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The Group Works card deck is designed to support your process as a group convenor, planner, facilitator, or participant. The people who developed this deck spent several years pooling our knowledge of the best group events we had ever witnessed. We looked at meetings, conferences, retreats, town halls, and other sessions that give organizations life, solve a longstanding dilemma, get stuck relationships flowing, result in clear decisions with wide support, and make a lasting difference. We also looked at routine, well-run meetings that simply bring people together and get lots of stuff done.
The deck consists of 91 full-colour 3.5" x 5.5" cards (plus a few blanks to add your own patterns), a five-panel explanatory insert, and an accompanying booklet explaining the purpose and history of the project and suggesting uses for the cards in group process work.


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Associate Professor, Animal and Food Sciences
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
University of Delaware
040 Townsend Hall
Newark, DE 19717-1303
Email: email@example.com
Phone: (302) 831-1334
Fax: (302) 831-3651
Website: http://udel.edu/~schmidtc
Ph.D., Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 1986
B.A., Biology and Chemistry, University of Delaware, 1979
Dr. Schmidt's research interests are centered on several aspects of herpes viruses, which are responsible for both substantial human suffering and economic loss. Most members of this class of virus can cause either a lytic or latent infection in host cells. A lytic infection results in death of the host cell, while in a latent infection, the herpes virus genome is maintained within the cell in an intact form. Latently infected cells can be stimulated to reactivate the virus by a variety of means and reactivation yields a release of virus particles. In some cases, latent infection also appears to be responsible for transformation of the host cell to a cancer cell.
Dr. Schmidt's laboratory works on Marek's disease virus (MDV), a herpes virus that causes T-cell lymphomas in chickens. Current research interests focus on defining the cellular pathways and compartments used by MDV to achieve either a lytic or latent infection. A variety of techniques are being used to pursue these goals including cell culture, confocal fluorescence microscopy, recombinant DNA and DNA sequencing.

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According to rumors, the Apple Watch 8 is getting a 'Rugged Edition' or 'Extreme Edition', designed for extreme sports or intensive outdoor use.
This type of smartwatch would be like the ones designed by Garmin, Amazfit or Casio, with a sturdy design, long battery life and a focus on useful features for extreme sports.
Think long-distance hiking, trail running, climbing, skiing or similar activities, with useful extra functions like GPS tracking and altitude and weather monitoring making the watch a useful tool.
Even the best Apple Watches don't offer that kind of feature versatility right now.
We've heard enough rumors to think this new Apple Watch 8 for endurance sports is coming, but since Apple hasn't made one before, we don't fully know what it will look like. But to give us a first glimpse, we've created this guide – it will show you what we've heard so far, as well as what we want to see.
Cut to the chase
- What is it? A tougher version of the Apple Watch 8 with more features
- When do you leave? Later in 2022, according to leakers
- How much will it cost? No idea – but probably more so than the Apple Watch 8
Apple Watch 8 Rugged Edition release date and price
Current rumors point to this upcoming Apple Watch variant launching alongside the Apple Watch 8 and Apple Watch SE in late 2022 – expect it alongside the iPhone 14 in September, or perhaps at a separate launch event a little earlier. or later next to these models mentioned.
Price-wise, it's hard to pin down an exact value, but we imagine it's going to be more expensive than the standard Apple Watch 8…another watch we don't charge for.
For some context though, the Apple Watch 7 would cost $399 / £369 / AU$599 for its most affordable option, and go up if you wanted a bigger case or more premium stuff. So expect a higher price point for the rugged device.
Apple Watch 8 Rugged Edition Name
As this is not an official product yet, we don't know what it will actually be called.
We're naming it after the Apple Watch 8 – emphasis on number – but it's possible that it isn't linked to the flagship smartwatch as concretely and could miss the digit.
Most leakers have referred to the device not by its name but by its features – so we're not sure if it will be called the Extreme Edition, Rugged Edition, Endurance Edition or something else entirely.
We've chosen the middle one for this article, because that's the name that most members of the Apple fan community have decided to use, but that doesn't mean it's confirmed in any way. We will rename this article if we hear an official title from Apple.
Apple Watch 8 Rugged Edition leaks and rumors
Most of the Apple Watch chunky edition leaks we've heard only mention the watch's existence rather than what it will actually do. But we've heard some rumors about the Apple Watch 8 that might actually be about the chunky edition.
One is new technology that can detect if your smartwatch has suffered water damage and alert you if that's a problem – great for water sports.
It is also possible that the watch will receive a body measurement tracking tool that was originally supposed to appear on the Watch 7.
And it's likely to come with watchOS 9 as it's Apple's newest smartwatch operating system – some of its features include new running posture tracking and improved sleep tracking.
Apple Watch 8 Rugged Edition: What we want to see
Having used a lot of rugged watches before, we've come up with some features we'd like an extreme Apple Watch to have.
1. GPS mapping functions
If you're wandering around in nature, measuring the altitude and steps of your long-distance hike, it's all too easy to turn around and get lost.
Some watches have GPS mapping capabilities – you can view maps and your position on them, and sometimes see a route mapped as well, to help you find yourself or just plan ideal routes.
We would like Apple to embrace this kind of technology so that it can remain competitive with many other devices on the market. Apple has an irritating habit of making its best features exclusive to the US or select countries, so perhaps it could work with another mapping company on the feature – ideally not Apple Maps.
2. A robust design
Smartwatches can be some of the flimsiest devices on the market – they sit open on your wrist and you can easily drop or bump them. That's why rugged watches need a little more durability.
Many we've tested have rugged designs designed to protect the display and internal components. This can involve thick frames, materials that are not easily scratched, and a lot of waterproofing.
The Apple Watch will absolutely need the same, so it can survive in the wild. You don't want to scratch it on the first rock face you try to climb, or have a splash break it while surfing.
The Apple Watch chunky edition will need enough resources – both hardware and software – over its flagship-series cousin to justify its existence.
You can buy rugged cases for the standard Apple Watch, which would likely cost a lot less than a rugged version of the device, and if there are no built-in features to justify its existence, the extreme version would be a waste of space.


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Silver Stars-Mercury Preview
The Phoenix Mercury are almost certainly headed for a playoff spot but surely would like to clinch it by knocking off the only team that can catch them. The Mercury will try to lock up their fourth postseason berth in five years Friday night when they host the short-handed San Antonio Silver Stars, who hope to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Phoenix (15-13) is third in the Western Conference, five games ahead of fifth-place San Antonio (11-19). With fourth-place Seattle having wrapped up a playoff spot, the only way the Silver Stars can make the playoffs is if they win all of their remaining four games while the Mercury lose their final six. San Antonio has won two of the teams' three meetings, and they play again Sept. 13 in Phoenix. The Silver Stars, losers of four of six, haven't missed the postseason since 2006. The Mercury are 5-2 since Russ Pennell replaced former coach Corey Gaines on an interim basis Aug. 8, matching the best start to a head coaching tenure in franchise history. They're 4-1 at home with Pennell after going 4-6 under Gaines. Candice Dupree and DeWanna Bonner each had 22 points as Phoenix took a step closer to the eighth playoff berth in franchise history with Saturday's 76-68 home win over Connecticut. With star Diana Taurasi struggling, Bonner has stepped up with 42 points on 16-of-27 shooting - including six 3-pointers - in the last two games. Dupree, averaging 17.9 points over her last eight games, matched her previous season high set in an 88-80 loss to San Antonio on July 10. Phoenix, however, turned the ball over 17 times Saturday, which could be a concern after committing 32 turnovers in two losses to the Silver Stars. "They are not anything that anyone is forcing as much as our focus isn't good on that," Pennell said. "So we need to try and solve that problem before the next game." The Silver Stars are coming off Saturday's 80-67 home loss to Los Angeles despite Jia Perkins' season-high 25 points. She's averaging 20.3 over the last three games. Perkins finished with 17 points while Danielle Adams and Danielle Robinson had 20 apiece in an 88-82 win over visiting Phoenix on Aug. 17 in the last meeting. Adams has averaged 18.0 in the season series. Robinson could miss a fifth straight game with a knee injury. Davellyn White had replaced her in the starting lineup but sat out Saturday with a leg injury, and the team announced Wednesday she is out for the season with a partially torn Achilles. Those absences, along with All-Stars Sophia Young and Becky Hammon remaining out with knee injuries, left coach Dan Hughes with a thin bench Saturday. "It was the small numbers," said Hughes, whose squad has dropped six of eight on the road. "You take Davellyn Whyte out and you can't play... so we're down to eight players." The Mercury hope to get Taurasi back on track after she totaled 26 points on 6-of-20 shooting in the last two games. The league's second-leading scorer (20.7 ppg) had 23 points and seven assists in San Antonio last month.


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From the time I was growing up until now, I have never considered my self-esteem to be sky-high. … A Social Media Blossom
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I hated my stripy red, white, and silver stretch marks for a seriously unhealthy amount of time. … A Mark To Remember
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We take a look at the work of eight generations of the family who built lavish buildings – some of which survived 1911 revolution that ended Qing dynasty
Twenty years ago, China's Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven in the capital, Beijing, were placed on the list of Unesco's protected cultural World Heritage Sites.
Beijing's Forbidden City and Hebei province's Chengde's mountain resort and its outlying temples – originally used as a summer palace – and the Western and Eastern Qing Tombs were also added to the list by the specialised UN agency in 1987, 1994 and 2000, respectively.
Many people around the world will have heard of most of these renowned sites because they are all popular tourist attractions.
However, few people will know that all five sites were created and built by a dozen members of the Lei family of architects for eight generations, who presided over the design of imperial buildings for 200 years up to the end of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).
Today, these imperial palaces, gardens and mausoleums are known in Chinese as Yangshi Lei, meaning "Lei style" architecture.
Source: Who are the Leis? The legendary family of architects who served China's emperors
Categories: China


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Michigan is two radically different places - the North and the South which makes for good drama and contrast. Votes: 22
After a lifetime of world travel I've been fascinated that those in the third world don't have the same perception of reality that we do. Votes: 16
Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy... or they become legend. Votes: 14
I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and Chicago. Votes: 14
The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is don't do it unless you're willing to give your whole life to it. Red wine and garlic also helps. Votes: 12
So when I made some money, I didn't have any idea how one handled such a situation because no one in our family ever had any money. Votes: 11
I did not want to live out my life in the strenuous effort to hold a ghost world together. It was plain as the stars that time herself moved in grand tidal sweeps rather than the tick-tocks we suffocate within, and that I must reshape myself to fully inhabit the earth rather than dawdle in the sump of my foibles. Votes: 10
I like grit, I like love and death, I'm tired of irony. ... A lot of good fiction is sentimental. ... The novelist who refuses sentiment refuses the full spectrum of human behavior, and then he just dries up. ... I would rather give full vent to all human loves and disappointments, and take a chance on being corny, than die a smartass. Votes: 10
I've never felt influenced by Ernest Hemingway though I suppose there is something inevitable there. Votes: 9
Perhaps when we die our names are takenfrom us by a divine magnet and are freeto flutter here and there within the bodies of birds.I'll be a simple crowwho can reach the top of Antelope Butte.(From: Hard Times) Votes: 9
Wherever we go we do harm, forgiving ourselves as wheels do cement for wearing each other out. We set this house on fire, forgetting that we live within. (from "To a Meadowlark," for M.L. Smoker) Votes: 9
The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it. Votes: 8
Naturally we would prefer seven epiphanies a day and an earth not so apparently devoid of angels. Votes: 8
There is a neurologist, a woman over at Harvard who wanted me to come talk to them, and in France I have a lot of readers in the sciences. I can't tell you why. Votes: 8
I couldn't run a tight schedule, and if you're any good at teaching, you get sucked dry because you like your students and you're trying to help them, but you don't have any time left to write yourself. Votes: 7
I'm actually forced to write about Michigan because as a native of that state it's the place I know best. Votes: 6
Writers can write outside their ethnicity or sex depending how open and vulnerable they wish to be. Votes: 5
Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it several times and haven't had many complaints. Votes: 3
As an English major I was familiar with the stories of dozens of writers trying to get their work done among the multifarious diversions of the world and the hurdles of their own vices. A professor had said that what saved writers is that they, like politicians, had the illusion of destiny that allowed them to overcome obstacles no matter how nominal their work. Votes: 2
One of the curious effects of a bad hangover is that you think you're wrong whether you are or not. Not wrong in particulars, but wrong in general, wrong about everything. Votes: 2
In Ecuador the Indian mate was too poor to buy Polaroid glasses but he saw the caudal fins of marlin long before my perfect eyes noticed anything. Benny played pool as if the cue stick emerged from his body. Not my alcohol & geometry. She was an asshole and I couldn't have loved her at gunpoint." Votes: 1
I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan. No question. Votes: 0
The wilderness does not make you forget your normal life so much as it removes the distractions for proper remembering. Votes: 0
I have closely noted that people who watch a great deal of TV never again seem able to adjust to the actual pace of life. The speed of the passing images becomes the speed the aspire to and they seem to develop an impatience and boredom with anything else. Votes: 0
When we were children we were errant enough to wish to be birds for the day but there's nothing easier to lose than playfulness. Votes: 0
Dad said I would always be "high minded and low waged" from reading too much Ralph Waldo Emerson. Maybe he was right. Votes: 0
The trajectory started when I was on the roof of our house looking out at a swamp when I was 19. I had written for several years, starting at about 15, but that day on the roof I took my vows and acknowledged my calling. Votes: 0
Strangely, when I totally emerged from this slump I couldn't comprehend how I had almost drowned it it. Votes: 0
I would rather give full vent to all human loves and disappointments, and take a chance on being corny, than die a smartass. Votes: 0
The simple act of opening a bottle of wine has brought more happiness to the human race than all the collective governments in the history of earth Votes: 0
Barring love I'll take my life in large doses alone--rivers, forests, fish, grouse, mountains. Dogs. Votes: 0
Life is sentimental. Why should I be cold and hard about it? That's the main content. The biggest thing in people's lives is their loves and dreams and visions, you know. Votes: 0
Poetry at its best is the language your soul would speak if you could teach your soul to speak. Votes: 0
We Are All One. When we allow ourselves to become aware of this statement in its purest form, we open the doors to reveal the oneness of being. Using the process of conscious evolution we begin to recognise our true underlying identity, for once we have glimpsed the existence of this realm, we then begin to reveal what it is . . . . our true natural state. Votes: 0
Suits obviously had helped to promote bad government and he was as guilty as anyone for wearing them so steadfastly for twenty years. Of late he had become frightened of the government for the first time in his life, the way the structure of democracy had begun debasing people rather than enlivening them in their mutual concern. The structure was no longer concerned with the purpose for which it was designed, and a small part of the cause, Nordstrom thought, was probably that all politicians and bureaucrats wore suits. Votes: 0
We Americans are trained to think big, talk big, act big, love big, admire bigness but then the essential mystery is in the small. Votes: 0
You touch things lightly or deeply; you move along because life herself moves, and you can't stop it. Votes: 0
I remember my grandfather telling me how each of us must live with a full measure of loneliness that is inescapable, and we must not destroy ourselves with our passion to escape the aloneness. Votes: 0
A poet must discover that it's his own story that is true, even if the truth is small indeed. Votes: 0
This infantile sense of order tended to infect my life at large. Up at 5:30 a.m., coffee, oatmeal, perhaps sausage (homemade), and fresh eggs giving one of the yolks to Lola. Listening to NPR and grieving more recently over the absence of Bob Edwards who was the sound of morning as surely as birds. Reading a paragraph or two of Emerson or Loren Eiseley to raise the level of my thinking. Going out to feed the cattle if it was during our six months of bad weather. Votes: 0
Zen is the vehicle of reality. Votes: 0
It is utterly soothing to fly fish for trout. All other considerations or worries drift away and you couldn't keep them close if you wanted. Perhaps it's standing thigh deep in a river with the water passing at the exact but varying speed of life. You easily recognize this mortality and it dissipates into the landscape. Votes: 0
The world that used to nurse us now keeps shouting inane instructions. That's why I ran to the woods. Votes: 0
I can maintain my sense of the sacredness of existence only by understanding my own limitations and losing my self-importance. Votes: 0
What cannot be said, will get wept. Votes: 0
Marriage is survived just on the basis of ordinary etiquette, day in and day out. Also cooking together helps a lot. Votes: 0
I was on the verge of jumping into one of those holes in life out of which we emerge a bit tattered and bloody, though we remain sure nonetheless that we had to make the jump. Votes: 0
I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so well in France. He said it was because in my novels people both act and think. I got a kick out of that. Votes: 0
The wife picked out ceramic tile for floor covering, not realizing that cost was determined by square foot, not square yard like carpet. Thinking the price was plenty reasonable, she had an extra room of tile ordered for installation. When the bill arrived, it was staggering. She and her husband began a fight that continued all through the construction job. They ended up divorced, but not until she had broken every window. Votes: 0
I can write anywhere. Votes: 0
I wonder, when a writer's blocked and doesn't have any resources to pull himself out of it, why doesn't he jump in his car and drive around the U.S.A.? I went last winter for seven thousand miles and it was lovely. Inexpensive, too. Votes: 0
We are all naturally xenophobic. Votes: 0
I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it's about the same proportion to books published that I care to read. Votes: 0
Nothing on my trip thus far was as I expected which shows you that rather than simply read about the United States you have to log the journey. Votes: 0
That is simply the most beautiful publishing office in the world, with that cranky old building in that wonderful park. Votes: 0
I do have trouble with titles. Votes: 0
Fate has never ladled out hardship very evenly, and this frequently trips our often infantile sense of justice. Votes: 0
I seek the substantial in life. Votes: 0


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Bunker's is more than a reason not to do dishes at home, it's an experience filled with powerful flavors, refreshing drinks, fun, family, friends, and the spirit of the community united.
In 1836 Eurotas P. Hastings, president of the Bank of Michigan, sold to Philo Dibble, Lansing Kingsbury and Cornelius Kendall a large tract of land in Barry County. The county-seat had already been located in the county but there were no settlers in the area of the land these gentlemen purchased. Their desire was to take advantage of the river and abundance of timber by starting a sawmill. They organized the Hastings Company and sent men to erect the sawmill on the creek just south of the present flour mill.
Shortly after, they engaged Slocum H. Bunker to come with his family to feed and house the men during the construction of the mill. Slocum used his new relationships to build a log cabin and to enter into other areas of business including a "house of entertainment". As the mill grew and land was cleared the Hastings Company determined to lay out a village.
Although Slocum did not plan on staying in the area after the mill was completed he did in fact remain and was rightly considered the first settler in Hastings. He organized Hastings as a Township March 6, 1837 becoming its first Supervisor. On March 11, 1871 Hastings was officially incorporated as the City of Hastings.
In 1839, hearing of Slocum's success and what a fine place Slocum and his family had landed, Slocum's brother Thomas joined the Bunker family and began helping with the primitive hotel and other interests. Shortly after, Thomas became Barry County's first clerk.
In 1839 the village advanced when two gentlemen originally involved in the Hasting Company, built a grist mill. The grist mill created more employment and Slocum was hired as the miller and to manage the business and his other interests grew as well.
The first birth in Hastings is believed to be Slocum's child who unfortunately died soon after birth. Slocum and his wife eventually returned to Battle Creek where they were from, living there until Slocum's death.
Slocum, his brother Thomas and the Bunker family developed a reputation of being smart hardworking honest people who helped others along the way as they could. They saw struggles including the death of Slocum's child, spotted fever and men leaving families for the Mexican American War in 1847. They provided much needed boarding and meals for the men in the saw and grist mill operations and those affected by disease and the war. They played key roles in the development of the little Village of Hastings and their mark can be seen on some of the old buildings around town as well as in photos at the City Library.
Present – The COVID situation has created many challenges for businesses and particularly hard hit has been the restaurant industry. In 2020 two businessmen from Lowell found themselves inadvertently in the restaurant business when their tenant, a restaurant, was closed due to COVID, and was not able to reopen.
The location where Bunker's Smokehouse & Grille is, is actually three buildings all dating back to the 1800's. Over the years, each one as well as collectively, have seen various uses but the constant has been they have always been an important part of historic downtown Hastings at the intersection of Jefferson and Court Streets.
The businessmen felt a commitment to carry on and began the journey of branding and hiring quality people. Delving into the history of Hastings brought clarity to the process. Almost 200 years ago the Bunker's family led the way in Hastings, many times during adversity, with quality people serving quality people. Almost 200 years later, the family at Bunker's Smokehouse & Grille seeks to do the same by honoring a rich history with quality people serving quality people providing a wonderful dining experience.


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'Not only congratulations in Pakistan but these are Air Force officers, but the refusal to do Pakistan'
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In the state of emergency, the pilot congratulations of the Indian Air Force had to be ejected from the plane. Due to which he accidentally reached the enemy country of Pakistan. After this the Pak army caught him.
However, the good thing about congratulations is that from the time Pakistan acknowledged that congratulations are in their possession. But there are also 24 officers of the Air Force who are locked in different
But Pakistan is not ready to believe that there is also an Indian prisoner of war in 1965 and 1971. Vipul Purohit, son of one such pilot Manohar Purohit, who had been made a prisoner of war in 1971, told that the family members of the prisoners of war would periodically give evidence of their being there.
At present, 17 Army officers, 12 soldiers, 24 Air Force officers and one Navy officer are in the prison. In this way, 54 prison bars are closed in Pakistan jails. A letter from Pakistan in the prisoner's family has also been kept as evidence. But Pak has been refusing to accept any evidence.


text: Human Interest The Pregnant Mom of 3 Who Left Her Trader Joe's Job Due to Concerns for Her Baby: 'I Had to Make a Call for My Health' PEOPLE's Voices from the Coronavirus Crisis will share firsthand accounts of the people facing unique challenges during a global pandemic By People Staff Published on March 30, 2020 01:32 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Getty Sarah is a mother of three young kids with another on the way. After being laid-off from her full-time position, she took a part-time job at Trader Joe's – which she then voluntarily left amid the coronavirus pandemic to focus on the health of her family and herself. The 39-year-old mom, who was born in New Zealand but now lives in New Jersey, opens up about her experience of working at a grocery store when its employees are considered essential – and who are risking coronavirus exposure from crowds – and making the difficult decision of choosing health over income. I'm 21 weeks pregnant and I have three young children, ages 12, 8 and 6. I was working part-time hours at Trader Joe's — I went in a few times at the start of all of this madness — and eventually, I felt really uncomfortable being in that environment. Working at Trader Joe's, you have to rotate duties. Between being right in customers' faces at the registers, to being out on the shop floor and helping people and back office, you're in close contact with everyone. The good thing was, throughout the day, they give you many opportunities to leave your post and go clean and do your sanitizing and take a break if you needed to. They were very good about all of that stuff, but in the end, looking through different articles about risk factors associated with the disease, I decided I just couldn't be in front of people all day. I went back and forth with management there about any way to make my duties a little bit different because of my high risk with pregnancy, and I also have Type 2 Diabetes. So, they gave me the leave of absence option, which they supported – but obviously, it's unpaid. Trader Joe's is one of the best employers that I've ever worked for, and it was only a part-time job. They said I can come back whenever this calms down. So, I just had to make a call for my health. They said, "It's more important that I'm out of harm's way" because it is a very front-line position. The company has been very supportive, though. They've called twice already, in two weeks, to check up on me and see how I'm doing. But making the decision was hard. I wouldn't call it lucky, but I was semi-lucky enough to be able to go on unemployment back in late January because I was laid off my regular full-time job. So, we were already taking a cut, losing full-time income for unemployment. Any extra money I was making was contributing to the house — that was our grocery money, our gas money, whatever it would be. I really had to talk to my husband, who works at a trucking repair agency, and say, "I know it's not safe that we'll be losing a couple of hundred dollars a week." And it has been tougher. But the only good thing about it is, we're not going anywhere or doing anything, so we only have the essential things to afford. My husband, however, still goes to work but he is going into his own office. And when he comes home, he's not to touch any of us, straight into the shower. When I was working at Trader Joe's, I found, in general, that the customers we dealt with were very patient and understanding. They understood that it's an uncertain time. I never really came across a difficult customer. I actually was given a Dunkin Donuts gift card from a customer, thanking me for coming in. Voices from the Coronavirus Crisis So everyone was pretty orderly and Trader Joe's does a really good job of controlling that environment. But even if they had offered me a few extra dollars, I still probably would have bowed out because I think my health is more important. Trader Joe's. Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty And now, I'm at home. Trying to do distance learning with three children is difficult. I'm used to having some downtime and I don't get that right now. But overall, everything is good. We've been doing a reward system at home with the kids called "C" bucks, for corona-bucks. The kids collect dollars if they do their work, or if they're not arguing, etc. And when things open, we're looking forward to getting out with them and doing something social. It'll be a treat for them. As far as my pregnancy, I have regular appointments coming up. I do question going in for certain things but at the same time, I feel like things like maternal doctor's appointments are pretty well policed. I'm just hoping that they don't implement the "no partners" delivery restrictions that I'm seeing in New York. [Editors' Note: After hospitals initially barred partners from delivery rooms, New York state ordered that policy to be rolled back.] I am not due until August, but I am hoping they don't. It's awful for some people who have got a difficult delivery ahead of them. And I'm supposed to have my mother come over from New Zealand. She's there now and it's a whole different ballgame, seeing how they're approaching it over there. She wouldn't come right now anyway, but I'm hoping later. I'm just hoping all of this goes away. As told to Morgan Evans MORE VOICES FROM THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS: Couple Cancel Their Final Round of IVF Before Embryo Transfer Due to COVID-19: 'We Had 8 Minutes to Decide' Man Says Evacuating Egypt due to Coronavirus Was Easier Than Getting Tested – Despite Showing Symptoms The Newly-Divorced Mom of 2 Balancing Social Distancing with Joint Custody Due to Coronavirus


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Fate of wind farm at gateway to Glen Affric to be decided nationally
Credit: Written by Donna MacAllister and Olivia Bell | The Inverness Courier | Published: 01/03/2015 | www.inverness-courier.co.uk ~~
Campaigners against a controversial wind farm at the gateway to Glen Affric are furious that the decision has been taken out of local hands.
Renewable energy firm WPD has appealed to the government arguing Highland Council failed to make a decision on the six turbine development, near the conservation village of Tomich, within the statutory timescale of four months.
Under the appeals process, the local authority is now only permitted to express a view and Scottish ministers will decide the application's fate.
Councillors were twice unable to carry out a site visit due to bad weather and on Tuesday could therefore not vote on the project planned for Beinn Mhor, on the Guisachan estate.
They will however, go ahead with a visit and have a debate next month. but this will only be submitted to the government reporter when he carries out his investigation into the developer's appeal.
Council officials have recommended the scheme go ahead despite more than 1000 objections.
Ian Campbell, a member of anti-wind farm group Glen Affric Friends Say No! said he was "absolutely disappointed" at the lack of local determination.
He also pointed out the application was delayed going to councillors last year because the local authority had to make a number of requests for more information on WPD's plans.
"We are now looking at what options we have under the appeals process," said Mr Campbell who lives in Cannich.
Inverness Central councillor Donnie Kerr told the south area planning applications committee on Tuesday he recognised the company had to lodge the appeal by a cut-off point but believed it was to ensure it did not lose out on a government subsidy.
"But it does concern me that what we have here is almost a Sword of Damocles situation," he added.
"We, as councillors, are being asked to go on a site visit and decide something knowing that an appeal is lodged and will proceed if we refuse the scheme.
"It's more or less putting a bit of undue influence on it, the way it's being done here."
At the meeting council planning manager Allan Todd said the government reporter will either hold a public inquiry or rely on written evidence before deciding whether to approve or reject the project.
Simon Hindson, planning officer, added: "Today was the last day for the applicants to have appealed against non-determination."
He clarified the scheme was supposed to have been decided by 24th November.
"Given that we were looking to bring it to committee at a date beyond that we did seek to extend that date but the applicant wasn't willing to enter that process," he explained.
Aird and Loch Ness councillor Margaret Davidson said: "We all want to get a decision on this and we've been lined up twice for site visits but we can't regulate for the weather."
Members agreed to have a site visit on 19th March.
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I'm not able to Enable Metered billing on my site and it says to contact email@example.com. Why?
I want to be able to add usage charges and send a consolidated invoice to my customers.
Currently, it wouldn't be possible to simultaneously enable Metered Billing and Consolidated invoicing within the same Chargebee site.
However, as an alternative, you can use the Unbilled Charges feature however you will need to use our APIs to automate the charges being added at the right time.
However, as an alternative, you can use the Unbilled Charges feature however you will need to use our APIs to automate the charges being added at the right time.
Setting up the Alternative:
- Disable Metered Billing in your site, so that you can use Consolidated invoicing (Settings > Configure Chargebee > Billing LogiQ)
- Consolidate and add your usage charges via Add charge at term-end API for each subscription of the customer before renewal
- If there are multiple subscriptions for one customer and different charges over the period, you would have to Add Charges for each Subscription using the same API multiple times. Just that you won't be able to specify 2 Subscription IDs in one API call as it's not Customer-specific but is Subscription-specific. For example, the URL format is
Once, you add the charges to each Subscription they'll be consolidated. Here's a short video for your reference.
How to identify/control the time a Consolidated Invoice is generated?
If you use a milli-second based billing model: When multiple subscriptions of a customer renew on the same day and at different times, the invoice consolidation happens only when it's time for the last renewal of the day. You can control the Renewal timestamp (Essentially the Invoice generation time) using the Change Term End API after a subscription is created. This is the cut-off time, for a consolidated invoice to be generated, that you can be certain of. Before this cut-off time, you are required to add the usage charges. To have a common renewal time for all your customers, you can also set up Calendar Billing on your site.
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On 16/07/2009 at 15:17, xxxxxxxx wrote:
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Hi, I'm new to C4D but I have to write a plugin to export camera from C4D to a custom file format. Being more familiar with Maya camera, there are several questions I'm hoping someone could help me with.
1. Where can I find the aspect ratio of camera? C4D only gives one aperture so I need it to calculate the vertical aperture too.
2. there seems to be no far clipping plane in C4D, is it correct?
3. I have a camera whose P.Y is 10e7, which seems to be too big to be held in a Real and it is giving me this number 4.99816e7. Where can I find the range or definition of this Real type?
Really appreciate any response !
On 16/07/2009 at 15:34, xxxxxxxx wrote:
1. ?
2. Doesn't look to be one. The only far clipping planes are in Light and Hair objects.
3. Real is simply a typedef of standard C/C++ 'float' type. LReal is the same as 'double'. float is typically a 32-bit IEEE Standard 754 floating point number.
typedef float Real;
#define MAXREAL ( 9.0e18)
#define MINREAL (-9.0e18)
No, not too big. And these are low limits. The standard is 1.17...E-38 and 3.40...E+38. Something else is wrong. If you are filling in a Camera parameter, it could be the maximum value the parameter allows.
On 16/07/2009 at 16:14, xxxxxxxx wrote:
1. Sorry I didn't make myself clear enough I guess. I am looking for the camera aspect ratio so that from the horizontal aperture ( which is the aperture provided by C4D ) I could get the vertical aperture. I saw in Render Settings, there's film aspect and pixel aspect. I'm not sure if the film aspect is the same as the camera aspect ratio, and if so, how do I get it through API.
2. thanks for the info
3. I exported the camera to FBX so that I can load it back into Maya. The P.Y value when I loaded back to Maya also gives me 4.99816e7, but P.X, P.Z and other cameras' position values are correct, so I'm not very convinced that this is a problem with my code.
4 ( a new question ) : as I said, I imported the fbx back into Maya, but the rotation vector is totally different from C4D ( yet look the same ). So I'm wondering if there's something between the translation of a rotation vector of C4D to Maya that I should pay special attention to. Eg. in C4D I get this rotation vector: R.H=0, R.P = -90, R.B = 5, corresponding in Maya as RotateX = -85, RotateY = 0, RotateZ = -90 ( all units in degree ).
What is the default rotation order in C4D?
Thanks for the prompt reply!!
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1. Pixel aspect is for compensation of different display media - such as TV which is 4:3 or 16:9 (and so on). Film aspect is similar but automatically compensates pixel dimensions for the output media specified.
3. Could be a limitation of the FBX export then. It is surely not a limitation of a 32-bit floating point value, I can assure you.
4. Expected. C4D uses an anti-gimbal lock mechanism in its HPB rotations. You cannot depend upon them being 'standard' Euler angles. C4D has NO rotation order (which is exactly how it avoids gimbal lock).
On 16/07/2009 at 17:46, xxxxxxxx wrote:
3. I realized now it's probably not a problem with the limitation. Let me try to explain ( pardon me if I didn't name the UI correctly) :
on the right attribute editor, the Coord. tab of the camera object says P.Y is 10e7, but in the lower right window named "Coordinates", PositionY = 4.99816e7, and that's why the discrepancy occurs. Really thankful if anyone would explain what's the meaning of these two numbers.
FYI, my camera is at the world level so there's no parent transform above it. Not sure if this is related to my question.
And many thanks to kuroyume0161!!
On 16/07/2009 at 18:51, xxxxxxxx wrote:
I can't reproduce this with either a regular camera object or one with a camera target. Entered 10.0e7 in the P.Y setting and it shows the same value in the Coordinates Manager Position Y (10000000). Very odd.
Any animation or expressions affecting the camera object?
On 16/07/2009 at 19:22, xxxxxxxx wrote:
As far as I know this camera is not animated.
Is there a way I can upload a c4d file that contains only this camera to this forum? otherwise if you don't mind I can just email you, kuroyume0161.
On 20/07/2009 at 02:10, xxxxxxxx wrote:
The Film Aspect Ratio found in the rendersettings applies to the camera as well. Rendersettings are like most other settings in CINEMA 4D description based, which means they are saved in the object's container.
You can obtain the render settings like this:
> \> RenderData \*rdata = doc->GetActiveRenderData(); //get the active render settings (doc is a BaseDocument) \> \> BaseContainer \*data = rdata->GetDataInstance(); //get the data container of the render settings \> \> Real ration = data->GetReal(RDATA_FILMASPECT, 0.f); //get the Film Aspect ration \>
\> RenderData \*rdata = doc->GetActiveRenderData(); //get the active render settings (doc is a BaseDocument) \> \> BaseContainer \*data = rdata->GetDataInstance(); //get the data container of the render settings \> \> Real ration = data->GetReal(RDATA_FILMASPECT, 0.f); //get the Film Aspect ration \>
Unfortunatly it is not possible to attach files to the forum. You can send files to MAXON SDK support by email [email protected]
On 20/07/2009 at 13:42, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Thanks Matthias.
Sorry for begging the question but seems this will only give me the active render setting. I have an example in which each custom setting in the Render Settings->Output has a different film aspect, and it is my understanding is that a document can have multiple render data classes, so is there any way I could access the settings of cameras other than the active one.
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Please ignore my last question but I think I got my answer now. Thanks everyone!


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Off the radar: N.S. weather tower to go dark this month, leaving forecasting gap
New system expected to be online and available to public by end of August
Mainland Nova Scotia's primary weather radar station is about to be retired, leaving a void in the forecasting toolbox for the province and part of Prince Edward Island for several months.
The Gore site in Hants County has been intermittently off-line since April. It will be shut down permanently on June 11, to be replaced over the summer by a new tower.
Environment and Climate Change Canada has estimated the new system will be online and available to the public by the end of August.
CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon said the outage will impact his ability to provide short-range forecasts, for precipitation arriving within about six to eight hours.
"We're going to have a huge hole this summer across most of mainland Nova Scotia, where we're not going to be able to say with as much accuracy when that rain is going to arrive," he said.
He said the outage will also affect western P.E.I.
Radar stations in Maine, New Brunswick and Cape Breton will provide some information about weather heading toward Nova Scotia, said Snoddon. He said other forecasting tools like satellite imaging will also help.
"But nothing is going to replace the radar, which is a true snapshot of where the rain is occurring right now," said Snoddon.
Snoddon said his advice to the public this summer is to be prepared before heading outdoors.
"[Make sure] you're more conscious of what the forecast is for that day. Is there a risk of severe storms? If there is a risk of severe storms? What are the biggest threats today? Is it heavy downpours? Is it strong winds or hail? Those are the types of things you should be keeping in mind, especially if you're heading out on the water."
Disconcerting for farmers
Few industries rely more heavily on the weather than agriculture.
Tim Marsh, president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture, said this summer's radar outage is disconcerting for him and other farmers who count on up-to-the-minute weather information to operate efficiently.
"For example, if you're trying to make nice dry hay and you get a shower that wasn't forecast, or on the other hand if you stop mowing ... yet the weather stays nice, it can be frustrating and it can cost money, and time is money in agriculture," he said.
Short-term pain for long-term gain
Despite the drawbacks, the new radar station will be a boon once it's operating, according to Ian Hubbard, meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Hubbard said the new radar system will have double the range of the old one, it will scan the skies more frequently and will be able to more accurately distinguish between types of precipitation.
"Certainly some of these features ... are going to be really helping the meteorologists that look at this data and use that to incorporate into our forecast as to what's going to happen that day."
Snoddon echoed that he's looking forward to the benefits of the new system, and added that it will catch Canada up with the latest technology.
"Here in Canada, we've been kind of looking enviously at what the U.S. has had for a few years. We're finally going to get kind of on the same page."
Sailor's delight
Judy Robertson, a board member of Sail Nova Scotia, said satellite imagery and weather buoys will be enough to keep people safe on the water this summer.
But she said she is looking forward to having more accurate weather information once the new radar system comes online.
"They need to update the system … and it will, in the long run, be a really good thing."


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We have all heard the stories related to Pakistanis celebrities. A number of stories continue to inspire many around the country, given how they left everything behind to pursue their dreams of becoming what they dreamed of.
The story of Fawad Khan, in this case, rises on the top. The young student of FAST University was trying to survive his bachelors' degree amidst his dreams of becoming a singer. After failure and continuous pressure, Fawad Khan didn't back down from his dreams…and the outcome today is a worldwide success story!
While these celebs have great stories, their siblings also show how diversity runs in the family.
Here Are Some Pakistani Celebs With Extremely Qualified and Equally Talented Siblings!
Dr. Fazeela Abbasi – Hamza Ali Abbasi's Sister
Hamza Ali Abbasi's elder sister Dr. Fazeela Abbasi is a renowned dermatologist who also appeared on Geo TV's Morning Show with Shaista Lodhi.
Read Also: Top 10 Pakistani Actors With Remarkable Acting Skills
Sana and Aliya Khan – Fawad Afzal Khan's Sisters
One of the highest paid actors of Pakistan, Fawad Afzal Khan has two siblings, both being sisters. His elder sister Aliya Khan is an architect by profession, whereas his younger sister Sana Khan recently graduated from CMH and became a doctor.
Assistant Commissioner of Lahore – Reema Khan's Sister
CSP Officer by profession, Reema Khan's youngest sister was recently appointed as the assistant commissioner of Lahore. After clearing her CSS exam in 2004, sources shared how the youngest sister received a number of entertainment offers, but she remained on her career path.
Shaista Abbasi – Meera's Younger Sister
British national Shaista Abbasi recently shared Pakistani actress Meera Ji is her elder sister. Shaista Abbasi s a lawyer by profession and received her degree from the London Metropolitan University. She shared how Meera has been an extremely supportive figure in her life as well.
Dr. Omar Khalid Butt – Osman Khalid Butt's Brother
MBBS by education, Omar Khalid Butt knew his calling towards arts and pretty much everything else. Anchoring for BBC, Voice of America and PTV, Omar Butt has the passion towards photography, sports, and classical music as well.
Just reading this post makes one feel so talentless, given how these celebs, as well as their siblings, are filled with great potentials and skills!
Read Also: Famous Pakistani Actors Who Have Lit Up Our TV And Cinema Screens


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Tanager Tangara
Brazilian name: saíra-sete-cores
The Green-headed Tanager is found in south east Brazil and part of Argentina and Paraguay.
Its turquoise head and neck change into a yellow half-collar then black. The wing coverts are dark blue while the wings are black broadly edged green. It has a black bib, a turquoise belly and a bright orange rump normally only visible when it flies.
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To help young entrepreneurs avail all the government incentives directly and for giving a huge push to Startup India campaign, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has launched a dedicated portal and a mobile app for startups.
All the information related to incubation facilities, tax benefits, company registration within 24 hours, validation as eligible startup entry and applying to various schemes under government's Startup India plan will be made available on the portal.
"With the help of the portal, we want to create a conducive environment for startups. It will work as a platform for easy exchange of information between all stakeholders," said a senior official. The portal will bring together a lot of startup-related entities ranging from incubators, accelerators, VCs, seed capital and angel investment funds, and various government functionaries.
A 12-point action plan has also been introduced to encourage the startups in the country by providing various incentives to the startups like greater access to capital, incubation and appropriate talent for these upcoming corporations. A three year tax holiday, tax exemption for capital gains, and funds worth Rs. 10,000 crore for startups have been announced by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. They have also been exempted from any inspection during the first three years of their operations.
The portal (www.startupindia.gov.in), which was announced by Modi while announcing the Startup India Action Plan in January this year, is now live, from where one can also download the Startup India mobile app.


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On the afternoon of December 6, students at Cabrillo Middle School were in for a treat as they gathered at the Youth Activity Center next to their school. Excited screams and shouts from adoring fans ensued when members of After Romeo, a pop boy band, appeared and performed their upbeat music and hip dance moves. The intent to spread an anti-bullying message distinguishes this band, part of the Bully Proof Tour, from other musical acts.
"It was a chance to generate some discussion about the anti-bullying issue with celebrities who have experienced things that students can identify with," says Marc Auger, the vice principal of Cabrillo Middle School, also known as Mr. O.J. to his students for the pronunciation of his last name. A sixth grade girl, Victoria Johnson, made the suggestion to invite the band to perform at Cabrillo. "I learned that After Romeo was on a national tour, and their stop on December 7 was at Santana Row," Auger explains. "They were available the week before for three promotional concerts at middle schools. They have a really positive anti-bullying platform and they present the message well to the middle schoolers."
At the concert, band members shared that they were familiar with the experiences of being bullied. They grew up wanting to be entertainers, and they liked to sing and dance. Their interests and aspirations had sometimes drawn bullies.
Band members also invited a Cabrillo student onstage where she shared an experience about being bullied. All the band members gathered around the girl and gave her their support. After the concert, band members distributed cards and signed autographs for hundreds of fans, mostly female students eager to meet their boy band idols. Some girls came in shirts each displaying a letter, so when the group stood together, the letters spelled JULIET.
"Whenever there's a large group of young people, for example, adolescents, there are always going to be some issues involving bullying," Auger says. "At Cabrillo, we have a culture climate committee made up of teachers and myself. We create special lessons in character development, and we're always looking for opportunities to spread a positive message about kids getting along with each other with hopes of stamping out bullying. Mr. Bruce Halen, a committee member, makes the daily announcements. They are heard over the loud speaker during homeroom. Our messages include topics like anti-bullying and tolerance. We promote ideals like respect, responsibility, and integrity. We do this to create a school climate to get people thinking a certain way, a positive way."


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One of my favourite things when travelling to a new city or country is to explore their museums. I am a history lover so when I visit a new place I like to at least learn a little bit of their history and culture. It is another way to understand better the country's lifestyle and people.
These are photos from my time at Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
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Need some comic relief this Valentine's Day? A zoo will name a cockroach after your ex and feed it to a meerkat.
If you're already dreading February 14, maybe this will provide a pick-me-up: the El Paso Zoo will name a cockroach after your ex and then feed it to a meerkat on a live stream that can be viewed on the zoo's website and their Facebook page.
To submit your ex's name, just message the zoo on their Facebook page. They'll post the first and last name initial of your ex around the meerkat cage beginning Feb. 11. "This is a fun way to get the community involved in our daily enrichment activities," El Paso Zoo event coordinator Sarah Borrego told CBS News. "The meerkats love to get cockroaches as a snack and what better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than by feeding them a cockroach named after your ex!"
Read the full story here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-paso-zoo-name-a-cockroach-after-your-ex-feed-to-meerkat-valentines-day-feb-14/
Mark your calendar: Outdoor Gear Builders will hold Get in Gear Fest March 21 at Salvage Station in Asheville
Outdoor Gear Builders (OGB), the first gear builder association of its kind, will hold their sixth annual Get in Gear Fest on March 21. The festival includes gear demos, new gear sneak peeks, opportunities to meet gear makers in person, and a customer appreciation sale; plus music, food trucks, beer and more. In addition to the activities, the Get in Gear Fest will host a raffle for OGB member gear prizes to raise money for Pisgah Conservancy.
The OGB Get in Gear Fest is a free, family-friendly event. The festival takes place on March 21 from 12-5 at Salvage Station in Asheville. More information about the festival and the Outdoor Gear Builders can be found on their website www.outdoorgearbuilders.com.
Microsoft pledges to become carbon-negative by 2030
Software giant Microsoft has pledged that the company itself, along with all related factories and facilities in its supply chain, will be carbon-negative by 2030 (the company has been carbon-neutral since 2012.) Their plan includes not just reducing emissions but removing more carbon from the environment than it emits.
In addition to becoming carbon-negative by 2030, Microsoft has also vowed to pay back all the carbon it has emitted since the company was founded in 1975, with a goal of reaching that milestone by 2050.


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Use of chitosan for the control of postharvest anthracnose and quality in avocados
The aim of this work was to evaluate the antifungal potential of chitosan for the control of postharvest anthracnose in 'Breda' avocado fruit. For in vitro assessment, chitosan was incorporated into a melting PDA culture medium to obtain desired concentrations (0; 0.25; 0.50; 1.0; 1.5 and 2.0%), with six replications. For in vivo testing, fruits were infected with 25 µL C. gloeosporioides conidial suspension, and stored for 10 h at 22°C. The infected fruits were immersed for 1 min in a chitosan solution at above concentrations. After, the fruits were stored for seven days at 22±2°C and 80±3% relative humidity (RH). The experiment was performed in a totally randomized design, factorial scheme, four replications with five fruits each. To analyze the variance of the data, an F test was conducted, and the average values of each variable were compared with the Tukey test (P≤0.05). The concentration from 1.0% chitosan inhibited fungal growth and conidia germination in vitro of C. gloeosporioides. Chitosan application to fruit at 1.0% provided lower disease severity and incidence, reduced activity of phenylalanine ammonia lyase, peroxidase, and polyphenol oxidase enzymes. In addition, chitosan decreased respiratory rate, ethylene production, and fresh mass loss; however, increased pulp firmness. In conclusion, we would infer that 1.0% of chitosan is a potential natural covering for avocados 'Breda' during postharvest storage due to its fungicidal action against anthracnose and fruit quality maintenance.
Marques, K.M., Galati, V.C., Fernandes, J.D.R., Guimarães, J.E.R., Silva, J.P., Mattiuz, B.H. and Mattiuz, C.F.M. (2016). Use of chitosan for the control of postharvest anthracnose and quality in avocados. Acta Hortic. 1120, 225-232
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Adam Parr, Chairman of Williams F1 has predicted the new technical leadership at Grove will propel the famous team back up the grid next season.
With new technical director Mike Coughlan, head of aerodynamics Jason Somerville and chief operations engineer Mark Gillan all now fully embedded in the project, Williams have completed the major personnel changes they instigated after a disappointing start to the season. To date they have scored just five points and lie a disappointing ninth in the Constructors' Championship.
"I think it has been a very positive step for us in a number of respects," said Parr in reference to the appointments, speaking in Friday's official FIA press conference. "First of all, they are all very experienced people. They have a strong aerodynamic interest, particularly amongst Jason and Mark, who worked together as head and deputy head of aero at Toyota, so there is a good understanding between the track and the tunnel. I think they have already had quite an impact on the team at the factory in the sense of people seeing some good direction forward and a good way of working, so that's all positive.
They essentially view our existing facilities and resources as being good enough to do a much better job than we are doing today. There are some areas where we need to invest a little bit and we are doing that as fast as we can to really try and take a big step forward for next year."
Parr was also asked if he had anything to say with regard to the team's situation in the driver market and refused to speculate on the strong rumours that World Champion Kimi Räikkönen will be returning from WRC to join the team next year. "I am afraid there is only one answer to that question, which is that our race drivers are Pastor Maldonado and Rubens Barrichello and if, and when, that changes we will make an appropriate announcement."


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An applicant tracking system ( ATS ) is software that enables recruiters to navigate all job openings, applicant CVs, vendors, and keep track of them while automating their overall recruitment process. It also acts as a CV database, allowing recruiters to scan for the right profile, reviewing the resumes, and assists them in shortlisting suitable applicants.
While earlier the ATS was predominantly used for CV screening and shortlisting, with technological development, these tools now come with some more interesting features such as interview scheduling and applicant monitoring as well. These new technologies are essential for the integration and management of the recruiting process. There are endless numbers of ATS commercially available, and it takes much research and careful analysis to pick the best out of them. We've compiled the top 10 recruiting tools in the industry to automate the job and enlisted them here, ready for your reference.
1. Zoho Recruit
Zoho Recruit is a comprehensive applicant tracking system (ATS) software that simplifies the recruitment process for both corporate as well as staffing firms. Recruiters can quickly handle candidate info, compile, screen, and shortlist applicants with Zoho Recruit in the minimal time possible. Zoho even offers effortless communication through integrated email, text, and phone alternatives to constantly stay connected with the candidates.
2. Hirecraft
Hirecraft is one of the most prominent tools for talent acquisitions in India. It is a user-friendly recruitment software that provides services to a broad corporate and consultant clientele. The software can be used in either of the ways, as on-premise or as a cloud-based version. Hirecraft has specifically developed TALLINT software to help handle the outsourcing of salesforce, talent acquisition, workforce procurement, and project management. TALLINT's talent acquisition platform allows companies to navigate the whole lifecycle of the talent acquisition phase right from planning and recruitment to hiring and training.
3. Keka HR
Keka is the best HR & payroll software available to companies of any size. It is a digital next-generation platform, based on customer experience and simplifying dynamic workflows, unlike conventional HRMS frameworks. It is known to be an employee-centric platform with an intuitive recruitment management system that offers various features such as sourcing applicants, creating candidate profiles, scheduling interviews, developing scorecards, offer management, and onboarding candidates.
4. Talent Recruit
Talent Recruit is an ATS company based in India with its headquarters in Bangalore. The company offers a robust and extensive recruitment platform that is fueled by artificial intelligence and machine learning. Talent Recruit is a highly scalable solution that can be tailored to serve the diverse requirements of the client. This AI-driven platform uses machine learning mechanisms to allow the system to comprehend shortlisting trends of recruiters in order to improve the recruitment success ratio.
5. Naukri RMS
Naukri RMS, an asset of Naukri.com, is a cloud-based, easy-to-use, modern applicant tracking system that automates the whole recruitment process right from the point of a job opening to releasing the offer. RMS's customizable workflows and sophisticated development features make it an efficient tool for hiring. As an innovative recruiting tool Naukri RMS saves time and money, streamlining the hiring process as a whole.
6. Freshteam
Freshteam is a cloud-based HR and applicant tracking solution by Freshworks. This framework enables recruiters to source, screen, interview, and ultimately recruit the candidates. It makes the job easier for hiring managers with readily available email templates to be sent to the selected candidates. Users also have the option to view the current number of openings, set applicant notifications and submit feedback updates to panel representatives, and so on.
7. HRMantra
HRMantra is one of the most feature-rich HR and recruitment ATS software. Whether you are posting an online job opening or conducting campus recruitment, HRMantra's applicant tracking system has got it all covered. With various features such as sourcing candidates, screening, designing tests, and mass emails, it becomes easy for HR personnel to execute this process efficiently.
8. Talentpool
Talentpool offers end-to-end candidate monitoring tools to help you quickly overcome the hurdles of keeping the candidates engaged while identifying the best talent for the organization. It helps you to source direct and indirect applicants across sources such as job portals, career websites, referrals, social networks, or consulting firms. Automated selection, assessment, and onboarding procedures help you easily get the best candidates on board.
9. RecruitPro 360
RecruitPro is the application for recruitment consultants, agencies, and service firms. It lets you build your own process, workflow & knowledge databases and combine all of them effortlessly to help you hire your way around. It's quite easy to upgrade the software according to your changing needs, and anyone from your team would be able to do it quickly.
10. TalentCube
TalentCube is an easy-to-use ATS software framework developed to manage recruitment Excel free. This applicant tracking system is the best source for conducting 'no-touch' automated tests to easily weed out the suitable applicants.
However, it is very significant that you end up choosing the right tool that satisfies your organizational requirements and helps you improve your hiring process. We hope this list helps you find the right fit!
Also Read: Best 10 Tips for Writing Stand-Out Recruitment Advertisement


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3 Best Moisturizers For Oily Skin
If you find your skin becoming more greasy or acne prone as the days turn warmer, you may ask yourself if you even need a moisturizer for your oily skin. Is it necessary to add any more moisture to the oil that seems to be pooling on your forehead? At Eminence Organics, we say, "Yes!".Here are some skin-saving facts on why warm days affect your skin, why you still need to hydrate, and what are the best moisturizers for oily skin:
True Or False? Warm Weather Makes Oily Skin Even More Oily
True. When you have oily skin, warm days not only turn up the heat but also open the floodgates to oil production. That's because heat stimulates the oil glands, kicking them into overdrive as we enter spring and summer. To cool down the complexion, Eminence Organics President Boldijarre Koronczay recommends this handy skin care trick: Keep your masks and moisturizers in the fridge. "Applying products directly from the refrigerator will keep your skin temperature lower," advises Boldijarre, "thereby reducing excess oil production".
True Or False? You Need A Moisturizer, Even For Oily Skin
True. Even oily skin needs a daily moisturizer, and there's a good reason why. If you withhold moisture from your skin, or even worse, dry it out with harsh products sebaceous glands will try to compensate by pumping out even more oil (Self). Break the unhappy cycle of oil production by hydrating your skin, choose a moisturizer that works for your skin type, keeping your complexion balanced and feeling soft.
Best Moisturizers For Oily Skin
Convinced? If you're ready to dip your toe into the world of warm weather moisturizing, we have the three best Eminence Organics moisturizers for oily skin:
This award-winning lightweight moisturizer is perfect for complexions that range from normal to oily and are prone to problem skin. Keep your shiny spots at bay with ingredients like cucumber juice, tea tree and willow bark. A beauty editor favorite with mentions in Instyle and Vanity Fair, this moisturizer tones and shrinks pores, leaving your skin smooth and balanced.
This ultralight moisturizer pulls double duty in warm weather by balancing the skin and protecting it from broad-spectrum UV rays that can age the skin. Microencapsulated tea tree oil saves the skin from feeling greasy and leaves the skin clear and calm all day long.
Read More: https://eminenceorganics.com/ca/blog/2018/04/26/3-best-moisturizers-oily-skin


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The Benefits Of A Circular Fashion Economy
There are so many buzzwords in the realm of sustainability. One of the most popular terms floating around is the circular fashion economy. We owe it to our earth to learn what this term truly means and how we can contribute to it. So let's break it down:
The current business model for the industry is a linear approach: take resources, make the garment and throw away. Clearly this is not a model that works. According the The World Dynamics, the production of textiles uses twenty billion pounds of chemicals each year. Beyond chemical runoff, textile manufacturing also affects land use, climate change, pollution and water scarcity. These negative effects are exponentially increasing as consumer habits change and population increases. According to The True Cost, all of these elements lead fashion to be one of the most polluting industries worldwide.
The key to creating a true circular fashion economy is for consumers and businesses to work together on keeping clothing in the loop. This new alignment will require a complete redesign of how we view clothing, as the goal is to have all textiles re-enter the circular fashion economy. As a consumer, there are a few small changes that you can make to help contribute to the larger cause.
For example: one cotton t-shirt costs 2,500 litres of water to produce. Just think about that for a minute and then cast an eye over your whole wardrobe and try and figure out the earth-depleting resources each item has taken. We have now only started talking about this and the subject matter is HUGE. We know now that we must all take care of our clothes and pay careful attention to the care labels to get the longest lifespan possible.
When that shirt is no longer of use to you, the first thought is usually to donate it to charities, however sadly we have been doing this for over a decade and most of the third world countries that are getting our leftovers are flooded with clothes they simply don't want (many countries such as Kenya have now banned these type of imports).
So then surely there is recycling right? While there's plenty of recycling going on, it's currently not efficient enough, and most of it results in decreased value – your old jeans might end up as rags or insulation, if they're recycled at all. Currently, less than 1% of non-wearable textiles are turned back into new ones due to the shortcomings of existing recycling methods. There are so many different fibres, dyes, contaminants, blends that are in each fabric that it is hard to separate them again to make recycling effective, so fibres that can be repurposed or recycled into another textile item are very slim. Although there is now new technology like Worn Again who are pioneering a polymer recycling technology that can separate, decontaminate and extract polyester polymers, and cellulose from cotton, from non-reusable textiles and PET bottles and packaging and turn them back into new textile raw materials as part of a continual cycle; or HKRITA who have just announced the opening of two textile recycling facilities with H&M Foundation, which will put HKRITA's hydrothermal method for recycling cotton and polyester blends to use. Clever stuff!
> See our post event panel discussion with HKRITA
The idea of repurposing an item can come in many forms and right now these seem more tangible in the short-term, such as the pre-owned market, which is supposedly set to beat fast fashion in a decade. Companies like HULA are able to keep luxury pieces in the fashion circular economy. Apart from the lower price tag, why buy pre-owned designer? The clothes are generally better made and in better fabrications that they are able to retain their value better than say fast-fashion (plus the brand name itself can go a long way, even if the item becomes a 20 year vintage). The best way to utilise this is to buy and resell as often as the garment will last – meaning that you can still have fun with fashion but do it consciously. What's not to love?!
Renting clothing has also gained traction in recent years. It started as a model for occasionwear, but has transcended prom and evening wear to everyday pieces. Many reasons for clothing waste are due to people buying clothing that only fit a specific seasonal trend that is quickly forgotten. Avoid the buyer's guilt and rent! Websites like Rent the Runway in the U.S. and Yeechoo in Hong Kong are excellent resources for getting started in the world of clothing rental.
There are a multitude of upcycling models that can use old garments, combine them and create a new piece. DIY (Do-it-yourself) has been around since people could sew, but perhaps its also trending now. There are many examples of creative reimagining of old garments. If you are not feeling crafty, there are plenty of smaller businesses (based on the popular Japanese street-style 'Remake') that are more than happy to accept donations for their own remake creations.
Each model has something to offer and contribute to the bigger picture of the circular fashion economy. Check them out, do your research and find what works for you!
> See our post event featuring Jay Ahr's Vintage Keepall Collection
BOF, Ellen MaCarthur Foundation, Circular Fashion, Clean Tech, Green Is The New Black, Fashion United and Dazed.


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Headed to Las Vegas for IWCE 2021? Join Televate's Rick Burke for Flavors of Interoperability: Not Just for Voice Anymore (Monday, September 27 at 2:30 p.m.), Considerations for Implementing Private Broadband/LTE Networks (Tuesday, September 28 at 9:00 a.m.), and Data Interoperability: More Critical than Ever (Wednesday, September 29 at 4:30 p.m.).
Session Details
Brad Stoddard (Director, Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)/SWIC, State of Michigan)
Robert LeGrande (Founder & CEO, The Digital Decision)
Josh Lober (President/CEO, ESChat)
Harald Ludwig (Chairman Technical Forum, TCCA)
Arnold Hooper (Tennessee SWIC, State of Tennessee)
Rick Burke (Managing Partner, Televate LLC)
Andrew Seybold (CEO & Principal Consultant, Andrew Seybold, Inc.)
Robert Escalle (CBDO, North America, Nemergent Solutions SL)
Date: Monday, September 27
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Track: Interoperability & Interworking
Format: 3-Hour Workshop
Interoperability has been an industry buzzword for decades, but most of the focus has been around voice. Voice interoperability remains a key challenge today, but—as some have predicted for several years—the need for data interoperability is growing throughout the industry. In a broadband arena, IP provides a platform where this can happen, but that does not mean that applications seamlessly work together. Meanwhile, getting applications to communicate efficiently is one thing, but maintaining security throughout the communication is much more difficult task, particularly where disparate systems are involved. Where are gateways and APIs appropriate, and where are other measures needed? What are the pros and cons associated with the various methods of linking LMR and LTE systems? Will MCPTT resolve the interoperability issues associated with push-to-talk-over-cellular technologies, or will it simply add to the complexity? Panelists will examine these various challenges and share some of the strategies used today, as well as some of the potential solutions that could be available in the future.
Eric Hill (Senior Vice President, Operations, Enterprise Wireless Alliance)
Rick Burke (Managing Partner, Televate LLC)
Date: Tuesday, September 28
Time: 9:00am – 9:45am
Track: Private LTE/Utilities, LMR
Format: 45-Minute Power Session
Businesses of all sizes are implementing private broadband networks using unlicensed and licensed spectrum. What should these businesses or the service providers and vendors that support them take into consideration when planning, deploying, and operating private broadband networks?
Using case studies, this session examines aspects of the planning, project initiation, implementation, deployment, and operations processes, including determining which spectrum is right for the project, system design, vendor oversight and other factors that affect the success of private broadband network deployment.
Steve Miller (CTO, The Digital Decision)
Rick Burke (Managing Partner, Televate LLC)
Red Grasso (Director, First Responders Emerging Technologies, N.C. Department of Information Technology)
Walt Magnussen (Director, Texas A&M University ITEC)
Date: Wednesday, September 29
Time: 4:30pm – 5:45pm
Track: Interoperability & Interworking
Format: 75-Minute Short Course
Traditionally, most public-safety communications have been delivered via voice, but that is changing rapidly. Today, first responders increasingly get information about incidents via text, data, photo and video—and this is only expected to increase with the expected proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and cameras. But more data sources can simply mean more screens to monitor, unless the information can be integrated in a simple, effective manner. Learn how APIs, standards, gateways and other solutions can be used to disparate data sets augment each other to deliver better situational awareness to the response effort.


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ICDS Vijaynagar Recruitment 2016 for Anganwadi Worker and Helper Posts :
Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) Vijaynagar, Dist. Sabarkantha Published Recruitment Advertisement for Anganwadi Worker and Anganwadi Helper Posts.
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- Anganwadi Worker
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Send Application to This Address : Office of Integrated Child Development Scheme Officer, Mahavir Nagar Society, Opp. Manubhai Patel Dispensary, 2nd Floor, At. Vijaynagar, Ta. Vijaynagar, Dist. Sabarkantha - 383460.
Advertisement Published Date : 3rd September, 2016
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Tips And Hints For Handling Plumbing Issues And Much More
If you're having problems with plumbing, make certain you're handling it as being effectively as possible. Sometimes, you just need some tips that will help you get the correct solution, along with the tips in this article give a solid resource to learn from.
In order to avoid frozen pipes, remember to keep the living areas in your home above freezing, even when you aren't home. Any exposed pipes should be insulated up against the outdoor temperatures. But, be advised that the pipes may freeze when the surrounding temperature near those pipes is less than freezing. At best, it can take time to allow them to thaw as well as for you to be able to have flowing water. However, they could burst, that can cause a big mess and repair bill.
Do not pay your plumber until they finish the work. You could have to set money down initially ahead of the plumber begins the work. However, tend not to pay everything up front instead, only pay after the job is successfully completed. It will make you feel good knowing that your condition has become solved before parting by using a large sum of money.
When your toilet is clogged, the liquid level within the toilet is low, along with a plunger is just not doing the key, you might be able to resolve the issue by pouring a bucket of warm water in the toilet from waist level or higher. Water ought to go down, and you may pour another bucket water when the toilet remains to be cloggedpittsburgh plumbing
Ensure all the work on your plumbing is scheduled at some point. Naturally, our natural inclination is usually to handle problems since they arise, but it helps you to get everything done at the same time. Even though you only have one noticeable problem, you can still get a plumber to inspect other places. Also, combining smaller jobs into one larger job lets the plumber finish his work faster and so helps you save money.
Ensure overflow holes have not been clogged. These passages enable your sink to top off without overflowing on your floor, of course, if they're blocked that can cause you a major headache. Make time to clean out of the overflow holes as you go through your house doing regular checks for a number of issues.
Installing efficient shower heads could help you save a ton of money in terms of your power bill. Most households use plenty of warm water within the shower. By installing energy-efficient shower heads for a few extra dollars, it will save you approximately $100 or even more a year per shower head in your own home.
If water that is certainly not supposed to be there is in the dishwasher, the likely culprit is a kitchen sink hose improperly attached. The hose connecting the sink the the dishwasher should be in an uphill angle then downhill to stop water from mixing.
Should you be ready to tackle your plumbing issues, be sure you begin using these ideas to cope with the method. You want to make certain you're hiring the right professionals to complete the job and help save you cash. Ensure you heed these guidelines and implement them for any quick plumbing fix..


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26 March 2020
Following the updated Government guidance on Monday 23 March to "stay at home", we have seen valuation panel managers across the industry stop all physical valuations. While Virgin Money continues to use AVMs and desktops wherever possible for remortgage business, we have had to take a difficult decision and temporarily suspend new purchase applications.
This is a decision that we have made reluctantly, but feel that it is sensible in light of the restrictions the industry faces, and allows us to continue to help those existing customers who are in need of immediate support at this time.
What does this mean for your clients?
We appreciate that this will be a stressful time for many of your clients in the process of buying or selling a property. Where we can we will use automated or desktop valuations for remortgage cases. Our criteria is detailed below:
Residential applications
Buy-to-Let applications
Existing Applications
You may have existing applications with us that are now unable to progress while physical valuations are on hold. Your BDM will be in touch with you on a case by case basis to discuss your clients' situation. If your client decides they want to continue with the application, we'll keep the case in our pipeline. Alternatively, your clients can cancel and any valuation or product fees already paid will be refunded.
We will continue to monitor the situation closely and we hope to be back in the purchase market at the earliest opportunity. Supporting the housing market is in our DNA and we hope to be able to help more of your clients again soon.
Talk to your dedicated Business Development Manager or contact your Regional Service Team.


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This is an action alert for tonight and Tuesday, March 7.
House Republicans have put two of the "dirty dozen" on their debate list for Tuesday, March 7. The bills are:
House File 516 – create government barriers to voting including restrictive identification requirements.
House File 517 – eliminate permit requirements to acquire firearms, allow "shoot first" defense, allow firearms in State Capitol, and other firearm changes.
You can email representatives about these bills and call the House switchboard (515-281-3221) tomorrow.
If you need email contact information, visit www.legis.iowa.gov.
So far, none of the "dirty dozen" are on the Senate daily debate calendar, but please keep speaking up with Senators. They could show up Wednesday. Here is the full "dirty dozen"to help you pick one or more and speak up for Iowans.
1. Gut Workers Compensation System (HF518/SF435)
2. Prohibit Local "Pre-Qualification" for Bidding (SF438)
3. Circumvent "Buy American" Requirements on Road Projects (SF184)
4. Lower Local Minimum Wages, Block Local Civil Rights Ordinances (HF295)
5. Government Barriers to Voting (HF516/SSB1163)
6. Make Planned Parenthood Ineligible for Medicaid Reimbursement (SF2)
7. Create Religious Exemption to Boarding School Regulations (SF443)
8. Eliminate Permits to Acquire Firearms, Other Firearm Changes (HF517)
9. Unfunded Mandate on Local Officials to Enforce Immigration Laws (SSB1172)
10. End Bottle and Can Deposit Law (HSB163)
11. Take Away Local Control Of Water Supply (HF484/SF456)
12. Restrict Right To Bring Nuisance Lawsuit (HF468/SF447)
Thanks for your ongoing advocacy. Keep speaking up!
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Dressed in traditional wear, children lined up and made their way around the Freej to receive candies and other Garangao gifts while singing the traditional Garangao song.
According to Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF), the activity "contributed to the wonderful display of culture and heritage."
The Freej Aspire stage hosted several shows and competitions, including a session by the Raqi group, magic shows, religious chants and a storytelling session that had both parents and children engaged.
Zafer Hassan al-Shahrani, a young participant, who came with his brothers, said "the traditional design of Freej Aspire, reminds us of our ancestors and how the celebrations of Garangao looked like in the past."
"Freej Aspire is the ideal place for kids and adults since it is equipped with many facilities that the audience finds comforting, including food outlets and traditional artworks," he noted. "It is family-friendly and has a dedicated space to exhibit and promote a number of Qatari initiatives."
Abdullah Afifi, who came with his children, said: "Freej Aspire is a place where all members of the family can get together."
"The kids are very happy, getting sweets and enjoying their time in the sports and traditional games zones. We would like to visit Freej Aspire throughout the year," he added.
Essa Obaid, who also came with his family, said: "We have celebrated Garangao since we were little kids and Freej Aspire offers our children an opportunity to enjoy and explore our traditions, just as we did years ago."
"What attracted us is the family-friendly atmosphere, the safe, air-conditioned location and the many services on offer here."
The Freej first opened its doors on the sixth of Ramadan, revealing a zone aimed at reviving Qatari traditions and culture in front of attending VIPs, dignitaries, personalities and members of the local community.
Visitors to the Freej commended the authenticity of its recreation of Qatari heritage, its air-conditioned open air setting, and its support of Qatari small and medium entrepreneurs.
The innovative idea for Freej came about last year and its location, a fan-zone used originally to pilot the cooling technology that is being developed as part of Qatar's preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
In 2014, the zone was used to organise AZF's Garangao celebration and the success of that event led to the inception of a full-fledged Freej Aspire in 2015, offering members of the local community a programme of activity focused on Qatari heritage, local culture and sports in observance of the holy month.
The success of this first edition of Freej presented organisers with the incentive to host it again in 2016.
To cater to all interests, AZF added family activities to last year's programme, including children's workshops on Arabic calligraphy and graffiti, and offered spaces for 22 Qatari SMEs to exhibit products and services.
While the local community is already heavily involved in Freej every year, AZF is keen to continue incorporating new elements into the programme to attract a wider number of local community members to join the celebrations.
Dressed in traditional wear, children lined up and made their way around the Freej to receive candies and other Garangao gifts while singing the traditional Garangao song.


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Legislator Seeks Investigation Of State Handling of Child Welfare Cases
State Representative Tammie Wilson has requested a grand jury investigation of the state Office of Children's Services. The North Pole Republican sent letters to regional district attorney offices last week seeking the inquiry. As KUAC's Dan Bross reports, it's based on concern about O.C.S. removal of an increasing number of kids from their parents.


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(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.)
29. Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference each and every allegation contained in paragraphs 1 through 28 with full force and effect as though fully set forth herein.
30. Brown is a Latina female, born XX/XX/1959, and is of Mexican descent and/or national origin. Brown is presently 49 years of age.
31. On or about 2004, Brown was hired by Defendant UCC. Her last position with Defendant UCC was working in packaging, earning $7.50 per hour. On or about July 11, 2006, Brown's employment with Defendant UCC was terminated by Defendant David Smith who stated that there was no work. That was and is false and is a pretext for abusive employment practices at UCC.
32. While Brown was employed at UCC, she was subjected to a daily pattern and practice of sexual and racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation as a result of serious and pervasive sexual and racial discrimination and harassment against Latina workers resulting in a sexually and racially hostile work environment, including but not limited to:
a) Defendant Paul Smith vocally announced on many occasions on the work floor to the Latina workers that as the owner he had the right to demand and expect sexual favors from the Latina female workers.
b) Defendant Paul Smith did not make the same statement to the non-Latina female workers.
c) Defendant Paul Smith maintained inside the workplace areas open and notorious sexual relationship with two other women known as Marta and Justine.
d) Defendant Paul Smith made it clear to the Latina work force that things would be better for them at work is they went along with the sexual expectations. For example, Defendant Paul Smith extended more favorable treatment to the women romantically involved with him in the workplace with respect to terms and conditions of employment.
e) Defendant Paul Smith daily uttered sexually offensive remarks to non-compliant Latina women including labeling the Latina workers:
– bitch
– stupid cunts
– cunts
– panochas (derived from Spanish language derogatory term for vagina)
– pan (short for panochas)
– would form a triangle with his bilateral thumb and index fingers directing at Latina workers while sticking out his wiggling tongue.
f) Defendant Paul Smith did not utter any similar sexually and/or racially offensive words at the non-Latina workers and did not perform any same or similar acts to the non-Latina workers.
g) During the course of Brown's employment at UCC, Defendant Paul Smith persistently demanded a romantic and sexual relationship with Plaintiff Patricia Green. Patricia Green repeatedly rejected Paul Smith's demands.
h) Thereafter, Defendant David Smith spoke with Brown and demanded that Brown provide to David Smith private details and private information concerning the personal and intimate life of Plaintiff Patricia Green.
i) Brown only informed David Smith that Plaintiff Patricia Green was dating Plaintiff White, but otherwise refused to divulge any information concerning Plaintiff Patricia Green. As a direct result of her refusal, David Smith terminated Brown's employment, on the pretext that there was no work for her. (See Part 6 of 18.)
For more information you are welcome to contact Sacramento personal injury lawyer, Moseley Collins.