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Club Room
Our Club Rooms are located on the 14th & 15th floors. Experience personalized check--in,
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Cafe Sirih
Patrons of this restaurant in Jakarta will discover an awesome combination of outstanding
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Cafe Sirih also serves International Cuisine and other Chinese specialties.
Operating Hours
Opens 24 hours a day
Art & Bakery Corner
Overlooking the hotel lobby, the Art & Bakery Corner features a gallery of stunning paintings
from vibrant local Indonesian artists. Visitors to this inviting hotel pastry shop in Jakarta can
savor the rich aroma of freshly-brewed coffees and teas, partnered exquisitely with delectable,
freshly-baked cakes and pastries.The Art and Bakery Corner at Millennium Sirih Hotel Jakarta
is open from 10:00 am till 9:00 pm.
Operating Hours
10:00 am -- 9:00 pm
Matsu Japanese Restaurant
Designed with the uniquely Zen inspired relaxing ambiance, this Millennium Hotel Sirih Jakarta
restaurant offers delectable Japanese cuisine. Watch our sushi masters as they artfully
prepare all kinds of sushi and sashimi at the Matsu's Sushi Bar. Small groups may enjoy their
dining experience in privacy at separate teppanyaki tables and private function rooms.
Operating Hours
Lunch: 11.30 am -- 2.30 pm
Dinner: 6.00 pm -- 10.30 pm
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Relax and enjoy the warm and subdued ambience of our Lobby Lounge with soft jazz and
standard music. Linger for a drink or two while listening to the live performance of popular local
entertainers at The Lobby Lounge in Jakarta.
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Qatar's Boeing 787-9, with all-new business class, will fly in 2021
When they begin flying, the longer-range Dreamliners will include an 'evolved' version of Qatar Airways' Qsuite business class.
Qatar Airways expects its new Boeing 787-9s to take wing next year, and they'll be crowned by a fully-private business class seat which the airline's CEO describes as a "new variant" on its acclaimed Qsuite.
However, this Dreamliner Qsuite will be a different design to the Qsuite which adorns many of the Gulf carrier's Airbus A350 and Boeing 777 jets.
"Because the Boeing 787 is narrower than the Boeing 777s and the Airbus 350s, we cannot really fit the Qsuites in," Qatar Airways Group CEO His Excellency Akbar Al Baker tells Executive Traveller.
Instead, Qatar Airway's Boeing 787-9 business class suite will be similar to that of the current current Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, as well as the Airbus A380s and early A350-900s, which use the Super Diamond platform of Collins Aerospace.
"It will be a modified version of the 1-2-1 seat we have in the past, but that seat does not have full privacy, this one will have full privacy, with a sliding door," Al Baker revealed.
He added that the Boeing 787-9 suites "will be similar to the Super Diamond, but it will not be by Collins."
Combining a fully-flat bed, direct aisle access and plenty of personal space, Collins' Super Diamond business class has over the years become a highly popular and reliable choice for airlines, and most recently was graced by the addition of a sliding door to create British Airways' latest Club Suite.
Also read: First look – British Airways Airbus A350 Club Suite business class
Qatar Airways initially began working on this design – which some have dubbed Qsuite 2.0 – for the Airbus A380, as the pronounced wall curvature of the upper deck business class cabin ruled out the first-generation Qsuite.
With the superjumbos now due to retire between 2024 and 2028, they won't be in line for that business class upgrade, which is now making its way to the Boeing 787-9s.
Late launch
Qatar Airways was set to pull back the curtains on the Dreamliner Qsuite at the opening day of the ITB Berlin travel trade show on Wednesday March 4, 2020.
However, the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic – which was at that stage taking a firm foothold in Europe – saw the travel expo cancelled.
Key traits of the unrevealed design were said to be at least 20% less weight than the original Qsuite, with the height of the suites and their sliding privacy doors reduced from the current 135cm (53 inches) based on passenger feedback.
The adjacent suites in the middle of the Boeing 787-9's business class cabin can still be joined to create a shared double suite and, if your travel partner is willing, a double bed.
However, unlike the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777 Qsuites, there's no option for four middle Qsuites to become a single over-sized 'quad space' suitable for families or colleagues.
Qatar Airways inked an order for 30 Boeing 787-9s, with seven handed over before the coronavirus pandemic put a sudden stop to the airline's typically ambitious fleet growth and pushed all Airbus and Boeing deliveries back until at least 2022.
Al Baker said the plan for the Boeing 787-9 fleet would replace most of the older and smaller Boeing 787-8s, "which we will lease to other airlines," as well as "some Airbus 330s."
The airline plans "to reduce our emissions and have a carbon neutral growth over a period of time," Al Baker told Executive Traveller, "so we are very keen to keep on introducing fuel efficient aeroplanes."
In addition to these new business class suites, Qatar Airways' Boeing 787-9s will sport the airline's latest economy class seat – created by Italian seat manufacturer Optimares, with a pre-recline of six degrees for take-off and landing and full recline of 19 degrees, along with a "semi-fixed back shell" to avoid encroaching on the space of the passenger behind.
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Next on Qatar's business class playbook will be the 'mini-Qsuite' of its forthcoming Airbus A321neo and longer-range A321neo LR jets, due for delivery from 2022.
After this will come the first wave of Boeing 777-9s, for which Al Baker said "we are developing new business class seats", with the possibility of a "very exclusive first class cabin" for some later Boeing 777X deliveries, which would ply a handful of premium-heavy European routes favoured by well-heeled Qatari travellers.
"We have huge demand here in Qatar to two or three European destinations" such as London and Paris, Al Baker explains, "so we may introduce a very small first class cabin for our local passengers who want a very exclusive first class product."
Read more: Qatar Airways plans "exclusive" Boeing 777X first class suites
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Didn't Boeing put the wrong seats into the first 2 deliveries and then had to fly them back to the factory for a refit?
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Appreciated, David. Many Thanks.
For 20+ years my team and I have flown globally for Business. Tomorrow, I doubt that will happen. There's no meat left on the bones and even my most generous clients have already warned me that my already 'global knife-sharp pencil' will need to be sharper.
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Qatar Airways are a funny airline. Call centre, ground ops staff are a basket case. When things go wrong say 10 Hail Mary's and 10 Our Fathers and hope for the best. Customer service is basic, not able to communicate well nor comprehend issues and misinterpret them 7/10 times; thus trying to solve issues becomes painful. I wish there were contact details for an Australian based office with Australian staff handing issues. In the air however, it's a whole different airline...blissful and amazing. Not sure how they could have got themselves into such a polarised state. Fly them and enjoy them but just hope you don't need to make changes or any issues arise.
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Spot on. They have an Australian contact number I called recently but the staff seemed middle eastern to me, judging by the accent. I highly recommend contacting them through facebook. I was waiting to get my tickets swapped for a voucher. Nothing happened for almost 8 weeks, I messaged on Facebook, got a full refund approved in under 12 hours and money landed on my account 3 calendar days later and that includes weekend. I was also told that their office in Zagreb is really good and very efficient. I haven't tried it personally but maybe give it a go if you have an issue when we can fly again
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The roots of the term "kidney shrinkage" are fixed in the 19th century. The first time this term was used in 1789-1858 by Bright when he was describing kidney diseases. In the clinical context and pathological anatomy, kidney shrinkage depicts an abnormal size of kidneys with its abnormal functioning. In the medical terms it is known as renal atrophy. However, this condition is different from renal hypoplasia as the latter depicts a condition in which kidneys are not in their actual size since birth. The risk of kidney atrophy is higher on the left kidneys due to which sometimes this complication is described as left renal atrophy.
The association of kidney atrophy can be seen with other medical conditions such as metabolic syndrome, infections, atherosclerosis, cancer, sickle cell disease, urinary tract obstruction, antiphospholipid syndrome, and shrinkage of renal arteries. There is a quick need to eliminate this loss otherwise it can take over the health of the human in the worst manner.
In order to fill the purpose of cure, Ayurvedic treatment for kidney shrinkage comes with numerous techniques and principles that can be very helpful in bringing the kidneys back to their normal size. Apart from artificial methods of treatment, let us learn how kidney shrinkage treatment in Ayurveda favors the humankind for the good.
Ayurvedic treatment for kidney shrinkage
Ayurveda is the mother of every treatment method on earth. With the help of its ancient authentic theories and direct knowledge of the human body Ayurveda can take care of the illnesses that have anything to do with kidneys and other similar crucial organs. The therapeutic measures of Ayurveda are the divine cure for the issue. As far as the kidney shrinkage treatment in Ayurveda is concerned, many Ayurvedic practitioners have suggested the use of acupressure for the betterment along with a good appropriate diet.
Acupressure is based on the principle of life energy that says it flows through the meridians of the human body. Exerting pressure on these meridians helps in the cleaning of the blockages that have been occurred within the body and preventing the blood flow leading to kidney shrinkage. According to the theory of acupressure, a system of two points of acupressure tries to bypass the hindrance of the significant flow by making the use of one acupoint and creates a link with the other collateral meridians. Also, an additional point of acupressure is used to stimulate the flow near the obstructed area. Moreover, Ayurvedic treatment for kidney shrinkage also includes the right food. Let us further read about the diet.
Kidney shrinkage diet
It is a proven fact that diet plays half part in the treatment. No Ayurvedic medicine for kidney shrinkage can do magic alone if the patient will continue the wrong diet. Medicine will try to fix and the wrong diet or carelessness would bring the damage again. On the contrary, a good diet along with all the guidelines of Ayurveda, all the techniques can be very-very beneficial for the health of patients. Here are some important points one needs to ponder upon.
- It is vital for the patients of kidney shrinkage that they reduce the amount of sodium they consume regularly. This helps the person in bringing the blood pressure under control. One can make use of fresh food instead of packaged one to reduce the salt quantity from the body.
- Kidney shrinkage patients should eat heart-healthy foods as it prevents the accumulation of fat in the blood vessels, heart, and kidneys. Make use of olive oil instead of butter or any other bad fat. You should also limit the consumption of Trans fats and saturated fats.
- We all know that protein makes it tough for the kidneys to work and a kidney already shrunken to abnormal size would not be able to clear protein well. Therefore, we should take care of protein consumption.
According to the dietary needs of kidney shrinkage treatment in Ayurveda, the doctor might also suggest you reduce the consumption of phosphorus as an ill kidney cannot work properly on phosphorus clarification and can result in the buildup within the body. There are some food items that contain a low amount of phosphorus and are said to be the superfoods for kidneys such as apple, white bread, carrots, peaches, white rice, and green beans. Therefore choose your kidney shrinkage diet wisely. Moving onto the Ayurvedic medicine for kidney shrinkage, let us read a few points about it.
Ayurvedic medicine for kidney shrinkage
There are herbs that have the therapeutic qualities that help in bringing the shrunken kidneys back in shape. The quality and many other medicinal factors are kept in mind and the herbs are chosen by the experts wisely. The Ayurvedic medicine for kidney shrinkage is prepared out of the parts of these herbs (leaf, fruit, flower, stem, roots, etc) under the expert guidance and all the safety protocols are followed. Before coming into the market, these medicines undergo the safety test and acquire the verification from the ministry of indigenous alternative medicinal systems of India. Anything independent of this verification can be harmful and should be taken only on the advice of the doctors.
The Ayurvedic medicine for kidney shrinkage has curative qualities and palliative care that helps the kidneys in the detoxification and wholesome rejuvenation of the deterioration from the cellular level. The medicine of Ayurveda provides good health and longevity to the life of the human. These herbal medicines help in the retention of balance that often gets disrupted by the physical, emotional, and spiritual disturbances in the first place. The Ayurvedic medicine for kidney shrinkage brings the harmony of the body back and strengthens the body from within and makes it fit for the future.


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Nasty Brutish & Short returns! This late night, adult-only cabaret is packed with Contemporary short-form puppet and object based theater. Providing a low-risk environment for artists to perform new and experimental work, this puppet jam fosters an artistic exchange between puppet artists of different generations and mediums. Nasty Brutish & Short is curated by Maddy Low and Myra Su, hosted by Noah Ginex Puppet Company and funded in part by the Puppet Slam Network. Experience the tasty selection of the raucous, raunchy, dark, sassy, sad, and hilarious, expressed through the eyes of puppets.
About Rough House...
Rough House creates theater that captures the heart through the eye. They connect individuals and communities, celebrating the weird things that make us unique and the weirder things that bring us together. Their shows use puppetry, music, and human performance to tell stories that are intimate, strange, and sincere.
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It seems that Audi will be caught up in the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal after all. The automaker just announced that 2.1 million of its 1.6-liter and 2.0-liter diesel engines utilize the same software that VW used to cheat emissions tests in the United States. There's a laundry list of cars affected: the A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, TT roadster, Q3 and Q5. Most of the cars affected (1.997 million of them, to be exact) reside in Europe and in Germany. Luckily for US drivers, only 13,000 of the polluters reside stateside.
Audi spokesman Juergen de Graeve says that the company is "working at full speed to find a technical solution" and that "Audi will write to customers and upgrade their cars so that they are within legal emissions standards once the solution has been found." It's of course not by chance that Audi has been swept up in this controversy, what with the automaker being owned by VW and all. It's great the company self-reported the offending cars but it's also a little too late for honesty. At this rate there's a real possibility that diesel Audi sales will take a nosedive, at least in Europe. A recovery, if it ever occurs, could take years. Thanks a lot, Volkswagen.


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Adams Street opens in Korea amid private debt frenzy
Korean institutional investors are known to like their external fund managers having a local presence—and they have a lot of pull given their size. Plus they are eager to allocate to private-markets overseas, particularly less mainstream credit assets.
Against this backdrop Adams Street Partners, a Chicago-based private markets investment firm with $31 billion under management, has set up an office in Seoul.
It will be hoping to capitalise on the high demand that fund executives see in Korea for illiquid alternatives. For instance, local insurance firms have been very active in allocating to niche fixed income such as private credit this year, institutional specialists told AsianInvestor.
One driver of this is the introduction of risk capital rules similar to Europe's Solvency II, said one Singapore-based fund executive. As a result, it benefits insurers to hold assets that they do not have to mark-to-market, as these attract a lower risk charge.
US municipal bonds are one example, he added, and several firms made their first allocations into these assets this year. Sources familiar with the Korean market said they had seen muni bond mandates issued in the range of $100 million to $300 million.
Meanwhile, another senior fund executive said she had seen some very large private debt mandates awarded in Korea. Institutions here—and elsewhere in Asia—have been seeking out more esoteric areas of credit and are becoming more active and innovative in this area, she added.
Korea's Public Officials Benefit Association is one example of this trend, issuing its first segregated mandates in private debt earlier this year, as reported.
Yet asset managers are also facing competition as the biggest players—such as Korea's National Pension Service—have expanded their private market investment teams overseas.
Expanding presence
Seoul represents Adam Street's fourth office in the region, after Beijing, Singapore and Tokyo. The move comes after private markets giant Hamilton Lane set up a branch in Seoul in 2015.
Adams Street said in a statement that the new office would enable it to more effectively serve clients and access investment opportunities in the region. Chris Cho, who joins the firm as a principal, will lead the office and focus on the development of institutional client and consultant relationships.
Cho joins from Lazard Asset Management, where he was a vice president on the sales and marketing team in South Korea. Before joining Lazard he held positions at Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management and Mirae Asset Global Investments.
Adams Street runs investments across five strategies: primary and secondary private equity fund investments, co-investments, private credit and direct venture/growth.
An Adams Street spokeswoman did not respond to requests for comment by press time.


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Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. Psalm 130:1-2
Psalm 130 is among the Psalms subtitled 'A song of ascents', songs that pilgrims to Jerusalem, including Jesus and his followers, would sing on their way to the city. It is a song of repentance, sung by someone who fully trusts in a just and merciful God and who believes that God's redemptive love saves.
When we need help, we tend to go to someone we trust, where we are confident our call for help will be answered. The bigger our need the louder our pleading. Let us join with the psalmist as he calls on the one we can trust, and at the top of our voices call for sympathy and pity.
The granting of forgiveness creates a special bond between the forgiver and the forgiven. With God's forgiveness the bond is not of servitude but of service, God's forgiveness is given freely and unequivocally, it doesn't bind us but instead sets us free. We in turn and by our free will worship God.
I am beginning to expect in the morning an item on the news telling us we are entering the beginning of the end of this catastrophe, that infection numbers are reducing, less people needing intensive care, that no deaths are reported. My impatience is yet to be rewarded. Let us keep in our minds that as dawn is inevitable and the sun will rise, so it is with God, He will answer.
We have a God who never fails to fulfil our hopes, who answers our prayers. As we enter Holy Week, this year, we know a little of the Passion of Jesus, his isolation, his fear. Many will experience the constricted breathing that hanging on the cross induces. Let's remember that beyond the suffering we get to celebrate His and our Resurrection. In the next few days, we will be reminded of God's unfailing love for us. We will rise again with Jesus as God's forgiven children.
Lord Jesus we worship you, your love for humankind brought you among us to die on the Cross so that we are freed from sin and death, so that we may gain eternal life. Lord reward our impatience, let your radiance rise on this world and on each one of us. We believe that your love will redeem us. Hear our cry as we call to you 'have mercy on us'.
Prayer Request: Please pray for the family and friends of George Dunkley who died on Saturday, and for all who mourn at this time.
Note to our readers: Today's Thought is part of a longer reflection on Psalm 130 which you can find here


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Using well known examples from literary, scientific, artistic and musical greatness, Gavin Aung Than has compiled a collection that highlights both the struggles and successes of these creative lives. Comics are used to illustrate quotes from each person. These are accompanied by a short summary of their lives.
The people included in this book faced various struggles including addiction, physical and mental illness, rejection, grief and lack of recognition of their genius during their lives. Despite these, and sometimes because of them, they persevered and have ultimately become known for their creations.
This is the type of book I'd usually purchase as a gift or borrow from the library for myself. However I didn't encounter a great deal in this book that I wasn't already aware of. For example, I'm sure most creative people already know the story of how Mary Shelley came up with Frankenstein.
Unfortunately I got put off while reading about Van Gogh, whose life was the first explored in the book. The insensitivity of "He even failed at committing suicide" made my skin crawl.
I hope this book encourages people to persevere with their creative endeavours with the knowledge that, while there are no success only journeys, the journey is also important. If you don't at least try you'll never know what could have been.
Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the opportunity to read this graphic novel.
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Gavin Aung Than, creator of the innovative Zen Pencils, shares his passion for creativity and reveals how you, too, can live a creative life.
Zen Pencils: Living a Creative Life is a call to wake up the creative spirit inside you. Through Zen Pencils cartoon quotes on creativity from inspirational artists, musicians, writers, and scientists, you'll discover what inspired each of the subjects to reach the full potential of their creativity. In each comic, the speaker of the quote is the character in the story. Imagine cartoon versions of Albert Einstein, Ludwig van Beethoven, Mark Twain, Isaac Newton, and Vincent van Gogh revealing the spark that ignited them to achieve their dreams!


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A 108-year-old woman has reunited with her 38 year old husband after a year of separation.
The couple was reunited this past Thursday, after Muhammad completed a 12 month voluntary drug rehab treatment.
"I am grateful my husband has come back, I am happy we see each other again because I really love him, We will return to our normal life and I will serve my duty as a wife, just like any other woman."
Muhammad said his elderly wife, visited him five times during his rehab, and would have been more if not for her lack of mobility because of her age.
Wook Kundor and Muhammad Noor Che Musa married when Wook was frightened that he would leave her for a married woman, Wook then popped the question and married her 23rd husband.
Wook brings a whole new meaning to the term cougar.


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We spent a week in the apartment in July 2015 and really enjoyed our stay here. Victor, the owner, met us on arrival and gave us some helpful advice about local restaurants, walks, places to swim, parking and so on. He also left a welcoming bottle of white wine for us!
The apartment was clean and had everything we needed for a comfortable stay.
I don't think the photos on the website do the apartment justice - it is nicer in reality. We'd definitely stay here next time we visit Orzola.
We've booked this place after reading enthusiastic reviews and we weren't disappointed! Victor and his family are fantastic, we were welcomed with a bottle of local wine and given many tips about attractions nearby and places to eat.
The apartment is exactly as on photos, very spacious, clean and has everything you need for your stay. There's even a washing machine, ironing board and iron as well as a hair dryer which is not so common in holiday rentals.
The kitchen is equipped with 4 hob cooker, oven, microwave, coffee machine, toaster, pots and pans etc., everything you need to cook a meal.
The bedroom has a comfortable double bed and big wardrobes.
There's a TV and wi-fi working no problem.
Bathroom is clean and spacious, the only thing is that the boiler is quite small so you have to be quick with your shower ;)
There's a lovely roof terrace with 2 lounges and table and chairs, the perfect spot for sunbathing or simply admiring the views.
Orzola is a very quiet place so if you want to escape a noise of Puerto del Carmen and looking for really relaxing holidays that's the place to go. There are some small beaches nearby, worth visit.
And beautiful La Graciosa is just 20 minutes away on a ferry which is just 2 minutes walk from the apartment.
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We had never leased a holiday apartment before and were slightly apprehensive. Victor (the owner) couldn't have been more relaxed and helpful! He was a lovely host, presenting us with local wine on arrival. The apartment actually looks like the photos! It was cleaned up to a very high standard, had a tv, microwave, electric cooker and all crockery needed. Although the apartment has one double bed, it also has a fold out bed in the living room. There were towels. No electric shaver socket, so bring a razor! A little patio with a seating bench for evening meals or what we used it for: wine/beer and nibbles before dinner!
We were delighted with the location too. We found Orzola to be a quiet fishing village - there are no night clubs but at least 3 restaurants point to the fact at peak season it must attract some tourist trade. This is the port for the ferry crossing to La Graciosa. We didn't take this trip though this seemed to be a popular one for tourists!
Nearby (we drove, but you could walk in about 20 mins) was a beautiful lagoon with white sand beaches and surrounded by lava outflows. This was a relatively secluded lagoon and there were never more than 20 other groups there (it never felt crowded - this was a getaway for locals). The sea was so clear we went snorkeling and saw ornate wrasse, catfish, flatfish and a sea cucumber.
We loved it here and it was the perfect place to relax and chill. It didn't look like there were many families here as the location didn't particularly cater for children.
Thank you Victor and your wife for making our holiday so enjoyable and stress-free!
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A fantastic location and just a couple of streets from the ferry port and restaurants. A tranquil and clean place, lovely and helpful owner. Parking easy on the road.


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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faced the biggest upset of his political life in Turkish local elections last week. The president and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost four out of five of the country's largest cities, including Istanbul, where Erdoğan and his ruling party have yet to concede defeat.
After stumping for allies all across Turkey during the campaign, the president is well aware that he was the one who lost the big cities. The number of municipalities under AKP administration has dropped from 48 to 39, though Erdoğan is engaged in various legal and illegal measures to increase this number.
Vote recounts continue in several cities and districts two weeks after the elections, creating a major legitimacy crisis for Turkey's already struggling system. Erdoğan tried to appear confident after the upset and promised there would be no more polls until the general elections in four and half years. But economic indicators do not agree with him. As the dispute over local elections continues, the Turkish Lira weakens every day, increasing the risks and burdens for a country already in stagflation.
Long-awaited plan
Ten days after the elections, Finance Minister and Erdoğan son-in-law Berat Albayrak appeared before the cameras with a glossy power-point presentation to explain his economic reform package.
The Turkish economy suffered its worst quarterly contraction in nearly a decade after the currency crisis in August 2018, which left its companies and banks with a rocketing burden of foreign currency debt. Economists and markets were eagerly waiting for the election fervor to die down for the AKP to issue serious, long-term measures for the country to overcome its structural problems.
They were to be sorely disappointed.
The most important component of Albayrak's economic package was a promise to boost the capital levels of Turkish banks and to relieve bad debts in the financial sector. He pledged that Ankara would deliver 28 billion lira ($4.9 billion) in public bonds to recapitalize state banks, and that private banks would have access to capital if needed.
He also announced the creation of two new funds for energy and real estate, which would take on problem loans in those sectors. Local banks, and hopefully international investors, would be expected to support these new funds. The power point presentation also suggested that the export and agricultural sectors would gain new support.
What Albayrak did not offer was a timetable for when the measures would be implemented, or how they would be carried out.
Throughout his ten-page presentation, the son-in-law reverted to his old tactic of trivializing the problems facing the Turkish economy. The title of the presentation was "structural transformation", yet he introduced no serious measures to indicate how Ankara plans to structurally transform the economy.
Albayrak's next stop was Washington, where he attempted to win over investors amid a weakening Turkish Lira and a rising need for foreign capital. But the finance minister offered "little convincing detail of his economic turnaround plan" and failed to convince some 400 potential investors gathered on Thursday, Reuters reported.
"I don't think he persuaded anybody, it did not go well," the agency quoted one attendee as saying.
Losing Istanbul
Erdoğan stated repeatedly during his campaign that, "Who[ever] loses Istanbul, loses Turkey". More than two weeks after the local elections, the president continues to challenge unfavorable results in the metropolis, where his AKP lost by a narrow margin to the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu.
It was in Istanbul that Erdoğan launched his political career a quarter-century ago as mayor, winning over a wide spectrum of the populace as he oversaw an economic boom. Neither he nor his Justice and Development Party had lost the city until now.
The metropolis, straddling Europe and Asia, served as a critical well of support as the nation's financial, cultural, and touristic center. Erdoğan has long been using local resources to distribute urban rents through infrastructure and reconstruction privileges, which not only gave him control over capital groups, but also allowed him the chance to create his own capital groups. The Turkey daily Cumhuriyet reported in April that valuable properties and public funds had been donated to political Islamic foundations in Istanbul, including those controlled by Erdoğan's son Bilal, which would in turn be used for AKP charity networks.
But the economic downturn has soured the population against the AKP, and on March 31, voters rejected the economic polices of Erdoğan and his son-in-law at the ballot box. Istanbul, where Erdoğan's ally lost, controls nearly a third of the country's gross national product. Provincial capitals, which contribute some two-thirds of Turkey's gross national income, voted for candidates from the CHP and the Kurdish-led Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP.
Now, Turkey's Supreme Electoral Board (YSK) is at the center of election disputes. While the electoral authority has declined to look into multiple recount demands from the opposition on the grounds that the margin between candidates is too narrow, almost all recount demands from the ruling AKP have been accepted, namely in Kurdish-majority areas, where the body has also refused to certify HDP mayor-elects.
Legal experts have repeatedly warned that the YSK decisions are contrary to its own previous verdicts and the constitution, yet the electoral authority continues to announce decisions in favor of Erdoğan and his ruling party. While a recount drags on in Istanbul, citizens who voted for the opposition have grown increasingly convinced that Erdoğan will do anything to cling to power.
With democratic institutions and rule of law eroded under his presidency, Erdoğan's moves to reject defeat in Istanbul marks a worrying sign for the economy and investors, as well as for national confidence. Turkey's five-year credit default swaps had already hit a record 432.8 on the eve of the elections, while the Turkish Lira dropped to 5.81 against dollar on Friday.
The Lira has now plunged 54% since the beginning of 2018, increasing the risk of collapse for the externally-indebted private sector. The IMF's latest update on the world economy suggests that the Turkish GDP will contract 2.5% in 2019 and inflation will remain as high as 17.5%. Those predictions may even be optimistic for Turkey, economists say, citing local political conditions, the AKP's mishandling of economic issues, and the state of the world economy.


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How to Approach the Tooth Fairy
The Tooth Fairy, not unlike the Easter Bunny or Jolly Old Saint Nick, can become a meaningful tradition for your family. Deciding whether the Tooth Fairy will be a part of your family's traditions is entirely up to you, but making the choice early is key. You can use the Tooth Fairy to your advantage to bond with your children and create memories, but also to promote healthy oral habits at the same time.
Introduce your children to the lore of the Tooth Fairy by telling them she only accepts clean, healthy teeth. Then explain how they can go about it: brush twice a day, floss at least once a day, and avoid sugary treats and carbonated drinks. You'd be surprised at how the promise of a small reward and the intrigue of this mystical fairy can get your child excited for their bedtime routine and help motivate them to care about their teeth. We are happy to reaffirm your plan for the Tooth Fairy at your child's first dental visit to add to your credibility.
The key to using the Tooth Fairy to your advantage is keeping longevity in mind. Children lose a lot of teeth: 20, on average, to be exact. This may mean keeping rewards from the Tooth Fairy low. $10 per tooth can add up over time. In fact, the average amount left by the Tooth Fairy in the United States in 2019 was around $4.
Most children would be thrilled to find 50 cents under their pillow. To really maximize your investment, consider leaving rewards related to oral health, like a toothbrush with your child's favorite action hero or fun-flavored toothpaste. Even a simple note from the Tooth Fairy congratulating your child on their brilliant teeth she collected the night before can be an exciting alternative to money.
To take it a step further, and make collection easier on your part, create a special place for your child to put their lost teeth. Under the pillow may be a difficult spot to reach for a light-sleeping child. Constructing a decorative keepsake box to keep next to your child's bedside for the Tooth Fairy to access can be a creative project for you and your child to work on together.
If you choose to do without the lore of the Tooth Fairy, there is still work to be done. Make sure your child understands they may notice some loose or lost teeth, typically around age 6 and reinforce those healthy habits.
Regardless of whether you choose to indulge in the myths of the Tooth Fairy, the goal is to instill healthy habits at a young age. We are happy to be a part of your child's journey to excellent oral health at Family Dental Health Center!


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Train hits and kills man in St. Paul early Wednesday
A man is dead after being hit by a train in St. Paul early Wednesday morning.
BNSF spokesperson Amy Mcbeth tells BMTN that the person killed was struck by a train and fatally injured around 4 a.m. Wednesday. The man was not at a road crossing when he was hit.
St. Paul police arrived at the scene and found the man had already died. The incident happened near Point Douglas Road and Springside Drive, runs adjacent to the tracks and Hwy. 61 on the southeast side of the city.
The train's engineer and conductor told officers that the train was traveling north on the east-side tracks on its way to a train yard when the engineer and conductor saw the man and attempted to stop. They said the victim appeared to see the train coming and tried to get out of the way but was too late.
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The train operators immediately made an emergency stop.
The identity of the man is being withheld pending notification of family and an autopsy by a medical examiner.


text: As/Is·Posted on Sep 27, 2018I Tried Out This Synthetic Lace Front Afro Wig And Got All The Compliments, Y'allThis black-owned brand believes in ethical sourcing AND poppin' curls.by Patrice PeckBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink Wassup, world? Patrice, here. As the culture and lifestyle writer for As/Is, I love sharing bits and pieces of my own life with y'all. And if you know me, then you already know I'm a ~certified~ wig connoisseur. They're fun, versatile, and EASY! BuzzFeed/Patrice Peck Earlier this year I reviewed these three dope wigs from the black-woman owned brand Toni Daley. So y'all can imagine how hype I was when I discovered Big Hair No Care, an affordable line of synthetic clip-in afro hair pieces and lace front wigs founded by UK-based fashion blogger and confidence coach Freddie Harrel. Big Hair No Care/Freddie Harrel Synthetic wigs get a bad rap for looking cheap or fake, when the truth is that most people—including lots of black women—usually mistake my synthetic curly and afro wigs for my real hair. With BHNC, Freddie decided to forgo the unregulated human hair market and use alternative, premium fibers—or "fair hair"—for ethical purposes."We hear an increasing number of women being attacked at night and shaved or obligated to shave their heads as a result of financial instability crisis," reads the BHNC website. "A huge proportion of 'ethically sourced' human hair is bought from religious temples after women have shaved their heads as a means of religious devotion, only for it to be sold and imported to Western consumers. And while these religious institutions temples often claim to invest the money made from the hair back into local communities, there are fears not all are so honest with their windfall, choosing instead to keep it for religious officials." I was in the mood for a little color, so decided on the Zero Drama Queen wig in ombre in 18 inches (it's also available in 14 and 16 inches.) The compact curls come tightly defined (think 3C/4C) with very little frizz and are manageable enough to gradually brush out and/or finger-comb for your desired look. BuzzFeed/Patrice Also, if you're super low-maintenance like me (I like to just put on my wig and GO!) then you'll be happy to know that there are three combs at the front of each wig and adjustable straps at the back, which means no sewing or glueing required! And unlike a lot of synthetic beauty supply store wigs, The Zero Drama Queen boasts four centimeters of fine, non-itchy Swiss lace, hand-stitched natural-looking knots, and a side part for when you wanna switch up the look. In other words, you won't be caught looking wiggy in this carefully crafted unit. BuzzFeed/Patrice Peck I typically have someone at the beauty supply store cut my lace front for $5, but because I was at home I put on my big girl draws, got my scissors, and trimmed off the excess lace along the hairline. I wouldn't worry too much about this part though unless you plan on displaying the hairline. Once I trimmed the lace and separated and stretched the curls by hand, I was left with a bomb-ass fro that looked hella real. It's thick and dense, but also lightweight just like my own TWA. And even though the hairs have less alkaline base coating than traditional synthetic hairs, the unit still felt soft and looked nourished. TENS ACROSS THE BOARD!!! BuzzFeed/Patrice Peck Get The Zero Drama Queen Lace Front Wig at Big Hair No Care for $180.And yes I'm aware I have underarm hair, so no need to @ me :) Well there you have it! A synthetic lace front wig that's as poppin' as our God given coils? Look no further than The Zero Drama Queen!!! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Youtube/Big Hair No Care / Via youtube.com


text: SteamWorld Dig is a perfect mix of mining, exploration and metroidvania. The controls are great, exploring is fun, and the dialogue is well written. It feels perfectly crafting and is one of the only games in my 300+ collection that I've completed 4 times. It's sequel is even better and improves on it in every way.


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The Town Council has 3 Committees. These are Finance and Policy, People and Places and Planning. During the year committees set up Working Groups to report to the parent committee on specific projects or matters. Council and committee meetings are open to the public and details of dates and times are displayed on the Town Council notice boards and on the Agendas and Minutes page of this website.
Usually all committee and Full Council meetings are held in the Old Council Chambers but during the COVID-19 pandemic all meetings have been taking place via BT Telephone Conferencing with details on how to dial in listed at the top of the relevant agenda.
Agendas for Committees and Council meetings are published the Tuesday before the meeting is due to take place and is put on the notice board outside the Shire Hall and posted online. Always double check dates/times on agendas as issued, as the agenda is the over-riding legal summons. Copies of all agendas can be provided to members of public. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com to request the same.
The Full Council meets once a month on a Monday.
The Finance & Policy Committee meets at least 4 times a year.
This meeting ceased to meet from 1st April 2021. Matters are now dealt with by the People and Places Committee.
The Planning Committee meets fortnightly on a Tuesday at 18:00.
A new committee that brings together the Environmental Affairs Committee and Community Affairs Committee. This committee will meet once a month.


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Reach top speed with Steel Rats15/02/2021 - 11:50
Wreck and ride in a visceral and ground-breaking evolution of the 2.5D action arcade genre, fusing destructive, octane-fueled, motorbike combat and death-defying stunt gameplay, set in a visually stylized retro future world. Switch between four unique characters as you wreak havoc!
Become one of the Steel Rats, a biker gang sworn to protect their city against an invading army of alien robots - Junkbots. Wreck and ride through hordes of enemies, switching between four unique characters as you wreak havoc with the ultimate killing machine; your flame spewing, saw bladed motorcycle.
Ride in style through the retro futuristic world of Steel Rats™. Set in an alternate version of 1940's USA, gear up and mount your chromed stallion and save Coastal City from the invading horde of Junkbots. Your motorcycle is your weapon designed to crush your enemies in awesome and stylish ways whilst traversing up, down left and right, over rooftops and through enemy-infested tunnels.


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Batman Beyond 2 CGC 9.8 White (1999) Batman Joker Unpressed Newsstand. Outstanding color and gloss. This collection does not disappoint. Please also check out my other auctions under the user id jestersrawcomics. The item "Batman Beyond 2 CGC 9.8 White (1999) Batman Joker Unpressed Newsstand" is in sale since Wednesday, November 11, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Comics\Modern Age (1992-Now)\Superhero\Batman". The seller is "jestersartandcomics" and is located in Newtown, Connecticut. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Ukraine, Cayman islands.
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text: At Century Credit Union, we pride ourselves on our customer service and have been faithfully serving members for more than 60 years. Located in South St. Louis County and in Arnold, we reach more than 9,000 members and approximately 30 select employee groups and accept new members from three Missouri counties: St. Louis County, Jefferson County, and Franklin County. We proudly offer our members always free-checking, super-low loan rates and amazing personal service and support. Our members also enjoy the convenience of 70 CU Service Centers in St. Louis, 129 in Missouri and 5,600 nationwide, plus 30,000 free ATMs. Family members are also eligible to join! Century Credit Union is a great place for your children to learn how to save, your brother or sister to get a low-cost loan, your parents to plan for retirement and for your spouse to open a checking account. The best part is, once you join the credit union, you may remain a member for life, even if you move away from the area, change jobs, or retire.


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Wear alone, or layer up, this ribbed tee is a great way to spice up your basics! The ribbed detailing and ruffle edges set it apart from the rest.
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Bia Continues To Impress With New Single "Skate"
Bia's "Skate" is yet another solid track from the rising artist.
Bia has been making waves in the music industry for a while now although as of late, fans have been garnering a much deeper appreciation for the artist and deservingly so. She has proven she can hang with the best of 'em and her latest track "Skate" is a demonstration of the talent she possesses.
With this new track, Bia finds herself over some wavy trap production, all while delivering some smooth bars about making money and leveling up. The lyrics are clever and the reference to the Stanley Cup is a rare instance of a hip-hop/hockey crossover.
Check out the track below, and let us know what you think.
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I ain't showin' no love (Nah), only me I wanna thank (Thank you)
If they cut another check, fuck with me, I need it blank (Brrr)
Bitches think they competition, okay, cool, I need a prank (Haha)
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Easy ways to upgrade you kitchen cabinets
Looking to upgrade your kitchen cabinets? We have you covered!
There are several different ways you can upgrade your kitchen cabinets. This article from HGTV.com covers 12 different ways you can upgrade your cabinets, and we're going to dive a little deeper into five of them.
Update your cabinet knobs and pulls
One of the quickest ways to upgrade your cabinets is to upgrade your knobs and pulls. You can get several different color options from Restoration Hardware.
This kitchen remodel in Fairfax Station, VA has many different knobs that are mismatched. It is very unique in its style, it goes with the overall look of the kitchen.
To achieve a sleek look you could also only include pulls, like this kitchen remodel in Leesburg, VA:
Add some task lighting under your kitchen cabinets
Task lighting, which can be installed under your kitchen cabinets, is practical, and it can also change the ambiance of your kitchen. Adding lighting underneath your cabinets will give the room a nice glow.
In addition to a full transformation, this kitchen remodel in Vienna, VA included underneath cabinet lighting.
Add Glass Door Inserts to your Kitchen Cabinets
Refacing your cabinets can be a good alternative to replacing them altogether. There are plenty of options to choose from including clear glass, etched, fluted, colored or patterned glass. You can enhance this look with some interior cabinet lighting.
This remodel in Vienna, VA included glass door cabinets in various areas of the kitchen.
Add crown molding
Crown molding enhances any design, so it doesn't come as a surprise that it can enhance your kitchen cabinets as well. The HGTV article states, "If you have solid but unremarkable builder-grade cabinets, the simplest route to a high-end look is adding some height with crown molding."
Painting your kitchen cabinets
Another simple way to update your kitchen cabinets is to paint them. Grey is a really popular color for kitchen cabinets right now! If you want to get creative you can paint the top cabinets and bottom cabinets different colors for a contrast.
Upgrading your kitchen
There are several ways to update your kitchen. While some homeowners completely change the floorplan of their existing kitchen, some love their current layout and choose to keep it but install new countertops, new cabinets, and new appliances. Sometimes you can even make smaller tweaks, like upgrading your cabinets to achieve a new look. Try the options listed above, and read the rest of the article at HGTV.com.
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The Ashbrooks have the opportunity of writing essays and thereby be honored with the Taylor Awards. This essay by James Kresge was one of the winners last semester. Because it has to do with Avi Zaffini, a Marine now in Iraq, I thought you might be interested in reading it.
Thanks Peter! I will share it with my high school seniors who will graduate in two weeks. I have found this year that we really have to reteach the significance of our current war. Many of these 15 to 18 year olds cannot remember that fateful day in September (or at least not to the same degree as their elders). As important as it is for them to appreciate this great turning point in their lives it is also equally as great to appreciate the last full measure.
Tucker I agree with you. Todays students dont have the same passion and desire that those had before them. This story brought tears to my eyes....
What a very good essay. It sums up what I mean when I look at pictures of those terribly valuable young people we send over. I look at their pictures and think, "Live, LIVE and come home to be my neighbor so America can be worth living in for another generation or two."
They have been rightly honored with the Taylor Awards.Its hurts when we dont see same passion and desire in the eyes of todays students.
Nice essay!


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NATIONAL REPORT—Earlier this year Green Lodging News updated its readers on the many state level green lodging certification and recognition programs. That article followed a series of articles in 2013 on national certification programs. This article focuses on local or regional green certification programs in which lodging establishments can participate. By our count there are six—in Annapolis, Md.; Los Angeles; McAllen, Texas; New York's Catskill region; Ohio's Hocking Hills region; and San Francisco.
In Annapolis, properties can participate in the Annapolis Environmental Stewardship Certification Program. The Annapolis Environmental Stewardship Certification Program is a part of the Department of Neighborhood and Environmental Programs' Sustainable Annapolis initiative. Launched in 2009, the Annapolis Environmental Stewardship Certification Program awards best practice certificates to homes, restaurants, lodging establishments, auto repair shops, schools, retail stores, places of worship, and office buildings.
In order to be eligible for the two-year certification, the applicant must earn enough qualifying points from a comprehensive checklist of environmental best practices and pass a verification inspection. Properties can earn points in categories including energy efficiency, water conservation, environmental education, serving local food, and more. Businesses planning to recertify need to earn more points, indicating continuing environmental efforts. Certified properties gain website recognition and receive a certificate and decal. There are currently 22 lodging establishments that have been certified as part of the certification program.
Los Angeles & Green Seal
In Los Angeles, hotels can participate in the Los Angeles Green Lodging Program. It is part of the City of Los Angeles Green Business Certification Program. To participate in the Green Lodging Program, a hotel must be in compliance with all regulations and achieve Green Seal certification according to the GS-33 Hotels and Lodging Standard. In addition to the use of the nationally recognized Green Seal mark, certified green hotels receive a "Certified Green Business" decal to post on their door or window; an electronic version of the logo to use in their promotional materials; and links on the LA Bureau of Sanitation, LA Tourism & Convention Board and Green Seal websites.
Linda Chipperfield, V.P. of Marketing & Communications for Green Seal, said there are currently seven Los Angeles area hotels that have been certified through Green Seal. Most of those hotels are around Los Angeles International Airport. A website was created for those in Los Angeles and elsewhere who are interested in participating in the Green Seal program. Green hotels participating in the Green Lodging Program are promoted to convention planners.
The McAllen, Texas Chamber of Commerce has a Green Hotel Program that certifies, recognizes and promotes businesses making a commitment to improve operations to reduce environmental impact. Nancy Millar, Vice President/Director of the McAllen CVB, said 18 lodging establishments are currently participating. McAllen's program recently moved into phase two of its program, meaning that properties that entered the program in phase one can now move on to phase two as they take additional steps to conserve energy and water and reduce waste. Millar says phase one requires taking eight different steps and phase two 12 different steps.
"Next year we will begin implementing phase three," Millar says. "Hotels active in phase two will be eligible to move to another level." Phase three will require 16 or more steps.
Properties participating in the Green Hotel Program are promoted locally, through social media, and to those organizations considering McAllen for meetings. "It is a marketing tool for the city," Millar says.
Ohio Program on Hold
The Hocking Hills Tourism Association maintains a Hocking Hills Green certification program. According to Karen Raymore, Executive Director of the Ohio based association, there are currently 48 businesses participating, many of which are lodging establishments. Raymore says the program is currently being retooled and will be launched again with some changes in 2015.
"We need to include more marketing benefits," Raymore says. "That is the fastest way to get more businesses certified. We intend to simplify the application process."
Raymore adds that conservation is vital in the Hocking Hills area. "An awful lot of our business owners understand that protecting the environment is key to their success."
Hospitality Green manages the Green Concierge Certification program for the New York Catskills Watershed Region. Hospitality Green's Eco-Business Certification process is structured in three tiers (Bronze, Silver and Gold) with each tier providing a realistic benchmark and advancement to subsequent tiers dependent upon a business commitment, their verifiable resource tracking and their dedication to increasingly rigorous sustainable practices.
Program Expands Beyond New York
In addition to the Catskills region, the program has been adopted by properties in Delaware, Massachusetts and New Jersey. In Santa Fe, N.M., 13 properties have been certified with the help of a U.S. EPA grant. According to Evadne Giannini, principal of Hospitality Green, more than 70 lodging establishments currently participate. The Green Concierge Certification includes a third party property assessment and requires green team training and employee engagement. "It has taken on the character of not being a regional program," Giannini says.
In addition to the news of Hospitality Green's growth, Giannini says her organization has strengthened the qualifications for reaching Silver level certification. "In order to qualify for Silver level, the organization and its employees have to be involved in a local charity or community initiative," she says.
This past April, Hospitality Green held its first Green Tourism Conference in the Catskills area. Attendance was 250. A 2015 conference is already being planned.
Hotels in San Francisco are eligible to participate in the San Francisco Green Business program. Applicants must meet program standards in areas such as waste, energy and water and be in compliance with all applicable environmental regulations. According to the program's website, five hotels are currently participating.
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It's only been a couple of hours since iOS 10 Developer Preview was released in the wild and looks like eager eyed Apple fans across the globe are having a problem installing it thanks to the infamous Error 14.
Our own Editor in Chief Gautam is struggling with this issue right now (while my beta is still hours away from being downloaded). This does help curb my jealousy a bit.
The problem is face when users are trying to update the new software while also restoring from the backup. Looks like you can't do that anymore (it was possible in iOS 8 and 9).
Users in this MacRumors thread are reporting that switching cables and using the DFU mode doesn't seem to work.
Here are a couple of things you can do to solve this error that might work.
- First take a backup and then try doing a clean restore of iOS 9.3.2. Don't restore your personal backup just yet. Now try doing a clean restore of iOS 10 using the IPSW file you downloaded.
- A user from the same thread has spotted a notice on Apple Support page that says "You must have the latest version of Xcode 8 installed on your Mac before using a Restore image to install iOS or tvOS beta software on a device". Another use has commented that doing a clean restore via Xcode 8 (using the Option key) works.
- Apple's Support page suggests to check your USB device or use another device.
- Apple's official guidelines for installing beta doesn't have a notice when it comes to install the beta directly from the device using Configuration Profile. So that might work if you try it at first.
If you've got any solution to this issue or if you've faced it, share with us in the comments below.


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Shifting patterns in the application of industrial policy
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Type de publication:Journal Article
Auteurs:Mordue, G.
Source:International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Volume 20, Number 1, p.50-75 (2020)
The practice of industrial policy in economically advanced jurisdictions is examined, focusing on the post 2000 period. Building from literature and cases from the Canadian automotive industry, the paper demonstrates how actors engaged in the application of industrial policy in economically advanced, high labour cost jurisdictions have responded to shifting pressures and opportunities. Explanation is provided for how those changes have caused objectives to broaden from a focus on manufacturing to industrial R&D. While vertical industrial policy tools endure, the transition has prompted increased emphasis on horizontal industrial policy instruments. The cases also demonstrate that a shift has occurred from externally-generated projects towards internal, organic forms of development, a change that has elevated the primacy of internal, corporate champions in firm level investment attraction. Copyright © 2020 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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Cognitive principles for building products and prioritising roadmaps
This week, we go deeper into some fascinating aspects of product design and critically, how to go about figuring out what to build first.
We hope there are some useful things for you to take away!
Image: UX Collective
Applying cognitive principles and biases to building products
Designing brilliant product experiences is challenging but understanding and being able to apply principles from other disciplines can go a long way to making the leap from good to great. Psychology is one such field that has long influenced the tech industry. It's a fascinating area of product design and it can become quite easy to end up down a rabbit hole. So, we have summarised a few of the most interesting cognitive principles and biases.
1. Aesthetic-usability effect: Users have a tendency to perceive attractive products as easier to use. The lazy thing to conclude from this would be that when designing a digital product, you need to go all-in on the UI with all sorts of bells and whistles. It is probably not advisable to take this to its extreme though as there are diminishing returns to investing in design.
Instead, think about what's good enough - where is the rough tipping point where your design is visually pleasing enough to lend itself to being "easy to use"? Aim for that and crucially, know when to move on (user testing is your friend!).
2. Variable Reward: People find great pleasure in spontaneous rewards. In fact, the anticipation can be just as powerful as the reward itself. There is one man who exploited this brilliantly to invent one of the world's most ubiquitous smartphone gestures. Enter Loren Britcher: the former Twitter engineer and creator of the pull-to-refresh gesture. Do you ever recall mindlessly pulling down to refresh repeatedly on social media apps? This is the brain craving the dopamine hit from a new like, comment or funny meme in your timeline and not knowing what you are going to get or whether you are going to get anything at all only serves to heighten this experience.
Clearly, this idea can be used to create behaviours which may not be in the long-term interests of people. It goes without saying that companies and product teams have a responsibility to act in good faith.
3. Weber's Law: Users adapt better to small, incremental changes. One of the things that product teams always worry about is whether a new feature might detract from other areas of the product or tank key metrics. The latter is of particular concern for products that drive significant amounts of revenue where mistakes can mean millions in lost revenue.
There are a few ways to circumvent this:
- A/B test new features (this can be done even as far back as in the discovery phase via 'fake door' buttons or pages, for example)
- If A/B testing is not possible due to time to result or some other reason, you can roll out the feature to a small % of the user base and monitor results before you slowly scale up towards 100% over time
- If you are practising agile as intended, a large feature (or epic) should be delivered incrementally anyway and releases should be independent of each other. So, think about how to structure your releases in a way such that users are being educated or primed for future releases and in a way that maximises your learning before you roll out additional features.
4. IKEA Effect: People place a disproportionately high value on the fruits of their own labour (hence the reference to IKEA!). For those interested, here is more detail and a link to the often-quoted study where this was observed empirically.
This same principle can be applied in the digital realm. Are there ways in which you can give users some semblance of control so that they feel like they have 'created' or 'invested' in your product and therefore there is a perceived cost to churning or going elsewhere? Products that naturally lend themselves well to this are social media apps, note-taking or productivity apps where users have usually spent time curating a profile, knowledge or workflow but that's not to say this can't be applied to other categories!
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Now's a good time to revisit how you prioritise
Prioritising the right things to go after has always been incredibly important for product teams but it is arguably more important now than it ever has been. So, we thought it would be useful to revisit some frameworks for organising your thoughts and making decisions methodically.
1. Impact/effort matrix: This is one of the most popular and straightforward ways to prioritise features or initiatives and works well when a product is early-stage and you are looking to do prioritisation with a wider group quickly. This technique can be used to leverage the wisdom of the crowd to get a relative sense of priorities before honing in on the high priority items identified with some of the other frameworks below.
2. Kano Model: The Kano Model is a framework that is solely customer focused and this is what makes it somewhat unique compared to the others on this list. The model is used to bucket features into three groups: 'basic', 'satisfiers' and 'delighters'.
- Basic: These are features are non-negotiables that customers simply expect your product to have. For example, anyone buying a laptop today would expect it to have a built-in webcam. If these features are lacking or fail to work as expected, it can quickly lead to immense dissatisfaction.
- Satisfiers: These are features that give customers a proportionate increase in satisfaction as you invest in them. For example, the better the processor a laptop has, the faster it will be when doing tasks. In other words, the more, the better with satisfaction increasing almost linearly.
- Delighters: These are things that elevate your product to the next level. They are usually features that customers don't even know they want but when they experience it, their satisfaction blows up exponentially. Face ID when it was launched on the iPhone is a good example of this.
What the Kano model also states is that, over time, features cascade down the groups: features that once delighted customers will eventually become performance features and then finally, basic features that customers simply come to expect.
3. RICE: This is an acronym for Reach, Impact, Confidence and Effort. Unlike the other frameworks on this list, this one is quantitative and encourages product teams to be more deliberate.
- Reach: How many customers will be impacted in a given time period? Is this a feature that 100,000 users are expected to interact with in the next quarter or only 10,000?
- Impact: This usually refers to a key metric such as sales or conversions. A scale can be used here: 3 for "massive impact, 2 for "high", 1 for "medium", 0.5 for "low" and 0.25 for "minimal".
- Confidence: It is important to factor in the level of confidence about all the estimates that you are making for reach, impact and effort. Here 100% is "high confidence", 80% is "medium", 50% is "low" and anything below this probably needs a rethink.
- Effort: This aims to capture the effort needed from all members of the team who will deliver this feature and is usually measured in terms of person-months (the work that one team member can do in a month). For example, if a project takes 3 weeks of planning, 2 weeks of design time and at least two months of one engineer's time, that could be an effort score of 4 person-months.
Once you have all these estimates, they can be plugged into the following formula:
Reach, Impact and Confidence are on the numerator because as they increase, the feature is more desirable (and so the RICE score should increase) whilst an increase in effort is in the denominator because as it increases, the feature becomes less desirable and the RICE score should decrease. Once you have calculated RICE scores for all features under consideration, you can compare the rankings and relative scores.
4. Cost of Delay: This approach blends together two different concepts that people often confuse: value and urgency. Value can be defined as the economic benefits of a particular course of action whilst urgency is how fast the value of a particular course of action declines with time (the quicker it declines, the more urgent it is). It is worth noting that something can be valuable but not urgent and vice versa.
Simply put, what Cost of Delay states is that for every day, week or month a product or feature is not out in the market, a company could be losing revenue. You can also think about this in terms of cost savings. For example, a new feature that automates part of an operations team's workflow might save 1 team member 5 hours a week, which translates to 1,000 hours a month for a 50-strong team. These 1,000 hours have an associated monetary value which can be worked out quite easily. Then, a business can make a call about whether they are willing to forgo this saving to pursue something else or not.
When you can calculate the anticipated lost revenue/cost savings per month or per quarter for each item on your product backlog, you arrive at a blended value of value and urgency - i.e. how big is the opportunity and what do we lose by doing releasing this 6 months down the line instead of getting this done in the next 2 months?
Regardless of which prioritisation approach you choose to use, it is important to always consider how any feature you are considering advances your product strategy and vision. Beware of advancing metrics for the sake of advancing metrics!


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Sarah Fryar: Chip Off The Old Block
Thursday, March 24, 2011 6:07 pm
The short recap of the week's top sports stories was launched in October in conjunction with the debut of Athlon Sports inserts, which are now featured in nearly 500 newspapers across the country, including the Cannon Courier.
Nashville-based Athlon is best known for its seasonal preview magazines of professional and major college sports that are sold at newsstands nationwide. The company's game plan for "Weekly Update" is to offer the video to the nearly 500 newspapers that carry Athlon Sports, enabling the local publications to have a stronger multimedia presence on their websites.
"One minute, I had no idea what my next thing was going to be, and the next minute, I had an internship and a very promising future with the company," says Fryar of her unique part-time job.
Journalism is in Fryar's DNA. Her father, Ron Fryar, is the publisher of the Murfreesboro Post and owner of Woodbury's local newspaper, the Cannon Courier. But the younger Fryar's nose for news always led her toward sports journalism, a field that is still trying to play catch-up in its acceptance of women.
An admirer of ESPN's Erin Andrews, Fryar also respects the network's Rachel Nichols, Pam Oliver of Fox and Tracy Wolfson of CBS. However, she is equally critical of stations and networks that hire female sports reporters more for their hotness quotient than their knowledge and professionalism.
"I am prepared each and every day to meet some guy that … tells me I'm just a girl and I don't know what I'm doing," Fryar says. "And I say, 'Fine! Watch me!'"
Athlon Senior Vice President of Newspaper Relations Jerry Lyles says, "Our goal when Sarah graduates is to hire her as a full-time employee. "She's very conscientious. She does not need a lot of guidance. She's competent, creative and a good writer. It's amazing because you don't expect to get the complete package from a 21-year-old still in college."
Fryar writes her own script, but she also has experience behind the scenes. She says that gives her a necessary insight that results in great respect for producer Kurt Mullen, a senior electronic media communication major from Jackson, and the other MTSU students who gather at 9:30 p.m. each Monday to record another program.
"My parents always told me, 'When you get your license, you're going to learn to drive a stickshift before you drive an automatic,'" Fryar says. "I have that exact same opinion about broadcasting. You need to know how to do everything behind the scenes before you go in front of the camera so you know how everything works."
Lyles says the partnership between Athlon and MTSU enables his company to avoid cost-prohibitive production expenses while providing future broadcasters with a preview of the profession.
"I was surprised with the quality of the product the students put out, and the level of quality has increased," says Lyles. "We would like to continue to work with the university to help them get some good career experience that will help them down the road. Hopefully, some of them will be with us when they graduate."