JT–A diesel-powered Cessna 172 and the Cessna Citation X, while targeting a first flight in 2019 and production in 2020 of its Denali single-engine turboprop.


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A Fayette County man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on allegations that he took $136,000 from the Brownsville Ambulance Service Inc. while working as the organization's treasurer, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady.
Edward T. Stevenson, 62, of Newell is accused of mail fraud and theft in an indictment.
Federal authorities said Stevenson issued 132 checks from the ambulance service to himself, cash and his business, Lunden's Flower Shop in Brownsville, between January 2013 and March 2017. The checks were deposited into bank accounts belonging to Stevenson and the flower shop.
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The Israeli magazine Israel Defense revealed that Israeli
intelligence has penetrated Iranian territory more than once and is aware of
what is happening in Tehran.
The magazine said in a report that members of the Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, received thousands of documents related to the Iranian nuclear program, and that information enabled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make statements about the existence of nuclear weapons facilities in Tehran.
The report explained that Netanyahu's statements confirm his knowledge of new information from the Mossad, but he preferred not to disclose all the details, which are of a sensitive security nature.
It added that the Mossad had provided officials in Paris with information about the possibility of Iranian terrorist operations in France and some European countries, which enabled the French authorities to thwart the attack that targeted a meeting of the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), an Iranian resistance group.


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The CHIP 101.9 radiothon held last weekend allowed the organization to collect many donations and contributions from individuals and businesses.
Although the total amount has not been fully accounted for, the organization had exceeded the initial $ 12,000 goal.
The event kicked off on Saturday with Country en folie and continued until Steve Jackson's Troubadour at 4PM Sunday.
This Saturday, former journalist and news anchor and host Simon Durivage was the speaker in front of a packed house. He discussed his history in the news industry, local issues and responded to various questions from the public.
Director General of CHIP 101.9, François Carrier said his expectations for the 2017 Radiothon had been surpassed.


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Two landowners were today sent for trial after denying breaches to health and safety laws close to the scene of a rail tragedy which claimed the lives of two schoolgirls.
Railtrack and the Countryside Council for Wales denied failing to ensure the health and safety of people not in their employ.
The prosecution is being brought under section 3(1) of the Health and Safety Act 1974.
The alleged breaches, covering a two-year period up to July 2000, come after the deaths of West Wales schoolgirls Sophie George, eight, and seven-year-old Kymberley Allcock.
They were run down by a train filled with summer tourists in July 2000, near their homes in Aberystwyth.
The schoolgirls were lying on a wooden rail bridge dropping stones into a river below when the Sprinter train passed over them.
The case, at Swansea Crown Court, was adjourned pending a date for trial.


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Tiled floors as a form of traffic system
'Floors in a foyer are like business cards. They set the tone and ensure visitors can find their way in large buildings; you know where you are so you feel more comfortable and at ease. You can notice this in the new Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+) building,' says architect Luc Nooijen, who works for Architecten aan de Maas in Maastricht.
'The old and new buildings needed to join together seamlessly, and the glass hallway in the new building had to blend naturally with the public spaces in the rest of the hospital. This was all made possible by the eye-catching floor that draws all the public spaces together. Aspects such as its connection with other areas, safety because of the large amount of footfall, maintenance, and ambiance were very important for us.
I wanted a vibrant but subtle floor, which could possibly be added to the existing building at a later date. Solids provided this opportunity. The choice of tile was made much easier by Mosa, not just suggesting to look at the tile in their showroom, but also having it laid in two rooms in the hospital with a surface area of 538 square feet so we could gauge the reactions of users and experts. This also meant we were able to test the tile out in terms of its quality, aesthetic, color, shading, and future durability. We then decided to position the tiles at right angles to each other, which gave the floor a natural, luxurious, timeless character, while at the same time apparently enlarging the area slightly. When I look at the building now, I can see that its modernity, strength, and welcoming ambiance suit the very light, clinical appearance of the old building extremely well. We've created a building that has retained its airiness while also radiating the warmth and relaxation that fits in perfectly with the contemporary style.'
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Sunday, 12 February 2012
I wasn't planning on going out this morning but a text from Marc alerted me to the presence of a RED HEADED SMEW on Brook Reservoir. Last week's bird I didn't connect with as I was too busy photographing the Kumlien's Gull at Dover. Smew is an incredibly rare bird at Reculver and I assumed that I would have to wait a long time to see one. However, arriving in driving sleet I made my way to the bank to see Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Pochard, a massive gang of Teal and no Smew. Phoning Marc he told me it had spent most of its time sleeping and I eventually tracked it down. The first photograph its usual pose which lasted for about 20 minutes. The second photograph is its one looking up movement which at least I managed to capture. The photographs that Heathy took it must have been on amphetamines. Thanks for the text and a new bird for the area.
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This is excellent Phil but you need to 'know' a redhead Smew to see this one in both these images in particular the top one asleep.ReplyDelete
I'm about to link to you from Birds2blog which - if my spy-works are telling me correct - you just visited.
Thanks for the advice,Pete.Hopefully i'll get some better pictures this morning. Best Wishes Phil.ReplyDelete
Always great to catch up with an unusual patch bird Phil.ReplyDelete
Looks like there are a few Smew around kent at the moment, I wish the lakes on my patch weren't frozen over!ReplyDelete
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FRM9910 – NFIF - Introduction to pharmacoepidemiology
Course description
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Using current examples and with the participation of active researchers in pharmacoepidemiology, this course addresses a range of study designs and analytic techniques for observational studies on the utilization, safety, and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals. Students will develop an understanding of how to plan, implement, analyse, and criticize pharmacoepidemiological studies. Original research will be presented by principal investigators, followed by intensive discussions on design options, analytic strategies, and sensitivity analyses of confounding and misclassification bias. Lectures will provide methodological background and will cover applied issues typically encountered in pharmacoepidemiology.
Learning outcome
After completing the course the student should be able:
- to plan and implement pharmacoepidemiological studies
- to analyse data from pharmacoepidemiological studies
- to criticize pharmacoepidemiological studies
The final registration deadline is 10 October 2015. Registration is done by filling out an online application form.
PhD candidates who are admitted to other education institutions than UiO must at the same time apply for visiting status. They must submit the same documentation as regular visiting status applicants, but the application and documentation is to be sent by e-mail to The School of Pharmacy, email@example.com and not to the Faculty point of contact. Applicants must be able to present original documentation on request.
If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places available, PhD students who are members of the Norwegian School of Pharmacy and the Norwegian Research School in General Practice will have priority.
Recommended previous knowledge
There is a prerequisite with basic knowledge in statistics and epidemiology (i.e. FRM4110 - Applied statistics for pharmacists, MEDSEM 1 medical statistics).
The course will run for the first time in October 2015 and is founded by the National PhD School in Pharmacy and the Research School in General Practice. The venue will be at The School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo. The course curriculum will change on a yearly basis and address important research questions, approaches as well as applied methods in selected topics within the PhD schools's research areas. The course is centred on a three day obligatory session held in Oslo and includes lecturers, student's presentations, data lab, plenary discussions and group work. Lectures will be held by local, national and foreign invited speakers within the topic of pharmaco-epidemiology. All students will give an obligatory short presentation on their own research project. Prior to this course week the students will receive course material (approximately 300 pages) that will be used and useful for the obligatory assignments, group discussions and data laboratory work. Discussion groups between students and lecturers will be established. Attendance is obligatory. Course literature will be pre-selected and accessible to course participants in due time prior to the course.
Obligatory activities
Three day course in Oslo which includes
- 10 hours of lectures
- 6 hours of students presentations
- 6 hours groups discussions
- Two assignments
Each student will be evaluated by two obligatory written home assignments based on the course theme and literature in addition their active participation during the course. The student will be expected to present one of the assignments during the course.
Home assignment 1: Prepare presentation of own research project
Home assignment 2: Critical appraisal of a pharmaco-epidemiological study
Language of examination
You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. If you would prefer to have the exam text in English, you may apply to the course administrators.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
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It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
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The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.


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"This is not normal" — so say Donald Trump's critics as he prepares to assume the presidency. But the American republic is only the second-oldest institution facing a distinctively unusual situation at the moment. Pride of place goes to the Roman Catholic Church, which with less fanfare (perhaps because the papacy lacks a nuclear arsenal) has also entered terra incognita.
Two weeks ago, four cardinals published a so-called dubia — a set of questions, posed to Pope Francis, requesting that he clarify his apostolic exhortation on the family, "Amoris Laetitia." In particular they asked him to clarify whether the church's ban on communion for divorced Catholics in new (and, in the church's eyes, adulterous) marriages remained in place, and whether the church's traditional opposition to situation ethics had been "developed" into obsolescence.
The dubia began as a private letter, as is usual with such requests for doctrinal clarity. Francis offered no reply. It became public just before last week's consistory in Rome, when the pope meets with the College of Cardinals and presents the newly-elevated members with red hats. The pope continued to ignore it, but took the unusual step of canceling a general meeting with the cardinals (not a few of whose members are quiet supporters of the questioners).
Francis canceled because the dubia had him "boiling with rage," it was alleged. This was not true, tweeted his close collaborator, the Jesuit father Antonio Spadaro, shortly after replying to critics who compared him to J.R.R. Tolkien's Grima Wormtongue by tweeting and then deleting a shot of Tolkien's Gandalf growling his refusal to "bandy crooked words with a witless worm."
Meanwhile one of those four dubia authors, the combative traditionalist, Cardinal Raymond Burke, gave an interview suggesting that papal silence might require a "formal act of correction" from the cardinals — something without obvious precedent in Catholic history. (Popes have been condemned for flirting with heresy, but only after their deaths.) That was strong language; even stronger was the response from the head of Greece's Catholic bishops, who accused the dubia authors of "heresy" and possibly "apostasy" for questioning the pope.
Who was, himself, still silent. Or rather, who continued his practice of offering interviews and sermons lamenting rigidity and pharisaism and possible psychological issues among his critics — but who refused to take the straightforward-seeming step of answering their questions.
It is not that there is any real doubt about where the pontiff stands. Across a period of vigorous debate in 2014 and 2015 he pushed persistently to open communion to at least some remarried Catholics without the grant of annulment. But conservative resistance ran strong enough that the pope seemed to feel constrained. So he produced a document, the as-yet-unclarified Amoris, that essentially talked around the controversy, implying in various ways that communion might be given case by case, but never coming out and saying so directly.
This indirectness matters because within Catholicism the pope's formal words, his encyclicals and exhortations, have a weight that winks and implications and personal letters lack. They're what's supposed to require obedience, what's supposed to be supernaturally preserved from error.
So avoiding clarity seemed intended as a compromise, a hedge. Liberals got a permission slip to experiment, conservatives got to keep the letter of the law, and the world's bishops were left to essentially choose their own teaching on marriage, adultery and the sacraments – which indeed many have done in the last year, tilting conservative in Philadelphia and Poland, liberal in Chicago or Germany or Argentina, with inevitable dust-ups between prelates who follow different interpretations of Amoris.
But the strange spectacle around the dubia is a reminder that this cannot be a permanent settlement. The logic of "Rome has spoken, the case is closed" is too deeply embedded in the structures of Catholicism to allow for anything but a temporary doctrinal decentralization. So long as the pope remains the pope, any major controversy will inevitably rise back up to the Vatican.
Francis must know this. For now, he seems to be choosing the lesser crisis of feuding bishops and confused teaching over the greater crisis that might come (although who can say for certain?) if he presented the church's conservatives with his personal answers to the dubia and simply required them to submit. Either submission or schism will come eventually, he may think — but not till time and the operation of the Holy Spirit have weakened his critics' position in the church.
But in the meantime, his silence has the effect of confirming conservatives in their resistance, because to them it looks like his refusal to give definitive answers might itself be the work of providence. That is, he thinks he's being Machiavellian and strategic, but really it's the Holy Spirit constraining him from teaching error.
This is a rare theological hypothesis that can be easily disproven. The pope need only exercise his authority, answer his critics, and tell the faithful explicitly what he means them to believe.
But until he speaks, the hypothesis is open.


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Mid-week Anger: Eaux d'Artifice (1953)
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I wasn't expecting Kenneth Anger's Eaux d'Artifice to be better than the experience I had last week with Rabbit's Moon. The lowered expectations were necessary in part because Rabbit's Moon is not only my favorite Anger film so far, my repeated viewings vaulted it into one of my favorite movies period. It took me almost two weeks to figure out just how I was going to write about it, where my experience with Eaux d'Artifice required only an hour or so.
This isn't to say Eaux d'Artifice is without its pleasures and while it isn't the revelation Fireworks was it is still a joyful expression of cinema. The important part is to focus on cinema, as Anger's vision couldn't be fully expressed on a single canvas or piece of music. Anger's joy with the camera is literally gushing forth from Eaux d'Artifice from the surprising opening where what appears to be an ornate fountain is actually a woman standing in front of a fountain far plainer than the extravagantly dressed woman now walking toward us. This joy continues on in his examination of water and light with the woman walking alongside the water which flows from each fountain onto steps and through stone faces.Pausing for a moment, I don't think "joyful" is the best word for Eaux d'Artifice. The gushing images Anger lingers on would more accurately be described as orgasmic. Those first closeup fountain images certainly bear close resemblance to someone climaxing repeatedly, and the sounds of Vivaldi on the soundtrack with those shots makes the experience feel like slow sex on a hot afternoon. The various shots of water backlit in different ways are like trying out new positions throughout the day when you get back in the mood. So we walk around with the woman, orgasm a bit (which makes the frequent edits to stone faces funny as an "O" face moment), then relax until we're ready to go again.
I love the contrast between the typically male stream of ejaculation associated with the water fountains and the repeated climaxes more associated with female orgasms. Anger maintains a curious magnetic pull with the juxtaposition through the woman wandering through the fountain-filled plaza as she looks to be slightly out-of-place. Turns out that's because Anger went to Federico Fellini to find a midget - Anger's words I should point out - because ,"He knew all the freaks and weird people in Italy because they were in all his films."This helps keep the off-kilter dreamy allure of the film as she takes steps we think would move her further in between the fountains. The fountain shots are spectacular and surprisingly varied as water gushes out onto the frame or appears in perfect orbs before disappearing. They look so tactile at times it felt like I was watching a Stan Brakhage film, and I was surprised to find out the only direct stock manipulation was when he added a beautiful gold sparkle to the fan the woman pulls out halfway through the film. Anger spent a great deal of time preparing for these shots when the light would hit the walls and foliage just right as in some cases he had only a handful of minutes to get the shot he wanted. All that work for a bit of pleasure...maybe the sex angle isn't too far off.
Eaux d'Artifice is the expressionist version of what's called a "hangout" picture - where the characters are so compelling you just want to hang out with them for a while. Only in this case it's feeling the personality and strength of each fountain and following the pleasant trail of water through the plaza as the woman goes on her adventure. Anger's presented what looks to be a simple pleasure at first and when we think of how he managed to make it all seem so easy we can marvel at the orgasmic craft underneath.
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Volvo Cars has announced first details of the new Volvo S80 executive saloon which will be available in the UK this summer. The changes give the car a more distinctive, dynamic design and striking face, while the interior offers enhanced luxury and comfort.
The new Volvo S80 will also feature three new diesel engines, the 2.4D, D5 and the low CO2-emitting DRIVe. As well as providing the Volvo S80 with a different driving experience, the car will also benefit from lower fuel consumption and fewer emissions. The Volvo S80 will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show on 3 March 2009.
"The new S80 should not just be seen, it has to be experienced. The atmosphere inside is both more comfortable and luxurious. We've also made the interior more driver-oriented, with a new steering wheel and upgraded instruments," says Volvo Cars President and CEO Stephen Odell.
Detail and quality
Steve Mattin, Volvo Cars design director, and his team have increased the exterior's appeal with a number of modifications that give the S80 a lower, longer and wider stance.
The front is more distinctive with a new grille featuring the larger iron mark badge, which is part of the more extrovert DNA as seen in recent Volvo models, including the new XC60 crossover. There is also new chrome detailing on the air intakes, lower part of the doors and under the tail lamps.
The interior of the car has a clear focus on exclusivity and comfort. The soft, cosseting leather seats with matching stitching are accompanied by door panels echoing the same trim. The super-slim floating centre stack is upgraded with a Silk Metal frame that enhances its exclusive feel, while simultaneously creating a design link to the Volvo XC60.
The instruments in the new Volvo S80 feature exclusive aluminium dials and Volvo is also launching a new generation of steering wheel. The décor trim with Silk Matte metal-effect finish on the four-spoke steering wheel is also found in the gear selector and around the starter button.
New diesel engines
The new S80 will also offer a completely different driving experience due to the introduction of three diesel engines. The twin-turbo five-cylinder 2.4-litre D5 turbodiesel offers 205 horsepower, 420Nm of torque over a very wide range of engine revs. Fuel consumption (EU combined) is 45.6mpg and 164g/km CO2 emissions (preliminary figures) – a particularly low figure for a car of this size and performance level.
The upgraded Euro 4-compliant 2.4-litre diesel engine will also be available with 175 horsepower, 420Nm of torque, fuel consumption (EU Combined) at 48.7mpg and CO2 emissions of 154g/km (preliminary figures).
The Volvo S80 DRIVe model will come equipped with the same powertrain – 1.6-litre diesel engine and manual gearbox – as the smaller C30, S40 and V50 but with specially tailored engine software and different ratios in third, fourth and fifth gears. The optimised powertrain is a major aid in helping the Volvo S80 significantly cut fuel consumption and CO2 emissions to 129g/km and 57.6mpg respectively (preliminary figures).
Volvo believes the Volvo S80 is in a segment that is dominated by customers with very firm expectations on exclusiveness, driving properties and brand image.
"Customers in this segment are often very brand-loyal. In order to appear on the radar of customers currently driving competitor cars, we have to offer something that is extra. We do this by offering exclusiveness and comfort of the absolute top level. In combination with world-leading safety, this makes the new S80 very hard to beat," commented Stephen Odell.


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Simon Lipkin
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!HD
IMDb: 3.6
109 min
The pupils of St Bernadette's and the madcap Mr Poppy (MARC WOOTTON) are back! When their new teacher Mr Shepherd (MARTIN CLUNES) loses his memory ...
Country: UK
Genre: Comedy
Actor: Martin Clunes, Marc Wootton, Catherine Tate, Adam Garcia, Ralf Little, Jason Watkins, Celia Imrie, Lauren Hobbs, Stewart Wright, Niky Wardley, Susie Blake, Duncan Preston, David Hunter, Simon Lipkin, Jennifer Alice
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IMDb: 4.2
100 min
Nativity Rocks! is a movie starring Simon Lipkin, Craig Revel Horwood, and Daniel Boys. The staff and students from St Bernadette's Primary School in Coventry ...
Country: UK


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'For the nth time, I am NOT' that Papadopoulos, advisor pleads
Financial planner George Papadopoulos woke up today with a lot of new messages. A LOT.
The Michigan-based CFP shares the same name with the former foreign policy advisor to the campaign of President Trump, who pleaded guilty Monday to lying to the FBI as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 election.
"For the nth time, I am NOT Trump's foreign policy adviser!" tweeted Papadopoulos, who uses the handle @feeonlyplanner. "I have NO association with the Trump camp! NONE!"
For the nth time, I am NOT Trump's foreign policy adviser! I have NO association with the Trump camp! NONE!
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017
Papadopoulos the planner (he's also a CPA) has been inundated with angry messages from people mistaking him for the former campaign advisor, according to tweets posted by the man more accustomed to questions about retirement plans and asset allocation than presidential politics.
"Today has been surreal," Papadopoulos told Financial Planning in an email exchange. "I always wondered how it was to go viral, but never expected my name to be associated with words like 'indicted' and 'plead guilty' next to it."
The tweet has almost 20,000 likes and earned Papadopoulos almost 2,000 new followers, he says. "I hope they stick around."
But the name likeness was also causing him some grief.
"I am visiting my mother in Greece to look after some of her affairs, doc appts, move to new place, etc. I am slammed in interview requests. … I am staying in the family home and spotty wifi too," he wrote.
On Twitter, he added that he had been enjoying a lot of home cooking rather than worrying about the mix-up: "Can assure u I am getting so fat eating the dishes she makes me."
There were dozens of sympathetic responses from the Twittersphere.
"George Papadopoulos is to Greeks what John Smith is to the English," said Peter Papas under the handle @CanadianFlags. "Leave this George alone!"
While the experience could be harmful to Papadopoulos the planner's reputation, the mix-up "Could be good for business, rebrand yourself as the good Papadopoulos!" wrote @Wave_Race_64.
"I vouch for George, homeboy is a financial planner!" added widely followed investment manager Josh Brown, who has 905,000 followers of his @ReformedBroker Twitter account.
I am NOT that guy! Visiting my mother in Greece now and can assure u I am getting so fat eating the dishes she makes me...so no wiggling :) https://t.co/kHn5sQQ8jE
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017
To all: I am NOT that George Papadopoulos. I am in Greece visiting my mother so today it has been kind of surreal to keep up with.
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017
I am back now from our village where there are MANY George Papadopoulos men! News hit here but the name is so common it is not a big deal :)
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017
I will try to reply to some emails. Sorry, no video interview requests, it's not possible here in this small city in Greece in family home
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017
I vouch for George, homeboy is a financial planner! https://t.co/50g8Xe71JC
— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) October 30, 2017


text: AnthonyHayes 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2019 Hello. I am new to sailing maricats. Would like to improve my rudder set up on my boat. Wondering if there are any clubs or fellow sailors in the Brisbane area where I could look at their set ups. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Important: Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct
[Solved]QTableView storing Objects of a class.
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I am working on delegates and I have a requirement where i can store an object of a class in a QTableView. For eg
I have a class UserInformation storing some values. For each entry i am storing the object using
@info = new UserInformation();
//etc etc
QStandardItem item = new QStandardItem();
I have a custom TableViewDelegate subclassed from QStyledItemDelegate. Where i am overriding the paint() function and trying to set/display the values associated to a particular object of class UserInformation in the tableview.
@void TableViewDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option, const QModelIndex &index) const
QVariant variant = index.data(Qt::DisplayRole); UserInformation *childInfo = reinterpret_cast<UserInformation*>(variant.value<void*>()); if(childInfo!=NULL) { //here how can i set the values for each column in the QTableView }
Even if i set the values its only painted in the first column. Also i need to get back the object on_tableView_clicked(.....) when a row is selected. But the object is valid only if first column is selected.
I tried googling it but didnt get much help. I got a bit confused whether i need to override the paint() function of my custom delegate or i need to subclass QStandardItemModel and override data() / setData() function and do some changes there.
Here is a sample "image":http://imageshack.us/f/192/capturexhj.png/
Thanks :)
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I found "address book example":http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7-snapshot/itemviews-addressbook.html
and after going through the code i came to know that i need to subclass QAbstractTableModel and override the required functions. But still find this a long way to go as i need to store a single object for each/particular row.
Thanks for your time :)


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The independent Children and Young People's Health Outcomes Forum has received so much feedback that they have decided to extend their deadline by a month in order to invite further contributions to the debate.
Feedback to date has included views from children, young people, parents, carers, doctors, nurses and other professionals involved in providing care to children.
The Forum was set up to decide which health outcomes matter most for children and young people, with the forum deciding how the different parts of the health system will work together to deliver these outcomes.
Ian Lewis and Christine Lenehan, co-Chairs of the Forum, which is developing a new strategy for improving care for children and young people, said: "We very much appreciate the large volume of comments and feedback that we are receiving; from many individuals and organisations. We can assure you the Forum is finding these very helpful and is drawing upon them in making sure its eventual recommendations make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.
"We are anxious that we offer as much opportunity as possible to contribute to our work and, given the rate at which the feedback continues to come in, we have extended the deadline for feedback by a month."
The Forum wants to hear views on four particular areas:
- acutely ill children
- mental health
- children with disabilities and long-term conditions
- public health
The Forum will report to the Government with independent advice that will inform the Children and Young People's Health Outcomes Strategy. The Strategy will ensure that the outcomes measured are the ones that matter most to children, young people, their families and the professionals responsible for their care.
Email your own views to firstname.lastname@example.com by the 31st May 2012 deadline.
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text: Careers Dell targets big and small virtualization shops Rafael Ruffolo @itworldca Published: June 13th, 2009Dell Corp. has unveiled a set of pre-configured server and consulting packages aimed at speeding up virtualization projects for both SMB and enterprise-level customers. The company also rolled out new updates to its EqualLogic storage and PowerEdge server product lines.For enterprise users, Dell's pre-configured and unified virtualization package includes Dell PowerEdge M-series blades, EqualLogic storage, Cisco Catalyst network switches, and integration with both VMware vSphere 4 and Novell's Platespin Migrate technology. Small-to-medium shops can pick up a package that combines Dell PowerEdge servers, Symantec back-up technologies and Microsoft's line of virtualization products.On the consulting side, the company also launched Dell ProConsult, which offers services relating to data centre planning, virtualization optimization, data management and disaster recovery. The offering uses "electronic discovery, Web based surveys, best practices, comparative data and reference architectures" to speed along virtualization rollouts and make data centres more cost efficient. More from IT World CanadaVirtualization: 2008 trends and 2009 predictionsBrad Anderson, senior vice-president of Dell's Enterprise Product Group, said the new virtualization configurations and services would maximize ROI and simplify planning for customers of all sizes."We're not putting a one-size fits all solution out there," he said in a Webcast. "We're focused on the needs of SMB, enterprise, public and HPC customers."While Dell has historically been focused on making it easier to acquire inexpensive piece parts, the services-laden announcement underscores the company's recent change in direction."The big thing here that represents a continuing departure from Dell's roots is that there's a lot of integration — including integration with services," said Gordon Haff, principal IT advisor for Nashua, Nh.-based research firm Illuminata Inc. "Increasingly, it's focusing on also offering simplified, integrated solutions—albeit in a generally lighter weight style than HP and especially IBM."The fact that all of these system vendors are moving toward more integrated approaches indicates that a lot of customers are looking to buy more technology bundles rather than putting everything together themselves, he added. "That's a very broad brush statement that masks a lot of different degrees and approaches, but it's the general direction." More from IT World CanadaDell debuts new enterprise offeringsOne customer segment that the virtualization-focused server packages will especially resonate with are smaller customers looking to make hardware infrastructure upgrades amidst the recession, said Charles King, principal analyst with Haywood, Calif.-based Pund-IT Research Inc."Dell is recognizing that there are certain application areas where pre-configuration trumps custom systems, specifically in the server space," King said. For example, the systems are good for SMBs who want virtualization, but don't have the manpower or technical know-how to deploy the application over a range of servers.The bundled systems could also appeal to larger enterprises that want to deploy server environments to run high-performance tasks, King said, adding that these businesses will be able to avoid configuring the operating system or software to run high-performance tasks such as image processing.In addition to the virtualization packages, Dell announced the new entry-level EqualLogic PS4000 storage array and a PowerVault NX3000 storage device aimed at the SMB market.For companies looking to head deeper into high-performance computing, the company also introduced the Intel Xeon 5500-based PowerEdge T410 and T710 tower servers and the R410 rack server.All of the products referenced in Dell's announcement are now available worldwide.– With files from Agam Shah, IDG News Service\San Francisco Bureau Careers integration, Technology


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Okay, so this is kind of a silly recipe (actually two recipes), but it is surprisingly tasty, and has a story to go with it.
Several years ago, I suggested to my son that we have Chili Mac and he thought the idea sounded gross. But then two weeks ago, when it was just me and him home for dinner because my husband was at a hockey game, I looked in the cupboard and there was a can of Hormel Chili. I had bought it a while back for the purpose of making chili dogs, which has become one of my son's favorite foods recently. (It's Sonic the Hedgehog's favorite food, so he decided he loved them, too.)
Anyway, I looked at the can of Hormel Chili, and knew I had Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, and made the once-rejected suggestion again. His response this time was, "Mmmmm, that sounds good!" He loved it! Since then he has said several times that we should have Chili Mac more often. It's easy, so maybe we will.
Chili Mac
1 box Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
¼ cup milk
¼ cup butter
1 can Hormel Chili (with or without beans)
Prepare Macaroni and Cheese with milk and butter according to package directions. Heat Chili in a small pan. Stir Chili and Mac and Cheese together. Heat through on low heat to combine flavors.
And now, the rest of the story
When I told my son I had scheduled a post that mentioned Sonic the Hedgehog, and that it was for Chili Mac, he got all excited. "I know," he said, "post a recipe for Chili Mac Dogs. That would be an original recipe." He insisted I modifiy this post to include his original recipe.
A caveat: We have not actually tried this yet, but my son is convinced it would be delicious. It may have to be on the menu soon.
Chili Mac Dogs
Chili Mac
Hot dogs
Hot dog buns
Prepare Chili Mac according to recipe above. Cook hot dogs according to package directions (either boil or fry). Lightly toast hot dog buns under the broiler, if desired. Place one hot dog in each bun and top with Chili Mac. Enjoy!
If I make it in the next week, I'll come back and post a picture.