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SOMA: A Digitized Market Place That Is Determined To Revolutionize Sales
We previously wrote about SOMA. They've been busy since, acquiring many brand partners for their upcoming marketplace launch. This post is a republication of a recent article on the SOMA website, and looks at how SOMA's innovative reselling functionality could be a game-changer for how brands approach distribution.
Satisfied customers are a brand's best ambassadors.
Why not incentivize them to promote you even more?
It's every brand's dream: pulpit-pounding customers telling everyone who will listen how great you are. These evangelists cost you nothing and bring a level of credibility no other marketing channel can. Not to mention astronomically sweet conversion rates.
Now, with SOMA, brands can reward this evangelism—and encourage much more of it—by allowing your most loyal customers to monetize their passion. In the process, you can exponentially grow your distribution network; distribution, as we all know, presents one of the largest bottlenecks to brand growth.
Given that the SOMA marketplace integrates social media functionality as a core component, all of your customers will have a profile, a newsfeed, and the ability to follow you, comment, like, and share. Because SOMA is built on blockchain, we can add one more interaction to the these. If you enable the feature, a customer can choose to 'resell' your product, and when she does so, all her followers will see it for sale on her newsfeed and profile. If one of them buys it from her, a 'smart contract' takes her commission out of the sale automatically…no paperwork on your part.
Let's say you're a watch microbrand and would like to scale (SOMA has chosen the wristwatch scene as our first market). You decide to amplify your distribution efforts with SOMA's reselling function.
On your SOMA retail management system (storefront backend), when you create item listings, you'll have the option to enable reselling (a setting also allows universal enabling of this feature). You choose to do so, and a prompt asks you to set the commission.
If you leave the commission blank, you're allowing the would-be reseller to set their desired commission, after which you receive a notification and can accept or reject their reselling offer. A chat feature allows haggling. If you want to skip all that, just set the commission you're willing to pay and be done with it.
Say you offer 10% commission on a $1,200.00 watch. Does an easy $120 motivate your SOMA followers and customers? You'll find out. Considering how easy it is for them, probably. You can always increase it later if you're not getting enough quality takers.
Horology nut George Wilkerson of Manchester, UK follows your every update on his SOMA newsfeed and owns several of your watches. His friends have admired them and have hinted at purchasing one for themselves.
Additionally, George has several hundred followers on the SOMA platform, who interact enthusiastically with his posts (which usually involve a #wristshot of his watches in various locales).
To top it off, George maintains a WordPress blog with a couple thousand subscribers, on which he posts every other month or so. A mix of travelogue, stream-of-consciousness, and life updates, George's writing amuses and engages his readers—and he almost always manages to weave a watch review aspect into his blogging.
Scanning his SOMA newsfeed of a Saturday morning, coffee in hand, George notices that your brand page has a new update: you've just listed your latest creation. George 'likes' the post instinctively and comments 'another masterpiece guys…wouldn't expect anything less from you.' He then pauses over the 'resell' button. This is new: he clicks it and sees that he can make $120. That's small potatoes to him, but he's intrigued regardless and follows through on the reselling prompts.
Almost immediately, George sees a notification that 'Beckett has liked your post' and 'Beckett has commented on your post.' 'What's this? You an authorized distributor or what?' Beckett says. 'Lol I guess so' you respond. Beckett gives a thumbs up, and more likes and interactions pour in. An hour later, one of your friends has clicked 'Buy' on your post and you have your commission in your SOMA wallet.
(Understandably, not all brands prioritize growth. We respect the dedicated artisan who produces limited-edition products and cares nothing for expanding operations. Such brands can still benefit from SOMA in other ways (most notably, our ability to verify the provenance of products to successive owners and tell a story about each product over its lifecycle) without availing yourself of our reselling function. Growth is a huge priority to many brands, however, and we're assuming you fall into the latter group if you're still reading.)
How would you like to have a hundred Georges? A thousand? Ten thousand?
A similar increase in distribution would normally require substantial administrative scale-up, but not with SOMA. Not only do you not need to train George, manage George, and pay George's commission—you don't even need to know George's identity! Hundreds or thousands of anonymous resellers bring no workload to you: all you need to know is that sales are booming, profits are incoming, and commissions are being paid on autopilot. SOMA's robust reporting system provides any visibility you need, when you need it, but otherwise you're free to focus on making watches, fishing, or…whatever.With your finger on the commission dial, you can shut off resales or alter your commission payout (higher to attract more resellers, lower if you're having trouble keeping up with demand).
George, meanwhile, plays around with reselling a few more of your watches, then does so with some of his other favorite brands. Easy peasy, and soon a nice stream of side income tugs his attention away from his accounting job. He realizes that he can promote his SOMA listings across the web: in addition to selling within the SOMA marketplace, he begins to feature them at the end of his blog posts, on Facebook, and elsewhere.
Eventually, George does this fulltime, makes more money than he did before, and loves every minute of it. Beyond watches, he reviews and sells other men's fashion items, travel gear, and, eventually, luxury automobiles.
About SOMA
On legacy ecommerce platforms, anonymous usernames and depersonalized storefronts strip trade interactions of an important social element. Additionally, buyers lack a definitive way to ensure the authenticity of items. Enter SOMA. Our Heimdall Protocol stops forgeries and counterfeiting by validating ownership and provenance history on the blockchain. Social media elements bring personalization and interaction to trade, and allow users to monetize social influence, while a rewards system incentivizes beneficial collaboration. SOMA is a free-market ecosystem—free of market manipulation, price-fixing, gouging, and bloat.


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The Pet Emergency Conundrum: Making the Most of Preventive Pet Care
It's no secret that emergency pet care can cost a pet owner dearly – both emotionally and financially. You may be faced with heartbreaking decisions, or end up worrying about how you are ever going to afford life-supporting costs.
While there are certain emergencies that you didn't see coming (say, a car accident or an accidental pet poisoning), many of the health concerns that we see in urgent care can be revealed or prevented at a regular wellness check. To this end, we are committed to preventive pet care and hope the following information convinces you of the many benefits of regular wellness checks for Fluffy or Fido. Continue…
Friends Forever: Integrating Kids And Pet Care
Like Timmy and his sweet, clever, and dependable Lassie, most kids want a pet to love and care for. Not only will the desired pet be a warm companion at bedtime or an exciting play partner, but may even save the day with lightning-fast reflexes one day… Your imaginative, wishful-thinking youngster is spot-on regarding most of that, but the family pet requires much more than adventurous fun and good times.
Integrating kids and pet care is a valuable, meaningful experience; provided both parties understand their roles. Help your child understand not only the benefits of pet ownership, but what is required to responsibly care for a pet, with our following guidelines. Continue…
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We accept walk-ins during our Doctor's Hours to meet your busy lifestyle. If you'd prefer to make an appointment, we offer those too!
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New Dog or Puppy? Time For Training!
Training is an important part of any dog's life. From providing mental stimulation to exercise and proper socialization, training will help in the development of a great canine companion. Enrollment is now open for Behavior Training Classes. The cost of a 6-week session is $120. Please call us at (630) 428-0500 to register your pet. For specific training questions only, please email: email@example.com.

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INTERIOR DESIGN: HOMES | In Martha's Vineyard, Gray Organschi and Aaron Schiller Meticulously Craft a Family Home
April 6, 2017
"One if by land, two if by sea," is how architect Aaron Schiller describes the experience of arriving at this house, on a sloped site with dramatic views of the Atlantic. Schiller's description is both charming and literal. The northern approach leads straight to the main floor of the 6,200-square-foot five-bedroom, a barnlike gabled volume clad in cedar charred in the manner of Japanese shou sugi ban. Read more here.


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A grandfather has lambasted traffic management by the PSNI of Sunday's Commonwealth Parade in Portadown after some vehicles ended up stuck amid the crowd.
Joseph Brownlee had gone to watch his grandson and claimed the cars, which had been on the road, got caught in the outgoing parade in the town centre after the service.
He said the cars were stuck and children in the parade could have suffered from the fumes coming from the stationary vehicles.
"The road should have been closed. It was bad traffic management and it took the good look off the parade."
A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police along with the parade organisers ensured the safety of the parade participants and other road users at all times."


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Votre panier est vide.
Votre liste de souhaits est vide.
Break conventions, even when others cannot see. The underwear of Mr. Gugu & Miss Go does not need to emphasise this and that. It has to make that here and there you feel 100% comfortable, convenient, extravagantly and mysteriously. Select something for yourself. Not for others.


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Elijah Meets The King Series
Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 11, 2009 (message contributor)
Summary: Elijah's life and ministry
My mother told me there was a mix up with the babies at the hospital when I was born. She said she got caught and had to take the other one back.
Elijah meets the king I Kings 16:23-17:1
There are times when we have to see the history of an area as well as what's happening in the culture in order to understand just what it is that influences their thinking. Let me give you a few examples from our world so you can see what I mean.
When we look at the area of politics, we have to ask ourselves what happened in our generation that has laid a foundation for how we view our world today. I look back to November of nineteen sixty-nine when I was coming home from school in grade nine. Another kid on my street came up and told me the president of the United States was shot and killed. And regardless of what we think of John F. Kennedy now, after all the stories of his immorality and loose living have come out. The killing of John F. Kennedy changed the world as we saw it. Before his term in office the president might have been respected or even ignored but all of a sudden the president became important to everyone.
Then we had the Viet Nam war. Every night on the six o'clock news we were exposed to the pictures of body bags coming back home. And everyone had an opinion on the war. You were either for it or against it. No one said, who cares.
Later on, we had the resignation of Richard Nixon and that changed our view of leadership. People started to see politics from a different standpoint. And in a sense no one in a position of responsibility could be trusted anymore. Just look at our own government today. It seems like they're on a mission to undermine any kind of morality that exists. On top of that they're having hearings to determine who's to blame for the millions of dollars that are missing. The most we can hope for is that our government leaves us alone. They say the scariest thing that could ever happen is for someone to knock on your door and say, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you." Now I'm not saying we aren't to respect them. We just don't see them as the answer to the world's problems.
Think of what's happened to the financial world. When I was a kid we paid thirty-eight cents a gallon for gas. Now that the price of fuel is metric we have no idea what we paying. At nine-nine point nine a litre it works out to about four-fifty a gallon. If we had to read four-fifty a gallon every time we passed a gas station I think we'd all do a lot more walking.
When I was a kid the American dollar was fixed at a dollar seven Canadian. Now it's worth anywhere from seventy-eight to eighty-five cents. There was a Canadian robbed in the U.S. a few years ago. When the robber saw the Canadian money he gave it back and said it wasn't worth taking.
Or think about what's happening in the world of religion. When I went to grade school there used to be twenty minutes of what was called religious instruction or Bible study every morning and that was ended with everyone standing and reciting the Lord's prayer. Then a few atheists like Madeline Murray O'Hare got the media spotlight and showed the world how bad we had it and how we needed the separation of church and state. Now since the majority don't go to church they no longer have any idea what the Bible teaches but they think they do. When I was a Youth Pastor in Guelph we took a video camera to the street and asked people what they believed. Several said they believed parts of the Bible like the Ten Commandments. Then we asked them to name the commandments. Most of them could only come up with two or three. So they believed the ten commandments. They just didn't know what they were. Anyone know what happened to Madeline Murray O'Hare? The last report was that both she and her daughter were murdered and buried in the desert. Maybe if her friends had a little bit of the religion she rejected she'd still be alive today.
Think of the social changes we are seeing. Now we have the whole western world collecting money for the victims of tidal waves. We have no problem with that. But we do wonder what the purpose is in just feeding people if you're going to let them die and go to hell. We need to feed them and then reach them with the gospel. I was amazed at the news coverage of the people giving to the victims of the floods. They were people who said they never gave a penny to anything like that before.They were just looking to feel good in the sense that they did something.
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Each year we award a number of scholarships to pupils who demonstrate exceptional potential. Designed to recognise and reward excellence, our scholarships are strictly merit-based and we attract some of the best candidates in London.
Is your child a brilliant mathematician, or an incredibly well-read all-rounder? Do they excel at sports and leadership or are they a gifted and talented musician? If so, they might qualify for a scholarship at Eaton House.
Applications are welcomed from suitable external applicants as well as Eaton House pupils transitioning from the Pre-Prep.
- Contact Head of Admissions – 020 3917 5050
- Application deadline for the 2020 intake: Thursday 19 December 2019
Scholarships at Eaton House Belgravia
Four scholarships are available for boys aged 8+ entering Year 4: the Kensington Scholarship for All-Round Academic Excellence, the Leamington Scholarship for Musical Excellence, the Wootton Scholarship for Sporting Excellence, and the Leibniz Prize for Mathematics. Scholarship winners can be identified by their scholars' ties and will have special roles to fulfil, using their talents to inspire others and help them progress. They also qualify for funding of up to £200 per term towards their fees.
- The Kensington Scholarship for All-Round Academic Excellence
- The Leamington Scholarship for Musical Excellence
- The Wootton Scholarship for Sporting Excellence
- The Leibniz Prize for Mathematics
The Kensington Scholarship for All-Round Academic Excellence
The all-round academic Kensington Scholarship is likely to be awarded to a gifted boy who is highly literate and numerate, who devours books and who enjoys academic challenges, delighting in analytical problem solving.
The Kensington Scholarship winner will have tended to find examinations relatively easy until now.
The chosen boy is likely to be highly articulate, to enjoy debate, to devour books, perhaps also enjoy going to museums, exhibitions and concerts and to relish taking a line of argument and seeing it through. He may feel comfortable in his own skin, and be both scholastically and intellectually confident. He is the kind of boy who will not find the 11+ a hard examination and will benefit from working towards applying for senior school scholarships.
This scholarship will be awarded to the boy who is not only academically gifted, but who also has a very positive attitude to learning, a willingness to try new things and to contribute to the school community. The recipient will demonstrate a fluid approach to problem solving and the ability to become a first-class creative thinker in his own right, with strong leadership skills and ideas and an original approach to learning and scholarship.
We are interested in the boy who could genuinely distinguish himself in the world. As the holder of the Kensington Scholarship, he will be expected to inspire his classmates and to set a good example when it comes to striving for, and achieving, academic excellence.
The Leamington Scholarship for Musical Excellence
Belgravia Prep School has a vibrant music department and we are looking for an inspiring musician to help others to progress.
If your son is a talented musician, he may want to apply for the Leamington Musical Scholarship.
A boy of about Grade 5 standard on his first instrument could be a promising candidate. Boys with a range of instruments to show, or good singing potential, would be at an advantage. The ability to read and interpret music would also be a key skill.
If your son is a potential music scholar, it may be helpful to arrange a meeting with Mr May well in advance of the formal music aptitude test. He can then hear your son play and give him some informal advice on how to prepare for his audition.
The Wootton Scholarship for Sporting Excellence
At Belgravia Prep we take sport very seriously and play competitive matches in a number of different sports. Our scholar will be an exceptional sportsman and a team leader.
If your son loves sport and is an enthusiastic, determined and gifted sportsman, he may wish to apply for the Eaton House Belgravia Prep Wootton Sports Scholarship.
Applicants will be invited to a sports trial at which they will be asked to demonstrate skills in a number of sports. These may include rugby, football, cricket, tennis, fitness testing and an obstacle course.
Sports staff will look at potential as well as current ability, as we know that some boys will never have tried some of these sports. The sports trial will take place over a morning or afternoon and it should be a very enjoyable experience for all.
The Leibniz Prize for Mathematics
The Leibniz Prize (named after after the mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, who contributed to the study of calculus) will be awarded to a naturally gifted and talented mathematician who excels in all aspects of the subject.
Shortlisted internal and external candidates will be invited to sit the Leibniz trial, a testing mathematical examination, under timed conditions.
The boy who wins this prize will receive a £500 honorarium. He may also be entitled to a bursary, dependent upon family income.
The Leibniz Prize winner will be expected to help champion Year 3 boys in a Leibniz Club taken by a mathematics teacher.
Scholarships at Eaton House The Manor
Similar scholarships will be awarded to suitable applicants at The Manor Girls' and Boys' schools.
The Manor Girls' School
The Manor Boys' School
How to apply
Existing Eaton House pupils
All Pre-Prep boys transitioning to the Prep will automatically be considered for the Kensington Scholarship for Academic Excellence. If you would like your son to be considered for one or more of the other awards, there are special trials or aptitude tests to be taken.
External candidates
If you are the parent of an external candidate your child will be eligible to be entered for each of the scholarships and as part of the application process you will be asked whether you would like consideration to be given. You will also be asked if you would like them to be considered for a bursary.
For more detailed information and to apply, please contact Sam Feilding, Head of Admissions, on 020 3917 5050 or complete the contact form.


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Discussion in 'Effects, Pedals, Strings & Things' started by RPFSingleCoil, Nov 4, 2005.
Will someone shed some light on what's available for running two amps, AB box etc.
This makes it easy and quiet. The best I've tried.
Lehle Dual
do you want to run two separate heads into one cab? or do you have two separate head/cab pairs and want to switch between them?
if you want two heads to share a cab, i've been using a tonebone headbone for a while with great results. i've heard other options, but this seems to work fine for me.
if you just need to switch between two different amp/cab pairs, there are a lot more options. i've been using a framptone 3-banger and haven't had any problems. d/13 also makes the switchhazel, which can switch between two amps and also has a boost feature built in.
you could probably do a search and get lots of comparisons & recommendations.
I use the Framptone Amp Switcher with excellent results...
Thanks for the input.
I'd like to switch and have the opportunity to run at the same time--two combos, BFPR & Clark Tweed.
The CHopper at http://www.gig-fx.com/ does it. I use it, and it's quite fun.
I run into two amps almost all of the time, now if you are not running into identical amps, you may need to check phase. Some amps may have more tubes than others, meaning that you signal is changing phase through each of these tubes (I know you tech guys are goign to say that depends if the use only one side of the tube or both). If I am not using a stereo chorus I typically use either Axess BS-2 or a Catalinbread Super Chili Picoso, both have normal and reverse phase outputs.
You should experiment with this, when you get it right you will here that it sounds fuller. I used to just use a splitter or A/B box, but have since heard the difference.
The Framptone Amp Switcher is switchable to change the phase to avoid issues related to a phase mismatch.
I tried it a couple of times, just using my Visual Sound H2O pedal, that has two outputs.
I was just floored by the extra "oomph" it gave, the quality of the sound. I tried it a few times and liked it very much.
The only thing is, I need to think a lot about this if it was going to be my "normal" setup, because levels, control, etc can be complex. Also, often when gigging you just get one mike for the amp, if you have two it makes it more complex for the soundman (shouldn't...but seems to be. I would think they could "gang" the two and set levels, grouping them to treat them as one) or sometimes there is no extra input for "stereo amps". It doesn't do so much good if you can only hear the effect on stage but the audience doesn't.
One thing I just realized...just now as I write this, that with two-channel amps, if you are using one amp for "effects" like chorus, vibe, or phase...even reverb, is that you could set one channel to be no volume and then control if the effect is on or off by switching channels to the one that is effectively "off"...
I gotta think more about this. But (I have asked this before here) you guys that use to amps regularly,
how do you do it?
How do you set them up?
Is it ever a problem with miking them, do you sometimes lose a "channel"?
Is it hard to keep control over what's what?
Any remarks, tips, problems, or solutions would really be appreciated. Probably also for the originator of this thread too I think.
I sure would like to hear from you!
I used to use a Morley A/B/Y box, but it loaded the pickups and really dulled the tone. So I recently picked up the Voodoo Lab Amp Selector - you can have up to 4 amps, plus it has a tuner out. The outputs are buffered so you don't lose your tone. I haven't tried the Framptone or Lehle, but I've heard good things.


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There is so much to love about #whitedressmkebride Lisa's Labor Day wedding style! We cannot get over your cascading hairdo, all the bright pops of color from your florals and bridesmaid frocks, and, of course, your gorgeous Sottero and Midgley dress, made even more perfect by your custom plunge detail across the front (check out that matching illusion and beadwork!).
Even a bit of drizzle from the heavens couldn't dampen your bridal bliss… you are simply stunning!
Photography: Anna Bayliss
Dress: Amelie | Sottero and Midgley
Venue: The Bull at Pinehurst Farms
To view more photos of Lisa's big day (…seriously, this happy couple gives us all the feels!), simply click here.
Cheers to a lifetime of love and laughter, Lisa & Jared!


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Photonics will play a major role in fast and energy efficient communication. Light chips can make internet datacenters more sustainable, they will enable the new 5G standard and they have a large variety of applications in, for example, sensing. On its way to large-scale introduction, however, the problem is that until now, precision assembly is often done by hand. A new micro assembly machine, introduced by the Fraunhofer Project Center at the campus of the University of Twente, is a major step forward.
Photonic chips are rapidly becoming widespread. They will probably tap into a world market in the new 5G mobile standard - chips that work with light are fast, broadband and energy efficient. Photonics offers great benefits in many other applications too, for instance in sensors for medical applications. Success depends on the possibility of producing and assembling the chips in large quantities. The new machine is a determining step. It places Twente at the forefront of technological development. Large-scale photonic chip production is expected to create thousands of new job opportunities.
Making the connection
The machine appication, developed for PHIX, is able to make the connection between the chip and the 'outside world' via sixteen extremely fine glass fibres (fibre array) which are placed in the correct position one by one. Placing the glass fibres and the chip holders is the next step in the automation process. Up to now these have all been labour-intensive production steps, the high cost of which has posed a barrier to large-scale introduction.
The machine is based on an assembly platform developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT) in Aachen. This platform is being developed further for photonics applications at the Fraunhofer Project Center at the UT, which is a collaboration between the UT, the Fraunhofer IPT and Saxion focusing on advanced manufacturing. The Fraunhofer Project Center collaborates closely with PHIX Photonics Assembly on this project. Albert Hasper, PHIX director: "The market demand for equipment based on photonics technology will see an exponential increase. This is only the beginning. The new machine will facilitate the widespread use of chips in detecting, generating, sending, measuring and managing light."
Biba Visnjick, director business development at Fraunhofer Project Center: ''Our aim is bringing knowledge, competencies and skills into the manufacturing industries. We are supporting organizations of any size and industrial fields to get connected, faster, more flexible and agile when it comes to the production. It is the only way for organizations to sustain enormous competitive pressure and respond to necessity to become an important player in the fast-growing digital supply chains. For us this is one of our successful collaborations bringing micro assembly into organizations!''
Photonics cluster in Twente
The new assembly technology will strengthen the existing photonics activities in Twente, from basic research to new business. Photonics has a strong presence in a cluster of University of Twente research groups, in the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology; in the 'Applied Nanotechnology' programme at Saxion University of Applied Sciences; in about ten Twente photonics companies, including LioniX International, Phoenix Software, DEMCOM, Thales, PANalytical, IDEX Optics & Photonics, Lightmotif and Sumipro; and in some photonics spin-offs from Twente such as Dovideq Medical, Next Scan Technology, HyBriScan and Solmates. The high-tech Twente region constitutes an integral part of PhotonDelta, the (inter)national ecosystem for integrated photonics.
National Photonics Congress in Twente
On Tuesday 19 June, the 12th edition of the Photonics Event will take place in The Gallery on the UT campus. This event is the Benelux and German photonics community meeting point. Organized by branch association PhotonicsNL, it is the prime event for researchers, developers, designers and engineers working in photonics application and development. At the same time, companies can become acquainted with the latest developments in the photonics field by means of a varied programme. A demo of the high-tech assembly machine can be seen on the University of Twente campus during the national Photonics Event.
The second World Technology Mapping Forum will also take place in Enschede on the University of Twente campus from Wednesday 20 June until Friday 22 June 2018, in the heart of the scientific Dutch photonics sector. The first version of the 'International Photonics Systems Roadmap' will be discussed there. At the same time, the global technology requirements from 2030 onwards will be forecast. Admission to this congress is by personal invitation only.


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Pizza to take away
Our pizza is now available to enjoy at home. Simply use our Click & Collect service to order online, then pop in to collect them when they're done. Choose from our menu of delicious pizzas, desserts etc. And don't forget you can customise any pizza by adding extra toppings to create your heart's desire.
Unfortunately, we no longer offer home delivery via Deliveroo… when they told it was not possible for their delivery riders to keep the pizzas horizontal, and customers told us they arrived all out of shape, we decided to call it a day! We will continue to look for a delivery service which will promise to deliver them looking as good as when they left the oven; we'll let you know as soon as we've found one!
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Something new. Let's try this out together. Before you read the description, I suggest you take a look at (and/or download) the cards you get!
Phraseology Cards
Activity Objective: Using all the cards, pair them up so that two cards make a phrase that has a particular (Part 1) or new (Part 2) meaning.
Facilitated Objective: Explore prior knowledge (and why this might be useful), and practice behaviors related to communication, sharing voice, community knowledge, and building rapport.
Needs & Numbers: Print out the 38 Phraseology Cards below on copy paper or card stock paper - go with a color other than white to spice it up a bit (or, maybe a few different colors). For long-term use laminated the cards if you are using regular (thin) copy paper. Card stock holds up well on its own. One set of 38 cards works well with a group of two to 16 participants.
Time: 15 to 20 minutes at any time during a program – maybe a little longer if you plan to use the phrases for a processing session at the end of a program (depending on the number of players of course and how much they like to talk).
Set-Up: Spread out the cards, words-side up, on a tabletop or floor, so all the cards can easily be read.
Part 1: Ask (challenge) your group to match two cards together that make up a known (documented) phrase that is known to have a particular meaning. (The Meanings Key below includes one or two historical meanings for each phrase.)
When someone identifies a pair, discuss what meaning the phrase has for people. Depending on the diversity of the group, there could be a wide range of meanings. Then, find out if the phrase might have a particular connection to the group or might it have any influence on the group as they work together - could it be a "norm" the group wants to adopt?
There will be some phrases (I'm betting) that will be unknown to the group. This can be a good time to talk about "unknowns" that might show up during a program. You can use the "Meaning Key" to share a meaning and discuss how this impacts the group.
Does the group need to match up all the cards? Maybe? Maybe not?
If there is time, move into Part 2. Or, after working together for a while and "trying out" some of the phrases, put out the cards again and try Part 2 - make some new meaning.
Part 2: The group has already matched the cards into the common form. Now, make new meanings by matching two (or more?) cards into an uncommon form and define the phrase. These could end up being fun, silly combinations or more serious, norm-relevant combinations.
Making new meaning might be a good conversation (processing) topic. Run with the energy of the group.
Processing with the Cards: You could pull the cards back out at the end of a program and find out, by putting cards together, which phrases really stood out for the group during the program.
Facilitation Notes: As the group works through Part 1 (or later in Part 2), they may notice the boarders of the cards and realize one type of boarder (solid lines) is the first part of a phrase and the other boarder (dotted line) is the second part of a phrase.
If they recognize this, will it be easier? Maybe? Maybe they never realize this. No matter. It's just another form of data that can be useful or not needed. This can relate to the work you do together. When we "look" or "pay attention" we might see something that will help. Looking is a learned skill that can help us in many ways.
When we look, we have the opportunity to uncover more meaning and make more meaning. This activity is all about making meaning together as a group. And, know that it's okay to share your understanding of the phrases as well - it doesn't "mean" you have the right answer, it's only "an" answer.
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Background: Previous studies explored the feasibility of using the photosensitizer methylene blue (MB) as a virucidal agent in red cell suspensions. Under treatment conditions (5 μM (5 μmol/L) MB, 3.4 × 10(4) J/m2) that resulted in more than 6 log10 inactivation of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) or of the enveloped bacteriophage φ6, red cell membrane alterations were observed. Increased red cell ion permeability and the binding of plasma proteins to the red cell surface were the most sensitive indicators, which varied in a dose‐dependent fashion. Study Design and Methods: Inactivation of three additional extracellular viruses and intracellular human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV‐1) was assessed after MB phototreatment of red cell suspensions. Potassium leakage and IgG binding also were characterized in MB‐treated red cell suspensions that were exposed to low‐fluence light (6 × 103 J/m2). Results: Different viruses exhibit a wide range of sensitivities to MB photoinactivation. For example, phototreatment conditions (5 μM (5 μmol/L) MB, 3.4 × 104 J/m2) that inactivated more than 6 log10 of VSV did not inactivate the nonenveloped picornavirus, encephalomyocarditis virus. In contrast, lower fluences (6 × 103 J/m2) inactivated approximately 5 log10 or more of Sindbis virus and approximately 4log10 of extracellular HIV‐1. These less stringent phototreatment conditions (5 μM (5 μmol/L) 6 × 103 J/m2) caused lower rates of red cell potassium leakage (reduction by 6‐ fold) and little or no binding of plasma proteins to the red cell surface, compared to values observed previously with higher fluences. However, neither 6 × 103 nor 4.1 × 104 J per m2 fluences resulted in any inactivation of intracellular HIV as represented by changes in the amount of p24 antigen produced during co‐culture of actively infected H9 cells. Conclusion: MB‐based protocols would require the use of high‐efficiency (> 6log10) white cell‐reduction filters or additional inactivation steps to deplete or inactivate intracellular virus.
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The members of West Park would like to extend their gratitude to The New York Landmarks Conservancy's Sacred Sites Program who helped fund exterior masonry repairs, roofing work and drainage system on the Northeast corner of the Sanctuary. Special thanks goes to Peg Breen, President of The New York Landmarks Conservancy, and Ann Isabel-Friedman, Director of the Sacred Sites Program, for the commitment and dedication that have been show with respect to the preservation of this historic sacred site.
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Awards season keeps on going. Today, the Woolmark Company has announced the U.S. nominees for it's prestigious International Woolmark Prize, which celebrates outstanding fashion talents from around the globe who showcase the beauty and versatility of Merino wool.
While the prize may not be immediately recognizable, its alums are, and they include Yves Saint Laurent, who took the honor when he was 18, and Karl Lagerfeld, who when he was 21. Long before the LVMH and Loewe prizes were around, Woolmark was an early champion of emerging talent.
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Gospel Lesson – Mark 11: 1-11 NRSV (source)
When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' just say this, 'The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.'" They went away and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it, some of the bystanders said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?" They told them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it. Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields. Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting,
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O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever! Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever."
Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Save us, we beseech you, O Lord! O Lord, we beseech you, give us success! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar. You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you. O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
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Ever constant God, mixing love and hope together, you pave the way to the kingdom, but we prefer to stub our toes on the potholed roads of temptation. You will touch the cup of grace to our parched lips, but we seem to hunger for the ashy taste of bitterness. You beg us to learn the songs of salvation, but we hum along with the chorus death plays in the background of our lives.
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