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Eclipse Time- A HUGE Chance to Change Old Patterns!
Activations as Catalysts This is the time to become self-activating, a major opportunity to change old, deeply held patterns. The activations coming this year have more than power. They carry a harmonizing affect that instantly reformats what was unsettled into a higher pattern of beauty and comprehension. Each activation lifts you to a new level…Read More
Finding Your Path; Getting Guidance and Clarity
What's Missing? In this world of information, advice rains in on us from all directions. When we were young and needed guidance we would go to our parents, an older sibling, a friend. Today we scroll through the Internet to help decide what to do. Getting more confused with each website we visit. If you're…Read More
What Questions Do You Ask Yourself?
As I travel around the world I'm often asked how the people in each country differ. Mostly I'm amazed at how deeply similar we all are. We have found an inner universal spirituality, no matter what our early religious training has been. The question of national differences keeps popping up. So here is what I've…Read More
The Universal Human
The 10th Dimension – Embodied Universality Part 1: The Universal Human A blog by Jonette Crowley This piece is edited from MARK's newest channeled course: 'Embodied Universality.' It helps explain the rapid energetic shifts we are all experiencing. MARK calls it a threshold event of breakthrough human cognition. Can you feel the call to evolve? Those of…Read More
Still Hitting Resistance and Chaos?
This year 2018—The Year of Activations— brings with it a strong impulse to grow. Yet, inside ourselves we're still meeting resistance and chaos. For 30 years I've watched and researched the expansion of human consciousness—I've NEVER seen the growth potential that is available now! BUT we need more help than ever before to take advantage…Read More
An Interview By Omnia Magazine editor, Manuela Immler
Questions and Answers "2018 is the 'Year of Activations' and the year of taking actions", said Jonette last time I saw her. I had the chance to interview her during a workshop in the Netherlands in which she was channeling 'MARK.' The days were life-changing because she was also activating our brain hemispheres. I was…Read More
March Update from Jonette Crowley
"Human consciousness is evolutionary. It changes itself and changes the collective field." Channeled by Jonette Crowley Learn More About 'MARK' CREATING EVOLUTIONARY CONSCIOUSNESS "Human consciousness is evolutionary." A few weeks ago at our weekly MARK class, something extraordinary happened. First, it wasn't MARK who greeted us. It was a group of beings, far above the…Read More
Releasing the Energy of Debt from our Consciousness
"You fear to give because you might not receive back. You fear to receive because you might not give back." – 'MARK' In the many thousands of years of your history you have put your awareness much more in the outside world and your trust in the outside world than within you; and so you…Read More
The Magic Of These Times
Jonette channeled MARK's message on "The Magic Of These Times" at a weekend 'MARK' seminar in Stockholm, Sweden in October 2015. Time has never been as flexible and fluid as it is now. One of the reasons is that the huge number of humans on the planet are bringing in multiple possibilities of creation. This could not…Read More
The Greatest Discovery Never Seen
Guest Blog by G.W. Hardin My friend GW Hardin, a mathematician, inventor, author, researcher and all-around-brilliant-guy who is committed to the understanding of consciousness and its role in our world has just released the first of a series of blogs that leads us to question so much of what we think we know. We…Read More
"What is Time?" by 'MARK'
Jonette channels 'MARK' answers to questions on 'Time' "Time is what prevents everything from happening at once." – Physicist John Wheeler Question: If there is no time and all is happening at the same time, why does it have to happen now? It is the same thing that is happening all over again? Why?…Read More
You are Awakening! You are Awakeners!
A 'MARK' Meditation Channeled by Jonette Crowley The day after the nightclub shooting in Orlando we had our weekly 'MARK' class. The channeled meditation was a profound experience in being multi-dimensional and supporting humanity from this state. It was one of the most moving processes I've ever felt. We left with the innate knowledge that…Read More


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"Given the technological advances, smartphone companies are now in a better position to bet on improving the mobile gaming experience, through features like HDR and high refresh rate screens that render more smoother on-screen visuals. While a majority of the smartphones in the market support mobile gaming, the rise of graphically intensive games like Fortnite and PUBG Mobile is making smartphone manufacturers to take note and cater to the demand," said Prabhu Ram, Head, Industry Intelligence Group, CMR.
Lately, a number of handset companies like Asus, Xiaomi, Huawei and Nubia have come up with their gaming specific handsets to differentiate themselves from Apple and Samsung with enhanced specs, bigger batteries, and better cooling mechanisms.
"It is no wonder that even Samsung is planning to jump into the fray with its own gaming device," Amit Sharma, Analyst, Industry Intelligence Group, CMR, said.
A recent CMR consumer survey pointed to smartphone emerging as the primary device for gaming, preferred by >90% of millennials and Gen-Z, overshadowing gaming PCs and other device forms.
Internal estimates by CMR points to a significant spike in mobile gaming users with expectations that they will cross 748 million by 2021.
"The new breed of smartphone gaming devices will mainly garner attention from gaming enthusiasts. Serious gamers, who traditionally prefer gaming PCs, will find the features like high refresh rate contributing to a better experience, as good incentive to play on the go," Ram added.
As mobile vendors look to offer new gaming smartphones, chipset vendors such as Qualcomm and MediaTek are also offering new chipsets such as Qualcomm Snapdragon 675, or the Helio P70, to offer enhanced mobile gaming experience.
"With the increasing demand for mobile gaming by millennials, the gaming smartphone opportunity is all set to explode with new growth opportunities for not just traditional smartphone vendors, but new entrants, such as gaming PC manufacturers. In addition, this also translates into a significant opportunity for mobile gaming development companies to generate new gaming content," Sharma said.
The gaming smartphones, in addition to offering all the gaming functionalities, should also be capable of performing all other regular functions, including delivering enhanced camera experience to attract users in a hyper-competitive market. "As such, the challenge for dedicated gaming smartphone brands is high," the agency said.

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A unique familiarisation programme
The course will kick off with a 3-day summer residential course. You will meet your peers and familiarise yourself with the training programme, prior to starting at your placement school.
A helping hand into your first teaching role
NMAPS will support trainees with career choices, offering help with job applications and interview techniques. We will provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities. This will support you through your early career, and Alumni events will boost your professional network.
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We work closely with the University of Buckingham. Our trainees achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and also PGCE with 60 Master's credits. Our PGCE module is online and trainees have full access to the facilities at the University of Buckingham. They also have access via the SCONUL library system, to the library facilities at most universities across England.
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You will be assessed for QTS through a series of lesson observations and your portfolio of evidence collated during your training year. For your Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), you will be assessed online, upon the completion of three essays.
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The pulse generator can emit clock or random signals. A potentiometer determines its rate. Results can be tapped off at the pulse connector. The output is normalized to the trigger input of the module's sample and hold respectively track and hold circuit. Its mode of operation can be changed by a switch. Material for the scanning process gets fed to the module via a second input. As long as there's no cable plugged in, the white noise generator is used as signal source. Additionally, there is an output for pink noise. The slew section is equipped with a signal input, a potentiometer for editing the rate as well as an output.
Outputs for the pulse generator, white and pink noise
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The Times Group has announced the appointment of Thane Richard as Head of Content Strategy, Times Bridge. Times Bridge is Bennett Coleman's international investments and partnerships division whose mission is to bring the world's best ideas to India and India's best insights to the world. Its existing portfolio of investments and partnerships include Airbnb, Coursera, Uber, Vice, HuffPost, Business Insider and other media and technology products.
In his role with The Times Group, Richard will shape content strategy for Times Bridge's media businesses, while also attracting more of the world's leading storytellers to the Indian market.
'ÄúRichard'Äôs record of entrepreneurship, creativity and storytelling, in the United States and India, is of an exceptional quality,'ÄĚ said Rishi Jaitly, CEO, Times Bridge. 'ÄúI cannot think of a leader better well suited to advancing our mission of bridging world-class media to, and within, India, setting new standards along the way.'ÄĚ
Richard is a media entrepreneur and journalist with unique exposure to technology in both India and the United States. A graduate of Brown University, Richard began his career in India as a strategy manager at Mahindra and Mahindra where he independently launched 'ÄúTiffin Talk,'ÄĚ a news and current events podcast. He subsequently recruited some of India'Äôs top journalists to pioneer more unique content across a wide range of contemporary Indian topics under the banner 'ÄúDabba Radio'ÄĚ. In 2014, he returned to India to cover the general election for Quartz while they opened their India division.
More recently, in the United States, Richard led marketing and then the editorial efforts of Chicago-based start-up Outernet, which aims to broadcast free data from space to billions of people without Internet access. While there, he led one of the most successful hardware crowd-funding campaigns at the time and forged partnerships with leading global media and Internet companies.
After leaving Outernet in 2016, Thane, an avid coder, became the first Data Journalist in the Quicken Loans Family of Companies, building a significant portion of the data-processing logic for StockX. Thane is a passionate creator and has also founded a tactile journalism start-up Jaunt, the Detroit chapter of the Awesome Foundation and education non-profit Project Empathy.
'ÄúThe Times Group has had great success in building bridges to India for the world'Äôs best media brands,'ÄĚ said Richard. 'ÄúI intend to build on that success by honing the existing portfolio and expanding it to include more world-class ventures, all the while ensuring we are standard bearers of what it means to advance quality, reach and impact in the world'Äôs largest democracy.


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We all know the importance of vitamins when it comes to maintaining a healthy diet, but they can do some great things for our skin too! Beauty expert Nathalie Smith explains the benefits of vitamins commonly found in skincare and recommends some of her favourite vitamin-packed products to add to your beauty routine.
VITAMIN A for renewal:
There is no magic wand for perfect skin, but vitamin A, commonly referred to as Retinol, comes pretty close. Retinol is an effective cell communicator that essentially tells aging skin cells to behave like young rockstars, increasing cell turnover and stimulating collagen. With regular use, it mops up wrinkles, fine lines, hyperpigmentation and turns back the hands of time.
- This serum works its age-fighting magic while you sleep. It'll satisfy your need for instant gratification with naturally derived alpha hydroxy acids that exfoliate and renew all through the night, producing an overnight glow. But the encapsulated time release retinol makes you wait for it, ultimately producing visibly firmer, plumper, smoother looking skin.
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You cannot permanently erase your pores, but the situation is not totally hopeless. Vitamin B3, also known as Niacinamide, could be your new skincare BFF because it can dramatically reduce the appearance of enlarged pores and oily skin.
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VITAMIN D for soothing irritated skin:
Vitamin D supports lackluster skin, vibrancy, spots and boosts elasticity with anti-inflammatory effects.
- How do you resurrect dehydrated, flaky, bumpy, keratitis skin? The best contender I've found to quench dry knees, arms and elbows after a long dark winter is actually a renewing lotion spiked with what's known as the "sunshine vitamin". Developed by dermatologists, this body cream contains a hybrid cocktail mix of exfoliant salicylic acid (that's what the SA stands for) to remove dead skin cells and antioxidant Vitamin D. Many dermatologists are championing Vitamin D2 as it has an anti-inflammatory effect on skin, evening texture and tone. So you'll be ready for the arrival of warmer weather!
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When it comes to beauty benefits, Vitamin E is the all-star of the nutrient world and can be found in a plethora of products. In addition to moisturizing, Vitamin E protects skin from damage directly caused by UV rays and free radicals. Your lips are often exposed to the sun and don't contain the protective pigment melanin, so choosing a lip care product with Vitamin E protects your lips during the day and even repairs damage after the day is done.
- This one maintains soft lips without adding a lot of shine with SPF 25! Fun fact: Bruce Grayson the head makeup artist at the Oscars a.k.a. The Beauty Super Bowl, keeps a stash of these balms backstage to use on presenters before their big moment. It's the show's secret weapon!
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- Simple skincare is the best and this product only contains THREE ingredients: water, Sodium Chloride and Zinc Sulphate. When problems start to pop up and you need to heal your skin, this is your spontaneous Zinc spritz for spots. Because it's a liquid, it readily penetrates the skin, and it requires no planning. You can use this whenever you feel like it – before makeup as a toner; during the day; and in your night-time routine to help reveal a clearer, calmer complexion. Serozinc was once upon a time only available in French pharmacies, but now that it's gone viral, you can find it at most drugstores. It's just that good.
MULTIVITAMINS for maximum results:
When you want multiple benefits that require minimal effort, I turn to multivitamin skincare formulations.
- This new product combines the maximum protection of 100% mineral broad spectrum sunscreen with the complexion-perfecting and hydrating properties of a tinted moisturizer. 3-in-1 for a busy life including protection, hydration and foundation. Zinc to protect, and powerful Vitamins C and E for antioxidant protection and hydration.
- Packed with high amounts of Vitamins B2, D, A, E and K along with anti-irritating and soothing properties – avocado is skin food!
- Each of these packets contains a single pair of coated gloves that will intensely nourish and treat your hands as you continue to do what you're doing like using your smartphone or your computer. You simply peel the paper film off the tab, fold around the wrist, and press to seal shut like Velcro for no drip and no mess. Leave on for 15 minutes and then gently massage any excess product into skin – no need to rinse.


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It's been a tough year for wild steelhead throughout most of their native range, but no population has been as hard hit as the famed wild steelhead of British Columbia's Thompson River. In the autumn of 2017, the Thompson steelhead returns were estimated at under 200 fish, by far the lowest return on record. Despite these abysmal numbers, Fisheries and Oceans Canada ("DFO") permitted commercial and First Nations gillnet chum salmon fisheries during peak steelhead migration, which no doubt impacted these imperiled fish.
In response to this problem, the Wild Steelhead Coalition sent a letter to DFO expressing our concern with the dire wild steelhead runs on the Thompson River and strongly encouraging them to take the requisite steps to safeguard these endangered fish. At this point, it is too late to reverse the devastating decisions made in 2017. However, we can ensure that we do not repeat these mistakes in 2018 and that we do everything possible to improve the fortunes of this critical wild steelhead population.
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The Las Vegas Strip – Nevada, U.S.A.
Where Megawatt Crass Marries Nouveau Class
The 3 ½-mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard known as the Strip is the world capital of glitter, festooned with pleasure palaces, quick-hitch wedding chapels, and cheap, all-you-can-eat prime rib buffets – and, of course, it's alive with gambling, anytime, any kind, and everywhere.
This is where Bugsy Siegel laid down the law and the Rat Pack laid down the style; where Howard Hughes hid out and where Elvis made his last stand; but, maybe sadly, maybe not, all that is changing. In an attempt to promote itself as a family destination, Vegas is still hell-bent on attaining bourgeois respectability, trading in its seedy Sin City image in favor of a luxury future that's more about indulgence than naughtiness.
That said, visitors will still find their fill of female impersonators and splashy dinner shows (starring Debbie Reynolds, Wayne Newton, and Celine Dion), and can still visit prime stops such as the ultra-camp Liberace Museum (off the Strip on 1775 E. Tropicana Avenue), the Elvis-a-Rama Museum (3401 Industrial Rd.), and the busy Candlelight Wedding Chapel (2855 Las Vegas Boulevard South), which, along with the twenty-five other Strip chapels, accounts for some 80,000 marriages every year.
Among those holdouts, though, you'll also find the new breed of themed megahotels (such as the Venetian, Paris, Mandalay Bay, and New York, New York) which continue Vegas's bigger-than-life tradition, appropriating world icons and pumping them up to exaggerated proportions.
More is still more as Vegas moves upscale, so it's no surprise that among its 225 hotels and motels are 19 of the world's 20 largest, including the MGM Grand, the champ with more than 5,000 rooms. It's all dazzling and unabashedly artificial, a 24/7 place where only the money is real and if the crowds in the casino are too big at 2 A.M., that just means one thing: It's time to go shopping. You gotta love this place.


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Using Technology to Improve Employee Training
by Allacyn - Feb 23, 2011
Whether you are an employer or employee, think of your workplace – you probably have computer programs that make your job much easier. Maybe you use Microsoft Word to create letters and proposals, or maybe you use Google Docs to collaborate and share documents between your various offices. Technology is often implemented to make work more efficient, but what about decreasing the time between the hiring and starting work? What about the training?
Training can be difficult to find time to do in the workplace. When you get hired at a new job, they hired you because there was a position that needed to be filled, which means often times they need you to start right away. This can sometimes make it difficult to find time for training. That's where a flexible, training program that is available 24/7 comes in.
(By the way, LearnKey's online training platform is being implemented in businesses and schools all over the world – check out learnkey.com to see what we have to offer!)
In an article by Margery Weinstein "Technology Keeps Training on Track" she discusses the challenges a retail store faced with training employees. The main challenge was the amount of time available to train. This was solved by implementing a training program that was available online all the time, and the lessons were divided into short modules of 5-10 minutes. This new program proved to be more successful for the retail company.
So, think of your workplace again – you're currently using various technologies to make your work easier. Where else could changes be made? Could your business benefit from an online training program?
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New Song from "Race 3"
The fourth song 'Party Chale on' from "Race 3" starring Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Boddy Deol, Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah, Saqib Saleem and Freddy Daruwala is released. The film is directed by Remo D'Souza and produced by Ramesh S. Taurani and Salman Khan.
The much anticipated action-thriller "Race 3" is the third film from the franchise. The upbeat song is composed by Vicky and Hardik, sung by Mika Singh and Lulia Vantur. The song is fun to watch as Jacqueline shows off her sexy moves. While Salman, Bobby and Saqib are grooving to the party song with full of energy.
"Race 3" is slated to release on June 15th 2018.
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Published: April 7th 2009, Simon Pulse
Pages: 681 pages, paperback
Series?: Yes, this is book two. The third and final installment (Fallout) is out now
Acquired: Purchased myself
Summary (from Goodreads): Crank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. And once it's got hold of you, this monster will never let you go.
Kristina thinks she can control it. Now with a baby to care for, she's determined to be the one deciding when and how much, the one calling the shots. But the monster is too strong, and before she knows it, Kristina is back in its grips. She needs the monster to keep going, to face the pressures of day-to-day life. She needs it to feel alive. Once again the monster takes over Kristina's life and she will do anything for it, including giving up the one person who gives her the unconditional love she craves -- her baby.
The sequel to Crank, this is the continuing story of Kristina and her descent back to hell. Told in verse, it's a harrowing and disturbing look at addiction and the damage that it inflicts.
My review: I read and reviewed Crank (the first in this series) last year and absolutely adored it. It's the book that kick started my love of verse novels and I've been a huge Ellen Hopkins fan ever since. Glass is definitely an edgy story and I would advise younger readers to exercise a bit of caution before reading it - though I don't think there's anything in Crank that could cause offense, as it's all so delicatley handled and wonderfully written.
Hopkins writes from experience and this rings loud and clear in Glass (as it did in Crank). Kristina is such a human character and I loved that we saw a softer side to her this time around. So much happened to her since Crank ended - she had a beautiful baby boy and started afresh, free from the claws of her addiction. Or so she thought.
Kristina's struggle with right and wrong is so fascinating to read and I really like the fact we're right in her head, in the thick of the action. We see her lying to her family and those around her but, as the age old saying goes, you can lie to the whole world but you can't lie to yourself and that's why the first person narrative works so well here.
Hopkins is an absolute master when it comes to poetry. She uses such varied forms and it keeps things interesting - there are a number of visual poems included in Glass and they were fantastic. I think she experiments with form more in Glass than she did in Crank and I hope this trend continues in Fallout, which I'm really eager to read. There's a sneak preview of Fallout at the back of Glass and it sounds great - I'm interested to see how the multiple viewpoints change the tone of the story.
In case you couldn't tell, I loved Glass. It's such a rich story and I found it so easy to place myself in Kristina's world. Despite everything she's done and all the people she's hurt I still find myself warming to our heroine and willing her to pull through. I hope we learn more about Kristina's adult years during Fallout. Fingers crossed she manages to get herself together - though, I have a feeling this isn't going to be the case!
First line: 'Life was radical right after I met the monster.'
Read if you liked…: Girl, Interrupted - Susanna Kaysen
Plot: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Characters: 3/5
Cover: 4/5
Total: 15/20 (B)
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Review: Glass - Ellen Hopkins
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Sounds a wee bit depressing...but I'm fascinated by the concept of a verse novel. Never read one, so...yeah. ;)ReplyDelete
Thanks much fir the great review. Hope you'll continue to read and enjoy my books.ReplyDelete
OMG! Ellen Hopkins left you a comment!!!ReplyDelete
..I completely forgot what I was going to say now. Only I'm expecting to recieve Crank sometime this week, I'm really looking forward to it.
I have been thinking about picking this up for a while. The subject matter isn't exactly my thing but the written in verse thing caught my interest in other reviews... Thank you for the post :)ReplyDelete
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Third Eye Blind celebrates 20th anniversary with expanded debut
Third Eye Blind (3eb) will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of its eponymous debut this summer with an expanded version of the multi-platinum album that includes several unreleased recordings. The band will also headline an extensive North American tour that begins on June 9th in Miami where the band will play the celebrated album in its entirety throughout the tour.
On the same day that the tour begins, Rhino will release multiple versions of Third Eye Blind: 20th Anniversary Edition, including a double CD set, a three LP collection presented in a gatefold sleeve, and digitally.
All versions combine the original album with several unreleased demos and new recordings. For this special anniversary edition, the band recently recorded "Alright Caroline" and "Scattered," two songs that were written for the Third Eye Blind album, but were never fully realized in the studio until now.
3eb made a splash in 1997 when the San Francisco alt-rockers scored a #1 modern rock hit with the group's debut single, "Semi-Charmed Life." Later that year, it was named Modern Rock Track of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards.
Third Eye Blind spent more than 100 weeks on the Billboard 200 Chart and has been certified six-times platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA. In addition to "Semi-Charmed Life," the album boasted several more major hits including "Graduate," "How's It Going To Be," "Losing A Whole Year" and "Jumper."
Third Eye Blind: 20th Anniversary Edition features unreleased demos for the album track "Semi-Charmed Life" and "Kiss Goodnight," which was later reworked as "Ode To Maybe" for the band's sophomore album, Blue (1999). Also included is the band's cover of the Velvet Underground classic "Heroin," as well as an early version of "Slow Motion" that includes the song's lyrics. The controversial track about the media's glorification of violence was released as an instrumental on Blue. A full version with lyrics did not surface until 2006, when it appeared on A Collection, a greatest hits compilation released by Rhino.
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- Narcolepsy
- Semi-Charmed Life
- Jumper
- Graduate
- How's It Going To Be
- Thanks A Lot
- Burning Man
- Good For You
- London
- I Want You
- The Background
- Motorcycle Drive By
- God Of Wine
- Alright Caroline*
- Scattered*
- Slow Motion – Demo*
- Semi-Charmed Life – Demo*
- Kiss Goodnight – Demo*
- Scattered –Demo*
- Heroin – Demo*
- Tattoo Of The Sun
* Previously Unreleased
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July 9 Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
July 10 Clearwater, FL Coachman Park
July 11 Jacksonville, FL Daily's Place
July 13 New Orleans, LA Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square
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July 25 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
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August 1 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
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August 7 Village Of Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
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August 20 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
August 21 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
August 22 Las Vegas, NV The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
August 23 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley
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HOPS History
In 1947 the United Kingdom Sponsoring Authority (UKSA) was formed by the Department of Agriculture to provide a source of overseas labour to help in the post-war agricultural effort.
In 1984 USKA changed its name to the International Farm Experience Programme (IFEP) when it was put under the complete control of NFYFC.
IFEP's arrangement with the Department of Employment was under the Training and Work Experience Scheme (TWES) which provided a reciprocal number of entry permits to the number of British students travelling abroad under IFEP. As the number of British students declined, and with the increased demand for foreign students to enter the UK on short term work experience and to learn English, it became clear the reciprocal arrangement was no longer suitable going forward. Since 1987 agriculture and horticulture had experienced a shortage of skilled and unskilled staff which was only likely to get worse.
In 1989 the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs made an application to the Home Office to administer permits under their Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme. This would be a scheme for a maximum of six months ending no later than 30th November each year.
The proposal was that the SAWS scheme would be established to run alongside the TWES scheme, administered by IFEP under the approval of the Home Office for students who applied directly to employers. The Harvest Opportunity Permit Scheme was formed with the primary aim of providing work placement experience for students from Eastern Europe with UK Employers in the agricultural and horticultural industries.
In their first season (1990) HOPS administered 880 of their 1,000 cards for overseas students to undertake harvest work. The total quota was 4,000. HOPS moved to a larger office in the NFYFC building in 1996, where they are currently still based, due to an expansion in numbers to 1,850 workers with permits. In 2003 at its peak HOPS issued 11,087 work permits to 270 registered farms.
HOPS (GB) became over time a major recipient of SAWS quota and therefore a vital source of labour for agricultural employers and by 2004 it became clear that its primary function was to provide labour so in 2005 the business became HOPS Labour Solutions to better reflect its role. 2004 was a challenging year when the visa desks in Sofia and Bucharest were closed which excluded all applicants from Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania. In April all the Chinese visas were declined which put huge pressure on the Ukraine and Russia.
In 2007, SAWS was restricted to Romania and Bulgaria only when they joined the EU but had restricted access for movement of labour.
The decision was taken in 2009 to separate the HOPS department of NFYFC and create a commercial entity to improve the management of the business and allow it to develop. HOPS Labour Solutions Ltd was incorporated in January 2010 as a Private Limited Company owed by the NFYFC. The Federation's trustees act on behalf of the Federation as nominee shareholders.
The SAWS scheme ended on 31 December 2013 which in effect removed our USP (SAWS quota given by government for us to bring in non EU workers) enjoyed by the business for many years and for the first time we faced a complete open market situation.
In January 2014 Romania and Bulgaria achieved full movement of labour status within the EU and the SAWS quota scheme was withdrawn. HOPS continued to operate their own Seasonal Workers Programme (SWP) for EU residents only. This scheme enabled participants from Romania and Bulgaria and other EU countries with free access to work in the UK, to obtain placements on UK farms.
2014 saw a reduction in demand for workers falling from a peak of 11,000 placements to around 5,000 as farmers sought to recruit direct to reduce their operating costs. The size of the HOPS workforce was adjusted accordingly with the Company remaining profitable before making payments to NFYFC, which have continued.


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3 overlooked compliance issues for small businesses
Don't be tempted to cut corners when it comes to compliance, especially when it comes to fires, appliances and general waste
What does compliance mean?
Compliance is following a set of standards that have been set in force by the law.
One of the most common laws for all workplace sectors is the health and safety at work act (1974). This places a duty that all employers must make their establishment safe for everyone who enters.
For small businesses, understandably profit comes first but, a focus on risk assessments should be considered.
The courts hold greater sentencing powers. For breaches of health and safety, higher courts can impose unlimited fines.
Here are the three most common issues overlooked by small businesses:
1. Fire safety for small businesses
With the implementation of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005/2006/2010, non-compliance is no longer an option for businesses in the UK, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
However, as of June 2017, the fire-rescue service attended over 11,600 fires in UK non-residential buildings. Fires are avoidable if the right measures are in place.
Fire alarms, extinguishers and emergency lights all play a pivotal role in fire prevention.
2. Portable appliance testing
Faulty electrics are the most common cause of fires, with washing machines accounting to 14% of accidental fires, which is why portable appliance testing (PAT) is vital.
Fires can even start from faulty electric appliances. Electrics can decay over time which leads them to develop serious faults. Possible items include anything from hair dryers, vacuums to the staff kettle.
It is often the things we least expect that can do the most harm. Recently, A manufacturer in Yate dispatched over a million faulty tumble dryers leading to probable fire risks.
The need to test is especially important for small businesses such as beauticians where many electrical appliances are used.
3. General waste
Confusion comes from which laws are relevant. Legislation is often changing, and local enforcement can be confusing.
Edinburgh council began a pilot experiment upon city centre commercial waste. This scheme has grown towards Glasgow and even London.
Businesses are no longer allowed to leave rubbish outside premises and must collect them within a set time period.
These areas are of importance to many different business sectors. Although, there are other safety features which aren't as obvious but as important.
We campaign for better standards
Over 100,000 people in the UK suffer sudden cardiac death every year. Unlike a heart attack, it can strike at any time.
A recent survey from Direct365 questioned the companies who purchased automatic external defibrillators (AED).
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Currently, there is no UK legislation requiring an organisation to install an AED unit in vulnerable areas like schools, hospitals or care homes.
For those with a unit, it is recommended to visually inspect the devices every month and replace the consumable parts when needed.
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Revolt in the East (SPI/Strategy & Tactics 56, 1976)
Standard Scenario After-Action Report
Part Two: Turns Seven through Twelve
Please see Part One of the Revolt in the East AAR for a detailed breakdown of the first half of the scenario.
The Soviet Union currently holds fifteen of the twenty-one victory cities, leaving six for the Warsaw Pact/NATO side. With only a simple majority needed for victory, the WP/NATO side has quite a bit of work to do, but their faster unit replacement rate should help even the odds a bit. The map currently favors the WP/NATO side as well, with the Soviets spread out all over; if the Soviets can consolidate these disparate forces, however, they should be able to hold their current gains.
(Combat results are EX—Exchange; DE—Defender Eliminated; DR—Defender Retreat; AR—Attacker Retreat. Phases with no significant action omitted.)
Turn 7
WP/NATO Reinforcement Phase:
A well-armed West German corps re-enters after absorbing replacement troops and materiel.
WP/NATO Movement Phase:
With all Soviet troops evicted from East Germany, NATO forces may spread out as they wish. The Turks and Greeks stream into Bulgaria, in an odd reversal of the Balkan wars at the beginning of the century, and fortify Sofia and Plovdiv. The considerable mass of troops in East Germany heads south and east, hoping to secure Poland up to the Vistula and Czechoslovakia down to the Danube. Overextending could be costly, as Soviet armies destroyed the last several turns have been reconstituting themselves, albeit more slowly than their NATO counterparts.
WP/NATO Combat Phase:
The rampage of the Boleslav Army comes to a close, as five NATO corps, supported by the largest air armada yet seen in this conflict, surrounds the battle-tested warriors. [25 attack strength against 3 defense strength for max 7:1 odds. Combat dr=4 for DE.] The US 7th Corps has the honor of marching into a liberated Prague.
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of Council's electricity renewable by 2030
$1 million
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How thrilling that Eurobodalla Shire Council is part of the Cities Power Partnership. Sharing our successes and learning from other councils is incredibly valuable and lifts us all. Congratulations to all the participating councils and their communities who will reap the rewards of this important collaboration.
Partnership Action Pledge
Our power partners are committed to switching to non-polluting energy and reducing emissions in their communities.
Adopt best practice energy efficiency measures across all council buildings, and support community facilities to adopt these measures.
The 2017-2021 Eurobodalla Emissions Reduction Plan sets out Council's strategy to minimise the greenhouse gas emissions from Council operations. It builds on the work done in the previous editions of the plan over the period 2007-2017. A new corporate energy emissions reduction target of 80% by 2030 has been established.
Power council operations by renewables, directly (with solar PV or wind), or by purchasing Greenpower (from electricity retailers). Set targets to increase the level of renewable power for council operations over time.
Council has committed to sourcing 100% of Council's electricity from renewable energy by 2030. To achieve this, Council will expand the number of facilities that have solar. Council will also be conducting feasibility studies and research on the best way to achieve 100% renewables as well as making sure that the benefits of renewable energy are maximised. On this front, Council will look into a number of more innovative renewable energy solutions and strategies including: – Battery storage – Emerging clean energy technologies (e.g. tidal power, peer-to-peer electricity trading) – New ways of trading and valuing renewable energy – Large scale solar
Install renewable energy (solar PV and battery storage) on council buildings for example childcare facilities, libraries, street lighting, recreation centres, sporting grounds, and council offices.
Council has already installed more than 630kW of solar power at council facilities. Council will continue to install proven, economically and technically feasible renewable energy technologies that have a positive business case for Council.
Public lighting can use a large proportion of a city's energy budget – roll out energy efficient lighting (particularly street lighting) across the municipality.
Upgrade all street lighting to LED by June 2021. The recent LED upgrade was only conducted on residential roads. Essential Energy, the network provider, are still conducting trials on LEDs for main roads and have not approved them for wide scale use in Eurobodalla yet. These trials are expected to be completed in the near future which will enable all remaining street lights to be upgraded to LED. This is expected to save 390 tonnes of CO2e/yr. Investigate the opportunities presented by smart controls for street lights. Smart controls that are connected to street lights can enable lights to be dimmed up or down in response to a range of inputs. Lights can be remotely monitored to enable early failure detection. They may also act as the enabling platform for 'smart cities' by transmitting community wide data and establishing connectivity with other devices in the public domain.
Identify opportunities to turn waste to energy.
The Surf Beach and Broulee landfill sites will begin extracting methane from decaying organic waste in 2017. This will be flared and converted into carbon dioxide (CO2) in the short term. Burning the methane reduces the global warming potential of the gas by 25 times, and results in substantial emission reductions. If there is a sufficiently reliable volume of methane, there may be opportunities to generate electricity. This would be classified as renewable energy and qualify for generating extra revenue through the sale of Large-scale Generation Certificates. If there is an insufficient quantity of methane for electricity generation there may be opportunities to use the waste heat from the methane flare for other purposes. This could include evaporating the leachate from the landfill sites or drying out bio-solids from the nearby Surf Beach Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). Both of these options could result in cost savings to Council. In conjunction with this activity Council is also investigating the technical and economic feasibility of a bio-gas plant at the Surf Beach Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), which is located next to the Surf Beach landfill site. This may be able to harvest additional methane from the STP and then use the landfill methane in a combined power generation plant.
What council has achieved in the past in energy efficiency, renewable energy or broader sustainability
Eurobodalla Shire Council is on track meet its current target of a 25 per cent emissions reduction by 2020, and will have saved over 14,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year and over $1 million per year in the process.
This has been achieved though energy efficiency and demand management programs, installation of more than 630kW of solar power at council facilities, LED street lighting upgrades, and methane flaring at council's landfills.
What council hopes to achieve in the future in energy efficiency, renewable energy or broader sustainability
Eurobodalla Shire Council recently adopted a new Emissions Reduction Plan that will guide efforts to tackle emissions within Council's operations and in the community. It includes two new targets:
- Reduce Council's energy emissions from the 2005/06 baseline by 80 per cent by 2030
- Source 100 per cent of Council's electricity from renewable energy by 2030.
To achieve these targets, Council's actions will include upgrading all remaining street lights to LEDs, investigating opportunities to use methane from landfill gas extraction and to operate a biogas energy plant at Surf Beach sewage treatment works. Facilitating electric car charging infrastructure and developing a Council Climate Adaptation Strategy will take place, and Council will also examine opportunities to use battery storage and investigate a large scale solar farm. The ability to implement the targets will be impacted by NSW and Australian government initiatives and policies.
Why council joined the Cities Power Partnership
Eurobodalla Shire Council joined the Cities Power Partnership to share with other councils the award-winning work it has done in reducing emissions. Council also hopes to learn about new strategies and actions that have been successfully implemented in other local government areas. Ultimately the Partnership should help us continue reducing our emissions and help other councils and communities to do the same.


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Power to make laws for all!
Ladies & Gentlemen
It has come to my attention that men have been given more rights than women, for example it is illegal for women to vote for federation.
Women should the equal rights and terms to men, because all we have to do is cook, clean and wait for our husbands to get home from work.
Us women only have rights to logically be involved in the constitutional rights of women is to occupy the British throne, but yet we are in Australia.
So if you are with me make a start to equal rights for women and men.
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For the next month and a half, we at DynaTrap will be running a photo submission contest. We want to see your DynaTrap in its natural setting, and we want to see your finest heap of trappings as well. All you have to do is send us a picture of your DynaTrap and/or its trappings Read More
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As we enter prime mosquito(-trapping) season, please try to enjoy this cartoon from 1873 and know that our ancestors dealt with these pesky creatures just as we must. Luckily for us — 143 years in the future — we have DynaTrap technology! As the 4th of July and other such summer events come speeding at us as fast as the Aedes aegypti, we must be vigilant in protecting our cookouts, our pools, our picnics…
Peruse the gallery below and get a glimpse into NHS '16, both of DynaBooth, DynaTeam, and friends made throughout the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
By now you've all heard about Zika virus – the newest vector-borne illness traversing the globe – as well as its implications and its locations (if you need a quick catch-up, see our roundup of recommended articles down below). And though its effects and potential are daunting, there are a number of precautionary measures you can take to have the best chance at avoiding its wrath. This includes avoiding areas where it's prominent (i.e. many places throughout Central America and South America); and fortunately for travelers, the CDC offers a useful, up-to-date resource focused on countries known to be effected by Zika, which can be found here: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information.


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Joining is simple. Just come to one of our monthly meetings and sign up. In addition to joining the club, you must also be a member of International Fly Fishers (formerly known as the International Federation of Fly Fishers) since the club is affliated and receives benefits from that organization.
We meet on the third Wednesday of every month at the St. James Community Center. The meeting starts at 6 PM with casting practice at 5 PM.
Click here for a link to Google maps. The address is 4136 Southport-Supply Rd SE, St James, NC 28461,
All members must complete the club's application which includes the unconditional liability release. Dues are $48 per year and are prorated based on the month you join.
When ready to join, print and complete the application and bring it with you. Applications are available at the meetings as well.
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IAnD Exclusive
By Savitha Hira
Read Time: 2 mins
As the year draws to a close, we look back at the most-heart-warming, most-empathised-with, most-exhilarating of the 338 stories that we've brought to you all through the year 2018...
We theorise, pragmatise, thematise even...slot design to perceive it. Many a time, you, as the reader fall in step with our perception; at other times, you deduce what you see fit. Either way, you record its impact. Team IAnD collates the top three stories of the year 2018 that have touched the lives of people - the fraternity and masses alike - for different reasons perhaps, but with definitive responses of commendation.
Here are most-appreciated stories of the year 2018 - one each from each of our sections – Inditerrain (India), Global Hop (rest of world) and Product Hub (product marketplace).
|Guwahati International Airport
|Guwahati International Airport
Topping the list of the 255 design features and 83+product promotions that IAnD brought to you all year around, is the international terminal building for the Guwahati airport designed by Design Forum International. Designed in collaboration with a team of 15 design and consulting firms, the project has been the most-read and the most loved feature of the year.
|Guwahati International Airport
Perhaps it resonated well with mass sentiments as travel is as integrated to life as any of our other basic needs of food and knowledge. The fact that the airport is designed more as an experiential space curating a series of moments and experiences for the travellers rather than being a mere luxurious transitory station, has the votes jingling in its favour. Being contextual in its make-up has been its most engaging factor.
Read the full story here… http://inditerrain.indiaartndesign.com/2018/03/guwahati-international-airport-design.html
|KnitCandela - Section
In times that are rife with technological progress, Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich's incredibly thin concrete shell, built on an ultra-lightweight, knitted formwork that can be suitcase-condensed – KnitCandela takes on the mantle of the most favoured feature, especially among the fraternity. Designed to coalesce expertise in the fields of computational design, engineering and fabrication, the project is a demonstration of the advancing possibilities that digital design and fabrication offer and the synthesis of these techniques with traditional craftsmanship. Whether this footprint will be taken to different levels of implementation, only time will tell.
Read the full story here… http://globalhop.indiaartndesign.com/2018/11/breaking-away-from-conventional-formwork.html
|Häfele's drawer organisers
Simplicity and simplification speak of the realm of the spiritual. And when this simplicity comes in tangible form and is appreciated en masse, the product celebrates a huge success story. Häfele's new range of drawer organisers in their distinct finishes - plastic, wood, and stainless-steel capture instant appeal with their elegant and high-value inserts like cutlery trays, plate organisers, container holders, knife holders and more. What's more, they can be accommodated in standard cutlery drawers and high-fronted pull-outs and this is where the popularity of the product takes over!
Read the full story here… http://producthub.indiaartndesign.com/2018/01/hafeles-efficient-drawer-organizers.html


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A junior at historically black Delaware State University in Dover, Mia E. Jones, daughter of Erik and Nneka Jones — both DSU alumni from the classes of '94 and '96, respectively — was crowned Miss Delaware USA 2017 at the Doubletree Hotel near Wilmington.
Jones won the title as the culmination of the Nov. 26-27 2017 Pageant, according to Delaware State University news release.
DSU's Mia Jones the new Miss Delaware USA! pic.twitter.com/JODGiFI5AE
— DSU Housing (@Dsu_Dhre) November 27, 2016
Jones also won the 2014 Miss Delaware Teen USA while she was a sophomore at the black university, according to the release.
"I believe everyone is on an even playing field until the judges make their selection," Jones said. "In the Miss Delaware USA Pageant, they wanted the top grown-up and mature woman."
Jones has the distinction of winning both the Miss Delaware Teen USA and Miss Delaware USA in her first tries.
Miss Delaware USA 😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/2mTkpjxJGT
— The HBCURoundTable ™ (@HBCU_Roundtable) November 27, 2016
#HBCUlove to @DelStateUniv's Mia Jones, newly crowned Miss Delaware USA! pic.twitter.com/hyLXCswtY9
— The Hundred-Seven (@The107_hbcu) November 27, 2016
dreams come true when you work for it 👑 Miss Delaware USA 2017: Mia Jones 💕💚 #thatsmyLS 💅🏽 pic.twitter.com/wmDMmFcm62
— tere. (@terecourtney) November 27, 2016
Mia is Miss Delaware USA 2017 🙌🏿😃😍💪🏿💪🏿 #Bullyseason pic.twitter.com/2xRf6Is7Tj
— #LongLiveBah👼🏾 (@SONofA_storm) November 27, 2016
Congrats Mia on a well deserved and earn victory
Miss Delaware USA 2017 🙌🏾#ProudCousin
— Majestic Cypher (@MayDayAJ) November 27, 2016
Congratulations, Mia!


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We offer a number of one day treks. They all include some driving. The Doi Suthep trekking is doable for everyone who is in reasonable condition. It is a wonderful hike through forest, open areas with incredible views and agricultural fields. You will visit two Hmong villages that are really quite different and you will be accompanied by a local Hmong guide. Another great private day trek is the Chiang Dao hill tribe trekking. This trek involves visits to tribal villages and is very flexible. In this area there are numerous trails and our guides can adjust the trek to your wishes. We offer two different day treks to Doi Inthanon National Park. These tours depend on the weather. Some trails are closed in the rainy season. Doi Inthanon is worth visiting year-round. We also offer great day treks to Chaesorn National Park and Mae Kampong village. The Chaesorn trek can be testing, depending on the weather.
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Why You Should Hire a Pro to Design Your Logo
Most of the people we serve don't fully appreciate why they need a logo, so we think it's safe to say that you, dear reader, are probably in the same boat.
After all, the intricacies of excellent logo design aren't exactly common knowledge.
However, if you're about to invest in a logo (or any other part of your brand for that matter) the key that unlocks the potential of that investment is an understanding of what that potential could be. In other words; what's the business case for a logo? What's the return on investment?
Fear not, we're not about to drag you through an actual business case. We're simply going to reveal the one reason why you need a logo and the two ways that your graphic designer should be able to deliver.
The One Reason Why You Need a Logo
We spoke with ten people who had no graphic design or marketing background and asked them all the same simple, but vital question; "What is the purpose of a business logo?" Here's a summary of their answers, with the duplicates removed.
"To be remembered."
"It tells you what they [the company] do."
"It's about association, like . . . I get hungry when I see the McDonald's sign."
"So you can recognise them [the company]."
"It's to attract the right people."
These are versions of the goals that we hear often, and they're all valid, but they're all things that logos do. Our perspective is that the purpose of a logo is to generate revenue.
Of course, logos are a critical component of brand identity, and they need to catch your eye and be memorable, etc. but why do you want to achieve those things?; to attract customers.
This slightly elevated viewpoint may at first seem to be trivial, but we think it's quite powerful. Imagine how much time, money and effort you would invest into an asset for your business if you predicted that it would be reasonably useful. Now imagine it's several years later and you've just discovered that your primary competitor is ahead of you because they invested in an excellent one. It's like learning that the shares you almost bought have turned your brother-in-law into a millionaire. If only you knew then!
Well now you know, about logos at least (sorry, we don't do share tips). Logos and branding create sales and we don't want you to miss out by using a logo that 'leaves money on the table.'
The Two Ways Your Logo Pays You Back
There are two devastatingly effective things that a logo can, potentially, do to increase the revenue of a business.
The first is something that all good designers are well aware of and try to achieve. The logo needs to be memorably unique. This serves two purposes; to grab your attention and then to become unforgettable with a little repetition, repetition, repetition.
The second is something that all great designers achieve. The logo must establish a positive emotional connection with the target audience and speak of shared values.
These two factors, above all others, form the combination that works to charm your customers while you focus on other things. Get it right, and you could be seeing a return on your investment for years.
Did you know that the Coca-Cola logo has remained very much the same since 1886?
Big companies understand the power of logos. In 2008 it was reported that the still current Pepsi logo was the result of a $1,000,000 investment. BP invested more than twice that in 2000 when they switched from their 70-year-old logo to the yellow and green Helios we all recognise today.
We're not suggesting that logos must need such astronomical price tags to be good. It's no secret that there are some iconic logos, like the Nike swoosh, which cost little to nothing.
Our point is just that a logo is a critical strategic tool that has significant revenue-generating potential. You may get lucky – as Nike did – but as with most business decisions, we think it's best to leave luck out of business plans and go with a proven strategy; do what you do best and hire professionals for the rest.
You can find more information on MSGD's logo designs and, if you like what you see, you can contact us for a chat about your branding needs.


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Risk Mitigation Strategy
In this post, we use a real life example--the risk of a product getting too hot--to demonstrate how to prioritize, manage and mitigate risk.
As discussed in the previous post, in risk analysis we accomplish two important things.
- We understand the severity of the risk
- We set ourselves up to effectively mitigate the risk
Steps for mitigating risksThere are different ways that heat can cause issues: the system could start to break down at higher temperatures, or the user could be hurt or suffer some discomfort while using the product. This example uses the latter case.
The product is one that people will be in contact with during normal operations, such as a mobile phone, or hand-held drill or surgical device, or a video camera.
To get to the drivers of risk, we can start by asking "Why?" For example:
- Why might it get too hot?: The circuit chip(s) or motor(s) might generate more heat than the device can dissipate easily.
- Why might it not dissipate heat easily?: It's a condensed package, using materials and a design that look good and sell well, but don't dissipate heat well.
Then we continue probing to get to the fundamental drivers such as:
- What is the maximum allowable temperature?
- How hot will it get? (How much heat is generated? Dissipated?)
- How long does it take to overheat?
- Under what operating conditions does it overheat?
- How do our competitors address/avoid this risk/issue?
- What alternate materials look good enough and dissipate heat well enough?
- What alternate shapes/designs look good enough and dissipate heat well enough?
- What other industries / products might have similar challenges, and how do they address them?
There may be more fundamental drivers for this risk, but you get the idea.
Be specific when defining risks
Reviewing the list above, notice that these questions are carefully worded to be as specific as possible. Specific questions are much easier to answer quickly than vague questions. In fact, we find that if teams take the time to phrase a question well, it will save them many hours of time.
In addition, notice that these drivers can be applied to many different products. If we are in the business of developing hand-held devices, we will surely encounter this risk again and again. If we develop a set of well defined drivers, we can reuse them each time we encounter this risk.
Is this a risk or just standard design work?
We get this question almost every time we engage with a team in identifying project risks.
The example we present here illustrates the grey area between risks, knowledge gaps, issues, and just standard design work. As I've described in prior posts, we see very little benefit in trying to distinguish between these only slightly different things, especially because we can put them all through the same process to resolve them quickly.
The question is, would the project benefit by being a little more deliberate in identifying and answering these types of questions? For example, would 30 minutes spent laying out the questions we need to answer likely save us more than 30 minutes of design and documentation rework, extra/repeated discussion, and/or answering the wrong questions? Even if it doesn't in all cases, it will in most cases.
We find on average it saves far more than 30 minutes.
Risk management and prioritization
The total number of questions we need to answer to mitigate project risk pales in comparison to the number of specifications we establish during a project.
I estimate the ratios to be about 100:1 detailed specifications (e.g., part dimensions) to risk drivers (e.g., an answer to a driver question will impact on average about 100 detailed specifications), if there is still enough design flexibility to accommodate the answer.
If the answers come too late to make changes, the cost of the late information comes in the form of reduced sales and/or higher than necessary production costs. With a little time spent defining drivers early, we minimize late changes to all of the related specifications and these costs.
The number of fundamental drivers we identify for each risk typically varies from one, to a high of about fifteen. If you find yourself identifying more than ten drivers/questions for a risk, there is probably a way to break that risk into two or three different risks, which has the added advantage of driving a de-batched (faster) approach to mitigating those risks.
For example, by separating the risk of heat-caused user discomfort and the risk of heat-caused technical issues, each risk gets simpler and easier to manage. In addition, if you use a software tool such as Playbook during the risk analysis phase (and Excel to a much lesser extent), it's easy to have questions which are common to multiple risks--so they only need to be asked (and answered) once.
Once we have identified the risk drivers, we are ready to move on to identifying the impacted objects, which I will describe in the next post. However, when we get to the mitigation planning step, we'll develop better plans if we take one more step involving the drivers.
Assigning High, Medium and Low risks
Generally, some risk drivers, or their associated answers rather, are more important than others. There are big questions and little questions. For example, There are answers with a bigger impact and answers with a smaller impact on the project. Making it clear which questions are most important can help drive a better mitigation plan, where we get the most important answers earliest.
In order to prioritize drivers, we recommend simply rating each one (H)igh, (M)edium, or (L)ow in terms of how much value there is in the answer. For example, I might rate the heat risk drivers as follows:
- (H) What is the maximum allowable temperature?
- (H) How hot will it get? (How much heat is generated? Dissipated?)
- (H) How long does it take to overheat?
- (H) Under what operating conditions does it overheat?
- (H) What do our competitors do to address this risk/issue?
- (M) What alternate materials look good enough and dissipate heat well enough?
- (M) What alternate shapes/designs look good enough and dissipate heat well enough?
- (L) What other industries / products might have similar challenges, and how do they address them?
We assign High value to the answers we think can quickly tell us if the Medium value (more costly) answers are worth pursuing. The rationale is that the High's are where the impact of getting that answer late is highest.
For example, exploring alternate designs (answering questions 6 - 8) before we know whether we even have a problem (questions 1 – 5) could be a waste of time and/or our alternative design might be overkill or might not solve the problem.
When evaluating objects impacted, the risk severity, and even doing the planning, we can refine these priority ratings. However, at this stage in the risk management process a quick estimate works well.
Join us on the next post where we discuss the value of capturing the objects impacted by each risk – the 2nd of the three risk analysis sub-steps.
Download a free risk management template to get you and your team started!
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What is Risk Management?
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8 Types of Risk
ROI of Risk Management
Risk Management Process
Risk Identification and Capture
Risk Drivers and 5 Whys
Risk Mitigation Strategy (part 1)
Objects Impacted and Modular Architecture
Calculating Risk Exposure and Free Risk Exposure Spreadsheet
Risk Mitigation strategy (part 2)


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Lenders drag down shares following tests
Lenders dragged down European equities amid investor scepticism even as stress-test results showed most of the firms would keep an adequate level of capital in a crisis.
By the close in Dublin, the ISEQ Overall Index was down 1.14pc, or 66.69 points, to end the Bank Holiday Monday trading at 5,800.95.
The laggards were led by Bank of Ireland, which tumbled 6.5pc in the wake of the stress tests. It was ranked fourth worst in the European-wide stress tests, which were released on Friday night.
Packaging giant Smurfit Kappa was down 1.7pc, while Irish Continental slipped 1.7pc to €4.64.
On the other side of the board, the leaders included drinks group C&C, which rose 1.8pc to €3.67, while insurance group FBD increased 1.1pc to €6.25.
Elsewhere, the Stoxx Europe 600 Index slipped 0.6pc, reversing an increase of as much as 0.6pc. Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which jumped as much as 11pc as it said it's working on a plan involving private investors to help bolster its finances, erased almost all its gains by the end of the day.
UniCredit, the second-worst performer in the exam, sank 9.4pc. Britain's Barclays and Deutsche Bank, slid more than 1.8pc. Energy producers also weighed on the market amid losses in oil, with Royal Dutch Shell down 3.2pc.
"Investors are sceptical about everything these days," said Peter Garnry, head of equity strategy at Saxo Bank in Hellerup, Denmark.
"The problem with the stress tests is that they were too soft, only assuming a mild to moderate recession. This means that the data doesn't tell us much, and it's not too surprising that most banks passed."
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