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"It comes down to trying to expose yourself to the best things humans have done and then try to bring those things in to what you're doing," a young Steve Jobs once told an interviewer, adding, "Picasso had a saying: 'Good artists copy; great artists steal.'"
Whether the great artist ever said exactly that is a matter of debate, but it is clear that the sentiment has been shared by creators of all stripes for ages. Perhaps it's an idea your business could benefit from getting behind.
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"Swipe files began as a means for copywriters to store tested and proven advertising letters, and the practice has since blossomed to a huge number of industries," Buffer, which utilizes the idea itself, recently explained on its blog. "Newspaper reporters call theirs a 'morgue' file--it stores the dead things that you'll reanimate later. Designers and artists have variations of swipe files at Dribbble and Ffffound."
Buffer is not the only company recommending a little creative theft when it comes to your marketing and copywriting. Vero, an email-marketing startup, also recently listed starting a swipe file as one of the top simple actions entrepreneurs can take to improve their marketing.
"This is the first and most important thing you can do to improve your own email marketing," writes Jimmy Daly on Vero's blog. "First, set up a label (in Gmail) or folder in your inbox and title it 'Swipe File.' Anytime you see a great subject line, a good offer, a beautiful design, or great copy, just add the message to your swipe file. Pretty soon, you'll have a repository of inspiration that you can tap into when you are working on your own campaigns."
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If you want to get even more sophisticated, you can set up subfolders to separate out what exactly inspired you about whatever you're stealing, such as "Great Subject Lines" or "Blog-Post Ideas." But your email inbox isn't the only place you can locate your swipe file. There are plenty of other tools out there if you don't want to have yet another reason to get sucked down the email rabbit hole.
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If you're recently engaged or got engaged over the holidays – congrats! This post is for those of you who are in the midst wedding planning and are in need of some tips + inspiration! I'm sharing my personal thoughts on 1) What not to forget on your wedding day (that no one tells you!) 2) How to throw a party that your guests will be talking about for years and 3) A number of ways you can add unique touches to make your day extra special!
While this post covers a lot of ideas & tips, it by no means covers them all! My biggest tip is to get a planner, even if it's just for the day of, so you can enjoy your big day!
PSA: I apologize in advance as this post is on the longer side! I wanted to be sure to include everything I learned throughout the planning process so all my brides out there can benefit!
What not to forget: Feed your bridal party! If you plan to have your bridesmaids over in the morning for hair and makeup, do your best to to make sure there's plenty of food for them to eat. As they say, the day is a marathon not a sprint, and you don't want anyone feeling dizzy at the alter!
Morning brunch ideas: Depending on your budget, you can serve food in a variety of ways! If you're working to stay within a certain budget, you can have someone grab quiche, bagels & cream cheese, and coffee cake with some fruit. If you have a little more room to play with, you can get it catered + select whatever items you'd like. Below are some of the items we served including fresh fruit, mini sandwiches & acai bowls — and of course some mimosas!
Whether or not you do a first look with your groom is completely up to you! We chose to do one because we felt it would be good for both of us! But every couple is different, do what feels right for you!
What not to forget: The "first look" I absolutely recommend doing is one with your girls! Let your photographer know you plan on doing one ahead of time so they can plan on capturing it! The photo below is one of my favorites from our big day – it was so fun walking down the stairs for the first time in my dress and seeing all of my bridesmaid's smiling faces!
What not to forget: If you're getting married in a church, speak to the church coordinator about what is and what isn't allowed in terms of decorations.
Ceremony decor tip: Kill two birds with one stone! Adding flowers down the aisle and/or on the alter can make a major difference in your pictures, regardless of where your ceremony is being held. You can then have someone transport those same arrangements and use them throughout your reception to get the most use out of them!
Tip when selecting your table shapes: Depending on the setup your venue space, you may want to mix up the table types to best fit the space. For our reception, we went with rectangular, square and round tables. This gave us flexibility when doing the seating chart, because we had several different sized tables to place guests at which was nice!
Centerpiece tip: You can also mix up your centerpieces, depending on the table type! For our rectangular tables, we decided to mix high candle sticks with a low runner to create a difference in height, while still allowing guests to converse and see the people across from them. For the square tables, we chose square, white-washed wooden planters filled with flowers, and complimented them with candlesticks. I wish I could go back and sit at each table because they were all unique!
Flower inspo: Flowers can transform any space! My motto on flowers is you can't have enough of 'em! And they don't just have to be used in the centerpiece. They can be hung above you, on chairs, you name it! There's several ways you can arrange flowers to achieve a look you want. If your budget doesn't allow for lots of flowers, greenery is also a great option!
Menu paper inspo: Customize your menu by adding unique details to it! If you look closely behind the knife & thistle in the photo below, we had a watercolor picture of our venue printed on our menu, along with floral decals that were also in our wedding crest. You can really add whatever touches you'd like to your menu – as they say, the devils in the details!
Unique menu idea: Serving an amuse-bouche is an easy way to delight your guests! I recommend choosing something that's easy for the kitchen to prepare and not too heavy. We served a truffle white bean & celery salad on a toasted baguette — it was delish!
Cardboard cake tip: Another tip I received from a very close friend in the planning process was to have a cardboard cake (thank you Jenny!). This is especially important if your wedding is outside and the weather is supposed to be warm. It prevents it from melting, which can happen fast. A picture of our cake is below, and the only real layer of it is the second layer from the bottom — you can't even tell! We had actual pieces of the cake cut & ready to be served in the kitchen for guests.
Grooms cake inspo: It's also fun to get a grooms cake for your man if budget allows! I got Tommy a cake that looked like a bucket of beers with his favorite sports team's logo on it. He's a big dessert guy, so surprising him with his own cake was something special I wanted to do for him!
What not to forget: Celebrate! If your reception is at another location, stock the transportation vehicle with champagne & beer! If it's at the same location, have a bottle ready to pop! It's a fun way to keep the energy & momentum going. It also makes for great pictures!
Playlist tip: If you're traveling to the reception, have a playlist handy or nominate someone with a good playlist to be in charge of music and get the reception started!
What not to forget: When you arrive to your reception, try to block the first 10 minutes for you & your MOH to refresh if needed. Head to the bathroom, re-apply your lipstick, have someone help with your hair so you're ready to roll for pictures! It can be overwhelming when you first arrive, so taking a minute to regroup before diving into all of the fun is always a good idea!
Tip to stay fresh throughout the night: Keep a clutch at your seat with your lipstick and any other essentials with you may need – that way you don't have to hunt anyone down to get it for you!
What not to forget: You and your groom should absolutely do a sneak peek of your reception space when you arrive! Seeing it all come together is a dream – and being able to walk around and soak it all in without getting pulled aside is the best! Let the photographer know you plan on doing this so they can capture the reveal!
What not to forget: If you're able to attend your own cocktail hour, try to make your rounds and say hi to as many guests as you can during this time! This will allow you more time to enjoy the rest of your night on the dance floor with your groom.
Cocktail lounge tip: When planning your cocktail hour, try to offer guests a few places to sit & gather by scattering tables and lounge areas throughout the space. It's always appreciated, especially by ladies in heels!
Signature cocktail inspo: Another fun thing to offer is a signature cocktail! You can have these passed around at cocktail hour and available at the bar. Having one that's simple or pre-made so all the bartenders have to do is pour it over ice is helpful to keep lines moving. Tommy and I are big Moscow Mule fans (we love to make them at home during the summertime!) so we chose to serve our favorite Moscow Mule combination called the "G&T mule"!
Additional tip to eliminate bar lines: If you know a good amount of your guests drink beer, offer a help yourself beer bar. Let them know they can grab a beer by adding a sign next to it.
Seafood tower inspo: Serving passed hor d'oeuvres at cocktail hour is always a plus because it allows guests to mingle & enjoy food at the same time! Another thing you can do is add a station or two with food where they can serve themselves. T and I love seafood, so we decided to offer an ice tower filled with shrimp, crab and oysters for guests to enjoy!
Escort cards inspo: If you're doing assigned seating (I highly recommend it to avoid any awkward situations!), get you creative with your escort card display. There was a breezeway that our guests had to walk through to get from cocktail hour to the reception space, so we decided that was the perfect place to display the escort cards. We added planters with arching branches, greenery and flowers covered in twinkly white lights to make it feel magical — and the entryway was flanked with the arrangements from the alter!
To hang the actual escort cards, we used old, vintage iron metal gates that were placed in the entryway in-between the planters so people could easily find their table & seat!
Bride & Groom entrance idea: Set the tone for your party! During your entrance, invite all of the guests to come out on the dance floor to kick things off with a bang!
What not to forget: Plan to sneak away with your groom to take a few pictures during sunset. Coordinate this with your photographer so they come get you when it's time (hopefully it's during a down period when people are eating or dancing!). Although it's hard to leave the party, you won't regret it. It's also nice to have a moment just for you two!
Tip to make sure the dance floor is packed: If you plan on having a DJ or a band, be sure to sync with them a few weeks in advance of your big day so they know of what types of songs you'd like them to play. You can give them a "must play list" and a "do not play list" so that they play the songs you absolutely love, and don't play the songs you dislike!
What not to forget: If your wedding heels aren't the most comfortable, don't forget to pack a pair of cute & comfy shoes you can change into later on in the night! Barefoot is always an option 🙂 but let's be real, there may be a broken glass or two on the dance floor so better safe than sorry!
Host an after party: If you and your significant other don't want the party to stop, plan for it to continue! Your after party can be at your venue or a nearby bar. It's a great way to cap off the night, and as the bride & groom you can relax a bit more and enjoy spending additional time with friends!
After party dress tip: No matter how hard you try to keep your wedding dress clean, unfortunately by the end of the night the bottom of it will be black! If you do plan to continue the celebrations, I recommend changing into a party dress you can move around in more easily! It's also fun to change up your look! 😉
Late night food inspo: Serve food that represents you as a couple. Do you both love pizza, or cheese fries? Whatever it may be, offer some late night snacks that are unique to you! We offered Chicago style deep-dish pizza and Cincinnati chili – two of our hometown faves. We also served green beer! We met in March of 2012 celebrating "Green Beer Day," a pre-St. Patricks Day event in Chicago, where all the bars serve green beer — so we wanted to bring it back to where it began!
The last thing I'll say is above all, it's important to have fun! Don't sweat the small stuff that goes wrong (there will be and is always something!), soak up every minute of the day, take advantage of the when you can sit down & relax at dinner (don't forget to eat your food!), take the photos (you'll cherish them forever!) and have the best time with your groom!
Closing with a line that Style Me Pretty put oh so well: "A wedding is a party, not a performance. If at the end of the day you are married to the one you love, then everything went perfectly."
Love you T. Xx, G
Do you have a favorite tip that you received or learned when you were wedding planning? If so, share in the comments below!
Shout out to the crew of vendors who made our dreams come true on our big day!
Wedding Planner: Grace Creative Services || Ceremony Venue: St. William Catholic Church || Reception Venue: Calusa Pines Golf Club || Wedding Dress: Oscar De La Renta || Wedding Shoes: Jimmy Choo || Bride's Jewelry: David Yurman || Hair & Makeup: Duality Artistry || Bridesmaids' Dresses: Free People || Groom's Attire: Trunk Club || Flower Girls & Ring Bearer: Isabel Garreton || Floral Design: Isn't She Lovely Florals || Paper Products: Luster Designs || Catering: Lurcat || Entertainment: Melodic Expressions, The Hit Factory Band, DJ Dayve || Rentals: Ooh Events || Videography: Highway 61 Films || Photography: Still55
January 27th, 2019 at 7:59 PM
Such a great post!! So many small details that get lost in the initial stages of planning. I love the bridesmaids first look, the cardboard cake (great for warm climates like Mexico ;)), and the meaningful after party food. Looking forward to incorporating these tips into my planning process!!
January 27th, 2019 at 8:15 PM
Thank you!! So many learnings from the process which was SO fun – enjoy every minute of it!! And if you have any questions about planning a destination wedding, happy to help. 🙂
March 18th, 2019 at 11:38 PM
Your wedding was gorgeous!!! We are having the same band…I hope they were great!
Do you mind sharing where you ordered catering from for when you were getting ready?
March 18th, 2019 at 11:51 PM
Thank you! I'm so excited for you!! You are going to be such a beatiful bride – and you are going love The Hit Factory! They were amazing. We had Lurcat cater the morning of, the same group that did our wedding food. Unfortunately since then, I've heard they stopped catering in the Naples which is a total bummer — but two other companies we've used down there are Jamie & Jacob and Carolina Catering and they are both great!


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Artcurial's dedicated Jaeger-LeCoultre auction starred a rare steel pocketwatch and a Bakelite clock
It was a busy month in November for Jaeger LeCoultre, with several different events taking place in which the brand had a major role to play.
Watch collectors, art lovers and timepiece enthusiasts all came to the Jaeger-LeCoultre space at SalonQP to meet the people behind the brand.
From antique LeCoultre watches to bespoke cufflinks in the shape of the iconic Reverso case, friends of Jaeger-LeCoultre shared their appreciation of the brand that marks 178 years of watchmaking history.
One of a kind: the LeCoultre steel pocket watch perpetual calendar
Then on Tuesday (November 29) there was a dedicated sale for timepieces from the brand at Artcurial.
The top lot was a Perpetual Calendar Steel Staybrite, ref no. 52523. Created around 1934, this is an exceptional and very rare steel pocket watch with a perpetual calendar.
It presents a beautiful white enamel dial with the day in the subdial at 9 o'clock, the date in the subdial at 3 o'clock, with month and leap year in the large subdial at noon. Indication of moon phases on the night sky appears at 6 o'clock with the small second hand.
The blued steel hands are pear-shaped, and the main numbers are painted Arabic numerals. Based on the mechanical movement calibre Lecoultre 19LRCB, it was sold in the shop LEROY & SON, 35 avenue de l'Opra Paris 2nd and probably made to order.
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It is the first perpetual calendar steel Staybrite pocket watch recorded and is probably unique. Until now, no steel pocket watch with perpetual calendar had been offered at auction. It beat its 60,000-80,000 listing to bring 87,820 (approx $117,300).
Perhaps even more remarkable was an orange Bakelite and chrome ATMOS clock with perpetual movement. Listed at 10,000-15,000 it tripled expectations to bring 48,166.
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For UConn to go places, it needs a consistent DeAndre Daniels
STORRS >> Lost in the clamor of Kevin Ollie's ejection from Saturday night's Louisville game was a lost performance by DeAndre Daniels.
The 6-foot-9 junior forward, fresh off perhaps his best game as a Husky two nights earlier, was near-invisible in the 76-64 loss to Louisville. He scored just three points in 23 minutes, hitting just 1 of 9 shots from the floor. Daniels picked up his second foul just over six minutes into the game and sat the rest of the half. But he played nearly the entire second half and didn't score a single point, apparently drawing the on-air wrath of Dick Vitale. In fact, only Mr. Quick-Hook himself, referee Mike Stuart, seemed to fare worse Saturday night in the eyes of Dickie V., we're told.
In a way, this past week has been a microcosm of Daniels' career as a Husky: at times brilliant, seemingly the team's best NBA prospect. At other times, nearly invisible, passive, ineffective.
Daniels' was easily the best player on the floor in the Huskies' huge 83-73 win at No. 17 Memphis on Thursday night. He poured in a game-high 23 points and, more impressively, grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds for his fourth career double-double. When he wasn't hitting 3-pointers with his feather-soft touch, he was taking the ball to the hole and beating defenders on the low post with his patented spin moves.
"DeAndre was unbelievable," Ollie gushed afterwards.
Even that game was somewhat of a mirror of Daniels' career, albeit on a smaller scale. Daniels scored UConn's first five points against the Tigers, then went quiet and didn't score another point in the first half. UConn trailed by one at the break.
He came out to start the second half and scored eight of UConn's first 10 points. This time, he didn't stop, finishing with 18 points over the final 20 minutes.
"I felt like, in the second half, I was more aggressive," he said Thursday night. "I saw how they played me in the first half and I wasn't playing my best, I was hesitating. I wanted to be more aggressive in the second half, and I was able to knock down some shots and get going."
Fast-forward to two nights later, and Daniels was on the bench in foul trouble for the final 14 minutes of the first half against Louisville. Nothing he could do, and no doubt his absence hurt the Huskies, who had few answers for the Cardinals' active, 2-3 zone.
"It hurt," Ollie noted. "It hurt him, because he played (38 minutes) in the Memphis game. He's a great player for us. Getting in that zone, he's 6-9, when he's shooting the ball well he can get in that four-hole and make plays. Him sitting on the bench hurt our rotation."
But, Ollie added: "At the end of the day, he played the second half, and he's got to play better. That's just my two cents. You've got to respond as a basketball player, that's what we try to teach our guys. He had two fouls. I would have been boiling mad coming out of halftime. I would have got my third or fourth real quick on a charge, or throwing somebody out of my way. I would have done something."
Ollie wound up showing the most emotion, vehemently arguing what appeared to be an awful no-call, then getting a very quick hook after being hit with his first technical foul.
Of course, Daniels wasn't the only UConn player who didn't necessarily step up in the latter half on Saturday.
"That's the whole team," Ollie said. "We've got to play with emotion. We got down, we've got to come out with fire and passion."
But there's little doubt that UConn needs Daniels to be a consistent force if it intends on making noise come March. He remains the team's best NBA prospect, a long 6-9 small forward who can stick the 3. And though he's still rather thin and will likely never be a rebounding force, he's one of the best on a team that has sorely needed better boardwork for much of this season.
"We told DeAndre, 'Don't worry about scoring,'" Ollie was saying a couple of nights ago. "Just get 16, 17 touches a game, then your scoring is going to take over."
That didn't happen on Saturday night.


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Shell Alaska has taken an unusual step in asking a federal court Wednesday for a declaratory judgment on their Arctic spill response plan that was approved by the department of Interior in February. Shell is seeking this judgment against a number of environmental and conservation groups in an effort to end run the litigation that will likely challenge the process that was used to approve their plan. Shell Alaska spokesman Curtis Smith says the company wants a judge to consider sooner rather than later the merits of the spill response plan approval process.
"We filed a very narrow scope, talking about the process itself, it's possible the merits of the plan itself will be challenged but that will likely come in another court and it's my understanding that that has already been taken up by another court in California."
Smith says if a federal judge agrees to review the plan and issue a decision, it has the potential to bind future litigation in that court.
Shell's court filing names several organizations including the Sierra Club, Green Peace and The Alaska Wilderness League.
"There are a number of opposition groups named and historically those are the opposition groups that have used the courts as a stall tactic and if nothing else, we have no intention of sitting back and waiting for that to happen."
Smith says Shell's preemptive move does not prohibit challenges to the permits, but may limit the company's exposure to last minute injunctions and 11th hour challenges he says, is what they want to avoid.
"And those have the potential to derail our plans and we have very small windows in which we can work, so to add any possible certainty to our program, we've filed this judgement in hopes that we can have that last second certainty, in other words, our message is very simple, if you have any issues with the approval of Shell's permits, lets talk about these issues in court, right now."
The petition was filed in U.S District court in Anchorage. A call to Alaska Wilderness League attorney Peter Van Tuyn was not returned by air time.
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Still, one can make use of different hours in the day. Mornings and evenings are comparatively cooler.
For Sportspersons and Athletes, the season of summer is much awaited. And the ones who have long been thinking of starting some physical activity, summertime is the right time to begin, to explore that super jock in them. If you are also among them, then get started!
You can very well discover that iron person in you if you resolute to wake up early in the mornings. And summer makes it easier. Once you open the eyes, you can get out of the bed in no time. The body requires little time to warm up. A bit of stretching takes even the last nap away. Regaining the physical and mental alertness then, hardly takes any time.
Whether you try to learn a sport, do sprints, brisk walk, lift those weights or maneuver with rubber plates, whatever you experiment with, you are sure to reap the benefits. The following reasons are good enough to push you to execute your long-pending plans this summer –
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You can avail unlimited sunshine and Vitamin D in summers. Certified doctors and Medical practitioners label it as an important vitamin essential for growth and development of human bones by regulating the absorption of calcium and other minerals.
Populations devoid of tropical climates further need to ensure its intake at every possible chance.
With enough opportunities to play and workout under sun, it's easy for the body to absorb ample amounts of Vitamin D. Taking supplements for Vitamin D can wait.
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Playing or working out in summers leads to easy sweating. It helps releasing toxins from your system by opening up the skin pores unclogging them.
Sweating would also push you to drink more which is absolutely vital to retain hydration.
Besides increasing water intake you can go for home-made juices and shakes which can easily be prepared by using blenders and juicers.
Maintaining enough body liquids aids in perfect detoxification by flushing out any excess cholesterol, alcohol and other toxins in the form of sweating.
Enjoy the Freshness of Fruits and Vegetables
Rotting and decaying of foods is frequent in summers due to high temperatures. So people prefer to buy fresh fruits and vegetables and that too in less quantity.
In disguise, this helps towards fresh and healthy consumption. You can also take small meals at regular intervals. Add fruits and vegetables sparingly in your dishes. Make use of superfoods.
Engaging in physical activities at the same time would further relieve and help in timely excretion of food from the body. The system remains clean and the body stays cooler and healthy.
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Winters can make you a little inactive and less mobile. You generally prefer staying indoors and even when outside, you can't keep yourself warm by continually having stretching sessions.
The body is wrapped up with pullovers and fur jackets.
Professional sportsperson and athletes don't have a choice. Either they do it for a living or to pursue their interests. Anyways, it becomes a part of their routine.
Sedentary lifestyles these days promote restlessness and unhealthy practices. The need of the hour is to keep your mind and body full of vigor and vitality.
The success of getting ahead is getting started so why not this summer.
You would never know how fast you can run unless you put your sneakers on!
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Wednesday, 6th July 2016
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This park also has a special place in my heart due to the fact I had family living in the small community of Strawberry, Arkansas, only 17 miles away. By historical records, they would often frequent these grounds. After visiting here, it takes very little imagination to see a once thriving region with this locality as its hub of interest.
The courthouse construction was completed in 1888. Over time, the county seat was moved to Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, and the building slowly began to fall into disarray. The Lawrence County Historical Society, working with the Lawrence County Development Council, saved the courthouse, as well as important territorial and early statehood records, and began a partial restoration process that was completed in 1970. Ownership was transferred to Arkansas State Parks in 1979, and additional renovations have restored the building to its early appearance.
|Approaching the Powhatan State Park.
|1840s Ficklin-Imboden Log House
|The Commercial Building circa 1887–88.
|The 1890 Male and Female Academy.
Remnants of an old Suspension Bridge & location of the Ferry Landing across the Black River.
|Lawrence County Courthouse, 1888.
|Lawrence County Courthouse, 1888.
|The County Safe inside the Courthouse
|The 1st flight of stairs leading to the second floor.
|The 2nd flight of stairs leading to the second floor. Notice the use of ambient sunlight used to illuminate the passage.
|Lawrence County Jail.
|The spacious courtroom fully restored to its former glory. Notice the dumb-waiter in the corner to bring up whatever is needed for the 1st floor.
|View of the Judge's desk and the chairs for the jury.
|Lawrence County Jail.
|Lawrence County Jail.
|Entrance to the jail.
|Double-Chamber Locking Door for 6 Men.
Straw Bedding &Hammocks Not Included.
|6 Man Jail Cell. Hammocks were provided to help stack them like a cord of wood.
|2 Man Cell. No bunk bed...only straw was provided to sit & sleep on. A bucket was provided to do your business in. It was needful to have a good family because they were the ones to provide you food.
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Traces of Her is presently with my editor, after the structural edits that I finished at the beginning of the month. I will hear from her this week with the next step – but it was lovely to hear from her last week to say 'all my hard work has paid off' PHEW! It doesn't seem possible that I'll have another book out in October! Traces of Her is mainly set in Cornwall, with chapters set in Old Stevenage and Old Welwyn too.
I'm now working on my fourth novel – and relieved to be 3,000 words in, and that everything is taking shape in my head. At the moment it will be set in The Isle of Wight which if I feel is the perfect setting for the story.
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Burera District council's new president promises to make a difference
 Pierre Celestin Bumbakare, new president of Burera district council officially resumed office on March 29th 2013 assuring residents to improve development of the district.
This was said during the event of swearing in of 32 members of the district council on March 29th 2013.
During the event, Bumbakare told district authorities that they are privileged because development level is going to improve.
Bumbakare asserted: "Burera district should be happy to have us as councilors. The council should see us as people to help it in developing the district.â€
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We shall instill the culture of observing the law; put in action what they pledged to do while swearing in as new leaders and to lead without fear or favor, Bumbakare highlights.
He called them on to unite, advise each other and feel free to share their opinions.
Bumbakare was elected on March 15th 2013 replacing Dr. Jean Baptiste Nduwayezu as the president of Burera district council.
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After being left out in the cold by F1 and Scuderia Toro Rosso with the announcement of Carlos Sainz Jr, it now seems Vergne wants to turn his back on F1 and pursue a career stateside in Indycar for next year.
Whilst some thought Vergne would try and stay in F1 with a reserve driver role next year, or switch to the World Endurance Championship like what fellow Red Bull junior Sebastien Buemi did, it now seems Vergne wants to continue racing single seaters with a switch to Indycar.
Vergne commented in an interview with Racer magazine "I would be really interest in racing in America in IndyCar; I think it's a great championship, I'm working with a manager who works with a few drivers in America, Julian Jakobi, and at the moment, it seems like it is quite hard to go to a top team right away, but I am very interested to see what type of seats are available."
Vergne also commented on the challenges he would face by joining Indycar "I don't pretend I would win everything, or have an easy time on the ovals; it's a lot to learn coming from Europe, but many European drivers have become quite good on ovals with some experience, and with so many road courses and street races, I know I can be very effective. There aren't so many teams to go to that I can win a championship right away, but this doesn't stop me from looking and talking to team owners to see if we can do something together. I have always loved racing in America, and I have always been very interested in IndyCar. The timing is very good right now to make this happen."
Vergne clearly wants to try and race at the front for wins in the next phase of his career, which rules out a reserve driver role for next year and likely means his options are either a series like Indycar or joining the burgeoning LMP1 class of the World Endurance Championship.
In the same interview Vergne noted his desire to race at the front again in the next phase of his career. He stated "Toro Rosso isn't really a team where you can stay for a long time, even if you beat your team-mates, If I look at what Ricciardo is doing this year and what I'm doing this year, I'm confident I can do the same as him."
He also added "I'm not really bitter to leave Toro Rosso, I have some other options in Formula 1, but I want to get back into a series where I can win races and win championships. My target is to go for the IndyCar championship my first year."
It seems Vergne is happy to join a smaller team and learn his way in his first year, before eventually establishing himself as one of the premier drivers in Indycar over the next few years. This is a brave move for Vergne as he will have to learn the intricacies of oval racing next year, although over the next few years Vergne could become one of the best drivers in the series such is his talent. This move would seem beneficial for Vergne and once again shows the increasing significance of the Indycar series in attracting drivers.
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Towards the full automation of distribution centers : challenges and solutions enabling convenient applications of autonomous systems for low standardized logistic processes (2015)
In this paper it is first identified the trade-off among costs, flexibility and performances of autonomous robotic solutions for material handling processes, where adding value with automation is not as trivial as in production processes: hence the requirement for automated solutions to be simple, lean and efficient becomes even stricter. Then a method for modelling and comparing differential performances and costs of manual and autonomous solutions is developed. As a result of the method, a smart man-machine collaborative interface is designed and its impact evaluated on a specific case of study. Results are then generalized and prove the strong conclusions that in unconstrained environments, where full standardization cannot be achieved, the risk of investing in autonomous solutions can only be mitigated by creating a fast and smart man-machine collaborative interface.
According to a recent survey the great majority of players in logistics are planning to adopt one or more robotic solutions until 2019. Technical solutions for automation of processes in logistics are often available as a market-ready product, but the lack of standardization and skepticism towards long term investments are often the reasons why these solutions are not implemented on a large scale. This paper is set to bridge the gap between the world of technologies and the one of applications in order to help investors, robot producers and system integrators to decide on which branch of logistics to set their focus. The three main branches Courier Express Parcel (CEP), contract logistics and production logistics are briefly defined and distinguished through their characteristic factors and parameters. Then a method based on the analysis of three parameters (operative costs, required performance and flexibility) in the three branches is set to identify the most convenient branch of logistics for investing in new technologies, namely the one in which the risk of investment is lower, the return is higher and faster. The conclusion of the method shows that higher labor costs, strict regulations and higher standardization make the production logistics the most suitable branch for investments in emerging automation solutions.
The EU funded project RobLog recently developed a system able to autonomously unload coffee sacks from a standard container. Being the first of its kind, a further development is needed in order for the system to be competitive against manual labor. Financing this development entails a risk, hence a justified skepticism, which can be overcome by the longsighted view of the existing market potential. This paper presents a method to estimate the market potential of autonomous unloading systems for heavy deformable goods. Starting from the analysis of the coffee trade, first the current coffee traffic is investigated in order to calculate the number of autonomous systems needed to handle the imported sacks; Results are validated and the method is extended for the calculation of the potential of other market segments, where the same unloading technology can be applied.
Planning and dimensioning of a milk-run transportation system considering the actual line consumption (2018)
The appeal of a forklift-free shop floor is pushing enterprises towards lean logistic systems and tugger trains are becoming popular means of supply in intensive material handling production systems. Planning a tugger train system is a complex task influenced by a large set of interrelated parameters. The only standard available to help the planner in designing the tugger train logistic system is the draft norm VDI 5586 (April 2016). However this norm is only applicable under a set of restricting assumptions. In this paper a methodology to complement the approach proposed by the VDI is introduced and then applied to a numerical example. The results are briefly presented and discussed before suggesting forthcoming research.
Automation of intralogistic processes through flexibilisation: a method for the flexible configuration and evaluation of systems of systems (2018)
The high system flexibility necessary for the full automation of complex and unstructured tasks leads to increased technological complexity, thus to higher costs and lower performance. In this paper, after an introduction to the different dimensions of flexibility, a method for flexible modular configuration and evaluation of systems of systems is introduced. The method starts from process requirements and, considering factors such as feasibility, development costs, market potential and effective impact on the current processes, enables the evaluation of a flexible systems of systems equipped with the needed functionalities before its actual development. This allows setting the focus on those aspects of flexibility that add market value to the system, thus promoting the efficient development of systems addressed to interested customers in intralogistics. An example of application of the method is given and discussed.
Latest advancements in new technologies have made it possible to fully automate the in-plant material flow of small load carriers between the warehouse and the production or assembly line. However, none of methods available in literature fully addresses the planning and dimensioning problem of a logistic system based on these new autonomous technologies. This paper is set to present a method to estimate the fleet size of the new logistic system. After an overview on the state of the art, the method based on combinatorics and probability theory will be explained. A short discussion and suggestions for forthcoming research will conclude the paper.
Milk-run systems are becoming more and more popular when it comes to in-plant material supply. Planning and dimensioning such a system poses challenges, which are difficult to overcome, especially in scenarios characterized by a large number of hard constraints and by well-established processes. This paper is set to ease the task of the planner by presenting an innovative flexible method for the planning and dimensioning of in-plant milk-run systems in high constrained scenarios. After an overview on tugger train systems and existing planning methods, an extensive description of the new method will be given. The new method proposed will be critically analyzed and discussed before suggesting forthcoming research.
Fast deployable autonomous systems for order picking : how small and medium size enterprises can benefit from the automation of the picking process (2016)
The paper focuses on a recently introduced paradigm for the logistic process of picking, with respect to the man-to-goods and goods-to-man concept: the robot to-goods. First the task and system architecture of the fast deployable autonomous commissioning system are described, then the economic efficiency of the system is analysed in a real business case scenario using a simplified method, which is explained and discussed. The clearly positive net present value of the investment and the short payback period obtained in the business case prove how the robot-to-goods paradigm for the commissioning process, implemented through the automation of the forklift platform, is economically attractive for small and medium size enterprises.
The success of an autonomous robotic system is influenced by several interdependent factors not easily identifiable. This paper is set to lay the foundation of a new integrated approach in order to deeply examine all the parameters and understand their contribution to success. After introducing the problem, two cutting edge autonomous systems for the process of unloading of containers will be presented. Then the STIC analysis, a recently developed method for modelling and interpreting all the parameters, will be introduced. The preliminary results of applying such a methodology to a first study case, based on one of the two systems available to the authors, will be shortly presented. Future research is in the end recommended in order to prove that this methodology is the only way to efficiently and effectively mitigate the risk that stops potential users from investing in autonomous systems in the logistics sector.
In standardized sectors such as the automotive, the cost-benefit ratio of automation solutions is high as they contribute to increase capacity, decrease costs and improve product quality. In less standardized application fields, the contribution of automation to improvements in capacity, cost and quality blurs. The automation of complex and unstructured tasks requires sophisticated, expensive and low-performing systems, whose impact on product quality is oftentimes not directly perceived by customers. As a result, the full automation of process chains in the general manufacturing or the logistic sectors is often a sub optimal solution. Taking the distance from the false idea that a process should be either fully automated, or fully manual, this paper presents a novel heuristic method for design of lean human-robot interaction, the Quality Interaction Function Deployment, with the objective of the "right level of automation". Functions are divided among human and automated agents and several automation scenarios are created and evaluated with respect to their compliance to the requirements of all process´ stakeholders. As a result, synergies among operators (manual tasks) and machines (automated tasks) are improved, thus reducing time-losses and increasing productivity.


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The SMSA Trust has already made an impact on various orphanages and children's homes and the community at large by giving them the opportunity to visit a world class facility and to attend football games and international concerts for the very first time. The SMSA Trust has spent over R7-million on all of its community projects. Some of the current projects are:
Community Cleaning Project
The objective of this project is to alleviate unemployment in surrounding community areas by utilising community members to assist in the cleaning of stadiums during all of the events taking place.
Community Damage Assessment Project
The aim is to provide permanent employment and upskill community members to conduct the damage assessments of the stadiums after events has taken place.
Informal Traders
The objective is to assist the informal traders living and trading in the surrounding communities to earn a living to support their families and grow their small business into a profitable enterprise.
Community Golf Driving Range
The aim is to provide the members of the surrounding communities with access to a golf driving range and to improve their skills through sports development.
Ekhaya Health and Wellness Centre
SMSA is assisting Ekhaya Health to provide the community surrounding the Dobsonville stadium with accessible and affordable health and wellness care.
Orlando Pirates Learning Centre and Rand Stadium Training Centre
This project is assisting Orlando Pirates to uplift and develop the community in the area surrounding the Orlando Stadium through educational initiatives which has been created specifically for the learners in Orlando and its surroundings.
Community Waste Recycling Project
The objective is to assist the communities surrounding the stadiums by making them part of the recycling process at all of the events and thereafter donating the funds received from the recycling to a special project in that community.
Soweto Motorbike Training School
The aim is to assist the Soweto Motorbike Training School to become a profitable enterprise that is supported by SMSA and the community surrounding the Rand Stadium area.
The Soweto Drift Academy
The aim is to assist the Soweto Drift Academy to become a profitable enterprise, providing the community with access to the legal drifting.
Community Football Training Pitch
The objective is to provide the surrounding communities with a world class training pitch to improve their football skills and to host regular community football tournaments (i.e., sports development).
SMSA Football Club
The aim is to assist the team to win their respective leagues and continue to promote the development of the football game and keeping the youth of the street, by providing them with a healthy alternative to spend their excess time.
Mama Joy (Pty) Ltd
The aim is to render optimum customer service to their clients with guaranteed satisfaction on their first- rate line of products handled with the finest workmanship and exceptional performance delivered timely and efficiently to meet the customer's and/or clients need at all times.
Ad Hoc Projects
These projects and donations that have been undertaken by the SMSA Trust to fit the objectives as stipulated in the trust deed. All of these projects have been implemented and have been a huge success.
Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP)
The Expanded Public Work Program (EPWP) is one of the many programmes offered by the Gauteng Government. The EPWP aims to provide poverty and income relief through temporary work for the unemployed to carry out socially useful activities at the EPWP.
Phila Sonke Wellness Initiative
The Phila Sonke Wellness Initiative funds public-private partnerships that promote the bringing of wellness to communities.
UnlockD is a youth talent development organisation, focused on preparing unemployed youth to kick start their careers.
Skills Development Projects
The aim is to address the skills shortage currently experienced in our specific event related industry, through composing company and/or industry related learnerships.
The projects and programmes the SMSA Trust has implemented.Download
Total Financial Investment and Total Employment Opportunities Created - July 2018.Download
An infographic of the impact and financial investment for various Trust projects.Download


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I realised that it's been ages since we've updated this thing, and people might think we're dead ... not that I blame them for thinking that way. Time just really flies by these days.
The last time we left off I think we were talking about Animania. Well, I must say that it was great fun. The costumes were hell to make (especially since I hand-made mine ... with help from my grandmother) but they were worth it. And the skit that we planned rather last minute to do got good responses as well. It's still hard to believe that we're actually on YouTube (though I won't link it, since the quality's bad and the music doesn't sync up, making us look quite idiotic. We weren't the ones who uploaded it though). We won 2nd prize for our skit :) Hopefully getting 1st next year.
We'll post some pics here as soon as we transfer them from the camera :)
Another recent thing off my back is the fact that I handed in one of my assessments yesterday. It was painful to do, since I had semi-good ideas, but the product was sub-standard in my opinion. I really need to take art classes >_<
Here's a pic that's part of my portfolio for the assessment. I cheated a little and made her eyes green (they were violet before), so she can be Lily Evans ...
All done in Photoshop with mah new white Wacom :3
I've been wanting to get Painter for some time now, but I have no idea how to use it. I ordered it nearly 2 months ago and still it hasn't arrived. Apparently there's been warehouse problems or shipping problems or somethin'.
... it's obvious I'm braindead by now.
Well, better stop my ramblin' and go do some work.
~ Silver


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Increasing sports participation was a central tenet of London's Olympic promise, but the final figures before the Games from Sport England offer mixed evidence that it has been delivered.
The numbers show that 1.3m more people are playing sport at least once a week since London won the Games in 2005, with the number exceeding 15 million people for the first time.
Just six out of 31 funded sports have shown a statistically significant increase in participation in the last four years, with 15 showing a decrease and 10 flat-lining.
Athletics (running), cycling, netball, boxing, table tennis and fencing are the sports that showed a significant increase, though of these only running (370,000) and cycling (170,000) delivered six-figure increases over the last four years.
Swimming has shown the largest numerical decrease over the last four years with around 430,000 fewer participants. For a core Olympic sport to suffer such a decrease demonstrates that the Games are not a guarantor of increasing interest.
Worryingly participation fell among 16-24 year-olds, precisely the age-group the Olympics was intended to inspire. New government policy is aimed at arresting the decline.
The figures also confirm that the number of people doing sport three-times-a-week, which for most of the last four years was the government's primary Olympic legacy target, had increased by just 500,000 since 2008, just half of the one million target.
Had the Coalition not abandoned the target earlier this year when it became clear it was going to be missed by a wide margin, Sport England's investment of £450m over four years might be judged a failure.
The picture after the Olympics is likely to become bleaker, with Sport England chief executive Jennie Price admitting that she is planning for cuts to funding after the Olympics.
"We realise like everybody else that this is a very difficult economic climate and we would be foolish to plan for any increases [in funding]," she said.
No previous Olympics has delivered a participation increase and these figures demonstrate just how hard it is. Despite the increase in once-a-week participation, some of which can be put down to a milder winter, the figures reveal marginal increases, even with the hype and focus provided by London 2012.
Price defended her organisation's performance said the Olympics had delivered an increase for those sports that prepared for it.
"Our overall numbers are strong, and our numbers are up both in terms of actual participants and the trend so we are pleased," she said. "There is evidence of growth in these numbers, but we would just like to see more of it."
"The Olympics were always an opportunity, never a guarantee. If you look at sports that have really thought about how they can capitalise on interest in the Olympics, such as hockey, then you can see an increase. There is evidence of an Olympic effect but only for sports that worked hard to secure it."
Asked about the three-times-a-week target she said: "You would expect me to say this but the current government has decided to abandon that target.
"We have got 500,000 more people doing sport three-times a week, and there has been a 350,000 increase in the last six months so there is an upward trend. The date for judging the target is also 2013, not this year. But there is evidence of real growth in tough circumstances."
Sport England will reveal how much money it intends to distribute to governing bodies in its next four-year cycle, from 2013-2017, in December. It will be increasingly reliant on Lottery funding in future, with 75 per cent of its income coming from that source.
It is also expected to merge with high-performance agency UK Sport after the Olympics, a process already fraught with internal politics and friction.


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Police security role at Parliament could be reduced
By Rebecca Keating
BBC News
- Published
Police officers could be replaced by private guards to cover some aspects of security at the Houses of Parliament.
The Metropolitan Police force currently provides all security services for the Commons and the Lords.
In a cost-saving move, airport-style security checks at the entrances will be put to tender - although the Met will still provide armed officers.
Labour MP Barry Sheerman said he was concerned private security companies would rely on agency staff.
But parliamentary officials said there would be no downgrading of security as a result of any changes.
Imitation weapons
The decision to split the contract was made by a joint committee of MPs, peers and security experts.
It is an attempt to find savings in the £24m parliamentary security budget.
The Met will be free to bid for the scanning and checking service alongside rival operators when the tendering process starts next year, so there could be no change to the current arrangements.
Referring to the possibility of agency workers being used, Mr Sheerman said: "Security comes from highly motivated professional staff who care about the place.
"At a time when security is a serious concern, we are making ourselves highly vulnerable to churn and weakening our relationship with the Met Police."
He also questioned Commons authorities' insistence that security at Parliament should not be discussed in public, claiming there was "seething resentment" among staff and MPs about what he described as a lack of consultation on the decision to split the security contract.
After Mr Sheerman raised concerns earlier this week, Commons Speaker John Bercow replied he was "very comfortable" with security arrangements of the House - but they would not be discussed on the floor of the chamber.
Imitation weapons, swords and knuckle dusters are just some of the items confiscated by police at public entrances to Parliament in the past few years.


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My mother and stepdad were holding a Christmas dinner with just them and the kids (with spouses and cute new babies too). I volunteered to bring some dessert since I love an excuse to bake! I used to make cookies or cupcakes a lot and bring them into my old office...but now I work in an office with only 3 people (including me!) so I don't have much of an excuse to bust out the hand mixer these days.
I love to bake, but sometimes I prefer to play with decorating and don't bother to bake from scratch. These cupcakes fell into that category!
Your favourite cupcake mix! (I used chocolate since reindeer are brown)
Your favourite chocolate icing
M&Ms for eyes
Swedish berries for noses
Pretzels for antlers!
I wanted to also use chocolate sprinkles to make a "fur like" appearance, but alas, I couldn't find any at the store! I also recommend getting a big bag of pretzels. It takes a lot of attempts to break a piece into an antler-like shape. You can see some of these ones have some awkward antlers, but hey- no two reindeer are the same, right?
Have you been doing any holiday baking?
Edit: I made these on Saturday and put them in the fridge until Sunday night dinner. When we went to eat them, the pretzels had gone stale. I recommend leaving them off until ready to serve!


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Trivento, the UK's favourite Argentinean wine brand, has announced a major new media partnership with Discovery Channel. As sponsors of the Channel's documentaries, Trivento will feature in a series of video clips (idents) which will be shown across 4 of the Discovery Channels including Freeview.
Over 220 hours of content a month – a mixture of 10 second idents and 30 second competition spots – will appear, and Trivento will support this with a raft of in-outlet activations with their customers, including a neck collar campaign to win one of 6 'Ultimate Adventures' running across 2 million bottles nationally from April to September.
A digital marketing plan covering social media and YouTube pre-roll content (with over 2.8 million impressions) will run simultaneously.
Clare Griffiths, Commercial Director at Concha y Toro UK, said: "Trivento has enjoyed a phenomenal few years of growth in the UK market, and we're proud to be the UK's favourite Argentine wine brand, with the No.1 Malbec in the market. Now we're ready to take the brand to the next level in terms of recognition and household penetration. There is a really strong and authentic brand fit with Discovery; their audiences, like ours, are looking for new experiences and adventures they can share with friends."
Michael Holt, Director of Brand Partnerships at Discovery added: "Discovery is excited to welcome Trivento as our Official Sponsor of Documentaries across four of our much-loved flagship channels. Together this partnership has produced truly creative and high-quality content which resonates with both Discovery and Trivento's ambitions to inspire audience's curiosity and drive them to discover new experiences."
Trivento are also using this opportunity to launch their newly revamped front label for the best-selling Reserve Malbec, which will continue to promote the "outstanding 2017 vintage" roundel.


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Second session of the Meeting of the Parties to the PRTR Protocol
2 - 4 July 2014
Maastricht, Netherlands
The second session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (Protocol on PRTRs) to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters took place in Maastricht, the Netherlands, from 2 to 4 July 2014, at the kind invitation of the Government of the Netherlands. The meeting venue was the Maastricht Exhibition and Conference Centre. The second session was held back to back with the fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties to Aarhus Convention (30 June-1 July 2014) and the joint High-level Segment of the two Meetings (2 July 2014).
The event provided a platform for Parties, Signatories, international organizations, civil society and other stakeholders to discuss achievements and challenges in promoting a wide range of topics relevant to the Protocol on PRTRs.
As the international community embarks on charting the way for an ambitious post 2015 development agenda with new Sustainable Development Goals, the Convention and its Protocol on PRTRs already provide an essential framework for Governments to effectively engage different stakeholders in decision-making, thereby offering solutions to truly sustainable governance.
At the session, the Parties agreed on a number of decisions to guide their implementation in the next intersessional period, including future strategic plan and work programme and discussed global promotion of the Protocol.
In the same meeting venue, the second session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on PRTRs was preceded by:
The seventh meeting of the Protocol Bureau (1 July 2014)
The third meeting of the Protocol Compliance Committee (1 July 2014)
- Provisional organisation of work
- Credentials
- Documents, statements and other material
- Election of Protocol Compliance Committee members
The second session of the Meeting of the Parties will start on Wednesday, 2 July 2014, at 10 a.m. and will finish on Friday, 4 July 2014, at 4 p.m.
The session will include:
- High-level Segment (2 July 2014) to be jointly organized with the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention
All sessions, except for the High-level Segment, will be organised in the format of a plenary. To allow as many speakers as possible for every agenda item, interventions from the floor should last not more than 3 minutes. Delegations are encouraged to submit text of their statements in electronic form to the secretariat (aarhus-prtr-mops[at]unece.org, indicating in the subject line "MoPP-2 statement") prior to the meeting, preferable by 15 June 2014.
Simultaneous interpretation in English, French and Russian will be provided during all formal sessions.
For questions related to the programme, please send your correspondence to the UNECE secretariat (aarhus-prtr-mops[at]unece.org).
The credentials of all representatives of the Parties and the names of alternative representatives and advisers shall be submitted to the UNECE secretariat.
To facilitate the procedure of verification of credentials, Parties to the Protocol are invited to submit delegates' credentials or a scan copy of their credentials to the UNECE secretariat (aarhus-prtr-mops[at]unece.org, indicating in the subject line "MoPP-2 credentials") by 15 June 2014. Those Parties that submitted a copy of their credentials should present the originals to the UNECE secretariat before the second session of the Meeting of the Parties, as soon as possible on arrival at the meeting in Maastricht.
Credentials, which are normally issued either by the Head of State or Government or by the Minister for Foreign Affairs or any other person duly empowered in accordance with national legislation to do so, should indicate the composition of the delegation, including the Head of delegation, and should state that the respective delegation is empowered to participate in the meeting and to take decisions on behalf of the respective Government, following the Rules of Procedure (see an example of credentials in English, French and Russian).
Documents, statements and other material for the meeting are available here.
At its second session (Maastricht, the Netherlands, 3-4 July 2014) the Meeting of the Parties is expected to elect six members of the Compliance Committee in accordance with the procedure set out in decision I/2 on the review of compliance, in conjunction with decision I/1 on the rules of procedure (for both decisions, see ECE/MP.PRTR/2010/2/Add.1, EN, FR, RU).
To this end, Parties, Signatories and non-governmental organizations were invited to propose or nominate candidates of recognized competence in the fields to which the Protocol relates, including persons having legal experience.
The following candidates have been nominated for the Compliance Committee, including by Croatia and France, following the early departure of the two members ((Ms. Martina Vazdar (Croatia) and Mr. Didier Guiffault (France)), whose first full term of office was expected to run until the third session of the Meeting of the Parties.
|Proposed by Signatory or NGO
|Nominated by Party
|Mr. Ralid AJABBOUNE
|Mr. Merab BARBAKADZE
|Georgia (Signatory)
|Mr. Akos FEHÉRVÁRY
|Ms. Nataša KAČIĆ-BARTULOVIĆ
|Mr. Alistair MCGLONE
|United Kingdom
|Mr. Dmytro SKRYLNIKOV
|European ECO-Forum and Environment People Law (NGOs)
The Meeting of the Parties elects the members of the Committee by consensus, or failing consensus, by secret ballot. The Committee elects its own Chair and Vice-Chair at the next Committee's meeting after the second session of the Meeting of the Parties.
For more detailed information about the process of electing members of the Compliance Committee please consult the note on the membership of the Compliance Committee prepared by the secretariat for the third meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Protocol (see ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2013/5, EN, FR, RU).


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It seems I am always learning something new about Perl. Today while debugging some graph navigation code I discovered something that surprised me a bit. I was naively using eq to see if we had visited a graph node before, but for some reason my code was insisting that we had already visited a node that I knew we hadn't visited before. It turned out that the reason for this confusing behavior was that qr{someregex} eq '(?-xism:someregex)' was returning true. For example, the following code:
I'm used to eq comparing numbers to strings - Perl considers them both to be scalars, but here Perl was considering two things that were clearly different types as "equal" - one a reference to a regex and the other a string. So my questions are:
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There was talk last season that Josh Smith was unhappy in Atlanta and wanted to be traded, but he seems to have come around, and the Hawks' new GM Danny Ferry believes Smith will be sticking around the A for a little while longer. From the AJC: "The new Hawks haven't played a game. Yet, Ferry enjoys a level of popularity that Pete Babcock, Billy Knight and Rick Sund never attained. Locating a Russian billionaire to assume $90 million of your team's payroll can do wonders for a general manager's Q score. At least in the short term — and assuming Dwight Howard isn't walking through that door – there's really only one major decision left for Ferry to make in the short term. And that's: What to do with Josh Smith? The likely answer for now appears to be nothing. Smith, tired of being singled out for blame when things go wrong and yearning to compete for a championship, told the Hawks last year he wanted out. But much has changed since then. Ferry replaced Sund. He arrived with a 'more objective view' of where the Hawks were. He was given autonomy to make needed changes. Ferry will tell you that he 'didn't come in looking to' trade [Joe] Johnson, but the opportunity presented itself (and he pounced). But Smith is a different story. Ferry likes him — a lot. 'He's a really good player,' Ferry said. 'I love his ability to pass the ball. I love his ability to make game-changing plays defensively. I love his competitiveness. If I was out there playing, I would want Josh on my team.' But does Smith want to be here? He wasn't available for comment Tuesday, but Ferry said he has met with him twice. 'He's excited for next season,' he said. 'We haven't really gone in that direction with him [on roster plans]. But we've talked about how we're going to play. We've talked about other players. His ideas, my ideas. I'm just trying to establish a relationship.' Smith has only one year left on his contract. While he reportedly has softened his stance on a trade request, he publicly has given no indication yet that he's looking to re-sign here. He is coming off the best season of his career (18.8 points, 9.6 rebounds), taking on more responsibility after Al Horford's injury, even with the occasional 'Josh' moment. […] Ferry has a vision for the Hawks next season, and Smith is a part of that. They'll run more. They'll have to, given the lack of size. They're a guard-heavy team, with moves that brought in Devin Harris, Anthony Morrow, Louis Williams, Kyle Korver and rookie John Jenkins. 'The ball will be in Devin Harris' hands a lot and Jeff Teague's hands a lot. We'll have space for them to attack the rim. We'll play through Josh a little more. We'll use Josh and Al to pick-and-roll or post up. We'll be fun to watch.'"
Hawks GM Danny Ferry Expects Josh Smith to Remain in Atlanta


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Co-Main Event Podcast Christmas Spectacular 2017
Lorenzo Fertitta was gone: to begin with. There was no doubt about that. He'd sold his ownership stake and unfollowed the ring girls on Twitter and flown away on his private jet, richer than God and secure in the knowledge that he'd never have to learn how to spell Santiago Ponzinibbio. Dana White watched him go. The UFC President was alone now, on Christmas Eve, with only his hardworking independent contractors still bustling around the office.
Thus begins the Co-Main Event Podcast's 2017 Christmas Spectacular. Gather round for this fable of mixed rules fighting, where one sport's most powerful man must explore his own past, present and future, hoping to discover the true reason for the season.
God bless direct downloaders, every one!