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Trader Joe's: Great for home values
According to a new study, the value of homes near Trader Joe's grocery stores have grown more quickly than those near its pricey yet equally beloved counterpart, Whole Foods.
It's an old saying in real estate: Want a pricey house? Find a cheap grocery store.
You're right, that's not a saying at all. But according to a new study from RealtyTrac, released this week, there's some truth to it. For your home to yield the best return on investment, it's better to own near Trader Joe's, the much-loved, budget-minded grocery chain, than it is to own near Whole Foods, its pricey yet equally beloved rival. But there's a catch: sitting on that goldmine of heady real estate prices and cheap smoked Gouda generally comes with higher property taxes.
Researchers at RealtyTrac analyzed millions of homes in zip codes with at least one Trader Joe's (but no Whole Foods) and in zip codes with at least one Whole Foods (but no Trader Joe's). On average, Homeowners near a Trader Joe's have seen the value of their homes increase 40 percent since they purchased them; Whole Foods-adjacent property owners saw prices increase 34 percent, in line with the national average.
Joe's homes (if I may) were also worth more, averaging $592,339 in price – 5 percent higher than those near a Whole Foods.
However, those lucky homeowners also tend to pay a lot more in property taxes than their peers. The average US homeowner pays $3,239 annually in property taxes. Owners near a Whole Foods pay $5,382, and those near a Trader Joe's pay $8,536 – 59 percent higher than those near a Whole Foods.
Even with the higher sales tax, this all seems a little unfair. Thanks to its strategy of selling mainly private label products and an ever-rotating inventory to keep costs down, Trader Joe's has a much more budget-friendly reputation than the store nicknamed "Whole Paycheck" (even though, on occasion, items at Whole Foods are cheaper). Isn't the fact that those with less valuable homes have to shell out for more expensive groceries yet another symptom of worsening wealth inequality in this country?
Not quite. More than likely, it's just a matter of geography. Whole Foods and Trader Joe's have a comparable number of locations (approximately 420 and 450, respectively). Both have a strong presence in urban areas, but looking at location maps, Trader Joe's is more heavily concentrated on the coasts, particularly in high-cost areas like California and the Northeast.
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Partnership Update June 2nd, 2017Jun 3, 2017 -- Posted by :
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies has been hard at work to launch our organization over the past four months. Thank you to everyone who has welcomed us and contributed to our many early successes!
The mission of the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (the Partnership) is equal access and full inclusion for the whole community before, during and after disasters.
We view our work as three legs of a stool:
- -Systems advocacy and policy change
- -Community organizing, stakeholder engagement and coalition building
- -Training and technical assistance
The Partnership has been very busy since our first gathering on March 10th and we are excited to share our accomplishments and current initiatives.
At our inaugural meeting on March 10, 2017, we welcomed 70 leaders in Washington DC and 80 leaders who joined us remotely from across the country, and across the globe, with a shared mission of disability inclusion throughout preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.
View the March 10 agenda, read the transcript and see the list of organizational participants.
Our speakers included:
- -General Russel Honore (RET)
- -Sara Pelton, Government Accountability Office
- -Brian Parsons, Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- -Amy Nicholas, National Council on Disability
- -Kelly Buckland, National Council on Independent Living
- -Jeff Hughes, Progressive Independence, OK
- -Christy Dunaway, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, MS
- -Carole Tonks, Alliance Center for Independence, NJ
- -Yavonka Archaga, Resources for Independent Living, LA
- -Vance Taylor, California Office for Emergency Services, CA
- -Todd Holloway, Center for Independence, WA
- -Shari Myers, American Red Cross
- -Anita Cameron, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
- -Ted Jackson, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
- -Corey Gruber, FEMA Associate Administrator
- -Eric Heighberger, FEMA Chief of Staff
- -Stephanie Hydal, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
- -Jessica Michot and Angela Lorio, Trach Mommas of LA
Partnership Members
Our membership keeps growing, and we are well represented by over 50 local, state, national and global organizations who have signed on as founding members. If you want to join us as a founding member, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
State Coalitions
Since our meeting, we have been reaching out to state and local disability and emergency management leaders to identify existing coalitions and support new coalitions. Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com if you'd like to join or lead a disability inclusive emergency management coalition in your state.
Getting It Right California
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies will be hosting Getting It Right Conferences on June 6 in Irvine, CA and June 8 in Sacramento, CA. Partners include the Pacific ADA Center, California Governor's Office for Emergency Services, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, Portlight Strategies, FEMA, American Red Cross. For more information about Getting It Right California
State Government Inclusive Disaster Leaders Working Group
The Partnership is excited about our ongoing meetings with the state government access and functional needs inclusive emergency management leads from:
- -Hawaii
- -California
- -Utah
- -Arizona
- -Oklahoma
- -Mississippi
- -Virginia
- -Louisiana
- -Florida
If your state has a government employee with specific access and functional needs leadership responsibilities, please send their contact information to email@example.com and we will invite them to join this working group.
Training and Technical Assistance Initiatives
Here are some examples of our recent local and statewide work:
- -Creating an Inclusive Emergency Plan: For Arts Managers & Public Safety Officials
- -Universal Design in Emergency Planning - Public Safety Officials
- -Universal Design in Emergency Planning - Arts Community
- -Pittsburgh- Universal Design in Emergency Planning
- -Planning for your small business before disaster strikes; Understanding disaster recovery before you need it. New York Small Business Development Center
- -Florida Governor's Hurricane Conference Planning, Building and Sustaining Public-Private Partnerships.
Blogs and Stories
We are excited to share the latest blogs and story from our Partnership team members:
Anita Cameron:
Emergency Preparedness: Vital Necessity or Expression of Privilege?
Emergency Preparedness - A Common Sense Measure for the Disability Community
The Intersectionality Imperative in Disability Inclusive Emergency Management
June Kailes:
The National Shelter System and Physical Accessibility - Time to Look Under the Hood
Protecting Your Health, Safety, and Independence in Emergencies
Stephanie Hydal: SOS from Louisiana: a Blueprint for Inclusive Grassroots Disaster Responses
Save the Children
The Partnership is working closely with Save the Children on shared initiatives in support of the specific preparedness, response and recovery needs of children, explicitly including children with disabilities and families, service providers and all who share a responsibility for equal access throughout emergencies and disasters.
Save the Children is working on passage of an important piece of legislation "The Homeland Security for Children Act" –HR 1372- that recently passed in the US House of Representatives. The Partnership is working with Save the Children and closely monitoring it's progress. The bill has been forwarded to the Senate for consideration by the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Partnership Leadership Activities
Paul Timmons joined a panel on the Connection between Disability & Poverty in Louisiana at the recent National Council on Disability meeting in New Orleans.
We continue our active participation on the National Council on Independent Living Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee
One of the first Partnership activities of the year was leading a workshop at the 2017 SILC Congress.
We have also provided training and technical assistance to the WA State Independent Living Council and their Statewide Coalition on Inclusive Emergency Management and the CT State Independent Living Council and their Americans with Disabilities Act Statewide Coalition.
We are working closely with WA disability and emergency management leaders to host "Getting it Right-Washington'.
Marcie was recently named 2017 Hilton Fellow by Handicap International. Her Fellowship includes research and recommendations for addressing the disproportionate impact of climate change on people with disabilities.
The Partnership is joining with colleagues from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization and we are joining with them and Inclusiva Ong as they bring the Global Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Network leadership initiatives to the Americas.
United Nations Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The Partnership was represented throughout the recent UN Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction meeting in Cancun, MX. The Partnership joined with members of the Global Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Network to release an Official Statement from the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities
The Partnership was represented by Marcie Roth at a Special Session Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to "Build Back Better" in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction
We were pleased that our efforts to have FEMA's Public Service Announcement on inclusive individual and community preparedness "We Prepare Every Day" featured in the working session "Inclusive and People Centered Disaster Risk Reduction"
Sasakawa Award
Marcie Roth served as a Jurist for the Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction. The award is given by the Nippon Foundation and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Awardees from Portugal, Iran, Brazil and Fiji were selected for their efforts to reduce disaster deaths. Selection was mindful of the Sasakawa Award aims of further promoting inclusive and resilient approaches in disaster risk reduction, echoing the fact that inclusiveness and resilience are the key words in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. Kudos to the awardees for explicit inclusion of people with disabilities and accessibility among their priorities.
Hurricane Preparedness
Hurricane season started June 1, and is forecasted to be busier than usual. Are you ready? FEMA offers specific tips on preparedness for Individuals with Disabilities and Others with Access and Functional Needs.
What's Next for the Partnership?
June is shaping up to be a busy month!
In addition to the Getting It Right California Conferences and Marcie's ongoing work with Handicap International, we are providing input and technical assistance to Los Angeles County on "Incorporating Inclusive Planning into Emergency Operations Center Activations".
The Partnership will be participating in the 2017 M-Enabling Summit, with a focus on emergency communications during a session on Optimizing the User Experience with 5G Networks.
The Partnership has been invited to join "An Uncommon Dialogue on Coastal Resilience and Adaptation" hosted by the Hoover Institution, the Stanford Woods Institute and the Wilson Center.
We will also be speaking at the World Summit on Information Society on the accessibility of Information and communication technology in emergency services
We are starting an exciting project with Dave Whelan and Niagara University's First Responders Disability Awareness Training.
We are also embarking on an eLearning curriculum development project on disability inclusive emergency management at the request of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the South Pacific.
Our App development team is hard at work on our prototype app. We are excited to be developing a tool for addressing key elements of successful disability inclusive emergency management and hope to share a sneak peek soon.
The Partnership is currently reviewing the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Management Supplemental Guidance and Tools - Job Title/Position Qualifications and Position Task Books for the ICS Incident Commander and Command Staff/Advisors. This guidance document includes a job description and position task book for Access and Functional Needs Advisors. We encourage Partnership members to review and comment before the National Engagement period ends on 6/9/17.
Over the summer, we will be updating our website, presenting our Mark Johnson Getting It Right 2017 Award at the NCIL 2017 Annual Conference on Independent Living, unveiling our Center for Excellence in Inclusive Disaster Strategies and launching our Emerging Leaders and Think Tank initiatives. We plan to announce the schedule for our Inclusive Disaster Strategies Webinar Series, too. We are interested in your thoughts about webinar topics and speakers. Please send your ideas to email@example.com. We also plan to continue our advocacy with key members of the House and Senate and their committee staff on issues of importance for achieving equal, inclusive and universal accessibility before, during and after disasters.
The Partnership is currently scheduling remote and on-site training and technical assistance, workshops and Getting It Right conferences for the rest of the year. We also welcome opportunities to partner on projects that advance real outcomes for children and adults with disabilities, emergency managers, first responders and communities seeking to provide equal access and expand whole community inclusion before, during and after disasters. Our calendar is quickly filling up but we will accommodate as many requests as possible. We welcome your inquiries and will do all we can to add you to our calendar. Please reach out to: firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com to discuss how we can collaborate with you and support your needs.

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Sorry guys, but before describing the setting up of the Picolog, it is necessary to know the why and the because of what we do in the software…..All calculations are carried out in the Excel file, KP-235 Math 2, which is attached & can be downloaded. The sensor transfer function is:
Vo = Vcc*((0,01067*P)-0,32667) [1]
The inverse sensor transfer function is:
P = ((Vo/Vcc)+0,32667)/(0,01067) [2]
where Vo is sensor output in V, Vcc is supply voltage in V & P is Barometric pressure in kPa and must be multiplied by 10 to obtain hPa.
These functions are plotted in the mentioned Excel file. The plot of Vo vs.P, with the tolerance band, is attached.
Description of various DrDAQ channels in Picolog now follows.
1. In EXT. 1 (Channel 1 input) : Raw Sensor Output. This is the cell output, reduced by a factor of 2. To read the original voltage in mV we must multiply by a factor of 2000.
Parameter formatting: mV
Digits width: 3
Decimal positions: 2
Min. Value: 0
Max Value: 6000 NOTE: corrected on 27/11/2015
Scaling equation is: X*2000
2. In Calculated Parameter: Calibrated Sensor Output. Here we correct the reading of the Raw Sensor Output in two ways:
a) Remembering that the sensor reading may be off to a maximum of ± 12.5 hPa, obtaining the actual Baropressure read from a calibrated barometer or from Internet data and using equations [1] and [2] we calculate a calibration factor k. With sensor # 2 this was k = 0,988.
b) In another (following) Calculated Parameter Channel we shall find the variable factor h used to nullify the Ratiomentric Error.
Variable A: Raw Sensor Output
Variable C: PSU Error
(A*k)+C or (A*0,988)+C where C = h
Parameter formatting: mV
Digits width: 4
Decimal positions: 1
Min. Value: 3000
Max Value: 4500
3. In Calculated Parameter: Raw Baropressure. Here we calculate the uncorrected Barometric pressure from the raw sensor output, using the transfer function [1]. Note that 5000 is nominal voltage in mV and factor 10 transforms kPa into hPa.
Variable A: Raw Sensor Output
Parameter formatting: hPa
Digits width: 4
Decimal positions: 1
Min. Value: 850
Max Value: 1150
4. In Calculated Parameter: Calibrated Baropressure. Here we calculate corrected Barometric pressure from the calibrated sensor output, using again the transfer function [1]. Note that 5000 is nominal voltage in mV and factor 10 transforms kPa into hPa.
Variable A: Calibrated Sensor Output
Parameter formatting: hPa
Digits width: 4
Decimal positions: 1
Min. Value: 850
Max. Value: 1150
5. In Calculated Parameter: Baropressure Sensor Error. Here we keep the difference between raw & corrected Baropressures under control. Note that error can be positive or negative. With our sensor is always positive because its raw reading value is above actual value (calibration k = 0.988).
Variable A: Raw Baropressure
Variable B: Calibrated Baropressure
Parameter formatting: hPa
Digits width: 3
Decimal positions: 1
Min. Value: -12.6
Max Value: +12.6
6. In Calculated Parameter: Calibrated Baropressure mmHg. Here we simply convert hPa into mmHg. Any convenient conversion is possible, e.g. inches of Mercury.
Variable C: Calibrated Baropressure
Parameter formatting: mmHg
Digits width: 3
Decimal positions: 1
Min. Value: 650
Max Value: 850
7. In EXT. 2 (Channel 2 input) : Precision PSU Output. Here we monitor the 5000 mV output of IC102. Voltage is reduced by a factor of 4 to 1250 mV by R102/R102, thus 4000 in the scaling equation.
Parameter formatting: mV
Digits width:5
Decimal positions:1
Min. Value: 4985
Max Value: 5015
Scaling equation is: X*4000
Alarm - : 4990
Alarm + : 5010
8. In Calculated Parameter: PSU Error. This is really the calculation of the Ratiometric Error factor h due to deviations in the Precision PSU output and is calculated from a parameter r, which in turn is unique for any sensor and is easily derived by measuring the output deviation for a given PSU output deviation from 5 V, as shown in the Excel spreadsheet. Two KP-235 sensors were measured (see Excel file): for Sensor #1 r = 0,7083 and for Sensor #2 r = 0,7550. As we have seen this h parameter is used in above entry 2, Calibrated Sensor Output.
Variable C: Precision PSU Output
h = (5000 – C)*r = (5000 – C)*0.755 (r of Sensor #2 is used)
Parameter formatting: mV
Digits width: 2
Decimal positions: 1
Min. Value: -20
Max Value: +20
In Part 4 we shall see the derivation of parameters k and r in detail.
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about math.
"Mathematics possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty - a beauty cold and austere, like that of a sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature... sublimely pure, and capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show."
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Connecticut's National Popular Vote bill awaits House action
HARTFORD >> It's now up to the House of Representatives to act on legislation that would require Connecticut to join a group of states wanting to pool their Electoral College votes for the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote.
House members of the General Assembly's Government Administration and Elections Committee on Friday narrowly passed the bill on a partisan 8-7 vote. A Senate version of the legislation died on a tie vote.
Democratic Sen. Mae Flexer of Killingly, the committee's Senate Democratic co-chairwoman, says she's proud of the House Democrats for "sticking together and doing the right thing for America."
Opponents of the bill, however, question how Connecticut would even benefit from the legislation.
Eleven states have so far joined the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact since 2006.


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Alexandria, Va. – February 16, 2016 – Partners Steve Halt and Andy Powell of Halt, Buzas & Powell are proud to announce several recent staff promotions.
Franziska Jupiter has been promoted from Staff II Accountant to Senior Accountant. Franziska has been with the firm since April 2012 and began in the outsourcing department. In June 2013, she moved into the firm's tax department. Franziska received her business degree from the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg, Germany and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Juliana Hayfron-Benjamin has been promoted from Staff II Accountant to Senior Accountant. Juliana has been with the firm since 2015 and has over 10 years of experience in audit, financial reporting, and internal controls. Juliana received her B.S. in Accounting from George Mason University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Rui Huang has been promoted from Staff I Accountant to Staff II Accountant. Rui started her career with the firm in January 2015, bringing with her corporate tax and audit experience. Rui received her B.S. in both English Literature and Economics at Xiamen University in China before moving to the United States. In the summer of 2014, Rui graduated from the Master of Accountancy program at George Washington University in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants (GWSCPA) and is actively pursuing her CPA license.
JiYoung (Ji) Stone has been promoted from Staff I Accountant to Staff II Accountant. Ji has been with the firm since 2015 and assists with the completion of audit engagements for clients in multiple industries, and preparing individual and business taxes. Ji received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from George Mason University and also holds a Master's in Education from New York University. Ji is actively pursuing her CPA license.
At Halt, Buzas & Powell, staff are celebrated and rewarded for their consistent hard work and dedication to their clients and colleagues. Promotions, which can occur at any time, not only showcase staff accomplishments, but also encourage staff to think outside of the box and emerge as leaders within the firm.
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About Halt, Buzas & Powell, Ltd.
Headquartered in Alexandria, VA, Halt, Buzas & Powell, Ltd. is a full-service public accounting firm with more than 40 years' expertise providing accounting, auditing, taxation, management consulting, outsourced accounting, and managed IT services to the region's nonprofits, businesses, and individuals. Halt, Buzas & Powell has grown steadily over the years to become a leading public accounting firm in the Washington, DC metropolitan region. Our devotion to exceptional service, quality and value has led to our ranking by the Washingtonian magazine as one of the top 25 CPA firms for quality service, and listing in the Washington Business Journal as one of the Top 50 Accounting Firms by size. Halt, Buzas & Powell, Ltd. also has an office in Crofton, MD.


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Tinier twin reunites with sister after NICU stay
Things are calmer for Ashley Gream, but they're far from mellow.
She expected that with twins. She and husband Ryan did not expect Raya to be born first naturally while little Ryker needed a quick delivery by C-section. And they didn't expect Ryker to go through some tenuous hours in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
"One minute we were buying two of everything. The next we were trying to figure out how to be in two places at once," Ashley said. "We were both pretty shocked."
Before Ryker was born, his placenta stopped working, leaving him underweight and with lungs that needed more time to develop. He stabilized in the NICU, but it was hard for Ashley to snuggle with and take care of Raya while she worried about when Ryker could come home.
Eleven days, actually. That's how long the twins—who shared space for months before they were born—were apart afterwards.
Being able to see Ryker via webcam helped the family.
They knew he was OK. They could see him from any family-approved device. The community raised nearly $100,000 through Carle Center for Philanthropy to bring 48 cameras to Carle's Level III NICU. The NICU cares for about 500 babies a year.
The webcam option could have gotten big brother Kaden, 13, in trouble at school.
Ashley said, "He was always texting me, telling me, 'He's fussing' and 'You need to move his tube.'"
But instead of taking away the teen's phone, Kaden's teacher invited the class to gather around to see Ryker.
While she waited for her littlest boy to grow stronger and meet certain NICU milestones, Ashley bonded with Amanda Phares, RN.
"Amanda made sure he drank his entire bottle so he could go home," Ashley said. "She genuinely cared for him, and she genuinely cared for us."
That's how it works.
"It's hard not to get attached. The family is at the bedside a lot. We get to know them on a personal level. I put myself in their shoes," said Phares, the mother of 2½-year-old Ella.
"That these babies are loved on and taken care of is important to me."
Now that both babies are home, they are certainly loved on there. And while the twins' older brothers help a lot, Kaden and 9-year-old Keegan are not always on duty like Ashley.
"They love it, but they don't wake up in the middle of the night when the twins are crying," said Ashley, who's just sure things in her four-child home will mellow out … soon.


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CFPB Proposes New Regulations for Debt Collectors
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking to "overhaul the debt collection market" by proposing new regulations which would limit the amount of communication that collectors have with potential debtors. In short, the CFPB wants to protect consumers from getting pesky, disruptive, and often unwarranted calls from debt collectors without thorough confirmation of the debts in question.
The fundamental laws that regulate third-party debt collection agencies haven't been changed since 1977 with the creation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. This law ensures that debt collectors do not abuse or harass their customers. The new proposal takes that idea one step further.
Some major changes cited in the proposal include:
- Making sure debt collectors substantiate their information before contacting consumers. Agencies will have to verify that they have the right person and the correct amount of debt by providing information such as the last known address/phone number, the account number, and the day the account defaulted.
- Limiting the number of times debt collectors can contact a consumer to six times per week.
- Making it easier for consumers to control when and how debt collectors reach them, like not receiving phone calls during work hours.
- Stop all debt collection attempts if the consumer disputes the debt in any way. The agencies would have to provide proper documentation to verify the debt before continuing with their pursuit.
- Prevent debt buyers from collecting on debts from previous agencies if a dispute has been filed. Under the current system, a debt can be transferred to a new collection agency even if there is a dispute on file; then the new collector can start the process over again.


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In the beginning...
As a partner with Baker McKenzie in Singapore, Peter Rouse had first-hand experience of the escalating counterfeiting problem in Asia. He wanted to set up a specialist business that worked WITH IP owners to combat the issue, not simply FOR them.
Starting out in a serviced office in the Docklands area of London, Peter quickly attracted some of the world's leading brand owners. Within ten years, Rouse had established nine offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. And today it is one of world's leading IP players, with more than 600 staff and 17 offices around the globe.
Early growth
To achieve the results clients were looking for, Peter reasoned that Rouse lawyers would have to work closely with a range of other professionals, in particular specialist IP investigators. Access to the right information was also crucial.
Within its first six months, the business was overseeing what was then a rarely heard of Customs monitoring application for a major automobile manufacturer. Most importantly, it was getting impressive results. More help was needed, so current Chairman, Rupert Ross-Macdonald, was brought on board at the start of 1991, He was joined in 1992 by Stuart Adams, now Head of our Russia office. By this stage, the firm was also beginning to handle major enforcement programmes in Eastern Europe, India and China. And clients liked what they saw.
A foothold in China
Rouse opened an office in Beijing in 1993. But it didn't stop there.
More and more IP owners were having IP problems in the country, so it brought a group of them together in what became known as the Beijing Action Group. The aim was to develop a common strategy to address the challenges.
Our China practice has grown dramatically ever since, and Rouse now also has offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong.
Willoughby & Partners
The rapidly expanding firm was given a major boost in 1994, when the well-known and highly respected UK trade mark lawyer, Tony Willoughby, joined the London office.
Tony, now retired, is described in legal directories as the 'founding father and leading light of IP in the UK.' Under his guidance, Rouse developed into one of the foremost IP legal practices in the UK. From 1996 to 2006 the firm was known as Willoughby & Partners.
Rouse's strategy from the beginning was to be solely IP focused and, in its early years, the firm forged an extensive reputation for its anti-counterfeiting expertise and experience. From the mid-1990s, however, it set out to broaden its scope and develop expertise in all areas of IP.
A global player
Rouse began a dramatic geographical expansion in 1997, with the opening of offices in Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta, as well as the acquisition of a commercial IP and trade mark practice in Oxford.
In 1998 the trade mark filing practice began to expand too, with the arrival of Mark Foreman from Clifford Chance in the UK. Since then, trade mark filing practices have been developed in all other offices.
Time for change...
Peter Rouse eventually decided it was time to pursue other opportunities, and in 2000 Rupert Ross-Macdonald (looking only a little older than he had in 1991) took over as Chief Executive.
The firm continued to go from strength to strength, and its regional presence in South East Asia grew further with the opening of an office in Bangkok in 2000.
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In London, the arrival of experienced patent litigator, Diana Sternfeld, in 2001 saw the start of Rouse's patent practice and the continued expansion of its reputation beyond 'soft' IP enforcement.
The firm's 'hard' IP practice developed further with the acquisition of a UK and European patent agency in 2003, which meant that both patent agency and patent commercialisation services could now be provided in all offices. At this point, Rouse was providing the full range of IP services from 14 offices around the world.
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Rouse began managing major enforcement programmes in India during the early part of the 21st century. And the firm has gone on to establish operations in the Philippines. Most recently, offices have opened in Africa in 2015, Cambodia in 2017, and Sweden and Shenzhen in 2019 cementing our reputation as the IP firm for the emerging economies.


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Under the American dream, you can denigrate part of the system that makes you rich
A Ukrainian immigrant starts a company and sells it five years later for US$19-billion without any marketing or PR. Talk about beating a 12-lane highway to the door of a better mousetrap. Is America a great country or what? But then the immigrant turns round and appears to bash advertising, on which that monster valuation ultimately depends. Is business filled with hypocrisy or what?
Nobody knows whether Facebook's mammoth cash and stock purchase of mobile messaging service WhatsApp makes economic sense. What does seem jarring are comments about his "principles" by WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum. How does Mr. Koum – who grew up on the outskirts of Kyiv, which is currently in flames — celebrate what looks like the most spectacular example in history of achieving the American dream? He pooh poohs the heart of the consumer society.
We all like the option of avoiding annoying ads, but anti-advertising is surely a strange core principle when advertising is an increasingly important part of Facebook's revenue, and therefore of its own valuation and ability to pay outlandish sums for acquisitions.
Mr. Koum has guaranteed WhatsApp 450 million users (who currently enjoy the first year of use free, then pay a measly 99 cents annually) that there will be "absolutely no ads interrupting your communication. There would have been no partnership between our two companies if we had to compromise on the core principles that will always define our company, our vision and our product."
We'll see. Certainly Mr. Koum's customers might be a bit skittish about being delivered to Facebook as so much data mining potential.
On a conference call about the deal, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said he didn't think ads were the right way to "monetize" messaging systems. Maybe not, but monetization is the key, and that means advertising, which now accounts for more than half of Facebook's revenues.
Mr. Zuckerberg himself tried to sidle round the topics of marketing and filthy lucre when Facebook went public a couple of years ago. "We don't build services to make money," he declared. "We make money to build better services… to accomplish a social mission — to make the world more open and connected." He just wanted missionaries to press the "like" button so they could "discover the best products and improve the quality and efficiency of their lives."
But missionaries don't just want to "discover" products, they want to buy them, which involves productive work, which means contributing to profit-making in corporations, almost all of which advertise as an essential promotion of their business.
Mr. Zuckerberg reportedly soft pedalled/peddled both marketing and money in the lead up to the transaction. His pitch to Mr. Koum was "Let's go connect the world."
As for Mr. Koum, he demonstrates that part of the American dream is that you can adopt any business model you want, even denigrate key parts of the system that makes you rich. That's worth contrasting with not daring to criticize a system that makes you poor, as in, say, Soviet-era Ukraine, which still seems to be having problems with its old Russian master.
Despite an upbringing in a house without hot water, Mr. Koum, according to a profile in Forbes, "still pines for the rural life he once lived, and it's one of the main reasons he's so vehemently against the hurly-burly of advertising." But then surely such hurly-burley beats raw turnips and rubber truncheons.
Moving to California, Mr. Koum apparently disliked the "casual, flighty nature of American high-school friendships" and compared them unfavourably with kind of close relationships fostered back home, presumably under the close personal bonding engendered by a police state.
While at San Jose State University Mr. Koum worked for accounting giant Ernst & Young, where he met WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton, another character who apparently had no "ability to bullshit." Mr. Koum dropped out of school while working at Yahoo, which is where he allegedly developed his distaste for Madison Avenue.
It was when he bought an Apple iPhone in 2009 that he intuited that apps would be big, and started developing a messaging service that would work across all mobile systems. Mr. Koum's version enables users to inform their networks about "status" changes. Example "Can't talk, I'm at the gym." (as opposed to "Can't talk. I'm at the Gulag.")
Enter angel investor Jim Goetz, of Sequoia Capital, who managed to persuade Messrs Koum and Acton to take US$8- million for a stake in the company, but only reportedly on the condition that he not push "advertising models" on them. Two years later, they raised more money, including another US$50-million from Sequoia. Sequoia's stake is now worth US$3-billion.
One must rejoice in Mr. Koum's success, while wondering at the peculiarity — or hypocrisy — of his anti-advertising "principles." Although WhatsApp is meant to be run separately, it's difficult not to speculate how those principles might be tested within a business model based on marketing via data and conversation mining, and whipping up consumerism via social media thumbs ups.


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Yomeishu, also known as Yang Ming Jiu or 养名酒, literally means 'wine that preserves life'. First produced in Japan in year 1602 (yes, it's been 413 years and still going strong!), the drink is popular among people who seek better health.
The wine is manufactured by soaking medicinal herbs in a sweet and mellow wine base. There are 14 main herbs that go into the Yomeishu concoction. The process of soaking these herbs within the wine will release the herb's curative actions.
The wine is made at the Komagane Plane in Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture. The climate of this region is blessed with clean air and water, making it the best location for producing the Yomeishu effects which it is required for.
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Why is boosting blood circulation important?
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Why should I consider taking Yomeishu?
As you know, the efficacy of the wine lies in its ability to help boost blood circulation. When this happens, it helps to increase blood flow within the body and helps promote cell growth and organ function. Even your skin (yes, girls!) also will reap benefits from it, as it is better able to fight off bacteria and infection.
Once opened, you don't have to rush to finish it. Drink sparingly till the whole bottle is gone! There is no time limit and remember, you are not in a competition so don't have to rush through it!
To best preserve the wine, always cap the bottle tightly and avoid direct sunlight, as per all other alcohols.
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Adults can take about 20ml, 3 times daily, before meals and/or at bedtime. There are markings on the cup (which comes with the wine bottle) which will help you determine the required amount to drink.
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As I always like to tell my friends, tonics and herbs are very powerful if taken right. Yomeishu is beneficial if you follow instructions and take it right, too. While Yomeishu complements and boosts your results in better health, you should also be mindful of your daily diet intake to ensure best overall results.
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2 cans (15 ounces each)
1 can of white beans (ours had onions, garlic and jalapenos in it)
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Local authorities have evacuated 64,500 people from their homes in Yunnan Province, following a quake that damaged hundreds of houses, state media reported yesterday. The magnitude 4.8 quake rattled an area near the border with Myanmar shortly after 3pm on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. A total of 678 homes were damaged, but only one collapsed, Xinhua news agency said. No casualties have been reported in the quake. County officials said emergency supplies of tents, quilts, coats and rice had been sent to the area.
Links to Parkinson's found
An international consortium of scientists has found five variants of genes that are linked to Parkinson's disease, bringing the tally to 11, a paper published by The Lancet yesterday said. Until the first genetic clue was found in 1997, the medical consensus was that Parkinson's had environmental — ie, non-inherited — causes. The five variants were netted in an overview of genomic studies carried out by scientists in Britain, Germany, France, Iceland, the Netherlands and the US. None of the tiny DNA changes is responsible by itself for causing for this complex disease of the nervous system, but in conjunction with other variants, boosts the risk of it. The 20 percent of patients who had the highest number of variants were two-and-a-half times likelier to develop Parkinson's compared with the 20 percent with the least variants, the researchers said. found.
Rebel's brother detained
The brother of the nation's most prominent Islamist rebel, Doku Umarov, was detained in Italy on his way to seek political asylum, newspapers reported on Tuesday, citing Italian immigration officers. Chechen native Ruslan Umarov was traveling from France to Italy when he was detained in a train station outside Venice for entering the country illegally. Media reports said he was detained on Jan. 6. He was based in Europe after he won a 2008 case in the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights against Russia. Ruslan's brother, Doku, leads the Caucasus Emirate, an Islamist insurgent group seeking to establish an independent Islamic state for the predominantly Muslim North Caucasus region.
'Largest orchid' on show
The "largest orchid in the world" was growing in a botanic garden in Brasilia, at a height of 2.5m, with some stems measuring as long as 3m, the environmental agency said on Tuesday. Displayed at the Brazilian Orchids Project garden, the flower — part of the Grammatophyllum genus — has been growing for five years and already has 19 long stems, on which 400 flowers bloom, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources said. Experts are working on a special hybrid species of orchid by crossing Grammatophyllum flowers with the Cyrtopodium genus.


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This Player Camp is a kickoff to our spring season. This is a free two day skills development camp intended to help your child kickoff their spring season and get out on the softball fields prior to spring break. The Player Camp will take place at the Memorial Park softball fields.
This is a Free Camp exclusively for all players who've registered with the Bentonville Parks and Recreation spring softball league. Registration for this player camp is included in each participants registration fee to the league.
All age groups attend! We have competitive travel coaches who volunteer their time to give back to the community and run this camp. See below for more information about age groups.


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Hey Teens! Get ready for another round of light painting! On Thursday, May 31, at 7PM in the Main Library we are very happy to have local photographer Rachel Darley back to lead our third session of light painting.
This program is for teens ages 11-17, registration is not required. To see light painting photos from previous programs head over to our Facebook page.


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Microsoft releases Windows Live apps suite
Microsoft slapped a new bunch of Windows Live updates onto the interwebs yesterday in its latest effort to knit desktop and cloud computing together.
The company made a set of free apps available to allow Windows 7 customers to connect, create and share docs online.
The software updates to Windows Live Essentials 2011 include Movie Maker, Writer, Messenger, Photo Gallery and Mesh. It's been released in 48 languages and runs on Windows Vista and Windows 7, but not Windows XP.
"We've brought together the best of Windows with the best of the Web," opined Microsoft Windows Live group wonk Jamie Cannon.
"People are spending more time in the cloud, and as a result it's where people communicate, connect and share. And so, we believe that bringing them together in a seamless way allows consumers to bridge the power of both."
He said Microsoft hoped to see every Windows 7-based PC effectively suctioned to the cloud.
And the company has signed up manufacturers to ship PCs with Windows Live Essentials 2011 pre-loaded on them, with Dell being the first computer maker to step forward and slot the software into their machines.
Like the good old days of yore, bloatware is back on Windows and in time for Christmas too. Yay. ®
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HGTV Wedding Ideas, Centerpieces, Planning Tips & Extra
Faucet right here to turn on desktop notifications to get the information despatched straight to you. It evokes quite a lot of emotion and keenness, which is a good way to symbolize your wedding ceremony." Here, she combined Vanda orchids, delphinium, inexperienced trick dianthus, grape hyacinths, and sweet peas. Carry by way of your theme to your wedding program, favors and place cards, and use the colours and symbols of the season for a whole fall look.
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Get inspired by these greenery marriage ceremony decor ideas that take your decor to the following degree in an unexpected method. Having one or two reception lounge areas not solely provides your family members a spot to sit fairly while they catch up, however they'll actually pull your whole reception design collectively.
Then designate someone to have the bag with them always on the large day. You can also accent the classic window using any leftover flowers so as to add detail to your display and make the colors pop. Maybe a pear or apple-themed drink turns into your signature cocktail, or a part of a served dessert tart.
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Analysis vendors Through conversations and research, you'll get a really feel for caterers, photographers, bands, florists and videographers that suit your marriage ceremony imaginative and prescient. Plan your day-of schedule A wedding day timeline will maintain you and your bridal celebration on monitor for appointments and arriving to the venue.
____ Confirm Transportation You need to ensure you'll get the place you are going throughout the day's occasions. Write final checks Fill in your remaining checks and hand them off to a bridal get together or member of the family to ship. Draw up a schedule of the event and slot in each element (the cake-slicing, the first dance).
____ Dress the Dudes Select the groom's tuxedo, go well with or other attire, in addition to what the groomsmen will wear. From the guest aspect of issues, I really need to be able to RSVP 12 weeks out as a result of after that journey and accommodation prices begin climbing.
And then I have a half-planned mess on my hands the place I count on to alter our minds no less than 10 instances before the deadline" due to the infinite number of selections out there (thanks, internet). Should you're getting married in your yard, cross out all the stuff about discovering a venue.…
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What food you will serve at your wedding relies on what theme and tone you are trying to set, as well as what time you're having your visitors arrive. I simply noticed that additionally they have a widget now, i could have placed on my web site but it surely wasn't accessible during the time i wanted it (or i did not see it).nnStill using lirdy for our last family vacation and my good friend's b-day. Standout characteristic: Ask company the place you must honeymoon, or take a look at them on how effectively they know you.
Maintain all of your guests and their data in a single place. Share your wedding images and let your guests upload theirs. Amiablen articles and the blogs really helped me a lot, thanks for the valuablen on-line tutorial. I haven't used weddingwoo but thanks for sharing info.
Post messages directly to your moments timeline or connect them to photos. Placing a gift registry on the website is seemed down upon by some specialists. NnWould not advocate paying on your website through Appy Couple in order for you your company to be able to search for it.
But writing a long diatribe about how morally horrible these traditions are will alienate and presumably offend your visitors, especially those that, you understand, really did those issues at their weddings. You may't write that items should be a minimum of $a hundred in worth (seen it)." WTAF.
Figured our visitors had been adults they usually'd give us whatever. Pull in our special widgets to help company book their hotel, discover your registry and secure native transportation. Gift Steerage: The retailers and websites you've got registered at. Your Love Story: To share the way you met and fell in love.…
How To Incorporate Your Wedding Colours
Coming up with new and revolutionary wedding ceremony decoration ideas is actually one thing worth investing the time in. Quality ideas can typically greatly enhance the way in which a wedding appears. For a seated dinner, you could have printed wedding menu playing cards displayed on the table or put atop every place setting. When printed on translucent vellum in soothing colors, lace appears even dreamier and more ethereal than it already is. To make square luminarias lovely enough to be centerpieces, we simply magnified the lace sample.
Keep in mind that security is first; only use in case your outside entertaining takes place in a large open area. Do not be afraid to get creative and mix it up. To get started, discover inspiration in a number of the rustic marriage ceremony decorations we have seen here at Wild Basin Lodge, within the slideshow under.
Try our weblog put up DIY Marriage ceremony Decorating Tips to learn to make DIY adorning much less anxious. Simplify your visitors' expertise by including handcrafted signposts to the scene. Whereas the menu model should be easy, elegant and straightforward-to-read all while coordinating with the overall design aesthetic, you possibly can add some flair with how the menus are displayed.
Take a look at these fun DIY floral decorations that might be excellent for a wedding or reception. Farm-style leisure and food brings the marriage party collectively in a relaxed setting. Oh and in case you occur to be getting married at house and need to gown up the yard for the event, make sure to try these 20 charming mini water garden ideas.
Since 1926, Stumps has been America's favourite for promenade, event and get together supplies. Hypericum berries are available a myriad of colours and make gorgeous additions to any centerpiece. As we speak's couples are having rather more fun with their photographs.…
The Ultimate Wedding ceremony Planning Checklist
One of many issues that has change into very clear to me during my time as a wedding coordinator is that DIY marriage ceremony planning checklists are very completely different than wedding ceremony planning checklists for other weddings. ____ Marriage ceremony Day Magnificence Take into consideration your hair and make-up and e book your hairstylist and/or makeup artist for those who're utilizing them. Also consider buying pashminas, flip-flops, and sun shades for guests to change into on the reception, in addition to baskets for them.
Create customized challenge templates that work together with your planning process. Choose a date and schedule venue tours With a few dates in thoughts, schedule excursions at your prime picks for venues. Timeline for the reception and who's giving the toasts.
Send a contact list and timeline to the bridal party. Assign a member of the family to be the photographer's point of contact. In the case of understanding learn how to plan a marriage, The Knot has you lined with probably the most complete wedding ceremony planning checklist available anywhere.
____ Dress Up Strive on your marriage ceremony sneakers and wear them on carpeted surfaces round the house to break them in. Another strategy to minimize stress: Begin dreaming up your honeymoon…and check out our Plan A Honeymoon section on. ____ Take a Vow If you are selecting to write your personal wedding vows , now is a good time to start out those.
Our wedding ceremony is mid January, so actually we're not going to get anything off visitors in the six weeks before the wedding if they have not already RSVPed (with the Christmas post, there's a chance RSVPs could end up arriving put up wedding if friends leave it until December).…
Which Bridal Accessories Go With Which Kind Of Marriage ceremony?
Simply wished to share considered one of my own pics from yesterday's shoot out at the beautiful and scenic Shell Dance Orchid Gardens in Pacifica, California. Set up the menu, flowers as well as the ceremony and reception order. Planning a conventional marriage ceremony may appear to be straightforward at the first sight, as you merely have to do what is common, tried and tasted and use much less effort on creativity. Common bridesmaid gifts include personalized tote luggage, jewellery, jewellery bins, and keepsake gadgets together with photo frames and vases.
In addition to the wedding date, some people have a sign with an engagement date or courting anniversary. There are various various kinds of garland designs that work nicely with wooden elements that can be lined in chalkboard paint. For additional organization within a big board, some individuals alphabetize the list while others set up it by desk quantity.
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The simplest marriage ceremony favor positive factors a number of class when you wrap it in tulle. You could possibly easily use a wreath type or a big embroidery ring, and even a big styrofoam ring to drape the tulle on. Add a few flowers and you've got a unique setting. Cooking websites and books on conventional cooking can be great alternate options.
Use the normal wedding almond in or out of a container. A picture of beauty, tulle has at all times been the selection of brides as a part of the marriage veil and other equipment. Of course the traditional method so as to add tulle to your cake is so as to add tulle in your cake topper.…