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Buffalo County has tremendous potential for preserving and improving Dry Bluff Prairies. More and more landowners in Buffalo County (and surrounding areas) are beginning to appreciate the value in prairies and especially dry bluff prairies. We could never express this reasons better than Aldo Leopold did:
"The outstanding scientific discovery of the twentieth century is not television, or radio, but rather the complexity of the land organism. Only those who know the most about it can appreciate how little we know about it. The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: "What good is it?" If the land mechanism as a whole is good, then every part is good, whether we understand it or not. If the biota, in the course of eons, has built something we like but do not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering."
-Aldo Leopold, Sand County Almanac
Bluff Prairie Video, shot entirely in Buffalo County. View some of the work that has been done and why it is so important to preserve this vital local resource.
2014 Prairie Meeting 2014 Bluff Prairie management meeting
Topics and Presentations:
- Armund Bartz, WDNR Wildlife Ecologist New Blufflands- Buffalo co
- Darcy Kind, WDNR, Private Lands Biologist Alma presentation – D Kind
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- Buffalo County Project: Buffalo County Bluff Prairie Restoration Project 2013
- NRCA Driftless Initiative Cost-Sharing Project (2013): Alma pp Slides
- Wisconsin DNR Resources: LIP D Kind
- US Fish and Wildlife Resources: Email_PFW Bluff Prairie_Oak Savanna
- Independent Prairie Restoration Work: Schultz_BuffCounty
For more information on the Driftless Area Initiative Funding: 2013 DALCI Brochure Deadline for sign-up is March 15, 2013


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Bad weather has forced American balloonist Steve Fossett give up his solo attempt to circle the Earth.
Mr. Fossett landed Friday on a cattle ranch in southern Brazil just after he reached the halfway point in his attempt to become the first person to circle the globe in a balloon.
The giant silver balloon went down near the southern city of Bage, in the Brazilian flatlands near the border with Uruguay. Pictures from the scene after it landed showed the balloon lying on the ground half deflated, after apparently hitting a row of trees.
Speaking to reporters by telephone from Brazil, Mr. Fossett said he was disappointed at the failure. "My initial reaction was that this is the greatest disappointment of my life," Mr. Fossett said, "because we have made all the proper preparations for this balloon flight. I had the team backing me up I had the right equipment and the personal experience to do this, so its a huge disappointment."
Mr. Fossett, a 57-year old businessman from Chicago, began his round-the-world trip in Australia on August 4. By Thursday, he had traveled some 19,000 kilometers making his balloon flight the second-longest ever.
His balloon, the Solo Spirit, had successfully crossed the towering Andes mountains earlier in the week, despite strong winds that buffeted the tiny craft and forced Mr. Fossett to don a parachute as a precaution.
After he crossed the Andes, members of his mission control team in Saint Louis, Missouri, began to think the worst was over. But weather forecasts predicting bad weather over the Atlantic Ocean led to the decision to cancel the rest of the journey.
This was the fifth time Mr. Fossett has tried to make it around the world in a balloon, and he says he is not sure if he will try again. "I couldn't venture a guess on that," he said. "It's really tough when my team has spent their entire summer preparing this balloon system for me in Australia. It would just be really tough to put together a 100 percent effort like that again and its a difficult flight, the conditions up there were really difficult and I wouldn't speculate as to if I would be willing to make another try."
Despite his latest failure, the adventurer says he believes an around the world balloon trip can be done, he's just not sure if he will be the one to do it.

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Jacob and his twin, Jonah, were born at a drive-through safari park in Oklahoma where they were pulled from their mother and sold to a California trainer for the entertainment business.
They both worked in movies, TV shows, and TV advertisements. When they were only 8 years old – still juveniles – they were considered too old, too big, and too dangerous to continue to be worked in the Hollywood business.
Jacob, along with Jonah, Kenuzy, and Daisy arrived at our sanctuary from Los Angeles in August 2004 one week before the sanctuary was hit by Hurricane Charley. They also went through two more hurricanes (Francis and Jeanne) before they were even able come outside and play in their new large outdoor habitat. We can only imagine what they must have thought of their new Florida home having to endure 3 hurricanes during their first six weeks at the Center!


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The ReachOut suite of products equips field managers and workers with the necessary tools to assign, plan, carry out and follow up on jobs by connecting back office and field workers in one cloud-based channel. Utilizing tools for field service management such as ticketing, GPS, checklists, Kanban workflow boards and calendar scheduling, field workers and managers can organize and simplify day-to-day tasks.
Using drag and drop technology, managers can assign jobs to team members and enter them into the color-coded calendar page. ReachOut Suite offers the possibility to set-up automatic notifications to team members when a job is assigned to them and standardized check-lists to simplify workloads. By incorporating various functions into the ReachOut mobile app, such as creating estimates and invoices, e-signatures, inspection forms and more, users can complete jobs whilst out in the field without having to follow up with paperwork.
With the aim of helping users on the job, ReachOut Suite has a number of tools to assist with customer management, including an in-built CRM, with which users can access user files to gain insight on a customer before attending the job. Customer requests can also be recorded using ReachOut's ticketing platform, meaning users can make a record of customer needs and assign the ticket to the relevant team member to resolve the issue.
Designed to help connect back office and field workforce, ReachOut Suite offers GPS tracking of staff members so that each team member can be located in real-time and managers made aware when jobs run off schedule. Team members can also utilize the GPS map routing to locate jobs and check in and out of jobs using the mobile app whilst on-the-go.
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Persistence Market Research (PMR), a market intelligence and research firm, has recently published a market study on the global low-calorie food market, according to which, the market stood at US$7.4 bn in 2012. Analysts at PMR estimate the market's expansion at a healthy CAGR of 5.90% during the period from 2014 to 2019. The market according to the report will gain a market value of US$10.4 bn by the end of the forecast period.
The research report, titled "Global Market Study on Low-calorie Food: Stevia to Witness Highest Growth by 2019", states that the increasing prevalence of obesity as well as the diabetic population is the key driver of the global market for low-calorie food. The rise in the global geriatric population is another factor propelling this market significantly. However, the high cost associated with low-calorie food, coupled with its tastelessness, is poised to hamper this market to a significant extent over the next few years. The usage of artificial sweeteners, which are considered as unsafe, in low-calorie food is also anticipated to limit the growth of this market.
On the other hand, the growing awareness pertaining to healthcare is encouraging consumers to take up a healthy lifestyle, which is likely to increase the consumption of low-calorie food during the forecast period. In addition to this, the increasing trend of gymming and fitness among the young generation is also projected to fuel the demand for low-calorie food.
According to this research study, the global market for low-calorie food is analyzed on three fronts: products, application, and the regional distribution.
Aspartame, stevia, sucralose, cyclamate, and saccharin are the key products available in the global low-calorie food market. At present, the aspartame segment is leading the global market. However, the market for stevia, which is an organic sweetener extracted from the leaves of stevia rebaudiana, is likely to report exceptional growth in near future owing to the shift of consumer preference toward natural sweeteners. The market for sucrose is also expected to pace up during the forecast period.
The markets for food, beverages, tabletop, and healthcare are the key application areas for low-calorie food. The industries for food and beverages dominate the worldwide low-calorie food market in terms of consumption. Analysts predict these segments to dominate the low-calorie food market over the forecast period. However, the rising incidence of diabetes in the global arena is stimulating the healthcare industry extensively, due to which, the market segment is anticipated to report the fastest growth over the forecast horizon.
North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe are the major regional markets for low-calorie food. The low-calorie food market in North America has acquired the leading position among all the regional markets, on account of the dominance of the U.S. on the overall low-calorie food market, states the market study.
Browse the full Global Market Study on Low-calorie Food: Stevia to Witness Highest Growth by 2019 report at https://www.persistencemarketresearch.com/market-research/low-calorie-food-market.asp
PepsiCo. Inc., The Coca-Cola Co., Nestlé SA, Groupe Danone, Bernard Food Industries Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Zydus Wellness Ltd., McNeil Nutritionals LLC, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc., Ajinomoto Co. Inc., and Cargill Inc. are the key market players operating in the global low-calorie food market.


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These conditions of sale apply to our website. By accessing this website and / or placing an order, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth below. Before ordering, if you have any questions regarding these terms and conditions please send a firstname.lastname@example.com email or call our office at +44 (0) 207 328 4440 with your request.
1.1 The site funkin limited and you
This site is operated by funkin Limited whose address Headquartered 122 Arlington Road, Camden, London NW17HP. Our company registration number is 03765967 (England) and the VAT number is 749 2165 14. Our phone number is +44 (0) 207 328 4440
Registered address
A.G. Barr PLC Crossley Park
Magna Park
Milton Keynes
Registration number 03765967
References to "we", "us" and "our" refer to funkin Limited. References to "you" and "your" refer to those placing an order via this website.
1.2 Contract Information
These conditions of sale apply to products supplied by www.funkincocktails.co.uk
These terms and conditions do not affect your statutory rights.
Your placement of an order on our site is an offer by you to purchase the products selected in your order.
We can accept your order at our discretion. This means that if the products are presented on the site, but are sold improperly, poorly described or not available, we will not be forced to sell these products.
Once you have placed an order we will send you confirmation that your order has been received, but it is not a confirmation that your offer to buy the products was accepted. A contract between you and funkin Limited for the sale of our products will exist once the order has been accepted, processed and shipped to you.
We reserve the right to change these general conditions of sale time to time without notice.
1.3 Product Compliance
We take every precaution to ensure that the description and characteristics of our products are correct. However, specifications and product descriptions are only intended to give a general description of products and are not intended to be binding.
1.4 Payment
Payment can be made by one of the options advertised on our website. Once we have received your order we conduct a standard pre-authorise on your credit card to ensure there is sufficient funds to fulfill the order transaction. Your card will be debited once the order was approved. Items will not be sent until this pre-authorisation is completed.
The cards are subject to validation checks and authorisation by your card issuer. If we do not receive the required authorisation, we will not be responsible for any delay or non-delivery if the payment is not received, your order will be cancelled.
We do not store credit card details and we do not share customer details with third parties.
1.5 Delivery
We require a signature upon delivery, so please ensure that someone is present to accept the delivery, or leave instructions during the ordering process to know who else could sign for your delivery (i.e. a trusted neighbour). Your order will be re-delivered two more times, at which point, if your order has not been successfully delivered, it will be returned to funkin.
If delivery cannot be made to your address, you will be notified as soon as possible.
Orders placed before the specified time limit will be processed and delivered according to your request, provide security controls are not necessary and all products are available.
Every effort will be made to deliver the goods as soon as possible after your order has been accepted. However, we will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by you through reasonable or unavoidable delay in delivery. Please check your order in advance of the scheduled date to avoid disappointment. In this case, we will inform you of any delays as soon as possible.
Upon receipt of your order, you will be prompted to sign for the goods received. If the package does not seem to be in good condition then please refuse the delivery. If you are unable to check the contents of your delivery then please sign for the parcel as "UNCHECKED". Not doing so can affect any claim you make thereafter.
Property of an item will not pass to you until we have delivered the item to you (either directly or by leaving it in a safe place or with a neighbour). Once confirmed as delivered the risk of damage or loss of the object is passed to you.
1.6 Cancellations, returns and refunds
1.6.1 Your right to cancel
You have the right to cancel your order with us at any time up to 12pm on the day of purchase. For orders placed after 12pm, you may cancel your order up to 12pm on the next business day. To cancel your order at this time, you must notify us by calling our office at +44 (0) 207 328 4440.
If you want to cancel your order after the products have been delivered to you, you will be responsible to return the goods to us at your own expense, unless the goods are defective. Please follow our return process. You will be credited for the products within 30 days of receipt by us provided that the goods are returned complete, in perfect condition, unused and with original packaging.
1.6.2 return policy
If you are not completely happy with the products you have chosen, you can return them within 10 days of receipt. We will be more than happy to offer you an exchange or, if you prefer, a refund provided that the products are returned complete, in perfect condition, unused and with original packaging. You will be responsible to return the goods to us at your own expense, unless the goods are defective.
1.6.3 return procedure
For all returns unless the item is defective or we shipped the wrong item, you will be required to pay for the return of products to us.
Before returning any product, please call us at +44 (0) 207 328 4440 or email firstname.lastname@example.com make us aware of your wish to return the product.
To return products to us, please pack the items back in the package and return it to:
Attn: Customer Service funkin, 122 Arlington Road, Camden, London NW17HP.
When returning items please confirm if you want a refund or replacement. We strongly recommend that you get a proof of shipment, we can not accept responsibility for parcels lost in transit.
1.6.4 defective product
In the unlikely event you receive a defective product, you must call our office at +44 (0) 207 328 4440 or let us know via firstname.lastname@example.com in writing within 10 days of delivery. Goods must be returned in line with our returns instructions. Once we have received the property, we will check the fault. If the fault is verified we will either:
- Replace with the same article;
- Provide a refund using the same payment method used for purchase in line with our refund policy.
If the goods you have returned are not found faulty goods they will be returned at your expense.
1.6.5 items damaged on delivery you
Our products are packed with care and consideration. In the unlikely event that a funkin product arrives damaged, we recommend you refuse delivery and contact our office at +44 (0) 207 328 4440 to explain the default. We will then arrange a replacement delivery as soon as possible.
If you accept delivery and wish to contact us about the damaged funkin products, you will need to provide the following information by email at email@example.com within 48 hours of delivery:
to. Photographic evidence of the broken product, making the quantity and the product itself clear
b. Your order number
c. Details product names and quantities broken
d. Whether you want a replacement or refund
Once the fault is verified we will either:
- Replace with the same article;
- Provide a refund using the same payment method used for purchase in line with our refund policy.
1.6.6 False item delivered
If, by mistake, we provide you with the wrong item, you must notify us within 10 days. Goods must be returned in line with our returns detailed instructions under "return procedure" below. Once we have received the goods back, we confirm that it is actually an inaccurate article and either:
Replace with the correct item;
Online repayment with our refund policy.
1.6.7 Additional elements delivered
If, by mistake, we provide you with additional elements that you must inform us immediately. Goods must be returned in accordance with the return procedure, if you do not follow this procedure and are found in possession of property that you have not paid, you may be charged for the goods.
1.6.8 Refund Policy
If you are eligible for a refund, we will refund the card used to pay for your initial order. Please note that it is your responsibility to inform us of any changes to your card i.e. Changes to billing address. We aim to share all eligible refunds within 7 business days of receipt of returned goods, although repayment may take up to 30 days in the busiest times.
1.7 coupons, discounts and promotional coupons
Coupons, discounts and promotional codes discounts offered by www.funkincocktails.co.uk are only valid for use in connection with a purchase via www.funkincocktails.co.uk unless otherwise stated. These promotional discounts are not valid for use on other websites. One coupon can be used per order. Coupons can not be returned for cash or its equivalent.
Discounts awarded for registration are limited to one per customer (the email address and postal address must be unique). Any redemption found to in breach of these requirements will result in the discount being removed from any secondary orders.
1.8 Disclaimer and Limitations of Liability
We will not be liable, in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), pre-contract or other representations (other than fraudulent misrepresentations or negligence) or otherwise arising out of or in connection with these Conditions for:
1. economic losses (including, without loss of revenues, profits, contracts, business or anticipated savings limitation); or
2. any loss of goodwill or reputation; or
3. any loss that has not been brought to the attention of us at the time the contract was made or loss that would be an unpredictable consequence of a breach of contract by us; in any case, whether or not such losses were within the contemplation of either of us at the date on which the event giving rise to the loss occurred, was suffered or incurred by any of us arising from or in connection with the provisions of any matter under these conditions.
Nothing in the Terms shall exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence or that of our employees, agents or employees.
To the fullest extent permitted by law and subject to the provisions above, we will not be liable to you by reason of a representation, or any implied warranty, condition or other term, or any duty at common law, or under the express terms of the contract, or neglect (either from funkin Limited or one of its members, officers, directors, employees or otherwise) for any loss or consequential or incidental damages (including but not limited loss of profit or loss of savings), costs, expenses or other claims for compensation whatsoever arising out of or in connection with use of this site, the provision of goods or their use or resale by you.
The limitations of liability in these conditions also apply for the benefit of us and any other associated company.
While we use reasonable efforts to ensure that the information on this website is accurate and current, it gives no guarantee as to their accuracy or completeness and we will not be responsible for errors or omissions or results from the use of this information.
Although we take all reasonable measures to ensure a fast and reliable service, we do not guarantee that your use of this Site will be uninterrupted or error free and will not be liable for any disruption, loss or corruption of all data in transit .
We will not be responsible nor liable for your use of other sites that you can access via links within this site. We do not control such websites and disclaims any responsibility for their contents. These links are provided solely as a service to users of this website and their inclusion in this website does not constitute an endorsement or affiliation with us.
The entire liability of us under or in connection with any contract for products to which these conditions apply shall not exceed the price of the products, except as expressly provided in these conditions.
We will not be liable to you or be deemed in breach of these terms and conditions or any other contract with you because of a delay in performing, or any failure to perform its obligations with respect to products ordered by you if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond its control.
We may assign or transfer its rights or sub contract any of its obligations under these terms and conditions to any third party. You can not assign or transfer any of your rights or subcontract any of your obligations under these terms and conditions, except with the prior written permission of funkin Limited.
No person who is not a party to these terms and conditions has the right to enforce any term in the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. Nothing in these Conditions is intended or shall affect any of your statutory rights which can not be legally excluded.
1.8 Linking Policy
You can access this site if you wish without our permission, you must create a link to the home page and not deep link into the site. You can also use any information contained in this website as long as you have our permission and also acknowledge our ownership.
However, if you put a link to our site, you agree that you will indemnify us in full if action is taken against us by a third party or even by you, under the link you have created. If you create a link to this website, any use is subject to these Terms and Conditions.
1.9 Copyright and trademark
You acknowledge and agree that all copyright, trademarks and all other intellectual property rights in all material or content supplied as part of the website shall remain at all times our property. You are permitted to use this material only as expressly authorized by us.
You acknowledge and agree that the material and content on the site is provided for your personal, noncommercial use only and you can download such material and content onto only one computer hard drive for such purpose. Any other use of the material and content is strictly prohibited. You agree not to (and agree not to assist or facilitate any third party to) copy, reproduce, transmit, publish, display, distribute, commercially exploit or create derivative works of such material and content.
Title on the site (both legal and equitable) is and shall at all times remain with limited funkin and keeps you free website for all costs, expenses and privileges and protect it from legal proceedings.
Title for the content and / or materials (both legal and equitable) is and shall at all times remain with limited funkin and keeps you content and / or materials free of all fees, charges and privileges and protect any judicial process.
funkin limited grants to you a non-exclusive non-transferable license to use the web site and unless expressly authorized in writing by funkin Limited, you are not allowed to sub-license rights which may from time to time be granted by writing funkin limited to a third party. You agree that you will not yourself or through a third party:
Copy the site and / or content and / or materials except to the extent necessary for the use of the site. If you make copies of the site, you must reproduce all proprietary notices on such copies;
The reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive source code from the Web site, except as permitted by law;
Sell, lease, license, transfer or sublicense the site, content and / or materials;
Write or develop software or other derivative programs based, in whole or in part on the site, content and / or materials owned funkin Limited.
1.10 Protecting Your Security
To ensure that your credit, debit or charge are not used without your consent, we will validate name, address and other personal information that you provided during the ordering process appropriate third party databases. By accepting these terms and conditions you consent to such checks being made. In performing these checks personal information provided by you may be disclosed to a registered Credit Reference Agency which may keep a record of this information. You can be assured that this is done only to confirm your identity, that a credit check is not performed and that your credit rating will not be affected.
During security checks, we may request information or documents to help support the data you have provided.
All information provided by you will be treated securely and strictly in accordance with the Privacy Act 1998 data.
1.11 Privacy Policy
The Law on Data Protection is designed to protect individuals about whom he entered and stored on other computer systems. Accordingly, it sets strict standards of accuracy, relevance and care of such data including how it can be disclosed.
All data on individuals who have entered or included in a message for limited funkin be subject to the Data Protection Act and you are responsible for the accuracy and relevance and should have the power to communicate and limited funkin use it for purposes of any transaction or included for you through the web site. If you have any doubt about any data please feel free to send Funkin limited with details of the first problem. Funkin Limited are registered under the Data Protection Act. If you have questions about the data that is held, you must contact email@example.com
Funkin limited use personal information for the purposes for which it was given to Funkin Limited and as part of the company or authorized by law. Funkin Limited gather the information you provide. By giving Funkin limited this information, you consent to the use of it in order to process your order to process your order and inform you about its progress.
The information you provide and other information about visitors or limited Funkin filers will not be sold, leased, exchanged, transferred or otherwise disclosed to any third party funkin Limited. However, Funkin Limited reserves the right to disclose data to a compliance officer of the law or as part of legal proceedings if we believe that such disclosure is required by law;
Funkin Limited may use the information you provide to inform you about the Funkin limited services that may be of interest to you and to keep you informed about upcoming events. For your safety, Funkin Limited reserves the right at any time to communicate with people if evidence of tampering or incorrect account Account activity is discovered.
Limited Funkin ensure it has the appropriate technical and organizational measures in place against unauthorized or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of or damage to personal data held or processed by it and that it has taken measures reasonable to ensure the reliability of one of its employees who have access to personal data processed in the framework of the site.
1.12 Allowance
If part of the Terms shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of the Terms.
1.13 Survival
Each provision of these Conditions of Sale shall be construed as separately applying and surviving even if for any reason one or other of those provisions is held inapplicable or unenforceable in any circumstances.
1.14 Law and Jurisdiction
These conditions of sale and supply of goods shall be governed by English law and the English courts shall have jurisdiction over any dispute arising from the contract.
The Funkin Loyalty Scheme ("the Scheme") is promoted and operated by Funkin Limited ("we"). These are the terms and conditions which apply to your membership of the Scheme and the allocation and use of loyalty points we may provide to you as a reward for purchasing products from us.
Scheme membership
The Scheme is available to all persons who submit a trade loyalty account application which is accepted by us ("Trade Loyalty Account").
The decision to accept, reject or otherwise respond to a Trade Loyalty Account application shall be made entirely at our discretion, and accordingly, we reserve the right to refuse any such applications. The Scheme is only available to:
UK residents aged 18 or above;
Independent free trade ("IFT") customers we deem eligible to participate in the Scheme. We do not allow trade customers (including individuals who work for, or who are employed by trade customers) that have a national account with us to participate in the Scheme - We provide any loyalty incentives to these trade customers through their national account agreement instead; and
One individual per IFT customer.
We may require proof of your eligibility to join or continue to participate in the Scheme. The documentation we may require you to provide to support your application includes:
- Proof of age;
- Proof that you own or work for an IFT retail outlet (i) that sells alcoholic drinks such as a bar, pub, nightclub or restaurant; and (ii) that has a valid VAT number.
Loyalty points
We will, from time to time and subject to availability, provide you with loyalty points for purchasing selected products from us. When we decide to offer loyalty points, we will include a voucher within our product packaging that confirms how many loyalty points we have allocated to the product purchase. The voucher will include a code which allows you to redeem the loyalty points through the Trade/Loyalty section of our website at www.funkincocktails.co.uk ("the Loyalty Page"). The voucher has an expiry date – after this date you will not be able to redeem the loyalty points and no replacement points or compensation will be given. We may also, from time to time, decide to credit your Trade Loyalty Account with loyalty points at our sole discretion.
We will, from time to time and subject to availability, provide you with the option to redeem your loyalty points on the Loyalty Page. We will confirm which of our Funkin branded products and any non-Funkin branded products ("Third Party Products") you can redeem your loyalty points against. We may, at our discretion, from time to time allow you to pay for purchases on the Loyalty Page partly by cash and partly by your loyalty points. You will be required to pay postage fees when you make purchases through the Loyalty Page.
We reserve the right, at any time, without notice to:
vary the loyalty points available, and the number of loyalty points required to redeem any particular products through the Loyalty Page;
cease to offer loyalty points and to allow you to redeem them; and
substitute or remove product ranges/services/offers available for redemption using loyalty points.
Loyalty points cannot be exchanged for cash. However, we may from time to time provide you with the option to use loyalty points as an alternative to making cash payments on the Loyalty Page. We will notify you if this option becomes available. The cash equivalent rate for each loyalty point will be entirely at our discretion and may be varied at any time.
Loyalty points and vouchers cannot be transferred from one person or Trade Loyalty Account to another.
You will not be able to redeem any loyalty points whilst you are in breach of the terms of your Trade Loyalty Account or any other agreement you have with us. Where we believe that there has been a breach of the terms of your Trade Loyalty Account or any other agreement you have with us, we may withdraw your loyalty points and/or remove you from the Scheme without notice or compensation.
We cannot be responsible for your loss of any loyalty vouchers you have received with your product purchases.
Products provided to you under the Scheme may only be used in connection with the IFT outlet in respect of which your Trade Loyalty Account was opened (the "IFT Outlet"). You may not use the products for your own personal benefit or for the commercial benefit of any other business.
We will accept returns and offer exchanges for defective Funkin branded goods provided to you through the Scheme, provided that:
You have inspected the products on delivery;
You have provided us with written notice of your claim for damage or non-conformance within three days of the delivery date;
You provide us with the right to inspect the products and remove samples for examination.
If we consider that your returns claim is valid, we will either:
Replace the defective products; or
Credit you with a refund of the loyalty points you had redeemed against the product.
We do not provide any warranties or guarantees about the quality or specification of any Third Party Products we provide to you through the Scheme. We do not accept returns or exchanges for any defective Third Party Products.
Your membership of the Scheme starts when your Trade Loyalty Account is opened. It ends when your Trade Loyalty Account is closed or when we determine that the Scheme is no longer in operation.
As soon as your employment for, or ownership of the IFT Outlet ends, your Trade Loyalty Account will be closed and any unredeemed loyalty vouchers and loyalty points will be for forfeited automatically.
We reserve the right to withdraw or cancel the Scheme at any time.
We reserve the right to close your Trade Loyalty Account at our sole discretion at any time.
We reserve the right to change the terms and conditions of the Scheme at any time. We will notify you of any changes by e-mail.
All products featured in our marketing e-mails, on the Loyalty Page and any promotional materials we provide to you are subject to availability.
We reserve the right to take any appropriate action where the Trade Loyalty Account holder has breached the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme.
In the case of dispute, our decision shall be final.
We will process your personal details in line with our privacy policy at https://www.funkincocktails.co.uk/privacy-policy. We will send you e-mails in relation to our administration of your participation in the Scheme. Separately, subject to your consent, we will send you marketing e-mails in relation to our products. You can opt-out of receiving marketing e-mails in relation to our products at any time by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales.
TERMS OF GOODS OF funkin Ltd.
In this document, the following words have the following meanings:
1.1 "Purchaser" means the organization or person who purchases goods for sale;
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3.4.2 refuse to make delivery of the undelivered goods if ordered under the contract or not and without any liability to the buyer in case of non-delivery or late delivery;
3.4.3 terminate the contract.
3.5 The Seller will charge the customer the day of dispatch and any price change works on dispatch, not the date of the orders were placed.
Any description given or applied to the goods is given for identification purposes only and the use of such a description does not constitute a sale by description. To avoid any doubt, the Buyer hereby confirms that it does not in any way rely on any description in the contract.
If a sample of the goods is shown and inspected by the Purchaser, the parties agree that such a sample is thus indicated and inspected the sole purpose of allowing the purchaser to judge for themselves the quality of essential , not so as to constitute a sample sale.
6.1 Unless otherwise agreed in writing, delivery of the goods to take place at the address indicated by the Purchaser on the date indicated by the Seller.
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I recently came across a Ted Talk video, presented by Psychologist Susan David.
I really resonated with it. She says, "You don't get to have a meaningful career, or raise a family, or leave the world a better place, without stress or discomfort."
Too often we feel shame for experiencing "negative" emotions and try to force ourselves into false positivity. However, most of these "negative" emotions are within the range of normal human experience.
I say we stop labeling emotions as good or bad and learn to accept what we are feeling, knowing that it will pass with time.
All that is worthwhile does not come to us if we are not willing to experience some disappointment, failure, discomfort or fear along the way. Stress is an inevitable part of life.
I shared the video with my own soapbox spiel on social media and got an overwhelming response, which told me that other people strongly agree. Apparently, I am not alone in feeling like we have been conditioned to struggle against any emotions that are seen as negative. I've personally come to believe that "undesirable" emotions are not inherently bad or wrong — they just get us hooked.
In David's book, Emotional Agility, she outlines the feelings that so often get us hooked. She lists things like self-doubt, shame, sadness, fear and anger and notes that these feelings can often steer us in the wrong direction.
She states that emotionally agile people aren't immune to stresses and setbacks, instead they adapt. In essence, they unhook. They align their actions with their values and make small but powerful changes that lead to a lifetime of growth.
She goes on to say, "Emotional agility is not about ignoring difficult emotions and thoughts; it's about holding them loosely, facing them courageously and compassionately, and then moving past them to bring the best of yourself forward."
I can really get behind her ideas because these are also some of the key components underlying my mindfulness-based approach to therapy.
It's also the underpinnings of Buddhism (the original masters of mindfulness). So, in short, these concepts are not new. However, they are not very well understood or utilized in our current society.
There is a cultural conditioning that tells us we should seek out pleasure and avoid displeasure, no matter the cost. We are on a perpetual wheel, seeking happiness and joy as a constant state.
The reality is, all emotions are just passing states. We struggle when we try to cling or hold on to any one emotional experience. As a society, we value certain emotional experiences over others.
The good news is this doesn't have to be the case. We have the power to choose. We can choose to suffer and fight against what is, or we can adapt and align our actions according to our own values.
I think that Susan David's work on Emotional Agility is highly relevant to us as a society now. It is based in science and is comprised of over 20 years of her research and experience. It also speaks to those of us who are driven in ways that Buddhist monks simply were not.
She looks at how Emotional Agility contributes to success, rather than takes away from it. She says that, "no matter how intelligent or creative people are, or what type of personality they have, it is how they navigate their inner world – their thoughts, feelings, and self-talk – that ultimately determines how successful they will become."
In conclusion, I am in full support of dropping false positivity and instead celebrating ALL of the feelings that accompany every meaningful success or life experience. I am releasing the need to struggle against my feelings, and I am embracing acceptance at the highest level.
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Coquina Law Group handles almost any kind of appeal. We have substantial experience handing appellate matters in commercial litigation, aviation, wrongful death, personal injury, products liability, criminal law and family law. Coquina Law Group provides appellate services throughout the state of Florida.
Cynthia B. Beissel served as a former career attorney for the Fifth District Court of Appeal for ten years. Ms. Beissel has over 15 years experience handling both criminal and civil appeals. All of the attorneys at Coquina Law Group are experienced trial lawyers and are often called to consult and assist other trial lawyers in managing the record for a future appeal and in counseling on legal issues that might arise during litigation and at trial.
In all appeals handled, Coquina Law Group will thoroughly review the entire litigation file, including all hearing and trial transcripts, will file the notice of appeal, create the record on appeal, identify the issues to be appealed and prepare the briefs to be filed with the appropriate appellate court, attend oral arguments.


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What is Foster Care?
The State of Michigan is in need of caring individuals who can provide a safe and nurturing home environment for children who have been placed out of their home due to abuse or neglect. Foster care is founded on the premise that all children have the right to physical care and educational and emotional nurturance. The family foster care program is designed to provide a substitute family life experience for a child in a household that has been approved and licensed by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services or by a private agency contracted with the state to provide foster care. Children may need foster care for a temporary or extended period of time. The primary goal during foster care is to reunite the child with his or her parents. The foster family plays an important role in the treatment plan for the child and family. Under the "team" approach, foster parents or relatives, together with the worker, attempt to provide the specific kind of help a child and his family need for reuniting the child with the parents. When the child cannot be reunited with the parents, the children are prepared for permanent placement, with relatives, the foster family or non-related adoptive families. For older youth, the permanency goal can sometimes be preparation for independent living.
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As a Christian it is not always easy to the do the right thing. It is a struggle. As Paul says "I want to do what is right but wrong is right there beside me". [Romans 7:19-21] Yes, people make it hard for you to stay saved but what I have determined in my heart is to continue to grow in spite of people. Reading and study God's Word is one way. Another is reading my daily devotionals which inspires me to reach for higher ground even when those around me are going lower.
Share with us some of your struggles with your Christian walk or your faith in times of trouble. You never know. Your testimony could be someone else's turning point.
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What Is Business Analysis
Qualities of a Business Analyst Analysts used to be the ones who had a know-how degree but had been capable of back it up with some fundamental business knowledge. Wal-Mart grew to become dominant by its capacity to slash value throughout its business mannequin. Business Analysis is a disciplined method for introducing and managing change to organizations, whether they're for-revenue businesses, governments, or non-profits. The firm you write to may even use a quote out of your letter as an endorsement in their advertising. Any variety of articles focus extra particularly on ways managers can get past their current business model to conceive of a brand new one.
Once you start to compare one mannequin with another, you are coming into the realms of strategy, with which enterprise models are often confused. Companies that thoroughly understand their enterprise mannequin and know the way the constructing blocks relate to one another will be capable of consistently rethink and redesign these blocks and their relationship to innovate before their business mannequin is copied.
Similarly, many thought that the recent global recession and recovery broke the mould of previous enterprise cycles. Business cycles are a kind of fluctuation in mixture economic exercise in market-oriented economies. ECRI's indexes navigated this cycle just in addition to that they had in the jungle-variety" depressions and crises of the early 20th century, and in the more moderen garden-variety" recessions. The business analyst won't encompass him self or her self with individuals who do nothing.
The worth of enterprise analysis is in realization of advantages, avoidance of price, identification of latest alternatives, understanding of required capabilities and modeling the group. We have the specialised information to act as a information and lead the enterprise by means of unknown or unmapped territory, to get it to its desired destination. Introducing a greater business model into an present market is the definition of a disruptive innovation. ECRI can justify a sure smugness now that enterprise cycles are back in fashion.
Find information and on-line providers associated to beginning a enterprise; operating and rising a enterprise; and transitioning and succession of a business. Your job as a founder is to rapidly validate whether or not the model is correct by seeing if clients behave as your mannequin predicts. In addition, increased competition and fast copying of successful enterprise models forces all players to repeatedly innovate and adapt their enterprise model to achieve and/or sustain a aggressive edge. This ends in modern and competing business fashions in the same industries.


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The Studio Melbourne
Beautiful light filled photography studio perfect for creative adventures and stylish events. The space is just under 315sqMtrs with polished concrete floors, crisp white walls and heaps of natural light from 3 large windows and 3 skylights. There are 2 bathrooms, and a small kitchen with oven and dishwasher. We have 5 different "walls" that are able to be moved around as backdrops, a set of moveable stairs perfect for family and product shoots, loads of super healthy plants and some great props for photo shoots. Works beautifully as a photography studio but would also be great for small events, workshops etc.
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We're sure you've probably laid eyes on this buzzword a few times before. Most health food stores are well-stocked with sprouted bread, sprouted flour, sprouted nuts. But what does that really mean??
Long story short, sprouted foods are exactly what their moniker implies: whole grains, nuts, beans or seeds that have been soaked in water and then formed sprouts.
Why are sprouted foods better? Because they help cut down on a little thing called anti-nutrients – naturally occurring compounds within the plants that exist to help protect the them from pests and keep the seeds from sprouting until they're mature enough, but also interfere with our bodies' vitamin and mineral absorption when we eat said plants.
By contrast, when foods are sprouted, thus reducing the anti-nutrient content, nutrient absorption is increased, the foods are more easily digested, the protein is more readily available to the body, fiber content goes up, gluten breaks down, potential allergens are reduced and antioxidant levels shoot up, making sprouted foods nutritionally superior to their conventional counterparts.
But sprouted foods are nothing new. In fact, it's been a common practice for thousands of years in Eastern culture. And anything that's been proven to be such a huge health benefit for that long is definitely something we can get on board with, which is why Nekter Juice Bar sprouts all of our cashews before blending them into our delicious, housemade cashew milk.
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Identify and perfect the core systems that will power the heart of the simulation platform.
Identifying core systems from the start will help us to build the framework needed for future updates, expansions, and modifications. These systems are what will control all the features that are needed to work together to deliver a life like experience. Weather, Physics, AI, Signaling, Road/Sea/Air traffic, as well as world development tools and more. Development of these systems first will lay the groundwork for whats possible in future releases and updates.
Basiscs first, expansion second.
Our main goal now is to bring each of these core systems to working status before we modify and expand them to their full potential. Your input as a community is crucial to the success of your train simulator. This platform is being constructed to answer the growing demand for a new, stable, tested gaming engine from which the next generation of train simulators can be built upon.


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Stephen Allen: Head of Legal Services Delivery, Hogan Lovells International
#BakersDozen is a series of interviews with leading professionals in the fields of law, consulting, finance, tech, and more.
Tell us a bit about yourself and how you came to be in (or a customer of) the legal business?
Like many, I fell into law looking for a career of challenge. A more interesting question would be why I came back to law after going into industry. The reason I did is that the people are really smart, they genuinely have great integrity and they need help from people that understand them and their world.
What do you do for a living right now?
My role is to (continuously) improve the efficiency, service quality and innovation of our legal work.
What has been your greatest triumph and your greatest success in the legal services field and what did you learn from each?
I've been really lucky, I worked on many landmark innovations including creating Managed Legal Services, developing a maturity model for in-house legal teams and delivering the LOD tie up with DLA Piper. From this I've learnt two things – change can happen and that nothing is impossible if you're willing to back your ideas.
Do you think the legal industry is headed in the right direction, the wrong direction – or which direction?
The right direction – but slowly. Change is hard and it requires stakeholders to agree on what is needed. I think there is a genuine willingness to innovate but where I have seen this work best is when both law firms and clients have collaborated.
Who – or what – inspires you – and why?
Danny Kahnemann – his book 'Thinking Fast and Slow' is the single most amazing piece of original thought, ever.
What advice would you give to the younger generation contemplating law as a career?
Do a law degree – and then decide the role you want: lawyer; coder; product developer.
How ready for change do you think the legal industry is?
It really depends on the 'who'. As a whole, I think change is anticipated but not everyone is ready for it. Those firms or clients that have invested in focused teams to help develop and deliver change will be so much better placed.
Is more – or different – leadership required? In what ways?
I think law firms need to diversify its management – those that have are flourishing. Professional and gender diversity are key.
How deep do you think will be the inroads of technology in the industry?
Technology is an enabler for change not a change itself. Legal is not a 'linear' process, it will always require people and would benefit from IA (intelligent assistants) rather than AI.
In ten years, do you see an industry much as it is – or do you see new players, new technology and an altered state?
There will be a panoply of service providers and technology solutions. Clients and law firms can package these together, as needs be. I also think there will be a role for the effective 'aggregator' of services as we've seen in the tech industry – one throat to choke is a very compelling model.
Are consultants and lawyers looking increasingly similar? Should the distinction continue?
Lawyers can learn a lot (and have) from consultants around client service and presentation. However there are very distinct legal disciplines that are essential to the business of law and can't be simplified. Lawyers need to wrap process around these to improve efficiency without impact on the efficacy of 'lawyering'.
What are your thoughts on the increasing availability of data to guide client-side procurement of legal services?
Data is always good as a tool for enlightenment. If used in this way to find mutually beneficial outcomes, then I am all for it.
Lawyers have typically regulated to keep non-lawyer investors out but that's a two-edged sword these days. What are your thoughts?
Outside investment, for investment sake has always struck me as a bit of a fad. I think that for distinct ventures however, where lawyers look to complement of diversify – it does offer opportunity.
What's the one most significant factor that will drive change in your view?
Cultural change. It always starts and ends with the people. Everything else is an enabler.
Are we seeing the demise of the "profession" and the real emergence of the "business" of law?
Political events over the last few years have only gone to demonstrate the need for an agile and effective legal profession. The 'business' of law is key to supporting this.
What do you consider is the greatest challenge facing the industry?
Hype. There is so much good stuff we can do but are diverted by the seductive allure of headline. You can never move forward if you don't start with the basics.
What do you see as the greatest opportunity for the sector looking forward?
Better leverage of knowledge. Law firms see so many instances of any given challenge, that to be able to capture and derive lessons from this will enhance client value.
Do you think law can improve its track record on diversity and inclusion? How?
Yes, absolutely it can, it is and it will. However it does require a commitment from firms to ensure that it walks the walk. I'm very lucky to be in an organisation that does and I think everyone benefits, lawyers, partners and clients.
Will the current regulatory framework around law help or hinder it in the future
Law firms should be able to give regulated advice but also, when clearly agreed and understood, unregulated guidance. Until this happens, law firms will be at a disadvantage to those not regulated.
Who do you think are the greatest influencers on the industry these days?
The next generation.
If you had to do it all over again, would you? Or what would you do differently?
Yes I would but I would have done a psychology degree as well as. Helping people to change is key.
If a law firm was a startup pitching for investors, would you be an investor?
Yes, but I'd want a seat on the board!
Wildcard Questions
If you weren't doing this, what would you be doing?
Psychologist or neuroscientist.
What would you like to be known for?
'Getting it' – I mean really getting it.
What would surprise everyone if they knew?
I am a big fan of Rom Coms.
What's your favorite hobby or activity outside of law?
Cooking. Can spend all weekend doing it.
What's your favorite sports team?
Non-league Ebbsfleet United Football Club.
Whats your favorite city?
Rome. Eternally.
What's your favorite food?
Whats your nickname – and why?
Woody. Its kinda obvious.
At Hogan Lovells, Stephen is responsible for delivering quality, efficiency and innovation to Legal Service Delivery, globally.
Stephen worked as a lawyer both in private practice and in-house during his early career, before crossing the board table to become Managing Director of two divisions of Orange-France Télécom in the UK and Continental Europe. Stephen uniquely combines deep business and legal understanding to address the demands of the current legal market – notably being the architect and implementer of the multi-award winning Managed Legal Service℠ for Thames Water – the first ever multi-year, fixed price deal for legal services. Stephen is the author of the widely read and followed lexfuturus.com blog and has a long track record of making the complex simple and the simple effective. He was recognised by FastCase50™ as one of the most courageous legal market innovators of 2013 and highly commended as Legal Innovator of the Year 2016.


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Being one of the most important cities of Cuba and the area of the Caribbean in general, Santiago houses a significant number of historical and heritage sites, as is the case of Baconao Park, a territory that comprises approximately 84 600 hectares of World Biosphere Reserve. The park contains a large number of attractions and several coffee plantations.
Several kilometers away, there is a large volcanic rock of 63 000 t. to which it is possible to climb through 459 stone steps to enjoy a unique panoramic view. Casas particulares Cuba
It is said that in the clear nights it is possible to observe the lights of the island of Jamaica and during the day they observe both coasts of the eastern region of Cuba if the cloudiness is scarce.
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Another of the most attractive places for visitors is the Earth Transportation Museum, where 2500 miniature car replicas are shown. Casas particulares
In the Baconao Lagoon, it recreates a fairly faithful reproduction of a Taino village, a tribe that inhabited Cuba when the European boats arrived on the island and you can enjoy a restaurant that specializes in seafood dishes.
In the area near the Sierra Maestra, is located the archaeological landscape of the first coffee plantations in southwestern Cuba, declared World Heritage by UNESCO in the year 2000.
The remains of the nineteenth-century coffee plantations in Cuba are preserved, which constitute an exclusive sample of the technological, social and economic history not only of the country, but also of the whole area of the Caribbean and Ibero-America. Casas particulares Cuba
An indisputable example of the military architecture during the colonial period in Cuba and the Italian Renaissance constructive design, the castle of San Pedro de la Roca, also declared by the UNESCO World Heritage Site, remains open to the public as Sample of the defensive activity of the Caribbean before the attacks of usurpers, Corsairs and Pirates to the territories of the Spanish Crown the fortress.
Built in 1638 in order to protect the Bay from naval attacks, El Morro de Santiago is considered by experts and historians as an architectural gem for the effective way in which the defensive and offensive qualities of the terrain are exploited. In the construction of a work of great aesthetic and functional value. Casas particulares Cuba
The Bacardi Liquor company was also born in Santiago de Cuba, in 1862, and although the brand does not operate in the country since the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, the locals retain a large number of stories, anecdotes and traditions that revolve around the well-known company and its founder Facundo Bacardi, who resided in a luxurious mansion in the city.


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Chile Halts Construction of Barrick Gold's Pascua-Lama Mine
After a four-month investigation, Chile's environmental regulator has halted construction of Barrick Gold's Pascua-Lama mine. A fine of more than $16 million was imposed on the Canadian company for "serious" and "very serious" environmental violations. The mining project, originally set up to take advantage of the thousands of tons of gold and silver deposits in the region, straddles the Chilean-Argentinian border. ... →


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A DELIGHTED Alan Pardew admitted a few repeats of last night's polished display at Norwich will book Reading a play-off spot and a crack at the Premiership.
After a sluggish start his men grew in stature and had the Canaries at full stretch for much of the game.
In the end the only thing to separate the sides was a Darren Kenton own goal 16 minutes from time. But that should not detract from a well-deserved victory which opened up a 12-point gap on those teams just outside the play-off zone, who now face a real fight to make up the ground.
Pardew was delighted with his side's display, particularly after Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Wimbledon.
He said: "I didn't think we played too badly on Saturday, but we didn't get the breaks against a side who are on top of their game and since then have beaten Portsmouth.
"But, with all due respect to Norwich, we were by far the better side. From where I was standing we absolutely controlled the game. If it wasn't for some of our final balls and finishing, we could have won the game handsomely.
"We really did play well. I didn't think they looked like they were going to score, but I thought it was going to be one of those nights when we wouldn't either.
"We had so many opportunities. We carved them open so many times. In the end we only got the one, which they put in for us, but I thought we deserved it."
But Royals' boss warned: "Norwich are a fantastic club and I really like the way Nigel Worthington goes about his job. It will be difficult for them now (to get into the play-offs) but it's by no means over.
"We know from vast experience of the last two years of chasing promotion that it can go right to the wire. But if we produce many more performances like that we'll have a real chance of going up.
"That's 16 clean sheets this season but we also have the second best away record in the division behind Portsmouth. That's a fantastic achievement and the players should take full credit for that."
Royals suffered more problems in the heart of the defence as Steve Brown, who limped out of the action at Selhurst Park with an ankle injury, failed a fitness test after aggravating a knee injury, while Adie Williams was withdrawn in the first half with medial ligament damage.
Williams is suspended for next week's home clash with Wolves but could be back for the visit of Crystal Palace on March 15.
It gave Adi Viveash, whose only competitive action this season has been for Oxford during a loan spell, the chance to sample life back in Reading's first-team.
Pardew said: "Adi Viveash has been a fantastic servant for this club and he was brilliant for us after getting a late call. He got a round of applause in the dressing room for his professionalism.
"But I've said before I won't bring anyone in as I've got Adie Whitbread and Adi Viv who are fantastic players. Ahmet Rifat gives me another option as he is also ready.
"But James Harper was by far the best player on the pitch. He showed the potential to be one of the great midfielders and that is good news for us."
* JAMIE CURETON has been ruled out of action for the past week with gastroenteritis.
* STEVE Warren and Alex Stanley have both been released by Reading. Warren will go on trial at Bristol Rovers and Stanley at Swindon Town.


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New report from SWIFT and the Boston Consulting Group goes through the challenges the Indian corporate banking industry is facing
Globally, corporate banking is going through a turbulent phase. Corporate lending margins are reducing, borrowing is shifting towards capital markets, corporate clients are demanding greater digital experience, fintechs are posing as formidable alternatives and frauds are becoming commonplace.
The Indian corporate banking industry is also operating in a high-pressure environment. On one hand, banks are facing mounting challenges from growing corporate NPAs, bans on LOUs/ MOUs and increasing cyber and fraud risks while on the other hand, increasingly sophisticated customers are demanding digital and customised experiences at every point of the journey. Corporate clients in India are not satisfied with the current offerings from their bankers. This calls for an immediate and urgent action by banks.
The report lays down seven key themes which are critical for winning in corporate banking in India:
- Offer industry specific solutions: Different sectors have very different product requirements – banks will need to shift from classical sales push to advisory models centered on client needs and experience
- Reboot corporate RM model: Next-Gen RM model requires an overhaul in mindset towards advisory relationships and business deepening, and equipping RMs with technology.
- Unlock full potential of pricing: Moving from a cost-plus to a market based pricing model can help banks improve realisation significantly.
- Digitise end-to-end corporate customer journeys: Digitisation of customer journeys can result in massive reduction in turnaround times, coupled with cost reduction and improvement in operational risk
- Fully exploit power of analytics: Leveraging analytics across the entire spectrum of wholesale banking use cases, including planning, sales, risk, pricing, servicing and loyalty management
- Innovative ways of doing credit: Leveraging digital, analytics and automated tools for underwriting and early warning systems can result in faster decision making, quicker default detection and lower cost of monitoring
- Organisation enablement against security breaches: Banks need to establish clear policies and processes, and focus on integrating security and compliance into how people think
Execution of the above agenda can deliver multi-fold value to banks – in the form of 30-40% increase in revenues and 15-20% reduction in costs, resulting in 0.5%-0.7% improvement in ROA.
Speaking about the key takeaways of the report, Saurabh Tripathi, Senior Partner and Director at BCG and the co-author of the report says, "Corporate banks will have to re-design their products and processes by putting the customer at centre of the design. Digitisation in corporate banking industry has been largely ignored over the years whereas the customers now expect far more digital readiness from the banks. Similarly, the banking relationships and products have mostly been transactional whereas the customers expect banks to be trusted business partners who can offer them customised services. Banks will need to reorient their frontline relationship managers from deal based business to flow based business for deepening their business relationships. Next generation corporate banking will be industry specialised, digital and cost effective"
According to Kiran Shetty, Head of India and Subcontinents, SWIFT said: "As institutions redefine their corporate banking value and enhance customer experience, we are excited to be the trusted provider for our community as our technology can accelerate digitisation in the many facets they desire to achieve across their securities, trade, wholesale and retail business lines. We believe this is another step forward in the right direction for the industry."
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Posted Friday, August 17th, 2018
Expect severe congestion and delays for next two-and-a-half years
Route 495 Lane Closures for Rehabilitation of Bridge Over Route 1&9/Paterson Plank Road
New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti is advising motorists who take Route 495 to the Lincoln Tunnel to adjust travel plans to avoid severe traffic congestion expected for the next two-and-a-half years, as necessary lane closures begin to rehabilitate the Route 495 Bridge over Route 1&9 and Paterson Plank Road in North Bergen.
One lane of Route 495 in each direction will be closed, limiting the roadway capacity and causing severe congestion.
As part of the project, one lane from Route 3 eastbound to Route 495 will be closed for the duration of the project. Both lanes from the New Jersey Turnpike to Route 495 eastbound will be maintained.
The exclusive bus lane will remain operational during construction. This construction is expected to last for about two and a half years while the entire bridge deck, parapets, light fixtures, guiderail, and drainage are replaced.
Consider alternate routes or public transportation
During construction, there is expected to be heavy congestion and delays, particularly in the eastbound direction coming from Route 3. NJDOT has been working closely with our partner agencies, such as NJ TRANSIT and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, as well as with local officials, law enforcement, businesses, and commuters to help mitigate the congestion.
NJDOT examined a variety of alternatives and are suggesting commuters:
Mass transit options
The $90.3 million state-funded project began in September 2017 with local street improvements. The work in the first phase, which was necessary before the lane closures could be implemented, has been taking place under the bridge and along the Paterson Plank Road – Union Turnpike corridor.
The project to rehabilitate the nine-span viaduct includes repairs and reconstruction of the bridge deck, replacement and strengthening of deteriorated structural steel, and the repair and painting of the substructure. Construction will be accomplished in stages by first making improvements to local streets in the surrounding areas that will need to handle some of the diverted traffic during bridge construction.
Community Outreach
NJDOT created a project-specific website – www.RestoreNJ495.com – which contains a wealth of information about the Route 495 Bridge rehabilitation, and will be updated with relevant new information as work progresses. The Department is carefully coordinating the Route 495 Bridge rehabilitation project with other regional transportation infrastructure projects to minimize traffic congestion.
The Department has a project hotline telephone number, 201.408.8495, and email, [email protected]. Anyone who has questions, concerns, or suggestions is encouraged to contact the Project Outreach Team as work progresses.
Follow the project on Twitter @RestoreNJ495 and get real-time information on traffic conditions at www.511nj.org, where a widget will enable you to cut through all the other traffic information and focus in on the Route 495 area.


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ARE YOU FIT to DRIVE an Automobile?
Modern cars have become engines of destruction in hands of unsafe drivers. Here is the story of what science is doing to rate drivers' abilities and make streets and highways safe.
by JOHN C. HARPER
THIRTY thousand people—one every fifteen minutes—were killed by automobiles in the United States last year.
During the same period 850,000 others were injured—an amazing average of one casualty every thirty seconds of the entire year.
In the hands of the unsafe driver, the modern automobile has become a terrible engine of potential destruction. Speeds of 80 and 90 miles an hour are virtually standard in all present cars; yet a speed only slightly higher—100 miles an hour—was condemned last year by the rules committee of the Indianapolis Speedway as having "gone beyond the physical limitations of the track for safe driving."
FROM California comes a radical innovation in motor driven vehicles, a worm drive ski-sled. Powered by a 35 horsepower engine, it negotiates the steepest, roughest inclines with ease, and on level snowfields has attained speeds of twenty and more miles per hour.
With a more powerful motor, considerably higher speeds are expected, and the initial success of the experimental model may lead
to an entirely new sport in the form of motor ski racing and jumping. In order to achieve the latter sport, it will be necessary to mount the runners on shock struts, both to protect the worm-drive blades and the rider. This would be a simple matter.
More practical vistas opened by this novel sled lie in its adaption to the needs of Arctic exploration parties in their long treks over snowbound wastes.
Nickel Meter Stops Overparking
OKLAHOMA CITY is cashing in on its car- parking problem by charging all motorists a nickel to park for from 15 minutes up to an hour, depending on location. At each parking space on the curb is a nickel meter. When a nickel is inserted, a clock mechanism raises a red indicator for the allotted time. The traffic policeman, on making the rounds, passes out tickets where no indicator is showing.
God, are we really this lazy?
Oh wait, yes we are.
For Shopping, Golf-And Fun!
OF COURSE the lady seen above will have to add a windshield, light, horn and a license plate or two if she wants to take her Ramble-Seat on the road. But around the marina, plant, resort or golf course, it's ready for use as is. This nifty electric is sold by Ramble-Seat, Box 74786, Los Angeles 4. Calif. It comes in a variety of models, some rugged, some for use as powered wheel chairs. Optionals are available to meet state vehicle codes. For maneuverability and versatility it's hard to beat.—John and Irene Lenk
Aero-Drive Desert BUS Replaces Camels
PROTECTED from tropical sand storms, desert travelers of the future may be able to whiz across the Sahara in monster 100-passenger aero-drive buses following radio beam highways. Camel caravans
would be out-moded bythe standard of comfort possible in the proposed buses.
Preliminary details of this whirring, bouncing giant of the sands call for propulsion entirely by air, with a 2500 h.p. aviation engine and pusher propeller mounted atop the roof. Most unusual feature of the desert bus is a series of spherical tires on each side which would provide good traction over the shifting sands. Directly back of the propeller is a steering fin which controls the direction of the ship.
Power It with a PULSE JET
THIS model plane project uses what may be the smallest successful pulse-jet engine ever built. It was developed after scores of experiments and the building of a dozen test models by Hiram Sibley, Jr., a California guided-missile engineer.
Cycle Engine Gives 50 m.p.h. Speed to Wheel Chair
A THREE-WHEELED chair built around a motorcycle engine brought Norman Tapper, 23-year-old Californian whose legs have been paralyzed since childhood, to Indianapolis almost a month before the start of the 500-mile auto race. The motorized chair was parked at the gate of the Speedway, to make certain of a good position on the day of the race.
Tapper asserted that this novel wheel chair, which he built himself from motorcycle and automobile parts, reached 50 miles an hour on the long drive from California to Indianapolis.
A PORTFOLIO OF Cars you'd like to own
SOMETHING special for the off-the-road motorist: the Hickey Trail Blazer, built by Trail Blazer, 9424 Gallatin Road, Downey, Calif. Designers Victor Hickey, Sam Weaver and Jack Henry meant it for climbing mountains and slogging through sand but it can do its share of roadwork and takes stop-and-go traffic good-naturedly.
Exhaust Flame-Thrower is a new gadget for hot-rodders. Spark plugs set in the exhaust pipes ignite unburned gas in the vents which shoot out flames to a distance of 20 ft. on fast starts. It's noiseless and police want an excuse to prohibit it.
"Fill'er Up with Cold Air!"
Texas gas stations are delighting motorists with a new kind of free air. When a car stops for gas, a nozzle fixed to an air conditioner is poked in the window. Station attendants say temperature inside the car drops as much as 20 degrees in two minutes.


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