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THE Thai government is considering reopening a registration process for migrant labourers that could allow tens of thousands of Cambodian workers currently at risk of deportation to remain in Thailand legally, officials said yesterday.
Thai government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said yesterday that because of the "backlog" of workers who missed the deadline for the registration process, Thailand's ministry of labour was considering reopening it.
"The ministry is working on that, but the cabinet has not yet received a formal proposal on the issue," Panitan said.
The Thai government set a February deadline for migrant workers to apply for a process known as "nationality verification" that would allow them to renew their work permits. Though 124,902 legal Cambodian migrant workers were eligible to participate in this registration process, just 81,601 took part, according to figures provided by Bangkok-based rights group the Human Rights and Development Foundation.
As a consequence, 43,301 Cambodian migrants who were legally registered prior to the deadline faced the possibility of deportation, as did the untold thousands of Cambodian workers who entered Thailand illegally.
More than 1,000 Cambodian workers who missed the registration deadline had been arrested and detained by the end of June, after Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva authorised a crackdown in a June 2 directive.
Last week, Thai Minister of Labour Chalermchai Sri-on said the government was preparing to reopen the registration process because of a labour shortage, Thai state media reported.
Othsman Hassan, secretary of state at the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, said he had travelled to Thailand earlier this week to confer with Thai labour ministry officials on the process of registering Cambodian workers.
"So far, over 80,000 Cambodian workers have already registered, and we estimate that there are still over 90,000 Cambodian workers who have not yet registered" he said.
Othsman Hassan said Thai officials had requested that the Cambodian government assist in registering more Cambodian workers.
"Due to Thailand's increasing development, they are open to having more Cambodian workers," he said.
Critics of Thailand's registration policy said it was instituted unnecessarily swiftly and left no recourse for migrant workers who had entered the country illegally.
"It is addressing regular migrants and leaves out the irregular migrants, and that is something that represents a threat of massive expulsions, with the obvious consequences of violations of human rights. That's a great concern to me," Jorge Bustamente, the UN's special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, said in an interview with Radio Australia in February.
As Thai labour officials move forward with their review of migrant policy, they must develop a framework that is "in unison with the genuine situation on the ground", said Andy Hall, director of the HRDF's Migrant Justice Programme.
In a statement released yesterday, a group of 13 civil society organisations based in Thailand called for Thai authorities to raise awareness among migrant workers about the registration process and allow children and other dependants of workers to be registered as well.


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Following a week filled with excitement regarding the rumored addition of west coast shows for the Dead, activity settled down quicker than an actress with a chloroform soaked rag over her face. The Dead camp paused for a week and allowed Phil the spotlight he deserved to celebrate his 75th birthday. All seemed relatively quiet in Grateful Dead Land otherwise.
Phil and his friends celebrated our favorite bass player's 75th birthday with a week's worth of shows at The Cap. While many shows were sold out, well in advance of the event, for EVERY single show, including Phil's birthday show, a SIGNIFICANT percentage of tickets were released in the days leading up to the shows. Keep that in mind for Chicago friends. I was able to sneak in by pretending I was a small child. One thing led to another and before you know it, I was scooped up lovingly by Phil and we were singing Ripple together. It was a wild trip that I'll never forget!
Phil's bass playing has long been some of the most incredible and innovative playing in history. His command of the instrument is second to none. His low notes are way lower than yours. Phil made it clear throughout the week that his singing is the musical equivalent of Donald Trump's hair. Maybe I'm not supposed to say that but I just did. Regardless, I'm grateful Phil is still thriving and making music at 75. My grandfather was a professional musician and played his old Wurlitzer electric piano every day of his life that he was able. Musicians are just cooler than the rest of the population, regardless of their age. Happy B Day Phil! Your life has helped change the course of musical history forever! Love You!!!
While opinions of Warren vary, I personally love his voice as well as his sound. While his love for Garcia is equal to ours, his style is completely his own. He sings from deep within his heart as opposed to his head and is able to use his soul as the final amplifier through which lyrics and emotions pass. He fills the entire room with the depth of his sound and his own connection. Not everyone can do that, Warren can…
Then with the patience and precision of a military strike, Phish finally released dates for their Summer tour. The band's constantly trolling fan base left Grateful Dead sites for the first time since January to return to trolling themselves. The timing of the announcement seemed well orchestrated as after 3 grueling months, Dead Heads seem exhausted by their own complaining and have returned to posting pictures from the lot in Deer Creek, 92 and T-shirts they've owned since 1983.
The lull in activity created a precise moment for the unveiling of Phish's Summer plans including the band's 10th Festival, Magna Ball, meaning "Massive Testicles" in Latin. When asked about the name the band said, "It's in August, It's hot, the odor is pretty bad, there's very little room to move, it's totally packed and completely uncomfortable. We imagine this is what life would be like as massive testicles crammed into Mike's stylish skinny pants. Tom and Trey will be writing new songs for the event that nobody will understand but everyone will sing with compassionate faces and furrowed eyebrows leading people to believe something deeply emotional is taking place during songs written about testicles.
One tradition the Phish crowd has carried on with far greater intensity than the Grateful Dead fan base is bitching about ticketing only moments following on sales. It seems like the upgraded campground, Glen Close, named because it's close to the activities oddly enough, and because Fishman once slept with her, sold out in 8 seconds leading to an abundance of Conspiracy Theories and more chapped asses than the fans, not in the Glen Close compound, will have by the Monday following the event after shitting in the woods and wiping themselves with branches for 3 days. The upgraded campsite provides festival goers with the opportunity to shower during the weekend and drop their deuces in a toilet as opposed to Port-a-Johns that, by Saturday, will have corn anchors stacked well above the seat, where younger fans will continue to aerial drop their brown trouts making turd pyramids for the record books.
As signs of a maturing crowd following the band, RV Passes were the next to sell out only 12 seconds later. Even though the band selected a location that will accommodate every single person that wants to attend, the arguments around the community seem to be based on the level of comfort they'll be able to acquire. Instead of Dead Heads complaining about the size of the venue and the inability to secure tickets at all, the Phish people are extremely upset that they might not be able to have the accommodations and amenities they desire. Apparently, the band is married to 100,000 wives that are impossible to please.
In closing, the preceding months have caused me to reflect on the past 30 years of my life like never before. Images from the past have been coming through with such detailed clarity. This week I thought about taking my dog for nightly walks as a teen living with my folks. My brother and I would go burn one and return to watch The Honeymooners or, on the one special night a week we'd grease our minds to properly prepare for The Grateful Dead Hour. Dead Heads throughout the entire NY metropolitan area would gather around the clock radios our grandmas bought us for Christmas or the vintage tubed stereo systems with as many dials as Phil's basses. Back then we didn't have archive.org, we had David Gans. He was the archive of our younger years and critical listening occurred during his weekly radio show. For many, the best chance you had of hearing soundboards from the latest tour was by tuning in to his weekly show. His voice was synonymous with all things Dead. We didn't have the Internet so most of us wouldn't recognize him by face if we were standing next to him. Unless he spoke, then every Dead Head would recognize him immediately. We looked forward to those nights with incredible anticipation starting the day before the show. Now I have a computer with every show that's been played at my disposal. I'm really not sure which is better… Thanks for being such a cool part of my youth, David! I appreciate you!
Until next time, Love Y'all!
This piece is dedicated to the memory of Calico… God's Speed Sweet Soul…
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WASHINGTON — The popular but overwhelmed "cash for clunkers" program is zooming toward a quarter-million trade-ins with the initial $1 billion in rebates, but the White House warns the special deals could sputter to an end by Friday unless the Senate quickly approves $2 billion more.
Senate skeptics appear to be in no hurry.
On Monday, the Obama administration pointed to environmental gains made during the first week of the program, which gives rebates of as much as $4,500 to motorists who trade in gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient vehicles. The White House also highlighted recovery news from Ford Motor Co., which reported its first U.S. sales increase in nearly two years.
"It's good for consumers. It's good for dealers and auto manufacturers," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. "It's good for our energy security and our environment."
Gibbs said if the Senate failed to provide the extra money, "it's unlikely that we'll make it to the weekend with a program that can continue." He estimated the additional $2 billion would allow consumers to take advantage of the incentives through September.
In the Senate, Democrats remained concerned about lining up enough support for the plan, which the House approved last week before heading home for the August recess. "I'd like to see the program extended," said Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's second-ranking Democrat. "I hope we can get it done."
While the House approved the funding by a nearly 3-to-1 margin last Friday, the clunkers program faces strong headwinds from conservatives who view it as another taxpayer bailout for the auto industry and environmentalists who complain that it ought to wring out more fuel efficiency. There's little time left on the calendar — the Senate plans to take a four-week recess beginning Friday after it votes this week on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court.
Despite the assurances from the White House, many dealers said they were concerned they could be on the hook for some of the money if the Senate fails to approve the $2 billion. John McEleney, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, said his organization was warning dealers there were no guarantees they would be reimbursed for sales they make under the program this week. McEleney said he has stopped offering cash-for-clunkers deals at his own Iowa dealerships.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the average mileage of new vehicles purchased through the program is 9.6 miles per gallon higher than for the vehicles traded in for scrap. Buyers of new cars and trucks that get 10 mpg better than their trade-ins get the $4,500 rebate. People whose cars get between 4 mpg and 10 mpg better fuel efficiency qualify for a smaller $3,500 rebate.
LaHood said some 80 percent of the traded-in vehicles are pickups or SUVs, meaning many gas-guzzlers are being taken off the road. The Ford Focus is a leading replacement vehicle. General Motors Co., Chrysler Group LLC and Ford accounted for 47 percent of the new vehicles purchased.
Ford said its July sales rose 1.6 percent in July from the same month last year, its first year-over-year increase since November 2007, while Chrysler Group LLC posted a smaller year-over-year sales drop compared with recent months, helped by "clunkers" deals. Other automakers showed gains, giving ammunition to supporters of the car rebate program.
Senate Republicans appeared to be in no hurry.
"We were told this program would last for several months," GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said. "It ran out of money in a week, prompting the House to rush a $2 billion extension before anybody even had time to figure out what happened to the first billion."
McConnell said, "It's not a bad idea to look for a second opinion. All the more so if they say they're in a hurry."
Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Senate's second-ranking Republican, suggested lawmakers "take a time-out" so they could receive more details about the program before providing more money. "I'm concerned that somebody's going to have to pay for this, and $4,500 for everybody that wants to take advantage of this program is a lot of money."
Making its case for more funding, the administration collected information on 80,500 vehicle transactions logged into the government's operating system through Saturday afternoon. Gibbs said the fuel efficiency improvements would save a typical customer $700 to $1,000 a year in fuel costs. The new vehicles were getting 25.4 miles per gallon on average, a 61 percent increase over the models traded in.
The data were aimed at appeasing lawmakers such as Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, who have questioned whether the program's environmental benefits go far enough.
Those two senators and New York Democrat Charles Schumer praised the gains in a Monday afternoon news conference.
"The best solution is to continue and extend the program as it is," Feinstein said. "The program appears to be running very well."
The lawmakers said administration officials told them that 120,000 new vehicle sales had been processed through the program and an additional 100,000 to 130,000 were expected to be processed to reach the $1 billion in funding.
LaHood said on MSNBC, "We're encouraging senators to listen to their car dealers and the people they represent. If they do that, it will pass the Senate."
The administration has been coy about just how long dealers would be reimbursed for rebates, after saying Sunday that the program would have to be suspended if the Senate failed to act.
Fierce lobbying for the program came from other quarters: The National Automobile Dealers Association and the American International Automobile Dealers contacted thousands of dealerships, telling them to bombard the Senate with phone calls and e-mails.
"This is the one true stimulus that seems to be working out of all the things that have been tried in the last few months," said Cody Lusk, president of the international group.
The Senate narrowly approved the initial money in June. But some lawmakers who voted for the plan, including Feinstein and Collins, have said the additional dollars should push consumers to buy even more fuel-efficient vehicles and also to allow people to buy fuel-efficient used vehicles. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., has said he was concerned with the way the House paid for the extension, shifting $2 billion from a renewable energy loan program.
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This Is Why You Should Never Let the Internet Name Your Baby
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Can't decide on a baby name? The Internet can help with that! A Canadian couple is gearing up to welcome their newborn daughter in early April and they're having a hell of a time choosing a moniker for their little girl. So they've left it up to the Interwebz. [Cricket, cricket…]
Daddy-to-be Stephen McLaughlin created the website NameMyDaughter.com, where he's entrusted the Internet to vote on a first and middle name for his baby girl-on-board. On the site, he wrote, "My name is Stephen and much to the disbelief of my wife, I have decided to let the Internet name* my daughter." The caveat (and the well-placed asterisk) means that Stephen and his Mrs. reserve the right to big the final decision — even if it's not the one that the Internet has chosen.
Here's where the top 15 hopefuls stand as of today, January 14:
From most popular to least first names: Cthulhu (with 29,807 votes), Amelia, Megatron, Luna, Laquisha, Zelda, Charlotte, Streetlamp, Not Zelda, Olivia, Slagathor, Camille, Ixtley, Leslie and bringing up the rear, Elliott (with 1,292).
From most popular to least middle names: All-Spark (with 17,599 votes), Mae, Rose, Doge, Of-the-sea, Le-dash-a, Grace, Salad, Titanium, Sage, Pond, Renee, Dolan, Hero, Amelia (with 835 votes).
Want to cast your vote? You can vote once a day for as many names as you want — but do your best to keep it PC. McLaughlin said recently that while he'd prefer not to remove names from the list, he's already done away with a few sexual position name suggestions as we all as some cheeky STD names.
My personal favorite? Slagathor All-Spark. I wouldn't wanna mess with that girl on the playground.
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YouTube addresses complaints of LGBTQ censoring
YouTube has responded to recent criticism of its filtering policy.
-- YouTube has sought to clarify its filtering policy after video bloggers in the LGBT community complained that their videos were being unfairly blocked.
In a late-Sunday tweet, the video-sharing website said, "LGBTQ+ videos are available in restricted mode, but videos that discuss more sensitive issues may not be."
The company declined to elaborate on what is classified as sensitive.
The response came after several popular YouTube stars took to social media over the weekend to complain about the restricted mode, which the company says is meant to protect children and families.
"We are so proud to represent LGBTQ+ voices on our platform," the YouTube statement said. "They're a key part of what YouTube is all about."
YouTube, a subsidiary of Google, said it regretted the confusion that the mode has caused, adding that is looking into the concerns. The restricted mode is an optional feature that users have to turn on.
YouTube has acknowledged that the restricted mode — which it says uses community flagging, age restrictions and other means to identify and filter possibly inappropriate content — is "not 100 percent accurate."
The criticism came after multiple YouTube creators said their content on topics such as same-sex relationships and coming out were hidden by default in the restricted mode.
Rowan Ellis, one of the first video bloggers to voice concern over the mode, said the issue made her "really, really angry."
"This is something that no one's really sure of how it's working, but we know that it has some type of targeted effect on LGBT individuals," Ellis said in a YouTube video posted Thursday. "I think it's really important to look at why LGBT content has been deemed as inappropriate."
Other social media users used the hashtag YouTubeIsOverParty to voice their concerns about the censoring issue.
One of YouTube's biggest stars, Tyler Oakley, who has more than 8 million subscribers, said his recent video "8 Black LGBTQ+ Trailblazers Who Inspire Me" was restricted, even though he says it did not feature adult content.
Oakley, who was listed by Forbes as one of YouTube's highest-paid creators last year, has become known for his activism in the LGBT community.
"Still not fixed," Oakley tweeted late Sunday. "One of my recent videos '8 Black LGBTQ+ Trailblazers Who Inspire Me' is blocked because of this. I'm perplexed."
He urged YouTube users to "actively check on all LGBTQ+ creators you're subscribed to & continue to support their content."


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Gibbs reveals that he wrote all of "YOL2" and all of his upcoming Madlib collab album "Bandana" while locked up in Austria.
In a new interview with Complex, Freddie Gibbs spoke at length about his time incarcerated in Austria while awaiting rape charges. (He was acquitted last September.) He explained that he wrote all of You Only Live 2wice, as well as Bandana, his forthcoming album with Madlb, while in jail.
"I pretty much wrote everything in my cell in Austria," he said. "I just wrote things down, wrote ideas, because I didn't think that I was gonna be able to rap again. You just never know man, so I just wrote a lot of shit. And when I got home I got production and just went in and pieced it together like a seamstress. Everything that I wanted to say I got it all out in this project. And I think that's why this was so significant for me."
He added that writing relieved the boredom and frustration of the language barrier. "[Erica] brought me a Gil-Scot Heron book called The Last Holiday," he said. "I was reading so much shit, man. I read the George Clinton autobiography. I was reading a lot of books when I was on the road anyway—I was on the road prior to the arrest. I felt like when I got in there, fuck, I couldn't even read a book. I wasn't even thinking about the iPhone and all of that shit, I was like I don't have anything to read—not a newspaper, not a letter from nobody, nothing. So it was just like fuck, I'm hearin' German all day, they're sending my case files in German, and then I gotta wait three, four days for a translator to get there—it's all fucked up. The language barrier alone was sickening, man. It was tough. I couldn't get the things that I needed to get behind bars, because I didn't speak the language.
"What else is there to motherfuckin' read but my own raps?" he continued. "Fuck it, I'm gonna just rap—rap all day, rap all night, write raps."
He did not say when he would Bandana would be released, or comment on its current status, but he confirmed that is very real. "Y'all pretty much know that I'm about to drop the bomb with this Madlib shit," he said.
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Middle Level Commissioners and Associated Internal Drainage Boards
The Commissioners and Associated Boards are a contributing authority to planning processes across Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, where planning applications from both industry and the general public fall inside the catchment areas of those Boards.
We are consulted on planning applications from the relevant local authorities across Cambridgeshire and Norfolk for us to make comments. Often however, consent is also required from the Commissioners/Boards themselves, where watercourses, watercourse structures and the protection of maintenance access widths are/might be affected.
Consent Comments: As authorities consulted by planning authorities the Commissioners and Boards do not have powers to pass or reject any planning application that is sent to us for comments. Our role is to ensure that the application, if passed, will not hinder or affect access to our maintained watercourses, as well as ensuring that the anticipated works will not have any detrimental effect on the flow capacity of the channel.
More recently we have been heavily involved in also ensuring that any applications do not affect the officially designated conservation sites in and around our boundaries or inappropriately impact on the conservation interests of our maintained watercourses.
The Middle Level Commissioners and the Internal Drainage Boards administered from the Middle Level Offices have powers granted to them by Section 66 of the Land Drainage Act 1991 to make and enforce Byelaws, which in general, provide regulations and a framework to protect all the watercourses which are under the direct jurisdiction of those Boards, and the access alongside those watercourses required for their maintenance. The Byelaws also apply to all structures in and in the banks of such watercourses and within the access strips protected under such Byelaws. Such access strips measure 20 metres on both sides of such watercourses in the case of the Middle Level Commissioners or 9 metres in the case of all other Boards. In the case of embankments however, the measurement is taken from the landward toe of the embankment.
Whilst the proper enforcement of these Byelaws is crucially important in keeping the hydrological network functioning and reducing flood risk, the Boards recognise that both industry and the general public will at times, need to be granted consent for the betterment of the area or their property and that such applications can be permitted without prejudicing flood risk.
Byelaw Consent: You are able to apply for Byelaw consent directly to this Office.
As a guide, you will need to apply for Byelaw consent if you wish to:
- Alter a Board's watercourse by Culverting, Filling In or changing its Existing Course.(NB Consent is required from the Board under section 23 Land Drainage Act 1991 for culverting or filling in a watercourse even where it is not maintained by the Board).
- Discharge Surface Water into a Board's watercourse (directly or indirectly).
- Discharge Treated Water (Effluent) into a Board's watercourse (directly or indirectly).
- Build, Excavate or Plant within the access strips adjacent to a Board's watercourse.
- Erect any structure within a Board's watercourse.
For a fixed fee you are able to apply for a soakaway proposal to be checked and, if appropriate, certified. Please see Option Two – Checking Service
We have also introduced a form by which we will confirm in principle acceptability of surface water and sewage effluent discharges into our systems, please see Preliminary Assessment
Please note that this service is primarily for use with larger developments prior to submission of a planning application.
Statement on National Planning Policy Framework (NPFF)
The NPPF is a key part of the Government's reforms to simplify the planning system making it less complex, more accessible and facilitating "growth" by reducing the number of pages about planning policy including flood risk.
The Middle Level Commissioners and our associated/administered Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) are local flood risk management authorities (RMA) whose areas are defended flood plain which requires detailed day to day management of water levels to reduce flood risk. This must clearly influence the consideration given to development proposals and their effects. Given, therefore, the importance and special circumstances of water level/flood risk management within The Fens, the Commissioners and associated/administered Boards therefore consider that whatever may be appropriate for other areas of the UK the generic nature of the NPPF needs to be supplemented, in relation to the Fens, by the more detailed consideration of flood risk and the impacts of the risk of flooding in the area and to local communities previously set out in PPG and PPS25. The Commissioners and IDBs therefore consider that development proposals in this high flood risk area do need to take full account of the flood risks unique to this area and the contents of the Commissioners'/IDB policy and advice statements.
We have consequently urged the local planning authorities within our areas to encourage applicants to ensure that such detailed consideration is given and to discuss relevant issues and, where appropriate, agree the detail of a Flood Risk Assessment with the Commissioners and associated/administered Boards to ensure that proper consideration is given to water level and flood risk management arising from development.
Planning Advice and Consent Documents
Middle Level & Associated Boards
General Information
- Charging Policy for dealing with Planning & Consent Applications
- Code of Practice for Byelaws
- Common Queries
- Disposal of Increased Rates and/or Volume of Discharge Arising from Development – what is charged for
- Explanatory Notes re Application for Consent for Works In and Around Watercourses (Byelaw Consent)
- Fee Checker Spreadsheet
- Fees
- Infiltration Device Certification and Checking Service Guidance Document
- Land Drainage Maintenance & Consents Rights and Responsibilities
- Piped Discharges into the Middle Level River System – the Middle Level Commissioners' position
- Pre- & Post-Application Enquiries – background Information
- Property Within a Floodplain – general advice
- Provision of Flood Risk Information
- Provision of Responses to Floodplain, Insurance and Mortgage Related Queries
- Application for Consent for Works In and Around Watercourses (Byelaw Consent)
- Application for Consent to Discharge Surface Water and/or Treated Effluent (Discharge Consent)
- Infiltration Devices Option One – Self-Certification
- Infiltration Devices Option Two – Checking Service
- Post-Application Consultation Request Form
- Pre-Application Consultation Request Form
- Preliminary Assessment Form – Surface Water and Sewage Effluent
Planning & Development Matters
- Development Control and Consenting "Surgery"
- Development which restricts Spoil Disposal
- General Guidance Notes on Development in or close to a Board Maintained Watercourse
- Marinas – Standard Specification and Requirements
- Mooring Policy
- Policy on Local Land Charges
- Pre-/Post-Application Consultation Procedures
- Pre & Post Application Requirements
- Standard Advice – essential advice to those intending to submit a planning application
- Standing Advice – on Development Management
- Treated Effluent Discharges from Anglian Water Services (AWS) Water Recycling Centre (WRC) – general advice


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We are in the thick of exams. The first Zach has ever experienced. I'm hoping we get out alive. Exam anxiety is very real. We had three 14 year old boys downstairs. They were studying for music and practicing their instruments: Zach a violin, Liam a viola and Oliver, a cello. Part of their exam… Continue reading Exam Anxiety
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Hey! Welcome to my newest endeavour - where I hope to share my deep dark secrets (well, the ones that I CAN share anyways). I live in small bungalow in Barrie, Ontario, love all of our seasons, have a sweet golden doodle named Loki, a beautiful 14 year old son named Zach, and my very… Continue reading Chapter 1: This is us.


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The collaboration between Cytiva and Adven on energy recovery enables fulfilment of environmental requirements and saves energy
Cytiva (formerly part of GE Healthcare Life Sciences) is a leading global medicine and pharmaceutical company operating in approx. 40 countries with a large production site in Uppsala, Sweden. For more than 100 years, the company has provided signifi…
Peurunka Wellness Centre: Converting to pellets reduced CO2 emissions by more than 90 %
Heat production for the Peurunka Wellness Centre in Central Finland was renewed due to an increased need for energy. There was also a good opportunity to make energy production more environmentally friendly.
Biokraft's biogas production made more sustainable and competitive thanks to Adven's evaporation solution
The world's largest site for liquified biogas production is operated by the Norwegian company Biokraft. The business is becoming even more circular, as Adven is evaporating the reject water from Biokraft's production. Adven delivers evapo…
Orkla Group's Panda sweets are made with 2,500 tonnes fewer emissions
The energy solution implemented by Adven generates steam for the factory and heating for the property using emission-free, wood-based fuels. The solution was introduced in the early 2010s, and it has resulted in a 2,500-tonnes reduction in the factor…
District heating co-operation in Mora benefits both the climate and local players
The district heating network in Mora, Sweden, is Adven's largest network and the heating is based on 99% renewable and recovered fuel. The network is tightly integrated with local business.
Skanssi started up largest geoenergy solution for a shopping centre in Europe - 112 geowells
A shopping centre Skanssi switched to Adven's geoenergy service. Carbon dioxide emissions will be cut by approximately 90 per cent and the shopping centre will become almost entirely energy self-sufficient.
Adven generates energy for Mirka through by-product streams
The 18-year co-operation between Adven and Mirka has been honed into a seamless team effort. Mirka's production has expanded, the company has abandoned the use of heavy fuel oils, and by-product flows are recycled instead of being disposed of i…
Tailored and sustainable energy for Valio plants
Adven produces heating and cooling for eleven plants operated by Valio across Finland. Meeting the customer's production standards has been a key consideration in Adven's design, resource allocation and planning projects.
Fully carbon neutral Kuopion Portti (Gate of Kuopio)
Adven will implement an energy solution for Kuopio's future landmark, Kuopion Portti (Gate of Kuopio), in which the facilities will be cooled and heated using geoenergy. The energy solution is 100% carbon neutral.
S-Group's groceries logistics centre in Sipoo - sustainable hybrid energy concept
S-Group's logistics centre in Sipoo will be Finland's largest building and one of the ten largest buildings. Plenty of heating and cooling are needed to ensure that the storage conditions for food and other productsn the world. S-Group is…
Adven a partner in implementing and developing energy solutions for food industry company Saarioinen
Adven has been working in close cooperation with Saarioinen for more than two decades now. The food industry presents energy solution challenges, as production and operations are continuously evolving. The way Saarioinen sees it, having an outside en…
Carbon-neutral geoenergy based heating system for Vanajanlinna buildings
Hotel Vanajanlinna, Linna Golf's properties and the majority of other properties in the area will convert from natural gas to heating and cooling through the geoenergy solution provided by Adven.
DuPont Group's FinnFeeds Finland: new evaporation method reduced plant's energy consumption by a third
The Naantali plant of FinnFeeds Finland Oy, part of the DuPont Group, has succeeded in reducing its use of steam by close to 40 per cent, simultaneously radically reducing its carbon footprint. Total energy consumption has fallen at the plant by arou…
Heating was not the municipality's core business: Adven took over the Parikkala municipality's district heating business
Adven can strengthen the operations of the district heating networks of small and mid-sized municipalities. The municipality of Parikkala can now free up capital to develop its municipal services, as it no longer needs to make its own investments to …
Experience Factory Lappari utilises a hybrid energy solution combining several types of heating
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Hankkija's Turku plant creates energy from oat husk
The steam energy required by Hankkija's Turku plant will be generated by combusting ground oat husk, a by-product of production. Climate targets and the rising cost of fossil fuels prompted the plant to seek alternative solutions in locally ava…
Greenhouses in Honkajoki are heated all winter long with recycled energy
Adven produces the evaporation service using its own MVR evaporator, which is an integral part of Honkajoki's production process. The solution has considerably improved the energy efficiency of the process.
Adven develops Kemira Chemicals' energy efficiency and process integration
In early 2018, Kemira and Adven signed a long-term co-operation agreement on energy supply. Adven stands out as an energy partner with previous experience in energy production in demanding industrial environments.
DB Schenker convinced by economical, green geoenergy and Adven's expertise
DB Schenker and Adven teamed up in 2016 when heating and cooling for DB Schenker's Vaasa terminal decided to be delivered by a geoenergy solution provided by Adven. The system has been in use since December, and Adven's operating model ha…
"Geoenergy is the greenest and most economical solution"
Citycon's Lippulaiva shopping centre currently under construction in Espoo will house what is presumably the world's largest geoenergy solution ever built in commercial premises. Citycon is realising the project in co-operation with Adven…
Heating of Harriniva Hotels and Safaris changed from heavy fuel oil to geoenergy
Changing oil heating to geoenergy heating saves about 200 000 litres of heavy fuel oil in a year at Harriniva Hotels and Safaris. "We were looking for a more environmental friendly solution to replace oil. We also anticipate savings in the …
Water consumption at Nammo propellant plant cut in half with Adven's energy solution
Adven produces steam and heat for the needs of Nammo's propellant plant in Central Finland. With closed water cycles, the plant's water consumption was cut in half and previously wasted heat is recovered and used in the area's distr…
Completely carbon neutral logistics terminal in Vaasa, Finland
DB Schenker builds a new logistics terminal in Vaasa, Finland. The heating and cooling for the terminal will be delivered by a geoenergy solution provided by Adven. Energy system of the new logistics terminal will be completely CO2 neutral.
Potato starch is evaporated as a plant fertilizer
Kokemäki, Finland based Finnamyl Oy is a company that contract farms and processes starch potatoes.
Kungsleden close Adven's geoenergy
In 2014, Adven installed geothermal heating and cooling in Torsnäs 1, a commercial building located in Kista, Stockholm
Värmdö Bostäder: a publically owned pioneer that went from oil to geo energy
Adven is the energy supplier for Värmdö Bostäder, one of the first publically owned residential complexes in Sweden that switched oil to outsourced geothermal energy.
Areim Kista 1 got a renewable solution that increases property value
In 2013, Adven converted Kista One, one of the largest office buildings in the Stockholm suburb of Kista, from district to local geothermal heating and cooling.
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Adven gave ViskoTeepak's factory an environmentally friendly upgrade
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Altia wanted to achieve financial benefits by outsourcing energy production and related investments.
Nummelan Aluelämpö Oy: now 84% lower CO2 emissions
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I Didn't Know I Was a Boy
Growing up without gendered pronouns
Meredith Talusan is a writer, visual artist, and literary scholar living in New York. Her thoughts on gender can be found at www.aselfmadewoman.com.
I didn't know I was a boy until my younger brother called me one. I must have been eleven and Tonton was five. In our small Philippine town of Talacsan, my super-Catholic Aunt Rosa was visiting and Tonton showed her a trick I taught him. We found some condoms in my father's cabinet and I showed him how to blow balloons. The condoms were stashed along with the Penthouse magazines so I knew I shouldn't be touching them. I forgot to tell Tonton not to show anyone else. Aunt Rita told him he'd get AIDS, and asked him where he got the condoms from.
Kuya showed me, he said in Tagalog, then tried to find me with his voice. Kuya! Kuya! I pretended not to hear.
This was not the last time I betrayed my brother. But it's my first memory of being a boy.
Tagalog has no gendered pronouns, yet a name for eldest brother: Kuya. And that incident was the first time I clearly remember Tonton calling me by that name, the first time I remember anyone designating me unquestionably as male.
He must have called me Kuya before, but I can't remember. And I don't remember confronting the reality of my assigned gender until I perused one of Papa's Penthouse magazines that night and thought to myself: that's right, I am a boy.
Maybe I should begin before Tonton was born. I was an only child for six and a half years. My grandmother called me Apo (grandchild), my parents called me Anak (child), my aunts Pamangkin (non-gendered niece or nephew). When people referred to me in the third person, they used "siya" or "niya" or "kanya," all gender-neutral pronouns.
I suppose I knew that there were two different kinds of people and they behaved in distinct ways. I also knew that my Nanay, the Tagalog word for mother that I used for my grandmother who raised me, wore dresses and she did not buy me dresses. She wore her hair long and I did not wear my hair long.
But she took me to the market and taught me how to haggle. She let me play Chinese garter and jacks with the children in dresses. And sometimes, she cut her hair short. And plenty of times she wore pants. I helped her cook by grating coconut. I didn't like sitting with my grandfather and drinking, though I did sit on his lap sometimes when he played cards, and I sat on my grandmother's lap when she played mahjong.
Whenever anyone talked about me, they said kanya, siya, niya, pronouns that did not identify me as belonging to either the longhairs or the shorthairs, the skirtwearers or the pantswearers. I was not a son but a child, not a nephew but a nephew-equivalent whose gender was unspecified.
Judging from the photo spreads I liked in my Papa's magazines, I desired people who had male genitals. But for the first time, I recognized that I had them, too. At eleven, I was finally a boy.
I grew up to be a woman, but first I grew up to be a man. An unapologetically feminine man. A man who was often mistaken for a woman. A man who bought clothes in women's sections of department stores. But a man. Discovering I was a boy so late in life, I saw nothing wrong in being a man who shopped in the women's section, who wore lipstick when the mood struck, who imagined himself a woman in his fantasies. But I was also a man who could not wear a dress without being stared at, who could not grow my hair long without being seen as a drag queen, and who constantly had to hear himself referred to as himself, he with his hair and his clothes.
So one day, in February of 2001, I told my boss at work on Friday that I wanted to experiment with wearing women's clothes all the time. I came back on Monday in a fuchsia print top and green velvet skirt, and on Tuesday in a black dress, and so on. And in August, I legally changed my name and gender on my state ID. And in November, I went to a therapist who was part of the team that made the rules that said I needed to go to a therapist, and told him that to assume I was mentally ill for wanting to be a woman is to treat me like gay people were treated in the 1970's. He prescribed me hormones on the spot. In March of 2002, on my second visit, he agreed to write a letter recommending me for a sex change operation. I got one in June of 2002.
These days my siblings refer to me as Ateh, eldest sister. They switched instantly when I asked them to, and the only remnants of my transition for my family is that Tonton is still called Diko, second-eldest brother, when he is now the eldest brother and should be called Kuya. This confuses other Tagalog speakers but no one else would know the difference.
Now that I'm a woman, I can wear a skirt or pants. I can wear my hair long or short. I am perceived as inferior, but I can cry in public. I can be strong or weak. And I am called she, but I don't mind being called he sometimes. To my ear, they are close though not quite the same.
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See I have this set group of girls that get together at least once a month.
They're all amazing in their own ways,
but together we are insane, fearless, & have the best time.
We meet for drinks, dinner, at someone's house, and this weekend brunch!
These girls are ones we can always talk about anything to.
The kind we can send a mass text about anything,
big or small, and they will all text back to help!
A few girls come and go from the group but the main ones
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Once again I find myself back in NYC. I arrived at the end of January and will be here until May, mainly to work on a project for my twin sister's thesis (for her BA in photography at Parsons' The New School), but of course I am trying to squirrel away some dance experiences at the same time.
There are a trillion billion (well, maybe not quite that many) things I could be doing and watching and experiencing in NYC, and its hard to not get caught up with frustration at the countless, countless things I miss due to the constant restraints of time and money, or by not being on it enough to know its even happening!
But, before I came I did set my self the goal of going to 2 specific classes a week for the duration of my stay. These are Barbara Mahler's Klein technique class and a Gaga class. Barbara is a wealth of knowledge and going to her class is like having a non verbal anatomy class, or going to see a chiropractor - I come out feeling taller!
Although I have yet to find a teacher that matches Chisato Shemesh's (she is based in London http://www.facebook.com/GagaPeopleLondon?fref=ts) skill at sharing the Gaga experience it's so good to be doing this technique on a regular basis. For me its feels like a three dimensional, detailed dance, and moving in this way has taught me a lot.
My visit also happened to coincide with (Marten Spanberg's), so I have been doing a bit of brain expanding, regularly attending his 'Dancing Seminar' at MoMa Ps1 (http://momaps1.org/), a Queen's based outpost of the MoMa.
These happened for three hours, twice a week, for six weeks, the concept being that for these thirty six hours Marten would open his mouth and talk - his mouth doing the dancing. When asked by MoMa PS1 to do something 'dancey' Marten felt there was enough dance in NYC, what was needed was more dialogue, something which struck a chord for me, as I feel the same about the UK, specifically my base of Manchester.
Topics ranged from warriors, to jealousy, to the cuurent popularity of dance in the art world/major museums, philosophy and much more. Whilst Marten's hyper brain and years of accumulated knowledge sometimes left me feeling dumb, I mainly feel lucky to have had the time and opportunity to listen and digest - and I am still digesting, like when you learn new movement and need to sleep on it.
Marten has a great skill at being painstakingly contemporary, whilst historically contextulising everything, and linking in to a plethora of different genres - architecture, graphic design, philosophy. I also managed to catch a performance, which was the result of a series of workshops Marten taught while he was here (this being one of the things I missed due to lack of $).
It was a slow burner, one of those pieces that creeps up on you, and then suddenly you think, 'hey! This is pretty dam good'. Like his Dancing Seminars it was quietly penetrating, with both a simplicity and complexity, all bound up in a hip exterior. For those of you in the North of England (and those in the South, come up and see us!) Marten's work will be performed at the Manchester International Festival in July (http://www.mif.co.uk/event/epic)
Last week I managed to catch the Monday night showings at Judson Memorial Church for the first time since I arrived. This is curated by Movement Research (http://www.movementresearch.org/) and is for artists to show work in progress.
While I have never been massively impressed with the work I've seen there I enjoying going for the diversity, seeing live performance on a regular basis, it's low cost (free or a donation) and to spend some time in the Judson Memorial Church. It's an epic space, and having read about it so many times and its place in sixties postmodern art/dance it seems, for me, a historic and important space. And I like to think a bit of that history is seeping in to my bones every time I go there.
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In the quest to modernize IT, the top key priorities for forward-looking CIOs are analytics and business intelligence, mobile technologies, and cloud computing. We live in an increasingly data-driven world where just about everything we do can be quantified, analyzed, and optimized. The increasing sophistication of smart phones also allows us to be always connected to family, friends, information, and insights. The flexibility, scalability, and increasing adoption of cloud computing help make sure all types of big data people want to access remain available on demand.
As consumers, we have high expectations and little time. We want applications on our smart phones to be more collaborative, efficient, and productive in our lives. We connect with others through social media sites, share pictures and video links. We use productivity apps to organize tasks and events, manage our budget and finance, monitor energy use and our home…all from a phone. Isn't it time that we do the same for work?
Appian provides an enterprise social software platform for knowledge workers to access key data, reports, and tasks from a smart phone so they can receive timely updates and take proactive actions. Available on every major mobile platform, Appian includes rich collaboration, mobile forms and task approval, notifications, and security to support your enterprise mobility needs for a wide variety of use cases.
Its enterprise social software supports the increasingly important BYOD mobile policy that many companies have either implemented or plan to in the next year or two.
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- Image Capture: Snap, save, and submit. Add images to any task or action for rich descriptions of common mobile processes, such as appraisals, insurance claims or incident management.
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Applications built on Appian can also connect with existing enterprise systems to leverage years of business data and combine with new process metrics for better, more comprehensive business intelligence and analytics. Lastly, Appian customers can choose a traditional on-premise deployment or go with the software-as-a-service (SaaS) cloud computing delivery model.
It's time to modernize IT and worksocial with an intelligent Business Process Management Suite. Mobile-enable enterprise applications can be done faster and cheaper than you think with Appian's software platform: a single checkbox turns an electronic form into a native mobile form for all major devices. Request a call to get started and let us show you how Appian can take your business to the next level.
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Our grilled polenta cakes recipes makes the list at the number 32 borderline genius hack! Here is the link: camping hacks that are borderline genius
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Check back for more posts over the summer. This year we will be cottaging more than camping so expect to see some more bbq recipes! Also I will be trying to update older posts with photos.
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A property industry trade body claims 85 per cent of agents believes a 'staged' property sells three times faster than a non-staged home.
The Home Staging Association says research for a new report shows that staging costs of £500 to £5,000 will produce higher sale prices.
"Seventy per cent of agents stated home staging increased the offer value by one to 10 per cent, with 16 per cent reporting a seven to 10 per cent rise in offer value" it says.
"In addition 77 per cent of developers saw a return in their investment, reporting that the sale of the property paid for the cost of staging, highlighting how professional staging often is the best choice financially for homeowners" it continues.
The association's research suggests that 74 per cent of agents consider the reception room as the most important to be staged for a sale, with another 10 per cent choosing the kitchen, and a further 10 per cent stating the master bedroom.
So what do you think? Is it worth staging your home to maximise revenue?


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Hi friends! I've known Kelly Simmons since 2007, I think. Which means, Kelly and I have known each other like 77 dog years, which I think is even more in Internet years. When I moved back to Philadelphia a year and a half ago, one of my bonuses was that a group of my Tall Poppy Writer pals are also Philly based, Kelly included. And she showed up to my new home, before the furniture did! And … [Read more...] about Guest Post: 3 Rules for Writing Your Best Query Letter Ever by Kelly Simmons
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★★★★★ - A Review by Cameron Kanachki
Betrayal is one of the most savage things in the world. And it hasn't been portrayed as beautifully as it has in The Beguiled, Sofia Coppola's masterpiece based on the 1966 novel The Beguiled (originally published as A Painted Devil) by Thomas P. Cullinan & the 1971 film The Beguiled.
Set in 1864, the film focuses on the people who live at the Miss Martha Farnsworth School in Virginia. The Civil War has been raging on for 3 years now, & the Confederate Army is less than a year from surrender. Everyone knows the war is ending soon, especially Miss Martha Farnsworth (played by Nicole Kidman), the headmistress of the school. Only the French teacher, Miss Edwina Morrow (played by Kirsten Dunst), & 5 students: the teenaged Alicia (played by Elle Fanning); & the preteenagers Amy (played by Oona Laurence); Jane (played by Angourie Rice); Emily (played by Emma Howard); & Marie (played by Addison Riecke), remain at the school, as the other teachers, students, & slaves have left.
One day, while searching for mushrooms, Amy finds a wounded Union soldier on the property. The soldier is Cpl. John McBurney (played by Colin Farrell), an Irish immigrant who had deserted the battlefield after his leg was wounded. Miss Farnsworth wonders whether or not to nurse him back to health, for he is a Union soldier in a Confederate state, but eventually decides to nurse him back to health, believing it is the Christian thing to do.
After McBurney is nursed back to health, the teachers & students debate whether or not to deliver him as a prisoner of war to the Confederate Army, but decide against it. McBurney develops a good companionship with the teachers & students, & all seems to be well.
But all is not well, as sexual tension has ravaged the school, especially Miss Morrow & Alicia, while the other students become attracted to him. And as things get intense, something occurs that can never be reversed.
The entire cast is superb, especially Nicole Kidman & Colin Farrell, who both deserve Oscar nominations for their performances.
Sofia Coppola's direction is absolutely spectacular, & it's no surprise that she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director for this film, becoming only the second woman to win the award. She takes a different approach from the book & the original 1971 film by showing the film from the female perspective. Also, she sets an extremely tense mood that doesn't let up, except for the excellent moments of dark humor littered throughout the film, which only lightens the tense mood briefly & slightly.
Her screenplay is also excellent. Not only does she humanize all the characters, she also makes us love to hate them all, as they all have some dark ulterior motives directed towards everyone.
The production design is one of the shining elements of the film. Beautifully designed by Anne Ross in a Louisiana mansion famously used as the mansion in Beyoncé's visual album Lemonade, the decor of the era is made to perfection here.
The editing by Sarah Flack is excellent. She doesn't let anything linger on for too long or make a moment too short for us to fully experience it.
The cinematography is another shining element. Astoundingly shot by Philippe Le Sourd on 35mm film & in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio, the camera makes every shot look absolutely beautiful, while the claustrophobic aspect ratio heightens the already tense mood.
The costume design by Stacey Battat is also another shining element. Looking at the style of dresses worn at the time & the uniforms of the Union Army, Battat has made them to perfection.
And the film score by French alternative rock band Phoenix is quiet & meditative, beautifully underscoring every moment of the film.
This is one of the best films of the year, & may just be Sofia Coppola's best film yet. This deserves every amount of praise it's receiving & even more. I hope to see this film mentioned frequently as we get closer to Oscar season, though I'm afraid it was released too early. We'll just have to wait & see.
The Beguiled was screened by me at the MJR Troy Grand Digital Cinema 16 in Troy, MI on Thursday, June 29, 2017. It is currently in 10 theaters in the Detroit area, including the MJR Troy Grand Digital Cinema 16 in Troy, MI, The Maple Theater in Bloomfield Hills, MI, the AMC Birchwood 10 in Fort Gratiot, MI & the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, MI. Its runtime is 94 minutes, & the film is rated R for some sexuality.


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Creedence Clearwater Revival also known as CCR is one of my favorite bands. If I could go back into the late 60's/early 70's, my to-do list would definitely include going to a creedence show. When I first started learning the guitar ten years ago, my dad showed me the chords to this song, bad moon rising.....this and house of the rising sun, covered by Eric Burdon and the Animals. Ever since I started loving music and devoloping my own musical personality. This came from learning the tabs to and playing songs by classic bands like CCR from the that era.
The band was made up of members John Fogerty, his brother Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook, and Doug Clifford. They played country rock with a Louisiana bayou "smampgrass" feel to it. Not sure if that is a genre, but if not I'm definitely coining it as one. They had numerous names before coming up with Creedence Clearwater Revival, including the Blue Velvets, The Visions, and the Golliwogs. Could you imagine singing "have you ever seen the rain" at karaoke night by the Golliwogs?! Me either. They actually got their name Creedence Clearwater Revival after a friend of Tom Fogerty, Credence Nuball. They added the extra "e" to Creedence with emphasis on the word "creed". Clearwater initially came from a beer commercial and hit home with the environmental movement of the late 60's. Revival had to do with the bands new found ambition and passion for playing and writing as a serious band. "The most important part was revival" said the band in a 1969 interview. The rest is history......
The band had a remarkable couple years from 69 to 71, but internal struggles with leadership within the group caused them do disassemble. Through years, new bands were formed by different members within the group, but the original members wouldn't play together again.
Nonetheless they created some timeless hits that every generation knows and can relate with.
This acoustic cover of "Bad Moon Rising" is the first rough recording I did after moving down to Nashville from Montana. Enjoy!


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Global Home Automation Branding and Marketing Case Study
WEBSITE: globalhomeautomation.com
Global Home Automation was developed to be an International brand that helps to save energy and money for the world's individuals, businesses, and governments on their bills by automating items such as lighting, heating and air-conditioning among other items. Also by automating security and perimeter protection with the ability to manage from mobile devices and receive important alerts such as breaches or break-ins we can help protect families, businesses personnel and key resources.
The mission behind all of our Global Good brands is to change the world in a scalable and measurable way. Global Home Automation helps to save the world's energy and reduce bills whether for entrepeneurs or individual families. We are a firm believe in also utilizing technology to improve the quality of life for everybody and thus developing G.H.A. has been a pleasure.
Josh Bois, Co-Founder Global Good Networks
Branding: Research was done to find some important aspects of the branding done by competitors such as their logo and approach to communicating their services. For the logo design of Global Home Automation we decided to put lines in the form of a roof on top of the logo to provide a sense of bringing services to home-owners. The firm is an International firm so we decided to utilize blue which is a sign of trust and globally utilized by major Fortune 500 brands as well as a shade of grey. Gradients were utilized on the logo to give it a more high-end look seeing as their target customers range from home-owners to corporations and governments with multi-million dollar automation budgets.
Social Media: As with many of our other projects, right from the start we ensured that the client was utilizing social media to at least provide another touch point for potential customers to reach the brand and to provide a sign of credibility. Accounts were created on Facebook and Twitter for general information and blog posts along with Youtube where videos would later be posted after being produced. Tools such as Hootsuite were then utilized to ensure the client and our marketing team would be able to effectively manage the multiple channels of social media being run at the same time in a cost effective and time sensitive manner. Promotion was then begun to find targeted clients around the world utilizing the social media platforms to find customers with a need for automation and the budget to commit to a project.
Web Design: With an International client base at hand and various services to be provided we needed to find a way to communicate what Global Home Automation does very clearly. G.H.A. not only consults people on what technology to utilize for automation but also integrates and maintains their investment after the fact. Our design team set to the task by using many graphics to depict the ease of which automation can be managed via mobile devices and how it can allow you to travel with a clear head knowing your security is being monitored and that you won't have unexpected spikes on your bill with monitoring. We needed to find content writers that understood the technology and the global customer landscape which included regions such as Dubai & UAE, London, Canada, USA and South America among many other major metropolitan centers.
Marketing: Press releases were written, edited and published for this client along with the creation of a sitemap which was submitted to Google for automated indexing. Other tools utilized included strategic blogging on other websites such as Global Tech Spot. As a full service firm, Global Good Media was also deeply integrated into other forms of online marketing for GHA including Google Adwords and organic Search Engine Optimization.
Infrastructure: Systems such as a Customer Relationship Management system to manage inbound customer requests all the way throughout the customer relationship and a 1800 number with scripting to provide customers a professional storefront to deal with the GHA brand. E-mail addresses were also setup with rules such as forwarding to meet the right consultant in different areas around the world in order to provide the right service to the right customer based off of location, industry and vertical among other factors.
Consulting: Global Home Automation was setup as a joint venture between Global Good Networks and the owner of many successful automation and contracting firms in the North Virginia area right outside of Washington D.C. From the business structure to the deal flow and business plan, GGN was involved at a very deep level. This included such items and tasks such as due diligence into the people and contractors that the brand would be using.
Our own Global Good Networks technology web property Global Tech Spot was utilized provide another touch point for digitally inclined individuals and business owners around the world to find Global Home Automations and request a consultation.
Check out the post here: http://globaltechspot.com/global-home-automation-cool-mobile-solutions/
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Biscayne Beach
BiscayneBeach will offer 399 luxury residences, with layouts ranging from one- to four-bedrooms with
den options, as well as exclusive penthouses with private rooftop garden terraces. All units will include
floor-to-ceiling glass windows, oversized balconies, and feature sweeping views of Biscayne Bay,
Miami Beach and the city skyline.
Construction will get underway in the first quarter of 2014, with completion slated for 2016.
Price Range
Preconstruction prices range from the $400,000's to multi-million dollar penthouses.
Developer – Eastview Development / GTIS Partners
BiscayneBeach is a joint venture between Florida-based developer Eastview Development and global
real estate investment firm GTIS Partners. Eastview's principals combined have over 120 years of
experience in developing, financing and marketing residential and commercial real estate projects
across the United States. Headquartered in New York, GTIS currently manages approximately $2.3 billion
of committed equity with 39 residential projects across 11 states in the U.S., and over 12,000 for-sale
residential units in Brazil. Learn more at www.eastviewdev.com and www.gtispartners.com.
Interior Design – Thom Filicia, Inc.
Internationally-acclaimed celebrity interior designer Thom Filicia's firm Thom Filicia, Inc. is the Biscayne
Beach design partner. Dubbed an "A-List Designer" by Elle Décor and named one of the "Top 100
Designers" by House Beautiful, Filicia has designed properties for numerous celebrities including Tina
Fey, Peter Jennings, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. He has also been the creative mastermind
behind several W Hotels and high-profile special projects such as the VIP Suite for the USA Pavilion at
the World's Fair in Aichi, Japan, the first-ever outdoor lounges for Delta Air Lines at the Hartsfield-
JacksonInternationalAirport in Atlanta and JFK in New York City, and Manhattan's first premium
(LEED certified) "green" luxury condominium tower. Filicia's recognition expanded beyond the design
world when he was cast in the Emmy-Award winning hit show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Filicia
will bring his sophisticated classic style with an unexpected twist to the aesthetic and sensibility of
BiscayneBeach. Learn more at www.thomfilicia.com.
Architect – WHLC Architecture / BCArchitects
BiscayneBeach architecture partner WHLC Architecture brings award-winning expertise in
programming, planning, and design. With offices in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama; WHLC is one of
the most prominent, full-service firms in the Gulf South. Local partner BCArchitects is a residential
architectural firm with experience designing 30 condominium projects across Florida, including the
DiplomatOcean Residences in Hollywood, OceaniaIsland in Sunny Isles, and Porsche Residences in
Sunny Isles. Learn more at www.whlarchitecture.com and www.bcarchitects.com.
Beach Club Level Amenities
• 335 linear feet of land directly on the water
• Zero entry beach club pool
• 6 private residence pools
• Beach club bar
• Beach cabanas and lounge areas
• Cabana / towel service
• Water sports storage
• Jet skis, paddle boards, kayaks, rafts, and
snorkeling equipment available
• Swimming pier and dock
• Fire pit
• Beach volleyball court
• Private outdoor event space
Residents Club Floor
• 2 tennis courts
• Basketball court
• Residence park
• Great room including library, theater, and
pool tables
• Tot / teen room
Lobby Level
• Private entrance for residents and beach club
• Indoor / outdoor club bar
• High-end restaurant with separate restaurant
• Secured covered parking
• Valet service
• Owners club including fitness center / spa
• Beauty salon
• Art gallery
• Business center
Residence Features
• Floor plans ranging from 885 SF to 2,103 SF square
feet Plus oversized Penthouse Residences
• one- to four-bedroom layouts with den options
• 3 floors of penthouse units featuring large terraces
and outdoor summer kitchens
• Exclusive upper penthouse units feature private
rooftop garden terraces
• 4 "guest" apartments available for rent
• All units feature both sweeping city and bay views
• Floor-to-ceiling impact glass windows and doors with
oversized balconies
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'John Wick: Chapter 3' Cast Adds Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston, Asia Kate Dillon and Several Badasses from 'The Raid'
Posted on Monday, May 21st, 2018 by Chris Evangelista
John Wick: Chapter 3 is currently filming, and the highly-anticipated action sequel has added some famous faces to its cast: Halle Berry, Anjelica Huston and Asia Kate Dillon. Mark Dacascos and Jason Mantzoukas have joined the cast as well, alongside a few of those terrifyingly tough badasses from The Raid.
Halle Berry
When Keanu Reeves sprints around town dressed to the nines and bathed in the glow of neon in John Wick: Chapter 3, he's going to have some famous company. THR reports Halle Berry has joined the cast of the action sequel, in an undisclosed role. While it might have been interesting to see Berry play the main antagonist in the new Wick film, THR says "Berry's character details are being kept secret but sources say she will not be the film's villain." Berry confirmed her casting on Instagram.
Which means you are now free to speculate about whom Berry could be playing. Will she be yet another assassin living in the film's stylized version of New York, which seems to be populated entirely with contract killers? Could she be a potential love interest for Wick – a character who still isn't quite over the death of his wife? Or could she be a completely unexpected character? We'll find out sooner or later.
For now, it's cool to know that Berry is joining the franchise. The actress was at one-time in very high-demand, especially after she took home a Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball. Her star has wained a bit in recent years, but she's recently been popping-up in more high-profile gigs, like last year's Kingsman: The Golden Circle. In many ways, this mirrors Keanu Reeves' career – the actor became a major star following Speed, and went on to lead the huge Matrix trilogy. Afterwards, he ended up in low-profile films for a few years. The first John Wick felt like Reeves' big comeback vehicle – a film that launched him back into the mainstream. Perhaps the same thing will happen now with Berry for John Wick: Chapter 3.
Anjelica Huston
Berry isn't the only addition to the film. THR reports that Anjelica Huston has also joined the John Wick Chapter 3 cast as a character known as "The Director." No further details exist, but seeing as almost every hired killer in the John Wick universe has a cool nickname, it's safe to assume she's some sort of high-level killer. She might even be the person pulling the the strings behind-the-scenes, trying to get John Wick killed once and for all.
Asia Kate Dillon
Asia Kate Dillion, who made history for their role as the first gender non-binary main character on North American television on Billions, has also joined the cast. Dillion will play a character known as The Adjudicator of the High Table. In the John Wick universe, the High Table is the council of 12 crime bosses from some of the world's most powerful criminal organizations. At the end of John Wick: Chapter 2, the High Table placed a huge bounty on John Wick's life, leading John to flee.
Jason Mantzoukas and Mark Dacascos
Here's my favorite piece of casting: Jason Mantzoukas, one of the funniest actors working right now, has also joined the cast. Mantzoukas, who you might remember from Parks and Recreation, among other things, is playing a character called "The Tick Tock Man." The Tick Tock Man! I don't know what the hell that means, but I want to see it. Mark Dacascos, who has appeared in Brotherhood of the Wolf, Hawaii Five-0 and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., is also on board, playing an assassin named Zero.
Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman from The Raid, and Tiger Hu Chen from Man of Tai Chi
But wait, there's more! Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman, both from the amazing action movie The Raid, will also appear, playing professional killers tracking Wick. On top of that, Tiger Hu Chen, who appeared in Man of Tai Chi, which also featured Keanu Reeves, will play yet another character trying to kill John Wick. Director David Leitch really knows how to stage action, so I'd imagine he has some great action sequences lined-up for these performers.
John Wick: Chapter 3
As far as the rest of casting goes for John Wick: Chapter 3 goes, can I make a suggestion – please get Carrie Ann Moss involved in some way. John Wick: Chapter 2 reunited Reeves with his Matrix co-star Laurence Fishburne. It seems only fitting that his other major Matrix co-star pop up in this film now.
John Wick: Chapter 3 will find Reeves' well-dressed, dog-loving hitman trying to fight his way out of New York City. At the end of John Wick: Chapter 2, Wick broke a major hitman rule by murdering someone within the hallowed halls of the contract killer hotel The Continental. Now, Wick's life is forfeit, and nearly every killer in the city is gunning for him. Will Wick make it out alive? I certainly hope so. And I hope his new dog makes it as well.
John Wick: Chapter 3 opens on May 17, 2019.


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I previously wrote about a book I have been looking forward to receiving. My copy of One Perfect Life: The Complete Story of the Lord Jesus has now arrived, and it is truly excellent.
John MacArthur has compiled the four Gospel accounts into a single harmonious narrative. While most other Gospel harmonies use parallel columns for Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, this one blends them together in one flowing text.
I mentioned earlier that this would probably be similar to Jesus Christ: The Greatest Life, compiled and translated by Johnston M. Cheney and Stanley Ellisen. Indeed, MacArthur's effort is very much in the same vein, and he even graciously acknowledged Cheney's work in the introduction. However, I think the differences are enough to merit purchasing both books. Each has something to offer that the other does not.
Cheney's harmony stuck to the four Gospels, but MacArthur incorporated a number of texts from all throughout the Bible. Part 1 of One Perfect Life, "Anticipating the Lord Jesus Christ," provides a survey of the Old Testament, using texts from the Old Testament as well as supporting texts from the New Testament. In just a few pages, it brings together the key passages that describe the creation (including Jesus' work in it), the fall of man, the curse of sin, the need for a savior, and the promise of the coming Messiah. This serves as a wonderful preface to the life of the Christ.
The majority of the book then focuses on Jesus' life as a man on earth. Even in that section, it brings in supporting texts from Scripture outside of the four Gospels. For example, the part where Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper includes text from 1 Corinthians 11:24–25, where Paul recounted a detail not found in the four Gospels. There are also messianic prophecies, such as those found in Isaiah, scattered throughout the book, to show the texts that were fulfilled in Jesus.
After wrapping up Jesus' life on earth, the book includes a final section of "New Testament Reflections on the Gospel of Jesus Christ." Here, MacArthur used texts from other New Testament books to show what Jesus accomplished and how we may have eternal life through him.
One Perfect Life includes many explanatory footnotes, taken from the MacArthur Study Bible. Rather than making a new translation for this project (as Cheney did for his), MacArthur used the New King James Version as the base text for his compilation. The NKJV is not one of my preferred translations, as I do not believe the Textus Receptus (the Greek manuscript on which it was based) to be the most reliable. However, I was happy to see that some of MacArthur's footnotes corrected certain errors in the NKJV. Perhaps we will see future editions of One Perfect Life that use the ESV or NASB as the base text?
I really have very few complaints about this work overall. Since it is primarily Scripture, there's not much left up to human bias. That said, a bit of MacArthur's Calvinistic views do come across in some of his footnotes. However, they are not overbearing, and they do not take away from this work as a whole.
Also, there are a few areas in which I would propose a different chronology than MacArthur (such as Peter's denials). But these are debatable and relatively minor. I did not find anything seriously problematic. In several areas, MacArthur actually got it right where many other Gospel harmonies have made mistakes. For example, MacArthur correctly separated the two different times that Jesus cleansed the temple.
My only big complaint is the lack of a Scripture index. Without one, there is no easy way to find where a given passage of Scripture is used. Cheney's book does include such an index, and it is one of the most helpful parts of the whole thing. I very much hope that future editions of One Perfect Life will include one.
All in all, I give my full endorsement to this work. Reading through the life of Jesus like this is tremendously helpful for seeing how all the parts fit together. It also completely debunks any alleged discrepancies between the four accounts, showing that they all complement one another perfectly. I highly recommend that you pick up a copy, both of MacArthur's One Perfect Life and of Cheney's The Greatest Life.
Then let me know what you think of them in the comments below. What other Gospel harmonies have you found to be useful?


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