text:
© 2011 Karl J. Sherlock THREE WAYS TO CONCLUDE AN ESSAY INTRODUCTORY REMARKS The style of essay conclusions is as varied as the personalities of the writers and the topics they write about. However, they are all variations of three kinds of conclusions: ones that summarize; ones that editorialize; and ones that externalize. Grammar school and high school teachers often insist on the summary conclusion because it demonstrates an ability to encapsulate your writing concisely by reducing it to its main points. In college composition, though, where the topics are more complex and your writing is, likewise, more sophisticated, other methods of conclusion can bring to bear your individual voice, your creativity, even your politics, without violating the essay's topic. ENDING WHERE YOU BEGAN We take it for granted that conclusions must finish an essay, but in truth they are usually unnecessary: everything an essay needs is satisfied by the statement of its thesis in the introduction and by the development of its points in the body. Conclusions are, for the most part, rhetorical: they provide a "finish" that creates a dramatic effect. They leave the reader feeling as though an essay is rounded off, polished, balanced and symmetrical. Why readers demand this effect is up for debate, but here are some ways to think about that polish: Narrative Sequencing: How an Idea is "Told" As in paragraph development, sequencing provides a "flow" of ideas and a coherent pattern of development to an essay. However, whether that sequencing is chronological, spatial or emphatic, it still approximates a narrative thread--only with ideas instead of story events and characters--and readers like their essays to appear to have a narrative structure just like a good story. The satisfaction that comes from a good ending to a story is created by a sense of balance, symmetry and resolution. In essay writing, a good conclusion creates for the reader the feeling that resolution has been achieved, and resolution provides a sense of balance to the essay's "narrative." Structure: How an Idea Is Organized Essays follow a pattern of organization that structures the development of ideas, both for the writer and the reader. Regardless of the mode of that pattern (process analysis; comparison-contrast; classification-division; descriptivenarrative; etc.), most essays have an introduction: one or more paragraphs that "bookend" the discussion on the front end. Because readers look for symmetry, they enjoy one or more paragraphs at the back end of the essay--the other "bookend" to give the essay's structure its harmonious balance. Here's another analogy to help put this idea into perspective: filmmaking. If we think of essays as documentary films, and introductions as the camera "zooming in" to a topic from the general to the specific, then conclusions are the camera "zooming out" again. Relevance: How an Idea Relates to Others Unless you are assigned to write a broad survey or overview of a subject in the style of an encyclopedic article, most likely your essay will focus on a specific topic. A topic, however, is selected from a range of topics that fall under the heading of a subject. Another way to express balance and resolution in a conclusion is by demonstrating to the reader how your topic relates to others: to reveal the system of ideas in which your topic exists. If the introduction invites readers to focus their view narrowly on a single issue or topic, then the conclusion invites them to broaden their view and take in the bigger picture again. This could mean relating your essay's topic back to the subject, or it could mean connecting it to another topic that is related by subject. The satisfaction of such a conclusion comes from feeling that a single idea is balanced against others, and that the world of ideas in the essay is balanced with the world of ideas outside of it. © 2011 Karl J. Sherlock THREE WAYS TO CONCLUDE A conclusion is best explained by comparing or contrasting it with the introduction to which it is symmetrical. Here is a sample introduction on the topic of voters ages 18 to 21. In the sample conclusions that will follow, take note of how the key features of the introduction are used differently to create different effects of balance and resolution. (*Thesis is in bold.) Democracy is an extraordinary experiment in government by the people for the people. The right to vote grants to every adult the privilege to add a unique voice to that system of self-‐ government. While most adults understand the value of this privilege, young people under the age of twenty-‐one continue to demonstrate the poorest understanding of political process and, consequently, are greatly underrepresented at the polls on election day. A greater appreciation of how the political process ideally works, and of how younger voters may add to the diversity of government by the people, might begin with following a few important steps to become a better, more informed voter. Education, awareness, and active participation are all key to this process.* SUMMARIZE Effective for essays with technical subjects and clinical tones: reports; definitions; surveys; etc. As a paraphrase of the thesis and a summary of main points covered in the body of the essay, this method of conclusion is appropriate for longer essays where readers might find such a reminder useful. In shorter essays of 3 to 5 pages, summary conclusions are not only unnecessary, they are clichéd (and often even begin with the cliché "In conclusion"!). Furthermore, because the point of this type of conclusion is strictly to summarize the main arguments of the essay, it should contain no reflexive references ("I feel," "in my opinion," etc.). Example of a Summary Conclusion: The right to vote is, indeed, a sacred privilege adding unique voices to a system of self-‐government. With a process of better education, improved political awareness, and more active political participation, young people under the age of twenty-‐one will have their own diverse and strong voices heard in elections, contributing their energies to social change and forging their own futures. EDITORIALIZE Effective for essays with strong personal connection, persuasive appeal and controversial subject matter Depending on the subject matter, a writer may wish to conclude with a personal commentary on the essay's topic; this offers a provocative "outro-duction" where the writer can express a personal investment in the topic with an anecdote, or can reveal feelings, politics, personal positions, interpretations, concerns, etc.--all with the frank and open use of the writer's own language and identity, the same way an editorial in a newspaper would. Example of an Editorial Conclusion: I fear that, with a growing cynicism among young voters, a decision not to vote may seem like a means to making a disenchanted voice heard. This, however, is far from the reality. Every youthful voice lost on election day gives a greater power of control to the enemies of progress and social change. Every denied ballot places one more iron bar on the cage that imprisons our democracy. Youth voters may be a minority, but they are a powerful key to the freedom guaranteed by the democratic process. Stand up and be counted! © 2011 Karl J. Sherlock EXTERNALIZE Effective for essays that focus on single issues part of broader complex topics and essays with potential for frequent digressions Perfect for short essays and longer essays, alike, a conclusion with a transition to an external, but relevant, topic can leave readers thinking in a new direction. In fact, such a conclusion is actually a new introduction and thesis that the reader could develop into an extended discussion--a kind of "reverse hook" or transition to another potential essay. An externalizing conclusion can be a good opportunity to make use of those parts of the essay that had been edited out because they were not directly relevant to the discussion. In fact, you might gather material for such a conclusion by returning to your invention strategies and looking for other topic ideas that were explored but abandoned. Example of an Externalizing Conclusion: While younger voters continue to withdraw from the political process, knowing nothing and therefore believing in nothing, the greater responsibility lies with educational institutions to inspire them to become active voters. Until high schools and colleges take a more proactive role, disenfranchised young voters will grow into disenfranchised older voters. However, education in general has increasingly turned away from politics altogether in favor of greater focus on job skills. Just how educational institutions might stem the tide of decreased voter turnout is still a confounding matter for further investigation. CONCLUDING REMARKS While a college composition instructor may encourage you to explore different methods of writing conclusions, other instructors may have their own course-related agendas, and they may insist that a certain formula be used in your writing. Be careful to choose a method of conclusion that follows the guidelines of an essay or research paper assigned by your instructor. If you are unsure about which of these methods to conclude is permitted by the assignment, ask your instructor directly.
© Copyright 2020


text:
Strata Solar announced plans for the East Coast's highest-producing solar farm at its Chapel Hill Solar Farm. The leading solar developer is submitting an application for a 100-MW-DC solar farm in Warsaw, Duplin County, N.C., which will be the largest of its kind within the state and one of the largest farms on the east coast.
The project marks a significant leap for North Carolina's solar footprint and will be a record-breaking achievement for the state and Strata Solar. The company will be submitting the project to the utilities commission within the month and they plan to break ground at the end of this year. Construction of the farm will be approximately 10 to 12 months and will require a crew of nearly 400 people for the duration of the build. Once operational, the farm could generate as much as 138,000 kilowatt-hours of clean, renewable electricity each year, which is enough to power over 11,500 homes.
"The addition of a solar farm of this magnitude solidifies North Carolina as a player in the national solar landscape," said Markus Wilhelm, CEO of Strata Solar. "This project also extends beyond the state with significant implications across the East Coast, and represents another example of Strata Solar's commitment to providing a wealth of clean energy to the country."
In the past year, Strata Solar has unveiled 12 new solar farms as the company continues to advance North Carolina's solar industry. With a focus on domestic energy independence, the solar powerhouse created over 450 jobs in rural North Carolina communities last year. Strata will be constructing over 25 farms in 2013 and they have plans to triple their field staff.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
First off, Andy Mineo is a rapper. Secondly, Andy Mineo loves god. While his profession juxtaposes his faith, Andy has been on a mission to show the world that can he indeed be a man of God while scripting 16's for a living.
For years, rap has appeared famished because of the lack of soul food within its culture. With gaudy jewelry and plush cribs serving as rappers' go-to topics, Mineo has been plotting on how to provide a strong helping of candor and life lessons to those in need.
By teaming up with Grammy Award-winning artist, Lecrae, Mineo has increasingly become visible in the public eye. Lecrae—who is already lyrically adept at placing his skeletons out on display like its recreation— has given Mineo new life, insight, and wisdom as to how to move in a room full of vultures.
His new album, Uncomfortable serves as his testimony as both man and emcee. Despite being entrapped by demons and compromising positions during his younger years, Mineo is more than comfortable in his skin.
Here's part one of our interview with Andy Mineo, as he speaks on his relationship with Lecrae, the best advice he received from his mentor, and he even spits his favorite verse from his new album, Uncomfortable.


text:
|Yoram Yasur Agi: Do you know what recurring nightmares are warning you?
We have all had nightmares, those dreams that awaken us with a runaway heart and the memory of the fear still latent. However, recurring nightmares could be more than just a bad dream. When the nightmare is repeated, in a loop, it could be a sign that something is not right in our lives.
In fact, psychologists from the University of Turku, in Finland, discovered that there is a relationship between dreams and the risk of suicide. These researchers analyzed the dreams of 71,068 people and found that recurrent nightmares were a predictor of suicide. Why? The answer comes from the hand of another more recent investigation.
Tell me what your nightmares are, and I will tell you how unsatisfied you feel in life
Yoram Yasur Agi: Psychologists at the University of Cardiff believe that recurring nightmares are not only a form of the unconscious to represent emotions and experiences that we have not processed during the day but also expressions of frustrations and very specific difficulties of life.
These researchers questioned whether the lack of satisfaction of three basic psychological needs: autonomy, competence, and the ability to relate, can cause recurrent nightmares and what is its basic mechanism. Therefore, they recruited 200 people, who completed a questionnaire about frustrations and dissatisfaction with various aspects of their daily lives. They were also asked to recount their most recurrent dream.
Yoram Yasur Agi: The results showed a clear correlation between the unmet psychological needs in daily life and the appearance of recurrent nightmares in which people experienced a series of negative emotions ranging from sadness and fear to anger.
Nightmares as an attempt to make sense of daytime experiences
Yoram Yasur Agi: Nightmares may be the psyche's attempt to give a sense to the challenging experiences we experience during the day. However, recurring nightmares go a step further, occurring when basic psychological needs are not met.
These psychologists discovered that recurrent nightmares are usually a manifestation of:
These researchers also discovered that as frustration increases, recurrent nightmares usually deal with three issues: falling, making mistakes, and being attacked.
They also proved that nightmares are not what affect our journey but the quality of daytime experiences that affect the quality of our sleep and its content. Nightmares were more common when during the day the person had experienced dissatisfaction, loneliness, frustration, a sense of disability and negative emotions that disturbed their serenity.
How can we get rid of recurring nightmares?
Practicing some relaxation technique when you go to bed can help you to have calmer dreams. It has also been proven that aromatherapy helps you fall asleep and sleep better.
However, if you're having recurring nightmares, you'd better analyze your day-to-day and find the source of dissatisfaction. By eliminating it, nightmares are also likely to disappear.


text:
Atlantic Coast Mortgage - Loudoun Branch NMLS ID #1167353
Please join Atlantic Coast Mortgage in supporting the #HurricaneMaria relief efforts in Puerto Rico by donating to #ChefsForPuertoRico and help World Central Kitchen provide food to hospitals, elderly homes, first responders, and families in need! http://www.worldcentralkitchen.org/acm
#PuertoRico #HeartofACM #GiveBack
Be sure to join Atlantic Coast Mortgage at these upcoming events!
#ACMforyourmortgage #HeartOfACM
Considering working more from home, while keeping the same volume? Great read on the pros and cons working from home. Article features local #DMV Caryn Grafton at Atlantic Coast Mortgage and Kristi Hardy at Atlantic Coast Mortgage with Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC
A few upgrades and renovations can make a world of difference whenever your home starts feeling outdated. Here are a few home improvements you can make to spruce things up.
#ACMforyourmortgage #homeowner #homerenovation #propertyrenovation #fixerupper
Anthony Barr - Senior Home Loan Consultant - NMLS #483887 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org) Equal Housing Lender
As an experienced LO, I have the knowledge and expertise needed to make sure you obtain the best financing available. Exceeding expectations is my passion.
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation NMLS #2289, (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org) NMLS# 906357
Greg Leszczak NMLS #268208 Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC Equal Housing Opportunity http://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org/
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation • NMLS #2289 Paul Stern • NMLS 973030 Equal Housing Lender www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org Please see Impressum for Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Main Street Home Loans [email protected] www.mainstreethomeloans.com NMLS #2893 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org) Equal Housing Lender
Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC is an Equal Housing Lender LO NMLS # 496299 | Company NMLS ID #643114 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org)
Carolyn Flitcroft - Senior Home Loan Consultant - NMLS #389312 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org) Equal Housing Lender
Atlantic Coast Mortgage LO NMLS # 194938 | Company NMLS ID #643114 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org)


text:
Brighton, Pavilion
2015 Result:
Conservative: 12448 (22.8%)
Labour: 14904 (27.3%)
Lib Dem: 1525 (2.8%)
Green: 22871 (41.8%)
Independent: 116 (0.2%)
Others: 88 (0.2%)
Category: Semi-marginal Green seat
Geography: South East, East Sussex. Part of the Brighton and Hove council area.
Main population centres:
Profile: Brighton Pavilion is the western side of the Brighton, a georgian seaside resort that has avoided much the economic.
|12275 (24%)
|14986 (29%)
|7159 (14%)
|16238 (31%)
|1176 (2%)
|1252 (2%)
|10397 (24%)
|15427 (35%)
|7171 (16%)
|9530 (22%)
|1014 (2%)
|5030 (12%)
|10203 (25%)
|19846 (49%)
|5348 (13%)
|3806 (9%)
|1520 (4%)
|9643 (24%)
|13556 (28%)
|26737 (55%)
|4644 (9%)
|2710 (6%)
|13181 (27%)
*There were boundary changes after 2005
Will the Lib Dems standing aside here make any difference? Polling 2.8% in 2015? I guess though they could have polled more this time…
I suppose the Lib Dems will be hoping they can get something in return.
Now, if the Lib Dems were to stand down in Bristol Weet, I imagine they'd expect the greens to stand down from every one of the Lib/Con marginals in return!
I doubt even Lucas would ask for that!
When asked by Andrew Neil she seemed to indicate it would just be one or two seats in each Region and specifically mentioned if eg Labour stood down in Isle of Wight (a Green target apparently), the Greens would for Labour in eg a Southampton or Plymouth seat.
But I can only think of 5 or 6 Green targets at most so it shouldn't be difficult for the LDs to stand down in that many. I can't see Labour doing it anywhere though.
I have to say that as somebody who would have voted Lib Dem is this seat i find this decision absolutely contemptible, and as someone who believes in democratic participation, I will have no other option than to spoil my ballot
Even when I take my personal dislike out of it, there's much evidence to suggest that such pacts cost those involved votes, as electorate's don't like them
Squabble over whether Labour should stand aside in this seat:
For my money, the leader's office is right on this one. You at least put up a candidate in the seat even if you don't put much effort in (understandable, given the marginality of the other Brighton & Hove seats local resources are already going to be stretched). It's not like there's any danger of splitting the vote and letting the Tories through the middle as they appear to have a ceiling of about 25% here. And standing down supports the "coalition of chaos" narrative.
Oh, btw on the Lib Dem thing, it seems them standing aside here is the quid pro quo for the Greens doing likewise in Richmond Park.
I understand where polltroll is coming from but at the moment the only way the Tories ain't winning this election is if Lab stand aside in 50 Lib/Tory marginals and vice versa.
I don't really know much about this game, but how likely is a tacit agreement between Lab and Lib HQs to run limited campaigns in marginals? That would seem to improve the chances of limiting the Tory majority without irritating voters like Tim Jones.
"Lab stand aside in 50 Lib/Tory marginals and vice versa."
The Lib Dems standing aside in Lab-Con marginal would not help Labour much and in some places would actually help the Tories. A large chunk of the Lib Dem vote would prefer the Tories to Labour/Greens which is why a 'progressive alliance' is so stupid.
Caroline Lucas has a strong personal vote and Labour's candidate is very young and no special effort is being conducted here.
Poll done on this constituency had Caroline Lucas on 47%. Caroline Lucas has a personal vote that transcends her party; she increased her majority in 2015 despite the Greens losing half their seats on Brighton & Hove Council.
Electoral calculus suggests a Tory gain here.
Another reason not to waste your time logging onto Electoral Calculus…
It was an ICM poll you can find the tables here https://www.brightonhovegreens.org/assets/BHGP%20CALENDAR/Brighton%20Pavilion%20Poll%20April-May%202017_Tables_extract.pdf
Probably a bit unfair on Electoral Calculus the articles are interesting and they do a great break down. However, their predictions are based on UNS of the turnout adjustment figures from each ward based on the local election results. Useful for maybe Copeland but in Pavillion there is no point.
I think it much more likely the Greens will gain Bristol West than it is Lab will gain this.
Yep….Green majority will be five figures here and the Tories will come second.
That ICM poll for the Greens looks very sketchy, the sample is skewed very old and has gone through massive weighting. Suggests to me that the methodology wasn't conducive to a representative sample (perhaps landlines only?)
That said, the poll would have to be VERY wrong for Lucas to not hold here. I think she'll probably increase her majority.
I don't think Rivers was suggesting Greens will win Bristol West but that the likelihood of victory for the Greens in Bristol West was higher than Labour's chances in Pavillion which I think is true. I think neither seat will change hands but Lucas has a very large personal vote, her problem will be the new boundaries at the next election but anything like 47% at this election should give her a notional majority at the next election.
Yep….if Lucas wins Brighton Pavilion with a majority of up to 10000 she will have a notional majority in a new Brighton North.
I assume that the Greens are now ahead on the new Brighton North boundaries?
An amusing piece about this Labour/UKIP woman:
'An amusing piece about this Labour/UKIP woman:'
Could it not just be that like many others from Melanie Phillips to Peter Hitchens, from Gary Bushell to Leo McKinstry, she's one of the few who has moved from the hard Left to the hard Right
It's not exactly a new phenomenon – and one which I had – perhaps wrongly – assumed you had taken many, many years ago!
Not according to Anthony Wells' calculations. His notional result is:
Labour – 22737
Greens – 19353
Conservatives – 17197
Lib Dems – 465
Others – 358
In a lifetime that can happen yes. But it seems she was espousing Labour during UKIP's peak years (2008-2014) and now joins UKIP at their lowest point. There's something odd if nothing else about that.
As you know though I'm suspicious of defectors per se, but especially as the evidence is that over 80% of MPs and Cllrs move after a failed selection and/or move to a Party when the tide turns that way. Just look at Mensch, Chisti, or the former Environment Sec who literally defected on the offer of a seat months after standing for the opposing Party. I'm sure you'll be aware of many such Cllrs too.
Ha I've never been hard Left. I espouse right wing views on immigration and law and order and some which are regarded as left wing on welfare/DWP matters. In fact I think such DUP views are unrepresented in England apart from Frank Field and a few others.
Incidentally I don't usually mention my career on here but I have jus been offered a job with a national, so no doubt that'll shock Tristan and Alex F. But even if I accept I'm certainly 30 years away (if ever) from being a Melanie P or Janet Daly on the paper review!
National doesn't mean 'quality', so don't flatter yourself mate. I'm sure you'll enjoy your time at the Daily Star.
At least you're consistent in your skewed view of meritocracy, Tristan.
Middle class lefties good; working class bad if they're to the right of me.
Mensch and Truss sit very comfortably within the Tory Party – I wouldn't describe either as even Tories of the Left
They are way to the Right of colleagues like Clarke, Allen, Woolaston, Soubry or even Morgan – genuine One Nation Tories
I know Heidi Allen from her days on SADC I wouldn't describe her as a One Nation Tory
I would have thought Heidi Allen is a good shout fot the most Left-wing MP on the Tory benches
I'd say she's the embodiement of One-Nation Tory
Truss is on the right of the party with regards to the economy. She doesn't appear to be screamingly right wing with regards to social policy but who really knows with her. She'll say or do anything to keep her career advancing in the right direction.
I agree with both Walt and Tristam
I'd say Heidi Allen probably is the most Left-Wing Tory in the House of Commons. Even other Left-leaning Tories like Clarke are considerably drier than she is economically, and she's pretty unpopular in many Tory circles – which suggests she must be doing something right! (Joke by the way).
To say she's not a One-Nation Tory seems like a joke, although if Matt's met her he must have a better idea than me. I'd like him to expand on his comments
When she was a Lib Dem, Liz Truss was known for her staunchly Republican views, but she does indeed seem the sort of careerist MP that tend to give politicians a bad name
Republican? That's very interesting, I didn't know that. To be fair, Truss' background is a lot more interesting than one might expect (professor parents who moved a lot for work, and were very left wing).
Am I the only one who thinks that the way Vote Leave have left a gullible 22 year old to carry the can, and a ruinous £20,000 fine, for their breaching of electoral law is absolutely disgraceful?
(Posting this here as Darren Grimes is ubiquitously, with a hint of homophobia, described as "a fashion student from Brighton").
Grimes is from a working class Durham family and not in a position to pay the fine himself.
The 18m Leave voters must be a pretty tight lot…the crowdfunding appeal to pay his fine had only raised a paltry £2500 last time I looked.
How many millions have Remain campaigners crowdfunded for various doomed legal challenges?
If it didn't stick so much in my craw to give any money to a Leave cause, I'd give him a tenner myself.
'Grimes is from a working class Durham family and not in a position to pay the fine himself.'
If you dance with the Devil – you should pay the price and Grimes has at least learnt himself a lesson
I have very little no sympathy for any Leave campaigner (except those who are personal friends) and part of me hopes the judge throws the book at him
This episode again just underlines the mean minded mentality of those pushing for a hard Brexit
"If you dance with the Devil – you should pay the price and Grimes has at least learnt himself a lesson"
It indeed does serve as a lesson for what can happen when gullible young idealists are seduced into high level political campaigning. The campaign elite massage their ego as the "voice of the young" until it goes pear shaped then it was nothing to do with me guv. This does seem to be a particular problem on the right, which the Mark Clarke – Elliot Johnson scandal is also a good example of.
"This episode again just underlines the mean minded mentality of those pushing for a hard Brexit"
The crowdfunding campaign had raised a paltry £2500 earlier this afternoon, from 30 donors. The fine would be small change for Jacob Rees Mogg or Boris Johnson. The reason they and others won't contribute is that they do not want to be seen to condone illegality – the hypocrisy being that the illegality was undoubtedly their idea in the first place.
The reason they and others won't contribute is that they do not want to be seen to condone illegality – the hypocrisy being that the illegality was undoubtedly their idea in the first place'
Whilst you're right I think even that gives them too much credit
IMO neither will contributed because they don't care about Grimes and all their other pawns now they have achieved their aim – a vote for Brexit
As you say, their attitude when such things are uncovered is 'it's nothing to do with me guv' and legally it's not
Interesting Green surge going on in Germany. 15%+ in all the opinion polls now and 19% in today's Bavarian election.
CDU/CSU in deep trouble losing right wing voters to the afd at one end and the greens at the other.
Let's put this in perspective – the CDU are still the biggest party in Germany by quite a long way.
But 19% in a traditionally conservative region is a phenomenal result for the Greens. Good on them.
Though the CDU is now consistently polling below 30%.
Labour have lost their majority on Brighton and Hove City Council, though presumably they will carry on with support from the Greens.
Unusually, the crucial councillor defected directly to the Conservatives. With the parties further apart than they have been in decades, that must be pretty rare nowadays.
I wonder if Said Councillor should have waited a week and become the first independent group Councillor as the Tory left is collapsing as well.
The ward she represents is within Kemptown rather than Pavilion for the record.
Green looking they will possibly win a majority of Brighton and Hove Council.
The current political landscape has seemingly wiped the slate clean of prior issues. A big reason why the Greens made losses here in 2015 was owed to really poor administration, handling of strikes and some rather weird stuff coming out at the time. But Labour's Brexit fence sitting would no doubt hurt them in one of the most pro-remain parts of the country.
The Greens have taken back Brighton and Hove Council. Brexit firmly being blamed there but of course Brighton Labour party is in the midst of a civil war and is an hotbed of antisemitism.
Premature from BM11. Not only have they failed to take overall control, but with one ward left to declare they may not even be the largest party.
Disappointing on a very good evening for them nationally.
Well the greens legacy of their previous council run is still toxic.
I recall the binmens strike which seemed to last for many months indeed….if I remember correctly a major cause was the Green council insisting on "meat free Monday" in the binmens canteen.
A harbinger of what we can look forward to if and when Corbyn gets into Downing Street.
Sympathetic as I am to eating less meat, a binman who has been humping big wheelie bins about all day is entitled to his bacon butty if he wants one.
Possibly. Through less likely prehaps a trade union would clash with a Labour government on such an issue.
Yougov today have dropped a poll which puts the Green Party at 6%, which is apparently the first time they have ever hit third place in a GE poll, ahead of the Lib Dems and SNP on 5% each.
I believe the Greens were in third in January 2015 at 11%


text:
If you're looking for fashion and large capacity mummy bag to carry all your baby necessities, then congratulations...your found one! It's a great gift for Mom and baby alike!
- Cationic oxford cloth material, water resistant and easy to wipe clean, don't be afraid from milk/water spill on the bag.
- Large Capacity - Large main compartment, separate storage pockets include insulated pockets, wet clothes pocket, you can put milk bottle, water bottle, clothes, diaper, towel, in different separate pockets.
- The stroller hook design is super convenient
- The back pocket is designed with a compartment pocket
- It is equipped with a comfortable insulation pad to meet all kinds of needs, making travel more convenient.
- Length: 40cm
- Height: 35cm
- Material: Polyester


text:
Medical Animals
Arrow, Forest and Scout were found abandoned in a pet carrier in a church parking lot in Watsonville. They had seemingly been trapped in the carrier for awhile, eating their own feces to survive. The person who found them brought them in to the Watsonville location of the Santa Cruz Animal Shelter. After not being claimed by an owner, two of the pups (Arrow and Scout) were preadopted by a wonderful couple in the Santa Cruz area. The day that they were scheduled for spay surgery, Arrow tested positive for parvo. Unfortunately all three would have to be euthanized if no rescue stepped in to help them, but we did. We recognize that these puppies have been beat up by life and deserve a chance at a happy life.
We pulled all three puppies and got them admitted to the local emergency veterinary clinics, knowing that was the only chance they would have to recover. Arrow has been fighting to get better since Monday 10/23, and her siblings similarly since they began showing symptoms on 10/27. Their care has cost us over 12k dollars to date, but we will keep fighting with them as long as they are fighting to get better as well.
As you might expect, taking a 12k hit to our operational and medical fund has just about wiped us out. These puppies needed help, and we were there, will you help us make sure we can continue helping them and other animals that need us? Please donate to help these sweet puppies finally get a happy ending, we simply cannot do it without you.


text: InqU8CLwbPgNow you see me Armin Fakouhi November 1, 2014 32 Now you see meActingDirectingScriptCinematographyTimelessA nice looking movie which aspires to twist your mindLikable bunch of charactersTerrible scriptBad twistNot worth the 115 minutes I invested2014-11-010.5Overall ScoreIn the past weeks, my viewership has filed a few complaints with 1-800-CALL-ERW: how come your reviews are mostly 4-5 stars? That is a fair question, and I guess my response would be that with all the great content out there, I can barely keep up watching (and then blogging about) the good stuff …. Now throw the bad stuff in the mix and I can quit my day job and become a full-time (actually doesn't sound that bad)… But anyhow … I'm getting off topic, in order to serve my loyal base, I did watch a movie which was subject to low ratings but had a good and promising trailer for it to be a good Saturday night entertainment … I'm talking about "Now you see me". And boy, was that a bad movie. It starts off as kind of a promising film with magic at its core. With Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg, I thought this movie not only deserves a fair shot, it might actually end up being entertaining. Again wrong…The cast of the 4 Horses are magicians with super magic abilities who are have kind of Robin-Hood'ish motives and end up donating money of somebody who doesn't deserve it to the poor people in the audience. I mean this is just so deep and contemporary, with the financial crisis going and everything, I mean the screenwriters really hit a nerve there with me…NOT. Then there is the FBI agent who is always one step behind the 4 Horseman…and boy is he dumb, he just doesn't get a clue at all and always needs his french, pretty counterpart (who he of course ends up making out with …. oops Spoiler… but whatever, that movie sucks anyways) to explain him everything. And once the 4 Horseman get to their final trick, the absolute climax, the magic trick which is supposed to change everything … there is a twist … and it sucks so bad (but I won't tell you what, I guess I already spoiled enough). Anyhow, in the end, all I could think of was a) what were Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman thinking when they signed for this movie, didn't they read the terrible script first? and b) what were the screenwriters thinking when they handed over such a terrible script to the studio? That they would actually get funding…oh hold on they actually did. Do not waste the 90 minutes of your life with this movie, it totally blows. There Erwinreview readers, here is my first takedown of a movie…and I wish I never watched it in the first place. The Good A nice looking movie which aspires to twist your mind Likable bunch of characters The Bad Terrible script Bad twist Not worth the 115 minutes I invested Info Running time: 115 min Genre: Adventure, Thriller Year: 2013 Share this:TweetShare on TumblrPocketMore Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.


text:
'If you are looking for fitness but combined with some fun, look no further than the elliptical cycle ElliptiGO. This unique machine provides for a cardiovascular workout, leg shaping exercise for those who aspire to be a leader in fitness and lifestyle innovation. If you are mainstream and want to 'go with the flow', this is probably not for you. However, if you want to achieve quantifiable fitness, body shaping gains and turn heads at the same time you need to try this remarkable elliptical cycle. Moreover, as you are standing on this machine as opposed to sitting as with a conventional bike, the movement also incorporates the stabilizer muscles that work the all important core of the mid body. Who doesn't want to tighten up that abdominal area! On the basis that 'sameness is nothing and differentiation is everything', you really need to take a look at this!'. Jim Teatum
Aynı gün İstanbul Anadolu Yakası Sahilde Test Sürüşleri başladı. ElliptiGO test sürüşüne katılanlardan üç kişinin görüntülerini Facebook sayfamızdan izleyebilirsiniz.


text: Fifty years ago this missed diagnosis would have been mind-boggling.Recently, according to a story published in MedPage Today, a diagnosis of measles was delayed in three American children who had returned from traveling abroad where they contracted the disease. Four of them ended up hospitalized for measles-related complications.The article noted that measles "isn't often considered in the initial differential diagnosis of children returning from international travel with a rash illness. That's because measles was officially declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. So those docs who examined the children may never have seen an actual case before.Who would have thought it? Measles – every kid used to get that. Sore throat, fever, and rash –- measles was probably the first thing that came to a parent's mind. It traveled through the neighborhood each year, searching for any victims it may have missed in the previous go-round.One of the nice things about being a little older is that you can see wonders like this coming together over time. I can remember a day about 30 years ago, when I had a sneak preview of a world where one day measles could be conquered.The MMR vaccine was licensed in 1971 and my son, Joe, born in 1974, received his shot in 1975.But in 1982 I found myself sitting in the pediatrician's exam room with my 7-year-old son slumped in my arms – lethargic, feverish, with a rash.But he had had his vaccination six years before, so the last thing I expected was . . .Diagnosis:  Measles.Unlike the doctors of today who missed the mark, it didn't take an old hand like Dr. Laub long to recognize what he was dealing with. It was measles, all right. It caused quite a stir in the office. The doctor immediately called in his younger associates, so they could actually see what a case of live measles looked like. I recall him shining his flashlight into the back of Joe's throat and pointing out the clues he saw there.Afterwards, the nurse and receptionist ushered us out the back door lest Joe infect other children in the waiting room (or at least any more of them). Dr. Laub must have reported us to the CDC, because later I got a call from Atlanta inquiring where we had been to contract the disease.Nowhere special – the mall, the supermarket. I had nothing to tell them. Nobody else we knew had measles.But why did my son get measles if he had been vaccinated?The way it was explained to me at the time was that in the early days of the measles vaccination campaign, the guidelines recommended vaccinating babies too early – before their immune system was able to do whatever it needs to do to sustain the immunity.But I later learned that a small number of persons failed to develop immunity after one dose, so a second dose was introduced in 1989. So perhaps Joe was one of those.At any rate, Joe must have been one of the last to earn his immunity to measles the old-fashioned way. He was sick for about 10 days and then, fortunately, recovered completely.But what I remember best about the whole incident was the older doctor's reaction – the look in his eye as he gathered the younger men around him and examined my son. He was excited, intense, pointing out this sign and that symptom and pouring out the many insights into this disease that he had gained over the years.It was as if he had seen an old enemy again – one that he had faced many times in the past. Only this time, he had recognized  -- through the rarity of the encounter -- that it would soon be over, and that the battle had, in fact, been won.


text:
Scope: Generating returns. Sustainably.
Sustainable investment that takes into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is becoming the norm for a rapidly growing number of investors. In the latest edition of Scope, we look at the many aspects of sustainable investment from a range of different viewpoints.
- Impact investing − Iqbal Khan, CEO of International Wealth Management, discusses the keys to investing successfully and making a positive contribution in our Scope interview.
- From ESG to philanthropy − Marisa Drew, CEO of the Impact Advisory & Finance Department, elucidates why impact investing is a strategic decision.
- Green bonds − How investors can combine their financial interests with direct contributions to environmental and climate protection.
- Real estate − Why sustainable real estate pays off in the long run.
- Index funds − How to invest efficiently using index funds.
We aim to offer our clients the best possible investment solutions at all times. The integration of ESG criteria through a variety of approaches and risk categories is of central importance to us and is becoming a cornerstone of our offering.


text:
Sometime back, the population of elephants and black rhinos in Tsavo was highly threatened by poachers. Probably the best way for the tourist to get to know some of the much less available faces of this interesting sub-tropical Indian Ocean city – hoping to host the Olympic Games in 2020 – is to signal up for a single of the quite a few heritage or township tours on offer. This is the most significant game reserve in Africa.
If you truly feel like you require to get three plates at the buffet, then you might have been superior served to eat prior to arriving at the ceremony. Several camps and lodges in Africa are very warm and friendly where kids can enjoy 24/7. Central Africa anticipate a minimal of three-five star accommodation. Next stop was Thonga Beach Lodge, set over a secluded bay on the shores of the Maputuland coast.
Dont neglect to involve your rain jacket in your buggage. The Tanzanian government has proposed a highway that will go by the Serengeti, ultimately cutting by way of the migration route. Southern Right Whales perform in False Bay from the months of August to October.Search and book now most effective and cheapest travel africa specials to check out these wonderful places. From the fantastic pyramids in Egypt to the terrific wildebeest migration in Maasai Mara to the sandy seashores of Mombasa, there is nothing at all quick to do even though on holiday in Africa.
Advantages of the all-inclusive indicates you only have to take enough cash to pay out for your visas and private spending. The religion of the couple may possibly be diverse from yours and you may not fully fully grasp the value of any of the traditions linked with the belief. From the major the view in excess of Cape Town is remarkable. What is the finest time of 12 months to go on safari?
Pretoria is continuously a fantastic location to aid you to visit anytime, chiefly at September. If you're a Hollywood fan you could identify Ait Benhaddou as it was employed in the 2000 movie 'Gladiator' as a breathtaking backdrop. If you obtain by yourself setting up the ideal beach safari vacation close to Boulders' Seashore, then you most absolutely may perhaps potentially need to place vacation about the South African journeys. Johannesburg is a vibrant city of great extremes.
If you are travelling all through these months, make positive you pack tons of warm clothing and blankets in particular for the chilly evening/ nights. When driving, look out not just for street indicators but for our animal buddies as well (especially the antelope). Having said that the selection for time to travel lies in your hands as a tourist. Winner of several awards from Conde Nast, Travel and Leisure, and more.
A raincoat or other rain wear is also encouraged all through the rainy season; despite the fact that the climate is under no circumstances predictable, and it is advisable to pack rain dress in for any journey throughout the yr. There is a beautiful upstairs place for a sit-down meal with magnificent decor. Aliwal Shoal will get incredibly crowded at weekends.
Driving in a motorhome offers you that knowledge with the comforts of residence in your backseat, so you'll definitely be prepared for anything at all. In much less than a lifetime, Swaziland went from a wildlife paradise to a nation nearly entirely devoid of wild animals. At the southeast portion of Africa, there lies the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has a mountain assortment running its 100 mile width straight across its center, east to west, wherever the Rain Forest fills with orchids, breath-taking foliage, birds and animals.


text:
Campaign Peninsula
By the middle of 1862, the Confederacy teetered on the brink of disaster on all fronts. Defeat after demoralizing defeat plagued Southern forces in the west. At the same time in the eastern theater, General George B. McClellan's Federal Army of the Potomac arrived at the outskirts of Richmond after a slow but steady 50-mile march up the rugged Virginia peninsula. On 31 May, the Confederate army, under the command of General Joseph E. Johnston, turned and attacked McClellan's army at Fair Oaks and Seven Pines. The two-day battle caught the Army of the Potomac in a vulnerable position astride the raging Chickahominy River. After initial success, the Confederate attack was blunted and both sides returned to their lines. Perhaps the most significant result of the battle was the wounding of Johnston and the elevation of Robert E. Lee to the command of the Army of Northern Virginia.
129 Scenarios, including the historical battles of:
- Fair Oaks/Seven Pines - May 31-June 1, 1862
- Oak Grove - June 25, 1862
- Beaver Dam Creek (Mechanicsville) - June 26, 1862
- Gaines's Mill - June 27, 1862
- Skirmish at Golding's Farm - June 28, 1862
- Allen's Farm and Savage Station - June 29, 1862
- Glendale (Frayser's Farm) and White Oak Swamp - June 30, 1862
- Malvern Hill - July 1, 1862
Plus 7-, 6-, 5-, 4-, 3-, and 2-day "Campaign Scenarios" are available for players who wish to play the entire Seven Days beginning at each day of the weeklong campaign.
- Turn-based game engine with 20 minute turns and 125 yard hexes.
- Graphics include both top-down 2D graphics as well as isometric 3D graphics.
- Individual battles as well as campaign games which allow the player to fight a series of battles while making decisions on the course of the campaign.
- A Scenario Editor that allows the players to build their own scenarios.
- A Campaign Editor that allows the players to build their own campaigns.
- Scenario Design: Drew Wagenhoffer
- Getting Started: Adam Parker
- Playtesters: Mark Adams, Doug Strickler, Brett Schulte
Windows Vista, 7, 8, or 10
Processor: 1 GHz
Disk Space: 1 GB
Memory: 1 GB
This wargame is for sale at The John Tiller Software Store


text:
Half Marriage 30th March 2018 Written Episode, Written Update on TellyUpdates.com
The Episode starts with Chandani thanking Sampath. Sampath says I call you betiya and says whatever happened with Supriya bhabhi was a sin by us. He hopes they stay happily. Arjun thanks him. He brings her home. Chandani asks him to talk to Sulochana first. Arjun says we will talk together. They see ambulance. Neighbor tells that Sulochana's condition deterorated. Sulochana is still fine and tells that that girl came back again. Manohar says you shall be happy that Arjun got the criminal punished. Arjun and Chandani run to come inside. Arjun comes first and asks what happened to Maa. Manohar says anxiety attack. Chandani is about to enter, but Sulochana stops her. Arjun tells Doctor that his mum will be with them and is not going anywhere. He says nothing will happen to her. Doctor leaves. Arjun
asks Sulochana, you are still angry with chandani, even after watching the news that she didn't shoot me. He says even I had a misunderstanding that she shot me, but she helped me reached the real culprit and got her father arrested. He says truth is that Chandani tried to save my life 2 years back and asks her to accept Chandani. He goes out and holds Chandani's hand.
Chandani is still standing out and refuses to go inside. She says I wanted to become beti here and not to become bahu. She says I will not cross this line until Maa accepts me else I will not cross this line. She says which daughter would like to hear her mother's anger. I came that day, but you called me guilty. I didn't tell anything that day, and says I had come as Arjun's home is my home. She says she entered politics and became minister, just to fulfill Arjun's dreams and was searching his real criminal. She says I could have done this if stayed here, I would have taken you to temple daily and had taken care of everyone, but you didn't listen to me and thought me criminal. She says I was never guilty.
Surinder says Chandani's all sayings are right and asks her not to be stubborn. Arjun asks Sulochana to wipe Chandani's image and make a new image. He tells that Chandani has taken care of you all indirectly and tells after Mama ji's accident, shop would have been closed, but Suddenly Anuj got a job because of Chandani. He says she has taken care of you all. He says I had left house because of your stubbornness. He asks her not to give him option to choose and tells that he can't stay without Chandani and can't leave you.
Sulochana says I should have let her come inside the house 2 years back. She says I knew how I lived and accepts Arjun's decision. Maya is shocked and upset. Sulochana says my heart and door is always open for you. She goes. Rakhi goes inside following her. Arjun holds Chandani's hand and says like 2 years back, I think we have to return from this door. Chandani says no, Arjun…not again. She says I had said then and will say now itself, I want to come here to unite everyone, but not to separate everyone. She says she can feel Sulochana's decision and says she don't want to come like this. She says I will stay here until Maa accepts me or till she closes the door. She has to decide.
Sulochana does tilak and aarti of Chandani. Chandani enters home after grah pravesh. Maya thinks to take Chandani's life. Janki says he is Chandani's Arjun.
Update Credit to: H Hasan


text:
Rainbow Eyes
South Korea (2007) | 99 Minutes
Director: Yang Yun-ho
In this intense police procedural, Kyeong-Yoon and Eun-Ju investigate a grisly murder of an affluent entrepreneur. A second murder quickly occurs. The police are able to establish a connection that both victims were both stationed at the same military base along with a third. It appears the third person is either going to be the next victim or the killer himself.


text:
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, which means we'll have to endure 6 more weeks of winter.
Funny, this year, Phil and my calendar are in agreement. I can honestly say that for the first time in years, I'll take 6 more weeks of this weather we're calling winter. Yesterday it was 55 degrees here. Unheard of! Thanks Phil!
Of course, as much as I love this weather, it just doesn't scream "comfort food", fireplaces and hot chocolate to me. In fact, it's a nagging reminder that us northerners are still months away from fresh fruit and vegetables. Sad, but true.
If I can't have either comfort food or fresh produce, I'll have to improvise. zucchini lasagna anyone?
When we were making this, we thought of a list of names to call it: zucchini rollatini, zucchini manicotti, zucchatini…and then we stopped. You see, the more creative we got, the less descriptive the name. And while this really isn't lasagna, it's close.
And I did it the hard way. I have no idea why, but once I got started, I was stuck. If you're like me and don't own a mandoline, I'd suggest saving time by layering, not rolling your slices! This was really much more time-consuming to assemble than I had planned on.
There's always a "but" isn't there?
Here's the "but"; I mentioned a challenge in the title of the post, and I do mean to talk about it. You see, my office (yes, I do go somewhere during the day), is hosting their own Biggest Loser style fitness contest between February 1 and March 31st, and I joined. To be clear, I by no means, need to lose weight.
I need to get in shape.
I need to be accountable.
Ever since I ran my first half marathon, I've fallen off the fitness wagon. And while I'm fortunate enough to be pretty lean naturally, that doesn't mean I've been living the healthiest lifestyle possible. I joined the contest to kickstart myself into a new fitness routine.
How is this related to zuchatini? WELL- for starters, subbing zucchini for lasagna noodles saves you quite a few calories and I highly doubt that a carb-induced food coma is going to motivate my tush into active mode. So, zucchini lasagna it is.
Let me tell you, you won't miss the noodles. This was awesome.
Stay tuned for work out posts!
Zucchini Lasagna
- 3-4 zucchini
- 1/2 c full fat ricotta
- 1/2 fat-free ricotta
- 1/2-1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/2 cup chopped spinach
- 1/4 cup chopped basil
- sauce
- 1/4 cup shredded reduced fat mozzarella
- salt and pepper for seasoning
pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Wash your zucchini and trim the ends, pat dry. Carefully (I stress this! Unless you want to slice your finger like I did), slice each zucchini in 1/4-1/2 inches slices. Season the slices with salt and pepper, and arrange on a paper towel, on a microwave safe dish and zap on high for about a minute. You may have to do this in batches. Take out and set aside to cool.
While the zucchini is cooling, mix together your cheese. Set aside while you finely dice, or shred, your spinach and basil. Add the greens to the cheese mixture and combine.
Grate the zest of 1 lemon, using a plane or box grater, add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon to the cheese and mix to combine. Safe the remaining zest in an air tight container if desired.
Take out a 9×9 baking dish and coat the bottom with sauce. Now that your zucchini has cooled, spread it onto a cutting board or silicon mat. Place up to a tablespoon of the ricotta cheese mixture at one end of each slice and roll the zucchini up. Place the roll into the baking dish, starting in rows. once you've complete one layer, cover with sauce and repeat until all zucchini has been used. sprinkle shredded mozzarella on top and place in the oven for about 30 minutes.


text:
8 best ergonomic office chairs that make working from home more comfortable
We tried the most technologically advanced seats for a home office to keep you pain-free
If you're an average Brit, your desk chair could well be one of the most important objects in your life. Eighty-one per cent of us spend between four and nine hours a day seated at our desks. Our choice of chair will affect our comfort, concentration and wellbeing during every minute of that time, whether we're consciously aware of that or not.
Harvey Kempton, head of key accounts at Flokk, a desk chair specialist, says in order to choose the right chair, you should consider these factors: "Start with how you work. What is your working day like? Do you use computers regularly? Are you a writer, for instance? Do you copy type? It's not just about the chair; it's about where your keyboard is, your mouse is, where your paperwork is being supported. The chair needs to make you comfortable in whichever positions you are in through the day, so it's important to consider those positions before you buy.
Another factor can be health issues, such as sacral nerve problems, scoliosis, fibromyalgia, arthritis and other physical complaints. The best chair for you will tie in suitability for whatever physical issues you have to manage with how you work."
With all this considered, we've tried and tested a range of chairs to to help you find most comfortable desk companion.
You can trust our independent reviews. We may earn commission from some of the retailers, but we never allow this to influence selections, which are formed from real-world testing and expert advice. This revenue helps us to fund journalism across The Independent.
Herman Miller aeron office chair: £1,099, John Lewis & Partners
The original Herman Miller Aeron desk chair is currently on show at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. In our view, it thoroughly deserves its place there. From the moment we sat down in the Aeron, we knew we were onto a winner. The seat and back are supremely comfortable, pleasantly cool to the touch, and with a slight bit of bounce that gives the chair a great sense of responsiveness.
Leaning back into the Aeron, you get a perfectly balanced feel, almost as if you're floating. Furthermore, it can be adjusted in myriad ways – including tilt, height and range of motion – to find the perfect fit for you. We think the Aeron looks its best in this graphite finish, with its smart, reflective hardware and subtly contrasting seat and back. A true work of art.
RH Logic 400 ergonomic office chair: £938.04, Amazon
This classic desk chair has set the bar for support and relief since the Seventies. It's super-adjustable. The arms can be turned or slid back and forth to find the ideal support, the back angle can be altered independently of the seat, and there's even a hand pump enabling the user to set the amount of support given to the lower back.
If you're looking for a highly adjustable chair to support you through your long, hard shifts, this could be the one. Another advantage of the logic 400 is its robustness. Its metal legs feel strong, stout and made to last, and the seat can easily be unclipped and replaced if damaged.
Langley Street Olmstead mid-back desk chair: £137.99, Wayfair
For those willing to sacrifice some ergonomic adaptability in exchange for a beautiful looking bargain, Langley Street's olmstead mid-back desk chair could prove too tempting to pass up. Its walnut veneer, faux leather padding and mid-century-inspired design wouldn't look out of place in Don Draper's office.
What you don't get with this chair is the personalised comfort attainable through chairs like the RH Logic 400 and the Herman Miller Aeron. Yes, the chair swivels, and yes, you can adjust the height – but that's it. Still, the olmstead is comfy to sit on, and could be well suited to aesthetes who spend a moderate amount of time at their desk. It requires some assembly with a hex key and screws (both included).
HAG Capisco 8106 ergonomic office chair: From £957.60, Posturite
Created in the Eighties by legendary Norwegian designer Peter Opsvik, the Capisco desk chair is plush and playful, both in extreme measure. Its saddle-shaped back and tactile footrests encourage you to experiment with how you're sitting, which could well make it a smart choice for people who like to move about while they sit.
It's great for perching – a position achieved by raising the height of the seat and sitting forward. You can also give yourself a nice breather by leaning right back on it, which is extremely relaxing once you've learnt to fully trust the chair.
John Lewis & Partners Gerard office chair: £50, John Lewis & Partners
We're glad to say that "ergonomic" and "affordable" are not mutually exclusive. The Gerard office chair from John Lewis & Partners proves it. Smart looks and simplistic design are the orders of the day here, and the Gerard, with its rearward pointing arms and pleasingly curved back, does well on both these accounts.
As we've found with other more reasonably priced options, this chair does have some limitations with regards to customisation: the only adjustments available are height and swivel. That said, if you're the sort who prefers to simply plonk yourself down on a nicely made chair without doing too much fine-tuning, the Gerard could be perfectly matched to your needs.
Home & Haus kneeling chair: £105.99, Wayfair
Here's a bit of a curveball to close with. Kneeling chairs offer an interesting – and sometimes very comfortable – alternative to sitting down. You place your knees on the lower pad, rest your back on the upper pad, and lightly engage your core muscles to stay balanced. We found this way of resting helped keep us alert and ready to work, while also providing a decent amount of support. This swivel model with adjustable support from Home & Haus is ideal for desk-based use – especially in, our opinion, as an occasional-use alternative to your regular desk chair.
Vitra HAL studio armchair: £415, Vitra
Are the early Noughties back in style yet? The HAL studio armchair looks like it could well have been part of the set of T4's Popworld, which in our eyes in surely a good thing. It's a simple chair, with the seat consisting entirely of a single plastic "shell". This makes it ideal for those who prefer a stiff, solid feel; and not so much so for lovers of plush comfort. Adjustability is restricted to height and swivel.
This isn't the most therapeutic of desk chairs, so we wouldn't advise it for people working very long desk-based shifts. Instead, we think it could serve very well as spare seating for guests, collaborators or clients working side-by-side with you for a few hours at a time. It looks great, and at 9kg is light enough to stow away without breaking a sweat.
HAG Sofi mesh high back desk chair: From £735.60, Posturite
Most desk chairs go up to a seat height of around 520-560mm, depending on the gas stem mechanism used. This one goes right up to 640mm, which is excellent news for taller people, or those who prefer a semi-seated position with a height adjustable desk. Speaking as a taller person (6ft 3in), our tester said this felt fantastically comfortable, and thought it was ideal for desk-based activity.
Finer details of the Sofi mesh that stood out included its generous seat depth, simple arm adjustment and the lovely padding on the back. If you're tall, or if you're seeking high comfort at a mid-range price, this chair would be our recommendation.
The verdict: Ergonomic desk chairs
For the many unfortunates among us who spend as much time at our desks as we do in bed, having the right desk chair is a big deal. With this in mind, we reckon the Herman Miller Aeron warrants its considerable price tag. It's supremely comfy, adjustable to an exceptional degree, and it looks great to boot. If you're a relatively tall person or are looking for a more affordable option, we'd urge you to consider the HAG sofi mesh too.
IndyBest product reviews are unbiased, independent advice you can trust. On some occasions, we earn revenue if you click the links and buy the products, but we never allow this to bias our coverage. The reviews are compiled through a mix of expert opinion and real-world testing.


text:
Brain Diving
Habu-tats and Humanity
by Brian Ruh,
One of my favorite things about writing about anime is that it gave me the chance to explore many different topics, including cinema, religious studies, and military history. If you're interested in learning more about anime and manga, it's a good idea to have wide-ranging interests so you can better appreciate them. The lack of such a diversity of influence is one of the current problems with the anime and manga industry – rather than drawing on outside influences, many artists don't step outside of their comfort zones and keep drawing from otaku culture in a continual feedback loop.
In order to better understand anime and manga, it's important to be aware of the histories and cultures of Japan. Why "histories" and "cultures" plural? In spite of the idealized image some may have, there's not one single Japanese culture, just as there isn't one singular American, Canadian, or British culture. Different parts of the world, even in these countries, have had different experiences of historical events. However, we don't necessarily see that portrayed in a lot of mainstream anime or manga.
For this column I'd like to briefly consider Japan's southernmost islands of Okinawa. It's an area overflowing with contradictions – they have both breathtaking natural beauty as well as an abundance of concrete and noise due to the many US military bases located there. Okinawa was in the news recently for being a constant thorn in the side of ex-Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama – he made a campaign promise to move the unpopular Marine Corps Air Station Futenma off the islands and was barraged with criticism when he was unable to do so. In June, Hatoyama stepped down for failing to fulfill this promise. (Politicians being held accountable for their campaign promises – who would have guessed it?)
It's worth noting that Okinawa wasn't always part of Japan. Until the late 19th century, the islands of Okinawa were known the Ryukyu Kingdom and traded with both Japan and China. Since it was placed in a strategic location in East Asia, Ryukyuan culture had a tendency to take customs and ideas from abroad and mix them into their own culture in a technique they called champuru or champloo (probably most familiar to readers via the anime Samurai Champloo).
The presence of the US military in Okinawa goes back to the end of World War II. Okinawa was the only place in Japan proper that saw fighting on the ground. The combat was particularly brutal – it wiped out nearly a quarter of the entire civilian population. Unlike the rest of Japan, which reverted to Japanese control in 1952, Okinawa was controlled directly by the United States for two more decades. During this time, the US government became concerned with the spread of Communism in East Asia, and began stationing many military personnel and bases in Okinawa. Even after reversion back to Japan in 1972, the US bases and many Americans stayed on the island.
However, Okinawa these days is inseparable from the military and the aftermath of World War II. We even see this in select contemporary anime and manga. A good example of this is Blood+, which starts out set in Okinawa and provides a good introduction to this week's Read This!
For this week's article, I want to highlight a piece of news that ran in Stars and Stripes back in 2008 titled "Anime's fiction mirrors reality of Okinawa's fear." This article highlights the events in the Blood+ anime in which the US military is able to take control of parts of the island when they decide that it is necessary for reasons of security against vampires. Although this is just anime, such events really do happen (the ones related to the military, not the part about the vampires). For example, in 2004 a Marine helicopter crashed on the grounds of an Okinawan university. The U.S. military promptly took control of the area and prevented the local government and law enforcement from performing their own investigations. Events such as these, as well as the notorious 1995 incident in which three US servicemembers abducted and raped a 12-year-old Okinawan girl, have contributed to the growing outcry against the bases, which the people of Okinawa quite rightly feel they have very little control over.
The Stars and Stripes article describes the portrayal of the military in Blood+ as "heavy-handed." This is certainly true, and the series does little to illustrate how many Okinawans earn their livelihoods from working at the base. (And it should be noted that Stars and Stripes is a paper geared toward a military readership, although it is editorially independent.) I wouldn't say that Blood+ is necessarily anti-American (for further examples of this, see Topless Robot's article "The 12 Most Anti-American Anime"); rather, the show is reflective of the frustrations many in Japan feel toward the presence of the bases. Okinawa bears a very uneven burden – the islands comprise less than one percent of Japan's land area, yet hosts around two-thirds of the US military bases in the country.
My point here is not to try to convince you one way or another on the issues of the US bases in Okinawa. However, it would be hard to talk about contemporary Okinawa without an awareness of such issues. It may be understandable, but Okinawa doesn't feature very heavily in a lot of anime or manga, except as a vacation destination. Sometimes characters from Okinawa seem like the laid-back, airheaded types, such as Amuro Ninagawa in Umisho or Mutsumi Otohime in Love Hina. There aren't many anime that focus on the people and culture of Okinawa, but there are a few manga that do. Thankfully, one of them was recently published in English.
The Habu Hunter
Depending on where you live around the world, you may have to be on the lookout for dangerous animals on a daily basis. Personally, I keep dreading the day when I find a scorpion crawling around inside my house. (A rare occurrence to be sure, but I have heard of it happening to others here in Austin.) Luckily, I've never had to contend with anything like the habu, a poisonous snake found throughout the islands of Okinawa.
The constant battle with the habu on Okinawa is the driving force behind Kenshin Shinzato's manga The Habu Hunter. It follows rookie newspaper writer Isamu Oshiro as he learns about the poisonous Okinawan snake called the habu from a reclusive old man named Niyou, who is the titular hunter of habu. Although Oshiro is a native Okinawan, he doesn't know much about these snakes, which provides the perfect opportunity for Niyou to educate him (and the reader) about the behavior of the habu and how to deal with them. (The informative bent the manga takes makes sense, as it was originally serialized in the Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper rather than a manga magazine.) The Habu Hunter was published in 1982 and won an Excellence Prize in the 11th Japan Cartoonists' Association Awards, but it was just translated into English last year.
When Oshiro is assigned to do a special feature on habu, an ophiologist (that is, a scientist who studies snakes) recommends that he go see the eccentric old man Niyou. Although initially gruff, Niyou takes Oshiro under his wing and begins to teach him how to handle the habu. Through flashbacks, Shinzato ties the contemporary story of the habu to the events of World War II. Niyou had been a conscript in the Japanese army stationed on Okinawa, and he experienced some of the most brutal fighting of the war. However, it was bites from the seemingly omnipresent habu that killed his best war buddy as well as his wife and child. When he finally arrived back in his village after the war, Niyou decided to dedicate the rest of his life to capturing and killing habu. However, as he becomes more familiar with the snakes and more attuned to their behavior he comes to understand them a little more and realizes their valuable role in the ecosystem on Okinawa. (For example, the snakes feed on the rodents that would otherwise devour many of the crops on the island.)
Through Niyou's words and actions, Shinzato expresses his rather Okinawan philosophy on life and politics. For example, at the end of chapter four, Niyou states that "It is wrong for us to eradicate the habu so that more of us can live. It took 30 years of habu hunting… but I finally understand." Even though the Okinawan people have been constantly put upon and occupied throughout their recent history, first by the Japanese and then by the Americans, Shinzato is saying that it does little good to harbor grudges and devote oneself to a life of revenge.
As admirable as such sentiments can be, the dialogue can be heavy-handed at times. For example, at the beginning of chapter five Shinzato discusses the fact that development on the island has pushed the humans and the habu into closer proximity. In this case, not only have training grounds by US armed forces taken some of the land, but civilian construction has as well. ("Probably yet another golf course for the rich!" Niyou scoffs.) When the subject turns to the presence of the military on the island, Niyou laments, "The American military with their tools of destruction… they will never learn," to which Oshiro replies, "I just wish that they would leave…" Of course, such exchanges highlight the tensions inherent in contemporary Okinawa, and it is quite sad that such a statement works as well today as it did when the manga was originally written nearly 30 years ago. However, dialogue like this feels a rather clichéd and unnatural for the characters to be saying.
In a similar vein, Niyou's inner conflicts are not well communicated to the reader as he tries to reconcile his respect for the habu of Okinawa with his desire for revenge for his friend and loved ones. This comes to a head in the last three chapters as Niyou decides to set out to kill the legendary great white habu serpent god, which he believes killed his wife and child. Oddly, after chapters of discussing the habu and the need for humans to coexist with them, he seems to have no qualms about trying to kill this creature. The story also begins to take an odd supernatural turn here as well. What had previously been an educational and entertaining discussion about the characteristics of the real habu snakes, here Shinzato introduces elements of the Okinawan spirituality and an oversized ghostly antagonist. It's an abrupt change that makes me wonder if it had something to do with the manga's newspaper serialization – perhaps Shinzato was told to finish up the story, or people were tiring of a manga that was overly informative.
There is also the odd character of Usagwa, a woman we see only twice in the story (once in flashback) and who seems like she should have had a more prominent role. She is shown in an early chapter trying to seduce Niyou immediately after she tells him the fate of his wife and child, and later briefly as an old woman living in the forest who tries to warn Niyou and Oshiro from getting any closer to the rumored domain of the great white habu. She has such little time on the page, but based on the dialogue it seems like we are supposed to infer that she and Niyou had a much deeper relationship. However, this isn't really communicated to the audience which makes the dialogue again fall a little flat.
The art in The Habu Hunter is rendered in a competent style vaguely reminiscent of what Takehiko Inoue would later do (although, with much respect to Shinzato, Inoue is the more talented artist and storyteller). However, Shinzato does add the occasional comic flourish that brings the reader out of the story. A good example of this is in this image taken from the middle of the book. [Place "Habu Hunter interior" image here] Niyou has just been bitten by a habu due to Oshiro's carelessness, so the reporter is trying to take care of the older man. Most of the story is drawn in a style similar to the first three panels at the top. When Oshiro hears that the closest hospital is 20 kilometers away, though, he overreacts in an exaggerated manga-esque way and drops Niyou. Of course this technique is employed by many artists, but I think it detracts from the overall narrative when employed infrequently in an otherwise serious story such as this. (I found myself thinking the same thing when I was recently reading Hiroki Endo's Eden: It's a Wonderful World.)
One of the good things about the way the book was put together is that the publishers decided to issue the comic in a bilingual edition – the English is given in the main body of the manga itself while the original Japanese is written in the lower margins. Having the original Japanese is a nice touch, but since the dialogue is just listed line by line, sometimes it's difficult to follow along by having to switch between the images and the words at the bottom. One of the more interesting things you'll find out by reading the Japanese is that certain lines in the story would have been said in Okinawan but are given an interpretation in Japanese for the average reader. There's not really a good way of conveying this in English, so this subtlety is lost.
Overall, your interest in The Habu Hunter may depend on the level of your interest in snakes or Okinawan culture. As someone who is interested in Okinawa I found it a worthwhile read, particularly as there are so few manga in English that deal with Okinawa in even an oblique way other than as a vacation destination for a set of characters. However, I strongly feel that everyone should be more aware of what's going on in Okinawa, regardless of what political stance you make take. Not only is it important to be more informed about the events going on in the world, but it will help you to understand the relationships between the US and Japan a little more clearly, and consequently may help you to understand anime and manga on a different level.
If you're interested in checking out a copy for yourself, The Habu Hunter is probably not going to be available in your local bookstore or on Amazon since it was published by Ikemiya Shokai in Okinawa. However, I ordered mine through the English-language website OkinawaMedia.com for 1900 yen (approximately US$22.50), including shipping, and received it in around two weeks.
Brian Ruh is the author of Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii. You can find him on Twitter at @animeresearch.
discuss this in the forum (2 posts) |


text:
This site is the archived OWASP Foundation Wiki and is no longer accepting Account Requests.
To view the new OWASP Foundation website, please visit https://owasp.org
User:Pukhraj Singh
Pukhraj Singh (OWASP Delhi)
A member of the OWASP Delhi Chapter, Pukhraj Singh is the Director of Products and Services at Vikriya. Prior to Vikriya, he was working with Symantec Canada, as a member of the industry's foremost and well-respected global security response and actionable intelligence team responsible for managing the Symantec's flagship service, The DeepSight Threat Management System. Prior to that, he was the Project Manager and Chief Vulnerability Researcher at Third Brigade, where he established their Indian security research base from ground up.
As a security professional, he has played varied roles in the past, from working on the industry's first patch proxy IPS at Blue Lane Technologies to performing penetration tests on leading banks and portals. He has spoken at international security conferences (Hack-In-The-Box 2005, CII-PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Security Summit, SyScAN 2005), academic institutions, technology meets and professional security boot camps. His articles are also cited in the leading information security resources (www.SecurityFocus.com), journals and newspapers. He was also among the 60 innovators selected for the Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Program.


text:
It's not quite an army of volunteers that wait for a truck to roll up to the service entrance of the Vintage House senior center on a recent Wednesday morning. The volunteers, mostly from the charitable Kiwanis Club of Sonoma Plaza, number about a dozen. But they do prove an effective force—and it could be said they have a capable general.
As soon as the refrigerated truck's lift-gate hits the pavement, the volunteers pounce on a pallet of crates at the direction of a petite woman wearing a pink, knitted cap with pussycat ears. Sheana Davis owns the Epicurean Connection catering and culinary education center in Sonoma. During the North Bay fires in October, she found herself suddenly leading one of the area's rapidly evolving, seat-of-the-pants food-relief efforts that paired Bay Area chefs with thousands of displaced people.
Now that the urgent needs of evacuees have past, the fires have exposed the continuing needs of thousands of people who are still on the edge. And the ad-hoc relief efforts are struggling to keep the supply chain going.
Breaking up the pallets and parceling out crates of donated food, which arrived direct from the kitchens of Facebook, Davis divvies them up on the spot: "Moose is 200 meals," she confirms, rationing a portion for the charitable Moose Lodge of Sonoma. Then a marimba ringtone calls her away to the next 15-second negotiation. Every minute or two the phone chimes again.
When the fires forced Davis to evacuate her home, she and her husband landed at the Sonoma Valley Inn, in the same boat with many others there—just lucky to have their pets with them. "They were kind enough to let me bring my dog and my three very bad cats," Davis says.
Davis had just catered a cassoulet fundraising dinner for the Bouverie Preserve in Glen Ellen.
"To know we were doing a dinner the night before, and wake up to have it burnt down, is surreal," says Davis. But she had a refrigerator full of prepared food and 28 more events suddenly canceled, so she brought the gourmet fare to the hotel and began doling it out.
Meanwhile, Alexander Valley resident and food-policy advocate Melanie Wong evacuated only days before a planned trip. She decided it was best to just go ahead with her plans.
While waiting to catch her plane at SFO, she got a call from Steve Guilliams, a San Francisco engineer with family ties to the North Bay. He wanted to know if she could help with his idea for a "scaled strategy" to feed large numbers of people through commercial kitchens.
Through his Silicon Valley connections, Guilliams quickly secured a commitment for prepared food from Facebook chefs. "I talked to him Thursday," says Wong, "and the first delivery was Sunday morning."
- James Fanucchi
- PASTA SQUAD Volunteers A. J. Reibli, Jess Wade, Bob Rey and Scooter McAllister unload food received from Facebook chefs at Vella Cheese Company in Sonoma.
Asked if she knew who in Sonoma County might be able to provide a ground game, Wong knew just the person—Davis.
Now at Sonoma Springs Community Hall on Highway 12, Davis and her staff and volunteers repackaged and served the donations from Facebook, as well as from Jackson Family Wines and San Francisco chefs, under the banner No Pay Café/Café Gratis.
They served 7,500 meals a day at peak operation. Wong says Facebook is an ideal partner because chefs for the social media company already whip up grub for more than 30,000 employees on any given day. "It's not hard for them to do 5,000 extra meals a day," Wong says. "And it's fresh, wholesome food." It was served with no questions asked, no proof of residency required.
It also gave restaurants a break as they struggled to regroup, she says. "Our idea was, we'll take care of feeding the people and give you the chance to get back in business again and kickstart our tourism economy and get our food system going again."


text:
When it comes to improving energy efficiency, there are a lot of questions homeowners…Continue
Added by Diane Chojnowski on July 3, 2017 at 7:30am — No Comments
Every month, the bills come and you spend quite a bit of money on them. Sometimes, they're so high that they end up consuming a large chunk of your paycheck. A lot of homeowners have trouble with electricity waste, and are trying to find a way to reduce the consumption of electricity in their homes. The solution is not in reducing the usage of electrical devices, but using the right ones. Here are some of the best ways to save energy and your paycheck every month.…Continue
Added by Tracey Clayton on June 24, 2017 at 3:19pm — No Comments
This blog by BPI CEO Larry Zarker was originally posted on BPIhomeowner.org.
I used to wonder why my athletic teenage children suffered from sinusitis in the Fall, then a colleague was in our basement one day and asked, "Is it always this wet…Continue
Added by Quinn Korzeniecki on June 23, 2017 at 7:19am — No Comments
If you're a homeowner, whom do you call when you find mold in a closet and on the ceiling of a bathroom? How about when paint starts peeling on your dining room wall? Whom do you call when there's standing water in your crawl space? Whom do you think to contact when it's getting harder and more expensive to keep the house warm in the…Continue
Added by Diane Chojnowski on June 19, 2017 at 6:30am — No Comments
Added by Diane Chojnowski on June 12, 2017 at 7:00am — No Comments
Ceiling fans circulate air in a room to help keep occupants cool. | Photo courtesy of Thomas Kelsey/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon…
Added by Diane Chojnowski on June 5, 2017 at 6:30am — No Comments
In the 1970s, Princeton's Twin Rivers Project found that the behavior of the occupant is a determining factor of the energy used in a home. Families living in identical units (floor plans, furnaces, and appliances) had widely varying energy use. In fact, when new occupants moved into previously occupied units, their energy use was…Continue
Added by Diane Chojnowski on May 30, 2017 at 4:57am — No Comments
When it comes to cooling your house, there are a number of options beyond air conditioning. | Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto/chrisgramly.…
Added by Diane Chojnowski on May 22, 2017 at 6:30am — No Comments
A simple tally of the number and types of lightbulbs in your house can prepare you for a trip to the lighting aisle. | Photo courtesy of Allison Casey…
Added by Diane Chojnowski on May 15, 2017 at 6:30am — No Comments
This North Carolina home gets most of its space heating from the passive solar design, but the solar thermal system (top of roof) supplies both domestic hot water…
Added by Diane Chojnowski on May 8, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments
One year into having our rooftop solar panels installed here in Portland Oregon, we're living off the sun. That's to say, we producing slightly more electricity than we're using. Yippee! (The wonks among us call this achieving net zero.)
What's the…Continue
Added by Diane Chojnowski on May 1, 2017 at 7:30am — No Comments
The kitchen is illuminated with ten 12W ceiling can lights. The two pendant lights are 3W LEDs. LED equivalents were not yet available for the fluorescent undercounter lights.
This all started in August 2010 when we discovered that a rat had eaten gaping holes in the outlet hose of our dishwasher. When all the damage was counted, we were looking at a complete…Continue
Added by Diane Chojnowski on April 24, 2017 at 6:42am — No Comments
The north side of the Parker-Shepperd house after remodeling. Note from the "before" photo (below) that sloped roof trusses were added to accommodate insulation and PV panels, and that an addition pushed out into the original front porch.…Continue
Added by Diane Chojnowski on April 17, 2017 at 7:03am — No Comments
This article was originally posted on BPI's homeowner blog.…
Added by Quinn Korzeniecki on April 12, 2017 at 12:34pm — No Comments
The Wilson-James family in front of their remodeled 1942 Cape Cod–style home.
Owners: Jeff Wilson and Sherri James
Location: Athens, Ohio
Climate Zone: Cold
Jeff and Sherri's original plan was to buy a house in town, do a quick aesthetic remodel, sell the house, and build a brand-new green home for…Continue
Added by Diane Chojnowski on April 10, 2017 at 10:00am — No Comments
Light your home using the same amount of light for less money. An average household dedicates about 5% of its energy budget to lighting. Switching to energy-efficient lighting is…Continue
Added by Diane Chojnowski on April 2, 2017 at 10:02am — No Comments
A trellis with a climbing vine can shade a home and still allow air circulation. | Photo courtesy of John Krigger, Saturn Resource.…
Added by Diane Chojnowski on March 27, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments
Daylighting is the use of windows and skylights to bring sunlight into your home.
Today's highly energy-efficient windows, as…Continue
Added by Diane Chojnowski on March 20, 2017 at 6:38am — No Comments
Diagram of a tankless water heater.…
Added by Diane Chojnowski on March 13, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments
This map shows the four broadest categories of climate zones for the lower 49 United States. Understanding your climate zone can help you determine the best energy-saving landscaping strategies for your…
Added by Diane Chojnowski on March 6, 2017 at 7:00am — No Comments


text: Economy Obama Freezes Government Workers' Pay For 2 Years November 29, 2010 President Obama has announced a federal pay freeze for all civilian workers. The White House expects the freeze to save more than $28 billion over the course of the next five years. The freeze does not apply to military personnel. Obama Freezes Government Workers' Pay For 2 Years Listen · 2:18 2:18 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/131675394/131675654" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript


text:
Shenzhen, Guangdong – September 15, 2015 – Shenzhen Diwei Machinery Co., Ltd is a pioneer in the field of designing, developing and deploying the GPS tracking devices. They are renowned vehicle tracking device manufacturers and OEM GPS tracker. They have gained insight into the respective field with 10 years of experience. They always ensure the quality during manufacturing process and before delivery. High standard technologies are being used by them to maintain the superior product design and development.
One of the clients of Shenzhen Diwei Machinery Co., Ltd. was very satisfied with the GPS tracking product of company. He told, "Shenzhen Diwei Machinery Co., Ltd. provides excellent service and highly effective GPS tracking systems for cars and repair services. People there are courteous and willing to help. I would definitely recommend them to any individual or industrial company".
"We, at Shenzhen Diwei Machinery Co., Ltd., provide high quality product and best customer service. Our GPS vehicle tracking systems and GPS tracking software enable the users to manage their business resourcefully and effectively. This leads to huge savings on total fleet running costs. Concurrently, our products also bestow increased productivity and improved customer services. Our products are capable to give you instant answers to crucial vehicle tracking," said the manager at Shenzhen Diwei Machinery Co Ltd.
They have highly dedicated and skillful team of professionals who design and develop interactive and effective vehicle tracking systems. These systems are able to answer the questions about current location of vehicle, its last stoppage, speed of vehicle, distance covered by it and provide the facility of real-time monitoring of vehicle through mobile phone or website platform. They offer highly flexible customer support to ensure the after sales satisfaction of customer.
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/embed/SSK3a_XP_LA
About Shenzhen Diwei Machinery Co., Ltd
Shenzhen Diwei Machinery Co., Ltd. was established in 2005. They offer manufacturing services for GPS vehicle tracking systems. These systems are installed in vehicles and used to track its current location and real time monitoring. They also focus on internet of vehicles solutions along with personal tracking and OEM/ODM and more.
To know more details, visit http://www.diweitrack.com/
Distributed by Shenzhen Diwei Machinery Co., Ltd
Media Contact
Company Name: Shenzhen Diwei Machinery Co., Ltd
Contact Person: Mark Zheng
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: +86-15989326996
Address:First Floor, No. 12, Yousongyoulian Road, Longhua Street, Baoan District
City: Shenzhen
State: Guangdong
Country: China
Website: http://www.diweitrack.com


text:
The first week on the job and President Trump's approval rating is at 44.5 percent. Usually a new President enjoys a fairly high rating early in a Presidency, but Trump came to office with historically low numbers. It is likely that the numbers will go down from here as his erratic behavior continues.
Killing TPP which was a boon to China and picking trade fights with Mexico, while cozying up with Russia is likely to make things much worse. The death of TPP and the start of a trade war with Mexico is likely to have a major impact on product and produce prices in America. As the prices at Walmart rise, the Trump base of supporters will realize how foolish it was to elect him and his poll numbers will crater. Look I hope I am wrong, but Trump's utter failure to understand basic national and international economics is stunning. He is going to destroy what is a pretty stable U.S. economy. We'll see.


text:
C.O.P.A . Veggie Bread
Category : Uncategorized
4 cups baby Carrots
2 yellow Onions
1 large Purple onion
1 bunch of Asparagus
3/4 cup of ground flax seed
1tblsp Thyme
1tblsp Herbs de providence
1tblsp Dill
Use Cuisinart to chop all vegetables and dump into large bowl. Add spices and mix thoroughly. Add ground flax seed and mix thoroughly. Spread on flat sheet in dehydrator about 3/4″ thick. Dehydrate for 11 hours at 110° then flip and continue to dehydrate for another 6 hours or until you have reached desired moistness .


text:
An interactive treat toy which has been designed to provide a short tuggy with a treat pod at one end, that will fit in your pocket as well. This treat tuggy can be easily thrown. The treat is hidden in a pod for your dog to discover.
Popular uses:
Interactive treat toy for dog training (including recall and send away)
Encourages your dog to play
A favourite toy for agility and flyball
Dog training for scent work
Puppy training and play
Material: Durable soft fleece. Machine washable
Size: Pod end 7cm diameter, approximate length 25cm


text:
Kichcha Sudeep who has just now completed a thanks giving whirlwind tour of many district centres has now returned to Bengaluru and is busy practicing cricket to be in prepared nests to face challenges in the ensuing South Zone Cricket matches featuring artists of four South Indian regional film industries. He will be going to Hyderabad shortly to be part of the shooting of his Telugu film Ega directed by SS Rajamouli.
In the tours, Kichcha is giving full credit to the entire team for the stupendous success of Kempe Gowda which is expected to rock even more in the coming summer holidays. He did not put the blame on any other person other than himself when his previous directorial venture Just Maath Maathnalli failed to entice the audience. Despite the fantastic song picturisations and a novel story and fantastic performances from artists and music director Raghu Dixit, the film had ended up as a huge financial losses to producer Shankare Gowda who is all in smiles after the fantastic success of KG.
In this connection, Chitraloka Mega Portal has given below a story about our former President APJ Abdul Kalam answered a questioner in an economic forum held at Philadelphia on March 22, 2008.
Sudeep might not have known about Kalam's answer in the forum, but Sudeep has just followed the way shown by Mr. Sathish Dhawan, the chief of ISRO.
'A Leader Should Know How to Manage Failure' (Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam at Wharton India Economic forum , Philadelphia , March 22,2008)
Question: Could you give an example, from your own experience, of how leaders should manage failure?
Kalam: Let me tell you about my experience. In 1973 I became the project director of India 's satellite launch vehicle program, commonly called the SLV-3. Our goal was to put India "Rohini" satellite into orbit by 1980. I was given funds and human resources but was told clearly that by 1980 we had to launch the satellite into space. Thousands of people worked together in scientific and technical teams towards that goal.
By 1979 -- I think the month was August -- we thought we were ready. As the project director, I went to the control center for the launch. At four minutes before the satellite launch, the computer began to go through the checklist of items that needed to be checked. One minute later, the computer program put the launch on hold; the display showed that some control components were not in order. My experts -- I had four or five of them with me -- told me not to worry; they had done their calculations and there was enough reserve fuel. So I bypassed the computer, switched to manual mode, and launched the rocket. In the first stage, everything worked fine. In the second stage, a problem developed. Instead of the satellite going into orbit, the whole rocket system plunged into the Bay of Bengal . It was a big failure.
That day, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, Prof. Satish Dhawan, had called a press conference. The launch was at 7:00 am, and the press conference -- where journalists from around the world were present -- was at 7:45 am at ISRO's satellite launch range in Sriharikota [in Andhra Pradesh in southern India ]. Prof. Dhawan, the leader of the organization, conducted the press conference himself. He took responsibility for the failure -- he said that the team had worked very hard, but that it needed more technological support. He assured the media that in another year, the team would definitely succeed. Now, I was the project director, and it was my failure, but instead, he took responsibility for the failure as chairman of the organization.
The next year, in July 1980, we tried again to launch the satellite and this time we succeeded. The whole nation was jubilant. Again, there was a press conference. Prof. Dhawan called me aside and told me, "You conduct the press conference today."
I learned a very important lesson that day. When failure occurred, the leader of the organization owned that failure. When success came, he gave it to his team. The best management lesson I have learned did not come to me from reading a book; it came from that experience.