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At long last, Icy Waters Arctic Charr is now available to enjoy at home!
In our CFIA-inspected facility, we process our fish with the same care as we do for our commercial customers and chefs.
Each fillet is Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) and packed in a 10 lb box.
We currently offer the following frozen options (subject to availability):
- Imperfect 4-8oz fillets: these are random portion sized fillets, perhaps imperfect in cut or colour, but are definitely perfect for individual meals
- Premium fillets: these larger fillets are restaurant grade in size and colour
Interested in ordering? We now have an online sales portal for you to either:
- Arrange pickup at our farm on Fish Lake Road in Whitehorse, or
- Order delivery in the Whitehorse area for just a $5 fee |
As a small business, there are ways that you can consciously maximize profits in order to reach your business’s greatest success and highest potential. When you are conscious of spending habits, you can reach the same soaring success entrepreneurs like Charles Phillips, Oracle leader have reached in the platform of business relations.
Taking active steps to increase the profitability of your company involves analyzing the data that you already have and making good choices based on this information. Here are some of the ways that you can maximize profits as a small business.
1. Review all of the expenses of your company.
It is essential for you to know where money is being spent in your business. One of the reasons that businesses tend to fail in the early stages is because a business owner has no idea where the money is being spent. Amidst the chaos of the early stages of your business’s development, make sure that you invest in an expense management software and take time every week to review expenses.
Consider the value that each expense if providing to your company. If paying hundreds of dollars for social media marketing has resulted in additional customers for your business, then this may be a wise expense to keep allocated in the budget.
2. Analyze the cost structure for your company.
Review the cost of products that your company uses to manufacture goods on a regular basis. If one part starts to increase in cost, then it may no longer be worthwhile for your business to continue producing a product that requires that part. Also, look for all of the ways that you can cut costs for your company. Take a look at expenses for your company and cut out any expenses that are not resulting in profitability or additional customers for your company.
3. Make employees excited to work for your company.
It is a proven fact that employees who feel excited to go to work are able to perform well in their daily tasks. They will want to do quality work for your company and will be more efficient in their work.
If your employees are currently suffering from a lack of motivation, then there are ways that you can step in and remedy the problem. Motivate your employees by providing simple incentives at the end of every month for turning in quality work or reaching sales goals. If a particular employee reaches a sales goal, then you may want to provide him or her with a paid day off of work or a gift card to the local mall.
These sorts of gestures will make employees feel inspired to provide the greatest amount of value that they possibly can to a business.
Maximizing profits for a small business can actually be fun. Taking the time to get to know your employees and inspire them helps make your journey as a business leader more meaningful. You can help your own business reach its true potential when you work hard to maximize the profits for a small business. |
BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Steelheads (11-6-4) were doomed by late penalties in a 4-3 loss to the Rapid City Rush (13-5-3) on Friday night from CenturyLink Arena.
The Steelheads leapt ahead early on with their second shot of the night. At 3:53, Steelheads forward Spencer Naas ripped a centering pass from the right post just underneath the cross bar for his second opening goal in as many appearances as well as the 1-0 lead.
In the second period, the Steelheads spread their lead to two goals, 2-0, at 7:39 when forward Marc-Olivier Roy, who set up the opening goal, banked a shot off the stick of the goaltender and across the line. The Rush took away the shutout bid at 11:34 with a put back effort by forward Stephane Legault to draw within one, 2-1. The Steelheads added their third goal of the night on the power play at 18:08 when forward Zack Andrusiak laced a shot from the left circle through a screen to stretch the lead back to two, 3-1.
The Rush came back in the third period and overcame their two-goal hole. Rush forward Giovanni Fiore started the comeback at 6:51 to draw within one before forward Peter Quenneville tied the game, 3-3, at 11:06. With a late penalty called against the Steelheads, Fiore found the winning goal as time expired at 19:59 on the power play to take the 4-3 result.
Rush netminder Tyler Parks (6-1-3) denied 27 of 30 shots in the win, while Steelheads goaltender Colton Point (2-4-1) saved 21 of 25 shots in the loss.
The Steelheads and Rush finish their weekend set on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 7:10 p.m. from CenturyLink Arena for Batman Night. Tickets are available by calling 208-331-TIXS(8497) or going to idahosteelheads.com. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on 1350 KTIK-AM “The Ticket” and at 7:00 p.m. on Sparklight Ch. 72 & ECHL.tv.
Call the Steelheads Front Office at 208-383-0080 to plan your seats for this season, including single-game, flex plans and season tickets. Stay connected to the Steelheads on idahosteelheads.com or by following the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. |
A Female has been slammed by travellers and TikTokers for her “sizzling acquire” on reclining seats through a flight.
Kylie took to TikTok to share her frustration and has divided the net with a online video clip which has racked up far more than 300,000 likes.
The clip is captioned: “Sizzling acquire: Seats should not recline on an plane,” and demonstrates a passenger scrunched up with with pretty little leg space.
It then scans around the cabin to clearly show additional passengers in the exact uncomfortable posture even though other folks kick back and rest in their reclined chairs.
Kylie has been slammed by fellow TikTokers in the remarks part to her online video.
One individual wrote: “I really don’t get it? I have by no means been remotely bothered by the man or woman in entrance of me reclining LMAO.”
A further stated: “Incredibly hot choose-I’m not sitting at a 90* angle for an right away flight. If you want extra place buy a initial class ticket.”
Even so, other individuals supported Kylie and agreed with her.
A third man or woman included: “I purposely really don’t recline my seat.
“I think it’s rude for the individual behind me. At any time try out to get up or use a laptop when the seat in entrance is reclined?”
A fourth shared a horrifying encounter they experienced when the man or woman in front of them reclined their chair.
They recalled: “I had a guy recline on to a fairly fresh surgery scar down my knee and when I requested him to not recline I was instructed he’s very well inside his suitable to recline.
“I invested my complete flight in soreness.”
For these who are anti seat reclining, in November we instructed of a magic phrase to halt the human being infront putting their chair back again.
There are methods in which travellers can get the flight attendants to intervene and both avert the individual in entrance from reclining, or transfer you to a comfier seat.
Sunlight On the web Travel’s resident flight attendant described that if you convey to the cabin crew you want to stretch out for a health care ailment, they will inquire the people in front to set their seat again up, or transfer you in other places.
And an additional traveller discovered the “evil” way she stops people today reclining in the seat in front of her on planes.
In a radio show in Australia, a person caller rang in to reveal how she can make confident the person sitting in entrance of her immediately regrets reclining their seat, if they pick to do so. |
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Aryna Sabalenka's first appearance since winning the Australian Open ended in defeat by Croatia's Donna Vekic at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Sabalenka lost 12 of the last 13 games as Croatia's Vekic won 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-0 in their second-round match.
"The level was so bad from me," said the Belarusian second seed.
World number one Iga Swiatek, who took the Doha title last week, won 6-4 6-4 against Sloane Stephens, while third seed Coco Gauff also progressed.
Gauff, who turns 20 next month, won 6-1 7-5 against Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto, but it was far from straightforward to close out for the US Open champion.
With service games proving difficult for both players, Gauff was unable to see out victory at 5-4 but instantly broke back for 6-5 and ended a run of six successive breaks to take her second opportunity.
Gauff will face in-form Czech Karolina Pliskova in the last 16, while Swiatek meets Ukraine's Elina Svitolina with the chance to avenge a defeat in the Wimbledon quarter-finals last year.
The top eight seeds received first-round byes in Dubai, meaning 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina was among the host of WTA stars playing their opening match on Tuesday.
Rybakina, who won a title in Abu Dhabi before finishing runner-up to Swiatek in Doha, dropped the first set against Victoria Azarenka but won the second before the Belarusian had to quit through injury.
The Kazakh fourth seed plays Poland's Magdalena Frech next, while Vekic's reward is a meeting with Romania's Sorana Cirstea.
Andy Murray earned his first win of the 2024 season with a superb performance to beat France's Alexandre Muller in the Qatar Open first round.
Britain's Murray ended a six-match losing streak with a 6-1 7-6 (7-5) victory over the world number 75.
A manic celebration showed what it meant to the 36-year-old, who also raised his arms in relief when reminded it was his first victory of the year.
Murray, ranked 50th, plays 18-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik in the second round.
"Obviously the last few months have been tough on the court for me, I've not won many matches and lost a lot of close ones, so I'm delighted to get through," said Murray.
"I'm proud I managed to get through the match, get a win and hopefully this is the start of a better run."
Murray's victory also came in spite of a knee injury which required treatment early in the first set.
Already a break up at 2-0, it looked as though it could be another frustrating day for the former world number one when he felt a tweak in his left knee and asked for a medical timeout after he held for 3-0.
Speaking to the physio on court, the Scot explained he had been feeling pain in the area for a few days and had received treatment for a cyst on his meniscus the day before Tuesday's match.
To his relief he was able to play on unhindered, continuing to show some of the best tennis he has shown in what has been a chastening start to the season.
The anticipation reached its peak today as the draw for the knockout stages of the ITTF World Championships 2024 took place at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre (BEXCO).
The draw results have set the stage for thrilling matchups ahead, pitting table tennis powerhouses against contenders in what promises to be a series of intense battles leading up to the round of 16.
In the Womens Teams draw, the host team Korea Republic, along with powerhouses China, France, Germany, Japan, Romania, Hong Kong; China, and Chinese Taipei, have secured direct qualification to the Round of 16 after topping their groups. Those who ranked second and third spots will face off in a Round of 24 playoff starting tomorrow morning.
The draw, held after the conclusion of the Womens Teams Group matches, unveiled a series of thrilling matchups. With Korea Republic aiming high, a potential quarterfinal showdown against reigning champions China adds an extra layer of excitement for fans. Additionally, Luxembourg, led by the experienced legend Xia Lian Ni and Portugal are poised for a rematch, evoking memories of their Round of 16 clash from the ITTF World Team Championships Finals 2022.
In the Mens Teams, similarly China, Japan, Korea Republic, Germany, France, Slovenia, Portugal, and Sweden have secured direct passage to the round of 16. Top-seeded China eagerly anticipates their potential encounter with second-seed Japan in the quarterfinals. However, before setting their sights on that clash, they must first overcome the winner of the intense bout between England and Romania. Meanwhile, Team France inspired by the Lebrun brothers, finds themselves in a favourable position, fuelling their aspirations to make an impression before Paris 2024. In the same half of the draw, Team Sweden aim to capitalise on their strength and target a medal.
As the curtains fell on the group stages, day five of the ITTF World Championships 2024 unleashed a torrent of thrilling battles, leaving fans on the edge of their seats. Yet, the excitement is far from over as tomorrow, 21 February, promises an electrifying showcase of top-tier table tennis, with Olympic berths hanging in the balance for those advancing to the Quarterfinals of the ITTF World Championships Finals 2024.
With up to eight Olympic quota spots in each respective team competition at Paris 2024 up for grabs, the stakes have never been higher. In the mens team event, France, China, Australia, Sweden, Brazil, Canada, and Egypt have already secured their spots, while the womens quotas have been clinched by France, China, Australia, Germany, the United States, Brazil, and Egypt. However, the battle for remaining quotas intensifies, with teams striving to secure their passage to Paris 2024. You can stay updated with the race to Paris 2024 here.
Dont miss out on all the action as the drama unfolds in Busan. Catch the action live on WTTs YouTube Channel and visit the event page to stay updated with everything Busan 2024.
Nour El Sherbini will aim to match Nicol Davids record of eight world titles on home soil after Egypt was handed hosting rights for the 2024 world championships in May.
The 2023-24 CIB PSA world championships will be staged between May 9-17, the PSA announced on Tuesday. With only three months to go, the city and venue has yet to be revealed to Squash Mad, although Cairo was stated on the PSA website calendar.
This will be the first worlds there will be a $1.15m prize purse on offer to take place since the Olympic vote last year. And given Egypts stranglehold in the sports biggest showcase, this edition will be an interesting one to forecast who may be a 2028 medal prospect (or even those who may be playing for a different nation).
It will be the third time since 2016 in the mens edition that Egypt has hosted the event and fifth time since 2014 with the womens worlds.
Meanwhile Egyptian men and women have won every championships since 2015, stretching back eight editions.
El Sherbini is searching for an eighth world title and sixth in a row. Should she achieve it, she will equal Davids record, which was achieved over a decade.
PSA chief executive Alex Gough said: Egypt is undoubtedly a powerhouse in the sport, with five players inside the top 10 of both the mens and womens PSA World Rankings, while some of the greatest players in the history of the sport have hailed from the nation. Im sure we will witness an incredible atmosphere.
Its great to have CIB on board as title sponsors once again. We have a fantastic relationship with CIB, whose support for squash in Egypt has been nothing short of incredible. We look forward to working with them in the coming months and to announcing details of the venue for the event soon.
CIB chief executive Hussein Abaza added: The squash community in Egypt is thriving and Im sure that staging the pinnacle of the sport here will help inspire the younger generation, who will be able to cheer on their heroes in person.
The Rugby Football Union considered selling Twickenham and buying a 50% share in Wembley, according to a document seen by the BBC.
The Twickenham Stadium Masterplan Programme (TSMP) revealed that the RFU board discussed the proposal in March last year but no formal approach was made to the Football Association (FA).
The RFU will instead focus on redeveloping Twickenham, which has been England's home ground since 1909.
"Previous considerations looking at the viability of moving to alternative sites have been rejected," the RFU said in a statement.
The TSMP said the RFU wanted it to focus on exploring the 'stay' option and "did not advance the 'leave' option whereby the RFU would explore the potential to dispose of Twickenham Stadium and purchase a 50% share of Wembley Stadium".
England have played at Wembley twice - against Canada in 1992 and Wales in 1999.
Renovation plans in the TSMP include reducing Twickenham's capacity from 82,000 to 80,000 to "improve spectator comfort", repairing the roof and improving transport connections.
The work would be carried out between the end of the 2027 Six Nations and the start of the 2028 tournament.
Costs of 663m quoted in the TSMP are for completing the whole plan, but it will not be undertaken in its entirety.
The RFU said: "The RFU board has not agreed any new redevelopment plans.
"Work will be undertaken over the next 12 months to consider next-stage designs and assess what interventions might take place and when within the existing stadium footprint over the next 10 years."
Former England defence coach Kevin Sinfield says he is "humble enough" to support Felix Jones' new defence.
The ex-South Africa coach took over the role from Sinfield in January after England's third-place World Cup finish.
Sinfield, 43, now coaches individual skills and kicking, and will move in a "different direction" after England's summer tour of Japan and New Zealand.
"I want to win so why wouldn't I do something that would help us win," Sinfield told Rugby Union Daily.
"My feelings on the role I play here are irrelevant and I will continue to do my best while I am here and try and help the lads and support the coaches.
"It is a funny situation but I feel like I am humble enough to go: 'I want to win, I want to support'."
The rugby league legend had been Steve Borthwick's right-hand man since the pair left Leicester Tigers to coach England at the end of 2022.
After a difficult start to 2023, when England finished fourth in the Six Nations before suffering World Cup warm-up defeats by Wales and Fiji, their defence improved at the World Cup.
However, Borthwick's side were defeated by the Springboks in the semi-finals and failed to score a try against a defence which was coached by Jones, who then helped South Africa to back-to-back World Cups as a coach.
"Very quickly we established a healthy relationship and that will continue for a long time. Whether I am with England or not, I will keep in touch with Felix," he added.
"I have been asked several times what is next and I am really not too sure, but that is what is really exciting about the future as I will be able to shape it and make it fit."
Tuilagi & Lawrence passed fit for Scotland
Ollie Lawrence and Manu Tuilagi have been passed fit and available for England's Six Nations game against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Both centres missed their side's opening victories over Italy and Wales because of injury and face a difficult job to disperse the combination of Fraser Dingwall and Henry Slade.
However, the pair were picked ahead of Dingwall and Slade for last autumn's World Cup squad.
"It has gone from an area where we thought we were pretty light - especially at the start of the tournament - to now having six good ones," Sinfield added.
"Fraser [Dingwall] and Henry [Slade] offer a bit more ball movement and a bit more finesse at the line, but what Manu and Ollie bring is they will kick the door down.
"It's about trying to find the right balance for us this weekend. Ollie [Lawrence] and Manu [Tuilagi] haven't been in with us that long but we know them pretty well from the World Cup and what they've done previously.
"Then there's the experience of Henry and Fraser's ball skills and game management in and around that midfield, so we've got a real healthy competition there."
Scrum-half Alex Mitchell was ruled out of the game at Murrayfield and will see a specialist on Tuesday to determine the extent of his injury.
Second row George Martin is available after missing the opening two rounds.
Scotland are no longer Calcutta Cup underdogs and "happy to carry the favourites tag", says former England captain Matt Dawson.
The Scots have won their past three Six Nations matches with England.
The sides meet at Murrayfield on Saturday in a game that will have a huge bearing on their respective Six Nations campaigns.
"The tide has somewhat changed in the last three years," Dawson told the BBC Scotland Rugby Podcast.
"Scotland have probably been favourites and have shouldered that responsibility really well. That's not easy to do for any team, particularly in this modern era where everyone is underplaying themselves and everyone wants to be underdogs.
"You feel Scotland have had enough of that, they've had decades of being underdogs."
Scotland are looking to bounce back after a controversial defeat by France in round two. The officials denied the hosts a match-winning try in the last play from Sam Skinner, and checked their momentum in the championship following victory over Wales.
England arrive at Murrayfield having won two from two against Italy and Wales. Steve Borthwick's side have won eight of their past nine Test matches, their only defeat a one-point loss in the World Cup semi-final against eventual champions South Africa.
Despite a growing sense that England may finally be starting to move in the right direction following years of underachievement, Dawson believes Gregor Townsend and his players carry none of the fear of facing their Calcutta Cup rivals that may have affected Scotland sides in years gone by.
"Gregor's instilled this [attitude of] be happy to carry the favourites tag and expect to win against the big sides," said Dawson, a World Cup winner in 2003.
"That doesn't mean that you're always going to win but it gives you a huge amount of confidence and I feel that Scotland are a bit more like that than England.
"History is always going to tell you that England are arrogant and over-confident, but I don't see that from the England side. If anything I see that confidence coming from Scotland rather than England and when it's managed and kind of bottled up it's a heck of a weapon to have.
"If you can create that aura around you, which I do believe Scotland are making massive strides towards, it's very difficult to go into their backyard and win."
Rasmussen, 24, has appeared in 55 games this season, posting 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) and a plus-11 rating.
He was due to become a restricted free agent at the end of the season following the expiration of the three-year, $4.38 million extension he signed on July 22, 2021.
The ninth overall pick of the 2017 NHL draft by Detroit, Rasmussen has 109 career points (47 goals, 62 assists) in 293 games with the Red Wings.
The Red Wings host the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. Detroit entered Tuesday holding the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Shares in Liga MX's Club América, a spin-off from Mexico's largest broadcaster, Televisa, which controls one of the country's top football clubs, soared by as much as 200% in their market debut on Tuesday.
The group, also known as Ollamani, represents Mexico's current league champions Club América and their iconic Estadio Azteca, bringing together Televisa's former betting business and publishing operations.
Within their first hours of trading, shares hit 34.50 pesos ($1.34) compared to a starting price of 11.50 pesos, their hurtling increase triggering several brief market trading suspensions as some 1.6 million shares swapped hands.
América join a select list of publicly traded football clubs, such as Manchester United, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax. An estimated 25 football institutions across 13 countries are publicly traded.
Club América is the first of Liga MX's clubs to enter the local stock market. It is the country's most successful club with 14 championship wins, and its home stadium has a capacity of over 80,000 and has hosted two World Cups.
These include the 1986 tournament which saw Argentina legend Diego Maradona score his legendary "Hand of God" goal against England.
Stock in Club América and Estadio Azteca will be traded independently.
FIFA has recently announced that Azteca will host the 2026 World Cup's inaugural match, and experts hope this could attract some $150 million to improve the facility.
The debut is a boost for Mexico's stock market, which has for years lacked new listings and has seen companies choose to delist from the exchange.
"It's the euphoria of the first day of trading," Roga Capital financial specialist Jacobo Rodríguez said, noting his firm had forecast the price at some 17 pesos. "We'll have to see how it settles in the coming days."
Televisa, which retains control of its television business, said the split would allow both companies to focus on their respective industries. Analysts, meanwhile, have said the move could facilitate a possible merger between Televisa and fellow broadcaster Megacable.
Televisa's spin-off accounted for some 10% of group revenues, and its investors have received one CPO title for each Televisa share they held.
Jota was stretchered off the pitch in the first half of Liverpool's win over Brentford on Saturday after Christian Norgaard landed heavily on his leg.
"With Diogo it will take months [not weeks]," Klopp said in a news conference on Tuesday.
"I couldn't say a timeframe even if I wanted to. That is just how it is. When you don't have these players it makes no sense [to speculate]."
Jota's injury comes as a blow to Liverpool, who have leant heavily on the Portugal international in Mohamed Salah's absence. In 28 appearances in all competitions this season, the 27-year-old has contributed 18 goal and assists.
Curtis Jones is also a doubt for the cup final at Wembley, after being withdrawn early in the first-half against Brentford due to injury.
Klopp confirmed that the midfielder has a ligament issue and will miss Wednesday's clash with Luton.
Alisson will also miss the visit of Luton, with Klopp adding that the Brazil No.1 won't be available for the "foreseeable [future]" due to a muscle injury. |
The program emphasizes the acquisition of diverse research skills for students, including focused training for academic careers in Israel and around the world. It includes a number of courses and activities. The program includes the following courses, with instructors varying from year to year:
2021 - 2022:
Semester A: Idit Seminar with Professor Baruch Eitam, Director of Idit, Department of Psychology (2 credits)
Semester B: Introduction to Data Mining for the Social Sciences with Dr. Igor Kleiner, Department of Statistics (2 credits)
2020 - 2021:
Semester A: "Normal People:" A Multidisciplinary and Historical Perspective on Psychopathology and Measurement with Dr. Tal Arbel, Department of History (2 credits)
Semester B: Qualitative Research Methods Semester with Dr. Ayelet Banai, School of Political Science - Department of Government and Political Idea (2 credits)
2019 - 2020:
Semester A: Introduction to Statistical Modeling in R with Mr. Valentin Wentzek, Department of Statistics (Credits 2)
Semester B: Creativity and Criticism in Social Sciences - Time, Space and Thought with Dr. Gal Garzon, School of Political Science, Department of Government and Political Idea (2 credits)
Idit hosts two closed workshops a year exclusively for Idit students. So far, the following workshops have been offered:
Acting workshop delivered by Mr. Matan Goren
Machine learning workshop delivered by Mr. Etam Benger
fMRI workshop delivered by Dr. Uri Hertz
Mindfulness workshop delivered by Dr. Asaf Federman
Time management and presentations delivered by Orly Tal, Co.Do
Bi-weekly Idit meeting dedicated to a variety of relevant academic topics. Some of the sessions are delivered by various faculty members while some sessions are devoted to collaborative learning.
Idit Seminar at least once a semester initiated by Idit scholars with a leading figure from the academic / social / economic field in Israel to discuss various contemporary issues.
Annual international social science conference planned by the Idit scholars, "Haifa Workshops for Interdisciplinary Research in the Social Sciences."
Research workshops from the faculty of "The House of Method" - The House for Research, Writing and Teaching in Social Sciences - focusing on academic writing, article writing, and quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Excursions to inspire research, such as a visit to the House of Associations.
Ad hoc projects with potential social impact.
Idit scholars will receive travel support for conferences beyond university support (at least one conference during the Ph.D.), guidance on building direct contact with the university community and abroad and guidance on applying for research grants.
Students are expected to complete their studies and submit their doctoral dissertation no later than four years since beginning the program. Due to the aim of integration into the academy, the expectation is that an Idit scholar will publish her research in leading international outlets (as is customary in the discipline). In exceptional cases, a program member may extend their studies by one semester. Students will adhere to all the rules of study as published by the Advanced Studies Authority in the official curriculum. Throughout the 4 years students are expected to devote the vast majority of their time to their research.
The Idit Scholarship at the Herta & Paul Amir Faculty of social Sciences is made up of a basic stipend of ILS 70,000 per academic year, with additional funds available for workshops and research-related travel and more. |
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A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, "Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn't tint hers?" She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.
In I'm Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi ("Hi Gale!"), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants.
Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I'm Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair. |
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The Power of Kindness in Business and Beyond
November 13, 2021
When Maxine Laceby started Absolute Collagen from her kitchen table aged 50, she didn’t know the business would take off to such stratospheric heights in just a few short years.
She didn’t know she’d be recognised in the street as “the Collagen Lady”, or win awards including the prestigious CEW Award (the Oscars of the beauty industry!), and an Everywomen award, create a brand beloved by thousands (including celebs!) or become a leading beauty entrepreneur known for trailblazing and empowering women everywhere.
She just knew her collagen supplement could help people - and that was where it all began.
For Maxine, helping people and showing kindness is key to the formation and success of Absolute Collagen - so today we’re taking a look at what this actually means.
Maxine’s Mantra: The Power of SIR
You may have heard Maxine mention treating people with the power of SIR before - but what does this mean?
Well, this is Maxine’s most important mantra, and guides all her business decisions. It means every Absoluter, and every AC team member, deserves to feel Safe, Important, and Respected. It means treating people as individuals, and respecting them and their needs, voices, feedback, and opinions.
From product development to marketing to customer service, every part of Absolute Collagen operates with this at its heart - and the flourishing community of Absoluters is testament to the success of this mantra.
Maxine on the Importance of Giving Back
For Maxine, kindness is inherent to her business practices - specifically, the kindness involved in giving back, and paying forward with her success and opportunities.
Maxine says: “For me, giving back is a duty born of the consequence of Absolute Collagen’s success - I see it as a moral duty. And giving back doesn’t mean just financially; it's also in terms of time and commitment to others.
For that reason, I’m particularly proud to support the Prince’s Trust - their work with young people, helping them make the most of their lives and achieve their full potential, is something that really resonates with me and is so close to my heart.”
As a patron of the Prince’s Trust, Maxine supports aspiring young entrepreneurs, and also recently hosted a Brilliant Breakfast event as part of the Trust’s ‘Women Supporting Women’ initiative, raising essential funds to support young women who have been disproportionately adversely affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
A Quality We Can All Learn
Maxine is a big believer in the fact that anyone can learn to be more kind - and it’s the little things that really make a difference.
She says: “Looking at the word kindness, the meaning is ‘the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate’. A quality is something we can learn - and something we can always be improving at, too.
Friendly. It doesn’t take much to be friendly - a smile, a polite opening of a door, or a simple hello. All these things are gestures of friendliness - some of them are so simple that we do them without thinking about them at all, which is a lovely thing to realise! After being kept apart from one another for so long with lockdowns, I think these little friendly gestures are all the more wonderful now.
Generous. It’s not just about material things; generosity comes in many forms. It can be an act of giving someone your time, your attention, and reminding them that they matter. There are lots of ways we can be generous in our actions.
Considerate. For me, consideration is a big one - we have no idea what is going on in someone's life or head at any given time, so if someone appears vague, distant, not present or a tad rude, be the bigger person and give them the benefit of just having a bad day. (And if they're rude twice, then give them a wide berth and apply your precious energy to someone more worthy, knowing that it’s not your problem.)
This World Kindness Day, I’m proud to share the importance of kindness in business and beyond, and I hope you’ll join me in working for a kinder future together!”
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My landscaping journey begun in the early 1980’s. My wife and I purchased our 1st house in Whitehouse. It was a brand name-new subdivision, and all the houses in the community ended up a blank canvas. We experienced a dwelling and a bare whole lot.
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I recurring the seeding, and included fertilizer. In the times to appear grass begun growing, I was elated.
My neighbor arrived about and requested how I got my grass to mature so rapid. I told him my method and he claimed he did the correct identical factor, and absolutely nothing was developing, we went to check out his property out, and almost nothing was expanding, I questioned him what sort of fertilizer he employed and he claimed weed and feed, and that was his oversight. I read through the instructions on the bag and it mentioned do not put on freshly seeded regions. The purpose I understood this is since I was heading to do the similar factor. I experienced the weed and feed in my buggy and transpired to detect freshly seeded place.
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A reflection on the InBIA member huddle held December 16, 2022, with more than 30 participants
By Charles Ross, InBIA President & CEO
Recently, I was encouraged to expand my thinking on opportunities to increase diversity and advance inclusion in entrepreneur support organizations across the globe. I was preparing to participate on a discussion panel on the topic of Black entrepreneurship and was contemplating my answer to the following question: What is the opportunity to address economic justice through entrepreneurship?
I found this question challenging for several reasons. First, few discussions are more important than solutions to the economic inequality experienced in our communities across the globe. Most economies are complex and long-standing, so any efforts towards serious reform must involve a multitude of actors across many sectors, with varying perspectives shaped by both explicit and implicit factors. Additionally, most of InBIA’s work in this area (see InBIA’s playbooks) has specifically focused on practices for entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) and has historically centered on the pursuit of growth vs. justice. Lastly, and specifically related to the U.S., I believe constructive discussion may ultimately require a reexamination of several pillars of American society including the existence of a meritocracy, the concept of the self-made man, and the very notion of the “American Dream.”
So for the panel, my contribution was centered around the overall importance of the discussion and the opportunity for InBIA to expand both the narrative and the case for DEI practices among ESOs.
A few weeks later, InBIA expanded this discussion and posed the question of addressing economic justice to members during a community huddle. An InBIA community huddle is a virtual convening of member practitioners to exchange ideas and promising practices in entrepreneur support. Through these quarterly huddles, InBIA members have the opportunity to connect with other professionals, learn from each other, and gain insights on relevant and timely topics in entrepreneur support.
On December 6th, over 30 practitioners came together to discuss the opportunity to reframe our DEI discussions. Huddle participants were asked to imagine a community of ESOs implementing DEI practices in ways that achieve economic justice for entrepreneurs and their stakeholders and then to consider what that would look like and how they could implement something similar in their regions. Four small groups broke out to share experiences and brainstorm ideas based on the framing questions.
The full group reconvened to share discussion highlights, and many ideas emerged from lowering the risks associated with entrepreneurship to encouraging entrepreneurs to pursue business models capable of providing generational wealth. Ultimately, there were three main collective takeaways:
Top of mind
The discussion across the small groups was spirited and lively and clearly most of the participants had given serious thought to the opportunities from the framing questions. This topic is obviously very important and relevant to entrepreneur support professionals.
Shared vocabulary and metrics
Very early in the small group discussions, a few participants shared their trepidation in effectively exploring the framing question due to the differing perceptions that each participant brings to the discussion. Several participants mentioned the need for a shared vocabulary and metrics to discuss and measure the effectiveness of DEI practices in entrepreneur support and a few of the small groups spent time, early in their discussion, working towards a consensus definition of economic justice.
More work is needed
There was a general consensus that much of the DEI work currently practiced by ESOs is a precursor to additional efforts necessary to truly ensure economic justice for entrepreneurs in our communities. Several promising ideas were shared including:
- Exposing more people to entrepreneurship, especially students in K-12;
- Partnering with community stakeholders to improve outreach and improve DEI practices;
- Identifying and removing bias in processes and systems for helping entrepreneurs;
- Delivering entrepreneur support in ways that move beyond inclusion and towards true belonging; and
- Becoming more comfortable with having uncomfortable conversations.
In support of this needed work, InBIA will continue to provide the time and space to explore what’s possible. In February, we will reconvene this community huddle and we will explore in-depth this and other DEI topics during our upcoming annual conference, ICBI37, to be held in Detroit Michigan, April 23-26th. If you are doing promising work in this area, we welcome the opportunity to recognize your work through your application to be considered for our prestigious Julius Morgan Award for Diversity and Inclusion.
If you didn’t get a chance to attend the huddle, we look forward to bringing your voice and perspectives to our discussion. Check out InBIA membership and consider registering for our conference in Detroit in April.
About InBIA: InBIA is a global nonprofit with over 1,200 members that lead entrepreneurship centers in 32 countries. For over 30 years, InBIA has provided industry best practices through education while enabling collaboration, mentorship, peer-based learning and the sharing of innovative ideas for entrepreneurs across the globe. InBIA is the premier organization for business incubators, accelerators, coworking spaces and other entrepreneurship centers. |
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Every individual loves to experience luxury at least for ones in their life. Luckily, reputed trekking companies now offer luxury trekking packages to explore a few high-mountain regions of the world. Here, we will discuss features of the famous Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek. As the name itself, the package will let travelers experience night stays in the luxurious lodges during their trek.
Places to Explore in theLuxury Everest Base Camp Trek Itinerary Kathmandu Temples
After you reach Kathmandu, you will get the two major highlights of the city, which are Pashupatinath Temple and Bouddhanath Stupa. Here, Pashupatinath temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Nepal. On the other hand, Bouddhanath Stupa is the biggest stupa in the country and a holy Tibet Buddhist temple.
Passing Dudh Koshi River followed by Monjo
While passing through a few pine forest regions and hanging bridges, travelers will reach the clear water-flowing river Dudh Koshi River. The river accompanies trekkers on almost every trip to the Everest Base Camp, including the Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek. Moreover, passing through lower elevations and suspension bridges lets you explore a few nearby small settlements, which are Toktok, Zapute, Chumoa, and Benkar. Once you cross the settlements, you will directly to Monjo.
Sagarmatha National Park
From Monjo, you will enter the Sagarmatha National Park covered with deep valleys, glaciers, and high mountain areas dominated by the highest mountain peak in the world Mount Everest. Here, you will find many rare species, like the lesser panda and the snow leopard. Currently, the local area people are also planning to preserve and look after the park’s fragile mountain regions.
Hillary Bridge to Namche Bazaar
Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek will let you walk through the high Hillary Bridge and uphill to reach Nepal’s Namche Bazaar.
Stunning Views of Nepalese Mountains
An interesting aspect of the trek is that you will get stunning views of a few famous Nepalese mountains along with Mount Everest. You will view the Thamserku, Kusum, Nuptse, Lhotse, and Khangru Mountains. Besides, if you get clear weather, you may even get the first view of Mount Everest.
Tengboche Monastery and Khumbu Glacier
Once you get a glimpse of famous mountains, you may experience a sharp climb to the largest monastery in the Khumbu region named Tengboche Monastery. During your journey, you will get close-up views of several surrounding mountains as well. If this is not enough, trekkers will pass through Khumbu Glacier, the largest mountain glacier in Nepal.
Why Luxury EBC Trek is Different?
Travelers often ask why theLuxury Everest Base Camp Trek is different from the regular trek. The answer is that the luxury trek offers you the ultimate luxury experience in the entire Himalayan mountains. Accordingly-
Comfortable Accommodations with Tea Houses
Trekkers get a few comfortable accommodation facilities in the Everest trekking areas of Nepal. Besides, you will find many teahouses in the mountain regions to take short breaks during your trekking journey.
2-day Rests and Acclimatization
The Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek consists of a standard itinerary with appropriate acclimatization and a careful approach. If you check the itinerary schedule, you will find two days of rest at Dingboche and Namche to get proper acclimatization. Moreover, an experienced leader with a high staff ratio will guide you during your entire trekking trail. Also, your group will get a comprehensive medical kit and a supplementary oxygen system.
Another specialty of the trek is that you may enjoy a few high-quality Nepalese cuisines to satisfy your tastebuds. The luxury lodges for night stays, teahouses for short breaks, and local cuisines are enough to have a wonderful time experiencing the scenic and cultural beauty of Nepal.
Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek lets you experience luxury while you trek to the famous Mount Everest base camp. Get comfortable lodges on your trek and return to Kathmandu to end your journey happily. |
Ion beam analysis (IBA) is a set of powerful analytical techniques that have enabled a wide variety of measurements important not only in the development of the advanced materials underlying all modern technology, but also in many other fields from Archaeology to Biology.
Elastic Backscattering Spectrometry (EBS) and Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) are well established IBA techniques which benefit from commercially available analysis software. The EBS-PIXE simultaneous and self-consistent analysis is a special case of synergetic approach that takes advantage of both techniques’ strong points.
In the last years, the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) has encouraged the development of PIGE (Particle Induced Gamma-ray Emission) as a standard technique in the quantification of elements lighter than sulphur. PIGE, an IBA technique based on gamma-producing nuclear reactions, is particularly effective for light elements detection. The Lisbon group recently developed a computer code, named ERYA-Profiling that allows a full standard free PIGE analysis of in-depth heterogeneous samples.
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Indoor gardening has become increasingly popular among plant enthusiasts, and one fascinating flower that can add a touch of vibrancy and elegance to your indoor space is the snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus). Known for their striking colors and distinctive shape, snapdragons can thrive indoors with proper care and attention. This article serves as a comprehensive guide to growing snapdragons indoors, offering valuable insights into the ideal conditions, essential care practices, propagation methods, and troubleshooting tips.
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Choosing the Right Snapdragons for Indoor Cultivation
Snapdragons come in a variety of sizes and colours, making them an ideal choice for indoor cultivation. When selecting snapdragon varieties, consider dwarf or compact cultivars that are better suited for indoor containers. Popular snapdragon varieties suitable for indoor growth include the Liberty Series, Floral Showers, and the Montego Series.
Creating the Ideal Growing Environment
Snapdragons require specific environmental conditions to flourish indoors. Adequate lighting is crucial for their growth, so place your plants in a bright spot near a south or west-facing window. If natural light is limited, consider using supplemental artificial grow lights to ensure they receive at least 12-16 hours of light daily. Snapdragons also thrive in temperatures between 60°F and 75°F (15°C to 24°C), so avoid placing them in drafty or excessively hot areas.
Selecting the Right Containers and Soil
Choose well-draining containers that are at least 6-8 inches (15-20 centimetres) deep, allowing the roots to grow comfortably. Terra cotta or plastic pots with drainage holes are ideal. Opt for a well-balanced potting mix with good drainage properties, such as a mixture of peat moss, perlite, and compost. Avoid using heavy garden soil, as it can impede drainage and lead to root rot.
Watering and Fertilising Practices
Snapdragons prefer evenly moist soil, but overwatering can cause root rot. Water the plants when the top inch of the soil feels dry, and ensure the excess water drains out of the container. Avoid watering the foliage to prevent fungal diseases. Fertilise snapdragons every two weeks during the growing season using a balanced liquid fertiliser. Dilute the fertiliser according to the package instructions to avoid overfeeding, which can result in leggy growth.
Snapdragons can be propagated through both seeds and stem cuttings. To grow snapdragons from seeds, sow them in a seed-starting mix indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost date. Keep the soil consistently moist and provide ample light. For stem cuttings, take 3-4 inch (7-10 centimetres) cuttings from healthy snapdragon plants, remove the lower leaves, and place them in a rooting hormone. Insert the cuttings in a moist soilless mix and provide bottom heat to encourage root development.
Common Challenges and Troubleshooting
Indoor snapdragons are susceptible to pests such as aphids, spider mites, and whiteflies. Regularly inspect your plants and take prompt action if pests are detected, using organic pest control methods whenever possible. Additionally, watch out for signs of fungal diseases like powdery mildew or root rot. Maintain proper air circulation and avoid overhead watering to prevent such issues. Lastly, monitor your plants for any signs of nutrient deficiencies and adjust your fertilisation routine accordingly.
Growing snapdragons indoors can be a rewarding experience, offering a burst of colour and charm to your living space. By providing the right growing conditions, choosing suitable varieties, and implementing proper care practices, you can successfully cultivate these enchanting flowers indoors. Experiment with different snapdragon varieties, arrange them in containers of varying heights and colours, and witness the beauty they bring to your indoor garden. With patience and dedication, you can enjoy the delightful presence of snapdragons all year round. Happy gardening! |
I recently had the air conditioning system in my car repaired.
After several months of perspiring and dreading driving, I caved and paid the large expense of repairing the air conditioning system in my car.
The first time I took my car in for maintenance regarding the air conditioning system, I was told that the maintenance would cost more than my car was worth. After careful consideration, I realized that I was not in the arena to purchase a modern vehicle. That being said, I decided to save up for a few months and then have my air conditioning system replaced when I could pay currency for it. I was glad with my decision as I did not want to have a car payment. The only thing I could suppose was what if the modern air conditioning system was not as cold as the original air conditioning system in my car. I was starting to suppose that a modern car might be the best idea. I had already saved the currency for the air conditioning system repair, so I went ahead with it. I dropped my car off one afternoon before and picked it up afterwards. Once I was off work, the air conditioning system in my car had been replaced. I was so glad to find that the air conditioning system maintenance shop did not have any other mechanical troubles to report. Usually when I take my car in for maintenance, they find something else wrong. I have consistently taken fine care of my car. The air conditioning system replacement was just regular maintenance on a car of its age. |
In fact, the Met Office issued weather warnings for rain, wind and thunderstorms across much of the country on Wednesday.
The wet conditions look set to continue through the weekend, dampening the excitement for those hoping to plan summer barbecues and beach trips.
Here’s everything you need to know about the jet stream, and how it affects the weather.
What is the jet stream?
The jet stream is a core of strong winds around five to seven miles above the earth’s surface, blowing from west to east.
The Met Office explains: “The jet stream flows high overhead and causes changes in the wind and pressure at that level. This affects things nearer the surface, such as areas of high and low pressure, and therefore helps shape the weather we see. Sometimes, like in a fast-moving river, the jet stream’s movement is very straight and smooth. However, its movement can buckle and loop, like a river’s meander. This will slow things up, making areas of low pressure move less predictably.
“The jet stream can also change the strength of an area of low pressure. It acts a bit like a vacuum cleaner, sucking air out of the top and causing it to become more intense, lowering the pressure system. The lower the pressure within a system, generally the stronger the wind, and more stormy the result.
“On the other hand, a slower, more buckled jet stream can cause areas of higher pressure to take charge, which typically brings less stormy weather, light winds and dry skies.”
When will the jet stream move?
The jet stream typically sits north of the UK during summer. However, it’s currently sitting to the south.
Met Office meteorologist, Alex Deakin, said the jet stream is “very active” for this time of year and is what was “pumping these areas of low pressure across the country”.
A bend in the stream, making a U-shape, was “really intensifying that low”, he said.
Two areas of low pressure heading towards the UK from the tropics would have warm air mixed in with them but that came with “more energy”, meaning there was some uncertainty how they would interact with the jet stream, he added.
Meteorologists have recently said changes to the jet stream are not forecast until possibly mid-August.
An unchanged jet stream means the UK is in for more wet weather, with average temperatures, while parts of Europe can expect to experience continued extreme heat — the same heat that’s been causing wildfires and prompting health warnings.
What is the latest weather forecast?
The Met Office is expecting a wet Wednesday and Thursday, before a few more sunny spells start to come in later in the week, when the heavy rain turns more to showers.
Met Office chief meteorologist, Dan Suri, said: “An unseasonably deep area of low pressure for the time of year will move into Ireland during the early hours of Wednesday then continue across Wales and England during Wednesday daytime.
“Heavy rain associated with this low will affect large parts of the UK on Wednesday, some of the heaviest rain occurring on Wednesday over central parts of England and Wales where some locations could see 40mm of rain in just a few hours from thundery downpours. This deep low will also bring high winds into the UK on Wednesday, especially the south. Gusts of up to 60mph are possible in the very far south-west early on Wednesday whilst further along the south coast the highest gusts will be during Wednesday daytime.
“Despite the centre of the low pressure crossing the UK, the highest wind speeds will be further south over northern France and the Channel Islands. The low will pull away eastwards from the UK during Wednesday evening and night, leaving a calmer day on Thursday though some heavy showers could persist in the east.”
The outlook for Friday to Sunday is “a mixture of sunshine and showers on Friday. Turning wetter and windier on Saturday. Further sunny spells and showers on Sunday. Feeling cool throughout”.
Looking ahead to the rest of August, the Met Office says there are “some early signals for at least a brief spell of something a little warmer and more settled to develop towards the end of next week, most likely for southern areas”.
“However, it remains that the greatest chance of seeing anything more widely settled would be through the second part of August, although this may be accompanied by an increasing risk of thundery showers. With unsettled conditions never too far away, it looks unlikely that we will see any prolonged or excessive heat, with the chance of heatwaves here in the UK being lower than some recent Augusts.” |
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If you ever find yourself in a rut with dinner recipes and want to come up with a fresh and exciting new dish, you might have heard the advice: “Make it new, and make it different.” This might sound like a good idea, but there are a few risks involved.
First, it’s a lot of work to find the best dinner recipes ever that’s different enough, and it can take some time to try out a new recipe, especially if it’s not a very popular or well-known dish. But is it really different? If you look at the best-selling dinner recipes on the internet, you’ll find that the ingredients aren’t that different.
Everyone loves a nice plate of home-cooked food, but we also appreciate a good meal when we’re out or traveling. While there are a wide variety of places to dine out, we also enjoy the flavors of our own kitchen. Whether cooking is your passion or just a convenient way to stretch your meals, there’s nothing quite like sitting down for a home-cooked meal.
While a lot of people don’t take the time to cook healthy meals, if you’re one of the lucky ones who do, use our list of top 10 best dinner recipes ever to help you come up with a satisfying and delicious menu for any occasion.
- Top 10 Best Dinner Recipes of All Time
- 1. Garlic Lemon Butter Shrimp
- 2. Chicken Enchiladas Recipe
- 3. Best Garlic Butter Tuscan Shrimp Recipe
- 4. Homestyle Ground Beef Casserole Recipe
- 5. Shrimp Coconut Korma Recipe
- 6. Ground Beef Zucchini Noodles Recipe
- 7. Alfredo Pasta Garlicky Shrimp Recipe
- 8. Easy Creamy Chicken Marsala Recipe
- 9. Instant Pot White Turkey Chili Recipe
- 10. Beef Stroganoff Recipe
- FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):
Top 10 Best Dinner Recipes of All Time
1. Garlic Lemon Butter Shrimp
Video Link: https://youtu.be/BeanzwGD_xY
I’ve never been a huge fan of shrimp because it’s so often overcooked and the shells are always difficult to remove, but I love fresh shrimp. I love the way they look, their sweet and delicate flavor, how they taste when cooked, and how they look. I’ve also always been a big fan of garlic and lemon, and I’m an accomplished cook, so I figured it was time to come up with a killer shrimp recipe that both of us would love.
This recipe for Garlic Lemon Butter Shrimp was developed from the advice of a cookbook author. It was an easy and delicious recipe to make, and the whole family loved it.
The main ingredients used in the recipe are Medium size peeled and deveined shrimp, Butter, Garlic, Lemon, and Parsley leaves
Full Garlic Lemon Butter Shrimp recipe here.
2. Chicken Enchiladas Recipe
Enchiladas are one of my favorite dishes and I decided to put it on this list of best dinner recipes so others can enjoy it as much as I do. I’ve been making enchiladas for as long as I can remember, and I have come up with some very tasty enchilada recipes. My personal favorite is a chicken enchilada recipe. This recipe is very easy to make, and you can make it with a few ingredients.
The main ingredients used in the recipe are Chicken breasts, Flour tortillas, Cheese, Enchilada sauce, Onion, and Garlic.
3. Best Garlic Butter Tuscan Shrimp Recipe
Shrimp, also known as prawns, are the most popular seafood in the world, and this is largely thanks to the delicious flavors they bring to a meal. Shrimp is a great addition to any meal and can be prepared in a variety of ways: from steamed casseroles to stir-fried, baked, or baked with alfredo sauce.
In this Garlic Butter Tuscan Shrimp recipe, we use the butter to make an herb butter that will be used in the Shrimp. Three ingredients that add flavor to the butter are Milk, Tomatoes, and garlic. The milk adds a hint of sweetness to it, but not too much. Garlic is used to enhance the flavor of the butter. It is good to use garlic as much as you can. Garlic has a lot of health benefits.
The main ingredients used in the recipe are Shrimp, Butter, Mozzarella cheese, Milk, Tomatoes, Malabar spinach, Garlic, and Onion.
Full Garlic Butter Tuscan Shrimp recipe read here.
4. Homestyle Ground Beef Casserole Recipe
One of the best things about cooking is that it’s easy to adapt and change recipes to fit your tastes or add new ingredients. Ground beef is a very versatile ingredient that lends itself well to a wide range of tasty meals. In this beef casserole recipe, we’ve taken traditional ground beef casserole and updated it by using ground beef that’s been blended with other ingredients for a change of pace.
This recipe is low fat, cholesterol-free, and makes an excellent main dish for a healthy meal, as well as a hearty main dish for any summer barbecue.
The main ingredients used in the recipe are Ground beef round, Tomatoes, Egg noodles, Cheese, and Seasonings.
5. Shrimp Coconut Korma Recipe
Try this Shrimp Coconut Korma Recipe that is very easy and taste so very good. Traditional korma is a curry dish from the Asian sub-continent that is very similar to the modern-day Shrimp Curry Recipe that is often prepared using coconut milk. The word “korma” is derived from the Sanskrit word “kurma”, which means “curry”.
The main ingredients used in the recipe are Large Shrimp, Milk, Coconut, Bay leaves, Ghee, Onions-Ginger-Garlic paste, and other spices.
6. Ground Beef Zucchini Noodles Recipe
So, you’re coming home from work, and you’re starving, and you’re tired, and you need a meal that is quick and easy but delicious. What could be more perfect than a beef and veggie dish that is low in fat, packed with flavor, and a perfect make-ahead for weeknight dinners.
The Ground Beef Zucchini Noodles Recipe is a quick-to-make and delicious dish that features zucchini and ground beef. The result is a fantastic dish that is perfect for cold winter days.
The main ingredients used in the recipe are Ground beef, Fresh zucchini spirals, Tomatoes, Seasoning, Cheddar cheese,
7. Alfredo Pasta Garlicky Shrimp Recipe
This time, I’m going to share with you my recipe for shrimp and Alfredo pasta. Honestly, I could have just as easily titled this post “Alfredo Pasta Recipe”. But that would make it sound too much like you’re expecting it to taste like Mozzarella cheese. Well, it does. But that’s not the only thing it has in common.
The main ingredients used in the recipe are Shrimp, Tubular pasta, Tomatoes, Milk, Chicken broth, Mozzarella cheese, Butter, Flour, Garlic, and other spices.
8. Easy Creamy Chicken Marsala Recipe
Italian cooking is known for its rich, hearty, and filling flavors, and the classic dish of Chicken Marsala is the perfect mix of all three. The dish is made with chicken breasts, a thick sauce made with Marsala and heavy cream, and a tomato-based sauce that’s thickened with egg yolks. These ingredients, when cooked together, create a wonderful, rich, creamy sauce that’s as delicious as it is filling.
This is the easiest recipe for a creamy chicken marsala. Cook over low heat, in a large saucepan. Make sure you add the cream while it is boiling. I recommend trying it with good-quality spices, including cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
The main ingredients used in the recipe are Chicken breast, Mushrooms, Dry marsala, Whipping cream, Butter, Flour, Olive oil, Onion, and other spices.
9. Instant Pot White Turkey Chili Recipe
You can learn to cook almost anything, and this Instant Pot White Turkey Chili recipe is a great Paleo-friendly option for a new cook. While it’s a bit time-consuming, it’s simple enough to make a few times a week. You can substitute ground turkey for the sausage if you don’t happen to have any.
The main ingredients used in the recipe are Ground turkey, Jalapenos, Cannellini beans, Butter beans, Corn kernels, Chicken broth, Mozzarella cheese, and other spices.
10. Beef Stroganoff Recipe
Beef Stroganoff is a classic Russian recipe that consists of hearty pieces of beef cooked in a creamy sauce. The sauce is typically based on mushrooms or cream, with the addition of traditional vegetables such as onions or carrots. It’s a hearty dish that is best enjoyed on a cold winter’s day.
The main ingredients used in the recipe are Beef Sirloin steak, Mushrooms, Beef broth, Butter, Flour, Sour cream, Onion, Garlic, and other spices.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):
What is the best dinner?
The best dinner is one that is balanced in nutrition. A good dinner provides the body with just the right amount of energy, while at the same time, supplies the body with elements it can use to build up and repair tissues. I love the delicious recipes for roasted chicken with garlic and thyme.
What is the most popular dinner?
One of the most popular dinners is hamburger steak. Sometimes I like meatloaf for my dinner.
What is the best healthy dinner?
One of the best dinners you can make is a steak. Prepare it just the way you like best. Add vegetables and a salad on the side.
What are the healthiest dinners?
Some of the healthiest dinners:
- Steamed Chicken with Vegetables
- Baked Fish with Vegetables
- Grilled Chicken Breast with Vegetables or Spinach
What is the most popular dinner in America?
According to a recent survey, the most popular dinner in America is meatloaf, followed by baked chicken, and then meatballs.
What is a typical American dinner?
A typical American dinner is comprised of protein and starch. The starch of choice is usually mashed potatoes, and the protein of choice is usually the meat of choice. |
One day, Sarah Ryan and her parents noticed the cutest scene that had ever happened to them, right outside their house.
A charming little fox was dozing peacefully on a stump, and they were offered a front row view.
This was definitely the highlight of their day as they were stuck indoors all day, in isolation at their home in Canada.
In an interview with The Dodo, Sara said: “My dad was very excited! They keep social distancing and don’t have pets so I think they were thrilled to have something extraordinary in their garden!
When his father came out, apparently “the fox looked up and fell asleep again”.
The sweet creature must have felt safe in his stump he called home during those few exciting days.
“There is a garage behind it, so it only goes out into my parents’ garden. I think it’s a warm and safe place to take a nap!”
The fox found this place to sleep, Sarah’s father often noticed that he left several hours before returning to rest.
“He’s napping there again today!” Ryan said.
Since foxes are nocturnal, he slept most of the day and hunted in the darkness of the night. |
Large Hadron Collider
A section of the end-cap yoke of the CMS magnet with muon chambers installed on it © STFC/Stuart Boreham
In a tunnel linking man-made caverns 100 m below ground, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), is being put together with the help of engineers from many different countries and disciplines. The first beam will go into the machine in July 2008, the LHC is the latest and most powerful in a series of particle accelerators located near Geneva, Switzerland. Dr Lyn Evans CBE, the LHC project leader writes of some of the key challenges involved and describes the novel ways through which engineers and scientists plan to unlock a new understanding of the fundamental nature of matter.
For engineers and scientists alike, 2008 is set to become a landmark year – the year in which the world’s biggest scientific apparatus begins to run the world’s boldest experiments. Here at CERN (Conseil Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire) in Switzerland, many of our teams have lived with (and lived for) this Large Hadron Collider, or LHC, project since the 1990s.
Today our confidence and expectations are energised not only by the impending power-up of the LHC but also by the fact that success with these experiments is likely to deliver knowledge that could completely reshape our understanding of matter – of our world and our universe.
The aims and ambitions of our scientists have formulated these exciting experiments but it is the inspiration and persistence of our engineers that are providing the reality of the LHC. Few, if any, scientific initiatives have ever posed so many challenges to so broad a range of engineering talents.
Before the science can even start, engineers have had to create the right physical environment for the four prime experiments that are to be empowered by the LHC. This involves recycling the existing 27 km circular tunnel built for a previous major experiment at CERN, some 100 m beneath the Swiss/French border near Geneva, and creating caverns at four points around this ring to house four huge detectors.
Before the 7,000-tonne ATLAS experiment (the largest detector ever constructed for particle physics) could be assembled, an enormous cavern had to be excavated to house the equipment.
The second general detector that will search for new physics is the CMS, or Compact Muon Solenoid, which weighs some 12,500 tonnes and was constructed on the surface before being lowered underground in massive modules to its final position. One cavern had an underground river that had to be frozen using liquid nitrogen before it could be excavated and a concrete structure installed that then held back the water.
The LHC is now being prepared for the day this summer when its initial trials will begin to fine-tune its ability to accelerate two contra-rotating beams of protons (members of the family of particles known as hadrons) to near the speed of light, empowered and guided by superconducting magnets running through eight separate sectors. Each sector must be sealed in a vacuum and cooled by superfluid helium to -271.3 °C, just 1.9 °C above absolute zero – the coldest place not only on the planet but colder, too, than outer space.
These particles are sent in pulses, accelerated in bunches of 100 million every 25 nanoseconds. These bunches meet head-on about 40 million times per second within the four experiments spaced around the LHC circuit. The collisions form smaller particles that spray out in all directions from the collision points.
Each experiment will track and analyse these collisions, searching for unusual events that will shed new light on the fundamental nature of matter. They will produce data from which scientists hope to gain information, that will enable them to analyse the physics of our world more deeply than ever before – and, perhaps, to catch tentative glimpses into entirely new dimensions.
But that is for the future. Today, the engineers who are preparing our four key experiments are experiencing challenging and exciting months while their specific items of equipment are installed and prepared for action after years in the planning, design, development, construction and testing phases.
CERN was established back in 1954 and is still a leading participant among a truly global scientific and engineering workforce. Soon after its establishment, the work at the laboratory went beyond the study of the atomic nucleus into higher-energy physics – an activity which is mainly concerned with the study of interactions between particles. Therefore the laboratory operated by CERN is commonly referred to as the European Laboratory for Particle Physics.
A herculean task
The ATLAS is the largest decector ever constructed for particle physics. Some 1,800 scientists from 165 universities and laboratories in 35 countries have been involved in building and preparing to take data. UK engineers are particularly well-represented in the ATLAS and CMS detectors.
At 45 m long and 25 m high, ATLAS is actually not a single detector but a complex series of sub-detectors, one within another. At its very heart, closest to the beam of particles, is the pixel detector with its 80 million pixels, similar in many ways to the modern digital camera with its eight million pixels (see ‘Capturing Particles’ insert).
ATLAS will focus, among other priorities, on why particles have mass and what the unknown 96% of the universe is made of. In ATLAS and the three other major experiments, engineers have created the tools to achieve these ambitions.
Ensuring CERN is ship-shape
Integrity is our engineers’ watchword. The LHC itself, for instance, links 1,740 magnets that together require some 40,000 leak-tight welds and 65,000 ‘splices’ of superconducting cables to enable them to generate a magnetic field powerful enough to bend and focus the proton beams accelerated to nearly the speed of light. A leak in the cryogenic system that cools the LHC or a fault in an electrical line would mean warming-up an entire sector of the LHC to repair it, an extremely time-consuming process.
A major challenge with ATLAS was to ensure its physical elements are robust enough to withstand the enormous magnetic forces on its superconductor magnets when it is switched on. In the ATLAS barrel toroid magnet, for example, the current of 21,000 amps imposes hundreds of tonnes of force, trying to pull its eight superconducting coils apart. The solution here is to hold the conducting material in place by insulation, kept in compression wherever possible.
During trials engineers cooled the ATLAS barrel toroid to -269°C, the temperature needed to create and maintain a superconducting state. Once the magnet reached full power the current was gradually switched off and magnetic energy of 1.1 gigajoules was dissipated safely, completing a successful test of all the advanced materials involved.
The CMS detector is another exemplar of prolonged and intense engineering effort, culminating recently after eight years of careful work to design, prototype, construct and commission the largest silicon detector ever built. Excellent identification of particles over a very wide momentum range is assured by the use of 73,000 radiation-hard, low-noise microelectronic chips, almost 40,000 analogue optical links and 1,000 power supply units.
Our teams pioneered an automated assembly process for this enormous system, vital for constructing thousands of modules quickly and on schedule. CMS also generated a huge interconnection requirement. Each module was assembled from one or two microstrip sensors, which had to be connected to the readout chip. The solution was intensive use of automatic-wire bonders, which maintained consistent throughput with few delays (see The Compact Muon Solenoid experiment sidepanel).
New world of physics
These engineering masterpieces in miniature will soon witness the re-creation of conditions just after the Big Bang, an environment that will be studied and analysed with unprecedented insight and accuracy. Many possibilities and many theories exist as to what will result from these conditions. Perhaps the only certainty is that the Large Hadron Collider and its experiments will lead us in to a new world of physics, an era in which scientists can describe the workings of the Universe.
The LHC could change our knowledge of dimensions, too. Our world appears to have only three dimensions (up and down, left and right, backwards and forwards) plus one of time. But current theories that attempt to explain the behaviour of sub-atomic particles of matter only work if more than four dimensions exist – as many as 10 or more. Science fiction perhaps, but the LHC offers a real prospect of discovering these dimensions…if they exist.
Will the LHC reveal the unknown? Only time will tell. Our machine, our apparatus and our engineers and scientists will drive knowledge forward as never before, unlocking experimental data that will spur the energies of people who dare to dream.
The author would like to thank John Hutchinson for his help with this article.
Biography – Dr Lyn Evans CBE
Dr Lyn Evans CBE is leader of the Large Hadron Collider project, managing the day-to-day running of a laboratory of 2,500 staff while overseeing the co-ordination between the many worldwide organisations and engineers involved in building and testing elements of the LHC. Dr Evans gained his PhD from the University of Swansea in 1970 and became a research Fellow at CERN in the same year. He went on to play key roles in a succession of projects there before embracing the LHC project in 1994. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a Fellow of the University of Wales and a Commander of the British Empire.
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This is both awesome and sharable – lo-fi meets sci-fi in this beautiful 8-hour YouTube clip of rock and AI-generated scifi images. I’m using this while I write Mike.Sierra.Echo. Take a look, and bookmark for future reference:
I hope you’ll forgive my lack of updates – as you can see from the MSE Progress Report, I’m head down on finishing this draft of Mike.Sierra.Echo and getting it out for feedback. I’m also hard at work building my Mastodon platform now that Twitter is dead. That’s kept me from talking in more depth about scifi and other stuff. I hope to get back to that when I’m more settled.
Enjoy the video – it’s quite fascinating. Write on! |
Tons of story stuff mean very little time for blogging. I did a complete re-write of ‘Necktie Party’ and submitted it to Uncanny Magazine. You can track the progress of my short stories over at the Production Board.
Still very ambivalent about self-publishing; I’ve been saying it for a while that SP puts the burden on unknown authors to spend all their time trying to break free from the pack instead of telling stories. Then you’re competing with people like Chuck Tingle and Lani Sarem, and even if you win, you lose.
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MacGregor receives EUR 31 million RoRo orders from Asia
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured RoRo equipment orders for 8 vessels to be built in Asia. The orders are booked into Cargotec's second (EUR 9 million) and third quarter (EUR 22 million) 2021 order intake with deliveries planned to commence during the second quarter of 2022 and completed during the third quarter of 2023.
Scope of supply includes quarter and side ramps, hoistable car decks and rampway doors. The customers have established relationships with MacGregor, built on proven capability to deliver and support critical cargo access equipment.
”We have been able to build strong and valuable relationships with these customers over a number of years, and are delighted to be able to enhance our cooperation through these new orders,” says Magnus Sjöberg, Senior Vice President, Merchant Solutions Division, MacGregor. |
Kolkota to Sittwe - Historic Cargo Shipment
After years of planning and preparation, the first cargo shipment from Kolkata to Sittwe has finally taken place, marking a significant milestone in the trade relations between India and Myanmar. This new initiative has the potential to bring about numerous benefits and advantages for both countries, including increased trade, improved economic cooperation, and strengthened ties between the people of India and Myanmar.
The cargo shipment was carried out by the Shipping Corporation of India, in collaboration with the Myanmar Port Authority and the Inland Water Transport Department of Myanmar. The shipment consisted of 105 containers of goods, including food items, machinery, and consumer goods. It was transported via the Kolkata-Sittwe sea route, which has been recently developed as a part of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project.
The significance of this event cannot be overstated. For one, it marks the first time that a sea cargo shipment has been sent directly from Kolkata to Sittwe. This is a major step forward in the development of the Kaladan project, which aims to connect the north-eastern region of India with Myanmar's western coast, and ultimately with Southeast Asia. The project has been in the works for over a decade, and the successful completion of this first shipment is a testament to the hard work and dedication of all those involved.
The benefits of this new initiative are numerous. For one, it will provide a much-needed boost to the trade relations between India and Myanmar. The two countries have a long history of trade, but in recent years, their economic ties have been hampered by various factors, including political instability and infrastructure issues. The Kolkata-Sittwe sea route, however, has the potential to overcome many of these obstacles, providing a direct and efficient means of transporting goods between the two countries.
In addition to boosting trade, the new initiative is also expected to improve economic cooperation between India and Myanmar. The Kaladan project, of which the Kolkata-Sittwe sea route is a part, is a key component of India's "Act East" policy, which aims to enhance economic ties with Southeast Asian countries. By improving connectivity and facilitating trade, the project has the potential to bring about significant economic benefits for both India and Myanmar.
The new initiative is also expected to strengthen ties between the people of India and Myanmar. Speaking about the first cargo shipment, Shantanu Thakur, a member of India's parliament, said, "This is a historic moment for both the countries, as it will strengthen the cultural and economic ties between the two nations." The sentiment was echoed by many others, who see the Kolkata-Sittwe sea route as a means of promoting greater people-to-people interaction and understanding.
Overall, the first cargo shipment from Kolkata to Sittwe marks a major step forward in the development of the Kaladan project, and in the trade relations between India and Myanmar. It has the potential to bring about numerous benefits and advantages for both countries, including increased trade, improved economic cooperation, and strengthened ties between the people of India and Myanmar. As the project continues to move forward, it is likely that we will see even more progress in the years to come, as the two countries work together to build a brighter future for all their citizens.
- "First cargo shipment from Kolkata to Sittwe marks historic moment for India-Myanmar trade ties," The Indian Express, May 3, 2023.
- "India-Myanmar relations: Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project," Ministry of External
Affairs, Government of India.
- "Kolkata-Sittwe sea route opens new opportunities for India-Myanmar connectivity," Business Standard, May 3, 2023.
- "Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project: An Overview," Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India. |
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In November, the InnoRenew CoE organized a special workshop for Living Lab members, “Securing EU funding for Innovative SMEs”.
Two colleagues from the Spanish consulting company Innovarum, Maya Hernando Calvo and Irene Paredes Díaz, shared their experiences and advice on how to prepare a project proposal with participants from both the industry and research sectors. The workshop focused on practical and useful tips for preparing a proposal in order to obtain EU funding. Moreover, they discussed the funding mechanism of Horizon2020 proposals in-depth.
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The collapsing toy business, which is liquidating its US and UK operations, is moving ahead with plans to sell some of its non-US operations, the company’s lawyer said in bankruptcy proceedings yesterday.
According to Reuters Toys ‘R’ Us has received multiple bids its majority stake in the Asian business which is run as a joint-venture with 15 per cent stakeholder, Fung Retailing.
Meanwhile Toys ‘R’ Us is attempting to maintain profitable operations throughout the region, despite winding down trading in its core markets.
Fung, a logical suitor for the business, has previously declined to comment on whether it would be launching a bid for full ownership of the Asian arm, but there have been reports that it is circling a proposal that would see it fund a buy with other partners or by taking the business public.
Toys ‘R’ Us locations throughout Asia and Australia continue to trade while the US-based business undertakes fire sales to clear stock and repay indebted creditors.
There are more than 200 stores in the Toys ‘R’ Us Asia portfolio which have thus far skated clear of the disruption taking place for the brand in western markets.
In an earlier statement Toys ‘R’ Us Asia president Andre Javes sought to distance his operation from his company’s majority owner.
“We are a financially robust and self-funding retail operation, which continued to significantly grow and invest in this region,” he said in March.
“Every year we are opening new stores in all our markets and particularly in China where we now operate over 150 stores and will be opening another 30 in the coming months.”
A $1 billion crowd funding initiative is still underway to save the collapsing US business, but it is unlikely to result in a purchase offer.
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|Zoi Karangelou (Ζωή Καράγγελου)
|March 11, 2005
Two-time European medalist in the free combination event (2021, 2022)… Swam at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships… Competed at the 2021 and 2022 European Championships… World junior bronze medalist (2022)… Three-time European junior medalist (1S, 2B).
2023: Competed in both senior and junior categories… In senior, finished fifth in technical team and seventh in free team at the World Championships… Served as reserve to the technical team at the European Games… In junior, won silver in free solo at the European Junior Championships… Also placed fifth in technical solo there, and served as reserve to the free and acrobatic team routines.
2022: Competed in both senior and junior categories… Placed fourth in free combination, fifth in technical team and eighth in free team at the World Championships… Won bronze in free combination at the European Championships… Also finished fourth in free team there… Competed at the World Series Super Final in solo and combo… In junior, won bronze in highlight at the World Junior Championships… Also finished fourth in free combination, fifth in free team and sixth in technical solo… Won bronze in free combination and highlight at the European Junior Championships… Placed fourth in free team and fifth in technical solo there.
2021: Competed in both senior and junior categories…Won silver in free combination at the European Championships… In junior, placed fifth in free combination, sixth in technical solo, free solo and free duet, seventh in technical duet, and eighth in free team at European Junior Championships.
2020:Did not compete internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of all meets.
2019: Finished ninth in free combination and 10th in team at the World Youth Championships. |
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It is important to know how to sharpen a chainsaw because this not only saves your saw from exerting too much effort, it also keeps you from harming yourself.
Have you ever used a dull chainsaw blade that it almost put you at risk and jeopardized the outcome of your project? According to DIY expert Bob Tacke of The Family Handyman Magazine, “a dull chainsaw blade can cause burning and buckling while sawing through wood and it is a slow and dangerous way to cut.”
When is it Time to Sharpen Your Chainsaw?
There are two ways to know if your blade is already dull and needs to be sharpened. Using a sharp chainsaw is easy and requires minimal force while using a dull blade loses your energy but not cutting through the wood effectively.
Also, you can check your saw cuts and see if they are looking like pieces of wood chips or if they are more like a dirty pile of dust. When the waste looks like dust, then it’s time to take your round file out and get your chainsaw sharpened.
What are the Tools of the Trade?
To sharpen the blades of your chainsaw, you need to know the parts and right tools for the job. The blade on a chain loop is semicircular, therefore you need a round file to get it sharpened and reshaped. A round file is a sharpening tool used to shave off
A round file is a sharpening tool used to shave off a fine amount of material from the piece you are working on. You will also need a round file guide to precisely sharpen and shape all the blades on your chain loop in the same angle. Otherwise, you’ll end up with blades chipping on wood differently.
The depth gauge is part of the chain that determines how deep you want to cut through the wood. It is placed in front of every blade to guide it through the cutting line. It also gets worn out the same as the blade.
You’ll also need a flat-file and depth gauge guide. The depth gauge guide sets how deep your blades could go. The flat file is used to shave off the excess.
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Begin by making sure to over-tighten the chain to get rid of the pesky slack while filing. It will be a little bit tight to go around the bar, but it’s okay, because this is better than not having any tension at all. This will also save you time and effort in going through the filing process.
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Now, look for the slot-head screw that tightens saw tension between the bar and the body of the saw, and loosen the nuts that hold the bar by turning the screw clockwise.
Now, it’s time for you to spend just a little bit of your time stroking your favorite tool. First, make sure that you are using the right size of the round file and set it up in the file guide. The file guide features several angle adjustments so that you can move the file in the 30-35 degree angle.
Start filing and make sure to do the same number of strokes on each of the cutters – this ensures that you will have an effective chain as a result. Also, sharpen each cutter with file strokes away from your body.
Next, you will now have to file the depth gauges. This is the part where you can slack off a little bit because this is way easier than the first step. You will only need to check the height of the depth gauge using the filing guide and set the gauge on the chain so that it rests on top of the cutters.
If you notice a part of the depth gauge jutting over the guide, you will need to remove it by using a flat-file. This step will only take a few strokes but remember not to push too hard to avoid losing the ledge on the guide.
Lastly, loosen your chain to get it ready for your next project. Remember the slot-head screw that you tightened earlier? Unscrew them so that the chain falls loosely.
Hold the tip of the bar and tighten the tension screw to get rid of the slack on the bottom edge. When you feel that it’s almost gone, tighten the bar nuts and carefully and slowly rotate the chain. You will notice that it will rotate easily with the right tension.
With these steps and using simple tools, how to sharpen a chainsaw will not be as tedious as you thought it would be. Keeping your chainsaws sharpened helps you in cutting wood efficiently and safely. Also, it prevents you from losing too much of your time because you’re not using a dull blade anymore.
Here is a link where you can watch a step-by-step video on how to do it. This link will show you how to sharpen a chainsaw as well as the right tools that you will use in doing the job. |
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Our 2 Days Gorilla Safari in Virunga National Park will take you to Virunga national park, it allows travelers that like primates and have a short time to do the adventure, the chance is this two-day private tour, it has been customized to meet the best wild experiences with hand-picked routes to the destination, Virunga national park is the oldest of conservation areas in DRC, and one of the first parks to be gazette in Africa, it has for years faced depletion, till it was declared a UNESCO world heritage site as a way of protecting the thousands of animal species that call this park home including the Mountain Gorillas, a subspecies of the eastern gorilla, Gorilla beringei beringei.
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Virunga National Park.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and departure.
Detailed 2 Days Gorilla Safari in Virunga National Park
DAY 1:Transfer to Virunga National Park
Upon arrival at Kigali international airport, you will be welcomed by our company representative who will transfer you to Congo, clearing at the border and arriving in Goma town, the drive takes approximately 4-5 hours having En-route stopovers, the landscapes of Rwanda are magical and super exciting
DAY 2: Congo Gorilla Trekking
After breakfast, you will be driven to the park headquarters for the briefing. The briefing covers topics about the Virunga National Park, the country, Mountain gorillas, gorilla groups in Congo, what to expect during tracking and how to act around the primates. You will then head into the forests of Virunga National park to search of the primates. Expect to spot birds, Giant forest hogs, Golden monkeys, colobus monkey and other creatures along the tracking routes. Once you locate the gorillas, you will only be allowed one hour with them. Use that time to observe the group members and study how they spend their day. Do not forget to carry a camera because you will miss an opportunity to take photos with one of the most fascinating creatures on earth. Gorilla trekking in Virunga can take long depending on the gorilla group you are assigned.
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- English speaking guide.
- Water on board.
- Meals and drinks as indicated in the travel plan.
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Are you considering selling your distribution business? Whether you’re retiring, exploring new opportunities, or simply ready to move on, selling a distribution business can be a complex and challenging process. To ensure success, it’s crucial to follow a step-by-step guide that covers everything from valuing your business to finding the right buyer.
- Valuing your distribution business is essential before putting it on the market.
- Increasing the value of your business through strategic improvements can attract more buyers.
- Thoroughly prepare your business for sale by identifying the best approach and organizing necessary documentation.
- Hiring a merger and acquisition broker can streamline the selling process and maximize the selling price.
- By following these steps, you can optimize the selling price and find the right buyer for your distribution business.
Step One: What is My Distribution Company Worth?
Before selling your distribution company, it’s crucial to determine its value. By obtaining a valuation, you can have a better understanding of the worth of your distribution company and set a competitive asking price. This step is essential to attract potential buyers and maximize the selling price.
To value your distribution business, a licensed merger and acquisition broker can provide a Broker’s Opinion of Value. The broker will analyze various factors including financial statements, market data, expenditures, assets, income, and competitor information. They will also consider crucial aspects such as location, profit and sales, growth trends, market position, and dependence on the owner.
By using this comprehensive approach, the broker will calculate the worth of your distribution business. This valuation will serve as a baseline for setting an asking price, negotiating with buyers, and facilitating a successful sale.
Once you have a clear understanding of your distribution company’s value, you can confidently move forward in finding buyers and marketing your business.
Factors Considered in Valuing a Distribution Business
|Profit and Sales
|Dependence on Owner
Step Two: How to Increase the Value of My Business
To sell your distribution company and maximize its value, there are several key strategies you can implement. These tips will make your business more attractive to potential buyers and help you stand out in the market.
1. Focus on Customer Growth Statistics
Highlight the growth of your customer base through impressive statistics and testimonials. Demonstrate how your distribution business has successfully attracted and retained customers over time, showcasing its potential for future growth.
2. Maintain a Clean Legal History
Ensure that your business has a solid legal foundation by resolving any pending or potential legal issues. Buyers are more likely to invest in a company with a clean legal history, reducing the risk of future complications.
3. Establish Reliable Suppliers
Build strong relationships with reliable suppliers to demonstrate stability and decrease dependency on limited sources. A diversified supplier network can enhance the value of your distribution business and mitigate potential risks.
4. Showcase Growth Potential
Highlight the growth potential of your business by analyzing market trends and identifying future opportunities. Present a clear business plan outlining how the company can expand and thrive under new ownership.
5. Document Processes and Systems
Create comprehensive documentation of crucial processes and systems within your distribution business. This documentation provides transparency and assists potential buyers in understanding the operational structure and efficiency of your company.
6. Diversify the Customer Base
Avoid overreliance on a single customer or a small group of customers. Broaden your customer base to include a diverse range of clients, reducing the risk associated with customer concentration.
7. Boost Retained Earnings
Focus on increasing retained earnings by effectively managing expenses and optimizing revenue streams. Improving profitability and financial stability will enhance the value of your distribution business.
8. Cut Costs
Analyze your expenses and identify areas where costs can be reduced without compromising the quality of your services. Streamlining operations and implementing cost-saving measures can make your business more appealing to potential buyers.
9. Improve Sales
Implement effective sales strategies to boost revenue and demonstrate the potential for continued growth. By showing consistent sales growth, you can attract buyers who are looking for a profitable distribution business.
10. Reduce Business Risk
Identify and mitigate potential risks associated with your distribution business. By addressing and minimizing these risks, you increase the perceived value and desirability of your company to potential buyers.
Step Three: How to Prepare Your Wholesale Distribution Business for Sale
When it comes to selling your wholesale distribution business, preparation is key. In this step, we will guide you through the necessary actions to ensure a smooth and successful sale.
Identify the Best Approach
Before diving into the selling process, it’s crucial to identify the best approach for your business. For smaller companies, you may have the option to handle the sale yourself. However, for medium to large companies, it is highly recommended to seek the expertise of a business broker or investment banker. These professionals have a wealth of knowledge and experience in navigating the complexities of selling a business, ensuring maximum value and qualified buyers.
Research Potential Buyers
Next, take the time to research potential buyers who would be a good fit for your distribution business. Analyze their needs and how your business can address those needs. By understanding your target audience, you can tailor your selling strategy and highlight the unique value your business brings to the table.
Present Your Company’s Value
One of the most critical aspects of preparing your business for sale is presenting its value to potential buyers. This can be achieved through organized financial and legal documentation. Take the time to gather and organize all relevant financial statements, contracts, and legal paperwork. This will not only instill confidence in potential buyers but also expedite the due diligence process.
Additionally, consider creating a compelling sales pitch to showcase the strengths and growth potential of your distribution business. Highlight key differentiators, such as a strong customer base, reliable supplier relationships, or proprietary technology. This will help attract qualified buyers who see the potential in your business.
Step Four: Hire a Merger and Acquisition Broker
To streamline the selling process and maximize the selling price of your distribution business, it is advisable to hire a merger and acquisition broker. These professionals specialize in business valuations, marketing the sale to qualified buyers, and guiding you through the complex steps of selling your company. Additionally, they can assist with defining reasons for selling, increasing business value, organizing financial statements and legal paperwork, finding qualified buyers, negotiating agreements, and transitioning the company to new ownership. By enlisting the help of a broker, you can leverage their expertise and experience to achieve a successful sale.
How can I determine the value of my distribution business before selling it?
To determine the value of your distribution business, it is recommended to obtain a Broker’s Opinion of Value from a licensed merger and acquisition broker. They will consider various factors such as financial statements, market data, assets, income, and competitor information to calculate the worth of your business.
What steps can I take to increase the value of my distribution business?
There are several steps you can take to increase the value of your distribution business, including focusing on customer growth statistics, maintaining a clean legal history, establishing reliable suppliers, showcasing growth potential, documenting processes and systems, diversifying the customer base, boosting retained earnings, cutting costs, improving sales, and reducing business risk.
How should I prepare my wholesale distribution business for sale?
When preparing your wholesale distribution business for sale, it’s important to identify the best approach based on the size of your company. For smaller businesses, you may be able to handle the sale yourself, while medium to large companies should consider hiring a business broker or investment banker. Additionally, research potential buyers, analyze their needs, present your company’s value through organized financial and legal documentation, and thoroughly prepare your business for sale to attract qualified buyers.
Should I hire a merger and acquisition broker to sell my distribution business?
It is advisable to hire a merger and acquisition broker when selling your distribution business, especially for medium to large companies. These professionals specialize in business valuations, marketing the sale to qualified buyers, and guiding you through the complex steps of selling your company. They can assist with defining reasons for selling, increasing business value, organizing financial statements and legal paperwork, finding qualified buyers, negotiating agreements, and transitioning the company to new ownership. |
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Key features and aspects of vehicle patrol security include:
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Next up: I've been to O'Reilly ETech since ETech 2002, and was planning to have 2008 off. But then I saw the sessions: tangible internet objects, the brain and society, activity-based interaction, crowds, social networks and warfare, PMOG, botnets, sex, Asian media, body hacking, Cuba, and more sex.
So I'm going, it looks to awesome to skip. See you in San Diego! Drop me a line if you fancy a beer.
I'm canyoning first for a few days in Arizona.
Also coming up: I'm keynoting at GUADEC, the GNOME Users' And Developers' European Conference, in Istanbul in July. Not my usual turf I have to admit, but the brief grabbed me--I've been asked to speak
about what you see the future of software being - desktop vs web app vs hybrid - and of course the kinds of things that you have on your mind which led to Mind Hacks. And how could I turn that down? I'm a sucker for a good topic. |
This video has been published online for over a year but it’s a great overview of Bill McKibben’s work and the importance of the number 350. Bill McKibben is an active Methodist, which comes through in some of his writings and lectures. He’s written many books, including the bestselling Deep Economy, and he’s the founder of 350.org. The interviewer and filmmaker is Rob Kinslow of Hawaii IPL.
An Interview with Bill McKibben of 350.org
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Despite its status as a pillar of mid century modern design, the Rio coffee table is just as at home in contemporary interiors today, resonating with our renewed love of natural materials and organic forms.
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Cinema release despite lockdown – Milo Rau’s Jesus movie premieres at the IDFA Amsterdam and starts in German cinemas
A “political passion play” (Variety), which “vibrantly and excitingly” (Cineuropa) brings the Bible into the present day: the new Milo Rau film “The New Gospel”, which was celebrated by the press and the public at the Venice Film Festival, is running this Sunday in the official competition of the Amsterdam IDFA and will be released in German cinemas from December 17. “Part activist documentary, part fictional Bible film, part meditation on filmmaking” (New York Times) brings this “cinematographic masterpiece“ (Port-au-Prince) a „black Jesus in the land of the very white Vatican“ (filmmaker).
“The aim was to film the original spirit as a passion story”, explains Milo Rau in an extensive video interview with Cineuropa. In the role of Jesus, activist Yvan Sagnet can be seen as the first black Jesus in European film history. The recently deceased Enrique Irazoqui, who played Jesus in Pasolini’s film “The Gospel According to Matthew”, plays as John the Baptist his last movie role.
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Cinema release instead of lockdown: In addition to the physical launch of the film, Port au Prince Pictures has developed a revolutionary new distribution strategy adapted to COVID-19: a digital theatrical release starting December 27th, with cinemas directly participating in the streaming revenues. Further information can be found here.
The second season of the online debate format “School of Resistance”, organized by Milo Rau and NTGent in cooperation with the IIPM, the Academy of the Arts, medico international and the Federal Cultural Foundation, starts already today, Thursday. In the 10th edition of the School of Resistance (“Speaking the Truth is not a crime”) the Turkish author and ex-journalist Ece Temelkuran together with the former drone programmer and whistleblower Cian Westmoreland and the international human rights lawyer Renata Ávila discuss the right to freedom of expression and responsibility in the age of disinformation. |
Are you effective or efficient?
A few weeks ago, Inventium was lucky enough to host Dom Price, Head of R&D and Work Futurist at Atlasssian. We learned a lot from Dom, but one area of discussion which really stood out was the notion of efficient vs. effective operations.
When you think of an efficient business, what comes to mind? You might think of maximum productivity, churning out as many widgets as possible – in essence, operating much like a factory where output is the sole key performance indicator. As Dom put it, a world focused on efficiency is one which harks back to the boom time of the industrial revolution. In an efficient world, control and proof is good. Got a new idea you want to implement? Great! Show me the data and the proof that it will work, and then we will implement it.
The problem with this is that operating in a world which is chiefly concerned with efficiency has significant implications for how we make decisions as innovators. In an efficient world, predictability and proof guide our decision making. So much so, that all we end up doing is the same as we did last week, or last year (or wherever you pulled that historical data from). In the context of innovation, where value ultimately comes from generating and implementing new ideas, this is certain to lead us to a dead end.
In the world we live in today, where the rate of change both inside and outside of an organisation is increasing at an exponential rate, Dom argues that we need to be operating in an effective world, not an efficient world. In the context of innovation, operating in an effective world means adopting an experimental mind-set. It means taking an idea, one that your gut is leading you towards, (for more on trusting your gut, check out our eNews on Your Unconscious Mind), trying it and then listening. If it works well, keep doing more of it. If not, pivot or iterate, and continue to learn.
So, does your team have a desire to be effective, but is stuck in the world of efficiency? One recommendation from Dom, that is seconded by Jeffrey Bezos (Founder and CEO at Amazon.com), is to encourage your teams to make high-quality, high-velocity decisions. Don’t settle for decision quality, push for decision velocity too.
Encourage your team to recognise that many decisions are reversible, two-way doors. A one-way door is one where, if you go through, you cannot come back. A two-way door is one where you can go through, but if what you see on the other side is not appealing, you can come back, learn and change.
In addition to making high-velocity decisions, teams need to be good at quickly recognising and correcting bad decisions. As Bezos says “If you’re good at course correcting, being wrong may be less costly than you think, whereas being slow is going to be expensive for sure.” (Check out Jeff’s 1997 letter to Amazon shareholders here).
So, if you find your team faced with a decision and standing before that room of doors; give yourselves a sense-check and ask “Are these two-way doors?”. If they are two-way, just make the decision. Just do it – because if you just walk through the door, you will learn so much more.
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“Wake now, discover that you are the song that the morning brings” — “Eyes of the World,” by the Grateful Dead
Here in the United States, it is Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer. And that means two things: summer reading lists and fireflies.
For me, it also means summer poetry. And so it was that on my morning run, I casually tossed out a question to my running group about the best summer poems or lyrics and was rewarded with “Eyes of the World.” The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and the music by Jerry Garcia. The song was first performed live on 9 February 1973, at the Maples Pavilion at Stanford University.
If you are wondering about the connection to summer, indulge me the first two verses:
Right outside this lazy summer home
You ain’t got time to call your soul a critic no
Right outside the lazy gate of winter’s summer home
Wondering where the nut-thatch winters
Wings a mile long just carried the bird away
Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world
The heart has its beaches, its homeland and thoughts of its own
Wake now, discover that you are the song that the morning brings
But the heart has its seasons, its evenings and songs of its own
And who doesn’t love haiku?
This is an English translation of a haiku by Takahama Kyoshi:
The short summer night.
The dream and real
Are same things.
Summertime evokes fireflies and the Robert Frost poem “Fireflies in the Garden“:
Here come real stars to fill the upper skies,
And here on earth come emulating flies,
That though they never equal stars in size,
(And they were never really stars at heart)
Achieve at times a very star-like start.
Only, of course, they can’t sustain the part.
This is the one time of year I get to dig out one of my favorite articles on fireflies, or lightning bugs, if you prefer: “Blink Twice if You Like Me.” Like Sara Lewis, who is interviewed in the story, I, too, have under come under “the spell of fireflies”.
In the spirit of summer reading, here are a few book suggestions based on Bill Gates’s recent post, “5 Books Worth Reading This Summer,” and Barry Ritholtz’s”10 Books for a Summer Reading List,” followed by some other interesting articles from the past few weeks.
- The book that piqued my interest on Gates’s list is Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson. This is what Gates had to say about it: “I think Leonardo was one of the most fascinating people ever. Although today he’s best known as a painter, Leonardo had an absurdly wide range of interests, from human anatomy to the theater. Isaacson does the best job I’ve seen of pulling together the different strands of Leonardo’s life and explaining what made him so exceptional. A worthy follow-up to Isaacson’s great biographies of Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs.” The book also came up in DataTrek‘s summer reading list: “We’re most of the way through this one already, and it is a great — and fast — read. One facet of genius is the ability to connect seemingly random observations into a novel worldview. That comes across vividly here, with useful lessons for the challenge of investing,” write co-founders Nicholas Colas and Jessica Rabe.
- Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou: I’ve already ordered a copy as I’ve been following this controversy since Roger Parloff’s June 2014 cover story for Fortune. (I knew Theranos’s flack from my days covering Big Tobacco for The Financial Times and recall the buzz the story generated.) You may also recall Parloff’s subsequent article, “How Theranos Misled Me.” Anyhow, Bad Blood was the first book on Ritholtz’s list: “Carreyrou broke the story about the Theranos fraud despite pressure and intimidation from lawyers even as the blood-testing company’s valuation approached $10 billion. But what really makes this such an amazing tale is how many people failed to do even the most basic due diligence, relying instead on the roster of all-star investors and directors. Everyone just assumed everyone else had checked out the company, its leaders and even the basic science behind its technology. It was a recipe for disaster; Theranos founder and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Holmes has already settled accusations of securities fraud.”(Roger Lowenstein, a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal and author, most recently, of America’s Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve, penned a review of Bad Blood for The New York Times: “How One Company Scammed Silicon Valley. And How It Got Caught.”)
- Also on Ritholtz’s list: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. by David Grann. I second that. I have read the book and it is a page-turner. The Financial Times called it “A marvel of detective-like research and narrative verve.” This is what Ritholtz wrote: “I first learned about the Osage murders when researching FBI history for another project. The story seems almost too fantastical to be real. But real it was, a mesmerizing and horrible tale of murder of an entire family to steal oil rights. The book, written by the author of ‘The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon,’ comes highly recommended.”
And now a few shorter reads:
- Back when I worked for the Financial Times, Whitney Tilson was one of our regular FT Wealth columnists. And so this tweet (and article) caught my attention:
I love Whitney Tilson’s candor. But if you owe your success on the way up to luck, I don’t think the unwinding of that success can be called “screwing up.” https://t.co/JlPbfP6JSS pic.twitter.com/69dotGfU1X
— Morgan Housel (@morganhousel) May 23, 2018
- Tilson talks about his time at Harvard Business School, which reminded me of an article recently shared by another HBS grad in an email with the weighty subject line, “There is no heavier burden than great potential.” In “Lifting the Burden of Potential,” psychologist Eileen Kennedy-Moore argues that potential is a dangerous word. “Potential becomes a burden when we see it as a predestined calling to impressive accomplishments,” she writes. “Both parents and children can become seduced into focusing on performance rather than growth, on being The Best rather than making progress, and on accumulating external awards and accomplishments as the primary measure of worth. Worst of all, this one-dimensional perspective on potential creates a terrible fear of failure.” (Psychology Today)
- I’m a longtime fan of Farnam Street and its Sunday morning “Brain Food” email. I’m always learning something new. Most recently, it revolved around decision making. In “Go Fast and Break Things: The Difference Between Reversible and Irreversible Decisions,” Shane Parrish writes, “We often think that collecting as much information as possible will help us make the best decisions. Sometimes that’s true, but sometimes it hamstrings our progress. Other times it can be flat out dangerous.” (Farnam Street)
- When next you are tempted to complain about your job, consider the lot of the saturation diver, one of the world’s most hazardous jobs: “The Weird, Dangerous, Isolated Life of the Saturation Diver” (Atlas Obscura)
- Is Alexa part of your life? This may confirm your fears or fill you with dread: “With Amazon’s Alexa, it has an agent in your home that not only knows what you bought but when you wake up, what you watch, read, listen to, ask for, and eat. And Amazon is aggressively building up its meagre ad sales, which gives it an incentive to exploit its data.” Ken Auletta writes that “In the advertising world, Big Data is the Holy Grail.” (The New Yorker)
- As I sat down to write this edition of Weekend Reads, I was keenly aware of one of “Zadie Smith’s 10 Rules of Writing”: “Work on a computer that is disconnected from the internet.” It sounds so easy, but it’s not. We keep getting sucked back into refreshing pages or reading emails. The need to disconnect reminded me of something Pico Iyer said in his TED Talk on “The Art of Stillness“: it is only by going to “a place of real quiet” that he has “anything fresh or creative or joyful to share.” (Brain Pickings, TED)
And on that note, as the weekend approaches, may you find a “place of real quiet” to refresh your mind and body. Thank you for reading.
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In 2018, U-M Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) faculty set their sights on strengthening their undergraduate students’ data analytics and computing skills. With the goal of fully-preparing students for the modern workforce and advanced studies, the department has enhanced the curriculum by incorporating computing and data analytics into many existing courses, creating a new advanced analytics course for seniors, and implementing a new help desk to support students.
Emphasizing Data Analytics Using R and Python
One of the main opportunities identified was to emphasize R and Python in key courses with computational or data analytics components. Previously, many different programming languages were used in U-M IOE classes, and some of them were no longer as popular in industry and academia as they once were.
“By introducing some uniformity, students will have an easier time navigating data analytics and computational tasks across the curriculum, and with these particular tools they will have better control of some key technologies that are commonly sought by employers,” explained Eunshin Byon, U-M IOE associate professor and leader of the faculty group implementing the changes.
Many existing courses have been refined to include data analytic components. For example, Data Processing (IOE 373) that teaches programming and concepts of algorithms and data structures, now includes a more robust collection of tools including data manipulation and visualization, inferential statistical analyses, and predictive analytics and machine learning using Python.
The course name has been updated from “Data Processing” to “Data Analytic Tools and Techniques” to reflect this new focus and content.
New advanced 400-level data analytics course
Another change on the horizon is the creation of a new advanced 400-level data analytics course. This course, offered for the first time next semester, will teach advanced topics in applied data analytics, including fundamental computational tools and methods such as machine learning.
“The new course will involve concrete case studies from real-world applications,” said Byon. “We aim to expose students to a variety of data analytics methods and then showcase the applicability of these methods through a diverse set of real-world problems. This course will be offered in the winter 2021 term as a special topics class, Advanced Topics in Applied Data Analytics (IOE 491).”
The new course builds on the learning outcomes of existing data analytics courses such as Introduction to Engineering Data Analytics (IOE 363) that emphasizes modernized data analytics techniques and statistical tools.
New Data Analytics and Computing Help Desk
To help support U-M IOE students who do not have a background in programming, the department has created the Data Analytics and Computing Help Desk. This includes hiring two instructional assistants (IAs) who have expertise in R and Python.
The IAs record tutorial videos and post the videos and useful handouts in the dedicated Help Desk website on the U-M IOE Canvas platform. They also hold office hours to answer any R and Python-related questions from students.
This semester, Christopher Schemanske and Gongyu Chen, are working as IAs for the Help Desk.
“It’s been exciting to work on this initiative, especially knowing its importance to IOE’s future. Understanding the struggles students face with programming, specific to what we’re asking for in IOE, has been important for developing the Help Desk as a support tool,” said Schemanske.
“From my perspective, a big picture consideration is that the Help Desk serves as a platform for students to communicate their insights into applied programming in the IOE context and resolve programming-related IOE problems together,” said Chen.
Schemanske views the new help desk as a valuable vehicle for promoting equity as U-M IOE introduces programming’s more important role in the program. “In some cases, a student’s programming experience can be representative of their personal, educational background,” he said. “Most students utilizing the help desk’s resources have little programming experience beyond their first-year class, ENGR 101, so it’s been critical to figure out how to bridge the knowledge gap between that course and the expected knowledge in IOE courses. On the whole, it’s rewarding to be a part of helping students grow this essential skill.”
Based on the success and positive feedback from students and faculty, U-M IOE plans to expand the Help Desk service to assist graduate students, especially master’s students who need to develop skills quickly for success in their future careers. |
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India on the Move
An examination of the volume and direction of internal trade in India
While there is an almost unanimous view on the benefits of trade - fuelling economic growth, supporting a greater number of and better paying jobs, raising living standards, and enhancing the consumer surplus with affordable goods and services - contemporary research has primarily looked at external trade, i.e. trade across national borders. This has led to an under-appreciation of the quantum and the effects of internal trade. This is of particular significance for larger economies such as India. One reason is the relative paucity of data for tracking internal trade. This study proposes to make use of domestic taxation (VAT/GST/Sales Tax) data to get a sense of the volume and directions of internal trade with a special emphasis on India. The study quantifies interstate trade flows in India to amount to about 69% of the GDP when domestic movement of imported goods are included, and about 35% of the GDP when only domestically-produced goods are taken into account. Further, internal trade appears to be growing at more than twice the pace of growth of the GDP. Amongst other reasons, this enhanced economic integration is attributable to the transportation efficiency gains that have accrued after the introduction of the Goods & Services Tax (GST). |
- January 30, 2021
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Many horse races are now available to watch through live streaming services. This is due to an exception informative post from the gambling act passed back in 2006. This is in contrast to other sports betting markets, such as NFL and NBA, which must be carried out on licensed platforms. – Here, bettors can bet on a number of different outcomes within the same bet.
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Yet, the bookmaker manages to come in with a top sign up bonus of £30 for a deposit of £10. Some of the special offers at the institution are paying for extra places – up to 5 – through the each way bets. Along with the accumulator system, Betfred also runs promotion campaigns that gives bonuses on the winners.
These bets do not pay out as much because they are considered safe. A shortened Belmont Stakes was the first leg of the storied Thoroughbred series this year , but finally – even though it took its sweet time – the Fastest Two Minutes in Sports is upon us. The 146th Run for the Roses takes place on Saturday, September 5, and Belmont winner Tiz the Law is heavily favored at all the best online racebooks.
For most wager types, you will either receive a refund or your wager will be replaced with another horse in accordance with the Host track’s policies for handling scratches. To avoid being shut out due to delays related to connectivity and online traffic, we recommend that wagers be placed as early as possible. To make your initial deposit, click the “Fund” button in the top right hand corner of the horse wagering screen and follow the simple directions. A deposit can be made by Bank Wire Transfer; by sending a personal check, certified check, traveler’s check, or money order through the mail. ACH, as well as several other convenient deposits methods are also available. Guests will be able to see the history of their current day’s wagers by selecting the History tab in the bet queue section at the bottom right of the horse wagering page.
By comparison, a race with 10 horses has around 5,000 different combos. Many tracks give bettors the option of placing a minimum 10-cent superfecta wager. If a bettor places a 10-cent superfecta box on every entrant in a 10-horse field, the bet will cost $504 (5,040 options times 0.10). Win, place and show bets are the most popular for horse racing punters. However, many also place parlays on a host of outcomes from different races. There is a reason as to why some owners and trainers dominate the world of horse racing. |
Jutta Weber ~ Class of 1973
Departed ~ 1972 ~ Car wreck coming home from Pattaya
I just wanted to let you know that I was her friend and think of her often, as well as the three people that perished with her. Had it not been for my sister Kendra I would have gone with her and Naldo and the brother and sister who died with her. There but for the grace of God go I. She is not forgotten even after 40 years.
Gareth W. Jackson, her friend
I asked Gareth if he knew the names of the three other people that died in the wreck.
Hello, My name is Steven Trigg, I lived at Swiss Chateau (soi 67 sukhumvit rd) below the Webber family and knew Jutta… Ralph and Carla. We socialised and were friends. Jutta was like an angel, so friendly and gentle. My father came on the morning of the crash and told me… I was devastated. That day at ISB it was like a morgue. Her parents got the news as they embarked from a plane from Hong Kong. I saw the remains of the vehicle some time later… best regards, Steven Trigg |
In recent years Japanese folklore, reworked in literature, popular culture, and visual media, has enjoyed a huge popularity among Western audiences, to the extent that Euro-American writers and filmmakers have often appropriated it in their works. However, the incorporation of Japanese folktales into Western narratives is not a recent phenomenon of the digital era, as we may be tempted to believe. This talk explores how Japanese folktales were adapted for American readers in the late 19th century, in a period that witnessed the establishment of folklore as a discipline—with a widespread fascination for fairy tales and a revival of Gothic fiction through Stoker’s vampire narrative. Beginning with these considerations, the presentation will focus especially on two early 20th-century novels featuring the shape-shifting fox trickster from Japanese folktales: John Luther Long’s The Fox-Woman and Winnifred Eaton’s Tama. In so doing, it will shed light on the literary and ideological issues behind the reception of Japanese folklore in that period-for instance, the intersections between Japanese fox lore, the Gothic narratives revolving around the figure of the vampire, the fear of miscegenation, and the post-Victorian changes in the models of femininity.
Luciana Cardi is Lecturer in both Japanese and Comparative Studies, and Italian Language and Culture at Osaka University. She is the co-editor of the forthcoming volume Re-Orienting the Fairy Tale: Contemporary Adaptations across Cultures (Wayne State UP, 2020). She has published in journals and edited volumes such as Forms of the Body in Contemporary Japanese Society, Literature, and Culture (Lexington, 2020), Receptions of Greek and Roman Antiquity in East Asia (Brill, 2018), and Folktales and Fairy Tales: Traditions and Texts from around the World (ABC-CLIO, 2016). |
Bend down on the ground.
It was natural, but they couldn’t even put a finger on him.
“No way…” (Yuno)
The one with the pitiful groan was Yuno, huh.
The opponent is one, while here is everyone.
It must be quite the despairing sight.
The good guy they met last night is now blocking them as if he were a precipice.
“Even if you had an unexpected meeting, you are still properly doing what you have to do, huh.” (Makoto)
“It is a request from Raidou-san after all. This is also for the sake of my cute kouhais.” (Hazal)
Even so, how to say it, it is like Hazal has a strange ability to attract events.
The type that can allow him to encounter the students while they were walking the night streets by coincidence.
Moreover, Sofia apparently was also present there.
Thinking about the past cityscape of Tsige, it might be an unexpectedly small place.
However, the flow of people is quite the thing.
That friends would be meeting in a place like that is a pretty big coincidence.
“Why is a rearline alchemist…” (Jin)
It can’t be helped that Jin would be astonished.
Even though he and Daena had approached him into close range combat, they were easily deflected.
A shallow idea that, since he is a rearline mage, if they were to bring it to close quarters, they should be able to manage somehow.
They were crushed in place.
Their difference in levels is also dirty, so even in actual physical strength, Hazal is most likely in the superior front, but their defeat in this time’s mock battle was mostly attributed to the difference in experience.
Battle prowess, level, job guessing, patterns for the next Skill that they will be using; Hazal most likely finished gathering information in only a few minutes after the battle began.
Also, Hazal being a high level adventurer and alchemist was one advantage he had.
Alchemists of a certain degree in proficiency would normally go mainly for work in the city rather than doing field work.
The trait of alchemists is that the higher the level and power they are, the less they have to worry about putting food on the table. Meaning that, even if you go explore the wasteland or not, their earnings would make the both of them not have that much of a difference.
In other words, they rarely exist.
That’s why, even within adventurers used to the wasteland, there’s not many who know the cards of Hazal.
Probably only his party members know all of them…no, maybe they don’t even know them all.
There’s nothing more complicated to deal with than tactics you have seen for the first time.
And when it comes to what a veteran would be doing, there’s nothing but fear.
The moment they assumed Hazal’s strength with the base being the alchemists in the Academy level, their chances of victory were zero.
However, thinking about the combination of drugs and magic, they were taught that alchemists are a job that covers quite a wide array of fields.
If there were more spectators in today’s mock battle, there might have been a spike of alchemists in Tsige.
What was that anti-material potion?
There was a potion for firepower?
Hazal showed me his back while saying ‘it is an inferior version, so don’t worry’ as if saying something cool, so it seems like it is originally more powerful than that.
At that moment I thought I should make some time and ask the Arke Minato about the anti-material potion -period.
“With one…potion…the shield of Misura, his juuki, and his magic barrier were all broken through and he swept us clean…!” (Amelia)
The voice of Amelia was dyed with shock rather than vexation.
I can understand how she feels.
Today is the ‘let’s experience the power of a top class adventurer’ corner.
I had the famous person of Tsige, Hazal from Alpine, come and asked him to have a battle with them.
The result was as expected.
I had him completely seal his firepower Zodiac Skills that are completely out of the norm, and had Momonga -who was brought from Asora- take a rest, but it didn’t even serve as a handicap.
Now that I think about it, that Momonga, it called itself that, so I didn’t mind it much, but it can turn itself super big, so I was observing it thinking that it might be a musasabi <a japanese giant flying squirrel>.
The original size and the tail certainly is like that of a momonga <small Eurasian flying squirrel> though.
It was impossible to observe it on its meals and when defecating, so I can’t really say for certain, but it is most likely a momonga.
By the way, when I asked what it eats, Hazal made a dubious face, and when I tried confirming what it does when it defecates -it seems like it was listening- he opened his eyes wide.
…Could it be that it is female?
Maybe I should find a chance to apologize.
“No no, you were strong. I think you guys have outstanding ability to the point that the me from that time wouldn’t have even been able to get jealous. There’s still a lot of naive points in them, but they are a gathering of talents and it is truly splendid!” (Hazal)
“…I don’t know how much those words will resonate on the students that are on their hands and knees while you are making a refreshing smile.” (Makoto)
“But it is a shame. If you had one alchemist in your party, your utility and survivability would rise explosively.” (Hazal)
“Oi oi, even in Tsige it is hard to find praiseworthy alchemist adventurers of high level. Don’t go saying unreasonable things, Hazal. Despite how they look, there’s a side of them that shows blind acceptance to the words of a strong one.” (Makoto)
“That’s youth! Youth! Also, when I look at them, it reminds me of my old self and Toa. Like…ticklish and pleasant.” (Hazal)
“Toa? You knew each other from way back? If I remember correctly, didn’t you meet at the base at that time?” (Makoto)
“Aah, I meant the old me and the current Toa. I did just meet her at the time when you saved us, Raidou-san.” (Hazal)
“…That was so misleading. Also, please spare me from your lovestruck talk, you married man.” (Makoto)
“Lovestruck talk, you say. That rash and impulsive idiot? Last night, when I was talking with the students, I even thought as if I was talking to Toa there.” (Hazal)
Her little sister Rinon muttered that often.
Her sister likes shopping but sucks at shopping.
In her case, it is not that she is easy to deceive.
It is like she enjoys the hope that might be there.
It is as if her objective is to buy lottery tickets.
And how to say it, it is like she doesn’t have any attachment to overnight money.
Yeah, there’s no doubt she is the type that you shouldn’t let have too much money on them.
Hazal talking happily about that is also weird.
Hang in there, Rinon.
“This is the first time the students have come to Tsige. Of course they would get distracted. People that don’t overspend in Tsige are rare even among merchants.” (Makoto)
This is no joke but the cold reality.
“There’s rumors that you have also been scammed for 3 times the price before for tableware.” (Hazal)
“…That’s a false rumor. That was an investment for a future crafter.” (Makoto)
Lacquerware still isn’t available for the general public, so I can’t go spreading the word here.
Even in my beginner eyes, that Carol woodworker was pretty impressive.
“A normal street stall tableware seller?…is what someone would normally say, but we are talking about Raidou-san here, so it is true that I don’t know what will happen. Also, since you are a miscellaneous store, I can’t even say that it is outside your field, which is…mysterious in itself too.” (Hazal)
“Zip it. You have helped us out today. We will be dealing with the end results here, so you can call this the end of your work here.” (Makoto)
“Then let’s say the request has been accomplished. Ah, Raidou-san, it is true that I had a good laugh when they were being toyed around by the stores, but I properly introduced them to stores that matched their expertise, so I did do senpai-like stuff.” (Hazal)
“I see, thanks. If it is a recommendation from Alpine, there must be no doubt about it. That’s a relief.” (Makoto)
“Then, students, the experience ends here. If we meet again at that bar, it will be my treat. Good work~.” (Hazal)
Hazal, who had his back turned, looked back once and said leisure farewells, and then left.
The students stand up after being treated.
They immediately gathered as if building an engine, and their reflection meeting began.
They are clashing their opinions saying not this or not that.
…I thought this at the time of Rembrandt-san, but these guys really like discussions.
Now that I think back on it, have I ever exchanged arguments with my classmates like that when I was a student?
I feel like I didn’t.
“The destination of tonight has been decided.” (Daena)
“Yeah, Hazal-san said that he would be going to the meat restaurant with his wives.”
Just how much of your personal life are you leaking Hazal?
Could it be that you are losing to someone here in terms of drinking?
The softness on his sides in certain areas will most likely not be fixed for the rest of his life.
“There’s a mountain of things I would like to ask him. There’s a lot of things that I can take reference from after all.” (Izumo)
What about the construction works?
Seeing the state of things here, it must have pissed them off quite a bit.
They must have noticed as well that Hazal pulled back his punches, or maybe it was pretty vexing that they were beaten up by tactics that they themselves could have imitated.
For example; the tactic of interfering with their five senses.
Be it flash grenades or stun grenades, there were weapons like that in the modern era as well, but you can weaken or immobilize others with light and sounds.
Create an opening on the opponent with a flash or a loud sound.
Even without magic power in the light or the sound itself, as long as you are a person, you will be seeing with your eyes, hearing with your ears, smelling with your nose, tasting with your tongue, and feeling with your skin to gather information.
It is not something that you can just block with your normal barrier, and you could just call it a slight trick.
Even if you know about it, in the cases of light and sound, there’s heavy demerits in trying to cut them off beforehand.
Hazal was certainly fighting while thinking well.
This is the result of him fighting with his all to survive in the wasteland.
Also the result of Tomoe and Mio’s training.
“Alright! Now that it been decided, let’s go roll out onto the outskirts! There be rarely any chance ta see the state of a city actually expanding!”
“Jin, what dialect is that? So dirty.”
“But I agree. I have also been interested in that paved road that has been stretching on this whole time. Since we have the chance, let’s secure a good carriage and have it run there.”
“A change of pace then.”
Oh, their change of gears is also smooth.
I didn’t even have to step in.
Then, I will stealthily put a bodyguard on them and let them roam freely, I suppose.
“Alright, then make sure to submit reports individually regarding your mock battle with the adventurer Hazal-san. I will allow you to act freely in the outskirts, but after you have decided on the details of what you will be doing, go to the company and tell Shiki about it even if it is orally. Don’t report to him after the facts.” (Makoto)
“Well then, that’s all. Go ahead and enjoy yourselves.” (Makoto)
The Rotsgard students took off their armor and went off.
It was the right choice to borrow the training grounds of the Adventurer Guild.
Now that I think about it, it is convenient even to think about what to do after we are done.
Even so, the eyes they make are a lot better than before.
How to put it, it is like they are eyes filled with strength that would make even others brim with strength just from looking at them.
There’s no doubt it is the result of what they have heard in this city and the people they have met.
Leaving aside the fact that they have messed up in a lot of ways.
School trip, huh.
Half of it was just because it came to my mind, but…yeah, I would say it was good.
It is not like we can expect this kind of effect every single time, but their movements once they return to the Academy will be transmitted to the other students as well, and it will reach the eyes of the teachers.
It won’t end up with ‘you have done it now, Raidou’.
So I say, but there’s the chance that they will go ‘you have done an outrageous thing again, Raidou’.
This is nice.
This ain’t bad.
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There are six (6) implementable clauses within ISO 45001:2018
Occupational Health and Safety Management Standard.
ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems – requirements with guidance for use
An organization may want to improve its environmental performance but find it difficult to do so in an efficient and effective manner. ISO 14001:2015 is a recognized method for identifying and addressing environmental performance. With over 300,000 certifications issued across 171 countries, the standard is the most widely adopted environmental management system worldwide.
There are a number of reasons why an organisation chooses to implement an environmental management system. These reasons include:
- To demonstrate management commitment;
- Responding to pressure from interested parties (stakeholders);
- Acting in a socially responsible manner;
- Reducing the risk of prosecution;
- To meet regulatory requirements including permits.
This series of blogs aims to assist you to understand the requirements of ISO 14001:2015.
Clause 5.0 Leadership
ISO 14001:2015 Leadership establishes clear expectations for top management. Not only are executives accountable for the effectiveness of these respective systems, they also have specific tasks ranging from establishing objectives to supporting relevant managers in their roles. It require that managers integrate requirements into the organization’s business process. These managers will need to focus on the planning process to ensure that these systems meet the intended outcomes, as well as to establish performance objectives. For those implementing an environmental management system (EMS), ISO 14001 expects the organization not only to include the prevention of pollution, but also protection of the environment.
This requires top management to learn and understand what the standard means when it says “protect the environment.” Topics such as sustainability, climate change mitigation, and protection of biodiversity and ecosystems are suggested by the standard in a note. The standard states that top management must take accountability for the “effectiveness of the EMS.” This one statement sets the tone for the whole of Section 5. No longer is there specific mention of a “management representative” in terms of taking responsibility, although specific responsibilities for other tasks may be delegated to the management representative elsewhere in the EMS. Given that top management will now be held responsible for the system’s effectiveness, it stands to reason that when this is broken down, then the following aspects must also be displayed by top managers under audit conditions:
- Ensuring that the strategic plans of the organization and the EMS objectives are compatible and integrated, and within the scope of the organizational context;
- Ensuring the correct resources are available and that the EMS can interact with the existing business processes;
- Adopting responsibility for delegating and directing people to ensure performance objectives are met;
- Ensuring continual improvement can be achieved;
- Providing leadership to other supporting roles in the organization to ensure overall targets can be met.
5.1: Leadership and Commitment
Leadership, commitment and active support from top management are critical for the success of your environmental management system and for the achievement of its intended outcomes.
If employees observe top management taking environmental responsibility seriously this will greatly assist in the establishment of a positive environmental culture throughout the organisation.
Leadership and commitment can be shown by:
- Aligning the environmental management system with the organisation’s business objectives;
- Ensuring the necessary resources are available;
- Encouraging employees and other relevant interested parties to become actively involved in improving environmental performance;
- Involving everyone in environmental decisions that affects them;
- Promoting open discussion about environmental matters.
The organisation can improve the environmental culture, by:
- Providing clear and consistent leadership;
- Promoting formal and informal involvement of employees;
Top management should communicate the importance of effective environmental management and conformance to environmental management system requirements by direct involvement or through delegation of authority, as appropriate.
This communication can be formal or informal.
Top management should support others in the organisation in relevant managerial roles so that they in turn can demonstrate leadership in their own area of responsibility. Through this means, top management’s leadership and commitment cascades down through the organisation. By demonstrating leadership and commitment, top management can direct and support employees of the organisation and others doing work on its behalf to achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management system.
The organisation is in a better position to achieve its environmental objectives and to identify opportunities for improvement when top management creates a culture that encourages people at all levels to actively participate in the environmental management system.
5.2: Environmental policy
The environmental policy is the mechanism by which top management formally expresses its commitment to improving its environment performance.
As a minimum, these commitments are required:
- The environmental policy is appropriate to the purpose and context of the organization, including the nature, scale and environmental impacts of its activities, products and services;
- Provides a framework for setting environmental objectives;
- Includes a commitment to the protection of the environment, including prevention of pollution and other specific requirements relevant to the context of the organization;
- Include a commitment to fulfill compliance obligations;
- Include a commitment to continual improvement of the environmental management system to enhance environmental performance.
It is important to share the organization’s commitments with its employees, contractors and others who work on behalf of the organization so that they understand top managements’ expectations and can perform their work in a manner that contributes to meeting these expectations. Making the environmental policy publicly available, or available on request, provides assurance to interested parties that the organization is doing its part to achieve positive environmental outcomes.
The environmental policy should be reviewed periodically to ensure that it remains relevant and appropriate to the organization.
5.3: Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities
Top management should ensure that the responsibilities and authorities for relevant roles within the environmental management system are assigned and communicated at all levels within the organization and maintained as documented information.
Top management is ultimately responsible for the environmental management system, even if the day-to-day decisions related to environmental performance are delegated to others. What is delegated and to whom, should be clearly and unambiguously communicated so that everyone understands who is responsible for what.
Top management should assign the responsibility and authority for:
- Ensuring that the environmental management system conforms to the requirements of ISO 14001;
- Reporting on the performance of the environmental management system to top management.
Since resources can be limited, opportunities should be sought out to integrate environmental responsibilities within existing functions of the organization. If other management systems are already in place, such as OH&S, quality or energy, synergies may exist where there are similar roles and responsibilities. This will enhance ownership of environmental management across the organization and potentially create efficiencies.
ISO 14001 requires that the responsibilities and authority of all persons who perform duties that are part of the environmental management system be documented. These can be described and included in:
- Environmental management system procedures;
- Operational procedures and process maps;
- Project and/or task descriptions;
- Job descriptions;
- Induction training packages.
Such documentation can, among others, be required for the following personnel:
- Management at all levels in the organization, including top management;
- Environmental committees/environmental teams;
- Process operators and the general workforce;
- Those managing contractors;
- Those responsible for environmental training;
- Those responsible for equipment operation and maintenance;
- Those responsible for facilities management;
- Employees with environmental qualifications or other Environmental specialists within the organization.
Care should be taken with the clarification of responsibilities at the interfaces between different functions (e.g. between departments, between different levels of management, between employees, between the organization and contractors and between the organization and its neighbors).
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EUR/USD Forecast Video for 23.05.23
Euro vs US Dollar Technical Analysis
The euro has rallied a bit during the trading session on Monday, as we continue to see a lot of noisy behavior. That being said, the market had sold off quite drastically as of late, so the question now is whether or not that was a short-term pullback or if it was something a little bit more important. Ultimately, the 50-Day EMA sits near the 1.09 level, which could offer a certain amount of resistance. If the market does reach toward the area, we could see some exhaustion coming into the market. On the other hand, if we were to break down below here, then it’s likely that the market could go down to the 200-Day EMA which a lot of traders pay close attention to as a long-term indicator.
If we were to turn around and break back above the 50-Day EMA, then it’s very possible that the euro could go looking to the 1.11 level. The market continues to be very noisy, and a lot of people out there are looking to jump into this market due to the fact that the euro could end up offering a bit of value in this region. However, we have a lot of questions out there when it comes to where we are going next, and of course, whether or not there is a significant amount of growth to get things rolling. With this being said, the market continues to be very noisy, so it’ll be interesting to see how this plays out. With this, I do think that it still remains a little bit of a “buy on the dip” market, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we are going to go straight up, or that we will even continue to see that.
The market is currently between the 50-Day EMA and the 200-Day EMA. This is typically a sign of a market that’s trying to make a bigger move, so by all means, you need to pay close attention to the next impulsive candlestick, because it may give us a bit of a “heads up” as to where we are going longer term.
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In November 2021, the UK government announced new measures to safeguard digital supply chains in the country against cyberattacks. National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Assessment Framework is part of the proposal to help British businesses manage the growing cyber threat. While a government mandate does help push the agenda, businesses today are aware of the risks they face in the absence of a sound cybersecurity strategy for their supply chains.
As the adoption of digital expands an organisation’s business ecosystems, risks abound. It is no longer adequate to maintain internal security hygiene. The perimeter of risk now extends to the entire vendor and partner ecosystem. Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) is now one of the top five risks for boardrooms. Managing risk in the supply chain is moving from a compliance and checkbox exercise to a strategic initiative to reduce the risk for enterprises.
Supplier-related cyber risks are growing
Cyberattacks are now far more complex and frequent as cybercriminals have become increasingly technologically savvy and vicious. On the other hand, as businesses become cost-conscious, they outsource all non-core activities to external vendors. While this helps them become more competitive and flexible, it exposes them to new risks.
It is not just their immediate suppliers that they must worry about. The risks could exist far deep into the supply chain with third or fourth-party suppliers. For example, when an organization buys hardware from a vendor who in turn uses unsecured 3rd party components in the product, it becomes vulnerable to any malicious code that may be implanted in the 3rd party component by an adversary.
consider a scenario where a retail organisation outsources a part of its IT operations to an external partner, and the partner, in turn, outsources certain aspects of the project to a small local organisation. Any breach suffered by the local organisation could have implications on the retailer.
However, most organisations do not have the visibility to assess risks and identify breaches that extend beyond the boundaries of their enterprise. Therefore, there needs to be an attitudinal shift when it comes to improving supplier security. In addition to mandating basic protocols, cybersecurity teams must place equal emphasis on taking a partnership approach which means educating the vendors and perhaps extending the company’s security umbrella onto the supplier.
There are certain best practices that enterprises must follow to protect themselves against supply chain risks.
Water-tight Supplier Contracts and Policies
Given that suppliers have a significant role in ensuring the security of your data, it becomes essential to include all necessary safeguards in the contract, such as a ‘Right to audit’ clause or agreed-upon timelines to report incidents. The agreement must provide detailed guidelines for supplier offboarding. For example, mandating that all company data must be destroyed by the supplier after it has served its purpose. Advocating practices such as third-party static code analysis, regular security scanning of local and cloud-based environments, DevSecOps, and integrity check of codes for vendors can be valuable.
- Extensive supplier profiling
Not all suppliers pose the same amount of risk. A vendor with access to sensitive data such as product design poses a greater risk than a supplier who provides packaging materials. Supplier profiles must be assessed from a risk perspective, especially when the number of suppliers runs into thousand or more. AI/ML can be used to leverage existing data from vendors to improve the vendor risk management process.
Designing a contextual questionnaire aligned to the businesses’ risk appetite and one that requires explicit evidence of policies is highly recommended. It must also align with industry standards and regulations.
- Continuous monitoring
While most organisations conduct vendor risk assessments about twice a year, this frequency might not be sufficient given the dynamic nature of risks. As the number of devices and touchpoints increases, operational security becomes as important as information technology security. In such a scenario, tools that continuously monitor external facing information, including the dark web and the organisation’s internal risk management mechanism, must be integrated to help mitigate risks.
- Defined internal Processes for vendor assessments
It serves well to define the processes beforehand, whether it is the entry and exit criteria for conducting the assessments or remediation plans in cases of issues. Well-defined SLAs for governance and tracking can help, along with standardised templates, to communicate the control expectations and risk statements to the supplier and internal stakeholders.
Internal teams must be provided training for a uniform understanding of the controls, the expected evidence, and the risks. In addition, actionable data-based insights and guidance to vendors help build better synergy. A partnership approach is particularly constructive when assessing third-party vendors.
- Breaking the siloes
Today, cyberSecurity, legal, procurement and risk teams have siloed views of the vendors and data is not commonly available and shared. Organisations must move towards a unified and integrated approach for vendor life cycle management. This can help weed out the risky entities and focus on vendors who meet the enterprise requirements.
The SolarWinds attack in 2020 was the first of the many supply chain attacks that followed in 2021 proving that supply chains are an attractive target for hackers. In August 2021, European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) warned in a report that supply chain cyberattacks is likely to increase four times over a year’s time.
Organizations must continuously monitor and find new ways to protect themselves against the vulnerabilities arising out of the evolving landscape in the supply chain domain. |
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YOU ARE INVITED: Official Opening of Stadium Station & Bohémier Trail at Investors Group Field
Please join myself, dignitaries and member of the public for the official opening of Stadium Station at Investors Group Field, as well as the opening of the new Bohémier Trail.
Date: Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Place: Investors Group Field Football Stadium
Parking: Access the Stadium off Chancellor Matheson. There is ample parking near the Stadium Gift Store (see Stadium Station map below).
The ceremony will celebrate the opening of Stadium Station, the first completed segment of the Stage 2 Southwest Rapid Transitway.
We will also announce the naming of a new road which Winnipeg Transit will use to access Stadium Station (see red arrow in map below). This road is named Bohémier Trail, in honour of the Bohémier family who moved from Quebec in 1884 and settled in the area. It commemorates the Bohémier family’s history and the cultural significance of the French-Manitoban and Métis culture in this area.
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Another one of our favorite local outdoor spots can be found just an hour away from the Las Vegas strip. Valley of Fire is Nevada’s oldest and largest state park. The distance somehow throws people off because it is a bit of a drive from the strip but I’m here to assure you that your effort will be rewarded as it is bigger and has more geological rock formations than Red Rock Canyon. I’ve only been here twice and I enjoyed every minute of it.
- Mouse’s Tank-0.75 miles RT
- Rainbow Vista-1 mile RT
- Fire Wave-1.25 miles RT
- White Domes-1.25 miles RT
- Elephant Rock-0.25 miles RT
arch rock and atlatl rock:
From the West Entrance station, you can access the Arch Rock and the Atlatl Rock by turning left on the Scenic loop road. The Arch Rock is not really a hike but rather a quick stop. It’s not as big as the actual Arches in Utah so don’t expect much. The Atlatl Rock has interesting indian rock art or petrogylphs that can be seen by climbing metal steps. After you’ve gone through the loop, you can head straight for about 4 miles to the Visitor’s Center. From here, the road takes you to several POI, which includes the Mouse’s Tank, Rainbow Vista, Fire Wave and White Domes. I’ve done most of the hikes here except for White Domes.
Mouse’s Tank is a natural basin in the rock where water collects after each rainfall. It is named after an Indian renegade “Little Mouse” who used Valley of Fire as a hideout in the 1890’s. This is a nice, short hike suitable for all ages.
The Rainbow Vista offers a beautiful panoramic view of multicolored rocks. It’s a great contrast from the red sandstones and cliffs that can be seen all throughout the park.
The star attraction and what I consider as the most stunning feature of the park can’t be found in the brochure/map. The Fire Wave is popular to hikers and photographers but sometimes it can be difficult to find. The trailhead can be found about 4 miles from the Visitor Center. You can start by heading towards Mouse’s Tanks and White Domes. Once you pass Rainbow Vista, you will find Parking Lot #3, park your car and cross the road. Here you will find a sign that says “Fire Wave”. The trail is marked with reflective posts and it will lead you straight to your destination.
Per usual, the best time to hike this is in the cooler months, but if you choose to do it during the summer, early morning and late afternoon hikes are a must as this doesn’t have any shade along the trail. What I like most about this hike is that it is a short and easy hike but at the same time it gives you a nice reward at the end. This is definitely a unique sight and a few photos just won’t do it. You can take photos at different angles and still capture the beautiful swirls in the sandstone. It’s one of my absolute favorites!
Elephant Rock is the last POI that is located near the East Entrance station. The rock formation can be seen right next to the road. You can either park at the side of the road or you can access this via the Arrowhead trail at a nearby parking lot.
If the strip is getting too crowded for you, hit the road to your perfect little getaway at Valley of Fire.
Have you been to Valley of Fire?
Did you love the Fire Wave as much as I did?
Let me know in the comments section below.
– Always wear comfortable shoes. Hiking shoes are the obvious choice but running shoes will do.
– Stay hydrated! Summer in Las Vegas is no joke! Bring a small backpack that can hold 2-3 bottles of water or better yet you can purchase a hydration pack. I purchased mine at a nearby REI.
– Protect yourself from the glaring sun at all times. Don’t forget to put sunblock 30 minutes before you head out and reapply every 2 hours.
-Attire: I usually wear a dry fit top and leggings. A hat and sunglasses are must haves too! Just in case, bring a windbreaker jacket.
– Snacks! I know this can be overlooked sometimes but it’s good to have some sort of sustenance. I usually pack protein bars and beef jerky (Please make sure not to leave any trash).
*The best time to hike is around the cooler months but if you find yourself in Vegas during the summer, make sure you do the hikes as early as possible to beat the heat!
Valley of Fire:
29450 Valley of Fire Road, Overton, NV 89040
Open year round from dawn to dusk
Private Vehicle- $10.00
(Nevada residents-$2.00 off)
Camping Fee: $20.00 per night plus $10.00 per night for utility hook-ups
(Nevada residents-$2.00 off)
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Volleyball match organized on first day of Pharmacy Week
Volleyball match was organized on the occasion of Pharmacy Week in JCD College of Pharmacy. The competition was inaugurated by the Managing Director, Akash Chawla and Managing Manager Siddhartha by bouncing the coin in the air. The competition was presided over by the college’s Principal Dr. Anupama Setia. On this occasion, students of different classes of the college participated in the volleyball competition as a player.
The final match of the competition was in between D. Pharmacy and B. Pharmacy students. B-Pharmacy players defeated the D-Pharmacy players in the tournament and won the game. On this occasion, besides Dr. Pradip Kamboj, Sports officer, Amit Girdhar and Manish Garg all other staff members were present. |
Level 0: Multiple intermediaries
For example, developers talk to a business analyst who talks to a project manager who talks to a business representative who talks to customers.
Level 1: Single intermediary not accountable for outcomes
For example, developers talk to a project manager / product manager who manages requests from customers.
Level 2: Single intermediary who is accountable for outcomes
For example, developers talk to a product manager OR business person who is accountable for outcomes. I see this as the Scrum ideal.
Level 3: Team directly engaging with customers and data AND directly accountable for outcomes
For example, developers/engineers engage directly with customers and data. If there are product managers or analysts, they are facilitating this direct engagement, not acting as intermediaries. I see this as the Extreme Programming ideal.
In my expression of Agile doctrine, I mentioned “reducing the distance between problems and problem-solvers”, in other words, disintermediation.
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I took this out of the library, and it expired when I was about halfway through. There’s a long hold list for it, and no wonder. Hopefully, I won’t have completely forgotten what I’ve read by the time I can check it out again … but I suspect I’ll have to start from the beginning again. That may be a good thing.
I had trouble getting into it at first. It wasn’t the writing — Nora Young writes as she talks on her CBC radio show Spark. It’s engaging and colloquial. Perhaps it was because I wasn’t sure where she was going. It was in chapter four that I started to understand how the book was threaded together.
There are some really interesting concepts in here, concepts that require pondering not a fast read-through (though the style of writing encourages the latter), concepts like what does it mean to self-track to our identities and our physical bodies, like how will we deal with copyright issues versus our need for inevitable whole-life tracking.
Anyway, I look forward to getting back into it. (P.S., I don’t rate books I haven’t finished.) |
In a recent meeting with a couple of real estate investors, I was posed with the question:
Doesn’t the weak dollar eat into the profit of foreign real estate investing?
Not at all; in fact, quite the contrary. A weak dollar makes spending dollars in foreign countries disadvantageous. I ran into this a few years ago in Sweden. I went to buy a t-shirt and it cost the equivalent of $85 USD. I asked my Swedish friend if this shirt was expensive, and he replied “no”. That’s when I learned firsthand that the plummeting dollar is making international vacationing more expensive for Americans.
Spending money on foreign real estate
The same does apply to real estate purchase for personal use. If you find a beautiful property in a foreign country that you’d like to buy for personal use, it’s going to cost a lot more today than it did 5 years ago. You’re spending US dollars and you’re going to have to spend a lot more now since they are worth less thanks to inflation.
Investing money in foreign real estate
Investment into real estate is done to accomplish one or both of the following objectives:
- Produce [Rental] Income – I believe this should be the primary objective of any investment. Income is more predicable and controllable than appreciation.
- Appreciation / Capital Gains – This is the focus of most novice investors.
When investing in foreign real estate, you convert the appropriate amount of US Dollars into local currency, and you will purchase the property in local currency. Regardless of whether you receive your return on investment from #1 above, #2 above or both… you will receive it in local currency. If you buy property in Sweden, you will receive rental income in kronor (Swedish crowns) and proceeds from the sale of the property will also be in Swedish crowns.
Scenario 1. If the dollar is weak (relative to its historic value), but its value remains constant during your ownership of the Swedish property, your return-on-investment (ROI) will be unaffected by the dollar’s weakness.
Scenario 2. If the dollar is weak, and it continues to weaken during your ownership of the Swedish property, your ROI in Swedish crowns will remain unaffected, but in USD your ROI will be increased.
Scenario 3. If the dollar is weak, but it rebounds and strengthens in value during your ownership of the Swedish property, in USD your ROI will suffer. The dollar can only bounce back if the Fed completely reverses its monetary policy. In this case, interest rates will go up to 13% – 20%, and the entire US economy will essentially crash. Here there will be so many opportunities that as long as you didn’t put your entire investment portfolio into the Swedish property, riding the bear market down in short positions will more than compensate for the lessened ROI on the Swedish property.
Weakening dollar makes domestic real estate investment a bad idea
The weakened dollar has hurt real estate in the last 2 years. During this time, inflation has been at 10% – 12%, while housing values have been stagnant or even declined in some localities. This means all our homes have decreased in actual value 10%+.
If you believe interest rates will remain low and that Fed will continue its inflationary policies, investing in U.S. real estate might not carry a very good ROI. If your property is returning you 12% annually, but inflation is at 12%… you have successfully stored and protected your wealth, but you have not grown it. The continued weakening dollar will hurt domestic real estate unless real estate appreciation outpaces inflation. Using the increasing money supply as a forecaster, inflation is heading towards 16%. I don’t think real estate values (or rents) will increase by 16% per year over the next few years, so this tells me that while our inflation continues, domestic real estate investment performance [in general] will suffer.
- The weakened dollar has made spending money in foreign countries expensive for Americans.
- The weakened dollar has not affected real estate investment into foreign countries.
- Should the dollar’s weakening/debasement continue, ROI in foreign investments will increase.
- Should Fed’s monetary policy reverse, we will experience deflation and an economic collapse. In this circumstance, there will be tremendous investment opportunities for anyone who has enough liquidity to take advantage of the moving markets.
Concepts to consider
- Reduce your exposure to the US Dollar now to protect your wealth
- Keep enough liquidity to enable you to react to the possibility of coming reversal in Fed’s monetary inflationary policies
- Hold that liquidity in assets denominated in a foreign currency – preferably a currency from a country whose monetary system is generally sound and stable such as Canada or Switzerland |
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Last night, I attended the GastroIntellectual Property Law Symposium, presented by the Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Law Society & The Chicago Bar Association. The tagline for the event was “global innovations in food: from molecular gastronomy to organics & GMOS.”
To put it simply: food law.
It was a fairly informative event and for someone without any previous law or IP law experience (me), supremely easy to understand. It helped that most of the panelists were not in law. My friend is a 3rd year student at Kent and was able to offer a student ticket to me. Given my interest in food, food culture, and anything relating to food, I jumped on the chance. Plus, I appear to have several friends who either are IP attorneys or will be IP attorneys.
Another reason for me jumping on the chance to attend this were the panelists. As you can see by reading or clicking through the links below, this was a range of voices from small organic farmer collective to fine dining restaurants to global farming representation.
- Nick Kokonas, of Alinea, Next, & Aviary fame (no intro necessary)
- Kevin Boehm, of Boka Restaurant Group (Girl & the Goat, GT Fish & Oyster, Boka, Little Goat)
- Sendil Devadas, of DuPont Pioneer
- Thomas & Lori Leavitt, of Ground Up Chicago & White Oak Gourmet
The night began with appetizers and ended with more filling food. What I didn’t expect (upon further thinking, I really should have expected it), was the networking. Glancing around, it was safe to assume that 80-90% of the attendees were either studying law or already attorneys. A few were food writers, by my guess, based on their T-shirt & jeans apparel. Thankfully, I didn’t feel forced to network. It was already a bitterly cold night and small talk conversation was not coming easily to me. Another unexpected part was the presence of ego on the panel. But as my friend told me later, some of the biggest restaurant names in Chicago, possible the U.S. were here. Of course they’d have ego.
The correlation between the food industry trends and coffee industry were interesting to note and perked some questions for me.
Let’s start with innovation. Because this was IP, the first topic of the night was how restaurants distinguished themselves from each other. Dishes are not trademarked, but Nick Kokonas’ business model on his restaurants are to give an innovative experience to diners. Something they can’t have elsewhere, impeccably presented, and most likely can’t have ever again (Next).
In coffee, the best correlation of this would be Theorem.
Nick often receives business proposals for new restaurants and more than often, turns them down. Why?
“If we can’t learn something in the industry, then we’ll say no, no matter what.”
This is fascinating to me. His restaurants are SO high-end that he is able to set trends, not follow them. It’s the same with innovation- he told a story about how a dish’s recipe was tirelessly worked on for months. The same week they were going to put it out on the menu, an overseas restaurant released a similar dish. Nick nixed his off the menu, because,
“Even though we developed it independently, no one else in the world would know that.”
And, to be honest, it was really doubtful that anyone would even have compared the two restaurant dishes and recognized them to be similar. What’s notable here is that he didn’t want even a question to be raised between the two dishes. His model was based on innovation, not imitation.
As he mentions later on in the night,
“It was a marketing decision, not an IP decision.”
If you’ve eaten out in nicer restaurants in Chicago, you may have noticed some attribution to farmers or chefs on the menus. Kevin Boehm spoke about attribution in terms of dishes, especially in GT Fish & Oyster, where chefs have been found on the menus,
“There’s a difference between imitation and inspiration.”
Chefs can be inspired by another chef’s dish, but morally, they shouldn’t imitate without attribution. And really, they shouldn’t be imitating much at all. Changing one or two ingredients of a dish, but keeping the technique and presentation the same is thought of in the same vein as plagiarism. If a chef’s recipe is being featured in a different restaurant, attribution on the menu is appreciated. It also gives a clear signal for the restaurant that they will give credit when credit’s due.
In Ground Up Chicago’s case, they enjoy giving attribution to their farmers. And this is where the correlation to coffee is apparent,
“Clients may not know the farmer personally, but they appreciate knowing that I build a personal relationship with them.”
These guys work with small farmers who often can’t afford the organic rating. Customers trust that the personal relationship with the farmer has been developed to the point of organic, even if it’s not on-paper organic. Ground Up recognizes the hard work of the farmers and will attribute menu ingredients to these farmers.
Direct relationships with farmers is trending (or rather, here to stay) in the food industry, same as in the coffee industry. For Nick, his restaurants buy all the production from several family farms. It should be apparent here that these farmers inexplicably rely on him for their living. This kind of trust needs to be built up and maintained- I can’t even imagine the amount of work that goes into this relationship. He tells a story about how for the current run of Next, “The Hunt,” he wanted carrots that were harvested after the first frost, which is unheard of. He told the farmers,
“No matter what happens to your product, you’re still getting paid.”
What a reassurance to the farmers!
In coffee, we can liken this to specialty roasters committing to a farmer & helping them along in their livelihood. Just recently, Pulley Collective paid farmers in-full for coffee, some of which was water logged.
On the other end of the specialty spectrum exists the large, corporate farmers who aim to feed people. Again, they fulfill the basic need of hunger, not a first-world country’s need of a fine-dining experience. While coffee is not a “need,” per se, large plantation coffee still has to go somewhere and still has to support families.
The symposium was about innovation, attribution, and farmers in the food industry. Many of the panelists agreed that it would be futile to trademark dishes and recipes, but they also agreed that the industry & online public do tend to police itself on noticing similar dishes. Obviously, one coffee shop can not trademark “the cappuccino,” because it’s too common, but they could trademark a signature drink recipe. Will this be the future for coffee? Or will we remain as open-source and neighborly supportive of each other?
To end, another notable quote from Nick Kokonas,
“We have to eat three times a day. People get very passionate about it.” |
My younger sister has an artistic flair and an eye for everything “cool”. She owns a very trendy hair salon in Arizona called Honeycomb Organic Hair Studio . She is in a band (or two) where she plays many instruments and sings. She loves to dress in vintage dresses but is always ahead of the game when it comes to style. My sister sent me these great pictures that she took when decorating for a new “feel” in her home. She collects green, vintage glass and decided that instead of keeping it up on a shelf for display, she would use the pieces as planters and bring them down around her home! I love incorporating the vintage collection and the living succulent plants. Her new DIY decorating look turned out to be Amazing.
DIY – Decorating with Vintage Glass and Succulents is So "Cool"
Her new hair color just happens matches her Salon.
She loves the Arizona Desert Colors.
She used the smaller pieces as the centerpiece of the table!
Displayed on the vintage dresser!
I have a (small) collection of milk glass that I could try this look with…
or maybe tea cups and saucers?
What do you think?
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Laying out on the jagged harbor rocks in Riomaggiore, Italy, I let the warm sun tan my skin. It was so peaceful in this town of old-warm charm and fishing boats. Families swimming in the small alcove while the more adventurous types dove from high-cliffs into the water. I close my eyes and let the sounds of the Italian Riviera sing me to sleep.
That is, until I feel drips of cold water splashing down onto my face. Startled, I jump up and gasp, almost colliding with a skinny European boy with shaggy brown hair. He is laughing at me and I notice his crooked teeth.
I wave up at him. “Hi….who are you?”
He smiles and shakes his head to signal that he does not comprehend what I am saying. “Ciao, mi chiamo Giovanni.”
Although I do not speak Italian, I guess that he is telling me his name. I point to myself and respond, “Jessie”.
He nods, signaling he understands. Pressing his palms together, Giovanni whistles as he makes a diving motion with his hands. He then points to me and then to the water. I shake my head. There was no way in hell I was diving off these jagged cliffs into the dark water where I couldn’t even see the bottom.
Giovanni then demonstrates a perfect swan dive as he effortlessly glides off the rocks and lands, barely making a splash, into the Gulf of Genoa. His head quickly pops out of the water as he beckons me to follow in after him. Although he made it look effortless and actually kind of fun, I am not sure I have the courage.
Giovanni climbs back up the rocks to wear I am perched and sits next to me, dripping onto my towel. The drops feel cool and refreshing on my skin. “Discoteca stasera?” he asks.
I am not sure what he is trying to ask me, so I shrug my shoulders and give him a bewildered expression.
Giovanni begins dancing wildly on the rocks, despite perplexed onlookers. He then points to the top of the hill in Riomaggiore as a game of charades ensues. Through his fist pumping, singing, pointing, and facial expressions, I decipher that he is asking me if I am going clubbing tonight.
I nod my head excitedly, happy that I am successfully communicating with someone who I do not speak the same language as. From there, we use a mix of acting, face making, and broken Spanish (a language we both know a very little of) to learn about each other. We “talk” about where we are from, what we do for fun, and our favorite music. By the end of our “conversation”, I begin to feel as though Giovanni is a good friend of mine.
I am having so much fun with him that the next time he signals to me to dive off the cliff after him, I run in front of him and jump right in.
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1. Rent A CarTo really experience Tuscany, Italy, renting a car is a must. Public transportation is essentially nonexistent outside of Florence, and there are many diverse towns, villages and attractions worth exploring. Staying at a historic castle and winery at Castello di Gabbiano near Florence, seeing the beautiful fresco’s at Siena’s Museo Civico, viewing famous masterpiece’s in Florence’s many museums, going wine tasting along the Chianti Classico Road, submerging yourself in natural hot springs in Saturnia, exploring the medieval town of San Gimignano and more.
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4. Visit in September and OctoberThis is when restaurants are still open (many close in winter), wine grapes are being harvested and a number of delicious festivals abound like Cacio al Fuso cheese rolling competition, Vino al Vino and Festa dell ‘Uva. Summer is also excellent for those who want to take beautiful landscape photos of the countryside, as this is when it’s most colorful and lush.
5. Take A Cooking ClassNot all Italian cuisine is the same, and Tuscany’s in particularly unique, rooted is peasant-style cooking where nothing is wasted and what’s local, seasonal and available is used. What makes the food so delicious is there’s no need to cover dishes in heavy sauces or artificial flavors, as fresh produce, local herbs and rich olive oil offer flavors that speak for themselves. Some typical must-try Tuscan dishes include Pappa al Pomodor, Peposo di Manzo, Al Mattone, Panzanella and Ribollita.
6. DisconnectTuscany is one of the best destinations in the world for having a disconnected vacation. Leave the electronics at home and for a week replace television, cell phones, internet and emails with rolling hills dotted with olive trees, lush vineyards, historical stone architecture and idyllic nature trails. Do you have any Tuscany travel tips to add? Please share in the comments below!
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20th November, 2021
|FURTHER EXTENSION OF LAST DATE FOR SUBMITTING MEF 2021-22 FROM NOVEMBER 20 TO NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Considering the various requests received from the Members of ICAI, it has been decided by the Professional Development Committee to extend the last date for submission of online Multipurpose Empanelment Form along with the Declaration for the year 2021-22 by another 5 days. The date for online submission is further extended from 20th November 2021 to 25th November 2021. |
Exactly one year ago, my dad died. He lived a very long life (he would have turned ninety this April) and a very rich one, too, and was loved by pretty much everyone who ever met him, none the least of which were his three sons (the middle one of which—the baloney in the brother-sandwich—is me).
He had no major illness, no prolonged suffering, no terminal trauma. He just went to bed on a Wednesday night after a normal day and, absent-minded professor that he was, simply never got around to getting up again on Thursday.
I think this is the way I’d like to go, when it’s my turn. (I have already placed my order with the Fate & Destiny Dept.) And for that matter, I wouldn’t mind leaving a legacy like his, either. I’ve studied under him (composition and conducting) and performed under him (cello and recorder in his Bach Choir orchestras—even once in Bach’s own church in Leipzig, behind the Iron Curtain, when there still was such a thing), as well as grown up under him. As role models go, it’s hard to imagine one could do better.
A few years ago, in the autumn, he was starting to feel used up and began making very Eeyore-like predictions that he would not last the winter. But then he got a new project to work on, and it blew fresh spring air into his life for another handful of years. (Note to self: purpose = longevity.) The project was this: there is a rich correspondence between Johannes Brahms (the famous composer) and Clara Schumann (the pianist and wife of the other famous composer) that extends for decades. Although fourteen years separated them, Clara (the elder of the two) and Johannes became fast friends and remained close throughout their lives. Their letters had never been fully translated into English.
This became our task. Over the last few years of his life, my dad would call me twice a week and dictate one translated letter from his handwritten notes, which I would type on my computer. I would then translate his “English” into something that you and I would think of as English. (Although he came over to the U.S. in the late 1930s and made this country his home in almost every way, his English never quite escaped its German-thinking underpinnings.)
We started with the letters of 1855 and had gotten all the way through 1871, when he called one day and said he had something a little different: he wanted to skip a quarter-century, just for the day, and translate the correspondence from 1896.
On May 7, 1896, Cara Schumann wrote to Brahms: “Warmest good wishes from your affectionately devoted — Clara Schumann” and then added this postscript:
“More I cannot do now, but all soon. Your —”
It was her last letter to Brahms.
Brahms, not realizing that he was writing the final chapter of his correspondence with his lifelong friend, wrote her a reply the next day that concluded with a pledge that he would write again soon:
“You wouldn’t believe how countless many more things there are, waiting for me to tell you. — Johannes”
Clara left this life less than two weeks later, and in less than a year’s time, Brahms joined her.
As it turns out, these were also the last letters my dad dictated to me. He must have known, on some level, that his symphony had reached its coda, and he made sure that I had the end of the Clara-Johannes story, leaving it to others to fill in the missing, still untranslated pieces in between.
I imagine him saying, “More I cannot do now, but all soon.”
To which I can only reply, “You wouldn’t believe how countless many more things there are, waiting for me to tell you.” |
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I ran a workshop recently where many of the participants didn’t want to be in the room. While it is my job to set up the room, run the training, engage the group and manage the session for the best possible outcome, there are other factors that can influence how successful I am.
More often than not, when a participant is a reluctant one, it is because they:
- Haven’t been briefed or were simply told to attend training;
- Haven’t done the pre-work or wasn’t aware they needed to;
- Have been asked to attend training on a rostered day off;
- Are a casual or part time team member who is out of the loop.
On the day concerned, it turned out to be a mixture of all of these and, with smartphones in laps and the lure of the good weather outside, it proved to be a long day for all concerned. Broadly speaking, participants will fall into one of four types that most facilitators will be familiar with.
Hostages are those who see training as a trial of resistance and endurance. They see themselves as captives, subject to cruel punishments by a person they’ve never met in a place they don’t want to be. A hostage is often a victim of poor communication or none at all. Without a clear message from their training coordinator, the context and importance is missed. Without a line manager’s coaching to prepare them for the session, an opportunity is lost.
Holidaymakers come along to get a break from their normal work. Away from their workspace, they have no intention of taking part in the training. Some see training sessions as a time to tackle their email backlog, chat with colleagues or check social media every ten minutes. While they might enjoy an easy day, they can distract others and sabotage the class.
Bargain hunters appear more engaged than hostages and holidaymakers. They will listen and take the training on board – but only up to a point. Once they’ve heard enough to note a few key points and ideas for later, their attention wanders. They’re looking for quick fixes and soundbites, rather than a combination of tools and methods they can apply to their work.
Explorers look forward to training and see the benefits of learning something new or different. They are more likely to be well prepared, engaged and self-directed. Most training or workshop participants try to be explorers. Keen and well informed, they’re eager to ask questions, debate principles, wrestle with new ideas and contribute.
If I am truthful, I have probably been each of these myself at some point in the past. As such, I have some ideas on how to prepare with success in mind. Good course design and session planning can go a long way to engaging participants and maximising the number of explorers in a training session. Similarly, where possible, smart training coordination can help by ensuring a good mix of ages and roles among participants, along with plenty of notice and punchy, informative communication beforehand.
Another way trainers and facilitators might address the issue in the room is to tackle it up front. Draw four quadrants on a whiteboard or flip chart and write one of the four mindsets in each before turning it to face the wall, Ask each participant to share their own prevailing attitude by placing a blank Post It or tick in the relevant quadrant. Share and acknowledge the resulting histogram. Discuss what the results might mean for the day and what might be done to move more people to the explorer headspace.
How do you gauge the engagement of those attending your meetings, workshops and brainstorming sessions? Leave an comment or drop me a line to let me know. |
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, businesses in Singapore must take proactive measures to protect their digital assets and sensitive information. penetration testing singapore play a crucial role in ensuring digital security by simulating real-world attacks and identifying weaknesses within the organization’s systems and networks. By conducting penetration tests, businesses can identify vulnerabilities and address them before malicious actors exploit them.
Penetration testing, often referred to as pen testing, involves controlled and authorized attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in an organization’s IT infrastructure. Skilled cybersecurity professionals, known as ethical hackers or penetration testers, conduct these tests using a variety of tools, techniques, and methodologies. By mimicking the tactics and techniques employed by real attackers, they uncover potential weaknesses that could lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, or system compromises.
Penetration testing services in Singapore provide businesses with a comprehensive assessment of their security posture. The tests cover various aspects of the organization’s infrastructure, including networks, applications, systems, and even physical security measures if applicable. By conducting a holistic assessment, penetration testers can identify vulnerabilities that may exist across different areas and provide businesses with a comprehensive view of their overall security resilience.
One of the key benefits of penetration testing is the identification of critical vulnerabilities that may be missed by traditional security measures. While businesses may have implemented security controls and measures, there can still be unknown or overlooked weaknesses that can be exploited by determined attackers. Penetration testing services in Singapore employ experienced professionals who are trained to think like attackers, enabling them to discover vulnerabilities that may have been missed by automated security scans or routine security assessments.
Additionally, penetration testing allows businesses to evaluate the effectiveness of their existing security controls and incident response plans. By simulating real-world attacks, organizations can assess how well their defenses and incident response procedures perform under pressure. This evaluation provides valuable insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the organization’s security measures, allowing for improvements and adjustments to be made to enhance overall security resilience.
Moreover, penetration testing services in Singapore provide businesses with actionable recommendations for remediation. After conducting the tests, penetration testers provide detailed reports outlining the vulnerabilities discovered, the potential impact of these vulnerabilities, and recommendations for addressing them. These recommendations may include specific mitigation strategies, configuration changes, software patches, or employee training to improve security awareness. By acting on these recommendations, businesses can strengthen their security defenses and reduce the risk of successful cyber attacks.
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In conclusion, penetration testing services in Singapore are essential for businesses to ensure their digital security and protect their valuable assets. By conducting controlled and authorized simulated attacks, businesses can identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses before malicious actors exploit them. Penetration testing provides businesses with valuable insights into their overall security resilience, enables the evaluation of existing security controls, and offers actionable recommendations for remediation. With the support of penetration testing services, businesses in Singapore can enhance their security defenses, mitigate risks, and maintain a strong and proactive approach to digital security. |
I’ve spent a large chunk of this week talking eczema, allergies and asthma. You see that is what parents are concerned about right now in this post – Covid19 world of anti-bac, overwashing and highly toxic chemicals that have become a part of daily life.
As someone who was introduced to homeopathy because of my eczema and allergies I totally get what it might feel like for a child heading back into an environment that has been nuked to a point of extreme chemical harshness. To sit, all uncomfortable, itchy and scratchy, feeling wheezy and self-conscious amongst peers who seem to be able to handle it all feels nasty, and ‘sensitivity’ becomes this huge massive burden.
So if your child suffers with a sensitive constitution then have a look at the image and think about how can you make this transition back into school easier for them? Reach out and I will advise you. |
I attended a Texas Rangers baseball game the other night with a couple of friends. It was a lot of fun. We had decent seats, it didn’t rain, and the Rangers pulled off a victory.
One thing I noticed during the game was how excited everyone was if they saw themselves on the Jumbotron. They could have been bored and half asleep one second before, but once they saw themselves on the Jumbotron, everyone would jump up, wave their hands wildly, and act crazy.
I felt it in myself also. I never made it on the Jumbotron during the game, but I wished I would have. There was one time the camera panned our section, and I stood up and waved my hands, hoping to get on screen.
Why is it so fun to be on the big screen? I think at some deep level, each of us has a need to be seen. We want the chance to express our humanity, and know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are important enough to be recognized and acknowledged by others.
If we were lucky enough to have good-enough parents who loved us, we probably received this message from them. Through their words, actions, and touch, they noticed us and communicated to us that they liked what they saw. They smiled at us and cheered us on from our very first step.
Some of us weren’t so lucky. Maybe our parents weren’t around very much, and as much as we tried, we couldn’t get our parents to really see us. Or maybe they were around, but they had expectations for our lives that we couldn’t meet. They couldn’t see us for who we truly were. So we end up going through life like the people on the Jumbotron, trying desperately to be seen.
It’s a gift to be truly seen, understood, and appreciated for who you are. If you have a friend, family member, or romantic partner who does that for you, be thankful. It’s also a privilege to give someone else the gift of being seen, understood, and appreciated for who they are. If you have some extra time and energy today, think about giving that gift to someone by listening and asking questions about who they are and what makes them come alive.
It’s a gift to relax and truly be at peace with yourself and who you are, not needing the external praise and attention of others. It’s not easy, and it’s something I’m working toward. And it’s a gift to experience God as someone who sees you and likes you just the way you are, without you having to do a thing to earn it. I think that’s grace.
Discussion: What do you think about the need to be seen? How does that need impact your life and your relationships? |
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Start off your 24 hours in Epernay with a wander down the cobbled ‘Avenue de Champagne’ – a DisneyLand for Adults. Big names such as Champagne Moët et Chandon, Pol Roger and Perrier-Jouet adorn the street with their impressive Champagne Houses, beautifully kept buildings and impressive gates. Many welcome you in to see the cellars, or to have a drink in their courtyards or simply marvel at the beauty.
As well as the various tasting houses you can take Le Ballon d’Epernay which floats high above Épernay. Attached to a cable but soaring to 150m into the sky you get excellent views of the town and its surrounding vineyards. You can even take a glass of Champagne with you to enjoy the views.
To break the day up, I recommend pottering up to Hautvilliers (by car or bike), which is a Premier Cru village a couple of miles north of Epernay and also the home of the famous monk, Dom Perignon, whose work in wine-making helped to develop champagne as we know it! Hautvilliers sits above Epernay and looks down over the commune and surrounding vineyards. Grab a bite to eat in the main square at Café d’Hautvillers whilst listening to some live music. There are a few shops which are easy places to idle away time and there is the Abbey of Saint-Pierre, where Dom Perignon is buried.
Fun Fact: The first vintage of Dom Pérignon was in 1921 and was only released for sale in 1936. The brand was subsequently given by Champagne Mercier to Moët in 1927 for a wedding between the two families! |
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1-hour online seminar (zoom) to learn about Advance Care Planning (ACP) in Ontario, will be co-provided by Momiji Health Care Society and Japanese Social Services (JSS), joined by Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care. *Held in English
What is this session about?
We cannot know what future healthcare decisions we may face, but we do know what quality of life means to us and what values and wishes inform our health care decisions.
Information in this talk includes:
- What is Advance Care Planning (ACP)?
- Who is your Substitute Decision Maker (SDM)?
- What should you talk about with your SDM?
About our Guest Speaker
Angela Guo, MSW, RSW (Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care)
Angela Guo is a registered social worker of a non-profit agency, Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care, providing support to family caregivers.
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Questions like this one, and especially the answers occasionally provided, sometimes make me wonder whether the people asking and/or answering are married. Should there be a policy about asking (or at least answering) these questions if a person is not intimately familiar with the way things work in the real world? If someone is not and has not ever been married, should he or she be answering this type of question based on knowledge learned from a book?
It seems the Gemara already asked this question. On Sotah 4a, Ben Azzai (in a long list of other opinions) tells us that the length of time for Stirah (when the Sotah and 'Boyfriend' are alone together prompting an obligation to go drink the Sotah-water) is the amount of time it takes to roast and egg. On 4b the Gemara says that all the opinions were founded on personal experience. But the Gemara asks, wasn't Ben Azzai a bachelor? It answers three different ways: he was married and got divorced; he heard this measurement from his teacher; סוד ה ליראיו he knew with some sort of divine help. We see that the Gemara didn't mind his answering the question if he indeed had a good source.
So too should we act on Mi Yodeya: all answers should always be completely sourced. If the source is in writing, great. If it is personal experience, fine; it will be upvoted if it is reasonable. If someone wants to make up a personal experience and post it on the internets, I don't think there's much we can do about that, and if it is unreasonable it will not attract upvotes and perhaps even be downvoted.
Knowledge learned from a book can be valuable. Despite what They say, it can be a substitute for knowledge learned from experience.
עולא איקלע לפומבדיתא לבי רב יהודה חזייה לרב יצחק בריה דרב יהודה דגדל ולא נסיב
I assume you would not suggest that רב יצחק בריה דרב יהודה could not answer — or ask! — questions about hilchos nida. Granted, there are no רב יצחק בריה דרב יהודהs today, but I think the principle still holds: personal experience is not strictly necessary for answering questions (and certainly not for asking them).
That said, I agree that askers and answerers should bear their inexperience in mind and try to post only such posts as evince wisdom. |
When I was a child growing up outside of New York City, Thanksgiving morning always began by watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. A few days before or after the holiday, my mother would take me on a pilgrimage to Herald Square where we would eat hot corned beef and pastrami sandwiches at the Carving Board restaurant on the eight floor of Macy’s department store. Then we would head north on 6th Avenue to see the Rockettes high-kick in the Christmas show at Radio City Music Hall.
I attended the Macy’s parade in person only once — and let me tell you, you can see a lot more of it on TV than being a speck in the throng on those wind-blown mid-Manhattan streets. Still, taking it in each year on the TV has remained a lifelong tradition. This year impressed me as one of the best ever — and not just because Lea Michele, who plays Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival of “Funny Girl,” kicked off the festivities with “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” one of my favorite songs from one of my most loved musicals. (By the way, Michele deserves hearty praise for singing so robustly after finishing a second performance of the show at 11 p.m. the previous night and suffering from a head cold!).
What struck me the most, though, was the beautiful diversity in this year’s event. It is as though the parade finally has caught up with the intricate racial, ethnic and spiritual tapestry that makes up the true America.
There was a float featuring the Wampanoag indigenous people; a musical group composed of all LGBTQ members; and the nation’s only all-female competitive marching band. A Mariachi marching band and traditional Mexican dancers from Xalapa, Veracruz reflected the ties between our nation and its citizens of Latin American origin.
I can’t remember ever seeing so many African American dancers among the Radio City Rockettes, as well as Asian Americans. There is still room for a lot more diversity but it was a welcome change from the all-white dance lines I recall from my childhood.
Sadly there are those among our fellow citizens who promote an idea of the U.S. as a white, Christian nation. Yes, the U.S. includes white people and Christians, but they are but a part of the elaborate weaving of races, religions and cultures that makes our nation so vibrant, interesting and unique.
I remember walking along the Avenue of the Americas as a child and encountering women wearing saris, men wearing turbans, children speaking Spanish and Caribbean dialects. It inspired a lifelong interest in me to learn about different cultures — not only appreciating those differences, but celebrating them.
With so much in my life to be thankful for, I praise the American ingenuity that is able to create balloons that tower four stories high and stretch 100 feet wide and then parade them along narrow Manhattan streets. That is able to organize an extravaganza of 28 floats, 40 inflatables, 12 marching bands, 10 performance groups, 700 clowns and one Santa — without a seeming glitch.
I am especially grateful, though, to have been born in a country that is home to so many diverse peoples, all of whom have something distinctive of value to share.
This holiday season, can we be especially mindful of the beauty we share in diversity? How can we show our appreciation? |
How To Meet Safely With a Narcissist If You Must
The first rule for meeting with a narcissist or someone who has been abusive to you in the past is, “Safety First”. Don’t put yourself or your children at risk of violence. If you have any doubt about your safety do not meet with a dangerous person.
Now that we have the most important caution out of the way I can go over some boundaries you can use to keep yourself emotionally and mentally safe from the narcissist. These are just suggestions to help you start thinking about the rules you need to set for yourself if you will be spending any time iwth a narcissist.
- Have no expectations so you won’t be disappointed.
- Radical acceptance of who/what they are. Don’t think that just because they are kissing up to you they are a “new” person. They are the same toxic and abusive person you have experienced before no matter how “nice” they are pretending to be. These people are master manipulators and know how to push your buttons.
- Weigh the possible positive outcome of the meeting against how the narc will use what you say against you in the future.
- Keep your emotions under lock and key. Your emotions are none of the narc’s business. This is an important way to protect yourself.
- Do not share anything personal no matter how badly you want to show the narc your life is amazing now that you have esaped from them. They will believe what they want anyway. Also, your success is yours. If you share it with them they will claim it as their doing later when they tell all their flying monkeys about your meeting.
- You don’t have to answer any questions or say anything you don’t want to. Stand strong.
- Stick to the subject you agreed to discuss and nothing more. Don’t give them anything for free. Narcs are all business so treat this like a business meeting and know what you want out of it.
- Meet in public where there are security cameras and a quick response from police or security is possible. Upscale areas are a good choice. They will more likely keep it together if the environment… |
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